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LIBERATION TALES is the story of the Firefly Class Freighter LIBERATION owned by Captain Benjamin Clemson. He is a decorated war hero who served on the side of the Independent Army during the Unification War.
Benjamin purchases LIBERATION from a Blackout Zone scrap yard in the outskirts of Persephone City in 2513 and begins to hire a small crew to take various jobs to support himself, while attempting to stay out of the radar of The Alliance.
It’s been six years since the War ended, but the Echoes remain.
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2019-04-18T10:24:56Z
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https://deadmanstales.wordpress.com/one-shots/firefly-rpg/firefly-liberation-tales/
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squarespace
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Horizons Greater Washington develops public-private partnerships between independent and public school communities to provide academic, cultural, and recreational programs designed to empower economically disadvantaged students to realize their full potential.
Horizons Greater Washington (HGW) is an affiliate of Horizons National, which began in 1964 as a summer program for low-income students in Fairfield County, Connecticut. In the early 1980s, Edward Zigler, a Yale psychology professor and one of the founders of HeadStart, launched the first of several program evaluations that found that participation in Horizons improved school attendance, academic outcomes, and student attitudes. Based on these results, Horizons National was formed to replicate the model in other locations.
The first Horizons site in the DC area was launched in 2000 as a partnership between Maret School and H.D. Cooke Elementary School. The program began with a class of 16 first graders and added a grade each year. In January 2008, Horizons at Maret welcomed a second partner school, Bancroft Elementary School.
In May 2009, Horizons expanded to a second host school, St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School. Horizons Greater Washington was incorporated that fall to manage both sites, and in February 2010, it expanded into Montgomery County, when Norwood School in Bethesda became the third host school in partnership with Rock Creek Forest Elementary School.
This year we will serve 360 students. We have a full-time staff of four, employ 90-plus teachers in our summer and school-year programs, and rely on more than 50 volunteers for classroom and related support. We serve the DC area exclusively, but as a Horizons National affiliate, we benefit from information exchange and support across a network of more than 50 sites in 17 states.
The Horizons model is based on a unique partnership between independent and public schools. Independent schools provide classroom space, playground access, and other forms of in-kind support. In addition, many independent school faculty, students, and alumni serve as Horizons teachers and volunteers. Public schools recommend students for Horizons and promote the program within their communities.
Our curriculum emphasizes reading, language arts, math, computer science, art, music, and instruction in swimming, as well as weekly field trips.
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https://horizonsdc.squarespace.com/about-us
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Coming soon to the pages of Dogbreath- Death by Dog. A tale of revenge and redemption by Mark Howard and Dave Broughton.
Coming soon to the pages of Dogbreath- Stuck in the middle with you by Rich McAuliffe & Jake Rowlinson. You may remember an earlier post HERE about this strip. Trust me when I say that you will kick yourself if you miss this.
Meet the hardest working man in Downlode- He really does spend his entire day taking care of S##t! Join us for Ser Side by Tom Proudfoot and George Coleman, coming soon to Zarjaz.
Coming soon to the pages of Zarjaz- Join Kano and BAD Company as we travel From Mud To Murder by Shaun Avery and Dave Broughton.
Coming soon to the pages of Dogbreath- Search & Destroy by the Stoddart Brothers. This is Johnny & Wulf as they are meant to be.
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2019-04-19T15:12:01Z
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https://futurequake.wordpress.com/2013/12/
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My grandfather, Erling Bjørstad, worked all his life on surveying and making topo-maps of Norwegian mountains. He tried publishing a few stories in 1943, but the war prevented this. Below, you can find a few of his stories in his original, Norwegian handwriting. Please note that these stories are copyrighted, copies shall not be made without my permission in writing.
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2019-04-25T08:11:11Z
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http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/FjellogVidde.html
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yahoo
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Terrell Gomez made five 3-pointers and scored 26 points and Cal State Northridge held off Cal State San Marcos 76-72 on Wednesday night.
Blair Orr added 15 points and six rebounds while Darius Brown II had seven assists to go with nine points for the Matadors (3-5), who shot 50 percent.
Khalil Fuller scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Division-II Cougars, who got 15 points and six assists from Bryce Sloan while Asa Cantwell made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points.
The Matadors led 39-33 at halftime and remained in front in the second half, leading by as many as 11 points, the final time with 4:53 remaining in the game. The Cougars went on a 14-5 run to get within two, 74-72, but two free throws from Gomez with five seconds left sealed the outcome.
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2019-04-21T17:06:11Z
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https://sports.yahoo.com/cal-state-northridge-holds-76-72-win-064052056--ncaab.html
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Welcome to Seo Cape Town WordPress Blog Site. On this website we bring our readers all our Search Engine knowledge we have build up in the last 7 years. Yes that’s right 7 years of SEO, online marketing, emarketing, Design and development, Bulk Mailing, PPC and Shopping cart eCommerce setup. We started with just Search Engine Optimization but later graduated to Internet Development.
SEOLand Inc offers web-based marketing, advertising and public relations services. The agency helps companies formulate web-based strategies to launch new products and services with the goal of increasing online traffic, building online brand recognition and ultimately helping increase sales. SEOLand Inc offers a full suite of products and services that help web retailers build, maintain and enhance their online presence, generate online traffic and streamline their online marketing, advertising and public relations efforts. Services include search engine marketing, search engine optimizations, SEO-friendly web hosting, traditional marketing integration, visitor capturing and e-commerce integration.
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2019-04-19T12:28:31Z
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https://seoincapetown.wordpress.com/about/
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weebly
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Hey, Sports Fans! Welcome to the Local Legends website. For those of you who don't know me, I am a 1968 graduate of North High School in Evansville, Indiana and a 1972 grad of IU. The last few years have sparked a new chapter in my life, and this website is a by-product of the amazing journey.
It all began when my book was released late in 2008. I had always appreciated the rich sports history of southwestern Indiana, and because of my writing background, I decided to tell the stories of many of the greatest athletes, coaches, teams and sports venues of the area. The result was Local Legends: The Stories behind the Headlines.
There are now 4,500 copies in print, and less than 120 copies are still available. Two years later, Local Legends II: The Stories Continue was completed, and although there may not be as many big names as in LL I, many have said that the second is as good or better. Between the two, they feature 120 years of local sports history, and together they represent the most comprehensive account of our local sports history ever written. If you would like to learn more, you can click on the "Store" icon at left and check it out. The book is available at Barnes & Noble or through the publisher (MT Publishing in Evansville, www.mtpublishing.com). Shipping is available or you can pick it up at the publisher's downtown office. You can also click at left to read excerpts from the books, testimonials from folks who have read the books or look at photos from the 500 or so that are found in the two volumes.
We hope to build the website and add features, and I will keep you informed of new projects as they develop. So check us out from time to time and let us know what you think. And while you're at it, please pass the word along about this website.
Our goal is to provide an opportunity for local sports fans to share memories of the area's sports legends, and we hope you will come along for the journey.
Please send your feedback, suggestions, or photos to legendsradio@aol.com.
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2019-04-19T12:15:18Z
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http://locallegendsonline.weebly.com/index.html
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purseblog
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Chanel 2.55 - medium or large?
Just when I thought I have the perfect bag, I'm now having second thoughts on the size I bought. :sad2: I have the 2.55 in medium, and now I'm wondering if I should have got the large instead. I haven't even used it yet because I wasn't sure. Seeing Star's and Noriko's 227s, I'm kinda liking that oversized look.
Any thoughts? Your help and opinions would be greatly appreciated!
I prefer the medium for the first Chanel, because it's more versatile. It goes easily from day to night.
I like the oversized. It's edgier.
What color would you like it in?
I like the gray. The leather is distressed. Even the lock is kind of distressed. I was ogling it at NM's a couple of weeks ago. I really liked it.
Go for the oversized, its chic !!!
I have the large one and I love it. It give me the room to put the stuffs I needed to put in the bag.
i tried on the large at chanel and i love the size! my friend said it was humongous but i the size was perfect. i definitely like the large!
the only problem is...do you think they still have the large??
if you opted for the large...i would so buy the medium from you if i had the money!
And I would sooo sell it to you too, Mariah!
The store where I got this one actually had one large in stock; however, the manager stated that the bottom looked a little more "worn" because it was a display bag. So I called another store in San Fran, and believe it or not, the SA stated that she was getting one in from another store! She had transferred one for a client, but the client decided on the black 227 instead.
This is definitely a sign! Thanks everyone for your input!
hehe it would never work, though lol. i have $1150 saved and my parents give me $100 a month...booo budgets!!
oh, why does it have to be so pretty???
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2019-04-20T19:14:45Z
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https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/chanel-2-55-medium-or-large.2933/
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Click on the questions below to reveal the answer.
Don't see your question, or need additional help? Chat Live with one of our librarians, or send your in-depth question to Ask-A-Librarian. Both links can be found in the "Contact Us" section of this page's navigation.
Use the library catalog to find books and other resources available in any of the University Libraries.
How Do I Find Electronic Books?
University Libraries subscribe to a number of electronic book services that allow you to read full-text books online. Only currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff may access e-books from off-campus. Off-campus users will be prompted to enter their CampusID username and password.
E-books may be found by entering your search terms here and then choosing “Online Resource” from the left-hand menu.
How Do I Find A Reserve Item?
Use the library catalog to find the reserve call number of a print or media reserve and to find the link(s) to an electronic reserve. You may search for reserves using the instructor's name or the course name.
Begin on the reserves lookup screen in the catalog. To search by instructor, click on instructor search under the course reserves heading and type all or part of the instructor's last name. Then click Submit.
