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Walking and Flying With Christ
A Newsletter of the Northern California/Nevada Emmaus/Chrysalis Community
March 6, 2014
With deep regret we inform you that Bud Cassevah passed away in his sleep Friday, February 28. Bud was key to many of the successes we experienced in the Chrysalis program. He was an active member of the Chrysalis board and remained as active as possible on the Emmaus board despite having to struggle with multiple medical conditions. Our prayers go out to his family and friends as they deal with this great loss.
Bud Cassevah’s Celebration of Life:
Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Woodland United Methodist Church 620 North Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Appetizer/Dessert Potluck to follow
The family has requested in lieu of cards and flowers, donations would be appreciated to help cover expenses. The donation account is set up with US Bank. Starting Monday, March 10 you can walk into any US Bank and request to make a deposit to the Bud Cassevah Memorial Fund. Alternatively, checks can be mailed to US Bank, 120 West Court Street, Woodland, CA 95695. Online electronic deposits can be made through PayPal through the following link: Cassevah Fund
UPDATED SCHEDULE OF WALKS AND FLIGHTS 2014
Men’s Walk: May 29-June 1; Lay Director, Warren Schwegel
Women’s Walk : June 5-8; Lay Director, Holiday Manley
Team Meeting : April 25-26
Location for all: Woodland United Methodist Church
Boy’s Flight: July 10-13; Lay Director, Neal Williams
Girl’s Flight: July 24-27; Lay Director, Caree Walker
Team Meeting: May 16-18
Location for all: Carson Valley United Methodist Church, Gardnerville, NV
Men’s Walk: October 2-5; Lay Director to be determined
Women’s Walk: October 16-19; Lay Director, George Baker
Team Meeting: September 12-14
Location for all: Epworth United Methodist Church, Fallon, NV
Please be in prayer to discern whom God has put on your heart to sponsor for one of these events. Applications to serve or sponsor as well as other information can be found on the Community website:http://www.ncnec.org We need Pilgrims and Caterpillars!!! Scholarships are available.
REPORT OF LAST BOARD MEETING
Meeting held Feb. 1 at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Granite Bay.
The Antioch Church on the Rock has been offered as a place to hold events by Craig Dale of the Riverwalk Community. We will continue to develop this relationship to assist and support both Communities.
All present were encouraged to remind their reunion group members about annual member donations and to make Agape for Walks and Flights.
The Joy Retreat held Feb 28-Mar 1 in Rancho Cordova was discussed. It was recommended that a Men’s Joy Retreat be developed.
The Board recommended that event site manuals including information such as local emergency clinics, hospitals, stores, etc. should be created. Ron and Joanne West used to make these for sites used for events and they were a valuable tool.
Discussion ensued regarding shortcomings in email technology and possible alternatives. It will be continued at the April meeting. Communication with the Community is a big priority.
The Board voted to create a new board position and conference room position of Technology and Audio-Visual specialist. This new conference room position would allow the ALDS’s and Logistics team members to focus on schedules, communication with background, pilgrims and caterpillars. Responsibilities will be further defined as time goes forward. Becky Stockdale will coordinate development of the position and a manual. Lay Director for each Walk/Flight would fill/find this conference room position.
Next Board Meeting: April 5, 2014 at South Reno UMC.
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I made the decision to go natural almost 5 years ago. I was sitting outside in Grand-Goave, Haiti, chatting with a friend about hair and made the decision, right there, to never get another perm. I don't think I realized what I was getting myself into, ha! But it's a decision I don't regret. I decided to go natural for several different reasons. I was tired of damaging my hair with chemicals. I was also curious to see the look of my "real" hair. So I just "did it!"
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I transitioned for 2.5 loooooong years. No big chop for me. I was so attached to length at the time, so cutting my hair wasn't an option. Working with two different textures was insane. I am a perfectionist. To go from having perfectly straight (permed) hair to frizzy curly hair was quite the adjustment. It also took a toll on my confidence. I wasnt confident in my natural hair at first. And I wasn't the best at styling my hair while transitioning. So I made the mistake of excessively straightening my hair To disguise the two textures, which resulted in severe heat damage.
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7. What is your daily night time regimen?
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8. Do you use heat on your hair at all?
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9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I don't really braid my hair.
10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush?
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11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do?
12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it?
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According to Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence can be defined as the ability of an individual to understand, recognise, and manage his/her emotions and influence the emotions of others. In simple terms, it is human's ability to drive his/her behaviours and put an impact over other's behaviour (positively or negatively). This report will cover the factors that influence the Emotional Intelligence. In addition to this, it will try to investigate the relationship between those factors. It will also study the ways of learning the Emotional Intelligence and ways of convincing other about having an emotional intelligence.
There are different opinion provided by different researchers in their studies regarding the factors affecting the Emotional Intelligence. Daniel Goleman had popularised the concept of emotional intelligence in 1995. He classified the factors into sub-divisions, namely personal competences and social competencies. In the former classification, factors such as self-awareness, self-control, achievement, adaptability, trustworthiness, and conscientiousness are placed. In social competencies comprise factors, such as awareness, empathy, social skills, self-orientation, empathy, and organisational awareness has been placed.Goleman argued that traits are the inherent human qualities that every individual can access to and can improve them in order to improvise the emotional intelligence (Goleman, 2014). However, another researcher Biggs (2013) has selected only five factors that can actually make up the Emotional Intelligence. These are explained below
Self-awareness: It is the ability of an individual to monitor his inner world, emotions, and thoughts as they come up. In addition to this, self-awareness is all about how a person manages his inner feelings while responding to the outer world. Self-awareness comprises the non-judgemental qualities and it goes way beyond just accumulating knowledge about ourselves.
Managing Emotions: It can be defined as the ability or openness of a person towards feelings and modulating and inculcating them in himself and others as well in order to promote personal growth and understanding. Emotion management is important in one’s career success. It helps a person in managing stressful situations in personal as well in professional life.
Self-motivation: It comprises personal drive to achieve, improve, initiate, or commit to achieving the goals. In addition to this, it emphasises on readiness to grab the opportunities, resilience, and optimism. The two major skill that is quintessential in this area is self-management and time management. A person needs to be assertive in order to keep the right balance between personal demands and other's demand.
Empathy: It is a quality that is characterised by the awareness of the feelings and needs of people both in a group or individually. It is about perceiving things from a different perspective. Empathy is important to understand the situations of other people. It comprises political awareness, leveraging diversity, developing a service orientation.
Handling Relationships:It is all about managing, inspiring, and influencing emotions in others. It an ability to be able to manage emotions while committing in a relationship. It is the ability to influence one's foundation skills for a top-notch leadership and teamwork.
Leadership effectiveness cannot be measured by any direct mean because there are no objective criteria. However, many studies conducted in the past have argued that one must focus on shareholders’ ROI in order to understand the leader’s effectiveness. A few investigators have argued that one needs to consider the non-financial factors for it. According to Biggs (2013), EI and factors affecting the EI are closely related to leadership and its effectiveness. In the study, it was found that more successful leaders have higher EI and their leadership skills are heavily dependent on their level of EI. According to Zeidner, et.al, (2012), the transformational leaders are responsible for establishing vision, goals, and objectives for the organisation. In addition to this, they are responsible for communicating them to the subordinates. On the other hand, transactional leaders are responsible for maintaining the status quo. They aim for linking employees' performance to reward. It is widely assumed that the transformational leaders are more responsible and effective than the latter. This is due to the fact that the motivation, inspirational, and individualised consideration elements of the transformational leaders are strongly correlated with their emotional intelligence and emotion management.
In addition to this, those leaders who emphasise more on the aforementioned qualities are more likely to be effective in the working environment. The factor of EI like ability to perceive and empathy constitute the major part of the transformational leaders as compared to other personality measures. In the research carried out by the Yozgat, et.al, (2013), it was figured out that EI's self-report measures can explain the greater proportion of advancement of a person than the personality traits and the cognitive intelligence. According to Van Deursen, et.al, (2015), the leaders have a direct impact on the organisational culture and the working environment. The factors given in figure 1 cast a positive influence on the organisation. In addition to this, each factor influences the EI. It also influences the HR functions simultaneously. The leadership impacts the HR functions that are further increasing the EI of the employees working within an organisation. If a leader has a high EI, then it will be helpful in the identification of talents, delegating roles and responsibilities, and effective conflict management. Once the leadership succeeds in enhancing the EI of the members, it will improve the organisational performance and productivity. The employee will be able to orchestrate their emotions as per the need of the time and contribute in the accomplishment of the group task that would ultimately influence the team performance.
Yes, emotional intelligence can be taught to people of all age group. It is believed that if young people want to succeed both socially and emotionally, then they should be having EI skills, such as empathy, self-motivation, self-awareness, and many other. In developed countries like Japan and the US, these are being taught in high school or secondary level. The way of teaching other is different for different people (Srivastava, 2013). For instance, if a teacher wants to develop the EI of children, then he will have to take different measures and live examples. On the other hand, a leader or a manager in an organisation will go for different steps to improve the EI of the workers.
While creating an environment for the successful EI team, the manager should take care of the three quintessential conditions. The first is a “sense of efficacy”, the second is “the sense of identity”, and the last is “trust among members”. Managers can do the following things in order to improve the EI of the team members. The first and foremost is identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each team members. Since each team member is unique, they should be taught differently(Srivastava, 2013). The second step is to spark zeal and passion among them. For that purpose, the manager should hire ambitious employees who take their work seriously and want to achieve their goals. The third step can be building the norms for the team. One needs to understand the norms should be aligned to the values of the members. The fourth step is the allow employees to have a voice. Giving them a chance will help them in sharing their ideas that would improve their self-confidence. The last step can be encouraging workers to work and help each other.
According to Lambert, et.al, (2013), there are many tools have been developed to judge or analyse someone’s emotional intelligence. However, only a few studies have emphasised on non-empirical or qualitative ways of analysing the emotional intelligence. In the working environment, it is very easy to judge an employee with a high level of EI. Such employees have a high level of self-awareness that can be helpful in an understanding of co-worker and organisational goals. They are least bothered about the criticism and put their focus on outcomes. One thing that people with higher EI are better than the ones with higher IQ is that they don't get intimidated by the change and are ready to handle any uncertainties.
Such employees are best in every condition as they adjust themselves in any working style. They are balanced and they know what is important for them and how they can actually manage it in their personal lives. They can be identified easily just by their energy and efforts they are putting in getting the work done. If two aspirants have similar IQ level but one of them has higher EI, then the company should choose the one with higher EI.
Here, an insight of the Emotional Intelligence was gained. EI is a human's ability to drive his/her behaviours and put an impact on other's behaviour. This report covered the factors that influence the Emotional Intelligence. In addition to this, it investigated the relationship between those factors. It outlined the ways of learning the Emotional Intelligence and ways of convincing other about having an emotional intelligence.
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Before there was Pokémon Go, there was a game that children obsessed over called milk caps, better known as POGs.
While most people who grew up in the 1990s remember POGs as collectible cardboard disks with fun pictures on them, the game POGs was most likely inspired by a centuries-old Japanese card game called menko. “In menko, one player lays their card down on a hard surface, and another player throws their card down in an attempt to flip the first card. If they succeed, they get to keep both cards, and whoever collects the most cards wins,” said Amanda Pillon of the website Sweetyhigh.com.
In the 1930s, Hawaiian children used the caps off bottles of a local dairy’s passion fruit, orange and guava drink (hence the name POG) to play a similar version of the game. It wasn’t until 1991 that a teacher named Blossom Galbiso taught her students to play the game, and within a few years, it became an international craze.
The obsession was not just about playing the game. It scratched the “collector’s itch” as well. “I have a distinct memory of sitting on my living room floor with my POGs. I had a binder with plastic pages that held them and I would sit for hours reorganizing them, practicing on the ledge of the fireplace, and playing against friends,” said Kelle Leonard, a 27-year-old film post-production associate who lives in Brooklyn.
“I liked the collecting more than the actual gameplay, but that was fun too,” agreed Wesley Pyen, a 31-year-old ad analyst from Queens.
Things got so heated that some schools eventually banned POGs from the classroom because it was a distraction. Parents were upset when children came home having lost an expensive collection. They didn’t need to worry. In 1996, Pokémon cards came out and virtually replaced the treasured disks as the new obsession.
And yet, despite the cultlike status of POGs just 20 years ago, many crossword solvers missed it in the Saturday, Jan. 12 puzzle by Sam Trabucco. The entry POGS has appeared in the New York Times Crossword five times, and the singular POG has appeared seven times.
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MILTON — The city of Milton will once again be able to locally Mardi Gras with a parade on Feb. 16 thanks to the Emerald Coast Krewe of Airship Pirates.
The krewe — the term for a social club that sponsors Mardi Gras events and takes part in the parades — was founded in October of 2017 with only 16 members and has grown to 44. According to www.kreweofairshippirates.com/, the krewe's desire is to have a, "less rigid and dramatic parade and krewe society."
The krewe is also known, according to Fitzgerald, as the first steampunk pirate krewe on the Emerald Coast. Steampunk refers to a genre in art and literature featuring Victorian styles and Industrial-era technology. Interpretations vary, but note two of the Krewe of Airship Pirates' floats feature a pair of gears and several propellers, iconic steampunk items.
Krewe president, Patrick Fitzgerald, and owner-operator of LAS Fencing and Event Rentals LLC, said the krewe decided to take on the parade because he felt it was important for the city. Milton didn't have one last year.
"I felt like it was something we needed to do," he said. "People had been coming up to me and telling me we should do it."
Fitzgerald said he went to the city for approval and received full support. Main Street Milton, which used to put on the parade, will work with the krewe, he said.
"Milton has never seen what we are bringing," he said. "We will be having krewes from Pensacola coming to the parade."
Fitzgerald said the parade will follow the same route as the Milton Christmas parade. There will be celebrity judges for the parade, he said, at the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce including WEAR's Alan Strum and Milton Councilwoman Heather Hathaway.
"Next year we hope to change the route to turn on Berryhill and go down Willing Street and will have an after-parade party," Fitzgerald said. "Our hope is that we can put Milton on the map."
According to Fitzgerald, there will be a raffle during the parade with 20 percent of the proceeds, as well as 20 percent of the parade entry fees, going to the Ronald McDonald House, the main charity the krewe supports.
Mardi Gras festivities will kickoff with a pre-parade party at the Guy Thompson Community Center from 2 -5:30 p.m. Lineup for the floats will begin at 2 p.m. at the community center. The parade will start at 6 p.m.
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Greetings from Pannell’s Place. This is my 17th year at THRS and my 20th year as a teacher.
My first eight years at THRS were spent as a first grade teacher and I am thrilled to be back for another year! After my original run in first grade, I moved to the computer lab for two years. I discovered that I am a classroom teacher at heart and moved back to the classroom to teach fourth grade. I spent the last three years teaching third grade.
I hold a degree in journalism from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University). Before becoming a teacher I was an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor for several Gulf Coast newspapers. In my free time I enjoy reading, playing with my rescue pup Coco, hanging out with my awesome niece and three nephews, and of course, rooting for my beloved 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros.
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Reports are surfacing about a new start-up business that has their employees in a state of constant trance. Their office buildings are popping up in forests around the world. These worrying events have been documented by
Captain C. Worthy and his crew.
Sources confirm the employees act like mindless drones, their only purpose is to find a desk with a computer and paperwork on it, and work, work, work. No breaks in between, unless the employee has to obey their bodily functions.
Food breaks? Ha! Either the employee has lunch at their desk quietly with no food odours tolerated, or use the company preferred option to feed at home with the company provided: “Rejuvenation machine.” – A device that gives your body just the right amount of nourishment to get you through your workday. –
A standard workday is 10 hours, which leaves the employee with 1 hour for cooking & feeding activities and 3 hours for other family activities and then straight to bed. With an 8 hour sleep/rejuvenation routine and 2 hours in the morning to wake-up and get ready and fit to work another day.
It is suspected that the company uses an alternative recipe of the Army of Toy Soldiers’ mind control cookies. The employees seem completely focussed on just the cause of business. The Toy Soldier fabricated cookies slightly nudge you to have fun but these really seem to control the mind of the employee.
Captain C. Worthy and Mister I managed to capture and enlist one of the employees, but the staff at Gonzo Enterprises is still awaiting lab results and additional data on the subject for further review.
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VEDA Announces Over $9 Million in Financing, Including for Broadband and a Business Accelerator
Thursday, January 16, 2020
The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) approved over $9 million in new financing for Vermont businesses and farms this past quarter, a $4 million increase in volume over the same quarter last year. The new financing includes continued investment in Vermont’s small business sector, the first approval for VEDA’s Broadband Expansion Loan Program, and an exciting new business accelerator project in the Northeast Kingdom.
“We had a strong quarter with continued demand for small business financing and projects like the Yellow Barn Business Accelerator in Hardwick,” said Cassie Polhemus, Chief Executive Officer at VEDA. “The year ahead looks bright with a new loan program for the Northeast Kingdom and the continued strong support from our lending and economic development partners around the state, all working hard to increase Vermont’s economic prosperity.”
VEDA approved loans totaling $5.8 million for commercial enterprises and small businesses, including:
- Yellow Barn Business Accelerator: The Hardwick Yellow Barn Business Accelerator and Corporate Campus is a joint venture between the Town of Hardwick, Northeast Kingdom Development Corporation and the Center for an Agricultural Economy. VEDA provided partial financing to foster economic development in the Northeast Kingdom, expanding and rehabilitating the historic Yellow Barn on Route 15 in Hardwick. Cabot Creamery and Jasper Hill Farm are the first confirmed tenants and the project estimates to create 105 new jobs over the next five years.
- Mansfield Community Fiber: Last year, the legislature created Subchapter 14 of VEDA’s Statute to enable the Authority to make loans that expand broadband service to unserved and underserved Vermonters. Mansfield Community Fiber is the first loan approval for this program and will offer broadband access to 267 potential new customers in the towns of Cambridge and Fletcher.
VEDA also approved loans totaling $1 million for fifteen different borrowers in the agricultural sector, another $1 million in renewable energy financing, and facilitated the approval of $1.2 million for its affiliate loan programs like the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund.
For loan closings in the second quarter, VEDA closed $16.6 million in new loans, bringing total closed loan volume in the current fiscal year (since July 1) to $32.1 million. Of the second quarter closings, $3.2 million was invested in the agricultural sector, $1.5 million in small business, $2.5 million in renewable energy, $2.8 in direct commercial loans, and administered over $6.6 million for affiliate programs.
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A Sutton resident and longtime opponent of First Wind’s Sheffield wind farm has filed a Request for Relief from wind turbine noise to the Vermont Public Service Board.
In his letter, Paul Brouha, who lives on Queen Elizabeth Farm Lane in Sutton states, “Using Vermont Wind’s own data: the reports demonstrate that wind turbine noise regularly exceeds the 30 dBA Leg (1) indoor standard” in Brouha’s residence.
Brouha said Monday afternoon that he filed the request on Friday with the PSB in Montpelier. Brouha said the company is not complying with noise standards established as a condition of their permit by the PSB, and he wants whatever changes it takes to ensure that continued operation will be in compliance. Brouha said solutions could include shutting down some of the wind towers, repositioning some of the structures.
He said he previously asked the PSB to send qualified experts to his property in Sutton to conduct noise compliance measurements. The PSB refused and Brouha hired the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse. According to Brouha’s letter to the PSB, the experts reviewed the quarterly reports for the Sheffield wind farm and the data on which they are based and measured the noise at his residence. The results, Brouha said, show noise levels regularly exceed the allowable noise levels set by the PSB as a condition of the Certificate of Public Good.
According to Brouha, the indoor standard set by the PSB as a condition of Vermont Wind’s CPG is 30 dBA and that his consultants can demonstrate the indoor noise level regularly exceeds the PSB standard.
Brouha noted Monday that the wind company never came to his property to measure indoor noise attenuation from outdoor measurements of wind levels. Instead, according to Brouha, the company took measurements taken at the girl’s dormitory at the King Georg School up the road from his residence and extrapolated those noise levels to calculate the outside noise level on Brouha’s property and to calculate the amount the noise level would be attenuated when measured inside Brouha’s home with the windows open and with the windows closed.
John Lamontagne, director of Communications at First Wind, said Monday afternoon that his firm does not ordinarily comment on pending litigation. He added, however, that all of Vermont Wind’s noise measurements have demonstrated Vermont Wind is in full compliance with the requirements of its Certificate of Public Good.
In January, Brouha filed a civil suit in Caledonia Superior Court requesting that the Sheffield wind project be shut down becuase “the nuisance created by the defendants’ operation of the Sheffield Wind Project has caused significant harm and damage to Plaintiff, including pain and suffering, emotional distress, discomfort and inconvenience, loss of the use and enjoyment of Plaintiff’s property, and a reduction in the value of Plaintiff’s property,” reads the lawsuit.
The lawsuit claims that Brouha is bothered night and day by the sound, sight and lights of the 420-foot-tall, 2.5-megawatt turbines.
At the time Lamontagne said, “The Sheffield Wind project was exhaustively reviewed by state officials during the development of the project, and since it was built, it has cleared every sound and environmental test that has been conducted with flying colors. The project has always been in compliance with the permit it was granted by the state.”
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02 Oct Get to know our Mistflower Cottages in Norton Commons.
By now, you’ve probably seen our social media about our Mistflower Cottages in Norton Commons where we debuted our current project with Cafe Appliances as well as teamed up with Laura Ashley U.S.A. As you can tell, we had the chance to design two homes. Each of these homes have the same floor plan and are virtually identical. However, you’ll notice that they have drastically different styles. Gretchen designed each space with a particular vision from the exterior details to the smaller, finishing details inside
For our first look, Gretchen went with a “modern southern classic” feel. Various shades of blues and blush pinks were used as the basic design palette intermixed with pops of chinoiserie patterns and golden brass touches. Though what you’ll see first are the accessories and furnishings, if you pay attention to the overall design, you’ll find that Gretchen had a plan for all of the selections, both permanent and interchangeable, to come together cohesively.
