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Compliant Mechanisms Explained What is a mechanism? A mechanism is a mechanical device used to transfer or transform motion, force, or energy. Traditional rigid-body mechanisms consist of rigid links connected at movable joints. Two examples are shown below. A compliant mechanism is a mechanism that gains at least some of its mobility from the deflection of flexible members rather than from movable joints only. An example or a compliant crimping mechanism is shown below. Toggle ItemShow More For the compliant crimping mechanism (shown below), the input force is transferred to the output port, much like the vice grips mechanism, only now some energy is stored in the form of strain energy in the flexible members. Note that if the entire device were rigid, it would have no mobility and it would be a structure. Compliant mechanisms are all around us, from products we own to high-tech precision manufacturing equipment. You probably use many compliant mechanisms every day. Some examples include one-piece plastic lids (like the one on ketchup bottles), tape measures, battery clips, mouse buttons, and many snap-fit parts. Advantages of Compliant Mechanisms There are a number of reasons why a compliant mechanism may be considered for use in a particular application. Some of these advantages are listed below. Click on the titles to learn more. 1. Part Count One advantage of compliant mechanisms is the potential for a dramatic reduction in the total number of parts required to accomplish a specified task. The part count can be reduced by having flexible parts instead of springs, pins, and traditional rigid hinges. The number of components required for a compliant mechanism can be considerably less than for a rigid version of the same mechanism. 2. Productions processes Compliant mechanisms can be simple to manufacture because they lend themselves well to various manufacturing processes. Because they get their motion from flexible regions, many compliant mechanisms can be fabricated flat from planar sheets of material. For example, the compliant grippers shown above can be fabricated from a single sheet of polypropelene. Compliant mechanisms can be manufactured using many methods including machining, stamping, a laser cutter, a water-jet cutter, 3D printing, and EDM. Because they have fewer parts and simple manufacturing processes, compliant mechanisms can be very inexpensive to manufacture. The reduction in part count may simplify manufacturing and reduce both the manufacturing and assembly time and cost. Compliant mechanisms can be simple to manufacture because they lend themselves well to various manufacturing processes. For example, some mechanisms may be manufactured from an injection-moldable material and constructed of one piece, as shown in the photo below. 4. Precise motion Traditional mechanisms can lose precision due to backlash and wear. Compliant mechanisms can allow precise motion by reducing or eliminating backlash and wear. Rigid-body mechanisms get their motion from physical pins and hinges sliding against one another. Mechanical wear happens when parts rub on one another as they move. Eventually this can rub away or modify the material, which effectively changes the geometry and movement of the mechanism. Because compliant mechanisms use bending material instead of traditional pins and rigid hinges, the wear can be greatly reduced (because no parts are rubbing on each other). Backlash is caused by the tolerances of interconnecting pieces. The backlash in compliant mechanisms may be reduced or eliminated because there are no (or fewer) interconnecting pieces. This fact has often been used in the design of instrumentation. Vibration and noise caused by the turning and sliding joints of rigid-body mechanisms may also be reduced in some applications by using compliant mechanisms. Compliant mechanisms have a smaller number of movable joints, such as pin (turning) and sliding joints. This results in reduced friction and need for lubrication. These are valuable characteristics for applications where the mechanism is not easily accessible, or for operation in harsh environments that may adversely affect joints. This is especially important in space applications because lubricants tend to "outgas" (basically evaporate) in a low-gravity environment. The compliant pointer device, shown below, is a device that was specifically designed for use in space. Another advantage of compliant mechanisms is the ease in which they are miniaturized . Simple micro structures, actuators, and sensors are seeing wide usage, and many other microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) show great promise. The reduction in the total number of parts and joints offered by compliant mechanisms is a significant advantage in the fabrication of micro mechanisms. Compliant micro mechanisms, like the one shown below, may be fabricated using technology and materials similar to those used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. It is possible to realize a significant reduction in weight by using a compliant mechanism over their rigid-body counterparts. This may be a significant factor in aerospace and other applications. Compliant mechanisms have also benefited companies by reducing the weight and shipping costs of consumer products. Since compliant mechanisms rely on the deflection of flexible members, energy is stored in the form of strain energy in the flexible members. This stored energy is similar to the potential energy in a deflected spring, and the effects of springs may be integrated into a compliant mechanisms design. This can be used to easily store and/or transform energy to be released at a later time or in a different manner. A bow and arrow system is a simple example of this. Energy is stored in the limbs as the archer draws the bow. This potential energy is then transformed to kinetic energy of the arrow. These energy storage characteristics may also be used to design for specific force-deflection properties, or to cause a mechanism to tend to particular positions. Challenges of Compliant Mechanisms Just as there are a number of advantages associated with compliant mechanisms, there are also several challenges and disadvantages for some applications. 1. Combination of complex systems Perhaps the largest challenge is the relative difficulty in analyzing and designing compliant mechanisms. Knowledge of mechanism analysis methods and the deflection of flexible members is required. The combination of the two bodies of knowledge in compliant mechanisms requires not only an understanding of both, but also an understanding of the interactions of the two in a complex system. The pseudo-rigid body model (discussed below) helps bridge this gap. 2. Non-linear equations Since many of the flexible members undergo large deflections, linearized beam equations are no longer valid. Nonlinear equations must be used that account for the geometric nonlinearities caused by large deflections. Because of these difficulties, many compliant mechanisms in the past were designed by trial and error approaches. Such methods are only applicable for very simple systems that perform relatively simple tasks, and are often not cost efficient for many potential applications. Theory has been developed to simplify the analysis and design of compliant mechanisms and the limitations are not as great as they once were. Even considering these advances, however, compliant mechanism analysis and design is typically more difficult than for rigid-body mechanisms. 3. Energy storage Energy stored in flexible elements was discussed above as an advantage since it can be used to simplify mechanisms that incorporate springs, to obtain specified force-deflection relationships, and to store energy that is transferred or transformed by the mechanism. However, in some applications having energy stored in flexible members is a disadvantage. For example, if a mechanism's function is to transfer energy from the input to an output, not all of the energy is transferred since some is stored in the mechanism. Fatigue analysis is typically a more vital issue for compliant mechanisms than for their rigid-body counterparts. Since compliant members are often loaded cyclically when a compliant mechanism is used, it is important to design those members such that they will have sufficient fatigue life to perform their prescribed functions. 5. Limited motion The motion from the deflection of compliant links are also limited by the strength of the deflecting members. Obviously a compliant link cannot produce a continuous rotational motion such as that possible with a pin joint. While these challenges may be overcome, it is important that the difficulties and limitations of compliant mechanisms are understood. Such knowledge is helpful in determining which applications will benefit the most by utilizing compliant mechanism technology. Pseudo-Rigid Body Models The pseudo-rigid-body model is used to simplify the analysis and design of compliant mechanisms. It is used to unify compliant mechanism and rigid-body mechanism theory by providing a method of modeling the nonlinear deflection of flexible beams. This method of modeling allows well-known rigid-body analysis methods to be used in the analysis of compliant mechanisms (Salamon, 1989). Burns (1964) and Burns and Crossley (1968) approximated flexible couplers as a rigid link with a length five-sixths of the flexible segment. Howell and Midha (1993a) analyzed compliant mechanisms with small-length flexural pivots. Since the lengths of the flexural members are small relative to the lengths of the rigid segments, the flexural pivots are modeled as kinematic joints at the center of the flexible segment. Torsional springs are used to represent the member stiffness. The accuracy of this method decreases as the relative length of the flexural member increases, and a different approach is required for compliant mechanisms containing longer flexural pivots. Below are a group of simple flexible members, described by pseudo-rigid-body models, as discussed above. Howell and Midha (1992) used closed-form elliptic-integral solutions to develop deflection approximations for an initially straight, flexible segment with linear material properties. The figure below shows such a member and its pseudo- rigid-body model. The model consists of two rigid links, connected by a "characteristic pivot" to represent the displacement, and a torsional spring to model the beam stiffness or resistance to the applied force. This model predicts the deflection path of the beam end for a given end load, to within 0.5% of the closed-form elliptic integral solutions for quite large deflections. The location of the characteristic pivot is expressed in terms of the "characteristic radius factor", gamma, which represents the fraction of the beam length at which the pivot is located. Once gamma is determined, the deflection path may be parameterized in terms of theta, the "pseudo-rigid-body angle." Pseudo-rigid-body models for individual flexible segments offer a simplified method of determining the deflections of large-deflection members. The availability of such a method for individual segments suggests its use to model more complex systems which include flexible segments. This pseudo-rigid-body model concept proves to be very useful in simplifying the analysis and synthesis of compliant mechanisms. Its advantage lies in its ability to develop a pseudo-rigid-body model of a compliant mechanism, and then use the large body of knowledge available in the field of rigid-body mechanism analysis and design. In this way, the pseudo-rigid-body model concept acts to unify compliant and rigid-body mechanism theories. The image below shows another example of a compliant mechanism and its pseudo-rigid-body model. In analysis, the kinematic motion, input requirements, and component stresses may be determined quickly and efficiently by means of the pseudo-rigid-body model. The greatest benefit of the pseudo-rigid-body model concept is realized in compliant mechanism design. In the early design stages, the pseudo-rigid-body model may serve as a fast and efficient method of evaluating many different trial designs to meet the specific design objectives. It also allows the design of systems to perform more complex tasks than would otherwise be possible. If a designer relies solely on prototyping or full numerical analysis, an initial design must be obtained before it can be modeled or built. The pseudo-rigid-body model, on the other hand, may be used to obtain a preliminary design which may then be optimized. Once a design is obtained such that it meets the specified design objectives, it may be further refined using methods such as nonlinear finite element analysis, and it may then be prototyped and tested. The development of design methods using the pseudo-rigid-body model is a priority of the research.

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|Random diffusion walk & brownian motion Posting by jon orwant on April 17, 2008 at 15:34:00. hi there this may be a very simple question but its really got me stumped i was wondering if anyone could help. ive been asked to find the diffusion coefficient in one dimension by comparing the diffusion equation and the random walk diffusion equation since the random walk equation is limited by the diffusion equation. does anyone happen to have any idea how this is done?? follow up posts Compose your reply to jon orwant. Only fields with a * are obligatory.

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Immerse yourself in the soulful rhythms of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2024. Featuring headliners like The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, and Neil Young, this musical extravaganza promises an unforgettable experience. Snag exclusive tickets at Tickets Countdown with code “Rockon” for a 10% discount. Join the celebration of diverse genres in the heart of New Orleans – where every note tells a story. Embracing the Rhythmic Soul of New Orleans Jazz Fest As the vibrant city of New Orleans gears up for one of the most anticipated events in its musical calendar, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Jazz Fest) unveils the grand tapestry of its 2024 lineup. Scheduled over eight days from April 25th-28th and May 2nd-5th at the historic Fair Grounds Race Course, Jazz Fest promises an extraordinary fusion of genres and a celebration of diverse musical legacies. 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Known for the invention of Starbucks, its deep nostalgia for grunge, and a Silicon Valley appeal, Seattle also has a rich Black heritage. As the city becomes increasingly expensive – and historical Black neighborhoods become white – Black artist collectives are using their platforms to address gentrification, historical erasure and ways of existing outside of those structures. Mia Harrison interviewed Ganesha from Cura Club and Saira Barbaric from Playthey and Scumtrust, three collectives that focus on the ways Blackness can be explored outside of the perpetuation of trauma narratives – through actions that heal. C&: How did your respective collectives come into being? Ganesha (Cura Club): Cura Club emerged during a queer-led indigenous ceremony in 2017. Young indigenous people, many of them with roots in the global South, had come together and were desperately seeking a space for shared prayer, altar cultivation, and ancestral medicine. A generation mostly devoid of direct connection to ancestral wisdom, we sought to erase that decades-old dynamic of colonial assimilation by forging lifelong connections to the indigenous elders of Mexico as new initiates of the healing art and healthcare system of Curanderismo. Saira Barbaric (Playthey/ ScumTrust): Both collectives I’ve imagined and co-founded were formed out of my desire to create spaces for artists and workers who’ve been marginalized by the state. I needed a space to feel held and to grow in my understanding of art, sex, and organizing. Playthey is creating access-centered nightlife, working on sustainable structures that focus on disabled and trans artists. The ultimate goal being to create a global network that enables touring, collaboration, and growth for the directors and members. Scumtrust is creating BIPoC and trans centered porn, ritual, storytelling, and sex-positive events. Because sexuality and sensual exploration have societal barriers for queer and trans people, Black and indigenous folk and disabled people. C&: What does the word sanctuary mean to you? G: Spaces that exist solely for the purpose of supporting communal reintegration, healing, decompression, and security for those marginalized communities too busy being on the run from systems of oppression to afford those privileges for themselves. SB: A space of freedom, where expression isn’t curtailed by weight of systemic expectation. Black sanctuary is integral to the empowerment of newness, as innovation is our consistent response to oppression. C&: How do you define the Black arts scene in Seattle? G: Underground, but loud. Rare, but expansive. Fragmented, but intensely self-aware. Expensive, and ever worthy. While I don’t have the best references for Black art scenes outside of Seattle – as they’ve been scarce wherever I’ve lived around the country – the experiences that I do have tell me that the local scene here has a very specific focus on safeguarding the culture – being surrounded by the « great white North ». In this way, the Black vision is concentrated, and ready to blow. SB: The Black arts scene in Seattle has roots that are often hidden by the mainstream. The impact of white supremacy in the city is the repeated erasure of its Black history. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute is 40 years old, and yet, folks often will say that there are no Black people making art. Indeed, many Black artists here have been working in their own lanes. But it seems that more and more often they’re engaging with one another. C&: Has collaboration helped in creating Black sanctuaries? G: Public, private, and innovative methods of collaboration between marginalized minds are key in the suffocating absence of wealth and resource redistribution. SB: The structural lie of so many artistic endeavors is that one ‘genius’ made it all happen. Even the greats have apprentices, assistants, and supporters who give them inspiration, time, and labor. Creatives and space makers marginalized by the state get empowerment from collaborative space. C&: Where exactly do you see the intersection between nightlife, art, and the work your collectives do? G: The multiple collectives that I am a part of all rely on the seductive and deeply interactive communally adhesive elements of nightlife and the primal social instincts its jungle of connective possibilities offers to the QTBI communities. Our ancestral wisdom guides us to these spaces of energetic mingling in new and exciting ways, and innovation is at the heart of progress for multiple marginalized peoples. SB: The work of my collectives is entirely focused on the way art and nightlife bring healing. I believe in the night specifically as an access point to ancestral connection. I believe in movement and music as meditation. C&: How do you support each other in your visions? G: With Cura Club, we each find time to host gatherings at our individual homes, communal spaces and organizations we have access to in order to gather and elevate our medicine practices with one another. We try to uplift the community through that medicine, and we celebrate the gift of life together. We also regularly fundraise as a collective to offer financial aid to the most at-risk in our group. And we travel to Mexico to deepen our learning, healing, and skill sharing. SB: In Scumtrust, we develop projects based on the stories and the desires of the collective’s artists. They share their visions of fun, sex, magic, and fantasy and from there we meet, discuss, and create agreements on a courses of action. In Playthey, we’ve paused heavy project production to focus on making a structure that will support our labor and time getting compensated. A lot of the collective vision there is about forging ongoing relationships that will pay artists and creatives. C&: Are there other groups carving out space for Black healing that inspire you? G: Big shout out to Mystic Melanin Meetup for its continually evolving work and holding of a spiritual and magical space for the healing of Black and Brown communities in the Pacific Northwest. Second shout out to Ghetto Heaven for providing a space and an industrious vision for Black queer healing and organizing under the alluring guise of chic art-focused parties and fantastic live community functions. SB: Shout out to Earth Pearl Collective for their work in the city and connecting their work with the Black queer internationally. Shout out to CD Forum and Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute for working to support all types of Black artists. Third shout out to Ghetto Heaven for really organizing to connect nightlife and healing in interesting ways. C&: What’s next for both of you? G: I see this work reaching and directly contributing to the next. I see this work and this medicine weaving in and out of timelines, into ancestral and cosmic bodies as well as capitalist and colonial structures until they collapse under the pressure and take on new form as agents of balance with the Earth and our celestial relatives and neighbors. SB: I see the work growing and enabling all other artists behind it to travel, teach, and grow their networks. I imagine both collectives as vessels to fight puritanical, transphobic, and ableist notions in society. I dream of recreating the intersection of art and capitalism with the goal of destroying capitalist rule and forging new ways of commerce and survival. I believe in the power of joy and pleasure to power the imagination, and I believe in artists as the blood to revive a broken world. To follow their upcoming events check out the collectives’ Instagrams: Mia Imani Harrison is an artist and writer currently based in Berlin. This text was commissioned within the framework of the project “Show me your Shelves”, which is funded by and is part of the yearlong campaign “Wunderbar Together (“Deutschlandjahr USA”/The Year of German-American Friendship) by the German Foreign Office.

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When they invented the kabob, did they know it would satisfy hunger pangs that strike in the middle of the night? Because in this household, boy do we get kabob cravings on the regular! I’ve always ordered lamb and chicken kabobs from food trucks, and while I’m appreciating these beautiful meat skewers, I can’t help but wonder: - What is it that makes kabobs so darn delicious? - Is it the spices or the juiciness of the grilled chicken? - Does it taste this good when we’re sober? On one of those kabob-filled nights, I vowed to myself that I’d learn to make these kabobs at home. I may never get to sell them in a food truck, but I was determined to have the ability to cook it whenever I want. The goal was to be able to make it in my indoor kitchen grill, without having to go through the trouble of starting up a barbecue. Lo and behold, after countless skewers of burnt chicken thighs, I now have a recipe for the juiciest Greek chicken kabobs. The secret here, as I’ve discovered, does not lie in just one component of the recipe. It’s everything. It’s preparing the marinade. It’s the time spent waiting overnight for the chicken to soak up all the spices. It’s skewering correctly. It’s grilling slowly and patiently to avoid burning the meat. And after all this time, the reward is totally worth it: Mediterranean chicken kabobs that are beautifully charred, bursting with flavor, and just a pleasure to eat. I like to pair these kabobs with soft homemade flatbread and some tangy Greek tzatziki sauce. I’m drooling just thinking about it! This recipe will make 10 skewers. - Chicken thighs – Cut boneless and skinless chicken thighs into 1 ¼ inch chunks. Chicken thighs are ideal, because they have higher fat content and are softer cuts of meat. - Extra virgin olive oil – Olive oil helps to tenderize chicken and make it even juicier. - Lemons – A subtle citrus flavor in chicken kabobs will come from lemon juice and lemon zest. - Garlic and shallots – Chopped finely, garlic and shallot add depth and umami to the marinade that you can’t get anywhere else. - Herbs and spices – In this recipe, we will season with oregano, basil, salt, black pepper and paprika. These ingredients make up the bare minimum of Greek chicken kabobs. That said, you can 100% customize your own recipe (See Other Vegetables & Variations section). Step One: In a medium bowl, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, paprika, oregano, basil, garlic, shallot, salt and pepper. Step Two: Then, add in chicken chunks (cut 1 ¼ inch cubes) and stir until well coated with marinade. Marinade for at least 2 hours, turning the chicken occasionally. - Pro Tip: If the marinade starts to decrease in volume as the chicken soaks it up, spritz some lemon juice in the bowl when turning the chicken during the marination process. Step Three: Thread the chicken chunks onto the skewers. Brush each skewer with the remaining marinade and season with salt and pepper. - Pro Tip: To consistently cook through all the pieces of chicken, keep the skewers uniform. Keep the same gap between each piece of chicken and also make sure the surface area touching the grill is the same. Step Four: Preheat the grill to medium heat. Place the skewers on the grill pan and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, turning occasionally until the chicken is completely cooked through. You should be able to smell the garlic, shallot and spices by now. - Pro Tip: To check if the chicken is done, use an instant-read thermometer to check that the internal temperature is 165°F. Step Five: Serve immediately. I recommend pairing with my tzatziki and Greek salad recipe. They go so well together! Other Vegetables & Variations Most restaurants and kabob food trucks also slide in some vegetables in the skewers. If you are having this dish alone without any salads, then you’ll definitely need some vegetables to bring fiber (and bright colors) to your kabobs. So, what vegetables can you add into grilled chicken kabobs? - Green, yellow or red peppers - Cherry tomatoes - Zucchini and eggplants - Portobello mushrooms - Yellow squash - Fresh pineapple - Fresh corn - White onions and red onions Expert Tips and Tricks Marinate the chicken overnight. I personally marinade the chicken anywhere from 24 to 72 hours for the ultimate flavor. It truly makes a difference as the garlic and shallots and spices seep into the meat. Good things come to those who wait! You want your chicken kabobs to be tender, juicy and full of flavor. So, the temperature you are grilling at is crucial! If the grill is too hot, the chicken will burn on the outside while still rare inside. On the other hand, a lower temperature allows chicken to cook evenly, get a nice color on the outside, and stay juicy inside. When in doubt, grill on low heat. Again, the internal temperature should reach 165°F. Turn the skewers regularly. To avoid burning the chicken, you should turn the skewers regularly. Do not leave them out of sight! If you must excuse yourself, ask a trusty friend to help you with this (someone who won’t sneak a bite when you’re not looking!). Here’s how to store your Greek chicken kabobs for optimum freshness. To keep leftover grilled chicken kabobs: To store cooked chicken kabobs, slide them off of the skewer (to save space) and place them in an airtight container. Store it in the fridge for up to 2 days. Just a heads up: Leftover kabobs will dry out slightly after it’s been kept in the fridge. To keep raw and marinated chicken chunks: If you would like to marinate the chicken for 24 to 72 hours, cover and refrigerate the bowl of marinade. Did you know that chicken kabobs are also meal-prep friendly? Simply apportion the marinated chicken into Ziploc bags and keep them in the freezer for up to 3 months. I usually keep 3 skewers worth in one Ziploc bag and then let it thaw until room temperature before grilling. Chicken Kabobs Recipe GREEK CHICKEN KABOBS - 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts cut into 1 1/4-inch chunks - ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil - 2 lemons juiced - 1 lemon zested - 10 garlic cloves minced - 2 large shallots chopped finely - 1 ½ tablespoons oregano - 1 ½ tablespoons basil - ½ teaspoon paprika - 1 ½ cups grated cucumber (from about 1 medium cucumber) - 2 cups thick whole milk Greek yogurt - 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed - 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil - 5 garlic cloves minced - 3 tablespoons dill, freshly chopped - ½ teaspoon sea salt GREEK CHICKEN KABOBS - In a medium bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, paprika, oregano, basil, garlic, shallot, salt and pepper. - Stir in chicken until well combined; marinate for at least 2 hours to overnight, turning occasionally. The marinade really soaks into the chicken, if the marinade starts to lower in the bowl add a spritz of lemon juice when turning chicken occasionally in the bowl during the marinade process. I personally marinade this recipe anywhere from 24 to 72 hours for the ultimate juicy flavor. - Thread chicken onto skewers. Brush with remaining marinade; season with salt and pepper. - Preheat the grill to medium heat. Add skewers to grill, and cook, turning occasionally, until the chicken is completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 10-12 minutes. - Start by grating the cucumber, using your cheese grater. - Next, the most essential step for making a creamy tzatziki – squeeze the water out of the grated cucumber. Do not skip this step as the water from the cucumber will cause your tzatziki to separate and become watery. Place the cucumber on a towel (or paper towel) and gently squeeze out the excess water directly over the sink. - Lastly, stir everything together! In a medium bowl, combine the squeezed cucumber with the yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, olive oil, salt, and dill. Chill until ready to use.

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Knot hats make the perfect accessory for your Coping Cuddle. Each hat is custom made- so the pattern and placement may vary slightly from photos. But yours will be just as adorable. This is for ONE made 2 match knot hat to fit your Coping Cuddle. Knit Fabric and Thread ***Pick your desired material. These hats only work with NO HAIR dolls.

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Are you a college student? As of today, the classical music streaming service IDAGIO is offering a student discount on their Premium subscription to US listeners. With this new discount, eligible university and college students can get a Premium subscription for half price, just $4.99/month instead of the regular $9.99. To access the discount, students attending accredited schools in the U.S. simply need to validate their status through SheerID. Once activated, they will have full access to IDAGIO’s extensive classical music catalog, expert-curated playlists and a smart search function that allows tracks to be searched for using filters such as orchestra, soloist, instrument, artists and more. Students will also have access to exclusive releases from institutions such as the Vienna Philharmonic and the Verbier Festival Academy, as well as exclusive album releases from Ivan Krpan Debut and more. IDAGIO has partnered with organizations such as the Curtis Institute of Music to expand its ongoing mission to invest in the early stages of artists’ professional careers. “This partnership with IDAGIO represents an exciting opportunity for Curtis and its alumni to amplify their engagement with the global music community,” said Curtis Institute of Music President and CEO, Roberto Díaz. “As we set our sights on Curtis’s 2024 centenary year, we look forward to leveraging IDAGIO’s world-class streaming platform to celebrate the joys of classical music and share the work of Curtis musicians worldwide.” Additionally, IDAGIO’s mission also includes connecting young listeners with leading institutions like the New World Symphony (NWS), America’s Orchestral Academy, who prepares graduates for leadership roles and has helped launch the careers of more than 1,100 alumni across the globe since it was founded 31 years ago. “The New World Symphony believes in a strong future for classical music. We are thrilled to share its traditions with as many people as possible through this new partnership with IDAGIO,” said Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the NWS, Michael Tilson Thomas. “As the world’s leader in classical music streaming, IDAGIO will allow NWS to reach new global audiences and continue our exploration of classical music in the digital realm.” IDAGIO is the leading streaming service for classical music with more than 1.6 million app downloads and subscribers in 190 countries. Crafted in Berlin by a world-class team of over 80 passionate experts in music, technology, business and design, IDAGIO offers a search tailor-made for classical music, expert curation, and an expansive catalogue of over 2 million licensed tracks. IDAGIO is available through the web app and for download via mobile app with three tiers offered to listeners: IDAGIO Free, IDAGIO Premium, and IDAGIO Premium+. For more information, visit www.IDAGIO.com or download IDAGIO for your mobile device from the App Store or Google Play Store

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On the first day of a higher level engineering class I took last semester, the professor, who taught the introductory course, mentioned he read our course evaluations from the previous semester. But after addressing that we had universally complained that his labs were tedious, time consuming and not conducive at all to learning and that we wanted fewer of them, he laughed and said that was too bad, because this class had even more of the same. The TAs for his previous class were never in their office hours because they would walk in at the beginning, see that no one was there and walk out. Another one of my major classes was 75 minutes long and included nothing except the professor droning on at the front of the room while writing on a piece of paper projected on the wall. All of these classes functioned on the old framework of lectures, weekly problem sets and labs.

