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Facebook’s strongest growth over the past year came from users over age 65, who have signed on to the site to keep in touch with their friends, children and grandchildren, according to a Pew Center for Internet and American Life survey released Monday.
The survey found that 45 percent of U.S. seniors who use the Internet are on Facebook, up from 35 percent the previous year. The site saw usage grow for all adults over 30, and it is used by 71 percent of Americans, an increase from 67 percent last year.
Use among teens, however, has stagnated at 84 percent. The percentage of those between 18 and 29 who use the site fell two percentage points compared with last year, according to the survey. That’s in keeping with growing concern that Facebook is seeing lower engagement with the younger users who drove its early popularity, something that the company has acknowledged.
Facebook may be a victim of its own success after nearly 10 years as the country’s leading social network, Pew senior researcher Aaron Smith said.
“It’s hard to get more than 85 percent of anyone doing anything,” he said. “A lot of the easy converts in the younger group, or even in the older and middle-aged group, are already on the site. The senior group is the only area that has any substantial area for growth.”
Facebook is seeing an uptick in teen use on Instagram, which it bought for $1 billion in 2012, giving it another avenue for growth. Facebook could not be reached for comment on the study.
Still, Pew’s survey supports a recent study from researchers at University College London that found that some British teens are leaving Facebook because of the influx of older users.
An ethnographic study of 16- to 18-year-olds north of London found that teens are migrating to private-messaging services such as WhatsApp and Snapchat to communicate with their friends. In many cases, the study said, teens stay on Facebook at the behest of their parents, who have made it a tool for keeping track of their children.
“You just can’t be young and free if you know your parents can access your every indiscretion,” wrote Daniel Miller, a professor of Material Culture at UCL who ran the study.
In other words, teens are using Facebook but not for the same reasons they once did. And that fits in with a larger trend in the social media space: Americans are diversifying the social networks they use. More than 40 percent of Americans, Pew found, maintain multiple social network accounts for different purposes.
Facebook, which has more than 1 billion users, seems to be the “default” social network, Smith said, while Pinterest skews more heavily toward women, LinkedIn to more educated or wealthier users, and Twitter to young adults and African Americans.
Users go to specific sites based on what they’re trying to do, Smith said, and engagement for many of the smaller sites are on par with Facebook. Fifty-seven percent of Instagram users, for example, return daily to the site to check for updates, compared with 63 percent of Facebook users. Nearly half of Twitter’s users, 46 percent, also make the site a daily habit.
Pew researchers surveyed 1,800 adults in English and Spanish via landlines and cellphones. The survey interviews were conducted in August and September.
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Bedford M.S. band director nominated for Grammy Music Educator Award
Updated 6:05 pm, Friday, June 16, 2017
WESTPORT — As a fourth-grader, Lou Kitchner’s ability to play the trumpet was criticized and put down so forcefully by his teacher he chose to quit band at the end of the school year.
Kitchner had chosen to play the trumpet because all his friends were doing so, but he was so badly suited for the instrument that his parents relegated him to the white shack outside of their house to practice. His inability to play the instrument well was not for lack of practice, as his band teacher suggested, it just wasn’t the right instrument for him.
“My fourth-grade band director was extremely demeaning and degrading and I couldn’t feel worse about myself,” said Kitchner, thinking back to how he felt about four decades ago. That band teacher, he recalled, never took the time to find the right instrument for him.
After his family moved from Long Island to Susquehanna, Penn., Kitchner re-engaged in the band program in high school — that time with an instructor who taught him, instead of pillorying him. His new band director also made the wise choice not to re-pair him with the trumpet, instead suggesting he try the tuba.
Kitchner had finally found his instrument and he excelled, even becoming inspired to one day follow in his teacher’s footsteps.
Furthermore, the 50-year-old was named a quarter-finalist for the Grammys’ Music Educator Award last month.
Presented by the Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum, the award — open to musical educators from kindergarten through university level — recognizes teachers who have made a significant and lasting contribution in their field. Kitchner was one of 197 music teachers across the United States selected in May.
Ally Schwartz, a seventh-grade oboist in Kitchner’s band, and one of the students who nominated Kitchner, submitted a video in support of his application.
“Mr. K. turns his students into college-level musicians,” Schwartz said in the video. “You don’t need an advanced instrument in middle school — well, at least typically. But Mr. K. shapes us into such strong musicians, that these beginner instruments can’t handle our musicality.”
Kitchner’s students’ adore their band teacher — the exact opposite of how Kitchner felt about his first instructor. Still, Kitchner said, that malicious band teacher in elementary school influenced him, in part, to be such an effective, caring and well-regarded teacher when he got into that same position of power.
“He taught me everything not to be and, I always think of it as, these students are someone’s child,” he said.
Sometimes, actually, they’re even his own child. The single dad of Jacob, 16, and Caleb, 13 — both enrolled in Westport public schools — said he goes to work everyday reflecting on how he would want someone treating his children.
“Being a teacher is one of the best privileges and honors to have,” Kitchner said.
Educated at Mansfield University with a degree in music education, he went on to a joint master’s program at Ithaca College and The State University of New York at Binghamton to earn a degree in performance. He has served as the university wind ensemble director at SUNY Binghamton and is the founder of its pep band. Kitchner has performed internationally, including a tuba performance at the first international tuba symposium in Riva del Garda, Italy.
Currently in his ninth year at Bedford, Kitchner previously worked as the band director at Simsbury High School, the orchestra director at Avon High School and the Advanced Placement music theory teacher at both schools.
As a Grammys’ quarter-finalist, Kitchner had to write essays and submit videos of him teaching. He will find out in October if he made it into the semifinalist round.
For Kitchner, just being nominated by his students is an honor.
“Seeing students succeed — that’s my favorite part (of teaching) and feeling like they’re accomplishing something,” Kitchner said. | https://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Bedford-M-S-band-director-nominated-for-Grammy-11223213.php | fineweb | 925 |
"By partnering with industry leaders such as the Institute of Chemical Physics and LT-Pyrkal, Zecotek Display Systems is establishing a solid foundation to become leader in 3D printing as well as powder materials for prototyping and distributed manufacturing," said Dr. A.F. Zerrouk, Chairman, President, and CEO of Zecotek Photonics Inc. "We have formed a trilateral partnership which immediately adds value to our 3D printing program. The Institute of Chemical Physics is a leading developer of new materials, a critical factor as traditional industrial production transitions to 3D rapid manufacturing. Not only are we establishing Zecotek as a leader in industrial 3D printing, with this announcement we are positioning our division to become a leader in the supply of new materials to support the industry. We look forward to working with this impressive group of scientific professionals to advance our 3D printing technologies."
"The collaboration between Zecotek Display Systems, LT-Pyrkal, and the Institute of Chemical Physics will focus on 3D printing systems and high-performance materials applicable in additive manufacturing technologies" said Dr. Levon A. Tavadyan, Director of the Institute of Chemical Physics. "We are excited by the opportunity to produce these types of materials for fast 3D printing, and establish with Zecotek, the partnership as a leading supplier of powder metals, alloys and hydride compounds for 3D rapid manufacturing. The new materials will be used in the laser sintering based 3D printing developed by Zecotek and LT-Pyrkal for prototyping and mass production."
The Institute of Chemical Physics has established itself as a preeminent organization for the advancement of chemical physics. Based in Yerevan, Armenia it was founded in the early 1960s and took its present structure in 1975. The Institute has completed extensive research in the areas of processing hydrocarbons and natural mineral raw materials into the valuable products and combustion processes in solid systems (self-propagating high-temperature synthesis.
Zecotek and LT-Pyrkal have identified a unique method of printing with high-performance metal alloys with its proprietary compact, high-speed 3D printing technologies. The development of new of powder metals, alloys and hydride compounds in rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing, will be a significant leap forward for those companies looking for higher productivity, economical customization, improved quality and greater efficiency through rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing.
About the Institute of Chemical Physics
The Institute of Chemical Physics is based in Yerevan, Armenia and is part of Russia's International Science and Technology Centre, an intergovernmental organization connecting scientists from Russia, Georgia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with their peers and research organizations in the EU, Japan, Republic of Korea, Norway and the United States. The organization specializes in the development of the theory of chemical conversion, kinetics and a mechanism of complex chemical reactions proceeding with a participation of free radicals and atoms, including chain reaction as well as combustion and explosion in the gas and condensed phases. Its main fields of activity include: complex and elementary chemical reactions with a participation of free radicals; chemistry of free radicals; chain reactions; combustion and explosion in the gas and condensed phases; synthesis of inorganic materials under condition of combustion; development of technologies of refractory material production by means of SHS (self-propagating high temperature synthesis) method; catalytic processes; heterophase chemical processes. For more information visit: http://www.istc.ru/istc/db/inst.nsf/wsu/i0001716?OpenDocument&lang=Eng.
Zecotek Photonics Inc (TSX-V: ZMS; Frankfurt: W1I) is a photonics technology company developing high-performance scintillation crystals, photo detectors, positron emission tomography scanning technologies, 3D auto-stereoscopic displays, and lasers for applications in medical, high-tech and industrial sectors. Founded in 2004, Zecotek operates three divisions: Imaging Systems, Laser Systems and 3D Display Systems with labs located in Canada, Korea, Russia, Singapore and U.S.A. The management team is focused on building shareholder value by commercializing over 50 patented and patent pending novel photonic technologies directly and through strategic alliances and joint ventures with leading industry partners such as Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Switzerland), Beijing Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (China), NuCare Medical Systems (South Korea), and National NanoFab Center (South Korea). For more information visit www.zecotek.com, follow @zecotek on Twitter.
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Long weekend, too hot for too long, had to get out of house, air con and Kununurra
Packed up, left house early before heat turned on
Took the Great Northern Road south to Halls Creek.. storm clouds building
Passed through spectacular Kimberley country saw brolgas
Arrived Halls Creek at noon…all fresh and washed from a storm the night before
…… mental note come back and visit Taylors Store
Both very excited to get onto the Duncan and head for Palm Springs – water hole oasis 45 kms away (The Duncan is 440 kilometres of dirt that runs from Halls Creek in the south to the Victoria Highway in the Northern Territory. Passes through some spectacular and very remote country.)
Andre forged ahead checking the depth of the creeks
Not far from Palm Springs we turned a corner to find that gravel and water had merged into a muddy flow
Andre pondered the situation, long and hard…river too deep and we can’t cross
What are we going to do???
Mob at river from community up road, Ringer Soak. All stopped.. no way to get home – maybe driving 800 kms all round – no petrol. Wait till river drops in one, two days maybe.
They enjoy the spectacle of the river in flood, take to the water to cool down and do some fishing….( what they gonna eat, where they gonna sleep, what they gonna do all this time?)
kids playing lots of fun – no school couple days maybe
We’ re ok. We can drive back to Halls Creek, stay the night in the hotel, sleep in the bed, eat at the restaurant. We copy the mob and sit in the river…cool down watch time flow past | http://2xab.com/?m=201603 | fineweb | 380 |
Monday, February 8, 2010
Snow and Cold!!
The first picture is all the snow we got last Saturday morning!
The second picture is the Alum Creek group run on Sunday, minus myself, taking the picture and David Huss, lost in Delaware!
OH, MY!!! Saturday morning we woke up to about 16 inches of snow! It's been a couple of years since we have gotten that much snow. Anyway, minus all the shoveling, it was very pretty and do I dare say fun!! I decided I would go out and explore in the morning on the roads, since we didn't have to go to Keith's track meet because it had been canceled the night before. I wore my screwed trail shoes and very slowly ran through calf high snow and ice. I did manage 6 miles and I'm sure people once again either thought I had lost my mind or were angry because I was in their way! To end my workout, I decided to lift. Kyle's track meet was still on at Capital University but only Mark went down because I have gotten to a point were I'm way to nervous to watch him run. I stayed at home and waited for Mark's call. It was a good call because Kyle won the 800m with a time of 1:57.4 and placed second with his 400m relay team. I think Kyle wanted to run faster in his 800 but like his mother, he has to be patient! Good things come to those who wait!!!
Sunday, I drove down to Alum Creek and ran with a new Central Ohio Trail Group. We ran the advanced mountain bike trail which was about a 6 mile loop. With the snow being above ankle deep, the first time around was pretty tough. By the time we got to the second and third time around, we had a pretty good path going. However, it was a very tough and slow going run! Trudging through the snow like that had me very tired and with each loop I prayed to God to get me through it! He did and along with die hards like Mark Carroll, Michael Patton, David Huss, Steve(sorry forget his last name) and myself we managed to do 20 miles. Man, was I trashed!!!! Last evening I took a nap and did absolutely nothing!! Not really sore just tired!! I was a very fun day meeting new runners and getting to run with familiar faces!!
Today, surprisingly I wasn't sore or tired! I managed 6.5 miles in 2 degree weather and actually felt pretty good :) Got a lift in and went to the Y for a mile and a half swim. Now, I'm trying to decided how I will get my miles in this week if we get all the snow they say is coming. I guess the treadmill and I will become good friends LOL | http://4-everrunning.blogspot.com/2010/02/snow-and-cold.html | fineweb | 615 |
Monday, January 18, 2010
(Copyright: River Springs ConneXions)
In one of the Highways I saw this, and when I asked the driver why they have kept these thorns at the back of the truck, he said it is protection against thugs who jump onto the trucks and steal the luggages.
This blog gives information about accidents-vehicles,motorcycles,bycycles etc,also highlights the suffering of those involved in various accidents. It gives counselling to the accidents victims and information as to where they can get assistance be it legal or humanitarian. | http://ajali-traumaclass.blogspot.com/2010/01/protection.html | fineweb | 125 |
UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in DR CongoA surge in violence between ethnic groups has displaced thousands of people, creating a serious humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country.
At the Kanyaruchinya internally displaced persons camp in Goma, a young boy waits to fill his containers at a water distribution area.
UN News, 3 December 2012
The humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains "extremely worrying," a United Nations official said today, with at least 130,000 displaced… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Are Congolese Refugees Losing Hope?
New Times, 4 January 2013
The Democratic Republic of Congo refugees who are being sheltered at Nkamira transit centre in western province have lost hope of their country stabilising again for them to return… Read more »
Association of Concerned African Scholars, 11 December 2012
More than 200 academic specialist scholars of Africa have called on President Obama to take action through the United Nations to protect civilians in the conflict zone of eastern… Read more »
UN News, 29 November 2012
While immediate humanitarian needs for civilians displaced by the latest fighting in and around the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are under… Read more » | http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00022110.html?aa_source=ri-photo | fineweb | 303 |
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“But Daddy, I wan’ a kitty!”
Edward Elric was equally determined to not give into her 18 month-old son’s demands, “No, Allan, we’ve already told you you’re too young to have a pet.” He turned away from his desk and bent toward his son when the tyke’s gold eyes quickly filled with tears.
“But I like kitties!” the little boy threw out the plea, still hoping to sway his father’s decision.
Ed only smiled in return; it still amazed him how self-assured and stubborn his son could be despite his youth. While that trait could have come from either him or his wife, there were times it could try one’s patience.
‘Was I like this when I was little?’
“What’s the problem?” asked a feminine voice. Ed glanced up to find Winry standing in the doorway, a frown darkening her face. For an instant his gaze flickered down to his wife’s abdomen; Ed was still expecting her to show even though she was only three months along. Her coveralls were still flat, but it would only be a matter of time before the new member of their growing family would make his or her presence known.
“Allan wants a kitten,” he said over their son’s broken sobs, scrubbing a gentle hand through his son’s soft hair, “What brought this on? He hasn’t shown any interest in having a pet until now.”
“He’s wanted one ever since he was out in the barn playing with the Miller’s kittens when we went to buy eggs yesterday,” Winry told him with a sigh and crouched beside the now sobbing boy. She took him into her arms and hugged him when he turned to her for comfort. “Come on, little man, don’t cry. Besides, soon you’ll have a little brother or sister to take care of and you won’t have time to play with a kitty.” She stroked his tears away with gentle, affectionate fingertips as her son clung to her like a lifeline.
“Doen’ wan one! I wan a kitty!”
Ed grinned when Winry grimaced at their son’s obstinacy, although she chose to let his stinging words slide.
“Someone needs a nap,” she announced, scooping the boy up and heading for the door, “You always get cranky when you’re tired.”
“No!” the boy cried out with renewed outrage, “Not tired!” A yawn promptly preceded his outburst and he nuzzled into his mother’s shoulder.
“I’ll lay him down and make us some tea,” Winry remarked to her husband as she carried Allan from the room.
“I’ll get the water started,” Ed told her as he rose from his chair.
The couple relaxed at the kitchen table, sipping their afternoon tea, a practice they started shortly after their son was born; Allan’s afternoon nap was the only chance they had to be alone together during the day.
At the moment, they were discussing their son’s latest crisis.
“I remember Al doing the same thing once when he found a stray kitten out in the garden. Mom wouldn’t let us keep it and Al cried for days.” The young man smiled at the distant memory, “But Allan’s just too young to take care of a kitten.”
Winry nodded in agreement and finished the last of her tea. “Maybe someday, but not now. If Den were still alive, he’d have a pet, but … Her voice trailed off and she stood.
Ed watched her set the cup in the sink and lean on the kitchen counter as she wistfully contemplated the view outside the window.
“I really miss Den— ALLAN!I” The look of horror that came over her face and the way she screamed their son’s name immediately struck terror into his heart even though he had no idea what had frightened her so. Before he could ask, Winry bolted out the back door, yelling the boy’s name as she went.
‘What the hell? Isn’t he supposed to be taking a nap?’
Ed scrambled after her. When he arrived on the scene, Winry was standing at the edge of the garden, frantically calling to Allan, who was walking along the edge of the flowerbed with arms stretched out and chubby little fingers making grabbing motions. He was completely ignoring his mother’s pleas to come to her, a wide smile brightening his face as he pursued his own version of happiness.
“Here, kitty, kitty!” the youngster called out as he toddled along.
‘Great. Why the hell isn’t he in bed and why is Winry freaking out about a stupid cat?’
When Ed approached his panicking wife, what he saw chilled him to the bone; there, looking rather put out, was a mother skunk and her three young, waddling along the colorful bank of flowers, trying their best to keep ahead of the little boy that was still tagging along only a few feet behind.
“ALLAN ELRIC! GET OVER HERE, RIGHT NOW!” Ed barked in his most authoritative tone, jabbing a finger at the ground in front of him.
The boy paid no heed to his father’s booming command and merrily trailed after the black and white ‘kitty’ and her young.
“Edward, do something!” Winry yelped.
“Just what the hell do you want me to do, woman?!”
Winry’s stern glance in his direction indicated now was not the time to talk back or use foul language in front of their son. “I don’t know! Distract the skunk so I can get Allan away!”
Finally, the mother skunk lost her patience with the crush of people surrounding her and her young. She stood her ground, stomping her feet as she lifted her tail to aim at the nearest impending threat--Allan.
In that fateful instant, Ed knew the situation wasn’t going to end well, at least not for him, but he would protect his family with his very life, if necessary.
Now, Ed had never regretted losing is ability to use alchemy, knowing it was a fair trade for his brother’s soul and that he had set right his sins. Yet, at this very instant, he wished for nothing more than to have his abilities back, if just long enough to be able to place a wall between his son and the locked and loaded animal.
‘Here goes nothing’, a timid little voice squeaked at the back of his mind as he leapt forward.
Allan squealed with glee as he watched his father pour yet another can of tomato juice over his head then scrub a washcloth saturated with the turbid substance over his torso. While Ed was elated that his son had avoided the chemical onslaught from the angered animal, he hadn’t been so lucky. Now he was in the backyard, sitting in an old oval trough that had once been used to hold water for the plough horses, trying to remove the foul odor from his skin and hair by bathing in tomato juice.
It just wasn’t working. He still reeked to high heaven.
“Daddy looks funny! You’re all red!” the small boy pointed out with no small measure of enjoyment, “An’ you smell bad!”
Ed threw his son a dark look. Allan had an apparent gift for telling the obvious. “Ha-ha, boy. You’re hilarious.”
“I know,” came the simple and very confident answer, which sounded very mature coming out of a toddler. In that instant, Ed recalled Granny Pinako’s words from a very long time ago.
‘Someday you’ll have kids and they’ll be little terrors just like you. It’s called payback, for giving all us adults grief when you were little.’
“Chalk one up for the old hag,” Ed muttered under his breath as he grimaced even deeper.
“Wha’s a ol’ hag, Daddy?”
Ed flinched; he really needed to watch what he said around his young son. Allan was good at parroting back whatever he said, and Winry was the one he usually repeated everything to.
“Um…it’s nothing you should be saying. Especially not to your mother.”
The boy blinked in confusion and stuck a finger into his mouth. “Why naw, Daddy?”
“Because if you do, we’ll both get in trouble.” He scowled at his son for good measure. “Mommy will get really mad at us, and we don’t want that, right?”
Understanding dawned on Allan’s features and he nodded. ‘Kay, Daddy, I won’t tell.”
Ed grinned at the determined look in his youngster’s gold eyes; it was the same as Winry’s when she set her mind to something. “Good boy! Next time we go to the store I’ll buy you a peppermint stick.” He leaned toward his son and squinted as if noticing something on his face. “Hey, let your Dad wipe that smudge off your nose.” With a quick swipe of his finger, Ed left behind a red spot of tomato juice on the tip of the boy’s nose.
The youngster giggled with delight and pawed at the wet substance with both hands. Ed laughed and flicked more juice off his fingers, spattering Allan and leaving flecks of color on his face and hair. Allan laughed again and danced in place.
“I’ll get you, Daddy!” Allan threatened, reaching into the trough to try and toss a handful back. Ed retaliated by painting a stripe down his son’s forehead.
Just as it was about to escalate into a full-blown juice fight, a very annoyed voice broke in. “Don’t you dare, Edward Elric, unless you plan on giving Allan a bath afterwards. And what is it you don’t want Allan to tell me?” The pair froze in place at her words, and Allan backed away from the tub as his mother approached with a bucket in hand, a wide smile still on his face.
Ed did his best to not wilt under his wife’s suspicious glare. “Nothing.”
She then waved a hand in front of her face. “Ugh…the tomato juice just isn’t working very well.” Winry nodded at the pail dangling from her hand. “This is the last of the tomato juice the general store had in stock. If this doesn’t work, you’re going to have to sleep outside in the old horse shed.”
“WHAT?! No way!”
Allan squealed again and began to run in a tight circle as his mother lifted the pail to slowly pour its contents down his father’s neck and back. “No way! No way!” he repeated over and over.
“Sorry, Ed, but I can’t have the entire house smelling like skunk. You understand, don’t you?” Winry leaned in to place a delicate kiss on his forehead. “You were so brave today.” She took the washcloth from him and began to wash down his back.
Ed harrumphed and crossed his arms over his chest. After a long pause, he reluctantly answered, “Yeah. Doesn’t mean I have to like it, though.” A smirk cracked his face. “You did pretty well yourself; you managed to catch Allan when I threw him to you. I didn’t know you could run that fast, though.”
“Let’s just say I had a great incentive to.” She scrubbed at his scarred shoulder next.
“Did you ask anyone in town how long it’s gonna take for this stink to wear off?” He bent his head down so she could work the thick juice into his hair.
“I went to Den’s old veterinarian. He said it could take at the very least a couple of weeks, or even as long as a month.”
“You don’t think Granny will let me sleep in the basement, do you?” Ed asked with a sigh, hoping against hope that he could find better accommodations than a cold, drafty animal shed. “She’ll be gone for a few days and I can at least open the windows to keep it from smelling up the whole place.”
Allan chose this moment to change his chant. “Ol’ hag! Ol’ hag!”
Ed froze as he felt her short fingernails dig into the nape of his neck.
“Ed? Where did Allan learn those words?”
Cold fear struck his heart and he stammered for an answer that wouldn’t leave him severely injured. Curse the boy, anyway!
Finally he blurted, “I meant Pinako! Not you!”
“EDWARD ELRIC! YOU…YOU…!” She sprung to her feet. “You’d be sleeping in the shed even if the skunk hadn’t gotten you! Honestly, Ed, sometimes I think you have no common sense at all! Don’t call Allan’s great-grandma that in front of him!”
In the next instant the washcloth smacked him square in the face as Winry flung it in anger. For a long moment he waited for the other shoe to drop, to feel a sharp pain along his skull, but it never came. He heard Winry’s heavy footfalls as she left his side, then his son yelp a protest. When the cloth fell away, Ed saw his wife towing the youngster toward the house by an arm. “Bath time for you, young man,” she declared, “And a long lecture about words you shouldn’t say! Especially when your father says them! And don’t forget to oil your leg when you rinse off, Ed! The acid in the juice will play havoc with your automail!” she threw over her shoulder for good measure just before she stepped onto the porch.
Ed watched until they disappeared and slouched into the trough until his arms, which were hanging over the edges, prevented him from sinking any further.
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In a match that was added late to the schedule in order to keep Berkeley College's New York men's soccer team fresh for the upcoming USCAA National Men's Soccer Tournament, the Knights fell to the Yeshiva University Maccabees by a score of 9-5 Friday afternoon at the Votee Sportsplex in Teaneck, NJ. The loss by Berkeley was its first since October 7 at SUNY Maritime, and dropped the Knights to 14-6 on the 2015 campaign, while Yeshiva improved its record on the year to 7-7-2.