To search by course name, click on the course search under the course reserves heading, type all or part of the course name, such as Introduction to Computing, and then click Submit.
The best place to begin searching for articles is in the University Libraries' article databases. To find a list of databases that cover a particular subject area, use the library's Articles & Databases.
How Do I Find Non-USM Dissertations and Theses?
Use the Dissertations and Theses (Proquest) database to find dissertations and theses. All titles in the Dissertation and Theses database have citations and abstracts available. The database also provides full text access for most graduate works published from 1997 forward.
Wepa print solution is a cloud-based system that will allow users to upload documents on-the-go and print them conveniently at any Wepa print station. Send documents from any computer, smartphone or tablet.
• Web Upload: log in at wepanow.com/webupload, select your documents and "send to Wepa"
How Do I Reserve a Group Study Room?
Rooms can be reserved in half hour increments for up to two hours at a time and up to two weeks in advance by current USM students, faculty, and staff.
You must bring proof of confirmation when you come to the room to claim your slot - a printout, saved email or screenshot on phone, laptop, or other device, etc.
Reserve a group study room with the Cook Library Group Study Room Reservation System.
Where Can I Find Test Preparation Materials?
Test prep materials may be available at your local public library. Ask for the Learning Express Test Center at your local public library.
Test prep. materials may also be purchased from the University Bookstore, online book seller, or local book store.
Many tests of this type are administered by ETS, a nonprofit organization. Visit www.ets.org for more information about the resources and services that ETS provides to test takers.
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2019-04-20T15:08:34Z
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http://www.lib.usm.edu/help/
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typepad
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1 Byung-Chul Han, In the Swarm: Digital Prospects, tr. Erik Butler. (MIT Press, 2017: Cambridge, MA), p. 15.
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2019-04-20T15:02:01Z
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https://samizdatpress.typepad.com/hal_magazine_issue_eleven/remembering-a-public-intellectual-for-our-time-by-henry-a-giroux-1.html
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It’s probably crazy seeing your child reach rock stardom, and Virginia Grohl, mother of Dave Grohl, is giving the world an inside look into a mother’s mind in her new book From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars.
The other rock star moms she recruited for the book include Marianne Stipe, the mother of REM's Michael Stipe; Janis Winehouse, Amy Winehouse's mother; Patsy Noah, Adam Levine's mother; and Hester Diamond, the mother of Mike D of the Beastie Boys.
According to the book's preorder on Amazon, From Cradle to Stage includes exclusive family photographs and a foreword by Dave Grohl. The book is set to be released April 25 of next year and is available for preorder here.
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2019-04-18T23:08:24Z
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https://www.altpress.com/news/dave_grohls_mom_writes_book_about_the_moms_who_raised_rock_stars/
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ROME (Reuters) - The Italian cabinet on Monday signed off on an expansionary 2019 budget, boosting welfare spending, cutting the retirement age and hiking the deficit to set up a showdown with authorities in Brussels over compliance with EU rules.
The government of the right-wing League and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement had already issued the financial framework for the budget, raising the target for next year’s deficit to 2.4 percent of gross domestic product.
That is comfortably below the EU’s 3 percent ceiling, but up sharply from a targeted 1.8 percent this year, unnerving financial markets and contravening EU regulations that call on Italy and similarly highly indebted countries to narrow the deficit steadily towards zero.
So far, the reaction from Brussels has been irate, with EU commissioners threatening to reject the package before formally receiving it, and triggering a war of words with Rome.
The Commission will now assess the fiscal framework - a separate document from the budget law - over two weeks, and could dismiss it and ask Rome to draw up a new one. The EU executive has never taken this step since it was given beefed-up powers in 2013.
The League and 5-Star say they will not backtrack, arguing that their big-spending budget is needed to boost growth and tackle rising poverty in the euro zone’s third largest but most sluggish economy.
“This budget keeps the government’s promises while keeping public accounts in order,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters after the cabinet meeting, flanked by his top ministers.
The Commission says the budget will push up Italy’s public debt which stood at 131 percent of GDP last year, the highest in the euro zone after Greece’s. It rejects Rome’s argument that the package can lower debt by expanding the economy.
Italy’s fiscal plans have pushed up the yield on Italian government bonds, raising borrowing costs for state coffers and creating fears of contagion for the broader euro zone, but Tria brushed off concerns.
The 70-year old economics professor, unaffiliated to either ruling party, had pushed for a lower deficit target but was overruled by party chiefs, triggering reports that he planned to resign after the budget is approved by parliament. He denied this on Monday.
Five-Star leader and Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said the basic income, his party’s flagship policy which will cost some 10 billion euros (£8.8 billion) next year, will kick off before the end of March.
To help fund spending measures, the budget makes life harder for Italy’s struggling banks, reducing the proportion of interest payments they can deduct from their taxable income.
While attracting international criticism, the budget is popular with Italians. A survey by pollster Demopolis on Friday showed 52 percent backed the plan, compared with 38 percent who gave it the thumbs down.
The spread between the yield on Italy’s benchmark 10-year bonds and their German equivalent stood at just over 3 percent on Monday, broadly stable compared with the end of last week.
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2019-04-20T04:14:26Z
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-italy-budget/italian-cabinet-to-approve-budget-on-tuesday-as-eu-markets-fret-idUKKCN1MO0WK?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FUKTopNews+%28News+%2F+UK+%2F+Top+News%29
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syracuse
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The sun is shining, the music is playing, and there are more $1 bills being spent here than during Dollar Thursday at NBT Stadium.
It can only mean one thing. The Taste of Syracuse has returned.
Here's a look at everything we ate during the opening hour of the festival.
Not only did these $1 samples taste great, but they were probably the biggest samples we've eaten so far. The chocolate-dipped waffle pop is stored chilled and is as refreshing as an ice cream pop, except this won't melt.
The pancake bomb, a play off the diner's full-size Big Daddy Pancake Wrap, is an entire breakfast wadded up into one big globe. It's a deep-fried ball of eggs, cheese, home fries, bacon and sausage, wrapped in pancake batter and covered in maple syrup. Don't miss this.
These little meaty morsels, dipped in homemade barbecue sauce, are being smoked on site by Big Awesome BBQ. They have a rosy pink ring--the sign of proper smoking. Big Awesome BBQ's other $1 samples include pulled pork and smoked macaroni and cheese.
Think of it as the New Orelans answer to the Italian arancini. This fried rice ball from Creole Soul Cafe is topped with a spicy, creamy remoulade sauce. Other $1 samples include smoked sausage, Bourbon Street shrimp and bananas Foster.
Vince's Gourmet Imports makes these sizable fried dessert bites with homemade chocolate pasta wrapped around a molten Nutella core, dusted with powdered sugar. It's warm, sweet and delicious.
After one year away, Bang Bang is back. We were lucky to get to the Bonefish Grill stand at the corner of West Washington and North Clinton streets soon after the festival opened, so we had no wait. $1 gets you three lightly-fried shrimp tossed in the creamy chili sauce that made this an all-time Taste of Syracuse favorite.
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2019-04-22T12:45:22Z
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https://expo.syracuse.com/erry-2018/06/4b6b27d6b5240/taste_of_syracuse_2018_things.html
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Reference
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wordpress
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The nominal GDP numbers are out for Q2 and are weak, the impressive thing is the negative GDP deflator for the quarter – yes that’s deflation. As usual the q/q rates are highly unreliable in this first estimate, so should be taken with a large pinch of salt.
The annual rate has improved but this mostly reflects the 2012 Q2 quarter falling out.
Labour are citing real hourly wage data and some survey evidence as an “attack” on Osborne’s “out of touch” (Labour’s claim) “controversial comment” (C4’s words) on real household income. In C4’s view it is “controversial” to correctly cite ONS data? Maybe it would be better if Osborne ignored the official statistics and went with his gut feelings? More seriously, survey evidence on household perceptions of inflation is known to be unreliable.
The truly remarkable data point in the 2012 statistics is the change in hours worked, which rose 2%. The changes to hours worked is the key data point in the “productivity puzzle” so people should be well aware of this. And falling real hourly wages plus rising hours worked is consistent with rising real incomes.
Total hours worked and total in employment both hit record highs again in today’s data.
Adam Posen thinks the unemployment rate was the right focus, but that the MPC have sent the wrong signal by refusing to QEase further, with inflation on target.
Charles Goodhart explains the market reaction for the LSE blog, but I am not sure his description of market movements tells the right story; equity and Sterling reaction at 11am was consistent (equities fell, Sterling rose), and indicated the announcement was more hawkish than markets expected. Goodhart’s closing paragraph is good.
Carney said the unemployment target could be abandoned should the bank’s internal analysis show GDP growth was the cause of a rise in prices of more than 2.5% in two years’ time.
This is simply mis- or over-interpretation by Guardian. Carney never said anything about GDP growth “being the cause of” inflation two years out. A correct phrasing would be to complete the sentence “…should the bank’s internal forecast predict inflation of more than 2.5% in 18-24 months time”.
Joseph Cotterill at FT Alphaville has a good discussion on the MPC minutes and forward guidance.
Larry Elliott only just manages to avoid writing “expectations-augmented Phillips curve” in a blog post for the Guardian on inflation, unemployment, Osborne and UK macro policy.
The Shadow Chancellor described the decision to effectively print more money as a “last resort”, necessary because of the “complete failure” of Labour’s other measures to tackle the recession.
But of course the reason why the Bank is having to take this new approach is because, as their report says, government policy has ‘weighed on output growth over the past three years and will continue to do so’.