In this first house, the kitchen has a soft, yet bright, feel with tones of whites and golds. You’ll notice here the classic white subway tile and white cabinets are offset by a more dressy countertop-, a quartz option by Cambria. This particular style is Brittanicca Gold in a matte finish. The soft golden tones in the movement of the quartz really ties in the other brass finishes such as the plumbing fixtures, pendant lights and hardware throughout the space. These touches give the bright white space a warm and cozy feel that you sense in the other areas of the home.
In the second home, the vibe of the space is completely different. Here, Gretchen went for a “modern boho” feel with richer, darker tones, woven textures, and pops of greens and blacks. As for this home as well, the foundation selections set the tone for the space. Opposite of the modern southern classic home, the kitchen, whilst still bright and crisp, has a matte black island to offset the white cabinets. It may seem high contrast, but it’s in the small details that Gretchen really tied everything together. The black island, with a Cambria quartz in Blackpool Matte, is pulled together by using a dark grout in the white backsplash tile- laid in a herringbone pattern which helps play up the woven texture vibe. Matte black cabinetry hardware is also used to help pull it all together cohesively.
Another place you’ll notice a striking design difference is in the fireplace details. While the modern southern classic home has a more traditional style mantle, and the modern boho home has a more contemporary mantle style, there is an element of fun given off by the surrounding tile of each. Each home features a Laura Ashley tile design, both found at The Tile Shop. In the modern southern classic home, the tile design is slightly contemporary, giving the traditional mantel a more updated feel. The soft grey hue of the tile blends well with the surrounding white. On the contrary, the modern boho house has a much more bold tile to offset the sleek, black mantle design. Here, the tile is a charcoal and white geometric pattern. In each home, you’ll notice that the colors in the tile play off both the mantle and the wall color of each room. It’s in these small details that Gretchen really pulls all of the materials and finishes together in subtle, yet intentional way.
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August 23, 2014 at 3:41 pm #118
In this topic you can introduce yourself to the other people of the Cost Action Connecteur. Please let us know something about your research on connectivity, your plans for the future and what you might contribute to the action.August 28, 2014 at 8:56 pm #231
Great work, Rens!
I like the website and all its functions and I am looking forward to further valuable discussions. You can find more information on our works on the site below.September 10, 2014 at 9:48 am #286
I’m Sebastiano Trevisani.
I have seen only few days ago the mail about the web site related to the cost action. Very good initiative!
So, just to do the ice breaker, a short introduction about myself and above all to what I plan in relation to the action.
I’m a researcher in applied geology at the University IUAV of Venice, and my research interest are mainly related to geostatistics (and in general in mathematical geosciences), geomorphometry and hydrogeology. There are different reasons because of I’m interested in connectivity. Well, given my past work in hydrogeology, connectivity is a very central point in groundwater movement, and in that field there is a very ample literature dealing with concepts related to connectivity both from the geological perspective (fracture networks, karst aquifers, etc.) as well as from the mathematical and numerical point of view (geostatistical simulations, mathematical morphology, etc.). Then, actually, I’m particularly active with geomorphometry, and in this context connectivity (of water or sediment) is another very interesting theme. Actually I’m working in the context of surface texture analysis from HRDTMs, and some surface-texture indexes can be very useful in the context of connectivity modelling. I submitted a paper where it is presented a new index of surface texture and a related software. Once (well, if!) the paper on the new software will be published I will made freely available the code, so as it will be possible for anyone to play with it.
I worked also with oceanographers, so I’m curious to see if in this connectivity action also the oceanographical counterpart of connection is or will be considered (I’m thinking for example to the connectivity of sediments in coastal areas).
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Extreme fire danger over northern Australia, heat set to spread south
Tuesday 25th August 2020
As August records continue to fall over the nation's north, fire danger is set to surge over the next few days as fresh and gusty east-southeasterly winds affect the region.
Unseasonably hot conditions have been affecting the north of the country over the last several days, as temperatures soar up to ten degrees above average. Over the weekend, the Australian August record of 40.0 degrees set in 1970 was broken twice, with West Roebuck claiming the new hottest August day of 41.2 degrees on Sunday. Monday brought similarly hot conditions, with stations such as Telfer (36.4 degrees), Pardoo (38.1 degrees) and Marble Bar (38.9 degrees) all setting new August records.
Image 1: Temperature anomalies across northern Australia on Monday 24 August, 2020 Image via BoM.
Fire danger has been reaching severe levels over the Northern Territory across the last week and has been gradually increasing, and will spread into northern Western Australia tomorrow as east-southeasterly winds strengthen. Across the NT, fire dangers are likely to reach extreme from tomorrow about the Darwin and Adelaide River fire forecast area. Whilst this is typically northern Australia's fire season, the fire threat will be enhanced due to the drier than average wet season and unusually hot conditions, with any fires that start likely to spread fast and be unpredictable.
Over southern Australia, it is beginning to warm up again after a widespread cold snap. As a cold front and trough approach southern WA later this week (Friday), record challenging heat is expected to be dragged south into parts of WA, with Kalgoorlie forecast to reach 31 degrees on Friday (record 32.0 degrees).
This warmth will push into southeast Australia over the weekend, albeit not as hot. Adelaide and Melbourne will reach the low 20s on Saturday, whilst Sydney will reach into the mid 20s on Sunday.
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Gabba Gabba Hey
Remembering the Ramones.
by Dr. Spin
September 20, 2004
Though it is becoming more common for aging rock bands to loose members to cancer, a lifetime of over-indulgence, and even the inability to overcome a life-long drug addiction, no band has been more devastated than the Ramones. Beginning with the death of lead singer Joey in 2001, three out of four of the original members have succumbed to their final concert, with Dee Dee overdosing in 2002, and Johnny passing away just last week. The new millennium has not been kind to the Ramones.
The Ramones were not related, but decided to adopt the common last name Ramone for band unity. My fellow Partial Observer, James Leroy Wilson, wrote a fitting tribute to both Joey Ramone and the rest of the band, when he passed in 2001. To talk about the Ramones’ contributions to Rock, would be to repeat a lot of what he said, so I will not do that here.
Yet, it would be unfair to not recognize the passing of Johnny Ramone and the rest of the Ramones without some sort of tribute. The Ramones helped shake Rock out of the doldrums and over-production it was heavily seeped in during the late 70’s; they were a key band in the Punk movement. We’re it not for the Ramones, we would not have such classics as “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,” “Teenage Lobotomy,” “I Wanna Be Sedated” and “Blitzkrieg Bob” with it’s famous “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!” Gabba Gabba Hey!
There was an older Mitsubishi commercial where a man is trying to get to the church to stop a wedding before it happens. He gets stopped by a train, screams in frustration, etc. Do you know the name and artist of the song played in that commercial?
About the Author:
Dr. Spin apparently watches too much TV, as well as listen to too much music.
This article was printed from www.partialobserver.com.
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Fresh pineapple is available year-round, peaking between March and July.
Freshness is the key. The pineapple should be plump and heavy for its size, and golden in colour, especially near the base. The attached leaves will probably be a crown of crisp, fresh, deep green, but don’t worry if the tips are brown. Inspect the base to ensure that there is no blackness on the core, which indicates fermentation. Another few things to avoid are rind containing bruised or brown spots and soft flesh. Moreover, please don’t bother with trying to pull out the central leaves – this will not tell you anything and just ruins the look of the fruit.
For optimal freshness, use immediately. Pineapple can be stored at room temperature for no more than one or two days before serving as they are very perishable. At that point, any further storage of the whole fresh fruit would take place by wrapping in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator for a maximum of another three to five days.
Pineapple that has been sliced or cubed should be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2 or 3 days. Place some pineapple juice in the container as well to extend its life-span an retain more taste and juiciness. For longer storage, pineapple can be frozen (in its own juice), however this process greatly affects its flavour; just remove the rind and core and cut the fruit into chunks.
HOW TO ENJOY
Pineapple is delicious eaten fresh on its own. Fresh pineapple is often served in wedges or rings; however, it is used in many other ways also:
An ingredient in most sweet and sour dishes and is used in many savoury dishes
Goes well with ham, pork, chicken, and seafood. Added to meats that roast will let them caramelize.
Chopped pineapple, grated fennel, and cashews go well together and are especially delicious as a side dish to chicken.
Mix diced pineapple and chile peppers for a simple salsa that goes well with fish such as halibut, tuna, and salmon.
Add them to spicy dishes that have hot chile peppers for a nice balance of hot and sweet.
When grilling chicken or fish put slices of fresh pineapple on the grill for the last few minutes of cooking time. Try grilling them with brown sugar or maple syrup with the juice of one lemon or lime!
Chunks of fresh pineapple are also a great addition to tuna or chicken salad.
Combine diced pineapple with chopped shrimp, grated ginger and a little olive oil. Season to taste and serve on a bed of romaine lettuce.
Served with cottage cheese and rice to make a healthful meal.
Salad & Dessert Ideas
Pineapple is a wonderful ingredient for fruit salads. Complement with other tropical fruits such as papaya, kiwi, and mango.
Add to pies, cakes, ice cream, yogurt, punches, and other desserts.
Drizzle maple syrup on pineapple slices and broil until brown. Serve plain or with yogurt.
Blended frozen pineapple in the food processor by itself, to become a delicious low calorie ice cream substitute.
Freeze chunks to use later in smoothies or a frozen pineapple sorbet!
When adding to cottage cheese or yogurt, do so just prior to serving since the fresh pineapple’s acid can potentially break down the dairy to become watery. After a while, this digestive enzyme – called bromelain – breaks down the protein in products such as milk, gelatin, and meat. On the other hand, the bromelain is broken down when heated so canned or boiled pineapple can be used with these products without causing a problem.
Because of the enzymes in fresh pineapple, it makes a great marinade for meats but should not be added to gelatin desserts.
Pineapple is high in manganese, vitamin C, as well as being a good source of B1, B6 and dietary fibre. It protects against cancer since, like Garlic and Onions, they contain sulphides which pathogens don’t find hospitable. They aid in digestion and can reduce inflammation. To maximize their power, eat 2 hours after a meal. Due to their anti-inflammatory properties, this is an invaluable fruit when experiencing sinusitis, a sore throat or are recovering from surgery. Packed with vitamin C, the body’s primary water-soluble antioxidant, and cancer-protecting enzymes. Eat them regularly during the flu season.
Pineapple (raw), 1 cup (155g), sliced
Total Fat: 0.667g
*Excellent source of: Vitamin C (23.8mg)
*Foods that are an “excellent source” of a particular nutrient provide 20% or more of the Recommended Daily Value. Foods that are a “good source” of a particular nutrient provide between 10 and 20% of the Recommended Daily Value.
- Mistakenly thought to have originated in South America, Christopher Columbus found them on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in 1493. When pineapple was brought back to Europe, attempts were made to cultivate it. Soon they realized that a tropical climate was an essential ingredient. The 17th century had not yet begun when Portuguese and Spanish explorers introduced pineapples into many of their Asian, African and South Pacific colonies. These countries have continued to be growers of pineapple.
- In early times, pineapples were enjoyed only by royalty.
- San Jose, Costa Rica is called the “Big Pineapple” because the streets in the city are laid in the shape of a big pineapple!
- If you were a guest in the 1600s of a wealthy home, one of the ways their welcome would be conveyed was with a pineapple as the centerpiece of a giant fruit display. It is believed that when the pineapple was removed, the guest had overstayed their welcome.
- In a Caribbean ritual to manhood, barefoot youth were to run through pineapple and not complain about the resulting wounds.
- Caribbean Indians placed pineapples or the fruits’ crowns outside the entrances of their homes to symbolize friendship and hospitality.
- The Spanish explorers noticed that pineapples looked like pinecones, so they called the fruit ‘Pina.’ The English added ‘apple’ due to their juicy delectable flavour.
- The pineapple is the fruit of an herbaceous plant . The fruit is actually created from hundreds of flowers that grow in a spiral pattern around an axis. The flowers produce on the pineapple’s surface. Interestingly, each plant produces only one fruit.
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My Marathon plan worked. Early in my training, I put my goal on Facebook and announced that I was not alone in my Marathon comeback. My goal was that putting it out there like that would hold me accountable, almost force me to train hard to finish the Marathon.
Never was my FB catchphrase more accurate than on Marathon weekend. The outpouring of well wishes via texts, FB messages, videos, pictures, calls etc. overwhelmed me. I took all of that support with me as I plodded along the 26.2 mile course.
Speaking of that course, several members of my family and friends busted their butts and met me at many spots along the way. Seeing these familiar faces and hearing them encourage me helped me block out the pain and move onward.
Having this sort of support is very powerful. It is uplifting and moving. It is the greatest feeling in the world. Yes, it is even better than the feeling of crossing that Finish Line. However, crossing that Finish Line with them there is just the best.
I can never express my gratitude and love enough. At least I am publicly putting it out here and telling the world that I have the best friends and family.
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Wiesbaden, located in southwest Germany, is known for its hot mineral springs. But the city offers so much more, according to Air Force spouse and blogger Casey. The town is home to restaurants serving quintessential German cuisine and the city hosts a 10 day wine festival. Wiesbaden, thanks to its convenient location, is also the perfect launch pad for Casey to explore the rest of Europe. (In fact, she just got back from a Mediterranean cruise!)
If you want to know what it’s like living in a city that she describes as “ornate” and “lively,” and get a serious case of moving/wander lust while you’re at it, check out my interview with the author of We Took the Road Less Traveled below!
Tell us about you and your blog.
Hi, friends! I’m Casey, a transplanted Southern girl and the author of the blog We Took the Road Less Traveled! My blog started out as a way to keep our family and friends updated on our PCS to Germany with the Air Force in the summer of 2011, but it’s grown into being a place where I chronicle our travels around Europe, our everyday life as a military family living abroad, and a collection of things I love, such as good food & wine, beautiful spaces, and weenie dogs named Tuck. 🙂
What is the name of the town & base that you live? Describe it in three words.
We live in Wiesbaden, Germany, and are stationed with the Wiesbaden Army Garrison (even though we are an Air Force family). Three words to describe this area: ornate, lively, and wine!
What do you love about living there?
Gosh, what’s NOT to love? Ok, there are a few things, and I’ll get to those in a second. Germany is so rich in culture and history that it’s almost impossible not to fall head over heels for it. Before moving here, I had these whimsical pictures of Germany in my mind. You know, the timbered houses with colorful flower boxes lining each window sill, the rows upon rows of lush vineyards heavy with grapes, the booming, beer-filled festivals teaming with locals dresses in dirndls and lederhosen. Truth is, Germany looks exactly like that. I mean, not in every town every day of the week, but for the most part, my preconceived notions were spot on. Germany is beautiful, the people ARE friendly, and it’s absolutely one of the cleanest countries in the world. Not to mention how centrally located it is in Europe. We can travel almost anywhere in the EU in a short drive or plane ride. Living here as been a dream!
What do you hate about living there?
Hate is a strong word, so I wouldn’t really say that I truly hate anything. I do, however, dislike lots of things. The small and limited parking areas, having to pay to use the restrooms in public, having to pay for water at restaurants (they don’t serve tap water here!), stores closing at 7 p.m. each day, all stores being closed on Sundays, suffering through winters that last from November to April without much sun, how much it rains, shower baths, euro pillows and hotel bedding (it’s odd, really), the overabundance of pork products, and most notably, our strange German toilet. Seriously, it’s a doozie.
Name three local attractions or events you recommend people visit.
Rheingau Wine Festival: it’s a 10-day wine festival in August held in downtown Wiesbaden. Over 100 tents and thousands of different kinds of German wines, all for the tasting! It’s my favorite time of year in Wiesbaden…aside from the Christmas market season.
Oktoberfest: this one is self-explanatory. Want to see thousands of Germans and tourists coming together all for the love of beer? Come to Oktoberfest in Munich. Greatest festival I’ve ever been to in my life! Germans really know how to party!
Rothenburg ob der Tauber: the cutest little medieval walled town I’ve ever seen in Bavaria. Rothenburg was one of the first towns we visited upon moving to Germany and I still have such fond memories of it! When family or friends come to visit, we always take them on a day trip here.
Favorite local restaurants.
Our favorite German restaurant in town is Brauhaus Castle. We go here at least a few times a month. Not only is it a delicious restaurant serving traditiona
Ristorante Comeback is our favorite Italian restaurant downtown. It’s housed in a little alleyway that’s been dubbed “Italian Alley” because of all the quaint al fresco Italian & Mediterranean restaurants lining the street. Ristorante Comeback has some of the most beautifully presented and best tasting Italian cuisine I’ve ever tasted. I’d even dare to say it rivals most of the food I’ve actually tried IN Italy.The chefs are born and bred Sicilians, so no wonder it’s so scrumptious!
Best fast food in Germany? The Doner Kebap. Germans can’t get enough of these things, and neither can I! A doner kebap is Turkish dish (adopted by Berliners 1970’s) consisting of shaved meat (usually pork, chicken, or beef) from a vertical rotating spit stuffed inside a lavash or pita pocket and topped with chopped lettuce, cabbage, tomato, onions, cucumbers, chili spices, and either garlic or yogurt sauce. It’s essentially the perfect hangover food…ahem…or so I hear. 😉
One thing Germany does NOT do well…Mexican food. We’ve yet to find a Mexican restaurant that even compares to the ones we’re used to back in the states. Want a good margarita or fresh salsa? Forget about it. For some reason, the salsa tastes like glorified ketchup here. Germans aren’t quite hip to Mexican cuisine just yet, but I give them an “A” for effort!
Favorite weekend getaways or trips you have taken.
In Germany : Our Lake Constance Anniversary Weekend, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a day-trip to Cochem, grape picking & wine tasting on the Rhine River, viewing Germany from the top of the Zugspitze, and Heidelberg.
Overall: My Big Fat European Family Vacation-our big 2 week vacation around Italy & Germany with 8 of my most favorite family members last May & our recent Mediterranean cruise, which I’m currently recapping on the blog!
What is housing like?When we moved here, there was no on base housing available to us. So, we’ve been living on the economy here in Wiesbaden and we absolutely love it! Being off base, you’re more submerged in the German culture. We have German landlords, German neighbors, and live a short 5 minute walk from downtown. We’re always out and about visiting the downtown Farmer’s Markets, running in the Kurpark, or trying out a new restaurant on the Marktplatz because we’re so centrally located. As for our flat, it’s small. Much smaller than the home we lived in back in the states. Transitioning from a 2,000 sq ft home to a 1,300 sq ft closet-less flat (many European countries don’t do closets) was definitely a challenge! But, with the help of IKEA and some savvy storage techniques, we’ve managed to turn our flat into a warm and inviting place to live. It’s also been a bit of a challenge getting used to using European appliances like our washer/dryer, oven, and tiny German refrigerator. German’s thrive on energy inefficiency, so you can imagine how long it takes me to do one load of laundry in washer…or bake a few dozen cookies in our oven that only holds one small cookie sheet at a time. UGH!
Did you experience any culture shock when you moved to Germany?
Honestly, not that much. Germany isn’t so far off from America, believe it or not. Almost everyone speaks English here, so the language barrier hasn’t been much of a barrier at all. Learning to drive here was a bit different, but now it seems like second nature. I still feel a little strange in certain situations (mostly when I have to communicate with the one person in Germany that DOESN’T speak English), but all in all, culture shock wasn’t really a factor for me. Germany has always kind of felt like home.
If you could give any moving advice, what would it be?
When moving to Europe, do your research. Be aware of the limited space you’ll be working with and PACK LIGHT. If you’re a military family, use your stateside storage option. Leave behind big appliances (like refrigerators & washer/dryers) and thoroughly check the one’s your bringing to make sure they’re dual voltage. Go through your clothing and take what you haven’t worn in the last year to the thrift store…then right before moving, go through it again! Most of all…roll with punches. As with any move, there will be headaches, heartaches, and hiccups, but it’s important not to get worked up and stressed out over every little detail. Have a plan, but be flexible. Moving across the pond can often trigger Murphy (as in Murphy’s Law), so be prepared for anything to happen! Just keep repeating this phrase, “This too, shall pass”…and have a glass of wine close by! 🙂
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By the time I finished the book, I felt as if I had been submerged and needed to come up for air. I was so ensconced in the story, both its ups and downs, that I was reluctant to see it end. It’s hard to put into words how beautiful this book is and my writing about it certainly pales in comparison to Jansma’s own writing but I highly recommend you experience it for yourself.
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Note from Paula: In my last post — Part 1 – I described how I searched for a rental house. In today’s post, I’ll spill the details of how I put the deal together.
To say that the house is a “fixer upper” is too polite.
The house is –- well, it’s safe for human habitation. I think.
Cable television seems to think that a ‘fixer upper’ simply needs a makeover. Rip out the peeling yellow laminate. Toss in some granite and hardwood. Poof – instant fix.
Haha. If only.
This house has crazy core problems. There are no gutters, rotted doorjams, awful fascia, and the floors feel like mush near the doorways.
Water damage? Check.
Leaking pipes? Check.
Wonky foundation? Check.
Electrical issues? Check.
Real estate investors are used to dealing with these problems. After all, the house is 101+ years old (and it’s been neglected for at least two dozen years by absentee owners). What do you expect?
But one issue scared every other investor away: the sinking foundation.
Imagine a concave object, like a cereal bowl – high on the sides but low in the center. That’s what the house looks like; it droops several inches in the middle.
Some of the “support beams” are nothing more than thin planks of wood propped up on cinder blocks.
You feel a little like you’re in an amusement park fun house.