In perhaps one of the wildest losses ever suffered by Berkeley College's New York's men's soccer team, the Knights relinquished a 5-2 advantage, as Yeshiva University ran off seven consecutive goals to run away from the Knights.
The Maccabees scored the first two goals of the contest, as Rafi Friedman (from Itamar Ben David at 2:50) an Daniel Amar (from Ben David at 18:11) notched tallies to give Yeshiva University an early 2-0 advantage. Berkeley College rallied back in a big way, depositing five goals into the net in a span of 13:17 (three goals from Hasan Sezer, one by Essofi Amine, and another from Haakon Schjelderup) to take a 5-2 lead.
The score remained 5-2 in favor of Berkeley until Yeshiva's Ben David took advantage of a penalty kick at 42:32, as he blasted a ball past Knights netminder Samuel Nortey to make it 5-3 in favor of Berkeley.
Perhaps that goal swung the momentum back in favor of the Maccabees, who were relentless on the offensive side in the second session. Amar would net a penalty kick goal at 57:55 to bring his team within a goal at 5-4 – and just 3:35 later at 61:30 – Amar would strike again – this time collecting a beautiful lead pass from Aaron Braun and burying the ball into the net to knot the game at five goals apiece.
Neither team was able to break through for the tie-breaking goal over the ensuing 13:10. Yeshiva University finally broke the tie at 74:40 when Ben David scored his second goal of the game by blasting home a free kick to give the Maccabees a 6-5 lead. A little less than four minutes later (at 78:20) – Amar notched a penalty kick goal to bump his team's advantage to a pair of scores at 7-5. Yeshiva University's Adir Alon would account for the match's final two goals, as he scored at 85:46 (from Julia Ribak) and at 87:36 (from Sammy Azair).
Berkeley College held an 18-16 advantage in shots, while also attempting seven corner kicks compared to four for Yeshiva University. The Knights where whistled for three offsides on the afternoon compared to one for the Maccabees.
The Knights – who earned an automatic bid to compete for a National crown by winning the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship this past Sunday – will enter as the USCAA National Men's Soccer Tourmanent as the No. 4 seeded team. The Knights will take on No. 5 seeded Concordia College Alabama on Thursday, November 5, at 2:00pm. To follow the Knights in their quest for a National Championship, visit the USCAA website – www.theUSCAA.com. Recaps of all Berkeley College contests will be available by the Knights' athletics website at www.berkeleycollegeknights.com. | http://berkeleycollege.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2015-16/releases/20151030o05n7d | fineweb | 835 |
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There are various CCIE Collaboration Training Institutes in Mumbai. If you are interested in pursuing CCIE Certification & Training in Thane, NetTech India is one of the leading IT institute in Mumbai which offers various courses in IT sector to its students. It is one best and renowned Institute in Mumbai. A student who gains the certification in CCIE collaboration will be able to perform like Cisco VOIP solution provider in VOIP environment. NetTech India conducts CCIE Collaboration Classes for its students who have learned about CCNA, CCNP, CCDP and CCDA.
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2003 Antisemitism report
The year 2003 witnessed the intensification of antisemitism including terrorist attacks against Jews, harassment of Jews as individuals and in groups, vandalism of Jewish sites, threats, propaganda, desecration of sites belonging to the Jewish community alongside the creation of a hostile atmosphere by closely associating the Jews with activities inside Israel and denying the right of the Jewish People to an independent state.
Two main axes characterized antisemitic activity throughout the year:
Acts of terrorism directed specifically against the Jewish community – marking the Jewish communities as preferred targets for terrorist action by the terrorist organizations operating in the framework of the World Jihad. This included terrorist acts in Istanbul and Morocco and numerous warnings of intentions to carry out terrorist attacks against the Jewish community.
Intensive activities by specifically anti-Jewish/anti-Israel elements who did everything they could to malign, defame and threaten Jews because of what was considered their affinity to Israel and as part of what was defined as “criticism of Israeli policies”. In our assessment this criticism had its roots in antisemitism and proves that these elements do not wish only to criticize Israeli policy but also to attack the Jews and mainly to deny the right of the Jewish People to their own independent state.
In 2003, there was a certain decline in the numbers of incidents in most of the parameters of those reported, and, as in previous years, most of the incidents occurred in Europe.
Trends in antisemitic activity
Islamic Terrorism, carried out in the name of the World Jihad which had declared its intentions to attack Jews as part of its war, was focused on a number of emphatically Jewish targets. This included the attack on Jewish community sites and sites with a clear connection to the Jews in Casablanca, Morocco (16th May), the murder of who Jews in Casablanca and Meknes (11th and 13th September), also against an antisemitic background, and the bombing of the two synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey (15th November), in which six members of the Jewish community were murdered.
The continued, and even increasing, trend towards Islamization in various parts of the world, felt especially in Europe. In most countries of Europe there has been a pronounced increase in the Islamic communities, a process which exacerbates the sense of threat within the Jewish communities. The influences of this trend are clearly visible in the identities of perpetrators of these attacks. As was the case in 2002, most of the attacks against the Jews were carried out by Islamic elements.
A large number of the attacks against Jews or Jewish sites were carried out by radical right-wing elements and skinheads.
Radical right-wing elements have increased their expressions of empathy towards Palestinian and Islamic issues.
For the first time in years, intentions by a radical right-wing group to carry out a bomb attack on a Jewish site were discovered. This was in Germany in September 2003, and the intention was to carry out the attack during the corner-laying ceremony at a Jewish site on the anniversary of Crystal Night.
The demonizing of Israel and the Jews is continuing, and they are blamed for every despicable act in the world. This is also true of the spread of the Jewish/Israeli conspiracy theory by radical right-wing and Islamic elements.
In the Arab world, there has been an increase in classic antisemitism against Jews in general and against Israel in particular, with many of the regimes granting absolute legitimacy to written and spoken expressions of antisemitism, thus making antisemitism a normative phenomenon.
The trend towards discrimination if Jews in Academe simply because of their origin is continuing. Anti-Israel activities, often violent in nature, are continuing on university and college campuses.
The war in Iraq has brought large numbers of protesters out to the streets, many of them claiming that it was the Jews and Israel that pushed the United States to go out to war.
Alongside this, a number of important world leaders have recognized the severity of the problem of antisemitism and have joined the battle against it
In Europe, there has been an increase of antisemitism in all its aspects. Regarding the European Union Institutions, particularly striking this year was the fact that a study that had been commissioned by its leadership was shelved. The study showed that Islamic elements had been responsible for most of the expression of antisemitism. The report, as mentioned above, was shelved with all kinds of excuses being made for this move. The reason for its having been shelved apparently had to do with the fact that it did not fit the Europeans’ tendency not to come into direct confrontation with the Islamic minority on the Continent. In addition, a survey was published indicating that 59% of the people living in Europe are of the opinion that Israel presents the no.1 threat to world peace. In our assessment, the findings of this survey quite accurately reflect the results of the anti-Israel propaganda mixed with antisemitism on the part of influential elements in Europe.
France continues to “lead” in the number and severity of the incidents. These incidents include: burning down synagogues, violence against Jewish individuals and groups, desecration of cemeteries, an atmosphere of fear on the streets, and most of the incidents have indeed occurred on the streets, that prevents the Jews from leading normal lives. These phenomena have prompted the Chief Rabbi of France to advise the Jewish public to refrain from appearing in public wearing anything that would identify them as Jews. Alongside this, a draft law was proposed forbidding Jews and Muslims from appearing in State schools wearing any kind of clearly religious garb such as skullcaps and veils. Although the declared aim of the law was to counter phenomena of Islamisation, it will most likely influence the Jews as well.
In Belgium, there was a certain decline in the number of incidents that included attacks on Jews, but the atmosphere of hostility towards Jews and everything they represent is on the rise. In Switzerland there were elections in which the “sacred” balance between the political power factors was upset by the substantial increase in the strength of the radical right-wing party headed by Blocher who in the past had made remarks indicating his support for the denial of the Holocaust. This rise may possibly have its roots in the concern among the Swiss population about the demographic changes resulting from the serious rise in the number of Muslims in the country
In Britain, violent attacks on Jews on the streets and the desecration of synagogues and cemeteries have continued. Alongside this, because of Britain’s support of the United States in the war in Iraq, Britain has been marked by the World Jihad as a preferred target for attack, including, of course, attacks on Jewish sites.
The Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden, have been particularly conspicuous in the number of physical and psychological attacks on Jews, alongside one-sided support for the Palestinians and crass criticism of Israel for its overall policies concerning the Palestinians.
This year there have been comparatively fewer incidents of gross and violent antisemitism in Germany. The discovery of plans by right-wing elements belonging to the “brotherhood” of extreme right-wing groups, revealed evidence of an “upgrading” in the activities of this element. So far as is known, the intention was to infiltrate a powerful explosive device into the Munich Jewish community’s cornerstone-laying ceremony for a new Jewish facility there. In addition to senior members of the Jewish community, the President of Germany and members of the Israeli Embassy staff were also to participate in the ceremony. Of note is fact that ceremony was to have taken place on the 9th of November, the anniversary of the “Crystal Night” events.
In Hungary, although there was no reporting on unusual activities against the Jews on the part of the radical right-wing in that country, that element is very active, and there is evidence that deeply rooted antisemitism does exist among quite a few circles in Hungary. Of particular note is the incident in which a dummy explosives charge was placed near the Great Synagogue in Budapest in November.
In Turkey, where these has been no regular reporting on antisemitic activities, two car-bomb attacks were carried out simultaneously at two synagogues in Istanbul on Saturday, 15th November. The synagogues were full of worshippers when the blasts went off and only the fact that the cars were unable to park closer to each of the synagogues that there was not more damage or greater loss of life. The attacks were carried out by a local organization influenced by and under the aegis of the Al-Qaeda Organization.
In Greece, the high level of antisemitic activities continued unabated, including desecration of monuments and antisemitic graffiti. Antisemitic remarks by prominent members of cultural, religious and academic circles and publication of material in center-oriented press, lent legitimacy to antisemitism. Of particular note are the remarks by the popular and well-liked Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis that the Jewish People is responsible for everything evil in the world. The statement which was a criticism of Israel’s policies deteriorated into blanket accusations of the entire Jewish People. It was only after various expressions of criticism that the Greek Government issued its rather tepid reservations about the composer’s remarks. This is a reflection of the Greek Government’s inaction concerning antisemitism, although at the end of the year Israel proposed the setting up of a joint commission dealing with the struggle against antisemitism.
In the countries of the CIS, there is evidence of continued widespread antisemitic activities, especially among radical right-wing circles. These activities consisted mainly of harassment and bullying of Jews all over the region. There were no reports of an increase in the scope and severity of the incidents with the exception of an explosive device that went of in Kaliningrad, injuring a Jewish youth.
In North America, antisemitic activities were relatively minor in tone, and were mainly carried out by radical right-wing as well as leftists who came out against the Jews as an extension of their criticism of Israel. Some of the activities that were carried out included torching synagogues, the burning down of a Holocaust memorial museum in Indiana, and the publication of antisemitic material, mainly by the radical right. In addition, anti-Israel/antisemitic activities are continuing on the university campuses, which caused many Jewish students to fear that they might suffer if they were active on behalf of Israel.
In South America, Brazil was the “leader” in anti-Jewish activity (harassment of Jews, tearing mezuzahs off doorposts and a great deal of propaganda activity), but in general terms, these activities were relatively minor in nature. In Argentina, Islamic circles were active, mainly in protest activities that did not deteriorate into physical violence. In Argentina, radial right-wing elements are very active and shaping up as a serious political force. These elements carry on undisguised anti-Jewish and anti-Israel/pro-Palestinian activity. In Venezuela, where the situation with that country’s rule is unclear, there were a number of threats against the Jewish community on the part of elements supporting President Chavez. These threats were made apparently against the background of the perception of the Jews as opposing the regime. In any event, there were no exceptional incidents initiated by these elements. It is, however, of note that there was a considerable number of protest demonstrations against the war in Iraq – encouraged by Chavez regime – some of which were directed against Jewish sites, here again without any perceptible violence.
In Asia this year, there were a large number of threats of attacks against the Jewish communities scattered mainly throughout Southeast Asia. In addition to these threats of terrorism, of note was the remark by the Malaysian Prime Minister in which he said that the Jews control the world and that other Peoples do their battles for them, despite the fact that the Europeans murdered six million of the Jewish People. In other countries such as Japan and Thailand there was evidence of activity by Nazi groups, either in actions or in the use of Nazi symbols as a sales promotion gimmick.
In the Middle East, there were attacks against Jewish sites of those identified as belonging to Jews. One of them was definitely against an antisemitic background. The demonizing of Jews and Israel is continuing, with increased use of classic antisemitic motifs. Particularly prominent in this connection was the television series “The Diaspora”, which portrayed in a highly representational and coarse manner the murder of a Christian child for his blood in the baking of matzoth, as well as other antisemitic motifs. The series was produced in Syria, in our assessment under the aegis of the Syrian authorities and their support, including the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Culture and other official Syrian bodies. The series was screened during prime time in the course of the month of Ramadan (October-November 2003), over “Al-Manar” the official Hizballah television station. As had been the case in previous years, the Arab media made extensive use of Nazi motifs in relating that attitude of Israel towards the Palestinians, emphasizing the Jews’ control over the world.
The trends described above will continue in 2004 as well, and terrorist threats will continue as will the demonizing of Israel and of the Jews as its supporters in the world. In our assessment, the terrorism which struck the Jewish communities is the product of Islamic hatred of the Jews, and recently has become part of the war that the Al-Qaeda organization has declared against the United States and its allies. Islamic hatred of the Jews has its roots in its religious literature (the Koran and the Sunna) and rests on the frustration of the fundamentalist Islamic organizations because of the sorry and despairing condition of the “Islamic Nation”, against the backward status of Islamic society in general and the failure of the Arab and Muslim countries, most recently Iraq, to grapple with the West’s military, political and economic power. From this aspect, the Jews serve as the target for the arrows of Islam’s anger. While this anger has gained in momentum recently against the background of the Intifadah, it does not depend solely on the continuous struggle between Israel and the Palestinians. The various Arab regimes will continue to encourage and allow antisemitic publications for various reasons – prevention of normalization of relations with Israel (Egypt), intentions to create public opinion against Israel as part of the struggle against it (Syria) and preaching its annihilation (Iran and Hizballah). Therefore, attempts to harm Jews will continue in the Islamic countries as well as in the countries of the West, and Jews will continue to be identified as the enemies of Islam.
Those elements that create and contribute to the hostile attitude towards Israel because of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue to do so, but the scope of these activities will be influenced by the level of severity of that conflict.
These elements, in our assessment, will continue to try and harm Jews either through terrorist attacks or by making their day-to-day lives difficult
The demographic changes in Europe, especially the increase in the number of Muslims there (especially in Scandinavia, The Netherlands, Switzerland, but in other countries as well), will continue to influence the degree of the sense threat felt by the Jews living in those countries. This will be the result of the direct and violent confrontation with the Muslims as well as of the continued activities on the part of their Governments designed to avoid “unnecessary” confrontations with Muslim elements thus granting them a free hand in carrying out their incitement and violence. | https://antisemitism.org.il/53968 | fineweb | 3,262 |
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“Only the paranoid survive”
Founder and CEO of Intel
Welcome in the new year! The perfect time to check your checklist of tough safety challenges, from A to Z. You know: attitude, awareness, behavior, buy-in, change, communication, compliance, complacency, culture, decisions, environment, equipment, focus……… etc. ……. All the way down to Zero. Nobody gets hurt; everyone goes home alive and well at the end of the day.
Those challenges are simple: they’re simply one or two words, familiar to every leader on the planet.
They’re also vitally important: fail to take good care of those challenges, sooner or later, someone will get hurt. But not easy: if the challenges were easy, they’d long since have been fixed, once and for all.
That’s the other thing about those challenges: they never really get fixed. A fix is a once and for all solution to a problem. Challenges like compliance, culture, and equipment are in a constant state of degradation: without the investment of energy, they won’t maintain themselves at the level necessary to achieve zero harm. That’s just how it is. No sense fooling yourself into thinking otherwise.
Which brings us to the challenge of complacency. It’s a challenge that comes and goes. It’s the challenge that a leader earns as the reward for doing a great job managing safety performance.
But then, no good deed ever goes unpunished.
A State of Mind
Travel as I have for the last two decades, meeting with leaders the world over, one challenge I regularly face is language: making sure we are operating from a common understanding of words. The language challenge isn’t limited to going back and forth between English and another language: as someone wisely noted, England and the US are two countries divided by a common language.
Closer to home, the next time you’re sitting around eating lunch with your working buddies, ask them to define “culture.” You’ll probably get as many different answers as there are people sitting at the table. I get that all the time—at World HQ. No matter where in the world HQ is sitting.
Complacency is one of those kinds of words. We use it all the time. But pressed to define exactly what complacency is……….er…… um…. well, you know it when you see it, right?
“Our people aren’t thinking. Or checking, like they’re supposed to.”
That’s not entirely wrong; but it is far from precisely correct, and can even be a bit misleading. Time for a little help from your management consultant. Complacency is a state of mind: thinking there is no danger; there is nothing to worry about; nothing will go wrong. Fear and doubt have been driven out—of the thinking.
Case in point: in January 2018, there are a lot of investors thinking exactly that way about their portfolios. Maybe there is nothing to worry about. And maybe their net worth is at risk—because there is a lot to be worried about.
But that’s just money.
Complacency – and Safety
Fill up a room with leaders, complacency is guaranteed to show up as one of their toughest safety challenges. For good reason: when their followers exhibit the state of mind characterized as complacency, they aren’t worried. They don’t have to be, because nothing’s going to go wrong. No need to focus on the task at hand; no need to pay careful attention to the details and conditions; no need to check and double-check.
Leaving them free to think about the things they really want to think about. What they’re going to do on the weekend; what they did over the holidays. It’s not that they “aren’t thinking.” They’re just not thinking about what they are doing, in the moment they are doing that. None of which is the least bit conducive to working safely.
Of course, the fastest way to bring complacency to a screeching halt would be to have some kind of a big, ugly incident. That’ll get everyone worried, fearful—and careful. But that’s just not the best way, as has been demonstrated by any number of good leaders who manage to keep their followers on their toes without the benefit of a failure.
That’s what “follower complacency” looks like. You know it well. What about “leader complacency?” Do leaders get complacent? And if they do, what does that look like?
Of course they do: leaders are normal human beings, too. Well, most of them are.
So just like their followers, leaders face their own form of complacency. In absolute terms, leader complacency is an even bigger problem than follower complacency: the magnitude of the consequences from a complacent leader is far greater. But leader complacency looks different: it’s appearance is often something other than what most leaders are inclined to think it is.
Sure, there’s the “Good is good enough” line of leader thinking. Safety performance, as measured against the peers is in the top (take your pick) half, third, quartile, decile: that’s good enough to satisfy (take your pick) the boss, corporate, the Board. Alcoa’s CEO Paul O’Neill faced that kind of complacency on Day 1 of his administration. From some Senior VP, who didn’t think much of some new guy showing up from the outside suggesting that we weren’t on top of our game.
Otherwise known as resistance.
That can—and has—happened. But most places I go, the “Good is never good enough” characterizes the thinking about safety. It’s called continuous improvement. This year’s goal: 10% lower than last year’s actual. Assuming last year was a good year.
That line of thinking won’t produce complacency—as long as you’re the leader who has to figure out the improvement plan—and then deliver the performance. Worry, anxiety, even fear are more likely.
But suppose you’re coming off a year of zero harm. Or been on a run of years of zeros: zero, zero, zero… Or coming off the best ever year. That’s where the problem of complacency can rear its ugly head: “Now that we’ve got the safety thing fixed…..” or “Since safety performance is under control……” Next up: ________ (fill in the blank.)
That is exactly what leader complacency sounds like—straight from the mouths of complacent leaders. If you’ve been there, said that, don’t feel put upon. You have plenty of company.
Which suggests the nature of the problem.
This Is The Danger Zone
Failure produces a lot of things, but complacency is not one of them. In that sense, success is an Early Warning Indicator of complacency. It’s not a guarantee of complacency, but the temptation is always there. There are always competing demands on the time and attention of every leader; when some aspect of business performance is running well, it’s only natural for a leader to focus on the pressing issue of the day…week….month…..year.
Truth is, leaders are hard-wired to want to seek out problems, and fix them. If safety isn’t a problem, there are always other things to be worked on that are exciting, challenging—and not boring.
So, if you’re coming off a great year of safety performance, congratulations for the job well done! And know well that you are now in the Danger Zone. Thinking that will motivate you to do the right things to avoid that hazard, complacency.
On the other hand, if you’re coming off one of those off years, file this edition away, and read it when you’re back on top. It might just help you stay there—and stay out of the Danger Zone. | https://balmert.com/2018/01/01/the-danger-zone/ | fineweb | 1,719 |
This past weekend, the Daytona 500 took place in Daytona Beach, FL, though certain favorites didn’t make it to the final run, including Kyle Busch, who broke a leg and foot in a hard crash during the Xfinity Series race on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Nonetheless, the race was exciting – with Joey Logano speeding to victory in the 57th Great American Race. Logano is the youngest winner in the history of the Daytona 500 at just 24 years old.
All of the excitement with this race, and others coming into the season, reminds us of the precision mechanics it requires to build these performance engines and the patience and fortitude of the drivers. It is a field not unlike the world of precision mechanics under the hood of a watchcase.
In fact, as more watch brands recognize the synergy between precision mechanics of timepieces and automobiles, they are getting more involved in the world of motorsports. From actually taking title roles as Official Timer of certain races to sponsoring teams, drivers and rallies around the world, watch brands are on top of the fast-paced world of automobiles.
Rolex, for instance, has been intimately involved in auto racing since 1935, and solidified its position in the sport in 1959 when it began its association with the Daytona International Speedway. The brand continues to sponsor the Rolex Daytona races, as well as the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion every year in August, among other automotive activities. The brand’s iconic Daytona watch is the one most associated with automotive sports.
Similarly, Tudor is the Entitlement Sponsor of Tudor United Sportscar Championship races. This series combines two previously separate races — the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am Road Racing — under one umbrella managed by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The TUDOR Grantour Chrono Fly-Back watch has a strong tie with the world of auto racing, as it allows consecutive time intervals to be measured rapidly via the on-the-fly chronograph reset and instant restart function.
TAG Heuer has long been involved in the world of auto racing – dating back to the Pan-American races. The brand is actively involved in the fully electric FIA Formula E Championship, World Rally (with Sebastien Ogier joining as a brand ambassador), is the Official Watch Partner of Nissan NISMO, and sponsors the TAG Heuer Premier Motor Racing Exhibition, which kicked off in Kuala Lumpur in January. The brand creates both the Monaco and Carrera watch lines that honor this sport and that have become renowned around the world for their race-inspired design and top-quality craftsmanship.
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Working full time to support a family is hard work. Even harder is making sure the money you make meets all of you and your family’s needs. As a recent startup Sharemoney know what it’s like looking for ways to cut costs and make your money stretch further. What can we afford versus what do we need to hold off on? Where can we find the best deals? What are simple ways to save money right now? All these questions apply to your personal finances so in this post we’ll show you easy ways to save money you can put into action today!
- Create a budget. Having a plan for how much you’ll spend does two things. 1) It forces you to focus on what you need vs. what you want. 2) It lets you know when you’re overspending.
- Create a shopping list. Writing a list before shopping helps you avoid impulse purchases. Also squeeze your shopping in between other errands. This way you won’t have time to consider extra items you probably don’t need.
- Set automatic savings. One ways of doing this is by setting up automatic transfers from your checking to your savings account. A second way is to have your employer automatically allocate a portion of your check to a special fund ex. a retirement account.
- Drink plenty of water. Drinking water keeps you hydrated and keeps you from spending money on cans of juices and soda. It’s cheaper and can also help you feel fuller after eating a meal.
- Eat breakfast. Breakfast can be a simple and cheap meal that keeps you from getting too hungry during the day. Foods to include here are oatmeal, eggs, toast, and cereal. They’re also easy to prepare!
- Turn off television, lights, mobile heaters, computers, etc. If you’re not using them you can save on your energy bill by turning these appliances off. Remember turning off a computer isn’t just the monitor. Actually shut down the PC.
- Fix things yourself using online guides. Try to avoid calling a plumber or a locksmith the next time something in your house breaks down. Online you can find tons of resources to fix things yourself. Do a quick search on Google or look for videos on Youtube that can help you do this.
- Cut your own & your family’s hair. Haircuts are often a weekly expense but they don’t have to be. Buy a pair of clippers for the boys and and invest in hair products for the girls. You’ll recover the upfront expense in just a few weeks. You’ll also save on tips!
- Cut premium services on cable, phone, and internet. The basics should be enough for cable, phone, and internet. Kids today spend enough time online and in front of the television so it’ll be good for them to play outside and with their friends and families.
- Find babysitting partner families. By taking turns babysitting you can trade favors instead of paying money. It’s an easy chore that doesn’t require too much effort. Just find someone you feel comfortable watching your kids and work out what works best for you.