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2019-04-19T06:19:33Z
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https://uneconomical.wordpress.com/2013/08/
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wsj
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U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne set out to explicitly encourage small business with his “Aspiration Nation” budget. But his new policies will have a mildly positive, though not game-changing effect on the U.K.’s tech and entrepreneur scenes, according to industry experts.
First and foremost, the U.K.’s tech sector enthusiastically welcomed the abolition of stamp duty on trading shares in small- and high-growth companies.
Removing the share trading tax in the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market for small companies and in its new High Growth Segment market will let more money flood into the tech sector, Mr. Osborne explained.
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2019-04-21T02:52:01Z
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https://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2013/03/20/u-k-aspiration-budget-good-but-not-a-game-changer-for-tech/
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Arts
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Business
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wordpress
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Today marks twelve years of friendship with my husband, and eleven years of dating (much more on than off that is). We began hanging around each other my last year at Florida A&M University and started dating exclusively a year to the day later when I was graduating. We have literally grown up and spent our twenties together. We look back on it now in complete disbelief honestly, because to many (even us at one point), we were the unlikely couple, “Dwayne and Whitley” from “A Different World.” But, it works, literally and figuratively.
Throughout this decade plus, we’ve had many of the normal challenges relationships engender, and some uncommon ones as well. We’ve weathered many changes and storms, and so far we’ve made it through each one stronger, wiser, and closer because of it. So far….
This past year of transitioning as we moved from the U.S. to Singapore certainly came with a few bumps in the road, but nothing we couldn’t handle, and the shift definitely showered us with more blessings than burdens. So far, in terms of our marriage, living abroad and being exposed to so many new opportunities and people has been nothing but beneficial and blissful for us. That is, until she came along.
He told me he wanted one years ago. When we were younger and discussing our dreams and goals and fantasies, he told me, in so many words, that he’d be as faithful as his ambitions and desires allowed, and that eventually he’d have to have a little something on the side. I didn’t discourage or dismiss the idea, because I wasn’t sure if I’d ever want a little something on the side myself, and I knew when we had a family, he would no longer be my only relationship focus. He could possibly need a distraction I thought.
We were striving to build something like we’d never seen and that would likely require different compromises and concessions. It was an agreement and understanding we made long before we took vows. We would never hold the other person back from whatever could bring them their full happiness and fulfillment, and neither of us would settle for unhappiness in the relationship. So, when he mentioned her a few months ago, I wasn’t as surprised by the fact that she was coming into our lives as much as I was by who she is and what she represents.
In 2005, I began a company called BGS Productions, Inc. that produces my original theatrical performance Black Girl Speaks, along with a lecture series, a host of spoken word products, and a curriculum for adult and teen workshops. The whole premise behind the company and the movement is to love your authentic self, embrace who you are fully and naturally, and heal by SPEAKing your truths in whatever form you’ve been gifted. At the debut performance, I revealed the dismissal of my relaxer and my newly shaved head to the shock of a full audience, and I’ve been echoing the power of embracing your natural beauty ever since.
My husband was and has been my most devoted supporter, companion, cheerleader, investor, mouthpiece, etc. He has worn the banner for Black Girl Speaks at times when I was discouraged, has led projects under its umbrella successfully and fully and completely believes in its mission, purpose, and impact. Black Girl Speaks was truly our first born, and we have nurtured her together throughout our entire relationship.
Yet, it has never been my sole focus. I’ve never robbed time or attention from my family to devote to Black Girl Speaks. It’s a shared time. It’s a part of the fabric of our family. Our daughter is even a part of it. I juggle it along with the roles of wife and mother as opposed to putting one down to pick up another, (which could be why its growth has not been consistent.) I see it figuratively as a child for these reasons.
My husband, on the other hand, has to focus solely on one thing at a time. We learned through counseling early in our marriage that men tend to be more concerned with things and are task-oriented, while women tend to be more relationship-oriented and better multi-taskers. Of course, this is generally speaking as men and women can manage both, but each gender tends to lean more towards one than the other. My husband is certainly one of those men. He is driven by his ambition and less by relationships.
For example, I asked him recently why he worked so incessantly. I wanted to know his joy factors, his push to always do more in every facet of his life. Mine are to please God, spend quality time with my family, and to help and bring joy to others. It took a little while for him to answer because he never really thought about it, but his big payoffs were going to football games & concerts (he wants to have enough money to travel to go to any game or concert he wants anywhere in the world), and providing for his ailing mother, because “every ghetto boy wants to eventually be able to take care of his mama.” Every one of them is a task that requires his sole focus to complete.
I knew, if I was going to be dividing his time, attention, energy, and focus with another, I wanted it to be with one I approved of or at least could see myself in a little bit. But, this one is not what I expected at all. There have been others who were equally disappointing to both of us, and they didn’t stick around for long. This one, however, appears to be the one; the one that’ll be woven into our family and seen as respectable even. This one is the one who beckons his call at all odd hours of the night, keeps him from sleeping with and “entertaining” me, and for whom he’ll travel to devote time to on our anniversary. This is THAT ONE, ….and I’m actually happy he’s found her.
I didn’t like her at all at first. Everything she symbolized was in stark contrast to my personal beliefs. I found her to be superficial and self-loathing. I thought she was needy and a poor example for my daughter. The fact that she’s Filipino was also surprising because I at least expected her to be Indian or Chinese considering our location and that’s what’s most common here.
My feelings are evolving though. I can see now that she not only brings my husband joy and lights a passion in him that nothing else could, but she actually is a great asset to us and essential to reaching the collective goals we have. She has already broadened our network and is much more savvy than I gave her credit for in the beginning. She actually is more a tool for convenience than detriment as I thought.
So, I’m embracing her, long weave, high maintenance, and all. I’m welcoming my husband’s mistress into our family because it would be cruel to make him choose between two fantasies; because this fantasy is actually a part of his destiny and every other one before was ripening him for this one. I am not only going to allow and tolerate her existence, but fully acknowledge and support it as he has supported every dream of mine. This is the greatest gift I could offer him on this our decade plus one anniversary.
He is a leading pioneer in this industry already as Madali is the premier hair extensions company to exclusively offer the finest quality of 100% Virgin PURE Filipino human hair. Madali is also one of a handful of black-owned and operated companies in the beauty and hair care industry, which is comprised of mostly black consumers. (Another problem with our economics, but I digress. #TheBackToBlackList) I not only can vouch for the quality of the product and the service, but I can definitely attest to the ingenuity, passion, drive, intellect, and prowess of the company’s CEO.
If you wear weave, you should be wearing Madali, and this is coming from the “biggest hater” as I was labeled. I realize that not all women wear weave because they hate their hair, but rather for the versatility and to add ease in the transition to embracing their natural hair. Many professional women wear weave to add ease in their corporate matriculation, because sadly, our hair can still be seen as a deterrent and threat. These women just want the ease and convenience of grooming. In fact, the name Madali itself means “ease” in Tagalog, a language of the Philippines.
I also realized that more than any other role I play, my most important is helpmate, queen to my king. And, to be that, I must offer the most in spousal support, else I could be on the receiving or giving end of it. He needs me to support this vision, or it’ll perish. He needs me to SPEAK in its favor, or he’ll get discouraged. He needs me, and this relationship is the most important one I have, so I’m stepping up to my responsibility.
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Decent night last night, sports fans, with a 2-1 from the short NBA board and 3-1 from the NCAA Tournament including your 2013 East Regional Total of the Year winner Marquette/Miami Over the Total which bring us to Foundation Friday Night!
Fridays have always been critical to gambling success – Win Big Tonight and you play with won money all weekend long.
Our lineup tonight includes your 2013 Northwest Division Total of the Year for Oklahoma City Thunder @ Minnesota Timberwolves at 8:05 EST from the pro side plus your 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 Total of the Year for Michigan Wolverines vs Kansas Jayhawks on CBS at 7:35 EST from the campuses.
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Ken Shamrock fight worn shorts and gloves from UFC 48. Shamrock dropped Kimo Leopoldo with a knee from the clinch and won by tko. This was the rematch from the UFC 8 Superfight where Ken Shamrock beat Kimo by submission.
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Public outrage over pedestrian fatalities led to a citywide ad campaign featuring victims’ loved ones . . .
Amy Tam’s story was just as wrenching. She told the council about her three-year-old daughter, Allison Liao, who sang “The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round” as she rode the Q44 bus and who loved “using upside-down laundry baskets as drums”—and who died last fall, “holding Grandma’s hand,” after “a huge SUV” abruptly turned into a Main Street crosswalk in Flushing, Queens, and struck her. “We are never going to see her start kindergarten,” Tam lamented.
Too many New Yorkers die every year because of reckless drivers. Thankfully, new New York mayor Bill de Blasio has shown leadership in this area, unveiling an ambitious and workable plan to make traffic safer. Backed strongly by New York Police Department chief William Bratton and the city council, the mayor’s multiagency initiative, called Vision Zero, will seek to reduce traffic deaths in the city to zero, just as the police try to cut murders to zero. The inspiration behind the plan, which reinforces and expands on efforts by Michael Bloomberg’s administration, comes from Sweden’s use of innovative road design and smart law enforcement, which has reduced overall traffic fatalities in Stockholm by 45 percent—and pedestrian fatalities by 31 percent—over the last 15 years. When a child runs after a bouncing ball into a residential street and a speeding car strikes and kills him, the Vision Zero philosophy maintains, the death shouldn’t be seen as an unavoidable tragedy but as the result of an error of road design or behavioral reinforcement, or both. We already think this way about mass transit and aviation. These days, a plane crash or a train derailment is never solely explained by human error (a train conductor falling asleep, say); it also is a failure of a system that allowed a mistake to culminate in disaster. Of course, engineers and regulators can’t eliminate all injuries and deaths; but by applying rigorous, data-based methods, they can cut down on them dramatically.