Two experts separately evaluated the basement. A third-party certified inspector spent the better part of an afternoon documenting every flaw.
After lots of scrutinizing, every inspector declared the same opinion: The foundation is “fixable” (although I believe one of them described it as a “sponge on toothpicks.” Yikes!)
Okay, we’ll tackle the foundation. Next question: Would it appeal to tenants?
W.W.T.W. – What Would Tenants Want?
The house has nice “bones” – high ceilings, huge windows, lots of light. Those traits impress tenants.
More importantly, the house is divided into two single-bedroom units and one three-bedroom unit.
Single bedrooms are ideal. It’s easy to find one person – just one person – who wants to live there.
Three-bedrooms are tougher to rent. Heck, it’s hard enough getting three people to pick a restaurant for dinner. “Let’s get Italian! No, let’s get sushi!”
Imagine how hard it is to find three roommates who agree to rent your home.
Typically, families with children will rent 3-bed, 2-bath homes, while single young professionals opt for 1-bed or 2-bed units. This neighborhood tends to attract young professionals who want an urban lifestyle (rather than families looking for good schools), and this gave me a bit of pause about taking on a 3-bedroom unit.
The 3-bedroom unit is the most beautiful space in the building, with huge windows, high ceilings, hardwood floors and Craftsman-style turn-of-the-century character. If three people are going to agree on any space, this would be a great one. I gave it a thumbs-up for marketability.
Now all we needed was money.
Show Me the Money!
The first banker said no.
My then-boyfriend/now-ex and I had just returned from backpacking around the globe. I think that’s awesome. But as it turns out, bankers don’t look kindly on unconventional lives.
But we kept trying. Here’s my little secret: keep trying until someone says yes.
Even if you want to claw your eyeballs out in the process.
Eventually it becomes a numbers game. Ask enough people and eventually someone will say yes.
They’ll demand a higher down payment. They’ll charge a sky-high interest rate. They’ll make you sign over your soul, your kidneys, and your firstborn child. But someone will ultimately say yes.
We got smacked with a higher interest rate: 5.375 percent at a time when everyone else was getting approved at less than 3 percent. That’s the punishment for living unconventionally, I suppose.
The other trade-off was that we could only obtain a $200,000 loan. Would that be enough?
The house was priced at $420,000 in 2008. An investor went under contract at $380,000, but pulled out after inspection.
A second investor went under contract at $325,000, but pulled out.
A third investor went under contract at $285,000, but pulled out.
By the time I spotted it, the house had sat on the market for 16 months. The owner was heading into foreclosure. He was desperate to sell.
We offered $225,000. Most of that money came from our loan, with $25,000 plus closing costs out-of-pocket (about 12 percent). The homeowner agreed.
The Rotting Building …
But the homeowner owed $325,000 on it. His bank would lose the $100,000 difference. Were they willing to do that?
I wrote – I’m not joking – a 24-page letter detailing all the structural deficiencies of the house, pleading a case for why a home in such bad condition should sell for a $100,000 discount. We argued that no one else would buy a house with foundational problems, and noted that the bank would lose even more money if they sold the house at a foreclosure auction.
And I included pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.
The bank said yes. I’m now the proud owner of a rotting building.
But I took a risk — and a six-figure debt. Would it pay off? Tune in to Part 3 to learn how it’s doing, one year later.
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I’ll keep this short because I don’t really like speculation. But this is too good to let pass. And besides, I’ve taken a New Year’s Resolution to share more of the thinking and research I do on the Voynich, even if it’s a bit outlandish.
Okay, the word [lkl] is special. When I’ve sorted out words into syllables there are some which can’t be classified because they have nothing which passes for a syllable nucleus. Most are single characters, the rest are two character combinations (all the common ones either contain [ch, sh] or [l]).
The exception is [lkl]. It is the longest word without vowels with five or more tokens. It occurs nine times, which marks it a perfectly valid word and not a possible error. It also doesn’t look—unlike many ‘unattached’ characters—as though we’ve misread a space. Only 15 tokens even include this sequence of characters, meaning that the word [lkl] accounts for the majority of them, and that it is not normal for the Voynich language.
So, what can it be? My speculation is that it’s a set word, or more likely an abbreviation. It is a string of three characters with a reading which is not wholly linguistic. The reader would be expected to know what the characters stood for rather than to read them. Thus there are no vowels, and our main clue is that it must begin and end with the same consonant.
If I can really go out on a limb and be wild with my guess, I wonder if [lkl] could be a way of rendering the Latin abbreviation SCS: sanctus. This would mean that the other six tokens containing [lkl] would be something like attempts to use the abbreviation with different cases or number.
A few incidences of [lkl] are followed by words which could be saint names. Most interesting is the one at the bottom of f107r. The following three words all contain one–leg gallows which are anomalous away from the first line of a paragraph. The complete phrase is: [lkl lfchal pchdy pal]. If [lkl] is SCS, then the second word also begins and ends with /s/!
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Originally published at http://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/06/22/live-tulsa-trump-hideous-lying-pathetic-clown
Issue is, a big chunk of the country remains behind him. He is who he claimed he was. Rather than hiding behind his shortcomings, let’s try and focus on solving the reasons that made someone like him the best hope for a big chunk of the country.
“I’ll be surprised if Trump gets much of a boost in the polls after this speech. If he does, it’ll be a bad sign. If he doesn’t, we can expect him and the Republicans to become more desperate and more ridiculous with their lies and distractions, and maybe with more repressive actions to justify his militaristic, macho, law-and-order rhetoric.”
He only has his base and those who can profit off of his horrific policy of regulatory abandonment. Those who didn’t like HRC want return for him. Those who will be newly of voting age won’t in any numbers. He has offended many women. Etcetera. Can the Republicans cheat him in? That is the question in my opinion, because I know they will try very hard to do so.
- A significant section of the populace is racist
- An even larger section of the populace have no critical thinking skills
I have many Republican, relatives that voted for Trump in 2016 and will vote for Trump again in 2020 and when I tactfully ask them why they continue to support Trump the two most common answers is this:
- " HE IS NOT A POLITICIAN.
- HE IS GREAT FOR THE ECONOMY."
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Politician - 1. a person who holds an elective office to serve constituents (archaic) 2. a person who virtually owns an elective office to further their personal interests
Lunkhead - 1. a person who makes under $12/hour working part-time without benefits and supports billionaires 2. a person whose miserable circumstances cause them worship the wealthy
Also, I always like the Greek’s definition of politician who invented the word: POLI, meaning many; TICS, meaning blood sucking leeches!
The biggest reason Trump is president is that so much of the country has given up on politics-as-usual as practiced in Washington. Both parties are bleeding membership, independent is the majority political affiliation, not D or R. And with that kind of hunger for a non-traditional “outsider” leader, the d-party ran the quintessential insider, Hillary.
With Washington continuing to fail in the realms of healthcare, endless war, wealth inequality, and corporate ownership of power, the time is ripe for a third party to throw the duopoly off balance.
An empty vindictive article resorting to name calling. What does your boy, Joe, propose Mr Glick? Most likely the same corporate talking points that he spouted for the last 40 years.
Watching Liar Trump dancing and wiggling on stage and in his bully pulpit distracts us from focusing on the problem of the rest of the political and media system not adequately functioning in our interest. The truly Hideous Pathetic Clown in the system is each politician who sits in office while neglecting to use the position to fearlessly represent and defend the interests of his/her constituents.
I hear his posse has taken Tom Petty’s Won’t Back Down as Trump’s re-election anthem. And Tom’s family aren’t pleased. In fact, I think I heard the words 'sue you" come up…
OK. You and Paul Krugman go to a bar in Northern Michigan or Wisconsin, take a baseball bat, pound on a table and then stand on it and explain the many benefits of NAFTA, how it will create millions of jobs, when in fact it took away all the good paying jobs of those folks. They are not stupid. The Clintons and Corporate Dems voted with 100% of the Republicans for NAFTA. It was for the Oligarchs to make more and more without end. That is what caused this. Race is handy for the NYT liberals who are really Republicans to claim they are liberal because they are not racist. That way all the economics can be avoided and focus on something apparent and of no threat to Wall Street’s money is made easy.
I am not a supporter of NAFTA, nor of Paul Krugman.
Ah, the sage Geoffrey Gorer speaks! typos and all, great job there, keep it up.
“Ridicule and satire. That’s a key part of how we should take down this dangerous, pathologically-lying jerk. Donald Trump is a hideous clown.” (last paragraph of the article)
Like his peers Marx and Weber, Durkheim got a lot of things right, but he whiffed on that one. As a pioneer we can forgive him that. His error is akin to that in which the words “necessary” and “sufficient” are conflated: It is true that no tyrant reigns beyond the patience of his subjects. But the state almost by definition suppressess the values and desires of most of its people for the benefit of the elites that rule it. This is the reason we prefer government to rule and the administration to the regime.
tRump, less racist? Thanks for the laugh.
And tRump is the unmatched exemplar of that quote.
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People don’t want the best burger in the world; they want a burger that’s just like the one they had last time
And whilst I’m probably more likely to be found ‘dining with The Colonel’ - buried in a bucket of self-hatred, I’m still a huge admirer of the Big Mac and all it’s derivatives.
I’m not alone in this. One of my favourite chaps in marketing Rory Sutherland waxes lyrical about McDonalds, and like me he looks as though he’s been a few times. As you’d expect from the founder of Ogilvy Change, he couches his praise in behavioral economics terms, rather than advertising and brand iconography. You see he argues that people value consistency, predictability, and avoidance of disappointment more than they value perfection. In a sentence; “People don’t want the best burger in the world; they want a burger that’s just like the one they had last time.” An insight which signified McDonalds making the huge departure from the traditional American diner format (with the bloody great tome of a menu), to what we know today.
When you think about it, there’s a perfectly logical evolutionary reason why familiar foods taste better, and we gravitate towards them. You see, primitive humans lived with the constant anxiety that their food might make them ill or even poison them, so familiar taste was a good sign they were safe.
Anyway, before you start having my post re-directed to Rory Sutherland’s arse, I’ll let you see the ad that got me thinking, its by Leo Burnett…for McDonalds…obviously.
I think the copywriting is excellent, and the ad really works as a result.
I think that it’s a perfect example of Maccy D’s transformation over the last ten years or so. It’s fair to say that as a society, we’re far more health conscious. We’re probably not eating any better, but we’re certainly feeling guiltier about eating badly, a pattern of euphoric indulgence followed by crushing shame.
So to reflect the shift in the zeitgeist, McDonald’s subtly changed their menus, including salads and other healthy (ish) options. And the most interesting thing from our perspective, as creative agency types, was their colour palette. They ditched the bright red and yellow, in favour of warmer, darker greens and browns, all of which imply natural ‘plantiness’.
They’ve certainly come a long way since this sort of thing, which even though clearly aimed at kids - just seems a bit baffling if I’m honest…
I think ditching Ronald was definitely a good move, although I feel sorry for him. Mind you they’ve probably given him a cushy job somewhere in the organisation. Fat pension too I imagine…lucky smiley bastard.
I think the other reason I like this trees ad is that it plays into everyone’s ideal perception of what a farm is like, and therefore where their food comes from.
When I read ‘free range’ on my box of eggs in the morning, I like to imagine the hens yomping through the open Berkshire countryside, carefree. Perhaps even taking the Land Rover for a Sunday drive, a couple on the steering wheel, one on each of the pedals.
Land Rover aside perhaps, Leo Burnett have really taken this image and run with it, and I think it’s jolly good. | <urn:uuid:a21069f0-42df-4747-8231-74e9405cc30b> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://gasp.agency/blog/maccy-ds | 2020-09-21T08:45:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.95419 | 812 |
Following on from the hype & success of his recent collaborative cuts, Matthew Schultz touches back down with a stellar solo release ‘Go’.
Firmly setting out his musical agenda & continuing to make a substantial impression on the industry with his releases to date. 2018 saw a plethora of successful cuts from Matthew – including ‘All Night Long’ featuring Gyptian & Rico Tayla and ‘Promise For Keeps’, which was followed up with an Electric Bodega remix & a re-work featuring revered Jamaican reggae singer, Gyptian which has gone onto amass over 1 million plays on Spotify. Subsequently, the record formed part of a viral craze on Instagram #promiseforkeeps featuring some of the biggest stars from NBC hit show World of Dance.
Also hugely popular was ‘Somewhere Far’ – racking up some 6 million streams, since its August release and picked up by several of Spotify’s biggest playlists, including Chill Hits, Brand New Chill, Pop Relax, Wochenende & No Stress – plus making Viral 50 in eight international territories.
Matthew Schultz’s latest single ‘Go’ continues the chill vibe of ‘Somewhere Far’. Starting with blissed-out synths that set a mellow mood but soon taking centre stage is Matthew’s distinctive vocals, with elements of reggae, dancehall and EDM – all fusing together seamlessly.
The song is about escaping with a lover all summer to a faraway & exotic destination. His evocative lyrics capture the spirit of adventure, while painting a serene picture we can all relate to:
“We can go anywhere you wanna go…ocean creeping on the shore, just relax, you need it more.”
As ‘Go’ drops, Matthew Schultz delivers another feel good track, set to light up globally in the coming weeks. | <urn:uuid:c1fa842c-9500-4137-99fa-5fd19e0b3937> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://groovemag.co.uk/matthew-schultz-solo-release-go | 2020-09-21T08:30:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.936548 | 402 |
On arrival in Nepal, I realized that a friend of mine that I had met a little over ten years ago had traveled to Kathmandu as a pilgrim. Unfortunately, he got arrested and had been in jail for a while. His family back home was restless trying to acquire information about his whereabouts and health status.
Therefore, I took upon myself to visit him in jail and simultaneously support his family and the Kenyan government who were trying to facilitate his release. The process took six months ( my entire assignment duration) because of the huge fine of USD 3000 he was supposed to pay, as well as, the government’s bureaucratic system in Nepal. This experience showed me what foreigners go through in a host country, especially if they break the law; but I chose not to abandon his plight because I believe every human being deserves a second chance no matter what.
Fast track to a few days close to the end of my assignment, the Nepal government had not reviewed his deportation file, and no one else was available to follow up/ facilitate the release process after my departure. I shared the sad news with him, family & the Kenyan government official and many hearts were broken, hope lost, and the suffering continued.
On the last Sunday, as I was packing, I received a call, and his file has been cleared. Tears of joy came to my eyes and immediately called the Kenyan Ambassador based in India, his mom and asked them to facilitate his return ticket to Kenya. God had planned for us to come back home together, and that’s exactly what happened, the Kenyan government official booked his flight on the same flight I was to take, and after reaching Doha, we sat in adjacent seats. We flew together to Nairobi where we were met by his family members, and I witnessed a strong family bond that was never broken, their lost son has returned home.
After this experience, I realized one thing; that I never chose Nepal, it chose me. It was destined for Nono to be there at that time. And after this, I came back home and found a new purpose in life through my motorcycle riding. The PULSE gene has mutated, and now I’m planning to raise USD 1,000 and donate it to deaf children initiatives by the end of 2017. Follow my new purpose on facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/Soloride254/
And this was my last Memory of a life time in Nepal, where i have chosen to share my story with you, always remember, a Joy shared is a Joy Doubled. | <urn:uuid:bda9146e-1c60-46e2-868b-e59d5a595344> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://gskpulsevolunteers.com/2017/02/07/memories-of-a-life-time-a-joy-shared-is-a-joy-doubled/ | 2020-09-21T09:25:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.990852 | 526 |
An international research team, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has created the first cellular model of anorexia nervosa (AN), reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from adolescent females with the eating disorder.
Writing in the March 14th issue of Translational Psychiatry, the scientists said the resulting AN neurons — the disease in a dish — revealed a novel gene that appears to contribute to AN pathophysiology, buttressing the idea that AN has a strong genetic factor. The proof-of-concept approach, they said, provides a new tool to investigate the elusive and largely unknown molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the disease.
“Anorexia is a very complicated, multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorder,” said Alysson Muotri, PhD, professor in the UC San Diego School of Medicine departments of Pediatrics and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, director of the UC San Diego Stem Cell Program and a member of the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine. “It has proved to be a very difficult disease to study, let alone treat. We don’t actually have good experimental models for eating disorders. In fact, there are no treatments to reverse AN symptoms.”
Primarily affecting young female adolescents between ages 15 and 19, AN is characterized by distorted body image and self-imposed food restriction to the point of emaciation or death. It has the highest mortality rate among psychiatric conditions. For females between 15 and 24 years old who suffer from AN, the mortality rate associated with the illness is 12 times higher than the death rate of all other causes of death.
Though often viewed as a non-biological disorder, new research suggests 50 to 75 percent of risk for AN may be heritable; with predisposition driven primarily by genetics and not, as sometimes presumed, by vanity, poor parenting or factors related to specific groups of individuals.
But little is actually known about the molecular, cellular or genetic elements or genesis of AN. In their study, Muotri and colleagues at UC San Diego and in Brazil, Australia and Thailand, took skin cells from four females with AN and four healthy controls, generated iPSCs (stem cells with the ability to become many types of cells) from these cells and induce these iPSCs to become neurons.
(Previously, Muotri and colleagues had created stem cell-derived neuronal models of autism and Williams syndrome, a rare genetic neurological condition.)
Then they performed unbiased comprehensive whole transcriptome and pathway analyses to determine not just which genes were being expressed or activated in AN neurons, but which genes or transcripts (bits of RNA used in cellular messaging) might be associated with causing or advancing the disease process.
No predicted differences in neurotransmitter levels were observed, the researchers said, but they did note disruption in the Tachykinin receptor 1 (TACR1) gene. Tachykinins are neuropeptides or proteins expressed throughout the nervous and immune systems, where they participate in many cellular and physiological processes and have been linked to multiple diseases, including chronic inflammation, cancer, infection and affective and addictive disorders.
The scientists posit that disruption of the tachykinin system may contribute to AN before other phenotypes or observed characteristics become obvious, but said further studies employing larger patient cohorts are necessary.
“But more to the point, this work helps make that possible,” said Muotri. “It’s a novel technological advance in the field of eating disorders, which impacts millions of people. These findings transform our ability to study how genetic variations alter brain molecular pathways and cellular networks to change risk of AN — and perhaps our ability to create new therapies.”
Co-authors include: P.D. Negraes, F.R. Cugola, C.A. Trujillo and senior author V. Duvvuri, UC San Diego; R.H. Herai, UC San Diego and Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana, Brazil; A.S. Cristino, University of Queensland, Australia; and T. Chailangkarn, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand.
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When I came to Alex for coaching last summer, I was a metabolic train wreck. Seriously. I had run myself into the ground dieting and training for my first NPC competition. And on top of that, I was in denial about my myriad of health problems. I was hell-bent on competing on the National stage immediately, regardless of my health issues. A few weeks into our competition programming, I was coming apart at the seams. With my health and my life unraveling, Alex helped me see the light and shift my focus away from aesthetics and back toward getting my health under control.
Alex is the complete package in a Health Coach. She is level headed and calm (something I need as a super high-strung person) while amazingly constructive, motivating and inspiring. Her focus is always on the big picture of HEALTH. She thoroughly evaluates her clients to determine what they need most, and creates a realistic, functional plan around that. Her integrative coaching method is what makes her outstanding: she coaches around mindset, nutrition and training. That triple threat approach makes big life changes stick. She has encouraged me to reevaluate my goals in order to appropriately prioritize health. She keeps me honest when I to lie to myself about what’s working and what isn’t. She keeps me sane when negative self-talk seems all consuming. And most importantly, she keeps me healthy, so I can continue to live my life and enjoy every moment!
After 6 months of coaching with Alex, I’m almost ready to step on stage again. She has taught me to be patient with progress, how to listen to and learn from my body, and how to be proactive (as opposed to reactive) about managing my health. She has fused my health and aesthetic goals into one holistic training plan.
Whatever your goals, if you need a coach, Alex is your girl! If you want to see what she’s about before you start a program, check out her podcasts on the BodyIO FM channel. Look for the HERBODY podcasts. You’ll hear first hand just how knowledgeable and experienced she is
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In a place that offers an amazing lifestyle, there is a real estate professional to match. Make the most of your opportunities, and count on Tunell Realty. We specialize in Loudoun County, Virginia, one of the most vibrant regions in the state. Loudoun County real estate garners a high volume of attention due to its location in beautiful countryside, yet in proximity to the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Loudoun County homes for sale offer a high quality of life and exceptional craftsmanship amid idyllic scenery. The Blue Ridge Mountains appear to the west, while the majestic Potomac River appears to the north. Those interested in Loudoun should expect some of the best in gracious living and close knit community that Northern Virginia can provide. They should expect a relaxed, residential atmosphere, together with a thriving business climate with every convenience close at hand.
Home buyer and selling can be a onerous task, and when you are unfamiliar with the process (from pricing to contract/settlement), it can cost you money. We take great pride in making this process seem easy, which allows you to relax, knowing your best interests are top-of-mind. We get a great deal of joy and satisfaction from helping you achieve your buying and selliing needs....our clients often become our friends, and part of our 'family'.
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Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
- Deciduous tree, 40-50(70+) ft [12-15(21) m], loosely pyramidal to rounded, several years before lateral branches show chalky-white paper-like bark, peels easily. Leaves simple, alternate, 5-12 cm long, rounded or sometimes wedge shaped, glabrous above and pubescent on veins below, coarsely and usually doubly serrate, dull green in summer, yellow in fall.
- Sun. Adapted to a variety of soils, does best in well-drained, acid, moist, sandy or silty loams. Probably best adapted to cold climates.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 2 Large native range from Labrador to British Columbia, Washington (and into the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon), south to Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nebraska, Montana.
