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I think this is 49... Don't know why
So I just started crying because I am so happy that I am almost done, I have NO CLUE why there are more than 48 blog posts, honestly I don't care why either. My body is aching, I am freezing, I am hungry, thirsty, I am starting to zone out, I want to curl up into a little ball now but 1 more post to go. I think... OH I DON'T KNOW!
Who cares, what matters is that at 6am I am done and going to walk over to the couch and sleep, not even going to attempt the stairs. Nuh uh. Couch. Me. Sleep. Right now though water sounds great. I must find something to drink my mouth feels like cement.
Mom, I know you will be reading this and it is 4:38am and I hope you are having the best FREAKIN sleep of your life.
The lack of sleep is starting to catch up with me. I keep hitting my funny bone (which isn't very funny)
OK, I am becoming worn out beyond all measure. I can still type pretty good which is what is important with this whole project. Earlier I tried to walk away wearing headphones that were still attached to the computer. Didn't work out so well.
I have to tell you my SUPER sad story:
Remember how I said I needed something to drink well I went over to the bucket-o-drinks and looked for water and there was one more water left. So excited! I reach in and can feel the cold ice water surrounding it, by this point I actually have a smile from ear to ear and that is a lot considering how tired I am...anyways, I go to lift it out and it is 3/4 of the way gone. I was heartbroken. I cried on the inside. Who does that?! I bet it was the Thugs; they hate me. Sad day. What makes it even worse, I went to sit back at the computer then got back up and did it again. I suck.
No, what sucks is the fact that it is stupid o'clock in the morning. (I have been waiting to use that)
Hmmmmm..... almost time to post! | http://debicollinsworth.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-think-this-is-49-dont-know-why.html | fineweb | 495 |
While out in the UK, PunchBowl caught up with Swizz Beatz at the Reebok Lounge and he spoke on the recent leak of Lil Wayne’s “Dear Anne” that he produced. Swizzy said at first he was upset that the record leaked, because it should have been released in a proper way, but then he explains the benefits of the early leak and says the traditional way of doing music is over. Swizz also says they might me shooting a video for the track.
Watch Swizz Beatz interview with PunchBowl below, he speaks on “Dear Anne” at the 1:45 point in the video.
You can listen/download Lil Wayne’s “Dear Anne” here. | http://defsounds.com/hip-hop-news/swizz-beatz-addresses-%E2%80%9Cdear-anne%E2%80%9D-leak/ | fineweb | 149 |
Madrid government rejoices at news of EuroVegas decision
Opposition politicians fear “tax haven” abuses as doubts amid lingering doubts over macro-project’s financing
The announcement that EuroVegas will finally be built in Madrid after months of uncertainty was welcomed with “great joy” by the regional government, which called the news “a liberation.”
“The regional premier’s determination has brought this project here over other serious candidates like Barcelona,” said a spokesperson for Esperanza Aguirre, of the conservative Popular Party (PP).
Madrid and Barcelona had been fighting over the chance to host what amounts to a Las Vegas franchise — an enormous gambling complex that could hold up to 12 resorts with 3,000 rooms each, six casinos, an auditorium with a seating capacity for 15,000 people, nine show rooms, seven theaters, dozens of restaurants, bars and nightclubs, between one and three golf courses and 40,000 parking spots. The project is the brainchild of the US business tycoon Sheldon Adelson, the world’s 14th richest individual and owner of Las Vegas Sands (LVS), who said he wants “to create a mini-Las Vegas in Europe.”
“Perhaps today, unlike 30 years ago, Madrid is more cosmopolitan and more open than Barcelona,” said Aguirre in a radio interview to justify Adelson’s decision to snub the Catalan nationalist government. “Catalonia has an advantage that we cannot compete with, which is the sea, but perhaps the sea is not so interesting to someone who just wants people to be in his hotels, his theaters, his museums and his sports areas.”
The public tug-of-war between both regions met with public protests over the plans and numerous question marks regarding just how much money and jobs EuroVegas will bring. Spanish politicians rushed to say that Adelson’s project will mean a 16.9-billion-euro investment and 261,000 new jobs, but the fact is that the figures have been changing from one month to the next. In the meantime, Adelson has demanded special legal treatment for his complex, including exemptions from labor laws, the smoking ban and major tax breaks for a decade.
Madrid’s Socialists say they will be “very vigilant” when it comes to “the secret conditions” negotiated between Aguirre’s government and the magnate because “the law must be the same for everyone,” said the party branch secretary general, Tomás Gómez.
Meanwhile, UPyD spokesman Luis de Velasco noted that his group has opposed this project from day one “because we disagree with this growth model based on gambling for the region; we disagree with the final goal, with the legislative concessions and with the public economic resources that will be used.”
The leader of the United Left (IU) coalition, Cayo Lara, went even further and said that EuroVegas will “use up resources to finance a factory of compulsive gamblers” and that it will create “a tax haven with all the undeclared money of someone who is used to financing the Tea Party in the United States,” in reference to Adelson’s declared support for certain Republican politicians.
Be that as it may, the 79-year-old Adelson is now on the verge of closing a deal to buy up a third of the surface area of Alcorcón, a municipality of 170,000 residents located 13 kilometers southwest of the capital. This is where LVS plans to build a complex that mirrors similar projects in places like Macao, China.
In October 2011, LVS handed Spanish authorities a confidential economic impact report drafted by Boston Consulting Group, to which EL PAÍS has had access. This report has been the basis for Madrid’s enthusiastic support for EuroVegas; however, the consulting firm warned that its conclusions are preliminary. For starters, the forecast at the time that the report was made talked about a progressive improvement of the Spanish economy, yet soon later Spain slipped into a recession for the second time in four months.
Additionally, LVS officials have also made changes to the investment figures and deadlines. While the Boston group’s report talks about a global investment of 15 to 18 billion euros (the equivalent of 65 to 80 percent of total foreign investment in Spain in 2010) and takes the average as a reference number (16.9 billion euros), in October 2011 that was 23.5 billion dollars, whereas at the current exchange rate it is 21.3 billion dollars. In April 2012 Adelson talked about 26.9 billion dollars.
In the fall, another study by a prominent Wall Street firm noted that LVS was planning to replicate its Macao model in Spain: first it would build a casino, then enlarge the complex depending on the profits.
Michael Leven, director general of LVS, confirmed that they are expecting a 20-percent return on investment, but that the company would only be putting up a third of the cost, with the rest coming from bank loans.
According to Boston Consulting Group, EuroVegas will be built over the next decade up to 2022, although Madrid premier Aguirre has said it will be ready before that. | http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/09/09/inenglish/1347209728_338901.html | fineweb | 1,148 |
Md. Yusoff, Nelydia and M. H., Abu Bakar and S. J., Sheih and F. R. M., Adikan and M. A., Mahdi (2010) Gain-flattened erbium-doped fiber amplifier with flexible selective band for optical networks. Laser Physics, 20 (8). 1747 - 1751. ISSN 1054-660X
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X10150144
Erbium-doped fiber amplifier with flat gain over 30 nm bandwidth is demonstrated using flexible selective band methods. The band optical amplifier was designed to cater 44 wavelength division multiplexing channels which were separated into bands of 4 nm. Without using any gain flattening filter, the gain of optical amplifier was maintained at 19 dB with a maximum gain variation of less than 1.6 dB even though the input signal power was varied from -19 to -6 dBm. The amplifier was able to maintain 1 dB gain flatness with 83% chance for any selective bands of 4 nm within the wavelength range from 1530 to 1565 nm. This feature is very attractive to support band optical networks.
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Prayer amidst the Day
This is part of the resourcing for members of the University to pray in and amongst work. Prayer amidst the Day is based on the prayer that Jesus taught which has become known as the Lord’s Prayer. In using it we are emulating Christians in the early centuries of Christian faith who prayed the Lord’s prayer three times a day; morning, noon and night.
In time it is hoped that this resource will expand to provide some variety. At present we have guide to short prayer-times in the workplace (or nearby); one for prayer in the midst of the working day, a couple for use at the end of a working day.
There are, in addition, a number of online prayer and meditation sites. For an introduction and links to some of the best go here.
Other resources on praying the Lord’s Prayer, take them at your leisure. | http://faithinnorthumbriauni.edublogs.org/prayer-amidst-the-day/ | fineweb | 183 |
Forbidden Planet is delighted to bring you a fantastic double signing! Olly Moss and Scott C will be at the London Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR, on Thursday November 8th from 6 – 7pm!
Olly Moss has quickly become “one of the most in demand and influential pop culture artists in the world today” (Slashfilm). Silhouettes from Popular Culture is his eagerly-awaited first book, collecting the striking and playful work of the influential British artist.
Depicting popular cult characters from films, television, comics and video games in beautifully crafted Victorian-style silhouette portraits, Silhouettes from Popular Culture collects the sought-after ‘Paper Cuts’ series exhibited at the sold-out solo show at LA’s famous pop-culture Gallery 1988. The book has a Foreword written by Duncan Jones (director of Source Code and Moon) and is published in a gorgeous hardback gift volume, luxuriously bound in gilt-stamped full cloth.
Scott C’s The Great Showdowns collect the most memorable moments of melee, interpreted by Scott in his inimitable style, including Han vs Greedo, Chief Brody vs Jaws, Die Hard’s John McClane vs broken glass, Ripley vs the Alien Queen and even Spinal Tap vs an undersized model of Stonehenge. The Great Showdowns showcases the series first exhibited at LA’s famous pop-culture Gallery 1988 in 2011. | http://firewireblog.com/2012/11/05/silhouettes-and-showdowns-olly-moss-scott-c-signing-at-forbidden-planet-london-megastore-on-thursday-november-8th/ | fineweb | 326 |
November 20, 2006
More talent at Butler
When Michigan grabbed safety Jamar Adams out of Mathews (N.C.) Butler in the class of 2004, it was new territory for the Wolverines, mainly because David W. Butler High School had only fielded a football team for a few years. Now, Butler is producing top prospects left and right and have a tremendous crop coming up in the class of 2008.
According to head coach Mike Newsome, Butler likely has seven or eight prospects in their 2008 class who are Division 1 caliber athletes, with the highest concentration of talent in the defensive backfield. Prospects Spencer Adams, Robert Blanton and Eddie Whitley are all listed as safeties in the Rivals.com database and all have fielded Division 1 offers already.
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View Full Version : Hillbilly mansion for sale
04-07-2008, 01:49 PM
About 2000 square foot
Dream Reapers is replacing their hillbilly mansion this year
We are seeing if anyone would like to transplant this to your location.
If interested send us an email
04-10-2008, 03:57 PM
Here are a few pics
You would need to see it in person
and sorry for placing it on the wrong boared
04-10-2008, 04:55 PM
As many of you know it is really cool when it is rocking!
Maybe if you can throw in some panel counts, Prop lists, effects & animations included etc, it might help.
Also if you had a price in mind?
I remember lots of gore, lots of house style props, lots of bones, an actor above platform, a Cabin facade, some beds, etc.
04-26-2008, 11:05 AM
this loks AmAzIng!!!!
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An Etters couple were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg on charges involving tax evasion and bribery.
Mayra Garces and Ivan Garces, of Etters, were previously convicted on charges involving tax evasion and bribery.
U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones, III sentenced Ivan Garces to 18 months’ imprisonment, a $7,700 fine and a term of supervised release of one year. The Court sentenced Mayra Garces to 12 months plus one day of imprisonment, a $7,700 fine and a term of supervised release of one year.
According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, on September 27, 2011, the Garces offered to pay a Revenue Agent, who was conducting an audit, $50,000 if the agent would reduce their tax liability and not expand the audit to include the years before and after the current audit. On November 10, 2011, during an undercover operation, the couple paid the Revenue Agent $50,000 in cash.
A review of the couples’ business records established that the couple intentionally failed to report $1,091,267 in income for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The Garces pleaded guilty to tax evasion and bribery of a public official in May 2013. The couple has paid the IRS a total of $843,866.47 in penalties, back taxes and interest. The $50,000 used for the bribe was relinquished to the United States Treasury.
“Tax evasion is not a victimless crime,” said IRS Special Agent in Charge Akeia Conner. “We all pay when others swindle the government. This sentence should send a clear message: schemes to evade the payment of taxes are a violation of the Federal Tax laws and the consequences of such schemes can and will result in jail time. Honest taxpayers have been reassured today that no one is above the law–especially when the integrity of tax administration is at stake.”
Robert Geary, TIGTA Special Agent in Charge, stated “today’s sentence also sends a clear and convincing message that those individuals who use bribery as a criminal vehicle to escape their just federal tax obligation face substantial criminal and financial penalties. TIGTA stands in close partnership with the U.S Attorney’s Office to identify, thoroughly investigate, and prosecute such criminal conduct.” | http://fox43.com/2014/01/22/etters-couple-sentenced-for-tax-evasion-bribery/ | fineweb | 546 |
You’re invited! to the world premiere of “The Education of Style”
The Education of Style is heading to Newport Beach, CA on August 14 for its world premiere, and you’re invited. Tanner Hall, Henrik Harlaut and Phil Casabon will be in attendance, along with filmmaker Eric Iberg, the Armada staff and many other notable industry folk.
The film will premiere at Lido Theatre. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the movie reel will begin to churn around 8:15. While it’s open to the public, space is limited so the gang at Armada suggests you RSVP to secure a spot sooner than later.
“We could not be more excited to host the premiere of The Education of Style in Newport Beach. Phil, Henrik, Tanner, and the crew at Inspired put their soul into this film and we’re ecstatic to watch the finished product with friends, family, and fans,” says Armada Team Manager, Josh Bishop. “Rather than charge admission, we made the event completely free and open to everyone. See you on the 14th.”
And if the world premiere of a highly anticipated film wasn’t already enough, August 14 also happens to mark Henrik Harlaut’s 21st birthday. Monster Energy is reportedly sponsoring an after-party in Henrik’s honor somewhere in Costa Mesa. If you’re of legal age and happen to be in the area, you might just want to try and track down the gang.
Refer to the flyer below for more information. Watch the official trailer for The Education of Style, right here.
About the author:
Henrik Lampert loves hot dogs, the Boston Bruins and Norway. He's the Online Editor here at Freeskier. | http://freeskier.com/stories/youre-invited-world-premiere-education-style | fineweb | 384 |
Google has announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that
allows businesses to run their applications on servers in the tech
giant's data center.
"We're introducing Google Compute Engine, an
infrastructure-as-a-service product that lets you run Linux Virtual
Machines on the same infrastructure that powers Google," said Google in
its official blog Thursday.
According to the company, the economy
of scale and efficiency of its data centers can provide users 50 percent
more computing power than other leading cloud providers, reported
Industry watchers said Google Compute Engine will compete
and challenge the leading position of Amazon Web Services, which was
launched in July, 2002.
Google has been building a huge amount of data centers to support its own services and applications over the last decade.
2008, it started to open up its infrastructure to outside developers
and businesses, launching services like Google App Engine to allow users
to build applications and websites, and store and analyze data on its
Also Thursday, Google introduced Chrome web browser for
Apple's iOS platform, offline editing for Google Docs and retail selling
of Chromebooks at Best Buy. | http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-announces-cloud-computing-service-237708 | fineweb | 250 |
Wild mushrooms give this spinach salad Andorran appeal. The crunch of slivered almonds and the sweet of the golden raisins add another dimension.
12 oz assorted mushrooms (Iused 4 oz French Horn Mushrooms; 8 oz Oyster Mushrooms)
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
3 Tbsp olive oil, plus 1 Tbsp for the last step
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 lb baby spinach
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1. In a large skillet over medium high, saute mushrooms in 3 Tbsp olive oil until reduced and golden brown. Add garlic. Saute a few more minutes, until fragrant. Add raisins. Deglaze with white wine.
2. Add spinach and turn off heat. Toss for a few minutes to wilt. Transfer to serving bowl. Toss with slivered almonds, 1 Tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper.
Simply fill in your details below. | http://globaltableadventure.com/2010/02/28/recipe-warm-spinach-and-mushroom-salad/ | fineweb | 223 |
Good Men Project CEO Lisa Hickey was at the Boston Marathon bombings. Now she is a mile from the Watertown location where a standoff was happening. This is her story.
I have been waking up to texts, tweets, Facebook posts, emails and phone calls asking if I am ok. I am ok. An editor texted me, “Have you seen the news?” I texted back, “I am the news.”
