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Rating: 5/5 As the subtitle indicates, Thanks for the Feedback is all about “The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well.” Though the book is tailored towards receiving feedback, there were many important points on how to effectively deliver feedback as well.… | https://jeremeyduvall.com/book-author/douglas-stone/ | 1,657,058,651 | null |
Picture a crisp, steely, cool climate style of Chardonnay. Now, dial up the fruit ripeness several notches. Add a little more mid-palate weight and richness. Et voila, you have the basic outline of Hawkes Bay Chardonnay.
Hawkes Bay is the oldest wine producing area in New Zealand. Located on the eastern coast of the North Island, the region extends inwards from the South Pacific coast. With its abundant sunshine and temperate climate moderated by cooling maritime breezes, Hawkes Bay produces voluptuous wines with bright acidity.
With just over 5000 hectares planted, the region accounts for 13% of the country’s total acreage (second only in size to the mighty Marlborough). Best known for its Merlot-led red blends and Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay is also gaining critical acclaim for its Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Gris.
The vineyards of Hawkes Bay cover a large and highly varied terrain arching 350 km along the South Pacific coast and sprawling inwards across a land contoured over thousands of years by four major rivers.
The Coastal Areas, prized for their chiselled Chardonnay and aromatic Pinot Noir, have a distinctly maritime climate and long growing season.
The Hillsides offer a range of altitudes and orientations. They are mainly planted to red varieties, with some particularly favourable limestone-rich sites.
The Alluvial Plains are diverse in soil type and plantings. The Gimblett Gravels sub-zone, particularly revered for its Merlot blends, boast gravelly soils with excellent drainage.
The River Valleys provide diverse, yet generally warm, sheltered growing conditions.
Central Hawkes Bay is a cooler, inland sub-region with altitudes reaching 300 metres. Aromatic white grapes like Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris, as well as Pinot Noir, are popular here.
Hawkes Bay may seem an insignificant wine region in global terms. However, the quality of its Chardonnay is ample proof that New Zealand is far more than a one trick (aka Sauvignon Blanc) pony. It was this thinking that led the Hawkes Bay Winegrowers Association to create a Hawkes Bay Chardonnay Collection to send out to wine critics around the world.
In order to select the 12 Hawkes Bay Chardonnays to include in the pack, Master Sommelier Cameron Douglas was called into action. He blind tasted over 50 of the region’s best Chardonnays with the view to selecting the best possible cross-section of styles, prices, and terroir.
The 2019 growing season was deemed “extraordinary” by local growers. Hot, sunny days and cool evenings blessed the period leading up to harvest. This allowed estates to pick according to their optimal timelines, resulting in wines praised for their pristine fruit quality and vibrant acidity.
This was indeed the impression I had after tasting the range. The majority offered vivid, ripe fruit flavours and weighty structures balanced by lively acidity. The best of the bunch are already quite approachable, with harmoniously integrated oak. They also possess the freshness and concentration to age well over the moderate term.
Curious to try a Hawkes Bay Chardonnay? Here are my notes on the 12 wines sampled.
Photo credit: Hawkes Bay Winegrowers Association
(What do VW, PW and LW mean? Click on my wine scoring system to decode the scores for these week-end wine recommendations):
Cooper’s Creek ‘The Limeworks’ Select Vineyards Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 89pts. PW
Intense notes of pineapple, ripe lemon, and red apple on the nose. The palate is tangy and bright, with medium body, a smooth texture, and attractive flavours of lemon curd and vanilla spice. Great value!
Price: NZ $25.00 at the winery
Monowai ‘Upper Reaches’ Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 88pts. PW
A fragrant white, with heady notes of honeydew melon and underlying floral, spice hints. Fresh and rounded on the soft palate with candied fruit flavours and subtle vanilla spice on the finish.
Price: NZ $35.00 at the winery
Collaboration Wines ‘Aurulent’ Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 91pts. PW
An attractive nose, with complex aromas of orange blossoms, lemon curd, tropical fruit, and underlying spicy oak nuances. Mouthwatering acidity on the palate gives nice vibrancy and lift to this full-bodied, moderately concentrated white. Toasty, crême caramel notes linger on the finish.
Price: NZ $35.00 at the winery
Tony Bish ‘Heartwood’ Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 88pts. PW
Tempting aromas of orchard fruit and anis, mingle with hints of marzipan and butterscotch on the nose. Fairly tightly wound on the palate, with brisk acidity, a firm, full-bodied structure, and subtle phenolic edge. Cellar for two to three years, or decant before serving.
Price: NZ $35.00 at the winery
Pask Winery ‘Declaration’ Chardonnay Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 89pts. PW
Initially restrained, with white floral notes, red apple, and herbal nuances developing with aeration. A taut, racy attack gives way to a creamy, medium weight mid-palate with overt toasty, vanilla oak flavours and orchard fruit on the finish.
Price: NZ $45.00 at the winery
Clearview Estate Winery ‘Reserve’ Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 91pts. PW
Enticing aromas of white blossoms, anise, apricot and stony mineral hints feature on the complex nose. The palate is initially crisp and taut, then deepens to reveal a subtle creaminess on the medium weight core. A touch of salinity and lively acidity lift and balance the spiced oak finish.
Price: NZ $45.00 at the winery
Askerne Wines ‘The Archer’ Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 90pts. PW
A temptingly ripe nose offering aromas of yellow pear, red apple, and raw honey. A Mâcon lookalike in terms of its fresh acidity, rounded structure, and sun-kissed, fruity flavours mingled with subtle toasted oak nuances. Finishes warm yet smooth.
Price: NZ $50.00 at the winery
Sacred Hill ‘Rifleman’s’ Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 94pts. LW
Flinty mineral notes add wonderful nuance to the pretty chamomile, lemon, and yellow apple aromas on the nose. The palate is elegantly constructed; crisp, full-bodied, and subtly creamy with flavours of brioche, orchard fruit, and subtle vanilla spice. Long and layered.
Price: NZ $70.00 at the winery
Elephant Hill ‘Salomé’ Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 94pts. LW
Heady notes of ripe lemon, red apple, quince, brioche, and spice fairly leap from the glass. The palate offers fine balance between its tangy acidity, full body, and concentrated core of juicy orchard and stone fruit flavours. Enticing gooseberry notes mingle with saline hints and well-integrated toasty oak nuances on the finish.
Price: NZ $75.00 at the winery
Villa Maria ‘Keltern’ Single Vineyard Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 90pts. LW
Overt lime cordial aromas overlay white blossoms and stony mineral hints on the fragrant nose. The palate is full-bodied, with striking acidity and a concentrated, textural core. Finishes on zesty notes of citrus mingled with spicy oak.
Price: NZ $80.00 at the winery
Bilancia ‘Tiratore’, La Collina Vineyard Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 88pts. LW
Discreet lemon, lime aromas mingle with yellow apple and floral hints on the nose. The palate is crisp and medium weight, with bright, fruity flavours, and a warming, toasty finish.
Price: NZ $90.00 at the winery
Church Road ‘Tom McDonald’ Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 – 92pts. LW
A flinty nose, with delicate notes of white fleshed fruit, chamomile, and fresh almond developing over time. The palate is racy and firm, with notable weight and depth of flavour, ably balancing the vibrant acidity and lingering spicy, butterscotch flavours.
Price: NZ $150.00 at the winery
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This single day production was filmed across two locations. Our food stylist, Jeffrey Martin, and the crew started in the kitchen capturing beauty shots on a Red Dragon with Director of Photography Dave Morrison. | https://bigmediacreative.com/work/wewalka/ | 1,656,715,335 | null |
Self-adhesive labels are particularly suitable for the labelling of alcoholic beverages of own production. A coloured label will significantly improve the image of the bottle and emphasize the value of home made products.
To make it easier, the temporary foil which is peeled off from the label is divided into several parts, which significantly accelerates the work. The glue of the label is durable and strong so that the corners of the labels do not peel off.
The condition of the bottle is a very important issue when sticking the bottles. The bottle should be clean and dry. | https://do-it-at-home.co.uk/en/label/490-pack-of-10-bottle-labels-moonshine-strong-aged-vodka.html | 1,656,118,248 | null |
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BLYTHEWOOD – Seven residents have filed as candidates for three seats on Town Council as of noon on Friday, the deadline for filling according to Town Clerk Martha Weaver. Last to file was Bob Massa of Oakhurst subdivision, who is seeking a four-year term and Ernestine Middleton who lives in the Lake Stevens area and filed to run for a two-year term.
Others filing for four-year terms are Tom Utroska of Cobblestone Park, Bryan Franklin of Ashley Oaks and incumbents Ed Garrison and Paul Moscati, both of Lake Ashley. Bob Mangone of Cobblestone filed for a two-year term. All candidates must be residents within the Town of Blythewood.
Franklin has served as Mayor Pro Tempore in Whitakers, N.C. and currently serves as an Army Reserve Lt. Colonel in the Third US Army at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter.
Garrison, a realtor and developer is seeking a third term. He previously served on the Town’s Planning Commission.
Mangone is a member of the Town’s Architectural Review Board and is Chairman of the Town’s Athletic Fields Committee. He is a retired sales manager of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.
Massa has served as Chairman of the Planning Commission and is currently a member of the Town’s Board of Zoning Appeals. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is employed as the Director of Finance for another municipality.
Middleton is a member of the Planning Commission and was formerly employed for two years as vice president of administration of the Arkansas State Lottery before moving back to Blythewood two years ago.
Moscati, a project manager for a construction firm, has largely overseen the construction of the town park. He is seeking a third term. | https://www.blythewoodonline.com/2013/09/seven-file-for-november-council-elections/ | 1,656,859,480 | null |
SANTA MONICA — Police are trying to figure out if a critically injured man was struck by a vehicle on Santa Monica Beach, or brought there after being run over elsewhere, perhaps Pacific Coast Highway.
The man was found in tire tracks on the beach, a half mile north of the Santa Monica Pier, at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.
CBS2's Greg Mills spoke to a tourist who was staying at a beach-side hotel and heard the man's anguished cries.
"I heard someone hollering, 'Help me, help me.' It was a gentleman," said the tourist, Nancy Payne. "And I looked out the window, couldn't find anything, couldn't see anything. But, I mean it was very loud."
About the same time, police were notified about the injured man
"We received a call from one of the residents in the area who said that they heard someone yelling for help," said Santa Monica police Sgt. Randy Flores.
The critically injured man was taken to a hospital and has been in surgery. Meanwhile, police are dealing with a mystery.
"All he told us was that a car ran him over," said Flores. "He wasn't able to tell us if this occurred actually on PCH or it actually occurred where we found him."
The incident occurred six days after a woman sunbathing on Venice Beach was hit by an LA County lifeguard vehicle in the late afternoon. She was hospitalized with internal injuries.
Police do not believe this man struck Sunday was hit by a similar vehicle because they are not out at that time of the morning. Investigators did make a mold of the tire tracks, which should help them find the vehicle that made them. | https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/man-run-over-by-vehicle-on-santa-monica-beach/ | 1,656,508,123 | 1,656,508,123 |
Friends and family members often gather together after a love one"s funeral for an occasion for a repast, i beg your pardon is basically a reception. This kind of event is a typical - but not forced - post-funeral tradition.
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A funeral repast offers an possibility for people who are grieving the lose of a loved one to sign up with one one more after the formal funeral company is over. This heritage is a forum for celebrating and honoring the life the the human who has actually died, if also permitting those who are grieving the lull of one another"s company. Repasts deserve to be held in a variety of settings. For example:
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Restaurant repast: fairly than hold an open up event, family members sometimes opt because that a post-funeral collection in a restaurant for immediate family and an extremely close friends. In part cases, a close family member may pick to act together the host and also cover the expense for everyone who is invited. This is not required, though. Each person who intends must expect to it is in responsible for the expense of his or her own meal. These, that course, are not the only options for where to organize a repast. Any kind of convenient location that is big enough for the occasion will work. Families sometimes opt for a ar that was specifically meaningful come the human being who died. Because that example, if the departed individual to be an avid golfer, the clubhouse in ~ his or her favorite golf course might be an suitable location for a repast.
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due to the fact that repasts perform not constantly accompany funerals, mourners should not immediately assume that there will be a gathering as soon as the company is over. If a repast that is open to all funeral-goers will certainly be held, the will typically be announced from the podium. If an open up repast will be held, the officiant will generally state the attendees space welcome to sign up with the family automatically following the service and also give the address. If together an notice isn"t made, that either method that over there won"t it is in a repast or the it will be an intimate gathering limited to instant family and also the closest of friends.
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over there is no best or dorn answer come the question of even if it is or not a funeral repast have to be held; it"s definitely not a mandatory part of after-funeral etiquette. It"s always important to respect the desire of those closest to the person who has actually died. Not everyone grieves in the same way. Some households want to mingle with others via a repast when others will take a an ext private strategy to mourning. Also if a repast is held, consider sending a condolence or sympathy letter to the immediate family members in the days complying with the funeral.
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The Dade County High School Wolverine basketball team traveled to Model High School on Tuesday, Jan. 4 for a big Region 7-AA game with the Blue Devils.
DCHS got off to a good start and as the two teams battled toe–to–toe the first quarter ended tied at 13-13.
The second quarter was more of the same as the teams traded baskets, but the Blue Devils managed to pull out a two-point lead at the end of the first half, 27-25.
It was more of the same in the third quarter as the two evenly matched teams continued their toe-to-toe battle, exchanging baskets with no one able to pull away. At the end of the third quarter Model still held a slight lead, 40-37.
The fourth quarter was a different story as the Wolverines went cold and the Blue Devils heated up and pulled away, outscoring the Wolverines 25-9, and coming away with a big region win, 65-49.
Dade was led by Brody Cooper’s 15 points, being the only Wolverine to score in double figures.
Dade 13 12 12 09 46
Model 13 14 13 25 65
David Cole 5, Josh Tinker, Brodie Swader 5, Cater Christiansen, Kade Pardue, Brody Cooper 15, Max Howard 6, Conner Wilburn 8, Levi Moreland 2, Everett Christiansen 5.
On Saturday afternoon the Wolverines traveled to North Sand Mountain to face the Bison in a non-region game and Dade jumped out to the early lead, going up 5-1.
That did not take long to change however as NSM came storming back from their slow start and by the end of the first quarter were up 24-7 as the Wolverines went cold shooting and had several turnovers leading to easy Bison points.
Dade managed to get their game back together in the second quarter, but NSM never let up and their hot shooting, especially from three-point range, gave them the lead at the end of the first half, 53-27.
The third quarter was more of the same as the Bison continued to score at will and the Wolverines were never able to put a run together and trailed 80-45 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter the game was played with a running clock due to the mercy rule and the Bison coasted to an easy 88-60 win.
Max Howard led the Wolverines with 14 points and Conner Wilburn scored 11 and were the only two in double figures.
North Sand Mountain was led by Derek Bearden who led all scorers with 31 points, hitting five of 10 three-point shots. Other Bison in double figures were Kaleb Helton with 21, Drue Carlton with 14 and Chandler Sullivan with 11.
Dade 07 20 18 15 60
NSM 24 29 27 08 88
Dade – David Cole 6, Josh Tinker, Brodie Swader 4, Carter Christiansen, Kayden Pardue, Brody Cooper 9, Leonard Riby, Ben Williams, Max Howard 14, Conner Wilburn 11, Levi Moreland 8, Everett Christiansen 8.
NSM – Andrew Parker 3, Kaden Brown 1, Josue Luna, Nyle Poore 2, Derek Bearden 31, Chandler Sullivan 11, Drue Carlton 14, Kaleb Helton 21, Unknown 5.
The Jan. 7 home game with Coosa was postponed and has been rescheduled for Monday, Jan. 24.
This week the Wolverines traveled to Gordon Central on Tuesday and will be at home on Friday when they host Fannin County. The boys will take the court at 7:30 p.m. | https://www.dadecountysentinel.com/2022/01/13/wolverines-fall-in-key-region-7-aa-match-up-with-model/ | 1,656,261,344 | 1,656,261,344 |
"Keilbasa" is the Polish word for "sausage". Keilbasa may be prepared many different ways, contain pork, beef, veal or fowl and may be grilled, smoked, pan simmered or even at room temperature.