- papyrifera: paper-bearing
- Oregon State Univ. campus: two places on lower campus just south of the "Elm Walkway" between 15th St.and 11th St., a group of trees near 15th St. and single tree near the 11th St. gate. | <urn:uuid:1be42769-007a-471d-8eea-3b9a751bf60a> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/betula-papyrifera | 2020-09-21T11:08:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.848477 | 244 |
Scot Facer Proctor is the photographer for these pictures.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, like your mother’s apple pie, signifies all that’s good about America, so it comes as no surprise that Washington DC has been one of their stamping grounds, a place they’ve come eleven times in their history, including singing at five Presidential inaugurations. Since, they’ve sung for every president of the United States since President Taft, it seemed fitting that Ronald Reagan dubbed them “America’s Choir” when they sang “Battle Hymn of the Republic” to him at his inaugural parade in 1981.
For those of us Latter-day Saints who live in Washington DC, the coming of the choir has been ardently anticipated for several months, and their stop last week on their whirlwind tour of seven concerts in seven days, simply electrified and inspired us. The excellence, the harmony, the passion, the spirituality of hearing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing in person is beyond words, and after a remarkably varied program that featured a repertoire of moving songs for all tastes, the crowd could not be contained, but leaped to their feet, weeping and cheering.
The program was over, but we could not let them go. We clapped and clapped, our hands pleading for just one more song and they complied. “Be careful,” announcer Lloyd Newell teased, “The choir has over 1,000 songs in their repertoire.” “Don’t go,” we were pleading with our applause.
When they sang “Come, Come Ye Saints”, the 5600-strong audience were moved, but could probably not comprehend what it meant to the Latter-day Saints who attended. For us these swelling chords strike into our very pulse and I wanted to shout, “This is me. This is who I am. This is my story. This is what I know.” With all their songs, the choir symbolizes that for a Latter-day Saint. These volunteers with the precisely honed talents who swell together in a chorus of praise is our heartland.
So come with us on a visual tour of the event.
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts where the choir performed is an outdoor pavilion, an expansive stretch of grass and trees that attract the best-known names and performances in entertainment. Nobody sells more tickets here than the choir.
Usually when an audience attends events here they are not greeted by missionaries, but Latter-day Saints brought many of their friends—and, of course, the great bulk of the audience were fans of the choir who know little of the Church. Elder Brazell and Elder Staples have a friendly wave.
The choir also performed at Wolf Trap in 2003, a night that was so sticky and hot, it took plucky endurance to sing like the masters they are. This night was warm enough that the men in the choir were allowed something unusual. They sang in their shirt sleeves.
Wolf Trap has a section with seats in a covered open-air pavilion and a spreading lawn where people can picnic and hear performances. We were delighted to see our friends here—our bishop Steve Johnson, Kathy Johnson, Barbara Dunn, and Sheila Adams.
The accompaniment for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was the Orchestra at Temple Square, a distinct group from the choir, formed in 1999, made up of 110 performers, many of whom have their own professional musical careers.
Self-proclaimed “MoTab fans” say, “I can’t begin to describe what it is like to be among them as they sing!” To this vast crowd the choir brought a message of love of God and country, faith and family traditions.
Music director of the choir, Mack Wilberg, is beloved for the stirring songs that he has composed and arranged and has a reputation that is both national and international. Many choirs use his arrangements.
Lloyd Newell, with his resonating tones, is the voice of the choir, who said that the choir first came to Washington DC in 1911. Then glancing back toward them, he said, “Of course, it wasn’t the same choir,” which drew a laugh.
This seven-city tour held one moment of surprise. At Williamsburg, the choir, dressed just like everybody else, did a flash mob performance in front of a colonial inn.
The choir sang familiar songs like “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, but also included a diverse program of two Welsh hymns arranged by Mack Wilberg and such favorites as “Count Your Blessings instead of Sheep,” “Sunrise, Sunset”, and the crowd-pleaser Nigerian carol, “Betelehemu”. They also sang music of masters like Rossini and Dvorak.
Well-known singer Alex Boye was one of the evening’s stand-outs with a passionate “Rock-a-My Soul” and “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”, complete with his own rhythmic dance steps. He earned his own standing ovation.
To move a choir this size through the rigors of this kind of performance schedule is an intricate task involving 3 chartered planes and 581 people. Alto Karen Hornberger said the tour will be fun, but it is also a lot of hard work.
“It’s not vacation when we go on tour. Our schedule is really tight. The purpose of it isn’t for sightseeing and to fulfill our own personal agendas,” she said. “We’re performers and we need to remember that and make sure that we’re preserving our energy and getting ready for a concert and not just enjoying ourselves.”
At one point, Lloyd Newell asked choir members to stand it they had any connection to Washington DC, either through having lived here or having close family members who do.
Conductor Mack Wilberg allowed the audience to join in one of the songs and become members of the choir for a moment.
The choir ended with two extra songs, with the crowd’s robust response, bringing them back for more. The last song, was led by a different dignitary in each spot as guest conductor, including Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell in Richmond and Mayor Michael Nutter in Philadelphia. At Wolf Trap, the conductor was Senator Mark Warner, who did his best with 10-minutes instruction.
“It was great,” Senator Warner said. “What an extraordinary group of musicians. I only wish my colleagues in Congress worked together as harmoniously as this choir.” | <urn:uuid:8eece0e6-799a-4f52-a5ea-d5f219a41ccd> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://latterdaysaintmag.com/article-1-8267/ | 2020-09-21T09:05:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.973966 | 1,401 |
I have a particular set of skills taught to me by my Master. He has trained his slave so many fun, naughty things. We love sharing my skills with others. If you are in the market, go to the contact page and send me a personal message.
It is a skill to keep up with all Master’s requirements. I groom my body the way he likes. I use dildos and butt plugs and exercise to keep in shape for him. Another way is manicure and pedicures. Sometimes I splurge. Most of the time I do my own. I finished reapplying new lacquer to both fingers and toes.
February 27, 2019
Master has trained his slave for over 18 months now. As I have evolved into being a slut for him (that was definitely my nature before, but not to the extent Master has trained me) I have learned skills he deems useful in becoming a professional submissive.
Let me state right now, sex for hire is illegal and we do not practice that. We do, however, indulge in scenes for pay. I submit to Dominants indulging in their fantasy play for hire.
Doms have their preferences. Some would rather teach their way to a submissive. I understand that. I agree if that submissive is being trained to belong to you. Some want to play and then move onto the next. Master and I cater to that group.
My posts here contest to the fact, my cocksucking skills have soared since I met Master. Indeed, I love the feel of a man’s dick in my mouth. I still cannot take more than 8 inches. I attest that difficulty to my constant allergies, sinus issues, and sensitive gag reflex. No matter what trick I use, my gag reflex will not relax.
I’ve been used by friends of Master’s. I have been hired for the following: impact play, bondage, sensory play, humiliation, picture taking. I have been caned and paddled. I’ve had my breasts tied, been gagged, with cloth. A ball gag (which, at times, is a hard-limit). Toys include dildos, butt plugs, nipple clamps, clothespins.
Before I met Master, my late husband spanked me with his hand, a belt, flogged me with a suede flogger, used a crop.
This list is short, but I am up for most any type of scene except hardcore sadism. I am not into pain for pain’s sake. If you wish to play use the contact page with a request.
October 3, 2018
My slave told me today that during a session, she was able to deep throat a full 8″ cock. It was a bit of a eureka moment for me. I have been coaching her, encouraging her, pushing her to improve her cock sucking skills. To hear tangible evidence of her improvement was sufficiently ‘cock-hardening’. I was proud of her, I was proud of me, I was proud of both of us. Me for pushing her, and she for producing (swallowing)!
You have to understand I want her to be able to fully swallow my 10.5″ one of these days as a testament to her superb training. I make her train daily on her 8″ dildo, but obviously, we are going to have to move on up…! lol
It goes without saying that a better sucking slave/whore is only one of higher value, both intrinsically and monetarily. Additionally, it creates a very submissive feeling in a slave to kneel and swallow all of Master’s cock, regardless of the size, but a white slave swallowing all of her black Master’s cock is only more intense for me.
Thus, I encourage all women who read this to work on their BJ skills. I will have my slave post a link to a YouTube video on a tip how to minimize the gag reflex during deep-throating…may your cock sucking experiences be happy, filling, and satisfying.
An ongoing lesson from Master is teaching me better BJ skills. As I am black-owned, being able to fully take a BBC is required.
We find there are difficulties. Sadly, my mouth is small. In fact, I cannot accommodate Master, though I practice nightly.
Master has come up with an excellent idea. You see, I dislike dildos. Actually, I can take a real penis easier than a toy. So, he asked me to post here, he would love for other BBC men to help me through this process. If you are interested contact me. | <urn:uuid:36003571-d085-440a-91ab-40d276bb22a9> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://mastersplayroom.com/skills/ | 2020-09-21T08:55:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.975895 | 964 |
A wedding cushion with golden print in 100% linen with. This stylish cushion is a perfect personal gift and a fantastic keepsake for your own home,
Just add your names and a date.
Machine wash, iron print on reverse.
Hand printed in Sweden.
Size 40cm x 40cm, available both with and without inner cushion. | <urn:uuid:40db79fd-9483-463f-b4ed-331034efd420> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://minnasroom.com/product/happily-ever-after-linen-cushion-40-x-40-cm-or-50-x-50cm/ | 2020-09-21T08:41:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.869576 | 70 |
SDK packages are now available on pub.dartlang.org. This means that you can now declare a dependency in the following manner:
Before this change, you had to rely on the sdk:
Dan Grove provides the details:
As always, we invite you to join our Dart mailing list, ask questions on Stack Overflow, or file feature requests on dartbug.com. | <urn:uuid:a2372854-bb19-4e79-9136-c74b944635c5> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://news.dartlang.org/2012/12/sdk-packages-now-available-on-pub.html | 2020-09-21T09:04:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.897832 | 81 |
He’s gone from New York’s “Taxi King” to king of the tax deadbeats.
Gene Freidman has been declared the state’s No. 1 tax delinquent, according to public records — which note he’s more than $18.6 million in arrears.
Numbers released by the state Department of Taxation and Finance show the embattled taxi mogul, whose real name is Evgeny Freidman, leads the list of the state’s top 250 delinquent taxpayers.
He is identified in the documents as owing $18,661,141.54 in taxes as an individual and as the responsible person for various cab companies and LLCs.
The Russian-American businessman once ran more than 1,000 cabs in New York and elsewhere, owning hundreds of medallions and even managing medallions for others — including President Trump’s former fixer and his onetime business associate, Michael Cohen.
It earned him the nickname the “Taxi King.”
Following a series of legal scandals — including failing to pay child support — Freidman was sentenced last year to five years’ probation after he admitted to engaging in tax fraud and agreed to cooperate in the federal investigation against the now-imprisoned Cohen.
The Russian-born son of a cabbie-turned-fleet owner, Freidman, 49, reshaped the market for taxi medallions at a 2006 auction where he and his investors won 54 by bidding $477,66.50 apiece, even though they were only worth $350,000 each, according to an investigation last year by The New York Times.
Freidman repeated the strategy at three more auctions, intentionally overpaying to drive up the medallions’ value and help him amass a fortune once valued at $525 million, the Times said.
His holdings reportedly included two villas on the French Riviera, an Upper East Side townhouse, a Hamptons estate and a condo in Chicago, as well as 20 commercial properties and a coast-to-coast string of stores that sold high-end pajamas and beachwear.
But the market for medallions collapsed amid competition from ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft, wiping out Freidman’s wealth and leading to the suicides of at least eight debt-burdened cabbies during 2017 and 2018.
“I’m trying to be remorseful and understanding for anybody I might have harmed,” Freidman told the judge while pleading guilty to tax charges in Albany last year.
He paid $1 million in restitution at the time to avoid jail.
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Lori Blondeau: Grace celebrates an innovative Indigenous artist
Art | by Gregory Beatty
Lori Blondeau: Grace
College Art Gallery
June 15–Aug. 31
Lori Blondeau is busy these days. Not only is the Saskatoon artist preparing for an exhibition at the University of Saskatchewan’s College Gallery, she’s part of the four-person show Echoes at Remai Modern (with Rebecca Belmore, Raymond Boisjoly and Duane Linklater). She’s also one of 50 Indigenous female artists selected by curator Lee-Ann Martin for the digital billboard project Resilience that will run in dozens of spots across Canada this summer.
Grace is the title of Blondeau’s College Gallery exhibition. “It’s a mid-career survey that looks at her current body of work, which is primarily photographs, and then spans back to some of her earlier performances,” says curator Leah Taylor.
When I spoke with Taylor, the show had yet to be installed but she expected it would have two to four video installations that document past performances — including the title work Grace, which Blondeau performed as part of The Requickening Project with Mohawk artist Shelley Niro at the 2007 Venice Biennale. Plans also called for three photo series, and several vitrines of archival material and costumes.
On opening night (June 15), Blondeau will do a new version of a 2002 performance called Are You My Mother? “Once it’s over, the remnants will be left in the space as an installation,” says Taylor.
The gallery also has an interview with Blondeau where she talks about issues she’s long critiqued in her work related to colonialism, racism, and the reality of living as an Indigenous woman in our society.
Those issues are as relevant today as when Blondeau was starting out as an artist in the late 1980s, notes Taylor.
“So really, the work hasn’t aged in that sense,” she says. “The interviewer asked Lori, ‘Does that make you feel depressed?’ She feels like, ‘No, creating that space early on made her a trailblazer in bringing these issues into the Saskatchewan art community.’”
Born in Regina of Cree, Saulteaux and Métis descent, Blondeau drew early inspiration as an artist from her grandparents, mother and older brother (well-known Saskatchewan artist Edward Poitras). She holds a MFA from the University of Saskatchewan (2003), and in 1995 she co-founded Tribe — a Saskatoon-based Indigenous artist-run centre specializing in new media and performance.
Even today, performance is a niche discipline in visual art, but Blondeau says she gravitated to it early on.
“I started out taking dance lessons at what’s now New Dance Horizons in Regina in 1982,” she says. “They had a class called Movement and Ritual. That’s what I think of as my first experience at performance art. It was made up of half Indigenous and half non-Indigenous women, and we did a performance in Saskatoon for AKA Artist-Run Centre.
“After that I studied at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre which used to be the Native Theatre School in Toronto,” says Blondeau. “But the theatre world just wasn’t for me. It wasn’t how I wanted to make performance.”
Blondeau first made her mark as an artist with COSMOSQUAW in 1996. It’s a photo styled to resemble a Cosmopolitan cover, with Blondeau in full glamour mode in a strapless red dress while wantonly/seductively cupping her breasts. “10 Easy Make-up Tips For a Killer Bingo-Face” is one article touted on the cover.
“Up to then, Cosmopolitan had never had a woman of colour on the cover,” says Blondeau. “So I did a bunch of research into the magazine and editor Helen Gurley Brown. Even today, I don’t understand how that magazine empowers women because it’s mostly giving you advice on how to date, be sexy and get a man. So it was about inserting myself into the mainstream, but in an Indigenous way.”
Blondeau followed that up with Lonely Surfer Squaw (1997) where she channeled the persona of a California surfer girl — except instead of being blonde and lightly tanned, she’s dark-haired and Indigenous. Her bikini is made of fur too, and she’s wearing mukluks while standing with her surfboard on the snowy shore of a mostly frozen lake.
Along with other personas such a Betty Daybird (who Taylor described as “a bit of a socialite”) and Belle Sauvage (a rootin’ tootin’ Indigenous woman who’s the star of a Wild West Show), Blondeau subverts various stereotypes and tropes placed on Indigenous women by dominant society.
Generally, they fall into two categories: Princess and Squaw. The former is heavily eroticized and fetishized, while the latter is demeaning and derogatory. And both do major harm, says Blondeau. “I think it desensitizes society to how Indigenous women are viewed. That’s why we have this attitude toward missing and murdered Indigenous women.”
The Next Step
When Blondeau enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan for her MFA, none of the art faculty knew much about performance. Instead of studying under them, she apprenticed with the Mexican-American performance artist James Luna (who passed away recently at age 68).
“Working with Tribe, I started to program performance art,” says Blondeau. “One artist I brought in was James Luna, and he apprenticed me from 1998 to 2001. We did four exhibitions and two performances.”
While Blondeau is best-known for her performances, she’s also produced several iconic photo series. When conceiving a work, she says, she starts with a photo shoot. “From there, I decide whether it’s going to be a performance. If I feel like I’m not able to say what I want through photography then I’ll push it further.
“I just think you can say things in performance that you can’t say in any other medium,” she adds. “It’s immediate, and the audience becomes implicated in the performance and is witness to it. You can’t do that with painting and drawing or even photography.”
Speaking through a character undoubtedly gives Blondeau a degree of creative freedom, but she’s also done powerful performances without that trick. Are You My Mother?, which she’ll perform on opening night, is an example.
Blondeau first performed the piece as part of her MFA show in 2002. But it’s drawn from conversations she had with her mother in the 1980s about the family’s residential school experience.
“She told me the story of her grandparents visiting her, and how they would have to visit through a fence because they weren’t allowed any physical contact. For my mom’s mother, I think it was just too difficult to go. Really, how do you process that, where as a mother you see your children, but you can’t touch them? That must have been so difficult, and I think that’s why she rarely visited unless it was to pick them up for summer break.”
When Blondeau was putting the piece together, she worked with her mother. “But it still affected her to the point where I had to shut down the show because she just started crying. And now I want to remount it because I think it’s pretty relevant.”
Blondeau’s latest work is a portrait series called Asiniy Iskwew. “That translates into ‘Rock Woman’,” she says. “I’ve been doing research around sacred stones that we like to call ‘buffalo stones’ on the prairies.”
Mistaseni, the rock that was blown up during the Gardiner Dam’s construction in 1966, is probably the best-known. The site is underwater now, but Blondeau discovered that a piece of the rock had been saved at the Elbow Marina and took the photo there. “I guess it’s in honour because there were lots of protests when it was destroyed. Where the dam is now, it used to be a huge gathering spot for First Nations people.”
In each photo in Asiniy Iskwew, Blondeau depicts herself standing on the rock while draped in a red velvet gown. “I was looking to make a statement that during settlement — I mean, 1966 isn’t that long ago — it was like an assault on our culture and spirituality. But even though they got blown up, we’re still here, and working to bring awareness to what took place. That applies to the past, but there are always new assaults on us as First Nations people.” | <urn:uuid:02930c54-3cf5-451d-a57d-eb0dc20ca999> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://planetsmag.com/2018-06-07/work-in-progress/ | 2020-09-21T10:40:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.96701 | 1,973 |
Event Marketers are smart to use hashtags for their events but monitoring them can be a royal pain in the ass unless you use the right tool for the job. While there are a few good ones, I have recently started to use Tagboard to check in on some client events and it is a really great way to stay on top of the action and know what is going on with your social audience.
What is Tagboard
I am going to skip the “what is a hashtag” talk because I think that you have a handle on that (if you are new, go here for a great explanation). Instead, I am going to jump right into what is Tagboard.
Tagboard allows you to monitor a hashtag across multiple social networks including Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Vine and see the results in a really cool way that is easy to follow, even for someone new to tracking hashtags.
Tagboard is a software platform that uses the hashtag to aggregate social media for end-users, brands, agencies and marketers, displaying content from multiple networks in a comprehensive and engaging visual format. Tagboard’s turnkey solutions allow marketers to leverage powerful tools designed to filter positive influence, amplify engagement, and showcase branded experiences through social curation and integration. End-users can self-discover, interact with, and join the discussion all within a single, easy-to-use feed.
Using Tagboard for Conferences and Events
For the most basic use, just head over to the Tagboard homepage and enter your Hashtag. Here I am putting in Eventprofs….
Bam, up pops the hashtag results across all of those networks….. Pretty sharp I am thinking.
For many event planners and marketers, this is going to be all you need… Really, you don’t buy a nuke to go duck hunting and you don’t by a Ferrari to drive to the grocery store. Over “buying” with software is a really big problem, especially in the meetings and events industry. If this is all you need, this is all you need.
But…. if you are determined and actually do need more…. let’s say you want to create your own board that you can share, you want some analytics, you want… more…. that is easy too….
To create your own boards, simply sign in using Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram and then enter your email address. Once you are logged in, creating your own Tagboard is pretty easy, just follow their instructions…..
If you are looking to do even more like adding customization, moderation, analytics, embedding, and even live streaming, they say you just have to ask. Really, I am not kidding, you have to email them and they can help you out with that.
Why Should You Follow Your Event Hashtag
Following your event hashtag is important because it allows you to feel the social pulse of your event. If something is going really well, you know. If something is going wrong, you know. If no one is talking about your event, you know…..
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Disclaimer: What is outlined below is a generalization of scientific findings related to nutrition that I attempt to synthesize with traditional wisdom and practice. It is not a replacement for medical advice, nor is it intended to be a treatment plan for a medical condition. Any attempts to implement concepts below should be done under the supervision of a healthcare professional.
It is hard to blame anyone for being completely confused with the rapid pace at which new nutritional recommendations are being made. It seems like everywhere you look there are new fad diets circulating in the news, social media and celebrity Twitter feeds.
For Muslims in particular, this trend may elicit even more head shaking. After years of having to defend against skepticism and backhanded comments from incredulous individuals in dismay about our backward fasting practices, everyone is talking about fasting like the concept never entered the mind of a human being ever on the face of the earth.
Frustration aside, there is a lot we stand to gain from the advances in understanding nutrition and fasting through a Western lens. Even the most traditional non-Western urban societies are much closer in resemblance to Western culture than their predecessors 1500 years ago.'It is hard to blame anyone for being completely confused with the rapid pace at which new nutritional recommendations are being made. It seems like everywhere you look there are new fad diets circulating in the news, social media and celebrity Twitter feeds.' Amr Madkour, MDClick To Tweet
And that means as much as we recognize, for example, the negative impact of a Standard American Diet (SAD, the most fitting acronym in the history of the English language) we need the same framework that produced that lifestyle to understand how to address it.