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The Town of Cornwall Town Clerk's office handles all Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests for the Town of Cornwall. NYS Open Government requires that most town documents are available to the public for a nominal fee of 25 cents per page. Residents may come to the Clerk's office to fill out a form or they can simply send an email to [email protected] describing the documents they wish to view/copy. Please include your daytime phone number. Please be advised that the law allows the department five business days to respond with additional time depending on the scope of the request. For more information, please contact the Clerk's office at 845-534-9100.

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Carlton Strategy Advisors supports WestBridge Capital in its investment in the MBO of Vista Retail Support Vista Retail Support Holding Limited (“Vista”) has announced that its senior management team (the “team”) has completed a management buyout of the business, with the support of private equity house WestBridge Capital and its partners, Clydesdale Bank and Octopus Investment. The business was initially acquired by the team in a Finance Wales backed buyout in 2008. Following the secondary buyout, valued at £12.3m, the team has bought out the remaining existing shareholders including Finance Wales. This deal sees a majority shareholding being acquired by the existing senior management led by managing director Vince Haffenden, technical services director James Pepper and sales and marketing director Richard Cottrell. In addition, current chairman, Keith Brooks, will continue in the role of non-executive chair. Established in 1995 as a technology support business focusing on the retail sector, Vista has grown to a £14m turnover organisation with a workforce of more than 170 staff across the UK. Vista supports some of the best known high street retailers in the UK with brands like Lloyds Pharmacy, Superdrug, Dunelm Mill and Spar among its customers. Carlton Strategy Advisors (“CSA”) supported WestBridge Capital and its partners, Clydesdale Bank and Octopus Investment, in its investment in the MBO of Vista by providing full-scope commercial due diligence. CSA supported WestBridge in earlier investments in Energist Group, Aero Stanrew and Linkfresh. Advisors on the Transaction Director David McClelland commented: "Our CDD provided an overview of the main sources of commercial risk and opportunity, assessing Vista as a business that can develop its commercial proposition and grow sales over the coming years, according to CSA’s interpretation.”

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North Carolina Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee has named Elton Rogers to be the new warden of Wake Correctional Center. Rogers previously served as associate warden and acting warden of Wake Correctional, which was idled in June 2022 due to the pandemic and staffing shortages. “Warden Rogers is the ideal person to supervise the reopening of Wake Correctional,” Ishee said. “Besides knowing the facility inside-out, he brings to the position 27 years of experience in corrections, 20 of them in a supervisory capacity. He has strong leadership skills and high expectations for staff and offenders alike. Under his direction, Wake Correctional will be a safe and secure facility that prepares offenders for their eventual re-entry into the community.” As warden, Rogers is in charge of all operations at the male minimum-custody correctional center. Staff will consist of both new hires and former Wake Correctional employees who had been temporarily transferred to other facilities. The first groups of offenders were transferred to Wake Correctional earlier this month. More will arrive as the facility gears up. Its maximum capacity is approximately 400. Rogers began his career in 1996 as a correctional officer at Franklin Correctional Center, advancing through the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant and captain between Franklin and Warren Correctional Institution. In 2018 he was promoted to become one of the first security auditors in the state correctional system, inspecting facilities for security issues and recommending solutions. He was named associate warden of Wake Correctional in 2021. While the facility was idled, Rogers worked in the Central Region office as a region security coordinator. His wide experience includes service with prison intelligence and surveillance teams, internal investigations, conflict resolution and crisis intervention. He has completed PEAK Performance training and the Correctional Supervisor Training Program, and he holds an Advanced Training Certificate from the N.C. Criminal Justice and Training Commission. He attended Nash Community College in criminal justice.

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If you’re tired of traditional slots and want to try something new, a Pragmatic Play slot may be a good choice. Designed by Pragmatic, these games are mobile-friendly, allowing players to access all of the games’ features and promotions from their mobile devices. The slots are compatible with both landscape and portrait orientation, which means players can choose the best one that suits their needs. Players can customize the game settings to suit their personal preferences, including sound effects and background music. Besides classic slot games, Pragmatic88 offers a variety of themed slots, including a new game called Ancient Fortunes Zeus. This Microgaming game has five reels and one hundred and twenty paylines and is inspired by Yunani mythology. In addition to classic slots, it also features new and innovative themes, including Golden Dragon, Hercules, and Tai Shang Lao Jung. Its RTP is 96.02 percent, making it a fun game for players of all skill levels. Online slot is widely available in Indonesia, and has become more detailed in its tampilan. It was previously available only in offline casinos, but it has spread throughout the country. Influential slot players are spreading the word about slot online, and Indonesia is no exception. With a variety of different slot games and a variety of casino software, Indonesians are sure to find one that suits their needs. If you’re not sure which online slot to play, consider the following tips. Try a free Pragmatic Play slot before making a real money investment. Its free-to-play demo is available for both desktops and mobile devices. You can even use the same account to play a demo slot to get an idea of how the game works. Then, once you’ve found your favorite game, you can start playing it. You’ll see how rewarding it is to win big with Pragmatic Slots. This classic slot uses a wild symbol that substitutes for all other symbols to form winning combinations. Wild symbols, which look like gems, also help in filling additional lines. The Wild symbol can multiply winnings up to 15x if it lands on more than one line. You can also try playing Wild West slot, which features 3 rows and 5 reels. It has 25 payment lines and a wild west theme. If you have more than enough luck, you can win 1000x your bet with this slot! The Free Spins feature in 5 Lions Gold slots is another way to win big money. This free game involves 3×5 reels with 243 ways to win. The bonus round starts when three Yin Yang symbols appear anywhere on the screen. Once triggered, you have the option of choosing a high multiplier for a few spins or a low multiplier for a large number of spins. A mystery pick is available during the free spins, and the maximum potential win is 7342x your bet.

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The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) was developed by leading international standard organizations and introduced in 2006. Globally recognized guidelines have been created that guarantee the sustainable production of textiles, starting with the extraction of organically produced raw materials and environmentally and socially responsible production through to transparent labeling, and thus offer the consumer credible quality assurance The GOTS is now one of the world’s best-known seals in the textile sector and is recognized in all important trading markets. Since the introduction of the GOTS logo and licensing system, the GOTS can not only be found on the shelves of natural textile shops, but also at large retailers and brands. This increases awareness among consumers and reflects the acceptance of the GOTS across the industry. more info below www.global-standard.org

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The holidays may be over, but we still have several months of winter to enjoy. If you don’t want to keep your Christmas decorations up all season long, consider transforming your living room into a winter wonderland. We have a handful of simple but creative decorating ideas that will get the whole family involved. Your kids will love creating their very own winter wonderland! Grab some white paper and scissors, and start snipping away! Since no snowflake is the same, you can get as creative as you want. But if you want some patterns to follow, check out these free printable snowflake templates. Once you have a handful of snowflakes, grab some string and tape them to the ceiling. Now you can enjoy “fresh snow” all winter long. You might not have Christmas tree lights to illuminate the room anymore, but that’s no reason to get rid of twinkling lights altogether. Hang some white lights in your living room—around your entertainment center, fireplace mantel, shelves, or anywhere you’d like. There’s just something about the soft glow of string lights that brings a cozy atmosphere to your home. Spray Paint Decorations Transform everyday objects with spray paint! Gather pinecones, branches, and leaves from outside. Spray them with gold, silver or white spray paint. Display your upgraded objects in a clear vase or jar, or arrange them on a shelf. These nature-inspired decorations add an elegant touch to your winter wonderland. Plus, your kids will love collecting and spray painting their treasures! Add a Touch of Warmth If you haven’t already, it’s time to bring out the fuzzy blankets. Opt for a textured white or light gray to keep in line the winter theme. It’ll be much better than a blanket of snow, believe us! Enjoy your cozy wonderland all winter long!

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Vintage Summer Fan Bamboo Folding Fan Flower Chinese Dance Party Wedding Gifts Pocket Chinese Style Folding Fan Hand,Silk Style Folding Fan Chinese Japanese Pattern Art Craft Gift Dance Fan Hand.18 (as of Nov 14,2022 01:12:10 UTC – Details) Product type: folding fan Applicable: weddings, banquets, parties, dance performances, etc. Material: silk, bamboo Color: as the picture Smooth opening and closing. This is a very beautiful vintage bamboo folding hand fan,made of wood with elegant pattern Carefully carving Chinese style. Cute and practical,smooth opening and closing,suitable for stage performance,it’s a good gift for your lover,family,friends and colleagues Each pattern has its own special features A very beautiful vintage bamboo folding hand fan made of wood with elegant pattern pattern

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What It’s Like to Start Losing Your Hair at 23 After the initial shock, I was left with questions: What is it? Where did it come from? And why? It was a routine Target visit, the kind where you go in thinking “just toilet paper and mascara” and next thing you know you’re in the dressing room with a stack of twenty items. I was working my way through a pile of prospects when I first noticed a perfectly round and smooth hairless patch—probably just larger than a half dollar—at the crown of my head. I’ve always loved my thick brown hair, so at first I thought that my eyes were fooling me. I called out to my friend to investigate closer, and she confirmed I was not hallucinating—I had, in fact, developed quite the bald spot. In the moments after, I experienced a wave of emotions. I felt horrified, betrayed by my body, embarrassed to have not realized what was happening on my own head, and a superficial shame that I no longer had what I always thought was beautiful hair. After the initial shock passed, I was left with questions: What is it? Where did it come from? And why? I called hairdresser friends. I consulted the Internet. I tried my best not to stress about my baldie (my nickname for the patch), which was easier said than done. For the month of searching for answers, I stopped wearing my hair down and adopted hairstyles to camouflage it—lots of half-ponytails and ballerina buns. Despite covering it up, I felt the need to tell everyone I knew about my baldie. I think this was a tactic to protect myself—if I laughed at my spot, it wouldn’t leave room for others to poke fun. This all stemmed from a place of deep self-consciousness, not acceptance of my new aesthetic. I jokingly mentioned it one day to a friend who works in the medical field, and a few days later he asked if I had ever heard of alopecia, which until that point I had not. I learned that alopecia is “an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the hair follicles, the structures from which hair grow, causing hair loss on the scalp and elsewhere,” according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. “In most cases, hair falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter. Although uncommon, the disease can progress to cause total loss of hair on the scalp, face, and/or body.” The disease affects nearly 2% of Americans of all ages, ethnic groups, and genders. Scientists suspect a combination of genes may predispose someone to the disease and some type of trigger brings on an attack against the hair follicles. For me, stress seems to be the primary trigger. I’ve recently had a second flare-up on my head, and realized both bald spots appeared during times when I was experiencing extreme stress and anxiety in my life—think cross-country move, graduate school, and job loss. There is no cure for alopecia and there are currently no preventative treatments to guarantee that flare-ups won’t occur (yet!). However, there are a few options on the market used to treat symptoms, including topical creams and ointments. The most common form of treatment is a series of intralesional corticosteroid injections, so I opted for the latter. Receiving injections on the crown of my head was bearable, but by no means comfortable. The doctor had to shift the needle around to ensure the corticosteroids covered the entire affected area. More than anything, the sound the injections made between my scalp and my skull bothered me, despite the doctor’s best effort to distract me with polite conversation. I responded positively, and developed hair sprouts after two months and four sessions (per my doctor, I stopped at 6 sessions). Now, one year post-treatment, the bald patch has almost grown in enough hair to match the rest of my head. I haven’t treated my second spot yet, which is nickel-sized, on my left side about an inch from the center line of my head, and I’m not sure I’m going to do so. It’s in a significantly less conspicuous place, and I’m curious to see if my body will start re-growing hair on its own. I will say that with my new baldie came a new attitude about it all. I no longer feel overwhelmingly concerned with the aesthetic aspect. Instead, I’ve come to view my alopecia as an indicator for when my life is out of balance. I’ve identified my bald spots as a physical manifestation of stress, and see them as my body’s way of telling me to step back and recalibrate. To take action, to control what I can, let go of what I can’t, and, especially during those trigger times, give myself a little extra self-love.

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Owner of Duchessa Gelato named Forbes 30 under 30 Maartje was born on her family's dairy farm in the Netherlands but moved to the U.S. at age 7. Her family now operates a dairy in central North Dakota, which she has been using milk from and transforming into artisanal gelato sold at her shop, called Duchessa Gelato, since 2018. Every week she hand-packs thousands of pints, with flavors like Dutch Chocolate and Salted Butter Caramel. On a farm she now owns with her husband, van Bedaf, known as Maartje, is making a new line of artisanal Gouda Cheese made in the Dutch tradition. Read the full article here.

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Stamperia-Mix Media Art: Modeling Paste. Product used as a base on the surfaces to be decorated. Water-based, ready-to-use white color. Not suitable for children under three years old. This package contains 150ml of modeling paste. Payment & Security Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.

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Seeing the rows of carriages, Li Jin Tian quickly steps forward, “The emperor decreed, Hu Guo Princess’ carriage is allowed to enter the palace.” Yun Qian Yu’s carriage can enter the palace, but Hua Man Xi’s cannot. He gets down from his carriage and walks on foot; seeing Gong Sang Mo’s carriage being allowed to enter as well makes him green in envy. That smiling fox is really lucky to get that special treatment. He was very sick when he was little so the emperor granted him that consideration. No matter how he thinks about it, this situation is very unfair. Why is his, the only carriage out of all three not allowed to directly enter the palace? This makes him appear as though he is below them! No! He must find an opportunity to complain about this to his imperial grandfather later! (TN: Seems like the emperor is Hua Man Xi’s maternal grandfather.) In an imperial palace that is located the closest to the Imperial Study, Murong Yu Jian stretches his necks as he waits in anticipation. This is the palace his imperial grandfather prepared for his sister. This palace is close to the Imperial Study and his and his imperial grandfather’s respective palaces. The door of the entrance is finally open, a carriage slowly enters. Gong Sang Mo’s carriage has long stopped at it’s designated point in the palace. Because Yun Qian Yu is sick, she is allowed to be in her carriage until it reaches her palace halls. “Jiejie!” Murong Yu Jian ecstatically runs as he welcomes her in front of the carriage. Murong Cang too comes out from the hall. The group of palace servants assigned to serve her are startled. Never mind the fact that the carriage is allowed to enter her palace, the emperor actually personally welcomes her. No one has ever been treated like this before. Seems like the position of this princess is really high in the emperor’s heart. Actually, Murong Cang is fond Yun Qian Yu; but liking her does not mean a ruler like him will lower himself to welcome her. The biggest reason behind this action will be his guilt towards her. Him welcoming her like this can’t even compare with how much she will have to do for Yu Jian in the future. Others doesn’t know that but Gong Sang Mo do. Hua Man Xi pensively ponders about this entire thing. After entering the palace, Chen Xiang and the rest has alighted their carriages and follows Yun Qian Yu’s carriage from behind. Sensing no movement from inside the carriage, Chen Xiang steps forward; but the frowning Murong Yu Jian is even faster when he pulls over the carriage’s curtain door. Everyone stares at beyond the opened curtain door. Inside the carriage, Yun Qian Yu is reclining against a soft pillow, her entire blue silhouette appears otherworldly as snow-like yarn clothes covers her dress. Her hair is spread down, covering that pale yet peerlessly beautiful face. Her long eyelashes are like fluttering fans as she draws in heavy breaths. She is in deep sleep, unconsciously invoking the deepest pity from others. Everyone on that place frowns. Murong Cang’s face turns cold, whatever happened to that Qian Yu girl? Why is she so frail? Gong Sang Mo’s eyes darkens. Hua Man Xi who is next to him didn’t expect this. This girl who looks so frail is actually the owner of Yun Valley? The one the emperor trusts so much? She looks like she can be toppled by passing winds. Well, she is indeed pretty, in fact, she is the highest kind of beauty. He has never seen anyone as beautiful as her; her face can ruin cities and topple over kingdoms. But she looks a little too weak. He really cannot see her in the same light as the girl with the icy cold voice the other day. When he turns over to look at Gong Sang Mo, he is taken aback. He has never seen this kind of expression on that black-bellied smiling fox. Don’t tell him he fancies this girl? Murong Yu Jian uses his hands and feet to climb into the carriage. Seeing her in such a deep sleep, he can’t stop himself from frowning. Chen Xiang also climbs into the carriage and gently shakes Yun Qian Yu, “Mistress, we have arrived in the imperial palace.” Her eyelashes gently flutter like butterflies. After that, she slowly opens her eyes. Her initially unfocused eyes clears up. Her bright brilliant eyes are quickly layered with serenity. Chen Xiang helps her sit as Yun Qian Yu clears the hair lying against her cheeks. Seeing Murong Yu Jian staring at her in worry, her voice is gentle as she speaks, “Yu Jian need not worry.” Hearing her, Murong Yu Jian’s heart is filled with contentment, “Jiejie, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Older brother Sang Mo, quick and give Jiejie a look.” Murong Yu Jian beckons Gong Sang Mo as he says that. By then, Gong Sang Mo has composed his expression. He calmly adjust his sleeves before climbing onto the carriage. He picks up Yun Qian Yu’s hand and checks her pulse without the slightest care for restriction between men and women. Hua Man Xi and the rest of the people are dumbfounded, this neat-freak Xian Wang is actually checking the Hu Guo Princess’ pulse. After a while, Gong Sang Mo retrieves his hands as he raises his eyes. It is worse than what he initially thinks; there isn’t a single strand of inner power within her. Even if she takes Yi Xiu Pill, she will need half a month to recuperate. What kind of poison did that person took? Why did it exhaust her entire inner power? Gong Sang Mo calmly faces the crowd, “It’s nothing bad. She is just a little tired from the journey. She should be fine after resting for half a month.” Hua Man Xi raises his brows; is this smiling fox covering up for her? Even though he isn’t a doctor; no matter how he looks at it, she appears to have lost a great deal of inner power. The frown on Yu Jian’s face loosens upon hearing that. He happily says, “Older brother Sang Mo is so capable.” After that, he turns to Yun Qian Yu, “Jiejie, I will let the kitchen cook the most delicious and the most nutritious meals for you! Jiejie will get better real quick!” “Alright,” Yun Qian Yu gently agrees as she pats Yu Jian’s head. After that, she turns to Gong Sang Mo and thank him for not ousting her with her eyes. Gong Sang Mo’s expression has turn back to normal. Even though he looks warm like fine jade, Yun Qian Yu can see traces of darkness deep in his eyes. What is wrong with him? Who angered him? “Girl, get in and rest!” Hearing Gong Sang Mo’s words, Murong Cang calms down a little. Yun Qian Yu made an agreeable sound and alight the carriage with the help of Chen Xiang and Yu Jian. She has never personally left the carriage throughout the journey. When it was time to rest, Feng Ran would carry her to the inn where they would stay for the night. Having rested for so long, the bones in her legs feel soft and pliant. She suddenly remembers her illness from the past life, it has been a while since she last feels this way. Feng Ran who follows her from behind ponders if he should lift her up and carry her. Gong Sang Mo frowns, he steps forward and lifts her up before carrying her into the palace with large steps. Hua Man Xi and Yu Jian’s mouths fall open at Gong Sang Mo’s surprising action. Feng Ran’s expression sinks. A thin light flashes in Murong Cang’s eyes, his heart at ease. That crafty and black-bellied brat likes Qian Yu girl ah! He really cannot bear to leave Murong Yu Jian and Yun Qian Yu to face the ambitious wolf, Rui Qinwang on their own. No matter what, they are both still children. Knowing that this brat will be helping them in the dark, his heart eases down a lot! Yun Qian Yu does not show the slightest trace of shock, Feng Ran has been carrying her everywhere so she has gotten used to it. She didn’t feel like she was taken advantage of. Gong Sang Mo’s chest is really wide, there is a faint refreshing scent radiating from him. It gives her the feeling of reliability. She leans against his chest, suddenly hearing the powerful and vigorous sound of his heartbeat. Yun Qian Yu’s heart jumps a bit. She frowns lightly, the feeling she has right now is so novel. Yu Jian’s big pair of eyes looks around. He pokes Hua Man Xi, “Didn’t older brother Sang Mo hate it when people touch him?” Hua Man Xi waves a fan that comes from who knows where before rubbing his chin while laughing diabolically. “Your older brother Sang Mo’s peach blossom has bloomed!” Yu Jian curiously ponders; what does that means? Did his older brother Sang Mo plants a peach blossom? Just as he was about to ask to know more, Hua Man Xi has already entered the palace hall. He hastily jogs to keep up with him. Gong Sang Mo smoothly carries Yun Qian Yu into the hall and place her in front of a long couch. The layout of the entire hall is warm and elegant. Murong Cang knows Yun Qian Yu likes elegant and casual things, so everything in this hall has been personally picked by him. There are a lot of famous pieces of art, it is elegant and noble at the same time. The curtains and the beddings have also been arranged in Yun Qian Yu’s favorite color, blue. Even the tools for tea are made of rare blue crystals. The rug on the floor on the other hand is a mixture of white and blue brocade. With just a glance, Yun Qian Yu likes this place very much. She leans on the couch as the rest of the people sits down and waits for her explanation. It has only been one month, how did she end up this way? Yun Qian Yu appears helpless and can only downplay the situation, “Before departing, someone came to seek medicinal aid. I used some of my inner energy to help that person. I will be fine after a couple of days.” Gong Sang Mo’s eyes harden. Some? More like all of it. At that moment, a servant hastily comes in. When he sees the large number of people in the hall, he hesitates. Murong Cang’s voice is cold as he says, “Speak.” That servant quivers as he reports, “Rui Qinwang sent a message saying he will not be able to attend tonight’s banquet. He said something came out in the Hu Wei Camp outside the city and he needs to personally solve it.” Murong Cang calmly says, “Is there anything else?” The servant wipes the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, “The Vice-Minister of Work’s mother suddenly falls ill; Prime Minister Tian sprains his legs; Great General Liu’s son went missing, so Great General Liu will personally leads the search party to look for him…” Everyone in the hall understands that this is the collective reaction of everyone towards Yun Qian Yu, this Hu Guo Princess. They think she is not worthy. This is clearly a show of power ah! All eyes fall on Yun Qian Yu.

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Terrar smirked at KMega6KMegacharacter’s foolishness. A large weapon gave him range, but it cost him speed. He figured that this was a result of his armor not being penetrated. However, this was untrue because Terrar failed to realize that KMega didn’t aim for a kill shot, but for the pendant. However, Terrar paused after seeing the necklace that KMega wore was also a drake fang. He was annoyed as his own drake fang was put into his inventory, unequippable. “Are you ready? I’m tired of waiting.” (Terrar) The only response he got was a nod, as KMega took an attack stance. It was true that Terrar had a speed advantage because of his twin axes, but KMega was skilled in fighting all kinds of weapon users. As his time as a pirate, he commonly used a bow and arrow, then a one handed sword or dual wielding. During his time as a necromancer, he learned about blunt weapons. As a mage, he learned staves and wands, as well as magic. As a thief; he learned knives, daggers, and throwing weapons. As a knight, he learned how to use two handed weapons and the lance, but his favorite weapon to use now was a great sword. Naturally, he also practiced his repairing and enhancement abilities in each of the weapon class trees when he could to give him further options in battle. The shield knight was just his warm up game. KMega took a stance to attack in a wide arc with his sword, causing Terrar to feel weary. However, the die was cast because Terrar rushed KMega head on. Naturally, Terrar got out of the path of the wide attack before rushing in close to KMega. The brief moment he was open, KMega smirked as the arc of his sword landed in the stone arena behind him. He then jumped back to dodge the incoming axes as he leapt backwards, then KMega gripped his sword even harder. As it bent down, severely destroying the items durability, it rebounded and pushed KMega back up. Terrar was bewildered as KMega had let go of his great sword, only to take hold of his short sword. Terrar only had two choices at the moment, dodge or block. He then smirked with pride because he knew that his armor would hold up, so he used the broad side of his axes to block the attack. KMega announced, as his sword penetrated the thick metals of Terrar’s chest piece and weapons before piercing his heart. “That’s magic though!” (Terrar) He said, as his hp faded to under half. Meteor drop wasn’t technically classified as magic. It’s a combat skill that increases the penetration and damage you inflict based on the height from when you use it. When used with a greatsword, an aoe stun effect occurs as well. Seeing his opponent stunned, but still standing, KMega went back to the bent sword buried in the ground and gave it a tug to remove it before turning back to the still stunned Terrar. In one swift motion, KMega decapitated Terrar, finally bringing his health down to 0. The major things you think about in any vr game; skills, passive abilities, stats, crowd control, and items. All of these things except CC can be acquired in game through, time, effort, and luck. CC is a players natural talent and ability for combat. If you let ten people play for a week, their skills will naturally be different, even if they play the same classes, do the same quests, and play for the same duration. Since vr games take the physical limits out of the equation, the only limit that people will accept is put on themselves. For CC though, there’s a difference between natural talent and trained ability. A natural talent will be someone that appears skilled in their actions, but will in fact be sloppy and leave openings. A trained individual will remain calm when things don’t go their way. KMega’s been playing vr games over half his life, so his CC was rather average when he started, but after years of training and playing, he’s overcome his limitations. He even purposely created close calls on occasion to drum up views.