The Kielbasa Grillowa (grree-LOH-vah) is known as the "BBQ" Sausage. It is made with pork, traditional herbs and spices and is smoked over hard woods. The Keilbasa Grillowa lends itself to being cooked quickly on the grill or simmered. This classic sausage is slightly harder smoked than store bought keilbasa and is formed into more manageable links. This sausage can be eaten on a bun or in a dish with sauerkraut. | https://shop.thegoodfrank.com/picnic-packs/29-stadium-frank-picnic-pack | 1,656,349,544 | null |
Laine Hardy brought his new single to reality TV this week. The Season 17 American Idol winner performed "Memorize You" on a different ABC show, The Bachelorette.
The plot of Monday night's (July 5) episode found Bachelorette Katie Thurston overseeing a game of sport ball. We're not being dismissive — the game looked to have literally been made up for the show, but many viewers probably didn't mind, as the suitors were in black or red wrestling singlets. Hardy was not among that throng.
His performance came during a separate, emotional part of the episode, when Blake returns to the franchise, hoping to find a connection with Katie. They have a one-on-one date where she opens up about past trauma, and they talk about trust. That's when Hardy appears to sing "Memorize You" as they slow dance, commenting how easy the relationship between them feels.
"Memorize You" was written by Michael Tyler, Eric Arjes and Steven Dale Jones and it follows previous Hardy singles like "Tiny Town," "Ground I Grew Up On" and "Let There Be Country." The Louisiana native was a Taste of Country RISER in 2020 and has spent time since winning American Idol in Nashville, working with top songwriters and producer Michael Knox.
Later this month, Hardy will begin the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour in Dewey Beach, Del. Previous country singers who've performed on the Bachelor or Bachelorette include Chase Rice and Tenille Arts, both of whom had hits afterward. | https://witl.com/laine-hardy-the-bachelorette-video-memorize-you/ | 1,656,232,825 | null |
The Spirit rover is having problems steering but the problem may be semi-correctable. Check out for more. Considering how far beyond the original 90-day mission the two rovers have continued to work, I can't say this kind of issue is a big surprise. | http://blog.akgunkel.com/2004/10/spirit-in-trouble.html | 1,656,639,410 | 1,651,930,274 |
The Dept. of Neurology offers all facilities for investigations and treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nerves. The Department is equipped with EEG systems and equipments to monitor acute stroke. | https://www.popularhospital.in/neurology.php | 1,656,178,787 | null |
These are two pieces of artwork designed for Cavallo Horse and Rider, a hoof boot manufacturer. Both pieces were designed to be used on Facebook and Instagram. The post below was created using a cutout of one of Cavallo’s products which was then set upon a “cliff” and all laid against a beautiful night sky. Having posts like this created for your social media pages will cost $50 per image and can include performing the post on Facebook if you choose to add Aponi Studios as one of your admins. | https://www.aponistudios.com/social-media-art/cavallo/ | 1,657,182,619 | null |
For sale is a sweet Vintage Early 1960s Ludwig Snare Case Box in great shape. Works perfectly and has minimal wear. A great little case to add to any vintage collection!
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Ludwig 1948-1952 WFL Supreme Concert 6.5×14 Mahogany Snare Drum
For sale is a nice Vintage Ludwig 1948-1952 WFL Supreme Concert 6.5×14 Mahogany Snare Drum in great players shape. Shell is in-round with near perfect original bearing edges. Nickel hardware with minor scratches, oxidation and plating loss. Nickel over brass hoops. Four very small plugged unoriginal holes around strainer area. Tunes up very well! Newer Ludwig snare wires and cords. Just an overall sweet snare drum with that nice 3 ply sound!
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Beautiful Custom Order 2006 Ludwig Classic Maples 13/16/18/22 in Gold Lacquer
For sale are some Beautiful Custom Order 2006 Ludwig Classic Maples 13/16/18/22 in Gold Lacquer. Monroe keystone badges. This was a custom order from Ludwig placed by yours truly in 2006. They were my main gigging kit for 10 years and were handled with the utmost care and love. They don’t get played much any more so I am proud to send them on to some one else who will appreciate them as I did instead of collecting dust in my drum shop. This wasn’t an easy decision as I never thought I’d sell them, but my vintage drum 3 ply shell addiction said differently. Virgin rack tom with two badges. Virgin bass drum which is a 22×16. Super clean with a ding or two but very minor. Gold lacquer finish and chrome gleams. Super clean overall. The most wear on the entire kit is on the batter bass drum hoop – a ding on the left top and on the bottom from pedal clamp rash as shown. Just a top tier kit in superb shape! Did I mention thunderous? Please grab these today before I change my mind. Snare stand shown not included.
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1966 Ludwig Classic 22/16/13 Set in Sky Blue Pearl
For sale is a nice Vintage 1966 Ludwig Classic 22/16/13 Set in Sky Blue Pearl in great players shape. Freshly detailed. Wrap is tight with very minor seam lift and has a some fade. Wear and scuffs here and there in wrap with one area on the right side of the bass drum which is heavily scratched or cracked shown in photos. Shells are in-round and have the original interior paint which has some flaking, especially in the 13. Bearing edges are original and in great shape on the batter sides. Resonant side bearing edges a little more worn in areas (most likely from having the hoops off over time) and one tiny slice in the 16 resonant edge. Chrome is pitted and scratched in areas, but still gleams. Post-factory bass drum post mount added somewhere along the way, but the four original rail consolette holes are still present. Keystone badge serials and black date stamps as follows: 13 serial 401459 with date stamp of SEP 26 1966, 16 serial 403505 with date stamp of SEP 26 1966, 22 serial 403103 with date stamp SEP 27 XXXX (smudged and not readable, but I’m assuming 1966). Snare stand shown is included. Could use some new heads and it would be ready to go to the gig! Just a great players kit that looks and sounds superb!
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1968 Ludwig Pioneer 5×14 Snare in Oyster Blue Pearl
For sale is an absolutely gorgeous Vintage 1968 Ludwig Pioneer 5×14 Snare in Oyster Blue Pearl. This snare is super clean! All original parts, besides used heads which look to be from the 70s due to the block Ludwig logos. Bottom head has about a 2 inch slice in it. Shell is in round, original interior paint is clean and intact and the factory bearing edges are in really great shape. The stunning Oyster Blue Pearl wrap is tight, glossy and has very minimal wear or fade at all. Still has vibrant blues! Very minimal microscopic pitting on chrome lugs here and there. Features chrome over steel hoops which have minimal scratches and wear. Original throw, butt plate and baseball bat muffler are clean and in perfect working order. Original snare wires and ropes. Black date stamp of JAN 5 1968 present, a little blurry, yet legible. Keystone badge with serial 565605. This is definitely the nicest pioneer to come through my hands and I am pleased to offer it up for sale to a loving home. Just a very nice drum all around and a great addition to anyone’s arsenal! | http://www.mkedrumco.com/sold/?lcp_page1=11 | 1,657,160,955 | null |
A line of severe thunderstorms swept across the state yesterday afternoon and evening. The storms left damage in parts of Missouri.
In eastern Missouri, high winds blew the roof off the post office in Bland and downed large trees near neighboring Owensville. Last evening more than 2,400 customers were without power in some St. Louis-area communities.
Three barns were damaged or destroyed in southwest Missouri near Pleasant Hope and northwest of Springfield a trailer was rolled over by winds estimated as high as 75 miles-an-hour. | https://www.missourinet.com/2012/10/18/severe-storms-cause-damage-delay-nlcs/ | 1,657,104,592 | null |
Now in its 27th year, The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive art award. The 2021 guest judge is Kon Gouriotis OAM, Editor of Artist Profile Magazine and this is year’s theme reflects ‘connectivity’. We are delighted to announce Emma Walker has been selected as a finalist in this years prize. The official announcement of the winner of the prize happens at their Gala Dinner on Friday 30 April where works are available for purchase. More here. | https://arthousegallery.com.au/news/ew21_kings/ | 1,656,354,411 | null |
NodeJS has fantastic I/O performance for a seemingly single-threaded computing model due to its ability to handle such tasks asynchronously.
But this fails for CPU-bound tasks that block threads. Before the current NodeJS LTS version, computationally heavy tasks could be farmed out to child processes, taking advantage of multicore CPUs, but processes do not share memory and inter-process communication adds significant overhead. Multithreading support landed in NodeJS as of v10.5.0, and is still flagged as an experimental API. We can now process tasks in separate threads with shared memory, but this power does not come for free. We’ll compare the implementation and performance of a multithreaded NodeJS web server with that of some other industry solutions, and see how we can manage shared memory and orchestrate threads using buffers and atomics. | https://codequs.com/p/rJ5Gs2RFV | 1,657,170,577 | null |
There are countless situations where professional land clearing may be needed, ranging from clearing a lot for a new house or road construction to massive clearing options that prepare the land for a new subdivision. Regardless of the size of your land clearing job, Waco Excavation Company is ready to deliver quality work that sets the stage for your plans.
Our expert operators at Waco Excavation have experience working in residential and commercial settings and have performed countless full lot clearings for both. Our land clearing specialists are complemented by a full selection of top-level equipment, including excavators, hauling trucks, bulldozers, grading machines, brush cutters, chain saws, and much more.
As one of the first jobs to be done on any development project, you need a local partner that will make sure the lot or land clearing work gets done on time. At Waco Excavation Company, we are aware of how important it is to stay on schedule and our team will arrive ready to work effectively and efficiently every day we’re on the site.
Get a professional land clearing company you can trust by calling Waco Excavation Company at 254-414-0997. | https://wacoexcavationcompany.com/land-clearing/ | 1,657,109,711 | null |
Sorrento, Victoria, Australia. Named after a beautiful Italian coastal town near Naples, Australian Sorrento is no less picturesque. Boasting crystal clear turquoise water, the town provides an exclusive beach resort. Another Sorrento is found in Perth and serves as an affluent neighborhood.
Sorrento is found on Sullivan Bay, which was the first European settlement in Victoria. Today one can find a lot of nice restaurants, art galleries and a hip lifestyle here. But most importantly the unspoiled nature, rich marine wildlife and this great beach have been preserved for everyone to enjoy.
Why to go there?
A very nice place to go on summer vacation in Victoria. Besides the historic houses were built in 1877 using expensive local limestone and now are protected by the National Trust of Australia.
When to go there?
The weather is mild all year round, winter being the coldest season. Remember, that winter takes place from June to August in this part of the world!
How to get there?
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Concern for a worldwide decline in amphibian populations was initially voiced in 1989 at the First World Congress of Herpetology held in England. At this meeting, participants presented scientific papers and exchanged personal accounts of amphibian declines and disappearances. In 1998 an international meeting of experts convened by the National Science Foundation concluded that significant amphibian declines have occurred in protected areas not subjected to obvious changes in habitat, such as national parks, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. Based on the information presented at these and similar meetings, scientists concluded that the numbers and geographic extent of the reports indicated that the situation should be approached as a potential environmental crisis.
Amphibians are considered good indicators of general ecosystem health because of their close association with various aquatic habitats and sensitivity to different environmental stresses. For example, habitat destruction causes amphibian declines, but little is known about the effects of deforestation, highway construction, urban development, and other habitat changes. Additionally, little is known about the role that other potential stressors (e.g., contaminants, introduced species, climate change, ultraviolet radiation, disease, atmospheric deposition, etc.) might play in influencing declines.
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In response to these concerns, the U.S. Congress in 2000 initiated funding for Department of the Interior (DOI) agencies to monitor amphibians on public lands and determine factors affecting their status. Understanding and responding to declines of the Nation's amphibians cannot be done by any single agency. It has required effective cooperation within DOI, and with other Departments, academia and the States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has undertaken surveys for amphibian malformations on the national wildlife refuge system. The USGS established the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) to provide an integrated assessment of amphibian status and trends and the factors that may be causing declines.
USGS can provide scientific leadership for this effort because the Agency serves as the research arm of the DOI, has a long history of employing research scientists who have pioneered studies on amphibian ecology, and has a nationwide organization that oversees other national monitoring programs. | https://armi.usgs.gov/program_background.php | 1,656,675,579 | null |
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As the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protests by farmer’s organisations entered it’s 11th day of protests, the call for Bharat Bandh by the farmer unions on December 8, saw support of different Opposition parties.
On Sunday morning, AAP Delhi CM Arvind Kejariwal stated that this party extends ‘full support’ to the Bharat Bandh call.
The Congress party has also extended their support for the bandh, followed by TMC, Bihar’s RJD, Tamil Nadu’s DMK, UP’s Samajwadi party.
Congress party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted earlier this morning in support of the farmers and for a repeal of the laws: “Pick your pen, apologise to anndaata and annul the black laws immediately”.
As per the Farmer unions leaders, the Bandh will be observed by farmers blocking National Highways and toll plazas. | https://www.thebriefbulletin.com/post/farmer-s-bharat-bandh-receives-support-from-opposition | 1,656,131,502 | null |
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To the racing community and to the Medical profession he was Doc John, to me he was Just John, the friend I eat great and some crap food with, had a beer or glass of wine with and was great craic to be around, I miss him.
When John passed away all too early, he left behind his beloved partner, his parents and brothers, his extended family and for some of us, a close circle of friends.
From an early age John had an interest motorcycles and while studying medicine he made up his mind he was going to be a traveling doctor. Little did the MCUI or anyone involved with the Medical Team know what was coming, but John did. Everything John did in life was done with 100% commitment. He had set his mind on being a “Flying Doctor” and he did everything asked of him to get there, from studying hard in college to learning great bike skills, both needed, to do such a demanding job. John got what he wanted and became a traveling Doctor, he soon became a constant at almost all racing in Ireland and proved it wasn’t just for the jollies of getting out on a bike but more for the riders safety as you would often see him at short circuit meetings and the Medical Team Car.
John never stopped working, I often wondered where he got time, to do half the things he did. After qualifying as a Doctor he didn’t slow down on his studying, he continued to learn and introduced lifesaving techniques in his professional life. He excelled as a consultant anaesthetist and worked tirelessly in both pre and post hospital care in trauma treatment. John also gave up his time as a volunteer in a Doctor on call system for Northern Ireland (call sign Delta 7). Talking to medics, they were always happy to see John’s car turn up when they had a difficult situation. In 2010 we lost another friend, Mylo. This was a tough time for us but I particularly felt for John and another friend and one of the founders of the MCI Medical Team, Richie Elliot. They were the first people to reach Mylo and we all know they gave everything to save his life but it wasn’t to be. It wasn’t much consolation but we knew he died doing what he loved. I can’t imagine how the lads felt but the following week John was back on the bike, saving lives.
John went on to become a fantastic teacher. I have had the pleasure of being able to attend many of his lectures as an attendee in basic care or as a photographer, where he was working with other Doctors. As a non-medical person not understanding what he was talking about most of the time, he always managed to hold my attention so you can only imagine what the doctors were learning, he had a skill that not many have. John gave up his own time not only at bike racing but teaching others (in his own words) “to be the best they could be”.
A year after Johns death, I was asked if I would like to attend the SMACC conference which was held in Dublin in 2016. John was a regular contributor to this event, having been to Australia and the USA in recent years and it was there, I really say how far John had gone in his career in such a short time. To see how highly thought of by his peers, brought it home to me.
John also worked tirelessly towards getting a Doctor lead Medical Helicopter for Northern Ireland. Through the hard work of family, friends and other likeminded people this will happen.
Here I am just touching on some of what John did in his life and even if I put 10 pages together it would be just the tip of the iceberg.
As a friend I was very lucky to have known him as a friend. He brought so much to my life including, new friends. We got to spend some great times together, had loads of fun and he enhanced my life to no end. He was one of the wittiest people I have ever met and enjoyed life to its fullest. I miss him so much. | https://www.bigjoephotos.eu/Doc-John | 1,656,881,987 | null |
What makes the best antivirus security software for Microsoft windows? These programs are designed to defend your computer from the latest web threats and help look after your personal details. They should consist of features such as quick spyware detection and protection from internet attacks. A lot of them even have integrated parental controls and gambling modes. You’re want to shell out money by using an antivirus, consider using Windows Defender instead. This product provides good proper protection and is an excellent alternative to Bitdefender and Kaspersky.
Bitdefender is another highly reliable Windows six antivirus. This blocks almost all kinds of hazards, from zero-day exploits to rootkits. Bitdefender uses behavior-based detection to detect and clean best antivirus for Windows 10 by malicious data files. Bitdefender displays your applications and picks up suspicious websites, while its firewall and parental controls could be an added bonus. The program shields up to five devices and has a solid deciphering mechanism. Bitdefender is a reputable and inexpensive antivirus.