Modern science may even shed light on the past to address these problems in ways previously unimagined.
I have taken this all to heart, leveraging my background in medicine and a predilection to self-experimentation to develop a plan that incorporates the best of both worlds and times.
This year for Ramadan, I have a very specific goal: to be in a state of nutritional ketosis for the duration of the month.
Now, before you tune out what may sound like a fad diet approach to the holy month, let me add that I believe that this is completely in line with our deen (religion/way of life), the Sunnah of our Prophet , and an integral part of the journey to self-actualization; living the best version of ourselves.
We can benefit from an exciting field of research without getting sucked into the hype and misinformation that inevitably arises from the commodification of a “new” discovery.
Instead of struggling to focus, beating back hunger pangs and crushingly heavy eyelids, I propose we can approach this month in a way that improves our focus on worship and self-discovery, the depth of our connection with our Lord, and our resilience to engage this world and meet its challenges.
A good place to start this conversation is the current state of affairs when it comes to the average Muslim and Ramadan.'Instead of struggling to focus, beating back hunger pangs and crushingly heavy eyelids, I propose we can approach this month in a way that improves our focus on worship and self-discovery' Amr Madkour, MDClick To Tweet
Misinformation on Muslims’ Health & Ramadan
It is a safe bet that we will hear at least once during this month about the negative impact our contemporary Ramadan culture has on us.
I have heard prominent figures lecturing on this topic, and already during one khutbah (sermon) this month, quote statistics that the average Muslim gains 5-10 pounds during Ramadan. But in a recent review of the medical literature, I have not found many high-quality studies that support this claim.
In fact, a recent systematic review from earlier this year that included 70 different studies and almost 3000 participants showed a statistically significant drop in weight and body fat percentage in Muslims fasting around the world.
This is despite the fact that 11 of the 25 most obese countries in the world are Muslim-majority countries . If anything, this is reassuring that despite our worsening problems with overweight, obesity, and associated health conditions, we still have the capacity to realize positive change in relatively short periods of time.
It is also evidence that our Creator has endowed us with a “physiologic fitra”; that is, an inclination for our bodily functions and processes to trend towards health under the right circumstances.
Our worldview is one of an integrated human being, without the distinctions between mind and body that is inherent in contemporary mainstream Western thought.
Our view holds there is a primordial nature to our being, and that would necessarily entail a physiologic aspect. More on this later.
It is quite natural to approach this month from the health angle. However, this approach is flawed because our imperative is to worship God , not to be beach ready.
Any objective other than fulfilling a commandment dilutes our sincerity in the act, and, at our peril, risks the rejection of an act of worship for being directed to other than God .
Rather, by utilizing our current understanding of metabolism, and approximating the physiologic states expected from the descriptions found in our tradition, we bring ourselves into closer alignment with the Sunnah for the sole purpose of perfecting God consciousness and worship.
With this in mind, let us reacquaint ourselves with examples from the tradition, but first a tiny bit of human metabolism.
Understanding How Your Body Functions
Most of us subsist predominantly on the burning of carbohydrates for fuel. We do this by eating or drinking a form of carbohydrates every day.
It is safe to say the vast majority of people in wealthy nations do this every single day, multiple times a day, for all of their lives (when was the last time you truly had nothing to eat for more than a day. If you can think of a time, usually it’s a major life event).
When our brain and muscles take their share of what is needed for their purposes, the rest of the sugar in our blood has to be stored in some way. That is either in the liver or as fat.
Our liver functions much like a savings account and our body fat much like a safety deposit box to store fuel in a different form of currency.
As long as we continue to use carbohydrates as a dominant source of energy, we have little incentive to use this stored energy. What’s more, the hormone used to signal excess-sugar storage (insulin) has to be sent out at higher levels to keep up with the increasing resistance of the body to dealing with all the excess supply.
This is the basic, highly simplified, start of metabolic syndrome (think: diabetes, high blood pressure, fatty liver disease, and obesity).
Even if it has not gotten to that point, if you can’t have a snack without crashing, you get hungry almost as soon as you stop being full, and your mood and level of focus throughout the day is highly dependent on having eaten, you may be struggling because you are completely dependent on this metabolic pathway to function.
The metabolism of a person who does not regularly have large sources of carbohydrates is quite different.
When carbohydrates are scarce, either because calories overall are limited, such as during times of food scarcity (intentional, as in time-restricted eating AKA intermittent fasting, or circumstantial, like famine), or because carbohydrates specifically are limited (think keto diet, very low carb diet, Atkins diet, etc), the body needs to use other sources of fuel.
When in need of energy, and dietary fats are available, fats are broken down into their basic parts, called ketones, which can be used throughout the body for energy.
When there are measurable levels of ketones in the blood, this is a state of nutritional ketosis.
When this happens regularly, the body, through a complex mechanism of gene signaling and activation will build the cellular apparatus to make use of ketones.
This process becomes increasingly efficient over time, and the body goes on to be adapted to ketosis, or “keto-adapted”. This source of energy does not require insulin to be available for your brain or muscles. As such, mental clarity and alertness is increased, the crash after sugar spikes is avoided, and a whole host of other beneficial cellular pathways in the body are activated.
In addition to weight loss, people frequently report better energy levels, focus, and relief from hunger.
When the consumption of food is time-restricted, such as fasting from sunrise to sunset, a whole host of physiologic processes come into play. These seem to play a major role in protection from obesity, cardiovascular disease, and endocrine dysfunction .
The immune system, for example, is directed towards the cells of our body that are malfunctioning to be broken down for energy.
Inflammation throughout the body decreases. This seems to be particularly important in the gut, which needs time to recover from the highly inflammatory activity of digestion. These two approaches to nutrition taken together may be a key to unlock some of the body’s most powerful tools for healing and health promotion .
So how do we reconcile this take on nutrition with the common recommendations to track all calories as the same, to eat small frequent meals, and to never skip a meal (especially breakfast because it’s the most important meal of the day)?
Essentially, most of what you have heard and what continues to be perpetuated about nutrition is, at best, misguided and outdated by about 20 years.
At worst, it has been heavily influenced by the food industry .
Eating multiple small meals a day does not help you lose weight, and skipping meals is not the worst thing that will ever happen to you (especially if it’s processed sugar for breakfast).
Eating fat is not what causes you to gain fat, and not all calories are the same. Restricting calories alone can help in weight loss for a short while, but study after study has shown that it almost always comes back because of the adaptive slowing of our metabolism .'When the consumption of food is time-restricted, such as fasting from sunrise to sunset, a whole host of physiologic processes come into play. These seem to play a major role in protection from obesity, cardiovascular disease, and endocrine dysfunction.'Click To Tweet
The Prophetic LifeStyle & its Impact on the Body
Compare this with the example of the Prophet and his companions from the Seerah (biography of the Prophet ) and Shama’il (virtues and noble character of the Prophet ).
During that time the majority of people were not faced with the problem of excess. Indeed, hunger was the norm, as described in a hadith in which the Prophet would spend many consecutive nights and his family did not have supper, and most of the time their bread was barley bread. [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi].
The hunger would be so extreme at times, he and his companions would sometimes resort to tying stones to their stomachs to quell the pangs [Sahih Muslim].
On days there was no food in his blessed abode, the Prophet would declare himself to be fasting [Sunan Ibn Majah].
The Prophet stated “A human being fills no worse vessel than his stomach. It is sufficient for a human being to eat a few mouthfuls to keep his spine straight. But if he must (fill it), then one-third of food, one third for drink and one third for air.” [At-Tirmidhi]
That is, the expectation is for a few morsels. The division of filling the stomach in thirds is to limit the most that should be consumed.
He was also reported in hadiths to be muscular and have toned physique. “His chest and stomach were in line, but his chest was broad and wide. The space between his shoulders was wide. The bones of his joints were strong and large (denoting strength).” [Shama’il Muhammadiyah, The Noble Features of the Prophet].
If we were to guess which forms of metabolism were predominant in that community, which is more likely? If we add on top of that a regular practice of fasting, all while continuing the vigors of an active pre-modern lifestyle, there is little doubt in my mind that our predecessors spent a significant amount of time in a ketogenic state.
One last bit of evidence to consider is the hadith on the breath of those who are fasting in which the Prophet was reported to say:
There is no doubt that dry mouth contributes to bad breath, which is common during fasting, and this hadith is usually taken to mean that despite our perception of bad breath, God is pleased by the act of worship that produces it; thus it is sweeter than musk.
However, ketosis also has an effect on the breath. One of the ketones made is acetone, which is released in the breath and has a very distinct fruity smell. I find that be a much more compelling explanation for what is being referred to in the hadith.
So, What’s The Point?
Now, it may appear that I am advocating for a keto diet. It’s not quite that. What I am advocating for is a cyclic ketogenic state that can arise by a combination of caloric restriction, time-restricted eating (the least of what we do in Ramadan), significantly reducing carbohydrates and getting most of our nutrition from healthy fat.
Ramadan is a time where most of these things can happen, especially the first two, and the duration is limited.
The body very likely needs a balance between these different states of metabolism, and there isn’t a one size fits all. It also can’t be done haphazardly.
Reducing our intake to the extent described in our tradition rapidly for someone starting from a SAD diet (which is generally unhealthy) is unwise as it would ignore some harsh realities. Those include the fact most of us are not physically prepared or adapted to do this because of our modern lifestyles, and our food itself is far different in nutritional density than previously.
Our soil is depleted and we have less variation in our diet. We have also lost a lot of the diversity of our gut flora that likely plays an essential role for physiology (something called the “disappearing microbiome hypothesis”).
This is essentially another disclaimer that, despite the potential benefits, this is not a casual affair; a game plan, including consultations with a nutritionist familiar with this diet, is of the utmost.
Done correctly, I believe, this has the potential to transform Ramadan for many of us who are motivated to excel in all dimensions of life.
Ramadan is an opportunity to engage in a process of self-discovery and deep introspection with predictable regularity, fueled by the powerful realization an entire ummah is engaged in the same process.
Our first responsibility in the fulfillment of the trust our Creator places upon us is the mind, body, and soul on loan to us. It is with and through them that we engage the Divine will.
Speaking from personal experience, the focus in worship and sense of connectivity I have found in a state of ketosis is nothing short of a gift from our Creator . That we have exchanged the traditional lifestyle for a modern one means having to use the tools of the scientific method to understand how the average Muslim can use their physiologic fitra to help them on their spiritual journey.
Our integrated vision of the human being, not a separated mind and body, means one cannot benefit from an act spiritually without benefiting physiologically and cognitively. The inverse, I pray and trust is also true.
Anything true and of correct guidance in this is from Allah , any faults are my own. If you suspect I am wrong, please let me know as I continue to learn from my mistakes. If you are certain I am wrong and take a strong objection to this, I would ask, only partly in jest, to show me your six pack.
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Wayanad is the second constituency of Rahul Gandhi after Amethi, from where he is testing his fortunes in this Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Situated in the northern part of the state of Kerala, this city witnessed one of the massive floods last year which washed away all the amenities and infrastructure. And therefore, the redevelopment of roads and revival of tourism and agriculture are some of the major local issues that the voters would consider while casting their votes.
Gandhi Nagar, on the other hand, is somewhat a draught hit region. And it is this local issue that will decide the fate of BJP President Amit Shah who is fighting the elections from this constituency. Gandhi Nagar is considered one of the safe seats for BJP. in 2014, L K Advani won from here with almost 65% of vote share.
As these two cities are casting their votes, we hope the general public choose their candidates wisely and come out in large numbers to cast their votes.
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Barry saves Jill from Plant 42 (tentative) is a cutscene in Resident Evil. It plays during the Jill story.
This cutscene shows Barry saves Jill from Plant 42 and then split up to investigate.
Barry Burton: What the hell is this!?
Jill Valentine: Barry!
Jill: You saved me!
Jill: That was close. Thanks, Barry.
Barry: Don't mention it. What a monster. I can't believe, what the hell is the place, anyway!?
Okay. I'm gonna stay in the soldier's area and take a look around. Though I'm sure there are still things in that other mansion as well.
Anyway, let's start searching separately.
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Proceeds for the month of release go to hurricane relief efforts.
What do you do when you discover that your super-hot blind date from months ago is now your super-hot Russian Lit professor?
You overthink everything and pray for a swift end to your misery, of course!
‘Kissing Tolstoy’ is the first book in the Dear Professor series, is 46k words, and can be read as a standalone. A shorter version of this story (28k words) was entitled ‘Nobody Looks Good in Leather Pants’ and was available via Penny Reid’s newsletter for free over the course of 2017.
Penny Reid is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. When she’s not immersed in penning smart romances, Penny works in the biotech industry as a researcher. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja. | <urn:uuid:cbadcd61-18e5-4993-8be2-1a0d2cab341e> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://steamyreads.net/kissing-tolstoy-dear-professor-1-by-penny-reid/ | 2020-09-21T09:07:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.909681 | 218 |
In a few days I’ll take the train from Paris to Hendaye on the Atlantic coast and start walking the GR10, hopefully making it to the Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean around mid-August. The GR10 is one of three walks that traverses the length of Pyrenees Mountain Range between France and Spain: the GR10 on the French side, the GR11 on the Spanish side, and the Haute Randonée Pyrénéenne (HRP) or High Pyrenees Route that follows the highest walkable route in the middle.
I picked the GR10 because I speak French and I don’t speak Spanish and because it’s my first solo hike and unlike the GR10 and 11 which are well marked with lovely red and white painted stripes, the HRP is largely unmarked. The GR10 is also sufficiently popular that someone should come along and find me if I need help (hopefully it won’t come to that!).
The GR10 is about 900 km in length which includes close to 50000 m elevation gain and loss. I made a rough itinerary using the topoguides published by the French hiking association and the very informative French GR10 website gr10.fr. My rough estimate is 44 days which seems reasonable on paper but it really depends how things go once I’m out there. The longest hike I’ve previously done was 10 days on the Kungsleden in the north of Sweden and I’ve never done more than a day hike by myself.
I’ve lightened my gear a lot compared to previous hikes I’ve been on but am still wishing my pack was lighter. My sincere dread of being one of “those people” who have to be rescued because they didn’t take appropriate rain gear and got hypothermia in a Pyrénées thunderstorm (for example) is preventing me from ditching anything else.
My main concerns are tick bites (Lyme disease) and getting caught in crazy thunderstorms. I’m also worried about my knees turning against me. In the past they haven’t been a problem but I’ve had a few running related injuries this year. Most of all, I’m going to miss my husband Trevor. He is staying in Paris to stress out about my well being because (a) hiking for 10 days is about his limit and (b) he’s not in a position to take 6 weeks off.
Things I can’t wait for are the amazing mountain scenery, having better things to take photos of than gear and guide books, meeting lovely hiking people, seeing marmots (love marmots!), and just putting one foot in front of the other.
I clearly just need to leave now since my gear and food are about as ready as they’re going to be but I still feel the need to try to tweak them somehow. I’ve got to the point of asking google the really deep questions such as “how long does a 50ml tube of toothpaste last?” to see if I really need to take it all. It is definitely time to go!
This is the gear I’m going to start the GR10 with. I’m working towards lightweight hiking but still have a way to go. I bought “Ultralight Backpacking Tips” by Mike Clelland but failed to do step 1 and buy kitchen scales to weigh anything. I’ll do another post after I finish with what worked and what I would change. Will I be miserable without a stove (cups of tea!)?
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Implement a PMO Quickly
It’s often moments of uncertainty or shifts in the market that cause businesses to think again about their project priorities. Sometimes, projects that looked good six months ago are no longer viable, following a change in the socioeconomic situation. Sometimes, you’ll want to quickly implement new initiatives to take advantage of circumstances.
A PMO can make the difference between being able to react quickly or struggling to keep your business afloat in times of disruption.
PMO benefits in turbulent times
Your PMO acts as the custodian of all the initiatives that are happening in the organization. Need to know where your resources are deployed? The PMO can tell you. Need to know what projects can be quickly stopped to focus on new strategic priorities? That’s a report the PMO can prepare easily.
The PMO team understands what changes are currently underway and what is coming up in the pipeline. If the business needs to pivot, the PMO can analyse what changes to the portfolio are required, so new projects can begin as soon as possible.
They can track what is being put on hold so when the time is right, those projects can be picked up again.
How to set up your PMO quickly
The first step in setting up a new PMO is to undertake PMO implementation planning. By that we mean taking time out to plan what you want from the PMO and how you are going to get there. This could be a short exercise, or a time-consuming one. Either way, it’s important to know where you are going before you set off.
3 Keys to rapidly activating your PMO
If you want to get a PMO in place in your organization, these three things are the key to a speedy deployment.
1. Stakeholder engagement
You must have support from relevant managers and business leaders in order to quickly gain buy in for the PMO – this won’t be news to you. Any change to the way your business works needs support in order for it to be a success.
Meet with core stakeholders and the people who can influence the outcomes. Explain what you are trying to do and why, and secure their support. In rapidly changing times, hopefully the benefits of having a PMO will be clear.
Involve stakeholders in your planning process so they know what is coming and what the next steps will be.
2. A clear understanding of the business drivers
What are you trying to achieve with your PMO? The more you understand about the business drivers and the objectives for setting up a PMO, the closer you can align your team with what matters to you.
The functions offered by the PMO will depend on what you want to team to do. In turn, that requires an understanding of the business needs. Is it primarily reporting to help executives understand the full portfolio? Is it standardizing the way the organization manages projects to make it easier to compare performance? PMOs serve a variety of different functions, and your implementation needs to be tailored perfectly to meet your specific requirements.
Of course, the PMO’s functions can evolve over time, so focus on your priority goals to begin with and add in more services later.
3. Expertise in PMO creation
You’ve got two choices: go it alone and use precious time to research the best ways to implement the PMO platform, processes, standard and tools. Or tap into industry expertise and secure support from people who have done this many times before and who can take weeks if not months off your efforts.
If setting up a PMO quickly is important to you, there’s no better way to start than by working with experts who have seen it all before and done it many times. External support will help you build a tailored implementation plan, letting you rapidly get your PMO in place. Use their troubleshooting expertise to make sure your PMO is useful and successful from Day 1.
Another benefit of working with experienced PMO consultants is that they can stay on and support the running of the PMO if necessary. That can be particularly useful if you don’t have staff in-house with the necessary skills. While you recruit and train your long-term team, consultants can step in to make sure everything is operating as it should from the very first moment.
What about Organization Change Management?
When businesses implement a PMO, we often find they gain huge benefit in also thinking about Organization Change Management practices at the same time.
Being able to manage the change effectively is just as important as making sure the PMO has the tools and processes it needs to work effectively. Typically, businesses want to tackle both together to improve the project delivery capability and build maturity in how change is done across the organization.
However, if your PMO discussion has come about as the result of operating in a disruptive economy, you might be looking at the fastest way to put some structure around establishing what projects are happening, where your resources are working and how to get new initiatives approved and into the portfolio in the easiest possible way.
When speed is important, you may consider phasing the approach you take. A PMO primarily focused on consolidated project reporting can be successfully implemented with haste. You can then work on improving maturity. Just don’t forget about that step! Make sure it is added to your PMO roadmap so the team can quickly scale and support organizational change efforts as well.
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France is looking to test central bank-issued digital currency in 2020, according to news site AFP.
In a Wednesday conference hosted by the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR), the central bank’s governor François Villeroy de Galhau said that the bank will start testing digital currency soon and “will launch a call for projects before the end of the first quarter of 2020,” per the AFP report.
According to Villeroy de Galhau, France is keen on contributing to the digital currency innovation. However, he also cautioned that the country needs to experiment with the new technology “in a serious and methodical manner.”
The news came on the heels of France’s Minister of the Economic and Finance Bruno Le Maire calling for the creation of a “public digital currency” at a European Union (EU) meeting. The minister previously expressed his opposition against Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra, saying that France would block the project if it fails to address concerns over the potential threat it poses to monetary sovereignty.
Meanwhile, People’s Bank of China is also experimenting with its own digital currency, DC/EP. The bank said that it has been researching this new technology since 2014 and is “almost ready” to launch it. However, a recent announcement from the bank clarified that it is still testing and researching the digital yuan, without disclosing the launch date. | <urn:uuid:86b5b75e-ea25-4266-a86b-171d39af0433> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://thebitcoin.pub/t/report-bank-of-france-to-test-digital-currency-in-2020/59826 | 2020-09-21T09:56:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.939923 | 298 |
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President Akufo Addo today appointed an openly partisan lawyer to the High Court as a judge, in what reinforcing accusations that the President is packing the judiciary with compromised judges who would protect him and his party loyalists.
The President today swore in 16 judges into the High Court and among them is a lawyer called Ernest Yao Gaewo.
Whatsup News is finding out that Justice Gaewo is a dye-in-the-wool loyalist of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and had on several occasions contested parliamentary seats on the ticket of the NPP.
In 2016, Justice Gaewo, whose certificate number at the Bar is VR 09586/15, contested as the parliamentary candidate for Ho Central in the Volta Region.
Earlier, he had contested the Ho West seat under the NPP but on both occasions, he lost to his rivals.
Whatsup News has seen his political posters showing his picture placed beside that of President Akufo Addo.
Critics, are warning that the adamant behaviour of the President to pack the judiciary with perceived party loyalists is compromising judicial independence in Ghana.
Indeed, this trend was demonstrated recently when the NPP Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong launched a serious verbal attack at a trial judge currently sitting on a case involving Ken Agyapong.
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Your facial features are unique to you. Dr. Sajan has a deep understanding of facial balance and the ideal facial feature size, shape, and contour that sends the right signals. Human beings prefer attractive faces; this is not in question. The perfect size, shape, and form of an altered nose must be carefully planned so the final result is an enhancement for your other features. When a surgeon removes too much tissue and cartilage, the result can look unnatural and in the end may require a revision surgery. It is far better to get the surgery performed right – the first time.
