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It’s Friday! How are you today? Had a good first week of December? We’ve got our tree up and house decorated – just need to get some lights for outside over the weekend and then we’re sorted. I finally remembered to book my Christmas food shop and order my turkey, not quite finished with all the present shopping yet though. I started the week feeling rather stressed about all things Christmas but after ticking off some of those bigger jobs hopefully I’ll be ready in time!
I’ve been in love with Pinterest ever since it hit the UK, there’s something about pinning ideas and inspiration to boards that makes me feel calm and organised – even when I really haven’t done anything! I only wish it had been around when I was planning my wedding! This week I had another coaching session with a local business owner helping her to utilise Pinterest to drive traffic to her website. Pinterest can do so much for a retail business!
Last week I booked myself an opticians appointment after months of moaning about getting tired eyes and headaches. Surprise, surprise – I need glasses! Not surprising really when I spend most of my waking life looking at one screen or another. So this morning I’ll be picking up my new glasses that I have to wear when I’m working or looking at my phone. Keep an eye out on IG Stories to see me with them.
I was so excited that this much loved pilot got a commissioned for a full season, and now season 2 has just hit Prime. Watch it, you can thank me later.
Tonight is my groups unofficial works night out! With all of us being self employed we don’t get a works do at Christmas so we are getting together for drinks and having our own. I’m so excited!
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Lancashire agency Workhouse Marketing has appointed former account director Mark Camp to the position of director of operations.
Camp has worked with Workhouse in a variety of roles for the past nine years, previously heading up the accounts team for its largest client, Stax Trade Centres. Since 2015 he has worked closely with the agency on a freelance consultancy basis. The move will see him back at Workhouse in a permanent capacity.
He previously worked in marketing roles for the likes of Ribby Hall and DePuy (part of the Johnson & Johnson group) before moving agency-side Workhouse in 2008.
His new role will see him focused on the commercial side of the business, as well as taking responsibility for the client services teams. He will also continue to lead the Stax team.
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Elliptics is a fault-tolerant distributed key/value (no-relational) database system. The core storage engine is a hash table. All keys are hashed into 512-bit ids via sha512 algorithm by default.
Elliptics was initially created in 2007 as part of POHMELFS v1. POHMELFS is the abbreviation of the Parallel Optimized Host Message Exchange Layered File System, which is a cache-compatible distributed file system developed by Russian Linux-developer Evgeny Polyakov. It could be viewed as a protocol to share files between file systems on computers via LAN. In 2009 Elliptics seperated from POHMELFS and became a consistent distributed storage system later.
Elliptics supports basic lock operation on the key-value pair. It uses such key ID to grant the lock, which makes the operation in Elliptics is atomic in the single group. However, there are no locks between the groups for synchronous. There is no deadlock detection in system level. It is the user's responsibility to prevent deadlock when developing client program. And Elliptics uses eventual consistency model to maintain data replicas, which means the data in a group may not maintain the same at any time, but they will eventually be synced with others sometimes in the future.
Elliptics own storage supports key-value data model, but it can support SQL database for example by writing an own backend, so that supports relational data storage.
The index structure that exposed to the client is named secondary indexes. Its implementation using STL `std::map<T>` template in C++.
Isolations are used in the Elliptics core and used to spawn slaves/workers in a controlled environment. Each worker is a separate process, which can be interpreted as a transaction. Resources accessed by workers can be limited to process level or Group level, which leads to two types of isolation in Elliptics: Process and CGroup. Process isolation cannot be configured while CGroup level isolation can take system configuration as the argument. For the details of isolation, readers and writers perform differently. Due to the locking mechanism is controlled manually by the clients, if no lock is got during reads, writers can sneak in and readers will return old and new contents accordingly. Because of the design that Elliptics updates replicas in parallel without holding the single 'replica' log, when reading from multiple replicas, it is possible that one reader will receive old content while another one will see the new one already. When it comes to writers, the writers will receive the completion status for every replica in any cases. If the transactions are atomic among the physically distributed replicas, the clients can implement a central entry point which will hold the lock and updated it only after all completion statuses have been received. By this way, transaction rollback can be implemented.
Actually, from the API documents, we can find Elliptics doesn't provide join methods to be called from the client. Due to it is not table-oriented and only guaranteed atomicity level is per object in a single replica. This decision was made for performance and scalability reasons. However, in the backends internal, merging and joins is available and will vary from backend to backend, which is controlled by Query Execution core. For example, when using a relational database as the backend, Join will be supported, while when using levelDB as the backend, Join will not be supported.
Elliptics uses replication to ensure data availability form the beginning of its design. To use replication features, a group of servers are logically bound together and the servers within the same group all contain the same data. For recovery logging, Elliptics uses route table to record the set of nodes and the key(ID)-value pairs' ID ranges of each node. A route table at least contains the following fields: timestamp, group id, hex strings to the group number, and address. Elliptics supports three types of recovery: hash ring recovery (`merge`), deep hash ring recovery (`deep_merge`), replica recovery (`dc`). The merge approach mainly supports data recovery in the same group by moving from one node to another by route tables. Replica recovery is designed to ensure the durability between groups. Elliptics also supports manual recovery operations.
The API is designed to support [C](https://web.archive.org/web/20160511155843/http://doc.reverbrain.com:80/elliptics:api-c), [C++](https://web.archive.org/web/20160511155848/http://doc.reverbrain.com:80/elliptics:api-cc), and [Python](http://doc.reverbrain.com/elliptics:api-python). Python APIs are designed to config Elliptics client, including Logger, Config, Node, Session, etc. C++ APIs are designed to configure the client side Elliptics as well, but with less APIs than Python API library. Node is the main controlling structure of Elliptics. C APIs could be used to config both Client and Server, with the functionalities of creation, configuration, server-side processing, cache and backend. For the client side, everything is built on the asynchronous API model, while we can do both synchronous and asynchronous calls in server side.
Storage architecture is named as Backends in Elliptics. Elliptics has three low-level backends: filesystem (where written objects are stored as files), Eblob (fast append-only storage) and Smack (small compressible objects stored in sorted tables). Moreover, Elliptics implemented both the generic storage protocol and its own specific protocol. Therefore, data stored in other services can be routed to Elliptics. For example, Elliptics can connect to MySQL servers and trigger some special commands to read/write data into Elliptics.
Elliptics contains three layers: Frontends layers, Elliptics core, and Backends. The role of frontend is to connect with multiple clients to the core to perform the query execution. The Backends are the data storage layers which provide different storage systems.
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Original Body Stick is the most popular model for the average build. It has standard flexibility, designed for the average body mass if you are up to 5′ 10″ and flexible. It is easy to be used by yourself on all major muscle groups.
Original Body Stick is made of a space-age plastic that allows necessary flexibility of the tool and provide maximum compression of the muscles (it does not contain any rubber, latex, or wood). The centre rod of the Stick is surrounded by spindles which roll independently over the muscle. The handles provide maximum comfort in the grip. It is a revolutionary device and is highly effective in the treatment of muscle pain and trigger points.
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...provides a superior education for students in K4 through 12th grade. The 50+ acre campus is located at 3931 White Horse Road in Greenville, SC, about 3 miles from Interstate 85. TCS has provided over 55 years of continued excellence in education to the Greenville/Pickens/Anderson area. We invite you to come and join our institution that provides a Christian alternative to a Christless education system.
A Bible-based philosophy and curriculum continue to direct our school into the next millennium. The goal of our school is to glorify God by meeting the intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of the leaders of the twenty-first century. This philosophy is implemented by a faculty that is eminently qualified to ensure an excellent education. Whether a student is in K5 Phonics, Pre-Calculus, or Fine Arts, he will receive instruction that will show him how to live and how to make a living.
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Ken Belson, writing for The New York Times, had a fairly decent article on Takaozan this week.
However, he missed the big story of the weekend--that the yamabushi of Takaozan have their annual fire walk this Sunday (March 11, at 13:00).
A Mr. Wada Yoshio, a man with a seriously finer camera than mine, has a site with several pages of super photos of last year's festival.
A good thing to go take a gander at on Sunday, if the weather cooperates.
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A detailed knowledge of current market activity with unparalleled knowledge of trading locations gives us the ability to deliver swift portfolio reviews and a robust strategy for each and every scenario.
We work closely and confidentially with, stakeholders, funders and recovery specialists in regularly reviewing and auditing occupier’s portfolios providing opinions on; threats to trading locations ease of disposal, opportunities to extract value and renegotiation of lease terms within the estate. We understand that providing this advice is often time critical, and reporting to all stake holders in an accurate and comprehensive manner is key to achieving a positive outcome.
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The Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is a system of chemical classification and hazard communication introduced into Australia in 2017. This model replaces older systems used for classifying workplace chemicals and standardises information on labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
The GHS is a single internationally agreed system of chemical classification and hazard communication. For modifications to the requirements of the GHS, refer to Schedule 6 of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA) (WHS Regulations) or to learn more visit Safe Work Australia.
Exemptions from complying with Regulation 338 of the WHS Regulations were issued for suppliers of hazardous chemicals. This applies to hazardous chemicals that were either manufactured or imported before 1 January 2017.
Regulation 338 requires that a supplier of a hazardous chemical must not provide a dangerous chemical to another workplace if it doesn’t comply with GHS labelling requirements.
The exemption is subject to the condition that the hazardous chemicals are labelled in accordance with the National Code of Practice for Labelling of Workplace Substances [NOHSC:2012(1994)]. This exemption enables existing stock in the supply chain as of 1 January 2017 to be supplied, handled, stored and used.
exempt Schedule 4 and 8 veterinary medicines from the GHS labelling requirements, as they are already the subject of restricted controls.
Since 31 December 2016, chemical manufacturers and importers have been responsible for ensuring all hazardous chemical labels and SDS are GHS compliant. This means re-labelling and replacing the SDS for any non-GHS labelled hazardous chemicals.
Manufacturers should refer to Safe Work Australia for GHS classification guidance and the GHS Purple Book.
Exemptions were issued for suppliers of hazardous chemicals from complying with Regulation 338 of the WHS Regulations where the hazardous chemicals were manufactured or imported before 1 January 2017.
The exemption, subject to the condition that the hazardous chemicals are labelled in accordance with the NOHSC Code of Practice, enables existing stock in the supply chain as of 1 January 2017 to be supplied, handled, stored and used.
Hazardous chemicals that are manufactured or imported from 1 January 2017 can only be supplied if the hazardous chemical label and SDS is GHS compliant.
Any purchases made after 1 January 2017 are to be GHS compliant (both labels and SDS). Consider checking this before placing an order, especially for larger purchases.
Existing hazardous chemicals with NOHSC and AGD Code labels, kept past 31 December 2016, don’t need to be re-labelled.
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Brazil has soccer, the Philippines has basketball! As the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is set to show full games on merchant ships through KVH’s SPORTSlink™ and IP-MobileCast™ - we ask just how basketball got so big in the Philippines.
Ballast – Ships are funny things, when they are not eager to sink or run aground, they have a worrying propensity to topple over. Stability is a science and art, and has been vexing seafarers for centuries.
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Uvalde Fire Marshal Juan “Tati” Hernandez, Uvalde Memorial Hospital and Templo Cristiano won first, second and third place, respectively, in the lighted Christmas parade put on by Newspapers in Education.
The parade was one of many holiday events taking place during Christmas at the Crossroads, held downtown from 6-10 p.m. last Friday.
Organized by Uvalde Leader-News NIE coordinator Olga Charles in conjunction with the city of Uvalde, there were 53 parade entries. The parade featured live reindeer and an appearance by Santa Claus.
For his first-place win, Hernandez, whose city of Uvalde fire marshal unit was outfitted with lighted trumpeting angels, pocketed $100, while UMH received $75. Templo Cristiano won $25.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital’s float featured light-up candy canes and plenty of riders spreading Christmas cheer.
Templo Cristiano presented a traveling band with guitarists, a drummer, and vocalists onboard and walking alongside for lively performances of holiday music.
Judges included Uvalde Chili Peppers Chelsey Caballero, Devan Caballero and Kay Welch.
Ready to meet parade goers at the plaza were food booths, an opportunity for pictures with Santa at the Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House annex, and live reindeer petting.
There was also a snow slide for children from 7-9 p.m. The snow slide station was organized by Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce and Uvalde High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.
“I just want to thank everyone that participated and everyone that turned out to see the parade,” Charles said.
The next morning, 130 children turned out for Breakfast with Santa at the opera house annex. The event began at 9 a.m. Tickets for the breakfast were $5.
Children made Christmas ornaments as Britt Whyrick provided musical entertainment.
“… The kids took home a bag of reindeer food and met Santa,” said Jennifer Lawrence, communications coordinator for the opera house.
During the breakfast, children were served donuts, fruit and juice.
“We had some great volunteers including Drew Kimball, Autumn Wooten, Dudley Wooten, Marsha Wooten, Cashlyn Varnon, Lisa Phillips, Amanda Van Cleve and of course Santa,” Lawrence said.
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While you’re in Florence (or in any other Italian city, for that matter) you’re going to see a lot of frescoes (a special technique of wall painting). Have you ever wondered how they were made, and why they still look so good? This article details how frescoes were painted in the Renaissance.
Fresco was used in the Ancient world but fell out of favour in the Middle Ages, when they tended to use more mosaic. It came back around 1300 as it was the best form of painting for monumental architecture, much of which was being built at this time (especially in Florence). It could be done quickly and quite cheaply, it could cover vast surfaces AND it is relatively permanent.
1) The active ingredient in fresco is LIME PASTE, which is produced by heating CALCIUM CARBONATE with limestone.
2) LIME PASTE + AIR changes back into calcium carbonate, hard crust (carbonatation). If pigment is applied to this when wet, it becomes trapped into the wall and is fairly permanent because it is very chemically stable.
Cennino Cennini, who wrote an artists handbook around 1400, describes exactly how frescoes were made at his time, which I sum up here..
STEP 1: scaffolding. In small space like chapels, scaffolding is built across space, with wooden poles stuck into the walls. These parts are then filled in; if you see square holes in the wall, chances are this is a place where the scaffolding has been, and some plaster has fallen out.
STEP 2: prepare the wall. You’re going to apply plaster to the wall and you want it to stick, so you rough up the surface with a small pick-axe.
Arriccio is a layer of rough plaster made of a mixture of lime paste and large granules of sand. You smear it onto the wall and let that dry overnight.
The 14th century artist would sketch out the major outlines of his painting with a reddish-brown paint directly onto the arriccio. This part is called the SINOPIA, an underlayer of the fresco that can sometimes be uncovered through restoration and is sometimes displayed in museums. Sometimes you may actually see sinopia on walls where the top layer of the fresco has been ruined. This preparatory drawing in sinopia is a handy guide for the artist and also a way to show patron what he’ll be getting. Later in the 15th century, the practise of direct sinopia painting was used less often. As drawing became more important in the practise of the visual arts, many artists made a series of preparatory designs culminating in a CARTOON, a life-size drawing on paper. They pricked the cartoon with a needle and held it up to the arriccio; this page was then “pounced” with a sack of carbon so that a black outline was made. There were other ways to transfer drawings and to keep them in mind during the process, though these are the two most popular.
The day to paint has arrived. Obviously it’s not all done at once – each day’s work is called a GIORNATA. This corresponds to a plaster patch that is the amount of work the artist could do in one day. You prepare your intonaco plaster, which is made of the same lime and sand as the first layer, but the sand is a finer grain and there is more lime. This mixture is then spread onto the space you intend to work on that day. Interestingly, this covers up the underpainting (or charcoal outline), which the artist had to keep in his mind! If you look closely, sometimes you can see the giornata divisions in a fresco; these were applied judiciously to try to hide the lines but are usually around major shapes.
The paint is applied directly to the plaster while it is wet, which is only a 2-4 hour window of opportunity, after which the plaster starts to dry and it gets very difficult to paint. You work from the top down (because the paint drips!) and try to do large areas like sky all at once because it’s very difficult to match colours the next day. This process is very difficult because once you apply the paint, it’s there and you can’t make mistakes. In fact, paint layers are thin to transparent, so the pigment was added in layers. Colours could also be mixed by doing this.
Only certain types of colours are good for fresco painting. These are chemically stable EARTH PIGMENTS like terraverde, yellow ochre, red, white, charcoal black. Other pigments would react with air and discolour – lead white turned black over time, azzurite blue turns green.
Finishing touches were applied after it all dried and tend to be less permanent and fall off with time. Blue pigment was applied often over red underpainting, while gold leaf was applied last, being stuck on with fish glue. Sometimes the finest details in faces and other sections were done a secco. This means that if you see a red sky or a face with no detail, chances are you are looking at a fresco that has lost its a secco treatment.
Because of their chemical composition, frescoes are permanent unless they are affected by damaging outside forces. The main one is sulfur, which turns limestone and marble into dust. Sulfur attacks frescoes through air pollution and water. Water also causes blistering and mold. Of course, the ravages of time can also be damaging. The fashions of later centuries meant that often perfectly good frescoes that we would admire today were overpainted or simply white-washed! Vasari did this to Giotto’s frescoes in Santa Croce, which is why they are not in great condition now. Bombings, in Italy mostly from WWII, caused serious damage in other areas, as did the flood of 1966.
Fresco required great skill and speed. The process required artists to plan ahead, to think of space as subdivided into sections, and to think of design in terms of strong shapes. This leads to a new appreciation, especially in early Renaissance Florence, of the monumental, of powerful and large forms.
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In 2 days we’ve managed to visit all the primary sights of Hanoi to incorporate the Pagoda, Hoa La (prison), Mausoleums and of course Ho Chi Minh’s museum. In February, Trump accepted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s invitation to visit Japan by the end of the 12 months. No visit to India would be complete without seeing the Taj Mahal in Agra , the white marble mausoleum constructed by order of the emperor Shah Jahan within the 1600’s.
It is residence to the thrilling city of Bangkok teeming with life with its wonderful ornate palaces and temples, road markets, Chao Phraya River on which to take a cruise and its rambling backwater canals. Don’t be intimidated by India because a trip to this country can truly be a life altering expertise.
There’s the cosmopolitan capital, Kuala Lumpur , the island of Penang with its excellent beaches and charming, historical Georgetown, the hill retreats of the Genting and Cameron Highlands , the world’s largest rainforest, Taman Negara, the beautiful resort of Langkawi and the fascinating Portuguese and Chinese language-influenced Malacca.
For everything else, check the nation and metropolis guides for prices on numerous activities. A mix of three completely totally different features of Thailand – energetic Bangkok with its Grand Palace and temples, Chiang Mai with its quiet charm and surroundings and Ko Samui, an enthralling beach resort.
A number of the greatest places are Ko Tao (Thailand), Sipidan (Malaysia), in addition to Indonesia and the Philippines. Even when Trump makes a stink about free trade at APEC and makes an attempt to hijack the ASEAN summit agenda with single-minded concerns about North Korea, it was by no means an assurance that he would endeavor to make the long journey out to the area.
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It's been 16 years since we were first blessed with Kim Possible, our beloved redheaded high school heroine who had the catchiest theme song of all time.
Kim Possible, which ran for 87 episodes on the Disney Channel and spawned two original animated movies, was a staple in the life of every early aughts kid.
But here's the sitch: Kim Possible is coming back!!! Today, the Disney Channel announced that they've begun the casting process for a live-action Kim Possible movie.
The original animated series creators Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley have returned to pen the script, alongside Josh Cagan.
Very few details are available, but let's take a second to daydream about who would make a great Kim Possible, however (K)impossible those dreams may be.
OK, great, call and/or beep me when we've got our Kim, Ron Stoppable, and Rufus the naked mole rat.