Avira is another great option for Microsoft windows 10. Avira’s software is designed specifically for machines, and it provides rock-solid protection against viruses and also other malware. The program is user-friendly and uses up minimal space on your pc’s hard drive. It also incorporates a few features that make it a fantastic choice for first-timers. But , don’t allow the low price tag fool you – Agradable is not cheap!
Trend Micro is an excellent anti virus for starters. It includes you device, comes with a excellent ransomware defense, and works in the back, without requiring consistent configuration. The WebShield feature obstructions annoying advertising and defends your PC out of phishing moves. McAfee also offers a comprehensive safety for one Windows 10 PERSONAL COMPUTER and up to five gadgets. The company also provides an unlimited VPN for your satisfaction.
The best malware for Home windows protects your laptop or computer against a range of malware, which often can include trojans, spy ware, keyloggers, rootkits, and more. Even though antivirus applications help take care of your computer by malware, additionally, they slow your personal computer, especially during a full program scan. It is best to choose a light and portable antivirus that doesn’t slow down any system too much. This will keep your PERSONAL COMPUTER running as easily as possible, and it will improve shoe time and security.
Sophos is another good antivirus security software for Windows. It perform better many of their competitors in tests which is available for absolutely free. The Home Free edition within the product is helpful for protecting email communication and social network user profiles. The anti virus also includes equipment necessary for House windows 7 system apps. It includes good PCMag reviews, although lacked self-employed research laboratory results. This received a bad score with regards to phishing cover. Sophos’ customer service is another valid reason to choose it over take on products.
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Patricks luxury Day Night gift box contains M2, a natural finish styling product for the day, and S2, a sophisticated shine for the night. M2 is Patricks' bestseller and the perfect all-around product. It provides a medium level of hold all day, is completely re-moldable, and has a natural matte finish. S2 adds depth to hair at night, in the same way, a midnight blue tuxedo echoes the tones of the night sky and looks richer than black in photos.
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Whenever you are composing an essay, your thoughts flow out of the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. Every one of those pieces of your mind form the central theme that supports the construction of your composition.
Your vision is the first step in the creation of your own essay. As soon as you’ve got this thought, it is going to get a stream of consciousness. Every word that you write and every bit of information which you put in your article will tell your reader much more about what your objective is.
Since you are writing your own essay, your eyesight will probably expand and evolve into something bigger than the task at hand. Your vision must be than the point of your essay. You should learn how to convey this purpose throughout your essay.
If you’re writing an essay, your vision is the way you will explain your purpose. Your eyesight will act as the narrative of your own essay. All the descriptions and explanations on your essay will begin with your own vision. Every component that you use will probably be directly from your own vision.
The second measure of your eyesight starts with the way that you reflect your topic. Your representation of the topic should come from your eyesight. This usually means you have to consider the way that you represent your subject when you are writing your own essay.
Your representation of your subject will specify the structure of your essay. It will define the material. Your representation should match the point of your essay. If your purpose is to educate or to help others, your online essay writers representation should be specific enough it is associated with the audience.
The third step of your journey begins with your interpretation steps. These measures are the knowledge that you have gained from the experience. They allow you to communicate your goal. By using these steps, you might also convey the procedure that you are going through when you’re writing.
Your eyesight is a highly effective tool. You can use this instrument to make a better version of the. Your vision is your first step in the creation of your own personal story. You must always look for ways to enlarge the goal of your essay. | https://scentforu.com/writing-an-essay-how-to-write-an-essay-using-your-vision/ | 1,656,727,939 | null |
The Neos Stainless rimfire pistol is a fun plinking handgun designed for training and informal shooting. Thanks to its tough bu t attractive stainless finish, it is particularly easy to maintain. Find out about its cool design and modular features–as well as its unbeatable value.
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Barrel length (mm) 114.3
Barrel length (in) 4.5
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Overall height (mm) 132.1
Overall height (in) 5.2
Overall length (mm) 223.52
Overall length (in) 8.8
Overall width (mm) 38.1
Overall width (in) 1.5
Sight radius (in) 7.4
Sight radius (mm) 188
Weight unloaded (g) 899
Weight unloaded (OZ) 31.7
U22 Neos Inox: Fun Training Pistol, Easy-Maintenance Stainless Finish
Designed and manufactured in the USA, the U22 Neos Inox is a single-action .22 LR caliber plinking semiauto pistol. Although designed with the entry-level shooter in mind, it is also ideal for training and can be adapted to the needs of experienced users. Its modular construction makes it easy to modify with a variety of options and accessories, while still being affordable both as a base pistol and as a fully-accessorized system. And the ultra-durable stainless finish makes it particularly easy to maintain, meaning that it will give you hundreds of hours of fun while requiring only minutes to clean.
Cool, Futuristic Design
Even while designing a plinking pistol to be used for informal shooting, Beretta did not cut corners. The lines of the Neos bear the unmistakable flavor of renown Italian designer Giugiaro–the same mind behind several of our most attractive offerings. The result is a sleek and ergonomic rimfire pistol that feels as good in the hands as it pleases the eyes.
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The Neos is constructed of five modular parts that may be easily disassembled and reassembled without any tools. The ergonomic grips are constructed of super-durable fiberglass-reinforced technopolymer with non-slip inserts for a comfortable and warm hold. Most of these elements may be replaced with the rich assortment of accessories that is available for this fun .22 semiauto.
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Reliable, durable, easy to maintain and remarkably accurate, the Neos features an integral rail that accepts Weaver-style scope mounts as well as a fully-adjustable target rear sight. The firearm is also equipped with a cocked firing pin indicator at the rear of the pistol. The single stack, 10-round stainless-steel magazine features an easy-grip knob that allows you to compress the spring from outside, thereby making loading extremely quick and easy. The ambidextrous manual safety can be engaged with the firing pin cocked or uncocked. If you are in the market for a superbly-engineered plinking or practice pistol, give the Neos a close look–it won’t fail to surpass your expectations. | https://berettaofficial.com/product/u22-neos-inox/ | 1,656,796,408 | null |
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CUTTECO Handels GmbH was founded in 1994 and started to sell machines from the american manufacturer Data Technology. From 2001 on we sell the lasers from the italian manufacturer SEI Laser, and more and more 2nd hand cutters and plotters from various manufacturers.
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The healthiest county in Montana is not Yellowstone, according to MSN. We may have the most brewers downtown and we also own the most guns as far as counties in Montana go. But the healthiest county that is not us.
The healthiest county in Montana is Gallatin County. Only 14.7 percent of residents don't exercise and only 14.7 percent of residents smoke, which is the lowest in the state.
Do you fee like a sloth? Me too, but again we have so many great breweries downtown. How could we not enjoy them? Your keep your healthy status Gallatin county. We'll keep our cheeseburgers and micro brews here in Billings. Cheers, active Gallatin residents! | https://kmhk.com/healthiest-county-in-mt-not-yellowstone/ | 1,656,597,019 | null |
Siemens and other tech giants including Samsung and Google have demonstrated enthusiasm for working with physical cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer, Ledger.
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Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, is currently the president of the parent company of the search engine Alphabet. He has recently confessed that he is a cryptominer. He’s been mining Ethereum (ETH) with his son for a couple of years. | https://cryptstorm.com/tag/google/ | 1,656,455,400 | null |
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A few years ago, a post on a movie site I frequented asked the debate question, “Is ‘Die Hard’ A Christmas Movie”? Why such a question was necessary is hard for me to fathom, of course it is! The author had made a concerted effort to analyze the film using quantitative measures. I thought his results proved the opposite of his conclusion that the movie was not a Christmas film. Regardless of any of that data, the reasons that “Die Hard ” qualifies as a Christmas film are the same ones that qualify “It’s a Wonderful Life” and every version of “A Christmas Carol” as Christmas films. What follows is a edited view of my response to that post.
The true reason that Die Hard is a Christmas film is the theme of the characters. The main characters have the same thread of redemption in them that “A Christmas Carol” has. The setting of the story at Christmas encourages the deep questioning of our selves much like the Christmas spirit encourages us all to ask why we are not as charitable and kind all the year long. The Christmas season provokes a contemplative thought process that might otherwise be dismissed during the rest of the year.
We have three characters that represent redemption, the kind that is life affirming and important especially during the holiday season. While redemption is certainly a theme in other films, it is the Christmas season that provokes the redemption of our characters here. Primary among these characters is our lead, John McClane himself. He is using the holiday as a justification to reach out to his wife by traveling all the way across the country to see his family in L.A.. The coke sniffing by Ellis and the casual workplace sex going on in the offices are a reminder that people in the work place take advantage of others during the holiday season. For many at that party it will be the only holiday spirit that they get. You know Ellis is not going home to cookies and carols with his family after the party. It is clear he’d like to be going home with some Holly wrapped around his tree. John sees this and gets angry, which drives a wedge between he and his wife just when his very actions of coming out to the coast started to bridge their gaps. Later, he does the best he can to save Ellis from himself, despite having plenty of motivation to be happy that he will be out of the picture. That is one of many redemptive acts. He gives Hans a chance on the roof, even though he doesn’t give him a loaded gun. Patience with a stranger is another act of redemption. His devotion to his wife is incredibly strong despite their estrangement, this is another. He consoles a fellow police officer that he has never seen, and takes him to his heart because Powell needs the support just as much as he needs Powell’s. That is an act of mutual redemption. All of this takes place during the Christmas season but more than that is influenced by the spirit of the season. No such redemption is being offered in the first sequel which is also set at Christmas, but for which you will not find many if any adherents of the premise that it is a Christmas movie.
Powell and Holly are the other characters who seek redemption and gain it because of the Holiday. Powell, gets involved in the whole set up because he was willing to work Christmas Eve. A sacrifice in part that is certainly brought on by his guilt over being a “desk jockey”. His reason for being behind a desk most of the time is tragic, the kind of tragedy that Christmas story themes are designed to help us confront. (It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, One Magic Christmas as illustrations). His holiday redemption is completed with his restoration to real cop by helping McClane in the tower, and rescuing them with the same act that had condemned him in the first place. Holly has let her home life suffer for her vanity at work and her pride in disagreeing with her husband. She stands up to Hans, that is an act of courage, she is given hope by the frustration of the terrorist/criminals, that is a restoration of her faith. Finally, she reclaims her married name at the end when she is being introduced to Powell, that is the sign of redemption in her marriage, much like Jimmy Stewart crying “Merry Christmas” after seeing what life would be like if he had never been born.
Hans and Thornburg are the Marley and Potter equivalents in this story. Each is selfish and indifferent to the suffering of others. Each is given opportunities to act in a manner that is consistent with the spirit of the holiday, and each rejects those chances. As a result, they each get a comeuppance that is commensurate with their acts. Hans gets shot and dropped off a building, and Thornburg is publicly humiliated. The spirit of Christmas in the form of a naughty or nice list is kept by the outcome of the story.
We are all on the nice list because this movie was left in our Christmas stocking for us. I know that we would not be discussing it here and now, if the Christmas theme were not an essential part of the plot. The very fact that we are having this discussion at Christmas time, 24 years after the movie came out is also proof of it’s lineage as a Christmas film.
You may still disagree if you like, but to do so may put you on Santa’s naughty list. Merry Christmas. | https://kirkhamamovieaday.com/2015/12/25/ | 1,656,818,528 | null |
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Truth lies in past lives… To save the future, Plerngfha must use his ability to see the past to reveal the truth, protect the love of his life, Sitang, and decode the ancient prophecy that will shake the core of people’s beliefs. When they decipher the ancient inscriptions that lead them to the sacred statue which gives the one who possesses the statue the ability not only to see the past but also the future. They also discover their past of related characters that span over 3 lifetimes. Will these people be freed from this endless cycle of murderous love, lies, betrayal, virtue and power? | https://www.jknworldwide.com/wordpress/mist-of-love/ | 1,656,659,476 | null |
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Background info A few months ago, I published a free ebook, 7 Universal Conversion Optimization Principles. Being the test junkie that I am, I started tweaking, testing and optimizing the ebook landing page right away.
I’ve experimented with everything from privacy policies and button color to headlines and testimonials. The most recent test was particularly interesting as it revolved around a very simple copy tweak that ended up having major impact on conversions.
How I came up with the treatment My iPad is packed with awesome free ebooks that I really want to read. Unfortunately, I rarely have time to sit down and actually read them. In fact, I’d say that time is a barrier that impacts my decision every time I’m about to download free ebook.
I figured that I couldn’t be the only person with this problem. Therefore I hypothesized that I could increase downloads by emphasizing the fact that my ebook only takes about 25 minutes to read.
After messing around with different treatments and ideas, I realized that the main challenge was finding the right spot to address the time issue. The fact that the book is an easy read is not the main selling point, so I didn’t want it to be the overriding message.
To get inspiration, I turned to – a clever new tool that helps predict how visitors look at your web pages. The Eyequant analysis suggested that the first few words in the first bullet point would attract initial attention from visitors, and I decided to tweak the bullet copy towards addressing the time issue.
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Control bullet copy: Insights and experience from 4 years of research and over 350 A/B tests distilled into one 26-page free ebook
Treatment bullet copy: Read the book in just 25 minutes and get insights from 4 years of research and over 350 A/B tests
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By tweaking the copy in the first bullet point to directly address the “time issue”, I can motivate more visitors to download the ebook and increase the conversion rate of the landing page.
Test design and results In order to examine whether my hypothesis would hold water, I set up a simple A/B test where the only variable was the copy in the first bullet point.
I ran the test for 20 days and reached a statistical confidence level of 98%. During the test period, the book was downloaded 391 times.
The test data confirmed my hypothesis as the treatment increased downloads by 18.59%.
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“Here’s to another but shorter week of half-baked ideas about the POPS and its sinister cast of characters.” Martinelli raised his coffee cup; because it was the first morning after a holiday, it proceeded to let go, sloshing its brown contents onto his clean white shirt. Martin left his own cup untouched on his desk, wary of early morning gremlins lurking still, and returned the conversation to the investigation.
“I’ve been thinking,” Martin began, “about that realtor.”
An example of a flyer touting a broker’s open event, sent by the listing agent to invite other agents to tour a new listing.
“What, you planning to move?”
“On my salary?”
“What about a realtor, then?”
“He’s just beginning to bug me, the way you said about your sister.” Martinelli wasn’t listening; he was leaning way over his now stained napkin strewn desk and taking low and prudent sips from what remained of his drink. Martin waited.
“My sister…?” Martinelli spluttered it out.
“Mm, yes, you said she was always around when trouble happened but was never to blame, just under the radar like Kitty Doyle.”
“Not enough coffee in my system, yet, I guess, ’cause I’m not following. What’s this got to do with a realtor?”
“I’ve been thinking about people we may have overlooked. Other, under the radar, people.”
“And a realtor is one? Which one, now?”
“That R.M., that we see at the POPS.”
“OK, up to speed. What about him? Opportunity, motive, means?”
“Plenty of opportunity, mostly. He was outside, the morning after the drowning. Why?”
“Returning to the scene of the crime? Classic. But didn’t he have an appointment with a resident?”
“Who we never interviewed.”
“Keep going.”
“It’s like nobody sees him when he’s there, seems to be just part of the furniture.”
“True, even Gervase left him off the list of people entering the building.”
“And we only have R.M.’s word for it that he’s there, whenever and wherever he says. He could be lying.”
“And he should be different, why?”
“He has the means to get in the building with that lock box outside, anytime.”
“But that’s only been there since the drowning.”
“But before the tampering.”
“Yes.”
“He knew where the Karon’s parking spaces were, no hesitation.” Martinelli was looking more interested. “He knows every nook and cranny in the building, though he called it ‘due diligence’. Maybe he’s just using his job as an excuse to get up to no good, under cover.”
“Hidden in plain sight.” Martinelli shifted around to face his steel cabinet, full of case files. “Ever tell you about the guy we nabbed at the building materials store?”
“Before my time?”
“Maybe. The security guard got suspicious. At the end of every shift, this employee left pushing a wheelbarrow covered with packing material. The guard poked around in it each time, found nothing but reported it anyway. When we investigated, we brought the guy in.”
“And? You asked him what he was stealing?”
“Wheelbarrows.”
“Bit early, isn’t it?” Martin looked resentfully at his now cold coffee.
“OK, OK. So, opportunity, yes. Gervase screens visitors but R.M. could easily get by.”
“And means, too. What if he has keys from sometime before. He says he’s been working the building since construction. What if he let Mangold in?”