- Buy in bulk, do group purchases if need be. By buying in bulk you can take advantage of discounts you wouldn’t otherwise get. Look to shop at your local Costco or BJ’s or look for your groceries in bulk packages. See if you can pool money with your neighbors as well.
- Buy generic rather than brand names. People look to brand names because of the reputation they carry. However generic brands often are just as good for items like cereal, mouthwash, foot powder, etc. They’re often cheaper as well making them a practical alternative.
- Plan meals around supermarket flyers + coupons. Take advantage of what’s on sale at the supermarket. This will keep your dinners varied and less expensive.
- Go shopping after the holidays. After holidays like Christmas and Halloween specialty items are on sale. Nobody’s shopping for them again until next year so stock up one year early to get them cheap.
All these tips are easy to implement so pick one and start today! By taking these actions you can help your family’s finances to make sure you’ve got what you need when you need it.
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Departure morning - ready to go.
Even in the country the red lights were everywhere.
Another stop to check out the sites on the way to the Gold Coast.
Heading north towards the Gold Coast.
Geoff, Todd & Rob taking it easy.
Quick stop in Gin Gin before driving into the night.
Into the cane fields of the north.
Crossing the Burdekin River at Ayr.
Highway heading north.
A quick stop as the sun sets.
Met this bloke and his friend in the Cairns caravan park.
Leaving Cairns and ready to head over the range.
Are you sure this is the right way???
Road towards Mareeba.
Palmer River Roadhouse.
These signs are everywhere from this point on.
Made it to Laura. A quick drink and then of to find a campsite.
First of many repairs for Geoff. Corrugations were taking their toll already.
And we thought we would stop and see if this bloke needed a hand too. Luckily we had some grease he needed.
Typical of the roads up that way.
Greg loving the dust.
Looking for lunch.
Lining up at Musgrave ready to leave.
Anthills were getting bigger at this stage.
Roadside stop after Rob's L300 engine stops.
Stop for lunch in Coen while the L300 gets looked at. It was towed to town.
I wonder how much to take you to the Cape?
Exchange Hotel at Coen.
Waiting for news on the L300's fate. It's not looking good.
Campsite in the riverbed near Coen as we decide what to do. The L300 dropped all its coolant quickly and cooked the motor before it was noticed and is now dead. It has to be trucked back to Cairns. .
Rob and Tony head back to Cairns while the rest push north. We arrive at Archer River roadhouse later that day.
Civilisation as we arrive in Weipa.
Waters edge near the caravan park.
Bauxite train at Weipa.
Campsite at Weipa caravan park. We were here for a week while we waited for parts to be flown in for Geoff's Subaru.
Geoff and one of the parts on his car that needed repairing.
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
On some nights anything can happen. Your life can shape shift into something you could never have predicted. Your heart can turn into a minefield of regret. A group of strangers’ lives become intertwined and turned upside down by the multi-tool of drugs in sport, GHB. Girls Just Wanna to Have Fun is an Act Cape Town production that sold out at the Galloway Theatre and returns after a successful run at the US Woordfees. | https://capetownfringe.co.za/events/girls-just-wanna-have-fun/ | fineweb | 100 |
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
IN OUR LIFE AS CHRISTIANS.
The Saints on the Blessed Virgin Mary.
A Filial and Loving Tribute to Our Mother for Her Birthday.
AV summary and text.
- THE SAINTS ON OUR LADY’S ROLE IN THE HISTORY OF SALVATION AND IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE.
- MARY AS MEDIATRIX OF GRACES IN THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Dear brethren in Christ, DOES OUR DEVOTION TO MARY DIMINISH GOD’S GLORY? WHAT IS MARY’S ROLE IN THE SALVATION HISTORY AND IN OUR LIFE AS CHRISTIANS? These questions are answered with the quotes of several saints and some points of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Let us be grateful to God for giving us Mary as Our Mother. Let us honor and love her more for every praise we give her ultimately redounds to God’s glory as when one praises a painting, he ultimately glorifies the painter.
When St. Bernard of Claravall was still a young boy, he suffered a dangerous infection. He sought Our Lady’s help and while He was praying “Ave, Maris Stella (Hail, Star of the Sea)” and recited the part “Monstra te essem matrem (Show yourself a mother!)” Bernard was instantly healed, body and soul. His love for the divine Mother that soon he would enkindle a burning devotion to her all over Europe, which earned him the title of Marian Doctor of the Church. Without being the source of grace, St. Bernard taught that Mary is the aqueduct through which God’s grace arrives at us.
“This stream [Christ] from the heavenly source [God the Father] descends to us through an aqueduct [Mary]; … The aqueduct itself is always full, so that all may receive of its fullness, yet not the fullness itself. … an Aqueduct which, receiving the fullness of the Fountain from the Father’s heart, has transmitted it to us, if not as it is in itself, at least in so far as we could contain it.”
-St. Bernard of Clarivaux
Below are more quotes from various saints which give a glimpse of our Mother Mary’s role in our Christian life and the salvation of mankind.
“We never give more honour to Jesus than when we honour his Mother, and we honour her simply and solely to honour him all the more perfectly. We go to her only as a way leading to the goal we seek – Jesus, her Son.”
–Saint Louis Marie de Montfort
“Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.”
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Father and Doctor of the Church
“If anyone does not wish to have Mary Immaculate for his Mother, he will not have Christ for his Brother.”
–Saint Maximilian Kolbe
”A man is no true Christian if he has no devotion to the Mother of Jesus Christ.”
–Saint John Eudes
“I wish I had a voice loud enough to tell all the sinners of the world to love Mary. She is the ocean across which one must travel in order to reach Jesus.”
Speaking of Our Lady, Padre Pio said: “Each grace passes through her hands.”
-St. Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much.
You can never love her more than Jesus did.”
–Saint Maximilian Kolbe
‘No grace comes from heaven to earth but what passes through Mary’s hand.
St. Bernardine of Siena.
If I were a leper my mother would hug me. She would kiss my wounds without fear or hesitation. —Well then, what would the Blessed Virgin Mary do?
When we feel we are like lepers, all full of sores, we have to cry out: Mother! And the protection of our Mother will be like a kiss upon our wounds, which obtains our cure.
–St. Josemaria Escriva
“If you ever feel distressed during your day — call upon our Lady — just say this simple prayer: ‘Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.’ I must admit — this prayer has never failed me.”
–Blessed Mother Teresa
“Only after the Last Judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too busy with her children.”
–St. John Vianney
During these remaining days of preparation for Our Lady’s birthday, may we continue to offer her our “spiritual flowers”. We love you, Mother Mary.
Please help us all to love God in the same way You loved Him.
A big kiss and a strong hug from all of us!
Fr. Rolly A., priest of Opus Dei.
This post underlines the fact that Mary as the Mother of God Our Lord Jesus Christ has a special role in the salvation history for bringing Christ into the world and continues to cooperate with Him and His Church in the salvific mission in heaven. Jesus is the One and Only Mediator but from the beginning till end, He wanted Mary to cooperate in His salvific mission. Mary’s powerful mediation on our behalf depends on and arises from the merits and power of the mediation of Her Son. The saints were conscious of this. So is the Catholic Church which in the Catechism teaches:
494: At the announcement that she would give birth to “the Son of the Most High” without knowing man, by the power of the Holy Spirit, Mary responded with the obedience of faith, certain that “with God nothing will be impossible”: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your word.”Thus, giving her consent to God’s word, Mary becomes the mother of Jesus. Espousing the divine will for salvation wholeheartedly, without a single sin to restrain her, she gave herself entirely to the person and to the work of her Son; she did so in order to serve the mystery of redemption with him and dependent on him, by God’s grace:
As St. Irenaeus says, “Being obedient she became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race.”Hence not a few of the early Fathers gladly assert. . .: “The knot of Eve’s disobedience was untied by Mary’s obedience: what the virgin Eve bound through her disbelief, Mary loosened by her faith.” Comparing her with Eve, they call Mary “the Mother of the living” and frequently claim: “Death through Eve, life through Mary.”
969 “This motherhood of Mary in the order of grace continues uninterruptedly from the consent which she loyally gave at the Annunciation and which she sustained without wavering beneath the cross, until the eternal fulfillment of all the elect. Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this saving office but by her manifold intercession continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation . . . . Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix.”
970 “Mary’s function as mother of men in no way obscures or diminishes this unique mediation of Christ, but rather shows its power. But the Blessed Virgin’s salutary influence on men . . . flows forth from the superabundance of the merits of Christ, rests on his mediation, depends entirely on it, and draws all its power from it.” “No creature could ever be counted along with the Incarnate Word and Redeemer; but just as the priesthood of Christ is shared in various ways both by his ministers and the faithful, and as the one goodness of God is radiated in different ways among his creatures, so also the unique mediation of the Redeemer does not exclude but rather gives rise to a manifold cooperation which is but a sharing in this one source.”
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HOW WOULD YOU PREPARE FOR OUR MOTHER MARY’S BIRTHDAY? “FLOWERS” FOR OUR LADY. Video summary and text in http://wp.me/p6k7Mv-1ne
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD. This is what the Catholic Church teaches and what we Catholics believe in http://wp.me/p6k7Mv-bQ
Ave Maria (Sylvain Zimmer) by Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. In http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Les_Petits_Chanteurs_de_Montigny/Compilation_classique/05_-_Ave_Maria_Sylvain_Zimmer | https://catholicsstrivingforholiness.com/2016/09/02/does-our-devotion-to-mary-diminish-gods-glory-what-is-marys-role-in-the-salvation-history-and-in-our-life-as-christians/ | fineweb | 1,994 |
From Common Dreams:
A Progressive Tax: It’s Not Socialism, It’s Correctionism
by Paul Buchheit
“People don’t want to talk about taxes. Most of us are afraid that a tax increase will impact ALL of us. The media shies away from such a controversial topic. Certainly the rich don’t want to talk about it. And even lower-income people seem to have this sense that they will be wealthy someday, and government shouldn’t interfere with their plans.
So on we go with the cutbacks in train and bus service, and the loss of teachers, the cancellation of after-school programs in low-income areas, reductions in library hours and park services. Plus, of course, increases in state income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, gas taxes, cigarette taxes, utility costs, license fees, parking meter rates.
The public rarely hears about one of the major causes of this assault on the middle class.
From 1980 to 2006 the richest 1% of America TRIPLED their after-tax percentage of our nation’s total income, while the bottom 90% have seen their share drop over 20%.
That’s a TRILLION dollars a year, one-seventh of America’s total income, that went to the richest 1% while 90% of us went backwards.
But, many people ask, don’t the very rich pay most of the taxes? Just federal income tax. And they pay less than 23% of their incomes in federal income tax. If state and local taxes, social security tax, and excise taxes are included, the lowest-earning half of America pays 24% of their incomes in taxes.
But isn’t taxing the rich a form of socialism? Since 1980, if the average working family had received compensation based on its relative contribution to America’s prosperity, it would be making an average of $45,000 a year instead of $35,000. Through 30 years of deregulation and financial maneuvering, the richest 1% have taken $10,000 a year from every American family. That’s socialism in reverse….
More significantly, our economy allows a tiny percentage of us to take an inordinate amount of money from society, at an increasing rate. Some people may have dropped out of this elite group, but those who have moved in are making even more! The result is a system in which one man (hedge fund manager John Paulson in 2007) can make more money than the total of the salaries of every police officer, firefighter, and public school teacher in Chicago, while another man stands hungry in the cold. And any attempt to fix the system is called socialism.
So what’s the solution? Several states have implemented more progressive tax systems. And they have apparently not caused wealthy people to transfer their fortunes out-of-state. A 2008 study by Princeton University determined that “the ‘half-millionaire tax,’ at least in New Jersey, appears to be an effective and efficient revenue-generation mechanism, having little impact on migration patterns among half-millionaire households.” Similarly, little adverse effect of higher taxes was found in Maryland or Oregon. A study by the California Budget Project revealed that the number of high-income households actually grew during periods of higher income tax rates for top earners. Oregon recently passed Measures 66 and 67, which impose modest income tax increases on the wealthiest residents and raise the corporate minimum tax for the first time in 80 years.
President Obama is right to seek a progressive federal tax structure in which the very rich will return some of the money derived from years of deregulation and shrewd financial strategies. We need Congress and the media to support this way of thinking.”
Paul Buchheit is a faculty member in the School for New Learning at DePaul University.
Note: All the facts cited herein are from the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
1. Tax Foundation. Summary of Latest Federal Individual Income Tax Data. July 18, 2008 <http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/250.html>.
2. Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, “Who Pays?” (January, 2003) <http://www.itepnet.org/wp2000/text.pdf>; see also Citizens for Tax Justice <http://www.ctj.org/itep/ilquestions.htm>: Citizen’s Guide to the Illinois State Tax System: What Every Concerned Illinoisan Should Know (Illinoisans who make less than $15,000 per year pay 13 percent of its income in state taxes. Middle class families pay 10 percent of their income in taxes. Wealthy Illinoisans, with an average income of $1.2 million pay only 6 percent of their income in state taxes.
3. U.S. Congressional Budget Office. “Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates: 1979 to 2005,” December, 2007. <http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/88xx/doc8885/EffectiveTaxRates.shtml>. (Note: the corporate income tax, which derives from capital ownership, are not considered in this analysis; the responsibility for these taxes is subject to dispute; see William C. Randolph, “International Burdens of the Corporate Income Tax,” Congressional Budget Office, August 2006 <http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/75xx/doc7503/2006-09.pdf>: “..domestic labor bears slightly more than 70 percent of the burden of the corporate income tax”; see also Andrew Chamberlain, “Who Really Pays the Corporate Income Tax?” The Tax Foundation, May 4, 2006 <http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/1467.html>; Bob Williams, “Who Really Pays the Corporate Income Tax?” Tax Policy Center, August 2008; Scott A. Hodge and Gerald Prante, “Personalizing the Corporate Income Tax,” The Tax Foundation, October 25, 2007 <http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/22694.html>.) | https://charlog.blog/2010/02/21/income-disparity-on-the-rise-services-in-decline/ | fineweb | 1,398 |
Bob Odenkirk, David Cross reteam for Netflix sketch comedy series
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Looking to ink a series/movie deal? Better call Netflix.
Joining the endless string of talent heading to the streaming service, Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) and David Cross (“Arrested Development”) will write and star in an original sketch comedy series for the platform, Netflix announced Thursday.
“With Bob and David” will consist of four half-hour episodes and one 60-minute “making-of” special, and star Odenkirk and Cross as dishonorably discharged Navy SEALs. The project has just started production, according to Deadline.com.
Cross starred in the Netflix-produced fourth season of cult comedy “Arrested Development,” which premiered on the platform in May 2013. Odenkirk’s “Better Call Saul,” a prequel to “Breaking Bad,” already is available on the streaming service internationally and will wrap its first season on AMC next week.
Odenkirk and Cross are the latest stars to sign original-programming deals with Netflix. Others include Matt and Ross Duffer (Fox’s “Wayward Pines”), Mark and Jay Duplass (HBO’s “Togetherness”), Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Sandler and Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/bob-odenkirk-david-cross-reteam-for-netflix-sketch-comedy-series/ | fineweb | 323 |
I’ve been travelling a lot recently, mostly to America and Canada to see some clients I have that side of the pond. All this travelling has given me ample opportunity to look over some of my past blogs. Upon review I’ve realised there is one aspect of wedding attire I’ve ignored completely to date: the top hat.
It’s a very traditional accessory I do admit, with less formal weddings usually seeing the groom in lounge suits rather than tails. However, if you are partial to the pillar box look then you could do much worse than to cast your eyes over myfive tips for top hats.
1 – Measurements
As a rule top hats should be worn three quarters of an inch above the eyebrow and between one and one and a half centimetres above the ear. All head shapes are different so I wouldn’t recommend getting a hired hat as it will not fit properly and therefore it won’t give you confidence, especially if you are not used to wearing a hat.
2 – Colour
Traditionally top hats have been worn mainly in grey but there is now a trend for black hats, although this can look like you were meant to be at the races and accidentally had a wedding instead. At the end of the day it’s a matter of taste but make sure your hat and coat are the same colour.
3 – Price
Good quality felt hats are available to buy from £315 to £350. Silk hats are no longer made (they stopped being produced in 1970 when the specific silk ran out) but renovated vintage or antique silk hats can still be bought from £1,000 to £4,000. The price of the hat depends on the size of your head. So if you have a big head you will pay a higher price, I’m afraid!
4 – Confidence
Wearing a hat is similar to a suit. If you know it fits perfectly and you look good, you don’t think about it and you won’t even know it’s there. If you wear a hat that doesn’t fit correctly and wobbles or moves around you will be very conscious of it and it will detrimentally affect your confidence.
5 – Keep it in proportion
If you are of a smaller build many people assume that you should go for a taller hat. However, you should choose one that is in proportion to your size. If you have a large, bold personality you could probably wear a bigger hat. If you are taller you can get away with any size.
Less of a general tip and more of a personal recommendation, I would advise anyone looking for a top quality top hat to visit Lock & Co. It is a family owned hat makers in St James’s Street, London, founded in 1676 – I own several of their hats myself.
I’ll leave you with a piece of interesting history. Mercury used to be used in the production of top hats and exposure to mercury can cause nervous symptoms, making hatters shake and appear insane – hence the phrase ‘mad as a hatter’.
Toby Luper is the tailor behind Hemingway tailors. With 35 years experience in the fashion and tailoring industry, he has dressed sports stars, celebrities and royalty. For more information call 0800 5423406 or seewww.hemingwaytailors.co.uk | https://chillisauce.com/stag/blog/post-22b49523132b0e08d68b | fineweb | 713 |
Costa Verde: How we proceed with a brand-new porcelain collection
Costa Verde is a porcelain manufacturer I have had the pleasure of designing for the past 17 years, as a partner of Studio Levien. Together we have built up a strong and trusting relationship and we let each other do what we each do best.
A project always starts with a design brief but not a very long and formal one. We talk and work out between us a direction and which part of the market we are aiming for, formal or casual for example.
Then we start work in our Studio in London. We sit together as a full team of 5 or 6 and sketch ideas on paper, then one or two of the designers will get on to their computer and start making simple outline drawings.
Once we have agreed the drawings the designers go into our workshop and start modelling up the key items from the range in foam, we call these sketch models.
At Studio Levien we make models of everything we design. Sometimes we will make 3 or 4 models before we think we have got the design right.
Then we prepare our Design Concepts presentation, usually an A3 bound book which starts with the brief, then has images of the inspiration behind our ideas, we like to tell the story of our designs.
The presentation includes photos of our models or CAD renders and as we turn the pages we present the models so at the end all the key items from the proposed range are on the table. Hopefully Costa Verde like our design concepts and want to develop them.
Costa Verde: From the first approach to the final result!
To develop a brand-new collection is never straightforward though and nor should it be. There is a lot of discussion even some arguments but we always come to an agreement about the next steps which is often for us to make some changes and therefore more models. These changes can be for technical, or aesthetic reasons. Then we have to wait for the first samples, which can be five or six weeks.
Porcelain is very difficult to produce; it helps to be a masochist! Porcelain never does exactly what you want it to do and it is very rare for the first samples to be perfect. We write detailed Sample Evaluation Reports on the samples and more pieces are made. It’s not uncommon for 3 even 4 samples to be made before we approve a design.
This is a painful and expensive process but Costa Verde, like us believe that small changes make a big difference. We work our way through all the items in the proposed range in this way until it is complete.
This development process always takes about a year which normally ends in February at Ambiente where we launch the design.
It doesn’t matter to our customers that they know how much effort goes into developing a tableware range, all that matters is that they like it but we know that it is the love and care that Studio Levien and Costa Verde put into the designs that will make them a success.
Studio Levien Partner
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The Division of Research of The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente Northern California) seeks a Research Scientist at any level for its Vaccine Study Center. The ideal candidate will be a highly trained clinician with experience conducting vaccine research. This individual will be expected to design, execute and lead vaccine clinical trials and observational studies, conduct scholarly research that is recognized nationally and internationally, and collaborate with the director of the Vaccine Study Center, other Division of Research (DOR) investigators, and Kaiser Permanente clinicians and leadership to advance knowledge in the field of vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Investigators in the DOR draw on rich clinical data derived from comprehensive electronic medical records and access the diverse population of >3.9 million members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC). DOR has more than 50 research scientists who lead well-developed programs in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, health care delivery and policy, behavioral health and aging, cancer, infectious diseases, and women's and children's health. DOR investigators are primarily supported by grant and contract funding from federal and other external sources.
Embedded within the DOR, the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center (KPVSC) is a leader in evaluating vaccines with a long history of collaboration with multiple agencies, particularly the CDC's Immunization Safety Office. The KPVSC has also been engaged in Phase II, III, and IV vaccine trials, collaborating with the pharmaceutical industry and FDA to help bring new vaccines into licensure and then to evaluate and ensure their safety. The KPVSC currently has a team of over 35 individuals, including programmer analysts, project managers, research assistants, nurses, and physicians (located at medical centers throughout the KPNC Region).
This Research Scientist position calls for expertise in human vaccine immunology, vaccine implementation science, including monitoring and evaluation, vaccine safety, clinical trials and related legal, regulatory and ethical issues. The successful candidate is expected to have a fundamental understanding of epidemiologic principles, infectious diseases and vaccine study designs, along with excellent communication skills, a track record of peer-reviewed publications and successful grant applications and an ability to manage others.
Required qualifications include:
- an MD degree or equivalent;
- board certified in a primary care specialty, or equivalent;
- current, active medical license.
Subspecialty training in infectious diseases, or another subspecialty with strong interest in infectious diseases and MPH or MSc in clinical trials, epidemiology or equivalent experience is also highly preferred. The successful candidate should have the ability to successfully compete for external research funding and independent scholarly publications in peer-reviewed medical literature, demonstrated history of successful collaboration in research and/or with clinicians, competence in common statistical techniques, study designs and general research methods used in epidemiological and health services research, and preferably experience working with electronic medical records.
DOR is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and strongly encourages women and applicants of color to apply.
Nicky Klein, MD, PhD
Please email a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:
Director, Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center
Division of Research
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
One Kaiser Plaza, 16th
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What Is Remote Installation Services?
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
What Is Remote Installation Services?
In this section
Remote Installation Services Dependencies and Requirements
Remote Installation Services Limitations
Technologies Related to Remote Installation Services
Remote Installation Services (RIS) is an automated installation technology that you can use to create installation images of operating systems or of complete computer configurations, including desktop settings and applications. These installation images can then be made available to users at client computers. RIS is typically used during large-scale deployments when it would be too slow and costly to have administrators or end users interactively install the operating system on individual computers.
Compared to a standard interactive installation, RIS decreases installation time, eliminates the need to use CDs during installation, and minimizes end user and administrator interaction during installations. To accomplish this, RIS relies on Pre-Boot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology. PXE technology enables computers without an operating system to start up and connect remotely over a TCP/IP network connection to a RIS server, which then installs an operating system. The client computers must support remote booting with the PXE ROM, or they must be started with a remote-startup floppy disk and have a network adapter that is supported by that disk.
To perform a RIS installation, an administrator or end user typically boots a client computer from a PXE-capable network adapter by pressing F12 early in the startup process. This instructs the computer to acquire an IP address and connect to a RIS server. The client computer then downloads a small version of the Windows Setup program from the RIS server. You can configure a RIS installation so that the Windows Setup program interactively steps the administrator or end user through a shortened setup process, or you can configure it so that the entire setup process is automated after the end user or administrator presses F12. Also, you can configure a RIS installation so the installation is image-based or setup-based. By using image-based installations, you can deploy applications with an operating system. By using setup-based installations, you have more flexibility in terms of handling hardware differences among the computers in your organization.
The following figure shows how a RIS installation differs from an interactive installation.
Comparison of RIS and Interactive Installations
Like all automated installation technologies, RIS has many benefits that a standard interactive installation does not. These benefits include:
Fewer errors during installation
Because RIS installation uses either preconfigured disk images or answer files to install and configure the operating system, there is minimal user interaction during the setup process. This reduces the number of errors that are introduced during setup.
By using the same disk image or answer file to install and configure the operating system, you can ensure that all of the computers in your organization are set up exactly the same way.
Shorter installation times
RIS installation is faster than interactive installation because the operating system and applications are preinstalled and preconfigured on the disk image and require only minimal configuration after the disk image is copied to a destination computer. In addition, you can speed up the installation process by using the fully automated installation features of RIS. Instead of prompting end users or administrators for configuration information, the Setup program reads configuration settings from an answer file.
Lower support costs
By minimizing errors during the setup process, increasing the consistency of the computers in your organization, and reducing the amount of time an administrator needs to spend setting up a computer, you can reduce the overall support costs in your organization.
RIS is more complex and requires more upfront configuration and planning than other automated installation technologies. This is because RIS relies on several operating system services and protocols, as well as specialized hardware that supports the PXE specification. However, RIS installation is an efficient deployment technology if you have a high-speed network and you need to install clean operating systems and preconfigured applications onto a large number of computers with minimal end user or administrator interaction.
RIS Dependencies and Requirements
RIS relies on specialized hardware as well as several Windows Server 2003 features and technologies. This includes the following:
High speed network connectivity
The computers on which you are installing an operating system must all be connected to a reliable, high speed network. Wide area networks (WANs) that are connected with analog modems or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) do not have sufficient bandwidth to support RIS installation.