Balanced Facial Features are More Appealing
Facial beauty (or handsome male facial features) is associated with balance, harmony, and symmetry. A nose that is out of balance can make the other features less appealing. People are hardwired to respond more positively to attractive features, and altering the nose structure can produce a significant change in your quality of life.
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California State Senate, 27th District
Senator Fran Pavley is a native Angeleno and grew up in Sherman Oaks. She has spent her life living and working in Los Angeles and Ventura counties as a parent, educator and elected official. She lives with her husband, Andy, a veteran and lifelong teacher, in Agoura Hills, where they raised two children and four guide dogs for the blind.
Pavley received a master’s degree in environmental planning from California State University - Northridge; taught middle school for 28 years; and completed her teaching career in Moorpark, Calif. In 1982, she was elected as the first mayor of the City of Agoura Hills and served for four terms on the city council.
In 2000 she won election to the California State Assembly, serving three terms - six years. She was elected to the state Senate in 2008. Currently, Senator Pavley represents about 900,000 people in the 27th Senate District, which includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
Senator Pavley is the chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and is a member of a half dozen committees: Energy, Utilities, and Communications, Environmental Quality, Budget and Fiscal Review, Budget Subcommittee #2 (Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy, and Transportation), Governance and Finance and Legislative Ethics. She also chairs the Select Committee on Climate Change and Assembly Bill 32 Implementation.
Senator Pavley currently is pursuing legislation that sets an overarching climate-pollution reduction target for 2030 that would provide California businesses with regulatory certainty while also strengthening the economy and improving public health, especially in communities disproportionately impacted by pollution. Among her ongoing legislative initiatives are a teacher-recruitment bill to address the plummeting enrollment rates in credentialing programs and a measure to toughen enforcement of oil drilling waste water disposal practices.
IN 205, Pavley won passage of bills to protect public safety, by strengthening domestic-violence and sexual-assault prevention laws. She also passed a state parks reform bill that makes it easier for parks officials to get help from nonprofit organizations.
In 2014 Senator Pavley authored legislation to manage groundwater for the first time in California and helped negotiate a bipartisan water bond that was approved by voters as Proposition 1. And in 2013 she successfully carried legislation to end unregulated hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other oil-extraction practices in California, and coauthored successful legislation to invest $2 billion in successful air-quality and clean vehicle and fuel technology programs. In addition, Senator Pavley successfully carried bills to increase the maximum penalty for child pornography possession, ensure proper sexual-assault investigations at centers for people with developmental disabilities, and increase disclosure of financial contributions to ballot proposition campaigns.
Some of Senator Pavley’s past legislative victories in the Senate include laws stiffening penalties for mortgage fraud, banning lead and cadmium in children’s jewelry, and creating new clean energy jobs. In 2011, Senator Pavley authored a law to improve California’s business climate by implementing regulatory reform; this bill requires agencies to more rigorously assess the economic impacts, including the benefits, major regulations before they are adopted.
In the Assembly, she authored Assembly Bill 1493, which became the model for national vehicle emissions standards, and Assembly Bill 32, the nation’s first cap on greenhouse gas pollution. Both laws have become models for other states and nations. They have spurred innovation and job growth in clean technology, alternative fuels, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other sectors. In 2010 the U.S. president implemented national clean car standards, based on Assembly Bill 1493, which has been dubbed the Pavley Law. During a special ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, the president personally thanked Senator Pavley for her work on creating a clean, safe, secure energy future for California and the United States.
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There’s No Way You Can Miss This Giant Cheese Parade
The largest wheel of Italian cheese in the Western Hemisphere is making its way to Concord.
On December 1, the seventh annual Crucolo Day Parade is scheduled to wind down Main and Walden Streets. Crucolo, for the record, is a mild asiago made from cow’s milk. It hails from a small town in northern Italy, and is always delivered to the Concord Cheese Shop on the first Thursday of December.
The parade begins at 3:30 p.m. when a horse-drawn cart hauls the 400-pound wheel of Crucolo cheese along the route, followed by a brass instrument-bearing marching band, a dance troupe, Miss Crucolo USA, flags, and more. After plenty of cheering and Italian flag-waving, a round of call-and-response speeches are given. Then, the hefty hunk of formaggio is ceremoniously halved and quartered on its raised platform. It’s not a cheese parade without cheese samples, of course, so pieces of cheese are given to the crowd for tasting.
What happens to the gigantic cheese after the parade? It’s sold by the pound at the Cheese Shop. According to a release, it often sells out in less than two weeks.
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Size: 16" x 20"
NOTE: The slight tear in the actual canvas (near the left eye of the painting) represents the struggle and the emotion of breaking through barriers.
Brickthrough, Scars, and All
Year: 2011. Watercolor on Canvas, 16" x 20".
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Mishon Ratliff Net Worth
Mishon Ratliff net worth: Mishon Ratliff is an American singer, dancer, and actor who has a net worth of $2 million. Mishon Ratliff was born in Los Angeles, California in February 1993. As a singer he released his debut studio album Youngstars in 2005 and his second album EPIC in 2015. As an actor Ratliff starred as Taylor Sutton on the television series Lincoln Heights from 2007 to 2009. He has starred in the movies The Heartbreak Kid, Note to Self, and Frat Brothers. Mishon Ratliff has appeared in the shorts The Adventures of Tango McNorton: Licensed Hero and Pick or Press. He starred in the TV movies To Love and to Cherish, Fear Files, and Downsized. His musical styles include R&B, pop, and hip hop and he plays the keyboard and guitar. His single "Just a Kiss" reached #36 on the US R&B chart and he also had success with the singles "Turn It Up" (featuring Roscoe Dash) and "New Money" by Lil Twist.
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• Total advertised vacancies hit post-recession high in December, with 968,273 available positions, rising by 30% year-on-year
• Competition for jobs hits post-recession low – with just 0.85 jobseekers for every advertised vacancy in December, compared to 1.61 in December 2013
• Wage growth starting to stagnate as salaries dip in December – the third consecutive month of decline
• Northern skills gap – promising salary increases in much of the North, but many Northern employers struggling to attract skilled candidates
• North West England experiencing fierce job competition – Salford, The Wirral and Rochdale populate top five worst places to find a job in the UK
Competition for jobs halved over 2014 to hit a new record low of 0.85 jobseekers for every advertised vacancy in December, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk.
The number of jobseekers going after each advertised role has nearly halved by comparison to December 2013, when there were 1.61 jobseekers per position.
Total advertised vacancies have risen by a third over the last year. There were 968,273 jobs advertised in December, 30.0% higher than 744,665 available positions in December 2013, as the number of available jobs continues to close in on the one million mark. On a monthly basis, there were 1.9% more vacancies compared to 949,788 in November, breaking through the previous post-recession high.
Wage growth maintains a strong lead on inflation, helped by Consumer Price Inflation of just 0.5% in the year to December 2014. The average advertised UK salary in December 2014 was 6.9% higher than 12 months prior, meaning the average salary packet has grown by £2,109 in real terms over this period.
But there are still warning signs on the horizon. At £34,548, the average advertised salary in December was actually £1 lower than November’s £34,549. This is the third consecutive monthly fall, possibly signalling salary stagnation.
Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, comments: “The streets might be paved with jobs, but that doesn’t mean they’re paved with gold. On a month-on-month basis, salaries have been static for three months running. This is partly down to an increase in lower paid roles, but also due to growing concerns over an increasingly fragile Eurozone. The recent plateauing may signal a larger and more worrying trend towards stagnant wage growth.
“As long as the warm breeze of slow inflation keeps real wage growth aloft, we will keep feeling richer. But the wage recovery can’t glide forever – and we’re already losing height. In order to sustain the uplift the engines of the North must keep running at full throttle, operating on the jet-fuel of the UK’s booming manufacturing and construction industries. We cannot allow economic uncertainty to get in the way of our booming export sector.”
Northern Skills Gap
Salaries are rising more quickly in the North than in the South. By region, the North East leads annual salary improvement, with a 13.7% average increase compared to December last year. It’s closely followed by Yorkshire and The Humber (12.3%), while the North West (10.3%) manages to keep up with the rest of the pack, remaining comfortably ahead of the UK average (6.9%). Salaries in the South East lag behind at 7.7%, while London salary growth falls below the UK average with a year-on-year increase of just 6.6%.
Table 2: Biggest improvers – UK regions by average salary
However, the Northern advertised salary surge is partly being driven by a growing skills shortage in these regions, all of which contain cities with the fiercest job competition in the UK. Three of the top five worst cities to find a job are located in the North West: Salford, with 7.91 jobseekers per vacancy, The Wirral (7.82) and Rochdale (5.24). Sunderland (7.52) and Hull (4.60) make appearances in the top five representing the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber respectively.
Sunderland exhibits this trend most starkly: with 7.52 applicants for every job, employers should be able to name their price. But advertised salaries in Sunderland have grown by 38% since December 2014 – a clear sign that employers are trying to attract the skills they need from outside the city.
Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, comments: “Individual cities can’t be taken blindly as representatives for entire regions – but they are useful indicators. An advertised salary increase can often mean that employers are struggling to fill positions from their local talent pool. By raising advertised salaries, they hope to attract better qualified candidates from other regions.
“Combined with the high competition for jobs we’re seeing in the North, a logical explanation is that employers are struggling to fill positions due to a lack of skills applicable to the sectors thriving there. David Cameron has made funding for apprenticeships a core part of his re-election campaign, and the figures bear this out as a sensible tonic for employment – especially in the North. Hopefully this proactive response to a clear mismatch in the UK employment market manages to transcend party lines in time for the general election.”
Workers in East Anglia the least happy with their pay
Cambridge may have been the best city to find a job in December 2014, but workers in East Anglia are the unhappiest with their pay. Six in 10 (62%) of workers in the region said they were dissatisfied with their salary, according to Adzuna, who has come up with a new way for people to calculate their “market value”. Workers in the East Midlands are the second most unhappy with their pay (60%), followed by Scottish workers (60%) and Northern Irish employees (59%). The South West is the region most satisfied with their salaries, with 45% happy with their pay.
Administration jobs see largest advertised salary increase
Looking at employment by job sector in December, administrative roles enjoyed the largest annual wage growth. The average advertised salary was £23,528 for jobs in the Administration sector in December 2014, an increase of 19.0% since the same month last year.
Table 3: Biggest improvers – job sectors by average salary
Manufacturing and Trade & Construction jobs remain in the top five biggest improvers on a yearly basis. Vacancies in the Manufacturing sector were advertised with an average salary of £30,781 in December – a 15.7% increase on December 2013. Jobs in Trade & Construction saw similar successes, with salaries increasing 11.4% in the twelve months to December 2014 to reach £38,773.
Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, explains: “Administration jobs are the vanguard of the jobs market. In tough times, they’re the first casualties of shrinking business. Now that things have turned around, this healthy annual growth is a sign that we’re making our way out of hostile economic territory. This is a much-deserved pay bump for the employees that keep such a vast range of enterprises ticking over – a sign that we’re heading back to the safer havens of prosperity we’ve gone without for some time.
“Supporting roles in administration and customer services have fought hard to keep up during the recession. But with an unflappable core of manufacturing and construction driving the labour market forwards, it was almost inevitable that businesses would need to start attracting talented support staff.”
Energy Oil & Gas jobs hit hardest
Only the Energy Oil & Gas (-1.9%) and Legal (-0.1%) sectors experienced wage decreases in December compared to the same month last year. Average advertised salaries in these sectors were £46,168 and £44,908 respectively.
Table 4: Worst improvers – job sectors by average salaries
Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, explains: “Jobs in the Energy, Oil & Gas Sector have been through a rough patch – and the end isn’t in sight. The political rumblings North of the border, where many of these jobs lie, have been put to bed. Almost as soon as the geographical heart of the sector, Scotland, started to pick up the pieces, the price of oil fell through the floor.
“Many large-scale operations, plans for expansion and, unfortunately, pay-scales, simply do not make sense when energy commodities are trading at under half their previous price. With Ed Miliband promising to freeze energy prices if he wins the general election, this sector’s vulnerability to the tides of political change is becoming ever-more apparent.” | <urn:uuid:a321ad76-b991-46e2-911d-58efb53ee8e4> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.economicvoice.com/competition-for-jobs-halved-over-2014/ | 2020-09-21T08:19:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.961933 | 1,841 |
January is National Eye Care Month. Why is this health awareness holiday so important? The Vision Council of America notes that 12.2 million Americans require some sort of vision correction but don’t use any. Nearly 50% of parents with children under 12 have never taken their children to an eye care professional.
Your eyes are very important and you should take care of them. Here are some reasons why you should visit your eyecare professional and have an eye examination:
- Unexplained headaches. If you have been having unexplained, constant headaches, your solution could be visiting your optometrist. An eyecare professional can pinpoint the source of your headaches.
- Your eyes change over time. An optometrist can determine if you need eyeglasses or contact lenses, or if you need a stronger prescription to reduce eyestrain and to help you see better at close or far distances.
- Detect eye conditions. An optometrist is able to spot the early onset signs of diabetes, high blood pressure, glaucoma, and high cholesterol just by conducting an eye exam.
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Mr. George Ogalo is a graduate of Egerton University (B.Ed., Mathematics and Economics), and Africa International University (formerly NEGST) with Master of Divinity in Biblical Studies. He is currently a PhD candidate (Biblical Studies).
In his undergraduate studies, he was in the Christian Union leadership, serving in various capacities including being the Chairman of the Christian Union. He also served as a member of the FOCUS Coordinating Council (FCC), now known as National Governing Council (NGC), by virtue of being in the National Students Executive committee (NASEC). During his Masters studies at AIU, he became the Chairman of the students Association thereby representing students in the University Senate.
Previously, before going for further studies, George worked for FOCUS for a cumulative 10 years in different roles including one year in STEM program, two years of missionary assignment in Southover Church, England with a focus on International students’ ministry, and seven (7) years in the FOCUS staff team. As a FOCUS staff he was a Training Secretary (title has since changed to Campus Ministry Facilitator) and a Regional Coordinator for 3 years and 4 years respectively. George continued being an active FOCUS Associate, investing his public speaking, communication and Bible exposition skills in the Church, Christian Unions, FOCUS staff trainings, and student Conferences.
George has also demonstrated leadership in several other forums. He has been actively involved in Church ministry as Youth Patron and Advisory Board member at Christ is the Answer Ministries (CITAM) Kisumu and as the head of department for Family Care Ministry at CITAM Ngong. He has also served as a Convener of the Religion Committee in Kenya Christian Professional forum (KCPF). In the rural community, he has led initiatives in mobilising resources for Education of the youth and for providing clean water. He has helped set up three consortiums involving Sychar Centre, Institute of Study of African Realities (ISAR), Concordis International, in which he was also the repertoire, leading to three publications on the issues of ethnicity, land, and corruption.
George is married to Mary Thamari Odhiambo, and they are blessed with three children; Cato, Mark and Luka. | <urn:uuid:f8af5700-fb4b-4929-87b0-a68945b7cfce> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.focuskenya.org/about/our-team/ | 2020-09-21T08:54:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.978811 | 469 |
Harry Winks, on his day, can be the difference between three points and none. The 23-year-old midfield maestro keeps the Lilywhites ticking and does everything in the middle of the park. However, yesterday, the young Englishman missed the visit of Huddersfield yesterday, and the fears are that he’ll miss Manchester City on Wednesday.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 13 April 2019
Winks is an incredible talent, but unfortunately, he’s no stranger to the treatment room at Spurs. With that being said, there aren’t many players who have been able to avoid injury at Tottenham this season. The fans cannot get over how many injuries they’ve had, and Winks’ setback is just his latest after suffering a number of ankle injuries over the last few years.
Central midfield has long been a problem for Tottenham fans this season. Mousa Dembele was sold in January and with consistent injuries to Victor Wanyama the Lilywhites were left relying on a double pivot of Moussa Sissoko and Winks for a while. The pair stood up to the challenge well too, and Winks’ creative ability from deep makes him an incredible addition to their side, and if he is to miss Manchester City on Wednesday the Lilywhites will be gutted.
You can read the Spurs fans’ worried reaction to Winks’ injury here:
FFS. Is he gonna be fit for City?!
— Noz Ahmed (@NozAhmed) April 13, 2019
Need him and Dele back for City or it really is Rip FC on Wednesday
— Haaris (@HaarisCOYS) April 13, 2019
Please someone give us a break eh! Never seen a season like it #COYS
— Paul Dyer (@mabbutt) April 13, 2019
He can’t miss the City game!
— Jude Foxington (@fuzzywuzzytail) 13 April 2019
Whattt he was fine against Man City
— Rachel Taylor (@rachel61721948) 13 April 2019
Better be fit for Wednesday !! Struggle without the maestro
— Ben Clark (@cben0835) April 13, 2019
— Reece Brotherton (@Bruv_2004) 13 April 2019
The Lilywhites will be desperate for Winks to return in time for Manchester City on Wednesday and if he isn’t available the fans will be a lot less confident.
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Audio Catalog was available as a giveaway on November 2, 2012!
Audio Catalog is a music manager, music tagger, renamer, cataloguer, browser and report creator. It can catalogue and edit the most common music formats (MP3, Ogg, WMA, iTunes M4A, FLAC, APE, MPC and other - total 14 formats). Catalogue your entire music music collection with a few clicks. Add or correct missing or incorrect meta-data using the many tools available for tagging your files.
Audio Catalog makes it easy to find your favorite music by searching for criteria such as Artist, Title, Genre, Rating etc. You can play music using internal player or manage WinAmp or Windows Media Player directly from the Audio Catalog, create reports of your music collection as Excel, HTML or XML files, so that you can show it to others. If you're using third-party devices or players, Audio Catalog can export playlists to M3U or WPL files.
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McLachlan allegedly threatened "to end" woman he kissed
One of Craig McLachlan's alleged victims told a friend the actor threatened to "end her" after she confronted him about an unscripted, on-stage kiss.
McLachlan, 54, is facing 16 charges of indecent assault, attempted indecent assault and common assault, involving four women who were part of a production of the Rocky Horror Show.
One of the women alleges the actor put his tongue in her mouth during an unscripted kiss and then threatened her career when she confronted him about it off stage.
"He backed her against a wall and said, 'don't you talk to me like that, I will end you,'" a friend of the alleged victim told Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
"It absolutely threw her. No one had ever spoken to her with such intensity in such a negative way.
"It was between acts so they had to pretty much go back out and act like nothing had happened."
The friend said the woman also told her about another incident in which McLachlan allegedly pushed his erect penis against her.
"He had an erect penis and wanted her to know," the friend said.
"She felt so uncomfortable and violated by the whole thing."
The alleged victim told her friend she was relieved when the production ended.
"She told me that she would love to do the show but she did not want to work with Craig," the friend said.
"She was done spending her days feeling uncomfortable ... feeling she could be violated at any moment."
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Additive Manufacturing from EOS enables the construction and manufacture of highly stable lightweight structures that cannot be produced using conventional production processes.
Products should only use as many resources as are absolutely essential in order to perform their function. Because raw materials consumption, and therefore the prices for resources, is increasing enormously worldwide, this requirement in relation to product development and manufacturing is gaining increasing importance.
Additive Manufacturing technology from EOS can be used to build all kinds of detailed and complex lightweight structures. It offers developers maximum construction freedom. Early on in the construction process it is possible to remove superfluous material from many components. This superfluous material is unavoidable when conventional manufacturing methods are used. In Additive Manufacturing, material is only applied in those places where it is required for functional reasons. This results in extremely light yet highly stable components. Users thus gain greater room to maneuver in construction and design.
The construction of a battery holder for an electric racing car illustrates the benefits of Additive Manufacturing: in just a short space of time, students from the Global Formula Racing Team designed the container for their racing car and used the Additive Manufacturing process to produce it in flame-retardant PA12 material. The finished component is light, compact and safe. The great construction freedom meant that the students were able to integrate cooling channels and cable ducts directly in the container itself, thereby also saving material and weight.
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BIG FAN OF THIS.
Just a couple days into this new semester and you could definitely say I am a big fan of this. And by that I mean all of it. The language, the place, the people, all of it. Who new that 4 days could make such a big impact already? It amazes me all the things we have already done here and how much it already feels like home.
Of course there are the things that constantly remind you that this isn’t America but it also makes my heart for this place grow a little bit more.
Once we got into the country we were picked up at the airport by our RC’s and got to find out who we would be living with in our houses. Of course we were all stoked, nervous, and tired all at the same time but all the emotions have made this experience that much better.
I think I speak for many/all of us when I say I am totally unsure how our RC’s and the rest of the Living & Learning staff have been able to love us so well in such a short amount of time. I am amazed and impressed and all of the other jaw-dropping adjectives you can think of. They have absolutely taken us in and made us feel at home to the best of their abilities.
Since being here we have gotten to explore the city, test all of the public transit options, brush up on our spanish while navigating our day-to-day lives, do team bonding on ropes courses, and tomorrow we even get to go zip lining and to the middle of the world! How stinkin' lucky are we?! As it may sound, we’ve been very busy since we got here and I’m sure that will keep up throughout the semester but just wanted to shoot a quick post up to let everyone know I got here safely and I am loving it so far! (still in the honeymoon stage of culture shock I guess) Sure its very different from back home but I truly do want to embrace everything this semester has for me and the different challenges it holds. My hope is to take the challenges, the good and the bad, of this semester and place them into God's hands. I've been told it a bunch of times before coming, but it finally hit me in church today, God is already working here and I am just meeting Him here to be a vessel. This is so true and I can’t freaking wait for it all.
- Kelsey Humbert
WOWOWOW I AM IN ECUADOR.