“I’ll bite. Why would he?”
“Not sure. They’re both realtors. Maybe there’s a business connection we don’t know. That Hans has a connection with Kitty that we had to weasel out of him. Maybe there’s a vendetta against the uncle.”
“A little far fetched. What about motive?”
“Hey, we’re just talking. Aren’t we supposed to figure things out?”
“Not sure I can detect why R.M. would hurt the girl. Can’t figure that out about anybody, really.”
“Some other personal connection or conflict? Or, how about in cahoots with another resident, a set-up?”
“All right. Let’s talk to him. You organize it. I’m going to go soak my shirt.” Martin reported back that R.M. would be hosting an open house for other agents at the POPS today. He could see the officers there, after that, if that was acceptable.
Martin and Martinelli went up to the unit a little early; they wanted to check out if R.M. was doing what he said he would be. Gervase had admitted quite a few groups of realtors today, explaining that they often arrived in packs on tour days. R.M. was just saying good-bye to a colleague, and welcomed them as if they were about to tour the place themselves. Martin figured it would be as good a place as any to talk to him, though the furnishings were mostly gone. They all leaned on the breakfast bar, R.M on the kitchen sink side, the police team facing him on the other while he gave each of them his business card.
“You never know who’s in the market. I’ve worked before with officers. I pay attention when the Force is with me.” It was an overused joke but new to them coming from a realtor. “How can I help you? I’d be surprised if anybody else shows up so we can talk here. But the owner may be back soon. If this takes longer than that we’ll have to go someplace else. Professional courtesy.”
“You’re in the building a great deal. Any particular reason?” Martin led off, with his first question.
“Monetary ones, mainly. I’ve met a lot of people here but wouldn’t describe anybody as a friend. I come for the business and hope to realize a sale. That involves multiple visits with the same people. I have to be here for every showing, or another agent bringing his customers must be, for a registered showing. A realtor sometimes concentrates on a condo building. Farming, we call it. I seem to be running into a spate of business here, in spite of some recent problems. But I have to say it, death and commotion aren’t good for business. We like to point to the positives, as well as reporting any negatives.” R.M. gave complete answers. Martin was skip jumping his prepared questions.
“You said before that there were certain things that all realtors do when they’re showing a building?”
“All realtors, well, the competent ones – unfortunately, there are always those bad apples – follow the same procedure to allow showing a property. It gets a bit more complicated in a condo building. Gervase handles it very well. There is the individual unit for sale, of course, but also the common amenities to view plus the garage. It takes a while to do, with lots of keys and side trips.”
“And the bad apples? Anyone you don’t get along with, the Mangolds, maybe?”
“I make it a point to stay on good terms.” R.M. was surprised by the directness of that question. “It often happens that you have to work things out, negotiate deals with other agents and developers. Morrie and I are on good terms though I disagree with some of his choices. Same with Rusty. I did condole personally with Morrie just after Rusty drowned.”
“Was discovered in the pool.” Martinelli threw it in, as a test.
“Can’t help repeating common knowledge, I suppose. That’s what I’m hearing.”
“How much do you know about bicycles? Have a working knowledge of repairs?” R.M. was completely thrown by this one. It finally occurred to him that they were regarding him with suspicion, not as a trusted source of real estate information. And at this moment, in strolled Sebastian. | http://www.condomilwaukee.com/uncategorized/100-what-do-you-say-for-r-m/ | 1,657,189,798 | null |
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Li Qingshan extended his hand and caught the object, taking a look. It was a stone disc over thirty meters across, enveloped in a faint, blood-red light. It was engraved with the image of hundreds and thousands of weapons, as well as many profound glyphs.
What is this? Surely I’m not supposed to throw it at someone. It looks a little like an altar. Whatever, I’ll just ask Yin Qing when I have spare time. She should recognise items from the Asura realm.
Li Qingshan gazed at the sky again and felt extremely curious. Was the voice really the will of the Asura realm? Did the World of the Nine Provinces have a will too?
But now was not the time to consider that. Within his jagged, metallic rib cage, a scorching-red heart shone with resplendent light!
It was the heart of the giant god of fire he had just swallowed. Not only did it contain pure and scorching fire spiritual qi, but it also possessed a rare hint of divine nature.
Li Qingshan immediately practised the Phoenix’s Scripture of Nirvāṇa and began refining the heart of the fire god.
Right now was the most optimal time for him to break through to the third layer of the phoenix!
Three balls of fire chased after a whirlwind, whistling around above Giant Ship island. The three Fire Devouring Kings wielded the Divine Fire tablets and went after Ji Changfeng.
Ji Changfeng obviously was not their opponent. He had tried several times to break out of Giant Ship island, but it all ended in failure. With no other choice, he dove head-first into the inky-blue sphere created by the Heart of the Abyss.
By now, the sphere had already swallowed half of Main-mast mountain, turning into a colossal object several thousand meters across, hovering quietly above Giant Ship island.
Each wave grew higher than the last, like huge mountains that slammed towards Giant Ship island. It was reduced to steam by the flames, amassing in layers and extending all the way into the sky, linking up with the drooping clouds.
As a result, an extremely spectacular sight unfolded. The entire Giant Ship island was enveloped in thick clouds that were illuminated red by the flames.
Rain was not all that fell from the clouds. Instead, there were streams and rivulets as well, gushing towards the Heart of the Abyss. They turned to steam mid-air from the flames, turning back into clouds.
Just like that, the cloud layer constantly pressed lower.
“The Divine Fire domain can’t last for much longer!” Zhu Yan said.
“Don’t worry! We’re definitely not going to be the first ones to give way! That bitch Gong Yuan is close to qi deviation and assimilating with Ruin’s End. The Heart of the Abyss will shatter completely. Once the power erupts, they’re all going to die. Though, we need to be ready to leave too so that we don’t get sucked in!”
As the oldest Fire Devouring King, Zhu Fen had lived for several thousand years. He was highly knowledgeable and experienced. He could tell with a single glance that Gong Yuan had already reached her limit.
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the abyss, echoing in the surroundings.
“You’ve offended me, and you still think you can leave!?”
The three fire devourers were alarmed. Only then did they realise an armoured figure with a horned helmet had appeared in the centre of the sphere. A pair of scarlet eyes shone sharply, staring through the thick, blue sphere and penetrating their souls.
After refining the heart of the fire god and breaking through to the third layer of the phoenix, he immediately stepped out of the Asura Field and sensed the heavy aura of Ruin’s End, refreshing his mind.
Then he saw Xiao An sitting with her legs crossed and her eyes firmly closed, contending against the intense pressure from Ruin’s End. He scooped her up in a hurry and said softly, “Are you alright?”
The pressure all vanished. Xiao An opened her eyes and let out an enchanting smile. “I’m fine.”
Li Qingshan smiled. He just happened to hear what Zhu Fen had said, which made him turn around and bellow that.
“Li Qingshan?” Zhu Yan said in disbelief, as well as in some uncertainty.
“It’s your grandfather, me!” Li Qingshan raised his head.
“There’s no need to say anything to him. He’s just someone on the brink of death!” Zhu Fen said in disdain.
Before he had even finished talking, the inky-blue sphere suddenly stopped expanding. This was a sign of collapse.
“Let’s see who dies first!” Li Qingshan pulled Gong Yuan into his arms, holding a woman in each arm.
Right when the fire devourers were left at a loss, thinking that he was just trying to take advantage of her right before death, the inky-blue sphere that was close to collapse actually stabilised.
Gong Yuan’s hollow, deathly eyes suddenly shone slightly.
When the Heart of the Abyss began connecting with the deep and mysterious Ruin’s End, she could not see anything more. There was only endless darkness and silence. That was the bottomless abyss named Ruin’s End.
She had already forgotten her body somewhere. It must have been crushed by the pressure already. Only her soul continued to fall into the abyss, into depths even darker than darkness. She could not put up any resistance, nor did she want to put up any resistance.
Compared to this eternal silence, what was a transient existence supposed to be? Compared to the torment of day and night, perhaps death was instead liberation.
She thought like that as the darkness infiltrated her soul strand by strand. She let out a gloomy sigh. My sister, I’m so lonely! Afterwards, she shut her eyes and allowed the dark abyss to swallow her.
Suddenly, warmth wrapped around her quietly and gave off a tranquil, intimate aura.
Sister, is that you? Have you come to receive me? I miss you so much!
Her heart trembled, searching around in the darkness. At that moment, she seemed to return to many years ago, playing hide-and-seek with her younger sister in the corals of the deep ocean, but she was unable to find her no matter what. She was both furious and worried.
She suddenly stopped falling. Even Ruin’s End had a bottom?
In the deep abyss, a giant spirit turtle floated up, rising with her on its back.
Gradually, a ray of light appeared from above, growing brighter and brighter. She seemed to have approached the surface of the ocean already. Her eyes gradually went from pitch-black to a brilliant blue. The various scenes and sounds around her became clearer and clearer.
With a splash, they burst through the surface of the ocean. Various sights immediately entered her field of view.
The burning Giant Ship island, the cascading, burning clouds, the violent fire devourers…
Her memories immediately returned to her. Gong Yuan discovered she was currently being carried by a man, which left her both embarrassed and furious. She put up a struggle, wanting to break free.
Her waist tightened, and an irresistibly great power instead embraced her even more firmly, pressing her up against the man’s sturdy body. A voice rang out beside her ear like an order, “Stop moving around!”
How could the mighty Merfolk Queen listen to the orders of someone else, let alone the fact that it was coming from a human? However, as if it was a curious coincidence, she stopped struggling, allowing Li Qingshan to hold her.
What exactly is happening? Gong Yuan rubbed her forehead and was also perplexed. She was not a little girl who lost her senses after being hugged by a man after all, so she tidied through her thoughts very quickly. She recognised the demonic armour. “You’re… Li Qingshan!?”
“If you have something to say, save it for later. Open your mind and work with me to butcher those three bastards first!” Li Qingshan said sternly.
He had no interest in taking advantage of her right now. Although holding Gong Yuan was quite a nice sensation, he mainly did it to pacify her mind and control the tremendous power from Ruin’s End so that they could fight back.
“Alright!” Gong Yuan was mildly taken aback. She obviously understood the severity of the situation, and Li Qingshan had already struck while she was “weakened” when her consciousness had almost assimilated with Ruin’s End. The spirit turtle that appeared in her sea of consciousness was Li Qingshan’s consciousness, which was why she would subconsciously follow his command.
She understood it was impossible to control this power with her strength, so she simply opened her mind completely and allowed Li Qingshan to control her.
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Treasure hunters everywhere love a good game, so here’s another hunt you can enjoy in your down time.
One of my other little enjoyments in life is throwing the odd bank note at a lottery ticket. Yes, I know, “the odds are terrible”, “you’ll never win in your lifetime”, “even those who do win are not happy” etc. I read the tabloids sometimes too 🙂
There’s the whole process of playing. Choosing your numbers can be as boring as just requesting a ‘quick pick’, but why make it that dull when you can play with it. Consider the hunt for the right numbers to be your mighty quest. There’s loads of systems and software out there for playing with this kind of stuff. It’s just really good fun.
And this is the one thing those naysayers don’t mention about playing the lottery. The reality that for the people who play it – it is pretty good fun. Especially if you approach it that way in the first place, and if you’re having that much fun playing then you cannot possibly really lose can you? I’ve never really lost when going to see a movie, and that’s an entirely optional leisure activity too. Although I have seen a few movies that came very close to feeling like I simpy lost the time invested into watching it..!
So if you treat playing the lottery as a bit of a treasure hunt, there’s a lot of enjoyment to be had.
Just don’t neglect enjoying the whole malarkey, right from choosing your numbers, to watching the draw. Don’t be boring with just a ‘quick pick’ either. Be more creative and it’s a lot more fun. No, I’m not sure that all those fancy systems do anything particularly useful, except make things more fun! Which in itself us useful, right? I quite like this one – the Formula 1 name is a bit cheesy but it’s easy and fun to use. It may not help much, but it is good fun trying all the same. (I think Trent may have created that one but I’m not 100% sure).
Start out your quest though by hunting for the right game to play in the first place. There’s a lot of choice, especially with all the scratch-off options available too. Even more so if you include the fact you can play almost any lottery game from around the world online now. I don’t mean playing your own countries lottery games online, I mean any country. You want to play EuroMillions – no problem, the Mega Millions, sure can. It’s that easy now. | https://www.kingarthurstreasures.com/theres-treasure-in-those-games/ | 1,656,741,596 | null |
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The initial image of the sphinx in Garréta’s first novel seems to haunt the project of each of her subsequent books: a chimera-like assemblage of parts (the exact composition of which can vary) that remains enigmatic, that resists understanding.
The Formal Imagination of Oulipo
Author: Lara Palmquist |
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Founded in 1960 by a collective of French mathematicians and writers, Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle (Workshop of Potential Literature), or Oulipo, was established to identify new forms of writing using numerical and alphabetical constraints. Early member Georges Perec, for example, structured his novel Life A User’s Manuel according to | https://blog.pshares.org/tag/oulipo/ | 1,656,250,640 | null |
This time three years ago I was keeping busy catching up with a different friend every night over a pint, coming to terms with the loss of a dear friend. Mike, a beautiful radge I met when I was 15 had been killed in a car crash and the loss was devastating to the huge number of people whose lives he’d been part of. Thinking about him this year on the anniversary of the accident, it struck me that then, as now, I’d spent the weeks before Christmas running on adrenalin, keeping busy, coping, being with others who’d been part of his life. This year I’ve been busier than ever, spinning a lot of plates and trying to give as much time as I can, not just to my close friends but to the people I’ve met through the last couple of years of campaigning for a Yes vote.
It struck me that the winter tiredness, the low moods, the desperation to keep busy – they’re all just part of grief. I’m grieving for independence – for what might have been and for the opportunities lost. The five stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – are something to which I think we can probably all relate at the end of 2014.
So where do we go from here?
Well firstly, we all need to know that we’re not alone. For me, standing in front of 3000 people to chair the closing session of the Radical Independence conference filled me with hope and comfort, knowing that I was part of something bigger despite our loss.
But as we move towards acceptance – that last stage of grief – I think the old adage of educate, agitate, organise must guide our plans. We’ve all had an enormous education these last couple of years and we need to continue that and make it broader to reach more people.
We absolutely need to agitate. Osborne’s cuts will hammer us all, especially the poorest and we must fight austerity at every turn. But we can’t keep our eyes solely fixed on Westminster. Holyrood holds many opportunities for much needed change and campaigns like the brilliant Living Rent Campaign and the cross party Women 50:50 campaign are great examples of actions being taken now, with the powers we already have.
Finally, we need to organise. So many of us threw ourselves into a new campaign, organisation or political party as soon as the Yes campaign closed its doors. We all felt the need to do something, anything, to keep up the momentum for change. I know some folk worry about dispersing our efforts into different causes, but I think that diversity is a good thing.
It’s clear that different parts of the Yes movement have different strengths. For example,
RIC is fantastic at protests, direct action, mass canvasses and political education; Common Weal develops a common policy platform for us to coalesce around (or disagree on!) and is providing a space for learning and debate at a local level too; and National Collective holds the key to the cultural education that meant so much to so many these last two years. We must play to those strengths and complement, not duplicate effort.
And whilst we were part of one big movement, each of us is different with different passions, interests and skills – we need to follow those passions now and focus efforts on the things we care about and pursue them without waiting to be told what to do. Life’s too short to wait and hope for opportunities to come along.
Three years ago the heartache of losing love and the futures that could have been was probably the hardest time in my life. Since then, I’ve met some of the most incredible people, fallen in love, and been part of a movement that has changed my life. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s that life must be lived and we must create our own opportunities. | https://sarahbeattiesmith.com/2014/12/01/on-grief/ | 1,656,764,095 | null |
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The Serbian super star tennis player is out of the US open due to a default in his fourth round clash with Pablo Carreño Busta. Novak Djokovic was booted out of the 2020 US Open after he smacked the tennis ball into a lines person’s throat. The poor lady cried out and fell to the ground clutching her throat after the shot with Djokovic running over to check on her. It was all too little too late after the umpired ruled it unsportsmanlike behaviour and gave him his marching orders.
It was a huge pity for Novak Djokovic as he had a real chance of winning the open and closing the gap of most grand slams won with Federa (20) and Nedal (18). Back luck I guess but I am sure he will have another chance in the future. Novak Djokovic has won $140 Million in prize money to date so the fine of $250 thousand should have too much of an impact. He stood to win millions had he won the tournament. At least some other lucky person will have a shoot at it now.