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I don’t think it’s news to anyone that our culture has become increasingly divisive and polarized in the past few years. Some of you may have seen this article, and this accompanying graphic, that describes how the gap between the median voters in both political parties here in the United States has grown wider over the past several years. The article spoke of the political implications of the divide, but that divide has had a much greater impact. The divide has impacted us on a national level, causing civil discourse to be substituted with distrust, accusation, “cancelling,” riots, and violence. It has also affected many of us on a deeply personal level, breaking relationships, impacting friendships, families, churches, and what I would like to submit to you in this post, our mission of the gospel here in this world. In the midst of the age that we find ourselves in, I think we all need to be reminded of the words that Paul wrote to the church in Colossians 4:2-6: Colossians 4:2–6 (ESV) 2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. 5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Notice Paul’s challenge to the church, first he asks for prayer for opportunity, for a “door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ.” He prays for clarity, to speak the way that he ought. Then he challenges them to “walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.” The “outsiders” that Paul spoke of were those that didn’t believe the message of Jesus Christ, who had a worldview that was opposed to our own. In the midst of disagreement and differing perspectives, the church was instructed to live wisely in relationship, and to not let opportunities that God may bring their way to slip by them. The life of wisdom that Paul challenges us to is demonstrated in our interactions and in our speech with those that are outside our circle of faith. In contrast to the tone of this world, he tells us that our speech should be gracious. We are to speak as recipients and representatives of the lavish grace that God has shown us. It is to be seasoned with salt—tasteful and winsome and considerate to those we are speaking to. It is to be personal. He tells us that wise living requires us to “know how to answer each person” when they question us. That kind of response requires thoughtful consideration of the other and where they are coming from, it speaks to crossing the kind of divides we see happening in our culture today. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be people of conviction. To hold fast to the truth and to let it inform our ethics, our perspectives, our worldview, and even our politics. As we walk as people of conviction, I would like to submit this for your consideration: When we let our politics rise to the place where we fail to walk in wisdom with those who disagree with us, when we fail to be gracious and tasteful, when we don’t consider how to respond to each person uniquely and individually, and instead of showing grace in our speech, we spread more of the polarized and divisive language of our age, we fail in the mission given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ and we fail to make the most of the time before us. I would suspect that the life of wisdom isn’t found on either of the hilltops represented on the graph shown above, but rather somewhere in the valley between as we seek to represent the grace of Jesus Christ with wisdom that is “first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. (James 3:17)” If only our friends and neighbors, represented on both sides of that graph, could see something of the grace of our Lord Jesus in the way that we speak in a divided world. A Coming Opportunity I’d like to take a minute and just get really practical about this, giving an example that I think will be both illustrative and instructive. This coming June 19th is our newest National Holiday, called “Juneteenth.” Mary Elliott, a curator for The National Museum of African American History and Culture, part of the Smithsonian, gives us this helpful definition: “Juneteenth is a significant date in American history and the African American experience. The name is a play on the date of June 19th, 1865. On that day, the Union Army made its way into Galveston, TX under the leadership of General Gordon Granger, and he announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved African Americans were free.” To put it another way, it’s the celebration of the announcement of the good news of freedom from slavery finally reaching those who still lived under its oppression. Sadly, that didn’t completely end slavery or racism in our country, but it did mark a significant milestone in our journey to see one of our greatest national sins brought to an end. While I’m not naive to the way that attempts to eradicate racism in the past couple of years have suffered from the same polarization that seems endemic to our society, I have been surprised as I’ve heard a few negative reactions about celebrating Juneteenth as a new holiday. I want to challenge those negative reactions. If we, as Christians, can’t step out from all of the divisive rhetoric of the day and celebrate something as pure, and Christian, as the release of slaves from captivity and oppression, we’ve lost our way. I’d like to encourage us to something greater. To live with wisdom, to speak graciously, to speak to those who are outside of our camp as individuals, as people, taking their thoughts and feelings into consideration. I want to be that kind of person. Here are a few thoughts to that end: - Juneteenth, and other celebrations around emancipation, have been celebrated by those victimized by slavery since 1866. Even though we may not have done so in the past, the point is that we probably should have. It celebrates the end of a terrible injustice and sin. - Often celebrations around emancipation were opposed by the majority white population, restricting the use of public parks for that purpose, so churches were often the location for the festivities—and I think that’s great. I don’t know that I’ll do anything specifically to celebrate Juneteenth this year (even though beef brisket is a traditional meal for it), but I rejoice that our nation is regularly remembering the evil of slavery and celebrating it being brought to an end. - The name Juneteenth sounds strange, almost foreign to me, but it was the name that the freed slaves chose to give to their celebrations. As such, I can joyfully embrace the name to honor those who suffered under oppression and injustice. - Lastly, it’s a holiday that regularly commemorates something that is a perfect illustration of the gospel. Perhaps God will use Juneteenth to open up doors to the word as people remember the message of the good news of freedom finally reaching those who were still under its oppression. I still believe God is at work in this world, and that He is still in the business of opening doors for the good news of our deliverance to be spoken to those who need to hear it. I would suspect that our neighbors have the same weariness around the polarization and rage of our day, and my prayer is that the people we come into contact with each day would see something more beautiful than all of that—That they would see and taste something of the grace of God that we’ve been given to drink of so deeply and so freely.

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Histone variants and the associated post-translational modifications that govern the stemness of haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and differentiation thereof into progenitors (HSPCs) have not been well defined. H3.3 is a replication-independent H3 histone variant in mammalian systems that is enriched at both H3K4me3- and H3K27me3-marked bivalent genes as well as H3K9me3-marked endogenous retroviral repeats. Here we show that H3.3, but not its chaperone Hira, prevents premature HSC exhaustion and differentiation into granulocyte-macrophage progenitors. H3.3-null HSPCs display reduced expression of stemness and lineage-specific genes with a predominant gain of H3K27me3 marks at their promoter regions. Concomitantly, loss of H3.3 leads to a reduction of H3K9me3 marks at endogenous retroviral repeats, opening up binding sites for the interferon regulatory factor family of transcription factors, allowing the survival of rare, persisting H3.3-null HSCs. We propose a model whereby H3.3 maintains adult HSC stemness by safeguarding the delicate interplay between H3K27me3 and H3K9me3 marks, enforcing chromatin adaptability. All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes - !!Cell Biology

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After having used a 90% pesco-vegan diet to hack my lipid levels to optimal and sun/supplementation to double my Vitamin D levels in 2-months, I’ve been looking for my next health test, so I had to listen to the interview on the Ben Greenfield Fitness podcast about an epigenetic diagnostic test to measure your biological age. Early in the interview, the case is made that TruDiagnostic has created the most cutting edge test to measure our biological age by looking at epigenetic markers and running batteries of tests. Sounds super cool. Our host Ben Greenfield is an endurance and strength athlete. He is super-knowledgable about all aspects of health, longevity, and biohacking. He does it all. Supplements, diet, training, performance gadgets, sleep tracking, saunas, meditation, and probably 10 other performance avenues I’m not thinking of right now. He looks to be an extremely fit Millenial. Top 1% for sure. Back to the interview. When discussing patterns they saw that impacted biological age beyond the obvious (smoking, not exercising, poor diet, etc) they brought up that endurance training was a factor in accelerated aging. An example mentioned was an Ironman athlete that tested at 10 years older than his chronological age. Ben, an endurance athlete, pushed back a little on this point with plausible reasons the test might report a higher biological age. In the nutrition discussion, the guests talked about the diet our ancestors ate is the diet we are most genetically set up to thrive on. They cite how ancestors of the Inuit would fair better on a diet higher in saturated fat and lower in starch. They referred to the Mediterranean Diet as a universal healthy diet that provides “huge epigenetic impacts”. Ben is an author of low-carb/ketogenic dieting books and articles. At the time the interview happened, Ben’s test results were not back, but he posted his report once he had the data. He tested almost 5 years older than his age. That’s got to sting. Everything I say here is pure speculation. I don’t know his family history or am I aware of anything health challenges he is facing. On the surface, he appears to the kind of perfect human you’d build in a lab. Many years ago, I came up with the idea I called stacking stressors. Stressors such as a low-carb diet or endurance training or saunas or cryotherapy are all fine and can provide tremendous benefits. However, when you start stacking them without breaks, the body doesn’t have time to learn and overcome the stressors. Health declines. From my 2014 post: Weight training, fasting, cold exposure, and even low carb diets are stressors. Doing them together amplifies the stress and I suspect the body’s ability to learn a positive response from the experiment. I’ve been highly skeptical of the keto craze. It is a diet based on sending starvation signals to the body. Dipping into and out of ketosis from fasting makes total sense, but I have trouble believing that staying in a near-chronic ketogenic state is healthy, let alone optimal. My ancestors were not Inuit, nor were most of the ketogenic followers. A keto diet might be the best diet to look your best for a class reunion in a few weeks, but it is the best for longevity? I doubt it, but I’ll keep an open mind. It is possible that test results Ben sent in were flawed because he engaged is some massive endurance workout the day before. He would need to test again to see if that is the case. But it is also possible he would age better by dialing back his workouts and increasing his carbs. He is 100 times smarter than me and I have no doubt he will figure this out. I read the 78-page report and came to the conclusion that I won’t be purchasing the test for myself. I didn’t see much personalized epigenetic information. The section on diet confirms that I am likely already on an optimal path, which is Mediterranean Diet with periods of fasting. Dr. Longo’s Fasting Mimicking Diet is mentioned in the report, which is also a topic on this blog and something I’ve done a few times. If I was at the start of a health journey and knew there were changes I needed to make, I would likely get the test, as it would let me know where I was at and provide the quantifiable motivation to take action.

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ABBC Foundation announced the imminent launching of its next-generation decentralized exchange–DOMINO. DOMINO DEX will become the latest addition to the ABBC ecosystem and is set to go live on July 18, 2022, according to ABBC Foundation. As a decentralized exchange, DOMINO’s primary feature is to allow users to trade and swap cryptocurrency at a meager fee. However, ABBC Foundation expects to provide a more active role for its native asset, ABBC, on the platform. In addition, Jason Daniel Paul Philip, CEO of ABBC Foundation, assured users that DOMINO will be a fast and secure decentralized exchange that will provide P2P trading without the hassle of signing up. What is more, some of ABBC Foundation’s partners will have a convenient time listing their tokens on DOMINO as an added benefit of their partnership. Since the boom of cryptocurrencies, centralized and decentralized exchanges became in demand. However, one advantage of DEXs is that the need for a mediator is eliminated. Moreover, the user has full control over their assets, which makes a DEX such as DOMINO the first choice for safety-conscious users. According to the official telegram channel of DOMINO, no sign-up will be required to use, which makes it more effortless to use. In addition, the service will be available 24/7 around the world. CEO Jason Daniel said: “Our goal is to provide our ABBC supporters with a seamless decentralized trading experience through a secure, reliable, and fail-proof exchange. DOMINO is a highly important addition to the ABBC ecosystem, which will change how decentralized exchanges work. It is a user-friendly platform with a minimum fee and no sign-up, making it one-of-its-kind.” Available cryptocurrency trading pairs will be announced on DOMINO’s official social media handles. In addition, other features will be introduced soon. About ABBC Foundation ABBC Foundation is the organization that maintains the best interests of ABBC Coin. Based in Dubai, the foundation utilizes its strategic location—being at the epicenter of blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption – to pave the way for the future of payment security. DOMINO is the latest addition to the suite of platforms that ABBC Foundation is offering. It is a decentralized exchange that enables users to trade cryptocurrency without the need to sign up. Users will also be able to trade directly by connecting their cryptocurrency wallet to the platform. For more information, visit: dominodex.com

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Toniq, a company focused on developing professional tools and services on the decentralized web, has unveiled Bioniq, the first Ordinals-specific marketplace built on a Bitcoin Layer 2. Positioned as “the world’s fastest Bitcoin-based non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace,” Bioniq operates on the blockchain and Web3 platform Internet Computer. Bioniq has dual objectives: simplifying the process of buying and selling Bitcoin NFTs and addressing Bitcoin congestion issues. The platform aims to provide a solution as Bitcoin transaction fees have surpassed those of Ethereum, leading to higher costs for BTC transactions. With backing from Polychain Capital, a crypto-focused VC firm, Bioniq is designed to facilitate seamless transactions for buying, selling, exchanging, and auctioning Bitcoin NFTs. Key features of Bioniq include a built-in wallet with smart wallet features and the utilization of Web3Auth for managing private keys, enabling non-custodial log-ins with Gmail accounts. In its future plans, the platform intends to introduce services such as ‘Launchpad’ for the release of reserved Ordinals, ‘Earn’ allowing the use of Ordinals as collateral to borrow crypto, ‘Super offers’ for placing offers on any Bitcoin inscription and notifying the recipient, and ‘Collection offers’ to make offers on any Ordinal in an entire collection.

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As you gather with your family and friends, it brings warmth to our hearts to know that many of you will be in a home that was “thoughtfully planned and carefully crafted” by Crystal Creek Builders – and we want to say thank you for putting your trust in us to build you a home where your family and friends can come together to celebrate this very special holiday season. We wish you very happy, healthy and safe Christmas celebration! Your friends at, Crystal Creek Builders “Thoughtfully Planned…Carefully Crafted”

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Jennifer discovered Science of Mind in 2015 at the Center for Spiritual Living Tampa Bay. She has been an active member of Center for Spiritual Living Cultural Coast since the first service in 2019. Jennifer enjoys taking classes including the first year of Practitioner training. Jennifer is excited about the powerful music, community, and life-changing work of this growing center. Hailing from New Hampshire, Jennifer loves to hike in the mountains and travel both domestically and internationally.

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I am new to CSRnation and was browsing the court reporters section and came across yours. The reason I am writing you is because (1) I saw that you were from San Antonio; (2) I wanted to inquire about the court reporting field in San Antonio. I am from Los Angeles and will be making the move to San Antonio in the near future. I am currently a student in my 200's. How are the jobs out there? And what are the going page rates? Your response is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Shannon, with gas prices the way they are, and your town so laid back you can tie your horse to downtown hitching posts, maybe you ought to dust off your saddle, throw on her pack and get riding to your jobs! I am only partly joking! ;) Hi Shannon! I know you commented to me a while ago, haven't been on. Your slide show pictures are great! I can't believe you haven't ridden in four years! Your horse is a lawn pet. :) Without my horse to ride, I'd sure be stressed! Hope your practice is going great! Ah, we had a Brittany named Scout, but had to have him put to sleep last year. The one on my page is Gibson, he's 7. We also have a lab mix named Sadie. She is 14 1/2 and doing great but can't hear at all!

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Rice University OMCS student Keaton Parkinson included a graduate degree as part of his career advancement plan. He said a master’s degree is required for managerial roles and he was determined to cross that hurdle as soon as possible. Online options were important because Parkinson would complete his degree while working full-time as a tax technology consultant, but he remained undecided on whether to pursue data science or computer science. At Rice, he could explore both. “In my current role at Ernst & Young, I am in the Tax, Technology, and Transformation department,” said Parkinson. “Our group focuses on using technology to improve and automate tax operations, often using data to find insights or tailoring software solutions to make the tax function more efficient. Our software stores fixed asset data and performs different tax calculations, so I need a strong computer science base to understand how the software works and strong data skills to clean the data and upload it into our databases.” Master's in Computer Science vs Master's in Data Science “At Rice, the core classes for the Master of Computer Science and Master of Data Science programs have a lot of overlap. In my first semester, I began to compare the kind of problems I wanted to tackle with the specialty tracks available to me at Rice. I found the broader skill set of the MCS program with a specialty track in data science to be a better fit for me, based on the current requirements for my job and for future jobs I hope to attain.” Because he has taken courses in both programs and he collaborates on tax technology solutions for Fortune 500 clients, Parkinson has a unique perspective of how data scientists and software engineers differ and where they work together. He said in his experience, data scientists are part statistician and part computer scientist. “Data scientists combine both worlds to analyze and interpret data that—in the end—is used to help make better data-informed decisions." “Software engineers, on the other hand, are interested in building and customizing complex solutions with code. They need to ensure the software is secure, includes the right technologies and is maintainable. If you are more interested in finding insights to drive the decision-making process, the data science career path may be best for you. If you want to build complex software at scale, then a computer science career path may be your best fit.” Data Science Applications in Accounting and Tax The use of data science has become increasingly important across a wide range of industries, but accountants have been early technology adopters since adding machines were invented in the 1880s. General Electric purchasing a computer solely to run its factory payrolls in the 1950s and the launch of Quickbooks in the late 1990s put professional bookkeeping solutions into the hands of small business owners. It is no surprise that accountants and tax professionals are turning to big data technologies today. Parkinson said, “There are many different areas of tax specialization; my focus is on research development credits and depreciation. If a large corporation acquires a building—perhaps as part of a merger—we will use a lot of depreciation tables for various assets like the computers and furniture on each floor and the building itself. Global organizations have billions of assets they need to depreciate and this amount of data is overwhelming for a standard accounting firm. They will hire specialists like our team, people at the intersection of computer science and data science, to get all those details into a database and perform calculations that are far beyond a simple spreadsheet.” While much of his work focuses on fixed assets, Parkinson is also tasked with various data automation projects. One he recently worked on supported research and development credit. He said, “The Research and Development Credit incentivizes companies to invest in innovation. So, to calculate how much of a tax credit the company is eligible for we need to gather wages, supplies, and costs associated with the research and development activities going on at the company. I wrote code to help automate the surveys used to ask for this information and I also wrote code to automate the data cleanup and consolidation of the data after we have received it.” He first made the connection between data science and finance as an undergraduate, when a professor showed him a stack of papers to be used in a meeting between an investment firm and their client. Each paper represented a different company and included images summarizing their financial ratios. The investment company was manually creating the charts in individual workbooks and trying to format each chart using the limited capabilities of the spreadsheet software. “As the president of the Investment Society, I proposed and coordinated a joint project between our group and the Data Science Society. We automated the process using R and created a ‘Shiny Dashboard’ that used the company’s ticker symbol to import all their financial ratios and automatically create the charts for us. This automated the creation of the charts and it also created more professional and engaging images than the spreadsheet software. I think this is really where I discovered my passion for transformation and innovation in the finance and tax sector, and I still enjoy using technology to solve problems that previously took a lot of effort,” said Parkinson. Deep Learning and Image Classification for Financial Documents At Rice, he’s continued discovering innovative technology applications. He said one of his most memorable highlights was a course in his data science specialization. “We used machine learning (ML) to create neural networks and we learned the power of deep learning. I think the deep learning class impacted me the most because it opened my mind to what is possible. “For example, in accounting, you could use convolutional neural networks for different image classification tasks. Take a picture of a document, have a human annotate it by drawing boxes around the important parts and identifying if that section is a table, or which part of the invoice to look at. Then train the ML model to identify those patterns so it can predict the contents of new, similar images. Other uses of deep learning in the accounting industry include categorizing bills, extracting data from invoices, and detecting fraud. I knew this sort of thing was possible, but I never realized I could do it myself and that was really exciting.” Rice Online Programs’ Small Class Sizes and Faculty 1:1 Sessions The flexibility of choosing both DS and CS courses was part of what drew Parkinson to the online Rice programs, but it was the class size that finalized his choice. He attended information sessions for similar online programs and felt like most of them admitted as many students as they could handle, but left the students to fend for themselves. “It was obvious that Rice tries to keep their cohort small and that the instructors could and would make time for one-on-one sessions with their students,” said Parkinson. “If you are applying to one of the Rice online programs, be sure to forge connections with your professors and with other students as soon as possible. The Rice faculty care tremendously about their students and make time for 1:1 sessions with you, if you ask. The students share advice on which classes to take together, they can help teach you material you don’t understand, and you can help teach them. “Working and going to graduate school is not easy. Be patient with yourself. With time you get into a good groove, and it gets easier to manage both. Remember to lean on your support systems even outside of your school channels. Sometimes you just need to reach out to a friend or family member and talk about what you are doing and going through.” For more information about Rice University’s Online MCS and MDS programs, complete the form below to connect with a Rice enrollment coach who can consult with and guide you.

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Bathrooms and powder rooms Whether you’re creating a new bathroom or renovating an outdated space, our team of designers will guide you through the process. Together, we’ll define a plan that maximizes space and storage, while focusing on comfort and light. Whether you opt for a modern, rustic, Scandinavian or boho style, we’ll create the bathroom that will energize you in the morning and allow you to relax at the end of the day. Every material, every door handle, every detail is carefully considered in relation to your style, your needs and your budget… so that the end result reflects your personality and always exceeds your expectations. From floor to ceiling For a new-build or renovation project, our services include : - Design, measurements and plans - Material selection and installation: Floor coverings, vanities, cabinetry, backsplashes, faucets, showers, tubs, handles, niches, storage and accessories - Plumbing, electrical and finishing Yes, we do! From plumbing and electrical to floor coverings, ceramics, backsplashes, tubs, showers, vanities, countertops, sinks and mirrors, we take care of every detail to create the space of your dreams. Quite simply, renovation is never a matter of “diving in headfirst”. You need to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary expenses, delays or short-term repairs. That’s why it’s a good idea to proceed step by step. First, determine the precise purpose of the renovation. Next, you need to consider the budget to be allocated to your project. Then it’s time to define your needs: what style would you like for your bathroom? A shower, a bath or both? Do I need non-slip tiles or not? How many mirrors should I install? We’ll answer all these questions and work with you to create a unique and inspiring bathroom! Of course we can! Whether it’s creating a closet, custom cabinetry or alcoves, our team will maximize the storage and functionality of your space to free up counter space and offer a clean, streamlined look.

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Material: ight through fiber optic cable, 150 granite markers with textDimensions: D x W x H Both a work for the general public and a memorial, this artwork brings 150 stars and planets down to the lawn of the garden, reflecting the exact sky that hovered over the garden at the moment of Anne Katharine Seamans' birth in 1979. After dark, a visitor to the garden sees the night sky twinkling from the lawn. In the day, 150 stone markers are hidden in the grass. We chose the 150 brightest objects of our sky. Consulting an astronomer, we selected a short phrase that expressed the most interesting thing about each sky object. These names and phrases are engraved on the stone markers. Fiber optic cable runs under the lawn, and up into fixtures that hold customized lightsticks surrounded by the granite markers.

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Elisa Strauss (above) of New York's Confetti Cakes, and author of the new Confetti Cakes for Kids: Delightful Cookies, Cakes and Cupcakes from New York City's Famed Bakery, will be on The Today Show tomorrow, October 30th, with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. Read our interview with her about her first book, The Confetti Cakes Cookbook, here. (We'll be talking to her soon about kids and cupcakes.) Confetti Cakes now also has a blog. And guess what? We've got a copy to give away! We'll have more info about the book, which features everything from ice cream cupcakes to beach pail cupcakes to ornament cupcakes, very soon. To enter, just leave a comment and your email address in this post's comment section telling us what your favorite cupcakes were as a kid. U.S. entrants only. Deadline is 11:59 pm EST on Friday, November 7th.

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In the pursuit of deliberately becoming infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), bug chasers can feel anxious or even excited by the seroconversion process, along with feeling a number of other emotions. The symptoms experienced when seroconverting can vary from person to person, but are usually noticeable between 2 to 4 weeks after infection, which is known as the acute HIV infection stage. Typical symptoms include a fever, chills, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, rashes and fatigue, which can also be common symptoms for other health conditions. A person might not become infected with HIV the first time they are exposed to the virus and the chances of success can vary considerably based on certain conditions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the estimated probability of acquiring HIV from an infected source for receptive bareback anal sex is 138 cases per 10,000 exposures, or 1.38% and for insertive bareback anal sex is 11 cases per 10,000 exposures, or 0.11%. While these numbers might seem extremely low for those who are trying to convert, there’s a number of factors that can affect these figures, such as the presence of sexually transmitted infections, acute and late-stage HIV infection and high viral load that can boost these numbers significantly. The CDC offers an HIV risk estimator tool, so if you want to explore the risk factors more intricately, this estimator is an excellent tool and I have explored some of the factors that fall into the high risk and extreme risk categories using the data that’s currently available. I have only included the data that involves barebacking and no medication, whether this is PrEP for those who are HIV-negative or ART for those who are HIV-positive. There is a link to the estimator tool at the end of this article if you are interested in estimating particular scenarios including PrEP, condoms and ART, so you can tailor the data to your own needs to see the risk factors for additional situations. |Type of Sexual Position and Health Situation |Insertive anal sex + HIV |Insertive anal sex + HIV + STD |Insertive anal sex + HV + STD |Insertive anal sex + acute HIV infection |Receptive anal sex + HIV |Insertive anal sex + an STD + acute HIV infection |Receptive anal sex + HIV + STD |Receptive anal sex + acute HIV infection |Receptive anal sex + STD + acute HIV infection HIV is transmitted through body fluids, including blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), rectal fluids and for women, vaginal fluids and breast milk. These fluids must come into contact with a mucous membrane or damaged tissue or be directly injected into the bloodstream for transmission to occur. Most of the body’s surfaces feature dry skin, such as our arms and legs, so these surfaces don’t allow HIV to enter the body, unless a cut or sore is present, which is why HIV is primarily transmitted via particular areas of the body. For HIV to enter our body, the virus needs a certain skin type, which is wet skin, known as mucous membranes. The mucous membranes are vulnerable to HIV and make it easier for HIV to enter the body. The wet skin involved in the transmission of HIV includes the foreskin and urethra on the penis, the anus and rectum, the mouth and throat and the cervix and vagina for women. Dry skin is covered with a protective layer of fibres that HIV cannot penetrate, unless there is a cut or sore present, but mucous membranes are not covered with the same protective layer of fibres, because it would hinder functionality, so this is the route HIV uses to enter our body. You might be thinking that one load of high-viral cum flooding the anus through sexual intercourse might be enough to penetrate our body, which in some cases it is, but our body still has some tricks up its sleeve to fight off the virus before it enters the body. The mucous membranes are covered with a layer of cells that are tightly joined together and designed to help prevent germs from entering our body and causing an infection. The rectum has a single layer of cells, but the foreskin, urethra, mouth and vagina have multiple layers, which is why infection through receptive anal sex is more common than through vaginal or oral sex. The mucous contains chemicals and antibodies that can kill germs, and under the cell layer, there’s a large concentration of immune cells responsible for attacking and killing germs that manage to find their way beyond the cell layer. If HIV can penetrate past the cell layer and immune cells below, then it has been able to successfully enter our body and at this point, the virus will find a host cell and start replicating within us. The protective layer can be weakened through sores or ulcers, which can be caused by sexually transmitted infections, such as herpes and syphilis or anal fissures and tears created by friction during sexual intercourse. The more HIV the cell layer is exposed to, the greater the chance that one or more particles will be able to find a way past the layer and enter the tissue below. Once HIV has made it past the cell layer, a battle begins involving the body’s immune cells, which are present in the tissue below the cell layer. There are numerous types of immune cells in the mucous membranes and they each play a role in mounting an attack against HIV. Some of these cells are able to kill the virus, but HIV is able to infect one type of immune cell, which is the CD4 cell, which it then uses to make copies of itself and release more virus into the bloodstream. This battle lasts for 3 days, but you may not experience any symptoms associated with being infected with HIV at this point. The symptoms present during the seroconversion process occur within 2 to 4 weeks after infection, but they go away after this period of time. The intensity of these symptoms, which some refer to as the ‘fuck flu’ can vary based on each person, with some becoming very sick from the symptoms, while others experience mild or even no symptoms at all. For those who do experience symptoms, these will go away after a while, even though the virus is still present in the body. This is not because the body has given up trying to defeat the HIV cells, but it’s instead because the body has figured out that it has only had partial success at eliminating the virus and it knows there will be an ongoing battle, so the body stops producing the responses that generate the fuck flu symptoms, as this is not beneficial for the body in the long run, otherwise the body wouldn’t function as well if these symptoms remained present in the long-term. According to the latest CDC data available at this time (2019), 9% of gay and bisexual men in the United States with HIV had sex without using any HIV prevention strategy in the prior 12 months, which refers to having sex while not being virally suppressed with a partner whose HIV status was negative or unknown and where a condom was not used and the partner was not taking PrEP. Of the 36,801 estimated new HIV diagnoses in the United States for the same period, 25,552 (69%) were among gay and bisexual men, with gay and bisexual men aged between 13 and 34 making up the most new HIV diagnoses among all gay and bisexual men in the United States. In 2019, an estimated 1.2 million people had HIV in the United States, with 754,700 being gay and bisexual men, with 85 out of every 100 knowing their status, making 15% of people unaware of their HIV status. Anal sex is the riskiest type of sex for acquiring or transmitting HIV, with receptive anal sex being 13 times as risky for getting HIV compared to insertive anal sex for the most common situations. For HIV-negative men who have an ulcerative sexually transmitted infection, their risk of contracting HIV increases by 2.65 times if they have anal sex with an HIV-positive partner. The risk of HIV transmission during acute infection is about 7.25 times the risk during the middle stage of HIV infection. This analysis has found that when looking at the standard chances of HIV infection, the level of risk can increase when an STI is present due to the layers of skin being damaged and creating an entry point for the virus and a high viral load also means the chances of infection can be even higher, which means there are some conditions that can increase the likelihood of HIV being transmitted more easily. The first stage of HIV is known as acute HIV infection, which is when people have a large amount of HIV in their blood and are very contagious, with most people in this stage experiencing flu-like symptoms. The second stage of HIV is known as chronic infection and is also called asymptomatic HIV infection or clinical latency, where HIV is still active and continues to reproduce in the body. People may not have any symptoms or get sick during this phase, but they can still transmit HIV and this stage may last a decade or longer, but can also progress faster. The third and final stage of HIV is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which is the most severe stage and people with AIDS can have a high viral load and may easily transmit HIV to others and may have badly damaged immune systems and can experience serious illnesses. Without treatment, people with AIDS typically survive about 3 years. There is no guaranteed infection rate and seroconversion symptoms can vary from person to person and a number of factors can result in a person becoming infected with HIV, which can be reliant on conditions such as viral load and the virus gaining access to the bloodstream after penetrating the body’s defence mechanisms. If a person has a poor immune system, this may mean that their body is not able to fight off the virus as effectively as someone who has a strong immune system. When it comes to HIV, one certainty is its unpredictability, and this is why the virus has been able to thrive for over 40 years with no current cure available, only a treatment that is able to manage the virus. Information Sources and Further Reading: Featured Photo: © Can Stock Photo / Spectral Article ID: CC062 Version Control: 1.0 – May 6, 2023: Original article published.