The events of the past week have been surreal. I was at the bombing. Last night, I saw this photo. Not only can you see the bombing suspect and some of the victims, but my ex-husband, Mark, is in this photo, walking off the frame on the left. Mark was walking down Boylston Street, in search of a better location for me and our daughter to stand to see the marathon. If the photo was slightly more panoramic, you would have seen my daughter Shannon and I standing along that same railing on the right.
I had written throughout the week about how I was standing between the two bombs when they went off, the rest of my family scattered through the crowds or running the marathon. My Facebook wall post about the injures I didn’t know I had until days later went viral.
I ended up at Mass General late last night. In my recollection of the bombings, I at first thought that I fell as I was running because I was a klutz. And I assumed my leg hurt because I fell. Later, when I saw how close I was to the second blast, I thought it likely the force of the explosion had knocked me off my feet. It wasn’t until last night, when I saw my leg had a deep blue swelling the size of half a cantaloupe, along with 15 additional bruises – all precisely the size of ball bearings – only then did I realize that I had most likely been hit. And that was why I fell. I didn’t injure myself falling, I fell because I was hit by the bomb. As CNN reports “almost all injuries were to the lower extremities. The bombs were filled with shrapnel, nails, bbs and ball bearings. Think of an IED.”
And so, as a team of four armed and helmeted SWAT guards watched me go through the doors of the Mass General emergency room, I officially became injured #177.
(I’m bandaged up and fine. Back at work, tons to do, so important to keep having the conversation we’re having at The Good Men Project. Sure as heck not going to let a bomb injury slow me down.)
A second post about the kindness of strangers spread almost as far.
What I remember about being at the attacks is not the panic, and not the terror. It was the kindness and helpfulness of everyone around me. It was like “Ok, it’s a bomb, we’re in this together, let’s figure it out.” It was when I was thrown to the ground by the second explosion, and thought for sure I’d be trampled on, but instead someone stopped to help me up. It was the moment when a small group of us strangers huddled in an ATM lobby, checking on each other, sharing information, strategizing on how to get out safe. It was seeing every single victim with someone helping them just seconds after the blasts happened. It was the sharing of countless cell phones to make sure everyone found each other. It was over and over, the kindness of strangers, helping each other without fear. I would never, ever have believed it would be that way.
And now…well, it’s deja vu and groundhog day all over again. Last night, I hear a large sound and I think “Wow, I’m jumpy. Any loud noise…” It turns out the “loud noise” was most probably from the stand-off happening now with the two suspects, in Watertown, a mile from my house.
I’m texting my son and his girlfriend, who are in the locked-down towns surrounding me, saying “are you ok?”. A friend of mine on Facebook talks about how he knew the suspect. I hear sounds of helicopters, sounds of sirens, and then the eerie sound of silence.
I will be updating this post as the day unfolds. Thank you for all the words of encouragement and support, and for those who truly understand the importance of why we are having this conversation at The Good Men Project.
The news is different now. I’m on the phone, and I see Facebook updates saying “Police are running with guns drawn.” I check the news, I check Twitter.
Please send us your stories: [email protected]
I’ve been following live streaming news here, while I work: http://www.myfoxboston.com/category/262392/boston-marathon | http://goodmenproject.com/good-feed-blog/im-watching-the-events-unfold-a-mile-from-me-boston-in-lockdown-suspect-at-large/ | fineweb | 1,037 |
Your every-time-there’s-a-new-episode reminder that Kalinda is horribly written but could be drastically improved with minor changes
In 5x13, Diane asked Kalinda to verify Cary’s information that the firm was being wire taped by the DEA. She inexplicably decided to do so by sleeping with him - verifying Cary’s information means she needed to go to basically anyone who isn’t Cary.
There’s no problem with her not trusting Cary - she has no reason to do so. But not trusting that Cary is telling the truth means also not trusting that Cary is lying. She needed to verify what he was saying. This storyline could have worked, and come to the same conclusion, if Kalinda had actually done what Diane requested her to do and snooped around the DEA to see if they had a wire tap. She would have found that they did not, and reported that.
Having her go to Cary, and having her sleep with him, represents everything that is wrong with how she is written. Kalinda, once again, is attempting to use her sexuality to get what she wants, instead of doing her damn job. Also, it represents Kalinda’s inability to ever learn from her mistakes, to grow and change as a character. In the episode immediately preceding this one, Kalinda got burned because she did not investigate the information Cary gave her. In this episode, she does the exact same thing. This is incredibly disappointing, and represents the writer’s ongoing inability to write this character with depth and in new and interesting ways.
Entirely way too much information
My (excessively long) thoughts on The Good Wife season 4 and why Kalinda’s storyline is terrible (and why I’m concerned about the writer’s ability to fix it): | http://gretamaya.tumblr.com/tagged/Cary-Agos | fineweb | 382 |
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Tags: acting, emblem, graphics, logo, theatre, wings
I met Angelica at an improv show. She was so sweet, so funny, and so quirky. You’re just magnetized to her personality. Her past is a balance act between the creative realm of theatre and the professional realm of advertising.
She told me she had just gotten accepted into her dream school: a prestigious acting conservatory in New York. It was a real-life fairy tale. Thing was, tuition was $10,000.
Angelica started The Dream Big Project to raise some money towards her goal. She asked me to do a logo for her.
She wanted something to reflect her femininity yet posh and royal. She brought up the idea of an emblem and I ran with it. This is what I came up with:
I wanted to add something in there to give it a distinctive “Angelica” touch, so I added the wings as a play on her name. She ended up loving it. Please take a bit of time to visit her website. If you can donate anything, I am sure she would greatly appreciate it.
Plus, wouldn’t it make an awesome tattoo?
This Saturday is going to be my birthday! Don’t know what the family has planned but I may have some sort of celebratory dinner next week.
Oh yeah …
Saturday’s the 4th of July too or something like that.
Tags: acting, artist's block, creative block, creativity, graphic design, improv, writer's block
Creative ruts are frustrating and suffocating. The sad thing is that we all go through it! For the past 4-5 weeks, I have been taking improv classes at The Basement in Atlanta. While I can’t say I’ve become the best improv actor or even a decent actor, the lessons I extract from each Thursday evening have become valuable and insightful in mt overall creativity. Improv stretches your thinking and forces you to become more intuitive. Since the classes, sketches and ideas have been erupting into my notebook.
So how do the principle of improv apply to you as an artist?
1. Don’t be afraid of looking stupid– any idea will do.
I don’t know too many creatives who aren’t perfectionists. While we are raising our standards for ourselves, we’re also running the risk of losing golden ideas by dismissing them too quickly. When I would sit down to do concept art, the only ideas that made the page were ideas I approved in my head. No one is going to look at your sketchbook. If something tumbles across your mind, sketch it down. Purge all ideas, even stupid ones, onto the page.
During two-person scene exercises, one of the players would have to come up awith a scene on the spot to act out. Most of the time, the most mundane ideas would progress into hilarious skits.
2. There is always something to add to a scene.
Those mundane ideas would progress because the players would add different elements to the scene. Adding elements also solidifed the setting. We did an exercise where we would have to name as many different objects in a room as possible. For example, one of our settings was a guy’s bathroom. After naming out the obvious elements, the players started to name other things like “the broken soap dispenser,” “the amateur graffiti in the stalls,” “the gross, outdated pink urinal cake,” etc. (Okay, sorry for the visuals. LOL) After we named the basics, we were forced to stretch our creativity and imagination to find more to add to the setting.
So if you were designing a logo for a automobile-related company, what kind of elements could you play with? After you sketch the obvious, what other related elements can you add to your notebook? License plate? Dice in the mirror? Seat belt? The grill? Create a pool of images to play with.
Beware, however, that you do not compromise simplicity. In the two-person scenes, we were encouraged to add but not to add so much that the scene becomes convoluted, confusing, and unbelievable. For now, just purge out all your ideas but know to subtract and narrow down later.
3. Look at what you have and adapt to it.
Okay, I modified the original lesson a little bit. The original reads, “Look at your body posture at the moment and adapt to it.” It is easier to improv a character based on your body as it is now than to come up with a character and then adapt your body accordingly. When you do the latter, you often get so caught up in trying to act and sound like that character that you neglect the relationships on stage. The scene never progresses anywhere.
As designers, we may sometimes try a little too hard to make the most perfect, most zen, most powerful logo and we end up aggravated when it’s just not happening. Stop and look at the sketches you have now. Interrogate each concept: is this concept aligned with the purpose of the logo? Is it conveying what the client wants? Is it straightforward?
Now, how can you improve it?
4. Always pay attention to what people are saying and doing.
The improv warm-up exercises were, oddly, some of the most insightful. Games like Zip Zap Zoey, King Monkey, and Patterns forced us to pay sharp attention to the flow amongst the group. It challenged us to memorize, multitask, and stay focused all at once. The point of these games? In improv, you will have to bounce actions and reactions from other players on stage. To be a coherent part of the scene, you must develop a good ear for certain phrases and concepts as they happen and extract/expand them.
Ideas come from the least unexpected places. If you want ideas, don’t tune out your surroundings and try to visualize ideas in your head. Tune INTO the nearby conversations and activity. Someone may say or do something that sparks a new train of thought and lead you to a new idea.
5. If you get lost or reach a dead end, return to your original intentions.
When a player on stage would get stuck in a scene, it helps to simply return to that character’s original motivation (i.e. wanting that damn cookie, trying to cheer up a friend, trying to get rid of the nosy neighbor). When we add elements to a scene, we may find that the scene has become so complicated or has strayed so much that the player may not know where to take it.
Similarly, we can become enamored with a couple of concepts and run with it until we reach a dead end. Return to your first sketches. Return to those notes you scribbled at Starbucks when you met your client. Return to your conversation with the client. Examine the original intentions of your client and yourself. Can you find a different path to reach those objectives?
I would have never imagined that improv classes would be so insightful to me. They gave me solutions to tackle creative blocks. Stretch your imagination, play with your sketches, and pay attention. Leave no idea out; bad ideas, after all, can lead you to good ideas.
The downside is that improv is not something you can practice alone. If you live in the Atlanta area, I highly recommend taking the improv classes at The Basement! They also have shows at 8 & 10 every Friday and Saturday. If Atlanta is a bit of a drive, Charisma Studios in Marietta will be offering an improv course too! If you don’t live in the area, please look up where improv classes are being offered in your city; it is WELL worth it!
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Today, I went to a surprise birthday party of a recent client I did business cards for. It seems only appropriate that I showcase the business cards I worked on for him on my blog today!
Happy birthday, David! Hope this year is even better than the last!
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Recent pages from my sketchbook.
A possible character for a promotional t-shirt. I wanted to play with a superhero concept while adhering to the heart motif of “Kokoro Graphix.” Obviously unfinished!
Frames from Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame. I sat down and paused the “Out There” segment to practice expressions.
References from Character Design.
By the way, saw Star Trek over the weekend, TWICE. Loved it! Especially Spock! He was so cute.
I also got Illustrator over the weekend. Live long and prosper!
Tags: environment, environmental, green, web design, website layouts
My environmental illustration proved to be one of the strongest pieces in my portfolio but somehow, I was disappointed in its presentation. I wanted a portfolio piece that could show the illustration in action!
This is the latest addition to my portfolio:
Of course, “Love Her” is not a real site. This is just a mock-up just to show off the illustration. I had another motive though: I wanted to also show that I am open to web design as well! I should do these layout mock-ups more; this was fun!
Tags: blog, blogging, contest, cultures, globe, I heart blogging, unity
Goodness, I can’t believe I am so nervous about this. I just submitted a design to the I ♥ Blogging contest; mind you, I haven’t been in a art/design contest for a years.
The entry file:
My comments: Blogging is a phenomenon that lets ordinary individuals spread their ideas throughout the world. You don’t have to be a politician or a celebrity to be heard. You don’t need a personal jet. The blogosphere tears down geographic boundaries and this revolution is illustrated in my “I <3 Blogging” entry. Blogging flattens the globe and is quickly changing the way we give and receive information.
Wish me luck! | http://havananguyen.wordpress.com/ | fineweb | 2,149 |
Pet Food and China - More Cause for Concern?
February 01, 2012
By Dr. Becker
Recently the Taipei City Government ordered four brands of pet food removed from store shelves due to false labeling.
The pet food companies involved were charged with violating China's Commodity Labeling Act.
Out of 140 pet foods tested by Taipei city officials, four were found to contain not even a trace of beef, despite label claims and misleading product names.
The four formulas:
- Belicom's tuna and beef cat food
- Dobi's beef, chicken and potato dog food
- Ever Red's beef dog food
- Maxwell's beef dog food
I guess we can assume tuna as an animal protein source was found in the Belicom product and chicken was found in the Dobi product.
But we can also assume the Ever Red and Maxwell products contained no animal protein source at all.
How would you like to discover the 'beef' dog food you've been feeding your pet perhaps several times a week for who knows how many weeks, months or even years, contains not even a trace of animal protein?
Even though these specific pet food brands aren't, to my knowledge, sold in the U.S., the apparent blatant false labeling by Chinese pet food manufacturers of four (four that we know of) different kinds of dog and cat food is extremely troubling.
You may be wondering why I'm concerned about lack of beef in four pet foods made and sold in China.
It's really not about those four pet foods – it's about the much bigger picture.
China is By Far the Largest Importer of Pet Food Ingredients to the U.S.
According to PetfoodIndustry.com, in just the month of February 2011, 70 percent of pet food ingredients imported to U.S. pet food manufacturers came from China.
In that month alone, almost $22 million dollars worth of pet food products were purchased from China. The second largest importer was Thailand, from whom we purchased a measly-by-comparison $7.6 million in pet-related goods.
If you're worried about feeding your pet a food with ingredients imported from China (or anywhere else), at first glance the solution seems simple. Just read the product label to insure it says 'Made in the USA' … right?
U.S. country of origin labeling laws only require that products made in the U.S. be put together here. There's no requirement of pet food manufacturers to identify where the ingredients in their products come from.
From the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection's Complying with the Made in USA Standard document:
"What is the standard for a product to be called Made in USA without qualification?
For a product to be called Made in USA, or claimed to be of domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S. The term "United States," as referred to in the Enforcement Policy Statement, includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories and possessions."
If you're thinking you'll just call the pet food company's 1-800 number and inquire about where their ingredients come from, you might not find out much.
According to TruthAboutPetFood.com:
"… it seems that no one in the pet food industry is very willing to talk much about Chinese imports. Try calling or emailing several pet food manufacturers and ask them the country of origin of all ingredients. Many will just happen to forget to mention vitamins and minerals are sourced from China."
Concerns with Pet Food Products from China Are Not New
Most pet owners remember the huge and frightening 2007 pet food recall for melamine contamination. The melamine was found, along with cyanuric acid, in wheat gluten that contained ingredients imported from China.
The combination of melamine and cyanuric acid is known to cause kidney failure in pets. Many dogs and cats became very sick, and some died after eating melamine-contaminated food.
Some of the biggest pet food names in the U.S., including Science Diet, Purina, Eukanuba, and Iams were involved in the 2007 recall of over 40 brands in total.
And of course just last month I reported an ongoing, mysterious contamination problem with chicken jerky dog treats imported from China. The chicken jerky problem dates back to 2007 and has made dogs sick not only in the U.S., but also in Canada and Australia.
Complaints about the chicken jerky treats dropped off in late 2009 and for most of 2010, but rose again in 2011. It’s mind-boggling, but what this means is after four years, with scientists in three countries investigating the problem, there is still no official answer as to exactly what’s in these chicken jerky products from China that is making dogs sick.
Meanwhile, among veterinarians and pet owners, theories abound. Suspicions include an ongoing problem with melamine contamination, irradiation of the ingredients in chicken jerky treats, and/or use of an as-yet unidentified chemical preservative.
Current Outlook Remains Bleak
It appears food safety concerns with China will continue indefinitely, and not just for pet food, but for all food.
According to The New York Times:
"Despite efforts to create a modern food-safety regimen, oversight remains utterly haphazard, in the hands of ill-trained, ill-equipped and outnumbered enforcers whose quick fixes are even more quickly undone.
"Most of them are working like headless chickens, having no clue what are the major food-borne diseases that need to be addressed or what are the major contaminants in the food process," said Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, a food safety expert with the World Health Organization's Beijing office."
According to the Times article and other sources, China has massive problems feeding its own human citizens safely. So it's reasonable to assume insuring the safety of pet food ingredients for export may not be at the top of their current To-Do list.
