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For results please follow link; Club 10TT Results, 3-08-2018.
For results of last Club 10TT of the Season please follow the link, thanks to all the Marshalls, Officials and Riders that help keep this going; Club 10 TT Results, 24-08-2018.
For results please follow link, again thanks for those that turned out; Club 10 TT Results, 27-07-2018.
TT Cancelled due to lack of Entrants.
For results follow link below; Club 10TT Results, 06-07-2018.
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Let’s start with Syria. The 'Assad must go' brigade in the West show a staggering disregard for the views of the millions of Syrians who - for whatever reason - want their President to stay in power.
Right from the start of the conflict, only the views of Syrians opposed to their government and those who wanted it to be overthrown by violence have mattered to Western ‘democrats’. Any evidence which showed that large numbers of Syrians actually supported Assad was simply ignored.
In January 2012, the Guardian’s veteran foreign correspondent Jonathan Steele, a man with great first-hand knowledge of Syria and the Middle East, wrote a comment piece on a YouGov poll which showed that 55 percent of Syrians supported their President. It was entitled: ’Most Syrians back President Assad, but you’d never know from Western media’.
Needless to say, Steele was attacked for saying the unspeakable as far as the Western faux-democrats are concerned.
Syrians who support the government - and even Syrians who aren’t Baathists, but who engaged in the political process after the introduction of the new 2012 constitution - don’t exist for the West’s faux-democrats, because they have the ’wrong’ views.
Consider the furor when a peace activist - a Syrian-based nun called Mother Agnes Mariam, aged 61, was invited to speak at a Stop the War conference in November 2013. It was deemed outrageous that Mother Agnes had been invited as she was ’pro-Assad’, the Western faux-democrats screeched.
A despicable campaign - which I wrote about here - was launched to get other speakers to boycott the meeting and get the invitation to Mother Agnes cancelled. In the end, Mother Agnes withdrew from the conference.
No credible evidence was produced that she was ’pro-Assad’, but let’s just suppose that Mother Agnes had been a supporter of the Syrian government. Did that mean that she should be prevented from speaking? Western faux-democrats clearly thought so, because for them people who support the Syrian government- even if they are a majority of people in Syria - are ‘unpeople’.
Revealingly, the same people who worked for Mother Agnes to be ‘disinvited’ have this week been attacking Stop the War for not having any anti-Assad Syrians on their platform at a recent meeting. For these faux-democrats it’s clear that only Syrians who oppose their government should be allowed to voice their opinions in public meetings in Britain.
The millions of Iranians who voted for the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran’s Presidential election of 2009 were ‘unpeople’ too. How could it be that the awful Ahmadinejad got 62.6 percent of the vote the faux-democrats declared? All the people we know from Iran loathe him and would much prefer it if the Shah was still in control! The result simply has to be a fix!
In fact, it was left to former CIA officer Bob Baer, a man who knows Iran extremely well, to point out that Western polls actually predicted a higher share of the vote for Ahmadinejad than he actually got. Baer explained how the West viewed Iran through a very distorted lens - which only really acknowledged the views of ‘liberal’ opponents of the Islamic revolution as legitimate.
“Most of the demonstrations and rioting I've seen in the news are taking place in north Tehran, around Tehran University and in public places like Azadi Square. These are, for the most part, areas where the educated and well-off live — Iran's liberal middle class. These are also the same neighborhoods that little doubt voted for Mir-Hossein Mousavi, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's rival, who now claims that the election was stolen. But I have yet to see any pictures from south Tehran, where the poor live. Or from other Iranian slums,” Baer wrote.
But of course for the West’s phony democrats, the inhabitants of south Tehran and other working-class areas in the Islamic Republic where Ahmadinejad, the son of blacksmith, gained his support, were ‘unpeople’.
It’s the same for those who support communism, or have nostalgia for some aspects of communism in Eastern Europe. My wife grew up in Hungary in the 1970s and 80s. She wrote about her everyday life behind the so-called ‘Iron Curtain’ and was inundated with emails from others who had the same experiences - and who thought it so refreshing to read such articles, considering that usually it’s only the voices of fierce anti-communists that are heard.
Again, for the West’s faux-democrats the opinions of people like my wife - working-class people who actually lived and worked in the countries in question don’t count - the view of anti-communist ideologues in the West (some of whom never visited an Eastern European communist country) have to take precedence.
All over the world, if your politics is not aligned with the interests of the Western elites, your views count for nothing. You are an ‘unperson’. By the same measure, if you're supporting the favored candidate of the West, your views will be given special, elevated status.
That's why Russian 'liberals' are portrayed as the opposition to United Russia - and not the Communists, who are in fact the biggest opposition party. But of course, the sizeable support for Communists can’t be acknowledged.
By contrast, the electoral support for pro-Western liberals in Russia is tiny but these ‘liberals’ are portrayed as the people who really should be running Russia - and all in the name of ‘democracy’!
It’s a similar story in Venezuela. The late Hugo Chavez won regular victories in elections and referendums and was beloved by ordinary Venezuelans. But he was labeled a ‘dictator’ by Western ‘democrats’, and accused by Canadian’s neocon Prime Minister Stephen Harper of wanting "to turn back the clock on the democratic progress that’s been made in the hemisphere".
Of course, the views of the ‘democratic’ opposition in Venezuela are deemed more important than the views of those who support the PSUV.
In Ukraine in late 2013/early 2014, the views of the people in the Maidan receiving cookies and speeches from Victoria Nuland, John McCain and co, were the only ones that mattered. There was no evidence that the Maidan protestors spoke for the majority of Ukrainians - but still their cause was described as being ‘pro-democracy’. Supporters of the Party of Regions or the Communists were simply ‘unpeople’ whose views did not count.
This process of not recognizing people's views if they’re not the ’right’ ones occurs in Western countries too. We saw a classic example of that this summer with the stunning victory of Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership election.
The Corbyn surge did a great job in exposing the faux-democrats in our midst. First, there were calls for the contest to be suspended when it was clear that the socialist candidate was storming ahead. Democracy? It’s only supposed to deliver results that we - the elite - approve of!
Without any sense of irony, ‘pro-democracy’ Establishment commentators called for Labour MPs to declare that they wouldn’t serve under the party’s democratically elected leader. There were calls too for Corbyn to be toppled.
Again, the views of the 251,417 people who voted for Corbyn don’t count - only the views of those in the Labour party who oppose him. These New Labour critics of Corbyn are, needless to say given a prominent hearing in the media and hailed as heroes fighting to save ‘democracy’ whereas in fact they’re trying their best to subvert it.
When Western elites and their media stenographers talk of 'democracy' it’s clear that they mean that power should only go to those groups/parties/leaders who will govern the country for the benefit of those elites, regardless of how much actual support these groups/parties/leaders actually have. 'Assad must go' not because that’s what a majority of Syrians want, but because Assad staying in power in a country of enormous geostrategic importance does not suit the interests of the most powerful people in the West.
Across the world, the views of millions of people are ignored - ironically by people who boast loudest about their support for ‘democracy’. But democracy if it means anything means respecting equally the views of everyone, not elevating the views of some groups above others just because their candidates are good for Washington and its allies - which is what happens in practice.
Racist and imperialist attitudes underpin the mindset of the Western faux democrats. These people, most of whom have never set foot in Syria, believe they have to right to dictate who should or shouldn’t be running the country. The Western faux-democrat believes that it’s the opposition that should be ruling Venezuela, and that someone like Garry Kasparov or Mikhail Khodorkovsky should be in the Kremlin and not Vladimir Putin, or heaven forbid, Gennady Zyuganov.
Snobbery plays its part too. Generally it’s the working class, the unemployed, the urban and rural poor who support the economically populist candidates that the Western elites don’t like (e.g. Hugo Chavez) and the upper middle-classes living in the ‘best’ parts of town, who support the ’liberal’ candidates the West does like - as ‘liberalism’ gives Western elites the greatest opportunity to pillage the country‘s resources. The same applies at home too.
“The strange breed of ‘unpeople’ can be found everywhere, including the United States: in the prisons that are an international scandal, the food kitchens, the decaying slums,” wrote Chomsky in 2012.
And of course while millions are ignored, wealthy émigré voices from countries which have the ’wrong’ leaders, are given the most attention - as we saw with the feting of billionaire fraudster Boris Berezovsky in the UK.
Berezovsky even appeared on an edition of BBC’s Question Time - a privilege not given to ’unpeople’ Russians who were impoverished by robber baron oligarchs like Boris Berezovsky in the 1990s.
Not only do ‘unpeople’s’ views not count; they have no human rights either. Parties that they support can be banned with no condemnation from Western supporters of ’free speech’. ‘Unpeople’ can be put in cages and held as human shields, but it won’t be the fault of their oppressors.
‘Unpeople’ can be burned alive - as they were in Odessa or subject to racist pogroms as they were in ’liberated’ Libya and Western faux-democrats show not the slightest bit of concern. ‘Unpeople’ can be blown to pieces by terrorists/’moderate rebels’ in Syria, and supporters of the ‘war on terror’ are silent. Compare, as Noam Chomsky did, the outrage over the Charlie Hebdo killings, with the elite reaction to the murder of 16 innocent people when the headquarters of Serbian television RTS was bombed by NATO in 1999. The difference was of course, that unlike the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo, the workers at Serbian TV were ‘unpeople’: no marches were held in Western capitals in their honor.
In his 2007, Mark Curtis used the term ‘unpeople’ to describe the 10 million or so victims of British human rights abuses since 1945.
But it goes way beyond that. The term describes everyone on this planet whose views don’t align with the interests of Western elites. What genuine supporters of democracy must do is to make sure that the voices of ‘unpeople' are heard.
We must challenge at any opportunity, the propaganda which seeks to dismiss the views of Syrians who don’t support violent ‘rebels’, of Venezuelans who support the Bolivarian Revolution, of Russians who don’t want a return to the Yeltsin era, of Labour members who voted for Jeremy Corbyn, of Ukrainians who didn‘t take cookies from Victoria Nuland in the Maidan.
Democracy means everyone having a say - and not just those who arrogant western elites and their stenographers decide are ’acceptable’.
And when it comes to Syria, let’s not forget that failure to acknowledge the views of the ‘unpeople’ who support their government only means prolonging the conflict still further.
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Completion of the Research Pathway provides students with the necessary research preparation for doctoral study.
Following completion of the core subject stream students can choose to specialise through electives, take an industry internship or complete a minor research thesis.
Please note that the electives listed are only a sample and other electives may be possible.
The development of landscape design in Australia. The influence and work of Australian landscape designers. Concepts of natural and cultural heritage. Types of landscape heritage: Australian indigenous landscapes, public and private parks and gardens, institutional and industrial landscapes, symbolic and commemorative landscapes. Heritage legislation and organisations. Techniques for the assessment of landscape heritage. Case studies are used to illustrate the theory and practice of planning and managing sites that have cultural significance.
This subject is designed to produce a 5,000-word critical exposition of knowledge gained through the student's own efforts which demonstrates a sound understanding of a topic of their choice relating to urban and cultural heritage. Regular meetings with a supervisor allow the student to obtain advice and guidance for completion of an independent study.
This subject is designed to produce a 10,000 word ordered, critical exposition of knowledge gained through the student's own efforts which demonstrates a sound understanding of a topic of their choice relating to urban and cultural heritage. Regular meetings will be held with a supervisor to allow students to obtain advice on the study topic and help guide their independent study.
Subscribe to stay up to date with the latest news, events and information from the Melbourne School of Design.
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Quality built hat stands and authentic vintage hats.
Installing hat stand rod hardware.
Our shop companion. He loves to come hang out with us.
I opened The Vintage Hat Box in 2003 as a small, virtual boutique specializing in authentic vintage hats. We added our own line of wood hat stands and bow tie displays. We recently moved our vintage items to Etsy while we upgrade our website.
John designed our hat stands and set the process for production.
We will only use your personal information for order processing and completion. We may also use your email address to notify you of upcoming promotions. You will always have the option to opt out of these communications.
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Who can you call for chemicals legislation help?
The steps needed to keep plastic waste out of our oceans can be taken quite easily and need not come at the expense of industry and jobs, the ‘On Wings of Waste’ pioneer Jeremy Rowsell has argued in an interview with UN Environment Europe.
Mr Rowsell is leading a historic initiative to raise awareness about end of life plastic in our oceans. His 'On Wings of Waste' flight saw him pilot a plane from Sydney to Melbourne using waste plastic from the ocean as part of the fuel mix. In the interview, Mr Rowsell tells us what inspired him to go for this remarkable achievement and discusses the roles we all have to play in managing waste plastic in a way that is win-win for business and the environment.
When flying in a small aircraft to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctors Pilots some years ago, Mr Rowsell witnessed plastic waste on the beaches of small islands and became aware of the giant gyres of plastic particles that exist in the oceans.
After learning more about plastic waste from a BBC researcher, Mr Rowsell “immediately kick-started the project, mainly because of consequences of an aviation and other industries - mining and agriculture for instance - reliant on toxic and damaging fuels but also, more broadly, because of the global impact of plastic pollution,” the pioneer explains.
Supported by the UK technology firm Plastic Energy, Mr Rowsell then converted waste plastic from the ocean to produce 10% of fuel powering a successful 500-mile flight between two Australian cities in January. The diesel can be produced for €0.23 cents per litre. “Current acceptable plastics are all Polythenes, Polypropylenes, Polystyrenes and they can be mixed,” while “no engine modifications were required,” he explains.
The technique can be replicated on a larger scale - however, “when you collect plastic particles from the ocean you are also in danger of picking up plankton,” Rowsell reveals, calling for care against disturbing the ecology of the oceans.
Using a waste product as fuel saves the cost of producing fossil fuel, on top of - in this case - increased value of tourism from cleaner beaches, improved fish stock quality and improved health from managing waste more effectively, the pioneer notes.
Ultimately, “by placing an economic value on end of life plastic, our aim is to encourage a widespread change of behaviour by governments, corporations and individuals,” he underlines, giving several examples of existing and potential actions. “Enabling and showcasing an economic argument provides a viable way for solutions to be funded and legitimised by stakeholders. This was the real achievement of our flight,” Rowsell believes.
The interview took place as part of UN Environment's #CleanSeas campaign working with governments, industry and consumers to reverse the tide of plastic waste in our oceans. More than eight million tonnes of plastic currently leak into the oceans each year.
To read the full exchange – which is part of a new series meeting exceptional people working in the environment field - click here; and look out for our next special guest!
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When your check engine light comes on, your Engine Control Unit, or ECU, which is the computer responsible for controlling your power train, has uncovered a problem. It could signal an issue as easy to fix as a gas cap that needs tightening. Or it could warn of a more involved problems, such as a blown head gasket. Other common situations that switch on your check engine light include a bad oxygen sensor, vacuum leaks, unclean fuel injectors, a sticky EGR valve, or a tank full of bad gasoline. In some cases, ignoring this light poses no threat to your vehicle. In others, the related mechanical defect may seriously damage your vehicle.
Current check engine lights are far more sophisticated than the "idiot lights" that once glowed inside your granddad's jalopy. From 1996 onward, all vehicles sold in the USA required On-Board Diagnostics or OBD. This term represents a standardized method for ECUs to report issues.
When the check engine light turns on, the computer records a code corresponding to the problem. Check under your driver's side dashboard and you'll notice an unusual connector that looks like it would be more at home on a gaming device. This is the OBD-II port and accepts connections from diagnostic equipment that can communicate with the car computer to reveal precisely what is wrong with your car. This port is the same on every vehicle, although other automakers have put different types of proprietary diagnostic connections in their vehicles for the use of their techs.
With the OBD-II, any mechanic or do-it-yourselfer can use an inexpensive scanning tool or laptop with a specialized application to connect to the vehicle. He can then download the fault code from the OBD-II to find the specifics of the problem.
You can buy into such a service, such as CarMD, so you can diagnose the issue on your vehicle. Or you can save yourself the hassle by taking Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, or RAM to our Huntington Beach Service Center.
If you want your Jeep, RAM, Chrysler, or Dodge to serve you for a long time, regular maintenance and dependable car repair are essential. Our Service Center features more service bays so we can get to your vehicle faster. Our technicians are professionally trained with the required skills for bringing your car, SUV, or truck to its best level. We take care of all kinds of automotive service from aligning your wheels and changing the oil to major fixes on your drive train and power plant.
Without you, we would have no business, so we haven't neglected your personal comfort. You can chill in our clean cafe or check into the Internet at our Customer Lounge. Don't worry about the kids. They'll enjoy a private TV in our Children's Room.
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An extremely rare pic of Alan (snapped on the sly) with his friends Winnie and Piglet. He greatly enjoys the company of both, but has an especially tender spot in his heart for little Piglet. Whenever Alan sees him “he is always smiling right back,” and “looking at him makes me happy,” says he.
As I’ve mentioned before, Alan is a huge fan of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and especially Piglet. So I tend to keep an eye out for them as I bounce about the Internet in my occasional rambling searches for the next Great Image.
When my brothers and sister were all children (and we were, honestly!) long, long ago, we grew up on A.A. Milne’s The House on Pooh Corner, and When We Were Very Young, brought to life in a wonderful way by the amazingly suitable illustrations of E. H. Shepherd.
More recently, I gave the books to my niece and nephew, the one-of-a-kind Alianne and her unstoppable brother Thompson.
Can stick together, says Pooh, says he.
“That’s how it is,” says Pooh.
Here is the author with his son Christopher Robin, and Pooh. The bear, back when it was only a stuffed toy, was made by England’s Farnell & Co., bought at Harrod’s Department store, and given to the boy in celebration of his first birthday.
And though their working relationship was apparently not the smoothest, the wisdom of entrusting Ernest Howard Shepherd to give Pooh and his friends form, and bring them visually to life, is far beyond doubt.
Pooh and Piglet send regrets, as forwarded by Ernest Shepherd.
Piglet, close up, on the small side but confident with Eeyore at his back.
And the answer that occurred to me, with a singular clarity, was simply this: Love.
One of my favorite Calvin & Hobbes Sunday strips, October 1993. (To view larger, just click on image and return to browser using back arrow.) It says so much. The great Bill Watterston, as his idol Charles Schultz years before him, undertook a long and bruising struggle in fighting to get a strip into the newspapers. He says it was the talking tiger that finally opened up that door. The rest is history.