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Pet Acrylic Ornament Introducing our exquisite Pet Acrylic Ornament, a remarkable keepsake that captures the essence of your beloved pet. Crafted with precision and care, this elegant ornament showcases a stunning acrylic design, providing a unique and lasting tribute to your furry friend. Cherish their memory with this personalised masterpiece, an ideal addition to any pet lover’s collection. - The product is made from clear acrylic - Measures 7cm x 12cm - Uv Printed for permanent personalisation Tips for Photo Quality on Your Pet Acrylic Ornament Due to the nature of photos, Low-resolution photos cannot be improved so please ensure you upload the highest quality you have. Images saved from social media (like Facebook and Instagram) are resized and produce a low resolution, even if it doesn’t appear so on your phone. Photos with excessive shadows or brightness that cover important features like faces are not recommended, this includes night time images. Please check all spelling and grammar as once you have completed your order and it enters production we can not change your photo or text. |70 × 120 × 3 mm Buy now and Pay Later with the following Payment Providers Subject to individual approval by the payment provider, first payment may be required depending on individual order.

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Download Yemi Alade True Love Mp3 Download Yemi Alade True Love Mp3. Nigerian female singer, Yemi Alade unleashes a brand new single titled “True Love” The new song “True Love” was lifted from her long awaited album project christened “Empress” which is made up of 15tracks. Stream and Download Audio Mp3 to True Love by Yemi Alade and share your thoughts via the comment section Below.

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Before the beginning of the 2019 campaign, the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll had the UCSB baseball team finishing fifth in the conference. Now, 21 games in, the Gauchos are sitting pretty in first place of the league standings heading into its first week of Big West play. A 17-4 overall record through 21 games, regardless of competition, should not be overlooked, especially considering the Gauchos amassed a below average 51-60-1 overall record the prior two seasons. Still, a fast start such as this one will mean nothing if Santa Barbara cannot sustain this success where it matters most, conference play. And, first up on the league slate for UCSB is Big West powerhouse Cal State Fullerton who currently boasts just an 11-11 overall record to this point. Recent history would suggest that the Gauchos are poised for success this weekend. Last year, UCSB took two of three from the Titans, its first series win against CSUF since 2014. However, Santa Barbara has historically struggled against Fullerton. In the Andrew Checketts era, UCSB has gone just 9-12 with no series wins at Fullerton. In fact, the last time the Gauchos bested the Titans was back in 2007 when they took two of three. Since then, UCSB has gone just 3-12 when playing at Goodwin Field, home of the four-time national champion CSUF. All-time, UCSB is 44-109 against Cal State Fullerton. Nevertheless, this Gaucho team is as prepared as any to take a series from the Titans at their home field. UCSB comes into this game fresh off a loss against St. Mary’s in which it blew a 6-0 lead. Before the loss, Santa Barbara had won 15 of its last 16 matchups including three-weekend sweeps. In fact, UCSB has yet to lose a weekend series this year registering a 7-0 record scoring an average run of 7.9 runs per game. A big factor in that is due to the Gauchos hitting power as a squad. This season, UCSB has hit 25 round trippers to rank 23rd in the nation and nine different Gauchos have hit one through 21 games. Junior outfielders Tommy Jew and Armani Smith both lead the team in home runs each hitting six apiece. Jew and Smith also rank first (.695) and second (.633) in slugging percentage, respectively. Overall, Jew has also been consistently getting on base with a .412 percentage which ranks fourth among starters while his .329 batting average ranks third among the same bunch. Arguably the best hitter on the team is still junior catcher Eric Yang. The man behind the dish has been spectacular when stepping up to it currently slashing .408/.505/.566. Both his batting average and his on-base percentage rank first on the team while his slugging ranks fourth. To start the series, Ben Brecht will also be on the mound for the Gauchos. The southpaw has been great garnering a 4-0 record with a 3.06 ERA to start the year. In his last three starts, he has struck out 29 batters in 20 innings pitched while allowing just 12 hits and five earned runs. In total, Brecht’s 50 strikeouts are the second most of any Big West pitcher. Brecht will have to be at the top of his game this series though as he is facing some serious athletes. CSUF boasts a strong pair of outfielders themselves as Isaiah Garcia and Mitchell Berryhill are the two best hitters on the team. Garcia leads the team in nearly every offensive category as he slashes .400/.477/.564. His 14 RBI’s rank second and he is only one of four batters to hit a home run this season. Berryhill is just as solid as he ranks second in batting average (.395) and fourth in slugging percentage (.461). The senior is also dangerous out on the basepaths as his five stolen bases are the best mark on the team. UCSB will also have to be wary of CSUF’s right-handed pitcher Tanner Bibee who will get the start on Friday. Bibee has a team-best ERA of 2.43 and has amassed a 3-3 overall record to this point. His 41 strikeouts are the third most by any pitcher in the league. This weekend is huge for Santa Barbara as it is a chance for them to show that it is for real. People could chalk up UCSB’s record due to its competition but shutting down a powerhouse like Fullerton would certainly speak for itself. UCSB takes on Fullerton in a three-game series beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29 at Goodwin Field. Game two will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday while game three will be at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the same location.

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He said this happened when he left for Zambia without his family in 2011 to take part in plays teaching about HIV and AIDS. “Life in Zambia was heaven on earth because we could enjoy life, moving in all places but I was missing my family. During that time I had quite a number of s*xual activities and I slept with different women. When I came back home I never took care of the family. I started drinking and became an irresponsible husband, leaving the entire burden to my wife,” he said. The actor who is also known for his criminal roles in Nigeria home movies said he is now a born again Christian and regrets all his acts in the past. “I got tested while I was in Zambia after one of my girlfriends advised me about her pregnancy. She had gone for pregnancy tests and during that time, she was tested for HIV and the results were shocking, she was positive. She forced me to get tested but I could not come to terms with the results. After I got tested, I came back to Zimbabwe and I kept quiet about the issue. I never told my wife about the issue. I infected her, but I regret. Later on, I received some counseling and it went well,” Hanks said his fame misled him into doing things which he wasn’t proud of. “During my peak of popularity, I had s*x with approximately 80 women, within Harare and Zambia. In 2002 it was so amazing to be on TV. I abused the fame. To make matters worse, I lacked counseling and I failed to handle it properly,

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This week, California residents received push notifications on their smartphones asking them to log into CA Notify, a system that allows users to anonymously alert users that they may have been exposed to the Covid-19 coronavirus. CA Notify, which officially launched on Thursday, is based on technology Apple and Google developed earlier this year. These exposure notifications use Bluetooth to measure when people have been close to each other for an extended period of time, indicating a possible transmission of coronaviruses without collecting personal information. The app is designed to alert users that they may have been exposed to potential coronavirus infection at an early stage so they can be tested or quarantined before they spread the virus. California is the most populous of 19 US states that have so far introduced an exposure notification system, and the state where both Google and Apple are headquartered. The app is released as 80% of the California population were ordered to stay home for three weeks. Due to the way the system was developed, the California Department of Health (CDPH), which operates CA Notify, does not provide accurate statistics on the number of activations. However, the department estimates that 4 million Californians activated the system on their phone as of Friday based on the number of times a particular URL was accessed on their server. California has just under 40 million residents, making it roughly 10% of the state’s population so far. CA Notify is the largest test to date for Exposure Notifications Express, an update to the Google Apple framework announced in September that is intended to promote acceptance. It enables governments to send push notifications to users that the apps and system are available in their region. How to get it and how it works CA Notify works with both iPhones and Android phones, but requires a device that can run the latest software. On iPhones manufactured after 2015 with the latest software, CA Notify can be activated in the Exposure Notifications section in the Settings app. People with eligible Android phones can download an app from the Google Play Store. The app is available in 15 different languages. California said the app compliments other public health interventions like wearing a mask, social distancing, and hand washing. Exposure notifications are also different from contact tracing, a practice in which health officials manually contact people who have tested positive in order to find other people who may be at risk. Instead, exposure notifications exchange random sequences of letters and numbers between phones via Bluetooth. If someone tests positive with the app, they will receive a text message with a code from the California health department. They enter this code into their app or system and send an alert to other people who have been within six feet for more than 15 minutes to let them know of possible exposure to someone with Covid-19 without the Revealing the identity of the person who tested positive. The alert does not provide any information about the location, time, or identity of the close contact, but does notify the user of the date it was recorded. Earlier this year, a major problem with exposure notification apps in the US was that they did not work across state lines. In the US, these apps are developed at the state level rather than a national app like in the UK. However, as of December, 18 states, including California, are participating in a national key server program that allows the system to work across functional status lines even though they are different apps. Push notification performance Adoption remains a problem for these apps, especially in the US. They generally work better with more people attending, as more devices track potential close contacts. A study earlier this year found that 60% of the population would need to use one of these systems to stop the transmission of Covid-19. However, later research suggests that lower intake may slow the spread of the virus even further. The early adoption rate in California has been more robust than some major earlier states, and this is largely due to push notifications that went out to Californians on Thursday. To increase acceptance, Apple and Google introduced an update for their system in September, which is known as Exposure Notifications Express. California uses Exposure Notifications Express. Instead of building a full app, governments can instead send a configuration file to Apple and Google and get the system up and running quickly. iPhone users don’t even need to download an app from Exposure Notifications Express. But perhaps most importantly, health officials can send push notifications to residents when the system is available, which encourages adoption. So far, not all Californians have received push notifications, but they will continue to run out until they are sent to all smartphones in the area, CDPH said in an email. Apple sends notifications to iOS users and Google to Android users who are physically located in California. If people get the alert, it depends on the phone’s location, CDPH said. Someone staying at home for several days might not get a notification until the next time they go to a new location. Exposure Notifications Express has increased adoption in the regions where it is used. Google said Friday that in Colorado, 20% of the people have chosen that state’s system. In Washington DC, 367,000 people have joined the system, representing 53% of the district’s population. Both health authorities use Exposure Notifications Express. EN Express systems were also deployed in Connecticut, Maryland and Nevada, which used the system to send a push notification to residents despite the presence of the app. Measuring the effectiveness of these systems is also difficult as they are designed in such a way that health authorities cannot collect personal information such as the name, phone number or identity of contacts in order to measure how many potential infections the trapped apps would not be on any other Way has been discovered. In a trial period that tested CA Notify at several California universities, approximately 28,000 people took part in the system and issued 80 codes that a user could use to alert those who might be nearby, CDPH said . Google says there are “other anecdotal signs” that the exposure system is helping, citing an episode where the Virginia governor tested positive and his staff received notifications.

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Call of Proposal - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EXTENSION SERVICES FOR FODDER CULTIVATION RELIEF INTERNATIONAL (Non-Governmental Organization) intends to sign a framework agreement with an expert in fodder cultivation to offer technical assistance and extension services to 40 Lebanese farmers in North, Bekaa, and South Lebanon. For more information, you can refer to the attached Bid Form (Including SOW) How to apply The deadline for submission of bids is Sep 29, 2023 at 12:00 PM. You are kindly requested to submit the quotation in USD currency. The title of the email should include: "Call for Proposal - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EXTENSION SERVICES FOR FODDER CULTIVATION" Applicants must have legal documents (Financial Register, Commercial Register...) in order to be eligible to apply.منتهية الصلاحية

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As we work with our individual totems, we will begin to see how the predation process in its life within the wild reflects our own life within our environment.... By examining the combined qualities (medicine) of both predator and prey, the powers of death and rebirth become more accessible. The balance of totems enables you to recognize the natural rhythms of the death and rebirth process and use it more effectively. By working with the energies of both the predator totem and its prey as a totem will make life transitions less chaotic and disruptive. As a result your life becomes more creative and production. - Ted Andrews Animal-Speak Last week I finished Deep. I pulled out all my paintings and sat with them in one room, reflecting upon my journey and where it has taken me. There were certainly surprises and new insights when viewing my work as a whole. That is the gift of the intuitive or fearless painting process: it allows me to bypass my intellect, the ideas and beliefs and perspective I hold and access my subconscious where things are not always as I imagined them to be. For example, when approaching my second painting, I was thinking I was addressing something I needed to let go of, some attitude or belief or fear that was holding me back from stepping into my full power and gifts. What I now see is that painting represents rejection and denial of keys aspects of myself needed to be whole, to be fully alive and potent. The figure frozen in the tree structure weeps as the doll is being cast aside; without that part of myself, I am stuck, frozen and cut off. In my third - and least favorite piece - I recognized I needed to embrace that doll. But what I thought was a painting about nurturing and support, I now see is pointing out how I mistake protection and withdrawal as care. This painting bothered me because it points out my disconnection due to fear of rejection and how isolation creates further disconnection within myself. The third in what I think of as my doll paintings is my favorite of the entire course. Here I see integration, acceptance, and a cherishing of the discounted parts of myself. This painting was made as an act of devotion to love and in the process of painting it, I came to realize the need to offer to myself the unconditional love I so freely give to my daughter. Without knowing all that was happening below the surface, the act of painting this piece healed me. So what does this all have to do with predator and prey energies? I am embracing my totem hawk and while doing so, rabbit has offered herself to me for some deep lessons. As I absorb the many lessons of Deep, an important cycle in my creative life is coming to an end. But what rabbit is showing me is the nature of my creative cycles. There are quiet periods where little seems to be occurring and then I find myself in the midst of inspiration chaos! I am flooded with ideas, inspirations, and a host of projects I am itching to begin. It is overwhelming at times. So I sit frozen, unable to decide which of the many things calling out for my attention I wish to take on next. I hop back and forth between projects, frantic to keep the flow of inspiration and motivation alive. It is thrilling but it is exhausting. But now I recognize this is my cycle. And while the initial stage feels like inspiration over-population, I also know hawk waits for the opportunity to strike. One thing will emerge from the chaos and forces right for its development will present themselves and then hawk will guide me to swoop in and carry that idea to its completion. I must learn to trust and wait. And I also must trust that rabbit is doing her share to keep the litter of ideas well cared for until needed. I think I can finally let go of a fear of lack. What next? There is this writing workshop by fellow fearless painter Natasha on capturing our stories; there are additional sewing projects inspired by re-purposed clothing and knitwear, creatively put together by Emily Falconbridge; scrapbooking/journaling ideas in Got Paint (which I hope to use in a journal I am creating for Cowgirl - that may end up being my Opus!), always more painting, more art postcards to make and mail out; new fairy bundle ideas; sewing and knitting projects; and of course photographing and writing it all down for future reference. Do you wallow in an overabundance of ideas and inspiration? How do you sort through the myriad of shiny, wonderful projects? How do you balance your energies and attention? Is it really a balance or is creativity, by necessity, a sweet taste of chaos? The balance being in the cycles of birth, growth and destruction? Filling and emptying? Activity and rest? Remembering to receive as well as offer forth? As I steep in all these ideas, reminders of abundance, receiving, waiting and trusting swirl around me. Hawk sits on the lamp post waiting for me on every walk; as we approach he takes flight. I return home and find this gift in the mail: postcard art by mango sister Mel confirming once the cycles of giving and receiving, taking in and offer out that are constantly in motion. And Joy. Let's not forget joy! She is always just a crayon away ...

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Poetry Please Dark Angels Why publish a Dark Angels Poetry book, one that proposes to be the first in an ongoing series? Why not? I might glibly retort but Dark Angels doesn’t ever do anything on a whim. Truth be told, it has a long-standing relationship with poetry. Anyone who’s taken part in a Dark Angels writing course, from a one day taster in London to five nights in a hillside finca in southern Spain, can testify to the fact that poetry is read, shared, written and recalled many, many times over. My Dark Angels alliance began in November 2014 when I spent five snowy days at the Moniack Mhor writing retreat in the Scottish Highlands. I arrived a nervous wreck; I floated home. It was my first residential writing experience and hand-on-heart, I’d had no idea what to expect. A year later I flexed my wings further at the afore-mentioned finca, and after that, yet further again at Merton College, Oxford. By that stage I’d completed all three levels of Dark Angels courses but thankfully there was more to come, including an experimental course that considered the relationship between visual art and writing at one of Henri Matisse’s former homes in France. There followed an online course on Art and Writing, and two writing retreats at Hawkwood College, Stroud where yes, the format was warmly familiar but each time there was something challenging and new in the writing exercises. Dark Angels invites writers to think about words, and on that first course in Moniack Mhor I wrote this in response to a ‘love/hate’ exercise with a first line prompt, What I love about words is… That they start at the beginning What I hate about the beginning Is the fear of uncertainty What I love about uncertainty Is the endless possibility What I hate about possibility Is that nothing is certain What I love about certain Is the right word for the job Dark Angels celebrates words and encourages writers to find the right words for the job whether it’s for an annual report or a novel; a press release or a poem. It’s fair to say I considered myself something of an interloper when I first joined the ranks. I hadn’t come from Academia or the Civil Service or the business world; I wasn’t a comms writer, a report writer, a brand strategist or a CEO. No, I came from my kitchen table where I wrote poetry, and in 2014 I was really only getting off the starting blocks. But somehow, that didn’t matter at Dark Angels. What mattered was making the most of the opportunity, leaning into the mantra: only connect, only persist; daring to come to the edge and fly. Outside the courses, I’ve consolidated my relationship with members of the Dark Angels family via Zoom calls and social media where poetry is often the channel that delights and strengthens our union. So, when John (Simmons, one of three founder directors) suggested adding poetry to a select list of Dark Angels publications, I felt sure it would be well received. You see, the Dark Angels approach to business writing might invite you to consider your executive summary as a haiku or find a metaphor to best describe a merger. In essence, as in the making of a poem, the advice is: be concise, be authentic, speak from the heart, and yes, find the right words for the job. The American poet, Mary Oliver described poetry as a life cherishing force, one requiring vision and faith. She claimed it could be, “fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.” It turns out I’m always hungry for poetry, as are many of my Dark Angels friends, and their associates. I’m reminded also of Irish poet, Patrick Kavanagh’s boast, “I dabbled in words and they became my life,” and I get it – me too Patrick! And so, when John asked me to select eighteen or nineteen poems for this first Dark Angels poetry book it felt like I’d won a huge award. And when I was reflecting on that process for this article I pondered idly, my thoughts a little muddled, then this arrived: Weather or Whether? She was a day begging to be left alone; the poems hung in the wordrobe like clothes waiting to be selected for a summer capsule collection. Day pulled the duvet up tight to her ears the blind was down but framed in fluorescent white light and so, the show went on behind them. Pick me, shouted the cerise pink dress, that once looked nice on her nipped-in waist but Day ordered rain and listened as it dripped, as it plinked off gutters like untuned piano keys. No pick me, boomed a turbulence of LBDs— And me, and me, others yelled from the verge, so Day curled up her corners and lay soft-day-still, she asked the poems to choose themselves. Sometimes things just happen and sometimes we make things happen which is the Dark Angels way, and unsurprisingly, the John Simmons way. From what I’ve gathered, John needs only the faintest whiff of an idea for a good writing project and he’s off. Therefore, a Dark Angels book on poetry will come as no surprise to its alumni, but to writers not yet familiar with Dark Angels it will hopefully feel like a breath of fresh air. To have my poems feature alongside poetry written by the exceptionally talented Tim Rich and John Simmons is an honour. To have them published by Paekakariki Press and printed so beautifully on its antique Heidelberg letterpress is a privilege. More poems out into the world is a good thing, “a life cherishing force”; so yes Dark Angels, more poetry please, why not!

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Forthcoming steam weekends (2024): 04-05 May 2024; 06-07 July 2024; 08 September 2024; 12-13 October 2024 Opening hours at other times: from 30 March 2024 to 26 October 2024 every saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Further information is available here. 04-05 May 2024: 30 Jahre DLFS 30.11.2015: Wintertime is construction time Since the museum is currently in the winter break and no public events take place, we can again devote ourselves to the larger projects. These include the trailer VB 197 805-5, which was sandblasted in summer. As is often the case with very old vehicles, you only notices their aging on closer inspection. That's how we found out that the wooden roof construction had rotted in some places and that some sheet metal work was necessary on the lower edge of the side body panels. We therefore decided to completely replace the lower strip of the body sheeting. So we cut out a 30 cm wide strip around the body, cut new sheets and welded them on. The welding seams were then sanded to avoid leaving an ugly scar. The roof is made of sheet metal on the outside. In the middle there is a quite wide wooden strip covered with roofing felt. After removing the old roofing felt we noticed that the outer boards of the substructure were rotten in some places. Therefore, we replaced the outer layers in preparation for fitting new roofing felt. The interior is currently almost completely gutted. We determined that most of the wooden wall panels were reusable. Their surfaces will be treated and repainted in the near future. The inner roof cladding has been removed to inspect the roof frames, the electrical system for the ceiling lighting and the mechanisms for the ceiling fans. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all donors for the reconditioning of the vehicle. With your donations we were able to purchase the necessary sheet metal for the exterior panelling, the wood for the roof construction and the roofing felt. We are continuing to accept donations for this vehicle, as we will next have to buy new linoleum for the floor, cables for the lighting, two new safety glass panes to replace two cracked windows and later paint for the interior and exterior. Thank you very much for your support! Your donations are welcome, to the account of the "Verein Dampflokfreunde Salzwedel" with the purpose "VB 197 805". On 31.10.2015 our steam locomotive 50 3682-7 passed its general inspection and is available for trips again. Built by Krauss-Maffei in Munich in 1939, the locomotive has been a museum vehicle since 1992 and was in service until 2011. After that it had to be stored, as its permit to run (a kind of MOT certificate for railway vehicles) had expired. After several repairs and extensive tests, it is now available again for the next few years as an operational exhibit in the Historic Locomotive Shed in Wittenberge. The photo shows it at the water crane in front of the locoshed offices in Wittenberge, which was rebuilt in 2014. vehicle: 50 3682-7 On Saturday, 31.10.2015, railway enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to experience the typical operating procedures in a steam locomotive - including turning, watering, inspection, oiling round and filling the snadboxes. More information can be found on our page "Events". The active members in the Wittenberge locomotive shed are delighted with their first historic electric locomotive. The E44 143 was put on display on 18.9.2015. It is one of a class of 177 locos, which were built between 1932 and the end of the war. The locomotive ended its active days in Schwerin depot, having covered a good 2 million km and has served as an exhibit ever since. It was last to be seen in Weimar. vehicle: E44 143 At our event on July 4 and 5, 2015, an Alstom H3 hybrid locomotive and a G1206 diesel-hydraulic mainline locomotive were on display. Both are currently in service with the Mitteldeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft (MEG).