And now they can add another problem to the mix – falsely labeled pet food formulas that in some cases do not contain even a trace of animal protein. Meatless dog food masquerading as beef dog food means a certain percentage of family pets aren't getting the nutrition they need to thrive – or the nutrition their owners assume they are providing for their companion animals.
So four years after the melamine contamination disaster, it seems there are still significant challenges in determining what, exactly, is going into (or not going into) the pet food and pet food ingredients produced in China.
So How Can I Know the Food I'm Feeding My Pet is Safe?
If you buy rather than make food and treats for your dog or cat, my recommendation is to write or phone the manufacturers of the pet food brands you use and request a list of the countries they import ingredients from. And you want to know the origin of all ingredients, including vitamins and minerals (a large percentage of which are made in China).
If the pet food company can't or won't give you the information you request, I'd consider transitioning your pet to another, higher quality food, made by a manufacturer who is at least willing to answer your questions about where their ingredients are sourced, and address your concerns about imports from China.
If you discover some of the ingredients in your pet's current food come from China, you can contact other pet food companies that sell products in your price range and make the same inquiry about where their ingredients originate.
I will caution you that it can be extremely difficult to avoid virtually every food ingredient imported from China or another foreign country. It's up to each of us as consumers to do our best risk assessment of the food products we buy, whether they're 'Made in the USA' or elsewhere.
However, you can take every reasonable precaution to keep your pet safe by: | http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/02/01/pet-food-and-china-more-cause-for-concern.aspx | fineweb | 1,725 |
Razer unleashed its first mechanical gaming keyboardPositioning itself at the top end of Razer’s long line of quality gaming products, the BlackWidow Ultimate delivers an old-school feel with its “clicky” mechanical keyboard, but also offers many of the features you'd expect from a modern day keyboard, which has been specfically designed to make your gaming experience comfortable and your performance efficient. Costing £129.99 (£109 on Amazon,) the BlackWidow Ultimate isn't likely to be an impulse buy for many gamers, but it is largely aimed at those who take their gaming seriously and it’s definitely been built to withstand some intense sessions.
Out of the box, the first thing that immediately strikes you is the weight of the keyboard, which at 1.5 kg is heavier than most. It’s quite an imposing, yet striking, keyboard decked out in glossy black with the only splash of colour provided by the white lettering and function key symbols. Razer’s triple-headed snake logo sits at the bottom of the keyboard in a central position, and the sides of the keyboard are a matt black colour. Out of the back of the keyboard runs a thick braided gold-plated cable with two audio connectors and two usb connections, one for the keyboard and the other for the pass-through USB on the board.
The keyboard practically sticks to your desk because it's so solid; it feels reassuringly well built. Despite the standard shape and pure black colouring , it’s a classy looking keyboard with a very clean styling. Similar to a PlayStation 3 or a black smartphone, the keyboard does pick up dust and fingerprints regularly, but keep it in good condition and that black glossy aesthetic makes it shine and look like the luxury keyboard that its price-tag suggests. | http://hexus.net/gaming/reviews/industry/30379-razer-blackwidow-ultimate-mechanical-gaming-keyboard/ | fineweb | 378 |
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Cognitive Maps And Perceptions Of Entrepreneurial Growth: A Quasi-Experimental Study In The Differences Between Technology Entrepreneurs, Corporate Managers, And Students
AbstractThis paper reports on a comparative quasi-experiment of how perceptions of entrepreneurial growth strategies differ between students, managers and technology entrepreneurs. The differences in perceptions as to what critical factors drive three strategies: no growth, market share growth and annual profit growth across to stages: start-up and take-off are measured. The ranks of the critical success factors are the dependent measures and the strategies and the phases the independent variables. Results show that experience impacts the ability to distinguish between strategies. Results also show that the perceptions of the critical success factors significantly differ between the groups. Hence even experience will yield quite different cognitive maps.
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Repeated Games, Entry in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition
AbstractThis entry shows why self-interested agents manage to cooperate in a long-term relationship. When agents interact only once, they often have an incentive to deviate from cooperation. In a repeated interaction, however, any mutually beneficial outcome can be sustained in an equilibrium. This fact, known as the folk theorem, is explained under various information structures. This entry also compares repeated games with other means to achieve efficiency and briefly discuss the scope for potential applications.
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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and Trinamool Congress on a PIL seeking to restrain them from using party flags resembling and similar to the Indian National Tricolour.
A bench of justices B S Chauhan and J Chelameswar also sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission on the issue of framing guidelines to restrain parties from imitating the tricolour.
The court passed the order on a PIL filed by Jamshedpur- based social activist Amarpreet Singh Khanuja who pleaded that the apex court must direct the Centre to take immediate steps to stop all political parties from imitating the National Flag.
He submitted that Congress is using a “colourable imitation” of the National Flag with the only difference being that the party was using the ‘hand’ symbol in place of the Ashok Chakra.
Similarly in case of NCP and TMC, he said the parties were using ‘watch’ and ‘flowers and grass’ respectively in place of the Ashok Chakra.
“The common man of this country recognises the tricolour as a symbol of national integration and unity and identifies itself with the tricolour and the political parties should not be allowed to use flags resembling and similar to the Indian National Flag,” he said.
The petition sought issuance of appropriate writ, order or direction to the Central Government/Election Commission to frame appropriate rules, regulations and/or guidelines with respect to grant of permission regarding use of National Flag or its colourable imitation by any person. | http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sc-issues-notice-to-congress-ncp-tmc-on-flag-issue/ | fineweb | 322 |
A Sumner County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with three counts of improper euthanasia methods and fired from his job at Sumner County Animal Control after witnesses said he injected animals in the heart instead of following normal protocol, which involves tranquilizing the animals first, then giving the shot intravenously.
Deputy John A. Williams Jr., 48, of 1497 AB Wade Road in Portland, was first placed on leave and then fired after a two-day investigation earlier this week, according to Sheriff Sonny Weatherford.
“It’s upsetting that someone would do this that works for the sheriff’s office because they know better. They were properly trained,” Weatherford said. “I can’t tolerate anyone violating the law, and I hate that it happened, but as soon as we found out about it we took swift action and got it taken care of.” | http://johnsoncitypress.com/article/92452/fired-tenn-deputy-accused-of-improper-animal-euthanasia | fineweb | 184 |
Apparently the folks at ABC think Thanksgiving is about Turkey, pumpkin pie and Lady Gaga because they are giving the singer a 90 minute Thanksgiving TV special in prime time airing the evening of November 24th.
“A Very Gaga Thanksgiving,” directed by Lady of Gaga herself will feature her performing 8 musical numbers surrounded by her family and closest friends. Songs include “You and I,” “The Edge of Glory,” “The Lady is a Tramp” and “White Christmas.”
The special will also have the 25-year-old pop music icon reconnecting with their past by showing her visit Convent of the Sacred Heart Catholic School, which she attended, to talk with Katie Couric about her childhood and career.
It’s a busy time for Lady Gaga as she recently announced she is launching The Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on “issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring, and career development,” with the help of the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University. | http://juicycelebrityrumors.com/lady-gaga-gets-a-prime-time-thanksgiving-special-on-abc/ | fineweb | 215 |
Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in Panera eating my lunch alone at a table for two. I do this about once a week. Unlike 14 year old Katie now I actually really enjoy sitting by myself in a crowded lunchroom. I like to watch the elderly couples consume their bowls of soup and enjoy the comfortable silence that only people who've lived together for 60 years can create. I like to watch the young moms attempt to wrangle their toddlers and convince themselves that the $5 peanut butter and jelly sandwich that sits uneaten doesn't annoy the crap out of them. I like to see the other people like me, taking a break from work, eating a meal alone.
But yesterday as I was sitting there at my usual table I looked up and made eye contact with an elderly gentlemen. I was about to politely look away, when I noticed the corners of his mouth turn up. Then he gave me the most perfect wink I've ever seen.
It wasn't creepy and it wasn't paternal in the slightest. It was flattering and I actually felt myself blush the tiniest bit.
What is it about the men of the greatest generation? They effortlessly wear a fedora without any of the pretense that radiates off most 20-something hipsters who attempt to don the accessory. They seem strong, independent, honest, real.
Or maybe it's just that my own grandpa is an amazing man, and I transfer my perception of him onto every like-aged gentlemen I see? | http://katietimothy.blogspot.com/2011/08/age-appropriate.html | fineweb | 319 |
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Law:Title 15. Office Of Child Development And Education (California)
From Law Delta
Chapter 3. Academic Volunteers And Mentors
Article 1. General Provisions
Ca Codes (gov:96100-96101) Government Code Section 96100-96101
96100. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "California Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service Act of 1992."
96101. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Every California child is encouraged to have a caring adult who, along with parents and teachers, is able to offer support, friendship, encouragement, and motivation to help the child excel academically and lead a productive life. (b) As a society, we look to a child's family to provide a supportive home environment and realize that the primary responsibility for childrearing must remain with the family. However, we are keenly aware of increases in child abuse and neglect, the escalation of drug and alcohol abuse, and that many children who could excel in school are not receiving all the help and support they need to succeed. (c) Untapped human resources exist in local communities throughout the state that can provide many children with an additional caring person, in support of the family and school system, to volunteer as a positive academic role model or mentor. These individuals will help those children progress in school and help direct and reinforce the many opportunities that will further enhance each child's life. (d) The private sector throughout California should be commended for its generous financial support of public schools. Now there is another significant contribution they can and must make to California' s children and youth-- the investment of human capital in our children's future as academic volunteers and mentors. (e) Programs such as the 100 Black Men, which provides encouragement and support to children through the use of mentors, have resulted in significant increases in graduation rates at the secondary level and in much improved enrollment rates in postsecondary education for some of our most vulnerable youth. (f) Local, regional, and statewide resource referral systems must be established to more efficiently link children and potential academic volunteers and mentors with existing programs and organizations. (g) Volunteer and mentor service must be encouraged and appropriately recognized.
Article 2. Administration
Ca Codes (gov:96102) Government Code Section 96102
96102. In order to develop a statewide strategy to provide academic support and guidance to each child who requires it, there is hereby created the Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service Program, to be administered by the office of the Governor. The Governor shall do all of the following: (a) Develop a statewide plan with the goal of matching every child who needs one with an academic mentor. For purposes of this chapter, "academic mentor" or "academic volunteer and mentor" means a volunteer who, as a participant in a local project funded under this chapter, supports the needs of the individual child with whom the volunteer is matched, including, but not limited to, strengthening the child's academic preparation and achievement. (b) Develop state standards for the operation of local projects for the provision of academic volunteer and mentor services. (c) Develop a system for funding school districts and county superintendents of schools. These procedures shall be based on local need, including, but not limited to, all of the following indicators: (1) Size of schoolage population. (2) School dropout rates. (3) Pupil achievement. (d) Develop and implement a statewide public awareness and recruitment campaign for academic mentors. (e) Develop and implement a strategy to encourage and promote state employees to become academic mentors within their community. (f) Compile a statewide resource directory of successful academic mentor programs and organizations.
Article 3. Local Planning Councils
Article 4. Local Projects
Ca Codes (gov:96109-96110) Government Code Section 96109-96110
96109. (a) The office of the Governor shall award grants to school districts and county superintendents of schools to administer the academic volunteer and mentor service program within the jurisdiction of each school district and county superintendents of schools to which a grant is awarded. (b) Grant funding awarded under this chapter shall be expended exclusively for the recruitment, screening, training, and placement of academic mentors in accordance with the purposes of this chapter, and for evaluation of the program established in this chapter. Each entity receiving grant funding under this chapter shall consult, and cooperate with, any teacher in whose classroom it is proposed that an academic mentor be placed. (c) No funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be allocated to any private school. (d) No displacement of any certificated or classified school employee shall occur as a result of the use of any academic mentor pursuant to this chapter.
96110. (a) Any school district or county superintendents of schools desiring a grant under this article shall submit an application at the time, in the manner, and with the information that the office of the Governor may require. No funding shall be made available to any entity pursuant to this chapter unless all of the following conditions apply: (1) The project facility and services are open to children without regard to any child's religious beliefs or any other factor related to religion. (2) No religious instruction is included in the project. (3) The space in which the project is operated is not utilized in any manner to foster religion during the time used for the project. (b) Each application shall include all of the following: (1) A description of activities for which assistance is requested. (2) A list of coapplicants, if any. (3) The number of children expected to be served. (4) A statement of goals of the program to be supported by the grant. (5) A statement of the applicant's experience in the recruitment, placement, and training of volunteers and mentors. School districts and county superintendents of schools may contract with nonprofit organizations, experienced in operating volunteer mentor projects, for program operations. (6) A statement of how the applicant intends to recruit, screen, train, and place academic mentors. (7) A statement of how the entity will ensure that (A) academic volunteers and mentors will be required to undergo the same criminal and health checks that school employees are subject to prior to employment, and (B) no displacement of existing school employees will occur as a result of the use of academic volunteers and mentors. (8) A statement of the efforts the applicant will make to maximize the use of existing state, federal, and local funds from both public and private sources for the purposes of the project. (9) A plan for integration of the applicant's efforts with other community-based children's services. (c) Each recipient of grant funding under this chapter shall comply with the standards developed by the office of the Governor pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 96102.
Article 5. Governor's Award For Outstanding Academic Volunteer And Mentor Service
Ca Codes (gov:96111-96112) Government Code Section 96111-96112
96111. Outstanding academic volunteer and mentor service should be encouraged and recognized. For that purpose, the Governor is authorized to provide an award to recognize outstanding academic volunteer or mentor service in the schools for the 1993-94 fiscal year and for each subsequent fiscal year. The award shall be called the Governor's Award for Excellence in Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service.
96112. Each local planning council may nominate, to be considered for the Governor's Award for Excellence in Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service, an individual or individual program that has had significant and positive impact upon the lives of children. A local planning council desiring to submit a nomination for consideration shall submit to the office of the Governor the name of the individual or organization and the reasons for the nomination, for consideration on or before January 1 of each year.
Article 6. Funding
Ca Codes (gov:96114) Government Code Section 96114
96114. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for purposes of this chapter be appropriated in the annual Budget Act. (b) Of any amount appropriated for the purposes of this chapter for any fiscal year, an amount not exceeding five percent may be applied to the administrative expenses of the office of the Governor with regard to this chapter. To the extent that the amount made available pursuant to this subdivision is not sufficient to meet those administrative expenses, the responsibilities of the office of the Governor under this chapter shall be performed, to the extent feasible, with funding from other available sources. | http://lawdelta.org/world/Law:Title_15._Office_Of_Child_Development_And_Education_(California) | fineweb | 1,860 |
Bisexuality seems to be the misunderstood sexual orientation. Lesbians in particular are often prejudiced against bisexual women. Like most prejudice, bi-phobia stems from ignorance. This bisexuality primer is meant to dispel some of the myths about bisexuals and educate the community about the "B" in LGBT.
All About Bisexuals
- What is bisexuality?
- Is Bisexuality a Stage Before Coming Out as Gay or Lesbian?
- Can Bisexuals be Faithful to One Gender?
- Why do Some Lesbians Hate Bisexuals?
- Myths about Bisexuals | http://lesbianlife.about.com/b/2009/04/01/bisexuality-101.htm | fineweb | 128 |
Monday, May 13, 2013
Dream Pop "Have a Nice Day" Card
I just finished creating the cards from the For Always Workshop on the Go Kit. While I looked at the mess on my desk from the projects that I have been working on all week, I thought, “Why not make a card using one of the patterns from the WOTG Kit and the Dream Pop papers that are still out?”
This is the card that I created. I used the pattern from the WOTG Kit which is also in the Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 Book, along with the stamp set that came in the Kit. I also used a small piece of ribbon that was left over from the Kit. The May Stamp of the Month called Pinwheels was used for the sentiment. I added a few Clear Sparkles to the hearts like they suggest in the WOTG Guide. Even though the Dream Pop papers are very bright and festive, if you just use a couple of the beautiful colors, you can get a whole different look and feel. | http://lisascreativecorner.blogspot.com/2013/05/dream-pop-have-nice-day-card.html | fineweb | 221 |
want to hear something silly?
It was finally warm enough to play outside today, so I took Zoe to the park. As she was climbing around the playground, a boy about 5 or 6 called out to his dad, “hey dad, want to hear something silly? There’s a baby wearing glasses!” My heart sank. His dad asked him why that was silly, and I told him she needed the glasses to see, and he seemed to think that made sense. He later noticed that I wore glasses and asked if Zoe’s dad wore glasses, too.