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Varad B. Giri: I am interested in taxonomy and systematics of amphibians and reptiles. I received my PhD from North Orissa University, Baripada, Odisha in 2013. I worked in the Collections Department of BNHS for 12 years. I joined National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, as a Post Doctoral Fellow in 2015 and presently working as a Facility In-charge, Museum and Field Stations Facility at NCBS. I published about 40 research papers and equal number popular articles on Indian amphibians and reptiles. Email me or visit my website if you want to learn more about my work.
Akshay A. Khandekar: I am interested in taxonomy and systematics of lizards and snakes. I have completed my MSc in Zoology from Shivaji University, Kolhapur and currently associated with the Museum and Field Stations Facility at NCBS, Bengaluru, as a Curator of Herpetology. Previously I worked at the Centre For Ecological Sciences, IISC, Bengaluru as a Project Assistant. My main research interest is systematics, biogeography, and taxonomy of blind snakes in India. I am presently working in collaboration with various experts on the descriptions of a few reptiles from India and ecology of lizards.
Nikhil Gaitonde: I was fascinated by reptiles as a child and pursued the interest by completing the masters degree in Zoology from the University of Pune. Over the years I have participated in several biodiversity surveys. I have a keen interest in animal mating systems and currently working on the unique mating of the Western Ghats endemic frog, Nyctibatrachus patreaus and mimetic butterfly Papilo polytes for my PhD at the NCBS, Bengaluru.
R. Chaitanya: I am based in Bengaluru and not a trained biologist, but my propensity to pretend to be one is unsurpassed. My research interests lie in the systematics and taxonomy of lizards and snakes. Of late, I have developed a keen interest in biogeography and it's role in evolution. My outlook for the near future is to carry out research on Indian herpetofauna in correlation with these subjects.
Harshil Patel: I am a young naturalist, interested in systematics and taxonomy of reptiles and amphibians. I received my MSc in Biosciences from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat in 2011. Currently pursuing PhD and working as an INSPIRE Fellow at the same institute. Lately, I have developed a keen interest in the systematics of some poorly studied squamates of western India. I have published over 10 research papers and a couple of popular articles on Indian amphibians and reptiles.
S. Harikrishnan: I am a PhD student with Wildlife Institute of India/Saurashtra University. For my thesis, I studied the assembly of lizard communities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from a macroecological perspective. I also undertook surveys for herpetofauna in the Nicobar Islands. My primary interest is in ecology and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles. However, since those interests cannot be pursued in the absence of good taxonomy, I try to keep a keen eye on developments in taxonomy and systematics as well.
Anonymous. 2019. About Us: Roi Website Team. In Khandekar, A., N. Gaitonde, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Reptiles of India, v. 1.22. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
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Number 1267 is a compilation of the vibrations and energies of the influences and attributes of number 1, number 2, number 6 and number 7. Number 1 reminds us that we create our own realities with our thoughts, ideas, beliefs and actions. Number 1 relates to new beginnings, motivation, progress, self-reliance, achievement and attainment. Number 2 carries the vibrations of duality, balance and harmony, partnership and relationships, diplomacy and adaptability, sensitivity and selflessness. Number 2 also resonates with faith and trust and serving your Divine life purpose and soul mission. Number 6 relates to possessions, status and the monetary aspects, service and domesticity, home and family, love and nurturing, the ability to compromise, responsibility and reliability, honesty and integrity, problem-solving and overcoming obstacles. Number 7 resonates with Universal Energies, determination and persistence of purpose, faith and spirituality, inner-strength and inner-knowing, spiritual awakening, development and enlightenment, mysticism and psychic gifts and abilities.
Angel Number 1267 is a message from your angels that you are on the right path in your life, and you are encouraged to continue. Trust that your financial and monetary obligations and needs will be met as you continue along your present course and do not allow any fears to stop or hinder you. Faith and trust may be required.
Angel Number 1267 may suggest that your connection with the angelic and spiritual realms has opened the doorway to Divine and angelic guidance, and the angels commended for your efforts and hard work. Trust that your needs will be catered to in your daily life as you put thought and considered effort towards all aspects of pursuing your Divine life purpose and soul mission. You have found balance and positive abundance in your life and the angels applaud your commitment and courage and encourage you to continue on your current path.
Angel Number 1267 may indicated that is time to focus your attention towards your personal truths, values and spirituality. Keep up the positive affirmations, visualizations, prayers and optimistic outlook to manifest a steady flow of abundance into your life. Trust that you are completely and totally supported by the Universe.
Number 1267 relates to number 7 (1+2+6+7=16, 1+6=7) and Angel Number 7.
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As if I needed another reason to want to move back to Utah — I happened to snag an mp3 from The Band of Annuals (not to be confused with The Annuals, from North Carolina), whose homebase is Salt Lake City. Yay! A chance to promote a cool alt-country band from SLC!
So, there are obstacles, but they all seem like they’d be smoothed out with time and experience. It’s all forgiveable, especially when Jay Henderson sounds as sweet as Ryan Adams on “Gold” when he sings “Lord Have Mercy.” See? I’m easy. Add in the lovely harmony, violin, and mandolin played by Jeremi Hanson, and I’m not only forgetting, I’m writing it all up on my blog. They’re a talented bunch, and I hope to see a solid couple of albums out of them, maybe even a label … where’re all those dang labels when you need one?
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Historian Frederick Jackson Turner argued in 1893 that democracy in the US was formed by the advancing western frontier. The process of forging and reforging the frontier line had an impact, not only on the pioneers of the time but on the way in which contemporary society operates. While Australia’s history is less well documented in popular culture, there was a similar process with explorers, but more often drovers and settlers, continually re-establishing the border between the known and the unknown.
This is why I teach. Every new semester with a group of fellow explorers, drovers and settlers I re-work the boundaries between the known and the unknown. As Cathy Davidson said in the connected courses hangout this week, the process provides “intellectual and emotional nourishment” for me, and my fellow travelers.
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So I’m curious about 19th century Australian fiction, Marj. I’m wondering if it’s more like 19th century American or 19th century British fiction. I ask the question because, of course, the Frontier. I have in mind the argument that Leslie Fiedler made in his (now classic) Love and Death in the American Novel (1966). The 19th century European novel had love and marriage at its center. But the 19th century American novel did not. It featured men against the world (Natty Bumpo on the frontier, Capt. Ahab on the ocean) and children (Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer).
Looking at those figures and their descendants in more recent times — and at the vulnerable patriarchs lumbering across the screens to die — we can see that to be an American adult has always been to be a symbolic figure in someone else’s coming-of-age story. And that’s no way to live. It is a kind of moral death in a culture that claims youthful self-invention as the greatest value. We can now avoid this fate. The elevation of every individual’s inarguable likes and dislikes over formal critical discourse, the unassailable ascendancy of the fan, has made children of us all. We have our favorite toys, books, movies, video games, songs, and we are as apt to turn to them for comfort as for challenge or enlightenment.
Y.A. fiction is the least of it. It is now possible to conceive of adulthood as the state of being forever young. Childhood, once a condition of limited autonomy and deferred pleasure (“wait until you’re older”), is now a zone of perpetual freedom and delight. Grown people feel no compulsion to put away childish things: We can live with our parents, go to summer camp, play dodge ball, collect dolls and action figures and watch cartoons to our hearts’ content. These symptoms of arrested development will also be signs that we are freer, more honest and happier than the uptight fools who let go of such pastimes.
I do feel the loss of something here, but bemoaning the general immaturity of contemporary culture would be as obtuse as declaring it the coolest thing ever. A crisis of authority is not for the faint of heart. It can be scary and weird and ambiguous. But it can be a lot of fun, too. The best and most authentic cultural products of our time manage to be all of those things. They imagine a world where no one is in charge and no one necessarily knows what’s going on, where identities are in perpetual flux. Mothers and fathers act like teenagers; little children are wise beyond their years. Girls light out for the territory and boys cloister themselves in secret gardens. We have more stories, pictures and arguments than we know what to do with, and each one of them presses on our attention with a claim of uniqueness, a demand to be recognized as special. The world is our playground, without a dad or a mom in sight.
I’ll read that article – I’ve been fascinated/puzzled by the appeal of YA fiction for old adults.
I love the way you visualise how and why you teach. I’m gate-crashing the course as a secondary school teacher librarian in Melbourne. Pleased to meet you, Marj.
Hi tsheko, Libraries are the hubs of connected learning. Great to see you here.
Powerful thoughts— the playing with boundaries of known and unknown– I appreciated too your reference frontiers and that influence on American society. Glad I’ve discovered your blog!
Sorry if this is a repeat. I was having challenges leaving a comment.
Love your frontiers analogy. Known and unknown. The mystical nature of the unknown is what drives me many days at school.
Researcher, teacher, mother, dog-owner, photographer, alt-country fan.
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daily tracking poll, the presumptive Democratic nominee holds a scant two-point edge over John McCain.
race than he should be.
transportation options, and renewable sources of energy power our communities.
on some of the administration's most controversial policies, notably the Iraq war.
( ) McCain would hurt US science competitiveness.
billion in our major research universities."
fate as the former Soviet Union.
nuclear proliferation, threats of regional hegemony by renegade states, and low-level conflicts. Finally, U.S.
multipolar balance of power system.
indicated their minds weren't yet made up.
consecutive term in the White House - three for each major party. Only two attempts were successful.
Ronald Reagan in 1988; in both cases, the vote was much closer than it had been in the previous election.
undergoing a transformation, which this November might translate into glad tidings for Democrats.
21,597 votes out of about 609,000 cast (giving him a winning margin of roughly 3.5 percentage points).
actually gone down, by more than 5,000, while the number of Democrats has increased by close to 40,000.
off if he is able to get conservatives to turn out to vote for him in November.
percent of former Clinton supporters who plan to vote for Obama feel "enthusiastic" about the candidate.
and solar power, Alaska exploration and energy conservation.
more than 80 percent support increased federal funding for alternative energy.
public works projects were nearly as popular, with 83 percent and 82 percent approval respectively.
year compared to 72 percent two years ago.
as Michigan and Ohio and show their commitment to weaning the country off of imported oil.
month, Udall launched a 16-city tour in which he highlighted his renewable energy policy at stop after stop.
politician and corporate oil executive, Bob Schaffer has had all of his fingers in big oil," the ad states.
his vote for a 2001 energy bill that contained incentives for solar power, hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels.
renewable energy is an attempt to change his oil-friendly perception that will fall flat with voters.
success if it can simply eliminate from the voters' minds that he is an "Big Oil" candidate.
percent last year with leadership from Gov. Bill Ritter and bipartisan legislative support.
so popular and so multifaceted that just about every lawmaker can find something there to like.
much about the value of renewable energy as it is about how best to promote and foster its development.
huge fan of renewable energy," said Sen. Greg Brophy, a Republican from Wray who drives a Toyota Prius.
policy and run with it. So I guess the Republicans will oppose these bills at their own political peril."
for Obama. In Nevada, McCain was leading Obama 46 to 40 percent.
presidential nominee, he will start to redefine the public’s image of the Republican Party. George W.
Republican nominee, but it puts him in a hole even before the race has begun.
For Republicans already facing an economic headwind, the jobs numbers could prove punishing.
continue to distance themselves from President Bush.
Idol" for old white guys) will lose. Of course, Harold Wilson once said that a week is a long time in politics.
despite Republicans believing at almost every juncture that the corner is about to be turned.
there is GOP Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, whose western Maryland district went heavily for Bush in 2000 and 2004.
shall I say -- poor standing. ... However, compared to the Democratic Congress, he looks pretty good."
A win for Bush is a win for McCain – he lives and dies with Bush policies.
to Bush's legacy he may need no help from the man himself in alienating the population.
though Ohioans don't yet seem to know them well.
able to get conservatives to turn out to vote for him in November.
debate this year than it did in 2004.
possibilities and opportunity to take on the biggest long-term challenges.
( ) Only a Democratic president will solve warming – McCain’s plan doesn’t cut it.
such bills, McCain's specifically sets aside massive and unnecessary subsidies for the nuclear industry.
anachronistic, lagging well behind what's current, what's possible, and what's needed.
( ) Only Dems institute cellulosic ethanol not corn-based ethanol.
biofuels like cellulosic ethanol by 2030.
( ) Apollo energy would save the economy.
pursuit of this future has made unlikely bedfellows of many groups historically at odds with each other.
would recoup the initial investment in increased tax revenues within the same 10-year period.
defense upon assuming the presidency.
( ) That would cause a big nuclear war with Russia and China.
John McCain strongly supports the development and deployment of theater and national missile defenses.
missile attack from a regional adversary. For starters, north Korea doesn't possess ICBM capabilities.
Moscow or Beijing. It would, in effect, give the United States a viable a threat of a nuclear first strike.
the rationale for a new round of warfighting.
symbol of America could alter perceptions of the United States in Africa, Asia, and South America.
possibility is obviously thrilling to the Democrats who've flooded Obama's campaign events.
in 2008 and are poised to balloon out of control a generation hence, wreaking havoc on today's younger Americans.
central banks, which hold a huge and growing chunk of American debt, could stop financing our deficits.
limited means would be given enough to buy a basic health plan, but no one would be guaranteed unlimited care at public expense.
Plenty of federal programs are ineffective, obsolete, or cater to politically powerful elites — and could be cut. The big hitch is politics.
market crash? Rallies in Washington? The Chinese moving their money into euros?
campaign conference calls on health care with other experts.
health care poses new challenges for the detection, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
that erosion, local public health systems may have a diminished capacity to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases.
laboratories. The challenge for public health laboratories will be to implement cost-shifting or to obtain new sources of support.
South China Morning Post, 1-4-1996 (Dr. Ben Abraham= “called "one of the 100 greatest minds in history"
and imperil the survival of the human race," he said.
soldiers. But it will also have a broader, strategic component -- and on that point there have been differences.
Iraqi insurgents to hang on. However, Washington and Baghdad now appear to be narrowing their difference.
reduction of U.S. combat forces from Iraq." On the campaign trail, Mr. Obama has been a bit more specific.
prospects in Iraq after his return.
Olsen – Professor of National Security Affairs with a specialization in Asian Studies – April 2003 (Edward A.
preemptive preemption strategy. In this sense North Korea represents a profoundly serious threat to world peace.
will die horrible death. The Earth day after will not be suitable for human habitation.
Obama has already signaled his intentions to push for ratification of the CTBT should he be elected.
reduction of nuclear arsenals and perhaps, for their complete elimination.
The effects of underground nuclear testing extend beyond the limits of all foreseeable historical time.
is allowed under the law to inflict such damage on future generations.
"There's little time left in the year. And Congress has little to show for all the time that has gone by."
stewardship of the war and the economy, and disapproving of his veto of a children's health insurance bill.
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Director: David Yates Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston Country: UK/USA Language: French/English Set in the magical wizarding world of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a follow-up to 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, carrying on from where we left off. The powerful dark wizard Grindelwald is being transferred to Europe, so he can face trial for his crimes there, until he escapes. In order to fight this new threat, Hogwarts’ principal Albus Dumbledore enlists the help of Newt Scamander, a former pupil of his. As the stakes rise, the bonds between family and friends are tested in the increasingly divided wizarding community. For anyone who is a fan of the first one, or fantasy films in general, this film is a must-see.
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Why can’t my KitchenAid mixer grind coffee?
KitchenAid stand mixer attachments can do everything from peel an apple to sift flour, but they can’t grind coffee. They can grind meat. They can grind wheat. No coffee. Why don’t we have a KitchenAid coffee grinder attachment?
Seems like the mixer and a coffee grinding attachment would be a perfect combination. And KitchenAid already makes a very nice standalone grinder.
The current foodie boom — which began taking shape in the ’90s — laid the groundwork for a third wave coffee movement to find its footing in the early 2000s. The same elevating of food culture that made a $300 mixer palatable also helped people get to a place where dropping hundreds of dollars on coffee grinders and gooseneck kettles makes sense.
It’s difficult to find a worthwhile burr coffee grinder for less than $150. So why doesn’t KitchenAid apply the same formula they use for so many other powered appliances: Build a great attachment, outsource the power and electrical components to the mixer we already own, and give customers a $200 coffee grinding experience for less than $100?
The interior of a burr grinder.
I’ve been unable to find a photo of that grinder in action, however (send me a note if you have one!). And it’s entirely possible that the kind of grind quality we accepted back then isn’t nearly up to par with modern coffee nerd expectations.
Although some industrious hackers have built their own versions using manual hand grinders. That gives me hope that it’s possible.
So why no coffee grinder attachment? I can only guess, but here are my three theories.
As much as home grinding might seem commonplace to food and coffee nerds, it’s worth remembering that most coffee is still sold pre-ground. I trust Whirlpool knows how to crunch the numbers on this kind of thing. Maybe the demand simply isn’t there.
In fact, only about 8 percent of the coffee sold in the U.S. is whole bean, according to this 2015 Washington Post report.
The coffee enthusiast is interested a lot of things. Convenience isn’t necessarily one of them. Maybe focus grouping and market research shows that coffee aficionados don’t want a cheaper, more convenient grinder. It’s completely possible. Maybe the nature of the coffee super fan is that they are specialists who want specialized tools, not all-in-one convenience. Just like a serious baker wants to splurge on the best stand mixer. So too does a barista with a great grinder.
Perhaps the least satisfying, but entirely plausible explanation: Maybe the math just doesn’t work. I would assume the stand mixer motor is fast enough and torque-y enough to run a grinder. But then again, I’m not an engineer. There could be nuances to the engineering work involved that just don’t make this possible. Also worth noting, it could be technically possible, but just not up to KitchenAid’s quality standards. There are plenty of sub-par grinders available. And it’s clear KitchenAid wants their attachments to have the same quality and longevity as the mixer.
Of course, maybe I’m wrong about all of this. And maybe the smart folks in Benton Harbor are hard at work on a grinder attachment as we speak. I sure hope that’s the case.
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Does Google's New Camera Live Up To The Hype?
Last October, Google released a suite of new devices, many of which had already been leaked in early reports. These included the adorable, macaron-shaped Google Home Mini, the Pixel 2 smartphone, and a stylish new laptop, Pixelbook.
But there was one big surprise among the bunch that had evaded the rumor mill: Google Clips. Clips is an incredibly light (less than half of a pound!) and thin hands-free camera that I was excited about the second I laid eyes on it. That's because Clips looks and works differently than almost every other camera out there.
At first, I thought Clips was Google's version of a GoPro — an on-the-go action camera. While you can certainly take the device on-the-go, it isn't meant to be used like a standard action camera, which requires you to carry or wear it while you're skiing down the slopes or surfing waves. Instead, Clips is supposed to capture what Google calls the "spontaneous moments" — the ones that happen too quickly and unexpectedly for you to be able to snap them with your smartphone or any kind of manual camera. It's primarily intended for use with pets and people, especially kids. This means that the camera — which, at $249, isn't inexpensive — won't be for everyone.
However, I was curious to see just how well it would capture the moments I was missing and what those moments were. Ahead, a full breakdown of everything you need to know when considering whether or not to buy Google Clips.
Compared to many non-smartphone cameras, Clips is surprisingly easy to use. After a five-minute setup, which involves downloading the Google Clips app and pairing the device with your phone, you're good to go. When you want to turn the camera on, all you need to do is twist the lens clockwise; twisting it counterclockwise turns it off.
Clips is not entirely intuitive and comes with a learning curve: I could see my parents or anyone over the age of 45 struggling to figure out what to do with it. That's because when you turn Clips on, it isn't recording everything you do. Instead, machine learning within the device looks for the best moments to record (think someone smiling or a dog jumping in mid-air) as a short, few-seconds long video clip. A small light to the right of the lens will turn on to indicate when the camera is actually recording something.