Nobody favors road deaths, but Vision Zero won’t be an easy sell. Implementing it will require working out complex power issues between city hall and Albany, as well as transforming public attitudes. Even in New York, teeming with pedestrians and traffic, many still view speedy driving as an entitlement. Drivers will need to realize—and here, better engineering, law enforcement, and education will be crucial—that getting behind the wheel in a dense urban environment is very different from seizing liberty on the open road.
New York City has already come a long way in reducing traffic fatalities, it’s important to recognize. Last year, New York suffered 288 crash deaths, including 170 pedestrians. That sounds bad, and it is, but in 1990, New York had 701 traffic deaths, with 366 pedestrians killed. And 20 years before that, the city saw nearly 1,000 traffic deaths in a single year; it wasn’t unusual to lose 500 pedestrians annually. New York’s current traffic-fatality numbers compare favorably with other American big cities. An Atlanta resident is more than three times more likely to die in a traffic crash (adjusted for population); a Los Angeleno faces twice the risk. But New York remains behind—in some cases, far behind—other global cities in this area of public safety: Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are all less dangerous. A citizen of Stockholm—the gold-standard metropolis for traffic safety—faces just a third of a New Yorker’s risk in dying by vehicle. Last year, the Swedish city, with a population of 900,000, suffered only six traffic deaths. The Gotham equivalent would be 60 such fatalities—not nearly five times that number.
New York City’s improved numbers have resulted in part from state-level policy reforms. New York was the first state to get a seat-belt law, in 1984, a controversial measure at the time—the governor of Maine vetoed a similar bill, saying that it “crosse[d] the line between public interest and personal choice”—but a major lifesaver. New York was also a pioneer in fighting drunk driving. More than half a century ago, everyone, including most public officials, thought it was perfectly okay for people to drink and drive. The legal limit for blood-alcohol content was 0.15 percent, nearly twice today’s limit, and enforcement was nonexistent. A handful of New York State leaders—above all, health chief William Haddon, Jr.—sought to change this blasé attitude. As Barron Lerner, author of One for the Road, a history of drunk driving, recounts, Haddon headed the first state health department driver-research center, in 1954, and it soon found that half the drivers involved in single-car crashes in New York’s Westchester County had blood-alcohol levels above the 0.15 limit, and another 20 percent had levels of at least 0.05 percent. By 1960, thanks in part to Haddon’s visionary work, New York lowered the legal limit to 0.10 percent (it’s now 0.08). During this same period, New York also became the first state to enact an “implied consent law,” which revoked the licenses of drivers who refused to submit to alcohol tests. And police stepped up enforcement while numerous public campaigns targeted drunk driving.
Countless lives have been saved. In Mississippi or Louisiana, you’re two and a half to three and a half times more likely to die in a car crash than in New York State, in part because it’s still more culturally acceptable in those Southern states to get plastered and hit the road. Nationwide, 13 percent of drivers are drunk when they kill a pedestrian. In New York City, 8 percent of vehicular killers are inebriated.
Haddon, it’s worth noting, was one of the first public-health researchers to think of auto crashes as predictable and preventable rather than as random tragedies. “Haddon had come to deplore the use of the word accident, which he believed made automobile crashes sound inevitable, and, by implication, not preventable,” writes Lerner. His approach was to figure out who—and what—was causing deaths on the road, and then work to prevent the fatalities.
Over the past half-decade, New York City has pursued that vision aggressively, seeking to determine who and what continues to kill on the road. Despite media focus on taxi crashes, the city found, 79 percent of New York’s killer drivers are behind the wheel of their own private car or truck, not a commercial vehicle. Most of the drivers are male. In pedestrian deaths, vehicle speed and driver inattention are major culprits. As a recent analysis of five years’ worth of crashes by the city’s department of transportation concludes, “in 53 percent of pedestrian fatalities . . . dangerous driver choices—such as inattention, speeding, failure to yield—are the main causes of the crash. The pedestrians in these cases were following the law.” Three-year-old Allison Liao’s grandmother was following the law when the SUV killed the little girl. The MTA bus driver who hit and killed 23-year-old Ella Bandes on January 31 “was looking in the mirror to try to avoid a taxi at this complicated, pedestrian-unfriendly intersection,” her father, Kenneth Bandes, told the city council; his daughter wasn’t “texting or talking on her phone,” as some people often assume of crash victims. In another 17 percent of pedestrian deaths, a driver error—often excessive speed—made a pedestrian’s mistake a death sentence.
Mayor Bloomberg’s transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan, used her authority over street design to try to reduce speeds and sharpen driver attention. Times Square’s now famous pedestrian island, filled with tables and chairs, and similar islands and protected bike lanes that Sadik-Khan set up across the city give drivers something to notice, reminding them that people live and work where they’re zooming along. Streetscape changes like these often narrow traffic lanes, as well, which tends to make drivers more careful and makes it less likely that pedestrians will get stuck in oncoming traffic as they rush to cross a street—they can now can take refuge on the islands. Other Sadik-Khan changes included “countdown clocks,” which show crossing pedestrians how many seconds they have before a light turns green, and “split-phase” green lights, which let pedestrians cross before cars and trucks get to turn—a response to the fact that left-turning drivers disproportionately kill.
The numbers show the effectiveness of the design changes. At modified intersections, fatalities have fallen by a third since 2005, twice the city rate. Redesigning Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens—a very dangerous road—by extending medians, painting new crosswalks, and delaying turns cut crashes with injuries by 63 percent. Building a pedestrian island and adding crosswalks on Macombs Road in the Bronx reduced deadly crashes by 41 percent. “Pedestrian-oriented designs save lives,” says Polly Trottenberg, de Blasio’s transportation commissioner.
De Blasio’s Vision Zero project will keep up the Bloomberg-era engineering efforts to change driver behavior, focusing on 25 key “arterial” streets, wide avenues like Queens Boulevard (long called the “Boulevard of Death” for its many traffic fatalities) and the Bronx’s Mosholu Parkway, where Josbel Rivera died. These roadways make up just 15 percent of Gotham’s streets—but 60 percent of the city’s traffic-related fatalities occur on them. The arteries “were designed for the fast movement of cars and trucks,” says Trottenberg, and making them look less like highways will slow drivers. To get the job done, though, de Blasio must be willing to take the heat, as Bloomberg did, for imposing changes that a vocal minority will strongly resist. It’s not a good sign that the mayor, in his February press conference on Vision Zero, wouldn’t say whether he thought that redesigning Times Square had been a good idea.
The smart use of data is a second crucial component of Vision Zero. De Blasio is directing his taxi regulators to explore outfitting taxis with “black boxes,” which can record data and sound warnings when drivers go too fast. The devices could not only deter drivers from breaking the law but could also give the city more data on who speeds, and where. The police could use the information to deploy manpower and the transportation department to redesign dangerous intersections. And Commissioner Bratton says that improved data collection and presentation in all areas of NYPD activity, including traffic enforcement, will be a major goal of his second term as the city’s top cop. That Bratton’s NYPD takes traffic safety seriously was evident in its recent flyers warning drivers that illegal double parking, by reducing visibility and forcing bicyclists into traffic lanes, put innocent people in harm’s way. In March, police officers were out in force ticketing drivers who had parked in bike lanes, pleasing street-safety advocates who had long complained of lax enforcement.
In addition to road design and data crunching, the de Blasio administration will take a more traditional approach to combating speeding: reducing city speed limits. Lowering limits was “the most important” step that Sweden took two decades ago in its traffic-safety turnaround, says Stockholm mayor Sten Nordin, whose city helped pioneer Vision Zero. New York will ask Albany, which controls many of the city’s laws, to let it cut the city’s default speed limit—the maximum speed that drivers can move when they’re not on a highway—from 30 mph to 25 mph. And the city wants to set up more “slow zones,” where 20 mph is the top speed. “The standard in densely populated cities where Vision Zero has been implemented around the world” is 20 mph, Amy Cohen, whose son, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, died on Prospect Park West last year, reminded the city council.
The real challenge will be enforcement. “His memorial is still up,” says Cohen of the site where her son died, yet people still speed there. Deterring such lawbreaking will mean ticketing speeders more aggressively, as well as revoking recidivist speeders’ licenses. After a series of high-profile traffic deaths this winter, the NYPD has been nabbing more speeders and other reckless drivers. The police wrote 7,648 speeding tickets in January, up 20 percent from last year.
An NYPD-led traffic-ticketing blitz runs into problems as a permanent strategy, though. As City Council Member James Vacca notes, “Since 2001, the highway division has been cut by 50 percent. Local resources are stretched.” De Blasio is adding some officers but not nearly enough to make up for past cuts. Moreover, enforcement is inconsistent and incomplete. Thus, Elvik argues, “there are advantages in using automated enforcement”: speed cameras. “There is a much higher risk of detection” with cameras, he adds, and they make for “a fairer system. Speed cameras treat all drivers equally”—even drivers with public-sector union stickers on their cars, for example, whom police tend to treat leniently. The unpredictability of “ticket blitzes” also angers the public. Over time, people appreciate consistency and predictability. If you know that you will always pay a price for driving 10 miles over the speed limit, you probably won’t speed.
Speed cameras are common in cities with better safety records than New York’s. A decade ago, London was only 29 percent safer than New York for pedestrians, relative to population size; now, with lots of cameras in place, it’s twice as safe. “London has a pretty decent network of speed cameras,” says Bruce McVean of Movement for Liveable London. “It makes it a lot easier for local authorities.” London’s transport authority estimates that the cameras help save 500 people annually from death or severe injury. And after New York City started ticketing red-light runners two decades ago, serious injuries at the targeted intersections fell 25 percent; more red-light cameras would improve on those safety gains.