Thanks for all the prayers and love throughout this exciting and nerve-wracking time of waiting until the day I finally got on the plane to Quito, Ecuador. I am FINALLY here and could not be loving it more.
Quick synopsis of the past three days: these people featured in the pic are INCREDIBLE and I’ve only known some of them for literally three days, I get to live in this beautiful home with 4 even more beautiful women, Ecuadorians greet women with a kiss on the cheek and I love it, I did a high ropes corse that left me with some gnarly bruises, I love taxis, and tonight we drank coffee at a place that overlooked the city WHILE fireworks went off in the background (are you kidding me).
I have loved every second here. I love challenging myself and learning to trust myself in ways I never thought I could, having conversations with complete strangers and beginning to truly admire them, experiencing a new culture, seeing God differently, and so so much more. Every morning I wake up and cannot believe that this is a reality. I am so grateful for the opportunity and CANNOT thank God and my family and my friends enough for being so supportive and behind this crazy decision of mine to go to a country I didn’t know anything about. I promise I am safe and doing better than good !!
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Seven hours of sleep a day keeps the doctor away, right? OK, that's not how the saying goes, but it should, because shoddy shut-eye can hurt nearly every system in your body.
But with the weight of everyday worries — and concerns about the current coronavirus crisis — swimming in our heads when we hit the hay, lots of people aren't getting the prescribed amount of sleep.
In fact, a third of working adults are clocking fewer than six hours of zzzs a night, according to an April 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If that's you, look no further than your yoga mat to aid in the search for better rest.
Try This 5-Minute Bedtime Yoga Flow for Sounder Sleep
Even a short yoga flow can give you the calm you need to catch zzzs. This five-minute bedtime yoga practice from Brendon Abram, author of Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and founder of Get Yoga in Ontario, Canada, is "designed to release stressful energy from those places we tend to hold it the most."
To help you associate bedtime with relaxation, do this two-part flow in your bedroom before you hit the sheets. And for nights when you can't stop tossing and turning, try adding parts 3 and 4 to your relaxation routine.
Part 1: Getting Grounded and Centered
1. Ease Into Your Practice
About 15 minutes before your yoga practice, take some time to engage in an activity you find relaxing. A warm bath, soft music or cuddling with your fur baby are all nice ways to wind down.
2. Get Settled
- Find a comfortable seated position on the floor beside your bed. Your legs can be crossed or extended out in front of you. Allow your hands to rest on your knees or on your lap.
- As you inhale, lift your heart to lengthen the spine.
- As you exhale, maintain the length of the spine and allow your body to soften and sink around it into the support of the surface below.
- Connect to your breath, creating inhalations that are as long and deep as comfortably possible and exhalations that are slow and steady.
- Complete 4 or 5 rounds of breath.
3. Find Perspective
As you breathe, adopt a state of mind that will set the conditions for sleep to arise. Disconnect from your day, find the present moment and release any expectations about being able to go to sleep.
Remember, falling asleep is not a single discrete action. Rather, it's a set of steps that permit us to lower our overall level of arousal to the point where we stop being awake. If we take these steps to de-energize mind and body, sleep is the natural outcome.
4. Take Inventory
Take a few moments to observe and note what's present in the physical, emotional and cognitive domains of your being. Set the intention to let go of excess energy, which could be physical tension, emotional unease or ruminative thoughts.
5. Put Your Thoughts to Bed
Notice what thoughts are present and do your best to set them aside for the night. If they are truly important, you'll remember them in the morning.
Part 2: Asanas to De-Energize
As you move through these poses, become aware of any places you are holding tension, especially if it's one of the places you noticed tightness or stiffness in your inventory. Feel free to slow down or even pause as you explore these tense areas. Imagine you're breathing in fresh new energy to renew and refresh tired muscles and breathing out old energy and tension with each exhale.
Move 1: Neck Rotations
- On an inhale, lower your chin toward your chest. Move to a place where the sensation in the neck feels mild to moderate.
- As you exhale, keep the chin close to the chest and point it toward the right shoulder. Notice how the sensation in the neck changes. Maybe it changes location, maybe it changes in intensity.
- On the next inhale, bring the chin back to the center of the chest.
- As you exhale, point it to the left shoulder.
- Continue to follow your breath as you move from side to side for 30 seconds.
Move 2: Shoulder Stretches
- On an inhale, extend the left arm straight out in front at shoulder level.
- As you exhale, keep the left arm long and use your right forearm to draw the left elbow toward the right shoulder, bringing sensation into the left shoulder region. Stay here for 3 or 4 breath cycles.
- On an exhale, release the left arm and repeat on the right arm.
Move 3: Forward Fold
- Extend both legs long with the heels touching the floor. It's okay if there is a bend in your knees.
- As you inhale, reach both hands overhead and imagine you are lifting your heart to lengthen your spine. At the end of your inhale, suspend your breath for a count of 2.
- As you exhale, pull your navel in and up and hinge forward from the waist to bend the upper body toward the earth.
- As you bend, keep the spine long, extending the crown of the head away from the tailbone. Bend until you feel a mild to moderate sensation through the back of the legs or through the lower back region.
- Allow the hands to come down to the support of the earth wherever is most comfortable. You do not need to touch your toes.
- At the end of the exhalation, pull the navel in and up even more to expel every last bit of breath. Suspend your breath here for a count of 2.
- Inhaling slowly, rise, bringing the hands above the head. At the end of the inhale, suspend the breath for a count of 2, then exhale and fold forward again.
- Repeat 2 or 3 times.
Move 4: Cow Cat
- Take your time to transition onto your hands and knees into a tabletop position. Place your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.
- As you inhale, tilt the tailbone back and up, lower the belly toward the floor, and lift your heart as you move into Cow. Keep the neck soft as you gaze to the front.
- As you exhale, pull the navel in and up, pressing down gently through the hands and knees as you arch your back upward into Cat.
- Follow your breath as you flow between the two. Inhale Cow, and exhale Cat.
- Do this for 3 or 4 rounds of breath.
Move 5: Heart-Opening Pose
- From tabletop, lower your torso toward the ground, hips pointed up to the ceiling. Allow your forehead to release to the floor, supporting it with a blanket, block or cushion.
- Place your hands wherever it feels most beneficial for you. You could extend them in front to lengthen the arms. You could place one hand on top of the other and use them to support your forehead, or you may wish to extend your hands back toward the feet.
- Pull the navel in and up and tilt the tailbone back and up to lengthen the spine. Maintaining the length of the spine, use exhales to release into and connect to the support of the surface beneath.
- Stay here for 3 or 4 rounds of breath.
Move 6: Side Bends
- From here, walk both hands to the right and press them into the floor to create a nice stretch through the left side body.
- Stay here for 3 or 4 rounds of breath. Feel how the side body expands with each inhale and how sensation diminishes with each exhalation.
- When you're ready, walk the hands back through center and to the left to create a nice stretch through the right side of your body.
Move 7: Child's Pose
- Lower your butt onto your heels and your torso down toward the floor, resting your forehead on the mat.
- Extend your arms in front of you, palms facing up to intensify the stretch or extend your arms behind you with your palms resting face up next to your hips
- Allow yourself to sink into the support of the ground below and each inhale to replenish you with soft, peaceful energy. With each exhale, think of releasing energy which no longer serves you.
Part 3: Guided Relaxation
Listen to your favorite guided relaxation. It could be based on imagery or sound. A yoga Nidra practice (i.e., a systematic form of guided relaxation) can be a really good way of taking your energy down an extra notch.
Part 4: Sleep-Inducing Breathwork
Sleep experts and behavioral therapists often recommend this style of pranayama or breath practice to deal with hyper-arousal. This 4:7:8 ratio breath exercise takes a bit of effort, but if you persist, it'll pay off.
- Inhale for a count of 4, suspend your breath for a count of 7, then exhale for a count of 8.
- As you breathe, do your best to pay attention to the act of breathing. If you catch yourself thinking of something other than your breath, set it aside and come back to breath.
- Repeat until you feel relaxed and fall asleep.
How Yoga Can Help Improve Sleep
"Yoga is a great way of shutting down the hyper-arousal that causes insomnia," Abram says.
When you experience hyper-arousal, your neurobiological and psychological systems are on overdrive. And a December 2013 study in Sleep Medicine found that hyper-arousal and anxiety negatively affect nighttime sleep and daytime wakefulness in patients with insomnia.
"This is where a consistent home-based yoga practice can help you get a better night's rest," he says. "Yoga is a process that helps us reduce excess energy below the threshold at which sleep is possible."
Indeed, a study in the May/June 2014 issue of Alternative Therapies concluded that three months of twice weekly yoga classes improved sleep quality for older adults with insomnia. Other research found that yoga offered more superior sleep-based benefits than aerobic exercise, per a paper in the April-June 2017 issue of Sleep Science.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: “QuickStats: Percentage* of Currently Employed Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Reported an Average of ≤6 Hours of Sleep† per 24-Hour Period, by Employment Category§ — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2008–2009 and 2017–2018.”
- Sleep Medicine: “Hyperarousal in insomnia.”
- Alternative Therapies: “Yoga for Improving Sleep Quality and Quality of Life for Older Adults.”
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I have been associated with Maranatha since the spring semester of 2015 when I was a college intern. This eventually led to being hired as an English teacher by fall 2016. The past three years of teaching at Maranatha has been, not only a blessing, but a privilege. What makes Maranatha stand out from other schools I have interacted with is the community of teachers that I get to work with every day. They have become my friends, my supporters, and my mentors. The way that the faculty interacts with students shows authentic, Christ-like care and love that continues faithfully day in and day out.
I have worked as a faculty member at Maranatha for eight years, and during that time I have worked as a math teacher, volleyball coach, softball coach, and currently as the Educational Technology Specialist. The best part about my job is the relationships that I have the opportunity to form with students and colleagues. I love helping students reach the "Aha I get it!" moment in math and seeing how God has gifted each and every one of our students. The friendships that I have formed with faculty are a daily blessing and it is an understatement to say that I LOVE coming to work here!
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Defeating your migraines begins with understanding what may be causing them. Migraines can occur due to multiple reasons including diet, exercise, environment, altitude, stress, and exertion. Many sufferers keep a journal that records their migraine attacks. This helps them pin-point what may exactly be the problem, whether it be a trend in their diet or exercise-induced migraines etc. This is always a good idea.
Apps are also another great way to track your migraines. If you are not the pen and paper kind of person, then downloading one of these apps onto your phone may be an excellent solution. These apps have tools for coping, advice for solutions, and they connect you with people who hear your story. There are encouraging stories of former sufferers who overcame their migraines.
Speak Your Migraine is a great website with features such as “Migraine Impact Tool,” Videos, and step-by-step solutions that may offer relief.
Demand More for Migraineis an app you can download to your phone that will assist in daily tracking your migraines and clearly showing you visible trends in your health and lifestyles.
Migraine Buddyis a phone app that helps you identify the intensity, frequency, triggers, and symptoms of all your migraines.
Migraine Relief Hypnosisoffers peaceful music and nature sounds that can help you in the midst of having migraine attacks.
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You don’t have to be a great writer to have a great blog. If your site is a place for literature buffs, then yes, the writing should be awesome. Still, there are only two things that a blog must do no matter what: bring value and be consistent. How does this fit into your decision about outsourcing content creation? Let’s find out.
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Give Them Value
When it comes to content marketing, value trumps quality almost every time. This means you have to figure out deep down what’s important to your audience. Don’t write about what you think they think is important. If needed, do the research. Go to places where they hang out and look for popular posts. Find out what rock stars in your industry are writing/tweeting/posting about.
This doesn’t mean you should copy others, but it gives you an idea about what’s trending. Then find a way to differentiate your message. In other words, be relevant. Don’t have time for this? Then outsource it. This should be part and parcel of any content writer’s skill set.
The worst thing is when you get hooked on someone’s content, and they suddenly stop posting. This deflates your audience and hurts SEO as well. Most search engines like sites that post fresh, original, and valuable content.
How often should you post? Once a week is a good place to start, however, the key is to keep posting regularly. Too many firms give up early since they don’t see immediate results from their content campaign. You have to stick with it (i.e. years) to build up a sizable audience.
This process can be accelerated by promoting your posts on Facebook or other social media. If you don’t promote you should seriously reconsider. Many experts, like marketing guru Gary Vaynerchuk, say that social media advertising is still cheap but will get much more costly. Gary Vee dumps loads of cash into FB and Instagram publicity. Pay to get eyes on valuable content and build your audience. Even though you should still fully optimize every post, going for the pure organic play is exceedingly difficult these days.
Why Outsource Your Blog?
If you’re very picky about how things are written AND you have the time, then you should create your own content. Don’t frustrate yourself trying to work with a writer that will never live up to your standards. Remember, nobody is going to write just like you. In the end you’ll probably save time if you just sit down and write it exactly the way you like. You can also have team members participate in the process, like we do here at periscopeUP.
One alternative is to make a sound recording or be interviewed about your thoughts on a topic. Good content writers can take a 15-30 minute interview and come up with something original that includes your insight. The better content writers out there can take just a keyword or short outline and come up with a full content piece.
Juice Worth The Squeeze?
Today’s digital world is more competitive and complex than ever. Still, the written word continues to have a huge impact on content marketing success. If you bring value and remain consistent (+/- social media ads) you should find the results to be satisfying. Do it yourself or pay someone, but just do it.
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News | TechnologyKill all the buzzwords and seek help - making innovation work in travelThis article was originally published onBy Marisa Garcia | April 5, 2017 If you're sick of innovation speak, you're not alone. Some of the leading minds in innovation are encouraging a move away from buzzwords and towards more meaningful, practical and deliverable change.Speaking at the Passenger Experience Conference in Hamburg, experts shared their views on the gap between thinking and doing, between talking about the future and creating it.Dick Powell, co-founder and chairman of branding and design specialist Seymourpowell, believes innovation is essential, giving businesses an edge which can be translated into material benefits such as improved sales, greater margins and larger market share.But he thinks companies either avoid change because it costs money, or they dance around the buzzword of innovation without delivering something substantial; which ultimately costs them money. Either way, it's a losing proposition. "Another reason for innovation failure is that people get distracted by theory. These days there's a much deeper penetration of innovation theory within business, and a dangerous level of management gobbledygook and voodoo. "I'm sure we've all sat in meetings and played 'buzzword bingo.' Buried in there are some things which are actually quite useful, but the problem is a disconnect between theory and practice. We've all heard of design thinking but there's a gap between thinking and actually getting to it and then getting it down the line. Getting it done falls outside the remit of the theorists."Share this quote Powell advises focusing on the relationship between the product and the consumer. "Touch points are so important. Consumer interactions with the brand tell them something about the brand. The physicality of your product actually says everything about your product. "If your products give a bad experience, then people think badly of your business. It's that simple. "In terms of how you get the brains of your people to go further into the future, you do that by talking to early adopters of technology. That's a great way to move forward. You talk a lot to experts, who know about specific things. You focus on small things, like interactions, and you pursue that direction into the future. "[Then] you pull back, and you pull all of these individual strands together, and put together a bigger picture: a vision of what that future might be like."Share this quote Victoria Loomes, senior trends analyst at Trendwatching also suggests keeping the consumer's relationship to the product and service under development front and center throughout the innovations process. You have to understand people before you can please them. "Asking customers what they want doesn't always work so well because sometimes customers don't know what they want. Ford is quoted as saying that if you asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses. "Big Data does have a role to play but it doesn't always understand the nuances of consumer behavior."Share this quote But, as consumer expectations change, companies have no choice but to learn to innovate, or be left behind.Loomes suggests finding a sweet spot between the imagination and basic human nature. "You have a set of basic human needs that don't change at all: the desire for security, the desire for community, the desire for communication. These aren't going to go anywhere. "Innovation taps into these needs in new ways. When innovations work, they create new customer expectations. "People expect these new things from a brand and businesses, based on how other brands are changing and innovating in the market. "The thing to keep in mind about expectations is that they spread. People take the expectations that are cultivated in one industry and bring it into every interaction that they have with a brand, in any industry. "You are always being compared with the best-in-class drivers of change; maybe it's Apple or Netflix or Spotify. People bring their understanding of these brands and apply it to your brand. Those expectations make it all the way to your door. "The sweet spot is if you merge those basic needs with the drivers of change, and understand the expectation gaps those drivers of change are creating. That's where you can really understand what customers expect from your brands and your service, and how you can surpass those expectations."Share this quote Another mistake companies make is thinking that they need to tackle innovation all on their own, when outside experts can speed up the process.Representatives from Silicon Valley start-up accelerator Plug and Play and Carlson Wagonlit Travel explained the benefits of their collaboration.Plug and Play is itself an example of an innovation which grew out of identifying, filling and profiting from an expectations gap.The firm started with a need to lease spare real estate, and stumbled into the idea of becoming a collaborative work center for startups. Plug and Play's founders also wanted to speculate in the start-up market, but with security.They developed a start-up matchmaker business model, with rooms attached. The firm brings together promising startups with companies that could benefit from their technologies, and invests in those startups who fill a niche and can deliver a viable solution.As, Amir Amidi, managing partner, travel and hospitality center of innovation at Plug and Play, explains, the firm saw room for growth in the travel industry. "We looked at the airline industry, the GDS, rental car companies, cruise lines, and realized that innovation has had minimal impact across the industry as a whole."Share this quote Paul Taylor, senior director strategy and new product development, Carlson Wagonlit, says that working with Plug and Play is part of the company's strategy to speed up innovation by working with third parties. "We decided that we didn't want to develop everything. This gives us the opportunity to look at several thousands of startups and focus on the right ones for us. We talk about vision, but we bring that down to the strategy level. "As a company we tend to work with several accelerators. Plug and Play gives us a great opportunity to look at the needs in the system, and identify the right startups to fill those gaps. "I think the key advantage is speed to market. Often, when we do things internally it tends to take time. We can find startups—very small ones—which fill a technology need that we have. We can bring in more and more technology, and very quickly."Share this quote Related reading:Latest graduates of the Travelport Labs Accelerator take to the stage for Demo DayWhat is Plug and Play up to in travel? | <urn:uuid:c135d902-3c03-4fd8-b250-2a3f576b904c> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.phocuswire.com/Kill-all-the-buzzwords-and-seek-help-making-innovation-work-in-travel | 2020-09-21T08:33:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.969367 | 1,325 |
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2020 WORKFORCE SURVEY
The second skills survey for the region is now live! With the main goal to assess current and future workforce demand in the Orana region.
This skills survey will ensure we have current data on where businesses have issues with recruitment and what occupations are needed to accurately represent the region’s needs.
This will lead into how and to what extent this demand can be met, skills gaps and shortages and strategies for recruiting and retaining employees.
We hope to be able to measure the capacity of the region to meet current and future workforce needs which will, in turn, lead to the work-readiness of the region.
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Michela Gabaldo is Head, Alliance Management & Regulatory Affairs at Fondazione Telethon in Milan (Italy) supporting the 2 internal Scientific Institutes SR-TIGET (San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for gene therapy) and TIGEM (Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine) through the early development up to the registration and market access of the gene therapy programs developed both internally and in partnership with relevant pharmaceutical industries.
She has 20 years of experience in drug development spanning from chemicals up to ATMP. She joined Telethon in 2011 where she manages gene therapy projects at different stages of development ranging from preclinical, to clinical, to registration and market access.
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Updated: Sep 21, 2018
by David Hallberg
Buried in the alphabet soup of this year’s HIMSS sessions — EHRs, HIEs, ACOs, CDS, ICD-10, MU — is the reminder that expectations for HIT (healthcare information technology) continue to skyrocket and, with it, the number of EMR options you have to implement. Improved patient safety, affordable care, access to information and accurate recordkeeping all rely on the EMR system.
Is your system ready to meet these growing regulatory and public demands? How do you keep it running reliably and securely as new software and systems are integrated? Will you be at HIMSS later this month to get some answers?
If so, we’d love for you to let us know what you hope to accomplish at HIMSS. What sessions will you attend? What people do you want to talk with? What vendors interest you? You can start a conversation by commenting on this post.
If your hospital is running Cerner Millennium®, we also invite you to come see us while you’re on the exhibit floor. We Millennium Medics will be in the Softek Solutions booth, #4056, ready to talk with you about any Millennium performance questions you may have. For the past three years, this blog has walked you through steps to troubleshoot common system issues and has sung a familiar tune: “Tune, Tune, Tune.” We have years of experience working with the Cerner system and are the geeks who love to talk about that kind of thing. Please come see us. | <urn:uuid:3a63be4e-89cb-43ed-90ad-a31edaac1b5c> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.softekinc.com/post/serving-up-answers-at-himss | 2020-09-21T09:07:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.953583 | 331 |
We are so excited to introduce our latest iteration of collective+, a pop-up boutique concept featuring independent British designers curated by Stacy Chan. This store, located in London's prestigious Sloane Square, proudly features a slew of changing brands with women at the helm.
The store is now open every day until 10 June, 2018 (we've extended 10 days!) and each week will see new designers in our store. The opening hours are:
Mon-Fri: 10am - 7pm
Sat: 9:30am - 7:30pm
Sun: 11:30am - 6:30pm
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- Acetone 99.5% Water 0.5%
- Highest industrial purity grade
- Quick evaporation
Cleaning & Household Uses:
- Removes permanent marker marks, dissolving the ink as it is wiped away.
- Sanities razor blades.
- Removes the gunk from stubborn stickers on glass and metal.
- Used to clean glass.
- Sanitises beauty tools – tweezers, nail clippers, etc.
- Add a drop of Acetone to nail polish to prevent it from clogging up.
- Soak SNS nails with a cotton bud of acetone using foil to secure it around the nail and allow to soak for a period of time to allow it to remove.