You have to trust Clips to do its thing, which, for anyone who's used to being in control of the shutter button on their smartphone or Go-Pro, isn't easy. There is a shutter button on the device, located directly below the lens, as well as one within the app, for those times when you want to be completely sure a moment is captured. However, if you want to be in the shot, and not on your phone, you'll want to ease off the button.
The more I used Clips, the more trusting I became, but it did take me a few tries to fully relax and relinquish control.
Like almost every camera, there are limitations to shooting with Clips. As I tried out different angles — a live preview within the app is useful for seeing how your clips will be framed — I found the best ones were when I placed the camera at about eye level with my subject. When playing with a terrier, this was a bit annoying, since I needed to find a surface that wasn't too high.
Clips comes with a rubber case that has an actual clip on the back, which you can use to prop the camera upright or attach it to the side of something, such as a standing picture frame or hardcover book jacket. However, I wouldn't advise clipping the device onto your shirt (even though it is light enough to do so), since you won't be in the frame.
You also don't want to be too far away from your subject. Google suggests 3 to 8 feet and I found that range worked best, although I tended to prefer shots that were taken towards the shorter end of that spectrum since I could see more of my subject without background distractions.
To view your clips, open the app. If you're an iPhone user, you'll need to be connected to the camera to see them, meaning that you'll need the device nearby. (Android users don't need to have their phone connected to the camera to view clips). This is an issue Google says it's working on.
Your phone will then load any new clips, which you can swipe right to save to your phone's camera roll or left to delete. The device can hold a lot of video — with 27 clips, mine was only 2% full, so storage won't be an issue.
The best thing about the app is the edit feature you'll see when you tap on any of your clips. There is a lot of flexibility around what you can do with a single clip: You can save it as a still photo and choose any particular frame; you can also save it as GIF, an MP4 video, or a live photo. If you don't want the entire clip to be included, you can shorten it.
However, I did wish that I could save my Clip in multiple formats. Unfortunately, when you save a Clip to your camera roll, it's automatically deleted from the Clips app. This means that you can't go back to save a still or additional motion format from the app.
I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the clips captured: They often captured moments I wouldn't gotten on my own, including ones that showed the joy on my face when I was playing with the impossibly cute terrier; the terrier's face up close and personal with the lens; and some playful toy tug-of-war. Clips is also trained to look for good lighting and it shows: Even in an incredibly bright space, my clips still didn't look washed out.
Clips didn't always get things right: Sometimes it captured moments where I was only partially in the frame and looking off into the distance, or doing nothing interesting at all. I was hopeful that the machine learning in the device would detect these instances and not bother recording them, but that wasn't always the case. The app also has a feature called "suggested clips" that's supposed to make it easier to sort through the video captured and find the best moments of the bunch. These suggestions weren't always on point.
If you are an animal lover who keeps a photo of your dog as your phone's background or your Nest cam onscreen at work so you can watch your cat, Clips is for you. The same goes for anyone with kids or nieces and nephews. It's an incredibly fun way to do what Google said: Capture spontaneous moments you wouldn't have otherwise shot.
However, the $249 price tag makes this more than just a spontaneous buy, and it's clear that Clips is still in the early stages of what it can do. So if you don't have a furry four-legged fellow, or a little one running around your house, it might be worth holding off until a future iteration or updates arrive.
Still, Clips is an exciting look at how companies like Google are thinking about integrating machine learning into our everyday lives in a way that is fun and unusual. For a visual generation of Instagram lovers, there's a lot of potential here.
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The statement by US Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker who called the Russian strategic missile-carrying bombers ‘museum exhibits’ is amateurish, Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.
“Since the time of their creation, the Russian Tu-160 strategic missile-carrying bombers have had even no comparable analogues in the United States or in any other NATO member state by the speed they develop, the weapon payload, the operating range and inaccessibility for any air defense capabilities,” Konashenkov said.
The Tu-160 is the biggest plane with a variable-sweep wing and one of the most powerful combat aircraft in the world. In 2015, a decision was announced to restart the production of the strategic bomber at the Kazan Aviation Enterprise. On November 16, 2017, the new plane was delivered from the final assembly workshop to the flight testing station. Thanks to its upgrade, the efficiency of the Tu-160 bomber is expected to increase by 60%.
R ~ It is becoming clear that US mouthpieces seem to have this idea that US weaponry is so exceptional that no one else compares. It is hubris, but more dangerously, a false perception of the accomplishments of the Russian military as if denigrating that development is unpatriotic back home. The truth is closer to the Chinese meme of a 'toothless tiger', which afflicts all things that age.
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The silk-screen printing laboratory is inaugurated and the first customized laminates are produced.
Mario Bellini, Enzo Mari and Joe Colombo start producing pieces of furniture for La Rinascente. The famous record player shelf by Joe Colombo starts to take shape.
The MoMA of New York organizes an exhibition on Italian design “Italy: the new domestic landscape”, Abet Laminati is the first company to join the initiative.
In collaboration with Andrea Branzi and Clino Trini Castelli, Abet Laminati fosters “Colordinamo ’77”, a research centre dedicated to the expressive potential of colours.
Abet Laminati nurtures the birth of Alchymia, the avant-garde movement that will conceive Memphis.
Great success for the Serie Misura, pieces of furniture realised with a special geometric silk-screen printing.
Abet Laminati fosters the Memphis group of Ettore Sottsass. The new applications mark the history of contemporary design.
The collections Decori Minimi, supervised by Paola Navone, Walkprint and Straticolor come to life.
Abet Laminati is awarded its first Compasso d’Oro ADI for Diafos, to which the travelling exhibition “Material Lights” coordinated by Ettore Sottsass is dedicated.
Abet Laminati is awarded the European Design Award and presents the Colori Uniti series, selected by Ettore Sottsass.
Abet Laminati is present at the Louvre with “Technique Discrete” organized by Achille Castiglioni and Michele De Lucchi and in Turin with “Swatch Emotion” curated by Alessandro Mendini.
The production plants for the new Tefor® product are enlarged. Alessandro Mendini chooses MEG to characterize the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands.
The Bra factory is the first company able to produce laminates incorporating digital printing.
Ettore Sottsass coordinates the travelling exhibition “Monitor Laminates” dedicated to digital print laminate and curated by De Rosso.
Abet Laminati is awarded the Compasso d’Oro ADI as a Lifetime Achievement Award. The collection Colours and Textures curated by Paola Navone is created.
In collaboration with Paola Navone and De Rosso, Abet Laminati organizes “DigitalPrint. A new generation of surfaces”: 21 young designers at the Triennale di Milano.
Abet Laminati customizes the Centro Natatorio of Trieste with MEG in digital printing and the Proust pattern by Alessandro Mendini.
The 40 years of collaboration with Ettore Sottsass are celebrated at the Triennale di Milano with a specialized exhibition.
Abet Laminati celebrates 50 years of activity.
Abet Laminati, in collaboration with De Rosso, presents “Kasa Digitalia” by Karim Rashid at the Triennale di Milano and “Next Floor” by Diego Grandi at Abitare il Tempo in Verona.
The Mendini Atelier designs the new Korean building for the Triennale choosing MEG with digital printing.
Abet’s laminate is Ugo Nespolo’s choice for the complex Città Ospedaliera di Avellino and Fabio Novembre’s for Shangai Expo. Konstantin Grcic creates the Crystaline collection.
Abet Laminati stands among the leading companies of the fourth edition of the Triennale Design Museum in parallel with the exhibition “Le fabbriche dei sogni”.
Abet Laminati presents Parade Collection by Giulio Iacchetti at the Triennale di Milano and Marcello Morandini’s sculptures at ArtVerona.
The new Abet Laminati Museum located at its historical premises in Bra opens.
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The first video in this new series describes the basic approach to operating on a peaked-roof and conducting ventilation operations safely and efficiently. Firefighter Pressler discusses roof styles often encountered by fire personnel, equipment needs, roof access, and types of cuts required for successful ventilation. Fireground safety procedures are constantly addressed, along with proper tool use and roof movement. An ideal video for departmental training drills, basic firefighter training curriculum, refresher courses, and video libraries.
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The more cash $NFLX was projected to burn, the more its stock price went up for four years. Now, the company is raising prices, but costs are going up too. Will it ever be able to monetize or is this just a QE bubble stock destined to deflate?
© 2008-2019 Crescat Capital LLC. All rights reserved.
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The Smurfit Kappa Group produces 5.5 million tonnes of containerboard per year and is active in 21 countries. Containerboard is corrugated or solid cardboard for making containers.
Since 1983, Smurfit Kappa and Paques have worked on 25 large effluent projects together. The majority concerns anaerobic treatment of contaminated wastewater. One of the recent projects is an extension of the treatment plant at Smurfit Kappa Haupt with a BIOPAQ®IC reactor, a THIOPAQ® gas scrubber and a BIOPAQ®Biogas Flare.
The generated biogas is used to power the steam boilers. Six of the mills also use the THIOPAQ® gas scrubber for desulphurization of biogas to avoid corrosion of downstream equipment.
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Today is the first day of summer vacation for my children. I still have to work, of course, but they have lots of free time on the horizon. Today I left them asleep while I headed off to work, and I didn’t give them any directions for the day. It is the first day of their vacation, they should decompress, relax and enjoy it. Especially since things will be changing soon.
Last summer, my kids spent so much time watching television, I had to prompt them to reply to anything I said.
“I am really here in the room, not on TV entertaining you! Answer me! Have a conversation.” This year, I have vowed that things will be different. The TV will not be the primary form of passing the time. They will use their brains and their bodies for more than holding the couch down and watching other people far away do interesting things.
The girl also needs to start thinking about a service project. She is entering high school in the fall, and she needs to start thinking about building her record for college applications. Plus, we need to do something to show her that the fact that I don’t buy her everything she wants as soon as she wants it does not mean she is disadvantaged, ;).
I broke the news to the kids over brunch this past Sunday. They were not impressed. They became a little more enthusiastic when I said that they could choose their own goals (although I have to approve–they must be an actual stretch). So far, the girl has decided to learn to play golf with my dad, and the boy has decided to finish a story about dragons who live in the sewer system he is writing with his best friend. They are still thinking about the remaining goals.
eryone has to participate. Also, to make this whole thing slightly more fun for them and less heartless, I bought the family pool passes. If they are at the pool, they are doing at least some moving around, and they won’t be watching TV.
As for me, I am making a few goals as well.
Writing: Establish a daily writing habit. I need to post more regularly here and at Gaming Angels. I am also working with a friend to start a crocheting blog for her new business. And I keep saying I write fiction, or at least I want to write fiction, but not doing any writing. It is time to change that. Oh, and here of course.
Physical fitness: Since I got the FitBit, I definitely exercise more. I take more steps, and I am less sedentary. I could do better, though. For the past 30 days, my average number of steps is 5,612–not terrible, but I can definitely improve. I want to be consistently at 7,500 per day by the end of the summer. I know 10,000 is the usual goal, but I want to try to get there a bit more gradually; once I have mastered 7,500 consistently, I will raise the goal again. I also want to make sure my total active time for each day (lightly active, fairly active, very active) totals at least 4 hours every day, with at least 1 ½ hours in fairly or very active.
Crafting: I am substituting this for science, since that is covered in the family goal, and I have a ton of crafting projects I want to do. For now, I will be relatively modest in my goals: 5 crochet projects and 5 non-crochet projectscompleted before school starts for the kids on 8/14.
You may have noticed I didn’t put a reading goal in there; I am not sure what to do. I already read a lot, and I don’t have a lot of spare time to devote to reading more. All those goals up there will take a lot of my time spent not working, eating or sleeping! I am still thinking about this one. I haven’t made the kids finalize their goals yet, after all, why should I be done with mine?
Do you do summer goals? Or is it all loose and easy at your house?
Lately, all I want to do with my time is crochet things. This is an offshoot of my desire to create/build things in general, but I have been focused on crocheting in particular for many reasons. It makes me feel close to my grandmother, I am getting better and producing things I really like, and there are just so many things to make! So, last week, I made a quick and dirty menu plan and didn’t even get to post it. Then, I totally forgot I even had a plan. This week, I have to do better, :).
Monday: I am picking something up from Crazy Bowls and Wraps. Tomorrow is the last day of school, the girl is behind on the dishes and wants to go swimming after school today, and it is payday. It is not the time for heroic cooking efforts!
Tuesday: I will be working from home tomorrow, and only working a half day. So, even though it will still be a hectic day (the girl getting home from Six Flags at 5:00 and needing to be picked up, a big party at the boy’s school at 6:00), I can throw together something quickly. I usually don’t mind standing over the stove to make risotto-I sip some wine and get my zen on–but this Oven-Baked Leek and Bacon Risotto looks perfect for the last day of school. The kids love almost all risotto, but they will especially love it with bacon, and it will be easy for me to get in the oven before I go to pick up the girl, then we can eat before walking up to the party.
Wednesday: Ah, the first day of summer vacation! I could ask the girl to cook, but I did tell her I would let her have one slothful day before I start giving her summer tasks. Peanut coconut chicken curry is not their favorite, but they don’t hate it, and I love it, so that is what I am doing. I don’t follow the linked recipe exactly (when do I ever?), but it is a good base. I will use reduced fat coconut milk, less chicken, and add in chickpeas and veggies for a nice one dish meal, if you don’t count the rice as a dish.
Thursday: I’m thinking this would be a good day to BBQ. Bratwurst, spicy mushrooms, slaw, grilled zucchini and yellow squash, mojitos, mint lemonade. I have a lot of mint in my garden, and I have not even begun to use it.
Friday: The kids’ schedule has been up in the air lately, with their dad having a new job. If they are here, we’ll have pizza or leftovers. If they are not, almost certainly I will have leftovers.
Saturday: Family is coming in from Ohio this weekend, and this is my night to host dinner. I want to do something fairly easy that uses stuff from my garden, so I think it will be chicken/veggie stew over rice with a side of Pickled Beets.
Awhile back, I talked about my past struggles with crocheting, how I would try to jump in too quickly and get frustrated and quit. This time, I was determined, I would be kinder to myself, take things more slowly, and work my way up to the hard stuff.
I am happy to report that this is working! I have actually made things that are not embarrassing to claim! I have completed three hats, and while the last hat is definitely the best looking one, the first two are not bad, if I do say so myself. I used this pattern, which is all single crochet stitches, and it did wonders for my confidence and getting into a good rhythm of stitching. I have also finished two scarves, because they are quick and easy.
I can’t find a picture of my hats, but I do have pictures of the scarves. Both were made up patterns, just getting used to working with a slightly larger project and trying out yarns or threads I liked.
First, a jewel-toned scarf. I love variegated yarns, and I love jewel tones! This picture makes it look more blue and less purple than it looks in real life; I used my iPhone camera at work, so not the best lighting.
Next, I bought a bunch of cool multi-colored thread from a local yarn shop, and I wasn’t sure what to do with it. This is a scarf I made using it on the same hook with the purple yarn I used for the main part of the scarf. I love how it turned out, and my daughter, who was the recipient of this scarf, loved it, too.
I also made a quick necklace with the thread, but it wasn’t terribly sturdy. I need to practice more on this idea.
Beyond that, I have started many projects. I have even gotten pretty far on some of them. However, I haven’t really finished much. I have high hopes that I will have many finished projects soon, though. I have a few that are pretty close to being done, and I am trying to finish at least one thing before I start a new project. So far I haven’t had a lot of luck with that–I have 5 projects I am working on right now–but I am bound to finish something sometime, right?
I am once again in a place where I need to be extra creative, because I need to make due with what we have in the house. I did go buy a few perishables this weekend, but end of school field trips, fees and I don’t even know what else are squeezing our budget. Fortunately, I have a lot of staples on hand, and I like being creative!
Sunday: Fend for yourself – I made a big pan of Taco Lasagna Saturday night, so I wanted to get that eaten up. Unfortunately, the kids were not big fans of eating it two nights in a row, so only I ate it, and there is still a lot! They found other things to eat, though.
Monday: Speedy Jambalaya – We did some cleaning this weekend, and I found an old copy of Taste of Home with this recipe. When I told the girl what we were having, she was very upset and said “That is not a real food, that is just a world people made up” with great disgust. She has a problem with new things. This isn’t even that strange–we eat other creole dishes, some of which she even likes! It turned out very good, though, and she didn’t hate it at least.
Tuesday: Chicken in peanut coconut curry sauce, Red Lentil Dal – This is easy, cheap, and something the kids don’t appreciate as much as I do, so it is good for a night when they will be with their dad.
Wednesday: Chinese meatballs with peas and pineapple over rice – I will make this with ground turkey instead of beef.
Thursday: Beef stew – This will probably be more like what Rachael Ray calls a stoup–not quite as thick as a stew, but definitely not a soup.
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vast new areas of the Earth.
cut off the icy Arctic current to the North, while the warm Japan current played upon the South coast.
the New World, perhaps originally more than 100 thousands of years ago (ka) and probably on several excursions.
oceanic channel 0.9 to 0.8 Ma [1, 2]. We have no evidence to suggest that they knew how to make boats so early.
kilometers wide nearly a million years ago [3-6]. Morwood et al. [1, 2] have concluded that Homo erectus was capable of repeated water crossings using water-craft, by the beginning of the middle Pleistocene, 0.7-0.9 Ma.
Some 6 million years ago we split from a common ancestor with chimps. Fossils found at the key sites shown on the map below reveal that hominins then diversified into many species and spread far from their ancestral home in Africa. Click on each site to learn more about what we've found there.
resource use & coastal settlements by Hs.
Here, we provide a long-term & evolutionary perspective of these behaviors.
dates to MIS-5 & -4.
Africa during this time frame.
particularly often in (near)coastal MSA sites.
- more formal evolutionary models & research strategies.
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Geneva/Abuja (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross condemns in the strongest terms the tragic killing of its abducted colleague Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa. It is appealing to the armed group to immediately release a second ICRC midwife and another health-care worker taken in north-eastern Nigeria in March.
"We are devastated by the murder of our colleague Saifura," said Eloi Fillion, the head of the ICRC delegation in Abuja. "Saifura moved to Rann to selflessly help those in need. Our thoughts are with her family and other loved ones at this incredibly difficult time."
At the time of their abduction, Saifura, as well as our colleague Hauwa Mohammed Liman and Alice Loksha, a nurse working in a UNICEF-supported centre, were providing essential antenatal care to communities in Rann, whose population has more than doubled after an influx of people fleeing violence.
"We urge those still holding our colleague Hauwa and Alice: release these women. Like Saifura, they are not part of the fight. They are a midwife and a nurse. They are daughters, a wife, and a mother – women with families that depend on them," said Fillion. "Their families and friends miss them dearly and will not give up the hope of seeing them again soon. There is no ideology or religious law that could justify doing any harm to them."
Saifura, 25, was a devoted mother and midwife. Those who knew her said she adored her two children, a two-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl. The children have not been able to comprehend their mother's absence, as they frequently asked their grandmother if a passing plane was bringing their mother home. That grandmother must now find the words to tell two children their mother will never return.
The ICRC will not comment on the identity of the women's abductors, their motives or the details surrounding Saifura's death.
Since the women's abduction six months ago, the ICRC has made sustained and committed efforts to secure the three health care workers' release, and will continue to do everything in its power to ensure that Hauwa and Alice are released and can return to their families immediately.
Note to editors: The ICRC asks that journalists respect the privacy of the affected families and that media outlets refrain from using images that may circulate, especially violent or graphic images.
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CornerstoneDad Podcast #11 – Free Labor, Free Education or Just A Lack of Freedom?
Kory Devon and I discuss the latest happenings in the sports world and try to come to an agreement on whether college athletes should get paid (legally) or not. What do you think? Sound off and let us know in the comments section!
This was actually recorded before podcast #10, so please go back and check out that episode if you’d like to hear a continuation of our discussion.
Click Podcast #11 to listen!
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Chora is the name for the center of the island of Mykonos, Greece.