So what next for Djokovic?
Well he is likely to get back on the jigsaw tatami mats to continue his training. Whilst the bulk of his training takes place on the tennis court it can only be assumed that at least part of his fitness regime takes place on jigsaw tatami mats. Indeed the ATP considers such anti-fatigue mats to be an integral part of training equipment needed to minimise injury to its players. Being an elite athlete it would be of no surprise if Novak Djokovic used tatami jigsaw mats in his training.
Whilst some people consider such mats only to be jigsaw martial arts mats, the truth is that they can be used for more than just martial arts. Indeed you will find jigsaw tatami mats being used by a large section of the training community as a means to reduce fatigue. This is especially true when elite athletes are involved because they train for such a large portion of their lives.
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September 21, 2010
Yesterday I talked about two key elements to keep in mind when laying out your site for the first time, or making any changes to it. I am not going to get to geeky here. I am just going to touch on the high points, but getting this right can really help your search results.
The two key elements are:
Search engines neither like nor dislike your site; their function is to simply serve the most relevant result to the surfer’s query.
To do this, search engines continually scour the net trying to find the most helpful, easy-to-understand, information rich websites that ALREADY get traffic for the particular search request, and are linked to by other relevant websites.
I told you that today I would talk about three components of site design to consider to rank well for your given keyword.
They are:
Your title tag
Keywords
Description
1. Meta Title – The “Title” of your homepage of your site should be short (65 characters including spaces) and keyword rich, including the keyword you want the site ranked for. Keywords should be used logically, don’t just stuff them in there. Including the primary keyword in the H1 header tag can really help boost results.
2. Meta Keywords – The Meta keywords should be the most searched for words and phrases for your site’s topic. Include no more than 20 keywords separated by commas with no spaces.
3. Meta Description – Each search engine displays their own max number of characters (Google 160, MSN 200, Yahoo 165) so keep this short. This is what will be displayed to readers in their search results on the topic they searched for. Again, make sure this section is logically packed with the appropriate keywords to the primary function of your site.
Most website templates today allow you easily integrate these 3 elements into your design, so updating these fields if you already have a site online should be easy.
Picture Credit: Xelcise
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Regardless of the weather condition, you can stay cool and dry when you have the right offset patio umbrella.
Experience the convenience of adjustment that gives them an edge over the conventional patio umbrellas. They are available in different models to suit various preferences and budgets.
What’s the best offset patio umbrella for your needs? Choose the perfect combination of color, size, assembly, and mechanism, and you will enjoy the convenience of your umbrella. The offset patio umbrella eliminates the annoying center pole that keeps you from getting a comfortable seating. No more drilling holes in your table to allow the umbrella pole through.
Best Offset Patio Umbrellas Reviews ;
1. Le Papillon 10 ft Cantilever Umbrella
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Enjoy the shade from this offset patio umbrella with 360 degrees rotation. It has a 10-feet diameter and can follow the sun the whole day to give you reliable and large shaded area. It is ideal for both commercial and residential applications for any outdoor area. It is made of durable and weather resistant material. The 1.9-inch pole and the eight ribs are made of powder-coated steel making them rustproof.
The pole is oval shaped, weather resistant and provides the umbrella adequate stability compared to the market umbrellas and other offset hanging umbrellas.
It is easy to operate. The exclusive Easy Open Lift system makes it possible to open the umbrella in one motion. The slider mechanism makes it easy to crank it to the desired angle as the sun moves. The wind vent at the top allows for airflow and reduces wind pressure under the canopy. The polyester material is fade resistant and provides 98% UV protection.
2. Abba Patio 11-Feet Offset Cantilever Umbrella
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Cover large patio areas with this stable 11-feet offset patio umbrella. Its fade-resistant fabric keeps its color well and offers adequate UV protection. Enjoy your time in the outdoors without worrying about the pole stability or your safety. The aluminum pole is strong and has a cross base for firm placement. The vertical tilt mechanism allows you to get multiple positions always to stay cool. The cross base measures 3.4 feet and offers reliable stability. Get about 95 square feet of shade under cover of the sun-proof and fade resistant polyester fabric.
3. Le Papillon 14 ft Market Outdoor Umbrella
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The 14.7-feet diameter umbrella will give you more shade. It is designed with extra-large and is ideal for residential and commercial applications. It stands at 8.9 feet so most people can conveniently move under it. The frames are made of 12 durable ribs of rust-free steel and lightweight aluminum pole. Apart from the function, this umbrella has a stylish and elegant design provides enjoyable attraction. The crank lift is easy to operate when you want to open or close it. It has two wind vents for airflow and to reduce wind pressure that can cause instability.
Durability is not an issue since the umbrella is made of fade resistant and durable polyester fabric. It is easy to clean and provides 98% UV protection. You will not have to worry about mold or mildew. It comes with no base, but a 60-80lb base will do.
4. Purple Leaf 11 Feet Double Top Deluxe Patio Umbrella
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The Purple Leaf patio umbrella is what you need if you want a large shade. It is made of alloy steel material to ensure strength and durability. The aluminum frames have anti-oxidation spray paint to give it a long life. The hand-crank system gives you an easy way to operate the umbrella; even a child can open and close it. The fade resistant polyester fabric is easy to clean and is waterproof. The weather should not be a problem when you can get the Purple Leaf offset patio umbrella. It features a double-top design to provide basic wind and heat venting.
5. Grand Patio Deluxe 10 FT Curvy Aluminum Offset Umbrella
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This 10-inch offset patio umbrella is adequate in keeping the harsh sun and rain from your outdoor space. Do not let the weather affect your picnic of café area. It can cover a table with 4-6 chairs with enough shade. You have the freedom to place this umbrella anywhere you want to have the fun as long as there is space.
It is constructed of quality material. The aluminum frame is lightweight and strong and is powder-coated to withstand the weather and give it a longer life. It features double-coated water-resistant, fade-resistant, and UV protective polyester fabric. You do not need to be strong to operate this offset patio umbrella; the crank-lift mechanism does all the hard work.
6. Abba Patio 9 by 9-Feet Square Offset Cantilever Umbrella
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Cover large seating areas like patio dining sets, pool or spa areas, and conversation seating areas with this 9-feet umbrella. The offset patio umbrella offers plenty of placement versatility. Have fun in a large shaded area with UV protection away from the harsh sun and light rain. The fabric has a long life and will retain its color against the weather.
It has a strong construction made of the durable aluminum poles and a heavy cross base for stability. Its vertical tilt mechanism makes it possible to get multiple tilt positions to ensure you stay in a cool shade. It is a square-shaped umbrella with a dual vent top for basic wind and heat venting.
7. Domi Outdoor Living 10 by 10-Feet Square Cantilever Umbrella
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This is a stylish square-shaped offset patio umbrella with a 10-feet height. It is reliably strong due to the 2-inch powder coated aluminum pole and eight oval steel ribs. The canopy edges are reinforced to prevent any tears or rips. The single wind vent enhances its stability. The umbrella can rotate 360 degrees to shade different areas and provide maximum shade and protection. You will love the fade-resistant polyester fabric.
8. TrueShade Plus 10′ x 10′ Cantilever Square Umbrella
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Get up to 95 square feet of shade to cover 72-inch rectangular and oval tables that seat 6-8 chairs. Experience elegant entertainment under this aesthetically pleasing offset patio umbrella. It is constructed of bronze finished aluminum poles that are rust resistant. The fabric is a fade and stain resistant solution-dyed polyester to provide a long life. The easy crank and cantilever mechanism ensure smooth opening and closing operations. You can angle it against the sun for maximum shade. It comes with a crossbar base for surface mount and four fillable reservoirs to weigh it down. The umbrella also comes with a waterproof cover.
9. Abba Patio 11-Feet Outdoor Market Umbrella
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It does not matter the weather condition outside; you can now enjoy your outdoor activities under this offset patio umbrella. At 11 feet, it stands high to accommodate various activities without restrictions. It has a strong construction to withstand windy days. The eight steel ribs and pole are powder coated to make it rust-free and durable. Get enough shade to cover a 60-inch square or rectangular table that seats 6-8 chairs. The canopy is made of solution-dyed polyester that is waterproof and provides UV protection at all times.
10. Abba Patio 7 by 9 Feet Rectangular Patio Umbrella
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Outdoor umbrellas do not only have to provide shade during the day. This model has solar-powered LED lights to light under the canopy for 9 to 12 hours. It is constructed with a high-quality polyester fabric and heavy-duty aluminum frame that withstands the elements. The convenient crank lift system makes it easy to open and close the umbrella. If you want to tilt the umbrella, the easy push-button function helps you adjust it as desired. Your summer nights will be more peaceful under this umbrella.
Types of Outdoor Umbrellas
If you don’t understand the available types of umbrellas, you may end up buying the wrong one. Here are the types of outdoor umbrellas:
Sunshades – these types are commonly used by one person at the poolside, near the chaise lounges and at high-end hotels.
Market – these are larger and higher quality than the residential umbrellas. They have been popular for years and are commonly used for shading diners and on the patio of cafes. They are octagonal and have vented tops.
Pagoda – these Asian-style inspired umbrellas take the Japanese pagoda shapes with pier 1 carrying a few pagoda-style outdoor umbrellas.
Cantilever – this type of outdoor umbrella is not inserted into a hole, rather, it has a base offset away from the shaded area. It is excellent for a place with tables with no holes, a deep-seating set, or lounge chairs by the pool. It does not get in the way and can be adjusted as the sun moves.
Commercial – grade umbrellas: these are heavy-duty umbrellas commonly used at restaurants and other outdoor venues. They are built to withstand the weather elements and are very durable.
What to consider
1. Umbrella frames
When buying a patio umbrella the frame is a crucial factor. Umbrella frames are made of three material types; they can be aluminum, wood or fiberglass. Aluminum is the most common type. When made correctly and finished right, it will resist all weather conditions. Wood is more costly, especially the weather-tolerant wood like ipe, teak, or eucalyptus.
The disadvantage of the wood frame for umbrella is their weight. Aluminum and fiberglass are lightweight, flexible, non-corrosive, and withstands most weather conditions. When choosing the frame material, consider that which will serve the overall purpose while fitting the décor harmoniously.
2. Opening mechanism
Umbrellas have two different opening mechanisms to consider. Those made from wood are usually opened manually using a low-tech pulley system. The pulley system works by pulling a rope to open the umbrella. This requires some muscle to open, then have a large pin inserted to lock it in place. Those crafted from metal is opened by releasing a crank lift or a push-button tilt.
The crank lift button allows the umbrella to tilt in various directions. You just wind it open or closed, and when it arrives at the ultimate position, it will lock in place. The push-button or automatic auto-tilt methods are easier to use and are more expensive. Choose the model based on whichever mechanism is best for you.
3. Tilt methods
By tilting the umbrella, you can maximize the amount of shade at a given time. It is beneficial in keeping the user from the harmful UV rays. Umbrellas can have either of the three tilting methods; collar tilt, crank tilt, or the push-button option. The quickest and most popular method is the collar tilt. It tilts the patio umbrella without the need to leave your chair. Just spin the collar of the frame, and the umbrella will tilt. The rank method requires you to twist the crank until you get the desired tilt. The push-button option requires a push of the button on the umbrella collar to get your desired tilt.
4. Shade size
The canopy size is a crucial feature that you must consider when shopping for an offset patio umbrella. This will depend on how much shade you want at any given time. Manufacturers measure this from one end of the canopy to the top and then to the other end. It should be five feet larger than the area you want to be covered.
5. Canopy fabric
This determined both the final cost and durability of the umbrella. The most common fabrics are:
Sunbrella – Made in the USA and fully solution-dyed. Its color does not fade and protects from UV rays.
Ofelin – This material is weather resistant, provides excellent UV protection and is solution-dyed.
SolarVista – a lightweight fabric made in France from acrylic.
Spun Poly – this polyester fabric has high strength, is smooth, and has excellent quality.
Coolaroo’s Open Weave – umbrellas with this fabric have free air circulation, but still provide UV protection.
6. Maximum shade and flexibility
Consider how flexible the umbrella is and the maximum had you will get. It should give you the mounting option, can be offset or cantilever and allow usage without a post in the shaded area. This leaves a large space to arrange furniture, unlike the center post umbrella which requires a center hole furniture to place the pole.
7. Assess your landscape
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8. Shapes
Most umbrellas are round, however, some presents octagonal and rectangular shapes to cover a larger or longer rectangular tables.
Conclusion
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LARGEST EVER WHOLE-OF-POPULATION STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF TB-HIV INTERVENTIONS ON TB BURDEN LAUNCHED IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COMMUNITIES
97 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WITH TB TESTED FOR HIV IN MYANMAR’S IHC TOWNSHIPS
UNION DEVELOPS TECHNICAL GUIDE FOR CO-MANAGEMENT OF DM-TB
THE UNION ADDS HIV TESTING TO HOUSEHOLD CONTACT SCREENING IN UGANDA
CASE STUDY: HTUN HTUN, MYANMAR
CASE STUDY: HTUN HTUN, MYANMAR
HTUN HTUN
MANDALAY, MYANMAR
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I recognized him when the young man came up to me, with other people around me after my lecture. Earlier in my lecture, he was sitting on the first row and watched attentively. He looked like a typical engineer you see everywhere in the Valley. He hesitated a little, then talked about his current job at a famous company (where I buy my phone from). He has been a software engineer for a while. “But I am excited about AI, and I want to become a data scientist. What should I do? Should I go back to school to get a Ph.D. or master’s in AI?” I paused for an answer. This is a common question engineers ask me these days.
Earlier I had a conversation with a friend who manages a team and tries to hire a data scientist. He asked, “Who should I hire? A new Ph.D. with no work experience or someone who has a master’s and a good amount of work experience?” Others have asked: “Is degree really that important for being a data scientist?”
The answer becomes clear when observing the job market. In the past 2 years, new computer science Ph.D.s, particularly those majoring in machine learning, are getting multiple job offers and are grabbed by large AI companies immediately. The demand is so high that the total compensation for a new Ph.D. graduate reaches $200k annually. Data scientists are in high demand, but especially in high demand are those with computer science (CS) Ph.D. degrees.
What’s in a Ph.D. degree? What are employers paying for with higher salary?
Having received my Ph.D. in AI and built Ph.D.-dominated AI teams, I can share my perspective on the uniqueness of Ph.D. training. This is by no means saying people without Ph.D. should feel left out. It is only to illustrate what a computer science Ph.D. training gives, so that you can make an informed decision when you hire someone or decide on your next career move.
It takes on average 5 years to finish a Ph.D. degree. The first 2 years are classes, and the next 3 years are research. I would say the class part is nothing exceptional, which gives you more knowledge. It is a Master’s degree level training at most. What’s unique about Ph.D. degree is the next 3 years after the classes are done. These are years of intensive research, and where a young student morphs into a researcher. This transformation of a Ph.D. is done through the following 3 activities:
Publishing research papers
Interacting in a research group
Writing a Ph.D. thesis.
Let’s take a look at each of these activities, and the training they give.
1. Publishing research papers
A computer science Ph.D. student is expected to publish at least 3–4 papers by the time he or she graduates. Some people have written 10 papers, and some more prolific people can have 20. Such papers are typically published in conferences. (The major machine learning conferences are: NIPS, ICML, ICLR, KDD, and AAAI.) The paper acceptance rate of a top AI conference is around 20–25%. That means out of 2,000 paper submitted, only 400 are accepted. This fierce competition brings out the excellence in the published paper.
To be accepted for publication, a paper has to demonstrate the following property: (1) Innovative (2) Significance of the problem (3) Feasible solution — demonstrated through experimental results (4) Good writing (Clear, concise).
Being innovative means you propose a new method that no one has done before. For example, if you propose a new method that classify videos, your method has to be new. This requires an inquisitive mind, extensive reading on other people’s work, and deep thinking on all possible solutions. For AI researchers, this also means good training in mathematics and statistics so that you can understand the current work.
A researcher also has to have good judgment, in order to pick an important problem to solve. If you pick a problem that is trivial such as counting the number of a chairs in an image, it’s not that interesting. If you pick a problem that’s already solved, like identifying objects in an image, then you are wasting your time (your solution is not adding to the advance in knowledge). An important problem is a problem that has big impact and there are no good solutions. Reviewing the literature (all previous papers) helps you to select your topic. This forces you to read widely and attend conferences to keep updated. The topic selection reflects an inquisitive mind that is able to understands what’s feasible and what is not feasible.