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|photo by Alice Lum By the 1880s the block of East 55th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues was lined with brownstone rowhouses. Built by developers, they were intended for financially-comfortable merchant-class families. Nevertheless, the neighborhood carried the stigma of being on the east—or wrong—side of Park Avenue. That would all change by the turn of the century when the train tracks down Park Avenue to Grand Central Depot were lowered and covered over. With the trains that once clattered along the avenue belching smoke and soot now buried, the fashionable neighborhoods spread eastward. William Havemeyer owned the three-story brownstone homes at Nos. 116 and 118 East 55th Street at the time. On March 30, 1906 he sold them both—No. 116 to Robert B. Roosevelt, Jr., the cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt; and No. 118 to Charles M. Brookes. The dwellings were slightly narrower than most, each 18.9 feet across. The outdated houses would suffer some indignation in the ensuing years. By 1919 No. 116 was listed as “apartments;” although the residents were decidedly upper crust. Dr. and Mrs. Carleton Simon lived here with their daughter Rosa Bonheur Simon at the time. But as wealthy New Yorkers took over the Victorian houses in the first two decades of the 20th century, many either razed them and rebuilt, or had them remodeled into stylish, up-to-date mansions. The trend had already transformed several of the old brownstones on the block by the first years of the 1920s. The fate of Nos. 116 and 118 East 55th Street would soon be decided by William Ziegler, Jr. Born William Conrad Brandt in Iowa, he was later adopted by his uncle, a founder of the Royal Baking Powder Company, William Ziegler, and his wife the former Electa Matilda Curtis. Electra already had a son, Charles, from her first marriage to Edward R. Gamble. Young Charles had lost his sight in a boyhood accident. When the elder Ziegler died in 1905 the 13-year old, now renamed William Ziegler, Jr., inherited between $16 and $20 million. His step-brother Charles died in 1917, prompting life-long philanthropies for the blind on the part of both Electra and William Jr. William married had married Gladys Virginia Watson on December 11, 1912 and the couple had two children. The marriage ended on September 9, 1926 when Gladys obtained a divorce in Paris. By then William had already purchased the two old brownstones at Nos. 116 and 118 East 55th Street and commissioned William L. Bottomley to design a single 37-and-a-half-foot wide mansion on the site. William acquired the houses in August 1926 and construction began in October. Less than three months later, on January 5, 1927, he married Helen Martin Murphy in a ceremony that The New York Times said “foils church crowd.” The wedding was announced to be held in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church and the sanctuary was filled with floral decorations. The Times reported that when photographers and reporters arrived, “it was found that the marriage of the couple had quietly taken place in the apartment of the bride’s parents at the Plaza.” The newlyweds steamed off to Europe on the Berengaria; but they planned “to return in the spring in time for the polo season at Aiken, S.C.,” said the newspaper. That was expected for, as The Times noted, “Mr. Ziegler is keenly interested in racing and polo. He owns one of the finest collections of hunting dogs in the country and is a well known exhibitor of show horses. He has a fine racing stable.” While the couple was away, construction on their new mansion continued. Bottomley had already established a reputation for creating neo-Georgian style homes for the wealthy. Much of his inspiration, experts believe, was drawn from 18th century plantation homes in Virginia. The Ziegler mansion would exemplify his brilliant command and understanding of the period. William and Helen Ziegler moved into the completed house in November 1927. Four stories high it was clad in Flemish bond red brick; the burned headers of which gave the impression of age. A dramatic bowed arch pediment over the entrance was framed by the piers of the grand brick and iron fence, topped with cast iron eagles. Splayed lintels and quoins were executed in brick, rather than the more expected limestone or marble; and a steep slate-tiled roof was punctured by dormers and half-circle windows. |photo by Alice Lu The historic motif was carried on throughout the house with painted paneling, carved overmantels and doorways, painted scenic wallpapers, and an elegantly curving staircase. |Above, the Ziegler living room with its massive crystal chandeliers and carved ceiling. Below, the dining room. photographs by Samuel H. Gottscho, from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult_VPage&VBID=24UAYWTE5IV0&SMLS=1&RW=1280&RH=915 Seven months later, in June 1928, the family was enlarged with the addition of William Ziegler, 3rd. Within a few years three daughters, Helen, Elizabeth and Barbara, would be born. The family summered in their estate at Great Island, in Norton, Connecticut. |Above: The gracefully curved staircase featured beautifully turned balusters. Below: The second floor hall, with painted scenes within the paneling, opened onto the dining room. photographs by Samuel H. Gottscho, from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult_VPage&VBID=24UAYWTE5IV0&SMLS=1&RW=1280&RH=915 Ziegler’s already-significant fortune increased with the death of Electa Matilda Ziegler on September 1, 1932. She was remembered not for her lavish entertaining, but for her indefatigable work for the blind—especially the Matilida Ziegler Magazine for the Blind, printed in braile which was sent free of charge to blind persons. At the time of her death it had a readership of 15,000 and Electa Ziegler had paid entirely for its publication of its 22 years existence. William would continue his adopted mother’s work. He was president of the American Foundation for the Blind and of the American Foundation for the Overseas Blind. He was also president of the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind which had been established by Electa. He would sit on the boards of the National Industries for the Blind, the Society for the Prevention of Blindness and the Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc. |Helen Ziegler opened the rear of her house for annual Garden Tours. photograph by Samuel H. Gottscho, from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult_VPage&VBID=24UAYWTE5IV0&SMLS=1&RW=1280&RH=915 Although the Ziegler mansion saw decades of refined entertainments, the supper dance for Helen’s debut in December 1949 was held in the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton. Decorated white trees “transformed the ballroom into a holiday setting for the party,” noted The Times. |Half a century ago the Ziegler mansion looked no different than it does today. photo by Wurts Bros. from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult_VPage&VBID=24UAYWTE5IV0&SMLS=1&RW=1280&RH=915 William Ziegler’s health declined in the 1950s and, on March 3, 1958, he died in the house after a long illness. He was 66 years old. Five months later Helen Ziegler sold the house to Welton Becker & Associate, an architectural and engineering firm. On reporting the sale The New York Times said “It stands behind a high iron fence and brick pilasters on which rest two cast-iron eagles with outspread wings. Pink and tan marble is used on the four-story circular staircase and the entrance foyer.” |The grand cast iron eagles survive outside the Ziegler mansion -- photo by Alice Lum It was the end of the era of elegant dinners and refined entertainments in the gracious mansion and the beginning of a series of commercial uses. Four years later, in 1962, the Radio Advertising Bureau purchased the house for its offices. From 1969 to 1986 it was headquarters of the Allied Bank International; then Ancla Investments, a subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya. In March 2001 it was sold yet again—this time being purchased by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. Finally, it became the SUNY Globe Center, part of the extensive State University of New York venues. |At least some of the interiors, today, are decidedly less elegant than when the Zieglers moved out. http://levin.suny.edu/about/directions.cfm Through all of its many uses since the Ziegler family moved out, the mansion has survived unaltered on the exterior. One of the last grand private homes to be build in Manhattan, it is a striking and rare relic of last glamorous years before the Great Depression.

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LIGO Document T050264-v2 - This plan proposes to extend the joint data analysis collaboration between the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) and the Virgo experiment to include the search for a stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB). - This version includes a correction to Figure 1 which originally had the labels for LHO-Virgo and LLO-Virgo swapped. Figure 2 was also checked by Joe Romano but was correct. DCC Version 3.4.2, contact Document Database Administrators

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You can increase the scope of your testing by generating test cases for all the subsystems in your model. You can also set up schedulers for certain model architectures, such as export-function models. To run MATLAB and Simulink tests together, run Simulink Test™ test cases using the MATLAB Unit Test Framework. Generate continuous integration-compatible results using MATLAB Unit Test plugins. See Continuous Integration for Verification of Simulink Models and Develop and Integrate Software with Continuous Integration for information and an example. |Fundamental interface for grouping tests to run |Class for running tests in |Summary of classes in MATLAB Plugins Interface |Collect model coverage using the MATLAB Unit Test framework |Generate enhanced test results with the MATLAB Unit Test framework |Specify coverage metrics for tests run with MATLAB Unit Test framework |Specify model coverage report details for tests run with MATLAB Unit Test - Test Models Using MATLAB Unit Test Test integration with MATLAB test scripts. - Output Results for Continuous Integration Systems Set up model tests that output results and coverage compatible with continuous integration systems such as Jenkins®. - Automatically Create a Set of Test Cases Create a set of test cases that correspond to test harnesses and Signal Editor blocks contained in a model.

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Remove ham from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 2-3 hours. Preheat oven to 325°. Adjust oven rack to lowest position. Whisk together honey, brown sugar, apricot preserves, apple dicer vinegar, mustard and spices in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring often, for about 1-2 minutes. Set aside. Cut 2 pieces of foil that will wrap around the ham, Lay them in a baking pan crossing in the middle, one lengthwise and one crosswise, like a cross. Place ham on foil and brush ham all over with approximately 1/3 of the glaze, including in between slices. Tightly wrap ham and bake ham for approximately 10-13 minutes per pound. Remove ham from oven and increase oven temperature to 400°. Carefully unwrap ham from foil and spoon any juices from the bottom of the pan into the saucepan with the glaze, rewarm over low to medium heat then brush ham all over and in between slices with 1/3 glaze. Leave ham uncovered and bake until the ham reaches an internal temperature of around 130°, approximately 10-20 minutes, spooning juices over ham every 10 minutes. Remove ham from oven and spoon juices from bottom of pan again all over ham and brush with the last of the glaze, including in between slices. Remove ham and loosely cover with foil. Let rest for 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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About Our Digital Downloads Every digital print in our shop has been meticulously enhanced and resized for perfect printing. Your print purchase comes with one high quality (300 dpi) jpg files for printing the following sizes: You will receive the following high quality, 300dpi print ratios with purchase: --5x7 for printing 5x7 inches --2x3 for printing sizes: 4x6, 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30 inches --3x4 for printing sizes: 9x12, 12x16, 18x24 inches --4x5 for printing sizes: 4x5, 8x10, 16x20 inches --11x14 for printing 11x14 inches Due to the nature of the artwork, larger scale prints (than what is recommended above) may vary in quality. We highly recommend Mpix.com and giclee printing on matte paper for optimal results. Some vintage prints still show characteristic cracks, grain etc. that add to the charm of the overall print! After payment is confirmed, you will see a button to instantly download your artwork. Your files and invoice will be emailed to you as well. Our digital downloads are licensed for personal use only, and cannot be resold or distributed. All sales are final, please contact us with questions about your order. © Decor Hint

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Nathan initially joined the Australian Defence Force as a soldier enlisting into the Army in October 2007, assigned to the Royal Australian Corps of Transport (Operator Movement). Nathan spent the next 13 years in the Army completing two operational tours of the Middle East Region, serving in units across the eastern and central lands of Australia and was lucky enough to conduct countless domestic and international exercises in his role over this time. After being promoted through the Junior enlisted ranks (finishing as a Corporal), Nathaniel was successfully appointed as a commissioned officer in the Air Force in February, 2020. In March 2022 Nathan will be completing a graduate certificate in Aviation Operations, hoping to then lead into a Masters of Aviation Administration. What has been your career highlight? That is easy, I was appointed as the operator movement (my role at the time) in charge of a large international ceremonial activity in France. It was to be my honour (and nightmare at times) to coordinate over 180 people from across three services (and hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment) from across units all over Australia, to then get to France. Work in and across France conducting many ceremonial events representing the Australian Defence Force, and then get everyone and all their stuff back home to Australia. I was very proud of my operational tours, but this was the most humbling and trying thing I have ever done in my career to date. What has been your highlight as a DEFGLIS member? Marching in the first mardi-gras parade that DEFGLIS marched in as a formed body I think in 2008. Why did you want to be a DEFGLIS Board member? I have always strived to be a champion of our amazing LGBTQIA+ community, I want to make sure the voices of people who might not want to be a community representative still get heard. As a board member I want to be able to help DEFGLIS equally and fairly represent our community in the best way possible, which means I bring the best of my personal talents to the table to be used. What do you love about DEFGLIS? It brings together all parts of our whole community. Nathan was appointed as the DEFGLIS Vice President in January 2023 If you have any ideas or questions for Nathan please contact them at email@example.com

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Grand Ciel Vineyard Red Mountain AVA DeLille Cellars’ long-term goals have always been to create our own vineyard so that we have the proper control of the fruit we use to make our wine. Ultimately, this control is vital to making fine wine. We also believe that it is imperative to wait for the finest vineyard site opportunities. Grand Ciel in the Red Mountain AVA is a “state-of-the-art”, no expense spared vineyard. Grand Ciel Vineyard was designed to produce great vintages with the best of both worlds – namely concentration and hang-time complexity. With the French grape clones we chose, along with high-density planting and traditional Guyot trellising, this vineyard slows everything down. Our first harvest from Grand Ciel Vineyard was the 2004 vintage. Grand Ciel Vineyard High-density planting of French grape clones combined with traditional Guyot trellising slows down the growth of these vines. DeLille Cellars Founding Winemaker Chris Upchurch noted, “after achieving perfection in the vineyard, we then hand pick, hand sort, and barrel select for each vintage to bring you the best wine we can possibly make – true to our methods and to the terroir of Red Mountain”. Located between Aquilini Vineyard, Ciel Du Cheval Vineyard, Corliss Vineyard and Quilceda Creek’s Galitzine Vineyard, our Grand Ciel Vineyard is home to several types of Syrah and Cabernet clones. The riper, more forward of the two French Syrah clones we’ve planted. 174 gives us big, rich generous flavors. This French Syrah clone is more structured, with better acidity and a more complex style. This clone has been a standard in Washington State Cabernet for 60 years. One of the great clones of Bordeaux, Cabernet 169 gives us smaller berries and therefore great concentration. Another great clone of Bordeaux, Cabernet 191 gives us beautiful purity of fruit and rich, classic Cabernet characters. Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Ciel Cabernet is a single vineyard, single varietal & single clone Cabernet from our estate vineyard on Red Mountain. Every detail of our vineyard has been designed to produce the highest quality fruit from the unique climate and soil of this prestigious AVA known for its ripe and structured Cabernet. Our rigorous selection process only permits a small portion of grapes to become part of Grand Ciel. The first vintage was produced in 2004. Jason Gorski, Director of Viticulture and Winemaking at DeLille Cellars, explained Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon is a “unique wine in that it’s 100% from our estate vineyard and 100% from one block. The flavors are always in balance and always in front of sugar.” Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon Profile - Grapes produced exclusively from our Grand Ciel Estate Vineyard - Made from single vineyard, single varietal, and single clone grapes - Grapes originate from Clone 191 – the original French clone - Aroma: blueberry, cassis, sweet chocolate and oak toast - Oak: Aged 20 months in 100% new French oak - Palate: concentrated yet restrained on the palate, balanced throughout - Aging: 10-15+ years Grand Ciel Syrah At Grand Ciel, Syrah has taken on a whole new dimension. Time-honored traditional methods and modern French clones are combined with the unique climate and the unique terroir of Red Mountain: sandy loam and volcanic-ash soils. The resulting wine is one of great concentration in both fruit and terroir, yet our efforts have still managed to find the meaty, floral and focused characteristics of “old-world” Syrah. Grand Ciel Syrah is 100% Clone 383. “Clone 383 for me is a little bit more of the meatier, cracked black pepper and savory style of Syrah,” said Jason Gorski. “One of the things I love about this clone is that there is a little bit of something citrus. The way we farm at Grand Ciel slows everything down with moderating crop loads, allowing for great complexity and flavor development, but also low potential alcohol. Lower potential alcohol means that you’re going to have lower perceived sweetness [that] allows those savory characters of the grape to shine through. I think that’s one of the things that really sets this block apart: lower potential alcohol and better-developed flavor.” Grand Ciel Syrah Profile - Grapes originate from Clone 383 - Aroma: Charcuterie, marionberry and blackberry with a subtle whiff of blood orange - Oak: Aged 20 months in 30% New French Oak - Palate: Blackberry, tapenade, beautifully integrated tannins, acidity and fruit - Aging: 10+ years 2019 Grand Ciel Cabernet Red Mountain AVA There are wonderful notes upfront of cassis, black currant and kirsch liqueur. The oak aromas gently offer hints of cinnamon stick, clove, caramel and vanilla bean. The depth and subtle nuances of this wine are best experienced after a lengthy decant, as truffle, graphite and tobacco leaf are discovered. At this early stage, the tannins are already quite resolved, approachable, and guide the alluring finish. This wine will surely age as long as you are able to cellar it.Learn More — Anthony Mueller, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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About Lane Change Fault In order to recover the compensation award that you deserve following a car accident in Indiana, you’ll need to prove the fault of the other driver (or another responsible party). In fact, unless you have certain other coverage types, such as personal injury protection (PIP) coverage, unless you can prove the fault of the other party, you’ll likely be barred from recovery at all. The fact that you need to prove fault in order to recover compensation can make getting the settlement that you deserve difficult, especially if you’ve been involved in an accident where fault was unclear. One type of accident type that typically raises questions about fault is a changing-lanes car accident. If you have been involved in a changing-lanes car accident in our state, here’s an overview of what you need to know about determining fault– CAUSES OF LANE-CHANGING ACCIDENTS Most of the time, the biggest cause of a lane-changing accident is a driver merging into another driver’s lane without checking to make sure that their path is clear before doing so. This could be because the other party is within the first driver’s blind spots, or simply because the lane-changing driver is behaving negligently, perhaps distracted or impaired. However, this is not the only cause of lane-changing accidents. Other causes include an aggressive rear-driver, the failure to use turn signals (which is mandatory in Indiana), aggressively moving in and out of lanes, poor signage that forces drivers to merge without warning, and defective brakes, signals, or other vehicle parts. CAN DRIVERS SHARE FAULT IN A CHANGING-LANES CAR ACCIDENT? It’s definitely possible that fault for a changing-lanes car accident is placed on both parties. For example, perhaps Driver A failed to look before changing into Driver B’s lane, but Driver B was traveling well above the speed limit, increasing the risk of a collision. As such, both drivers are found to be partially at fault. Shared fault can have an effect on your car accident claim, though. To be sure, Indiana recognizes the rule of modified comparative fault with a 51 percent bar. This means that a driver in Indiana can be found to be up to 50 percent at fault for an accident and may still seek compensation from the other driver. If the plaintiff driver is 51 percent or more at fault, however, the party will be barred from damages. What’s more, a claimant’s/plaintiff’s recovery award will be reduced in proportion to their degree of fault. So, if you are found to be 35 percent to blame for a changing-lanes car accident, you can still hold the other driver 65 percent responsible for your crash, but you’ll only be able to recover 65 percent of your total damages award from that driver as such. DETERMINING FAULT IN A CHANGING LANES ACCIDENT If you have been in a changing lanes accident and are being told that your actions were the primary cause of the accident, or that your actions contributed to the accident, and you dispute this claim, you should start working immediately on building your defense and proving the fault of the other party. This process demands a thorough investigation into your case and intensive evidence-gathering. In addition to the forms of evidence such as photos of the accident, witnesses’ statements, damage to vehicles, and a police report, you may also benefit from the opinion of an accident reconstruction expert. This type of expert will recreate your crash in order to determine how it happened and who should be held liable. MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR CLIENTS. Spinal Cord Injury Neck, Back, & Lung Injury Thanks to everyone in the office. Great team. Was always answering any of my questions! Definitely helped me. I appreciated Chad's timeliness in responding to my inquiries and concerns throughout the settlement process. He did a good job! What a great experience dealing with Chad and the rest at Delvonthal law, he won my case and I would highly recommend everyone to talk with the people at Delvonthal. The Delventhal law office worked vigorously on my behalf. Great communication and professionalism, a true down to earth fighter for the people. Thank you Chad Delventhal. Very pleased with the outcome of my case, and with the professionalism of Chad and his staff. DO I HAVE TO ACCEPT A SETTLEMENT IF I DISPUTE FAULT OR DAMAGES? Once fault and damages have been determined in a car accident claim, an insurance adjuster will offer a claimant a settlement. Know that you do not have to accept this settlement; in fact, you probably shouldn’t, especially if you dispute claims of fault made against you or the amount the insurer is offering. You maintain the right to reject a settlement and negotiate for a higher offer. A lawyer from our law firm can represent you during this process, as well as represent you in litigation should your case go to court. AREAS WE PRACTICE At the Delventhal Law office, our Fort Wayne personal injury attorneys are committed to fighting for the rights and interests of accident victims. If you or a family member was injured because of the carelessness or recklessness of another party, we can help. Our Indiana personal injury lawyers handle a wide array of legal cases, including: MAKE ONE CALL,

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(BISMARCK, ND) – Fargo state Rep. Ron Guggisberg provided the Democratic-NPL’s response to Gov. Burgum’s 2018 State of the State address from the State Capitol in Bismarck today. In his speech, Rep. Guggisberg offered the minority’s perspective on a variety of issues facing our state, including the opioid crisis, rural development, economic growth and innovation, education, and rising property taxes. Video of the Dem-NPL’s State of the State response is provided for use by the press and media. CLICK HERE to download. In his speech, Rep. Guggisberg addressed: “A bipartisan proposal to make adequate investments for evidence-based, cost-effective behavioral health programs was all but assured passage last legislative session. But the majority stripped it down to just one percent of the funding we knew was needed. As the minority caucus, we will continue to fight for effective behavioral health programs and the resources these programs need to be successful – and we stand ready to work with the governor and the majority to accomplish this.” “Every Democrat in the legislature proudly supported the innovative education legislation last session. That was an important step in supporting the creativity and flexibility we already see in classrooms all across our state. We also continue to fight for the school administrators, teachers, and professionals who connect with our students and encourage every child to reach their fullest potential. And more than that, when we see innovation, we will push for resources to support it, for all schools.” “Let’s build our state’s economy through diverse, strategic investments that respect the uniqueness – and recognize the differences – of rural and non-rural communities alike, from Fargo to Bismarck, from Williston to Wahpeton, and in communities like Tioga, Bowman, Cavalier and Hankinson. “The Main Street Initiative is a worthy effort, let’s begin by removing roadblocks and administrative burdens for local governments along the way. The Main Street Initiative can’t simply be more mandates that place the burden on local officials and drive up property taxes.” “A return to the property tax buydown is not the answer. But in the coming year, and in the next legislative session, your Den-NPL legislators will continue our push for a restoration of the property tax relief that was promised to taxpayers. No property tax increases, plain and simple. We cannot balance the state’s budget by hiking property taxes. That’s not how we keep our promises to North Dakotans and it’s not how we ensure prosperity for our future.” “Innovation is who we are as North Dakotans. It’s just a matter of recognizing and supporting it. Innovation doesn’t happen in boardrooms; it doesn’t need a hashtag on social media or an expensive PR strategy. Innovation happens every day in our cities, towns and rural communities — in the shop when a snowplow breaks down, in the classroom when a teacher lights that spark in a student’s learning, and in the farmer’s quonset, improvising for a pin that busted off during harvest.” Rep. Guggisberg is a state legislator from District 11 and a Fargo Fire Department Capitan. In the legislature, he serves on the House Education Committee and Political Subdivisions Committee.

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Showcasing advancement, humanizing the practice. Our challenging clinical education and our expert faculty members provide future oral health professionals with the skills they need to become the best. —Avishai Sadan, DMD, MBA Dean, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC G. Donald and Marian James Montgomery Professor of Dentistry USC dental student uses training from being a member of the Dr. STAT/IV team — a team of 20 to 30 third- and fourth-year dental students trained to administer anesthesia, nitrous oxide and perform life-saving first aid care at the dental school — to save infant’s life in baby-and-mother fitness class. ON A CRISP DECEMBER MORNING, Blake […] Dean from 2000 to 2008, Slavkin was responsible for further sharpening Ostrow’s focus on scientific inquiry. OSTROW HAS LOST A LONGTIME CHAMPION. Former Dean (2000 to 2008) Harold Slavkin died late last year at the age of 85. Dr. Slavkin earned his bachelor’s degree in English and Science from USC before completing his doctor […] Investment banker and Ostrow Distance Learning student Collin Concepcion plans a career change to dentistry, where he hopes to make a difference in the lives of others. IT WAS DURING A DENTAL CLEANING that Collin Concepcion began to reconsider his life’s work. The Los Angeles corporate banker had always gravitated toward helping others since he […] Ostrow and the Korean American Dental Association have maintained strong bonds since the organization’s founding in 1969. WHEN SEONHO HA DDS ’93, PROS ’95 ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES from Korea in 1991 at age 29, he encountered unfamiliar terrain, including language and cultural barriers. At times, Ha admits, the transition proved daunting and overwhelming. […] The USC Pediatric Dentistry Clinic provides families with affordable high-quality dental care. IN 2015, ALEM VIVEROS WAS PLAYING IN THE FRONT YARD of his Sun Valley, Calif., home when he fell off his scooter. The impact of the accident knocked out one of the 7-year-old’s front teeth. “I was so scared,” recalls his mother, Angelica […]

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I am currently obsessing over New York, for several reasons! The people, their culture and story and the close proximity to which they live to each other prospers some truly wonderful and whimsical art and design. Located in stylish Chelsea, this renovated five story townhouse incorporates both a bold, modern aesthetic and sophisticated, polished taste from the genius of DHD Interiors. Based in New York City the studio was founded by Steffani Aarons. Known for his beautiful contemporary spaces and homes that are authentic, lasting, and liveable. With decidedly Modernist undertones the palette ranges from vibrant and playful colours in the family and kids’ spaces to softer, rich tones in the master bedroom and formal dining room. Aarons has embraced the client’s adventurous taste, incorporating dynamic prints and striking wallpaper into each room, and a stunning floor-to-floor stair runner. Patterned carpet is back! Skilfully layering various statement Art Deco furniture and decorative pieces with ornate vintage lighting fixtures – a natural, easy elegance and essential warmth is created – balancing design elements. This Manhattan townhouse is bold for moments while maintaining subtlety and a reserved chic through finely edited colour and pattern choice. Story by Nic-Kaiko Follow him on Instagram kaiko_design Photography by Emily Andrews

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Boonsri Dickinson is an Assistant Editor at DISCOVER magazine. After graduating with a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, she pursued journalism. Boonsri bought a one-way ticket from Boulder to New York to intern at DISCOVER magazine in December 2006. After the internship ended in March, Boonsri was hired as an Assistant to Bob Guccione Jr., then CEO and Publisher at DISCOVER and a successful magazine entrepreneur who launched both SPIN and GEAR.rnrnUnder Bob, she learned how to think about big ideas, how to expand business opportunities, and how to write. In October 2007, Boonsri was promoted to assistant to the Editorial Director, Patti Adcroft (former editor-in-chief at OMNI, Marie Claire, and Seventeen). Under Patti’s mentorship, Boonsri learned more than just what makes a good story, including what makes a good magazine, the importance of branding, and how magazines can go beyond being a product and become a public service. A year later, Boonsri was promoted to Assistant Editor. When she’s not closing an issue, she’s writing features and blogging for Discoblog. Boonsri works across all media platforms from print to online to video, covering the most interesting and compelling stories, and has written on topics from DNA testing, to cell phones and brain cancer, and security scanners. While at DISCOVER, Boonsri has grown as a journalist, and considers her job the perfect one: for it combines her training as a scientist, with her passion for writing. Genetic testing made Discover editor Boonsri Dickinson fear for the future of her eyes, and her gut.