New York politics have made speed-camera use tricky, though. Albany, not city hall, controls the number and placement of the city’s speed cameras, just as it controls the speed limit. Last year, the city won the right to install 20 speed cameras only after a protracted campaign, which benefited from then-mayor Bloomberg’s support, including his shaming of three state senators who had stalled legislation. “Maybe you want to give [their] phone numbers to the parents of the child when a child is killed . . . so that the parents can know exactly who’s to blame,” the mayor said. This year, Mayor de Blasio secured Albany approval for an additional 120 cameras. The power the mayors won is limited, though. The city can only use the cameras to enforce the law on roads that run past schools, and during school hours, though drivers have the most opportunity to speed at night, when there is less traffic congestion. The fine for exceeding the speed limit by at least 10 mph isn’t high: $50. And speed-camera tickets don’t result in penalty “points” on a lawbreaker’s driver’s license—a significant omission, since drivers with too many points for violations can temporarily lose their licenses. As part of Vision Zero, de Blasio wants Albany to relinquish its right to dictate the number, placement, and use of cameras.
Albany will probably resist. First, police unions hate cameras, fearing that they will make human officers redundant. “Ridiculous,” says Paul Steely White of the Transportation Alternatives advocacy group. There would still be plenty for cops to do in traffic enforcement—stopping drivers and levying fines and points for failing to yield to a pedestrian, say, or for texting behind the wheel. Another, more reasonable, charge is that cameras will just become another way for the government to shake people down for revenue. The city and state must combat this perception. “The sole purpose of traffic law should be to prevent harm,” says Leonard Evans, a research veteran of the auto industry and author of the book Traffic Safety. As a way of easing concerns, the city and state could announce that they would split camera-ticket money equally among all New Yorkers via a rebate on their tax return. Expanded camera use should actually shrink revenue over time, as drivers learn to obey the rules. Privacy is a third concern. As Evans notes, though, driving is a public activity, monitored by police for a century now, and traffic cameras “record only people who are breaking the law.” Anyone who uses an E-ZPass already has his movements tracked. A fourth obstacle is the state’s dislike of “home rule.” New York governor Andrew Cuomo isn’t known for giving up power, and de Blasio is pushing for home rule on multiple fronts, from the minimum wage to rent regulation. De Blasio would be wise not to take an all-or-nothing approach, as he did for a time in his battle with Cuomo over a proposed city income-tax surcharge to fund a prekindergarten program.
. . . urging New Yorkers to take caution behind the wheel.
When a cabdriver runs over a little boy in a crosswalk, or an SUV driver mounts a sidewalk and plows into someone, the public reaction is: the driver should be behind bars. But he’s not. As Karen Friedman Agnifilo, chief assistant district attorney in Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance, Jr.’s office, says: “It can be difficult for people to understand why a crash is not always a crime.” For one thing, in 1990, the state’s appeals court ruled that, as Agnifilo puts it, “an unexplained failure to perceive” on the part of a driver—absent some outrageous conduct—“is not a crime.” In other words, a driver really can say “I didn’t see him” and walk free under the law, even if he had been driving irresponsibly.
New York law currently limits vehicular homicide or assault charges to drunk-driving cases. Several states, though, including Illinois and Florida, now make it possible to charge sober drivers with homicide if they kill. New York does let prosecutors charge for criminal recklessness. Vance is willing to use this law aggressively, as he did in charging Adam Tang, who allegedly videotaped himself trying to break the speed record for motoring around Manhattan. The question is whether juries will accept that driving dangerously is similar to driving drunk.
New York unquestionably needs tougher penalties for deadly driving. “Look at these sentences,” says Agnifilo, pointing to two 2013 vehicular-homicide cases in the city. One defendant got a maximum of four years; the other, six. “Do these sentences seem long enough to you?” Without stiffer punishments for drunk offenders like these, it’s hard to justify longer sentences for other forms of careless driving; the maximum penalty for criminal recklessness is a year. State Senator Mike Gianaris and Assemblywoman Marge Markey of Queens have introduced a bill that makes it a felony if someone with a revoked or suspended license injures or kills someone with a vehicle. Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr., a cosponsor, observes that, over the last five years, license-less drivers have killed 181 people in New York City crashes—and largely gotten away with it. Under the bill, they could face four years in prison. The measure not only targets a particularly lethal set of drivers; it also could help change public attitudes by making it clear that operating a potentially deadly machine on roadways is a privilege. A related proposal empowers police and prosecutors to seize the plates from a car or truck operated by a driver without a license before he crashes. City hall, backed by several local lawmakers, is asking Albany for several other legal changes, including increasing the punishment for fleeing a crash—one year in prison—so that it’s equivalent to the four-year penalty, practically speaking, for inflicting a drunk-driving injury or death. As Juan Martinez, general counsel at Transportation Alternatives, explains, the driver who hit Josbel Rivera faced a more serious charge (arson) for torching his car than he did for leaving Rivera to die.
Agnifilo says that the NYPD’s “crash investigation squad” now responds to crashes that result in death or “critical” injury. That’s an improvement over two years ago, when the police investigated crashes only when victims were “likely to die.” She would like to see them respond to crashes that cause “serious” injury, the standard for criminal charges. In that case, “district attorneys would be called to more crash scenes, allowing prosecutors to make more appropriate charging decisions,” she says.
To prepare cases, the DA relies on witness testimony as well as subpoenaed cell-phone and text records and, increasingly, thanks to a new federal law, on black-box evidence from cars. Agnifilo wants some straightforward changes from Albany to give prosecutors more resources to prepare their cases. Prosecutors need the right to draw blood at the scene of a serious crash without a warrant, which can take hours to secure—while the driver detoxes. The DA’s office would like more time, under “speedy trial” requirements, to prepare vehicular-homicide cases—as it gets for other homicide cases.
Prosecution of smaller infractions can serve as another deterrent. Thanks to better police enforcement, the Manhattan DA received 2,556 drunk-driving cases last year, up 18 percent from 2009. Though the charge is only a misdemeanor, it can mean thousands of dollars in legal costs and a license suspension, as a current public-service advertisement reminds potential drunk drivers. Here, too, tighter laws could complement better police enforcement and prosecution. Currently, if you rack up two DUI convictions in five years, you lose your license for six months. Cuomo wants anyone convicted of drunk driving twice in three years to lose his license for five years. “Three strikes, and you’re out and you are off the road, period,” the governor said this winter.
New York is a city made up of powerful special interests, and now a grim new lobby has organized itself: family members of crash victims. Parents, including Amy Cohen and Amy Tam, have helped create Families for Safe Streets, encouraging the public to push for speed cameras and other traffic-safety measures. Lerner, the historian of drunk driving, whose own nephew, Cooper Stock, died on the Upper West Side in January after a cabdriver struck him in a crosswalk, says that the movement is similar to the early movement against drunk driving. “Angry parents and relatives” highlighted “the absurdity of a society” that looked the other way as drunk drivers killed. Just as you now know that you shouldn’t drink and drive, texting and driving should be equally taboo. “As more and more potential distractions for drivers emerge, we should be less—not more—tolerant of a mind-set that excuses such behaviors because ‘everybody does them,’ ” says Lerner. The politically active New Yorkers who show up to community meetings to pressure city council members and Albany legislators on bread-and-butter issues are starting to view dangerous driving as one of those issues. Parents want their kids to get to school safely; elderly people perceive themselves as vulnerable.
Nicole Gelinas is a City Journal contributing editor and the Searle Freedom Trust Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
Matthew Hennessey and Nicole Gelinas discuss "New York's Next Public Safety Revolution"
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The 'Willie Rose Mine' file is part of the James Doyle Sell mining collection, consisting of more than 1,800 folders of geologic reports and mineral exploration data. The files focus primarily on Arizona and other states in the Southwest. James Sell graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1955 and earned his master's degree from the University of Arizona. He was the Southwest Exploration Manager for ASARCO and retired after 32 years.
Please cite by using: [a description of the item]. 2008-01-0255, James Doyle Sell mining collection, Arizona Geological Survey.
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If you want to read the full report that is being quoted in the press, please come to this document from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
This report from the American Psychological Association – 2014 Work and Well-Being Survey – shows that “…only about half of employed adults believe their employers are open and upfront with them, about one-third say their employers are not always honest and truthful and almost a quarter say they don’t trust their employers.”(3) Throughout this document, comparisons are made to previous reports dating back to 2011. A very telling indicator is found on page 27 – Employee Engagement – which is characterized “… as a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that is characterized by vigor, dedication and absorption.” Only 23.2% of respondents fell into the “high” or “very high” categories; 25.2% fell into the lowest two tiers; and 51.6% fell into the average ranking. Of all the named services polled, the top named service was “educational services”(47) Use these results against the 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer and read this excellent summary in Forbes. We also recommend 11 Habits of Highly Ineffective Managers from Inc.
Considered among the greatest, if not the finest, writer in the English language, William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 and died on the same date in 1616. A great page to start reading his works, perusing his biography, looking at some of his more memorable quotes, and so much more is Absolute Shakespeare. Shakespeare Online also offers comprehensive treatment of the Bard, though marred by intrusive ads. (But then someone has to pay the hosting and managing fees. As Robert Heinlein stated: TANSTAAFL) The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. houses hundreds of thousands of items relating to Shakespeare and the theater in general. Due to the rarity and fragility of many of its holdings only scholars have direct access to these materials, but the public is offered access to thousands of digital images that include books, theater memorabilia, and manuscripts via the Digital Image Collection. There have always been arguments over whether or not Shakespeare actually wrote what we read; some representative articles include: The Case for Oxford (that the Earl of Oxford is the true author, The Atlantic); The Case for Shakespeare (The Atlantic); and Shakespeare: the conspiracy theories (The Telegraph).