After designing your solution, you run many experiments in the computer to show it is superior than all the other solutions known so far. If you are lucky to discover a good solution, you will then write a paper. Writing a research paper is putting together your thoughts, constructing a coherent solution, comparing them with the literature, and demonstrating the superiority of your solution. It takes on average 3 months to finish a good paper, which includes literature review, algorithm design, experiments and writing the paper.
Finally, you submit your paper for publication, typically to a conference. You then receive feedback from the reviewers. Here is where you will receive sharp opinions, not only on your content but also on your writing. Many times you have to revise your paper so that it is clearer, the literature review has to be comprehensive. Your writing has to be concise, and your logic has to be right.
Getting paper published is a rigorous and competitive process. Publishing sharpens one’s mind and forces a person to work hard, read widely and explore deeply. A good paper reflects curiosity, good judgement, persistence, and high energy. (This is why when I interview a data scientist candidate, I would review their publications.)
Writing a paper involves identifying a problem, designing innovative ways to solve the problem, doing experiments, and presenting the solution in a coherent way. All of these are required skills of a data scientist at workplace.
2. Interacting in a research group.
A Ph.D. student is supervised by one professor, who is the student’s advisor (on classes), financial supporter (for tuition and stipend), and a research partner in writing a paper.
Your advisor is your mentor. His rigor demands you to have rigorous approach. His high standard pushes you to a higher ground. In weekly meeting with my Ph.D. advisor, I discussed my ideas and got his feedback. I learned to sharpen my research, my mathematics and my argument on why my research is innovate. He also gave me idea on how to present, and where to look for literature.
A successful professor can get many grants and fund a large group. My advisor used to have 10 students in his group. Many other professors have similar number of students or more. Interacting with others in a research group is a learning ground. You observe how other people do research, how they get paper published, and how they present their ideas. In the weekly group meeting, you get to listen, to discuss and to share.
A large research group provides a stimulating environment where you are pushed for excellence. When fellow students publish in top conferences, you want to do the same thing. When they do internship in a top research lab, you want to do the same thing. The list goes on and on. When someone graduates and lands a good job, you have something to strive for.
I remembered one time a fellow group member came back from his internship at Microsoft research. He presented the idea of a recommender system. This was the time before Netflix. He talked about user-user similarity and other ways to infer user preference. It was fascinating, but I didn’t know where to apply it. (My own research was on a different subject.) Many years later, I led a data science team at PayPal building recommender systems for marketing. It was very easy for me to pick up this topic as the foundation was laid in graduate school.
3. Writing a Ph.D. thesis
The most important part of finishing a Ph.D. degree is writing a thesis. A Ph.D. thesis is typically more than 100 pages, requiring much more depth and breadth than a research paper that is merely 10 pages.
The requirement for a Ph.D. thesis is the same as a research paper: (1) Innovative (2) Significance of the problem (3) Feasibility of your solution (4) Good writing. But a thesis is in a much larger scale. If writing a paper is like building a house, writing a thesis is building a skyscraper. It takes 2–3 years to finish a thesis. This process builds endurance and perseverance.
In order to show that your research is innovative, you have to make sure that nobody has invented the method you are proposing. This requires reviewing all the publications in the world related to your work. This is called literature review. It typically takes 1 year to finish the literature review for a thesis.
By the time you finish literature review, you are getting clear about your thesis topic. The topic is a problem you want to solve that has not been solved by others. In addition, your have a vague idea you how you want to solve it.
Deciding on a thesis topic is a long process. You have to try and experiment. This is where some graduate students give up. How to demonstrate your idea is new? This is particularly tricky for students in social science and humanity domain, where it is hard to demonstrate novelty. Many humanity Ph.D. students take 6 or 7 years to graduate.
Fortunately for computer science students, publishing papers trains a person to do innovative work. Since each CS Ph.D. student is expected to publish by Year 2, they have to swim in the vast ocean of academic water and survive. By publishing papers, they get familiar with research methodology, and how to create new algorithms. Therefore the length of a computer science Ph.D. time is relative shorter. It is very common for CS students to incorporate their papers into their thesis, as long as these papers fit into 1 coherent theme.
The coherent theme is the real innovation of a thesis. This is the true value of Ph.D. training, where you can see the whole picture. It is consistent exploration of one topic. For example, before writing my Ph.D. thesis, I wrote papers of self-fulling bias in a multiagent environment, and I wrote papers on auction agents and how they act by learning about each other. I also experimented with agents playing soccer and wondered what would be their strategies. But what is the general theme that summarize these different topics? It’s about learning in a multiagent environment. Then what is the general theoretic framework that describes the interaction? I remember staying in the library, reading and thinking, making notes. I remember visiting another department, stumbling on a book on control theory and the work on Markov games. That was the framework I looked for. Those were quiet time, with no outside distraction or obligation.
Once we settle down on a coherent framework, and know that whatever you invent is general enough (application to different scenarios), the next question is: How to solve this general problem? You provide a new computing algorithm to solve this problem. Here is your unique invention. You demonstrate its soundness with experimental results along with mathematical proof. You also demonstrate its computational efficiency. The uniqueness of computer science Ph.D. vs other Ph.D. training is the emphasis on computing feasibility. In computer science, we care about time complexity (how long does it take to finish computing?), and space complexity (how much memory space required to store the date and intermediary results?). We have to show that whatever we invent can be implemented, runs fast and does not take excessive memory space.
When you are satisfied with your experimental results, you write up your thesis. Here you put all the work together into one piece. As a non-native speaker, I struggled with my English writing then. I remember the red inks on my thesis marked by my adviser, mostly on grammatical mistakes. I felt very embarrassed. Looking back today, I realize how it helped me to have a higher standard for good writing.
By the time you finish your thesis, you have endured the lonely graduate life (others already graduated and working), you have suffered through low income syndrome as a poor graduate student. You are secluded from the real world, staying in the academic ivory tower, for the purpose of attacking a big problem. It’s like a martial art master who hides inside a mountain practicing his moves, you are practicing the moves in your research thinking and the muscle of attacking a difficult problem.
By now your research ability has taken a leap from a year before. You have ascended to a mountain, and you can see the whole horizon of the research field. Like larvae turning into a butterfly, you are transformed into an independent researcher.
This is what a Ph.D. training gives you.
I hope I have peeled back a veil that mystifies many people. When you decide on going to a Ph.D. program or on hiring a Ph.D. graduate, you know what you are getting.
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I was playing in Hexagon Board Game café when I noticed a girl entering the place. Instead of heading to the cashier to order a table, she waited in the corner. I didn’t pay much attention to her because I was chatting with my friend. We both were waiting for two more players.
Not long after, a guy came into the café and looked around. His eyes stopped at the waiting girl and they both shared a smile. The guy looked at his phone then approached the girl. He mentioned a name and the girl nodded.
Oh, they are meeting for the first time! That’s what I thought.
As the four of us grouped and asked for a table, I observed the couple from a distance. I smiled, imagining how they managed to plan such a meeting. If they had met in a party before, the guy would have noticed the girl right away. He did look at his phone before so it’s safe to assume he knew the girl’s name from a text. Does that mean they have talked through texting before? How did he get his number?
That is when I started to think of the possibility of them meeting online on a dating website.
So, my question for the day: what do you write on your dating profile?
This sounds silly, but I want to argue that value proposition is pretty much like designing your profile on dating websites.
Value Proposition is a marketing concept that boils down to this: what kind of value you bring to the market through your product and services. In today’s post, I’m going to help you determine your value proposition particularly when you have an online business (having a website, blogging, selling online course, and etc.)
Talk about why your product is different than others
First thing first, I want you to think why you are unique. This is undoubtedly the hardest question that pushes you to think hard.
Let say you want to sell cupcakes. So, then my question to you, why would someone buy from you, let alone become a loyal customer for you? There are plenty of bakeries out there, not to mention the cakes sold by grocery stores. Why then should I try your cupcakes?
In business school, we often see two differentiators. One company aims for high-end, high quality, high priced products. The other aims for competitive pricing. Example. Louis Vuitton is all about high class fashion. Stories have it that when you enter the store, the attendants will observe until you ask questions for a particular product. Then they offer you some refreshments while getting explaining the product to you. At times, they would send thank you letters and look forward for your next visit. Compare this to Forever 21 (which we know filed for bankruptcy). The fashion retailer targeted young students who would enter the store, see bunch of products, grab one, then go to the cashier.
Maybe it’s not only about pricing and targeted customers. Maybe it’s about different business models.
Example again. Netflix is the opposite of Blockbuster. Netflix uses subscription model where they charge small amount per month for viewers to watch any movies. Meanwhile, Blockbuster charges you per movie that you want to rent.
Bottom line, ask yourself: what are your strengths that you want to sell? Think about how you are different than your competitors.
Say how you can ease customers’ pain
If you have read my first post on “Blogging”, then you knew that the first thing to do was to understand your target customers. This is where it connects.
Use your research data about customers to address how your product fits to them. Coming back to the cupcake example, your target customers are young mothers. They are busy handling their children but they also like to hang out with friends. Every month, they chat about the latest gossip, latest fashion, and take pictures for their Instagram. They want snacks to eat with but at the same time they want to stay slim.
You then figure out that such customer would want attractive looking cupcakes to bring to the meetings that doesn’t have high calories and sugar.
The next step is to brand your cupcake to fit this kind of customers: about friendship, motherhood, and good life. Your message or tag line could be about “making moments with delicious cupcakes”.
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“It’s like Product A, but better”
I borrow this line from Query Letter to literary agents. When a writer wants to get a literary agent, he or she needs to contact a list of literary agents. In the Query Letter he sends, he needs to showcase his book. He should say something like “my novel is like science fiction 1984 with a Sherlock Holmes’ twist.”
I agree that this one is tricky. You don’t want to be identified with a certain product. That will make your customers compare the two immediately.
However, people couldn’t measure goodness without comparison. When we have choice A, choice B, choice C, we compare what we like between A and B, then A and C, then finally B and C. Even worse, we have confirmation bias. If we show a picture of the sea, then give vacation options to Germany (Choice A), Florida (Choice B), and Tibet (Choice C). We automatically compare it to the sea picture we first saw.
What’s the point?
It is human’s tendency to compare. Might as well to give that comparison. This will be useful for word-of-mouth campaign.
For the cupcake example, you can say something like “It tastes as good as Black Forrest cake with lower calories.”
Define your online business in one sentence
A challenge!
Think about defining your online business within one sentence. If you can’t do that, you fail. People understands an idea better when it is concise.
Here are some examples from existing business:
Wattpad: an online community of writers and readers to publish stories
Instagram: a social media apps to display visuals
Apple: a company that sells beautifully designed high-tech products
People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it – Simon Sinek
This last point is especially relatable for non-profits but it’s also applicable to online business in general. Don’t forget to include your vision and your goals from your online business. This helps build your value proposition to the customers.
The cupcake store you think about might be about promoting good life (good relationship and good health). This is entirely different than grocery stores or bakeries that sell cakes. Grocery stores might be about making sales while bakeries might be about supporting small businesses.
Thus, explaining why you do things brings a differentiation for your business.
Alright, so the summary of value proposition is this. You have to tell people why you are different, how your product can save them, what it resembles to, why you do the online business, and try to define it within one sentence.
A good practice is for you to pitch your online business idea to friends. See if they ‘get’ it, if what you’re saying is clear to them. Discuss on how you can better brand your business (for example, what kind of blog posts you should write about, what kind of visuals you should post on social media, etc.) | https://www.griseldapuspa.com/blog/determine-your-value-proposition | 1,656,705,444 | null |
Nigerian Dick Jockey Cuppy, has revealed why her relationship with Davido’s manger, Asa Asika, ended.
Yesterday night, Cuppy engaged her fans in a question and answer on Twitter, as her fans took turns to ask her some personal questions.
Do Cuppy and her ex boyfriend Asa Asika
It’s so secret that Cuppy and Asika dated in 2018, as the couple were very public about their relationship.
However, The former couples, didn’t not reveal why and their romance and relationship ended.
A fan in the question and answer, asked Cuppy the name of her ex boyfriend and why the relationship ended.
“@cuppymusic What’s your ex boyfriend’s name and why did you break up?” The fan asked.
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Responding to the fan’s question, Cuppy revealed she messed up their relationship and also tagged him on her tweet.
“His name is @AsaAsika and I messed it up ” Cuppy said.
Meanwhile, Cuppy is currently in Dubai, while Asa Asika is also currently in Dubai. Fans are already speculating that the couple might be back together!
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Given the multitude of unexplained mysteries at Blind Frog Ranch at the end of season one, Duane and Chad Ollinger returned in 2022 for the second season of their Discovery Channel show. Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch Season 2 premiered on January 7, 2022. Season 2 consisted of eight episodes, the last of which was titled ‘Darkness, Danger, and Death.’ Now the question is whether it will stay a secret or whether it will be renewed for the current season. The show is either on hiatus or has not yet announced a new season. The risk of cancellation is a serious concern for most blind frog ranches.
What will happen in blind frog ranch?
All of the Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch fans are eagerly anticipating season 3 and are eager to hear any fresh updates and news about it. The directors, producers, and program creators have not announced when season 3 will be completed, but from the responses received from previous seasons, they believe it will begin soon. As a result, if you are a die-hard fan of the program, you will have to wait a little longer than planned, as the release date will be revealed after the production. Following the formal announcement of Season 3, the show’s creators will announce the season’s release date.
Trailer updates about Blind frog ranch:
Unfortunately, the season’s trailer has yet to be released, and there have been no fresh updates. The creators have not yet verified to all fans when the trailer will be released, so stay tuned and follow the updates on season three if you want to view the trailer. If you’re still curious about what happened to the ranch in Seasons 1 and 2, check and read the recap piece here to close the gap. The crew does not give any updates, so we have to wait for the updates. Fans are still awaiting its update. Blind frog ranch canceled news has been spreading everywhere, but we must wait for what will happen.
Crisp details about Bling frog ranch:
Mystery at Blind Frog Branch is a television show that is an American reality series that began on January 1, 2021. Sofia is in charge of the music in the series, while Brian is in order of the direction. This series originated in the United States, and the original language used in the series in English, which is the series’ original language. An official notice has indicated that a new date has been selected regarding the release date. This series will be easy to find, and you can swiftly watch the complete show online. The show falls under the category of reality television. But still, blind frog ranch’s canceled news made its fans upset.
Is that Blind frog ranch canceled?
Many fans are looking for information on the release date, timing, cast, and other details for Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch Season 3. We’ve compiled all of the details for the third season of Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch on one page for your convenience. The Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch season 3 is the most anticipated on television. Mystery They’re more interested in when the next season is out so they can watch it online. There will be a new Mystery season at Blind Frog Ranch starting soon, so please keep reading to learn more.
How about the reviews recorded for Blind frog ranch?
This is a fantabulous show. The negative reviews must have been written by people who lack a sense of adventure. The program is always exciting and entertaining. I’m going with 8, not 9 or 10, because the format is regular reality television, with repeated sequences before and after commercials. From 2007 through 2022, production must increase. The treasure hunters are engaging individuals with unique personalities, and their techniques are unusual enough to provide some thrilling moments. I’m not sure why some are being so harsh, but I’ll keep an eye on things. Still, it gets good reviews, so fans fear hearing the news as bling frog ranch is canceled.
Discovery Channel has yet to determine whether to cancel or renew Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch for Season 3 as of March 22nd, 2022. Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch is being watched daily, and this page will be updated if and when the program is canceled or renewed, as necessary. So, now that you’ve been thoroughly explained and informed about the study that has been conducted, as well as all of the claims and facts that have been presented to you for the aforementioned season story, you should have no other queries. I hope you enjoyed the post and that it answered a few of your questions and gave you the knowledge.
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WEST PALM BEACH -- A man who turned himself into police on Wednesday has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder, police said.
John Henry Allen, 27, of West Palm Beach, was fatally shot about 2:05 a.m. on Saturday while standing in the parking lot of a barbecue restaurant in the 700 block of Tamarind Avenue.
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Some postseason sports news came in after our final spring newsletter. Congratulations to Boys’ Tennis on winning the Western Mass Championship!