I don’t remember being made fun of for wearing glasses, or getting any comments about them much at all, but I didn’t get them until I was 8 or 10 (I can’t quite remember exactly). Before today, Zoe had generally just gotten curious or nice comments about her glasses, this is the first time I’d heard a less kind comment. I know that the kid was just surprised and curious, not trying to be mean at all, but I’m a bit worried about Zoe hearing that her glasses are silly, especially from other kids. Anyone else dealt with other kids making comments about your child’s glasses? How do you respond? Or how have you taught your kid to respond? | http://littlefoureyes.com/2008/03/30/want-to-hear-something-silly/ | fineweb | 272 |
From: Ove Karlsen
Date: Thu Dec 26 2013 - 07:53:17 EST
Just a comment on this 2012 message I wrote. I just want to clearly
specify what I meant by "trash-women".
Stallman clearly is an idolater. He has an idol of himself, and he
worships women the same way. Both he and the women who want that kind of
attention are what I mean by "trash".
These are the kind of people I call Bimbo and Brutus. Facists. Often
named various things appropriate, "pigs", "dicks" (they worship and
represent phallic objects after all) etc etc, and "trash".
Also to deassociate peace from the western hippie. The hippies often
agreed with such sentiments, but were turned to similar people by drugs
themselves, represented by the vain yuppie the hippie turned to.
Hippieism a more naive phase of a facistic development, that first
ofcourse criticised the environment, believing in hallucinations on
drugs, and poisioning of the air, which really is LSD symbolism for
poisoning of the mind, which is what the LSD did.
And then developing into lesser and vain people, who were idolaters, who
believed in status-objects, and speculated at stock markets.
The thin morality, and conjured status is ofcourse similar to believeing
play on semantics are relevant, such as Stallman, and the recent
Other than that, I voiced myself very well with regards to this in my
God governs as he wills -
Peace Be With You
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Today I have a large set of stained brown paper textures for you guys...should be perfect for all your web and graphic design needs. I managed to spend some time making textures over Christmas break, so I'll have several new packs coming your way soon.
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From MIKE2.0 Methodology
The Optimal Data Governance Organisation' is directly aligned with our Enterprise Views of Application Development, Information Development and Infrastructure Development and in enabling the SAFE Architecture.
The Optimal Data Governance Organisation provides an ideal model for deliver information value completely across the Enterprise. It builds on the characteristics of a Managed Data Governance Organisation by focusing on Continuous Improvement, Ongoing Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis.
From a technology perspective, it is mature in its use of Services Oriented Architectures, Real-Time Integration and provides a holistic approach to managing structured and unstructured information. It also applies a collaborative approach to data governance.
This approach has several advantages over the minimum set of capabilities that are introduced in the prior models, by introducing a model that supports:
- Architecture Balance The organisational model of Application, Infrastructure and Information put the proper focus on the areas of growing importance in contemporary organisations.
- End-to-End Data StewardshipAs opposed to having individual data stewards on the project team, this is an area that becomes defined in each of the roles. Stewardship becomes implied and is a responsibility across the team.
- Integration Reuse This organisational structure complements delivery of a Services Oriented Architecture of reusable Information and Integration assets through a centralized Centre of Excellence for building these capabilities.
- Data Management Services The Services Oriented Architecture is extended to the Data Management environment to bring out these reusable capabilities for the enterprise. This organisational model supports delivery of this approach.
- Active Metadata Management Most organisations talk about a metadata-driven approach but fail to see it through. In this organisational model, there is a group that is responsible for managing data at rest, data in motion and data in use and enforcing its use across the organisation.
- e-WoX Enterprise Whole of X (Customer, Products) is a goal that is often difficult to achieve in existing organisations. This organisation model * provides the team structure to support the project initiatives in this area.
- Information Evangelists The business doesn’t always know what information it has available to it. The Information Deployment Managers and MIS Business Development Managers play this role in this organisation model.
The Visionfor the Information Development team is to formulate an Enterprise program for Information Management (starting with a specific project) and facilitate its ongoing implementation. To realize this approach, the team would move to a new organizational model which is known as an Information Development Center of Excellence.
The to be successful, the initiative need to be sponsored and support at the highest levels of IT management and within the initiating program. The approach will concentrate on using a relatively small core of senior staff to leverage the ongoing work across the enterprise. There is no intention to assume that the architectural content and detail can be done centrally. The core staff will facilitate, synthesize, mentor, communicate and create where appropriate and necessary.
Overall Team Structure
The Organisational Model for the Optimal Data Governance Organisation uses a “balance of power” across architecture, delivery and management whilst providing enablers to:
- Align Business and Technology Strategy
- Align Strategic and Tactical Objectives
- Technology procurement efficiencies
- Justify spend based on business case
- Balance risk with speed of delivery
- A common set of technology standards and policies
- Reuse at an enterprise level
The key team members across the areas must actively collaborate through formal and informal reporting relationships to guide a strategic idea to its realization.
This has shown to be a very successful model for contemporary IT organizations and complements a centralized approach for the Technology Backplane. It is a model focused on providing solutions for the Business, driven by the needs of the Business.
The Optimal Data Governance Organisation has a similar structure to the Managed Data Governance Organisation. There is however, typically more sophistication in the following areas:
An Optimal Information Development Organisation
- The Leadership Team is very knowledgeable on the importance of information management. Individuals including senior executives are encouraged to make Information Development a strategic priority.
- The Architecture Team includes representation across the business, infrastructure and information in a balanced fashion. Architects are guided by an overall strategic vision for implementation and are execution-focused.
The failure to account for this skill profile in staffing the leadership of an Information Development project has proven to be a recipe for problems and delays - and in some cases project cancellation.
Technical / Functional Expertise by possessesing up-to-date knowledge in the profession and industry; is regarded as an expert in the technical / functional area information management; accesses and uses other expert resources when appropriate
- Is looked to for technical expertise based upon past experiences of success
- Keeps up to date on professional / technical developments
- Presents technical information in easily understood terms
Skill profile required by senior sponsor
Organizational Leadership Expertise by possessesing in-depth understanding of organizations and how to ‘get work done’ by working within and through the organization.
- Knowledge of Organisational Roles and Responsibilities
- Has experience enough to work through defects in the organisation
- Knowledge of the workings of the informal organization / key initiatives
- Knowledge of the functional framework overlaying the enterprise.
Business Knowledge Expertise by possessesing up-to-date knowledge in the profession and industry; is regarded as an expert in the functional Business areas; accesses and uses other expert resources when appropriate.
- Is looked to for reconciling Information Development / MIS Business Development with key business drivers
- Keep up to date on professional / business trends and developments across the industry
- Present business information in easily understood terms at multiple levels of granularity.
Strategic Thinking Expertise by possessesing the ability to think through all aspects of the business and is able to understand consequences of today’s actions on where the industry is going and the enterprises business model within the industry.
- Can balance strategic thinking with tactical activities and spending
- Formulates creative ways to leverage ongoing work across the enterprise
- Is able to manage to a roadmap or blueprint without letting the ‘crisis of the day’ preclude progress
Relationship Management Expertise by possessesing up-to-date knowledge on relationship management. Is able to determine the context for mentoring, mediation, direction setting and ‘just let them do the work’. Does not substitute Relationship Management for having plans with explicit roles and responsibilities.
- Creates solutions not barriers
- Practices active listening behavior
- Practices asking the ‘right’ questions to foster valid communications and understanding.
Strategic Architecture Team
Strategic Architecture Team
In moving from the Blueprint there are a number of key responsibilities which must be fulfilled. The responsibilities do not literally translate into Responsibilities in-so-far as multiple responsibilities may be fulfilled by a single person (depending on the size of the programme).
There are, however, six distinct areas which do suggest six roles that need to be filled.
- Chief Architect, responsible for the overall architecture that brings together applications, infrastructure and information
- Business Architect, responsible for business function and process, application capabilities and calculations
- Infrastructure Architect, responsible for integration and technology infrastructure such as hardware, platforms and security
- Information Architect, responsible for data modelling, analysis, re-engineering, metadata management and businses intelligence
- XBR Process Manager, responsible for the overall strategy
- Programme Manager, overall delivery
Not all of these roles are critical for every project. Unless the project involves the implementation of an operational application, the Business Architect is generally not required (as MIS Application Development sits within Information Development Architect’s responsibility). Unless it is a very large programme, the Blueprint and Roadmap implementation lead is generally not required. These six Responsibilities focus on aligning technology efforts with business priorities while translating strategic thinking (e.g., direction setting) into Programmes of work within each of the Business Pillars.
Each of the areas has a stakeholder group with which to coordinate efforts and validate direction As a group they coordinate with each of the Domain experts within the Business Pillars.
Delivery Teams are typically shared across the Enterprise an Information Development Organisation. Examples of key resources may include:
An Optimal Information Development Organisation
- MIS Development Manager
- Information Integration Standards Manager
- Information Repository Development Manager
- Information Process Development Manager
- Information Quality Development Manager | http://mike2.openmethodology.org/wiki/Optimal_Data_Governance_Organisation | fineweb | 1,688 |
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Any leather wallet, purse or small handbag by the Michael Kors Handbags designer Michael Kors is sure to be a prized accessory. Though most people take every measure to ensure that such items remain immaculate, sometimes accidents are unavoidable. If your Michael Kors item was accidentally placed near a wet glass or sprayed with sudsy water, annoying spots may remain on the leather. This type of stain occurs when a small portion of the leather is moistened, then allowed to dry independently of the rest of the surface.Does this Spark an idea?Other People Are ReadingHow to Remove Watermarks From Michael Kors LeatherHow to Clean Authentic Michael Kors Leather HandbagsThings You'll NeedClean spongeLeather conditionerShow MoreInstructions 1Saturate a clean sponge with cool water and wring out the excess. For best results, you should use a new sponge straight from its packaging.2Wipe the stained panel of leather in its entirety. Align the edge of the sponge with a side seam and gently move it across the panel Re-moisten the sponge, wring it out and make a second pass, if necessary.3Allow the leather to air dry completely. As long as the entire leather panel is wet uniformly and allowed to dry evenly, the water spots will no longer be visible.4Apply a light coat of leather conditioner, if desired, and if suggested on the item's care tag. Conditioner helps protect the leather against moisture and staining. Rub the conditioner in thoroughly and allow it to penetrate the leather before using your Luis Vuitton item.Tips & WarningsRefer to the instructions on your item's care tag before performing this procedure. Some Luis Vuitton items should be cleaned professionally.Never use chemical-based cleaning products on your Luis Vuitton leather, as this Michael Kors Outlet. will likely erode or permanently stain it. | http://mkhand2013.musicblog.be/173041/How-Michael-Kors-Handbags-to-Clean-Water-Spots-on-Michael-Kors-Leather/?__hsc | fineweb | 388 |
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Jobless Americans will soon get two more months to file for unemployment benefits and the COBRA health coverage subsidy, under a bill passed by the Senate early Saturday morning.
The measure, which was approved by the House on Wednesday, would extend the filing deadline through the end of February. The president is expected to sign the legislation soon.
Without the legislation, one million jobless Americans will lose their benefits in January. As it stands now, the deadline to apply for federally paid unemployment benefits and for the 65% insurance subsidy is Dec. 31.
Congress has been rushing to extend the filing deadline for the safety-net benefits before lawmakers leave for winter recess. The measure, part of a defense spending bill, would also maintain the stimulus-funded $25 boost in unemployment benefits through February and provide more money for food stamps.
It would also extend the COBRA subsidy to 15 months, up from the current nine months.
Last month, Congress passed a record-long extension of federally paid benefits, but the law only helps those who exhaust their lifelines by year's end. So while unemployment benefits now run as long as 99 weeks, depending on the state, not everyone will receive checks for that long a stretch.
Those who run out of their 26 weeks of state-paid coverage in 2010 would not be able to apply for federal benefits unless there's an extension. The jobless currently receiving extended federal benefits, which are divided into tiers, would stop getting checks once they complete their tier.
About 9 million people currently depend on jobless benefits. One in 10 Americans are out of work and more than a third have been unemployed for at least six months.
Lawmakers in both chambers had introduced bills that would extend the unemployment benefits filing deadline through 2010 or beyond. But House Democratic leaders scaled back the effort in hopes of getting it through the Senate more quickly.
The Senate is not expected take up the House's $154 billion job creation package until the new year.
Last week, the House narrowly approved the measure, which provides funding for infrastructure projects and keep teachers and emergency personnel on the job.
The House bill would take $75 billion from the remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) money to fund $48 billion in infrastructure projects, as well as send about $27 billion to the states to prevent the layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters, according to sources within the House Democratic leadership. Some funds would also go to providing credit for small businesses.
The measure would pump more than $35 billion into highways and mass transit, as well as $2 billion for clean water projects and another $2 billion for the building and repair of affordable rental homes and public housing. The rest of the infrastructure funds would be spent on school construction and repair.
The bill also includes $23 billion to help states save or create an estimated 250,000 education jobs over the next two years. It would fund positions for 5,000 police officers and include money to hire and retain firefighters. It also contains about $2 billion for other hiring and training programs, including Americorps volunteers and youth summer jobs. The measure also provides funding for training in high growth industries, such as health care and clean energy.
The jobs bill also contains roughly $79 billion in emergency safety net spending. It would provide a six-month extension to file for unemployment benefits and the COBRA subsidy. It would also provide more Medicaid money to the states, an issue of great concern to them as the ranks of those looking for state-funded health coverage swells.
States will have faced $256 billion in budget gaps between fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2011, according to a recent report from the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers.
The effort comes almost two weeks after President Obama held a jobs summit at the White House.
A New Jersey agency has agreed to ban Tesla from selling cars directly to consumers in the Garden State Tuesday. More
Sprint's parent company wants to buy T-Mobile. But U.S. regulators fought hard to keep T-Mobile independent in the past and likely will do the same in the future. More
The Kickstarter project attracted 91,585 fans and raised $5.7 million. But will that translate to box office success? More
Most of the initial stages on the road to wealth involve making sure that you're moving forward, not slipping backward. More | http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/19/news/economy/unemployment_and_jobs/index.htm?postversion=2009122311 | fineweb | 970 |
Spay surgery, also called overiohysterectomy (OHE), involves removing your dog's ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus so that she cannot become pregnant. Though the procedure is major abdominal surgery, it is very common and rarely causes complications. Many veterinarians believe that the advantages of spaying your dog far outweigh the disadvantages. Understanding the procedure beforehand will help you to make an informed decision whether to spay your dog, as well as to better care for your dog afterward.
Dog neutering is a surgical procedure of removing the gonads, preventing the dog from reproducing. Neutering is the general term used both for male and female dogs. The removal of testicles is known as castration, while the female sterilization procedure is called spaying. There are a lot of advantages to neutering your pet; however, there are some drawbacks as well.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Spaying
Spaying or ovariohysterectomy is when the ovaries of the female dog are removed. The surgery will prevent the dog from having litters of puppies. The benefits of the surgery include the diminished risk to develop reproductive system cancers or uterine infections. On the other hand, spaying brings a risk for other types of cancer, joint problems or thyroid disease. The dog will become friendlier but may become overweight. The excessive fat is not solely due to the sterilization procedure; it is also due to a sedentary life style, high energy meals or genetics.
Pluses and Minuses of Neutering
Male dogs that get an orchectomy (removal of testicles) will exhibit better behavior. They will be less likely to mark their territory, to roam or to be dominant. However, dogs with a dominant personality may become aggressive, because the testosterone is still produced in the body, but in lesser amounts. The castration of a dog due to behavioral problems may not be efficient without being combined with behavioral training.
Having both their testicles removed will result in zero risk of testicular cancer. Neutered dogs have fewer prostate problems. If the sterilization procedure is performed before reaching maturity, the dog may have growth deformities such as longer legs or a flatter chest, because the sexual hormones have a role in the growth process too. These deformities may add extra stress on the joints and result in a higher incidence of joint disease in neutered dogs. Neutered dogs are more exposed to bladder incontinence, thyroid problems and cancers. | http://myputnamvet.com/spay-neutering-surgery.html | fineweb | 504 |
Aimed at letting users share contacts more easily between different services, Google Contacts works like any other contacts function. You can import and export your contacts from other sources such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Yahoo, or Hotmail. For Apple you must use a utility called "A to G."