Audio Arts was an innovative audio-cassette magazine first published in 1972; it contained interviews with artists, critics, and other luminaries from the arts. The Tate Museum has preserved and made these interviews, over 1600 of them, available online. Listen to Christo, James Joyce, Marcel Duchamp, and Paul McCarthy, among others.
British Pathe was a media company founded in the 1890s, and over the course of the next eighty years it produced thousands of hours of newsreels; its collection of World War I and World War II videos are exceptional. All of these hours, divided into almost 90,000 film clips, are freely available on YouTube. Watch an interview with Laurel and Hardy, listen to Titanic survivors, see Queen Victoria, and storm the beaches on D-Day. These same films can also be accessed at the company’s site where retrieval is expedited by more in-depth subject headings and other guides. A must for those interested in twentieth-century history.
An influential and controversial poet, Lord Byron is considered one the great Romantic writers. Lord Byron and His Times is a wonderfully dense collection of material on Byron and his contemporaries. Included are his memoirs, memoirs by his contemporaries, hundreds of letters, criticism and commentary, and document collections arranged by topic. This latter section is especially valuable for the introductory overviews that are provided. The various parts of this site have active links so you can identify the persons and writings referenced. The multiple layers embedded in this presentation are entrancing and informative. A great way to be introduced to this world.
For those of us who believe in the power of libraries, this report from CNN validates our viewpoint.
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CHECK OUT THE NEW nonFICTION books @ THE TISON LIBRARY!
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My eldest reminded me the other day, in the midst of some tricky maths homework, that a great teacher had once told her to ‘use what you know to find out what you don’t know’. (Yes, I’m talking about you Richard Brown…) This is useful advice, and not just when it comes to homework.
And we are selective in what we expose them to. We try to prevent our children from hearing distressing world news (until such time as we deem them ready to understand it) and we’d rather they were kept in the dark about the details of ‘growing up’ for a few more years yet. We only want them to hear our version of events: a steady drip feed of information on a need-to-know basis.
And then sometimes you assume your kids know more than they actually do… We have been on tours of two prospective secondary schools with our eldest recently, gleaning plenty of information and asking lots of pertinent questions (such as, ‘what non-core GCSE options do you offer?’), in an effort to build a picture of the schools. So far so good. Our information gathering was going well, until P asked a few days later, ‘what is a GCSE?’. We had over-looked one vital fact. In this decision, one of the key stakeholders is 10 years old. We assumed her starting point of knowledge is roughly the same as ours. But it is not. She has not, after all, ever been to secondary school before, nor sat a GCSE, nor made any significant life decisions. With no framework of expectations, how is one supposed to know what to expect?
Without a crystal ball, there is no telling what kind of experience P will have in either school, but I think I will use what I know to find out what I don’t. I know that P is a strong, empathetic, big-thinking girl with the courage of her convictions, so for now, I’m happy to use that knowledge to plug the gaps in what I can never possibly know – what the future holds.
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Eva Kalmus has been working as Interface Medicine GP at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust since February 2015 and previously looked after inpatient beds at New Epsom and Ewell Community Hospital. She was also a community ward GP in Wandsworth and virtual ward lead in Epsom. Currently her work is focussed on discharging patients for whom the acute hospital no longer offers net benefit as quickly and efficiently as possible and improving communication, aiming for primary, community and social services to pick up where secondary care stops. She will be speaking at the upcoming BGS Autumn Meeting in London.
“Interface medicine” has a number of definitions in different contexts—it seemed an appropriate title to describe primary care-trained doctors working in community or hospital settings whose aim is to maximise quality of life for older frail patients using skills and knowledge from both general practice and geriatric medicine.
Vikky Morris is Chair of the BGS Bladder and bowels Special Interest Group. She will be speaking at the upcoming event Improving Continence Care in Older People on 21 September in Manchester.
Dr Jenni Burton (@JenniKBurton) from the University of Edinburgh and Dr Patrick Wachholz (@Patrick23711608) from Sao Paulo State University joined 12 researchers from across the UK and 17 from across Brazil to participate in a Newton Fund researcher links workshop: ‘Identifying and addressing shared challenges in conducting health and social care research for older people’, held between the 11th-15th of June in Botucatu, Brazil. The workshop was funded by the British Council and the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP) and organised by the University of Nottingham and UNESP.
Over the course of five days we worked together under the supervision of our Brazilian and UK mentors (Prof Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto, Prof Paulo Villas Boas, Prof Vanessa Citero, Dr Adam Gordon, Prof Tom Dening & Dr Jay Banerjee) to share ideas, learn from each other and work on developing new collaborative research projects.
Adam Gordon is Clinical Associate Professor in Medicine of Older People at the University of Nottingham. He is currently principal investigator for the Dunhill Medical Trust funded PEACH study which considers using quality improvement collaboratives to implement Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in care homes. His twitter handle is @adamgordon1978. You can follow the PEACH study @PEACHstudy. He will be speaking at the upcoming BGS Autumn Meeting in London.
Care home residents in the UK receive their healthcare predominantly through the National Health Service. Their social care – primarily focussing on enablement to support activities of daily living and supporting participation in society – is provided by staff in their care home.
In this blog Helen Wildbore, Policy and Programmes Manager at the British Institute of Human Rights, shares some key points from her speech to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ageing and Older People’s inquiry on human rights on 24th April. Helen shared the platform with Dr Eileen Burns, President of the British Geriatrics Society.
Why is poor care a human rights issue? At the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), we work with people at the sharp end of public services and people placed in vulnerable situations, including older people. When things go ‘wrong’ and people receive poor care, their first thought isn’t necessarily their rights.
Helen Stokes-Lampard is Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the UK’s largest Medical Royal College, representing over 52,000 family doctors across the UK. She is a part-time GP partner at The Westgate Practice in Lichfield, Staffordshire, and was the Head of Primary Care Teaching (undergraduate) in the Medical School of the University of Birmingham until becoming RCGP Chair. She will be speaking at the Loneliness in Older People and its Impact on Health event on 13 June at Wellcome Collection in London.
As a GP in the Midlands, I see patients in my surgery day after day with a variety of different health needs. We GPs are privileged to be the cornerstone of our communities, and the vast majority – over 85% of people – come to see their GP at least once a year.
Dr Thomas Gilbert is a consultant geriatrician (Hospices Civils de Lyon, FRANCE), with interests in Health Services Research. He worked with Dr Jenny Neuburger and colleagues from the Nuffield Trust in London on the development of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score whilst he was a clinical research fellow under the mentorship of Prof. Simon Conroy in Leicester (Department of Health Sciences). He will be speaking at the Urgent care for frail older people event on 25 May at Horizon in Leeds.
Advances in health care have helped people in developed countries live longer than ever before. This is good news for all of us, but it also presents a challenge to our health systems and a need to rethink the way that we provide healthcare. Out of nearly 20 million people admitted to an NHS hospital in the UK in 2015, a quarter were aged 75 years or older, and this proportion is set to increase.
Dr Eiman Kanjo is a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Eiman has written some of the earliest papers in the research area of mobile sensing and she currently carries out work in the areas of technologies and data science for health & Wellbeing, Smart cities, Environmental Monitoring and its impact of health, and wellbeing monitoring. She tweets @eimankanjo She will be speaking at the Loneliness in Older People and its Impact on Health event on 13 June at Wellcome Collection in London.
Loneliness is a sad and frustrating event in anyone’s life, however its impact is more damaging for older people. Many older adults have lost so much of their independence they are left with memories of the life they once knew. Things that were once so important to them are taken away, such as the ability to drive, go to church, read a book, or even connecting with their loved ones.
Among the ways to combat loneliness, technology is starting to play a major role in helping to bridge the gap of interactions that older adults need.
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2019-04-19T04:33:16Z
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https://britishgeriatricssociety.wordpress.com/category/events/
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Make your fingers grow even?
Mould your head most lovely?
Or your fate much florid!
And tie me round with the wind?
The blue sky, the day, and the night?
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2019-04-26T12:36:26Z
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https://supremecoach.wordpress.com/tag/nature/
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Petal, the New York fintech that offers a credit card for those just starting out, raised $30 million in venture funding.
The Series B round of funding was led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, which is already an investor in the startup. Other investors that participated in the round include Greyhound Capital, which is joining as a new institutional investor, Third Prime Capital, Rosecliff Ventures, Story Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, and Afore Capital. Petal plans to use the latest round of funding to expand its offering as well as bring on more customers. As it stands it has thousands of customers and is aiming to grow that by the tens if not hundreds of thousands this year.
Petal is among the crop of fintechs that have been garnering a lot of attention from venture capitalists in the past couple of years as VCs bet these startups can disrupt the traditional financial services markets. According to new research from data provider CB Insights, fintechs raised a record $39.57 billion in funding last year, marking a 120% increase from 2017. What’s more, five startups hit unicon status in the fourth quarter of last year including Brex, which makes a credit card for small businesses.
According to Gross, the $30 million Petal raised is part of the more than $300 million that has been invested in credit card startups in the past year. Brex on the small business side and Petal on the consumer side are getting most of the funding, he said. To date, Petal has raised more than $80 million in equity and debt financing including a $3.6 million seed round, $43 million in Series A and Series B rounds of funding and $34 million in debt financing to support the rollout of its Petal Visa card last year. In addition to the $30 million it just raised, Petal named two veteran executives to its leadership team. Parris Sanz, a senior executive at CAN Capital, is becoming general counsel while Tom Greco, former SVP of Customer Operations at GreenSky, was named vice president of customer operations.