Which in turn got me to thinking: Did you know that, without the gift of that vision you carry in your heart for those that you love, they might feel themselves more as these tattered old dolls than truly alive and filled with potential? In a sense, it is your love that fills their sails and sets them on course for each day’s journey.
Yes, you. You don’t have to be perfect to give good love. Look into their eyes, you’ll see. The important thing is to never give up. Love is never just for others, though that toxic notion is indeed commonplace.
And: are you consciously aware of the ones in your life that are giving you life, perhaps imperfectly, but as best as they can?
Just some food for thought. The problem with the word “love,” in probably every language, is that it means so many different things that it can come to mean nothing at all. And, it’s often reduced to the simply romantic, or even sentimental.
“This is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart.” Now, that is an immense physical force, none the less ancient or reflective of sublime rhythms because it might be reduced to theoretical calculations and equations in Physics.
And the real wonder of it is, it’s inside you right now. With every beat of your heart, every breath you take. It extends outward through your voice, and spreads with your touch. Why? Who knows?
But what of it? Well, that is very much up to you. Why not celebrate it, yes, even now?
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If you’re reading this web page, it’s probably because you’ve agreed to help run the club one night. Thank you!
This document describes the four jobs that need to be done on a weekly basis at the club. The registrar position is usually filled by Denis Farbstein; the pairings officer, emcee and director of record are usually John Chew. If you have offered to act as a substitute director, you should read the following and be ready to do all three of John's jobs.
and copy the twoonie prize winners’ names to the sign-in sheet.
Arrive no later than 6:15 P.M. Bring with you the deck of preprinted result slips that are updated each week, and are usually carried either by John or Denis. When you arrive, take several blank result slips for newcomers out of the club box.
Make sure there are enough tables and chairs set out for 36 players.
One-game scoresheets if we’re running low.
Three-game scoresheets if we’re running low.
Score slips if we’re running low.
Tell any players who have arrived before you that registration is open, and make sure that they come check in.
To register a returning player, accept their entry fee as indicated on the sign-in sheet, check off their name, see if they are owed a twoonie prize (if so, pay it and check it off), find their slip and pass it to the pairings officer.
To register a new player, give them a blank result slip, ask them to print their name clearly on the front and their phone number and/or e-mail address on the back. If they have a tournament rating, fill it in as their provisional club rating. If they don't, record a rating of zero and refer them to any club member willing to introduce them to club members. Write their name at the bottom of the sign-in sheet and their amount paid.
The pairings officer may have a list of players who have called to say that they will be arriving too late to register (after 6:15) but early enough to play in the first round (by 6:55). Give him a slip for each player, and circle each player's checkbox.
Regular members pay $5, seniors and students pay $4, players from clubs outside of commuting distance are free. Brantford is within commuting distance, Kingston is not. Players playing fewer than three games in one night pay full price.
If time permits, check to make sure that the number of slips passed, names checked and players present are equal. Don’t forget to include the director and yourself.
You should plan on arriving no later than 6:15 P.M.
Sit down on the Registrar’s right. Take the score slips that he passes you, sort them by rating and divide them into groups of eight. If there are leftover players, make a group of more than eight players in the middle. If there are leftover players and an even number of groups, make the oversize group be the one the higher-rated of the two middle groups. (A good quick way to do this is to count out the bottom eight players, then the top eight players, then eight more from the bottom, then eight more from the top.) There cannot be more than two newcomers in any group; if there are more than two newcomers, start adding them to higher groups but warn them as to what is happening, and try to add the players who think they are stronger to the higher groups.
Within each group, the easiest good way to do the pairings is Swiss: 1-5, 2-6, 3-7, 4-8. A better way to do it if you have time is to refer to the pairings recommendations table and choose opponents from the first list beside each active player's name while avoiding opponents from the second.
At 6:15, take $10 from the entry fees for each group except the middle one (even if the middle one has exactly eight players) and hand it to one of the players who have volunteered to be group leaders: Anna, Denis, Fern, Glenn M, John C, Lisa K, Mad, Lynda, Tony L and possibly others. Most group leaders prefer to run the group that they are in; Mad is good at running the bottom group. Make sure that group leaders initial their player slips and/or keep a list of who their players are.
If the remaining group is odd, consult the SOP (Sit Out Priority) number on each score slip in the group and get ready to tell the player in the group whose name appears highest on the list to sit out the first round. Players who sit out may ask for a $2 refund. Out-of-town players, newcomers and players who are not playing all three games in an evening do not sit out. Pair the remaining players and hand out their slips. Take $10 for prizes if there are 8 or 9 players, otherwise $20.
If a player arrives unannounced after 6:15 P.M. and the remaining group is odd, he plays the person who was supposed to sit out. If the group is even, he sits out. If the remaining group reaches 16 players, split it into two groups of 8 and hand one group off to a group leader with an $10 prize.
After the first round, check to see if any players have arrived to play in the second round, or left and will not be playing in the second round. Make sure latecomers pay their entry fee to the registrar.
Do not put the club in a position of having to pay out more than one $10 prize per eight players. If you move a player from one group to another to replace a departing player, replace $10 contenders with $10 contenders, and noncontenders with noncontenders.
Do not have more than one sit-out per round. If groups A, B, C, D and E start off with 8, 8, 10, 8 and 8 players, but one player leaves from each of A and E, then move one player each from C to B, B to A, C to D and D to E to end up with groups of sizes 8, 8, 8, 8 and 8.
Players should not (except on very quiet nights) have to play players rated more than 400 points apart from them. If you move a player up one group, pick the highest rated among (non)contender to move; if moving down, pick the lowest.
In the second round, for the middle group, pair winners against winners, in order of spread but ensuring that opponents are within 400 ratings points. If the number of winners is odd, pair the low winner with the highest available loser. If the number of players is odd, remember not to have a contender sit out.
In the third round, for the middle group, pair double-winners against double-winners, in order of spread but ensuring that opponents are within 400 ratings points. If the number of WW players is odd, allow one WW-WL pairing. Give the $10 prize money with the score slips to any WW games. If the number of players is odd, remember not to have a contender sit out.
You should plan on arriving no later than 6:15 P.M. Post the standings on the wall.
At 6:40 P.M., make the announcements. Don't forget to draw for the weekly bingo letters, and invite the club to nominate the weekly challenge.
You have two equally important jobs. One is to keep the club running on time, the other is to adjudicate any disputes that may arise. Arrive no later than 6:15 P.M., and bring a copy of the NASPA Tournament Rules.
Round 1 starts at 6:45, Round 2 at 7:45, Round 3 at 8:45. If players have not arrived to play by 6:55 (or 7:55 or 8:55), start their clocks. (If a player phones to say that they will be arriving late and then never shows up at all, without calling again before pairings time to let you know, let John know. They will no longer be allowed to phone ahead to say they will be arriving late. The list of such people currently consists of: Charles H, Jacob Z.) If there are games in progress at 7:50, warn people that their games will be ended at 7:55, and likewise for 8:50, 8:55, 9:50 and 9:55. At 9:45, ask people to help put away furniture. At 9:50, strongly encourage people to leave the room, which closes at 10:00. If there is a spoiler game, make sure any $10 prizes that go unclaimed as a result of a spoiler win go back into the evening’s proceeds, if you still have them, or hold them to give to Lisa next week if not.
When making adjudications, follow the NASPA tournament rules but in the many ambiguous cases, err on the side of leniency because of the club environment, while stating what penalties might be enforced in a tournament. In general, try to act as a mediator rather than a jurist, making sure that both parties are satisfied with how the dispute is settled, and even asking them to suggest solutions when the subject is far beyond what is covered in the rules.
If there are newcomers present, it's a good idea to keep an eye on them and make sure they are enjoying and behaving themselves. In particular, if a newcomer is having severe time management problems, suggest that they make the best play they have found after two minutes.
If Lisa Kessler is present, make sure she gets the collected cash and sign-in sheet. If not, take it home to give to her next week.
At the end of the evening, make sure that a data entry person takes home the score slips. If no data entry person is available, take the slips home or give them to someone who lives downtown to give to John.
At the beginning of the evening, the Pairing Officer will give you an $10 prize for your group and eight score slips in pairing order. Hold onto the $10, write your initials on the top left corner of each score slip, make a list of your players on the back of your own score slip, and distribute the slips to players as quickly as possible. The top two play each other, then the next two, etc.
Each round should start no later than :45 past the hour. Regardless of whether or not it does, it must end no later than :40 past the next hour, so that we can leave the room at the end of the evening before our permit expires. If a game is still in progress at about :38 past the hour, tell the players that you will come back at :40 to end the game and collect the slips, then do so. In a prematurely ended game, both players deduct the value of their own tiles (making sure first that each rack has been replenished), without doubling.
For the second round, list the four winners in order of their scores, and pair 1-2 3-4. List the four losers in order of their ratings, and pair them 1-2 3-4. Count a tie as a loss for pairing purposes. If you have an odd number of winners, include the loser with the highest score with them for pairing, but do not pair them with their previous opponent (if this would happen, pair 1-3 2-4 instead).
For the third round, pair the two double winners and give them the $10 that will go to a triple winner (in the event of a tie, it comes back to the club), pair the two double losers. List the four 1-1 players in order of rating, and try to pair them 1-2 3-4, 1-3 2-4 or 1-4 2-3 (in that order), whichever avoids repeat pairings. Treat ties as in the previous round.
If you have a dropout that leaves your group odd, contact the Pairing Officer to see if there is another odd group and an adjustment can be made to even up the groups. When making adjustments, be sure to move people in a way that minimizes prize payouts. For example, if two adjacent groups have one double winner each, have them play each other. If two adjacent groups are each missing a non-contender, promote the highest rated non-contender from the lower group.
If you are forced to pair a double winner with someone who is not a double winner, remind them that the player who is not a double winner is a spoiler, and that the $10 should come back to the club (to Denis, John or Lisa) if the spoiler wins.
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JORDAN HENDERSON thought Liverpool put in a perfect performance as they beat Southampton 2-0 at St Mary's.
A stunner from Philippe Coutinho and a tidy Raheem Sterling finish did the job for Brendan Rodgers' men as they moved up to sixth in the Premier League.
In torrid conditions the Reds had to dig deep to claim the points and Henderson thought they were simply perfect.
Henderson said: "It's a big win. We knew coming here would be difficult as they are a good side and we had to be at our best.
"From the defence right through the team we were excellent. The perfect performance really.
"Philippe Coutinho's goal was outstanding but he does that a lot in training.
"He is outstanding, he got his goal and to give us big lift from the start.
"It's a good weekend for us, but most important is that we win and keep winning and concentrate on what we need to do."
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The Traditional Arts Commissions Award supports fees paid to artists for commissions in the field of Traditional Arts (i.e. commissions involving traditional music, song, dance or oral arts). The award also supports collaboration between the traditional arts and other artforms that are in line with the Arts Council’s policy on the traditional arts.
The window for making an online application opens on 2 April 2019.
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Why did a flyable airliner go from over 30,000 feet into the ocean in just over 4 minutes?
I read to the end 🙂 An open mind also leads to a happier and healthier state of being. Lack of critical thinking equates to lazy thinking in my book, and this election makes my logical brain want to explode.
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King Lear by William Shakespeare. Directed by John Hadden and Ava Roy.
Reviewed by J. Peter Bergman."
"We shall express our darker purpose."
It is a rare privilege for a critic to be invited to review a dress rehearsal; the company at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, NY extended me that courtesy so that I could witness and report on the work that has absorbed so many of them for so many months. They are presenting one of the most difficult and exquisite dramas ever written in the English language, and with language so beautiful and poetic and imagistic that it cannot be rushed into production and thrown onto the stage. King Lear is a play not easy for audiences or actors or directors to handle. The title role is one that many professionals fear and that many see as the ultimate goal for an actor to attain. John Hadden has approached the role as both actor and director and he has brought on a co-director, Ava Roy (a very smart approach to take) and she has undertaken one of the most difficult female roles in Shakespeare’s canon, Lear’s daughter Cordelia. I think these two are among the finest risk-takers in show business today (Miley Cyrus take note - shaking your booty is not a risk; playing Cordelia is!).
Attending the dress rehearsal was a decent sized audience including about forty school children, teenagers who are more the Cyrus audience than Shakespeare’s natural inheritors. They sat rapt and the only negative comment I overheard from them was "wow, that was long." The company at Hubbard Hall held their attention and their reaction at the end of the play consisted of cheers and applause and a few tears along the way. I would say that the company did their jobs well, for this play concerns not only madness and greed but the destruction of an entire family as the result of uncontrolled lust, overwhelming inattention to the elderly, jealousy of brothers, and assorted other elements that make the family dynamic so utterly enthralling.
King Lear has three daughters, Regan, Goneril and Cordelia, the first two married to men of substance and the third being wooed by the King of France, among others. When Lear decides to divide his substantial kingdom into three parts and to give those allotments to his daughters long before his own death should occur, he starts the ball rolling on his own undoing (parents take note - don’t give away your fortune while you’re alive. It doesn’t necessarily make for a happy senior citizen experience.). Ultimately abused and rejected by two of his children, Lear is left with a deep, deep sense of betrayal, something he already has experienced, and the result of all of this is a fall into insanity which doesn’t exactly lighten the load.
He knows this is the potential from the get-go, hence "our darker purpose." What he doesn’t know is how far this purpose may take him into the collective losses that the divesting of property brings about. The magic of this play is our discovering along with Lear that we create the consequences, how we do it and what we may find at the end of the journey. This is perfectly wrought by this company. I have seen six production of King Lear in my lifetime and this time is the best time for this worst time of a man’s life.
John Hadden takes some risks as King Lear. He doesn’t rant as some actors have done in the past; he takes us on the addled, rattled road of Lear’s final battles with a grace that is not often found in kings. He shows us that gentle intentions linger after their consummation. He plays Lear with a lighter purpose, really, and he allows us to feel not just the injustice and tragedy in the man’s life, but also the horror and the despair and the intense joy of a man who understands his own mistakes and the importance of true friendship. Hadden creates a whole man and not a symbol in this performance and the two and a half hours of this play (cut to a playable length) are dense and intense and strong and remarkable through his portrayal of a man who trusted and has lost his gamble in his gambol.
Cordelia is the daughter who Lear believes has betrayed him and Ava Roy shows the girl’s truest side from her first entrance. If there is a purity in the simplest form of love, Roy conveys it in her looks, her glances, her verbal asides, her attempt to thwart the obvious intents of her sisters by showing a different side of the human relationship of fathers and children. Cordelia is not successful in her first scenes with Lear, but her ultimate honesty bears fruit in his madness. Roy also portrays the Fool, a faithful servant to the king who accompanies him on his long road to comprehension. So good is she in this role that it is possible to forget that she has already introduced us to Cordelia, yet both have faith in Lear, both will never betray him, both are there with the returned admiration and love he seeks. Roy does differentiate the two in a classic manner, but yet the audience’s longing for the Fool and Cordelia to actually be the same person rather than just two sides of a psychological coin helps to bridge the unnatural gaps in Lear’s confused brains.
The treacherous Edmund, brother of Edgar (sons of Gloucester) is played with a wonderful sensuality by Gino Costabile. He has enough magnetism to justify Goneril and Regan falling in love with him, betraying their husbands. He handles the language along with the psychology of the role in an easy way making him seem the most realistically portrayed character in the play. As his brother Edgar, James Udom plays with the elements in his role moving from cowardly to crafty to most loving of all adult children with easy, logical transitions and showing each of his basic elements brilliantly. Their father is played by Doug Ryan who was not at his best in the first half of the play but who blindly leads us and himself into the light of fine acting in the second half.
Regan is played by Myka Plunkett and Goneril by Carmen-Maria Mandley. Both women are strong and decisive in their roles. That neither character is likeable is ideal and they bring us those aspects of these women. That Lear cannot see through their lies early on is part of the tragedy of the play as written; that this particular Lear cannot see through them is hard to believe as their falseness is obvious from the beginning. Their husbands are portrayed by Avery Barger and Scott Renzoni. Renzoni, in particular, gives a remarkably good performance as Albany. With each role he undertakes his skills improve. This is among his best work anywhere.
Kent, misunderstood by Lear and never acknowledged for his faith in the king, is played very nicely by John Terry. The rest of this company of sixteen players do well, especially Maizy Scarpa as the King of France and Oswald.
Doug Seldin has choreographed some very compelling fight sequences that will hold an audience through the reality of the battles. He has also done some nice work in his lighting design. The famous storm scene needed some work when I saw it at the rehearsal but will hopefully be improved. Sound design by John Rosmus was a bit confusing at times; again some changes may be made after this dress rehearsal.
All in all I was delighted with this King Lear. A long drive through three major snow squalls was justified in the fine performance of one of the great plays of all time. How’s that for an accolade!
King Lear plays through March 23 at Hubbard Hall, located at 25 East Main Street in Cambridge, New York. For information and tickets check out their website at hubbardhall.org or call (518) 677-2495.
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Would You Fancy A Burberry Burger?
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What do you get when you mix fast food with luxury brands? Fancy deliciousness, of course!
We've featured candy couture and cereal couture before but this time we'd like to introduce you to McFancy, a line that features Burberry burgers, Gucci fries and Paul Smith sundaes.
It's a groovy concept created by The Cool Hunter as a more fashionable way of enjoying traditional McDonald's fare during Fashion Week celebrations across the globe.
In theory, each couture treat is delivered to your private dining area on silver platers by waiters in tuxedos. Wouldn't that be something?
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Why were ocean tides important to the evolution of life on Earth?
All animal life on Earth used to live only in the oceans. Scientists think that, for the evolution of land-based life on Earth to occur, it would have been important to have a transitional zone between ocean and land; that is, shorelines that were at times dry, then at times wet, over a long and regular cycle. This way, animals could evolve by slowly adapting to life in drier environments. Over millions of years, these animals could eventually evolve into animals that lived and breathed exclusively on land. Areas with regular, vigorous ocean tides provide just such a transitional zone, becoming wet and dry over and over again every thirteen hours or so. Thus, land-based animals like humans may well have had their evolutionary start in the tidal basins and tide pools of ancient continental coastal areas. Without the Moon, such tides would not be present, so the Moon has also proved to be vital to evolution on Earth.