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Convertible Bond Pricing, Valuation, and Risk EMEA : 06th October 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST AMERS: 06th October 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT In this webinar, we will be introducing this popular asset class. We will cover the performance dynamics and characteristics of convertibles and how & when these instruments could be used under different market regimes for various outcomes including risk reduction and return enhancement. We will also demonstrate how one can price & value, and hedge these instruments using our convertible analytics recently added to IPA in partnership with SuperCC.

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In the grand tapestry of existence, our Earth occupies a paramount position. As we stand in awe of nature’s brilliance, we must recognize the fragility and intricacy that lies beneath its surface. Our planet, like a finely tuned instrument, is delicately balanced to sustain life as we know it. However, there are forces at play that threaten this equilibrium, casting doubt upon the future of humanity and every living creature that calls Earth home. Setting the stage: The Earth’s delicate balance Picture this: A celestial ballet where every element harmoniously dances together in perfect synchrony. At its core lies an intricate web of interconnected ecosystems supporting each other with unwavering precision. The delicately balanced cycles of carbon, oxygen, water, and countless other vital elements maintain an equilibrium that has allowed life to thrive for millions of years. But alas! The brilliant symphony has been disrupted by no fault but our own. Humanity’s reckless pursuit of progress and unbridled consumption has ignited a chain reaction with unforeseen consequences. Introducing the two phenomena: Ozone depletion and greenhouse effect Amidst this chaos, two phenomena stand out as stark reminders of our collective shortsightedness: ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect. The ozone layer acts as Earth’s celestial shield against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. It is like a guardian angel standing tall in the stratosphere ready to fend off any harmful rays that dare approach our fragile biosphere. Astonishingly enough, despite being armed with knowledge about the detrimental effects caused by human activities such as releasing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere through industrial processes or aerosol propellants; we continued down this self-destructive path, without a care for the consequences. On the other hand, the greenhouse effect is a natural mechanism that has kept our planet warm and habitable for billions of years. The atmosphere acts as an invisible blanket, allowing sunlight to enter but trapping heat radiated by Earth. However, in recent years, we have pushed this delicate balance to its limits by exponentially increasing the levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in our atmosphere. Alas! Humanity’s hubris knows no bounds. Driven by greed and ignorance, we have set forth a chain of events that threatens to unravel the very fabric of our existence. Unveiling Ozone Depletion The ozone layer: Earth’s protective shield Now, let us delve into the intricate layers of our magnificent planet, starting with the extraordinary ozone layer. This invisible fortress, situated in the stratosphere, acts as a celestial bodyguard shielding us from the sun’s vicious ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Picture it as a celestial filter, allowing only the safe and necessary sunlight to reach our fragile Earth. The composition of this ozone layer consists of triatomic oxygen molecules (O3), forming a protective shield that is crucial for life on our planet. Understanding ozone depletion Hold onto your hats folks, because here lies an insidious tale of destruction caused by none other than chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs! These chemical compounds were once hailed as mankind’s innovative solution to refrigeration and aerosol propellants. Little did we know that these innocent-looking substances would become silent destroyers of our precious ozone layer. Released into the atmosphere through human activities like manufacturing and air conditioning usage, these CFCs travel upward and interact with sunlight in an unholy dance. Origins and common uses of CFCs: The origins can be traced back to the early 20th century when scientific minds believed they had unlocked a revolutionary substance free from harm. Oh, how wrong they were! Soon enough, CFCs infiltrated various industries like refrigeration units, aerosol sprays, fire extinguishers – you name it! The world fell under their enchanting spell without realizing their devastating potential. Mechanism of CFCs in depleting ozone molecules: Brace yourself for this revelation – CFCs act like ruthless assassins against our beloved trio of oxygen atoms comprising the ozone molecule. When released into the atmosphere, these villains climb higher, eventually reaching the stratosphere. Under the influence of intense UV radiation, CFCs are broken down into their components, releasing chlorine and bromine atoms. These rogue elements infiltrate the ozone layer, engaging in a sinister chain reaction that breaks apart unsuspecting ozone molecules. The result? A massive hole in our ozone defense system. Antarctic Ozone Hole: Nature’s warning sign Ah, the Antarctic Ozone Hole – an alarming sign screaming at us from Earth’s southernmost realm. Scientific pioneers discovered this ominous phenomenon in the 1980s and brought it to our attention with mounting concern. This atmospheric void above Antarctica marks an area where the ozone layer has been severely depleted, leaving a heart-wrenching gap through which harmful UV radiation freely penetrates our fragile ecosystem. Discovery and scientific observation of the hole: As scientists diligently monitored our atmosphere, they stumbled upon a horrifying surprise – a gaping void above Antarctica during its frigid spring months. This discovery shook the very foundations of our understanding and sent shockwaves through environmental circles worldwide. Impacts on ecosystems, human health, and climate: The consequences of this ominous hole extend beyond mere aesthetics or scientific curiosity. The dramatic thinning of the ozone layer has profound implications for both living organisms and climate dynamics. Ecosystems experience disruptions as increased UV radiation hampers photosynthesis rates in plants while altering marine food chains by harming phytoplankton at their core. Furthermore, human health pays a hefty price as skin cancer cases surge due to intensified UV exposure. Let us not forget about climate change; yes, this perturbation also affects Earth’s atmospheric balance by altering temperature gradients and disrupting weather patterns. Healing the ozone layer: Global efforts and success stories Fear not! Amidst these distressing revelations lies hope in humanity’s collective endeavor to rectify our past mistakes. The Montreal Protocol, a beacon of environmental cooperation, stands tall as a turning point in the history of international collaboration. Key provisions and international collaboration: Enacted in 1987, the Montreal Protocol united nations across the globe in a quest to safeguard our atmosphere. This landmark agreement sought to phase out substances responsible for ozone depletion, primarily those sinister CFCs. Its key provisions focused on reducing and eventually eliminating the production and consumption of these harmful compounds. Countries joined forces, setting aside their differences for the greater good and embracing an environmentally conscious future. Phasing out CFCs and its positive outcomes: Through relentless efforts by governments, industries, and scientific communities worldwide, we have witnessed remarkable progress in curbing CFC usage. Gradually but surely, alternatives to these ozone-depleting chemicals have emerged – greener refrigerants and aerosol propellants that leave no detrimental scars upon our beloved ozone layer. The phased-out production and consumption of CFCs showcase humanity’s ability to learn from past mistakes while forging a greener path forward. In this tale of destruction and redemption lies a glimmer of hope that we can heal Earth’s protective shield. It is crucial that we remain vigilant in our efforts to preserve this fragile balance between life-sustaining UV radiation filtration and potential devastation caused by our own actions. Let us unite under the banner of environmental consciousness as we write a new chapter where harmony with nature triumphs over disregard for its delicate mechanisms. Unraveling the Greenhouse Effect The Greenhouse Effect Explained Ah, the notorious greenhouse effect! It’s time we shed light on this perplexing concept. At its core, the greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that keeps our planet cozy and habitable. The Earth’s atmosphere acts as an invisible blanket, trapping a portion of the Sun’s heat and preventing it from escaping back into space. This delicate equilibrium is maintained by a group of gases called greenhouse gases (GHGs), which play an instrumental role in regulating our planet’s temperature. Role of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) When discussing GHGs, carbon dioxide (CO2) reigns supreme as the primary culprit responsible for climate change. Its excessive release through human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation has disrupted the balance of atmospheric composition. But let us not forget about other significant GHGs: methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). These villains may not be as notorious as CO2, but their warming potential should not be underestimated. How does it work? Trapping heat for a habitable planet The intricacies of how the greenhouse effect operates are truly fascinating. When sunlight reaches Earth’s surface, it warms up and emits infrared radiation, also known as heat energy. This radiative energy interacts with GHGs in the atmosphere, causing them to absorb and re-emit some of it back toward the surface. This process effectively traps heat within our planet’s boundaries like a cosmic cocoon. Natural vs Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect While some argue that increased levels of GHGs are part of Earth’s natural cycles, there is no denying that human activities have significantly amplified this process – leading to what we call anthropogenic global warming. Our relentless burning of fossil fuels, deforestation practices, and rampant industrialization have unleashed a torrent of GHGs into the atmosphere, overwhelming the natural balance. As a result, we are experiencing an alarming acceleration of global warming and its dire consequences. Climate Change Consequences One of the most consequential impacts of the greenhouse effect and subsequent climate change is the alarming rise in global temperatures. The evidence is undeniable: our planet is heating up at an unprecedented rate. Glaciers are retreating, sea levels are rising, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, and delicate ecosystems are facing irreparable damage. The consequences extend beyond environmental concerns to societal and economic issues as well. Impacts on Global Temperature Rise The rising global temperatures have far-reaching effects across the Earth’s systems. They disrupt delicate climatic patterns, leading to altered precipitation cycles and more frequent heatwaves. This exacerbates droughts in some regions while causing catastrophic floods in others. Furthermore, warmer temperatures contribute to the melting of polar ice caps, which not only leads to rising sea levels but also disrupts ocean currents with potentially disastrous consequences for marine life. Despite the sobering reality painted by these climate change repercussions, there is room for hope and action. By acknowledging our impact on Earth’s delicate systems and implementing sustainable practices, we can mitigate further damage. Renewable energy solutions hold promise in reducing CO2 emissions, afforestation efforts can help absorb excess carbon from our atmosphere, and international cooperation can pave the way for effective climate policies. It is within our collective power to safeguard our planet’s future for generations to come – let us seize this opportunity with determination and optimism.

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Multiple hypotheses explain variation in extra‐pair paternity at different levels in a single bird family Extra‐pair paternity (EPP), where offspring are sired by a male other than the social male, varies enormously both within and among species. Trying to explain this variation has proved difficult because the majority of the interspecific variation is phylogenetically based. Ideally, variation in EPP should be investigated in closely related species, but clades with sufficient variation are rare. We present a comprehensive multifactorial test to explain variation in EPP among individuals in 20 populations of nine species over 89 years from a single bird family (Maluridae). Females had higher EPP in the presence of more helpers, more neighbours or if paired incestuously. Furthermore, higher EPP occurred in years with many incestuous pairs, populations with many helpers and species with high male density or in which males provide less care. Altogether, these variables accounted for 48% of the total and 89% of the interspecific and interpopulation variation in EPP. These findings indicate why consistent patterns in EPP have been so challenging to detect and suggest that a single predictor is unlikely to account for the enormous variation in EPP across levels of analysis. Nevertheless, it also shows that existing hypotheses can explain the variation in EPP well and that the density of males in particular is a good predictor to explain variation in EPP among species when a large part of the confounding effect of phylogeny is excluded. Brouwer, Lyanne, Martijn van de Pol, Nataly Hidalgo Aranzamendi, Glen Bain, et al. 2017. “Multiple hypothesis explain variation in extra-pair paternity at different levels in a single bird family.” Molecular Biology 26(23): 6717-6729 Fairy-wrens, Malurus, Polyandry, Promiscuity

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Simple fact is that basic fulfilling getting stored because the 2004 where none Paul Anzano nor Charles Schuyler “Sky” Morehouse is offering because gran or for the council. Though Anzano, a beneficial Democrat, and you can Morehouse features represented different parties over time, they were always joined inside their commitment to helping individuals that has decided on all of them Where day, Anzano supported one-term on council and five because mayor. Morehouse, at the same time, offered seven consecutive terminology to the council, beginning in 2003. When you look at the Anzano’s case, the fresh deviation has been organized for some time. He revealed early a year ago which he wouldn’t work at once again to possess mayor, regardless of if according to him he previously known for a while that his fourth name could well be his past. By no means do that mean you to definitely Morehouse provides managed to move on away from lifetime once the a chosen specialized: the guy remains a fire administrator, a role he’s kept given that 1990, and something and he says he intentions to keep Morehouse, likewise, was at the brand new running for the November having a 8th upright name with the council where, even after as the solitary Republican certainly half a dozen players, he had served because the chairman during the 2023. But not, after all the votes was actually mentioned, Morehouse had received the third most, behind Democratic people Sheri Connect and you will Heidi Wilenius. Simply two seating have been from inside the gamble. They seated off with the Express within borough hallway to have a great few hours in early December to chat regarding their time in office. “In my own sixteen age just like the gran, it absolutely was always from the undertaking the thing that was ideal for the latest borough,” Anzano said. “I always considered people that we had been decided, and also by electing us, citizens were assuming us to perform brand new facts of borough securely.” Morehouse mentioned that this mandate needs council together with gran so you’re able to envision critically regarding the problems that was put just before them. “I can’t make it. I’m an engineer. With a manufacturing head, do you consider with regards to, most of the trouble provides constants and you may parameters. I do not note that there was any difficulty that can come before which panel that can’t feel solved having important considering those areas,” the guy said. A major focus for gran and you can council nowadays has been doing making the borough a great deal more walkable and a lot more attractive. It saw damage of one’s sidewalk and you can pavements along Wider Path and you can felt that it produced the city smaller appealing. Anzano, a former counsel towards the condition Senate and you will an old deputy administrator of your Department of Banking and you can Money, were able to use his inches at the county to aid secure $900,000 within the capital to deal with the issues. “Your link with the official are important to the fresh new borough,” Morehouse considered Anzano within fulfilling. “I got money that we never would have been capable perform if you don’t for this.” The funds enabled the borough to put in hitching postings and you may put inside the brick crosswalks. “That really changed the type of your area,” Anzano told you. “Not only to have citizens, however for individuals as well. People will get step-on it casual rather than notice, but that is one of many anything I’m really proud of. Additional issue is actually playgrounds.” During 2009, the official mandated that Hopewell’s playgrounds be dismantled to own incapacity to help you meet modern coverage standards. “We were considering just how Personal Performs you certainly will installed ta en titt pÃ¥ den här webblänken the fresh new parks and you will a group of women – Michelle Brennan, Rachel Webster and you will Annette Murphy – found you and told you these people were going to take-charge in the efforts,” Anzano told you. The newest borough helped enhance the funds needed seriously to have the venture been, because women assisted to assemble a voluntary squad to install this new organization.

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Evaluate images Shenyang, China Off: Orchidromance Visit Reputation Beibei possess a great deal more photos!Would you like to observe? View images Shanghai, Asia Out-of: Orchidromance Head to Reputation Dan provides way more photographs!Want to view? Examine photographs Dalian, China Of: Orchidromance Check out Profile A great deal more users Create Chinese female instance Western men? When you find yourself everything about Chinese relationships, maybe you are curious that happen to be people Chinese ladies who wanted so you can erican guys. The present day online dating services offer hundreds of successful love stories ranging from Chinese feminine and you will guys from other countries. Chinese mail-order spouses are acutely well-known among People in america, therefore it is secure to state that for those who have big intentions, it won’t be problematic for one find the prime lady you have always wanted. Although not, why don’t we glance at as to why Chinese women can be very popular certainly one of Westerners, and exactly why if you’re an american citizen, there’ll be a wonderful go out that have a Chinese bride to be. From inside the 2020, more eight hundred brides out-of China involved the us which have a good K-step 1 charge, a document which is given to women who want to get married in the united states. This new interest in marriages between Chinese female and you will Western men is instead apparent. To start with, these types of girls have wonderful attributes and features which might be simply primary having single men regarding West countries. Here is what makes Chinese mail order brides so wonderful: - He’s modest and you will submissive - He could be amazingly gorgeous - He’s family relations-concentrated - He’s peaceful And they are only a number of attributes of magical Chinese ladies for marriage. This is not hard to generate a significant on the internet matchmaking if you know which to find. Chinese brides desire to be with Westerners just like the what you they seek might be met because of the the average Western man! Every they need was freedom, esteem, and higher living conditions! What makes Chinese brides an educated? Should you want to meet Chinese women’s, you will need to learn the qualities and qualities. Not all Chinese women can be an identical, nonetheless provides comparable features that produce her or him special. - Family-focused nature. It’s normal for the majority Chinese girls to take into consideration the latest date for the wedding during the initial phase of their relationship. They match Mobile have strong family relations opinions and you may do their very best for their future family become pleased. - Support and faithfulness. Really women are based on its partners and you will reveal a leading number of faithfulness while you are getting invested in a partner. For each Chinese woman knows the value of relationship and you will really does the better to manage a quiet ambiance in their family. - Alluring and delightful women. These types of ladies’ has an exotic physical appearance which have white-skin, thin authorities, and you can plumpy mouth. Chinese people usually look more youthful than just how old they are. For this reason he or she is therefore desired-shortly after one of dudes international. Positives and negatives of making a romance which have a mail-order Chinese bride Now that you understand quite a lot on gorgeous Chinese women to have marriage, why don’t we just take an even greater consider whom these girls was. International ladies have unique features featuring, one another inner and you can exterior. Although many of those was confident, you have to be conscious of issues that tends to be more and end in specific inconveniences if you don’t problems. The goal of this part is always to warn your on the prospective challenges and provide your reveal description out-of who Chinese feminine its are! - Chinese brides try humble and you can submissive. If you are looking to have a peaceful and after the woman, marrying a great Chinese bride to be ‘s the right action to take. - An excellent Chinese mail order bride is nearest and dearest-focused. She’ll become a homemaker and take proper care of your family members versus complaints.

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5 Common Reasons Why Road Accidents Happen Whether you're a driver, rider, cyclist or pedestrian, road accidents can happen at any time. Because accidents are unintentional, you can simply prevent one by being more cautious and courteous on the road. Drawing data from data.gov.sg, we reveal the five most common reasons for car accidents in Singapore. 1. Failing to Keep a Proper Lookout In 2016, failing to keep a proper lookout resulted into 2,729 injuries and 41 fatal accidents among drivers, riders, or cyclists. This can be attributed to the many distractions that drivers face nowadays. From the vehicle's GPS system to the use of mobile phones, drivers are increasingly distracted today. Avoid this by removing possible distractions around you while driving. It can be as simple as turning off the radio or setting your GPS guide prior to leaving for your destination. 2. Failing to Have Proper Control In 2016, Failing to Have Proper Control resulted into 1,058 injuries and 36 fatal accidents. To avoid such accidents, it would be best to be conscious of various road conditions. Wet roads, road works and pot-holes are among the most common issues faced on the roads daily. By being actively aware, the likelihood of losing control of your vehicle decreases significantly. 3. Failing to Give Way to Traffic with Right of Way Failing to give way to traffic with right of way resulted into 882 injuries and 8 fatalities in 2016. This is tragic, considering that it is completely avoidable just by being more patient and courteous. While driving, priority is given to traffic to the right. If you find yourself in an intersection without any traffic lights, yield to cars already in the intersection. Also, regardless of whose right of way it is, always take due care when approaching pedestrians. 4. Changing Lanes without Due Care Lane changing may be a fundamental aspect of driving, but it surely has dire consequences if done negligently. In 2016, changing lanes without due care resulted in 497 injuries and 4 fatal accidents involving drivers, riders, or cyclist. To avoid such accidents, always check 3 times before filtering into your desired lane. A look at the rear mirror, then a look at your side mirror and finally a quick blind-spot check should be standard procedure. Of course, don't forget to signal your intention to other road users! 5. Disobeying Traffic Light Signals Resulting in Accidents with Vehicle Again, another tragic and completely avoidable reason makes the list. In 2016, disobeying traffic light signals resulting in accidents with vehicles resulted in 112 injuries and 3 fatal accidents. Despite the immense importance of traffic lights, there are still drivers who fail to comply with them. For one reason or another, they choose to put not only themselves but also others in danger. There is no other way to say this: obey the signals. And remember, the amber light means "slow down" rather than "speed up", unless it isn't safe to do so. Yet, a safe driver would not even be driving fast when approaching a junction to begin with. As a licensed driver, you ought to know that road safety is a top priority. To reduce likelihood of accidents, strive to be a safe, patient and courteous driver. By actively reminding yourself of these 5 common reasons, you can be a better and safer driver. Don't add to the statistic; instead, strive to increase your accident-free mileage! In case you find yourself in an accident nonetheless, make sure that you are protected by getting comprehensive insurance for your car. It always pays to be fully prepared. Greater Savings on Automobile Insurance With DirectAsia Insurance, you can pick and choose the benefits you want so you only really pay for what you need. Get in touch with our personal claims specialist today! Choose the plan you want. Pay the way you want. You are insured!

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You can blow up this IT Giant 24”/60cm Latex Red Balloons balloon at any family-friendly Halloween Party using a balloon machine or on your own. You can scatter them around Halloween parties and then give them out as party favors. - Material; Natural latex - Balloons with beautiful colors and beautiful appearance - Use them at parties, weddings. Holidays. Payment & Security Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.

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Do you miss the Maynard restaurant scene? Can’t wait for your favorite local restaurant to re-open? Well, you don’t have to! Many of the independent restaurants in Maynard are offering takeout and delivery services as they prepare for dine-in customers. You can help support them and maybe win a little something for yourself. The Maynard Cultural District will be giving away one gift certificate per day, seven in total, to lucky participants delivery or takeout from Maynard restaurants between July 5 and July 11th. Participants must post a photo of their Maynard restaurant order to the MCD #MaynardDelivers event on the Maynard Cultural District Facebook page between July 5, 2020 and July 11, 2020. All posts must include: (1) the name of the restaurant, (2) the names of the dish or dishes and (3) the #MaynardDelivers tag. One chance per order and the gift certificates will be from the restaurant where the order was placed. Recipients will be selected at random from among the eligible entries for that day. Recipients will be announced on the official event page and contacted through Facebook Messenger.