Gross credits the interest on the part of investors to the fact that the credit card market is in need of some innovation in how consumers are underwritten and the fees they have to pay to get access to credit. The interest rate on Petal’s credit card ranges from 15.24% to 26.24% with credit limits from $500 to $10,000. Gross said the average credit limit is a few thousand dollars. There are no fees associated with the credit card, something largely unheard of in the credit card industry, particularly when extending credit to those just starting out.
In a departure to traditional credit card companies that are solely focused on making money off of their customers, the CEO said Petal wants to help consumers use credit responsibly and is relying on technology to meet that end. One example is the suggested payment each month. As it stands most traditional credit card companies give you two options: the statement balance or the minimum payment. With a lot of emphases placed on paying the minimum, the credit card company wins but the consumer loses as the interest mounts and it takes years to pay down the balance. Petal takes a different approach. It suggests paying the full statement balance and then calculates what the cost of interest will be in the future if the customer doesn’t pay the entire balance. It makes the cost of borrowing much more transparent, said Gross, noting that Petal is also focused on providing financial literacy, and embedding financial education into the platform.
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2019-04-23T08:42:05Z
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/donnafuscaldo/2019/01/29/petal-raises-30-million-to-scale-its-business/
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I’m on a beach in Kauii, Hawaii sitting under a cabana with two comfortable chairs. My interviewer is none other than Mark J from Master Key Experiance. I have a bikini on with a cover up that is gold it is a long flowing dress . I’ve kicked off my leather sandals and my feet are playing in the warm sand. Mark is in his hawaiian shirt with a pair of tan pants with a pair of sandals on his feet. The day is a balmy 85 degrees with a light breeze off the ocean it is late afternoon.
Mark says: So, Karen how are you doing today?
Mark probes: Tell me more of what that looks like Karen?
Karen: I have attained all the time and money I need to do what I want to do. I’m having a blast living my life.
Mark says: What does that entail? Give me specifics.
Karen: I’ve been traveling to many beaches all over the world and walking on them. I enjoy the way the sand squiishes through my toes and the sound of the waves as they crash on the shore. I love the colors in the sky as the sunsets or rises over the water. I have seen the many wonders of nature all over the world. I’ve hiked in the Redwood Forest, I’ve seen the canyons and mountains from many different regions. I have hiked many wooded trails just to bask in the glow of the awesome wonder of this earth. I’ve made my money in network marketing and built a business that sustains me and my family in comfort. I also have a part-time massage business that helps people rejuvenate and stay healthy. I’m a very blessed person and I thank Jesus Christ every day for these blessings in my life.
Mark: What is next for you?
Karen: I’ll follow my bliss and think for myself the rest of my life until I am taken from this life here on earth. When that time is over I will be spending my eternity in heaven with Jesus Christ.
Mark: Thank you so much for your time today Karen. I’m glad you shared your life with me.
Karen: It”s been my pleasure Mark, Thank you for sharing your life and impacting so many lives with your Master Key Experience.
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2019-04-18T22:34:58Z
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https://masterkeykarenblog.wordpress.com/press-release/
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Series 15 - Episode 5 - Euthanasia is suspected when one of Helen's patients dies unexpectedly. She and Robert try to keep their relationship secret. Peg and David turn to strawberry rustling.
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2019-04-18T14:43:48Z
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https://www.itv.com/hub/heartbeat/Ya0757a0279
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When will Pipedreams be available as a podcast? My favorite program is not broadcast at a convenient time, and it is not always possible to listen to the show from my computer. It would be great to download programs and listen to them anywhere.
Unfortunately, the administrative demands and costs regarding clearances of rights for recorded materials is greater than my ability to deal with it, so the programs cannot be made available as podcasts at this time.
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2019-04-23T11:23:49Z
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http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/mailbag/2007/08/070813.html
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To prove a common law dedication, plaintiff need only show the owner’s intent to dedicate the property to public use and the public’s acceptance of the dedication; no written conveyance or acceptance by a public entity is required. Cal. Const., art. X, sec. 4, declares that riparian owners must permit the state a right of way across their land to the water when it is required for a public purpose. Without deciding exactly what this means—is it self-executing, or must the state exercise its eminent domain power to acquire an easement—this decision holds that the provision cannot be raised as a restriction on title acquired before the constitutional provision was first adopted in 1879 and particularly not against persons whose title derives from federal land patents confirmed under the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. However, the decision holds that plaintiff raised a triable issue of fact sufficient to defeat defendant’s summary judgment motion on the claim for dedication of a road to the beach. Prior owners of the property had for decades allowed and even encouraged public access to the beach along the road. All that is needed for an express common law dedication of property to public use is an intention to dedicate on the owner’s part and the public’s acceptance of the dedication. Neither acceptance by a public entity nor any formal written conveyance is required. Encouragement of public use of the easement showed the intention to dedicate. Public use for decades established acceptance. The fact that the prior owners charged an admission fee for some period of time might rebut the showing of intent to dedicate, but the evidence was introduced too late and was too vague to disprove dedication as a matter of law. The same was true of evidence that the prior owners had run businesses such as a general store that profited from public use of the road to the beach.
Next Post Daniels v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
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2019-04-25T21:41:33Z
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https://californiaappellatetracker.wordpress.com/2016/04/29/friends-of-martins-beach-v-martins-beach-1-llc/
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Questions? Suggestions? Let’s hear them!
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2019-04-25T18:08:20Z
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https://wqed.org/pittsburgh-innovators/?q=content/contact-us
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A new peace symbol to replace the dove and the kiwi?
Best bit : "i am for it, but i think there is something special about releasing a dove to fly over a crowd of peaceful people. Catapulting a kiwi may not have the same effect."
A film is a product and as an actor you can only sell it if you sell yourself. You don't get to sit at the table before you're ready to give away your integrity.
It also answers the question : but was he really tall and bulk enough to fill Vader's suit? (no).
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2019-04-26T03:49:42Z
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https://hiyami.livejournal.com/746493.html
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smugmug
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Photog out of Madison, WI, who loves to travel. Got photography needs, wherever you are? Drop me a line!
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2019-04-22T08:50:56Z
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http://iklaas64.smugmug.com/
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San Francisco holds a special place in the history of the counterculture movement of the 1960s and ’70s, and Haight-Ashbury still feels like a hangover from that bygone era—not only in the lingering tie-dye and head shops. There's a critical mass of vintage clothing and shoe stores in the neighborhood, each specializing in period duds from the 1920s to the ’80s. But the city is also home to a competitive array of vintage furniture stores, feeding San Franciscans’ insatiable desire for reclaimed wood, shabby-chic furnishings, weathered knickknacks and industrial lighting. The wares are scavenged from estate sales, flea markets and garage sales from throughout the Bay Area and greater California, then lovingly restored for midcentury modern devotees. Here are our picks for the best vintage stores in the city, whether you're hunting for ’70s platform sandals or an authentic Eames lounger. Also check out our favorite thrift stores.
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2019-04-19T14:52:52Z
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https://www.timeout.com/san-francisco/shopping/the-best-vintage-clothing-and-furniture-stores-in-san-francisco
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← This #Picture of a Beautiful Sunny Day, Taken Through My #Depression Filter.
Thank you both for your responses. I’ve been out of blogging for an eternity and have just been in a pit for the past few years. Five days ago I started Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
It made me feel good to hear from you both. Thank you both for your thoughtfulness.
Chris, I’ve missed you too! You have never left my prayers.
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2019-04-19T16:43:31Z
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https://survivingthespecter.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/part-ii/
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I would like to thank Megha Bhartiya, for the nomination and giving me this opportunity to participate in this challenge. Check out her blog, she writes very captive poetry, i absolutely love them.
Post a quote for three consecutive days ( 1 quote for each day).
If you follow me you know i love posting quotes to motivate others. My quote for today is from my favorite scientist/ professor. “Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters tat you don’t give up. “ by Stephen Hawking. I love this quote for it always encourages me never to give up no matter the adversities i face. For life is never easy and many are the times we fall and on’t have the strength to pick ourselves up. We should never forget that success is not a bed filled only with roses but with painful thorns too.
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2019-04-20T13:06:41Z
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https://tracymuso.wordpress.com/2018/04/13/3-day-quote-challenge-day-1/
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Reddy Go and Ofo bikes will soon no longer be available in Sydney as the companies wind down their operations.
Two major share bicycle operators are quitting Sydney, with one reportedly giving bikes away to users for free.
The Australian newspaper reports Reddy Go, which claims to be the only wholly Australian-owned bike share company, informed its members the company was undergoing a restructure and said each user would be able to pick up two free bikes from its storage centre in Alexandria.
Obike withdrew from Melbourne earlier this month.
Chinese-founded company Ofo said it would end its bikes service in Sydney and Adelaide within the next 60 days to focus on other markets overseas, News Corp Australia reported.
Singapore-based oBike withdrew its yellow bikes from Melbourne streets earlier this month after a crackdown by the Environment Protection Authority.
Since it shut down in Melbourne, many Victorian users have been unable to get their $69 deposit back after noticing that the option to request a refund through the app had disappeared.
While dockless bicycle schemes have proved popular in countries such as China, they've struggled in Australia due to helmet laws, vandalism of equipment and complaints about bikes being left in the wrong places.
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2019-04-22T11:22:01Z
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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/bike-sharing-companies-reddy-go-and-ofo-cycle-out-of-sydney
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Web Hosting | Nexicom - Connected. Naturally.