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ALAN AND BARBARA GLUSTOFF of 5 Spoke Creamery are sure of one thing: Producing great cheese takes time. From their historic farm in Goshen (Orange County), the pair produces a unique line of aged, raw, European-inspired artisanal cheeses along with approachable classics. Each variety is crafted on-site using milk from their own cows, then aged in a below-ground, European-style aging room on their farm.
The couple moved to the Hudson Valley about 10 years ago, leasing a small plot of land to try milking and cheesemaking for a few years, then took the leap to purchase and restore an abandoned Goshen dairy farm five years ago. “We wanted to work for us, rather than for others; we wanted something that could truly be ours,” Alan says.
From packaged varieties to full wheels, a number of retailers across the Hudson Valley currently offer 5 Spoke cheeses. Adam’s Fairacre Farms, Hannaford’s, Shop Rite and specialty markets carry the products, either pre-packaged in the dairy section or fresh-cut at the cheese counter. The cheeses also are available to order at the farm, and plans for an on-site market are in the works.
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"The Next Big Thing" may be from Queen Village.
Vanessa Chan was a finalist this morning on the Today show's "Next Big Thing" contest with her necklace/earbuds loopit.
A materials space engineer and former consultant, Chan invented loopit because she found her earbuds were always getting tangled up in her pocketbook. After some research into why knots knot, she designed magnetic clasps that eliminate the knotty problem. As she told Daily News columnist Michael Hinkelman in February, "One set is built in near the earbuds and the other set is built in near the audio jack. There's also a built-in microphone so users can answer calls while on the go. Loopit can be worn by women as a stylish necklace or used by men as a black leather-like cord that can be stuffed in a pocket."
This morning, Chan competes against two other "gadget" inventors for the Today show honors. If she and loopit get the most online votes (you can vote from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) she'll return to the show Friday (April 22) to compete against two other finalists. If judges like loopit best, Chan will be selling loopit Saturday on QVC.
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China’s communications market (including mobile phone, cellular base station and wireless local area network/wide area network (WLAN/WAN) equipment) is set to be worth more than $68 bln in 2005, up 27% from 2004, according to Global Sources. China will need $59 bln worth of integrated circuits (ICs) in 2005 to meet strong demand from communications equipment makers. China’s mobile phone production is set to grow annually, on average, by 14% until 2007. In 2005, output will reach 223 mln units, according to the report Chinese cellular base station should reach $5.4 bln in 2005, up 12% from 2004, due to China’s rapid growth of mobile phone subscribers. China’s WLAN market will generate sales of $23.45 mln in 2005, up 20% from 2004, due to the spread of broadband access, falling equipment prices and the continued popularity of notebook PCs.
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Small particles/big experiment: A technician looks down on the array of electronics at the NOvA far detector. W&M physicist Patricia Vahle is working from Fermilab to complete the apparatus.
Neutrinos can tell us a great deal about the universe, but they just won’t hold still!
The Big Bang produced neutrinos—particles that are still zooming through space yet today. Atomic power plants produce neutrinos. The fusion furnace of our sun pumps out neutrinos. When a star goes supernova, the process generates an enormous spurt of neutrinos.
There is more to neutrinos than the detritus of reactions; they are interesting little things in their own right. They almost never interact with matter, a property that makes neutrinos a challenge to study. They come in three “flavors”—electron, muon and tau. They oscillate—change flavors—in midflight. Fermilab explains oscillation by asking us to imagine a sports car, changing into a bus or minivan as it goes down the highway, then changing back to a sports car. It gets even more complicated: Neutrinos have mass, but the mass and the flavors don’t necessarily correspond. Particle physicists talk about “mixing” to describe the weird morphing of neutrino masses and flavors; the mixing phenomenon is the focus of many neutrino experiments.
Physicists have long understood that the path to learning more about just any aspect of energy or matter leads, sooner or later, through a cloud of these mysterious and ubiquitous subatomic particles. Scientists have learned a massive amount about stars (including our own sun) by studying neutrinos, and there is, of course, a lot more to learn about the cosmos. Want to understand galaxy clustering? Interested in why the universe is dominated by matter? It doesn’t matter; understanding how neutrinos operate is essential to taking any number of next steps in new physics.
Because these subatomic particles are so important on so many levels, there are many neutrino experiments going on and William & Mary physicists are involved in a number of them. For instance, William & Mary physicists Robert McKeown and Wei Wang collaborate with scientists at the Daya Bay neutrino experiment in China, helping to nail down a key measurement, known as the “mixing angle” θ13, pronounced “theta one-three,” in 2011.
In the U.S., the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory outside Chicago is home to a number of neutrino experiments and therefore home away from home for some of William & Mary’s physicists. Three of the current neutrino experiments at Fermilab—MINOS/MINOS+, MINERvA and NOvA—examine different properties of neutrinos emitted by a common source, the NuMI beam.
Patricia Vahle, associate professor of physics, is spending a year at Fermilab as an Intensity Frontier Fellow and her post-doctoral researcher, Alex Radovic, is resident at Fermilab. Vahle is one of a group of William & Mary physicists working on NOvA, which made the news in February after the scientists saw neutrinos even before they were finished building the experiment apparatus.
Like most neutrino experiments, NOvA has three components. A particle accelerator sends a beam of neutrinos (known as the NuMI beam) aimed at two detectors, one near and one far. NOvA is what physicists call a long-baseline experiment because the neutrino beam must travel some 500 miles to the far detector in Ash River, Minnesota. A near detector, the third component, is located at Fermilab.
Both detectors are constructed of layers of PVC channels, filled with mineral oil, creating a favorable environment for seeing neutrinos interact. A neutrino is detected by the charged particles that result when one collides with an atom of the mineral oil, doped with fluorescing molecules to create a scintillator. The bit of light that results from this collision is collected by optical fiber in each channel and recorded.
The difference between the detectors is one of size. The finished far detector will measure around 15 x 15 x 78 meters. Jeffrey Nelson, associate professor of physics, another NOvA collaborator, says that the far detector will be the largest plastic structure in the world. Vahle said that the news-making February neutrinos were showing up in the far detector when it was only about 15 percent constructed.
Vahle has been working on various aspects of NOvA since 2008, including calibrations and prototyping and, most recently, working to commission the far detector. Ji Liu, Vahle’s Ph.D. student, spent the fall semester working on a couple of important tasks related to the assembly of the near detector.
Actually, Liu was double-checking the modules, as they had already been pressure tested before being shipped to Fermilab. Even so, she found three out of the more than 200 modules were bad. She rechecked the modules for pressure again after the assembly. Her other job was to label all of the components.
“That doesn’t sound like a very important job, but it was quite useful to me, because it required that I get a full understanding of the whole construction of the detector,” she said.
When Liu came back to Williamsburg, Marco Coló, a Ph.D. student of Nelson’s, took her place at Fermilab, working on the near detector.
Nelson’s involvement with the NOvA project goes back ten years, to a set of meetings at Stanford to discuss new directions in neutrino research. NOvA is just one of a number of experiments that came out of the discussions.
He said that NOvA will use the same beam that is used in the ongoing MINOS/MINOS+ and MINERvA experiments at Fermilab. William & Mary physicists are involved in all three of the experiments and Nelson, Vahle and Associate Professor of Physics Michael Kordosky have received considerable outside funding—including more than $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation—for their part in the neutrino studies.
Nelson is a collaborator in MINOS and MINERvA as well as NOvA. Vahle is involved with MINOS as well as NOvA. Kordosky is not working on NOvA, but is a collaborator on the other two experiments. He is a long-time MINOS collaborator, having written his Ph.D. thesis on interactions in the experiment’s detectors. He expanded on his thesis after joining the William & Mary faculty and his work pointed the way for MINOS collaborators to fine-tune their analyses of neutrino oscillations.
Each of the experiments is designed for a specific set of purposes. For example, Nelson explained that MINOS detector is steel, designed to detect particles called muons that are the result of muon neutrino interactions and which travel meters of distance in steel.
By comparison, NOvA is a more “fine-grained” experiment. He explained that NOvA’s detectors, with their PVC structure, are 75 percent scintillator and therefore designed so that the physicists can see details left by electrons, which travel much shorter distances than muons.
Vahle and Nelson both are optimistic about NOvA’s auspicious beginning. Nelson says the appearance of neutrinos in the first modules of the unfinished far detector is like catching fish before you have all your lines cast out.
Fermilab expects the far detector to be completely assembled by spring and fully operational by summer. NOvA is expected to run for six years and to record some 5,000 neutrino interactions, most of which, Nelson says, will be “boring old muons,” but everyone is hoping for a healthy presence of electron neutrinos, which have oscillated in midflight from the muon neutrinos .
The next step? More neutrino experiments!
The future holds more neutrino experiments—and more collaboration by William & Mary physicists. McKeown and Wang are involved in the development of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE). Kordosky is scheduled to join the LBNE project which is scheduled to begin in 2022, with a detector in South Dakota catching neutrinos emitted from Fermilab, more than 800 miles away.
Nelson and Vahle are working on CHIPs, a proposed experiment to build a cost-effective neutrino detector in a flooded mine pit in Minnesota that conveniently lies in the path of the NuMI beam. Kordosky’s also a collaborator on LAriaT, an initiative to use liquid argon detectors that involves Vahle and Kordosky.
Just as Small Hall sends physicists out into the world of neutrino research, the neutrino world also comes to William & Mary: The university’s physicists hosted NuFact 2012, the annual workshop dedicated to neutrino study, which brought 150 of the world’s leading particle physicists to Williamsburg.
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Modern electronic keyboards inevitably become a common commodity among modern musicians. In particular, those who wish to play piano music, for, few can afford the expense and housing for a acoustic (“real”) piano.
The distinctions among the two are often features. Digital Piano, as its name suggests, tries to emulate the (acoustic) piano as much as possible, and is commonly catered for classical piano students. These keyboards often have only a dozen of sound varieties, have some recording ability, build-in speakers, transposition, metronome. In short, it is positioned to be a make-do for a real piano, where one can just sit in front of it and play piano without fussing about technology. On the other hand, the “controller” type of keyboard are often catered to performing pop musicians. Often they are synths, allowing you to generate all kinds of artificial sounds. They often have extra controlling devices such as pitch bend wheels and modulation wheels, sometimes after-touch sensitivity or touch-strip or joystick. Often they do not have speakers build-in, and the features are open-ended. In short, these types are geared towards explorers.
An interesting question concerning the two is their key actions. They all employ modern technology that captures how fast/hard a key is pressed, in the smallest space possible, without elaborate fulcrum/hammer mechanism as in acoustic pianos. However, keyboards with the “digital piano” moniker do have a slight trend away from simply weighted-keyboard controllers. There is a tendency for digital pianos to emulate the action feel of acoustic piano as closely as possible. That is, as one presses the key, one should feel as if there is a hammer behind it even though there is not. Also, out of necessity the acoustic pianos have lopsided weight. That is, the keys have more resistance on the bass side of the keyboard. This is a necessity because the bass notes require heavier hammers. Electronic keyboards do not have this contingency. However, “digital pianos” simulate it nevertheless. Thus, certain models will advertise their keyboard being “graded weight” or as Yamaha puts it “Graded Hammer Effect” and people buy that. Here we can see that as technology removes restrictions, sometimes people want it back out of custom.
On the other hand, the synth/controller type of keyboard's key actions are forward-looking. These category of keyboards usually do not try to emulate acoustic piano feels as a goal, but in fact explore all new possibilities. It is here we see all types of rather weird key feels. For example, the Alesis Q8.1 has 88 solid-looking keys but they are as light as organ keyboards. No acoustic pianos can be like that. The Yamaha s80 synth i recently tried, has this very weird feel to it. Its 88-weighted keys have after-touch. Once a key is pressed down, one can kind of force it further down noticeably as if dealing with a compressed sponge. This i suppose provides better tactile sensation for organ-type music that makes uses of after-touch. As a classical piano-music player, i find it weird but don't necessarily dislike it.
There is a common critical question for piano-music playing shoppers especially classical piano music playing students: whether they can easily transfer their skill or finger habits to some real piano. Thus we see these buyers seriously debate on the key action feel of brand x vs y, and this being lively discussed among existing owners or piano connoisseurs. I think, as long as the weighted-keyboard has a resistance roughly comparable to that of acoustic piano, then it will do just fine. Perhaps aspiring classical pianists or aspiring parents fear of buying the wrong keyboard that'd ruin their path to a fine career in Carnage Hall. If that is the case, i think one should aspire to buy a “real” acoustic piano without further ado.
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Today’s tip is all about how up give your hands a lovely treat; a deep moisture treatment at home.
This is an essential treatment for people who’s hands are in water a lot or prone to dry, cracked skin and an all round relaxing experience for anyone else!
• 30 mins to yourself!
2) Pull off two sheets of cling film and set them to one side. You want the pieces to be about A4 sized. It’s much easier to do this now!
3) Apply cuticle oil to cuticles and massage in. You can skip this step if you’re using oil rather than lotion or cream for your deep moisture treatment.
4) Apply a very generous amount of oil, cream or lotion to both hands. It should feel like you’ve applied too much. Don’t worry about massaging it in but make sure it’s spread all around your hands.
5) Wrap your hands snuggly in the cling film, making sure there’s no skin on your hands exposed (you may need a hand here!). If you’re using a heated towel, wrap this around both hands now. Leave your hands wrapped for at least 15 mins. They may feel like they’re sweating but this is fine.
6) Unwrap both hands and massage in the oil, cream or lotion until it’s all absorbed. You can use your towel to wipe off a bit of excess if you need to.
If your hands are particularly dry, try this treatment twice a week for 2 weeks, alongside regular everyday moisturisation, and see what a difference it makes.
If you have normal skin, try this once every fortnight.
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After making my own Montreal Seasoning, I knew the next thing I needed to make was Homemade Taco Seasoning.
We use taco seasoning in everything! Including Mexican Meatloaf, Enchilada Chicken, and Mini Taco Salad to just name a few.
I can get taco seasoning pretty cheap at the store, but my real goal with making my own seasoning was to control exactly what I was adding to my food. Some of those spice packs have more than you expect in them: corn starch, lots of salt, and random ingredients you don’t need.
So here is my quick and easy spice blend. I will probably add salt to my blend also as we don’t worry about salt in our house.
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Rare indeed are 70-goal scorers still in their late twenties who can’t crack a starting lineup.
But in the case of Sounders veteran Will Bruin, he even found himself in the ego-checking position of suiting up for the lower-division Tacoma Defiance not too long ago to stay in game shape. Bruin, who scored his first two goals of the season in a 3-2 victory Saturday over Toronto FC, and Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer admit they’ve had some spirited discussions in recent weeks about how he’ll be used.
Subbing in again Saturday for injured striker Raul Ruidiaz, Bruin showed in his team’s biggest game thus far that he hasn’t lost his finishing touch. Twice, he found himself alone in the box on the receiving end of crosses from Brad Smith and made them count both times.
About the only thing that went wrong for Bruin was injuring his left hamstring and being forced from the match in the 79th minute. He’ll be re-evaluated Tuesday but said after the game his leg was feeling better than it did when he came off.
Cristian Roldan also scored for the Sounders, who handed Toronto its first defeat in front of 37,722 fans at CenturyLink Field who saw a battle of unbeatens more than live up to its billing. Jozy Altidore scored twice for the visitors while Spanish import Alejandro Pozuelo nearly tied it in stoppage time only to be robbed by a diving Stefan Frei stop with his left hand.
Frei, of course, made a left-handed stop off Altidore in the 2016 MLS Cup final to preserve an eventual Sounders championship. A year later, in the finals rematch between these teams, Altidore scored the second-half winner as the Sounders suffered a 2-0 defeat.
Altidore struck again in the 14th minute, heading home a chip from Pozuelo at close range to put the Sounders behind for only the second time this season. At that point, given their travel woes of the past week, the Sounders could have chosen to start making excuses.
Instead, they upped their game, poured on the attack and had a tying header from Bruin by the 24th minute.
After the Sounders dominated the remainder of the first half, Bruin put his team ahead to stay in the 66th minute by sprinting into the box and sliding to tap home a Smith cross. It was the 70th-career goal for Bruin (who won’t turn 30 until October), whose playing time has steadily declined since arriving from Houston.
“I have had many challenging conversations with him about how he fits within the squad,’’ Schmetzer said of Bruin, who was bumped to a reserve role when Ruidiaz transferred to the Sounders last July. “The underlying thing in every single conversation I’ve had with Will Bruin … is he’s always about being an honest guy. He always works. He always does what we ask him to do.
With the crowd still roaring after Bruin’s goal, the Sounders moved in for the kill. Roldan took a pass from Kelvin Leerdam on a dead run and buried it top shelf behind Quentin Westberg for a 3-1 lead.
Though Altidore narrowed the deficit just two minutes later by banking one in off the far post, Frei shut the door from there. Roldan stopped short of calling it a “statement win’’ when asked, though he stood by prior comments that the Toronto game and three others in a one-week span before May against Los Angeles FC, San Jose and LAFC again could alter their season’s course.
“I do believe that the next week will define us,’’ Roldan said.
Bruin is letting his on-field play define him, though it’s been a challenge staying focused and fresh with just two starts in nine months before the past two weeks. He admitted the conversations with Schmetzer haven’t always been pleasant.
So are the Sounders, perhaps being reminded that the league’s fifth most active scorer isn’t quite done yet.
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Adult male Antarctic fur seal (bull), chasing down a female in his harem to confirm his dominance, during mating season. Antarctic Fur Seal Photo.
M/V Polar Star, an icebreaker expedition ship, lies at anchor in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Antarctic fur seals on the beach, and the rugged South Georgia Island mountains in the distance. Sunset, dusk. Antarctic Fur Seal Picture.
Antarctic fur seal. Stock Photography of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seal, on grass slopes high above Fortuna Bay. Photograph of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seals, adult male bull and female, illustrating extreme sexual dimorphism common among pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and fur seals). Antarctic Fur Seal Photos.
Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull). Antarctic Fur Seal Image.
Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull). Professional stock photos of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seal, snowing, on rocky shoreline. Pictures of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. Antarctic Fur Seal Photo.
Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. Antarctic Fur Seal Picture.
An antarctic fur seal pup plays in the water. Stock Photography of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Leucistic juvenile antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile, blond. A leucistic animal is one that has pigmentation levels far below normal and is thus much more lightly colored. Photograph of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seals, on tussock grass slopes near Grytviken. Antarctic Fur Seal Photos.
Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass, with the mountains of South Georgia Island and Fortuna Bay in the background. Antarctic Fur Seal Image.
Antarctic fur seal, on grass slopes high above Fortuna Bay, with the cloudy heights of South Georgia Island rising in the background. Professional stock photos of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seal colony, on a sand beach alongside Right Whale Bay, with the mountains of South Georgia Island in the background, sunset. Pictures of Antarctic Fur Seal.
A curious Antarctic fur seal pup on the beach at Godthul. Antarctic Fur Seal Photo.
Antarctic fur seal, juveniles or females. Antarctic Fur Seal Picture.
A colony of Antarctic fur seals, with the adult male (bull) in the center of his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. Stock Photography of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seal carcass, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. Photograph of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Adult male bull Antarctic fur seal, amid his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. Antarctic Fur Seal Photos.
Antarctic fur seal carcass, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. Antarctic Fur Seal Image.
Antarctic fur seal carcass and skeletal remains of giant petrel, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. Professional stock photos of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seal, adult male bull (right) and female (left) confirm their identities via scent. Pictures of Antarctic Fur Seal.
Antarctic fur seal. Antarctic Fur Seal Photo.
Antarctic fur seal, pup, juvenile. Antarctic Fur Seal Picture.
Adult male bull Antarctic fur seal, amid his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. Photograph of Antarctic Fur Seal.
M/V Polar Star, an icebreaker expedition ship, lies at anchor in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Antarctic fur seals on the beach, and the rugged South Georgia Island mountains in the distance. Sunset, dusk. Antarctic Fur Seal Image.
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Well it is official, the 2014 World Cup has kicked off and is well under way! Although England have not had the best start we’ve all enjoyed getting into the spirit of the tournament here at Polyflor at Home HQ; it’s been a great past week!
Now we don’t expect to see any Brazilian themed flooring installations to appear on the Polyflor twitter feed any time soon 😉 but we have really enjoyed what we have seen these past couple of weeks. We’ve had a range of Camaro and Colonia installations shared from our wonderful flooring contractors. One stand out installation includes a combination of Camaro wood and stone within a few living areas. However what is innovative and interesting is that the the wood has been laid at a 90° angle to create two separate areas within an open plan living space. Also, reverse colours have been utilised on the borders of the tiled areas which creates a stark contrast to the overall flooring, creating a fantastic overall design to the installation as a whole.
Another joy to see in this batch is the angle of the shots that have been taken. We love seeing close-up shots of the different finishes and textures.
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Big acreage with minimal investment east of California City and north of Edwards AFB near major roads. In the path of growth. Buy and hold, develop or just enjoy leisurely days and weekend in the great outdoors. No utilities, reports or survey. Buyer to verify any and all info.
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My wife was recently talking to a Lafayette man who was robbed at gunpoint late at night in New Orleans. He later learned that the gun the robbers had used was only a BB gun. He wondered if using a less dangerous gun would prevent them from being charged with a felony.
Rs 14:64 ” Armed robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another from the person of another or that is in the immediate control of another, by use of force or intimidation, while armed with a dangerous weapon.
The weapon does not have to be a gun for the charge to be armed robbery. Knives, broken bottles, blunt objects, and anything that can inflict great bodily harm could be considered “dangerous weapons” under Louisiana law. However, a firearm is considered to be a particularly dangerous and can add an additional 5 years of prison time.
Unlike other theft charges, the value of the amount taken during the robbery is not a factor for an armed robbery charge. If the victim of an armed robbery has 25 cents or $10,000 in their pocket, the charge is armed robbery regardless. This is because in Louisiana, armed robbery is considered to be a violent crime and the threat of violence exists however much is actually taken. If the victim has no money at all, the criminal charge could be attempted armed robbery, which has a penalty of 5 – 50 years in prison.
A conviction of armed robbery in Louisiana carries a penalty of 10 to 99 years, with the possibility of an additional 5 years if the weapon used is a firearm. The minimum prison sentence is 10 years, but the length of the sentence can be up to 104 years, depending on many factors. These factors can include prior or pending criminal charges, if the victims were injured during the robbery, the impact of the robbery on the victim, the nature of the robbery, and the opinion of the judge.
Armed robbery is a very serious charge in Louisiana and if you are facing this criminal charge, you need to contact an experienced criminal defense attorney immediately.
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Drive an ATV to the Lava Wall of Mayon Volcano! This ultimate adventure rush takes you through gullies, rivers, and fallen rock. The entire trail is made by nature – made by the fury of Mayon Volcano. The end point is the Lava Wall, a pile of volcanic rock from a recent eruption which towers to several hundreds of meters. For those ready for the ultimate challenge, take the ATV half way up Mayon Volcano on the new Mayon Summit ATV Trail.
Mayon Volcano is considered by many as the most beautiful on Earth with it's near perfect cone. You can look at it from a tour bus or... you can experience it with the wind in your hair on top of an ATV or 4-wheeler or whatever you want to call it!
Jump on a 150cc ATV and go nuts on this awesome adrenaline rush in a simply stunning part of the Philippines.
Mayon Volcano, also known as Mount Mayon, is an active volcano in the province of Albay, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Mt Mayon is a stunning volcano due to what is considered a "perfect cone" an almost perfectly symetrical cone.
Mayon sits on the northern limit of Legazpi City, the Bichol region's largest city by population (just over 180,000).
The port City of Legazpi is the capital of the province of Albay in the Philippines.
Legazpi sits on the eastern Pacific coast of Albay province. The city comprises two historically distinct districts: Legazpi Port, which was the original site of the pre-Hispanic settlement known as Sawangan, and now the city's main business district. Then there's Albay District, which was the administrative headquarters during the Spanish and American colonial periods. This is still where the city hall and provincial capitol are located.
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Fake a flat stomach with these tricks!
The puson is one of the most stubborn areas to rid of fat. With a strict diet and a consistent exercise regimen, you can reduce its size. But if you want fast results, you can try clever styling tricks to make it look less obvious. Read on to learn more.
When you're looking into bottoms, a material that can conform to your body shape will help you a lot. For one, your belly won't struggle, and your booty will be nicely hugged!
Since your bottoms will most likely feel snug, pairing it with loose tops will get your puson to go incognito in style. Plus, this is the basic model-off-duty look that seriously work for everyone. You can also try wearing wrap dresses that cinch your waist and hides problem areas.
3. Don't mind the labels.
You shouldn't be alarmed when you are sure that you have a 26-inch waistline, but you can't fit into a pair of size 26 pants. Most retailers have different sizing references. Get a size up or down—the key is to get an item that fits you like a glove. The number on the clothing is just a number, not a definition of who you are!
Remember the 2000 trend of low-rise bottoms? Well, that style will only make your muffin top more obvious. We're lucky to live in a time where high-waist jeans, shorts, and skirts are on trend and stylish. The high-rise style tucks in a protruding stomach and lengthens your silhouette. What is there not to love, right?
5. Smooth and shape it.
Shapewear is your instant tummy tuck—your secret best friend. When you want to wear tight dress, you don't need to be conscious of your midsection. Simply slip it on and you'll marvel at your new flat stomach.
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This research report compares the processes of recruitment, education and retention of English language teachers at all levels in Latin America and the Middle East by means of six national case studies: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Kuwait, the UAE and the remaining Arabian Gulf countries.
These geographical areas appear to have significant social, economic and political differences, however, as well as providing an interesting insight into the lives of the teachers living and working in each country studied. This report also identifies many commonalities within their English language teaching communities.
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How bees make honey with Steve the beekeeper.
There are many theories why the bees are dying. The bees are not in danger of extinction, although the health of the bees has a big impact on agriculture.
Please pass along this very important message to all beekeepers. This is a subject that no one talks about and it’s extremely crucial to the survival of your honey bees. make sure your honey bees have plenty pollen, pollen patty, or ultra bee, or bee pro. and sugar water. If you feed pollen patties, only put a small amount. dont forget to click on the like button please don’t forget to subscribe and please don’t forget to pass these videos on to anyone that you know that is interested in beekeeping.
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Free beekeeping tools are part of the geocache treasures left by Yappy Beeman and 628DirtRooster but we didn’t leave anything of any great value. The secret item I left is one that anyone who watches this channel regularly would recognize and I didn’t want to give the secret away because then anyone could claim they found it and we’d never really know. Now if they do find it they have solid proof.
Zebra Pony and Loll doll coloring for kids.
Manuka honey is known as liquid gold in New Zealand and has turned beekeeping into a lucrative business. But the FT’s Jamie Smyth finds that apiarists are now facing large-scale theft of their hives.
The FT’s Brooke Masters talked to Heather McGregor, author of Careers Advice for Ambitious Women, at the FT Live Women at the Top summit in London, about how to go about pitching for a pay rise.
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Hello! Posting will be on a temporary break while I tend to my wedding and honeymoon. My blog schedule will resume on the 28th of November, and I’m looking forward to writing about all of the exciting things happening in my world! I will be continuing my daily Instagram posts, though 😊 In the meantime … More A short break.
Leave a comment A short break.
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Shane Meadows’s Dead Man’s Shoes is fearless for not adhering to any conventional notion of how sound should complement image. The director’s postcard-gritty vision of rural Britain is scored to cheery folk music and the disparity is not cynical but crudely provocative and quietly unsettling. The story isn’t up to snuff—Richard (Paddy Considine) returns to his hometown to destroy the men who victimized his mentally handicapped brother Anthony (Toby Kebbell) years earlier—but the implosive performances and Meadows’s aesthetic pick up the slack. The black-and-white flashbacks to Anthony’s abuse have the jejune quality of an Afterschool Special, and the boy’s conversations with his brother suggest a kitchen-sink adaptation of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, but a nervy drug-tripping sequence baldly lays out Meadows’s theory about the past and present interlocked in crisis. The director does not use Richard’s drugging of Anthony’s abusers as an excuse to generate cheap laughs but to illustrate the torment of a bad trip—no babies crawling on the ceiling or funny little ecstasy-induced dance numbers, only a sad spectacle of guilt-ridden anxiety and regression. Kebbell’s performance is an unpretentiously deployed catalogue of tics and Considine hawks a striking cipher, an avenging angel whose metaphysical communion with otherworldly energies is echoed in the film’s creepily unhinged, stewy surface.
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“Prohibition modern” is how one local couple describes the interior design of the condominium they purchased in downtown Grand Rapids in 2014. Their objective? The feel of a speakeasy merged with a sense of modernism.
Theirs is a one-of-a-kind location, with a two-story advertising mural discovered on an exterior wall of the former Herpolsheimer’s department store building extending from the front sitting area to the kitchen, into to the butler’s pantry and then to the main level bedroom. The painted brick advertisement features a woman in wide-brimmed hat with the words, “Ira M. Smith Fifty Money Saving Departments.” While the precise age of the mural is uncertain, it’s estimated to date to about 1907. While the mural predates prohibition by an estimated 13 years, the stately woman in cold weather apparel would have watched over the city during that era, had the construction of the Minnhaar Building in 1914 not blocked her from view until about 2004. It was then that the mural was discovered and became part of the interior design at 49 Monroe Center.
To create the prohibition modern look the family desired, they hired interior designer Deidre Remtema, owner and principal interior designer at Deidre Interiors.
The door to the condo opens into a modern kitchen and a thick wood-top dining table made from wood salvaged from the Heinz pickle factory and a vintage metal base obtained from a local metal company. Original thin-plank flooring reminiscent of a school gym floor extends throughout much of the main floor, with a mix of area rugs in the living room that offers a unique upper-floor view of Monroe Center.
Citing the importance of lighting choices, Remtema pointed out a sizable globe-hanging fixture in the butler’s pantry, as well as a nearby chandelier and simple, modern lighting over the dining table.
“I love big lighting; I tend to push the limits as to how far I can go. We needed a big light there, the globe light almost has a vintage feel to it, like it came from a movie theater, but it’s actually new,” Remtema said.
Continuing the eclectic feel of prohibition modern design, a mix of metals including gold, brushed nickel and stainless steel provides a sense of hardware and accents that have been acquired over time instead of all at once. Wood colors also are mixed, with black doors framed by walnut-stained moldings in a room with light wood flooring.
Working with the majestic mural, Remtema selected an Ann Sacks tile for the kitchen with a pattern that includes a green hue to complement the colors in the images and lettering. Green paint also was chosen for the cupboards in the butler’s pantry, where a portion of the mural is the focus from the hallway.
Yet, there were challenges involved with wanting to showcase as much of the antique advertising as possible. This required expertise in designing kitchen cupboard space for optimal storage without installing cupboards that would cover much of the image.
One of the condo’s focal points is the industrial design stairs in stamped, antiqued metal that rises from the main floor living area to the upper level. The stairs have a modern, almost suspended look.
The homeowners, who purchased the condo — their offseason home — for a reprieve from driving in from their home near Lake Michigan during the winter months, have settled in and love the ease of living downtown.
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Park City, UT – July 2013 Timeshare Software TrackResults, known in the industry for providing instant sales and marketing analytics with insights delivered in real time, has announced its June results for Average VPG on Net sales.
Timeshare clients using TrackResults’ dashboards and analytics to aid fact-based decision-making in the sales and marketing arena report an average VPG (Volume Per Guest) of $3,383. Travel Clubs are coming in at $1,102. The figures excludes pending transactions, trade-ins, as well as any equities credits.
If you’re looking for timeshare software, timeshare reports, travel club software, timeshare analytics, timeshare sales reporting, and/or marketing business intelligence for vacation ownership, TrackResults is your team.
TrackResults Reports Sales Statistics on May 2013 Timeshare "State of the Industry"
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Hey guys does anyone know where i can purchase carbies for a 650 katana 83 model. I only really need the 2nd carb but will purchase whatever is available.
What's the problem with the carb, Jason?
Hi kiwialfa, the past owner of the bike ruined the idle screw and must have cracked the carby trying to get it out. It is slowly leaking fuel. The screw is never coming out unfortunately.
If your not in a hurry I have a set that I bought some time ago for parts for my Pop-up carbs, the slides, diaphragms and tops are on my popup-up and the fuel bowls have since been robbed as well but the bodies appear to be in good nick, would be happy to send them to you so you can see for yourself and make a fair offer.
nb the old slides etc off the pop-up are back inside these carbs the only thing missing that I know of is the bowls.
I appreciate your offer Max but i have found a replacement carb for my bike. I will keep you in mind in case the carbs that i purchased don't show up. Cheers.
If you have a similar problem again try Old Gold motorcycles at Londonderry N.S.W. and speak to Steve and hope he can help you.
Thanks Nick i will keep that in mind for next time that i need parts.
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Maria Sharapova grimaced and rolled her eyes before eventually slapping down questions about the substance at the centre of her doping ban.
The 31-year-old was booed by fans during her fourth round loss to Ashleigh Barty at the Australian Open.
Sharapova then refused to answer a question about meldonium, the drug that resulted in her serving a 15-month ban for taking.
The Russian was suspended for testing positive for the drug, which she had used legally until it was added to the WADA list of prohibited substances on January 1, 2016.
The tennis star claimed she was using the drug to help manage a magnesium deficiency.
Sharapova said she was only guilty of ignorance after she failed a test at the Australian Open, claiming she was unaware the World Anti-Doping Agency had banned the drug.
That was despite repeated warning from the International Tennis Federation as well as emails from the Women’s Tennis Association.
In total the Russian received 5 notifications during December that the drug was about to become banned.
“A report said that I had been warned five times about the upcoming ban on the medicine I was taking. That is not true and it never happened.
“That’s a distortion of the actual “communications” which were provided or simply posted onto a webpage.
“I should have paid more attention to it.
Reporter: You took meldonium legally for ten years to deal with your health problems. Now that it's banned and you can no longer take it, is it a struggle physically to deal with the demand of a Grand Slam fortnight?
Sharapova: Is there another question?
Sharapova sulky demeanour was not limited to questions about her past indiscretions. She was subjected to loud boos by the crowd after taking a lengthy bathroom break between the second set and third set, after she lost 1-6.
Reporter: What did you make of the crowd’s reaction to you today, they booed you when you came back on court after the toilet break at the end of the second set and they cheered that time violation. Did you think they were unfair on you and did it effect you at all?
Sharapova: What do you want me to say to that question?
Reporter: I don't know. Just the truth, I guess.
Sharapova: I think that's a silly question to ask.
Reporter: Did it affect you, though?
Sharapova’s sulking was a topic for conversation on Monday’s OTB AM, her reaction to legitimate questions didn’t go down well with Ger, Eoin, Kenny and Darren.
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Oil Swap Deal To End In March - Kachikwu - TSB.com.ng!
The minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has disclosed that the federal government would save $1 billion from the Direct-Sale–Direct-Purchase (DSDP) arrangement which will replace the crude-for-refined products exchange arrangement popularly referred to as crude swap, a policy that would take off next month.
The minister also disclosed that the price modulation policy had rid the federal government of the burden of subsidy on imported petroleum products in January 2016. Also, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is targeting N4.95 trillion revenue in the 2016 fiscal period to help fund the federal government budget.
Kachikwu made these disclosures yesterday when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee set up to investigate the Corporation’s offshore processing and crude swap arrangement for the period between 2010 to date at the National Assembly.
He explained that the DSDP was adopted to replace the Crude Oil Swap initiative and the Offshore Processing Arrangement so as to introduce and entrench transparency in the crude oil for product transaction by the Corporation in line with global best practices. Under the old order, crude oil was exchanged for petroleum products through third party traders at a pre-determined yield pattern.
According to Kachikwu, the DSDP initiative whittles down the influence of the minister in the selection of bid winners, as it allows all the bidders to be assessed transparently based on their global and national track record of performance before the best companies with the requisite capacities are selected.
Clarifying the need for the introduction of the DSDP, the minister told the committee that the policy is aimed at reducing the gaps inherent in the OPA and the losses incurred by the NNPC in the past. He stated that the new arrangement would help the Corporation to grow indigenous capacity in the international crude oil business and generate employment opportunities for indigenous companies that are selected.
Kachikwu further informed the committee members that the DSDP initiative gives other government agencies such as the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and Nigeria Extractive Industry and Transparency Initiative (NEITI) the opportunity to be part of the bidding process in order to ensure due process.