To take full advantage of RIS, each of the computers on which you are installing an operating system must have a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), Mini-PCI, or CardBus type of network adapter that supports the PXE specification. PXE-enabled network adapters allow client computers to be remotely booted. In addition, the basic input/output system (BIOS) for each computer must be capable of using the network adapter as a boot device (also known as remote-boot capability). A ROM BIOS that is at least version .99n satisfies this requirement. Also, most computers that conform to the Net PC or PC98 specifications have a PXE remote boot–enabled network adapter and remote boot–enabled BIOS.
The published PXE specification defines the remote boot process and also establishes the PXE compliance standards for hardware manufacturers and other vendors. RIS uses PXE environment extensions to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), an industry-supported technology, to allow workstations to do the following:
Boot remotely using their network adapters to access boot code from a network location.
Install an operating system from a remote source to a client’s local hard disk.
The PXE environment is built upon Internet protocols and services that are widely used in the computer industry. This includes TCP/IP, DHCP, and TFTP. The PXE extensions to the DHCP protocol enable information to be sent to network-bootable systems and also allow these systems to locate remote installation services.
Your network must support TCP/IP to perform RIS installations.
Dedicated RIS server
You need to install Remote Installation Services on a dedicated server running Windows Server 2003. The RIS server must have at least two NTFS disk partitions — one for booting the server operating system and another to contain the directory structure for the client operating system images or distribution shares. The partition containing the images or distribution shares must be large enough to store one or more operating system images, depending on your requirements. In addition, the RIS server must run the following services: Remote Installation Services, Single Instance Store service (SIS), and the Trivial File Transfer Protocol Daemon (TFTPD).
RIS servers rely on the Domain Name System (DNS) to locate the required Active Directory domain controllers to facilitate domain operations. If you use Windows Server 2003 DNS, you have the benefit of dynamic updates for your DNS server. However, it is not a requirement to use Windows Server 2003 DNS for RIS to function. Whichever DNS server software you use, it must support the SRV RR record type and the dynamic update protocol specified in RFCs 2052 and 2136, respectively.
RIS servers require a DHCP server on the network which is authorized and has an activated scope. Remote boot–enabled computers must receive an IP address from a DHCP server before they can contact a RIS server to request an operating system installation. You can install Windows Server 2003 DHCP or you can use the DHCP services provided with Windows 2000 Server. In addition, you can use a non-Microsoft DHCP server software.
You must install RIS on a computer running Windows Server 2003 in an Active Directory domain. For best results, configure this computer as a member server. Although you can install RIS on a domain controller, the heavy traffic load generated by RIS can impact the performance of the domain controller.
RIS uses Active Directory to locate RIS clients and other RIS servers. You can administer the RIS server from the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in (Dsa.msc) located on the RIS server. For more information about Active Directory, see the Directory Services Guide of the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit.
Although RIS is a fast, efficient automated installation technology, it has the following limitations:
Clean installation only
You can only use RIS to install a clean version of an operating system, with or without software applications. You cannot use RIS to upgrade an operating system or software configuration.
Limited configuration of server components
You might not be able to include all the server components that you want to provide with RIS installation. For example, some server components require that you install and configure them only after the RIS-based installation is complete. This can include components such as Certificate Services, the Cluster service, or software that is dependent on Active Directory.
No support for installing domain controllers
You cannot install a preconfigured domain controller using a RIS image. However, you can use RIS to install a stand-alone server and then configure the server as a domain controller by running the Active Directory Installation Wizard.
No support for configuring encryption and security settings
You cannot use RIS to deploy files that are encrypted with a system such as the Encrypting File System (EFS). Also, you cannot use RIS to deploy systems with preconfigured user-level security settings such as file and folder permissions. To configure these settings, you can run a script after completing your RIS-based installation.
No support for wireless networks
You cannot use RIS to deploy images over a wireless network. Wireless networks do not support remote-booting computers that use PXE technology.
Limited support for multihomed computers
Multihomed RIS servers are supported if the network adapters use multiple separate subnets or if all network adapters use the same subnet. In both cases, the RIS server must also be the DHCP server. The DHCP server must have active scopes for each subnet serviced and must be authorized for each IP address on the network adapters being serviced.
Technologies Related to RIS
RIS installation is similar to other automated installation technologies: unattended installation, image-based installation with Sysprep and Windows Server 2003, and Automated Deployment Services (ADS). Like RIS installation, these technologies are designed specifically as mass deployment solutions. Although you can use all of these technologies to automate the installation of Windows Server 2003, each of these technologies is based on a different set of installation processes, and rely on a different set of programs and tools. If you want to automate installations with minimal user interaction, use an unattended installation. To copy preconfigured operating systems and software applications, you should use an image-based installation with the Sysprep tool. RIS is typically used during large-scale deployments with minimal administrator or end user interaction.
Unattended installation is a method of automating clean installations and upgrades with minimal user interaction. Unattended installations are particularly useful if you are:
Upgrading a Windows server to Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition or Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition operating systems.
Performing automated installations on computers that have various hardware configurations.
Performing automated installations on specific types of servers, such as domain controllers, remote access servers, and servers that run Certificate Services or the Cluster service.
Configuring a wide range of operating system settings during an automated installation without using batch files and scripts.
In addition to these deployment solutions, unattended installation is a useful method of creating master installations for image-based and RIS installations.
To perform an unattended installation, you first create an answer file, which is a text file that contains answers to the questions that Windows Setup normally prompts you for during an installation. After you configure your answer file, you typically create a distribution share (a folder that contains the Windows Server 2003 installation files) as well as any device drivers or other files that are required to customize the installation.
- You do not need to use a distribution share to perform an unattended installation. You can use an operating system CD instead of a distribution share.
After you have created an answer file and a distribution share, you are ready to start the unattended installation on a destination computer. To do this, you run the Windows Setup program (either Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe), and specify the name of the answer file that you want Setup to use and the location of the distribution share that contains the installation files. Setup then runs and carries out all of the instructions that are specified in the answer file.
Unattended installation requires some upfront planning and design, but it is the most flexible and robust automated installation technology.
Image-based installation with Sysprep
Image-based installation with the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool is a method of copying, also known as cloning, preconfigured operating systems and software applications onto servers.
Image-based installation with Sysprep is a suitable automated installation technology if you need to:
Install identical operating systems and software configurations on multiple computers.
Install an operating system and software configuration as quickly as possible.
Perform clean installations of an operating system, rather than upgrade an existing installation.
Minimize end user interaction and post-installation tasks.
Install operating systems on computers that have similar hardware and hardware abstraction layers (HALs).
To perform an image-based installation with Sysprep, you first set up a master installation — a computer with the operating system, software applications, and configuration settings that you want to install onto the destination computers in your organization. Then you run Sysprep, which prepares the master installation so that you can create a disk image (that is, a functionally identical replica of its disk) that can be copied onto multiple computers. Next, you use a non-Microsoft disk-imaging program to create the disk image of the master installation. Finally, you copy the disk image onto your destination computers.
You need two tools to perform an image-based installation with Sysprep: Sysprep, which can be found on any Windows Server 2003 operating system CD, and a non-Microsoft disk-imaging program, which you must purchase from a non-Microsoft vendor. You run Sysprep on the master computer before you create an image of the master computer’s hard disk. Sysprep configures various operating system settings on the master computer to ensure that every copy of the master computer’s disk image is unique when you distribute it to a destination computer. Specifically, Sysprep configures a master installation so that unique security identifiers (SIDs) are generated on each destination computer. Sysprep also configures the master computer’s disk image so that every destination computer starts in a special setup mode known as Mini-Setup. After you copy a disk image onto a destination computer, Mini-Setup runs the first time you start the destination computer.
You use the non-Microsoft disk-imaging program to create an image of the master computer’s hard disk. You also use the disk-imaging program to copy the disk image from the master computer onto a shared folder or a CD, and from the shared folder or CD onto a destination computer.
Image-based installation with Sysprep requires substantial planning and design, but it is the fastest method of installing operating systems and applications. You cannot use it to perform operating system upgrades.
Automated Deployment Services
You can use Automated Deployment Services (ADS) to remotely and automatically deploy Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 family operating system images onto servers without an operating system. You can also use ADS to configure, maintain, and manage servers. By using ADS, you can reduce administration costs of your data center. ADS is designed for organizations that are running data centers like service providers and corporations.
ADS reduces the number and complexity of the steps required to deploy and configure a server by using task sequences. The processes required to deploy and configure a server have been captured by a set of scripts or tasks that are easily extensible by the data center to follow their business and technical processes. Placing the configuration steps within scripts makes it easy to automatically perform the deployment or configuration of a server or group of servers based on external events (such as the arrival of a customer order, or the need to add additional servers because the existing servers are overloaded).
With ADS, you use a single server, called a “Controller,” to perform large-scale server administration in your data center. The Controller, together with the other ADS services, enables you to deploy operating system images onto servers or to repurpose existing devices with new operating system images. In the data-center environment, you can use ADS to:
Mount an image as a file and edit the image.
Remotely purpose a device that has no operating system to a useful state or repurpose a device from one state to another state.
Run extensible and configurable operations, such as scripts, on one or more systems from a single administration point.
Leverage the ADS WMI Object Model to build custom applications. | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2003/cc776559(v=ws.10) | fineweb | 3,594 |
God is for Every Day (CD)
These delightful songs and short stories were especially created for young children to show how God is an integral part of their daily lives. They were designed to inspire a joyful appreciation of God’s presence in their lives through His many gifts to them. The first part of the God Is For Every Day (R) recording introduces children to 8 themes, such as the “Lord, I’m So Grumpy” theme. Each theme includes a story and song combination to use a positive and often humorous approach to children’s everyday problems and concerns. The second half of the recording is designed to give an opportunity for children to practice singing using the provided musical accompaniment.
This combination CD and book are a delight for kids! Join Dr. Rudy as he narrates some great stories and singer Angelika as she sings several uplifting and inspiring songs. The songs include “Jesus is My Friend”, “Lord, I’m so Grumpy”, “Rejoice in it!” as well as several others. The “Teach-A-Child” Companion book compliments the CD perfectly.
Your children will learn great life-lessons while imitating the great songs. They might even snap their fingers while listening! We highly recommend this great combination of the book and CD and gladly award this combination set our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal. | https://dove.org/review/8426-god-is-for-every-day-cd/ | fineweb | 283 |
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In early October 2010, flood conditions lingered in Pakistan, 11 weeks after the first monsoon floods struck the country. As of October 5, 2010, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated that nearly 1.6 million residents remained displaced. Flooding was especially serious around Manchhar (or Manchar) Lake.
These images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite show the devastating changes to the landscape along part of the Indus River between October 4, 2009 (bottom) and October 5, 2010 (top). Both images use a combination of infrared and visible light to increase the contrast between water and land. Vegetation is bright green. Bare land ranges in color from pink-beige to brick-red. Clouds are pale blue-green. Water ranges in color from electric blue to navy.
In both images, the Indus appears as a thin, meandering river, although in the 2010 image, the river valley appears to have been scoured by flood waters, leaving behind less vegetation. The most dramatic differences, however, occur near the coast, east of Thatta and west of the river in Sukkur.
In August and September 2010, flood waters created a massive lake west of the Indus River, terminating in Manchhar Lake, which proceeded to rise rapidly. A UNHCR spokesperson stated that flooding in this lake had placed additional strains on nearby refugee camps, which were already overcrowded. | https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/46291/flooding-in-pakistan | fineweb | 338 |
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Getting a reliable and licensed electrician can be time-consuming but will help you find an electrician who suits you. Going the excess mile pays off and assist you in finding and hire an electrical contractor who performs quality electrical work. | https://electrician-sanfrancisco.com/locations/94169-electrical-repair/ | fineweb | 1,247 |
The Firefly 2 is one of the sleekest designed, multi-purposed vaporizing devices on the market. This device is great for quickly vaporizing essential oils, CO2 extracts, whole plants including flowers & leaves. The Firefly 2 even effectively vaporizes nutrition plant powders – this is the premium vaporizer device that we enjoy using for on the go application. This device allows you to effectively vaporize pure essential oils, CO2 extracts, floral absolutes using this device without strange additives including vegetable glycerine, propylene glycol for an authenically-rich aromatic profile and therapeutic experience.
We love using the Firefly 2 to vaporize essential oils / floral absolutes and CO2 extracts. The flavor profile is complete and profound and a single drop has much of an aromatic and physiological enhancement for about 5-10 inhalations using low heat with developed technique.
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How well do you know your employees? Background checks and pre employment drug testing can certainly help weed out the majority of potential bad hires, but what about existing employees? Recently right here in Buffalo NY, an unfortunate case of broken trust is haunting a local automotive dealership.
Way back in 2001, a woman began working for the dealership. We can’t know whether or not she was given a background check back then, but she has worked for the company ever since. Even if the dealership had run a background report, and done a drug test during the hiring process, a lot can happen, and change, in 15 years. When someone works with the same company for 15 years, and they do a good job, everyone begins to trust them.
So imagine this, the 55 year old woman who’s been with the company for 15 years, serving as Controller for the last 8, has embezzled over $1,000,000! This nightmare became a reality for the owners of Towne Automotive in Orchard Park. Apparently the woman had been stealing money since 2012. She went almost 5 years without anyone even batting an eye.
It wasn’t until a credit card company called the dealership inquiring about a credit card that wasn’t being used by the dealership that anyone even asked a question. It’s safe to assume the woman was in contact with the credit card company directly, and must have slipped up in some way. But, that didn’t stop her from taking a 7 figure sum over the course of 4 years, right under the other employees noses.
What’s worse, is that an attorney told WGRZ Channel 2 that in most embezzlement cases, the estimated total of money at the time of discovery is only a third or a half of what the actual total is at the conclusion of a case.
“Usually when you first find out about an embezzlement case, it usually then increases by magnitudes of two or three as to what the final amount is in my experience, so if this is the initial amount by the time they get through all the books and find out if she and or other people were also engaged in further embezzlement, it could be a much higher amount,”
This is cold reminder of the reality of what can happen if you don’t pre-screen all potential employees, and keep a close watch over ALL employees. This is how trust is built, over time and experience. Step one is to establish trust with all new hires through verifying they are who they say they are, and ensuring they are drug free and safe to work alongside your other team members. Step two, especially with employees handling large sums of money, is to pay attention to all the details. Letting someone’s leash out, just because they’ve been with the company for x amount of years can cost you large sums of money. In this case, millions of dollars.
For more information on pre employment background screening and various forms of drug testing for employees, contact Employment Screening Services today. We have worked with companies all over WNY, as well as around the country. With a background in law enforcement, we pride ourselves on being here to protect and serve all employers, to ensure they hire, and retain the most trustworthy candidates to help their business grow. | https://esswny.com/index.php/embezzled-for-years-local-dealership-looted-for-over-1-million/ | fineweb | 703 |
November 21, 2018
Where are the single men that love Jesus. As a single lady you may be finding it difficult to find a man that truly loves Jesus Christ with all of his heart. A man who loves Jesus Christ is going to be somebody who stands out from others. He’s going to be a man with great integrity and great love for his fellow man. A man that loves Jesus with all of his heart is someone who strives to put God first in everything that he does.
Men who love the Lord are a beautiful blessing sent from above.This man will amaze you with his faith and pursue your heart in the most graceful fashion. These men will pray for you and your relationship, respect you in ways other boys can’t even begin to comprehend, and love you in a way that is so pure. A man with Christ in his heart will push you to become a better Christian and will hold you to the standard to be a Christian women as mentioned in Proverbs 31. His heart is full of pure intentions for you and the future of your relationship. This man will pursue the most holy and pure love there is: agape.
Trust me, men like this are worth the wait, ladies. He will continue to amaze you with his passion for the Lord and his love for you.
This part of our website is dedicated to finding other Christian singles for fellowship and encouragement. Going to be talking about topics that are related to Christian singles. It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman, God wants you to be complete in him first. God has to be first in our lives in order for us to have the other healthy relationships. | https://frankwyatt.com/christian-single-news/ | fineweb | 349 |
You can now view the videos for all our January research Elevenses:
"What can Library Research Services do for you?"
Watch the recording: https://connect.le.ac.uk/p5ntjj3z1b4/
"Media Resources for Research"
Watch the recording: https://connect.le.ac.uk/p9i2b23amci/
Links to the resources Andrew demonstrated in the talk:
Media resources (including Vogue & BoB): http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/find/subjects/media
Historical news: http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/find/subjects/history/historicalnews
Subsequently, we found that you CAN search Factiva for news photographs and video. Run your keyword search and then use the limits ‘Pictures’ or ‘Multimedia’.
"Using Metrics Responsibly"
Watch the recording: https://connect.le.ac.uk/p31vw7ner1k/
If you have any questions about any of the topics in the talks then please email [email protected]
You might also be interested in our Elevenses: Greatest Hits | https://gradschoolreadingroom.blogspot.com/2017/01/listen-again-research-elevenses.html | fineweb | 252 |
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This week, Sonya became the proud owner of two Cochlear Nucleus devices. We turned on the devices over the course of two days — one day per ear.
At first, the audiologists tested the devices internally – so that Sonya could hear the sound, but we couldn’t. When the sound played, a box with a monkey in it lit up. Meanwhile, another therapist distracted her. So the audiologists could see if Sonya heard the sound by whether she would turn to the monkey in the box.
Once we knew Sonya was reacting to the sounds internally, the audiologists tested her reaction to sounds in her environment.
Here is Yan with Sonya on day 2 – testing her hearing in her left ear:
Unlike hearing aids, which came with a small pack of supplies, cochlear implants came with literally two small suitcases full of additional products to help you take care of the devices. It is a bit overwhelming to be honest – but I also feel extremely grateful that we have everything we need.
Sonya even received a Cochlear Koala – with implants of its own, which she already adores and sleeps with in her crib.
While I know this is a wonderful development, these past couple of days have been pretty tough on all of us. For one, it is an adjustment to see Sonya with the devices on. They are larger and more cumbersome than her hearing aids. Over the past few weeks, Sonya has grown accustomed to not wearing anything on her head, so she protests each time we put the CIs on by crying and wriggling. Sonya is also getting used to hearing much more sound than she was previously used to – which is tiring for her.
So I cling to small moments that tell me we are on the right path. Yesterday, while nursing – I started to sing and Sonya turned her head toward me and smiled so sweetly. She heard my voice. I’ll never forget that moment. | https://hearingsonyarose.com/2015/06/04/sonyas-cochlear-implant-activation/?shared=email&msg=fail | fineweb | 411 |
Discussion in 'Toronto Maple Leafs' started by hockeywiz542, Oct 7, 2013.
Are you ****ing kidding me? First comparing Clarkson to Clark and now Bolland to Gilmour? I absolutely love Bolland to death, but man...
I'd keep him on the 3rd with a possibility of filling in on the 3rd... I wouldn't want to over work him and risk injury. He's been playing very well, above expectation but comparing him to Killer? come on...
relax, it was mostly about appearance, which, you cannot say he does not resemble dougie, same size, sort of the same number. Errbody's so god damn serious about **** like this.
I think people are going nuts because the guy has 3 points in 3 games, typical for leaf nation to overreact to anything. Not knocking the guy but he doesn't strike me as a type to be consistently good offensive player, he strikes me as the type he'll go through periods where he plays at a torrid pace then goes silent for long stretches.
Bolland to me is a solid shutdown centre who excels at shutting down the other teams top lines and also chipping in with some clutch goals.
I think Cherry was just trying to base that on the first period of play by Bolland. It's just put in to wrong context.. well that's media for you.
There's that Mimico,Ontario again...
We're going to be hearing this all year with both Bolland and Clarkson being from there
I love Bolland so far on this team, he's been awesome. I had the chance to meet him this summer because his golf tournament was at my work.
However, the comparisons to Leafs great players needs to stop, it's such a waste of time and not worthy of any discussion whatsoever. Why put that kind of pressure on a player, especially when it's a massive stretch of imagination?
Mirtle is a moran. lol
BTW. I know it's moron. He's that too!
UH OH, Kadri might not like this, first Bolland is stealing his minutes and linemates... next Cherry is calling him "killer"!
I'm actually intrigued by Bolland and the possibility of him being more than a checking line forward, so far he's proved he's capable of more. Having said that, can't this scoring line forward experiment happen after we resign him long term .
FTR: I agree the Clarke-son, Gilmour comparisons are very far fetched, but at the very least, it could definitely fuel a little fire for Clarkson and Bolland, to raise their play a bit, under the pressure of the comparisons.
Bolly couldn't produce with Kane on his wing, let Carlyle exercise his love for grinders just a bit more till he realizes that Kadri has more offensive potential than bolland.
The part about his jersey number being an obvious homage to Gilmore... uhh it's his number 36 turned around because Gunnarsson wears it.
Boy that was a real stretch. The kind where you lose every shred of credibility.
I'm from Mimico...not that it's anything to brag about.
Bolland has quickly become one of my favourites this season but I would really, truly love for Cherry to stop comparing our good players to Gilmour. Love Cherry's passion but hate the karma that seems to come with it.
Cherry was right about comparing Kadri to Gilmour though. Both were small players who play(ed) a lot bigger they are, both aren't fast but they are quick and have deceptive speed, both don't have a good shot but rely on dekes in close to get goals, both have excellent stickhandling/passing and both are good in their own end.
Fair enough and I'm not denying the comparison at all (at least with Kadri for now) but you know what the media and fan reaction around here is like. Now we have 2 Gilmour's, a Clark and apparently a Potvin as well . To top it all off the Leafs new boss has planned out the parade route. I would love nothing more than to have that all come true but I guess I just want to see the media stop raising expectations, especially 3 games into the season. I want a great season this year not one full of unrealistic expectations. I know I know I'm dreaming on that last part lol
Next stop is Mimico...Mimico station, next stop.
That's as much as I know about Mimico lol.
Its a suburb of Toronto, and has a detention centre... thats all I know about it
"Joanie loves Chachi!"
Jesus christ...man...WHY can't people stop comparing. DAVID BOLLAND IS A DAVID BOLLAND! CLARKSON IS A CLARKSON. Domo Arigato.
for anyone that actually watched it, it's clear it was more an appearance comparison, the build, the number and then he made a nice pass "just like Dougie".
it's been blown up a bit.
Bolland showed some elite hands the other night and his hockey smarts is off the charts. This guy is the veteran centre we have been looking for. Nonis gets a 10/10 for this acquisition right now.
Blackhawks will start missing this guy real soon.
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Cryptocurrency prices post declines on Monday after Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) announcedthat it may conduct on-site inspections of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges in response to Coincheck’s $530 million hack. The Bitcoin price led the retreat with a five percent decline, and most other top-tier coins followed suit .
And also this decline is caused by the announcement of Russia that it may regulated bitcoin and crypto durring this year .
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After reaching 12500 USD yesterday, Etehereum made a small correction today and now it’s trading around 1190 USD, also Litecoin is traded around 182 USD,after being traded around 192 USD yesterday, also bitcoin cash is traded around 1683 USD right now, after reaching 1700 USD yesterday .
Bitcoin is a facing a strong resistance line at 12000 USD, if it break this resistance the next target will be 13000 USD, then 13500, the strong support level of bitcoin is around 10000 USD, if BTC fall below this level, the next support line will be 85000 USD, but the bearish signals are more then the bullish signals on the daily chart of bitcoin .
Here the events durring the next month that can cause another uptrend or downtrend for the price of bitcoin :
The expiration of contracts for bitcoin futures
January is already closed, the following dates:
February 14, 2018
March 14, 2018
April 18, 2018
CME Last Friday of the month at 16:00 Chicago time:
January 26, 2018
February 23, 2018
March 30, 2018
April 27, 2018
❗️Why should we know these dates?
Its is important for you to know this dates because, these events can have a strong impact on the price of coins and the general market as a whole.
Remember the effect of the CBOE’s futures contract expiration on the market and prices of coins last week. This event caused a decrease in the price of BTC by 34.5% and market cap fell by 50%, from 840 billion to 420 billion in the same period.
So it is better we take note of these dates so as to better position ourselves in future.
Bitcoin chart from coinmarektcap
Ethereum show bullish signals on the daily chart, the trading volume has increase durring the past 24 hours, entry point from : 1100 USD to 1200 USD, take profit : 1350 to 1400 USD, stop lose : 1050 USD .
The events that can cause an uptrend or an downtrend for the price of etehreum durring the next month :
16/02/2018 : ethereum (ETH) Ethereum Denver Hackathon, source here
08/03/2018 : EthCC (Ethereum Community Conference) is a conference that will take place in Paris at the Conservatoire Nationale des Arts et Métiers PROOF .
Ethereum chart from coinmarektcap
theare currently extremely , support is at 192-193.50 , huge resistance at 200, if is large enough to break through then next resistance will be in the 210 range.
If we break the currentthen we still have some support at 190.
In the chance that things completely turn around, the lowest i see it going is 160, but I do not see this happening any time soon.
I advice you to buy if the price break the risistance levels of 210 USD to 250 USD, because this will lead the price to the targets around 400 USD to 500 USD .