The Chora of Mykonos, or Mykonos town, or plainly referred to as Chora, is a typical Cycladic village and the capital town of Mykonos. It is a typical Cycladic village, filled with traditionally built white houses, churches and chapels, shops of all kinds and taverns. Located on the western side of the island and less than 5km from both the port and the airport of Mykonos, you should have no trouble reaching this beautiful place.
Either if you have just arrived on the island, if you don't feel like going to the beach, or if you are simply on a hungover (it seems to be common with visitors of the island) from last night's partying, Chora will welcome you. The narrow streets (called "sokakia" or "calderimia" by the locals) with the iconic Cycladic style white houses with the blossomed flowers are great for taking a walk and some pictures as well. From there you may end up in one of the many shops located here: shops selling souvenirs, traditional items, traditional food and sweets and even clothing stores. From inexpensive clothing stores, ideal for gifts to your beloved ones, to the best designer brands, you'll find it all here. Regarding eating places, again you won’t be disappointed by the cusine of Mykonos: Chora has all kinds of fast foods, taverns and gourmet luxurious dining propositions for you. For a cup of coffee or an early cocktail or drink, we recommend visiting the famous district of Little Venice, which is particularly crowded at night.
Chora also has an archaeological museum since 1902, where you'll see various exhibits, most of which come from the historically important island of Delos, and from Rheneia as well. Such exhibits include statues, pottery, jewelry, clay figurines, and funerary statues. Due to its rich maritime history, it's no surprise you'll also find a nautical museum, as well as a folklore museum.
Although the beaches of Mykonos are what you are here for, walking and seeing the beauty of Chora is like tasting a traditional part of Greece, something truly unforgettable.
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Hey There, Hi There, Ho There!
You're as welcome as can be.
Kind of- more on that just below.
But first, let me introduce myself. My name's Ashley, and I love many things in life. Two of my favorites are Disney World and Lilly Pulitzer. Which is exactly what inspired me to create this space. Here you'll find outfit posts (most of which will contain at least some L.P.), park locales, and maybe a bit of history or tidbits sprinkled in from time to time. I wanted to show that park wear doesn't always have to be frumpy to still be practical, comfortable, and efficient for park touring. Plus, a simple Google search of Disney World and Lilly Pulitzer didn't turn up any results, so gotta strike while the iron is hot, no?!
NOT Lilly Pulitzer. But it is MNSSHP, the Magic Kingdom, a Pumpkin Spice Latte on Main Street, U.S.A, and a Tower of Terror bellhop tee all in one fantastic photo!
I've been toying with the idea of making this blog for a few months now. I spend most of my free time in the Disney Parks (hello, Annual Pass!) and am often asked where I get the clothes I wear while there.
They say to do what you love, so here's me, taking two things I love, and making a little something of it.
Now, about you being welcome here.
I'm glad you're here, really I am. Heck, I'm thrilled you've even made it this far! That said, I know this whole concept can be seen as fairly vapid, vain, and frivolous. The fact that I even mention it shows that I'm fully aware. But, it's for fun. F-U-N! I also realize that by putting this out there on the internets, I'm susceptible to trolls and people who feel invisible (and invincible!) behind their computer screens. So before you waste both my time AND yours by leaving a mean comment on any of my posts, do us all a favor and click that little red X up in the corner. Peace!
Ok- for those of you still around, hey!!
You'll probably notice a few things as this unfolds.
One, I don't have a professional photographer. In fact, my boyfriend John and I are just starting to learn all there is to know about our new fancy camera (he got us a Canon Rebel T3 for Christmas) so he's in charge of all the picture taking. Granted, I do a bit of lots of bossing around when it comes to composition or location, but he's the one fiddling with all settings and making the magic happen.
Second, I am SO uncomfortable being on the other side of the camera. I have no idea how to pose, or what I should do, and feel really awkward about it all, so it should be fun to see John's skills improve and me get more at ease being photographed. So bear with us.
I still have three more months of teaching left in this school year, so updates will probably be few and far between until the summer when I have more free time. In the meantime, might as well stay with the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party theme (MNSSHP to those of you not familiar with the many different Disney acronyms) and post some pictures from then.
If you did the math, you'd put two and two together and realize that these were all taken in October, and we got our fancy camera for Christmas, so that explains the grainy, sometimes blurry quality in this post. Look at the bright side- things can only improve from here on out, eh?!
Hey look, it's John the photographer boyfriend in Oswald ears and a Ghostbusters tee!
'Candy Corn Ice Cream.' Which basically means vanilla soft serve with a few candy corns sitting in the cone part. Come on, Disney!
Disney cups. I mean, come on!
Whelp, that's it for now. Keep checking back for more updates, and in the meantime, you can follow me on Instagram @Disneyfied_Ash.
As they say in the World, "Have a Magical Day!"
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: The SEC has gone to federal court in Atlanta, alleging that well-known speaker Ephren W. Taylor II was at the helm of an $11 million Ponzi scheme targeting African American church congregations through two investment “programs” offered by City Capital Corp.
Taylor is 29, the son of a minister. Taylor last was known to be living in New York, but [h]is current whereabouts are unknown,” the agency alleged.
“He failed to respond to a number of Commission investigative subpoenas, including a subpoena requiring his appearance for testimony,” the agency advised a federal judge in a complaint filed in Atlanta.
Former City Capital COO Wendy Jean Connor, 43, of metropolitan Raleigh, N.C., also was charged in the alleged caper. The agency said that she pocketed “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in salary and commissions that came from money investors plowed into the Ponzi, which was at least in part a promissory-notes scam married to a “sweepstakes machine” business and other purported businesses.
Taylor “secretly” funded his wife’s singing career with Ponzi money and “diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars to publishing and promoting his books” and “hiring consultants to refine his public image,” the SEC charged.
The scheme was multifaceted and occurred across multiple jurisdictions, with Taylor focusing on African Americans, denigrating traditional investment options and encouraging his audience to plow money from their Individual Retirement Accounts into his schemes, the agency charged.
Part of the pitch “featured Taylor’s lengthy dissertation about ‘How You Can Create a Zero-Maintenance, Residual Income Using the Sweepstakes Empire!'” the agency alleged.
To prop up the multifaceted Ponzi, the SEC alleged, investors were encouraged to “roll their notes over” for another year or longer — with corresponding promises that delaying redemptions would “increase the rate of return,” the SEC charged.
Meanwhile, the SEC alleged today that schemes involving sweepstakes machines already were on the radar of law enforcement even as Taylor dialed up his efforts to get investors to send him money.
Investors paid up to $4,497 per machine, amid claims City Capital had purchased and established several ‘internet cafes’ featuring the machines,” the SEC alleged.
City Capital paid employees a commission of 10 percent for selling the machines, and Taylor and Connor were paid “overriding commissions of 10% per machine,” the SEC charged.
All in all, the sale of sweepstakes machines raised at least $4 million from more than 250 investors, the agency charged.
In April 2010, the SEC charged, “City Capital’s bookkeeper alerted Taylor and Connor to the weak performance of the company’s recently acquired North Carolina and Texas parlors, explaining that the locations each suffered a loss after deducting operating expenses.
“Rather than tell investors assigned to machines in those locations that they would get no distributions — perhaps to avoid an investor backlash — Taylor and Connor instructed the bookkeeper to pay simulated returns essentially pulled from thin air,” the SEC continued.
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We will have meetings once a month. The meetings will be held during the first week of each month. We will have meetings at 3:30 pm on Wednesdays and 7:30 am on Thursday. You MUST attend one of the meetings.
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Now you can use your own fabric to make fusible bias tape. As easy to use as the regular bias tape makers. Slip the fusible web through the slot on the top, and the fabric through the base, pull through and fuse with your mini-iron.
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Since 2004 Cocoa Rhapsody has delighted in bringing the highest quality Organic chocolate to you. Being made exclusively in Melbourne this chocolate is genuinely hand crafted using the finest Swiss Organic Chocolate derived from fine Organic Cocoa beans grown in the natural rainforest environment in the Dominican Republic.
These Fair trade beans are processed to a conch time of 72 hours to produce a smooth, silky textured chocolate which delights the palate.
Cocoa Rhapsody produce ethical products and not only is the chocolate 100% Certified Organic, but the Cocoa bean farmers are paid farmers above the market price for their beans . They also receive a 2% royalty of all chocolate sold which is contributed directly to the 'hand in hand' fund for fair trade.
This chocolate is of the highest quality, is locally produced, has the highest ethical standards and the taste is to die for.
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Contrary to what those French girls said at the hostel in Vilnius, Warsaw is a very beautiful and lively city in which I would have gladly spent more time. The Poles were also very nice people, outgoing and welcoming. I did not see much in terms of museums but I walked around the city for a whole afternoon and could really tell it had a glorious past (so many palaces) and is also moving towards a rich future (lots of construction).
For the rest I will be quick because I am heading to restaurant with my girlfriend and frankly, there is not much to say. The route in Poland was just an ordeal from beginning to end. The roads are long, straight, traverse a countryside devoid of anything but fields and pass through villages that are quite ugly and without character. Add a lot of trucks, some reckless drivers, a string upwind and you get a recipe for an unpleasant day. Every gas station has a bar, so I would not be surprised if a lot of people are actually drunk at the wheel.
The moment I hit Germany I was back on the idyllic roads I got a taste of during stage 4 and in no time got to Berlin. I will be spending four days in this city, a very welcome break that will finally allow me to properly visit this city.
Warsaw's old town, well not really "old" because it was entirely destroyed in WWII and subsequently reconstructed.
Je ne suis pas aller en Pologne mais je l’ai visité dans les romans de Gunter Grass. Il en dit long et tristement sur les ravages des allemands en Pologne.
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We walk around the reservoir (3.6 miles) twice per week. All are welcome to join us.
Place: Route 44 Reservoir, West Hartford. Meet at the parking lot.
Family Service & Dinner -- Show-Off Shabbat!
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Many students dedicate their high school experience to playing a sport or two. As years pass by, the students begin to think about whether or not the sport is important enough to them to move on to the next level.
At Niles West, the Athletic Department believes it is a very important thing to recognize students who have been chosen to move on to the next level of the sport they love to play. On April 26, students who are going to play a sport in college went to a breakfast held in the Student Commons to be recognized for all of their accomplishments and how far they have come.
Athletic Director Kendall Griffin is very proud to have students from Niles West move on to an even bigger level of the sport they play.
“We want to recognize these athletes for what they did here, but we would also like the wish them luck for when they go off to college,” Griffin said.
Many of the athletes are excited about moving on to play in a more competitive level; they feel as if it will help them become better as a play because they will have harder and more aggressive competition.
Senior Lauren Patt is going to Carthage College to continue her athletic career in Swimming and Water Polo.
“I am excited to move on to play the sport I love in college because it has always been a constant in my life; swimming has always been something I love to do in my free time and it is good exercise,” Patt said.
It is important for athletes to feel like they have made a difference and this breakfast really made the students feel as if they have. There weren’t many students being recognized because after high school many people stop playing a sport because going pro usually is not in the picture.
Senior Denis Soldo is going on to play soccer at Dominican University and he is very excited because he knows a lot of his teammates already so it won’t be as hard to make friends as a freshman in college.
“Being recognized feels good because it shows how well my hard work has paid off; I feel appreciated and I’m glad all my hard work is going to be put to good use in college,” Soldo said.
Denis Soldo, Evan Hines, Lauren Patt, Annie Hester, Mario Herrera, Skylar Le Vine, Christos Tountas, Dalai Jamiyankhuu, Eric Scott, Shannon McHugh, Jazmine Rafanan, and Roma Siddiqui.
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We had arranged this morning adventure with lion cubs through the A’Zambezi River Lodge concierge (a Wild Horizon Representative). Having just arrived late afternoon yesterday but what a great way to start our visit to Victoria Falls! The Lion Encounter still receives a 4.5 out of 5 rating based on 285 reviews on TripAdvisor. They’ll get another raving review from us!
Another “Trip of a Lifetime” to see The Big 5 at Kruger National Park, South Africa with a quick detour to see Victoria Falls. We’re so excited!!! We planned 20 Days in Kruger National Park back in September 2013. We still have to get our last series of Twinrix (travel immunization shots for HepA/B) for the trip.
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This document proposes a new TCP option to denote packet mood.
to express packet mood [DSM-IV].
encode commonly used "emoticons" to convey packet mood.
It is proposed that common emoticons be used to denote packet mood.
are a reflection of the user mood expressed through packets.
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Enter your postcode below and we’ll show the pricing and sizes for mobile skip bin hire with Trailer Trash in your area. Alternatively, you can call Trailer Trash on 1300 887 274 for pricing over the phone.
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This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.
Spoken by Warlpiri under 35, it emerged from code-switching in one remote community.
Against all odds, 28 percent of Scottish people still use it.
The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.
Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.
Singlish, a creole, is spoken all over the country, but politicians want citizens to "speak good English."
There are at least 780.
This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.
It all goes back to 17th-century England and a fusspot named John Dryden.
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Third Grade at Saint Paschal Baylon School (SPBS) is an exciting and transitional year filled with both fun and new concepts. Our Third Grade students study cursive writing, multiplication, and division in a challenging academic environment of excellence, based on the Common Core State Standards and Archdiocesan standards. SPBS believes in educating the "whole child", therefore our Third Graders attend an extensive variety of Enrichment Classes:Spanish, Art, Music, Library, Computers/Technology, and Physical Education.
Our very experienced, credentialed Third Grade teacher is assisted in presenting a comprehensive and challenging curriculum to the students by a credentialed Teacher Aide, who works in the classroom until Noon every day. We prepare each of our Third Grade students to experience success both now, and in their future grade levels. Third Grade at SPBS is a special time as students prepare to leave behind the Primary Grades, step forth into the Intermediate Grades, and anticipate receiving Report Card "letter grades" for the first time next year in our Fourth Grade. It is the students' final year in the SPBS “lower building”.
For our 100% Catholic student body, Catholic faith formation is inculcated throughout all aspects of the Third Grade year, including: participation in weekly school wide Masses, liturgical events, student-led Stations of the Cross during Lent, prayer services, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, conflict resolution based on gospel values, and the formal/academic study of our Catholic faith.
At Saint Paschal Baylon School Third Grade is also a time for discovering new works of literature and continuing participation in the school wide writing program. Together the class reads several works of fiction, including: "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" by Beverly Cleary, "Charlotte’s Web" by E.B. White, and "Danny, Champion of the World" by Roald Dahl. Our Third Grade teacher also reads several novels aloud to the class throughout the year, working to foster a passion for reading within each Third Grader. Students participate as well in the software-based, individualized "Accelerated Reader" (Renaissance Reading) program, in order to help enhance higher level critical thinking skills and reading comprehension in each student.
SPBS Third Grade students study in-depth about the major U.S. landforms, and how Native American cultures lived and adapted within these landforms. The class recreates several forms of Native American art, visits the Chumash Interpretive Center on an annual field trip, and experiences first-hand how the Chumash utilized the local tide pools with our annual class field trip to Leo Carrillo State Beach. SPBS Third Grade students are exposed to the fine arts, when they attend a live performance at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
There is a link now available under "Links" on the far right side of this web page, which leads to a new customized site. This web site contains links to all sorts of useful online sites, that our SPBS Third Graders and/or their parents may wish to utilize. In addition, the teacher has included links to all of our SPBS Third Grade online textbook resource sites. Some links provided on this site are for learning games and resources designed specifically for Third Grade students, and others are useful resources for parents.
If our SPBS parents are aware of any other online resources you believe would also be of benefit to the class, and that you would like to have included, please contact the Third Grade teacher. Enjoy!
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Relive the era that brought you the first PlayStation and enjoy gaming as it should be. It is preloaded with 20 of the most iconic PlayStation games including: Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash!, Tekken 3. PlayStation Classic is a miniature recreation of the original console. The PlayStation Classic obtains the same logo, button layout and packaging from the original PlayStation console.
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Tip Top Foodservice is giving foodservice professionals around Australia the chance to win a copy of New Larousse Gastronomique every week for eight weeks!
We know all chefs have books they go back to time and time again for reference, inspiration or just comfort. This modern classic will become your right-hand-man throughout your foodservice career.
To enter tell us in 25 words or less: what is your most read kitchen companion book?
Each week, the most creative answer will win a copy of New Larousse Gastronomique.
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At Property Maintenance Leaders, we take customer satisfaction very important and this is why we are very prompt and timely in delivering our Property Maintenance services in Putnam Hall, FL. We respect timelines since this is the only way for us not to inconvenience our clients. In addition to this, we offer quality and affordable Property Maintenance services that literally anyone can afford. Give us a call today at 888-609-0991 to learn more about our services and the great passion we have to deliver timely services to you.
Though our services are premium, we have consciously chosen to offer them at very affordable rate so that many residents of Putnam Hall, FL can have access to them. It is our desire that you concentrate your energies in doing more important things while you leave to us the mundane duty of taking proper care of your property. Give us a call today at 888-609-0991 to learn more about our prices and the kind of services we offer and how they can greatly help you free up so that you concentrate on other important things in your life.
It will interest you to learn that Property Maintenance Leaders is fully licensed and insured to provide quality Property Maintenance services in Putnam Hall, FL. Our maintenance crew has also been trained in several aspects of Property Maintenance and they are able to take good care of any kind of property you might have. Whether it is fixing broken fittings in the interior or taking care of the lawns, fences and other exterior maintenance services, you can count on us to get the job done quick, fast and clean. Contact us today at 888-609-0991 if you need quality Property Maintenance services in Putnam Hall, FL.
It is imperative for every property owner to have functioning lights both inside and their property. This is not just important to keep the property attractive but also necessary to keep the tenants and the patrons of your property happy and make them feel secure. At Property Maintenance Leaders, we offer both interior light repair services as well as exterior light repair services where we take care of the security lights, the parking lot lights amongst others. We have qualified service technicians and the necessary equipment to make all the lights function properly at all times. Contact us today at 888-609-0991 for the best lighting repair services in Putnam Hall, FL.
At Property Maintenance Leaders, we understand the need for you to keep your property clean and aesthetically appealing at all times. This is why we bring you affordable, reliable and convenient power washing services as part of our Property Maintenance service in Putnam Hall, FL. We have commercial power washing services where you can enlist our services on a regular basis for thorough cleaning of your premises. We also have residential power washing services where you can call us occasionally to come and conduct through cleanings in your premises. All these are available and a time of your convenience so that you don�t interrupt your daily schedules for us to come and offer our services to you. Give us a call at 888-609-0991 for more information on our power washing services in Putnam Hall, FL.
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Your pet should eat healthy food rich with protein, fiber, iron, taurine and perfectly portioned nutrition to prevent them from any sickness, but what’s the point of all this when you are not feeding them at the right time.
There are many reasons that sometimes you just space out to prepare food for your cat, but don’t worry this is why we have this buying guide for you and teach you how to solve this problem once for all.
As a pet owner myself sometimes I have a lot of stuff to do outside and always have the urge to come back home to check on my cat if she ate the food that I left for her.
The automatic cat feeders are way easier to get the job done for you precisely with a timer, and it also helps to discipline your cat on food.
The Cat Mate C3000 is what we are going to review along with other manufacturers that serve the same purpose. Hope you enjoy it.
The Cat Mate C3000 is one of the best dry food pet feeders that can be programmed up to 3 meals a day, with a unique mechanism that servers the right amount of dry food to your pet, because the last thing that you want to do is to overfeed your cat or dog and also the other way around.
Has a built-in programmable LCD control.
All the food parts are dishwasher safe.
Food hopper supports up to 6.5lb.
Manages 4 C cell batteries 6-9 months.
Minimum feed of 2 teaspoons (10g) upward.