Speaking on some of the reported misgivings by some federal agencies over the alleged non-transparent nature of past crude-for-products exchange arrangements, the minister assured that the reconciliation process was ongoing. He added that, going forward, the ministry would deploy technology to track cargoes and transhipment at the reception depots in order to forestall any incidence of round tripping.
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Gestamp in Union, South Carolina is a organization that supplys BMW in Greer, South Carolina with quality parts and service for their newest designed vehicles. It is an excellent place to work. Great hours, great benefits, wonderful people and clean work environment. Very safety oriented and charismatic.
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Why Do We Recommend This Apartment?
The residence is built in a popular area of Cikcilli, just 1,5 km away from Alanya city center. It has an easy access to the beach, shops and Alanya city center by walking or by public transport. There is a wide variety of shopping opportunities at a close distance from the complex such as popular Alanyum Mall that is only 100 m away, wholesale Metro and weekly local fruits and vegetables market.
The 5-storey residence includes a swimming pool in the gated area.
This 2 bedroom apartment for sale on the 3rd floor of this building has the size of 115 m2. It comprises 2 bedrooms, a living room with open plan kitchen, a bathroom and 2 balconies.
I'm interested in this property [ID 1291 ] and I'd like to know more details.
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This image for apple tv is depicted as a square. Inside of the square, at its center, is the logo for apple. This logo is a small apple with a bite taken out of its right side. Next to the apple are the letters t and v.
This Apple TV icon is a responsive icon. This means that it's optimized for four resolutions, from tiny 16x16 until highly detailed 80x80. The style comes from the latest Microsoft Office, which makes it perfect for any Windows applications, in particular, those with ribbon toolbar control. Unlike other icon packs that have merely hundreds of icons, this monster icon pack contains 15,800 icons, all in the same style and quality.
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Do not dial a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Kenya for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
Callers from Uganda and Tanzania can substitute ‘005’ for the exit code and country code in the call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘7’. Phone numbers are often listed as ’07’; however, the leading ‘0’ is not dialed when calling from outside the country. The second and third digit of the phone number designates the mobile provider.
Kenya does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix for calling to a different area code within Kenya.
To call within the same area code in Kenya dial only the local six-digit local number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
To call to a different area code within Kenya dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the two digit area code, then the local phone number.
To call a mobile phone within Kenya dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the three digit carrier code, then the local phone number.
Kenyan numbers are seven to nine digits.
Landlines (fixed line phones) have a two-digit area code (often listed as three digits with a leading ‘0’ that is not dialed when calling from outside of Kenya). It represents a geographic part of the country.
Mobile numbers are represented by three-digit carrier codes starting with ‘7’. The second and third digit signifies the mobile phone carrier. The carrier code resembles an area code.
The House of Waine lists its phone number in Nairobi as +254 (0) 20 260 1455.
To call from outside Kenya, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Kenya’s country code of ‘254’, followed by the local phone number.
‘000’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Kenya.
Tanzania and Uganda can be called through an alternative dialing process that is a remnant of the East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation.
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) – Kenya’s telephone systems regulator.
International Telecommunications Union – Kenya (country code +254) National Numbering Plan – Details of Kenya’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Kenya – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Kenya. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
BT – The Phonebook – Kenya – Entry for Uganda in the British Telecom international directory.
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Keren Cytter, Middle of Beyond, 2017. Film, 87 minutes.
Join us at e-flux on Wednesday, March 14, at 7pm for a screening of Keren Cytter’s newest film Middle of Beyond (2017, 87 minutes). Following the screening, the filmmaker will be in discussion with artist Jen Liu and writer and curator Kathy Noble.
Keren Cytter is a New-York based video, film, installation, and performance artist. She studied at The Avni Institute in Tel Aviv, and was a resident at de Ateliers in Amsterdam. Cytter’s work has been exhibited in numerous international venues such as Tate Modern (London), the Kitchen (New York), MCA Chicago (Chicago), Moderna Museet (Stockholm), Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), and Kunstverein München (Munich). She has participated in several biennials including Manifesta 7 (2008), the Venice Biennale (2009), and the Liverpool Biennial (2014).
Jen Liu is a New York-based visual artist working in video, painting, and performance on topics of national identity, labor economy, and the re-motivating of archival artifacts. In 2017 she received the Guggenheim Fellowship in Film/Video, and the NYFA/NYSCA Gregory Millard Fellowship in Digital/Electronic Media. She premiered her most recent work, PINK SLIME CAESAR SHIFT, in the 2018 Berlinale Forum Expanded.
Kathy Noble is a writer and curator. She curated the inaugural Art Night with the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, was a curator at Wysing Arts Centre, Head of Exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary, and a curator at Tate Modern, where she organized numerous commissions, exhibitions, and performances. She writes regularly for magazines such as Artforum and Mousse, and has edited a number of books.
For more information, contact program [at] e-flux.com.
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Captain Britain’s ex-flame Courtney Ross, kidnapped by Arcade! Brian Braddock swings into action when the woman he once loved, and may still love, is up for ransom. But Courtney proves she’s not quite the damsel in distress the team believes her to be! Excalibur enters Murderworld.
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Engage! Tools for Ministry in the Community (Fortress) by Dana Horrell is a practical guide to help congregations reach out to their local communities. Horrell directs Faithful Citizen, offering videos, blog posts, and a small group study.
Doing Good Together offers children’s curricula on empathy and compassion, kindness, and hunger; family volunteer opportunities and group service projects; tools for teaching advocacy; resources; printables; and more.
Bible Story Basics is a comprehensive three-year curriculum for ages 3-12 from United Methodist Publishing House.
Emmy Kegler, editor of Queer Grace, wrestles with the church and the Bible in One Coin Found (Fortress). Here’s an excerpt.
Words that Heal: Preaching Hope to Wounded Souls (Abingdon) by Joni S. Sancken is part of The Artistry of Preaching series. The Festival of Homiletics is May 13-17.
In This Life That Is Ours (Upper Room), Lauren Burdette explores motherhood as a spiritual practice. Burdette hosts the Life as a Spiritual Practice podcast.
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Take this superior DMT knife sharpener to camp, on fishing trips or to the summer barbecue. Just a few strokes and knives are razor sharp.
Dimensions: 6"L x 2"W x .75"H.
Nonskid feet keep stone in place for big jobs and easy sharpening.
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A recent court decision sheds light on a not-often-used section of the Patent Act: Section 256, which provides a private right of action for correcting inventorship of an issued patent.
In Pei-Herng Hor v. Ching-Wu “Paul” Chu (No. 2011-1540, Nov. 14, 2012), two plaintiffs filed suit against a patent holder and asserted that they were co-inventors whom the defendant should have named on two patents. The patents were filed in 1986 and 1987 but did not grant until 2006 and 2010. The plaintiffs filed their suit in 2010, and in its defense the patent holder argued that the claims were barred by laches since the plaintiffs should have known of the claims when the patents were filed in the 1980s.
The Court noted that “for inventorship claims under § 256, a delay of six years after a claim accrues creates a rebuttable presumption of laches.” However, the Court found that the laches clock cannot start until the patent grants. Thus, despite a potential delay of over 20 years, the Court permitted the plaintiffs’ claims to proceed.
The failure to name a co-inventor most be established by clear and convincing evidence. C. R. Bard, Inc. v. M3 Systems, Inc., 157 F.3d 1340, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 1998). This can be a high hurdle for cases where the documentary evidence is thin.
Correction of inventorship requires collaboration with the named inventor. A person claiming to have independently invented the invention cannot bring suit under § 256. See, e.g., Ethicon, Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp., 135 F.3d 1456, 1461 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
The inventor must have contributed to the conception of the invention, not merely its reduction to practice. Coleman v. Dines, 754 F.2d 353, 359 (Fed. Cir. 1985).
The challenger’s contribution must be more than a de minimis amount. “[A] joint inventor must contribute in some significant manner to the conception of the invention.” Fina Oil and Chemical Co. v. Ewen, 123 F.3d 1466, 1473 (Fed. Cir. 1977).
From Sept. 26, 2012 the phrase “and such error arose without any deceptive intention on his part” has been removed from section 116.
You are correct. Thanks for pointing that out!
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Canyon Overhead Doors is proud to be a premiere provider of garage doors and services in the Riverton area since 1995. No job is too big or too small. Call us first for all your residential and commercial garage door needs.
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There are a few subtle differences between these 2 electric toothbrushes that make the 2 Series from Sonicare the better all round buy in my opinion.
The cheaper initial purchase price of the Essence is outweighed by the typically higher purchase price of the replacement brush heads.
The Sonicare 2 Series is the better looking brush whilst being slimmer and lighter in hand.
There are 6 different color options available with the Series 2 (Sky Blue, Black, Ultra Coral, White on Guacamole, White on Coral and White on Steel Blue) compared to the 2 of the Essence (Blue and Pink).
The 2 Series comes with 1 x Pro Results Plaque Control brush head, whilst the Essence comes with e-series standard brush head.
The 2 Series comes with a built in 30 second pacer.
They have different charging stands.
The Essence is the cheaper of the 2 brushes.
Detailed Comparison: What’s the difference between the Philips Sonicare 2 Series and the Essence?
The number of differences between these 2 electric toothbrushes are fairly low and might not be that significant on the face of it.
However, I do believe that the slightly pricier 2 Series is the better buy for you and your oral health.
Beginning with the design, the 2 brushes are quite a bit different in their size and weight.
Here are how the 2 stack up.
The width and thickness difference might not be all that great but the weight is.
Compared to many electric toothbrushes, the Essence is heavy and noticeably so if you compare the 2 side by side.
Lighter in hand the 2 Series feels like you have more control over the handle and the head.
Of course the Essence is usable, but from an everyday use case scenario, the 2 Series feels the better brush to use.
The Essence is much more chunky, it feels like it could sustain a hard life!
It looks a little dated too.
It is fairly easy to grip onto with a large handle and the squared off sections to the handle give angular edges which make for easier grip, even if the handle is all smooth plastic to the touch.
Primarily White in colour, the Essence comes in 2 color options, Blue and Pink.
The Blue are strips of color on the angled edges of the brush handle.
With the Pink color option, the angled edges are Pink in color, but there is too what I can only describe as a ‘bubble’ pattern printed onto the White color portion of the lower half of the brush handle.
The 2 Series comes in more color options, 6 to be precise.
Those options are Sky Blue, Black, Ultra Coral, White on Guacamole, White on Coral and White on Steel Blue.
Such choice allows you to pick a brush that you prefer.
All 6 color variants of the 2 Series come with 1 x Pro Results Plaque Control brush head in the box.
There is a variant of the 2 Series, model number HX6218/10 that I have not mentioned up until now. This comes with 1 x Tongue brush included too. The availability of this model is not so great and there is limited extra value.
The 2 Series brush head is one of the most popular within the range of brush heads available.
Sonicare offer different styles of heads that have different bristle configurations to help achieve different oral healthcare goals.
The plaque control head overs a good overall clean.
The heads just pull off and slide onto the top of the brush handle.
Those that come on the Essence are a bit different.
Rather than pulling on and off, the E-Series brush heads as they are known screw on and off the brush handle.
An older style of brush head, the Essence is the only brush handle within the range to use these now.
Whilst you can get different versions, be that compact, standard and sensitive, the availability is not as great as the new styles of the other brush handles have become more popular.
You can get them, but it is something to consider between these 2 models.
The design does mean that the brush head has more of an angle from the brush handle and this helps reach the back teeth when brushing.
Performance of these heads are good, but you just do not have the same level of choice.
Built into the brush handle is a timer on both models.
What this does, is begins counting down 2 minutes, from the time the brush is powered on.
2 minutes (120 seconds) is the recommended cleaning time.
At the end of 2 minutes, both brushes turn off automatically, because the built in timer knows the brush has been used for the correct amount of time.
However, a feature the 2 Series has that the Essence does not, is what as referred to as a pacer, 30 second timer or quadpacer.
One of the approaches for cleaning the teeth is to break the mouth up into 4 sections.
That 120 second (2 minute) cleaning time, split into 4 equals 30 seconds.
The idea is you spend 30 seconds cleaning your top right teeth, then 30 on your top left, 30 on the bottom right and 30 on the bottom left.
The pacer/timer create a brief pause in the brush head motion that alerts you that 30 seconds has passed.
This allows you to in theory give equal time to the different areas of the mouth.
It can be easy to think you have brushed one section for longer than you have, but the pacer helps with this even cleaning and is particularly useful in improving your routine.
For those who know they dont brush for the right amount of time or brush evenly, then this can really help.
The final key difference in how these 2 brushes differ is the charging stand.
On the base of the 2 Series is a recess into which a charging pin fits into. This charging pin is found on top of the supplied charging stand. When the brush sits upright on the stand, the pin on the stand fits into the base of the brush and transfers the charge.
The Essence however has a flat base to the handle.
It’s charging stand has a frame that holds the brush upright within it, but the base of the handle sits flat on top of a flat plate within the stand.
The charge is delivered in the same way as the 2 Series, via wireless inductive charging, but the Essence does not have the recess.
Both charging stands have a cable of approximately 40 inches that has a 2 pin US plug adapter.
However, the charging stand of the Essence supports only 110-130v compared to the 110-240v of the 2 Series. This means when travelling the 2 Series charger needs only a plug adapter, whereas the Essence needs a plug and voltage adapter potentially.
As a result of these differences, the 2 Series is more expensive than the Essence and is worth the spend in my opinion.
I explain in a bit more detail the cost of these brushes, in the section ‘is one priced better than the other’.
With the differences covered, it is probably worthwhile to reconfirm some of the features that both brushes have.
Full detailed written reviews and videos are available for both of these models, see the links at the end of the article.
So, what features do these 2 brushes share?
Built in user rechargeable NiMH battery that lasts 14 days between charges.
A motor that delivers 31,000 movements per minute.
My hands on tasting has not been carried out in any way that could be considered scientific of clinically accurate, so I have no evidence to suggest that one cleans better than the other.
My teeth and gums felt clean after brushing with both and I had no concerns.
The lighter 2 Series made moving the brush about the mouth a little easier in my opinion.
The built in pacer could also help you brush more evenly, because you have the warning.
However, assuming that you used both toothbrushes in the same way there are no reasons that I am aware of that one should offer up better results than the other.
It could be argued that the greater variety in brush head choice could play a part, but in reality, for most people, adopting the right brushing technique and brushing for the right amount of time will achieve the best cleaning results over the type of brush head used.
Yes, the Essence is the cheaper model, to buy at least.
It has a recommended retail price of $25 compared to the $70 of the 2 Series.
Prices are always subject to change, but as a general rule the selling price of the Essence varies much more, with prices between $20-35, whilst the 2 Series is available for around $40 price point.
Bigger discounts are then available on the 2 Series which for many is good, because as the technically better brush, it helps make it more affordable.
It might be $15+ more expensive, but you need to think about the lifetime ownership to make a more accurate calculation.
Factoring in replacement brush heads, over a 3 year period, the 2 Series works out to be the same price as the Essence.
Despite having a lower purchase price, the replacement brush head cost tends to be nearer $10 per head.
With the 2 Series, brush heads can be found a little cheaper at around $8 each.
So although you need to pay more in the outset, with a little bit of investment, over time the better brush is no more expensive, which I see to be a big win.
If you really want an electric toothbrush and are on a budget, the Essence will initially be the cheaper of the 2 brushes to buy.
However, it’s not the best nor the cheapest long term.
The extra features the 2 Series offers will help make you better at looking after your teeth and gums.
Whilst it requires an extra bit of upfront spending, over the life of the brush, the lower cost of replacement heads makes the 2 Series as cheap as the Essence and you get the benefits as a result.
Do yourself and your teeth a favour, invest in the 2 Series from Sonicare.
Excellent website and review. It had everything I was looking for in comparison of the Essence and Series 2!
Great to read such a comment. Glad I could help Matt.
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If you’re considering commercialism your home or simply wish to create some enhancements a summer room may be a good way to try and do each. Adding a summer room isn’t troublesome and therefore the expense cannot solely increase property worth however increase your enjoyment of your grounds.
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Survival simulators tend to generate a lot of awesome stories, but most of the time when I play DayZ I spend hours just... walking. Eventually I starve to death. It looks like Sony Online Entertainment are devising ways to get players together and interacting in H1Z1 , as the airdrop reveal video below demonstrates.
Released at the weekend during SOE Live in Vegas, the video shows three separate survivors in the proximity of an airdrop. Each is understandably eager to find out what's inside, this being a wasteland and all. Tensions flare immediately when each character seizes on the box at once. Axes are wielded, blood is shed, and nary a peace brokering word is spoken.
SOE did not detail the frequency of the airdrops, nor what is inside, but this being a survival game there's no doubt food, water, ammunition and all manner of other essential wasteland provisions. H1Z1 will release on Early Access some time in the unspecified future, and a PlayStation 4 version was also confirmed at the weekend. The game will boast " more zombies than you can kill in a lifetime ", which is a positive thing.
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Home Unlabelled Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner caught fire at London's HeathrowAirport.
Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner caught fire at London's HeathrowAirport.
A fire broke out inside a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner at London’s Heathrow airport on Friday evening forcing Heathrow to shut down its runways at peak evening traffic time.
It was parked in a remote bay and no passengers were aboard at the time. It caught fire and its roof just in front of the tail, scarred by the blaze. The airport was closed for an hour and a half causing long delays.
This is bad news for Boeing. The Dreamliner has had problems in the past. Shortly after being introduce into commercial service they were two aircrafts that had problems with the batteries and catching fire, and that led the whole fleet worldwide be grounded in January.
Around 50 Dreamliners worldwide were grounded in January 2013 after malfunctions with the plane's Lithium-Ion batteries. After Boeing modified the jets with new batteries, flights resumed in April. This Ethiopian Airlines plane was the first to resume flights. The fire at Heathrow could be something else and might have nothing to do with battery issues, but whatever the cause of this incident might have been, Boeing brand has been hit hard and the effects are already been felt on the New York stock exchange whereby Boeing shares have fallen sharply.
On which runway did it happen? What's the status of third runway at Heathrow?
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Discussion in 'Fred's Barcalounge' started by Winterwind, Mar 14, 2019.
I haven't placed an order with them (Amazon.ca in my case) since about 2011. They used to be a good source for classic Doctor Who DVDs at a decent price and that's about all I bought back in the day when DVDs were still a thing.