Litecoin chart from coinmarektcap
The next events that can cause an uptrend or a downtrend in the price of LTC :
11/02/2018 : Litecoin (LTC) Closing Basemarkets source .
26/02/2018 : Litecoin (LTC), LitePay, « official public launch is scheduled to be the 26th » . source .
Bitcoin cash :
We can see that Bitcoin Cash has been struggling to regain its momentum, however we find ourselves in a tight trading range between 1500 – 1700.
In this kind of scenario we would expect to see some action within the next few days.
Looking at BCHUSD , a breakout to the topside could take the prices up to the 2000 zone, where we would expect some resistance.
if you see a selloff i advice to open a long term trade from 1300 USD to 1500 USD, the targets profits are from 2000 USD to 2500 USD .
Bitcoin Cash chart from coinmarektcap
The daily chart of stratis is very bullish, there is a mjor resistance around 14 USD, if the price confirm the break out , we will see a new all time high price the targets are 25 USD, 30 USD .
the upcomming events that cause a downtrend or an uptrend for the price of Stratis :
31/01/2018 : Stratis (STRAT) First Verified ICOs, These 2 verified Stratis ICOs « will not start until at least the end of January ». One of them is « an industry leader in China ».
16/02/2018 : Stratis (STRAT) Bitcoin Super Conference v.
Stratis chart from coinmarektcap
There is bullish signals on the daily chart of lisk, Important Resistance Levels: $26.79, 25.00, 24.17 , Important Support Levels: $22.44, 22.33 .
The next events that cause an uptrend or a downtrend movement in the price of lisk :
20 February 2018 Lisk (LSK) Rebranding (a major technical update on the lisk platform) .
Lisk chart from coinmarektcap
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Air Charter Services are Now Operating in Northern Arizona
“Everything in my life was centralized around flying…”
Guidance Aviation Donates $2,000 to Fund Prescott’s Veterans Memorial Plaque
V-22 Ospreys Land at Prescott Airport.
High School Students in Prescott Begin Helicopter Flight School at Guidance Aviation | https://imode.prescottenews.com/index.php/education/guidance-aviation | fineweb | 114 |
There are those whose overriding motive is saving face. They don’t care how many more must die. George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Condoleeza Rice belong to this sorry bunch. Their credibility in shreds, their grasp on power slipping, they still want another chance to send tens of thousands more in harm’s way. Why should anyone trust those who lied to the country and took the nation to war under false pretenses?
Of course, warmongers are pitching all kinds of doomsday scenarios for Iraq without American troops. Their real agenda is to justify an indefinite occupation of Iraq, and to build a new base for U.S. dominance of the Middle East. In previous centuries, we would have called it empire building; now we use more civilized terms such as “spreading freedom and democracy,” but the end result is the same: controlling every corner of the world with any precious natural resources, and pushing the locals out of the way, by force if necessary.
No one wants an al Qaeda government in Iraq, just as no one wants a Taliban government in Afghanistan. The fact of the matter is that it is the Bush administration, not Saddam Hussein, that has made it safe for al Qaeda to operate in Iraq. Bush’s loyal friend, Pervez Musharraf, has made large swaths of Pakistan safe for Osama bin Laden and Taliban to operate in, free from U.S. raids. American control of Iraq is part of the problem, not the solution, and things in Iraq will not start to improve until American troops leave.
So what will bring peace and stability to Iraq? I have two letters of the alphabet for you: U.N. Yes, the very same world body that Colin Powell lied to, the very same institution whose emasculation was finessed by the recess appointment of its arch-enemy, John Bolton, as the U.S. ambassador.
The United Nations can rescue our country from this mess. This world body commands the sort of credibility around the world that the United States or NATO will never have. Given a suitable mandate and authority, the U.N. can bring stability to Iraq and Afghanistan, and check the growth of al Qaeda and other violent groups. With our genuine support (not condescension), it can put troubled regions of the world on a path to peace and prosperity.
Our leaders destroyed this great world institution. They have it within them to build it up again as a force for good in the world. | https://indiacurrents.com/saving-face/ | fineweb | 523 |
Director: Darren Paul Fisher. Starring: Daniel Fraser, Eleanor Wyld, Owen Pugh. UK, 2013. Budget: unknown, but very low. Box office: unknown. IMDB: 6.8. RT: 100%. My rating: 1.5/4. Romantic girly YA movie pretending to be hard science fiction.
– Sex is like masturbation, just with someone else.
– I hope not.
(conversation between Marie and Zak)
– I have a 210 I.Q. I never needed to take notes. I just didn’t want to always have to look at people or have them looking at me. It’s the eyes.
It may actually took a while to figure out what is wrong with “Frequencies”. The photography is solid, the dialogues ate witty, the acting is trustworthy and the concept may seem intriguing. Quiet high ratings for such a low budget British movie. But… it just doesn’t work all together. For a not high demanding viewer that doesn’t ask too many questions, “Frequencies” may seem fine. But after a deeper look, it’s easy that it is just another shallow YA movie, this time without a big budget. The whole construction of the movie starts falls apart rapidly. “Frequencies” suffers from a typical disease of being too ambitious, hence trying to say too much and as a result saying little.
The plot. What we have here? An alternative version of the world, where each person has a special frequency. It totally decides your destiny – those with high frequency will never be late for a train, get a bad job offer or spill a cup of coffee (and vice a versa). The whole society is divided from early school years in different groups based on each person’s frequency. Accidentally a boy (Daniel Fraser) with one of the lowest frequencies ever falls in love with a girl (Eleanor Wyld) with a uniquely high frequency. Can he find a way to stay with her?
After a good start, instead of developing more main characters and telling us more about frequencies and the dystopian (utopian?!) world, the movie is piled up with unnecessary elements. None of which are truly original or well explored, mostly being borrowed elsewhere. Examples? For a few minutes we are introduced to a character who learnt how to foresee the future – this idea is never repeated again. Then, main characters manage to invent a special machine that can alternate frequencies if special words are pronounced. What is it, science fiction or Harry Potter? (I have nothing against Harry Potter, by the way). Then we learn that these magic words cause a side effect (and it’s rather silly). Later, we are introduced to the music concept – music somehow equalizes different people’s frequencies. To make it even worse, the plot even introduces a conspiracy based society. And trust me, there’s much, much more…
With this kind of a realization, the main concept seems even more superficial. Finally, what is this frequency? Is it your destiny? So what will happen if somebody with a high frequency and a low frequency go to catch the train at the same time? The movie never explores even an idea that simple, let alone how the whole society works.
The reception. The film currently has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (which I find weird). It didn’t win any major awards on independent film festivals except for Kansas City FilmFest.
Worth watching? Not really. “Frequencies” may impress those who haven’t seen many good films as technically it is a well done movie. But dig deeper and you’ll recognize that it looks more like a shallow gimmick than a good-hearted story it intended to be. After all, it’s one more YA romantic story about a divided society, two teens who cannot be together for some reason (frequencies, in this case) and try to change their destiny.
Don’t fool yourself with the sci-fi wrapping – there’s very little of it. The more you deconstruct the film, the more it starts to fall apart. Surprisingly, the messed up plot, good photography and very decent acting may mask the flawed concepts pretty well (hence high ratings), but as you peel deeper there’s little inside. At its best, “Frequencies” can deliver some witty lines.
Pathos level: high
Final vote: 1.5/4
Watch instead: “The Lobster” for wry and deadpan humour about our society norms and a couple relationship’s dissection, sentimental “Fahrenheit 451” by Francois Truffaut is a curious old dystopia based on Ray Bradbury’s novel, “THX-1138” for minimal and deadly visuals, “Gattaca” for a futuristic take on humanity, “Sunshine” for space dystopia, “Moon” for a minimal thought-provoking futuristic dystopia.
But if you really want to understand why I was so harsh with “Frequencies”, have a look at “Dead Man’s Letters” and “Stalker“. These movie are meaningful and touching, but never manipulating… never having so much vicious excess. | https://indiescifi451.com/category/romantic/ | fineweb | 1,112 |
by Melodie Winawer
The ancient beauty of the Palio can not be duplicated
Full disclosure: I am not from Siena. I am not even Italian, though, like many Americans, I wish I were, and all three of my children have Italian names—one so intensely Italian only Italians can pronounce it properly. (Poor girl, spending years having her name mangled by friends… but she loves it anyway).
Despite my origins, I decided, seven years ago, to write a historical novel set in Siena. The Scribe of Siena, which was published in May of 2017, is a tribute to that extraordinary city—its history, its traditions, and its singular magic. Since the book came out, I’ve been asked many terrific questions: how I learned about medieval Italian cuisine; why I, a neurologist and neuroscientist, decided to write medieval Italian historical fiction; and whether the book is autobiographical. (Answer: no, and yes, like all novels.) But one of the most common questions I get asked during readings and interviews is “Why Siena?”
The answer to that question is not only a description of one particular writer’s motivation, but a sort of travel guide too—one that I hope might make you want to go to Siena if you haven’t already, and return if you have. Maybe it will even inspire you to travel there virtually, through reading.
It may seem like a non sequitur, but in order to explain what is so remarkable about Siena, I’m going to talk about the Queen of England. In January of 2016, Queen Elizabeth was three months from her 90th birthday, and party planners were busy putting together a huge celebration for the celebrated monarch. The Queen is well known to be a great lover of horses, and with that in mind, the organizers decided that the ideal tribute to Her Majesty would be to bring Siena’s Palio to London. They hoped to transport the world-renowned horserace, which has occurred twice a year for hundreds of years in Siena, miles from its home. The Palio is one of Siena’s most powerful traditions—two annual races in which horses representing the medieval districts of Siena, the contrade, vie for the win in the Piazza del Campo. The races coincide with important religious holidays. First, on July 2nd—The Palio di Provenzano – in honor of both the feast of the Visitation and a local festival celebrating the apparition of the Virgin) and then August 16—The Palio Dell’Assunto – marking the feast of the Assumption.
The Palio is not only a thrilling spectacle—three terrifying laps around the tight turns of the Campo, filled with earth (La Terra in Piazza) for the purpose – but also a passionate representation of centuries-old contrada pride, and fierce rivalry. In the 75 to 90 seconds it takes for the horses to run, much more than the symbolic prize Palio banner of the Virgin Mary is at stake.
When party organizers invited the Palio to England for the Queen’s celebration, they had a nasty surprise: Siena refused, despite the fact that the request came on behalf of the ruler of the British Empire. International newspapers reported the shocking news, complete with provocative headlines such as “Siena Palio snubs British Queen’s birthday invite” accompanied by photographs of the Queen, dressed in her habitual lovely blue.
A spokesperson for the Magistrate of the Contrade, the group that organizes the race explained: “The theatre of the Palio is the Piazza. Outside of that space it doesn’t make any sense.”
That brief explanation—which was more lesson than apology – holds an important key to understanding Siena, and is at the heart of why I wrote a novel about this extraordinary city.
There are many cities in Italy (and all over the world) in which evidence of the past remains vivid: in the centuries-old buildings, the cobbled streets, piazzas where markets once filled with the bustle of daily life, and where tourists now wander with open mouths, taking in the sights. But in Siena the past is more than a memory—it lives and breathes, part of the essential fabric of daily life. Siena’s residents still claim allegiance to their contrade, baptizing children in each district’s font, proudly wearing the scarves displaying medieval symbols and colors—orange and white for Leocorno, the Unicorn; blue and yellow for Tartuca, the Tortoise; red, white and black for Civetta, the Little Owl; and the fourteen other wards remaining from Siena’s medieval past.
When I was last in Siena, I left my three children doing somersaults down the sloping Piazza del Campo (with another responsible adult, of course) and within moments of walking into a side street heard the sound of drums. I followed the sound that echoed through the narrow alleyways until I found myself, magically, in a tiny courtyard, the seat of the Civetta contrada, where two boys solemnly practiced the complex ritual with the huge banners that they would someday carry through Siena’s streets. Another boy played the hypnotic rhythms on drums that would accompany the Palio parade through the city and into the Campo packed with earth and filled with thousands of people. They practiced intently, watched and guided by their elders. The few other people who found themselves privy to the practice session watched silently too. Within seconds of turning the corner from a plaza filled with postcard shops and cafes, I’d walked straight into another century.
This is why Siena’s Palio couldn’t possibly come to London, even for the Queen’s birthday. Siena’s traditions are not shows, not tourist amusements, not reenactments. They are seamlessly woven into daily modern life. The Palio could no more be moved to England than Siena itself.
In The Scribe of Siena, my protagonist Beatrice, a modern New York neurosurgeon who inherits both her late brother’s Siena home, and his research into Siena’s devastation by the 14th century Plague, becomes increasingly absorbed in the history and mystery her brother was investigating. Entranced by the writings of a 14th century fresco painter Gabriele Accorsi, and the singular way in which Siena blurs the boundaries between past and present, Beatrice finds herself transported to 1347 Siena, in the midst of the dangerous conspiracy her brother was investigating, just ten months before the arrival of the Black Death.
I set the book in Siena because I love the city and its history, and could imagine spending years thinking and writing about it. But it was more than love. Siena is simultaneously modern and medieval, a city where the past and present coexist. It was the perfect place for me to set this story of a woman who, at first against her will, and then by desire, loses her place in time.
Bruno Valentini, Siena’s mayor, replied, when the Queen’s birthday request was broached: “If you want to see the Palio and really understand it, you have to come to Siena. You’ll never see a standard bearer or a drummer outside Siena. They are not circus jugglers but representatives of the contrade who tell a centuries-long history. It is not possible, I’m sorry”. (Read more)
If you want to see the Palio in person, you’ll have to visit Siena. Even if you are the Queen of England.
by Melodie Winawer
Melodie Winawer is a physician-scientist and Associate Professor of Neurology at Columbia University. A graduate of Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University with degrees in biological psychology, medicine, and epidemiology, she has published over fifty nonfiction articles and book chapters. She is fluent in Spanish and French, literate in Latin, and has a passable knowledge of Italian. Dr. Winawer lives with her spouse and their three young children in Brooklyn, New York. The Scribe of Siena is her first novel.
Visit her website: http://melodiewinawer.com
You can also purchase The Scribe of Siena from our Italia Living Amazon page | https://italialiving.com/articles/travel/why-siena-one-historical-novelists-travel-guide/ | fineweb | 1,795 |
Introduction to Language (LING001) is a long-standing survey course, providing an introduction to the scientific study of language. LING001 instructors use teacher-fronted class sessions to cover the many topics included in this course. The goal of this project was to create online learning materials for the Introduction to Language (LING 001) class that would move some knowledge-building activities out of the classroom, thereby decreasing the amount of teacher-fronted lecture and freeing up in-class time for interactive classroom activities for students to apply concepts and analytical skills to real language data.
One of the distinctive features of the grant was a reliance on graduate students for the design and implementation. It has been an incredibly time-consuming, but highly valuable learning experience for the involved graduate students.
Technology-enhanced materials were created in the summers of 2013 and 2014, in the form of interactive online modules that combined lecture and interactive components, and made available through Blackboard. Online modules were created for five out of twelve curriculum units on the Introduction to Language standard syllabus. Students’ responses to comprehension quizzes in the online modules were reported to instructors through a custom-designed instructor dashboard. In addition to these analytics, lesson plans were developed providing advanced in-class activities that were meant to build on the content delivered online. In the Fall 2013 semester, five sections of Introduction to Language were offered; the new online and in-class materials were implemented in three of these sections, for a total of 56 students. In the Spring 2014 semester, the online materials were not used; rather, the team conducted preliminary data analysis and planning for a second round of materials development. During Fall 2014, online modules were used in two of the four sections of LING001.
Analysis of a variety of data collected from these pilots, including videotaping of classroom discourse, student feedback, and student grades, is being conducted in Spring and Summer 2015. Preliminary results from student feedback show that some students claim that access to these modules improved their understanding of content, while others found traditional in-class instruction to be more effective.
Connor-Linton, Jeff and Daniel Ginsberg. “Technology-Enhanced Learning in Introduction to Language.” Presented at TLISI, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, May 19, 2014.
Connor-Linton, Jeff and Laura Siebecker. “Introduction to Language ITEL Project: Preliminary Findings.” Presented at LING 501-Linguistics Teaching Practicum, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, November 2014.
CNDLS blog post: "Introducing the Latest CNDLS Innovation: SCORMie"
Georgetown College News: "Rotating the Classroom"
The Prospect Issue 3: "ITEL Thematic Spotlight: Flipping the Classroom" (page 11) | https://itel.georgetown.edu/projects/connor-linton/ | fineweb | 622 |
The Voices of Belgian Beer: An Interview with Guy Verbunt of Brouwerij Het Nest – My interview series with interesting people in the Belgian beer scene.
Wonderful Wanderings – Belgian Beer: Brewery Het Nest – A brief history of the brewery along with some travel tips that I wrote for the Wonderful Wanderings travel site.
SchuppenAas “Ace of Spade” – A Belgian Pale Ale finished with Brettanomyces. 6.5% ABV
Turnhoutse Saison – A Walloon-style saison, 6.5% ABV
Hobbybrouwerij Het Nest on the Internet: | https://ithinkaboutbeer.com/beer-reviews-by-country/belgium/hobbybrouwerij-het-nest-turnhout-antwerpen/ | fineweb | 135 |
Day 4: A trip from La Condamine-Chàtelard to Moûtiers
Still, everything is wet from the morning dew, but I pack up, drive off and am happy about almost completely empty streets. From St. Paul de Ubaye up to Col de Vars (1860 m.a.s.l.). On the other side of the pass is the ski resort Vars. At the moment it is “
So I drive further into the valley to Guillestre and then I take the road to the Col d’Izoard. This leads me through a gorge, the Combe du Queyras. The narrow road goes downhill, past shady rocks, followed by a wild stream. Soon the valley opens and I reach Arvieux. Here I finally find a bakery and have my breakfast break with coffee on the sunny terrace.
After the snack, I continue to the next ascent, which leads me after some serpentines through a big
I drive on through Briancon and the next highlights follow: I reach the Col du Lautaret (2057 m.a.s.l.) on a long, even ramp without many curves and to the summit of the Col du Galibier (2645 m.a.s.l.) there is another winding pass road. Here the “Motards” from all over the world gather together with the cyclists who follow the tracks of the Grand Boucle.
Before I reach St. Michel-de-Maurienne, I pass Valloire and the Col de Télégraphe. The south side of the saddle has hardly any ascent, but the north side offers again some nice curves and the view to the region Maurienne.
I follow the course of the “Arc” to St. Jean de Maurienne and then turn left to the Col de la Croix de Fèr. The road is under construction, I have to turn around and am led through the signal boards to the ski resort Albiez-le-Jeune. A great bypass that leads me over narrow roads through a wonderful landscape. In St. Jean d’Arves I reach the pass road again and after some hairpin bends, I am on the Col de la Croix de Fèr. The surrounding mountains are
Barely two kilometres further on is the turn-off to the Col du Glandon. Then the road descends into the valley again. First across open alpine pastures, then through the forest. In the valley I cross the “Arc” again and soon the route Departementale D213 climbs again in the direction of the Col de la Madelaine (1997 m.a.s.l.). From here I see for the first time up to Mont Blanc. It became late and I drive to the next camping site in the valley. On the valley bottom I only have to drive a short distance until I can pitch my tent at Moûtiers.
Here you can find the record of day 4: https://riserapp.com/trip/118214
Day 5: From Moûtiers to Lugrin
I’m driving through the Tarentaise and my destination is Bourg St. Maurice. I have to refuel, need a cup of coffee and therefore look for a gas station and bakery.
After the small
My route through the Grandes Alpes leads me next to the Col des Aravis (1487 m.a.s.l.). From the road I have a wonderful view to the Mont Blanc and its neighbours. As already in the past days the weather is nice and clear. The morning breeze quickly gives way to a pleasant warmth. I want to cross the Col de Joux Plane, so I drive past Cluses and Morillon to Samoëns. Then I follow the D154, which takes me up through forests and hamlets. At the top of the pass I notice that the passage to Morzine is closed and I have to take a detour. The landscape up here is open and my panoramic view stretches far over the mountains and into the valley.
After this detour, I head south and soon reach Morzine and the heights above Lake Geneva. On the descent to its shores, I always get a view over the lake to the vineyards of Lavaux, Montreux and Vevey.
Soon I find the last campsite of the tour. I quickly set up the tent, air the sleeping bag and make myself comfortable. The next day I return home, but right now I enjoy the last evening of my five-day tour through the Alps in France. A recommendation for everyone!
Hier findet ihr die Aufzeichnung der 4. Tagesetappe: https://riserapp.com/trip/118731
Food in France
For breakfast I recommend to visit one of the numerous bakeries “Boulanger
For lunch and
Staying overnight in France’s hotels is expensive, especially for individual travellers. Simple mountain accommodations at the passes are slightly cheaper. In many places along the
I was lucky, despite the late season (September) it was nice and warm during the day. The view into the mountains was fantastic and clear. The evening thunderstorms didn’t bother me. But since the passes are up to 3000 meters above sea level, there can be snowfalls or heavy mountain thunderstorms. Therefore, one to two days of buffer is advisable for planning this trip. | https://journal.riserapp.com/a-tour-through-the-french-maritime-alps-part-2/ | fineweb | 1,174 |
PRACE ORYGINALNE I KLINICZNE
A pilot study on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic target attainment in critically ill patients receiving piperacillin/tazobactam
1Surgical Department, University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
2Intensive Care Unit and High Care Burn Unit, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, ZNA Stuivenberg, Antwerpen, Belgium
3Academic Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Charles University and Surgical Department, University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Background: In critically III patients, multi-trauma and intensive therapy can influence the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of antibiotics with time-dependent bacterial killing. Consequently, PK/PD targets (%fT>MIC) – crucial for antimicrobial effects -may not be attained.
Methods: Two patients admitted to the surgical ICU of the University Hospital in Hradec Kralove for multiple-trauma were given piperacillin/tazobactam by 1-hour IV infusion 4/0.5 g every 8 h. PK variables: total and renal clearance (CLtot, CLr), volume of distribution (Vd), and elimination half-life (T1/2) were calculated, followed by glomerular filtration rate (MDRD) and cumulative fluid balance (CFB-total fluid volume based on 24-h registered fluid intake minus output). The PK/PD target attainment (100%/T>MIC) was defined as free (f) piperacillin plasma concentrations that remain, during the entire dosing interval (T), above the minimum inhibitory concentration (100%fT>MIC) within days 4–8 (when CFB culminates and disappears). Piperacillin concentrations were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and corrected for unbound fraction (22%).
Results: CFB culminated over days 2–5 reaching 15–30 L and was associated with a large Vd (29–42 L). While MDRD in patient 1 was low (0.3–0.4 mL s-1 1.7 m-2), that of patient 2 was increasing (> 3.1 mL s-1 1.7 m-2), which was associated with augmented CLR. In patient 2, the fT reached only 62, 52, and 44% on days 4, 6, and 8, respectively. In patient 1, the %fT was much higher, attaining values four to fivefold greater than that targeted.
Conclusions: Critically ill patients are at risk of drug under- or overdosing without dose up-titration with regard to covariate effects and individual drug pharmacokinetics.
Key words: PK/PD target attainment, body fluid retention, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, piperacillin, critically ill patients, personalised therapy
Anestezjologia Intensywna Terapia 2016, tom XLVIII, nr 1, 24–29
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Martínková J, Malbrain M.N.L.G, Havel E, Šafránek P, Bezouška J, Kaška M: A pilot study on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic target attainment in critically ill patients receiving piperacillin/tazobactam. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2016; 48: 23–28. doi: 10.5603/AIT.a2015.0082.
Antibiotic dosing regimens are usually based on healthy volunteers with normal physiology or non-critically ill patients. In critically ill hospitalized patients, pathophysiological changes may have profound effects on the primary determinants of the pharmacokinetics (PK) of hydrophilic antibiotics which are distributed to interstitial fluid and are predominantly excreted via the kidneys β-lactams, aminoglycosides, glycopeptides). Extravascular volume expansion with fluid loading and capillary leak may alter their low volume of distribution (Vd), while changes in renal function can significantly influence drug clearance (Cl) .
The β-lactams are the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in the critically ill. Since bacterial killing is considered time-dependent, the PD parameter of interest is the fraction of time that the free drug’s concentration exceeds a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC tested in vitro) of the causative microorganism – the fT>MIC.
It is traditionally accepted that maintaining concentrations above the MIC of the causative organisms around 40–70% of the time (during each dosing interval) is adequate (40–70% fT>MIC) . However, recent studies suggest that higher targets are needed in critically ill patients to improve clinical outcome whilst minimizing the development of resistance. Concentrations four to fivefold greater than the MIC are associated with maximum bactericidal activity [3, 4]. The PK/PD target was set at 100% fT > 4-5xMIC.
In this prospective, observational, pharmacokinetic report, the PK/PD target was set at 100% fT>MIC (the piperacillin breakpoint for Pseudomonas aeruginosa being 16 μg mL-1 – according to EUCAST). The primary endpoint of this pilot study is the documentation of differences within and between subjects in reaching the target PK/PD attainment in two intensive care unit (ICU) trauma patients who developed a positive cumulative fluid balance (CFB) during treatment with a standard dose of piperacillin. Intensive crystalloid fluid loading in ICU patients according to Rivers “early goal-directed therapy” is one possible cause of a positive CFB during the first posttraumatic days. Moreover, the PK/PD target needs to be analysed throughout the ICU stay because of the dynamic nature of critical illness. In the past, a positive CFB and glomerular filtration rate were the main pathophysiological variables monitored in relation to PK/PD. Secondary endpoints were maximum absolute values of fT>MIC attained.