Industrial & DIY Uses:
- Clean PVC pipes before gluing
- Removes adhesives: Use a cloth to wipe with Acetone and use another cloth to remove adhesives.
- Cleans fibreglass resin tools and brushes
- Assists with removing paints
- Removes silicone, wax, tar, and removes paint residue.
- General all-purpose DIY clean-up.
- Removes superglue
Available Sizes: 1, 5, 20, 200 and 1000 Litre.
*All information provided is a recommendation. We cannot guarantee the uses as each application has various characteristics and therefore we cannot be certain it will work for you*
- Areas of use: Product to be used in well ventilated area, safety classes and protective gloves and clothing recommended to be worn
- Keep out of reach of Children
- Keep away from sources of ignition - No Smoking
- Avoid Contact with eyes
- Take precautionary measures against static discharges
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Below are commonly asked questions. All answers provided are merely recommendations. Please do further research and test yourself. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
What is the main use of acetone?
Acetone is commonly used within the manufacturing of plastics, pharmaceuticals, as a nail polish remover and is used as a stone cleaner. There are many more uses as well. If you have a specific application please do not hesitate to ask.
Is acetone and nail polish remover the same thing?
Yes, acetone is used as nail polish remover. It is quite a strong nail polish remover and is often used to soak the SDS nails in to weaken them as well as the shellac.
Acetone can be added to nail polish to thin out the polish.
Is acetone and paint thinner the same thing?
No they are two different products. If you are after a paint thinner we have epoxy, acrylic and multi thinner. If you want more information on which thinner to use please do not hesitate to contact us.
Do you have anhydrous acetone?
No we do not stock anhydrous acetone.
Anhydrous acetone refers to acetone with no water in it. Our acetone has >0.2% of water in it, which makes it very pure. It is quite difficult to find anhydrous acetone and it is very costly, most customers use our acetone no problems. However, some customers need anhydrous when following specific formulas.
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Table Lamp, Emily, features a dynamic square shaped shade with a soft blue and brown hand blown glass base. The solid brass and copper elements are finished with techniques that will ensure they will never chip or discolor.
Double bulb socket
Beaded pulls and finial
Total Height: 27" (without finial)
Shade Measures: 15"w x 15"d x 9"h
Learn more about Kinzig Design Lamps
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When starting a journey, one plans more or less: itinerary, provisions, reparation tool kits, overnighting, and, as a thoughtSeeker, interviews with inspirational personalities.
What happens when something unexpected with massive impact hits and influences the expedition? What happens when the black swan happens? How prepared is one to deal with loss, for example?
In London, a city of 14 million people, where the legal system barely manages to manage, the city of video cameras and permanent surveillance, organized groups from the suburbs are stealing fast motorbikes to use them in planed stealing activities. It’s fast, they carry only what is valuable and police can’t chase them because of the high danger of potential accidents.
This is what happened to one of our motorbikes: got stolen in the middle of the night from the central part of London, obliging a third of our crew to fly back home on the spot.
What is a thoughtSeeker?
The observer and doer; the creative with a mission; the pursuer, the one who is thirsty for answers and never stops from questioning; the inquirer; the achiever with a meaning; the impacter; the messenger; the revolutionary; the idealist; the doer; the non-conformist. The flexible and the person consciously stepping out of the boundaries of one’s own comfort zone. It’s flexibility, dealing with the unpredictable, with loss and achievement and “treating these 2 impostors just the same” (Rudyard Kipling’s words). An outlier. A cultural creative. An original. It can be you, the one reading these lines, watching the videos. If you are here, most probably
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Indoor Hanging Plants: When you’re tired of staring at the same four walls, you can refresh your space in a simple and refreshing way. In fact, studies have shown that plants can help reduce stress and reduce indoor air pollution. And there is no question that, regardless of size, appearance and feel, they make your room more cozy and inviting.
If you have little space or available tables, countertops or shelves, turn to these hanging houseplants to fill your home with vibrant green. Not to mention that these pretty picks are a handy option if you have pets who like to nibble on houseplants or small children who take everything in sight.
Caring for a hanging plant may sound difficult, but the same rules apply: before you put the plant, succulent, or flower in a new planter, read how much water and sun it takes to thrive. A south-facing window is best for plants that need bright light. However, many of the plants on this list can survive in poor light conditions. And whatever you do, make sure your planter has drainage holes to prevent over-watering.
Spider plants are classic for a reason: they have long strappy leaves and arched stems with tiny little plants at the ends that can be pinched off to make new baby plants. Put it in a room with bright light, even if it adapts to poor lighting conditions. Pour it when the soil is slightly dry.
This sturdy plant is perfect for newbies as it is extremely tolerant and can survive for weeks without water and light. Pothos, which also comes from Devil’s Ivy, prefers moderate light but does not tolerate much light. Let it dry between waterings.
Phalenopsis orchids do not deserve a bad reputation for being fussy because they are pleasantly forgiving. They continue to bloom for months – even years – as long as you give them bright, indirect light and water every week.
English Ivy looks beautiful when it runs along the sides of a hanging basket or pot. It prefers moderate light, but adapts to poor lighting conditions. Let it dry completely between waterings.
Air plants are a type of epiphyte, which means that they can grow without soil. That means it comes closest to an easy-care system! It is often sold in a glass ball. So hang it in a visible place where you can see its delicate beauty. Give it bright light and water by spraying it occasionally.
This underestimated beauty has veined leaves that curl up in prayer in response to the dark. It prefers moderately light and moist soils.
The strong, upright fronds of this plant form a pretty vase shape. Some varieties of bird’s nest ferns, such as those from Bloomscape, have ruffled edges. As with most ferns, this type needs bright light and regular watering.
The adorable name is reason enough to own this little gem! Tiny pearls dangle from a long stem, giving this succulent plant a cascade inspired by pears. Place it in a room with bright light and let the soil dry out largely between waterings.
The arched shape of this flowering plant works wonderfully in a hanging pot. Keep an eye out for different species throughout the year as the flower colors vary with the seasons. Give it bright light and water when the soil is completely dry.
These inexpensive ferns are a classic houseplant, but let’s make one thing clear: they require tons of TLC. Boston ferns need constant light moisture and high humidity. You can do this by sticking them on a tray filled with pebbles and water. They also shed regularly, so keep your broom handy.
This wine plant consists of glossy, heart-shaped leaves that fill a hanging basket beautifully. They prefer moderate light and should dry out slightly between waterings.
Chenille plants have red caterpillar-like flowers that add a touch of color to any room. Hang it in a place where there is a lot of sunlight and keep it slightly moist for nice results.
Arrow-shaped leaves with silver splashes make this plant an interesting plant that brightens up any room. Bonus: It is not fussy and extremely easy to care for beginners. Just make sure it’s moderately light and slightly damp.
This succulent plant has an interesting texture that – you guessed it – looks like a burro tail. The long stems dangle over the sides of the pot and give it a unique look. Like other succulents, it needs bright light and should dry completely between waterings.
Folded leaves and unique markings make this plant a striking plant for any environment. It grows best in low to moderate light and should dry out between waterings.
These delicate ferns are stunning, but be warned: they need high humidity (at least 50%) to survive. For this reason, virgin hair ferns should be kept in sunny bathrooms where there is plenty of light and moisture.
This lesser-known ivy plant has flaky leaves that become shiny as they mature. It prefers moderate light but adapts easily to poor lighting conditions. Keep the floor slightly damp.
Polka dot plant
The pink, white or red speckled leaves of this plant make it a statement maker. Place it in a room with moderate light and let it dry between waterings. | <urn:uuid:2da0f269-d139-499c-b0d0-baa8df3a2398> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.tipsclear.com/18-best-indoor-hanging-plants/ | 2020-09-21T09:04:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.944025 | 1,111 |
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2. Build a huge roster.
3. Completely difficult challenges and multiplayer battles.
Create your own team of Mortal Kombat fighters and lead them into battle to earn experience, new special attacks, and powerful artifacts. Team up warriors with unique synergies to get an advantage over your enemies such as Team Ronin, Team Nightmare, and Team Day of the Dead!
1. Collect over 130 Mortal Kombat characters.
2. Prove yourself and complete a series of matches to bring new Mortal Kombat warriors to your roster!
3. A new challenge begins every week!
Mortal Kombat is a fun and addictive arena action sparring game. It brings its iconic lethality to mobile devices, with amazing graphics and extraordinary actions! Immediately form an elite team of Mortal Kombat fighters and prove yourself in the greatest fighting game on earth. Have fun! | <urn:uuid:9faeb379-910f-48b5-bbbc-872588c9a787> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.topgames.com/Mortal-Kombat | 2020-09-21T10:05:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.873531 | 186 |
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Bio 3 helps combat stress symptoms. It avoids backsliding of the form. It helps strengthen the muscles and stimulate the sex urges. This complex activates the pigeon and helps it get in a top form to deliver a top performance.
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A historic site of cultural interest
Miranda De Ebro
Miranda de Ebro lies in the north-east of the province of Burgos, divided by the river from which it takes its name. The Ebro traces the line between the districts of Allende and Aquende, both of which were once walled.
The churches of San Nicolás and San Juan, Casa Fuerte and the Jurisdiction Column, as well as the Carlos III Bridge and several fine examples of traditional architecture are all worthy of their status as Assets of Cultural Interest. The Historic Site of Miranda de Ebro offers visitors the chance to admire a fine example of a medieval town. | <urn:uuid:72cbde20-d9bb-48ed-b637-ef7dd953a22d> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/en/art-culture-heritage/historic-sites/miranda-de-ebro | 2020-09-21T10:02:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.960505 | 137 |
Aransas Pass, TX PD Chief Makes Great Response to Complainer on Facebook
From Law Officer Magazine - Aransas Pass, Texas is a small city on-the-water in the Gulf near Corpus Christi. An APD officer conducted a routine traffic stop for speeding. The officer was very professional, polite and accommodating to the female driver of the vehicle he stopped. Even after the officer made an NCIC/TCIC check and found the driver had active Aransas Pass city traffic warrants he calmly explained to the driver what the warrants were for and took her into custody. The driver was not so polite, plus, she took to Facebook to complain about the officer. The APD Chief responded with a telephone call to the driver to discuss her "complaint" about how the traffic stop was handled and her treatment by the Officer. He then posted the body cam video of the traffic stop so the public could see first-hand the professionalism with which the Officer handled the incident. This is a great example of a small police agency becoming its own "media" using Facebook (as well as Twitter and the agency web site) to ensure the agency side of a story is delivered to the public in its entirety without media filtering/slant. | <urn:uuid:0a07fea2-25cf-40ca-8143-9ce18af8f8fc> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.txpolicepio.com/single-post/2017/02/03/arkansas-pass-tx-pd-chief-makes-great-response-to-complainer-on-facebook | 2020-09-21T09:00:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.977155 | 248 |
Q: I don’t meet the age requirements, can I still apply?
A: The Upwind scholarship is targeted to high school juniors but we would encourage any high school student to apply.
Q:I live some distance from San Carlos Airport, can I still apply?
A: The flight and ground training will be conducted at the San Carlos Airport. If you can arrange for transportation to and from San Carlos we would encourage you to apply. During the 9-week flight training portion of the program, the program begins at 9:00 am in the morning and continues until 5:00 pm during the weekdays. Please keep this in mind as you consider whether to apply.
Q: I have a few days during the summer that I have another conflict. Can I still apply for the program?
A: The program is really demanding. We have found that individuals that have other commitments during the 9-week program are not able to keep up with the demands of the program. We know you have many demands on your time but you should consider this a full time commitment during the summer.
Q: Where should I direct my teachers to send their Letter of Recommendations? Should I attach it to my application or should I have them send it directly to Upwind?
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The holiday season is approaching and that means the busiest time of the year for some people. Whether you're hosting or not, I'm sure you're getting ready for family arriving from all over, menu prepping, organizing and decorating the house and of course the sometimes dreaded holiday gift shopping (I've learned to stick to online shopping!). The list of things to do in preparation can seem never ending, but when the actual holidays arrive, it's time to just relax, enjoy the time with family and de-stress with a nice, well-deserved holiday drink in hand.
Some of these traditional holiday drink recipes like hot chocolate and eggnog are great on their own (some even kid friendly), but for the adults, adding a little booze can always make things a little better!
1. Double-Chocolate Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate is loved by children and adults and it's one of the most popular winter and holiday time drinks. Making it homemade isn't as difficult as you may think and the taste is much better than any commercial product!
This recipe uses bittersweet and milk chocolate (semisweet would work too) and is combined with hot water, milk and heavy cream. It's decadent and rich and adding little Jack Daniel's whiskey is the perfect alcohol to pair with this hot chocolate.
2. Mulled Cranberry Juice
The use of cranberries are really popular during the holiday season. Cranberries are tart, but have a beautiful and festive red color that really brightens up the table. I love nonalcoholic cranberry drinks and punches, but adding vanilla vodka to cranberry juice along with mulling spices, makes this the perfect Christmas and New Years drink!
You can also turn this into a mulled wine by adding in red wine in place of the vanilla vodka. Your holiday party will be popping with this festive holiday cocktail.
This is a great recipe to make ahead of time and it stores in the refrigerator up to three days.
3. Hot Buttered Rum
I think it's pretty obvious which alcohol goes well with this holiday treat.
This buttery and creamy drink is filled with spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves and tastes great on it own without the alcohol-the kids might even like it too! However, to make this drink for adults only, add a splash of rum for a boozy warm cocktail!
I've always been fascinated with the idea of eggnog, with or without alcohol. I remember watching an episode of Martha Stewart's cooking show when I was little and watching her whip up by hand a bunch of raw eggs and cream and pouring the finished mixture into a gigantic silver punch bowl. Now that I think about it, maybe I was a little more fascinated by her liquor ratio-she uses bourbon, spiced rum and Cognac!
Well, if you are a little skeptical to drink homemade eggnog with raw eggs, then this recipe is perfect. It is a little different from Martha Stewarts' because the eggs are cooked gently to kill off any bacteria and then strained to remove any cooked egg bits. Add either bourbon, dark rum or Cognac (or all three!) and a sprinkle of nutmeg to this thick and custard like drink.
4. Apple Cider
I start to crave apple cider right when autumn hits and the cool weather makes its way in. And if you live in the northern states like I do, Mother Nature finally made up her mind and recently gave us the colder weather! Well, even if she's a little mixed up, that doesn't stop folks from enjoying their favorite winter time drinks.
One of my favorite family traditions is coming home from church on Sunday and heating up fresh apple cider in the Crock Pot. We sit by the fire, talk and drink our cider;there's really nothing better.
Hot cider is one of those drinks that's just so comforting on its own, but can taste even better with some liquor! This cocktail recipe has a little bourbon and ginger beer (or ginger ale) added in.
This is easy to make enough for one person or whip up a whole pitcher for the holidays! Be sure to add in some freshly grated nutmeg or even a star anise to your hot cider to add another element of flavor.
I'm sure you've had chai tea or a chai tea latte from your favorite coffee shop during the winter season. Chai tea is full of flavor and spices like: cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves and peppercorns and is great hot or cold.
Change things up a bit and try out this martini recipe using chai tea mix, half and half and vodka (preferably vanilla or ginger vodka). This christmas cocktail is elegant and great for holiday entertaining. Serve it in a martini glass along with a cinnamon stick for garnish.
6. Christmas Punch
Christmas Punch is an easy and fruity drink to make for a lot of guests and it's very similar to sangria. You can make a pitcher, or even double the recipe to fill a punch bowl.
This punch is flavored with cranberry, orange juice, pomegranate juice and Sprite. Fruit like pomegranate seeds, orange slices and fresh cranberries are added in to make this drink look extra festive and bring in some holiday cheer.
Pairing this punch with white rum or vodka is suggested (and sometimes necessary during the holidays!), but it will also taste great without the alcohol.
Helpful tip: Pour in the soda right before serving so you do not lose the fizz and bubbles. Find the recipe here.
7. Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate
Classic hot chocolate is amazing (especially homemade), but if you're looking to be a little different and adventurous, white hot chocolate is a good way to go. Did you know that white chocolate doesn't contain any cocoa powder? This drink is made with cocoa butter, milk solids, sugar and a few other ingredients.
White chocolate does make a delicious hot chocolate and I remember I went through a faze when I was younger where I only wanted white hot chocolate from any bakery or coffee shop. It is a little sweeter, but still really good.
This recipe is decadent and filled with fall and winter flavors like pumpkin purée and pumpkin pie spice. Add in a splash or two of Kahlua (coffee flavored liqueur) and I'd say this festive holiday cocktail is near perfect!
8. Irish Coffee
Coffee is one of those things that's pretty much a necessity in ?ife! It keeps people going and energized and is just so delicious. Like most people, I do consider myself to be just a little obsessed with coffee, who isn't? It's a great way to start the day and to get going. I especially love to drink a cup at the end of a good meal or with dessert.
You can even make coffee extra special as a boozy dessert! Pour whiskey, strong brewed coffee and sugar into a glass. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of fresh nutmeg or cinnamon. This is the perfect end to any meal!
9. Stout Hot Chocolate with Ice Cream
This hot and cold drink reminds me of another dessert type drink called affogatto. A scoop of vanilla ice cream or gelato is placed in a glass and hot espresso is poured over the top. It's amazing!
This drink is a little more holiday appropriate (and spiked) and instead of pouring hot espresso over vanilla ice cream, a mixture of homemade hot cocoa and reduced down chocolate stout beer is used. I think anyone would be happy to have this cold-weather drink in front of them.
10. Gingerbread Latte
Isn't this drink so festive? The gingerbread latte from Starbucks is actually one of my favorite holiday time drinks, especially when it's in one of their beautifully designed cups. Making it homemade is even better and actually really simple. The ingredients to make this latte are similar to those found in gingerbread cookie dough.
Brewed coffee is combined with a delicious mixture of milk, cinnamon, ginger, molasses, maple syrup and vanilla extract. You can add a little hazelnut liquor to this mixture for extra nutty flavor. Or like this recipe suggests, whip up some heavy cream with vanilla extract and the hazelnut liquor and top your latte with it. This drink is perfect for dunking gingerbread cookies. | <urn:uuid:00ba641d-1e66-4a50-a2ab-48608ec2d218> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.wideopeneats.com/10-classic-holiday-drinks-liquor-spike/ | 2020-09-21T10:09:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400201601.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921081428-20200921111428-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.951874 | 1,729 |
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Chimney Power Sweeping
Keep your home safe from chimney fires with regular maintenance on your stove. We recommend a Powersweep of your chimney or flue system once a year. Alongside a service for your stove. Maintaining the ropes, seals, stove glass etc to keep your stove running like new for many years to come.
Power sweeping goes beyond your regular chimney sweep, using the latest in cleaning technology, and most importantly keeping your home perfectly clean whilst we do it.
Attention to detail
We use Rodtech Equipment “The Most Advance Rotary Power Sweeping System in the World” which we’ve found gives the optimum clean. We have many different Rod Heads, to be able to tackle any kind of blockage!
Again, we like to keep your home clean, our Sweeping Set up is shown above:
Once the Chimney has been swept we make sure the stove inside and out is both clean and useable, replace broken bricks, and check all the components for signs of wear. We freshen up the look of your stove and your ready to go again, for another year. We do recommend extra sweeping if you burn a lot of Solid Fuel as this can build up quicker.
We have a range of High Quality Rattan, Teak & Reclaimed Teak furniture and parasols available. It is all very competitively priced for the standard of which it is. All of the Rattan products come in various colours for you to choose from to suit your garden. They all come with Marine Grade cushions, again in a variety of colours.
We have a select few on display in our Showroom, but have an extensive brochure which we can order other products from, if we don’t have something in that meets your needs.
We try to keep the products up to date, so we do regularly change what we have on display. Be sure to pop in and try them out.
Barbecues & Pizza Ovens
The Barbecues we’ve chosen to stock are high end show pieces. The Selection we have are Wood Fired, Pellet Fed & Traditional Charcoal.
We have the Pit Boss 2020 range, we also stock a large range of the Pitboss Accessories Including Meat Claws & Wing Rack. They also have Louisiana Grills & VULCANUS Grill/Firepit. All with there own features and individual looks.
Our Pizza Ovens are Morso Forno’s. Both equally as good as each other. These are a huge hit with people that entertain a lot. They cook delicious homemade wood fired pizzas in a matter of minutes! Again we stock a variety of the accessories to accompany them.
“Nice people, reliable neat job and very nice buying experience including Mrs B’s tearoom, Great job at a great price, you’ll not go wrong with these guys.”Peter B
“What a fantastic professional family business. From our initial introduction to today’s instillation we couldn’t be happier. End to end such a great customer experience, I would not hesitate to recommend A&N. Nothing short of exceptional. Thank you so much.”Jackie T
“Fantastic work ethic and a friendly crew. Thank you Liam and Shane, even the awful weather didn’t stop you completing everything in one day, and we’re so pleased with the results.”Gabrielle K
“Amazing service from initial point of contact to the install. Neil, Debbie, Liam and Shane were all extremely professional and helpful.Kugan A
Liam and Shane installed the fireplace and their workmanship, care, thoroughness and patience with hundreds of questions from me could not be faulted. Thank you. I am delighted and will be recommending you to others.”
“Cannot fault these guys one bit. From the original quotation to the install they were fantastic. Clearly experts in their field and brilliant customer service! Will be recommending to everyone. Thanks for my lovely fire place !”Lizz F
“Brilliant service, Liam and his team were really friendly and knowledgeable and have done a fantastic job. We are delighted with our new stove, thank you very much”Sarah A | <urn:uuid:e05e5ea0-4f24-488d-ac05-f17a52a10027> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | http://aandnfireplaces.co.uk.velo-creative.com/what-we-do/ | 2020-09-22T16:16:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400206329.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20200922161302-20200922191302-00609.warc.gz | en | 0.942101 | 1,203 |
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