Last week my wife and I were looking at some home studio lighting gear from Neewer, for doing some videos to launch Winterwind's YouTube channel, and Amazon is pretty inexpensive. So, I put a few things on my wish list and this morning went to purchase them.
Go to my wish list, add to cart, proceed to checkout... asks for my password again. I enter it. It's apparently wrong. Hmm... ok. Well, let's try again. Nope. Ok, maybe it's this one. Nope. Ok, let's reset. Hmm... ok, catchpa.
I made about 10 attempts, visual and audio and it wouldn't accept it any time. So I called. The first agent didn't want to speak to me. I could hear their muffled conversation with a co-worker in the background but they wouldn't talk to me so I hung up, called back and got an agent that just follows a script but has no active listening skills at all.
The issue was sorted, the order placed but man, their process and service is utter crap in my experience.
I have to say that I don't use Amazon and haven't used them in years. I have just never felt that their service was that great and that they would rather control your life than give you a good, simple deal plus I worked for Jobcentre (UK employment services) at one time and the stories we got of how Amazon treated their staff in their Scottish facility put me off them. Add to that that I find Alexa to be darn creepy and you have the reasons why I never deal with them.
Amazon addict for over 20 years. We have several packages a month. I've never tried to call. Customer service through email had always been good for me. Sorry you had a bad experience.
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My big complaint about Amazon is the vendors on there with ridiculous high prices and shipping costs. I've learned to ignore anything that isn't prime but I'm starting to see some stuff in prime that is inflated beyond reason.
I've been fortunate enough that I haven't had to deal with customer service yet.
+1 Amazon here. I rarely have issues, and only once was an issue not resolved to my satisfaction, and that wasn't amazon it was the seller. I'm very careful about the SELLER, and look at the most recent reviews before ordering from them (had I done that in that one instance, I would not have ordered from them).
My only other issue is Prime USED TO MEAN 2-day shipping, period. NOW it means "usually 2 days, but not always, especially at Christmas".... but then it also means "including sunday deliveries", so it all comes out in the wash.
Being a Prime member, we also have access to Prime video (on our media box at home), and have watched quite a few worthwhile things on Amazon Prime.
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Well the other day I started a thread " There charging tax .. parties over "
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+1 from me. Except for slower shipping as of late. 2 days does not equal 5 days.
I can’t find much of the stuff I want in our local brick and mortar stores so Amazon fills a need for my family. We use Amazon Prime all the time. We almost never have a problem.
I live out in the country. It’s 30 minutes to the nearest Walmart, Home Depot, etc.. An hour to the nearest music store, an hour and a half to the nearest good one. So, I buy a lot of stuff on line with maybe 95% of that on Amazon.
I live on a one lane county road out in the hinterlands, but they’ve only missed three delivery dates (out of hundreds) and then only by a day. I always get an email notification from Amazon when the package has been delivered.
I’m old enough to remember when remote buying for rural dwellers was limited to the Sears, Penney’s, and Montgomery Wards catalogs; everything was conducted by snail mail (unless you wanted to pay long distance telephone charges); and delivery dates were a nebulous concept at best (5-7 weeks was the most common and about 50% accurate at that). Compared to those days, this is heaven.
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If you're still looking for stage-type lighting, check out Monoprice's other brand, Stage Right. They have a variety of very decently priced LED lighting fixtures.
My wife uses Amazon all of the time with no issues.
I prefer ebay, much less shipping costs and I can keep in contact more directly with virtual shop.
I had that problem for quite a while years ago. "wrong password" or "you must change your password" then the new one doesn't work....and signing in multiple times through the process. It's not normal. Eventually I complained enough on line and ophone the problem fixed itself and now it's a breeze. But I'm really not sure what got corrected.
But, when I started using Amazon I would get items super fast, like 2 days. Eventually it got terrible, now it's a week often. They keep trying to force you to join Prime now so have slowed normal delivery.
The other problem is they ship via a shipping company, then on the day it's supposed to arrive, the shipping company gives it to the post office. It's too big for the mail box so the post office wont bring it to the house. So then I have to drive to the post office and stand in line to get it. What's worse is things often arrive on Friday, so I end up waiting until Monday for the post office to be open!
I buy everything I can on line from other sources now. But still use Amazon for some things. Amazon charges me state sales tax too.
Yeah, I got the "join Prime - 30 day free trial for faster delivery" and could have Saturday. Which is zero use since it's being shipped to my wife's office, a M-F, 9-5 accounting firm.
Still, far cheaper than the brick and mortar camera stores charge, roughly 1/3 the price.
I have used Amazon.ca for years now with good results. Only 2 times did I not receive the order. I was compensated both times with hassle free reimbursement(shipping included). In one case the vendor was no longer with Amazon and the second case the vendor refunded everything and was very apologetic for me not receiving the order. I don't have Amazon Prime as much as they try to push it. Without Prime, it's free shipping on qualifying orders over $35 cdn and although they charge sales tax, it's only 5% although our pst and hst is %15 (hope they're not reading this). Overall, I'm very pleased with Amazon......to this point in time.
Well, I ordered from Amazon.ca naturally and didn't get charged any tax. I'm kind of wondering what that's about. The shipping is naturally free since mine was over $35 CDN but the no tax charged?
"Tax Calculated (GST/HST): CDN$ 1.27 " on a $25.42 order. Maybe it's a New Brunswick thing. We're taxed on just about everything despite being one of the poorest provinces in the country....don't get me going. That would would be highjacking this thread.
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El lenguaje de programación más boludo del mundo.
Low-dimensional linear algebra primitives for Haskell.
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With over 20,000 members, Fiction Writing is one of the most sought after and active writing groups on Facebook. Founded by Brian Paone, author of novels and short stories, this group is a great place with connecting with like-minded writers and find answers to your questions about self-publishing and the writing craft.
You may share reviews of your published works, cover reveals, release announcements, and book trailers (but NO LINKS to buy your book in those posts.) However, on the last Saturday of every month, they have a #newreleases thread, where you can post all the links to buy your books that you want.
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I have a soft spot for bite-size food that can be dipped into a tasty sauce during Mardi Gras feasting. There’s a lot to love about a dip-and-munch treat when gathering with family and friends. Mardi Gras season is upon us with many opportunities for crowd pleasing treats, and these sausage bites are frequently on my menu. The weeks leading up to Mardi Gras can be fast paced and sausage bites are a great make-ahead treat. Simply transfer them from freezer to oven (with a quick egg wash and seed topping), and you’ll have sausage bites in minutes.
You’ll enjoy making these with Zatarain’s fully cooked sausages because this Cajun brand really amps up the flavor factor in these easy to prepare treats. The tough part is having to decide whether to make these bites with Zatarain’s Cajun Style smoked sausage or their Andouille smoked sausage. Sausage bites must have a dip, and you’ll whip up this creamy dip in a matter of minutes with a pop of flavor from Zatarain’s Creole mustard. While you’re at your local Rouses Market stock up on your Zatarain’s Andouille and Cajun Style Smoked Sausage, and don’t forget to grab a few packs of puff pastry, too. They’re delicious when added to a party platter. Click here for a Zesty Party Platter. I can’t wait to see your version of these fast and flavorful treats! Share your photos by tagging me on Instagram at @y_delicacies. Laissez les bon temps rouler!
1. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
3. In a small bowl whisk together egg and mustard and set egg wash aside.
4. Cut sausage in half into two links and set aside.
5. On a lightly floured work surface, unfold one sheet of puff pastry, and dust off any flour on top of the pastry dough. Drizzle ¼ teaspoon of water on top of dough and rub water on top surface of dough. Place the second sheet of puff pastry dough on top of the moistened puff pastry and firmly press with your hands to adhere sheets together.
6. Roll puff pastry to form a 10x10 inch square. Cut in half lengthwise forming two 5 x10 inch rectangles.
7. Working with one rectangle, place one link of sausage along one long side about 1-inch from long edge. Brush the opposite half of long edge with egg wash. Fold egg washed half of puff pastry over sausage, aligning long edges. Seal the long edge with a fork. Cut into 1-inch links. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining half of puff pastry and sausage.
8. Freeze wrapped sausage bites on baking sheet until pastry is firm about 20 minutes.
9. Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush entire top of chilled sausage bites with egg wash and sprinkle with the seed topping.
1. In a medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, mustard, honey and cayenne pepper until well combined. Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
Do Ahead: Sausage bites can be wrapped in puff pastry, cut into 1-inch pieces and frozen up to one week ahead. When ready to bake brush with egg wash and sprinkle with topping. Bake until the bottom is deep brown and the top is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Serve with dipping sauce which can be made up to 3 days ahead.
These Cornbread Sausage Poppers will get you up and at it!
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We are physician-owned and therefore deeply invested in our clinic and staff to provide the best pediatric care for our patients.
Your child will see a physician at every appointment.
We are open seven days a week with evening and weekend hours. These hours are available to our families who may have a child with an acute illness and want to avoid the long waits and higher co-pays associated with an urgent care or emergency department visit.
We have five Lactation Consultants and a dedicated breastfeeding chair and room.
Walk-in services are available during all clinic hours for immunizations, medication administration (pre-arranged), weight check, and suture removal. If your child is sick, please call to schedule an appointment. We will do our best to see your child as soon as possible.
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Search homes for sale in Albion, Michigan and find Albion, MI real estate and houses. Also browse foreclosures, condos & townhomes with RE/MAX Michigan.
Albion is situated at the confluence of the north and south branches of the Kalamazoo River and the town has celebrated that ever since it was settled in the early 1830's. Albion was formerly known as a primarily industrial municipality with numerous foundries, but since the 21st Century it has shifted in the direction of cleaner manufacturing, technology and agriculture. Albion is home to Albion College which has recently been named one of America's top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges. There are sure plenty of city parks in Albion and some say there are more parks per person than any place in the United States. Albion is a fantastic place to call home and welcomes you with open arms.
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Read past client’s testimonials about their experiences with Energy Healing and Coaching Energy Sessions lead by Evguenia. Or learn more about Healing Services Evguenia provides as well as the Benefits one receives while enjoying the energy work.
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First, she took the time to discuss and understand the healing that I wanted before we began the session. Then, her professionalism and confidence allowed me to feel relaxed and completely at ease.
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“I decided to try energy healing just to see how it works for me and whether it will help me to achieve more balanced and more self-reflective state.
Coming from certain background and having accumulated certain views and experiences, I sometimes find that my ‘baggage’ may have negative influence on my mental state and the relationships with people close to me and whom I care about.
First part of the session had to deal with my mental state and my needs that I still have to figure out clearly. In order to do that Evguenia suggested trying employing the technique of self-reflection that I feel is the right approach. I was suggested to try to look at myself from aside, as if another person, especially when I am experiencing certain strong emotions, such as anger, rage, or excitement.
Evguenia told me that it will not happen at once but gradually I will be able to do so. I will try my best as I think it is a very thoughtful suggestion.
Second part had to deal directly with energy healing. I have not done it before and my impression is very favorable. As I understand Evguenia balanced my energy and directed it to proper channels.
I did experience some very nice feelings overall over my middle body and at my head, which Evguenia identified as the point of connection with the external power energy source.
These feelings were new and exciting and Evguenia’s touch was nice and felt healing.
My overall impression is very positive as I found Evguenia very creative and resourceful – as she had to push through my ‘hidden opposition’ – as well as very caring.
“I am fortunate to have our paths cross… I had no idea energy healing was so “real”.
I have learned more about myself from the handful of sessions than I would have otherwise.
You are passionate and sincere with others… in this busy world I am grateful to you for slowing me down… helping me to focus a little upon myself… helping me to find deep within, areas that are important and/or need improvement.
Very Rewarding. I Feel Wonderful!
” I immediately felt at ease, Evguenia’s approach is very comforting and she went to great lengths to explain what I should expect during the session. It was clear she was confident and caring.
I have had the opportunity to have had an energy healing session in the past with mixed results. Therefore, I decided to see what Evguenia could do to get me back into alignment. I was not feeling myself and under a great deal of pressure at the time. My sense was that my body was protesting by the on going headaches and other body aches that I do not normally suffer from.
After only a few minutes on the table with my eyes closed the colour I saw went from dark to light and a yellow glow seem to appear. I could sense Evguenia moving around me but felt so relaxed and in tune after only a few minutes. I have been having trouble with knee pain and it seemed to subside. Before I knew it the session was over. An hour passed so beautifully and I opened my eyes and said its over so soon?
My over all impression was that it helped me. I felt stronger and more focused but lighter at the same time. I have returned a few times to work on my knee pain as this is something that will take time to heal.
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“One of council’s top priorities has been to conduct an in-depth study on the costs of policing in Amherst,” Mayor David Kogon said. “By doing these studies and making the decision we made tonight, council has done its due diligence and will continue to do its due diligence on one of the town’s major cost drivers.
Acting police chief Dwayne Pike welcomed the decision to keep the local force.
“Providing a service to the Town of Amherst includes being fiscally responsible and ensuring operations are efficient,” Pike said. “The needs of the community can only be met when they are accurately identified, an effective strategy is designed and proper resources are allocated.
The Amherst Board of Police Commissioners previously passed a motion supporting the reports.
The reports - Amherst Police Sustainability Review Report and Policing in Amherst Today - looked at policing cost drivers on a national and local level, summarized the services currently provided by the local department and examined the cost of each of those services.
In addition, the reports studied the cost of providing those services over the next 10 years and estimated the costs would rise a further 21 per cent over the next decade, resulting in policing costing almost $850,000 per year more in 10 years than it does today. The operating budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year is just over $4.2 million.
In recommending the town not pursue the RCMP option, the report noted there were uncertainties around the cost for the RCMP as its staff is moving forward with unionization, the potential impacts to service by moving from the Amherst Police Department to the RCMP is not fully understood and there has been at least one recent case were a municipality voted to end its contract with the RCMP and create its own municipal force.
The report also noted correspondence from the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister that indicated the RCMP is unable to respond to requests to provide municipal policing at this time.
“These reports allowed us to look at policing costs from a macro and micro level,” CAO Greg Herrett said. “Going forward, having town and police department staffs working together will allow us to find efficiencies that could result in budget savings, place the focus on internal rather than external solutions and ensure continuous improvement as well as an opportunity for a deeper level of review on what we deliver and how best to deliver it. This, in turn, will provide a process to engage and educate the community should the services provided or service levels change.
Tom Wood, president of the local, acknowledged the cost of policing is an issue for municipalities across Canada.
The reports are available on the town’s website at amherst.ca/police-department.html.
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Lecture and laboratory instruction to provide a comprehensive program through laboratory experiments and report writing to master the principle and operation of machines and devices that generate, transform and use electrical power. 3 Credits (2 Lecture - 3 Lab) Prerequisite(s): ELT122. Spring Only.
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Add to your boy's fun time as you get him this vehicle play set. It features an attractive mall designed track that adds to its functioning. With one toy car and launcher, play experience is elevated.
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Robert prosecutes and defends in all areas of the criminal law. He is instructed in a broad range of cases including homicide, serious sexual offending and drug trafficking offences. In the last 12 months he has been instructed, as sole counsel, in: D (prosecuting death by dangerous driving); R and other (prosecuting false imprisonment and abuse of a child); N (defending in drugs conspiracy); and G (defending in drugs conspiracy run from prison).
This year he has also been led in Operation Runway (revenge stabbing following the robbery of the runner of a ‘county line’ in Hereford); Operation Academy (international skimming conspiracy with the mastermind behind card reader software in the dock); and Operation Barstow (armed kidnap of a London drug dealer).
He has appeared against leading counsel at trial on several occasions.
He is a Grade 3 prosecutor.
R v D (2018) – CCC – prosecuting tragic death by dangerous driving involving the death of a 12 year-old boy.
R v H (2018) – Chelmsford CC – D stabbed two police officers; all experts agreed that she was ‘insane’ at the time of the offence and a special verdict was returned.
R v C (2018) – Warwick CC – prosecuting D for disqualified driving causing serious injury; his passenger, a young female, suffered a serious brain injury. RTC experts on both sides.
Op. Runway (2018) – Worcester CC – led junior in two-handed revenge stabbing following the robbery of a drug dealer in Hereford.
Op. Academy 2 (2018) – Blackfriars CC – led junior in card-skimming conspiracy. One of the defendants was the man who had designed the skimming devices which had been sent all over the world.
Op. Barstow (2017) – CCC – led junior in a 4-handed kidnap of London drug dealer.
R v M (2016) – CCC – prosecuting D for importing just over 1kg of cocaine hidden in a shipment of instant porridge.
R v C (2016) – Peterborough CC – LGV driver prosecuted for dangerous driving causing serious and life-changing injury, experts on both sides.
R v K (2016) – Reading CC – prosecuting D on an indictment which joined 4 separate sets of allegations including two s18’s, complainant in one was left permanently disabled; consideration of Vowles and others.
R v D (2016) – Blackfriars CC – prosecuting D for taking indecent images of children in Colombia.
R v S (2016) – Winchester CC, Dove J. – prosecuting D2 (junior alone) for hiding the murder weapon after D1 had pleaded guilty to murder.
R v K (2018) – Snaresbrook CC – represented an estate agent charged with fraudulent trading.
R v D (2018) – Blackfriars CC – defending in conspiracy to rob using hammers and stolen mopeds.
R v G (2018) – Oxford CC – defending in ‘punishment stabbing’ which took place in prison; D had a previous conviction for s.18 (slashing with a knife).
R v N (2017) – Woolwich CC – defending in nationwide drugs conspiracy.
R v F (2017) – Southampton CC – representing man with learning difficulties on several indictments alleging sexual misconduct.
R v C (2017) – Winchester CC – defending dangerous driving causing serious injury to a child.
R v K (2017) – Lewes CC – defending in historic sexual offences case; allegations from when D was just 11.
R v R (2016) – Portsmouth CC – D had several disguised stun guns in his possession; psychiatrists on both sides instructed to examine the effect of a considerable brain injury.
R v R (2016) – Southampton CC – defending in knife point robbery; complainant stabbed and slashed; defence of claim of right.
R v P (2016) – Portsmouth CC – defending in large conspiracy to supply cocaine.
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Our general philosophy around making small improvements to Slack is this: If we can, we should. Even though these smaller updates sometimes fly under the radar, we know that simple tweaks and refinements can quickly add up to improve how you communicate and work with your team in Slack. Without further ado: Here are a few small-yet-mighty updates we’ve recently released.