Patient 1 (male) and patient 2 (female), were admitted in the ICU of the Surgical Clinic, at the Teaching Hospital, Hradec Králové, the Czech Republic, for multiple-trauma. The demographic characteristics for patient 1 were as follows: age 32 years, weight 70 kg, serum creatinine 158 μmol L-1, with MDRD 0.74 mL s-1 1.73 m-2, ISS 54, and affected, apart from skeletal injuries, with left kidney disruption needing acute nephrectomy. Those for patient 2 were as follows: age 59 years, weight 60 kg, serum creatinine 57 μmol L-1, with MDRD 1.57 mL s-1 1.73 m-2, ISS 54. They were both treated with piperacillin/ tazobactam as a 1-hour IV infusion of 4/0.5 g given every 8 hours according to the standard protocol for empiric antibiotic treatment of suspected hospital-associated infections and/or ventilator-associated pneumonia during the first week of stay in a surgical ICU, University Hospital in Hradec Kralove (the Czech Republic). All patients were given IV volume-therapy per protocol in order to prevent hypotension .
SAMPLING AND β-LACTAM ASSAY
Four serial plasma concentrations were obtained on days 6 and 8 (patient 1) and 4, 6, and 8 (patient 2). Blood samples were taken at the baseline (0.5 h prior to the dose) and 1,2.5, and 4.5 hours post-administration. In patient 1, blood samples were taken 1.5, 3, and 5.5 hours post-administration on day 6. Specimens were centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 10 minutes within 30 minutes of sampling and frozen at -80° C. Determination of piperacillin in plasma samples was performed using the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) modified method . Unbound concentrations were calculated using published studies on the fraction of protein binding for the study drug .Urine samples were taken from a 1–8 hour and 24-hour urine collection in order to calculate cumulative renal excretion of piperacillin and creatinine clearance (Clcr), respectively.
Each plasma concentration-time plot was based on four points of piperacillin plasma concentrations obtained within the 1–8 hour dosing intervals. Three concentrations were detected using LC-MS/M, the fourth concentration (Cmin) was calculated using the following equation: Ct= C0 x e-kt . C0 was the y-intercept of a plot of piperacillin plasma concentration versus time on the semilog scale. Area under the curve (AUC1–8) was estimated using the trapezoidal rule. Elimination half-life was calculated as follows: (T1/2) = ln2/ke, where ke is elimination rate constant. The ke was calculated as the negative slope of the non-weighted squares curve fit of three sampling points during post-administration. The apparent volume of distribution (Vd) was calculated from the equations: Vd = Cl/ke. The total clearance (Cltot,pip) values were estimated as follows: Cltot= dose/AUC1–8, and renal clearance (ClR,pip) = TADU1–8/AUC1–8. TADU1–8 is the amount of piperacillin excreted in the urine collected over 1–8 hour post-administration, while AUC1–8 is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve within the timespan t1 (after termination of the 1-hour infusion) to t8 (at the end of a dosing interval). Renal function was defined in the Central Laboratory University Hospital, Hradec Králové as a glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) assessed by a value of MDRD and creatinine clearance (Clcr).
The fT>MIC was calculated for both the total and unbound (free) piperacillin by observing the time during the dosing interval that the log-linear least squares regression profile of drug concentrations intersected the target MIC for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, based on EUCAST breakpoints (16 μg mL-1 for piperacillin) . The target was 100% fT>MIC, i.e. free piperacillin concentration maintained above the breakpoint value throughout the entire dosing interval. CFB was evaluated daily as the difference between fluid intake and output. Free piperacillin concentration maintaining a level above16 μg mL-1 during a dosing interval was considered the target attainment. The glomerular filtration rate was assessed by the MDRD equation , while every Clcr was examined on days when PK parameters were estimated, as follows:
24-hour Clcr = Uv × Ucr/(1.440 × Scr), where Uv is urinary volume (L), Ucr the urinary creatinine concentration (μmol L-1), and Scr the serum creatinine concentration (μmol L-1) .
The sampling method used allowed one to describe a mono-exponential, first-order elimination process .
Patient 1 had a low GFR as demonstrated with MDRD (Fig. 1, Panel A) and a very positive CFB. The estimated Clcr was 9 and 15 mL min-1 on days 6 and 8, respectively. On those days a 100% fT>MIC, as well as a 100% fT>4 × MIC (64 mg L-1) was reached (Fig.1, Panel B). The slope of total piperacillin plasma concentration indicates a very low ke value (Table 1).
Table 1. Piperacillin pharmacokinetics in intensive care unit patients Nos.1 and 2
|PK parameters of unbound drug*||Vd [L]||ke [h-1]||Clearancetot,pip [L h-1]||ClearanceR,pip [L h-1]||t1/2 [h]|
In contrast, the results obtained from patient 2 demonstrated increasing GFR presented as daily MDRD, and positive values of CFB (Fig. 1, Panel C). The estimated Clcr was 112, 124, and 145 mL min-1 on days 4, 6, and 8, respectively.
Patient 2 failed to attain the maximum PK/PD target (100%fT >MIC) (Fig. 1, Panel D). The fT attained 80, 65, and 55% if derived from total piperacillin plasma concentrationtime plots on days 4, 6, and 8, respectively (Fig. 1, Panel D). Total piperacillin plasma concentration plots (days 4, 6, and 8) differ with regard to the slope, as demonstrated by the ke value (Table 1).
The fT estimated for unbound piperacillin plasma concentrations in patient 1 maintained a value of 100% fT>4 x MIC (64 mg mL-1), while in patient 2 the fT achieved 62, 52, and 44% fT>MIC on days 4, 6, and 8, respectively. In this patient, the pharmacokinetic variables of piperacillin show increasing values of ClR,pip in accordance with Clcr, while decreasing values were observed for Cltot,pip, Vd, and t1/2 over days 4–8 of treatment (Table 1).
This pilot study reports the results on the first two typical patients studied in our institution. In order to describe intraindividual variability in the target PK/PD attainment, we have studied these 2 patients whose clinical status mainly differed with regard to renal function, while CFB was similar.
The dynamic nature of critical illness does not allow one to achieve a predictable “steady state“. Cltot and apparent Vd are considered two PK parameters that closely correlate with adequate drug dosing. Vd determines the initial drug dose, whereas the maintenance dose (in order to maintain a “steady state” – plasma concentration) is based on clearance.
Vd is the factor that relates the amount of a drug in the body to the concentration of the drug in the sampling site. This hypothetical volume is determined by the drug’s distribution behaviour. For hydrophilic drugs, this value is thought to be variable in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury and sepsis. Sepsis can lead to the development of endothelial damage followed by increased capillary permeability, which results in the displacement of intravascular fluid from the systemic circulation into the interstitium . These fluid shifts into the interstitial space can be substantial owing to the large fluid volumes often administered to septic patients as a part of resuscitation (fluid overload) .
Extravascular volume can be even more marked in patients who have a decreased urine output secondary to acute kidney injury [14–16]. This fluid related weight gain correlates closely with increased mortality . Moreover, an increase in fluid volume can dilute serum creatinine concentration, resulting in inappropriately low measures, and delay diagnosis of acute kidney insufficiency (AKI) .
These changes in PK variables were first described for hydrophilic aminoglycosides whose bactericidal activity is concentration dependent. Maximum concentration (Cmax) of gentamicin detected 1 hour after a 30-minute IV infusion should be 8 to 12 times higher than the MIC tested in vitro [18, 19]. In ICU patients with sepsis the Vd of gentamicin was 0.48 L kg-1, compared to 0.29 L kg-1 in postoperative non-septic patients . With respect to dosing, an increase in Vd should be taken into account with an adapted (increased) loading dose to achieve a concentration within the therapeutic range and to avoid underdosing. On the other hand, a maintenance dose dependent on the clearance of a drug is necessary to maintain a “steady state“. As the patient’s clinical status improves and the degree of tissue oedema disappears, the value of Vd can decrease dramatically within days. The drug dosage should be adjusted again in order to prevent drug accumulation and overdosing. This was shown during treatment with gentamicin in critically ill patients with suspected or confirmed sepsis related to a Gram-negative bacterial infection. Over days 2–7 of treatment (after aggressive fluid loading), the Vd of gentamicin decreased from 0.43 L kg-1 to 0.29 L kg-1. The required dosage was reduced from 5.14 mg kg-1 every 24 h to 3.98 mg every 24 h despite the patient’s renal functions remaining stable .
Comparable changes in PK variables in critically ill ICU patients have also been described in clinical studies using hydrophilic time-dependent piperacillin (a beta-lactam), and meropenem (carbapenem). Time-dependency is based on the PK/PD target attainment, i.e. on the time (percentage of the dosing interval) covered by antibiotic plasma concentration exceeding the MIC tested in vitro. Recently, it was found that many ICU patients experienced an augmented renal clearance syndrome (ARC) characterized by Clcr >130 mL min-1 . For such patients, standard dosing of antibiotics eliminated predominantly “via the kidneys”, was not adequate [10, 22–24]. In spite of the fact, that the mechanisms for ARC have not been fully clarified yet, it is considered an independent predictor for not achieving the PK/PD target . This implies that more aggressive dosing regimens should be used in such patients. On the other hand, low Clcr may be predictive for insufficient renal excretion of piperacillin and risk of drug toxicity.
Within this respect, future techniques (like bio-electrical impedance analysis, BIA) to assess fluid overload and volume excess may be of special interest in critically ill patients .
Our findings are in good agreement with the clinical outcomes mentioned above. Patient 2 did not reach the predefined PK target (100%fT>MIC) probably related to his high Clcr (≥ 112 mL min-1). In addition, over time the fT was decreasing. For this patient, standard dosing was not adequate and resulted in subtherapeutic plasma concentrations (drug underdosing). In contrast, patient 1 had a low Clcr and attained unexpected values of 100% fT > 4 x MIC. At a standard dosing regimen, the target 100% fT > 4 x MIC can only be attained in case of a low Clcr and consequently a low ClR,pip. Hence, this patient was at risk of drug toxicity . Although considered safe, beta-lactam antibiotics have a number of adverse effects including neurotoxicity, liver damage and bone marrow suppression . Moreover, it should be stressed that piperacillin dosing for this patient should have been reduced at the beginning of treatment and individually adjusted afterwards . We have noticed that with repeated standard piperacillin doses given in multiple trauma patients having a low Clcr due to acute kidney injury, the fT>MIC expressed on x-axis on the semi-log graph will be shifted to the right while in a multiple trauma patient with ARC, the fT>MIC will be shifted to the left. This is important in clinical practice, as intra-individual changes in PK variables during treatment imply that dose adjustment may be warranted.
In addition, critically ill patients with fluid overload and AKI often experience larger Vd for hydrophilic antibiotics related to decreased binding of the drug to serum proteins (not analysed in this report). Although this can be explained not only by the reduced albumin synthesis, it could also be a result from the accumulation of certain uremic molecules that may compete with other drugs for the same albumin binding sites. An increase in Vd in patients with AKI has been also documented for hydrophilic amikacin, meropenem, and vancomycin .
Changes in PK parameters are related to changes in the PK/PD target. CLR,pip increases in accordance with Clcr , while Cltot,pip decreases when there is a rapid fall in Vd and a slow decrease in T1/2 as indicated by Cltot = ln2 × Vd/T1/2.
Without individual dose adjustment, critically ill patients are at risk of either treatment failure (underdosing), or drug toxicity (overdosing). Thus, a dosing regimen should be based on repeated therapeutic drug monitoring and personalised antibiotic treatment.
- This research was supported by the Internal Grant Agency (IGA) of the Ministry of Health, Czech Rep.: IGA MZ – NT14089–3/2013.
- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Adres do korespondencji:
Milan Kaška, Assoc Prof, PhD, MD,
Surgical Department, University Hospital,
Sokolská 581,50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Otrzymano: 24.08.2015 r.
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Eat less do more does not work when it comes to how to burn the fat.
Understanding a little bit about how your body burns fuel will clear up the apparent mystery as to why this is the case.
The calories in = calories out theory assumes two things:
- Your body treats all calories the same
- Your body stores energy in one way only
Neither of these are true, and the most relevant one if you want to know how to lose weight is how your body releases its stored energy.
Your body draws on its stored energy to keep going between meals.
Energy is stored in two ways:
- Glycogen (mainly in the liver) – limited and short-term storage
- Fat – unlimited and long-term storage
Glycogen is how glucose (which comes from carbs mainly) is stored, and is released quickly and easily between meals.
Glycogen stores are limited and as soon as they’re full excess glucose will be converted to fat and stored as fat.
Your body prefers to burn glycogen because it’s easier to do so. Your body will only start to tap into your fat reserves once most of the glycogen has gone – this takes quite a few hours.
Another thing to bear in mind is that your body cannot break down fat while insulin is circulating in your system.
How To Burn The Fat – Insulin Is The Key
When you eat your body produces insulin.
- Enables glucose to enter cells so it can be used as energy right now
- Converts excess glucose into glycogen for energy between meals
- Converts the rest into fat
Whenever insulin is present you cannot break fat down.
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Carbs trigger insulin release and refined carbs like white flours and sugar cause huge amounts of insulin to be released. To a lesser extent animal protein triggers insulin release too.
These days many people are taking in calories for over 12 hours in any given 24 hour period. This means their system is never really free of insulin, which means they cannot break down their stored fat.
Even if you reduce your calories on a restricted diet – if you’re still eating over an extended period your body cannot access its own fat stores, due to insulin.
Most dieters get into the situation that they’re eating less than they need, but because of the timing of their eating they cannot release that short fall in calories from their own fat. In this situation your body has one option – slow your metabolism down, resulting in:
- Feeling tired and lethargic
- Weight loss plateau
- Very fast weight gain when you inevitably break the diet
Work With Your Body – Lose Your Fat
A few decades ago obesity was uncommon.
One reason for this is that most people were eating within a 12 hour window or less, and snacking wasn’t so commonplace. The overnight fast, and to a lesser extent the one between meals made the body tap into stored fat.
These days people are taking in calories for over 12 hours per day. Regular snacking adds enormously to the problem. This includes milk/sugar in tea and coffee, and any nightcaps in the evening.
How to burn the fat – the key is creating regular daily episodes of very low insulin levels. This allows your body to use its own reserves. Intermittent fasting is getting trendy these days, but really it is only getting some way back to what is normal for the human body.
I’ll be going much deeper on this in my retreat next month because I want you to understand how your body works. You won’t fall for restrictive diets ever again that’s for sure – learn more here.
There are so many other health related benefits too – most health problems I can think of would benefit for some kind of fasting.
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I’m supposed to be revising English Literature as I have an exam tomorrow but I thought I’d take a little break as I’ve been at it all morning.
So I’ve got another routine post as you know from the title – It’s my hand&nail care routine. As you may or may not know I love taking care of my nails as I think they’re one of the best things about being a girl!
I always ensure whenever my hands a feeling rough or dry I apply hand cream the hand cream I am using at the minute is the Sebamed hand+nail balm. This balm is quickly absorbed which I love!! It also has the most nicest scent to it.
I love painting my nails and making them look super pretty. I have recently been loving the Maybeline colour show nail varnishes these are super easy to apply, they last quite long without chipping and most of all it dries really quick.
As well as ensuring my nails are painted I always ensure they’re cut to a suitable length as well as nicely shaped. I always file my nails in a round motion because I love this look to my nails – as when I apply nail varnish it looks flawless!
Finally, I can’t leave Primark without purchasing a packet of false nails. As I think they’re so good for the price and you can shape them however and they’re so easy to put on. I mean seriously you can’t go wrong!!
What’s your favourite nail varnish? Comment below.
I can’t tell you how much I miss blogging but it’ll all be back to normal in a few weeks.
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Your Daily Dose: Eight 20-second sports moments to watch
BOLT TO THE LINE, WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2009
None of Usain Bolt’s competitors came close to him in the 200m in Berlin. He won in a world-record 19.19 seconds, eclipsing his own world mark of 19.30sec that he had set a year before at the Beijing Olympics.
His closest competitor was Panama’s Alonso Edward, who finished in 19.81sec.
Earlier that week in Germany, Bolt had broken the 100m world mark in 9.58sec, smashing his own time of 9.69sec in the 2008 Olympics. More than a decade on, those records remain untouched.
HART DARTS BACK, PREMIER LEAGUE, 2008
Bolt is not the only sprinter on this list. In 2008, Manchester City were losing 1-0 to Manchester United when they were awarded a corner kick in stoppage time.
City goalkeeper Joe Hart pushed forward to help out in attack. But United regained possession and as the Red Devils broke on the counter-attack, Hart ran back the length of the pitch, recovering just in time to push Wayne Rooney’s spectacular 45-yard effort away from goal.
BLUES SEEING STARS, NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE, 2015
There was barely time for St Louis Blues to regroup after Dallas Stars’ Jamie Benn scored his second goal of the ice hockey game.
Just 20 seconds later, Cody Eakin scored from Ryan Garbutt’s rebounded shot to give the Stars a 3-0 lead. The Stars won the game 4-1.
VLADIMIR GRBIC KNOWS NO BOUNDS, OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL FINAL, 2000
In the third set of the final against Russia in Sydney, Yugoslavia’s Vladimir Grbic leapt over the court barrier to keep the ball in play, before dashing back to the court in time to block a Russia attack and earn his team the point.
Yugoslavia became Olympic volleyball champions for the first time as they won 25-22, 25-22, 25-20.
FUKUOKA’S TRY AGAINST SCOTLAND, RUGBY WORLD CUP, 2019
Just before half-time, Japan’s Timothy Lafaele put in a deft grubber behind the Scottish defensive line. Kenki Fukuoka seized on it and raced past Scotland’s Stuart Hogg to score his side’s third try, making it 21-7 to Japan.
The Brave Blossoms withstood a late charge from Scotland to win 28-21 and earn a historic berth in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. By doing so, Japan also became the first Asian side to reach the last eight of the tournament.
NETTING THE WINNING GOAL, COMMONWEALTH GAMES NETBALL, 2018
With just over 20 seconds left in the title decider on the Gold Coast, Australia equalised to make the score 51-51. England, who had never been in a Commonwealth Games final before, then took the final centre pass of the game. Goal-attack Jo Harten missed her attempt and goal-shooter Helen Housby’s effort fell short.
But the umpire awarded a penalty, which Housby put away, making England the first team apart from Australia and New Zealand to claim the Commonwealth crown.
KNOCKOUT BLOW, WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT, 1993
Twenty seconds and one punch were all it took for Gerald McClellan to retain his World Boxing Council middleweight title in a bout against Jay Bell in Puerto Rico.
Shortly after the bell sounded, McClellan landed a blow to Bell’s torso to lay claim to what was then the fastest knockout in boxing title fight history.
SKIP SKIP HOORAY, THE MASTERS, 2018
Practising ahead of the Masters in 2018, Jordan Spieth delighted the crowd by skipping a shot across the water at Augusta’s 16th hole.
Not only did it land on the green, but the 2015 Masters champion’s ball was also not far off from the flag.
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This article is found in the Entrepreneur March 2021 issue. Every time Dawn Dickson created a product she believed in, it pointed her to an even bigger problem to solve. Now she's got a company poised for growth.
This is a feature story about the Nigerian Italian Artist Diana Ejaita. It is from the March/April 2021 issue of Communication Arts.
The G.O.A.T: Frances van Hasselt's Love of Mohair - The Diamond Fibre from South Africa
This article is in the March/April 2021 issue of Selvedge Magazine. It is a short article on Frances van Hasselt's rug company and her love of mohair, i.e. goats! Then continue scrolling for more articles about female textile artists. | https://libguides.academyart.edu/womens_history | fineweb | 1,004 |
PLMS football team recognized by LS Parks and Recreation
The Pleasant Lea Middle School football team will receive the Special Projects Award for 2017 from the Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation on April 26 at the Gamber Center. Matt Sisk, social studies teacher, organized a work day for the entire football team to work at Lea McKeighan South. They planted trees, mulched, picked up trash and raked the playground mulch. Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation officials added that they are grateful for their hard work and dedication to beautifying the parks. | https://lsr7.org/news/plms-football-team-recognized-by-ls-parks-and-recreation/ | fineweb | 122 |
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–Derrick Jensen (on numerous occasions)
The big news in an individual’s life is rarely big news in the world. Yet, the microscopic and the macroscopic are present in each other; the characteristics of a culture at a given moment are played out in the lives of its citizens, in everyday events (and non-events) and vice versa. Our particular current cultural moment in the USA is marked by brutality, malice and insensitivity. So each of us will find ourselves face to face with these things every day (and sometimes in the mirror). Some days will stand out more than others, naturally, and I had one of those this past Monday, when a particular Ash tree was killed in Portland.
I knew they were cutting down the Ash tree a few days ahead of time, so I arranged my schedule so I would be around for the event.
First, because the tree stood in the middle of a garden that Clarabelle and I had planted and I wanted to monitor the crew to prevent too much collateral damage.
Secondly, I wanted “bear witness,” as they say. On this topic, a friend on social media said: “Bearing witness to the heart-wrenching experience(s) is, and will be, some muscle we’ll all be facing and needing.” That’s for sure. And that’s the experience I had. | https://macskamoksha.com/tag/consciousness/page/2 | fineweb | 294 |
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The Eagles (4-1) entered the 2017 season as somewhat of an afterthought in the race for the NFC East title. But five games into the year, Philadelphia finds itself sitting atop the division with a 1 1/2-game lead over the Washington Redskins and two-game lead over the Cowboys. The Eagles have been led by the strong play of second-year quarterback Carson Wentz, who is currently sixth in the NFL in passing yards (1,362) and passing touchdowns (10). The Eagles’ offense has been clicking on all cylinders, as it ranks third in the NFL in yards per game with 397.8 yards and is tied for sixth in scoring with 27.4 points per game.
While the offense has found a lot of success, Philadelphia’s defense has endured more of a roller coaster ride in 2017. The Eagles’ rush defense has been superb, surrendering only 62.8 rushing yards per game, which ranks second in the NFL. Its front seven has played solid football all year, but the same cannot be said about the team’s secondary, which is allowing 283.3 passing yards allowed per game, 29th in the league. The Eagles will need their defensive backs to step up Thursday night to grab a win on the road.
Carolina (4-1) also enters this week’s Thursday Night Football contest leading its division. Panthers QB Cam Newton missed training camp and most of the preseason recovering from shoulder surgery, and it showed early on in the season. Newton threw for 566 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions in Carolina’s first three games, but seems to have shaken off the rust the past two weeks. In the Panthers’ last two victories, Newton has completed 77.4 percent of his passes for 671 yards, six touchdowns, and only one interception, adding 44 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
The Panthers have been aided significantly by the great overall play from its defense. Carolina currently ranks fifth in the league in passing yards allowed (194.2 yards per game) and sixth in rushing yards allowed (79.8 yards per game), while its 18.8 points allowed per game puts them ninth in the NFL. The Panthers have pulled off some impressive victories over the Patriots, Lions, and Bills, and will look to continue their winning ways at Bank of America Stadium on Thursday.
THE NFL TODAY pregame studio show analyst Bill Cowher weighed in on this week’s Thursday Night Football matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers, as well as other upcoming NFL ON CBS action.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers – 8:25 PM ET Thursday – CBS and NFL Network
CBS Local Sports: Carson Wentz has looked like a budding star this season. How will the Panthers’ defense be able to limit him on Thursday night?
Bill Cowher: Number one, keeping him in the pocket. He’s a very dangerous guy outside. He likes to improvise, and he likes to go deep. But it starts with making sure they stop LeGarrette Blount. Trying to make him one-dimensional would be the number-one key for this Carolina Panthers defense.READ MORE: Storms Causing Flight Delays At South Florida Airports
CBS Local Sports: After struggling in the first three weeks, Cam Newton has bounced back over the last two games. Will the Eagles’ poor secondary be able to stop him?
Bill Cowher: The curious thing with Cam is he had no training camp, so he’s just starting to get his legs underneath him. The Philadelphia Eagles have a very good defense. They have a very good front seven. Brandon Graham is a very good edge rusher. Fletcher Cox and Timmy Jernigan can push the pocket. Yes, they have big receivers in Carolina. They have a little bit of speed in Curtis Samuel and Christian McCaffrey. But this will be a very good matchup. Eliminating the big plays will be a big key for the Philadelphia Eagles. But I do like that front seven.
New England Patriots vs. New York Jets – 1:00 PM ET Sunday – CBS
CBS Local Sports: Not many people would have predicted that this game would be a battle for first place in the AFC East. What will the Jets need to do to pull off the upset?