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A high-performing team is one that is driven, united, and focused on achieving the best results. Building a successful team that meets its goals can be challenging, but it is not impossible. By following this six-step guide to create a high-performing team, you’ll have what it takes to drive unity, strength, and success. 1. Team Purpose Providing clarity on team purpose and responsibilities is a crucial role for leaders invested in building strong and effective teams. When everyone understands this it makes it easier to align their efforts towards a common goal. Ensuring clarity on team purpose is more than a one-time effort and needs consistent and repeated attention. It’s easy for the team’s purpose to drift, for people to forget the importance of what they are doing or how it connects to the bigger picture – especially when the world and our operating contexts are changing so quickly. So what does that look like in practice: ⭕️The purpose of the team defined and clear to everyone (both inside and outside of the team) – when everyone understands what the team’s purpose is and how it contributes to overall organisation goals there is less opportunity for friction and misalignment. ⭕️It is clear what the team is responsible for accomplishing – when it is clear what the team does – and doesn’t do – there is less confusion and ambiguity about the team’s objectives. This makes it easier to prioritize tasks and make decisions. ⭕️The team believe their work makes a positive impact – Knowing that their work makes a positive impact on the organisation and more widely can motivate team members to go above and beyond what is expected of them and work more creatively to achieve their goals. ⭕️The team understands what the wider organisation needs from them – When the team understands what the wider organisation needs from them, they can work more effectively with other teams and departments to achieve common goals. This alignment can help to avoid duplication of effort and ensure that everyone is working towards the same objectives. ⭕️The team know who they are accountable to – When team members know who they are accountable to, it creates a sense of responsibility and ownership over their work. This accountability can help to ensure that everyone is working towards the team’s objectives and that there is clear communication about progress and challenges. By creating clarity on team purpose leaders can motivate their team members, foster a sense of ownership and accountability, and build trust, all of which can contribute significantly to achieving the team’s goals and making a positive impact. 2. Team Membership As Richard Hackman, Professor of Psychology at Harvard and author of great books on effective leadership and teamwork, suggests, for teams to be effective, they need to be a real team. So, what does a real team look like? Here are some characteristics to consider: ⭕️Shared Task – A real team needs to have a common goal that they are working towards. This shared task provides direction, promotes collaboration and establishes shared accountability. ⭕️Clear Team Boundaries – It is crucial for everyone in the team to know who is part of the team and equally importantly who is not. Teams with unintentionally blurred edges can cause confusion and undermine effectiveness. People also need to understand the rationale for why certain individuals were chosen to be part of the team. This clarity helps to build a strong team identity, fosters a sense of belonging, and promotes effective communication. ⭕️Stable Team Membership – Team membership should be relatively stable, and the criteria for future membership should be clear. This helps to establish a sense of stability and consistency within the team. Research shows that, in general, more stable teams are more effective than those with frequently changing membership. ⭕️Right Mix of Skills – Each team member brings a unique set of skills and knowledge to the table. The team should have the right mix and volume of skills, expertise, knowledge, and experience needed to achieve its current goals – and make sure they are leveraging this mix fully and effectively to ensure success. ⭕️Commitment to Growth – The team should have a clear understanding of how it needs to grow and develop to achieve its future goals. This includes identifying areas for improvement and actively seeking out opportunities to develop new skills and expertise. The team must be committed to continuous learning and growth to ensure it stays ahead of the curve. 3. High-Performing Team Mindset We often hear about the importance of having a growth mindset and being able to adapt to change. However, when it comes to teams, there’s another aspect that’s just as important: team mindset. When we have a team mindset, we recognise that we are part of a larger group and that our success is linked to the success of the team as a whole. The key elements of a team mindset are: ⭕️Shared commitment to the team -Having a team mindset involves recognising that our own success is intricately tied to the success of the team as a whole and that our individual achievements are only one part of a larger picture. ⭕️Collective accountability for the team’s results – Team mindset involves taking ownership of our actions and holding ourselves and others accountable for delivering results. This requires a willingness to take on difficult conversations, constructively challenge each other, provide honest feedback, and not shy away from holding each other to high standards of performance. ⭕️Adjustment of activities to facilitate group accomplishment – The team mindset recognises that our contributions are interdependent. To facilitate this we actively adjust our activities to align with the greater needs of the team in any moment. We recognise that the success of the team depends on everyone prioritising the team’s needs first rather than pushing on with our own work and agenda regardless. ⭕️Spirit of mutual support, encouragement, and cooperation – Perhaps most importantly, a team mindset involves creating a culture of mutual support, encouragement, and cooperation. We recognise the inherent fallibility of humans and acknowledge that each individual possesses unique strengths and weaknesses. Rather than competing against each other, we collaborate and provide support and assistance to one another in order to achieve the team’s collective goals. Embracing a team mindset is one of the critical elements that will help teams achieve great things and navigate today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment more effectively. 4. High-Performing Team Practices High-performing teams are intentional about how they work together and the practices they adopt to support their work. Here are five practices that you can optimise to help your team perform at its best: ⭕️Communication norms, tools, and channels have been agreed – This ensures seamless coordination among team members, avoids duplications, and sets expectations about which channels should be used when. ⭕️A regular cadence of meetings has been established, each with a clear purpose and structure – This helps keep the team aligned and focused on shared goals and ensures that any meetings are consequential and a good use of the team’s time. Avoid meetings that are simply status updates. ⭕️Decision-making processes have been articulated and understood -This ensures that everyone is on the same page, can contribute to the decision-making process, and is clear how and when decisions are made. ⭕️Opportunities for open dialogue and collaboration are created – This ensures you can tap into diverse perspectives and experiences regardless of seniority or specialisation. This means you can leverage the collective IQ of the team to generate creative solutions and make informed decisions. ⭕️Everyone has easy access to data, insights, and knowledge – Make as much information as possible accessible to everyone and set information-sharing norms and expectations. This helps ensure your team has the information they need to execute their roles and enables them to make informed decisions and take greater ownership of their work. By implementing these practices, your team can build a culture of collaboration, communication, and shared ownership that leads to high performance and success. 5. Team Alignment and Clarity High-performing teams need a well-crafted combination of alignment and clarity. Here are 4 things to pay attention to in order to help you foster these vital elements in your team: ⭕️Shared Understanding of Direction, Goals, and Priorities – A high-performing team thrives when everyone is on the same page, united by a common vision. As a leader, ensure that your team’s direction, goals, and priorities are clearly communicated and understood by all. This unified understanding will serve as a strong foundation for your team’s success. ⭕️Clear Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities – Nothing sows confusion and hinders progress quite like ambiguity. Make sure each team member is aware of their own role, responsibilities, and accountabilities. By establishing clarity in these areas, you’ll empower your team to work more efficiently and effectively. ⭕️ Overlaps, Interdependencies, and Collaboration – High-performing teams recognise that collaboration is key. Identify areas where your team members’ skills and responsibilities overlap or are interdependent. Encourage open communication and collaboration to help your team get clarity on when and how to best involve each other and avoid unnecessary friction and conflict. ⭕️ Connecting with Other Teams and Groups – Your team doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Identifying and connecting with other teams or groups is crucial for achieving wider organisation goals. Foster a culture that promotes cross-functional collaboration and keeps lines of communication open, ensuring that your team knows what other groups/teams it needs to connect with and involve in its decisions and work When you invest in alignment and clarity, you’re setting your team up for long-term success. By fostering a shared understanding of direction, goals, and priorities, clearly defining roles and responsibilities, and encouraging collaboration both within and beyond your team, you’ll unlock the full potential of your high-performing team. 6. Team Conditions Even the most talented and capable individuals can’t reach their full potential if their work environment doesn’t support their growth and success. 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Actively encouraging and intentionally creating opportunities for informal social interaction during the working day builds a sense of camaraderie and shared purpose that drives productivity and collaboration. ⭕️ Trust and Psychological Safety – A foundation of trust is vital in high-performing teams. When team members feel safe to voice their opinions, make mistakes, and take risks, they can fully engage in the creative process and contribute to the team’s success. And importantly, not shy away from holding each other accountable. ⭕️ Confidence and Self-Efficacy – High-performing teams believe in their ability to solve problems, navigate uncertainty, and overcome challenges. This collective self-efficacy drives them to take on ambitious projects and deliver exceptional results. Find out more about how we can support you with building a high-performing team here and subscribe to our YouTube Channel to keep up to date with the latest ideas on how to foster team excellence.

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Found water at the base of the dishwasher. No idea how long we’ve had this issue, as we noticed water UNDER our rug. One possible coincidence is that a water company found moisture in our drywall in the room underneath the dishwasher. We figured it was due to bad grading (the wall is against the ground outside). I also want to note that our kitchen floor, in general has always been wavy and creaky since we moved in 2 years ago, allegedly due to a bad subfloor. How should we proceed at this point? Merely fix the dishwasher? Have someone come out to assess the damages? Contact our insurance asap? Like I said, the issues above COULD be due to the dishwasher leak, or it could be a new leak that we just noticed. Any tips on where we should start or who to contact would be appreciated.

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I am repairing a tub overflow. The screws for the cover plate were very corroded and broke off. I am trying to remove the overflow fitting and pipe but it is stuck. The pipe is brass and slides into a brass tee and then has a gasket and compression nut holding it in. I have removed the nut and gasket but the pipe is still stuck in the fitting. The overflow pipe and tub drain are connected to the tee with compression nuts. The tee connects to the P-trap with a soldered joint. How can I remove a stuck brass pipe from a brass fitting? I have tried some PB Blaster but that is probably the wrong chemical for brass corrosion.

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FEDERAL WAY (Diya TV) — Authorities including the FBI in Washington State are looking for the vandal who trashed a Sikh community center and it’s being investigated as a possible hate crime. Police say surveillance video shows a man breaking into the Khalsa Gurmat Center in Federal Way. The main prayer area was destroyed and several tv’s and computers were also stolen. The US will reopen in November to air travelers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, easing tough pandemic-related restrictions that started early last year. The U.S. restrictions have barred travelers from most of the world including tens of thousands of foreign nationals with relatives or business links in the United States. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is denying he made a secret deal to ban fact checking President Trump on the social media platform to avoid government regulations. A new biography on venture capitalist Peter Thiel says Zuckerberg worked with Trump’s son in law Jared Kushner on this quid pro quo. Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.

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When upgrading, after you install a new version of Pega Robotic Automation Importer, verify the automation repository settings. - As an administrator, log in to the Pega Platform instance that contains the Pega Robotic Automation Importer component to upgrade. - From the Records explorer, click . - Search the Setting Purpose column for pegarobotics/AutomationPackageRepository, and then perform one of the following actions: - From the Records explorer, click , and then click the name of your automation repository. - Verify the repository setting by clicking Test connectivity, and then perform one of the following actions: - If the connectivity test failed, configure access to your automation repository. for more information, see Configuring access to an automation repository. - If the connectivity test was successful, continue to Configuring the Pega Robot Manager host server and authentication profile.

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Easy Image Optimizer (ExactDN) Not Verified If you are having trouble activating Easy Image Optimizer, here are some steps to figure out what went wrong. - Make sure your site is publicly accessible. If the images on your site cannot be accessed by our servers, then they can't be optimized by Easy IO. *But you can still use the Compress API. - Make sure you have added your site to your subscription at https://ewww.io/manage-sites/ - When you try to add your site, if you get an error about DNS or a message saying "Zone creation failed: Zone name already exists.", wait a few minutes, and try it again. If it gives you an error the second time around, contact support immediately and we'll get your site sorted out. - If you just added a site on the Manage Sites page, slow down, and wait at least 10 minutes. It usually only takes 5 minutes, but in rare occasions, it can take up to an hour. If it still says Deploying on the Manage Sites page, it hasn't even been 5 minutes (refresh the page to make sure). - Make sure you entered the Site Address exactly as it is shown in your WordPress General settings. Note that we're not talking about the "admin url" from your address bar, but the actual "Site Address (URL)" setting listed in the General Settings. The address you enter on the Manage Sites page must match that exactly, and should look something like https://www.example.com -- http vs. https is also important, so make sure that matches also. Some plugins cleverly mask the fact that your site URL is still using plain http in the database, so saving your WordPress general settings can sometimes resolve the issue. - The most common issue is that a firewall on your server or webhost is blocking outgoing connections to our servers. Check with your webhost or server admin, and ask them to whitelist optimize.exactlywww.com and/or the IP address 220.127.116.11. - Another issue, could be that a firewall or plugin is blocking access to the files on your site when our servers try to fetch them for optimization. A current list of the Easy IO IP addresses can be found here: https://docs.ewww.io/article/93-easy-io-exactdn-servers - If you manage your own server, check your DNS settings to make sure your website can "resolve" the address optimize.exactlywww.com. - Still stuck? Enable the Debugging option on the Support tab. Then try activating Easy IO again. Send us the exact error message along with the System Information and we'll see what we can find. If you find a problem not listed here, let us know!

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How to trigger a template Once templates are stored in PhraseExpander, you can trigger them in 3 different ways from any application. In this article This is the most common method. To set it up, you need to associate an abbreviation to the template by typing it in the abbreviation text box. When you type, PhraseExpander will display a little label near the cursor to remind you of the templates associated with the letters you have typed. There are two ways to set up the abbreviation: - With confirmation: after you have typed the abbreviation, you'll need to press SHIFT (or the chosen confirmation key) to insert the template. - Instant execution: when you can enable this option for the template (by clicking on the orange bolt icon), no confirmation key is required, and the template is triggered immediately after the last letter of the abbreviation is typed. You can assign a keyboard shortcut to a template, so it's triggered after typing a key sequence, for example, CTRL + SHIFT + F4 To assign a shortcut to a template: - Right-click on the template in the template list - Select Shortcut - Assign the desired shortcut and click OK to confirm Alternatively, you can assign a shortcut by clicking on the shortcut link (as shown in the picture below) when a template is opened in the template editor. To display the shortcuts in the template list, make sure the Shortcut column is displayed. Trigger a template by selecting it from its group - Assign an abbreviation (or shortcut) to a group to display all the templates it contains. - Execute the template by typing the abbreviation of the group, choosing the desired template, and confirming by pressing the SHIFT key. If you don't remember the abbreviation for a specific template or you want to search for all the templates you have defined, you can use Quick Find. Open the Quick Find by pressing the ALT+ SPACE shortcut Type the text that you want to search Press SHIFT to enter the text in the active application If you want to change the key combination used to trigger Quick Find, go to File → Options → Shortcuts

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Slavic women have family unit members-established brains, that produce them a lot more devoted and you will faithful than just Western women. Because globe was enthusiastic about teasing and something-nights stands once the modern men and women are as well scared of relationship, Slavic chicks continue trying to find constancy within the romance. Many of them can never favor a career more a household. Youngsters are as well as a portion of the bundle on much time-label position. Singapore has received Vietnamese women given that mail order brides. A Slavic bride is the best woman when it comes down to individual who’s got purchasing an existence partner. This type of people was faithful, enjoying, and you can compassionate. They need their relationship absolutely and you may would not spend your time which have men clinically determined to have questionable motives. They’re happy to start a household and would like to get a hold of good partner who would love them as much as they like him. As a result of this they seek out prospective husbands to another country. Slavic places really are a famous destination for overseas dudes which require truly love and you may friendship. They give many women having breathtaking appears, gentle naturel, and you will quiet personalities. Many of these types of girls try informed and you can really-trained in various subject areas. There is also a rich cultural heritage which enables them extremely attractive to European dudes. At exactly the same time , they might be most certainly not frightened stating the fresh new thoughts and generally are constantly open to chatting with brand new people. These women of every age group is actually a beautiful current for everyone that has looking for the finest spouse and you may mom. New pleasant seems and soft individuals have curious lots of men from the internationally to locate partnered in it. If you’re looking having an adult otherwise younger Slavic female, discover the ideal fulfill for your way of life within a beneficial internet dating program. In the event feminism has changed to your a common inclination in a lot of Slavic places, this type of women continue to be most conventional and believe the chief role of any woman could be a-stay in the home mom. He is willing to compromise the brand new careers in order to generate a pleasurable family. They can be a great assistance system for their group, helping these to beat cutting-edge challenges and you may solve vital problems. Slavic girls certainly are the quintessential charm and femininity. It rating proper care of all their looks also their bodies and you will health by doing normal behaviors. It heed fashion trends to save program most recent styles and you will look their very best for their treasured ones. Their silky characters and you may sex desire cause them to become an ideal choice for each guy who would like to become leader from his members of the family A new trait that series Slavic girls except that most other females normally be their sense of hospitality. They’ll were there so you’re able to hosting machine events to make family relations consider greeting within their homes. Which they plan juicy snacks and candies when it comes to family unit members and you will family relations. On the other hand, they know just how to show your travelers by just dancing and you can singing. In Slavic culture, it is crucial to self-respect elders and you will members of the family. These lady does their very best showing thank you for its dad and mom, grand-parents, or any other nearest and dearest. These are generally at the same time partial to communicating the appreciate for their partners because of the delivering gift suggestions and you will notes. To help make the the majority of your Slavic date, be respectful of their unique tradition and you will traditions. Show their unique that you enjoy her and tend to be certainly offered training a lot more about their own existence tale. Getting a guy and you will remove their unique into the worth she merits, and you will she’ll reciprocate the latest body gestures. They’ll think of birthdays and anniversaries, lose their partners so you can personal periods, let them have attractive nicknames, is to carry out whatever else keeps the fire burning within relationship Prevent revealing nude pictures otherwise films of one’s worry about having anyone that you do not trust but, especially in this new event which they embody the head. Be cautious away from reputation photo appear too staged otherwise competent; these could was indeed taken from models’ to your-range portfolios. When you’re worried about your defense, choose a public place to fulfill and you can presumably actually run a beneficial background check on the person sooner than agreeing to fulfill. Some body seeking hookups you will are an application like BeNaughty, whereas an application particularly eharmony is high for somebody which demands a dedicated relationships. Slavic women can be very charming, and their seems make them remain over the traffic. They have almond-designed attention with a selection of colors, described collarbones, and thin arms. On the other hand , he could be most welcoming and just have big naturel. They remember anniversaries and work out the couples happier by the providing them nice nicknames and planning wonderful schedules. Ultimately, attractive Slavic feminine end up being the better variety of foreigners to track down partnered so you’re able to since they try not to bogus its feelings rather than hide their view. These are typically full of optimism, honesty, and you may appreciation for just what he’s in life. Another distinctive feature away from Slavic women is the warm and you may unlock-hearted feelings to the people, getting it their friends, colleagues, the fresh new colleagues, otherwise online boyfriends. Welcoming https://lovingwomen.org/tr/blog/korece-tanisma-siteleri/ people you communicate with to your house to possess a glass off java was common to own cute Slavic women. It’s difficult to go away our home out-of an excellent Slavic girlfriend in the place of being complete, therefore prepare yourself so you’re able to preference every soup bowls of their own national cooking. Having time and money to consult with East Europe, you can fulfill unmarried Slavic ladies’ around from around streets in order to restaurants and you will taverns. Immediately, you could potentially satisfy thousands Slavic brides that are looking selecting a partner abroad on the specific niche dating sites and applications. It’s easy, prompt, and you may accessible regardless of where you are and you can money. Now, you are aware that greatest Slavic brides may very well be amazing cooks, faithful spouses or girlfriends, and you will proper care parents. Still, innovative men don’t need to settle to find a homemaker today – and not just right down to economic causes.

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The seven-day average of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state hit three digits for the first time in nearly a month. The Department of Health Services reported Monday that the state averaged 114 cases over the past week with deaths remaining at two per day. On the vaccination front, just over 50 percent of Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Door County reports that 66.1 percent of its residents have received at least one dose, while Kewaunee County has 41.2 percent of the population vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. You can get more detailed information on vaccinations statewide here.

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Sliding Closet Bypass Doors with Hardware | Planum 2102 Honey Ash with Frosted Glass | Sturdy Rails Moldings Trims Hardware Set | Modern Wood Solid Bedroom Wardrobe Doors $831.00 – $1,459.00 – casings (2.95″ wide); – 2 tracks; – 4 door hangers with wheels; – 2 floor guide; – 2 door stops; – 2 round pulls; – all mounting screws; Thickness of the door slab is 40 mm or 1 9/16″. Introducing the Modern Closet Bypass Door from the Planum collection, a sleek and stylish addition to any interior space. Made from high-quality wood with a solid core, this door is built to last. The Honey Ash color finish adds a natural warmth and elegance to any room, making it a popular choice among homeowners, architects, and interior designers. The Full glass Lite design allows natural light to filter through, creating an inviting and welcoming atmosphere. It’s an ideal solution for closet areas where you want to showcase your wardrobe or for rooms where natural light is limited. Plus, the tempered glass provides added safety and security, ensuring that the door will withstand everyday wear and tear. The Modern Closet Bypass Door from the Planum collection is part of the Interior Doors NY series, a highly respected and trusted collection known for its exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail. The doors in this series are designed to elevate any decor style, from modern to traditional, and are made to withstand the test of time. In addition to its stunning design, the Modern Closet Bypass Door is a space-saving solution for closet areas where traditional doors may not be practical. When opened, the door slides seamlessly on tracks, providing a clean and unobstructed entrance. In conclusion, the Modern Closet Bypass Door from the Planum collection is a stylish and practical option for any interior space. With its natural Honey Ash color finish, Full glass Lite design, and space-saving features, it’s a versatile choice that can be customized to meet your specific needs. Plus, it’s part of the Interior Doors NY series, ensuring that you’re getting a quality product from a trusted source. Choose this bypass door to add a touch of sophistication and functionality to your closet area today! Unique And Exlusive Sarto Designs For You. We embrace unique designs according to your dimentions and preferences. Complete customization of your design and in an expedited time-frame. More than 50 Single Door Models of European Quality. Simple shapes and a unique assortment of finishes. This approach is a golden opportunity to follow minimalist interior design trends. Enhanced planes and perfectly performed coating fully reveal the beauty of each door unit finishing. Choose Your Interior Doors With Our Professional Assistance. Easy to install door fits for every design – modern and traditional! Premium Lux Lacquered Finish. All paints and lacquered finishes are made with natural eco materials design to bring out the best qualities in our doors. Various Options For Each Door Model A lot of handles styles and finishes are available per request. Organic European Materials Environmentally using only latest eco materials. Company requirements the safest materials. We take care about your family. Sarto Doors are recommended for Applying in hospitals, childcare centers and networks catering. Priority Delivery Of Our Doors Within 1-3 Weeks Door slab packaged in styrofoam and cardboard box, for additional protection we add the plywood with boards around the package.

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In June, we reported leaked pictures of Star Wars: The Force Awakens– themed cosmetics by Covergirl; now, Covergirl is promoting the new collection in full force, with lipsticks, nail polish, and mascara for fangirls to enjoy on any occasion, from lounging at Tosche Station to battling Rebel scum (via Allure). The lipsticks come in a variety of scintillating colors, allowing you to pick just the right shade for your Star Wars- inspired look. To further complement the makeup, Covergirl is releasing three different nail polishes: a creamy gray called Speed of Light, a dark plum called Nemesis, and Red Revenge. Finally, Covergirl offers a line of mascara to complete the look. You can purchase the mascara in a Dark Side theme or a Light Side theme, depending on which character or faction you want to emulate. Even more interesting than the differing themes are the quotes to be found on each individual mascara bottle. There are ten quotes to collect, some of them familiar and some of them as yet unheard of. Most of them are classic quotes, such as “Do or do not. There is no try,” “May the Force be with you,” and “You will meet your destiny.” Three of them, however, are apparently from The Force Awakens, as they don’t exist in any of the previous six films. The new quotes are: “I will finish what you started.” “Immune to the Light.” “There has been an awakening.” More from Dork Side of the Force - The High Republic Adventures (2023) 1 review - Daniel José Older named a High Republic Adventures character after someone special - How animation changed Star Wars: Ewoks and Droids - Kelleran Beq comes to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes - The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal becomes No. 1 on IMDb’s Starmeter for 2023 The last was spoken by Andy Serkis’s character, Supreme Leader Snoke, in the first teaser trailer for The Force Awakens. The other two have not been spoken in any of the footage from Episode VII we’ve seen thus far. They are certainly intriguing. From “Immune to the Light,” it sounds as if the Light and the Dark Side are going to be pitted against each other as never before, to the point where neither can penetrate the other. “I will finish what you started,” on the other hand, could mean a thousand things. “I will finish…” training Force sensitives? Establishing the rule of the Knights of Ren? Conquering the galaxy? Also, though we know it is said by a villain (both “I will finish what you started” and “Immune to the Light” are included in the bottom row of mascara bottles with other Dark Side quotes), we don’t know which one. It could be Kylo Ren, or Snoke, or General Hux, or even Captain Phasma. Next month, Covergirl will be releasing four looks inspired by Episode VII. Based off the leaked pictures from a couple of months ago, I believe these looks will be called Nomad, Sage, Apprentice, and Chrome. For now, check out the Droid and Stormtrooper looks, the first being a play on C-3PO. All six looks were designed by Pat McGrath, Covergirl’s global creative design director. As a fangirl, I’m excited about this Star Wars makeup collection. As I said when the first pictures leaked, it’s clear that Star Wars is branching out to include more of the female demographic, as it should. After all, some of the beset parts of Star Wars are the makeup and the costumes; a special line of makeup will help cosplayers, or even just everyday fans, to achieve their favorite looks, be they inspired by the heroes or the villains of the saga. Covergirl has not given a date for the release of the collection.

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A Dallas, Texas homeowner got a wake-up call (literally) from police after neighbors complained about the home’s Halloween decor. It looks so much like a crime scene that neighbors were disturbed and complained to the police. Steven Novak is an artist in East Dallas and admits that he’s very passionate about Halloween. “I’ve always been up to hijinks like flying ghosts or 7-foot tall snow sculptures of myself, so if I was gonna do Halloween, it was obvious that it should be hyperreal,” he says, according to the Dallas Observer. “No lights or fog machine … something that would really freak people out walking by in the dark. So I whipped up some dummies and slung 20 gallons of blood all over.” This gory Halloween decor earns the award for most people disturbed! Now THAT is how you do Halloween right. This guy got the cops called on him several times in Dallas. Photos: Steven Novak. pic.twitter.com/3sIahgwwaM — Joe Duncan (@JoeMDuncan) October 27, 2020 Nope, Steven is not about spiders, tombstones, jack-o-lanterns, or fake zombie dummies. He’s about the real-life thing, and it may not be for the faint of heart. There are dummies laying out on the sidewalk, blood leaking from their bodies as they lay with a knife in their backs. There’s also what looks to be a bucket full of fake, bloody skulls. “I’m most proud of the wheelbarrow tipped over by the street full of Hefty bags, looking like a failed attempt to dispose of the dismembered bodies in the middle of the night,” Novak notes. “A kid walked by and asked me what happened to them; I said they ate too many Skittles.” Tending to the bodies Although it looks very realistic and horror-like, the fake blood doesn’t cooperate when there’s rain. Because of this, Steven has to go and literally ‘water’ the fake bodies with fresh fake blood every morning because the blood from before would wash away due to rain. This definitely doesn’t sit well with the early-morning dog-walkers and joggers. “Neighbors told me cop cars were in front of my house a lot during the day,” he says. “I was only home twice to receive them. They told me they thought it was cool and that they were only there because they were required to reply to complaints from the sergeant.”

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Available in Queen, King and California King. Please note dimensions of bed, as it is over-sized and headboard does not fit through standard size doors. Item sold as shown online. Shipping is not included in the price, a Duroque representative will contact you with shipping details when order is ready to ship. Available on backorder

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24 Month Ban For Drink Driving 106 in Breath Tony Bryan appeared in Mansfield Magistrates’ Court and got a 24 month ban for drink driving 106 in breath. Represented by Steve Williams, of Forrest Williams, Tony had been made aware that his breath reading of 106 meant that his penalties would be a disqualification within the range 23-28 months. However, as Tony’s reading was in the third category, which meant the offence would be treated even more seriously by the court, he risked a community order instead of a fine. Tony’s case worker explained that he could be ordered to attend a course, be tagged, ordered to adhere to a curfew, or ordered to complete a certain number of hours of unpaid work within the community. In addition, this higher reading may mean that Tony would have to meet with the Probation Services, who would interview him and write a report for court, with their recommendations as to what penalties be imposed. In practical terms, this could mean Tony would need to attend an interview and then a second, sentencing hearing. Tony’s case worker, Tracy Johnson, assured him she and Steve would do all they could to avoid this happening. Although a disqualification was not what Tony would have wanted to happen, he accepted that this would be part of his punishment and wanted to be sentenced as quickly as possible, so he could move on with his life. Tony explained to his case worker that he had established his own construction company four years ago, and that running his business without his driving licence would be extremely difficult. He also informed his case worker that he had held his driving licence for 12 years, that he had never had any points on his licence and that he had never been disqualified for any reason. The drink driving offence, he explained, was out of character and had happened as a result of having drinks after work with a friend and then driving himself home. Unfortunately, he said, he hit a kerb and this alerted a police patrol car. He was subsequently pulled over and breathalysed. When he failed the roadside test, he was taken back to the police station, breathalysed in the Intoxyliser Room and subsequently charged. As Tony had no defence to the charge, he pleaded guilty. Steve Williams advanced mitigation on his behalf, which was considered by the District Judge. Taking into account Tony’s unblemished driving record when sentencing, the court’s ruling was that he be disqualified from driving for a period of 24 months, but that this be reduced to 18 months on completion of the drink drive rehabilitation course. In addition, a community order was avoided and, instead, Tony was ordered to pay a fine as well as other court costs. This meant that a meeting with Probation Services was avoided, as was a second hearing. All things considered, this was a very good result for Tony and he thanked everyone who had worked hard on his case to help bring about this ‘better than it could have been’ outcome. If you need help for a drink driving offence, call our expert team now on 01623 397200.