Ever wish you could add a 🥟 (:dumpling:) emoji to your lunch train plans? Or struggled to express how 🤩 (:star-struck:) you were with your teammate’s presentation? Slack now supports Emoji 5.0, giving you access to the latest set of emoji for when words just don’t cut it.
Brainstorming new ideas and collecting feedback from the team can be as simple as uploading a file or image to a channel. But rather than plug up channels with discussions around one image or file, you can instead reply to files in a separate message thread and keep delving into the nitty gritty details uninterrupted.
If you’re the type of person who prefers to communicate visually rather than verbally, then good news: You can now insert files and images into message threads (be they doodles, napkin sketches, or otherwise) and keep your conversations moving forward.
For those who rely on screen readers to get work done, we’ve made it so you can specify the unread messages you’d like read aloud first. You can also hear the context behind those messages, including who it’s from, when it was written, whether it contains any files or attachments, and more.
Spare yourself some squinting when previewing images in Slack. The image viewer has been recently outfitted with a handy new zoom and pan feature so you can look over designs in greater detail.
Search got bigger (literally, we added a full-screen view) and it’s easier to use. With the addition of helpful new filters, you can refine your search results by people, channels, messages, and dates.
If you found this update helpful, you can keep up with all of Slack’s new features—big or small—by visiting our changelog.
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The numbers are impressive: An astounding 26 World Series titles (and counting). 21 MVP awards. Countless statistical milestones, many of them courtesy of the game's greatest slugger (Babe Ruth). Two Triple Crown winners (Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle). Baseball's most fabled record (Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak). Four of the winningest skippers — Miller Huggins, Joe McCarthy, Casey Stengel and Joe Torre — the game has ever produced. But the numbers alone don't do justice to the impact that the Yankees have had and continue to have on their legion of fans. What takes place within the storied confines of the House that Ruth Built is more than simply a game; it's a way of life. The monuments that stand just beyond the center field fence at Yankee Stadium bear witness to the decades of excellence that have inspired all of us ever since players first donned the pinstripes. Game Day: Yankees Baseball is a celebration of that tradition of excellence, and of the men who helped to weave Yankee tradition, and the game itself, into the American fabric.
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Ashburton Borough School, Canterbury, NZ.
This is the link to the website we can use to help us build on our spanish language lessons with Mrs. Florez. Great for practicing at home!
Our new website committe is made up of Savannah,Riley and Harry. They will be learning about using Weebly to post to our blog and web pages over the next few weeks. Anybody who has ideas for content can contact one of the committee for help.
Greetings from our classroom!This is the first blog on our class website. We will be using this space to keep you updated on our learning journey both inside and outside the classroom. Feel free to leave comments but remember the granny rule: Never post anything online that you would be too embarrased for your granny to see!
We are year 5 and 6 children in room 14 in Ashburton Borough School. Our teacher is Ms. Grimes.
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Ng, B.K. (2017) Revisiting grassroots innovation initiatives in Malaysia: Concepts and applications. In: International Symposium on Economics and Social Science (ISESS 2017), 23-25 August 2017, Sapporo Convention Centre, Sapporo, Japan.
This paper seeks to examine the status and main challenges of grassroots innovation initiatives in a developing nation-Malaysia. It determines the concept and application of grassroots innovation model adopted in Malaysia's science and technology policies. The main research framework of this paper is conceptualised on the significant role of local projects at niche innovation (at the grassroots) takes many different forms that differs from the mainstream business paradigm.Findings from this paper indicate that a comprehensive model for grassroots innovations development-particularly that involves the participation of various innovation actors such as public sector organisations and business, community groups as well as individual householders-is remained elusive in the formulation of science and technology policies for grassroots innovations in Malaysia. In addition, the elements of shared rules and values that underpinned the social-led agenda are not clearly tackled in the existing policies. Base on this concern, this paper proposes a few policy directions to foster and upscaling the grassroots innovation initiatives in Malaysia.
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Average temperatures near normal for October. Overall, average temperatures for October were near normal (Table 1). Even so, there were many daily records set during the month (Appendix). During the first half of the month 12 daily minimum records were tied or broken. Among these, low temperatures of 45° F at Apalachicola and 47° F at Gainesville on the 7th broke records in existence since 1932. During the last eight days of October, 26 daily maximum records were tied or broken. High temperatures of 92° F on the 26th and 91° F on the 28th at Gainesville broke records in existence since 1932 and 1911, respectively. Tallahassee observed record high minimum temperatures on both the 26th and 27th.
October rainfall totals much below normal except in the Keys. October rainfall totals were much below normal in almost all areas of the state (Table 2). Miami's monthly total was more than four and one-half inches below normal. Jacksonville and Orlando did not officially record rain and Tampa recorded only a trace during October. This was the driest October on record at these three stations. In contrast, a localized heavy rain event (3.44 in) on the 26th at Key West raised the monthly total above normal. The general sparseness of rainfall across the state during October is depicted in Figure 1. Departures from normal in eastern and southeastern coastal areas exceeded five inches.
La Nina continues during October. Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean remained below normal during October, denoting a continued cold phase of ENSO, or La Nina. All five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin during October became hurricanes. Such increased tropical cyclone activity is associated with La Nina conditions. The warm, dry conditions across most of the state are also associated with La Nina.
Hazardous weather. No severe local storm events were reported during October. As Tropical Storm Paula passed near the Keys on the 12th, 8.28 inches of rain was recorded at the Marathon airport, resulting in the wettest day on record at that site. Small areas near the border with Alabama and along the east-central coast have reached extreme drought conditions. Severe drought conditions are present in the western Panhandle and along the northern two thirds of the Atlantic coast. Most of the northern two thirds of the state have abnormally dry conditions.
Agricultural and other impacts. Dry soil in western areas of the Panhandle hindered peanut digging as farmers harvested peanuts early in response to the worsening drought. Cattlemen have begun to use hay to supplement pastures that are in poor condition. River and well levels have continued to decrease in northern areas. Wildfire danger increased across most of the state as rainfall remained well below normal.
Appendix: Temperature Records (° F) Tied or Broken during October (compiled from NWS).
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Karan Motwani is an IT Leader with 17+ years of experience in consulting, architecture, engineering, and strategic leadership roles. He has worked with companies from Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and the United States on supply chain and finance solutions. From this experience, he brings an entrepreneurial perspective, and an ability to work across business and engineering on Blockchain application to Supply chain and Finance scenarios.
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Sep. 6, 2018 2:10 p.m.
UPDATE: Vancouver police say Jason Acoose, 46, has been charged for arson in connection with an East Vancouver fire.
Acoose was arrested Friday and remains in custody.
Vancouver police are looking for a suspect believed to be responsible for a fire in East Vancouver that caused $100,000 in damages.
On Thursday, police released footage from security cameras in the neighbourhood of Nanaimo Street and Copley Street.
The incident happened at around 3 p.m. on Aug. 21.
A man is seen in the video walking in an alleyway when he puts his hand into a dry hedge behind a residence and walks away, south down the lane. Moments later, the hedge erupts into flames.
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services responded to the fire and put out the blaze, but it destroyed a hedge, two garages with vehicles inside, and a utility pole, police said in a news release. No one was injured.
The man in the video is described as an Aboriginal man, in his late 20s to early 30s, with a slim build and about 5 feet 10 inches tall. He has a tattoo on the left side of his neck and may have tattoos on his arms.
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Over the next few months, TechyDad.com, TheAngelForever.com, and FollowerHQ.com will be getting facelifts. You see, I’ve recently caught the Responsive Web Design bug and can’t wait to rewrite these sites with these principles in mind.
Responsive Web Design primarily refers to the use of certain CSS3 media queries to evaluate the browser’s size and adjusting the design appropriately. (There’s more, but I’m trying to keep the Geek Level to a minimum.) This means that the same website will serve as a mobile site, a tablet site, and as a desktop web site while (at times) looking drastically different in each.
For an example of Responsive Web Design, go to the Boston Globe’s website. Make sure your browser is resized to the biggest your screen will allow (but don’t maximize it). Now, slowly resize your browser to make it smaller and smaller. You’ll see elements shrink until the three column layout becomes a two column layout and the long top menu gets hidden behind a “Sections” heading. As your browser gets even smaller, the layout will shift again to a one column design. Finally, the design will shift one more time to orient elements so as to best display on a smartphone.
Responsive Web Design isn’t hard, but it isn’t quick either. You must consider the entire design across multiple browser sizes and how to best re-arrange the content in each case. This can be time consuming, but it is well worth it. After all, more and more people are browsing sites on non-desktop/laptop computers. Smartphone and tablet use is rising and if your site is unable to accommodate these users, you stand to lose traffic.
What have you done to make your site available to smartphone and tablet users?
NOTE: The "webpage" image above is by mantasmagorical and is available via morgueFile.
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Staff at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital are concerned that newborns may have been infected with measles after a 42-year-old man spent an extended amount of time in the hospital’s maternity ward, Yediot Aharonot reported.
Yoav Asif, a Tel Aviv resident and a new father, was diagnosed with measles shortly after his wife gave birth. Four days ago, he spent time in the maternity ward where his wife was hospitalized. During that time, he began to develop a fever.
Asif went home, but two days later developed a rash on his face which quickly spread to the rest of his body. When the rash appeared, his family and the children who learned in his preschool were sent to receive the MMR vaccination, which protects against measles.
The list of people who came in contact with Asif includes anyone who was in the hospital nursery, delivery room, maternity ward, and other hospital wards he visited.
Earlier this month, an unvaccinated new mother contracted measles, exposing Poriya Medical Center’s nursery and maternity ward to the disease.
In October, an unvaccinated father with measles visited Shaare Zedek’s NICU, exposing sixty premature infants to the deadly disease.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in four measles patients will be hospitalized due to complications. One in twenty children who contact the disease will suffer from measles, and one in 1000 will suffer encephalitis. Ear infections, which occur in one in ten children who contract measles, can lead to permanent hearing loss.
Measles can also cause pregnant women to miscarry, give birth prematurely, or give birth to a stillborn or low birth weight baby.
As of the Ministry of Health’s last update on March 18, the number of measles cases in Israel had risen to 3,701. Since then, several more cases have been reported.
The vast majority of Israel’s measles patients were completely unvaccinated, and a handful had received a single dose.
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SEATTLE — A massive, dramatic dust storm more often associated with the Southwest blew through Eastern Washington and north Idaho on Tuesday evening in advance of thunderstorms, lightning and rain.
Washington state troopers said the dust storm or “haboob” reduced visibility to zero in parts of Whitman and Adams counties, leading to numerous traffic accidents, especially in the Ritzville area southwest of Spokane.
Crashes in the wake of the dust cloud temporarily closed eastbound Interstate 90 west of Ritzville, the Spokesman-Review reported).
Avista Utilities said nearly 10,000 customers temporarily lost power in the Spokane and Palouse areas and in the Grangeville, Idaho, area.
Washington gets a dust storm like this every couple of years, said Matt Fugazzi, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Spokane. Winds of 40 to 50 mph kicked up a wall of dust in advance of the thunderstorms as the weather front moved up through Eastern Washington and western Idaho and kept heading north, he said.
Spokane International Airport reported gusts at 30 mph.
Four buildings, including one home, were destroyed in a fire that broke out in Mead, north of Spokane, shortly after the thunderstorm moved through, KHQ-TV reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately determined. It burned across 10 acres before it was contained. No one was hurt.
In central Washington, the Grant County sheriff ordered the evacuation of nearly 8,000 people from the county fairgrounds in Moses Lake in advance of the storm. Tuesday evening events at the county fair, including a concert, were canceled.
The sheriff’s office said there were no reports of significant damage from the storm.
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There is one aspect of the A2300 dual proposal which is central to the plan and which is involved in the management of the road as a whole, and that is the flow of particulates into the air.
These will be present in large quantities along the footpath from emissions, inside a car even to a greater extent apparently than outside it, and it is beholden on all of us to produce as little as we can.
Responsibility for bringing this about must largely rest with each council, none of whom can shovel off this task to employees and contractors. They are at the top of the tree so to speak and must be answerable for the ill health which is likely to be caused by a speed limit of 70 mph.
To spell it out, particulates lodge in the lung airways, and are proven to cause cancer and early death. This is a serious danger for young and old breathing in such noxious air.
There is one way which particulates can be reduced considerably; and that is to limit the speed along the above road to 50 mph, which has so ably been argued for by Jo Kyndt.
I hope that this is taken on board as soon as the road is passed for use. Perhaps our democratically elected councillors would care to show their mettle by having a recorded vote? No pressure!
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KKing David July 18, 2018 Whoa! I got this one right.
Sklansky bucks: Built on David Sklansky’s Fundamental Theorem of Poker, this is the theoretical amount of money you win in a poker pot based your equity at the point of an all-in bet and call that occurs before the river. It’s your expected value, or EV. Mostly of the time, whoever is behind still has outs to improve. If the play is +EV (after knowing the villain’s exact hand), you earn Sklansky bucks; if it is -EV, you lose Sklansky bucks. In the long run, theoretical Sklansky bucks will converge with actual money won or lost on these hands.
G-bucks: Named after Phil Galfond, similar to Sklansky bucks, but taken one step further. Instead of measuring the EV of your exact two cards against the villain’s exact two cards, G-bucks measures the EV of your range against the villains exact two cards. If you would move all-in with AA, or KK, or QQ, and the villain has AK, you calculate the equity of his hand against your range. In a Sklansky bucks calculation, your EV is much higher if you have exactly AA than with QQ. In a G-bucks calculation, you are more likely to have QQ because the villain’s hand removes one A and one K from your potential combinations and you calculate the EV based on the entire range that you would play the same regardless of which hand within that range you are holding.
Bonomo bucks: Named by yours truly, after watching Justin Bonomo win the Big One for One Drop tournament at the WSOP last night. Justin was kind enough to offer to sell a portion of his action prior to the tournament at the poker crowd funding site YouStake. My friend “Jeff,” who is sometimes mathematically challenged, was kind enough to bring this investment opportunity to my attention. And Jeff and I both were adventurous enough to sign up. So, unlike Sklansky bucks and G-bucks, Bonomo bucks isn’t theoretical at all. It’s the actual cash won by backing Justin Bonomo this week. woot woot!
Help me boost my math… Please like / post / share /retweet my poker blog on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, or post a comment, and clicking the Follow button at the bottom of this page to be notified of all new posts.
and what is this sometimes mathematically challenged stuff?
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Newly available as a rental, this gated 5 bedroom, 4 bath home in North Haven Point offers beautiful sunsets over Genet Creek to Shelter Island. The first floor has a master suite, two guest rooms that share a bath, formal dining area, living room, kitchen, and den. Upstairs is a second master suite with water views and a large deck off the master bath. Brand new heated gunite pool and spa and plenty of outdoor space for entertaining. Spectacular landscaping and completely private. Community tennis and private community beach. Seconds away from Sag Harbor Village and Shelter Island.
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Did you see that recent New York Times article about the Los Angeles Times? The one that spends the first two paragraphs summarizing Colonel Otis and the city’s beginnings and then arrives at the “slow decline” of the paper? I expected this was the top of a story about media in Los Angeles, which I thought was a reasonable expectation given the abrupt recent shutdown of LAist, the hostile mass-firing/replicant takeover at the LA Weekly, and the LA Times newsroom’s very recent decision to unionize (referenced minimally as “turmoil”).
It turns out this has not been a story covering LA or its media, but a question: Who wields power in the city today? The Otis LA Times was powerful and helped the city accomplish big things, but between Eli Broad retiring and Tronc struggling, the city has a tough time tackling the types of projects “that will benefit the community as a whole,” according to a quote from former deputy mayor Austin Beutner. So, sure, there are sports teams and museums and stuff, but that doesn’t matter. LA is simply too vast and titans of industry too few.
Ah, there’s that word, community. Or rather, “Community.” It appears seven times in the NYT piece.
When anyone suggests that shaping millions of people into a single community is a reasonable goal, be wary.
When someone endeavors to make 4 million people into a certain kind of community, on par with their tastes or some other city—and the first approach to shaping that community is to buy a newspaper and fire its staff without revealing the names of the new owners—be more than wary.
Neoliberalism helps businesses and governments to essentially package a city as a product, and in this process they impose a specific aesthetic, brand and cost basis onto the residents of that city…so that tourists can count on a relatively standardized, repeatable consumer experience that aligns with whatever experience they were led to expect. Many New Yorkers feel their city is being dulled and sanitized by the heavyhanded interventions that are required for this type of economy to prosper. If reporting that attacks LA’s community/culture/people is an attempt to assert that a comparable neoliberal structure doesn’t yet exist in Los Angeles, speculators must be frantic to create it because the Olympic games—and its international spotlight—are 10 short years away.
I moved to Los Angeles in 1987 and left in 2010. Leaving didn’t have anything to do with a lack of civic connective tissue, “vastness” or anything else. And I will happily go back, as soon as I am willing to pay twice my current rent. In 1987, Los Angeles was not New York or San Francisco, but it was a global city that was incubating MTV-friendly hard-rock/heavy-metal bands by the dozens. Hundreds of musicians desperate to be the next to breakthrough spent their weekends blanketing Sunset Strip from the Whisky A Go Go to Doheny with handmade flyers. For a hundred years, kids around the world have dreamed of moving to Hollywood, hoping for a chance to witness and perhaps become part of its legacy, not just in music but every creative profession.
Just last month, Los Angeles writer Lynell George won a Grammy for her notes for the box set “Otis Redding Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings.” The 1966 recordings, released last year, offer testimony of Redding’s talent and George’s talent—as well as one venue’s 50-plus years of enduring relevance within both the music industry and the cultural life of Los Angeles. (For transparency, I worked at the Whisky in the ‘90s. It was thriving then, too, showcasing the stars of yet another generation.) But the Whisky is one business within one neighborhood; the NYT says Los Angeles County comprises 88 cities. It does not need to mount a defense of its cultural virtues, and no demand that its culture rise to any singular idea can be taken seriously.
Besides, the claim that big things can’t get done in LA is ridiculous. How else to explain the subway, or those luxury-box monstrosities cluttering the Hollywood skyline, construction cranes as ubiquitous as palm trees, “Silicon Beach,” the emergence of residential life in downtown Los Angeles—and, my god, have you seen Eagle Rock!? Gentrification does not grow without institutional fertilizer.