Bill Cowher: The biggest thing for the Jets is not beating themselves. Not turning the football over, don’t give up the big play on defense. It sounds cliche, but right now for the New York Jets, that’s what they’ve been doing. They are winning close games. They are making some plays right now. And they are playing with some confidence. The schedule has been very favorable for them. But the key for them is for Josh McCown [and the rest of the team] to stay away from the negative plays. Bilal Powell has been very good in the running game with Elijah McGuire. Jermaine Kearse, Robby Anderson, and Jeremy Kerley need to make some plays in the passing game. Defensively, they need to make sure they continue to not give up the big plays, particularly in the secondary. Jamal Adams has been a great get for them. They’re playing above what some people expected, but they’re playing sound football. That will always give them a chance.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – 4:25 PM ET Sunday – CBS
CBS Local Sports: Alex Smith has been superb through the first five games. Can he continue this MVP-type campaign throughout the entire season?
Bill Cowher: He needs to continue to make the good decisions that he’s making right now. The decision-making has been excellent. He has a lot of playmakers around him. Kareem Hunt, the rookie, has had a fantastic year, and Tyreek Hill is one of the fastest guys in the National Football League. He can [continue his stellar play], and if they stay healthy on the offensive line, this will be a very, very potent offense, particularly with the tight end, Travis Kelce. He has a lot of weapons. He is making very good decisions, and that will continue to be the key.
CBS Local Sports: The Steelers offense has under-performed thus far in 2017. How do they get back on track?
Bill Cowher: It’s not trying to keep everybody happy, but just trying to attack the opposing defense. Some weeks that might be throwing the ball 35-40 times. Some weeks that might be running the ball 35-40 times. It’s not worrying about keeping people happy. The more important thing right now is attacking the weakness of the defense that you play that particular weekend, because you have too many weapons to worry about trying to keep everyone happy. You’ll never be able to do it. Just let Ben [Roethlisberger] be Ben and take what the defense is giving you.MORE NEWS: Miami Police Release Footage Of Missing California Tourist Angela Morrisey
Matt Citak is a producer for CBS Local Sports and a proud Vanderbilt alum. Follow him on Twitter or send comments to [email protected]. | https://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/10/11/eagles-panthers-week-six-preview-bill-cowher-interview/ | fineweb | 1,560 |
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why is he not pushing for a move to a top Spanish, French or Italian club?
Because they do not think he is good enough so do not put a price on him.
you don't hear of English, or indeed Scottish players agitating for a move to a top European club.
You don't hear of offers being rejected.
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We told you a forced induction future is nigh a short while ago, and Kawasaki is proving us right with the Balanced Supercharged Engine display at the Tokyo Motor Show just getting underway.
We hope to have a bit more information later, but for now we simply have these images from Kawasaki’s Show web site. The rendering of the Concept SC 01 above may be a hint at a future production model as well. The engine concept, itself, appears to be a four-cylinder. Stay tuned for more as the show develops, but in the meantime, here is Kawasaki’s statement issued in connection with the event:
Kawasaki motorcycles are often described as being “different than other bikes.” This is most likely the result of certain principles that we have when it comes to designing motorcycles. There are three principles, each related to how the ride experience offered by a Kawasaki is crafted.
Principle 1: Our bikes should possess both Power and Gentleness
The Z1, GPz900R, ZZR, Ninja H2 and H2R – all set the standard for performance of their time. Designed with the goal of being the most powerful machines in the world, Kawasaki motorcycles have always been synonymous with Power. However, this pursuit of power and top speed has not produced a fleet of violent, untameable machines. Rather our bikes also possess a Gentleness that gives riders the peace of mind to enjoy riding them. Kawasaki motorcycles are easy to ride around town, comfortable enough for relaxed touring with friends. And when the mood suits, they will happily unleash their eye-widening performance.
Possessing both Power and Gentleness, Kawasaki motorcycles deliver exhilaration and pleasure whenever and wherever you ride.
Principle 2: Our bikes should be fun and rewarding to control
Kawasaki motorcycles are not commuters designed for convenience and comfort. Neither are they soulless machines that behave the same way no matter who is at the controls.
Kawasaki motorcycles were designed for riders. Through active control, riders can work on their riding technique, draw out their machine’s potential, and derive pleasure in the process. Interacting with a Kawasaki is a treat for all five senses; subtle input is rewarded with precise response as the motorcycle traces the rider’s intended line through the corner.
By putting control in the hands of the rider, Kawasaki motorcycles offer a fun and rewarding riding experience.
Principle 3: Pursue all possibilities
With experience producing ships, rolling stock, aircraft and rockets, the Kawasaki Group is used to dealing with performance, durability and reliability requirements far beyond the range of general consumer products. We are able to draw on cutting-edge technology and ideas from a wide range of fields as we work towards our mission to enrich the lives of people around the world.
When it comes to the world of motorcycles, we firmly believe that the ride experience is the key to enriching a rider’s life. We actively seek technologies from other fields as we pursue all possibilities to ensure that our machines possess both Power and Gentleness, and are Fun and Rewarding to Control.
Infused with the same collective technology and know-how that we use to build a better future for mankind and the planet, Kawasaki motorcycles could be said to be a distillation of the most advanced technology the world has to offer.
Together these three principles can be expressed by the term RIDEOLOGY (Ride + Ideology). This rider-centric development philosophy has been the force behind our many legendary machines, and will continue to guide Kawasaki products in the future. | https://newsmoto.com/2015/10/kawasaki-telegraphs-supercharged-future-with-balanced-supercharged-engine-at-tokyo-motor-show/ | fineweb | 757 |
Desk pad calendars are commonly referred to as blotters. They generally lay flat on a desk and have a page to remove as time passes by. Desk pad calendars are sure promotional winners when displayed in a waiting room counter, or on somebody’s desk. In most workplace environments, a prospect will see the corporate information every time he or she seems all the way down to make a remark or an appointment.
Stick-on calendars or magnetic calendars are often smaller and have a built-in solution to adhere to a break-room microwave, an office filing cabinet, or different places a possible shopper could also be uncovered to ongoing impressions. Pockets calendars are also becoming increasingly in style. A wallet calendar is about the identical size as a business card and both printed on a pvc-type material or on a cardstock with some form of coating and lamination. Pockets calendar printing entices your customer to carry your data at all times by making use of a small date calendar on one side of the card.
Wall calendars may be the most well-liked kind of promotional calendars. A wall calendar is a standard calendar style allowing many photos and advertising messages to be integrated into the promotional calendar. Wall calendars are normally assembled and certain along with spiral binding, or saddle-stitched (stapled). Larger wall calendars create further publicity by dimension alone and generally is a easy and enjoyable approach to send your advertising and marketing message out to potential clients. These normally comprise huge, daring messages that stand out to individuals who see them. Many large wall calendars have month-to-month or quarterly tear-off pages. Nonetheless, the configuration of the calendar is completely customizable.
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There are a number of format choices to select from when creating a promotional calendar. A desk calendar, as an illustration, usually has a pop up stand or some prop to allow it to face on a desk or other furniture. With a desk calendar, the personalized company data is usually printed on the backing and the printed calendar pages tear off. This sort of calendar format can be used for picture frame calendars and different novelty gadgets. | https://nomadedigital.net/sabong-calendar-image/ | fineweb | 646 |
Precipitation behavior in an Al-Cu-Mg-Si alloy during ageing
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The precipitation behavior and aging response of an Al-4.9Cu-0.74Mg-0.51Si-0.48Mn-0.1Cr-0.08Ti-0.02Fe (wt. %) alloy was examined in detail after aging at 170 °C with different dwell times up to 96 h. Deformation by 3%-stretching prior to aging was used to investigate the effect of dislocations on phase and hardness evolution and compared with the undeformed material. The small pre-deformation led to a slight decrease of peak strength due to reduced homogenous nucleation. Strong interaction between different phases caused the formation of hybrid structures both in the undeformed bulk areas and on dislocations. These phases consist of different fragments of the GP zones, θ”- and θ’-phases from the Al–Cu system, GPB zones and S1-phase from the Al–Cu–Mg system, and β”-, β’-Cu, C- and Q’-phases from the Al–Mg–Si–Cu system. A new phase named C1, isostructural to the C-phase but having a different orientation with the Al matrix – (010)C//(010)Al, C//Al, has been found predominantly on dislocation lines, and to a lesser extent in hybrid precipitates in the bulk. Calculations of structural stability by density functional theory (DFT) were performed on experimentally found structures, consisting of a C-phase core in two different orientations, and having Cu segregations in GP-like structures at their interfaces with the matrix. | https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/handle/11250/2654730 | fineweb | 376 |
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This paper presents a case study which illustrates the approaches used to teach the facilitators of a 27-year-old woman with severe cognitive disabilities. The goal of this instruction was to encourage the facilitators, that is, the significant others in the clients daily environment, to provide her with access to communication opportunities and to provide her with the support required to ensure her participation. The facilitator instruction involved a general in-service, participation in the assessment and goal setting process, individual instruction in interaction strategies, and follow-up instruction to review goals and procedures. Directions for future research and implications for clinical service are discussed.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
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Hair drug tests are making strides over standard pee and blood test because it's harder to breeze through a hair test in case you use drugs. Moreover, it's harder to fool such an exam. Hair tests can be taken whenever.
One way to pass it is by using a medical grade hair detoxification shampoo that detoxifies the hair follicle. You can read below more info. If you are looking for a shampoo to wash away the drug scent, and you also put a lot of emphasis on your physical appearance, then purifying shampoo is the solution.
The medical grade hair detoxification shampoos clean the drugs away and does not destroy the hair. How does it work? It removes any traces of drugs, styling, or chemicals in the air from the scalp and throughout the hair. It acts as a detoxifier for hair. The formula promises to moisturize and purify the hair.
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However, How Often Should We Use Shampoo to Pass a Hair Follicle Drug Test?
Specialists have the answer. Excellent in removing any traces of drugs on your hair, drug detoxification hair shampoo tends to remove natural oils that make hair shine and the scalp moisturizes. Therefore, it is recommended to use such a hair detoxification shampoo once a month, depending on the type of hair.
When you wash your hair with purifying shampoo, work on the scalp and hair root for about 5-10 minutes, then clean it all over, rinsing abundantly. Applying a hair balm or mask for rehydration is good. You can find out more on hairfollicledrugtest2018.com.
The scalp and hair detox appeared after the body began to be more and more used all over the world. It's a slightly more full concept, more on the level of expression than the procedure because it does not involve complex methods with specific special cures, like the one for the body.
Deep cleansing of capillary ornamentation applies to people who are more active, do a lot of sports or go to the pool often. Similarly, if you experience various capillary problems, such a cure is recommended to be done regularly, at 3-4 weeks.
In the pool, we are dealing with chlorine derivatives that affect the structure of hair. Equally affected are the ladies who submit their hair to chemical treatments, such as excessive straightening, fading, and repeated painting.
The expert recommends the following five scalp and hair detox methods, which can be easily performed at home, but that professional treatment can only be followed in the salon.
What Is a Drug Detoxification Hair Shampoo?
The medical grade hair detoxification shampoo removes the residue that accumulates on the surface of the hair over time. These accumulations can load your hair and make them look tired. However, with the right cleaning formula, it will not be a problem.
It has even been shown that the cleaning episode is part of the hair care ritual, along with cutting the tips, applying the balm to hydration, and so on. All shampoos will clean your hair from the usual "fat" and accumulations of drugs during the day, but the unique formula will work in depth and remove the accumulated layer for more extended periods.
These formulas act directly on the cuticle, exfoliating it and eliminating the accumulations from the root.
How Do You Use the Drug Detoxification Hair Shampoo?
This hair follicle detoxification shampoo is not differently applied than regular shampoo. The main difference is that for the curled hair, your goal is to remove the drugs from the root (the source of the natural beauty of your hair) so you have to focus more on masking the shampoo at the root than on the tips.
Apply a small amount of shampoo in your hands, spread evenly on both sides and massage on wet hair. Once you apply it, let it act for 2 to 3 minutes, it takes time to cleanse in depth. Rinse and repeat if necessary.
What Are the Benefits of Hair Detoxification Shampoo?
In case you think that resetting the hair's life is not enough, the hair detoxification shampoo cleaning shampoo comes with even more benefits: besides removing drugs accumulations, it also eliminates the layer accumulated by water hardness and fights against the green sheet of chlorine accumulated in hours spent at the pool.
Think about cleaning your hair as you think of a white cloth to make a new painting. Read this. Find out below more ways to promote and speed up the detoxification process:
Make Sure You Use the Hair Follicle Detoxification Shampoo Properly:
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Often times, making a big change in your life is necessary to move forward. Whether it’s changing careers, changing your diet, dropping toxic friends, moving to an entirely different area, or anything else, it’s not always the easiest thing to do. We’re creatures of habit and we enjoy the comfort of our daily routine. When we do something to disrupt that, we often feel stress, uncomfortable, and even scared.
Your decision to make a change will really come down to whether or not you’re willing to let go of what’s comfortable in order to experience a life that you really want. Change can be scary but the good news is that once you make the change and stick with it for a while, it’ll become your new comfort zone.
So, if you’re not happy with your life right now, do something about it! Hanging on to an okay life just because it’s comfortable will only keep you from experiencing a great life.
– Kevin Ngo
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When the acceptance emails went out for the 2019 International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), Carnegie Mellon University’s Cécile Péraire received two. As one of the most competitive conferences in the field, ICSE hosts a highly selective application process, and the authors chosen represent a team of researchers who have made some of the most significant contributions in the field of software engineering.
Péraire accomplished something even more remarkable: each paper had been accepted to a separate track. One paper, about a novel course she had designed and implemented at Carnegie Mellon’s Silicon Valley Campus , was accepted to the Software Engineering Education and Training track. The other explored the intersection of software engineering and human computer interaction and was accepted to the Technical Track.
While this achievement celebrated her mastery of both specializations, Péraire, an associate teaching professor in electrical and computer engineering , has been working at the intersection of teaching and research for more than 15 years. Since starting at CMU in 2012, Péraire has received both the CMU College of Engineering Dean’s Early Career Fellowship Award and the Philip L. Dowd Fellowship Award and her passion and dedication have proven invaluable to the field.
Although her success in both sectors suggests a lifelong commitment, Péraire said that this wasn’t always the case.
"I remember teaching classes to my dolls as a kid, but a career in education was never part of the plan. Instead, my goal was to work in industry," she said. It wasn’t until she began working at Rational Software and IBM that she truly discovered her passion for teaching.
During one of her positions, Péraire was tasked with improving the development processes of a few Silicon Valley software companies. Part of this improvement included teaching and mentoring, and she quickly fell in love with the prospect of teaching skills that students would immediately put to use.
"The beauty of teaching in industry," she said, "is the satisfaction of witnessing students apply their newly acquired knowledge right after class in the context of real-word projects." The experience motivated her to join CMU as a faculty member.
As she continued to work with students, she began to notice a gap in software engineering education: students were mostly educated in the fundamentals of computer science with only very limited exposure to software engineering - and therefore had little practice developing real life software systems in teams. Péraire experienced this in her own education, citing her time in industry as the only real exposure to the field of software engineering.
In 2013, she joined forces with Professors Hakan Erdogmus and Jia Zhang and created a world-class master’s degree program in software engineering (MS-SE) offered by CMU’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering out of the Silicon Valley campus. After pouring thousands of hours into its creation, the program was launched in 2014 with 33 students. Five years later, there are now about 140 students selected from an ever-growing pool of applicants from around the world.
Dedicated to the field of software engineering, the program was designed with Silicon Valley in mind.
"The mission of the MS-SE program is to prepare students for software engineering careers specifically within Silicon Valley," Péraire said. To ensure that the students meet the demands of their future employers, Péraire interviewed software engineering practitioners to identify the skills they wanted employees to have. The findings translated into learning objectives and topics that were then packaged into eight brand-new software engineering courses forming the core of the program.
Her ingenuity carries into the classroom as well, where she utilizes a flipped classroom teaching style. Compared to a traditional lecture delivery, Péraire argues that the flipped style allows the faculty to focus their attention away from themselves and instead toward their students. Rather than asking "How effectively am I delivering new content to students during lectures’," she is able to ask "How effectively do students understand and apply the new content during class activities?" In doing so, she is able to work more dynamically with them, altering lessons as necessary to ensure that every student walks away with a strong understanding of the fundamental principles underlying the majority of the tech industry.
"Most people can code," she said. "Even Kindergarteners." Her goal is to move her students beyond coding basics and to help them become software engineers able to design, build and gracefully evolve software systems while still remembering to work closely with users and to seriously consider the social impact of their creations.
While teaching is her first priority, Péraire also manages a number of research and outreach programs. In addition to leading the charge on creating a truly supportive MS-SE alumni network, she frequently writes for SE-edu.org, an online forum dedicated to assisting the educators of next generation software engineers. Additionally, she has co-organized and facilitated workshops on software engineering education for ICSE, establishing discussions that focus on the needs and challenges of teaching software engineering in higher education. By making the workshops highly interactive, she said she hopes to create a space for educators to meet with and learn from each other.
Through her genuine passion for software engineering and education, Péraire showcases just how influential CMU faculty can be in supporting excellence in teaching, research and service. | https://www.myscience.org/news/wire/peraire_advances_software_engineering_field_through_education_research_and_service-2019-cmu | fineweb | 1,092 |
Earlier this month, the Morningstar Investment Conference brought together the most innovative minds in investing. Industry leaders gathered in Chicago to discuss the latest developments and trends in financial advice and help advisors and investors alike identify opportunities for growth. The three-day event featured several noteworthy speakers, including Walter Bettinger of Charles Schwab and behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman. This was a historic year for the conference, as it celebrated its 30th anniversary and marked the inaugural event combining both the investment and ETF sides of Morningstar’s conference offerings.
Here are three key takeaways from this year’s conference:
1. Questions remain on use of ETFs in retirement plans.
The retirement plan space presents a promising growth opportunity for the ETF industry. Compared to mutual funds, ETFs tend to have lower management fees because of their cost- and tax-efficient structure. They allow for intraday trading, whereas mutual funds are transacted only at the end of the day. Simply put, ETFs are a more modern pooled investment vehicle that offer investors greater flexibility and more choices.
However, adding ETFs to a qualified retirement plan, such as 401(k)s, would require a change in record-keeping systems. Most 401(k)s are not currently structured to handle the versatility of ETFs, and many 401(k) providers may be hesitant to include low-cost ETFs in their plans. As demand for more options in retirement planning rises, providers will need to restructure to accommodate ETFs.
2. Despite recent regulations, investment advisors continue to seek help launching ETFs.
While there are some major regulatory changes in the pipeline, the idea that launching an ETF will soon be easier and cheaper than ever is misleading. The standards to acquire exemptive relief may ease up a bit, but this is only one small part of the complex process of launching an ETF. The other dozens of pieces – from managing compliance costs, to maintaining industry relationships, to hosting regular board meetings – will still be just as difficult. That’s why we continue to see advisors turning to white-label ETF issuers for help. White-label issuers like Nottingham know the business, have all the required relationships in place and can get exemptive orders approved faster than newcomers.
3. Thematic ETFs are on the rise.
Thematic ETFs are a great way for investors to focus on unique areas of the market that present targeted growth opportunities. Despite the rush to get in on popular themes such as artificial intelligence, ESG, cryptocurrencies and blockchain, a few issues arise with these thematic ETFs. It is never easy to isolate a revenue stream associated with a specific theme in a company’s numbers. For example, even if a publicly traded company does have exposure to crypto and/or blockchain, it likely makes up a small percentage of their overall business. Despite the risks, expect to see an increased adoption of these funds as disruptive technologies expand. | https://www.ncfunds.com/takeaways-2018-morningstar-investment-conference/ | fineweb | 609 |
Double success for Newark as it strikes gold in East Midlands in Bloom awards
Newark has been crowned the tidiest place in the East Midlands.
The town scooped a double success in the East Midlands in Bloom competition – landing both a special award for the high standards of cleanliness in the town and an impressive gold accolade.
The news is testament to the sheer hard work and determination of the Newark in Bloom team, staff from Newark and Sherwood District Council and Newark Town Council and a host of volunteers who have helped keep the town in tip-top condition.
The ‘Least-Littered Environment in the East Midlands’ trophy, is a discretionary award specifically marking the pristine state of the town centre while the gold award marks the achievement in the large town category.
The awards follow the district council’s Cleaner, Safer and Greener campaign which focussed on making the district a place to be proud of. In Newark, as well as employing a dedicated, full-time street cleansing operative - in partnership with the town council to ensure Newark town centre is kept clean and rubbish-free – the district council recently replaced every litter bin in the town centre with upgraded and revamped models.
East Midlands in Bloom judges toured the town in July, inspecting Sconce and Devon Park, Otter Park, The Holt, Lockside Garden, Market Place and other areas around the town centre. They assessed three key categories: horticultural excellence, environmental responsibility and community participation.
For the gold award, litter picking sessions, new flower beds, fruit trees, Civil War statues and upgraded litter bins all contributed towards success in the large town category of the award, which forms part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom campaign.
A day of action also took place in June this year where graffiti removal, deep street cleansing, litter picking, foliage trimming, weeding, repainting street furniture and installing better signage in the town were among the work undertaken. Colourful shrubs and herbaceous perennials were also planted on the day, to improve surroundings and promote a clean, green and sustainable environment.
A host of volunteers from groups, including Newark in Bloom, also give up their time on a regular basis, dedicating thousands of hours in litter-picking sessions to make the town centre a more pleasant place to be.
District council leisure and environment committee chairman, Roger Jackson, said: “A huge volume of time and hard work goes in to the upkeep of the town by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers and being handed the Gold East Midlands in Bloom award for a third consecutive year is testament to this.
“We are also delighted that Newark has been officially recognised as being the Least Littered town in the whole of the East Midlands. Town centres are the centre point of our communities and we are so grateful to those who tirelessly keep the area clean and tidy for everyone to enjoy.”
Steve Nicholson, Chair of Newark in Bloom, said: “It’s a real privilege to have won the Gold award for the third time, not to mention being recognised as the Least Littered town in the whole competition! “On behalf of the committee, I’d like to thank all the volunteers for their time and hard work as well as support from both the district and town councils.
“We’re up against some tough competition in the Large Town category but we’re thrilled with our score – with 180 points we were only three points away from the winning town!
"This has been a great project that’s giving local groups and organisations the opportunity to get involved in the local community. We are delighted that all the groups enjoyed turning their visions for the flower beds into reality and we look forward to seeing the finished results.”
In the last year, the district council also organised four days of action across the district, including the one in Newark town centre, in partnership with the town council, community groups, police and other agencies to build a sense of pride, well-being and the desire to maintain a clean environment. | https://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/news/latestnews/name,111262,en.php | fineweb | 835 |
Optimum Healthcare IT Recognized as Best in KLAS for HIT Advisory Services
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit group practice established in 1910. Today Guthrie has four hospitals and 32 regional offices in southern Pennsylvania and Northern New York. Their 300+ physicians and ~200 Advanced Practice Practitioners provide primary and outreach specialty care and testing for ~1M patients a year. Guthrie values patient-centeredness and compassion. They focus on improving health through a team approach to clinical excellence for every patient, every time.
Guthrie Maintained High Revenue Integrity And Full Schedules During Enterprise-Wide Revenue Cycle Implementation by Partnering With Optimum Healthcare IT for Help Desk and Call Center Support
Guthrie was one of the first hospitals to go-live with Epic CPOE in 2003. From 2003 onward, they implemented one module at a time. Previously, their help desk resources were sufficient to support smaller go-lives, and maintain everyday operations. Guthrie usually prefers to be self-sufficient and to build strong internal teams. Recently they decided to sunset their legacy revenue cycle software, and implement Epic. This was the first implementation that would affect nearly all in the enterprise. They realized that they needed additional support through the transition. Optimum was the only vendor who showed they truly understood what Guthrie needed to accomplish, and had the pricing model and flexibility to make it happen.
Optimum hit the ground running, and had consultants on-site quickly. The team was knowledgeable and many were certified. First, they learned workflows – both in the classroom setting and as part of the call center and Command center. Then they set up the remote call center. The only hiccups were with a data line going into the building, and VoIP, but those were resolved very quickly, and everything ran smoothly. Initially, they had an unexpected high call volume. Optimum’s leadership responded immediately and had additional support available within 12 hours.
It was very clear within the first 20 minutes of the presentation that Optimum was the right company to lead the effort. They knew how to address the needs of the user. They didn’t just talk about the call center lingo but were able to apply it to what we were doing as an organization.
Terri Couts | VP, Clinical Systems and Epic Applications Program
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War Photographer 1.1
War Photographer 1.1 is the second in PeKo’s new series, showing rare and unseen wartime photographs on different subjects. Each volume will include pictures from battles, operations, vehicles or complete photo albums from soldiers who fought in World War 2. This book uses photos from an unidentified German Sturmartillerie man of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191. The book is authored by Vyacheslav Kozitsyn who also authored Sturmgeschütz III & Sturmhaubitze 42 for Panzerwrecks.
Author: Vyacheslav Kozitsyn
Photos: 98 black & white photos
Physical: Softcover, 295x210mm, landscape | https://www.panzerwrecks.com/product/war-photographer-1-1/ | fineweb | 167 |
In a leaked draft of the forthcoming encyclical on the environment the pope says:
Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family.
The document gives climate change an almost ontological import:
The relationship between individuals or communities and the environment ultimately stems from their relationship with God. When man turns his back on the Creator’s plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order.