If you are part of a business, school or other organization using Google Apps, the administrator will have to enable this functionality within the control panel by clicking on the "add more services" link, finding the "Contacts" option and clicking the "add it now" button.
You can find the stand alone contact manager here. | http://news.cnet.com/google-launches-stand-alone-contacts-manager/ | fineweb | 126 |
At Kualoa Ranch, Mrs. Obama's farm-to-table menu by chef Ed Kenney spotlighted the work of student farmers...
In Hawaii on Sunday, First Lady Michelle Obama treated the spouses of leaders attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to an organic farm-to-table luncheon at Kualoa Ranch, an historic agritourism venue on the windward side of Oahu. Held beneath a white pavilion overlooking Kaneohe Bay, the event was intended to "introduce" the guests to Mrs. Obama's signature Let's Move! initiative, according to the East Wing. Thus Honolulu chef Ed Kenney's menu was anchored by fruit and vegetables harvested on Saturday when Mrs. Obama visited MA'O Organic Farms for a tour and discussion with student farmers. President Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, was included on the luncheon guest list, which numbered just eleven. She also accompanied Mrs. Obama on Saturday. (Above: Mrs. Obama was seated between Mrs. Laureen Harper of Canada and Ms. Lynda May Babao of Papua New Guinea; Soetoro-Ng is at far left)
The First Lady dined with many of her guests on Saturday evening when she and the President hosted the APEC Leaders Dinner in Honolulu. But there was a formal arrival ceremony for the luncheon, and Mrs. Obama, clad in a bright yellow silk sleeveless dress printed with an island pattern, greeted each spouse individually, reaching out to clasp their hands and exchange pleasantries, and then posing for formal photos.
The lone male spouse on hand for the lunch was Mr. Tim Mathieson, the "domestic partner" of Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia. Mrs. Kim Yoon-ok, First Lady of South Korea, was also in attendance; she was at the White House just last month for a State Visit. (Above: Mathieson presented Mrs. Obama with a photo during their greeting)
At the start of the luncheon, Mrs. Obama stood at the head of the single, long table, and spoke of her fondness for Hawaii, which she said essentially sealed the deal with her husband.
"I have to tell you that this state, as you know, has a very special place in my heart. As many of you know, my husband was born and raised here," she said. "Our family has the privilege of coming here--the burden of coming back here every year...And that's really one of the reasons I married Barack."
"When I realized that this is where we'd be spending the holidays, I said, "Yes -- I love you!" Mrs. Obama added, to laughter.
The First Family now spends the Christmas holiday each year on island; during the President's time in office this has been at a beachfront rental compound in the town of Kailua, which also has a view of Kaneohe Bay. Mr. Obama is referred to locally as kama'aina, a child of the land, someone who is not a Native Hawaiian but who was either born on the islands or has spent much time there.
"He has always talked about how growing up in this place has shaped his character," Mrs. Obama said. "There is a special spirit here, a spirit of openness and tolerance."
"In many ways, Hawaii is really the perfect place for this APEC summit," she added, echoing the President's toast at Saturday night's dinner, when he called on the APEC Leaders to adopt the spirit of Hawaii and act as ohana--family--when pursuing their goals.
"Folks here view their differences as strengths--not as weaknesses," Mrs. Obama said. "And people of all different backgrounds live together and work together and seek to learn from each other."
The First Lady then introduced Kenney to her guests, hailing him as "a great Hawaiian chef." He owns the restaurants Town and Downtown, and sources much of his produce from MA'O Organic Farms, a 24.5-acre certified organic operation in the Waianae area, which is run primarily by students interns who work in exchange for college tuition and a monthly stipend. Kenney sits on the farm's advisory board, and has been working with it for a decade. He held a wood platter with fresh vegetables as he explained the menu and farming practices (above).
"I had the pleasure of spending a very cool afternoon with many of these young people yesterday, and I can tell you that they are some amazing, positive people who will have an impact not just on the state of Hawaii, but on the rest of the world," Mrs. Obama said.
Ninety percent of the produce for the luncheon was grown at MA'O, Kenney said, and harvested on Saturday by the two young farmers who joined him to prepare the lunch, Ku’u Samson and Manny Miles.
The luncheon began with a salad of MA'O beets with arugula, clementine, and pistachio, with Naked Cow Dairy feta, and poppy seed vinaigrette. The entree was freshly caught mahi mahi with limu sauce, which was made with basil, parsley, capers, and shallots. The accompaniment was MA'O root vegetables--carrots and rutabaga; as well as pa'i 'ai, a hand-pounded taro; and pickled limu--seaweed sourced from Heeia fishpond--"right down the road" from the Kualoa Ranch. Dessert was a Meyer Lemon Tart and fresh Liliko'i--passion fruit plucked from Kenney's own backyard, he said.
Kenney said the fish had been caught the day before off Heeia, and since they didn't know what it would be, its name wasn't on the printed menu that accompanied each place setting. The menu noted fresh fish from Kaneohe Bay.
The Honolulu Boy Choir entertained after the luncheon, singing traditional songs. After, a garden of native trees at the Ranch was dedicated in Mrs. Obama's honor, in a ceremony closed to press. (Above: Mrs. Obama introduces the choir)
The other guests joining Mrs. Obama were Madam Mai Thi Hanh, First Lady of Vietnam; Mrs. Nadine Heredia, First Lady of Peru; Mrs. Laureen Harper, spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada; Mrs. Fang-Yui Lien, spouse of the Representative of Chinese Taipei; Ms. Lynda May Babao, spouse of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea; Mrs. Kristiani Herawati, First Lady of Indonesia; and Datin Sri Rosmah Mansor, spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Mrs. Obama presented the APEC spouses with diplomatic gifts created by Hawaiian artists from natural materials that represent Hawaii, including orchids and Koa wood. These were atop each place setting, in small woven presentation boxes. The women received one-of-a-kind brooches cast from real orchid blooms selected by Mrs. Obama; Mr. Mathieson received Koa and sterling cuff links, with the inscription "Made exclusively for Michelle Obama." Read more about the gifts here. (Above: One of the brooches)
The family-owned Kualoa Ranch was founded in 1850, purchased from King Kamehameha III, and the dramatic terrain encompasses mountains and sea. It has been much used by Hollywood, most notably for the "Jurassic Park" films and the "Lost" TV series. It also includes a grass-fed cattle operation.
Mrs. Obama has hosted two previous farm-to-table events for spouses of world leaders. In 2010, she welcomed the spouses of UN General Assembly members to New York's Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Center, where they took a farm tour and had lunch at Blue Hill resturant, cooked by chef Dan Barber and the White House chefs. During the 2009 Pittsburgh G20 Summit, Mrs. Obama hosted a farm-to-table dinner for spouses at Teresa Heinz Kerry's Rosemont Farm. Both events spotlighted local, organic and sustainably grown ingredients. (Above: Mrs. Obama walking with her guests)
*The full transcript of Mrs. Obama's remarks.
*Pool photos by AP and Honolulu Star Advertiser | http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-lady-shows-off-hawaiis-organic.html | fineweb | 1,785 |
Love of the Land - Yam HaMelach (Dead Sea)
Selections from classical Torah sources
which express the special relationship between
the People of Israel and Eretz Yisrael
YAM HAMELACH (DEAD SEA)
The lowest spot on the earth's surface - about 394 meters below sea level - the Yam Hamelach is commonly known as the Dead Sea because no fish can live in it, and its mineral substances destroy almost all organic life.
A fascinating explanation of how this unusual sea came into being is offered by the great Biblical commentator Rabbi Meir Leibush Malbim. When Avraham parted company with his nephew Lot, the latter is reported to have lifted his eyes and looked at "the entire Jordan plain, which was entirely irrigated before Hashem destroyed Sodom and Amorrah." (Bereishet 13:10) The Jordan River once created a fertile delta at this plain, compared at the conclusion of this passage to the famous Nile Delta and the "Garden of Hashem" in Eden. It was the richness of this well-watered land that attracted Lot to settle in its principal city, the wicked Sodom.
When Hashem destroyed Sodom and its sister cities, this plain turned into a giant crater which became filled with the water of the Jordan running into it. The salt and other minerals contained in the depths of the earth combined with the Jordan waters to form the Dead Sea.
In the early 1930s exploitation of the close
to 50 million tons of magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium
chloride, potassium chloride and magnesium bromide in this sea
was initiated, and today it has become the site of major commercial
enterprises farming it for minerals and health products. Also,
it is a considerable attraction for tourists and those seeking
health cures in its mineral-rich waters.
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Jesus was a man acquainted with sorrows and grief and yet His Message is of renewal! We find new life in Him. (John 3:16) He shows us new perspectives. He sends us into a new direction, blessing us with His Grace.
Jesus teaches you that no matter what you are right now, life can be infinitely better. Spending time talking with Him and listening to Him speak to you may reenergize you for living. Gather people around you who love Him and will go the second mile for you. His love may mend you.
Spiritual thinking is your greatest advantage. Have Jesus Brain. Jesus has walked on water, multiplied little food into enormity, He helped people correct coping thoughts so they claim spiritual victories, He healed the man blind from birth, He resurrected Lazarus from four days in the grave, and He has breathed Holy Spirit into you. These and more, He has done.
And what He has done for others He will do for you, and more. The grave couldn't hold Him and it will not hold you, because of Him. Eternal life is His Promise. He is the resurrection and life. (John 11:25) The best is yet to come! | https://www.alphachurch.org/post/jesus-brain | fineweb | 263 |
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Does your neck hurt when you wake up in the morning?
Do you sleep on your back?
A question that I always get as a Vancouver Chiropractor is: What is the best pillow to decrease neck pain? The simple answer is… there is none. If you are a back sleeper, the perfect pillow is a flat one that keeps your head in a neutral position. Often times I will even suggest sleeping without a pillow as that usually prevents the neck from being pushed forward. Most will say that when our head is forward it constitutes bad postures, so why do that while we sleep for 6-8 hours a night?
Frequently asked questions:
What is a good/proper sleep posture?
Research shows that back sleeping is the best sleep posture because it is the most neutral position for your neck. Often times the problem comes with having too high of a pillow that pushes the head forward and leads to more stress on the neck.
How sleep affects posture?
Considering we sleep 6-8 hours on average, if our neck is in a non-neutral position, it can be like holding your neck in that awkward position which can lead to postural changes. Similar to a poor desk posture, poor sleeping postures can also impact you negatively. | https://www.baselinewellness.ca/neck-pain-sleeping-on-your-back/ | fineweb | 302 |
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Okay, so my resolution to help everyone else ruin theirs was to do 31 posts in 31 days. Fortunately, my resolution was not to release one post per day or else my resolution would be undeniably broken since you may notice January 11th is empty. However, I did release two posts today.
The worst part is that I had the post done, it was just in a draft form. Oh well, life, goes on right into today’s lesson: vegan nachos.
All things considered, vegan nachoes maybe the healthiest thing that comes out of this month in terms of the amount of bad stuff you might consume. Still, I have done my darndest to make sure the recipe is packed full of things which are delicious enough to qualify this as comfort food.
Now, I know what you are thinking…vegan nachos? If you have hung around the site at all, you know I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve for vegan ground beef (Fantastic Foods taco meat) or chicken (Match Foods). Still, nachos are known for one thing: cheese. How can you have cheese without animal products? Fortunately, in my post on Nutritional Yeast, I provide the answer using How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet‘s Eazy Breezy Cheezy Sauce that we will kick up a bit.
After that, it is a simple matter of adding some vegan refried beans (hello Fantastic!), some olives, tomatoes, and some other goodies and we are ready to rock some nachos.
Vegan Nachos Go!
You will need:
- 2 avocados, sliced
- 2 tomato, diced and seeded, divided
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 box or 1 can of refried beans
- A double recipe of Eazy Breezy Cheezy Sauce
- 1 Seven (7) ounce can green chilies
- 1 bag vegan tortilla chips (see Notes)
- 1 Jalapeno, seeded and diced
- 1 can black olives
- 1 Jar store bought salsa
The nachos will be topped with guacamole. To make it, add the avocados, tomatoes, lime juice, cilantro, garlic powder, and a pinch of salt to a bowl. Mash the avocados with a fork and mix well to incorporate.
Make the refried beans according to the package instructions or heat in the microwave before adding to the chips.
Prepare the Eazy Breezy Cheezy Sauce according to the recipe, but double everything. Also, in step 3 of the recipe (letting the sauce thicken), add the green chilies and diced jalapeno.
To build the nachos, lay the chips on a platter. Add the beans on top of the chips and then the cheese sauce. Add the other tomato and the olives on top of the cheese. Top with a scoop of guac and vegan sour cream if you can find it.
- Look carefully at the ingredients in your chips. Most of them have whey and are not vegan. | https://www.blogwelldone.com/2009/01/12/vegan-nachos-junk-food-post-12/ | fineweb | 695 |
Choosing a Phlebotomy Course near Camilla Georgia
Selecting the ideal phlebotomist school near Camilla GA is an essential initial step toward a fulfilling career as a phlebotomist. It may seem like a daunting task to evaluate and compare all of the training alternatives that are accessible to you. However it’s important that you complete your due diligence to make sure that you obtain a superior education. In fact, a large number of prospective students begin their search by considering 2 of the qualifiers that initially come to mind, which are cost and location. Another option you may look into is whether to attend classes online or commute to a nearby campus. We’ll discuss a bit more about online schools later in this article. What’s important to remember is that there is far more to comparing phlebotomy training programs than finding the closest or the cheapest one. Other factors including accreditation and reputation are also important considerations and should be part of your selection process also. Toward that end, we will furnish a list of questions that you should ask each of the phlebotomy schools you are assessing to help you select the ideal one for you. But prior to doing that, let’s cover what a phlebotomist is and does, and then resume our conversation about online schools.
Phlebotomist Career Summary
A phlebotomist, or phlebotomy technician, collects blood samples from patients. Although that is their principal task, there is in fact much more to their job description. Before collecting a blood sample, a phlebotomist must check that the instruments being used are single use only and sterile. Following the collection, the sample must be correctly labeled with the patient’s information. Afterward, paperwork needs to be correctly filled out in order to track the sample from the point of collection through the laboratory testing process. The phlebotomist then transports the blood to either an an outside lab facility or an in-house lab where it can be screened for such things as pregnancy, infectious diseases or blood type. A number of Camilla GA phlebotomists in fact work in laboratories and are accountable for ensuring that samples are tested correctly using the highest quality control procedures. And if those weren’t sufficient responsibilities, they may be called upon to train other phlebotomists in the collection, transport and follow-up process.
Where are Phlebotomy Techs Employed?
The easiest answer is wherever there are patients. Their work environments are many and varied, such as Camilla GA medical clinics, hospitals, long-term care facilities, or blood banks. They may be charged to collect blood samples from patients of of every age, from babies or toddlers to senior citizens. A number of phlebotomy techs, depending on their practice and their training, specialize in collecting samples from a particular kind of patient. For example, those practicing in a nursing home or assisted living facility would exclusively be drawing blood from older patients. If they are practicing in a maternity ward, they would be drawing blood from newborns and mothers solely. On the other hand, phlebotomists working in a general hospital environment would be drawing samples from a wide range of patients and would collect samples from new patients every day.
Phlebotomist Training, Certification and Licensing
There are basically two types of programs that furnish phlebotomy training in Camilla GA, which are certificate and degree programs. The certificate program normally takes under a year to complete and offers a general education as well as the training on how to draw blood. It provides the fastest method to becoming a phlebotomy tech. An Associate of Science Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, even though it’s not specifically a phlebotomy degree, will include training to become a phlebotomist. Offered at community and junior colleges, they normally require 2 years to finish. Bachelor’s Degrees are less accessible and as a four year program provide a more expansive background in lab sciences. After you have completed your training, you will no doubt want to be certified. Although not required in most states, a number of employers look for certification prior to employing technicians. A few of the principal certifying agencies include:
- National Phlebotomy Association
- National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- American Medical Technologists (AMT)
There are some states that do call for certification in order to practice as a phlebotomy tech, like Nevada and California. California and a few additional states even require licensing. So it’s essential that you choose a phlebotomy training program that not only furnishes a premium education, but also preps you for any licensing or certification examinations that you are required or elect to take.