The WOpet 7L automatic pet feeder is well built with a modern design, it can be both wall powered or battery powered, and in case if you are experiencing a power outage at your home this food dispenser will continue with no problem, and you no it even records your own voice to alert your pet to come and get food, isn’t that cool!, the food serving compartment can hold up to 20 cups and also dishwasher safe.
Large storage of 20 cups.
4 Automated feeding per day.
The portion size of each feeding can be between (2 teaspoons to 4.5 cups).
The arf pets is an automatic food dispenser of a capacity of 1-10 portions per meal in each portion is 24ml and can be set Up tp 4 daily distribution alarms with your voice recordings too, a blue light LCD clock & display, the feeder is changable for both dogs & cats for various sizes.
Built-in blue light LCD clock.
Records a custom message for a meal call.
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Many brides have a problem with creating the perfect theme for his or her weddings. If you ask me, brides get started with a style at heart, but it is out the window after they see invitation examples they love. Keep an wide open mind about invites, particularly if you haven’t any locked-in theme or color plan. Sometimes, actually taking a look at product examples is the difference between liking an invitation and buying an invitation. My best advice as it pertains to planning for a wedding is to stick to a color theme, alternatively than adhere to a design theme. Small design themes or templates can eliminate selections before you’ve even considered them.
Invites can get pricey. It is also difficult to think about a good price against the amount of quality and fine detail required. I would recommend that wedding brides compare the costs of many sellers on wedding e-marketplaces to ensure they’re obtaining reasonable offers. Some distributors may offer free visitor address printing on invitation envelopes, although some offer free shipping and delivery. It is important to consider each facet of a cost to get the largest value for your money.
Beauty truly is the attention of the beholder. What one bride-to-be loves, another bride-to-be hates. For instance, more outgoing wedding brides could believe that a metallic pocket collapse with a satin ribbon and rhinestone buckle correctly sets the level for a more elaborate, flashy wedding. Alternatively, traditional wedding brides may love traditional invitations, having a white natural cotton cardstock with dark-colored, gold or magic lettering that shows up simple and fashionable. Regardless, I’ve found that bold-colored ribbons or shaded rhinestone embellishments have unwanted effects on wedding invites. These aspects can make invites look “Sweet 16-ish,” no bride needs that look.
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Sant Satguru Sadhu Ram in a talk/satsang given this evening, New Delhi, India time, quoted his Guru, Sant Satguru Ajaib Singh ji: This (spiritual) path is sharper than the edge of sword.
Then Sadhu Ram ji said: It’s easier to climb on (get on) the cross than to carry on with love (It’s more difficult to maintain living this life with love.) (Yet) Love is very close by, within.
Satguru’s Court is more beautiful than everything else. There is no other door like this one. Satguru’s Court is more beautiful than everything else.
He puts the forgetful ones on the straight path. He makes the lost souls meet the Creator. Come, those who want to make their life successful.
He has made the likes of the dirt of the alleys successful. I, the lowly one, am embraced by the Higher Ones. One will not find such a Master.
Ajaib Ji has cast His gracious sight. He has filled the empty jholi of Sadhu Ram. I will never lose the gifts You have given me.
So please, why not throw something into my begging bowl?
Why is Rumi begging from His پیر? Because this physical reality is too harsh, even for Saints like Rumi as they compose poems. We don’t know what’s behind all this “Maya” or illusion unless the Guru پیر and the “Word” or “Naam” put us in the state of consciousness where we simply absorb true knowledge and feel the love that has created and sustains all.
We’re dyed in the color of this world but the ones who are initiated by a perfect master, Guru مرشد کامل، پیر learn how dyed their mind in the color of Naam. It comes in Gurubani that it is only by getting dyed in the color of Naam we can reach salvation. So we pray that we may be intoxicated with Naam so we can be one with uOu.
Poem above is by Rumi and آرش تبرستانی has given his interpretation of the poem in Persian. Basically they are saying that most people don’t see this world as reality and don’t look behind the invisible curtain. And the ones who do look and see are either considered mad, crazy or mentally disoriented. But Rumi is saying wait a second اوست دیوانه که دیوانه نشد ‘the one who hasn’t gone mad is the mad one’.
Your body is the temple of God, O man, Satguru is sitting inside. You will not find anything outside, everything is inside you, O man.
You clean and sweep the temples made of stones and bricks, you ring bells and conch every day, you burn incense to add fragrance. What benefit does outer bathing do, inside you the ocean is flowing, O man.
You read Vedas, Puranas and Granths, but you have never practiced. His will is understood by those who have won over the mind and the world. Even after winning the entire world, Sikandar (Alexander the Conqueror) left empty handed, O man.
I meditated on Satguru Ajaib’s Naam and I saw God. Sadhu Ram woke up in the ambrosial hour and took a dip within. The body and the mind became pure, I became intoxicated and carefree, O man.
Mind, the very essence of Kal, has wrecked the garden through force, violence and hierarchy in religion.
When will this mind surrender and when will this ego leave me be?
Satguru ji, ای مرشد کامل, please take these coverings off my soul by showering your grace.
You’re the light of all lights Master, ای پیر من, my salvation in your hands.
Let’s cover up my faults behind this wine stained initiation rope for, uOu, my Guru پیر، is coming. And I might get a chance to be forgiven, I’m sure I will, by the shower of uOs grace I’ll be cleansed once again even for just a moment.
If you know some Persian Google the poem in Persian and enjoy reading the whole poem.
I don’t care if you call me an infidel. I’ll be an infidel of Love if I don’t worship Shamms.
He’s openly referring to his deep devotion to his پیر Master. But حافظ Hafez is more loved in Iran, his book of poetry in almost every house, because the codes he used such “pray” in the verse above can be interpreted in many ways; give me a good job, a good spouse, etc, to give me a taste of your Divine Love for that is all I need.
حافظ Hafez means the one who has memorised all of Quran/Koran. حافظ comes from حفظ memory, something we all have as well as the potential to memorize a whole book line by line. So when in a last verse we hear the word حافظ Hafez, especially in Persian, we don’t just think about the poet, the mystic, the Master who wrote the poem, we hear that potential within us to be حافظ Hafez. The last line of the stanza where حافظ Hafez often uses his name as if reminding himself is in fact a message to us, at the level of our individual capacity to be with the Divine.
Hey gardener what’s going on?
Why are you giving me so much trouble?
If I’ve taken some of your grapes you’re taking away my stomach.
The Ocean of Love or The Anurag Sagar of Kabir is epic poem which “centers around the impact of Time on Eternity and Eternity’s response. It is Eternity which is the anurag sagar, or “ocean of love,” and it’s Time’s perversion of that part of Eternity which it touches which produces the bhav sagar, “ocean of the world” – the only reality most of us know, the mock world we are trapped in.
The creator of the bhava sagar, “ the butcher Kal” (Kal means, literally, Time) is mad: one of the sons of Eternity (San Purush, Ture or Original Person), Kal or Time was unable to handle the separation from his father that the creation process demanded, and went mad. Ignoring the wishes of Eternity, he misused the tools of creation entrusted to him and, through his impatience and megalomania, created a sewer where a garden was intended. Convinced that he is God, demanding to be worshiped as God, and setting up a Law so stringent that no one can keep it,he presides to his day over a closed-circuit universe that would be utterly without hope if it were not for the fact that, as the poet Blake puts it, “Eternity is ever in love with the product of Time.” Because Eternity does love those of us caught in the trap of Time, It has set up a series of invasions in which the true Reality enters into the mock universe and illumines it, awakening those who are ready to gasp the truth and showing the the way out.
How much my body has suffered, only True Satguru knows. If you meet a Perfect Master only then the soul reaches the true destination.
May my body and mind become a mirror so I could have the Darshan of my Master.
Not even after dying, could I forget the favors of my Master.
I could never feel satisfied looking at Him, His Darshan to me is like millions of pilgrimages. I bow down to pay respect to my Satguru.
For Whom this life is suffering, only He knows what is in my heart. No one has the medicine for this ailment; my affliction is for my Master.
The sleep does not come into my eyes, Your remembrance torments me. Even today these two eyes are only waiting for the Master.
In the end, Ajaib will save Sadhu Ram and take him across. The court of the Master never disappears from my eyes.
Repeat the Unrepeated and with the grace of the Perfect Master, test it.
Keeping the wing of mind at rest, see the Shabda; and climbing the mind, finish you Karma.
Merging into the Essential Shabda, go to the world of immortality.
To die while still alive, to reach the state of Samati, has been the goal and the message of the Masters. Rumi is talking about the kind of death which erases his sense of ego and the desire to die in that sense, he says, has kept him alive and now old.
Then he uses the metaphor of a wheat grain which has the potential to be sowed and turned into a plant and more wheat produced from it which shows the ego of the seed, no matter how small to us human beings, nevertheless an identity and ego of a seed. But once it enters the mills and gets crushed into flour it loses its identity as a seed. It has the potential to become part of a loaf of bread but it’s individual seed ego is no longer recognizable. It can become one with the bread. And once a Master enters the state of Samati and loses the ego, uOu becomes one with the Beloved, the Creator, the all Compassionate and Merciful. Finally the Master comes back from the state of Samati and fully occupies the body with all it’s worldly senses (touch, smell, taste, sight, etc.) and gets the minimal ego needed to identity with the body. The Master may not enjoy this “normal state” as much as the state of samati but the disciples are elated to be in presence of the One who has been drenched with love and compassion in the field beyond the ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing and has come to shower them with that grace.
The Persian word شیر means milk as well as lion. One who reads this verse in Persian could on a subliminal level think of the hair as the metaphor for part the person, the strength of a person. Hence Rumi might also be saying; If I become as daring and strong as a lion then I could enter the state of Samati.
The more practical part of our brain will say that Rumi is talking about getting old so of course he’s talking about the color of milk and hair turning white as we age. However just the fact that this idea crossed my mind that he might also be referring to lion, shows me the power of Rumi’s poetry if read in a delightful Persian language and especially if we get lucky to have a day or even an especial hour to contemplate on one or two of His verses.
From a talk, Satsang, given by Sant Sadhu Ram on January 01, 2004 in New Delhi, India.
Saints and Masters have in one way or another tried to say the same thing but in different languages and ways according to their circumstances and the way they were assigned to give that message. From the word of mouth and the translations this is what Jesus said, “I’m the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved” – while He was alive, in the body. Jesus wasn’t afraid to die and neither was Hafez. The Middle Eastern folks has shown that they’re into martyrdom and it’s a blessing if “God” is willing. Hafez was to write poetry in a delicate way instead of having his head chopped off by the clergy – and to write in such a beautiful way in such a beautiful language to reveal the secret behind the curtain in a way that the clergy couldn’t accuse Him of blasphemy even though some tried. And Jesse had another mission before He was put on the cross and returned to His Father’s Home at such young age.
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Latest 2016 Home Renovation Tips and Trends!
Doing a home renovation for profit looks easy enough on a renovation TV show but in reality, it is often more challenging. Good research, planning and selecting the right local tradies to work with remain extremely crucial.
Open-plan living remains a key trend and feature most home buyers look for. But experts add that there are some who leave the renovation far too open without having any definition.
You can have the second lounge connect or open to the rest of the house to achieve this.
Your interior designer and builder can help you create an interior living space that can transform into an open-plan area but can also be strategically planned for spaces of privacy.
Get some insights from your target market in your area including the percentage of buyers preferring open-plan areas versus private ones.
Having a good outdoor space can be enticing to many buyers and add incredible value to your home. You should try to create the feel that your outside space is just an alternative shelter to relax into. A professional landscape designer can help you install the right features and design the area to make it look more enticing.
There are many buyers that demand courtyards simply because they can function as the home’s extension. Add some shrubs, trees or plants to make a great impression.
In 2016, it will all be about “re-defining” smaller spaces part of larger spaces to boost property value. You can install a pergola over a big grass area to transform it into an entertaining space. Build in some barbecue grill for added value. Simply re-defining parts of your house can make a big difference.
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Circus Entertainment specializes in the planning, setup and execution of extreme sports demonstrations and entertainment. The event demonstrations include skate, snow and wake boarding expositions. We organize, staff, execute and manage extreme sports demonstrations that create a unique, high energy atmosphere for our clients' special events. Circus Entertainment also offers custom skate ramp design and construction.
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We want to give HUGE Thanks to LJ and the crew for creating a fantastic gathering at the VFW last Saturday. It was an afternoon full of friends, smiles, laughter, great food, music, excellent auction and raffle items and of course lots of HOPE!
The event rasied over $6,000 for the JB Thompson Charitable Fund and the fight against DIPG. We are so grateful to be supported by such a wonderful community in Gilford, at NDP and beyond!
← John Bradley on course at Coronet Peak!
Great job, LJ and NDP crew!
So sorry we didn’t make it John 😦 we really wanted to go but we are rooting for you buddy stay strong and big hugs!
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A spinoff of “Spencer’s Busy…Let IBBB Take a Message,” IBBB is proud to present you with another installment of “Hey Stupids! Gotta Question for IBBB?” Here’s how this works. You have a question or need advice, you send me an email. I read it. I advise. Sometime, depending on my mood, I advice as well. Here are some recent questions/comments I’ve received. The names have been changed to protect the trashy.
Faux-thank you for this question. I truly believe this is one of the great mysteries of the world. In fact, I plan on asking my Jesus this when I see him either as I get into Heaven…or whilst he is explaining to me why I’ll be taking the express train to hell. I feel as though this is a question that can stand the test of time. I must also admit that whenever I see any celebrity, any celebrity at all, I want to ask them this question….even if they were never connected to the show. In conclusion, the answer to this question really isn’t any of your business. That’s like me asking you if you’re really friends with your friends. I would never ask that. Ever.
You always talking about selling out, yet I notice on this new site you don’t have any sponsors or ads. What gives?
“What gives” sounds like the title to a movie of my arch-nemesis, Diane Keaton. So basically you already have me all pissed off. While I do try to sell out on an hourly and minutely basis, it is never really for the money. In fact, I decided for the time being to not have any ads on this new site at all. It cheapens me, really, and that’s hard to do. I enjoy writing for the sake of writing. I link out to other blogs that I like and they are typically good people who own those blogs. In turn, they link back to me. I just like to get my mindless brain-rot out there into the world and, one day, make it onto The Hills. Ok, that last part was a lie. Sort of. The fact of the matter is that one day I will make something from this blog. I’m confident of that. It just won’t involve monetary gain. Ok, enough seriousness.
For or against the groundhog?
I am against the groundhog (not literally). I am against all animals. Dumb dogs, nasty cats, stupid birds….the list goes on. I think it’s time to switch up the game of the groundhog seeing its shadow. I say we we let it out of its cage and if it can outrun my bullets then we have 6 more weeks of winter. If I shoot it dead then Spring starts tomorrow. Who’s with me? Ironically enough, this is also the same way I decide what to have for lunch and it works seamlessly. Good day.
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When MSNBC is Bashing the Leftists…..
In a sign that the shine is wearing off I am beginning to see a change of tone in the selection of stories on some major news outlets. For about 2 years, the only things we saw on such leftist sites as msnbc were stories that painted the liberal agenda.
Automakers are promising that affordable plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be available in the next couple of years, but a new report contends that it will be decades before the fuel savings and lower emissions make up for the high cost of batteries.
In their eternal quest to regulate, the left continually misses the boat on larger picture issues.
The per-mile cost of running an electric vehicle has been estimated at about a quarter of the equivalent cost for gasoline, which has led some experts and consumers to see plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs, as the cure for what ails America’s energy economy.
The research council’s report, however, estimates that it could be 2028 or later before the fuel savings outweigh the additional up-front cost for plug-in vehicles.
When it comes to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, the report said regular hybrid vehicles such as the present-day Prius might well be more environmentally friendly — unless power companies start phasing out the use of coal and other fossil fuels for electricity generation.
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A London chambers is hoping to give law students an insight into what life is like at the junior end of the bar through the launch of a new Instagram account.
In what is understood to be a first for the bar, 5 Essex Court has created a new Instagram account where its social media savvy pupils and junior barristers control the content.
The account, @5essexcourt_pupillages, hopes to demystify the profession and provide bar hopefuls with a better understanding of the day-to-day working lives of its members. Barrister Georgina Woolfe is currently in control of the account, but will soon hand the reigns over to an enthusiastic rota of juniors next month.
Despite being in its infancy, the Insta account has already made a number of posts including this shot of chambers celebrating two pupils securing tenancy.
Summer drinks aside, the top-tier civil law set — which takes on two pupils each year — has documented the very notable cases its current crop of juniors have worked on. In one post (embedded below), 5 Essex Court’s Remi Reichhold can be seen (towards the back to the right) at the International Court of Justice representing the Mauritian government in a case concerning the separation of the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965.
It’s not, however, all jet-setting and fancy filters. The account also features the slightly less glamorous world of early starts and unreliable rail services.
Other similar law-focused social media pages include @LifeInALawFirm, a Twitter account run by trainees at international law firm RPC, and HFW‘s @Life_at_HFW, a recently-launched Instagram account where aspiring lawyers are able to message the City outfit’s rookies directly.
The post 5 Essex Court launches first junior barrister-run Instagram account appeared first on Legal Cheek.
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There is no Sun without Shadow is a personal response to the death of my Father. After making a solitary journey to the Alps; to find meaning, to be alone. I came back with no answers. Only the chaos of life and the grandeur of nature embedded in my mind.
These photographs are a contemplation on cyclical life, the absurd and my own experience.
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Zoom will still perform this weekend before he begins treatment.
Legendary guitarist, punk legend, and all-around nice guy Billy Zoom, has been diagnosed with cancer. Today Zoom was given the news that he has an aggressive form of bladder cancer and immediate treatment is necessary to fight the disease. The 67-year-old musician/producer/electronics wiz will begin chemo treatment next week.
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After Tiger Woods completed an extraordinary comeback by securing his 15th major title at the Masters, Omnisport's sports editor Christopher Devine assesses the unique impact of a true sporting great.
Between 2014 and 2017, when an injury-plagued Tiger Woods was barely able to compete at the highest level, let alone seriously contend for honors, there were plenty of compelling storylines in golf's major championships.
In winning the Masters for a fifth time, Woods not only added the most remarkable chapter to his stunning career, but he once again proved he is the one athlete who moves the needle like no other.
While the likes of Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, and LeBron James are all rightly recognized as masters of their respective crafts, none of those superstars can match Woods when it comes to the impact they have on their sport.
It is essentially impossible to quantify whether Messi is better than Federer, or whether Serena is superior to James, given they are competing in different fields.
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Print Page - Mac Pro v3 - Install Message - "This installer requires admin privileges to run"
Title: Mac Pro v3 - Install Message - "This installer requires admin privileges to run"
Hi :) I am looking for help to jump the first hurdle.
Running Mac OS X 10.5.4 with everything up to date and checked out the TurboCad CD using Mac's Disk Utility to find that it is apparently OK.
Needless to say I am logged in as Administrator and think I have tried all the usual methods of encouraging the DMG file to install.
Clicking on the DMG file produces the message "This installer requires admin privileges to run" and the only option button available is 'Quit'.
The getting started printed copy supplied in the package does not specify how TurboCad should be installed, but rather moves straight on to explain how to launch the product.
This subject is not covered in the WIKI pages [referenced in the Getting Started pages of these forums] and IMSI support for the product takes the visitor on a spiral journey to without resolution, i.e. selecting TurboCad for Mac and entering a query reveals plenty of answers but these are all for PC based versions.
As a switcher to Mac of less than a year I am hopeful of being able to revisit some of my old PC TurboCad files [when they are converted?] 8).
It might be an idea to check that your privileges are set to your user name and not 'system'. I had these problems after I installed it, I had to change privileges for every folder.