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2024-03-01T13:24:35Z

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Chicken alfredo is a much-loved Italian dish—and with good reason. The combination of decadent, creamy Alfredo sauce over savory chicken and pasta is the ultimate comfort food. And the good news is there are plenty of wines you can pair with this traditional dish, whether you prefer red or white wine. If you’re preparing chicken alfredo for your next family dinner and are wondering what to serve with it, look no further. This is my list of the top wine varietals that will complement the rich flavors of any chicken alfredo (and why each of them can work!). Some are household names in the world of wine, and some are a little more unusual. Whichever you go with, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. An easy wine choice to pair with your chicken alfredo is Pinot Grigio. It’s a medium-bodied white wine that hails from Italy, which makes it the perfect accompaniment to this Italian dish. White wine is always a great choice for any dish with a cream sauce or where the main protein is chicken, and Pinot Grigio is no exception. An Italian Pinot Grigio will have notes of honeysuckle, pear, green apple, and some citrus fruits, which balances the richness of this dish. Pinot Grigio is great because it offers a great balance of sweetness and mineral notes, so it won’t overtake the flavors in your chicken alfredo. It will be a refreshing wine to sip alongside it to enhance the meal. If you’re making chicken alfredo but you have your heart set on serving red wine, Pinot Noir is a great option. It’s a light-to-medium-bodied red wine with a lot of acidity that provides a nice contrast to any alfredo dish. Pinot Noir is a very easy-drinking red wine and is very food-friendly. It is a great wine to serve for guests because it is often very well received by both red wine and white wine drinkers alike. You will taste notes of tart cherry, raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, and spices, which pairs well with a chicken alfredo. Bonus points if your alfredo recipe includes mushrooms as Pinot Noir beautifully complements the earthiness of mushrooms in any meal. Chardonnay is a fantastic white wine to serve with any chicken alfredo dish. It’s a medium-bodied white wine like Pinot Grigio, but what sets it apart is the buttery and oaky qualities that are unique to Chardonnay. Serving Chardonnay with a chicken alfredo dish is a no-brainer, especially a buttery Chardonnay from California. The creamy richness of the wine combined with the flavors of pear, apple, peach, vanilla, and caramel makes it such a flavorful pairing with the alfredo sauce. When choosing a Chardonnay for your chicken alfredo, you want to make sure that you select one with subtle oaky qualities. If the oaked flavor is too strong, it may overpower and change the taste of your meal. A well-balanced California Chardonnay is an ideal choice. If you’re looking for another red wine to go with chicken alfredo, Barbera is perfect. This red varietal is a classic Italian wine that is often found in red blends but is delicious on its own as well. Barbera has a very light, juicy flavor and high acidity, which offsets rich entrees like alfredo. Barbera is bursting with bright, fruity notes of blueberry, cherry, blackberry, raspberry, and subtle baking spice. It can taste sour, which complements a creamy, savory chicken dish. It’s a favorite even for those who aren’t wine drinkers because it doesn’t have a very strong alcoholic taste. Because of its earthy, spicy undertones, Barbera is another wine that accentuates the flavor in mushrooms, which are commonly found in chicken alfredo recipes. Another little-known white wine varietal from Italy, Orvieto pairs well with chicken alfredo as well. It’s a light white wine that is known for its very pale yellow color. Orvieto is very subtle and has a slight minerality that nicely balances the savory cream sauce in a chicken alfredo. Orvieto is a great, light-tasting wine that is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. With notes of apple, pear, and peach, it is fruity without being sweet. It is actually a very dry wine that sometimes has a bitter aftertaste like a Sauvignon Blanc. Chicken alfredo has so much rich flavor, a simple wine like Orvieto is a great option when you don’t want your wine to overpower the dish. Sometimes even the most well-intentioned wine can be too flavorful for its own good when paired with food, but Orvieto is different. If you are making an alfredo recipe with lots of added vegetables, spices, or even adding additional protein like bacon or shrimp, Orvieto is the wine you want. It tastes great on its own, but it will let the flavors in your meal stand alone without upstaging it. Before you assume that only Italian or American wines pair well with chicken alfredo, give Beaujolais a try. This red varietal is France’s answer to Italy’s Pinot Noir. It is similarly medium-bodied, highly acidic, and has smooth tannins. Beaujolais has a very similar taste profile to a Pinot Noir or Barbera, so it’s a great alternative to serve alongside chicken alfredo if you’re looking to try something new. The crisp fruity notes of cranberry, raspberry, blackberry, and red currant make this wine a great companion to alfredo. One of the best things about Beaujolais is that it’s very budget-friendly. You can find a very nice bottle of Beaujolais for under $20 in most places. This is a great wine to take to a dinner party where chicken alfredo will be served because it’s easy to find, inexpensive, and delicious. To round out this list with another white wine choice, enter the French Viognier. This rich, perfumey varietal pairs so well with chicken alfredo in a way that’s slightly different than the Italian white wines. As a full-bodied, spicy wine with high alcohol, Viognier brings out the flavors of the dish in a unique way. Viognier is very juicy and is full of round, supple flavors of peach, mango, tangerine, honeysuckle, vanilla, and even nutmeg. It is very smooth and the subtle sweetness will accentuate the creamy, buttery flavor in this iconic dish.

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2024-03-01T13:01:07Z

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It's the day before the race and all of us worked from 8am to 1pm doing the final "dialing in" of the boat. Every nut, bolt, screw, line, etc. had to be examined. If not given a thumbs-up, they were repaired or replaced. All the freeze-dried food and snacks was divided into what we (9 of us) will need for a day, then bagged and lashed into place. (see photo below). I was in charge of organizing and labeling everything in storage. I am the queen of Velcro and labels! The crew dispersed for the afternoon for each member to have their own private time before tomorrow's start. We will meet for dinner tonight for some enjoyable crew bonding. My navigator (Eric Bohman), tactician (Kevin Miller) and I just spent about half an hour this afternoon going through all the weather reports and possible routes. Reports and computer models give only a background to our joint sense of what is the best thing to do: direction, speed, sail choice. No matter how high tech a boat can get...nothing replaces experience and "gut". I am going to walk back to the hotel now and take a very, very hot shower and relax before dinner. Hopefully, getting to sleep tonight won't be too much of a problem with all the excitement of anticipating the start. We convene back at the boat at 8am tomorrow (Friday) and leave the dock at 10am to go to the start line area. We will all be dressed alike in our red KATANA polo tops and Transpac hats. About an hour from the start, we'll have chicken subs for lunch (real food!) and by evening we will be into the freeze-dried. You'll be able to keep up with our progress here: http://live.adventuretracking.com/transpac2011 By the way: any time spent at sea DOES NOT come off your lifespan! Preparing Katana the day before starting Transpac. Each bag is a day's worth of freeze-dried food and snacks for 9 people.

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2024-03-01T13:14:21Z

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Global Economic Collaboration in Focus: Chrisoula Zacharopoulou Attends IMF and World Bank Meetings in Marrakech Touching down in Marrakech, I'm here for the much-anticipated annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, joined by none other than Bruno Le Maire and our dedicated French team. These gatherings represent a critical juncture for international economic cooperation, and I'm honored to be part of this discussion. I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the Moroccan authorities for their exceptional job in orchestrating these significant International Monetary Fund meetings. The impeccable organization and warm hospitality have set the stage for productive dialogues on global financial matters. As we delve into the agenda, the importance of these meetings cannot be overstated. The world faces complex economic challenges, and these forums offer us a unique opportunity to collaborate, share insights, and work towards sustainable solutions. In the days ahead, we look forward to meaningful exchanges and forging partnerships that will help us navigate the economic landscape effectively. Marrakech is the perfect backdrop for these discussions, a city where history and innovation converge. Together with our international counterparts, we aim to shape a brighter economic future, one that benefits all. Stay tuned for updates from the heart of Marrakech as we participate in the IMF and World Bank meetings. #IMFmeetings #EconomicCooperation 🌐💼

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2024-03-01T14:01:56Z

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Home Occupations (HO) and Household Occupations (HHO) are allowed in any zoning district. Home-Based Businesses (HBB) are only allowed in A-1 Agricultural, A-2 Agricultural Residential, R-1 Rural Residential and R-2 Single Family Residential districts. Application & Materials to Submit You will need to fill out the application answering all of the questions and signing the form. You will also need to submit a site plan showing which building you will be operating the business out of and where the parking will be on the property. Also, if you are only using part of a building, we will need a site plan showing how the business will be set up inside the building. Staff will review the application and determine which type of business the application qualifies for. If anything changes, you will need to reapply with a new application.

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“Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.” ― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid The concept of fair gets to the heart of proposed Article II values of justice and equity and also to the Golden Rule, which most of … read more. Sundays with Preschoolers! You’ve probably noticed the cool room set up for the pre-school children and toddlers by the back door to the Sanctuary. Every Sunday we have two to four children who use that space so their parents can attend service. We are short of volunteers, and … read more. Our next Circle Supper is coming up on Saturday, February 17th! Circle Suppers are monthly dinners shared by UUFD members and friends in members’ homes. There are typically 6-10 people at each home. For more information, click here. PWR Regional Assembly Registration NOW OPEN! Registration is open for our Pacific Western Regional Assembly this April 19th and 20th! People can attend either in person, at First Universalist in Denver, or remotely. We are planning a family friendly event and children are welcome. This is a great chance … read more. Heads up: The UUFD campus will be closed all day on Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3 for Ministerial Search Committee deliberations. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work with these confidential personnel matters. TURN IN YOUR “GUEST AT YOUR TABLE” DONATION BOXES: Please return your boxes to us in January. All donations go to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. SOUP DRIVE! Manna Soup Kitchen is collecting cans of soup to stock its free market. Please drop off cans in the collection … read more. For this one moment Know only that you are loved That you are safe, and whole and loved Know that you belong here Here among us, here upon this earth ~ Rev. Gretchen Haley This month’s focus is on the gifts of liberating love. Our own direct experiences and any thought … read more.

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2024-03-01T14:11:42Z

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Healing: A Creative Use of Fear Multiple brain tumor survivor and former professional athlete, Josh Perry has devoted his life to sharing his belief that we are all capable of changing aspects of ourselves and our lives, despite any circumstance we find ourselves in, to live the most ideal life we envision. Our most in-depth D.Lab interview ever, we chat with Josh on everything from health challenges to evolving creative interests and even a little squirrel dentistry… As a former BMX professional, your background is rather different from most of our D.Lab interviewees… Tell us more about who you are and what you’re all about! My name is Josh Perry, and I am a former professional BMX athlete and multiple brain tumor warrior. I am all about what I feel is my calling in life and that’s to empower others with the tools and skills to optimize their lives and leverage fear to their advantage. I don’t believe we must suffer in life and it’s my mission to help others live as happy, healthy and successfully as possible while understanding you can choose to change your circumstances from a place of gratitude and inspiration. My experiences in my BMX career while overcoming multiple brain tumors has taught me a lot about life, how we view our lives and how we can optimize how we live in a day to day manner to overcome any circumstance we may find undesirable. It starts with auditing how we show up in life and deciding if it’s congruent to how we envision our ideal lives or not. A simple question like, “is this choice helping me get closer to my goal”, can yield a profound sense of clarity and with that clarity comes a powerful shift in focus and behavior moving forward. With each congruent choice in life we can get one step closer to the lives we desire and that’s what BMX taught me and what I do my best to share with the world. My experiences and learnings along the way led me to where I am today as a coach, speaker and author with the goal of inspiring people to see their lives from a different angle and empower themselves to overcome any unwanted circumstance in their lives whether it be with their health, their career, their relationships, etc. At the end of the day, my experiences with battling multiple brain tumors during my BMX career has taught me how to see fear from an empowered angle and leverage fear to my advantage by seeing what learnings and experiences are on the other side or pushing past fear. I have now dedicated my life to serving others in this manner and helping them become the best versions of themselves. How important was creativity in your healing process, were there any outlets that you found particularly helpful? Creativity has been something I have never thought I possessed because I was looking at it from the standpoint of being creative meant you were good with art (painting, sculpting, drawing, etc.) in a more traditional sense. Because I was not skillful in that manner, I deemed myself not creative. It wasn’t until I learned that my form of art and self expression was what I did on my BMX bike. That said, when the first brain tumor diagnosis occurred in 2010, I felt destroyed. The thing I loved the most and gave me the ability to express myself freely was taken from me. What helped with the first brain surgery recovery process was editing videos of my past riding and envisioning my recovery and plan for riding after I was cleared to do so. The second surgery at the end of August, 2021 was much different. I had stepped away from living my dream as a pro BMX athlete for about 16 months going into this surgery and found an outlet for expressing myself in writing, podcasting, bowling and golfing. Again, the physical elements would be taken away for some time but I had been writing for about a decade now. I naturally amped up my writing even more as well as took to creating podcasts and videos of me sharing valuable information that has helped me in my journey. I also picked up playing the guitar as that helped me put my time and energy into something I could progress with which is also very helpful for the brain’s health and resiliency. On top of that, I have always been fascinated by stories of others that have overcome adversity in various forms and continued doing what they love in life. Learning how others handle adversity and overcome it has helped inspire my writing and how to write in a way that tells a story and sparks others imagination to benefit their own lives. I love looking at artists in music and how they use metaphors to express what they feel and have been through. During the first few weeks of this recent surgery, I spent a lot of time playing guitar, reading, writing, and learning more about my favorite musicians and how they approached their art forms in various ways. This was helpful because it kept me sane while not being physically active, which I still love even off the bike these days, and felt as if I was working towards something as I navigate these new waters away from BMX as a career. With any kind of project, does inspiration “strike” you? Or is it more of a deliberate process? I would say that with any type of project or goal I set my sights on, it’s a bit of both spiratical moments of inspiration as well as a deliberate process. I am constantly inspired by others pursuing what they love and the lives they ideally envision for themselves, especially those that were able to make a career out of what they loved to do. This was very crucial for when I was a kid and saw Dave Mirra riding BMX for a living and I was inspired to pursue this newly created dream to become a pro BMX athlete. As an adult, consciously aware of this process, I actively seek out stories that inspire me to be better and to keep going after the vision I am working towards in my life. An example of inspiration “striking” me is how I am obsessed with music and listen to a few artists on repeat – Mac Miller, my buddy Rowlan, and Slipknot / Corey Taylor – who are very intentional with their lyrics and how they write. Even if it’s a song I have heard a thousand times before, which are many of their songs, a line will hit me differently based upon where I am mentally and emotionally that day. I will feel inspired by something they said or how they said it and it will spark inspiration inside of me for how I can share something I have been through and how I can share it in a manner that sparks the same kind of inspiration in another. I am inspired everyday by various things I come across in my day to day and I also make a deliberate attempt to come across inspiration in various facets of my life. We can’t create inspiration for ourselves but I choose to be inspired by things I love doing in my life and enjoy consuming, whether it be music or stories. You learned some pretty difficult lessons fairly early on in your adult life, what advice would you offer to anyone facing a seemingly unconquerable challenge? I get asked this question a lot and I am grateful to be on the other side of some of my life’s most challenging experiences. The reason I can say that is because I can reflect on my past and make sense out of what I did to overcome each and every challenge, no matter how difficult it was in the moment, and pass that along to others and actively implement the learnings in my own life. My advice comes straight from my experiences and what I went all in on with this recent AWAKE brain surgery. What I say to anyone facing any challenge, big or small, is to focus on what you DO WANT to occur or become your reality. It’s easy to get caught up in an undesirable circumstance, especially when it’s painful and feels like there is no way to overcome it. In and out of BMX it was my vision that propelled me forward. Even when I was at my lowest and depressed, it was my vision that helped me get out of bed and at least make my best attempt to succeed. When I say vision, I am talking about the ideal desired life you want to experience. We all can say what we want to do, have or experience and that’s great. What I have found that saved my life and brought me where I am today is getting really clear on what that vision means to you, how it will feel, what it looks like, and focusing on how to make it happen. For example, with both surgeries I kept focusing my energy on healing and getting back to doing what I love most rather than entertain the thoughts of “what if I don’t wake up” which kept trying to take the reigns of my focus. For the first surgery in 2010, when I was 21, that vision was continuing my BMX career. This second surgery at the age of 32, my vision I was focused on is helping others around the world see past their circumstances and believe in their vision for their ideal life via my book and non-profit. Had I lost sight of my vision either time, I may have woken up but I guarantee I would have been living in fear and most likely not going after what I wanted to create in life. I have learned we can let our focus wander, which typically defaults to fear and stress, or we can empower ourselves by focusing on what we do want to become our reality. With that comes my belief that we can create our own micro obstacles to overcome regularly so when obstacles outside of our control present themselves, we’ve mentally and emotionally prepared ourselves to overcome whatever it is with as little fear as possible. What was the last new thing you learned? It doesn’t matter what, we’re still curious! Upon a home inspection for the house my fiance and I are buying, I recently learned squirrels’ teeth never stop growing and that’s why they tend to cause damage to various parts of a roof. In our case, it was some pipe that vented the moisture out of our attic or something. You’re a big believer in learning how nutrition affects our health and wellbeing overall– do you have any fun facts about how our diets may influence our creative energy and output? Yes, I have loved learning how what we put into our bodies affects our brain’s health which affects our overall performance with our health, cognitive abilities and creativity. To keep this section brief, what we consume can create energy or it can rob us of energy which harms the brain and our mental well being. We have turned into a society of convenience which comes with processed foods lacking proper nutrition. They may taste good and or be convenient for times sake but they are not optimal for providing the building blocks to properly repair the body. They come with lack of nutrition, harmful additives and chemicals, and oftentimes a lot of sugar. Even the ones with all the fancy health claims on the packaging. This combination of processed foods lacking essential nutrients, sugar and chemical additives robs our rewards systems within the brain, leads us to being a slave to sugar and takes a ton of energy from the brain by using said energy in riding these harmful substances rather than focusing on creating ATP (our bodies natural energy currency) and repairing tissue. It’s like having a power strip with too many devices plugged in past the power strip’s capacity. It may fuel the devices for some time but it may not do so for a long time or may prioritize some over others, leading some devices to not get enough energy all together. With this analogy, you can see how various systems in our bodies may deteriorate if not provided with enough energy but we demand them to perform. Our brain typically takes the toll. A great way to look at nutrition is comparing a camp fire to solar energy. The camp fire creates a ton of smoke and harmful by-products that can be dangerous as well as needs to be constantly fed to stay alive and if it rains or gets too windy, it can blow out. Solar energy, on the other hand, is a much more sustainable, reliable and cleaner form of energy that creates little to no harmful by-products in the process when compared to a campfire and can actually be sold back to utility companies for a return on investment. Our brain’s are designed to be “dual fueled” and society used to utilize this to our advantage until agriculture came along and then the grocery stores, and then modern technology created processed and ultra-processed foods. We can still tap into this dual-fueling system with the right approach and understanding, and that’s what I love helping people implement and seeing what comes from the brain “turning back on”. When the focus is on prioritizing the health and performance of your brain, you see all kinds of other systems in the body improve. Our brain’s are a billion dollar bio-computer and are capable of so much more than we can fathom until we tap into its fullest potential. Anything new coming our way? Feel free to plug your latest project! I am working on launching my first book via a Kickstarter campaign to help me cover the costs of an editor and self publishing. Each tier of rewards comes with a copy of the book before it’s publicly released. Beyond the book, I am working on launching my foundation, The Quest To Progress Foundation. Our mission is to raise funds for patients going through a TBI, brain tumor, or any cognitive impairment / mental health challenge. As a patient of all the above, the last thing I want a family or individual to worry about is basic living needs like rent, food or utilities, let alone navigating their path for treatment and handling medical expenses. I am currently looking for potential partners to speak with that want to be a part of the foundation and help directly change lives. My email is [email protected] if anyone is interested in speaking with me and seeing the deck I put together that shares my vision for the foundation. Thanks for giving me this opportunity to share for anyone who took the time to read this far! I never imagined people would be interested in what I have to say or do in my life and I am truly honored to have the opportunity to share my thoughts and help others live their dreams like I have been fortunate to do in my life so far.

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Advice on tips boost your relationship was many years dated. Certainly the current positives towards the marital telecommunications was John Gottman. Gottman is different from of a lot relationship advisors inside the religion one to that have a beneficial marriage doesn’t depend on compatibility, as an alternative, the way in which partners correspond with each other is crucial. On College or university regarding Washington from inside the Seattle, Gottman keeps measured the fresh mental solutions out of a great deal of couples as the it explore products with triggered disagreements. Fidgeting when you look at the a person’s sofa, leaning closer to or next from the companion when you are speaking, and expands in the respiration and you may heartbeat are recorded and you may reviewed, as well as videotaped recordings of one’s partners’ exchanges. Gottman thinks he can truthfully assume no matter if a couple will continue to be with her because of the viewing their telecommunications. During the marriage ceremonies bound to fail, people practice the fresh “relationship killers” such contempt, complaint, defensiveness, and you can stonewalling. Each of these undermines brand new politeness and you can admiration that healthy marriages require. Perhaps the most interesting element of Gottman’s work is the brand new focus towards fact that matrimony is mostly about ongoing discussion unlike argument quality. Exactly what Gottman words continuous troubles, are responsible for 69% off disputes inside ple, if someone in the one or two states, “I am thus sick of arguing more than that it,” following that can be an indication of a perpetual condition. While this may seem problematic, Gottman argues you to definitely partners can nevertheless be connected even after these types of perpetual troubles if they laugh about any of it, treat it as a beneficial “3rd situation” (perhaps not reducible to the position out-of often group), and you will realize that speaking of element of relationships that want in order to end up being aired and you can handled given that greatest you could. It’s some energizing to listen to you to definitely distinctions lie during the center of relationship, in the place of a rationale because of its dissolution! Parenting inside Later Lifetime Simply because students grow up does not mean their family stops are children, as an alternative the jobs and you may hopes of the participants change over day. That major change arrives whenever a child has reached adulthood and actions aside. Whenever exactly students set off varies depending on social norms and you will criterion, and on economic climates like occupations and you will sensible property solutions. Certain mothers may experience despair when its mature pupils get off brand new home-the right position entitled a blank colony. Of several moms and dads are discovering that the grown youngsters are stressed in order to release with the independence. It’s an ever more well-known story: a kid goes out over college or university and you may, up on graduation, struggles to find regular a career. In these instances, a consistent result is to the man to return household, are a “boomerang child.” The new boomerang age group, as event has come becoming known, refers to young people, mainly between the age twenty-five and 34, whom return home to live on due to their moms and dads because they strive having stability in their lifestyle-tend to with regards to profit, way of living agreements, and frequently close dating. These types of boomerang babies is going to be one another good and bad to possess family members. In this American parents, 48% from boomerang children statement with paid book on the mothers, and you may 89% say it assist in family costs-an earn for all. At exactly the same time, 24% out-of boomerang infants claim that returning domestic affects the reference to the parents. For better or for worse, just how many students returning family could have been broadening inside the globe. The fresh new Pew Look Cardio (2016) stated that the most used traditions plan for people old 18-34 try coping with their mothers (thirty two.1%).

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A new business venture for the Canadian rapper Drake They don’t call him chanpagne Papi for no reason , Aubrey “Drake” Partnered with Brent Hocking to launched Luxury chanpagne brand Called Mod Selection It was only a matter of time before Instagram’s own Champagne Papi started pushing his own bubbly. Introducing Mod Sélection Champagne by Drake: the fruit of a collaboration between the Toronto recording artist and DeLeón Tequila’s Brent Hocking. The brand promises “the purest expression of balance and terroir” in the world, according to Complex, and it damn well better at $300 a bottle ($400, if you’d rather a rosé). Industry publication The Drinks Business reports that the “House of Mod Sélection” has been producing champagne in France’s Vallée de la Marne since 1892, and that it prides itself on using only grapes that demonstrate “optimal levels of sugar, acidity, and maturity.” The champagne will be distributed through Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and two types are available for pre-order now: Mod Réserve, a “distingushed cuvée” and Mod Rosé, “a superb expression of elegance and viticulture.” Bless this house, indeed, whatever that means in the context of Drake-endorsed wine. It’s not new in the music industry a lot of raper own beverage company. Lead photo by

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In Canada, Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honor and commemorate residential school survivors and the indigenous children who never came home. The observance was first created in 2013 but became a designated statutory holiday in 2021 following the discovery of over 1,000 unmarked graves near former residential schools in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. What Happened: Canadians across the country are encouraged to wear orange-colored shirts to show a unified step toward building relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. The event was inspired by the story of Phyllis Webstad, who is Northern Secwpemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation (Canoe Creek Indian Band) and a residential school survivor. Why It Matters: The residential school system was funded by the Canadian government and run primarily by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches. The system forced indigenous children to boarding schools where they were stripped of their identities, beaten and forced to work to raise money for the schools. Sexual abuse was common and the conditions of the schools were so poor that diseases such as tuberculosis ran rampant. The residential school system has lasting impacts that continue to disrupt indigenous communities — families were severed, language and traditions were lost and the mental and physical health of survivors and their families for generations will be severely affected. Bringing Awareness: The late Gord Downie, lead singer for The Tragically Hip, spent the last years of his life raising awareness of the impacts of residential schools and in 2016 released an album called “The Secret Path.” The album tells the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died from hunger and exposure after escaping from Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential school and trying to walk back to his home. The album was turned into a graphic novel by Jeff Lemire and can be watched here. Image and article originally from www.benzinga.com. Read the original article here.

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Open call for developing country representatives from NGOs, Indigenous Peoples and the private sector to attend the CIF Partnership Forum 2011, 17-18, March, Tunisia At the request of the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) Administration Unit, Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future is supporting the mobilisation and engagement of stakeholders for the CIF Partnership Forum 2011, including the global selection process of NGOs, Indigenous Peoples and Private Sector representatives to attend the conference. The application process for developing country representatives to be funded to attend the CIF Partnership Forum 2011 is now open, click here to apply. The CIF Partnerships Forum 2011 (March 17-18, Tunis, Tunisia, hosted by the Asian Development Bank) aims to ensure that the CIF effectively shares lessons and fully engages stakeholders to contribute to the CIF’s strategic directions, results and impacts. As well as supporting NGO, Indigenous Peoples and Private Sector ‘Active Observers’ to attend the meeting, the CIF Administration Unit based at the World Bank will be funding a number of developing countries representatives from these stakeholder groups to attend the meeting to ensure a wide range of voices are represented. Stakeholder Forum is supporting the self-selection process, and together with an Advisory Group for NGOs and Indigenous Peoples and a separate Privates Sector committee, has generated two sets of criteria for selecting representatives to attend the meeting. Both of these include regional balance, gender balance and relevant knowledge or experience of the CIF programme areas. The deadline for applications to the CIF Partnership Forum 2011 is 14th February. For further information For all further information or any enquiries that you may have, please contact Nicola Williams: [email protected] or + 44 (0) 207 580 6912.

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