Phlebotomist Online Colleges
First, let’s resolve one potential misconception. You can’t receive all of your phlebotomy training online. A good part of the curriculum will be practical training and it will be conducted either in an approved Camilla GA healthcare facility or an on-campus lab|an on-campus lab or an approved healthcare facility}. Numerous courses also require completion of an internship in order to graduate. But since the non-clinical portion of the training can be accessed online, it may be a more practical alternative for some students. As an additional benefit, some online schools are less expensive than their traditional counterparts. And some expenditures, including those for textbooks or commuting, may be lessened as well. Just make sure that the online phlebotomist college you select is accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency (more on accreditation later). With both the comprehensive online and clinical training, you can obtain a quality education with this means of learning. If you are dedicated enough to learn at home, then obtaining your degree or certificate online may be the right choice for you.
Topics to Ask Phlebotomist Programs
Now that you have a basic understanding about what is involved in becoming a phlebotomist, it’s time to begin your due diligence process. You may have already chosen the kind of program you want to enroll in, whether it be for a certificate or a degree. As we previously mentioned, the location of the Georgia campus is significant in addition to the cost of tuition. Perhaps you have opted to enroll in an phlebotomy online college. Each of these decisions are a critical component of the procedure for selecting a school or program. But they are not the sole considerations when arriving at your decision. Following are some questions that you need to ask about each of the Camilla GA schools you are reviewing prior to making your ultimate selection.
Is the Phlebotomy Program State Specific? As earlier discussed, each state has its own laws for practicing as a phlebotomy technician. Several states call for certification, while a few others require licensing. Every state has its own prerequisite regarding the minimum hours of practical training completed before working as a phlebotomy tech. Consequently, you may need to pass a State Board, certification or licensing exam. Therefore it’s extremely important to select a phlebotomist program that satisfies the state specific requirements for Georgia or the state where you will be working and preps you for any exams you may have to take.
Is the College Accredited? The phlebotomist school and program you select should be accredited by a respected regional or national accrediting organization, for example the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). There are many benefits to graduating from an accredited program in addition to an assurance of a premium education. First, if your program has not received accreditation, you will not qualify to take a certification examination offered by any of the earlier listed certifying agencies. Next, accreditation will help in securing loans or financial assistance, which are frequently unavailable for non-accredited schools in Camilla GA. Finally, earning a certificate or a degree from an accredited college can make you more desirable to prospective employers in the job market.
What is the School’s Ranking? In many states there is minimal or no regulation of phlebotomist colleges, so there are some that are not of the highest caliber. So along with accreditation, it’s important to check out the reputations of all colleges you are considering. You can start by asking the schools for references from employers where they refer their students as part of their job assistance program. You can research internet school rating and review services and solicit the accrediting agencies for their reviews as well. You can also check with some Camilla GA area clinics or hospitals that you might be interested in working for and find out if they can offer any insights. As a closing thought, you can check with the Georgia school licensing authority and find out if any grievances have been submitted or if the schools are in total compliance.
Is Sufficient Training Included? First, check with the Georgia regulator or the state regulator where you will be working to learn if there are any minimum requirements for the amount of training, both clinical and classroom. As a minimum, any Camilla GA phlebotomy program that you are looking at should provide no less than 40 hours of classroom training (most require 120) and 120 hours of clinical training. Anything below these minimums might indicate that the program is not comprehensive enough to provide sufficient training.
Are Internship Programs Sponsored? Find out from the Georgia colleges you are reviewing if they have an internship program in collaboration with regional health care facilities. They are the optimal way to get hands-on practical training often not provided on campus. As an added benefit, internships can help students establish relationships within the local Camilla GA health care community. And they are a plus on resumes as well.
Is Job Placement Help Available? Landing your first phlebotomist position will be a lot easier with the help of a job placement program. Ask if the schools you are considering offer assistance and what their job placement rate is. If a college has a higher rate, meaning they place the majority of their students in positions, it’s an indication that the program has both an excellent reputation along with a large network of professional contacts within the Camilla GA medical community.
Are Classes Conveniently Scheduled? Finally, it’s crucial to make sure that the ultimate school you select provides classes at times that are compatible with your active lifestyle. This is especially true if you opt to continue working while attending college. If you need to go to classes at night or on weekends near Camilla GA, check that they are available at those times. Also, if you can only attend on a part-time basis, make sure it is an option also. And if you have decided to study online, with the clinical training requirement, make sure those hours can also be completed within your schedule. And ask what the make-up protocol is in case you have to miss any classes due to emergencies or illness.
Why Did You Want to Become a Phlebotomist?When getting ready to interview for a Phlebotomy Tech position, it's important to consider questions you may be asked. One of the things that interviewers often ask Phlebotomist applicants is "What compelled you to pick Phlebotomy as a career?". What the interviewer is hoping to learn is not only the private reasons you might have for becoming Phlebotomist, but additionally what attributes and skills you possess that make you exceptional at what you do. You will undoubtedly be asked questions pertaining exclusively to Phlebotomy, in addition to a significant number of routine interview questions, so you should organize some strategies about how you would like to respond to them. Considering there are so many variables that go into choosing a career, you can respond to this fundamental question in a number of ways. When preparing an answer, attempt to include the reasons the profession interests you as well as the talents you possess that make you an excellent Phlebotomist and the ideal candidate for the position. Don't attempt to memorize a response, but take down a few concepts and anecdotes that pertain to your own experiences and strengths. Reading through sample responses can assist you to prepare your own thoughts, and give you ideas of what to discuss to impress the interviewer.
Choose the Right Phlebotomist Course near Camilla GA
Making sure that you pick the most suitable phlebotomist training is an important first step toward your success in this fulfilling healthcare field. As we have covered in this article, there are a number of factors that contribute toward the selection of a superior college. Phlebotomist training programs are found in a wide range of educational institutes, such as junior or community colleges, trade schools, and colleges and universities that provide an extensive array of courses in medical care and health sciences. Training program offerings can differ slightly from state to state as every state has its own mandates when it pertains to phlebotomy training, licensing and certification. The most important point is that you must diligently screen and compare each school before making your final decision. By addressing the questions that we have provided, you will be able to fine tune your options so that you can pick the best program for you. And with the appropriate training, you can realize your goal of becoming a phlebotomy technician in Camilla GA.
Learn About Camilla Georgia
Camilla is a city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,360.
The city was incorporated in 1858. The name Camilla was chosen in honor of the granddaughter of Henry Mitchell, an American Revolutionary War general for whom Mitchell County was named.
Camilla and Mitchell County were originally Creek country surrendered to the United States in the 1814 Treaty at Fort Jackson. Georgia divided the land ceded by Native Americans into lots to be given away in land lotteries. The lottery of 1820 awarded lands covering much of the southwest section of the state (applying only to land south of the future Lee County line and extending west to Chattahoochee and east to settled counties in east Georgia), including the area later known as Mitchell County. Despite having access to free land, few people moved to the region. Citizens hesitated to improve land, according to an early twentieth-century history the region, “"which God Almighty had left in an unfinished condition." It took approximately forty years (1820–1857) for the area to obtain its necessary legal population to become a separate county, after which Camilla became the county’s seat.
Camilla became the site of a racially motivated political riot on Saturday, September 19, 1868. Determined to promote political and social reform with an organized rally, 150–300 freedmen, along with Republican political candidates, marched toward the town’s courthouse square for the rally. The local sheriff and "citizens committee" in the majority-white town warned the black and white activists of the impending violence and demanded that they forfeit their guns, even though carrying weapons was customary at the time. The marchers refused to give up their guns and continued to the courthouse square, where a group of local whites, quickly deputized by the sheriff, fired upon them. This assault forced the Republicans and freedmen to retreat as locals gave chase into the swamps, killing an estimated nine to fifteen of the black rally participants while wounding forty others. "Whites proceeded through the countryside over the next two weeks, beating and warning Negroes that they would be killed if they tried to vote in the coming election." The Camilla Massacre was the culmination of smaller acts of violence committed by white inhabitants that had plagued southwest Georgia since the end of the Civil War.(pp. 1–2)
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The IoT device testing was conducted with leading chipset and module manufacturers including Huawei, Qualcomm and Quectel, where end-to-end testing was performed with IoT devices connected to Etisalat IoT platform
Etisalat today announced its commercial launch of NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies becoming the first operator in the MENA region to offer these new technologies enabling variety of solutions and services.
Both NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) and LTE-M (Long Term Evolution for machines) technologies are 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) based standardised technologies using licensed spectrum for carrier-grade security and targeting low power wide area IoT requirement. These technologies also enable battery life of more than 10 years for a wide range of devices.
The IoT device testing was conducted with leading chipset and module manufacturers including Huawei, Qualcomm and Quectel, where end-to-end testing was performed with IoT devices connected to Etisalat IoT platform.
Saeed Al Zarouni, Senior Vice President, Mobile Network, Etisalat said: ?Today we are proud of achieving another milestone in digital transformation with the commercial deployment of NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies in our live network. Etisalat will continue to participate in the IoT ecosystem by fulfilling growing market demands, in particular our business and enterprise customers. In addition, we are focusing on investing and developing new technologies to work in line with the overall company objective to support the government in developing Smart Cities in the country.?
Etisalat is also deploying end-to-end IoT solutions and services for its customers in coordination with multi network vendors and IoT device suppliers targeting wide range of verticals and industries focused on Smart Cities.
Etisalat currently runs a fully equipped state of the art data center that is capable of hosting all IoT applications and services to meet the growing market demand in the country. The IoT solutions are being implemented across industry verticals mainly health, transportation and education. | https://www.broadcastprome.com/news/etisalat-announces-commercial-launch-of-nb-iot-and-lte-m/ | fineweb | 411 |
From Poussin to Monet
The Colors of France
11.10.2015 — 17.1.2016
In the seventeenth century, French painting began to set the standards for all of Europe. Values in France during the Enlightenment began to shift toward a bourgeois society where painters were exposed to new themes and new artistic experiments. The French Revolution, the prototype of all struggles for liberation, marked a new era that became deeply entrenched in the development of French painting. The exhibition From Poussin to Monet. The Colors of France focuses on the effect that this dramatic social upheaval had on art.
During Poussin’s time, an argument broke out regarding the role of color in painting. Sensory experience and subjective perception became increasingly important until color was freed entirely by the Impressionists at the end of the nineteenth century. Paul Cézanne viewed nature as an arrangement of planes of color. Paintings no longer told a narrative; instead they gave to see. Color no longer depicted light; it became light.
The exhibition demonstrates France’s path to modern art with paintings and drawings by Poussin, Watteau, Chardin, Delacroix, Corot, Courbet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh and others.
In cooperation with the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, and the Collection Rau for UNICEF at the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck in Remagen, Germany. There the exhibition runs from March 22 to September 6, 2015 under the title Revolution of Image. From Poussin to Monet.
The exhibition is sponsered by Latham & Watkins. | https://www.buceriuskunstforum.de/en/exhibitions/from-poussin-to-monet-the-colors-of-france | fineweb | 368 |
Hylocereus (syn. Cereus) are climbing and freely branching forest plants. A widely known species is Hylocereus undates which is used as a grafting stock. Hylocereus is found in many different regions from Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and San Salvador to the West Indies. These cacti need bright light and grow fin on a regular cactus soil. Minimum temperatures should not drop below 15 °C. | https://www.cactusplaza.com/product-category/plants/cactus-plants/hylocereus-plants | fineweb | 95 |
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- Java source code for Mapnet is made available.
What is Mapnet used for?
- Mapnet is a tool used for visualizing the geographic toplogy of multiple network infrastructures.
What is the status of Mapnet?
- Mapnet is a past CAIDA project and is not currently funded.
Who maintains Mapnet?
- Because Mapnet is not currently a funded project, it is currently not maintained nor supported but is made available for public use.
how you can help
Network administrators: You can help NLANR/CAIDA provide more accurate visualizations of the Internet by putting latitude/longitude information into your DNS configuration. Here's how.
Visualization of the Internet beyond the purview of a single provider has become challenging task that has received little attention from the research community. Commercial Internet service providers grow increasingly hesitant to voluntarily publish topology or peering information about their networks, and those that do so use no standard format, leading to the problem that any existing maps are fairly incomparable with each other.
At the same time, the evolution of cooperative research networks, currently framed by the NSF, new connections to the vBNS, and cooperating U.S. federal agencies, has given rise the the desire to be able to share performance information across infrastructures, perhaps even commerical ones.
We have developed a tool for visualizing the infrastructure of multiple backbone providers simultaneously (Mapnet), and for updating and correcting information that may be invalid or out of date (Mapnet Update). The tool's accuracy unmitigatably relies on the cooperation of providers in keeping the information accurate. We are also developing a module that will allow one to request performance or routing information across arbitrary points of the infrastructure amenable to measurement.
See more information about Mapnet and Macroscopic Internet visualization and measurement.
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AcknowledgmentsThis material is (partially) based on work sponsored by the National Science Foundation under NSF Cooperative Agreement No. NCR-9415666.
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Coaching the Advisor: Predictive Analytics and NLG
3 October 2016
Predictive analytics and natural language generation (NLG) are used throughout the financial services today, but are used less frequently in the case of wealth management. Narrative Science and Yseop are two of the few NLG companies currently selling to wealth managers. IBM Customer Insight is bringing its cognitive Watson technology to the wealth management industry. IBM Customer Insight is doing cool things related to behavioral segmentation, encouraging wealth managers to create more robust customer profiles by casting their data net beyond customer income information. More in my blog post here.
There are many use cases for NLG and predictive analytics in wealth management. For example, predictive analytics can assist with risk management by spotting anomalies in real-time, and therefore, enable advisors to resolve issues faster. NLG can be used to transpose customer data into a short narrative that summarizes a client’s performance. This narrative could be shared in an email to the client or used by an advisor preparing for an in-person client meeting.
In my report, Coaching the Advisor: Predictive Analytics and NLG in Wealth Management, I focus on how predictive analytics and NLG solutions can enhance advisor-client relationships, the attributes of competitive analytic solutions, and propose best practices for the modern advisor. I stress the importance of advisors’ establishing genuine connections with their clients in the midst of adopting new analytic tools.
In the next 12 to 18 months, I anticipate wider adoption of these tools in the wealth management industry. | https://www.celent.com/insights/270899859 | fineweb | 315 |
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A farm jack, also known as a high-lift jack or a tractor jack, is a versatile tool commonly used for lifting, pulling, pushing, and clamping heavy objects such as farm equipment, fence posts, and tree stumps.
How to operate farm jack?
Lifting a load
1. Choose a stable, level surface: Before using the farm jack, make sure to choose a stable and level surface. This will help prevent the jack from tipping or sinking, which can be dangerous and make the operation more difficult.
2. Check the jack for damage, or debris that might keep the ratchet mechanism from sliding or notching into place.
3. Know your lift points. You can’t just put the jack under a body panel and expect it to take the weight without crumpling. Many off-road vehicles have designated lift points.
4. To adjust the lifting arm, turn the release valve counterclockwise to lower the arm. Then, slide the lifting arm to the desired height and turn the release valve clockwise to lock it in place.
5. To lift the object, insert the jack's claw into a secure location on the object. Then, push the lifting arm upwards by pumping the handle up and down. Repeat this process until the object is at the desired height.
Lowering a load
1. When you're ready to lower the object, turn the release valve counterclockwise to release pressure and gently lower the object down.
2. Keep pumping until the vehicle is touching the ground. | https://www.chinatoplifting.com/How-to-operate-farm-jack-id48129147.html | fineweb | 341 |
The 2011 International Loupe Awards, previously known as the Aperture Awards, are currently open for entries. This is the fourth time that Labtam Communications is celebrating the best from the world of photography and this year will also be recognizing the best of the best from medium format fine art.
A huge set of prizes is available for the best entries! The are cash prizes, printers, backpacks, an exhibition and so on.
The International Loupe Awards Competition and the International Loupe Awards Medium Format Fine Art Prize are open to all photographers worldwide.
This year’s Loupe Awards consist of 8 Open categories, 3 Amateur categories and the introduction of the world’s first Medium Format Fine Art Prize. You can choose which of the competitions you would like to enter.
- Open Categories
- People and Portrait
- Science and Nature
- Commercial, Advertising & Fashion
- Photo Journalism/Press
- Amateur Categories
- People and Portrait
Open Awards Prizes
The Major Open Awards prize for 2011 is $20,000 cash and a set of new Sonic Blades from Liquid Base.