I'm not sure what you meant about 'converting' your old PC TurboCAD files. TC for Mac is an entirely different beastie to TurboCAD Windows, there is no common ground at all.
Title: Re: Mac Pro v3 - Install Message - "This installer requires admin privileges to run"
The setting is definitely under my name, I am the sole user, there has never been any issues with permissions for the multitude of software I have installed on my Mac.
you can open the files in TurboCAD Mac 3.0.
I am already running my copy of TurboCad in Windoze on a VMware Fusion Virtual Machine running under OS X so it is just a case [once I get up and running with the TurboCad for Mac :D] of finding out the best format to use for the transfer.
With the intention of verifying any permissions problems on my own Home Account I have created a New Administrator Account and logged in under it's name and password.
Unfortunately the exact same scenario plays out and I am still unable to install TCM3.
I have tried Resetting PRAM and NVRAM to no avail.
I run a Mac Pro with 2 Optical Drives and tend to use the upper one most of the time, as a matter of curiosity I tried the offending disc in the lower drive.
Using the lower Optical Drive the TCM3 disc was not recognised and after a while it was auto ejected and nothing appeared on the screen at any time.
The OS X Installation Discs and Office for Mac 2008 Installation Disc can be read by both drives, self Burned DVD and CD discs are also similarly read by both drives.
In fact I cannot find any other disc that cannot be read by both drives.
This leads me to suspect that the TCM3 Installation disc is faulty, close inspection does not reveal any fingermarks or scratches that might cause this problem. The disc was taken fresh from a sealed package prior to this attempted installation.
Perhaps there are other actions that could be tried before returning the package to the Vendor?
I obtained a copy of DiskWarrior and ran the checks on my Mac and it's HDDs.
Apart from a moderate amount of optimisation that DW said was required there was nothing amiss with my system. The 'repairs' were permitted prior to re-attempting the installation with the originally supplied TCM Disc.
Shortly after completing the above I received a replacement TCM Installation Disc, kindly sent by the Vendor, but this behaves in exactly the same manner as described when attempting to install from the original TCM Disc.
Perhaps I am doing something wrong, TCM seems to require a different MO to most other Mac Software but I think all possible routes have been explored.
The TCM Disc is inserted [using the upper drive as the lower will still not read the disc] and the TCADMacPro3 'Gear Wheel' Icon displays. Opening this runs the verification, displays the mounted TurboCAD Mac Pro 3 'Disc Drive' Icon and also displays attachment B:. Running the DMG file [or dragging it onto the Desktop and running it from there makes no difference to the result].
The attachments and explanations below show what I have done in attempting to get TCM Pro v3 to install. Dragging the DMG onto the Mac and running it from there makes no difference, nor does 'Opening' rather than simply clicking.
I hope these attachments will not be too small to be of use.
Is it possible that this is a 'Volume License' or any other restricted version of TCM Pro v3?
What is the next level up from this version, there does not appear to be a TCM Pro v4?
Over 100 GB of free disk space.
I am installing from an Admin account. This is the first time I have ever seen this type of error massage. Usually during an install that requires some admin privileges a window pops up and requires you to enter in a password for the admin level account you are logged into. This is not happening.
1) I copied the file "TurboCAD Mac Pro v3.0(Double Click to Install).app" from the CD to my desktop and tried running it from there. I got the same error message.
2) From the terminal I ran the installer "/Users/ltomko/Desktop/TurboCAD Mac Pro v3.0(Double Click to Install).app/Contents/MacOS/installer" with the same error. The unix permissions for this file were "-rwx------ 1 ltomko staff 502108 Oct 28 2007 installer" which indicates that I was the owner and had read/write/execute permission.
3) My last attempt was to change to superuser (sudo su) and run the command. I got the same error message.
I am sorry to hear you are suffering a similar fate, you have followed a similar route to mine and have arived at the same destination. Having tried a second TCM Pro v3 Installation Disc and being advised by IMSI Support to do exactly what I have already done several times, perhaps it is time for me to give up on TCM?
As with your case the 'usual' Password Request was never presented during any of the very many attempts made to install TCM Pro v3. Also I ensured that for most of my installation attempts no software, other than Mac Essential items, were running at the same time. My Mac Pro [early 2008 8 core 2.8GHz with 4GB RAM] also has hundreds of GB of vacant space so equipment specification should not be in question.
I have searched and searched for such a TCM Pro v3 Download, and whilst communicating with IMSI Support they did not mention the possibility of that route.
Without 'broadcasting' the contacts full eMail address details can you give a few more clues as to where he may be contacted?
If you choose to reply perhaps you will be kind enough to give some idea of the date and origin of your TCM Pro v3 Download, and whether it was purchased as a Download or supplied as a result of a Disc Installation issue?
I've been on vacation, just read your last posting. Rip's email address is found in a posting I made in Problems. 'Problems activating TurboCAD Mac De Luxe 2D 3D V.4.
I hope you get some joy, at last.
Thanks for your reply Alan :).
I stumbled across the info in the post you mention but by that time I had made the decision to Save As/Export my TCW files to DXF/AI and then open them in Adobe Illustrator. This satisfies my immediate need to view/review old files and my 3D requirements can be filled by Google Sketchup. If a new TCM Pro version becomes available in the future I will consider the investment, hopefully a download trial will be offered so that any installation issues can be detected prior to purchase.
It seems that your suggestion regarding Download v Disc Installation is 100% correct. Accepting the minuscule user base sampled it is definitely 2 Disc Installations Failed and 1 Download Installation Success. It would be really great to learn of more success stories, from either camp.
This was repeated for each of approximately 30 installation attempts over a period from the 9th September 2008 to 17th September 2008.
Don't know if anyone managed to solve the issue, but I had a similar problem when re-installing TurboCAD Mac Pro v2 in my new MacBookPro recently.
The solution is quite simple, but not obvious.
replace the word true with false then save and try the install again. In order for this to work you must drag the installer onto your hard drive from the opened .dmg the installer comes in. This may help bypass your issue.
could one of you kind people do a button for button explanation how and with what to open the packet.
I spent a bit of time on this myself and since I found the solution I thought I needed to share it. The last post here solved it for me. I needed to copy it to my drive for the duration of the install but other than that it worked flawlessly.
I have to reload TC v.3.0 1.91 onto my MacbookPro and get the a.m. admin error message. I think with your suggestion to change the installscript I am very close to solving this. However I cannot save the edited installscript.plist as I cannot set the read & write privileges, even after having copied the dmg to my harddrive. How can I set the read & write permission and save this edited list?
PS I am the sole user and admin of this computer.
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If you’ve been following the news or tracking major judicial developments, you may know that the Supreme Court of the United States, also known as SCOTUS, has a busy spring ahead of it this year. The nine justices have already heard arguments concerning the Fair Housing Act in January and will soon be hearing oral arguments for cases concerning the future of the Affordable Care Act, marriage equality, and lethal injection.
But what case won’t SCOTUS be hearing?
SQM N. Am. Corp. v. City of Pomona, 750 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2014).
In 2011 the City of Pomona, California sued the SQM North America Corporation in Federal Court for groundwater contamination. Alleging that the perchlorate in the groundwater was caused by the use of sodium nitrate imported from Chile by SQMNA, Pomona sought to recover the cost of its source investigation and subsequent remediation. In order to prove causation, Pomona’s expert performed stable isotope analysis to fingerprint the perchlorate and compare the results to a “reference database of known perchlorate sources.” The expert concluded that the primary source of the perchlorate in the groundwater was the same as the perchlorate imported by SQMA.
SQMNA moved to exclude the expert’s opinions, and the district court granted the motion in limine after finding the opinions unreliable under Rule 702 of the FRE. The court based its decision on “(1) the opinions were subject to future methodological revisions and not yet certified; (2) the procedures he used had not yet been tested and were not subject to retesting; and (3) the reference database used…was too small.” The decision was appealed, and the Ninth Circuit reversed, essentially finding that the acceptability of the methodology – in terms of the credibility of the expert and strength of the method – was a matter for a jury to decide. Then last September, SQMNA petitioned SCOTUS to reverse the Ninth Circuit, but was recently rebuffed.
Okay, so it’s certainly not as interesting as some of the cases that SCOTUS will actually hear this spring, so why are we covering it?
Barraza explains that the Ninth Circuit’s decision “in SQMNA creates an undeniable circuit split over FRE 702, Daubert, and the gatekeeping role of a trial court,” (1). For in its ruling the Ninth Circuit rejected the Third Circuit’s approach: “any step that renders the analysis unreliable under the Daubert factors renders the expert’s testimony inadmissible, *** whether the step completely changes a reliable methodology or merely misstates that methodology,” (1). This approach has been adopted by the Second, Sixth, and Tenth Circuits. Meanwhile, the Seventh, Eighth, and now the Ninth Circuit, “have adopted the view that faults in an expert’s methodology generally go to the weight of the expert’s opinions, not their admissibility,” (2).
As Barraza notes, though SCOTUS dodged making a decision in the immediate future, at some point the court will need to address the disparity in scrutiny among the trial courts. For now, if you find yourself involved in a Federal Court case, it is very important to identify which jurisdiction the case is in (see our map above, modeled after the U.S. Courts’ court locator, for the level of scrutiny you should expect). Knowing the degree of gatekeeping your methodology and opinions will undergo is significant as it affects which scientific methods you can safely rely upon and how you apply them in forming your opinions. Unfortunately, unlike SCOTUS, experts don’t have a choice in dodging Daubert.
Thanks for the informative article! The map is a great resource to help illuminate the splits and uneven application of Daubert.
We just recently did a case study on Pomona v. SQM as well, but from a unique perspective: what would have happened if Sturchio's report was peer reviewed by other scientists before it was filed (http://jurilytics.com/pomona)? Much of the city's headaches may have been prevented in the first place!
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Home Kyla Camille Nievera Why is It Better to Hire Equipment, Rather than Buy It?
Running a business requires investing money smartly. Having this in mind, equipment seems like a logical place to put your money in, right? Well, not really. While you might be able to afford the newest piece of equipment right now, think about whether you will be able to do the same when that latest tech becomes yesterday’s news. Count in the maintenance costs and you will see that renting equipment instead of buying it might just be the most reasonable solution. If you are still not sure about this, we will address this problem in a more detailed manner so that once you get all the pros and cons, you will be able to make that decision for yourself.
Every market has its ups and downs. This especially goes for a construction business, which can be seen thriving in one moment and struggling in the very next. If you invest a lot of money in expensive equipment, the market downfall can soon become the downfall of your entire business, leaving you in debt and without constant income. Renting equipment, on the other hand, will mean that there are no strings pulling you down when things go wrong. You always have the option of returning the equipment and renting it again when the demand is up again.
One of the biggest problems in industries that use a lot of machinery is keeping up with the constant innovations in technology. Tools, machinery and equipment are updated on a regular basis, and while some corporate giants can afford to keep track of all of those changes, this can prove to be a daunting task for small businesses. Fortunately, rental companies are always offering the newest models, and it is a wiser choice to hire a piece of equipment than to buy a new one every few seasons.
Saving on additional costs for storing unused machines, tools and equipment in a place that is safe from the elements and intrusions is another major benefit of renting over buying equipment. Although initially it may not seem so, this may take up a huge chunk of your budget. In most cases, renting a warehouse is just the tip of the iceberg. Where’s the security guard paycheck? The surveillance cameras… the electricity costs… the transport… And while some pieces of equipment, like a compactor and a dozer can be stored outside, more delicate machines like a scissor lift are always stored indoors, which makes them perfect candidates for renting.
Besides storage, equipment requires maintenance which also has its price. Not only does every machine require regular maintenance but also checkups, and depending on how well you are doing the first one, that can be a small or a big expense. If the machine suffers a malfunction or a damage, that can turn into a whole chain of repairs. Renting equipment rids you of these worries.
Besides these obvious savings, you will make a bunch of small ones which will really make a difference when they pile up. First, you’ll forgo the upfront investment, but that’s not all. Second, you will not have to worry about gigantic taxes on machines, since rental expenses are often considered as project expenses, and sometimes they even have a type of tax-deduction benefit. Finally, if you rent equipment you will still maintain a strong borrowing power since banks look at the rented equipment in one way and at purchased one in a completely another way. Thinking in terms of assets, this means that a dated or malfunctioned machine could weaken your overall financial balance.
If the very thought of a major capital-equipment buy makes you anxious, you are not the only one. Most machines cost a lot of money, and have to be maintained, used, stored and serviced. Equipment ownership requires keeping track of warranties, making decisions regarding service, considering eventual sale and disposal. All of these things make a long-term obligation not everyone is willing to commit to.
To summarize, renting equipment is simply easier than buying it. It saves you a lot of money, rids you of many worries and helps you stay competitive in your branch.
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The ASN.1/Java Tools now includes ASN.1 Studio v9.0.0.
The ASN.1 compiler has been changed to generate Java classes compatible with the TOED runtime by default. Previously, when neither -toed nor -soed was specified on the ASN.1/Java command-line, Java classes compatible with the SOED runtime were generated.
The -paramtypesuperclass option is now supported with both the SOED and TOED. Before this change it was not available with the TOED and was ignored when specified along with the -toed option.
The ASN.1 compiler now supports X.680 Amendment 1, which relaxes the IMPORTS clause to allow symbols to be imported from the latest module version, as indicated by the object identifier. The IMPORTS clause can now include WITH SUCCESSORS and WITH DESCENDANTS as the SelectionOption.
Extract data without writing code to access deeply nested fields of complex PDUs.
Reduce the memory footprint of applications that contain minimal information in their PDUs.
The feature is available for the PER, UPER, CPER, CUPER, OER, and COER encoding rules.
The ASN.1 compiler and TOED runtime have been enhanced to support the DeferDecoding directive for the BER and DER encoding rules. For other encoding rules (PER, OER, XER, and JSON), the compiler generates encoders and decoders that ignore the directive and encodes or decodes the value in a single pass.
The new -userConstraintPDUs | -noUserConstraintPDUs command line options have been implemented. These options tell the compiler whether or not (the default) to generate Java classes for type parameters of the CONSTRAINED BY constraint when such types are defined inline.
The ASN.1 compiler now supports a special type of absolute reference notation that applies to the OSS compiler directives. The notation allows you to access ASN.1 types located within WITH COMPONENTS and WITH COMPONENT(inner subtype) clauses and consists of two dollar signs '$$' followed by an index number that indicates a particular WITH COMPONENTS or WITH COMPONENT clause.
The notation can be used to assign user-defined names within CONSTRAINED BY clauses that are present within an inner subtype or a compiler-generated structure (the ASN.1 compiler creates compiler-generated structures when a contents constraint is applied within an inner subtype). The rules that apply to the new notation are similar to the ones that apply to the absolute reference notation for the CONSTRAINED BY syntax.
A new encoder option that permits customization of the JSON encoder output has been implemented. The option is enabled via the new enableJSONCoderInterface() method of the JSONCoder class. To customize the JSON encoder output, the user must subclass the generated Java class using the OSS.UserClass compiler directive and implement the JSONCoderInterface in the subclass. Then, after enableJSONCoderInterface() is called, the JSON encoder will invoke the JSONCoderInterface that is implemented by the subclass to obtain customized JSON tokens that represent the value being encoded. This encoder option is currently supported only by the SOED runtime.
The DIN EN 15722 Intelligent transport systems - ESafety - ECall minimum set of data standard. The sample demonstrates how an ECallMessage message can be created and serialized to UPER bits using the API of generated Java classes.
The eUICC Profile Package standard. The sample demonstrates how a eUICC Profile Package can be constructed and saved to the disk file using the API of generated Java classes.
The GSMA Remote SIM Provisioning standard. The sample demonstrates the invocation of the GetBoundProfilePackage function of the ES9+ interface at the SM-DP+ using the API of generated Java classes.
Release 15 of the UMTS RRC protocol: TS 25.331 (UMTS RRC) 15.3.0 (2018-06).
The Bilateral Transfer protocol (BTP): ILP-RFC 0023 Draft 4. The sample demonstrates communication between BTP peers that involves the Prepare, Fulfill, and Reject requests.
New samples for 5G NGAP, XnAP, E1AP, and F1AP protocols for 3GPP Release 15 have been created. The samples for the LTE S1AP, X2AP, M2AP, M3AP, RRC, LCSAP, LPPa, SBcAP, and XwAP protocols have been updated to 3GPP Release 15.
The ASN.1/Java Tools now includes ASN.1 Studio v8.3.0.
The OSS ASN.1 Tools has been enhanced to support the Canonical Packed Encoding Rules (ALIGNED and UNALIGNED), as specified by ITU-T Recommendation X.691 (08/2015) | ISO/IEC 8825-2:2015.
Both the compiler and runtime have been enhanced to support the Java Platform Module System (JPMS), which was introduced in Java 9. The compiler now supports the '-javamodule <name>' option that packages the generated classes into a Java module with the specified <name>. The software distribution now includes an extra set of runtime libraries that are packaged as Java 9 modules. These new libraries are available in the mlib/ directory of the ASN.1/Java installation and can be used only with JDK 9.
The ASN.1 compiler now supports the UPPERCAMELCASED and LOWERCAMELCASED keywords in the NAME and TEXT JER encoding instructions. You can now describe a wider range of JSON data in an ASN.1 schema.
The public API of the JIAAPI value parser will now parse concatenated values and value assignments from an arbitrary java.io.Reader object. A relaxed parsing mode has been implemented: now non-critical deviations from the expected syntax are ignored.
A new sample that demonstrates processing of 3GPP CDR files (TS 32.297) has been created. 3GPP CDR files contain a non-ASN.1 file header and non-ASN.1 record headers, while record bodies are encoded by one of the ASN.1 encoding rules (BER, PER unaligned, PER aligned, or XER). The sample shows how one can skip over non-ASN.1 content, feed ASN.1 data to the ASN.1/Java API, and convert CDR records to Java objects.
The ASN.1/Java Tools now includes ASN.1 Studio v8.2.0.
The ASN.1/Java compiler and the SOED, TOED, and LED runtime libraries support the JSON Encoding Rules. The existing -json command-line option instructs the compiler to enable support for X.jsoner at runtime.
The LTE LCS-AP sample demonstrates the TS 29.171 V13.2.0 (2016-03) LCS Application Protocol.
The LTE LPPa sample demonstrates the TS 36.455 V13.1.0 (2016-03) LTE Positioning Protocol A.
The LTE RRC C-V2X sample demonstrates the Sidelink feature of the TS 36.331 V14.2.2 (2017-03) LTE RRC Protocol.
The ASN.1/Java Tools now includes ASN.1 Studio v8.1.0.
Support for the JSON encoding rules has been added to the SOED runtime.
The deferred decoding feature is not supported.
The ValueInFile feature is supported only for SET OF and SEQUENCE OF ASN.1 types.
The -helperAPI <param> and -noHelperAPI <param> command-line options have been added to the ASN.1 Tools for Java. These options tell the compiler to generate optional helper APIs, or not. A parameter is required that can be a single keyword or a comma-separated list of keywords. The keyword(s) specify the type(s) of helper API; currently, only opentype and pdudecoder are valid.
The -helperAPI opentype command-line option affects the representation of open type fields that are constrained by a component relation constraint.
The -helperAPI pdudecoder/-noHelperAPI pdudecoder command-line options tell the compiler whether to generate optional PDU and PDU_ID classes that will be used to auto-detect and decode PDUs of unknown types from bits on the wire.
The -sampleCode command line option can be specified with both the default -soed and the -toed options. Before the change the -sampleCode option was ignored when specified along with the -toed option.
The ASN.1/Java SOED/TOED PER encoder-decoder implementation now conforms to the recent X.691 corrigendum (2015): an encoding contained in a BIT STRING should be at least one octet for PER ALIGNED and 1 bit for PER UNALIGNED.