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Open Letter – Feed-in Tariff (FIT): Guidance for Renewable Installations – Change to Statement of FIT Terms
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Publication date: 1st July 2013
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Ofgem published two Open Letters in relation to the final changes of the FIT Comprehensive Review on Monday 24 June 2013.
Amendments to the FIT legislation, which came into effect on 1 July2013, will provide for a number of supplier facing provisions to come into force. These include allowing FIT Generators to continue to receive FIT payments in the event that a FIT Licensee has its license to supply electricity revoked or suffers insolvency. The new legislation also introduces the mutualisation process in case there is a shortfall in the periodic levelisation fund.
In order to facilitate the continuity of payments process, the Statement of FIT Terms agreement that all FIT Generators sign with their FIT Licensee has been updated. This will require records to be kept of all payments received and meter readings taken. These records must be maintained for a period of one year, commencing with the date on which a meter reading is taken by or supplied to a FIT Licensee, or the date on which a FIT payment is received by a FIT Generator.
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Natalie is a bright young fifth-grader who attends Helman Elementary School. Along with her peers, Natalie is driven, very social, and has dreams to one day become a doctor.
However, Natalie does face some added levels of challenge in her life. When she was still developing in the womb it was discovered that Natalie would be born with part of her vertebrae exposed, a condition called spina bifida.
This sweet girl was born on January 7, 2007. After she was born it was also discovered that she suffered with hydrocephalus, a condition in which there is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain. This typically causes increased pressure inside the skull and a rapid increase in head size.
The day after she was born, Natalie was taken into surgery to address her exposed vertebrae. During that surgery, doctors were able to close the defect and prevent infection or further damage of that area.
The following day, doctors administered a separate surgery to address the hydrocephalus. During the operation, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed inside the head. This type of surgery allows doctors to insert a drainage tube into the brain. The tube is used to move extra fluid in the brain to the abdomen where it can be absorbed. The entire tube lies within the body, and is not visible.
Each separate medical challenge is capable of creating many other medical set-backs. This happens to be the case for Natalie.
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Governor Don Siegleman and his new plan for education is no more predictable than counting stars on a half-cloudy night with very dark shades on.
First off, the governor has no real method to finance such a widespread program. However, every taxpayer in Alabama knows to look forward to taxes of all descriptions. For sure property tax increases on houses and land will be front and center. Any person who runs for office on such a program will be stalled at the gate of the race.
Alabama is extremely fed up with the hit-and-miss programs that have been dreamed up by those in charge. The governor has proven that he does not read very well so now it appears he does not hear very well either. How so? He refuses to hear how well he fared on the gambling proposal and acts as though it never happened.
The unspoken program he talks about now will leave nobody untouched n from agriculture, hunting, parks, income tax, sales tax, coffee shops, soft drinks, alcohol, tobacco, gas n all will pay more and more. So don't think you will be left out.
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The Hyundai ix35 fuel cell electric vehicle just broke a world record — and a pretty awesome one at that. It just completed a dizzying, continuous six-day journey for 6,096 miles on a motorway that encircles London.
The London Hydrogen Network Expansion, which seeks to expand the number of hydrogen fueling stations across the United Kingdom, spearheaded the experiment.
The car was only allowed to stop for refueling (which, incidentally, only takes three to five minutes). The demonstration broke another record, too: The car travelled 400 miles on one tank of hydrogen, further than any other fuel cell electric vehicle.
Read more: This Hydrogen Fuel Cell Will Power the Bike of the Future
Drivers took shifts and swapped during refueling. In total, the little Hyundai that could did approximately 50 laps of the 117 mile motorway.
The record-breaking journey began on March 14 during the U.K.'s Hydrogen Week and is no doubt excellent publicity for the LHNE which "aims to deliver a publicly-accessible network of 700 bar hydrogen fueling stations London and the South East," according to their website.
The major attraction of fuel cell electric vehicles like the ix35 is that they have zero emissions. However, hydrogen fuel has a reputation for being dangerous, given how easily combustible it is.
But a 2014 Computer World article calls that theory a misconception.
"I think it's just our perception of hydrogen being extremely flammable and dangerous compared to what we're comfortable with in this day and age, which is gasoline," Jana Hartline, a Toyota spokeswoman, told Computer World. "Gasoline is also an extremely flammable fuel, and one that does not escape like hydrogen."
If this all sounds good to you, don't get too excited. There are currently only 44 hydrogen stations in the United States and, given the high costs of developing such infrastructure to power the cars and the relatively low demand for them, it could be a long while before you're attempting your own hydrogen-powered world record. | https://www.mic.com/articles/138774/hydrogen-cars-are-the-key-to-your-next-6-000-mile-eco-friendly-road-trip | 1,656,518,992 | null |
There were 6 of us today at Cosi’s. I look forward to the conversations, growing camaraderie, and of course a delicious lunch!
Sara is making a gauge for a baby blanket gift she’s going to start soon. I’m going to write up a pattern that will be a “mindless” knit with a ruffle for a border. She’s near the end of the front of her husband’s cable sweater. Just two sleeves away!
Michelle (who is making the same sweater for her husband) finished sewing one side and finished weaving all her ends. She said, she’s in the home stretch and the finished sweater is now attainable. There may be a celebration after she’s finished, just bring the lint brush!
Shilpi joined us for the first time, normally she goes on Tuesday nights. She’s finishing a beautiful baby sweater (and learned to sew with the mattress stitch). Her next project will be a baby sweater where she learns to add a cable. It’s great how she jumps into new stitches with such determination.
Mary and I returned to the La Baguette pattern by Jane Elliott. I finally caught up with her on the bottom. Unfortunately Mary went the wrong way in her short rows. Very easy to do. That meant taking it back to the first spiral wedge. Luckily, the spirals can go quickly. Mary, I finished the bottom and the rest of the bag is not knit in the round!
Robin came with Bria and they showed us fantastic bracelets they made at Beadz Boutique in Darien. They were amazing. Robin said that the people at the store helped you with your beading project and no appointment is necessary. | https://pamgrushkin.com/2007/07/14/fridays-at-cosi/ | 1,656,287,845 | null |
birds affecting my consciousness .. there they have slowly creeped up a bit like water in a creek – naturally and at times self-evident.
”Common Meal”, 2020, ink on paper
They are my neighbors and old residents in the area. Probably older inhabitants than we homo sapiens species and still living in a perfect harmony and symbiosis with the human built environment . Of course, they are a bit selective when they have chosen this old Porvoo area like us.
”Our Puddle”, 2020, ink on paper
Human inherent fear has made these black birds doomsday trumpeters, ravens of the Death, guardians of the underworld, and everything else gloomy – but not for me. No.
For me, they represent more playful and curious neighbours living next to humans and other animals. The most memorable memory of our water dog on the rock of our backyard is illuminating. On a hot summer day, as the rocks warm up, our water dog Luigi is lying on a hot rock, completely immobile enjoying the perfect heat, and at the same time the jackdaws just keep teasing him and our Luigi is just totally still without even bothering to raise his eyelids.
”Common Hunger”, 2020, ink on paper”
Various stories can be found but this tells of the playfulness of black birds.
Of course, with the raven, for example, I have had a relationship between a painter and an art critic in Tervakumpu in the forest near our summer place. I painted a big 12-meter painting in the woods in the summer of 2017 and every time I painted something red the raven came a few feet away and started his loud protest because I used the color red. It continued for many days and usually it was content to observe the situation but the color red aroused the need for comment and this strange interest in painting was somehow special contact with us 2… | https://petrihytonen.com/gallery/black-birds/ | 1,656,200,137 | null |
Our beautiful son, Milo, was born in December 2010. He has had some extraordinary challenges since then, including six surgeries and undiagnosed global developmental delays. He is currently in General Education at a wonderful public elementary school. Milo is a smart, charming and curious boy who is well loved by family and friends.
Milo has significant speech delays, and in his early years was in the "Alternative" category of being an AAC user (Alternative and Augmentative Communication). However, his speech is blossoming and Milo now uses his communication system to Augment his traditional speech (initially with PODD and now with TouchChat Word Power 80). Milo started walking on his own just before he turned 5 and still requires close spotting to ambulate safely. His fine motor skills are delayed but he is always making progress. He uses a mix of alternative pencils and traditional pencils to write. Milo is highly literate and excels on his weekly spelling tests!
It took many years of testing for us to figure out the likely cause of Milo's disabilities. We finally got a second opinion on an exome sequencing when Milo was 3.5 years old that led us to believe that a mutation on the gene KDM1A/LSD1 was the likely cause. Since then, we have partnered with the medical community to publish research on this mutation. We have also leveraged this website and social media to find other families who have children with a KDM1A/LSD1 mutation. We are a small tribe (<20 families globally as of early 2020) but very supportive!
If you are one of these families, please contact us and let's connect!
What caused Milo's disabilities?
We are increasingly confident that Milo’s de novo missense variant on KDM1A/LSD1 is the cause of his condition. Milo’s initial exome results are described in the American Journal of Medical Genetics. This website and other outreach efforts led us by 2015 to identify two other children with KDM1A/LSD1 mutations who shared some of Milo’s characteristics. A team based at the University of Washington’s Center for Mendelian Genomics did a follow-up study, published in Genetics in Medicine, that narrowed our focus to KDM1A/LSD1.
We are hoping to build our tribe and foster more medical research so we can better understand these mutations and their effects.
Please help us by spreading the word! If you know of someone who looks like Milo and has similar issues to what we have identified on this website, please connect with us! By building our tribe and our knowledge of this disorder, we can collaborate more effectively and truly help our kids be the best that they can be.
Also - if you know of a researcher who is interested in epigenetics and KDM1A/LSD1, please put them in touch with us! This was the first discovered histone demthylase, so is important in the field of epigenetics. | http://milosjourney.com/about-copy/ | 1,656,311,281 | null |
While I was taking a shower after the kids were in bed, I was trying to think of something I could do every single day of this month to put something meaningful out into the world. I had almost decided on it by the time I finished applying moisturizer but still wasn't sure when I came out to sit on the couch and eat some cake. I checked my phone to see a text from my mom to our family thread encouraging each of us to recognize God's hand in our life in some small or big way every day through the month. | https://www.alexsteele.co/2020/11/nov-1st-hand-of-god.html | 1,657,021,655 | 1,656,669,169 |
Calcinotto were part of the design team appointed to convert a disused five-storey office building into a seven storey mixed-use development of fifty luxury apartments and commercial accommodation. The building was given an entirely new appearance, and significant added value has been created through the addition of the upper floors to maximize sea views. Each of the fifty luxury apartments and penthouse suites enjoys breathtaking views across Poole town and Poole Harbour. Each property has been designed and finished to a superior standard to create an aspirational place in which to live in this iconic development.
The challenge faced in adding the additional storeys to the existing reinforced concrete frame was to prove the adequacy of the existing structure and its foundations. Using a combination of record information and investigation techniques Calcinotto used state of the art finite element analysis and design software to justify the existing structure without the need for any strengthening work. The additional storeys were constructed using a structural steel frame supporting engineered timber joists to keep the additional loadings to a minimum. | https://calcinotto.co.uk/projects/altitude/ | 1,656,610,197 | null |
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The Best Reasons for You to Hire a Professional Carpet Cleaning Company
Almost every home in the world has a carpet of its own. Some even have carpets as floors for their home, and some only have a carpet in one room or section. Some use small carpets as accents to different spaces in their home. A carpet has so many uses, and you could easily buy it from anywhere. Most stores offer different colors, textures, and patterns that you could choose from. There are also many options that you could buy online, which is more convenient for some since everyone is asked to stay at home as much as possible because of the pandemic that is challenging the world that we live in today. Thus, companies such as Raleigh carpet cleaning are very much in demand for their services because many people are also carpet owners. And if you are a carpet owner, you will know how important professional cleaning services are in your life.
Suppose you would not have the time to do the carpet cleaning on your own. In that case, you will have professionals to call to render their services to you if ever you need some carpet cleaning services. Carpet owners like you need to know that cleaning your carpet is something you do as much as possible and not just when you feel like it. Carpets could easily cling to dirt and dust, which is normal because of their fibers and materials. Thus, it would help if you never took it for granted. If you are a very busy person, all you would have to do is call for professional help since it will greatly help you in so many ways.
Here are the best reasons for you to hire a professional carpet cleaning company:
DEEP CLEANING: Deep cleaning is something that your carpet needs every once in a while. You cannot do that on your own if you do not have the right chemicals and materials to use. Thus, you should call a professional carpet cleaning company to help you deep clean your carpet.
MORE TIME TO DO OTHER STUFF: If you let professionals handle this, you will have more time to do other important stuff in your life. It will be more convenient for you because you would not have to worry about it anymore. After all, professionals are handling the situation for you.
SKILLS: These professionals are not called professionals for no reason. They are called professionals because they have the skills to do the right thing for carpet cleaning.
KNOWLEDGEABLE: These professionals also know what to do to your carpet. This means that they will assess your carpet and see what it needs. They know this because they are educated and trained to do so.
As long as you contact professional carpet cleaners, you will have nothing to worry about.
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Fundamental Steps to Help You Easily Purchase a Home
Listed below is a breakdown of typical and important steps that you may consider as you purchase your home—from simply considering about looking for houses for sale Oakland TN to becoming a property owner. Keep on reading below to know more:
Get Prequalified
Before beginning to search for houses for sale, look for a mortgage company and make sure that you get prequalified. Prequalification enables you to know the amount of money you can qualify for as you hunt for homes. Contrast at least a few lending firms that have property purchase division because they are expected to be more knowledgeable regarding the latest regulations and products.
Or it would be best if you ask the lender to assist you to be preapproved. Once you get preapproved, you’re already farther in the process and have given the documentation they required from you.
Start your house hunting
You may begin searching online for active listings and look for a real estate agent to start your house hunting. In this stage, expect that you’ll be visiting properties, attend open houses, and contrast the prospective houses with the approved amount of loan you got.
Concentrate on the down payment
If you have not saved a down payment as of now, make sure to begin as soon as possible. Spend your money wisely and consolidate debts to minimize your risks to lenders and get a massive down payment. Make sure to consult with your lender to know a realistic timeline for your savings.
Make an offer
Once you find a house that you like, placing an offer is your next step. If you’re prequalified, the seller will more likely accept your offered price. Once you get preapproved and go a step farther, include the pre-approval letter with your offer.
Deal with your mortgage company
When the seller accepted your offer and provided earnest money, that usually calls for a contract. During this time, you have to let your trusted mortgage firm know about the pending closing date and the contract. When you’re just pre-approved or prequalified, this is the time when you’ll formally apply for mortgage approval. You’ll be required to give documentation of your liabilities, assets, and income, and have your house appraised. Your house loan lender will give you a specific explanation and details about the requirements.
Have the property professionally inspected
The moment you have an active contract, you’ll have to obtain an inspection to know your property’s condition. When you’re collaborating with a certified realtor, they will be assisting you with this part. Simultaneously, your lender will book for the appraisal to know the value of your property.
Closing
As soon as you have completed all of the tasks listed above, the last step to make is to meet with your agent and lender to sign the paperwork that makes you the official property owner. Keep in mind that purchasing a house can be an emotional transaction and a financial one at the same time.
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How to Pick the Ideal House Paint
With the thousands of hues, colors, and pallets available to you, it may be difficult to choose the right paint for use in your home. Choosing the right paint color very crucial and that is why it’s the most intimidating part of the job.
The walls are a big surface to be painted. It means that whatever color you select will create a huge impact on the look and feel of the entire area. It’s difficult to choose just a single paint from a plethora of choices, which is why the task is quite overwhelming. Select color easier by eliminating the ones that you couldn’t possibly use. Here are more hints to help you out when choosing the right paint color for every room in your house.
Streamlinethepaint color with the design.
Planning is always the first step when it comes to house painting. Begin by determining the design of the room as well as considering its major elements as well. You will have limited options after doing all these in contrast to having all colors available at your disposal. Use the current room design to get some inspiration for the right wall color. The paint on the walls should bind everything together.
Talk with the expert.
The best people who can provide you with good insight as to what type of color is best for your home are the Sunbelt professional painters. If you don’t have access to one at the moment, the people at the paint store may be of help. Bring with you the inspirations and possible color that you have to the store. Inspirations would include samples of the fabric used for curtains or carpet. The shade of your tiles, countertops, and cabinets may also give them good insight.
Consider your lighting.