Yes, there are problems in Los Angeles, but I doubt these arise because there are too few power-brokers working with government officials on the kinds of deals that the public hardly reads a whisper about anyway until the ink is dry.
In fact, homelessness and gentrification are the most visibly dire and immediate “big” challenges that I see when I visit, and the people who are profiting from all the building and gentrifying don’t seem to prioritize bringing down housing costs or solving the problems created by their personal successes. Throwing more money or philanthropic funding at the problem of housing quantity will not change a fundamental dilemma: the rent is too high, wages are too low, and thousands of people who call the city their home have nowhere to go, and no money to get there if they did.
Is it possible that Los Angeles being diverse and vast and difficult to pull together for one goal is a made-up problem invented by some of the investors who are bringing the Olympics to town and prefer to do so to their greatest possible benefit? Is it possible that “bringing a community together” and “building culture” is just vapid myth-speak from developers who view a weak media landscape as an opportunity to imprint a singular identity, a product identity, onto the city itself?
The Olympics is a “big project” that drastically renovates host cities, usually in 7-year ramp-up periods, and typically by stepping on little people (in the name of Big Ideas and promises of prosperity for workers, vendors). Death by a thousand cuts from traffic to rent increases lead some host-city-dwellers to complain that, on balance, maybe the Olympics isn’t really worth the headache and the expense.
It’s true the media landscape in Los Angeles reflects a lack of competition in the news, but civic life is not dead. A billion-dollar bond issue was recently approved by voters to construct housing by a wide majority. With the recent Measure H, LA County voters elected to raise their own taxes, to raise funds to provide homeless residents with services. Minimum wage is rising annually. The recent Women’s March drew thousands downtown, resisting the president and his politics. The civic will in Los Angeles is fierce.
I don’t believe a city or its institutions should act upon its residents as subjects, to impose community or unity, but that it should create and support the structures which allow citizens to create their lives and culture within its framework. Those who claim Los Angeles lacks unifying civic goals, however, must be willfully overlooking opportunities to extend their own enthusiastic support to their neighbors who have been everywhere, marching and voting, in large numbers and on many issues, to demand basic dignity and respect for all.
Robin Grearson is a nonfiction writer whose essays, criticism and interviews often focus on the intersection of gentrification and culture. Her work has been published by The New York Times, Hyperallergic, The Believer, Brooklyn Rail, The Millions and others.
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YMCA Camp Greenkill is a peanut and tree nut-free camp site. See below for all details pertaining to Camp TAG in Huguenot, NY. For questions regarding Camp Greenkill, the Camp TAG schedule, and more...contact FAACT. Camp Greenkill will only re-direct you to us.
Camp TAG in New York 2019: July 29 through August 2, 2019! Registration is open!
For Teen Counselors, there will be an activity fee of $50 to participate for the week.
Click here to download the Camp TAG New York camper application and health form. Please follow the instructions to submit the application and make the registration payment. There are 60 camper spots available for 2019. Deadline to register for Camp TAG NY is Monday, July 15, 2019.
Registration payments must be made in full online at time of registration or by check via mail sent to: FAACT, P.O. Box 511, West Chester, OH 45071. If paying online, please go to FAACT's Donate page. Click on "Other" and enter the amount of your camp registration fee, and enter "Camp TAG New York" in the "Reason" box. All payments online are secure through our PayPal account. Cancellations prior to June 1, 2019, are eligible for a 100% refund of the registration. After June 1, the deposit will be refunded less $50.
There are 20 teen counselor positions available for 2018, which will be an application process. Teens with food allergies, ages 14+, or a sibling of someone with a food allergy, ages 14+, may apply to become volunteer teen camp counselors. Camp TAG provides one counselor for every three children. We'd really like to see the teens apply for counselor positions because they can relate to the campers and act as mentors.
There is an activity fee of $50 for teen counselor positions at this site. Follow payment instructions above in the "Tuition & Payment" section. Teens may receive community services hours for their time, which averages about 35-40 hours for the week. If interested, please email Eleanor.Garrow@FoodAllergyAwareness.org for an application. Deadline to send in the volunteer teen counselor application is July 15, 2019.
There is NOT a room block or discount at this hotel, but it is an option if you choose.
There is NOT a room block or discount at this site, but it is an option if you choose.
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We are constantly suggesting the best meals to eat and the ones to ignore for diabetics as well as suggesting low calorie food options. You can find selected restaurants offering diabetic meals as well as low calorie diet food options. if you are concerned about foods with high sugar or high cholesterol levels. You can also find instructions on picking the right food from the menus while looking for the best restaurants in Boonton Township, NJ.
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1. What is a mutual fund?
A mutual fund is an investment product pooling the savings of small and large investors into one company and investing those savings into a wide number of investments. When you purchase units of a mutual fund, you become a part owner of all the investments held by that fund.
2. Why do people buy mutual funds?
For the average investor, mutual funds are a convenient and affordable way of gaining access to investments that would otherwise be available only to large institutions or the wealthy. Because they typically hold 50 to 100 different investments, mutual funds offer a degree of diversification that would be difficult to achieve on your own. Experienced professionals who devote themselves exclusively to tracking the markets, analyzing investments and implementing a consistent investment strategy select these investments.
3. Who should buy mutual funds?
Mutual funds have a place in almost any portfolio. They offer a range of investment objectives that can satisfy a variety of investment needs from establishing an emergency reserve to saving for a vacation, a down payment on a house, education or retirement. Depending on your financial circumstances and tolerance for risk, there is likely a mutual fund or combination of funds that is right for you.
4. How much do I need to start?
Investors in the Growth Fund can open an account with as little as $100.00 and the subsequent minimum investments are $100.00. These minimum subsequent investments are waived if you enrol in Fortress "Direct Purchase Plan". Under the plan, you can invest as little as $50.00 automatically deducted from your bank account monthly. Investors in the High Interest Fund can start the account with $500.00 and all subsequent minimum investments are $100.00.
Investors can also swap shares they currently own in publicly listed Barbados companies for shares in the Fund.
5. Can I get my money back if I need it?
Yes, whenever you want it you can get back some or all of your investments. The Funds are designed to be flexible and meet your needs. At the end of every week a valuation is made of the market value of the investments held, and a Net Asset Value per share is calculated and published. If you are selling units, you will receive a cheque within three days of the calculation of the weekly valuation.
Currently all redemption charges have been waived.
6. Will the Fund pay out dividends?
The Growth Fund and the Accumulation Share of the High Interest Fund do not pay out dividends. Any interest, dividend income and capital gains realised on the Funds' investments are automatically reinvested in more securities which enhances your returns and increases the rate of growth in the value of the shares. Investors can realise the equivalent of a dividend by simply cashing in some of their shares at anytime. If you invest in the Distribution Share of the High Interest Fund, there is a semi-annual payout of dividends.
7. Where can I buy the Fortress mutual funds?
Fortress' funds are sold at their offices at First Floor Carlisle House, Hincks Street or at CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, Trustee Branch, Broad Street.
8. What is the Net Asset Value (NAV)?
The price you pay for a unit or receive when you sell a unit is called the "net asset value". The net asset value is determined at the end of each week by taking the closing market value of all the investments in the portfolio minus the Fund's liabilities and dividing this figure by the total number of units outstanding. The net asset value of a mutual fund will fluctuate weekly according to changes in the value of the individual investments.
9. Are there any charges?
Most mutual funds have an initial charge when you buy or sell units. A front-end load is charged when you purchase your units, while a back-end load is charged when you sell your units. Currently these charges have been waived for all Fortress funds.
10. What is a prospectus?
A prospectus is a legal document that outlines important information about a Fund, such as management fees and sales charges, the fund manager, investment objectives and strategies, tax considerations, fund operations and risk factors.
11. What kind of risk is involved with mutual funds?
In investing, the element of risk can vary substantially. A general rule is that the higher the potential return, the higher the risk. This is known as the "risk/return trade-off". In mutual fund investing, volatility (the degree to which a fund fluctuates in price) and return will depend on market trends, the investments held by the Fund and the investment stategy used by the manager. In general, a Fund that aims to achieve a high level of growth will be more volatile than one whose objective is to preserve the original capital. On the other hand, a growth fund will likely earn a higher return over the long term than a money market fund.
In Barbados there is currently no capital gains tax on mutual funds and no withholding tax for non-residents.
13. Can Fortress shares be used as collateral for loans?
Yes. Most banks in Barbados accept the holdings in a Fortress mutual fund account as collateral.
14. What proof do I get of my holdings in Fortress?
Printed statements are used and are sent to shareholders on every investment they make and every financial quarter. These statements show the dates of every purchase, the amount of the purchase, the value at which the units were bought and the full value on the account.
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Connection between people is the primary source of value. Poverty is a result of disconnection, from spirit, body, emotion, family, and community, and especially disconnection from the earth. Through wise use of technology and innovative community organizing, people are moving from fragmentation to interrelatedness. Relationships have been commodified, and through meaningful exchange of words and value people find reconnection.
What is needed to create a life-affirming economy that engages and values each individual’s unique genius?
Some answers to this complex question can be found in the new book The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000-Mile Journey Through a New America by “Money-Wise Women” guest Sarah van Gelder. During her solo road trip around the United States, Sarah met with individuals who are enacting significant and innovative change.
The book traces Sarah’s journey across 18 states. She met and interviewed a variety of citizens who catalyzed local changed. Some stories include people who stopped a giant coal mine, brought urban farming into the heart of Chicago, and worked to move Greensboro beyond its legacy of racism. Each story illustrates ordinary people engaging in extraordinary ways to catalyze a cultural renaissance.
We build a culture of connection through exchanges. Through mutual interest in well-being, caring for others is back into the economy. Sarah describes communities that are becoming more informed and engaged. Their resilience is created through diversity and connection. As people are engaging in meaningful ways in their communities, they satisfy that human need for belonging.
Economic reform is essential for cultivating well-being, certainly, and this includes ameliorating investing, banking, lending, and currency. But through something much greater than bills and coins, through a new awareness of true wealth, a new economy emerges. Individuals engage in life-affirming transactions not as consumers but as collaborators and co-creators, and, as individual behavior shifts, that catalyzes community-level change and ultimately institutional reform.
What is needed to steward shared resources with integrity to create true wealth and well-being for all?
A core goal of this transformation of value is economic and social resilience through decentralization of power. Collective intelligence is cultivated through pathways of engagement based on mutual respect. Movements such as participatory budgeting show what is possible when the public becomes informed and engaged.
In Cleveland, Sarah met with organizers of an inspiring cooperative. Area hospitals, a local foundation, a couple of universities, and a national organization dedicated to local wealth building—the Democracy Collaborative—formed the Evergreen Cooperatives to encourage more local exchanges. The cooperative model taps into the individual’s genius and develops stronger relationships because individuals are stakeholders.
There are many stories of people organizing around both water and food, bringing back traditions, creating cooperatives to provide access to fresh food. Modern isolation has impoverished our communities, as we are separated from each other and the place we live. We are wealthier than we even imagine when we begin to map the resources of people within the community.
It is an experimental time, mutable and messy. Asking questions is now more important than repeating answers. The engagement of determined and progressive individuals in the community is essential for building and sustaining a powerful localized economy, in food production, entrepreneurship, humanitarian development, manufacturing, services, and stewardship.
Each person has a purpose in life, and people find significance and belonging when in service to others. Through recognizing the gifts and needs of others, money moves in a way that liberates human capacity for compassionate action.
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Consider yourself a wine expert? Just ant to discover a bit more about all of your favourite drops? Sanctuary Cove's Winter Wine Festival is back again this weekend, with exclusive Masterclasses running all weekend to teach you all the stories and secrets behind the creation of your favourite drop. Hosted by Cameron Smith each one-hour class will feature a range of exceptional wines from local and international sources, with a panel of winemakers and industry experts ready to discuss the varieties, regions and stories behind their wines. Classes are priced at $15 per person and cover White Wine, Shiraz and Pinot Noir - But with limited spaces in each class, you won't want to wait!
Is there anything better than watching a movie under the stars with a cold beer in one hand and a box of popcorn in the other? We didn't think so. Everyone's favourite local brewery Burleigh Brewing Co is opening up their doors on the last Thursday of every month for movies under the stars, with plenty of booze, blankets and bites available to perfectly round out the night. Grab a ticket in advance for $15 and guarantee yourself a seat and a schooner, or pay $20 and just rock up on the night. Playing 18+ movies, it's adults only - So leave the kids at home and enjoy a night out!
Ever wanted to create your own gorgeous potted pieces? Joining with artist Pru Morrison, you'll be given the opportunity to learn the secrets behind the ancient technique of layering colour on pottery, creating a gorgeous glossy finish without the glaze. Kicking off at 10am on July 22nd, you'll join an intimate group to learn the art behind the ancient craft, then get the opportunity to create your own unique pieces to ornate your home with. But get in quick - There's only a few spots left!
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When did geekdom take over the world? The geek squads are everywhere — computer geeks, gamer geeks, sports geeks, foodie geeks, yada yada yada. It’s fine to be master of your domain (no matter how trivial), but really, who wants to look like a total dork? With our Sunglass Hut coupons, anyone can embrace their inner nerd and still look cool on the outside.
Pick a style, any style — classic aviators, mirrored sunnies, chic Rayban clubrounds — and use your Sunglass Hut coupon for great deals on designer frames. Geek chic isn’t easy to pull off. Let a Sunglass Hut promo code make it easier.
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Are you looking to purchase or refinance a mortgage? With the help of Member First Mortgage, CGR Credit Union offers Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgages. We can put you into your dream home or save you money on your current mortgage by refinancing to a lower rate and / or shorter term.
No State Intangible Tax (Because the credit union is tax exempt, we do not charge state intangible tax which is calculated at $3.00 per $1,000. On a $200,000 loan, a savings of $600.00 is realized).
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Swimsuits, snow cones and plenty of sunscreen. All things you need for a day of Fun in the Sun. Roses, sunflowers, hydrangea and loops of lily grass make a splash in this cheery bouquet. Why not bring a little of that inside? Call us and we will be happy to hand deliver your floral gift.
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NJW Construction > news > Winners!
We are excited and proud to announce that NJW Construction, Inc. has been awarded not ONE, Not TWO but THREE 2019 CotY (Contractor of the Year) Regional Awards. We obviously aren’t in the business for the awards but it feels great to be recognized by industry professionals and peers.
Each year, NARI presents CotY awards to members who have demonstrated outstanding work through their remodeling projects. This is the highest form of recognition by industry leaders. The entries of this year’s competition totaled more than $97 million worth of remodeling projects.
We look forward to competing nationally with these projects and we are proud to be a part of NARI. We are grateful to our clients that trust us with their homes and let us continue to strive to be the best! Keep an eye out for more information regarding CotY, and let us know how we can help you with your home remodeling project, as you can see we LOVE what we do!
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The first thing to consider is the size and quality of the mastering tape. I have experimented with with 1/4″, 1/2″ and 1″ half-track (or two track) tape machines at various speeds. In all test trials I used the same stereo mix and the quality was noticeably better with the 1″ tape. The quality difference between the 1/4″ and 1/2″ tape was nominal. In addition, the very best results also came from the highest speed, 30 inches per second in this case, and from the 1″ Quantegy mastering tape. With all test runs on tape less than 1″ thick I found it difficult to hear benefits of analog saturation and very difficult to justify the extra time and expense.
The second and equally important consideration is the style of music and instrumentation of the recording. In 15 years of post-production I have noted that successful analog tape mastering depends greatly on the simplicity of the recording. In other words, the more sparse the instrumentation – the greater the benefit. For example, a recording of a piano and cello, two instruments with very different tonal qualities will give each other a lot of “space” in the mix (meaning most of the dynamics and tonal colors of each instrument will be audible in the mix). That “space,” allows for the mix to fully benefit from the saturation of analog tape. In such cases I find it difficult to distinguish whether the recording was originally tracked on 2″ tape or whether it was transferred to tape in post-production.
Conversely, when analog tape transfer is used for a complex music mix with a full compliment of instruments such as an acoustic rock group or blues band, I find the benefits are subjective. When you consider the time and cost involved in transferring mixes to analog tape in real-time the it is a difficult choice to make. Furthermore, in a case where the music is very heavy such as a hard rock or distorted guitar-driven group, then the choice is clear – do not waste the money with analog tape!
In conclusion, if an analog sound is clearly the intent of the artist or producer and the instrumentation is not simplistic in nature as described in paragraph 3, then clearly a 2″ analog machine needs to be acquired for recording and tracking. On the other hand, if the recording and instrumentation leaves ample “space” in the mix, then seeking a mastering engineer with the knowledge and equipment to master to analog tape is a very cost-effective solution.
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A bachelorette party is one of the most exciting parts of wedding planning for many brides, and Las Vegas bachelorette party packages are very popular. It is an opportunity to have a fantastic girls night out with close friends and enjoy each other’s company before the bride officially ties the knot. There are countless options available for these parties. Brides might want to have a night out in Vegas or a relaxing weekend at the beach. Sorting through these choices can be a challenge, but there are some considerations that can make the decision easier.
The bride and her bridal party should first consider the personality of the participants. Think about the type of girls’ activity should be the most enjoyable, such as parties, dinners, or spas. For many, the bachelorette experience is all about having a fantastic party, but others might prefer something relaxing that allows them to take a break from the wedding planning and rejuvenate.
Once the type of activity has been chosen, the next step is to consider the available budget. Often all the girls participating in the event contribute to the cost, so speak with everyone to see what they find to be reasonable. The budget will determine the exact location, such as a high-end spa resort versus something more middle-of-the-road. It will also impact the ‘extras’. For example, if an all-out party in Vegas is the dream night for the participants, budget will determine whether they splurge for a limo and the type of hotel for spending the night. Budget will also impact the ability of the participants to pay for plane tickets, so factor in the cost of travel when considering budget as well.
Speak with the participants to see how much time they have to dedicate to the celebration. A weeklong trip will be a fantastic send-off for those who have the time. Others might need to plan their parties for a shorter period, such as a night or two.
A bachelorette party is a great way to celebrate friendship and a bride before she officially ties the knot. The best party will be one that takes into account everyone’s personality, budget and time constraints. By thinking about these different factors, the party planned will be a fantastic event that everyone will appreciate and enjoy. It will be a great memory for everyone involved.
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