A sample for the 2016-03 version of the J2735 protocol has been created. The sample does not include the J2735:2016 ASN.1 specification due to licensing reasons. Users should obtain it directly from the ITS SAE site.
A sample for the 3GPP XwAP (TS 36.463) protocol has been created.
The ASN.1/Java Tools now includes ASN.1 Studio v8.0.0.
Element set specification (x.680 clause 50): UNION and INTERSECTION.
When the -constraint option is specified and PDUs are present, the compiler generates the validate() method, which enables runtime constraint checking for PDUs.
The Java classes for INTEGER types with named numbers now include constants for each of the named numbers. This feature allows the named numbers to be used in Java switch statements.
The coder class provides the methods enableCompact() and disableCompact() to enable and disable the generation of whitespace by the XER, E-XER and JSON encoders. The enableCompact() method disables whitespace generation and the encoding is written as a single line of text with no whitespace. The disableCompact() method adds newlines and indentation to improve readability.
The Coder class provides methods (available only for TOED) to set the indentation width in the encodings generated by the XER and JSON encoders.
The ASN.1/Java Tools now includes ASN.1 Studio v7.4.
The ASN.1/Java compiler and the osstoed.jar TOED runtime library now support the JSON Encoding Rules.
The formatted string that is returned by the toString() method of the AbstractData can now be customized.
The Octet Encoding Rules (OER) and the Canonical Encoding Rules (COER) are now available with the -soed compiler option and the oss.jar SOED runtime library.
The ASN.1/Java TOED compiler now supports the -limitMethodSize <number> compiler option that enables you to split the generated methods that exceed the 64K size limit into smaller parts. The "number" parameter specifies the number of lines of generated source code.
The TOED BER/DER/OER/PER/XER Encoding Rules now support automatic encoding and decoding of values contained in a BIT STRING or OCTET STRING that is encoded by different encoding rules.
New methods have been added to the com.oss.asn1.Coder TOED runtime class to enable or disable the Coder options that affect the JSON/ER encoding of SET or SEQUENCE components that are defined using the OPTIONAL or the DEFAULT keyword. By default, optional components that are not present in a SET or a SEQUENCE value are not encoded by the JSON Coder. Alternatively, JSON/ER allows the encoder to identify omitted optional components by using the "null" token, unless the type of the component is NULL or is an open type.
The ASN.1/Java compiler and the ASN.1/Java TOED runtime library now support Octet Encoding Rules (OER) and Canonical Octet Encoding Rules (COER) as defined in "Rec. ITU-T X.696 | ISO/IEC 8825-7", rather than only the subset of ASN.1 types as defined in the "NTCIP 1102:2004 Octet Encoding Rules (OER) Base Protocol" document.
The Octet Encoding Rules (OER), like the Packed Encoding Rules (PER), produce compact encodings by taking advantage of information present in the ASN.1 schema to limit the amount of information included in each encoded message. However, in contrast to PER, OER favors encoding/decoding speed over compactness of the encodings.
Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER), XML Encoding Rules (XER) and Canonical XML Encoding Rules (CXER) are now supported in Java TOED.
The ASN.1/Java compiler has been changed to generate the type-safe getXXX() method for each alternative of the CHOICE type.
The ASN.1/Java SOED and TOED runtimes now define the name() method of the Enumerated class to easily easily determine the symbolic name of the enumerator.
Samples have been added that illustrate use of the SBc-AP, M2AP, and M3AP LTE protocols based on 3GPP Release 11.
A sample has been added that illustrates use of the DSRC Message Set Standard, SAE J2735_200911.
Note: OSS ASN.1 Tools for Java version 6.0.0 implement an older verison of OER, specified by NTCIP 1102:2004. If you are using OER we strongly recommend that you upgrade to 6.1.0 or later.
A new runtime library, the OSS ASN.1/Java Time-Optimized Encoder/Decoder (TOED), was implemented. As the name suggests, TOED is optimized for faster encoding and decoding. The new ASN.1/Java TOED runtime (osstoed.jar) uses encoders/decoders generated by the compiler, dramatically speeding up the encoding/decoding process compared to the interpretive ASN.1/Java runtime (oss.jar) - from now on referred to as the ASN.1/Java Space-Optimized Encoder/Decoder (SOED).
With the exceptions noted in the manual, ASN.1/Java SOED and TOED have the same API. In most cases you can change from using one to using the other with no impact on your application code.
Support for the Octet Encoding Rules (OER), as specified by the NTCIP 1102:2004 Octet Encoding Rules (OER) Base Protocol document, was introduced in the ASN.1/Java compiler, the TOED runtime library and ASN.1 Studio. OER messages can generally be encoded/decoded significantly faster than BER and PER messages, while being only slightly less compact than PER messages. Support for OER in ASN.1/Java SOED and ASN.1/Java LED will be provided in the next release.
The set of samples provided now includes samples illustrating the use of protocols based on the SAE J2735 Intelligent Transportation standard, as well as the 3GPP Release 10 RRC, S1AP, and X2AP LTE protocols.
The ASN.1/Java Tools now includes ASN.1 Studio, a powerful new IDE packed with functionality that allows you to compile ASN.1 specs, display, create, modify or encode messages with just a few mouse clicks, and so much more!
You can generate code demonstrating how to perform encoding/decoding operation for any type in your ASN.1 specification.
Support for new built-in ASN.1 OID-IRI and RELATIVE-OID-IRI types from the ASN.1:2008 standards has been added.
On Windows, the ASN.1/Java tools now install under the Program Files\OSS Nokalva\asn1pjav\ folder (whereas before the 5.0 release, they were installed under Program Files\OSS\asn1pjav\).
Samples for the Windows platforms are now installed under the folder pointed to by the environment variable %ALLUSERSPROFILE%. By default, on Windows 7 and VISTA, the samples are installed under the C:\ProgramData\OSS Nokalva\asn1pjav\win32\<version-number>\samples folder, and on Windows XP, the samples are installed under the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\OSS Nokalva\asn1pjav\win32\<version-number>\samples folder.
The OSS ASN.1 Tools for Java now support the full range of time types as specified in ISO 8601 (TIME, DATE, TIME-OF-DAY, DATE-TIME, DURATION). These representations of date and time were standardized to avoid misinterpretations when communicating across national boundaries.
The ASN.1/Java compiler has been changed to automatically select the -ignoreIncompleteItems option if the -relaxedMode option is specified.
The ASN.1/Java runtime introduces the new ossvalidator.jar class library to support runtime constraint checking for use with the J2ME CLDC 1.1 platform. The previous J2ME CLDC 1.1 compatible runtime library, ossmicro.jar, did not include support for runtime constraint checking. With the ossvalidator.jar library, you can now perform runtime constraint checking for ASN.1 JAVA applications developed for resource-constrained environments.
The ASN.1/Java runtime provides a new method, decodeWithPositions(), that allows you to save the size/offset information of an encoded PDU component when decoding. The size/offset information is useful in determining the position of any field in the encoded data.
OSS ASN.1 Tools for Java version 3.1 supports the J2ME CLDC 1.1 platform. Specifically, a new command line option -microedition, and new runtime library ossmicro.jar, are available to generate Java classes which are compatible with J2ME CLDC 1.1. Now you can develop ASN.1 applications in Java for resource-constrained environments.
A new compiler option, -ignoreIncompleteItems, instructs the compiler to ignore incomplete ASN.1 definitions that appear within ASN.1 modules and directly or indirectly reference undefined types or values. This allows you to successfully utilize specs that have unresolved references that don't affect your application.
Two new performance tuning parameters are available for optimization of the PER decoder when decoding ASN.1 types OCTET STRING, BIT STRING and open type. These parameters, settable via the Java system properties, affect the internal buffering strategies used when decoding large byte arrays. Now you can control the size of the initial buffer for the decoder output, as well as the size of additional buffer allocations, when decoding fragmented byte array content.
The new utility class com.oss.util.Benchmark has been introduced to simplify encoder/decoder performance timing. See the runtime API documentation for more information about the Benchmark class.
The OSS ASN.1 Tools for Java version 3.0 includes support for Extended XML Encoding Rules (E-XER), allowing you to enjoy the best of both ASN.1 and XML.
A powerful new XER encoding feature allows the user application to generate customized XER encodings. User-defined XER encodings will be placed in the output stream instead of the standard encodings that would have been generated by default methods of the XER coder class.
The ASN.1/Java Tools have been performance-optimized. The BER decoder's performance has been improved to now run up to 2.5 times or 150% faster.
The OSS ASN.1 Tools for Java version 2.2 includes support for special REAL values -0 and NOT-A-NUMBER, as well as changes to the ASN.1/Java compiler to XML value notation to allow plain textual identifiers for some values.
When a decoding fails in the midst of decoding a message, a partial value can now be caught and examined.
Both the XER and CXER encoders were optimized to run up to 100% faster than in the previous version.
An additional package in the runtime is now available. It is called com.oss.metadata and provides access to the tags, Java class names, ASN.1 names, flags (such as extensibility), and constraints.
The OSS ASN.1 Tools for Java version 2.0 supports the XML additions to ASN.1 described in the ASN.1:2002 standards documents.
The ASN.1 compiler supports the XML value notation that provides a means of representing ASN.1 values using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) with the ASN.1 type definition as the schema. The XML value notation may be present within the same input ASN.1 file as other ASN.1 components.
The encoder/decoder has been enhanced to allow you to encode/decode any PDU in the input using the XML encoding rules (XER) or the Canonical XML encoding rules (CXER). You can now add visibility to your ASN.1-described messages via XML.
New compiler command-line options are now available, -xer and -cxer. These options are similar to the -ber/-der/-per/uper options in that they allow the associated set of encoding rules (namely, the XML encoding rules (XER) and the canonical XML encoding rules (CXER)) to be available to the encoder/decoder during runtime.
A new ASN.1 compiler command-line option called "-xsl" has been added to allow you to automatically generate multiple default stylesheets, one for each PDU. Stylesheets allow you to have greater control over the visual aesthetic quality of an XML encoding.
A new compiler directive OSS.Stylesheet has been introduced to allow you greater control over the default stylesheets which are produced by the ASN.1 compiler. Using this directive, you can instruct the ASN.1 compiler to generate a separate stylesheet with your own desired filename for any particular PDU.
The ASN.1 compiler can now automatically generate XML DTD's (Data Type Definitions). Your application via the runtime XERDocument class can produce XML output. That output can be viewed and edited by any XML tool.
New Feature: ValueInFile (for OSS C users this is NOCOPY or OBJHANDLE) provides support for processing values or components of values that are a huge size. In particular, the runtime no longer assumes that the value is stored in RAM but allows the value to reside in any external storage such as a disk file. The value can also be written to or read from a TCP/IP socket.
This release uses JDK 1.2.2. We found that switching to this version improved performance. We encourage our customers to use JDK 1.2.2 or higher as well. If you use the ValueInFile feature, using JDK 1.2.2 or higher is a requirement.
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Art can be found anywhere. And it doesn't have to be created with paint on canvas, sculpted from clay, or chiseled in stone.
Sometimes all it takes is a simple piece of chalk and a public sidewalk. That's the theory behind the annual Chalk Art Festival, which is June 13 at the Uptown Shopping Center in Richland. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Chalkers will begin their work at 9 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m.
"Chalk art is a wonderful and unique form of creativity," said Gus Sako, the event's organizer and owner of the Octopus' Garden novelty store in the Uptown.
"Give the smallest toddler a piece of chalk and sidewalk and they will be happy for hours," he said.
"I get off work and usually just head to the sidewalk," she said with a chuckle. "It's just too irresistible not to take part."
Both women also say creating chalk art can wreak havoc on the body, especially the knees, the back and shoulders.
"It's pretty hard for anyone to whip out a drawing in the hot sun on a dirty sidewalk. And, at almost 66, my knees are pretty creaky," Loomis said. "On the other hand, my kids just gave me a gardening stool with rails that might be just the thing!"
Calicoat says creating chalk art is like doing one-arm push ups for hours.
"I've been trying to train myself to use my left hand to paint so I'll probably do the same thing with chalk," Calicoat said.
The Chalk Art Festival was started by the now defunct Corporate Council for the Arts as a regional arts activity, Sako said. The festival moved to several locations until it finally settled at the Uptown a few years ago.
Categories and registration fees are: Up to age 5 $5; Ages 6-9 $5; Ages 10-12 $7; Ages 13-17 $7; Ages 18 and older $12. Sidewalks to be used for the chalk artistry will be on George Washington Way, Jadwin Avenue, Symons Streets and Williams Boulevard.
For more information, call 946-0077 or 943-6542.
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I adored the minute details such as having hangers attached to all the menus, and a collection of gorgeous tea pots, as well as a cork board full of ancient photographs, each picture holding a very important story or memory within it, I am sure. The most stunning however was the view of Marina and boats on one whole side of the restaurant, divided by vertical grills, and allowing natural light to seep in to the restaurant, without the heat and glare of the summer sun. And of course, not forgetting the rustic copper light shades. How can one not instantly fall in love with this place?
After Ooh-ing and Aah-ing at the menu for much too long, we eventually decided to go with The Fümè Pan for Mr Z, a Beach Board for myself, and an Omelette for Baby Z. We also opted for the Dubai Mango Mash and English Breakfast Tea alongside our breakfast meal.
The Fümè Pan, priced AED 78, included two fried eggs, hash brown, mushrooms, homemade veal and chicken sausage, smoked veal bacon, slow roasted tomatoes with baked beans and sourdough bread. It is not a breakfast for the lighthearted. Though it was Mr Z’s order, I managed to steal a few bites too, and can I just tell you how juicy and delicious both the mushroom and tomato was.
The Beach Board, priced AED 79, that I had chosen came including house smoked salmon, bresaola, chorizo, stracciatella, tomato salad, basil pesto, guacamole, soft boiled egg and sourdough bread. Again, the portions are very filling and the dips were delicious. Of all the meats, the bresaola was my favourite, and because I am not too keen on the rawness of smoked salmon, I asked the chef to cook it, which he did and I was able to enjoy it thereafter.
Baby Z’s omelette went down a treat too, though the portion was too big for him to complete. The Mango Mash was the perfect refreshing drink for a breakfast. In fact, it was so good, we had to order another!
Once our breakfast plates were cleared, we were recommended to try out the Rainbow Bagel. What harm can it possibly do, I thought, picturing a simple yet colourful bagel in my mind. Well, as soon as I saw the enormous size, I knew this was probably not the best choices to have made after such a hugely filling and delicious breakfast.
Nonetheless, I can not deny myself anything sweet, and Mr Z, Baby Z and I dug in. The meringue sticks, strawberry sauce and whipped cream were full of sweetness, and the chewy bagel was an odd contrasting feeling to bite into. The colours were a delight, and though it made for the perfect guilty pleasure of desserts, alas, we could not finish it. My only qualm is that the dessert was served on tissue, which Mr Z managed to eat accidentally as the whipped cream melted with the tissue at the bottom, so perhaps it is better served without the tissue paper at the bottom.
Overall, the breakfast, which runs every day from 9 am to 12 pm, is one not to be missed, and especially the Fümè Pan, is highly recommended if you are looking for a hearty start to the day. The views accompanying your meal are just as lovely, and I am sure I will be back to try out more of their popular cuisine.
For more information and updates, head on over to their website or follow them on Instagram at @fumedubai.
Have you visited any of the two branches of Fümè Dubai? What has been your experience of the food and atmosphere? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Note: I was invited to review the breakfast at Fümè, however all views and opinions are honest and my own.
Beautiful place and lovely menu.
Yes, a must try in the Marina area!
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Stir together first 6 ingredients; remove half of mixture, and chill. Place tenderloins in a shallow dish or heavy-duty zip-top bag; pour remaining molasses mixture over tenderloins. Cover or seal, and chill 8 hours, turning occasionally. Remove tenderloins from marinade, discarding marinade. Grill tenderloins, covered with grill lid, over medium heat (300 to 350 degrees) about 25 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 160 degrees, turning occasionally. Saute' onioon and garlic in 1 tablespoon hot oil in a saucepan until tender. Add wine and broth; cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced by three-fourths. Stir in remaining molasses mixture, and simmer 5 minutes. Pour through a wire-mesh strainer, discarding onion and garlic; return to pan. Stir together cornstarch and water. Stir into wine mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 tsp. salt. Serve with sliced tenderloin. Garnish, if desired.
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Georgina May Esthetics offers the most productive healing and corrective facial treatments in Colorado Springs. One of my most widely done treatments is corrective facials, directed towards correcting skin conditions, brightening, healing, refreshing and reviving the skin for a naturally beautiful complexion.
Here at Georgina May Esthetics Colorado Springs, I pride myself in making sure I use only natural and organic products for all of my corrective facials and other services. Eminence, the product I use, is free of parabens, animal by-products, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl, sodium lauryl sulfates, harmful colorants & fragrances, mineral oils, petroleum and other harsh chemicals..
Using these products, you can be sure that your skin is clean and clear of all toxins and irritants. In addition, facials can reduce the look of lines and wrinkles, rejuvenating your natural glow.
The benefits of having a facial with Georgina May is having a customized treatment for your specific skin concern.
At the start there is a skin consultation to discuss problems. I will ask “What are your top two annoyances in your skin?” Together, we will come up with a plan of action. There is always two cleanses. (I encourage 2 cleanses at home too!) The first takes off the surface layer of makeup and gently cleanses the top layer of skin, removing irritants. The second is to get deeper into the pores. Exfoliation is key. Can be as simple as the Eminence strawberry rhubarb dermafoliant- which is used for all skin types and is the gentlest way to remove dead skin cells off your face.
The next step may or may not be part of your treatment. I will remove blackheads by steaming and/or extracting them. Then it would be mask (2) or treatment. All depends on the person and how their skin is doing. Massage is next after mask. These vitamins for your face have high potency levels and will renew your face to its normal look and feel. After your skin is back to normal I will apply some sort of sunscreen lotion to protect your skin from harsh and damaging UV rays. No makeup is applied because I believe in keeping the skin natural. After treatment and corrective facials, it is best to leave the skin untouched by cosmetics.
½Half-hour facials are just to treat skin issues or deep cleaning. Corrective facials are to feel refreshed, look brightened and feel revived.
Get in control of your skin condition, brighten and heal your skin by stopping by for a corrective facial appointment! I look forward to serving you and getting your healthy glowing complexion back! Call or visit Georgina May Esthetics at 625 North Cascade Avenue, Suite 210 Colorado Springs, CO (719) 287-7137.
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We went deep…well as deep as you can go with an email interview with no follow up questions. We’re busy people. It’s t-shirt weather. Well in that States it is at least. It probably always is in Australia. I have no idea what I’m talking about. Just read this thing.
BTW – he talks about some day taking a graphic design class and moving beyond GIMP, which I find hilarious.
How are you known on the Internet? Adam de la Mare and Brother Adam? Others?
I think most folks on the internet know me as Adam de la Mare… I use Brother Adam in some avatars and half-baked attempts to build a bit of a brand.
You have some of the funniest t-shirt designs out there. Where do you get your sense of humor?
It came free in a packet of Corn Flakes when I was a young lad. I had to fight my older brother for it before we realised Mum had bought two packets! No, seriously, I think my first step father Derek Marlow was a huge influence. He was an author, screenwriter, comic collector and a big kid just like me.
In 2007 my love of wordplay led me to investigate where I could get a handful of slogan t-shirts printed for very little outlay in Australia, where I currently live. I found this groovy new website called Redbubble.com …you may have heard of them ;o) I was a complete novice and knew nothing about t-shirt design… or any other kind of design for that matter. It’s only in the last couple of years that I decided to dedicate more time and effort into my newly found passion.
I’m self-employed and scraping a living from home in the sales and marketing arena whilst I continue to build my design business. Hopefully, if my t-shirt sales continue to grow at the current pace, I’m not too far away from designing and selling t-shirts full time.