The way the color looks will depend on the lighting that your house uses. Every room has different lighting so be sure to take a step back and reconsider before you go ahead and choose just one color. There are a lot of factors that affect lighting, and these are the type of bulbs used, lampshades, tinted windows, and sunlight, among others.
Trythe paint.
If the paint store offers a small can of paint as a sample, go for it. Choose the shade that you want and if you think it’s too bright, go one step lighter. Buy the smallest size of paint until you find the right shade. However, trying on the paint doesn’t mean painting them on your walls. Instead, use a poster board and then try it in different parts of the paint. Move that board in the different parts of the room.
Tell a story.
Colors can tell a story. Let the hues and tones flow all over your home. That’s the story that you want to tell in every room of your home. House painting is not going to be a room-to-room affair. Each room must blend into each other to create the best effect.
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How to Minimize Waste for Large Family?
Though it’s simple to just dispose of something away and completely forget that it exists, the life of your trash still lives on. There are a lot of precautions you can do to be more aware of the waste that you are producing particularly if you are living with several people within one household. Hence, here are some ways for you to be more mindful and responsible in terms of disposing of your trash. You have to learn what you can put in your dumpster and what you should not.
Be mindful of your e-waste
At this time and age, we have another kind of waste, which is known as e-waste. This involves any technological device that’s old and we don’t use it anymore. As a result, they usually get thrown into the dumpster. To fight this environmental problem, attempt to buy your electronics secondhand. Through disposing of your phones, gaming consoles, and old computers away in your dumpster is basically fine, it would still be best to look for a junk removal Queens NY company to help you properly discard such items. This is particularly essential when you want to remove a great number of supplies after cleaning out your office.
Composting
If you are looking for another way where you can minimize the number of trash that your large family usually produces is through composting. Rather than throwing the following items into your dumpster, you should consider placing them in a particular compost bin for you to make nutritious food for your outdoor garden or houseplants. Also, if you throw away your spoiled food, it can eventually make your garage, home, or trash can to smell. This, think about putting these items in a compost bin rather than disposing of them:
Potato peelings
Coffee grounds
Grass clippings
Tree leaves
Banana peels
Newspaper clippings
Recyclables
As much as possible, do not put recyclables like plastics in the trash. For instance, water bottles must get into another receptacle. When you aim to minimize the number of waste produced by your household, you can reuse a particular plastic within your house. Actually, the hierarchy of waste utilizes this term—among the 3 R’s of sustainability—as the gold standard when it comes to minimizing waste. For instance, you can utilize your old milk container as a planter. Also, you can utilize old plastic bottles to hold pens and pencils in your kitchen or office.
Items approved to dispose into a dumpster
Nobody is perfect and accumulating waste can’t truly be avoided. However, as much as possible refrain from putting toxic waste, cleaning fluids, and tires in any receptacle—private or public. Commonly, approved items include wooden furniture and household junk.
Contact us for proper trash pickup and junk removal service
The best way to help our environment and to make disposing of waste more convenient for you would be to hire a service that can assist you in managing your waste. We can help you with that. If interested, check out our junk removal services today.
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Cleaning Ideas and Suggestions for Moving Out Owners
It could be very tiresome to think that you need to go out of the house to find someone or a company that can be very helpful to you since you need to move to a new home or a place as you could not do all the things properly. Of course, this is not limited to the packing of the things but you need to consider as well the proper ways to clean the house as you might be selling this one or someone would rent this sooner or later so you need to make sure that this one is very well-maintained. You can think of the commercial cleaning Irvine to help you as they have the best ways and methods to clean every single thing and corner in the house and the property of the house.
Of course, if you are on a budget only, then you might want to consider about other ways like doing it on your own and give your very best to remove all the dirt and get a new look for the place without spending too much money to be paid to a company. You can try to come up with a good list of the things and give yourself some time to think of the other stuff that you need to do around the house and this is not limited to the inside part of the house but you need to include the outside part so that it would be even and would look better that what you are expecting to happen. You may want to search something on the internet about the different methods and there are more things that you can also get from watching some videos and reading some blogs of those professional people and companies.
After you have packed everything at home, then you need to start putting a label to each box so that it would be easier for you to know which one you need to put to the bottom part and on the top of the truck. At the same time, it is nice that you will think of the ways to remove and get rid of the dirt and the mess around the area where you packed your stuff. It could be about the sofa set that you have there or the nice furniture that you haven’t cleaned since then.
It would be wiser if you are going to divide this one to the people in your family like you are giving the kids some tasks to clean every part or room of the house. In this way, it would be faster and quicker to finish things and you can do some other cleaning hacks later to save the day once you don’t have much time. It is a nice idea as well to throw those things that you really don’t need so that it would not add up to your moving problems and it can make the cleaning of the house wiser and it saves a lot of time. | https://www.franklin-somerset.org/ | 1,656,651,156 | null |
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One Direction’s fourth album finds the band at a crossroads: attempting to push against the musical restrictions of being one of the biggest bands in the world without losing their appeal. So out goes the joyous sugar rush of their early singles (even lead single “Steal My Girl” feels relatively muted), replaced instead with the contemplative slow burn of the lovely “Night Changes” and the Ed Sheeran-assisted “18.” There's still youthful exuberance (the lustful “Girl Almighty”), but this more pensive, thoughtful side suits them well. | https://music.apple.com/us/album/four/914559415?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 | 1,656,863,859 | null |
If you use or are thinking about feature flags, you're asking if you should use a library or framework. In this article, Pete Hodgson (@ph1) explains why we might need an industry open standard for feature flags 😅. | http://rev.vu/lKjPXV?utm_campaign=Issue&utm_content=share&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Level+Up | 1,657,110,190 | null |
Now, I have to come up with a great headline. Do we have a checklist of everything we learned so far to apply to blog posts?? That would be nice – although I could do one for myself 🙂 | https://enchantingcourses.com/forums/reply/327/ | 1,656,874,359 | null |
Unplug: take a break from the digital world for just one hour and enjoy the peace of the natural world. On this Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, notice where you see the stories of Holy Week in nature.
Where do you see death and resurrection?
Where do you notice new life?
What do those signs of resurrection and new life mean to you?
Sabbath is an important part of our spiritual heritage. Spending time in nature leads us into a place where we can become closer to God. | https://lessonplans.episcopalchurch.org/2015/03/18/unplug/ | 1,656,156,305 | null |
Fascinating story! I had heard that LRH died in a motorhome...this is the first verification that LRH even had a motorhome. | https://www.scientolipedia.org/info/Talk:LRH_Arrives_at_Creston | 1,656,201,308 | null |
We are reading the penultimate short story in Ted Chiang’s collection Exhalation. Omphalos questions what it means to believe: in our world, in alternative worlds, and in ourselves. Given that beliefs are crucial to everything we do in innovation and science, I thought the theme deeply dovetailed with a lot of what TechCrunch readers care about. I’m excited to talk about it more.
Tomorrow, I will post analysis on the final short story, Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom as well as some concluding thoughts now that we have cycled through all the short stories in this collection. What a journey!
Some further quick notes:
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Reading Omphalos
Most of the stories in Exhalation have been pieces of deep imagination, filled with worlds that, while tethered to our experience on Earth, remain quite distant to it. Omphalos feels quite different: it very much is our world, but refracted just slightly at every point.
Chiang signals this to the reader right from the beginning, noting that the narrator is traveling to “Chicagou,” a city that is obviously recognizable to us, but just slightly off from our expectations. And indeed, as the story progresses, we learn that everything in the sciences are just a bit different from what we presume. Scientific discoveries that have happened in our world have yet to happen in this story (the discovery of DNA, for instance), while exciting fields in our world today like astronomy are essentially complete, with no further innovation to come.
The story’s central tension is between faith and science, but the tweaks that Chiang edits into this speculative world force us to observe our own world with new insight. The development of science as a human practice was highly contentious in our history, with Galileo and the fight over heliocentrism being one of many battlefields fought over the centuries.
In this story though, science isn’t at war with religion, but in fact provides a path to deepening devotion to belief, undergirding the pursuit of purpose in a world of mystery. Our narrator, an archaeologist, describes why she does her work, and why the single miraculous creation of the human race is so important to belief.
I asked them to imagine what it would be like if we lived in a world where, no matter how deeply we dug, we kept finding traces of an earlier era of the world … then I asked, wouldn’t they feel lost, like a castaway adrift on an ocean of time? … this is why I am a scientist: because I wish to discover your purpose for us, Lord.
Indeed, the Earth itself is the very creation of God, and therefore is studied with an intensity that we would find unusual, while astronomy and the exploration of the celestial world is relegated to the side.
I admit, Lord, that I’ve never had much regard for astronomy; it has always struck me as the dullest of the sciences. The life sciences are seemingly limitless; every year we discover new species of plants and animals and gain a deeper appreciation of your ingenuity in creating the Earth. By contrast, the night sky is just so finite. All five thousand eight hundred and seventy-two stars were cataloged in 1745, and not another has been found since then.
Chiang has pulled a bit of a legerdemain — we are more interested in the possibilities beneath our feet, rather than what floats above us in the skies.
That setup delivers the story’s main thrust: an astronomer has discovered that another planet elsewhere in the galaxy is actually the stationary point of the entire universe, which means that Earth’s orbit around the sun demonstrates not intelligent design or a message of purpose, but rather pure nihilism. It likely serves no purpose at all.
Chiang refracts our massive historical conflict over heliocentrism, and in so doing forces us to confront the true challenges of modern life. The astronomer’s discovery forces our seemingly devout narrator to question her own faith — not in religion, but actually in science. For if conducing scientific experiments was about finding purpose in life, why should we continue doing them when we know they don’t have a purpose at all?
The title of the story, Omphalos, comes from Greek mythology and symbolizes the navel of the world, or the place where the world is centered on. The astronomer’s discovery dissolves what we thought was the Omphalos — Earth — and prods us to search for a new point to center us and our lives.
Our narrator’s loss of faith causes her to stop praying and live in a cabin for a few months, but she ultimately comes to the conclusion that the openness of choice around these events is actually empowering for humans, forcing us to confront our own actions and realize we have agency over them.
If we had no evidence for the miracle of creation, we might think physical law was sufficient to explain every phenomenon in the cosmos, leading us to conclude that our own minds were nothing more than natural processes. But we know that there is more to what we observe than physical law can encompass; miracles happen, and human choices are surely among them.
Chiang isn’t critiquing religion or believers, but rather those rationalists who believe deeply in the thesis that we are bags of atoms pre-destined to make the choices we already have made at conception. It’s a relatively oblique critique, one only really brought into relief in the story’s closing paragraphs.
Earlier in the story, our narrator asks God, “Let me always be inquisitive, but never be suspicious.” That’s ultimately a comment about cynicism and nihilism, that the purpose to everything is nothing and useless. Even in a secular world, there is meaning in every action and reaction, and physics doesn’t determine how we approach our lives. With refractive lenses, we can see that we are each our own Omphalos, architecting the meaning of what we observe.
Reading Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom
As you read the final short story in Exhalation, here are some questions to think about:
Would you use a prism? Who would you talk to on the other side? What would you want to know?
What does the short story say about envy and empathy? Are we destined to constantly compare ourselves to others?
Is having more information about our alternatives better or worse for us? Is there a path of contentment through more information? | https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/08/what-is-the-purpose-of-belief-in-a-world-of-innovation/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGglnIP5Wxm2u6rXrCToGspG4rSYmvW7Y6dhdP8vUsF6ZoJlZx3_QcOrmInv7Cnv5kgTt2nQPjahwuC6nLmkw5gmfzDpXVvqQ34nFy5pI-G4tmI5nwbklk65azY4ERTZNsKAm7CODD8b9YBbwXCsIlAchVhY1M3DembYc_1buPkA | 1,656,280,417 | null |
Italy might not be the most well known place for underground music, but you'd be pleasantly surprised at the wonders it may birth. Such as the rising talents of Fear The Sirens; A band fighting their way up the ladder of success, hoping to play literally everywhere just to get people to hear their message. Here I'm talking to vocalist and frontman Davey Passavanti about the Italian hardcore/metal scene, and just generally catching up with news on their debut album aswell as shows, and band interests.
Hello, before I start asking some questions can I ask who I'm talking to and what you do in the band?
Talking to Davey, I'm the singer and the "old man" of the band.
Your album 'The Ruins We Used To Call Home' has an excellent variety of genres included, but what bands truly influenced you for this record, and who do you look up to in general?
We look up with respect and admiration to some of the greatest bands ever of the past, starting from Strongarm, to Shai Hulud (which are keeping on through the years greatly) or Comeback Kid. But we like a lot of bands of the moment like It Prevails, and Counterparts.
What's been the overall response after releasing "The Ruins We Used To Call Home", have you noticed a major increase in new fans, and more people at shows?
Definitely, and we're really proud about this. We've had a really good response in Europe and overseas in terms of fans and people who write to us everyday just to tell us that they're loving the album or some songs in particular, this means the world to us and we try to reply as much as possible to everyone. For what concerns the live part, we're now ready to go test the effects of "The Ruins We Used To Call Home" on the shows, so we're setting up as many dates we can for the near future.
What's the Italian metal/hardcore scene like?
The scene is not that big, but is really active, more than people around Europe usually I think. The problem is maybe that the kids here often prefer to only support foreign bands, or just the bigger Italian ones, and they tend not to support younger bands at all. I have to say we've been lucky from the start with Fear the Sirens cause we've had a really good response since the very first shows, maybe thanks to Facebook and internet promotion, but we can't do nothing but thank every single friend or fan at every concert because the results we're having only depend on them. They're our fuel!
Tell us how crazy your live shows are and who you've played with. Anything absolutely mental happened, any broken bones, bloody noses etc?
As u know we started in 2011 so we're relatively young as a band, but as I told you we've had the crazyest response since the first batch of gigs. We're not so breakdown oriented talking about songwriting so our shows are mostly about stagedives and singalong (that is what we definitely love the most. I put so much effort in trying to write lyrics in which the kids can recognize themselves and get an inspiration from, so when I see them sing, for me it's the biggest emotion. Being a young band, we've already shared the stage with great bands such as Heart in Hand, Napoleon, Hopes Die Last and Dungeon Elite. The most insane scene I remember was definitely at the release party of the album in which we played with Napoleon, we decided to start with the song people seem to like the most here in Italy that is "Till The End Of Days", and after the first word of the song I was like "OMG" cause we were having a stage invasion already and I can't actually tell you who sung that song, it was awesome!
Do you believe the internet has boosted the metal scene for the better? How do you cope with the mass competition between other metalcore/hardcore bands?
I think internet promotion is at the moment one of most important things for a band to get out and get known, not the main because I still want to think that touring and being on stage is more important. I believe that sometimes people do not understand that internet can be used to create a network and make every band bigger, there's enough space for every band (at least for the good ones) and supporting and promoting each other could definitely be the way to get huge together.
Which member of the band has the worst bad habbits, and what are they?
I'm not tellin' who... but SOMEONE definitely has to come to rehearsals in time and stop letting us begin every time with an hour of delay... YES, i'm talkin TO YOU. Lol
What's your favorite fast food restaurant after playing a show?
Well we go for the big classic usually, so McDonald's is most of the time our choice, but when we're really starving, we have a great place here where they massively make sandwiches for bars and you can buy them there at the lowest price ever... yeah we suck.
Tell us a rude joke!
A kid wrote to Santa, "Please send me a sister." Santa wrote him back, "Ok, send me your mother."
If you were trying to get people to check you guys out, what would you say you guys have that other bands don't have?
I won't tell you what we have more then the other bands, I'll just tell you that we really put all of ourself in our music and who's gonna listen to our stuff will really know who we are. This music means everything to us and that's what we try to express in every single show.
What's the future for Fear The Sirens?
After the release of our first Video "The Reach", now we're working on a new EP that I think will be out this Autumn. Our style is constantly evolving, and I'm sure you guys will apreciate the changes! In the meanwhile we're working with our contacts to organize as many dates as possible for the next future so we can promote our music on stage and do what we love the most, play live!
Thank you for doing this interview with us! Before I stop, are there any shout-outs you wish to give, or anything you want people to know?
Thank you guys for the space you gave us and for the possibility to share a bit of our world with the people who usually follow us and with who didn't know us too. Come check out our music on the net and write us if you wanna book us! We're really willing to play everywhere!! So just drop us a line and let's do it!! | https://brutalism.com/interview/fear-the-sirens-ready-to-test-the-effects | 1,656,255,800 | null |
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