We are all responsible for the protection and care of the environment. This responsibility knows no boundaries. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity it is important for everyone to be committed at his or her proper level, working to overcome the prevalence of particular interests.
This is truly epochal, everything will change, or it will be a worse disaster than Humanae Vitae:
The order of creation demands that a priority be given to those human activities that do not cause irreversible damage to nature, but which instead are woven into the social, cultural, and religious fabric of the different communities. In this way, a sober balance is achieved between consumption and the sustainability of resources.
The Pope pulls no punches on his Hail Mary for the environment by concluding with his favorite saint and Holy Writ:
Brother Francis, faithful to Sacred Scripture, invites us to recognize in nature a wonderful book that speaks to us of God, its beauty and goodness.
It looks like the pope is outgreening the Patriarch of Constantinople. Breitbart reports Neo-Conservative Catholics are preparing for schism, while the ultra-liberal editors of the National Catholic Reporter are predicting 2015 could be the year we change the face of the earth.
Just in case you didn’t read Benedict carefully enough, both of the pictures in this posts are of a book featuring his statements on the environment. Do you know why? Because none of these words came from Francis. All of them were written by Benedict. | https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cosmostheinlost/2015/01/03/breaking-pope-says-we-are-all-responsible-for-climate-change/ | fineweb | 415 |
Epic Games employees are all getting two weeks off starting today, the company announced in a blog post Friday. The Fortnite Season 10 developer is closing its Cary, N.C. offices from June 24 to July 8, giving employees some much-needed rest and relaxation after a reportedly grueling two years.
The success of Fortnite led to extremely long hours for people working at Epic, as Polygon reported in April. While the company has traditionally given workers two weeks off over the holiday season, this is the first time it has done so during the summer months.
During the break, Epic won't be running any competitive Fortnite tournaments, but it says new Season 9 content will appear in the game as scheduled. Further, the studio told Polygon that it has "measures in place to ensure we can react to major issues (should they arise)" during the two weeks' closure.
Local North Carolina news station WRAL notes that Epic Games employs about 1,000 people worldwide, and is currently looking to hire some 200 more in roles across the company, from programming to art design. | https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/epic-games-is-giving-employees-a-fortnight-off-work/ | fineweb | 232 |
Since the mid-1980s, Apple has been wrestling with Microsoft over which company makes the best operating system. Our head-to-head comparison of the newest Mac OSOS Xand Windows XP clearly shows the fight is still alive.
We evaluated a beta version of Mac OS X (a final version is now available; $129 list, www.apple.com). It retains the extremely user-friendly interface for which the Mac is famous, yet it hides an OS that is a radical departure for Apple. Aesthetically similar to Unix, Mac OS X is built on a customized variant of the mach3 Unix kernel and BSD Linux, providing more stability to programs and demonstrating true multitasking capabilities.
The clunkiness of the Unix operating system is apparent at log-on. Case-sensitive user names and passwords are required, which is a bit of a tedious distraction. But after that hurdle, you get to the desktopan extremely stylish computing environment that is far different from previous Mac operating systems.
In OS X, the dock at the bottom of the screen is similar to the Windows taskbar. You can attach applicationseven open onesby dragging and dropping to the bar for easy program launch. Minimized applications are sucked down to the dock with a vacuum cleaner effect, and their icons remain viewable for quick access. The Finder also has changed quite a bit; it now includes a Web browserinspired toolbar and a pop-up list that marks the location of your current folder in the file-system tree hierarchy.
One of the most apparent items in Mac OS X is something you would have never expected to see here: a terminal window that reveals the file system tree of the underlying Unix strain. All too familiar to Unix users, this path reveals /usr and /var directories explored, and it will allow high-level third-party development previously not possible on a Mac system.
Backwards compatibility to OS 9 is provided in the form of the classic mode, which enables you to run OS 9 applications.
OS X includes native versions of the QuickTime player and StuffIt. Among OS X's new applications is Mail, an Internet e-mail client and address book similar to Microsoft Outlook; the new OS also adds support for LDAP. One not-completely-successful feature is Music Player, a combination CD and MP3 player. Unlike Microsoft Media Player 8, Music Player does not have DVD supporta serious shortcoming. Internet connectivity and networking can be configured as quickly and easily as those same features in Windows XP. Mac OS X comes with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, an FTP server, and the Apache Web server. Configuring the Apache Web server, in particular, requires some Unix familiarity.
In the end, OS X won't necessarily make Windows users switch, but it may make loyal Apple users sit a little taller in their chairs. | https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,11595,00.asp | fineweb | 590 |
For Mother’s Day, actually, a week before Mother’s Day, we got an invite to stay at one of the coolest hotel in Quezon City-Hive Hotel and Convention Place.
I say coolest because of all the amazing displays. The theme of the hotel is retro, every corner feels like a trip down memory lane! Medyo nanghinayang nga kame eh. Sana kasama namin si Mother so she could reminisce. And sana nabantayan nya ang mga kids so husband and I can go to My Bro’s Mustache Folk Bar. Next time we will do that! haha
Hive Hotel and Convention Place is an eco friendly hotel. They collect rain water for their plants. Toiletries are in dispenser so no small plastic bottles. That’s one of my major concern when I check in at hotels. The disposable of those tiny bottles that you can’t even reuse. When we travel, I bring our own toiletries so we dont have to use/ask for more toiletries from the hotel. Most notable is the use of Mason jar for complimentary water instead of bottled water.
Our room was a connecting room, a deluxe room connected to a Super Studio. It’s actually big for our family, kasya pa nga si Nanay if ever.
hat we love most in our room is the bath tub! For our stay, they gave us a complimentary bath bomb! (not always available but it comes with their special promos so watch out for it!) It’s my first time to bath tub with my kids. Super sayang bonding pala. Check: Hive Hotel Facebook Page for their weekend promos.
My husband loved the food, so that means a lot. I love any kind of food so my food opinion is not that reliable haha. But if the husband says the food is good, it really is!
Hive Hotel and Convention Place is still on soft opening phase but the hospitality and willingness to serve of the hotel staff is pang grand opening na. They specialize in staycations and of course, conventions that can fit up to 300 people!
For Mother’s Day staycation, book a room at Hive Hotel and Convention Place.Rate starts at 2400++ Pesos for a 2 person bedroom (special weekend promo rate, while regular price is at 3,600 Pesos) Try their super comfy 400 thread count bed with pocket springs and memory foam! | https://www.pehpot.com/category/parenting/family/travel/ | fineweb | 524 |
Search free Santa Cruz County CA property, land, and tax records through local government assessors, auditors, clerks, property appraisers, deeds recorders, treasurers, tax collectors, city halls, and town halls.
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The Santa Cruz County Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office is responsible for the collection of Santa Cruz County property tax revenue. The Treasurer and Tax Collector maintains current Santa Cruz County property tax information including Santa Cruz County property ownership information, GIS Maps, tax maps, historical property tax rates, lists of sold parcels, and is also charged with the sale of properties due to a default on taxes in Santa Cruz County, California.
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SpartanNash acquires Caito Foods Service, Blue Ribbon Transport
SpartanNash will acquire Caito’s produce distribution business, fresh cut fruits and vegetables business, the company’s newly constructed Fresh Kitchen facility and Blue Ribbon’s logistics business.
SpartanNash, Grand Rapids, Mich., acquired Caito Foods Service and Blue Ribbon Transport, both of Indianapolis.
Under the terms of the agreement, SpartanNash will acquire Caito’s produce distribution business, fresh cut fruits and vegetables business, the company’s newly constructed Fresh Kitchen facility and Blue Ribbon’s logistics business.
The acquisition will strengthen SpartanNash’s product offerings by expanding into the freshly prepared centerplate and side dish categories.
Caito Foods Service is a leading supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables to grocery retailers and foodservice distributors across 22 states in the Southeast, Midwest and Eastern United States. Caito and Blue Ribbon currently service customers from facilities in Indiana, Ohio and Florida. Caito also maintains a central fresh cut fruit and vegetable facility in Indianapolis, and is completing construction on its new 118,000-square-foot Fresh Kitchen facility, also in Indianapolis. The $32 million Fresh Kitchen will process, cook and package fresh protein-based foods and complete meals; it is expected to be fully operational in the first quarter of 2017. Caito also offers temperature-controlled distribution and logistics services throughout North America through its affiliate Blue Ribbon Transport.
“We are excited about this opportunity to expand our presence in serving some of the fastest-growing categories in grocery, including fresh produce, value-added fruits and vegetables and protein-based prepared food,” says Dennis Edison, SpartanNash’s CEO and chairman of the board. “Caito Foods Service is a premier distributor with best-in-class food processing facilities, including its new Fresh Kitchen. In addition, Caito’s service area is complementary to our current distribution footprint, and we look forward to serving customers in new areas in addition to enhancing our offerings to existing customers. In short, this acquisition further strengthens our platform and enhances our ability to help our customers serve their consumers, benefiting our associates and the communities we serve, as well as delivering value for shareholders.”
Caito and Blue Ribbon will become part of SpartanNash’s food distribution segment following the close of the transaction. Caito’s senior leadership team, including Caito president Robert Kirch and Blue Ribbon Transport president David Frizzell, will join SpartanNash in their roles and oversee the acquired operations, which will remain based in Indianapolis.
“With our long history and family tradition of processing and distributing fresh, convenient, healthy foods, we are excited and proud to join an organization that shares our passion and commitment to serve customers with the freshest foods,” adds Kirch. “We are looking forward to joining the SpartanNash family to expand and enhance our combined ability to deliver high-quality fresh products efficiently to a greater number of customers across the country.” | https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/articles/91849-spartannash-acquires-caito-foods-service-blue-ribbon-transport | fineweb | 642 |
Fantastic 5-BR & 3-bath home in the sought-after Highlands community. Generous windows make it sunny & bright! On main floor~ formal LR, DR, a BR & a bath. Upstairs~ 4 BRs including a huge master w/ a den & 5-pc bath, a bonus room & a big loft. Spacious kitchen w/granite countertops, gas cook-top & double oven. 2 attached garages (2-car and 1-car). Home sold "as-is" at a great value to allow new owners to make repairs as needed or upgrades of their choice plus an additional $1200 credit.
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Iowa Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack will not seek an eighth term in 2020, opening up a potentially competitive district that President Donald Trump carried in 2016.
Announcing his retirement Friday evening, Loebsack said he’d originally planned to serve no more than 12 years. But that changed when Trump was elected.
“It became apparent that I needed to run for at least one more term in the hopes that I could provide a check on his worst impulses,” the congressman said in a statement.
“Currently, there are nearly two years remaining in this term and I look forward to playing an important role in the new House majority, not only to prevent further damage done by President Trump, but to also help set the stage for a new Democratic president to be inaugurated in January of 2021,” he added.
Trump carried Loebsack’s 2nd District, based in southeastern Iowa, by 4 points. The National Republican Congressional Committee was already targeting Loebsack this cycle, and an open seat may make this a more appealing endeavor for GOP recruits.
“Loebsack’s district immediately becomes a top tier pickup opportunity for Republicans in 2020,” NRCC spokesman Chris Pack said in a statement.
Republicans failed to effectively target this seat last year, when Loebsack won a sixth term by 12 points and Democrats flipped two House seats in the Hawkeye State.
Democrats taking a look at running in the 2nd District may include state Sen. Zach Wahls and and former state Sen. Rita Hart.
Wahls garnered national attention in 2011 when he defended his two mothers at a hearing in the state Capitol on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Hart ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 2018. She has also been floated as a potential Democratic challenger to GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, who is up for re-election next year.
On the Republican side, potential candidates include Fort Madison Mayor Brad Randolph and state Sen. Chris Cournoyer (who succeeded Hart).
“This race will shoot to the top of both parties’ target lists I would think,” said Pat Rynard, a former Democratic operative who founded the political news site Iowa Starting Line. Rynard noted that Loebsack was unique among Iowa Democrats, performing well in his blue-collar district and withstanding GOP waves in 2010 and 2014.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos expressed optimism in a statement Friday that Democrats would field a strong candidate to replace the veteran congressman.
“As a Midwesterner who shares a border with Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, I am confident we will nominate and elect a Democrat worthy of succeeding Congressman Loebsack,” the Illinois lawmaker said.
Sue Dvorsky, the former chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party, said Friday evening that she was surprised by Loebsack’s decision. Despite the competitive nature of this newly open seat, she was certain Democrats would hold on to it.
Dvorsky described the 2nd District as a microcosm of the state, with cities including Iowa City, home to the University of Iowa, as well as rural areas. She predicted there would be no shortage of local Democrats eyeing a run.
It’s now possible that all four of Iowa’s House seats will be hotly contested in 2020.
In addition to Loebsack’s open seat, Democrats will be defending two House seats they flipped last fall: the 1st District, represented by Rep. Abby Finkenauer, and the 3rd District, held by Rep. Cindy Axne.
The DCCC is also targeting Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King in the 4th District, who was stripped of committee assignments following racist remarks. Despite the heavily Republican lean of King’s seat, Democrat J.D. Scholten came within 3 points of upsetting him in the midterms.
With competitive races at the House and Senate level and a crowded Democratic primary for president, Dvorsky said Iowans were in for an exciting election cycle.
“In a presidential year, in a 20-person field for the caucuses and Sen. Ernst up for her first re-election, exciting is the only word I’ve got,” she said.
Also watch: What race ratings really mean and how we create them | https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/iowas-dave-loebsack-will-not-run-re-election-2020 | fineweb | 957 |
Harnessing Technology Improves Conservation Effectiveness
March 20, 2018
Research scientist Brady Allred, left, explains how the SGI Web App informs conservation planning for wildlife and working lands across the western U.S.
New Science to Solutions shows how the SGI Web App uses emerging science and technology to increase conservation effectiveness by matching the right practices to the right places on working lands
Working Lands for Wildlife and the Sage Grouse Initiative, led by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, developed an Interactive Web Application to bolster conservation outcomes across the American West.This innovative new technology empowers public agencies and non-governmental partners to target ranchland sustainability practices and reduce threats to at-risk wildlife.
The free online mapping tool allows practitioners to easily visualize, download, and interact with resource data across the vast sagebrush sea. Powered by Google Earth Engine, the Web App uses the latest satellite imagery to perform instantaneous custom analyses, letting users quickly identify, compare, and evaluate opportunities for ecosystem restoration or threat-reduction.
“This new technology puts data directly into the hands of the people working on the ground. It helps prioritize conservation planning by providing a birds-eye view of the western landscape,” says Brady Allred, SGI research scientist.
The tool shows both a landscape-level view across ownership boundaries, as well as site-specific data for individual parcels. Data layers will be continually added to the Web App, which currently provide valuable habitat information such as encroachment by conifers, resistance to invasive weeds and wildfires, and changes in wet meadow and riparian habitat over time.
Collectively, the Web App increases conservation effectiveness by putting a landscape context around local projects, and by matching the right practices to the right places.
This new Science to Solutions explains how emerging technologies — made possible by partnerships between Silicon Valley, NRCS, and BLM — are accelerating grazing land conservation and creating on-the-ground efficiencies for landowners and resource managers. It also explains how to use the Web App and its resource layers.
The Sage Grouse Initiative is a partnership-based, science-driven effort that uses voluntary incentives to proactively conserve America’s western rangelands, wildlife, and rural way of life. This initiative is part of Working Lands For Wildlife, which is led by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. | https://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com/harnessing-technology-improves-conservation-effectiveness/ | fineweb | 485 |
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What worked in Zumiez’s stellar Q2. Plus, how Zumiez started back-to-school with a bang.
Zumiez bucks dismal retail trends in Q1, but also in May, the start of Q2.
Plus, what is driving the turnaround in footwear and other details about Q2 and the start of back-to-school shopping.
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The Summit is set for May 15-18 in Mexico.
Surf Summit 21 is coming up May 15-18 in Mexico.
Surf Summit 21 is scheduled for Tuesday – Friday, May 15-18 at Marquis Los Cabos, Los Cabos, B.C.S., Mexico.
The summit is set for Tuesday – Friday, May 15-18 at Marquis Los Cabos, Los Cabos, B.C.S., Mexico
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Responsive, or baby-led, feeding means responding to your baby’s early feeding cues, the little signs they make to let you know they’re hungry, or full. These videos show you the most common cues to look for when you’re feeding on demand, making it much easier for you to tell what your baby wants. How often should a newborn feed? It’s a tricky question but, by understanding your baby’s cues, you’ll soon find the answer.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: The best way to feed a baby is to breastfeed, as breast milk provides the ideal balanced diet and protection against illness for your baby and also has many non-nutritional benefits for both baby and mother. We recommend that you speak to your healthcare professional when deciding on your choice of feeding your baby. Professional guidance should also be sought on the preparation for and maintenance of breastfeeding. If you do choose to breastfeed, it's important to eat a healthy, balanced diet. Infant formula is intended to replace breast milk when mothers choose not to breastfeed or if for some reason they are unable to do so. A decision not to breastfeed, or to introduce partial bottle-feeding, will reduce the supply of breast milk. If for any reason you choose not to breastfeed, do remember that such a decision can be difficult to reverse. Using infant formula also has social and financial implications which must be considered. Infant formula should always be prepared, used and stored as instructed on the label, in order to avoid risks to a baby’s health. | https://www.smababy.co.uk/newborn/responsive-feeding/ | fineweb | 395 |
Recent technological advances have led to a drastic reduction in the cost of genome sequencing, resulting in the accumulation of an unprecedented amount of highly distributed and heterogenous genomic data. My research is dedicated to identifying and addressing the challenges arising in the context of such data. This undertaking - which combines tools from information and coding theory, statistics, and machine learning - includes the design and deployment of new algorithms for coping with the distribution and storage of the data, for facilitating its access and queries, and for improving the analysis and inference performed on it.
The talk will focus on some of my work in this area, geared toward alleviating the requirements for storage of the data, and improving its analysis. I will present some of our results on lossless compression of genomic data, as well as lossy compressors and denoisers of the quality scores that come with the sequencing data. In some cases lossy compression results not only in substantial storage savings, but also boosted performance when inference is done on the reconstructed data. Conversely, denoising the quality scores can result in substantial compression gains.
Idoia Ochoa is currently an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her PhD from the Electrical Engineering department at Stanford University in 2016, where she was advised by Prof. Tsachy Weissman. She received her M.Sc. from the same department in 2012. Prior to Stanford, she graduated with B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Telecommunication Engineering (Electrical Engineering) from the University of Navarra, Spain, in 2009. She has conducted internships at Google and Genapsys, and served as technical consultant for the HBO show "Silicon Valley". Her research interests include compression and coding, bioinformatics, information theory, machine learning, communications and signal processing. She is recipient of the Stanford Graduate Fellowship, La Caixa Graduate Fellowship, and an award for excellence from the Basque Government. | https://www.soihub.org/news-and-events/calendar/idoia-ochoa-genomic-data-compression-processing-and-analysis/ | fineweb | 415 |
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Everybody needs to escape from the daily chaos sometimes, and here’s a golden opportunity to switch to the slow lane of life for a while. Treat yourself to some much-needed Hampshire harmony and forget all about the outside world.
You deserve a chance to leave your tensions and traumas behind, so make sure you say yes. This is a temptation that you’ll want to surrender to. | https://www.spaseekers.com/hilton-at-the-ageas-bowl-southampton/emerge-spa-day | fineweb | 105 |
Staverton C.E. Primary School
School Lane, Staverton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire,
Lunchtime is an extremely important part of the day, as is being recognised through much recent media and government attention. At Staverton children may bring their own packed lunch or sign up for one of our excellent, healthy meals. Our school meal provider is ‘ Dolce‘ who use a computerised ordering and payment system called Live Kitchen to ensure our children receive the meals they want and to also provide a cashless payment option for parents. The Live Kitchen system is a huge hit with the children, it also allows parents to go online and order meals from home, view recipes and ingredient information.
The cost of a school dinner is £2.20 per day (£11.00 per week).Unless you are F/S, KS1 or entitled to free school meals.
Pre- Ordering Children select their chosen meal on the interactive whiteboard before registration or at home. Vegetarian options are clearly displayed on a green button.
Lunchtime – Children select their name on the red touch screen at the serving hatch. Their meal choice is displayed to the cook, as well as any dietary needs.
Paying by Direct Debit – Parents can pay for school lunches via direct debit which saves time at home as well as in the school office. Parents who sign up for direct debit will receive regular statements from Dolce informing them of the choices their child make each day. Statements are sent out on a four weekly basis and Dolce gives two weeks notice before amounts are collected.
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Parents can also pre-order their child(rens) meals online. This facility allows parents to pre-order for up to a term at a time. Paying by direct debit means you will automatically be emailed a username and password for logging on to the pre-ordering facility. Parents who wish to pre-order online but do not wish to pay by direct debit need to provide the school office with an e-mail address which can then be sent to Dolce to create their own log on.
In line with requirements, Dolce ensures that allergen information is available for parents when selecting their child’s meal on-line. Alternatively, Dolce’s area manager and the school catering team are on hand to answer any queries or requests for further information about their recipes.
As part of the Governments infant free school meals scheme, the school has to provide children in Reception and Key Stage One with a hot meal. The school does not have to provide a basic packed lunch for trips, unless you are in receipt of free school meals and have applied through Wiltshire County Council. If, you are unsure whether you are entitled to free school meals please ask in the school office.
At Staverton we know how important it is that children have a healthy, balanced lunch (based on the eatwell plate). Our school dinners are a very healthy choice and the best way of ensuring your child has a good balanced meal but we know some families prefer their child to have a packed lunch so we try to help you plan a fantatstic lunchbox which your child will enjoy and is healthy.
Here are some good websites that give good advice on what to put in a healthy lunchbox:
Also, packing a waste free lunch box could save you a LOT of money. This website is American but the ideas work on this side of the Atlantic as well: | https://www.staverton.wilts.sch.uk/school-meals/ | fineweb | 715 |
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J2 Global Completes 4 Acquisitions in 1Q19
Including Armada Cloud and Telsys, total of 36 small acquisitions in cloud backup since 2010
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I have for sale a Lakland Skyline Decade. I bought this bass used and have played it for a short while. It is in good condition with the only issue being a bit of buckle rash on the back. Barely visible and now properly disclosed. Other than that, it is a passive Chi-Sonic V-V-T system with push / pull tone pot. Factory Plek'd neck. Mahogany body. These are great instruments. I'm GASsing for something different, so I'm moving this bass and a couple others out. No case or bag included. $700 shipped CONUS. | https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fs-lakland-skyline-decade.709974/ | fineweb | 133 |
Winter Training Trip Florida
Hello Parents & Swimmers,
This is a registration for the Winter Training Trip in Saint Petersburg, FL
Deadline is August 31th
Training trips Dates: December 26 - January 1st
Available to: Senior, Senior Prep, Gold groups
- Daily double practice in 50 & 25 Meter pools
- Room & Board @ the Renaissance resort & golf club / Breakfast & Dinner only will be included
- Ground Transportation
- Air Fare Round Trip (flying out of New York airport, non stop flight 1 Carry on and a small backpack permitted)
The full itinerary will be sent out three weeks prior to the training trip.
- Swimmer's fee $1,600 ( 4 people per room )
- Parent's fee $1,600 ( 2 people per room )
How to register?
Please register Swimmers separately. If a parent would like to travel you will have to register yourself as a Member. ===> Add New Member
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Alfred Roubenovich Terterian (by passport), Avet Terterian (in his biography as a composer) was born on July 29, 1929 in Baku, Azerbaijan. His parents were not professional musicians, but both of them had beautiful voices and had some training which allowed his father to perform as an opera singer, and his mother to appear in concert performances. The father, Rouben Terterian, a graduate of medical department of the Saratov University, was known in Baku as a practicing physician – laringologist. Avet’s brother Herman was a renowned opera conductor, and Avet’s son Rouben is a talented musicologist and the author of the book “Avet Terterian”, published in Yerevan in 1989.
In 1948 Avet Terterian entered the Baku College of Music. He continued his studies in Yerevan at the Romanos Melikian College of Music (entered in 1951). From 1952, he is a student of the Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory, where he studied compositure with Prof. E. Mirzoyan.
Throughout his life, the composer took an active role in public administration and teaching.
From 1960 – 1963 he is the executive secretary of the Composers Association of Armenia, and from 1963 – 1965 the vice – president, ditto. In the period of 1970 – 1974, Avet Terterian heads the Music Sector at the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, where he is also working as the music editor.
In 1985 he became the professor of the Yerevan Conservatory, from 1993 – 1994 he gave meisterclasses at the Urals Conservatory, Yekaterinburg), alternated with periods of creative solitude at the Dilijan House of Composers, and after 1989 at his house near Sevan lake.
In 1992, Avet Terterian was nominated President of the Armenia – Austria Friendship Society.
In 1994, the composer won the Brandenburg scholarship and worked for six months in Wiepersdorf.
In 1995, he won a 1 – year scholarship of DAAD, Germany.
Avet Terterian died on December 11, 1994 in Yekaterinburg, where he had arrived on December 6, to attend his festival. He was burned on December 19, 1994in the Pantheon in Yerevan, Armenia.
This biography was compilated by Irina Tigranova-Terterian | https://www.terterian.org/en/terterian-org/avet-terterian-2/ | fineweb | 593 |
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