Most of my designs would fall into the parody category. A while back somebody made a comment on one of my designs saying that I had “an eye for the ridiculous!” I think it sums up my style perfectly and I now use the phrase as a bit of a tagline.
Film, music, tv, pop culture, wordplay, current affairs and general nonsense… because along with my twin daughters, they are my passions.
Everywhere! I get inspiration from following current trends, reading the paper, surfing the web, relaxing in the bath, watching tv, walking through the city and having a laugh with my family and friends.
I’m London born but have been living in Melbourne, Australia for most of the last 20 years. You can probably tell from the number of British / Aussie themed designs I have.
I’m completely self-taught and still use GIMP to create my humble offerings. I’ve been planning to do a graphic design course but still haven’t got around to it yet.
Classic Northern Soul Allnighters mix.
Geeez… difficult! Too many to choose from but I’ve just watched Shaun Of The Dead again and it still cracks me up every time!
Apparently it is on Dec 21st… but I’m hoping most folk are going to still buy heaps of t-shirts for Christmas pressies just in case!
Everyone can find my work on Redbubble or on my new website Certainly Not Normal T-Shirts where many of my designs are available for a much reduced cost.
People may also want to check out a fun new venture of mine at Meesie.com.
Hi im looking for someone to replicate an.album cover design from the seventies, can u help? Or put me in touch with someone who can ???
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This is a link to my trade list/dime sale list. I will happily sell anything on this list as the thread states. https://www.sportscardforum.com/show...me-list-around!
However, I would much rather trade for vintage Cleveland Browns cards (1946-1979) that I need for my collection.
Looking for fair trades- I am not trading this stuff at a dime value, but I am happy to work deals that make both parties happy!
Let me know if you need anything, and what vintage Browns you have!
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The ebook makes a speciality of geological historical past because the severe think about making a choice on the current biodiversity and landscapes of Amazonia. the various riding mechanisms for panorama evolution are explored through reviewing the historical past of the Amazonian Craton, the linked sedimentary basins, and the position of mountain uplift and weather swap.
This e-book provdes an perception into the Meso- and Cenozoic list of Amazonia that used to be characterised by way of fluvial and long-lived lake platforms and a hugely varied wildlife. This fauna comprises giants akin to the ca. 12 m lengthy caiman Purussaurus, but additionally a diversified fish fauna and fragile molluscs, while fossil pollen and spores shape relics of ancestral swamps and rainforests.
With exceptional wit, readability, and intelligence, Richard Dawkins, one of many world's most famed evolutionary biologists, has brought numerous readers to the wonders of technological know-how in works equivalent to The egocentric Gene. Now, within the Ancestor's story, Dawkins deals a masterwork: an exciting opposite journey via evolution, from present-day people again to the microbial beginnings of lifestyles 4 billion years in the past.
Colonial dwelling is characterised through department of work and finely coordinated association; besides the fact that, many occasions inside of a colony are the results of conflicts among participants trying to maximize their very own pursuits. This interaction of cooperation and clash has raised many questions in evolutionary biology, in particular how cooperative habit is maintained within the absence of direct replica through staff.
To this point, the dominant paradigms by which glossy scientists have seen nature were established essentially round Newtonian and Darwinian methods. As theoretical ecologist Robert E. Ulanowicz observes in his new paintings, a 3rd Window, neither of those types is enough for explaining how actual change—in the shape of inventive increase or emergence—takes position in nature.
Ecology is in a hard kingdom as a systematic self-discipline. whereas a few theoretical ecologists try to construct a definition of ecology from first rules, many others are wondering even the feasibility of a normal and common thought. even as, it really is more and more vital that ecology is safely and functionally outlined for a iteration of researchers tackling escalating environmental difficulties within the face of doubt and war of words.
See Chapter 15). , Chapter 16. (9) Middle Miocene Honda Group (La Venta Fauna), Magdalena Valley. , Chapter 16). Map made by D. Riff and J. van Arkel. et al. argue that in the past 30 Ma well-documented episodes of marine influence in Amazonia are limited to the Miocene. However, there is no evidence for fully established marine corridors (‘seaways’) throughout the South American continent in the Cenozoic. ). Megafans are low-gradient river systems choked by sediments, which force them to continuously change their courses.
2004): 11 30 20 10 0 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Age (Ma) 3500 Fig. 2 Histograms for U-Pb ages for 369 grains of detrital zircon collected from the mouth of the Amazon River outlet show peaks in the Archean, Trans-Amazonian and Grenvillian intervals. Pb-Pb ages give similar results. The error bars correspond to 1σ. (After Rino et al. B. F. de Roever are based on Rb-Sr isochrons, which are now no longer thought to reflect the age of crystallization. Santos et al. (2000), on the basis of new U-Pb zircon ages, make a different subdivision.
The Itacaiúnas Supergroup in the Carajás Basin itself consists of a lower-grade metamorphic greenstone sequence, the Grão Pará Group, and a higher-grade Salobo Group (Tallarico et al. 2005). 74 Ga, according to SHRIMP zircon U-Pb datings (Trendall et al. 1998; Tallarico et al. 50 Ga. 7 Ga. The Grão Pará Group shows the classic greenstone succession of a mainly metabasaltic unit, locally with conspicuous pillow structures, minor meta-andesites and metarhyolites, followed by the BIF and topped by intermediate to acid metavolcanics and metasediments.
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Every day your baby learns new things and every movement is important in that learning process. Some mothers could also benefit from a bit more exercise, but never manage to get around to it. If this applies to you, this initiative might well do you a power of good. Experts will be on hand to guide the two of you, you and your child, through some fun exercises. 3, 2, 1 ... and ... action!
The Babycafé is open every Friday from 9 am to 12 noon. Fathers and mothers can have a cup of coffee or tea, while their babies or infants can enjoy the games or play mat that are provided. Everybody is welcome, whether they have a basic knowledge of Dutch or no knowledge at all!
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Moore Supply is proud to present this satin brass finished bidet part, by California Faucets. The 6904-MONO-SB is made from premium materials, this Bidet Part offers great function and value for your home. This fixture is part of California Faucets's decorative Crystal Collection, so make sure to check out other styles of fixtures to accessorize your room.
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Brighten the cupcakes for your little one's birthday party with these adorable Sweet Treats Cupcake Toppers! The picks are made of plastic and measure 3 inches tall. They come in 4 designs: a yellow butterfly, a pink gumdrop, a circular "Happy Birthday Cupcake" cutout, and a green heart. 12 picks are included per package.
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But Is The Show Over?
In 1972, when King's Island introduced the Enchanted Voyage, they were starting something. Something that like wine, has only improved with age. This ride, which featured all the Hanna Barbera Characters, welcomed many happy visitors for 10 years. Then in 1982, it morphed into The Smurfs Enchanted Voyage, where visitors could experience the seasons of the year as only seen in Smurfdom.
The ride saw yet a third transition in celebrating it's 20th Anniversary in 1992 as The Phantom Theater. The boat system was removed and replaced with a people-mover system created by Morgan Mfg. The Smurfs moved out and a ghastly, ghostly cast of characters moved in. The theater, which is at the entrance to Hanna Barbera Land, is mild and family themed, yet it presents that nostalgic feeling of the old dark rides because one still doesn't know who or what's around any corner.
From 1992 to the present, the Phantom Maestro and his troupe of performers have thrilled people of all ages. Perhaps some of us have even become dark ride fans after a first visit to the theater. PKI's Marketing Communications Rep, Jeffrey Siebert, who was kind enough to give Rick Davis and me a quick behind the scenes tour, informed us that The Phantom Theater welcomed 914,000 visitors and ranked 6th among the top 10 rides (at PKI) during the 2000 season. That figure was double that of their Drop Zone!
The animation was done by AVG, Inc. with the theme designed by R & R Animation, the same company who themed Adventure Express, a mini train coaster at PKI. The people-mover system, a product of Morgan Manufacturing, consists of 55 cars, which seat 4 and travels along a five-minute plus course.
This ride, my favorite at PKI, boasts 17 humorous scenes of robust color and imaginative variety, all centered on the onstage and behind-the-scenes workings of a theater.
DAFE members can once again enjoy some of their "old Favorite" gags here, such as the Pepper's Ghost illusion used in the large, culminating scene, where all the actors are onstage together, while ghostly audience members look down from their box seats. The figures appear before us as transparent phantoms, their images reflected on glass in front of us from the actual figures that are below and above us in this scene.
In two areas, projected "talking faces" are chatting away at us as we pass first a statue of a once famous Shakespearean actor, and later a Roman Centurion statue in the prop room. A huge fire is blazing in a haunted fireplace in the same prop room, via the old orange backlit blowing plastic trick.
Mr. Seibert stated that during its 10 years of operation, the Theater has undergone no changes, other than those required for PKI's FearFest during the Halloween season last year. During the Fest, the ride became "The Museum Of Horrors". This was accomplished by putting more frightening faces on the animated characters in addition to interspersing 10 live actors throughout the ride. The FearFest ran during weekends in October. It has not been determined as of this writing whether the ride will be involved in FearFest again this year.
The treatment of the outside of the building is far too simple, in my opinion. I would have a field day there with some spider webs, more broken/boarded windows, tattered shutters, and a rundown abandoned ticket booth perhaps. No effort was made to create a spooky facade, I assume to keep the ride's first impression in line with where it is geographically located. It is child/family oriented, after all.
So, join us now as we enter the Phantom Theater. Pass through the long empty lobby, where our host, the Maestro, is playing his pipe organ in the loft overhead center. Don't be alarmed when he spins around to taunt you while you wait in lineLook closely at the posters of the performers; they looked quite differently when they were among the living. You will soon be meeting them as they are now: Houdelini, the magician; Lionel Burymore, the actor; Willard Warbler, singer; Hilda Bovine, Opera star of great girth; the Great Garbonzo, daredevil; and the Mighty Bosco..
Enter into the upper candlelit hallway, where the concave molds (which are framed as pictures or busts) of the performers faces seem to follow your movement as you pass by.
As soon as you enter the queue area, you are ushered into a moving ride car before it glides around the first darkened corner.
Around the first turn, the Maestro awaits us, holding the curtain back and once again taunting his visitors, "So� You want to see the theater, do ya? Well, go ahead." He then turns his head to face you in passing and growls "What are YOU looking at?"
We enter the hall of portraits, a gallery of the performers, as they WERE when among the living. Using the backlit scrim effect, each portrait transforms into a 3D image of the performer in his current state as we pass by.
"Hurry along now...this way"...prompts a disembodied usher, appearing twice along the way.
Soon we round the corner, where the light man at the board waves us on with his "Go on now, this theater is no place to play around!"
A clumsy stagehand is "wrapped" up in his work as he dangles by his feet, entangled in a rope.
On stage we find Houdelini pulling an enraged rabbit from his hat as his baton and playing cards dance atop the table.
A soprano for sure, Hilda Bovine hits a high note as her mirror breaks.
The usher again points the way for us.
A trip to the stage with its cast of ghostly guests is next, courtesy of the "Pepper's Ghost" illusion.
A bloody dress hovers above its trunk.
"Come in, look around. We don't get many visitors down here. Don't be frightened; gargoyles are vegetarian!"
A mummy groans as he opens the lid to his sarcophagus as we pass by on our way to the prop room.
A Roman Centurion, with moving projected face, yells, "Halt! Who goes there! Stop and be identified by the Centurion! You have come too far! You have seen too much! So sayeth the Centurion."
Just when we thought we were safely near the exit, we find we must first survive the taunts of the furnace men, and a hot cinder-scented blast as we pass before the giant furnace.
Then we round the final corner, back into the queue area.
"But you'll be back! You'll be back!"
To be? Or not to be? That is the question.
During our behind the scenes visit and on the phone, Mr. Siebert was not able to confirm any future plans for the demise of The Phantom Theater to make way for a transformation of the ride. BUT... he often referred pointedly to the fact that this ride has changed every 10 years since 1972. So, if History does in deed repeat itself, the Phantom Theater will be no more than a ghost of a memory after the 2001 season.
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Cllr Nesil Caliskan, who is one of the elected representatives for the area our school is in, has raised parents concerns with top officials at Enfield Council about the need to install a safe crossing on Nightingale Road. Parents started the campaign last year and have been calling on the local authority to provide the crossing for our Woodpecker families given how busy the road is, especially in the mornings.
"I understand that there is a strong feeling from parents and the headteacher that there should be a zebra crossing."
"I have raised the issue with Enfield council officers and I am currently waiting for a response on the matter."
"We would like to thank Cllr Caliskan for listening to our parents and taking this very important issue directly to the civic centre. We will continue to press for the crossing beacsue it is needed on Nightingale Road."
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Artist, coming a long way from Digital Art towards real world pencil art.
With a background in Digital art and caricatures, Self-taught Belgian Artist Hans Deconinck aka (Hanzz Art), has now given himself 2 years to lean how to draw hyper realistic drawings with graphite pencils. He is in his second year and the results are really good (my opinion). He has a couple of drawings featuring celebrities but by and large, he is capturing the images of everyday people with all of the imperfections we have.
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The Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is Canada’s largest running weekend. In 2016, close to 47,000 people participated in six events over the weekend, including the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon.
Select one of the six events below to find out more about the races. You can find general information about the weekend on the Weekend Information page.
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Tolt Yarn and Wool is closed on Mondays and we usually do a lot of behind the scenes work that day, but every once in awhile we get to play hooky and go on a field trip. This past Monday the Toltias (as we lovingly have been named by Tif Fussell) spent the day in Seattle. Our first stop was a lovely lunch at Sitka and Spruce!
I can't say enough wonderful things about Sitka and Spruce. The atmosphere and the service were amazing and the food... the food... WOW! Spectacular! And it just kept coming, one delicious course after another. We left there feeling cared for and our bellies full.
After poking around the shops nearby we got back in the car and headed toward Fremont to visit the lovely Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors. Kathy graciously welcomed us into her natural dye studio where she was busy at work color developing for a top secret project. Kathy not only teaches and sells her natural dye material but she also works with companies such as Eileen Fisher to develop natural dye colors.
Even though Kathy was busy at work she shared some of her process with us and showed us some of the things she has been working on and she even welcomed us to dip some yarn into her indigo vats. Thank you so much Kathy! We look forward to having Kathy teach again this Summer in Carnation (details coming soon!).
Our adventures in Seattle were not over. Kathy said we had to visit her friend Patricia's studio which was just down the street, and we are so glad we did!
Patricia Belyea was a graphic designer who left the busy corporate world to follow her passion of quilting. She opened a shop, Okan Arts, in her home where she carries the largest selection of vintage yukata cotton in North America. Walking into her studio was a delight. So many gorgeous rolls of fabric neatly organized in shelves, beautiful quilts and Japanese trinkets on the wall. Patricia offered us tea and cookies as she told us a bit about what she does, how she got started and about her new book that will be coming out in October. We left Patricia's studio feeling inspired and ready to hop on a plane to Japan, a few of us even left with yards of fabric. If you're in the area be sure to contact Patricia for a visit, her shop is open by appointment only.
The best part of Tolt is the people; the people who come to visit us and the people that work here. I am so grateful to spend my days with my fellow Toltias and look forward to our next outing together!
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A striking watch with brown strap and blue degraded dial.
"Before I fade to silver, silver blue for you"
Two hand movement, two coloured custom molded hands, thick applied steel indications and date window on 3 o’clock.
The blue dial features applied steel indications and a black date window on 3 o’clock.
Ø45mm and only 7mm thick, 5 ATM steel case with mineral glass and custom stainless steel crown and backplate.
24mm brown genuine leather strap with a matching stitching and stainless steel buckle.
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Step into the world of Self-Service with Olea Kiosks at booth #1457.
Interact with our lineup of kiosk solutions and learn why kiosks are being deployed worldwide at record-pace.
Olea will also be showcasing part of our BRAND-NEW kiosk line, the Austin Series. Primed for QSR/Fast-Food, the modular solution is easy to drop into place and comes with everything you need to process cashless transactions in the most compliant and efficient manner. The lineup uses traditional POS devices which makes them a quick and welcome addition by your staff. The compact and elegant form factor keeps your brand at the cutting-edge of customer-pointed technology.
Different configurations of our Austin Freestanding Kiosk will be on display throughout the show with Olea Partners. Stop by Shuttle Computer Group (#2754) and AOPEN America (#2912) to interact with additional demos and hardware options.
Olea Kiosks is a self-service industry leader with over 40 years of design, engineering, and manufacturing experience. We offer off-the-shelf kiosks, as well as fully custom kiosks to meet the needs of your brand and unique customer-base. Some of the companies we work and worked with include Kaiser Permanente, FedEx, Nike, CLEAR, and more.
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Call 800-927-8063 or email [email protected] to learn more or to schedule a visit to our booth.
Sleek and modern the Austin Freestanding Check-In Kiosk can work in almost any environment.
The Austin continues Olea’s mission to provide better kiosks through intelligent design. Providing flexible configuration options, the Austin was meticulously engineered to accommodate 15” or 22” All-in-One computers in Portrait or Landscape. Standard options include EMV terminal and POS-style receipt printer.
The wide array of transactional components housed in this sleek, feature-packed kiosk makes it one of the most powerful retail solutions available on the market. Its compact footprint and rugged security complement a variety of environments for companies that seek to improve ROI and user interaction in small spaces or high traffic areas.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering experts are leading investigations of a procedure called hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, also known as HIPEC.
A procedure called hyperthermic (heated) intraperitoneal chemotherapy, or HIPEC, has shown some promise in early studies for certain types of cancer. Although a number of hospitals in the country are now offering HIPEC, the data to support its use is limited, and some experts argue that more research is needed to evaluate the risks and benefits of the approach, which patients are most likely to benefit, and whether it is better than standard therapies.
Now experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering have set out to attain conclusive scientific evidence to determine the effectiveness of HIPEC in patients with colorectal or appendix cancer, and in women with certain gynecologic cancers.
HIPEC is based on a related approach that involves the delivery of unheated chemotherapy directly into the lining of the abdominal area, known as the peritoneal cavity, through a surgically implanted catheter. This technique allows a high concentration of medication to reach the area where the cancer was surgically removed in order to treat residual cancer cells. Pioneered at Memorial Sloan Kettering, the technique — known as intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPC) — has been shown in several trials to extend survival among patients with certain cancers when delivered in the days or weeks following surgery.
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will also be available in hybrid form.
Using this technology the new Malibu Hybrid promises to deliver an estimated 5.2L/100km, which is more fuel-efficient than Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata hybrid variants.
The hybrid will be powered by an all-new direct-injection 1.8L four-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit, a slightly modified version of the hyrid powertrain found in the 2016 Volt. The two-motor system will also provide additional power to assist during acceleration and, combined, the car will produce 182hp.
An 80-cell 1.5KwH Lithium-Ion battery pack provides power to the Hybrid system. In fact, the new Hybrid will be able to travel up to 88kp/h on electricity alone. The gasoline engine will automatically kick-in at higher speeds or when more power is needed low-down.
“Besides leveraging innovation from the Chevrolet Volt, the Malibu Hybrid also has unique features that help improve aerodynamics, like upper and lower grille air shutters to improve airflow and a reduced ride height, all of which help reduce fuel consumption,” he said.
Other than the drive-unit itself, the 2016 Volt also shares its power electronics and blended regenerative braking system with the ’16 Malibu Hybrid.
Re-gen braking recovers kinetic energy during braking and stores it in the battery pack to maintain its charge. Without re-gen, the latent energy of braking is lost.
The Malibu Hybrid will be manufactured in Kansas City at the Fairfax Assembly plant, using globally sourced parts. It is due in Chevrolet dealer showrooms in spring 2016.
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