Each of the 8 Open Categories have the following prize money on offer. The Top 5 placing images per category move forward to the final judging round. The winner of the final judging round is awarded the US$20,000 major cash prize.
- 1st US $1,000
- 2nd US $500
- 3rd US $250
- 4th US $150
- 5th US $100
Amateur Awards Prizes
The Amateur first prize consists of an Elinchrom BX-Ri 500/500 Studio Flash Kit, Epson R3880 A2 Desktop Printer, $500 worth of Canson Infinity Photo and Fine Art Inkjet Papers, Lastolite TriFlip 8 in 1 75cm Deluxe Kit, Drobo 4 Bay Storage Robot data backup, Spyder3Studio SR and a Spyder Checkr by Datacolor. There are also category prizes for the best entries.
Medium Format Art Prizes
The Major prize for the Medium Format Fine Art prize is an Epson Stylus Pro 7900 printer courtesy of EPSON.
The Top 40 – 50 images from the shortlist will become part of an Exhibition which will be showcased in various locations.
- The International Loupe Awards Competition and the International Loupe Awards Medium Format Fine Art Prize are open to all photographers worldwide.
- Entries are submitted online through the official website.
- Entrants who enter 4 or more images into the awards will receive the 4th image free.
More specific requirements can be found on the official website. There are a lot more things that you need to consider before entering, so make sure you visit.
How to Enter?
Submit your entries through the competition official website. A registration is required before being able to submit.
- Open & Amateur Awards: US $35 per entry
- Medium Format Art Prize: US $45 per entry | https://www.contestwatchers.com/the-2011-international-loupe-awards-competition/ | fineweb | 671 |
The University of Bolton is a “Teaching Intensive, Research Informed” higher education institution whose distinctive high quality, student-focussed, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes attract students from all over the world.
Our staff are at the heart of everything we do: they are highly qualified and experienced in their fields, supporting their teaching practice by carrying out quality research and engaging in continuous professional development. Staff pride themselves on being outstanding professionals that provide excellent learning, teaching and applied research and support in the provision of custom-designed, industry led courses in numerous subject areas.
The key duties of the role holder will be to contribute to the teaching and delivery of the Operating Department Practitioner programme, undergraduate and taught postgraduate nursing and related programmes, including the academic and personal support of students. In addition, to contribute to the student recruitment and admissions of the Operating Department Practitioner Programme.
HCPC and/or NMC registration is an essential requirement for these roles along with a first degree and preferably a teaching qualification. We are particularly interested in candidates with contemporary experience in Theatre, anaesthetics and scrubs (experience in recovery would be desirable). A commitment to undertaking a PhD and membership of the Higher Education Academy is an essential requirement of the roles.
Successful candidates should demonstrate a practical awareness of current developments in Nursing Education as well as being able to facilitate the creation and maintenance of a range of links between courses and the Nursing sector.
Please note there are two roles available for this particular position a 1.0FTE and a 0.8 FTE.
For an informal chat about the various opportunities please contact Simon Booth, Employee Experience & Resourcing Officer on 01204 903503 or [email protected]. | https://www.councilofdeans.org.uk/jobs/lecturer-nursing-odp-operating-department-practice/ | fineweb | 355 |
The Zafferano restaurant presents an elegant signature cuisine with all the fragrances, aromas and flavours of traditional dishes and Italian specialities. Enjoy all the fragrances of the park in which the restaurant is located, the spectacular view of the Pevero Bay and the authentic flavours of its fine cuisine. An unforgettable experience, in which every dish is a journey through the senses, gratifying to the sight, taste and smell. Enjoy a wide choice of representative Sardinian wines, as well as the most important national and international labels, expression of a careful and selective choice.
We consider the beauty of a dish an important component of its goodness. Attention to details, portioning and arranging the plates, for a multisensory experience between taste and aesthetics.
We avoid use of GMO products and pay a particular attention to organic products even with the support of our small vegetable garden and especially with the “garden of the cooking herbs”. We place great emphasis on product research, considering the territoriality, seasonality, and freshness to serve our food always in harmony with nature.
We produce fresh pasta with wheat flour, grown and processed in our land, according to the ancient traditions of grinding stone mill or with using only wheat durum wheat. We choose the freshest fish of the Mediterranean Sea, even the poorest and most unusual species, but rich in flavour and nutrients, that make each dish an unforgettable one.
We select meat with great care, using only the first quality, also grown in wilderness in central Sardinia’s small farms. We search for our cheeses in the hills of central Sardinia, where farms produce milk of great quality, thanks to all the herbs that naturally regenerate over time.
We eliminate all hydrogenated fats and use animal ones, but with sparingly. The extra virgin olive oil, of Italian origin, is the vegetable fat that we use with more generously. We use salt in measure and use aromatic herbs to enhance the taste of food. Many vegetables, legumes, cereals, and fish, following the Mediterranean culinary culture. | https://www.cphpeverohotel.com/en/hotel-porto-cervo-with-restaurants/zafferano-restaurant | fineweb | 416 |
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- Once upon a time there lived a man in Dirra and his name was Mc Connor and he was all devilment.
On one occasion he had a lot of men working. When the men would have their week's work over he would pay them Saturday night. What ever he was giving them I do not know. But when they would have no money. They did not lose it but Mc Connor had some divilment and he could carry it from them.
They all had the same news and they were getting aspission of him and they all went to him together and they pretended they were after losing the money.
He pretended to be very sorry for them and he gave them more money. When they went home they had no money again so that at last anyone would not work for him. He did more things too in that line.Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha. | https://www.duchas.ie/ga/cbes/4613719/4612495/4645191?Route=stories | fineweb | 316 |
Romanian citizenship offers many benefits and opportunities, including:
– The right to live and work in all 27 countries of the European Union.
– Protection at European consulates with a new passport.
– Transfer of Romanian citizenship to children and spouse.
– The opportunity to study at colleges and universities in the EU, with the option to work afterward in the EU with equal rights to those of a citizen.
Obtaining Romanian citizenship can be done by birth, adoption, or application. Suppose you wish to obtain Romanian citizenship by application. In that case, you must meet certain conditions, such as legal residence in the country for at least 8 years, knowledge of the Romanian language and culture, and no convictions in Romania or abroad for an offense that would make you unworthy of Romanian citizenship. Additionally, you must have sufficient financial means to ensure a decent existence and be loyal to the Romanian state.
Articles 10 and 11 of the Romanian Citizenship Law provide that Romanian citizenship can be granted to persons who have lost this citizenship, as well as to their descendants up to the second degree inclusive who request its reacquisition, with the preservation of foreign citizenship and the establishment of domicile in the country or with the maintenance of domicile abroad.
As a Romanian citizen, you have the right to work in any member state of the European Union without needing a work permit. You also have the right to live in that country, as long as you meet certain conditions. Generally, these conditions include holding a valid passport, medical insurance, and a job or sufficient income to ensure a decent existence. | https://www.dumitrescuasc.ro/the-benefits-of-obtaining-romanian-citizenship/ | fineweb | 329 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The main attractions in Sikkim are MG Marg, Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir, Nathula Pass, Gurudongmar Lake, Yumthang Valley, Zero Point, Kaala Pathar, Namchi Char Dham, Buddha Park in Ravangla, and many monasteries.
There are two major tourist attractions in North Sikkim, namely Lachung and Lachen which are located at a distance of 120 km from Gangtok and it takes around 5-6 hours to reach these places from Gangtok as the roads are narrow.
No, Nathula Pass remains closed on Mondays and Tuesdays of every week for all tourists.
No, Indian Nationals do not require a permit to visit Sikkim. However, there are certain places (like Tsomgo Lake, Baba MAndir, Nathula Pass, Gurudongmar Lake, Yumthang Valley) for which all Indian tourists have to obtain an Inner Line Permit which is arranged by the local tour operator.
Sikkim is all-year round destination, except the rainy months of July and August. However, to get a clear view of the mountain range and snow, October to March is the best time to come. And in case you want a witness snowfall, then January to March are the best months. If you want to beat the heat, then most of the tourists visit in the months between April to June.
Pakyong Airport is the newest airport of Sikkim (around 30 km from Gangtok). However, there is very less flight connectivity at the moment and moreover the flights do get cancelled on a regular basis. Hence, it is recommended to book your flights to Bagdogra Airport (around 5 hours drive from Gangtok) which is well connected with all the major cities of India.
Sikkim is well connected by all modes of transport (air, rail, and road). The nearest airport is Pakyong Airport (30 km from Gangtok) and Bagdogra Airport (120 km from Gangtok). The nearest railway station is New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (120 km from Gangtok)
Yes, there is snowfall in the high altitude regions of Sikkim including Tsomgo Lake, Nathula Pass, Baba Mandir, Gurudongmar Lake, and Yumthang Valley. It snows usually between the months of December end to March.
To cover the important places in Sikkim, you require 7 to 8 days which would include Gangtok (including nearby places of Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir, and Nathula Pass), Lachen and Lachung (including Gurudongmar Lake and Yumthang Valley), and Pelling with Namchi and Ravangla.
Sikkim enjoys a cool and pleasant climate throughout the year. Hence, carrying warm woollen clothes is essential. The regional people of Sikkim observes some strict rules and dress codes, which must be respected. Make sure to dress appropriately and in full, especially when visiting the religious establishments.
Sikkim is a small state and that makes travelling to nearby towns possible. Moreover, it is surrounded by many picturesque destinations that you can easily cover along with Gangtok. The neighbouring towns of Darjeeling, Pelling, Lachung, Lachen and Kalimpong must be explored when you plan to visit Sikkim.
Hot spots for shopaholics include Mahatma Gandhi Road, Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms and the Lal Bazaar. Your shopping list must comprise of prayer flags and prayer wheels, Thangka paintings, singing bowls and tea.
Sikkim has a lot in store for adventure lovers. You can indulge in a thrilling river rafting experience in Teesta River, mountain biking and cycling, paragliding, trekking, rock climbing and wildlife safari among many other spine chilling activities.
Applicable to foreigners as well as Indian citizens, many of the sightseeing spots will require you to have permits to visit. These comprise of Tsomgo (Changu) Lake and Baba Mandir, Nathula Pass, Dzongri and Goecahala Tre, Thangu/Chopta Valley and Gurudongmar Lake. Indian nationals can easily apply for permits online and at the Police Check Post in Sikkim.
Among the innumerable sightseeing spots in Sikkim, one must visit the Gurudongmar Lake, Nathula Pass, Yumthang Valley, Lake Tsomgo, Rumtek Monastery and the Khangchendzonga National Park.
There is a scarcity of public transport vehicles such as buses and trains, unlike other metro cities. However, the option of shared vehicles can be freely explored. The best way, however, is to hire a cab from a trusted and government authorised tour operator to avoid any hassles.
Sikkim does have certain entry restrictions, however, if you are an Indian citizen, you do not need any visa to enter its boundaries. For foreign nationals, to obtain a Restricted Area Permit (RAP) or the Inner Line Permit (ILP) is mandatory.
Although Sikkim now has its own small airport, the best way to reach is via the Bagdogra International Airport. The connectivity is better and major cities are connected via this airport. If you wish to travel by railways, the New Jalpaiguri station in Siliguri is the best way to reach Sikkim.
Between the months of March to May and October to December are considered to be ideal for visiting Sikkim. When the country experiences hot summers, Sikkim provides for a calming haven. In winter months, the views of the snow-capped mountain ranges will take your breath away.
We offer popular Sikkim packages for your family and friends which facilitates you to see the entire prominent destinations for travel enthusiasts simply because it comprises the tour of the Himalayan environment, gurgling streams, snowcapped mountains, its richness of culture, monasteries, flora and fauna. Our Sikkim travel Packages are tailored in such a manner that allows you to and your family to completely enjoy untouched beauty of nature and bask in the glory of all its freshness.
Besides that our support team is always striving to make your travel safer, easier and memorable in Sikkim and Darjeeling. If you are looking to go to a place where you can actually enjoy the view of nature and spent your quality time in complete peaceful manner Sikkim is your best bet. We are the most preferred Sikkim Tour Operator for over a decade, we have all sorts of Sikkim Holiday packages, Sikkim Honeymoon packages, Sikkim Travel packages, Sikkim Tour packages which certainly would multiply your joy by availability in pocket friendly budget and the services we provide while you are out of home, nothing less than home.
Sikkim Entry Protocol
To promote tourism in Sikkim, constraints on the entry of tourists in the restricted areas have been considerably relaxed; however visitors should follow the underlying necessary guidelines to have a hassle-free experience while visiting this picturesque state of India. Indian Nationals intending to visit Sikkim do not require any special permit while visiting some of the unrestricted areas like Gangtok, Yuksom, Rumtek, Pemayangtse, Phodong etc, but visiting certain areas of North Sikkim like Yumthang Valley, Chungthang, Lachung, Yumesamdong, Lachen, Thangu, Chopta and Gurudongmar Lake, it is mandatory even for Indian nationals also to obtain a permit.
Foreign Nationals intending to visit Sikkim can obtain a permit for an initial period of 15 days which is extendable up to 30 days. The permits can be arranged very easily at several places such as Siliguri, Darjeeling, Rongpo and Malli. These permits can also be obtained from Indian Embassy at different places. Foreign tourists have to travel in groups of two or more to visit restricted and protected areas of Sikkim like Yumthang Valley, as they are not allowed to club and go with Indian tourists.
There are however further restrictions on visiting several places deeper inside Sikkim. Both domestic and foreign visitors require special permits to visit Tsongo and Nathula area which is a day tour from Gangtok. Foreigners can only visit Tsongo and not Nathula.
Restricted Area Permit and Protected Area Permit Regime
Sikkim has certain entry restrictions and is under a restricted area regime due to its proximity with neighbouring countries like China. This State is divided into 3 areas based on travel restrictions. Some parts require Protected Area Permit (PAP) while some require Restricted Area Permit (RAP). Therefore all foreign nationals require Restricted Area Permit to visit any part of Sikkim. Earlier this permit was known as Inner Line Permit (ILP). Indians however do not require this but there are other restrictions for all including Indians for few specific places in Sikkim. There are certain areas like Tsomgo Lake, Dzongri etc which are defined as Protected Areas and have special army deployment. Both foreigners and Indians require a Protected Area Permit (PAP) to visit such places. But few protected border areas like Nathulla are not accessible to foreigners at all, while Indians can still visit with the Protected Area Permit.
Restricted Area Permits (RAP) This permit is mandatory only for foreigners who wish to enter Sikkim. It is free of cost. All that is required is a valid Passport along with an Indian visa. With proper documentation, it takes less than 30 minutes to get the permit. Protected Area Permits (PAP) This permit is applicable for both foreigners and Indians intending to visit protected areas. Solo foreigners are not permitted in such areas. Additionally foreign tourists wanting to go trekking in the interiors of Sikkim should apply for the PAP through tour operators who are registered with Sikkim Tourism Department and the trekking programme should be arranged by them. Photo ID proof like passport, voter's ID card or a driving license would be the required documentation.
Sikkim Travel Information at a Glance
Find the authentic information on how to plan a hassle free tour to Sikkim. Travalghar puts together for you relevant details on how to reach Sikkim along with information on different means of transportation and the best time to visit. Also explore the different attractions and destinations in Sikkim with the help of our map, made easy for you to navigate.
- About sikkim
- Sikkim Darjeeling Tour Packages
- Visiting Sikkim in Winters
- South Sikkim
- Sikkim Tourism Destinations
- How to Reach Sikkim
- Visiting Sikkim in Summers
- West Sikkim
- Sikkim Tourist Attractions
- Sikkim Travel by Road
- Visiting Sikkim in Monsoon
- East Sikkim
- Best Things to Do in Sikkim
- Sikkim Travel by Train
- Darjeeling Gangtok Tour Packages
- North Sikkim
- Best Time to Visit Sikkim
- Sikkim Travel by Air
- Entry Formalities to Sikkim
- Trekking in Sikkim
- Honeymoon in Sikkim
- Sikkim Tourism Map
- Restricted Area Permit
- Hill stations in Sikkim
- Gangtok Tour Packages
- Sikkim Tour Packages
- Places to visit in Sikkim
- Do's and Dont's | https://www.esikkimtourism.in/ | fineweb | 3,028 |
How Data Mining Can Help You Optimize Your Marketing
If you are the owner of a business, you should already be aware of the fact that there are multiple techniques you can use to market to your customers. There is the internet, direct mail, and telemarketing.
While using these techniques can help your business succeed, there is even more you can do to tip the odds in your favor. You will want to become familiar with a technique that is called marketing optimization. This is a technique that is intricately connected to data mining. With market optimization, you will take a group of offers and customers, and after reviewing the limits of the campaign, you will use data mining to decide which marketing offers should be made to specific customers.
Market optimization is a powerful tool that will take your marketing to the next level. Instead of mass marketing a product to a broad group of people that may not respond to it, you can take a group of marketing strategies and market them to different people based on patterns and relationships. The first step in marketing optimization is to create a group of marketing offers.
Each offer will be created separately from the others, and each one of them will have their own financial attributes. An example of this would be the cost required to run each campaign. Each offer will have a model connected to it that will make a prediction based on the customer information that is presented to it.
The prediction could come in the form of a score. The score could be defined by the probability of a customer purchasing a product. The models will be created by data mining tools. These models can be added to your marketing strategy. After you have set up your offers, you will next want to look at the purchasing habits of the customers you already have. Your goal is to analyze each offer you’re making and optimize it in a way that will allow you to bring in the largest profits. To illustrate market optimization with data mining, let me use an example.
Suppose you were the marketing director for a financial institution such as a bank. You have a number of products which you offer to your customers, and these are CDs, credit cards, gold credit cards, and a savings account. Despite the fact that your company offers these four products, it is your job to market checking accounts and savings accounts.
It is your goal to figure out which customers will be interested in savings accounts compared to checking accounts. After thinking about how you can successfully market your products to your customers, you can have come up with two possible strategies that you will present to your manager.
The first possible strategy is to market to customers who would like to save money for their children so they can attend college when they turn 18 years old. The second strategy is to market to students who are already attending college. Now that you have two offers you’re interested in marketing, you will next want to study the data you have obtained.
In this example, you work for a large company that has a data warehouse. You look at the customer data over the last few years to make a marketing decision. Your company uses a data mining tool that will predict the chances of people signing up for your products.
You will want to create certain mathematical models that will allow you to predict the possible responses. In this example, you are targeting young parents who may be looking to save money for their children, and you are targeting young people that are already in college.
Computer algorithms will be able to look at the history of customer transactions to determine the chances of success for your marketing campaign. In this example, the best way to find out if young parents and college students will be interested in your offer is by looking at the historical response rate. If the historical response rate is only 10%, it is likely that it will remain the same for your new marketing strategy. However, historical response rates are simply, and to be more precise, you will want to use complex data mining strategies. | https://www.exforsys.com/tutorials/data-mining/how-data-mining-can-help-you-optimize-your-marketing.html | fineweb | 800 |
The Fence Mower is designed to easily trim and cut underneath your fence lines with ease. The Wright Fence Mower's unique design allows it to automatically maneuver around fence posts, saving hours of labor and eliminating the need for costly chemicals.
We make two models of the Fence Mower to fit varying tractor sizes. Use our handy chart below to determine which fence mower size will work best for your tractor. Please note that all measurements assume an 11" cutting distance on the opposite side of the fence. | https://www.fencemower.com/collections/mowers | fineweb | 104 |
Series E28 gradual density fiberglass provides the lowest pressure drops on the market while maintaining 99.45% paint removal efficiency.
Customized pre-cut blankets packaged on patent pending high-speed compression would rolls offer freight, space and handling savings compared to standard packaging methods for polyester and expanded paper filters.
Initial Situation: As the premier filtration provider for the Finishing market, Air Flow Technology offers application-specific filter solutions to manufacturers through the world. As production requirements continue to increase in today’s competitive global economy manufacturers are looking for ways to reduce costs and downtime in their processes. High production facilities require superior filter longevity that allows paint operations to continue uninterrupted. By upgrading to Air Flow Technology’s customized filter solutions this plastic injection molding facility decreased filter changeout frequency while improving the health and safety of their employees by providing improved airflow.
Manufacturer’s spraying high-solids coatings struggle to maintain adequate exhaust airflow throughout production without incurring costly downtime during filter changeouts, which can lead to overspray bounceback and escape from paint booth. In an effort to address personnel health and safety concerns Air Flow Technology was asked to provide a high efficiency filter solution that could maintain low resistance and keep up with the high paint output of production.
As the premier filtration provider for the Finishing market, Air Flow Technology’s unique Series E28 gradual density fiberglass met the production and performance requirements while creating a safer, healthier work environment for personnel by preventing overspray bounceback & escape. Custom sized, compression rolled blankets created substantial freight, space and handling savings, which further increased productivity. By upgrading to Air Flow Technology’s application-specific filter solutions our customer was able to effectively increase production rates, decrease costs and improve general health & safety of their employees. | https://www.fgfinishing.com/casestudies/plastic-injection-molding-facility/ | fineweb | 359 |
ГЕОЛОГО-ГЕОГРАФСКИ ФАКУЛТЕТ Книга 2 - ГЕОГРАФИЯ Том 104
ANNUAIRE DE L’UNIVERSITE DE SOFIA “ST.KLIMENT OHRIDSKI”
FACULTE DE GEOLOGIE ET GEOGRAPHIE Livre 2 Tome 104
СУ "Свети Климент Охридски", София, бул."Цар Освободител" 15, ГГФ
Катедра по География на туризма
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Sustainability tends to plan the ensuring of future revenue of the local community through the preservation and proper exploitation of resources. These, however, are a part of the collective heritage and as such are not freely available. This leads to an economic gap for the companies involved in sustainability strategy. This gap can be overcome only through a coordinated system of relationships between public bodies and private operators, able to both fairly distribute the "cost" of sustainability beyond the study area, and to optimize the use of inputs essential to the success of their business. At this stage a hypothesis of the possible intervention of public bodies is proposed. | https://www.gobalkans.travel/blog/economic-assumptions-for-development-of-sustainable-tourism | fineweb | 315 |
Ok, ok, I’ll admit it.
I’m a nerd! Full blown.
It’s the only reason I can think of for my very strange and crazy obsession with stationery. And typography.
But you can’t look at these posters, by award winning designer Matthew Kavan Brooks, and tell me that you don’t think they’re fan-bloody-tastic too! | http://distings.blogspot.com/2012/07/for-love-of-type-2.html | fineweb | 88 |
Ilham Aliyev received delegation led by Secretary of Russian Security Council
10 april 2017, 15:40
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.
President Ilham Aliyev hailed the development of bilateral relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation in political, economic, security, humanitarian and all other fields. The head of state said that security cooperation lies at the heart of successful development of bilateral ties between the two countries.
President Ilham Aliyev pointed out a good level of cooperation in strengthening international security, underlining the importance of maintaining regular contacts and jointly addressing many issues in this regard. The President said the current regional situation necessitates further strengthening of cooperation in the field of security.
President Ilham Aliyev expressed his confidence that the visit of Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev will contribute to achieving the goals such as mutual activity, security cooperation, risk minimization, development of the two countries, and prosperity of the two nations.
Nikolai Patrushev extended sincere greetings and best wishes of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the head of state. He hailed the fact that the heads of state are satisfied with the development of relations between the two countries. Nikolai Patrushev said ties between the presidents stimulate fruitful activity of all other bodies.
Saying that security issues play a key role in the development of relations, Nikolai Patrushev said there can be no problems in cooperation in economic, cultural and all other areas, if security is ensured.
He described the situation on the international arena as quite tense, adding that he will discuss international and regional security issues with the Azerbaijani side during the visit.
They exchanged views over other issues of mutual interest.
President Ilham Aliyev thanked for Vladimir Putin`s greetings, and asked Nikolai Patrushev to extend his greetings and best wishes to the Russian President. | http://en.president.az/articles/23321/print | fineweb | 425 |
A few weeks ago I was scrolling through Facebook when I paused on some photos a friend had posted from her family’s vacation to Florida. She had just posted the photos five minutes before I saw them, and it occurred to me that she and her family were, at that very moment, making spectacular memories together while I was at home, unshowered and trying to pretend my children weren’t making a mess in the other room. And as I looked at those photos I suddenly felt something twist up inside of me.
I was jealous.
Because I wanted a vacation.
Not because I needed a vacation. I had just recently enjoyed a weekend away with my husband. I really just wanted a distraction from the slow drudge of my everyday, something to help me avoid the real work that I had to do. Because a change of pace is always easier than being consistent.
Big memories are easier to get excited about than slow faithfulness.
The truth is, I struggle with consistency and often find myself fighting against those routine tasks that pull at me everyday. The minute I write something on my to do list it becomes the last thing I want to do. I can spend an impressive amount of time dancing around the things that must be done simply because I don’t want to do them, and I don’t think I’m alone. I have yet to meet a mom who gets excited about doing laundry. Nobody loves cleaning toilets. And sure, we get these things done because that’s what adults do, but we treat them as things to be avoided or escaped, necessary evils that get in the way of what we really want to do, mere distractions from things more worthy of our attention.
I have let myself believe the lie that for something to be meaningful it must be significant. I stumble into thinking that I need to give my children significant memories – extravagant adventures and picturesque vacations – in order for their childhood to be well spent. But what would happen if I chose to put just as much care into the small and insignificant work that is put in front of me every day? Isn’t a life full of quiet faithfulness also worth remembering?
I can learn to love the work that is right in front of me. I can stop rushing through my life, always waiting for the next significant event, and choose to see the small-but-meaningful — the way the evening light shines golden through the window; the familiar smell of coffee every morning; the subtle rhythm that a pile of laundry necessitates. A life spent noticing beauty is by no means wasted. But when we spend our time longing for something more significant we can miss the opportunity for something truly meaningful.
My family took very few real vacations when I was growing up. But when I was a little girl, I remember driving the many miles to visit my grandparents’ farm several times a year. And once each year my brother and I would descend the steps into the basement of the old farm house, and right there on the door my dad would mark our height, with our name and the date, next to the marks for all the cousins and aunts and uncles that were already written there. I can still feel the ruler and pencil up against the top of my head and hear my dad reminding me to stand up straight as he measured me. There was something wonderful about seeing myself measured among all those others, to see where I had been and to know that I had more growing to do.
It is the wonder of this slow, steady growing that I want my children to know and remember more than any adventure we may take. There is beauty worth remembering in choosing to live faithfully in the small things, a breathtaking growth that takes place when we stop and notice. But it requires that we slow down, pay attention, and learn to love what must be done. | http://erynlynum.com/when-we-want-a-vacation-from-parenting/ | fineweb | 787 |
Disassembly is (obviously) the reverse of the assembly procedure. The only questionable part for me was removal of the expansion plug. I accomplished this by using the belt pulley shaft as a press shaft and pressed both the expansion plug and belt pulley shaft out of the housing using a shop press. Both items survived the operation. This, of course, was done AFTER removal of the drive pinion gear and shaft.
This first picture shows an exploded view of the drive unit including all seals, gaskets, o-ring, shafts, gears, shims, retainers, housing, expansion plug, spacers, keys and fasteners.
I inspected all parts and found the only ones needing replacement were the two oil seals. I obtained mine from Allied Bearing. (A local supply house in Tulsa).
The p/ns for the seals are: National oil seal 471765 and 441319. (as of 11/30/09).
I first reassembled the unit without the seals or o-ring to check the backlash (play) in the drive unit gears.
I used a brass pin punch to seat the bearing. Note the o-ring groove in the housing.
Backlash, or "play" in the gears is adjusted by addition or removal of shims. My unit required no change.
I then disassembled the the unit in preparation for final assembly.
I first pressed the inner belt pulley shaft bearing into the housing.
I then pressed in the outer bearing and retainer with shims using a 1" deep well socket as a press collar. Note proper orientation of shims when installing.
The next step was to press the oil seal into the retainer using my HF bearing race and seal installer in the press. Since the replacement seal is much thinner than the original I was able to adjust the depth of the seal in the housing so it would run on a smooth area of the spacer on the shaft.
Next step was to install the belt pulley shaft.
I then started reassembly of the drive pinion and shaft into its housing.
I first pressed in the oil seal and coated it with assembly lube. Since this seal was also thinner than the original, I was able to adjust the depth so the seal could ride on the smoothest part of the shaft.
The next step was to press in the drive pinion shaft and bearing (after applying assembly lube to the shaft) using a 1" deep sell socket as a press collar.
I then installed the bearing retainer clip.
Next was installation of the woodruff key, the drive pinion and the drive pinion capscrew.
The GSS-1411 Manual calls for 35 ft/lbs of torque on the capscrew, so I clamped the pinion in a vise between two pieces of scrap wood and set the torque.
I lubed and installed the o-ring in its groove.
And then installed the drive pinion housing (with shims) onto the belt pulley housing. Please note orientation of the vent (center of picture). It should be up when the drive is installed onto the tractor. I torqued the capscrews to 20ft/lbs.
I then installed the belt pulley shaft spacer, seal retainer (with new seal), and gasket (note orientation of gasket) and torqued the capscrews to 20ft/lbs.
The last step was installation of the expansion plug. I reused the original as it was in good shape and rather robust ( approx. 1/8" thick) I used Permatex type 1 hard setting gasket sealer around the edge of the expansion plug and the groove in the housing. I used a large hammer to seat the plug.
I used the GSS-1411 service manual as my source document. I was able to reuse all parts except the oil seals and o-ring. Reassembly steps may vary from the GSS-1411.
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Apple is incorporating ZFS in to Snow Leopard, its next version of MacOSX. This would allow a tremendous improvement in backup service in OSX, because ZFS can make snapshots of filesystems and ship them over the network reliably. Simply having the mac make a snapshotof its local filesystem and send it to a zfs fileserver (running OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, OSX Server, Linux with fuse) would result in a reliable point-in-time backup.
Until we're all in ZFS nerdvana, I came up with another way to do backups to a network file server using Time Machine. Using Time Machine is convenient for users (my family in this case) because it has a nice, easy-to-use UI. One of ZFS' features on OpenSolaris is that it will export iSCSI targets. Using the free globalSAN iSCSI initiator for OSX, I mount an iSCSI volume from the fileserver and format it with HFS. Time Machine sees it as a regular local disk and makes backups to it as per normal. Time Machine works as expected. To prevent users (my family) from using the network backup volume as a regular disk, I hide it using SetFile:
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Time Machine can still see it, but it's invisible in the Finder.
I wouldn't recommend this for computers connected via wifi, but it works very well for the iMac connected over ethernet. | http://fivepoundsflax.blogspot.com/ | fineweb | 449 |
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Margot Apple's The Name Quilt
More to add about the Margot Apple visit at the Eric Carle Museum on Saturday. Margot read her most recent book The Name Quilt by Phyllis Root which is a lovely story about a grandmother and her granddaughter Sadie’s summer vacation on a farm. The grandmother has a quilt which is made of scraps of fabric from various handmade clothing from family members. Each square is embroidered wth a family member’s name. Grandma and Sadie spend a lot of time talking about different humorous family lore all brought on by this wonderful textile. The quilt blows away in a storm and Sadie is devastated. They make a new quilt together.
I love the message in this book. I also saw such a nice connection with what I do - sewing and stitching embroidered names on things. The book has a 1930's feel to the clothing and the fabrics. Maybe I'm just living in days gone by - loving all these old-fashioned activities. It's nice to see publishers still bringing out books like these that show children the value of handmade things. It's not the type of book that will get on the NYT Children's Best Seller list unfortunately.
I first found out about The Name Quilt when Margot came to Julia's classroom and did a special program. The visit was funded by the local library and cultural council. I went to listen because I knew Margot and Julia was dying for me to come. Julia's teacher was doing a quilt unit for the month of February and I was very impressed with the things she was bringing home - how she was tying in math and English with quilts.
After Margot read The Name Quilt, the kids each made their own quilt square out of construction paper. I stayed and helped Julia and generally watched the dynamics of the classroom. Almost all the boys made Jolly Rogers. I didn't know what a Jolly Roger was - it's a skull and crossbones. Evidently I've been hiding under my own little rock. The girls made ballerinas and hearts. The kids had to make the paper quilt square for someone they loved and then they presented the idea to the class. Here's the heart square Julia made for me. They taped their own squares to the wall and made a paper quilt. The local paper sent a photographer and they got a half page the next day! It's a nice activity if you are home schooling or a librarian looking for a story-hour idea.
Thanks to Margot Apple for passing on the quilting and stitching tradition to children. | http://getting-stitched-on-the-farm.blogspot.com/2007/04/margot-apples-name-quilt.html | fineweb | 562 |
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