With over 1,500 websites currently being hosted on our servers, Nexicom is a leader in web hosting services throughout Central Ontario. We receive compliments from our customers daily regarding high levels of quality and world class customer service. Your website is in good hands with Nexicom.
For information on web design including WordPress setup, please e-mail webdesign@nexicom.net.
SSL Secure Site available for $99.00/year.
Additional $19.92 applies to .ca and .on.ca with any hosting package.
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2019-04-19T15:06:57Z
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https://nexicom.net/internet/web-hosting
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This entry was posted on 6. Februar 2015 at 01:35 and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
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2019-04-25T14:21:31Z
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https://5jahrehartz4.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/gruene-krueppeljagd-folter/
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One of the first things that you need to know about running a business is that communication is key hence the necessary for telephone systems. When it comes to telephone systems, you have to understand that modern technology has made them better and more helpful. What is currently becoming a trend in the whole telephone industry will have to be the Voice Over the Internet Protocol or VoIP telephone systems. Not so long ago, if you want to be using reliable telephone system for your business, you have to subscribe to a telephone company provider and then be able to enjoy limited features they can provide you like voicemail. And yet, the industry has come alive once again even after the advent of mobile phones that VoIP telephone systems have come into the picture. There are a lot of benefits to using VoIP telephone systems. Residential use was basically the first function in mind when this particular type of telephone system was invented. For those who have tried using this telephone system at home, it was cheaper, easier to install, and can just be connected to the current broadband internet connection that you have.
After the successful use of VoIP telephone systems at home, they then proceed to exist in the business world. Business VoIP telephone systems are now even offered in the securest of ways. In the past, the sound quality of VoIP systems is not something to be proud of but a lot has changed today. This is one of the reasons why these VoIP systems have now become one of the most popular choices among business owners.
Besides offering you better sound quality, the business world has come to appreciate VoIP telephone systems even more with their many additional features. What is great about their features is that they come for free after you have obtained such a phone system. Some of the most common features of VoIP telephone systems include call forwarding, conference calling, ability to queue calls, faxing capabilities, advanced voicemail features, and battery backup in case of power outage.
If your business is growing, rest assured that you will be making the most of these features that come for free in the VoIP telephone systems that you choose. For instance, if you will not yet be using the call queuing feature now, when your business will grow, you can expect this particular feature to be of utmost importance. Basically, the use of VoIP telephone systems means that you are going for something that is highly expandable. Therefore, for business success and growth, there is no better way to communicate than with VoIP telephone systems. With all of their ready features, you will surely make business communication and operations much faster and smoother.
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Today, trends are what dictate the fashion arena. Fashion experts get to select out what they think is hot and what isn’t. In the name of beauty, we take up their decisions and purchase the specific dresses they’ve claimed as hot. Currently, many people are indulging in the bulk purchase of dresses. This is because this way of purchasing dresses has proven beneficial. Below are some of the merits of purchasing dresses in wholesale.
First and foremost, buying of wholesale dresses is affordable. Among the major benefits of making wholesale purchases, this is one of them. The budget of the consumer is therefore made more bearable. Similar to a majority of markets, the rules of supply and demand apply to fashion. The more an item is rare, the higher the prices go. The opposite is also true. When you, therefore, purchase dresses in plenty, the chances are that you are most likely going to get a discount on the total dresses bought.
Also, high quality in the dresses is ascertained if you make a wholesale purchase of them. More than two companies work on the dresses that you find in retail shops before their arrival. Through this company to company movement, the dresses end up being a bit worn out. Otherwise, the companies directly immediate to the factories are the ones mostly responsible for your clothes if purchased in wholesale. Just the touch of it can feel the difference between the quality of the retail shop dresses and those of wholesale. The best quality is therefore found in wholesale dresses.
The other benefit of buying dresses in wholesale is the originality of the dresses. The factory directly sends the dresses to you when you buy in wholesale. This factor makes consumers have confidence in the originality of the dresses they get. Because of this, consumers do not hesitate in buying the dresses since they are sure they are getting their money’s worth. A big number of retailers usually sell products that are not original. Which are often of inferior quality as compared to the original product. The prices of the knockoffs are usually similar to the ones being quoted for the wholesale dresses.
to end with, you will have a lot of different types of dresses s from which you can choose from when you buy in wholesale. By buying from a retailer, you get to buy only what you can see in the store. On the other hand, wholesalers allow you to choose from all the stock they have. Which is usually a wide variety. As a result, those who by dresses from a wholesaler are not limited to a small range of different types of dresses.
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2019-04-25T12:53:05Z
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http://expsoundstudio.org/author/phillip/page/2
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Both the Burroughs and Burbank girls’ water polo teams lost key players to graduation.
Some of those players provided a large chunk of offense for their respective squads.
This season, the Indians and Bulldogs are looking for current players to step up and fill the roles in hopes of being competitive in the Pacific League and making a run at the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
The Indians are coming off one of the most productive seasons in program history. A year ago, Burroughs went 12-6, 6-2 in league for second place, advancing to the league-championship match and narrowly losing to Crescenta Valley, 8-6.
The Indians also played their way to the Division VI quarterfinals, losing in sudden-death double-overtime, 4-3, to host Tustin.
Two key all-league players who graduated were senior attacker Gwen Turla and senior hole/set Bianca Sanchez. Turla led Burroughs in scoring with 57 goals and averaged 3.2 goals a game, while Sanchez was second on the team in scoring with 51 goals.
The Indians do return a successful all-league player from a year ago in junior goalkeeper Emma Nathan, who had 150 saves.
Another key all-league returner is senior utility Aleah Orozco, who tallied 30 goals.
“We will be looking for Aleah to step up this season and take control on offense,” Cook said.
Also returning is senior utility Amy Berberyan.
Burroughs has been dealing with a distraction recently and the team has been displaced while the campus pool has undergone repairs.
“That has been tough,” Cook said. “The pool has been down the last couple of weeks and that has forced is to practice at Verdugo [Park pool], but that has limited our practices. So, we really haven’t practiced as much as I would have liked.
With the loss of its core from a year ago, Cook said his team might struggle at times.
“I think this is going to be a rebuilding year and it’s going to be a work in progress,” he said. “We have a lot work to do and we haven’t had many consistent full practices.
The Bulldogs finished 7-13 and 2-5 (tied for fifth place) in the Pacific League last season and didn’t qualify for the playoffs.
Burbank did lose its top two players to graduation, and in addition, has been without it’s coach heading into the season.
Coach Allyson Young has been on maturity leave and hopes to get clearance from her doctor to return poolside soon.
Lost to graduation was senior driver Sune Aghakian and senior senior utility Lexi Lyneis. Aghakian had 41 goals, 19 steals and seven assists and Lyneis scored 27 goals to go with 16 assists, as both players earned all-league accolades.
Returning to help pace the Bulldogs is a group of seniors, goalkeeper Suzie Misiryan, driver Michelle Morlock, set/defender Patil Minassian and utility Camila Salas.
“Those are my seniors, and those are the players I’m expecting to step up and hopefully be able to lead us,” Young said. “Some of these players have been with me and the program for a number of years.
In league, Young said she’s not sure what to expect.
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2019-04-23T06:55:43Z
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https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/sports/tn-blr-sp-gpolopre-20181117-story.html
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ca
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CDFW has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2018-0305-R5, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Southern California Edison. The project includes activities related to replacement of one 55-foot tall wooden utility pole (2365265E),supporting a distribution line, with new wooden poles within 3 feet of the existing pole and removal of old pole.
The project includes the maintenance of an existing facility of a publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services with no expansion of use. No trees will be removed. The project will not have significant environmental impacts if it is completed under the protective features of Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2018-0305-R5.
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2019-04-23T16:15:29Z
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https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2019018280
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Brief description of the primary reason for the combination.
3. Initial amounts recognized by the new/continuing government if different from those previously recognized by the merged entity (because of adjustments).
Brief description of contingent consideration arrangements.
Total governmental fund revenues and expenditures.
For a detailed discussion of the governmental combinations see GASB Statement 69, Government Combinations and Disposals of Government Operations.
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2019-04-22T04:14:40Z
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https://www.sao.wa.gov/bars_gaap/reporting/notes-to-financial-statements/note-x-government-combinations/
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wordpress
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So, sometimes you may have little difficulties. It’s natural, just like Kombucha. So, when I first got my GORGEOUS new brewer, i did everything jusssst as I should have, but when I got up the next day, i noticed leaking. LOTS of it.
What did I do? I called Dave. Guess what? I didn’t need too.
3. a very wet hand.
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2019-04-26T12:37:10Z
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https://kombuchatea.wordpress.com/tag/spigot/
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Reference
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westminster-abbey
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This lovely tankard forms part of a collection of official commemorative china that has been designed to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle on 19th May 2018 at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle. Commissioned exclusively by Buckingham Palace this tankard is made entirely by hand in England from fine bone china using methods that have been unchanged for 250 years. The design shows a monogram surmounted by the coronet of Prince Harry, and tied together with White Ribbons. The decoration around the borders has been inspired by the mid-thirteenth century Gilebertus doors at St George’s Chapel.
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2019-04-26T01:51:24Z
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https://shop.westminster-abbey.org/royal-collection-harry-meghan-wedding-tankard.html
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Arts
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Reference
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tifr
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Abstract : In a sequence of seminal results in the 80's, Kaltofen showed that if an n-variate polynomial of degree poly(n) can be computed by an arithmetic circuit of size poly(n), then each of its factors can also be computed an arithmetic circuit of size poly(n). In other words, the complexity class VP (the algebraic analog of P) of polynomials, is closed under taking factors.
A fundamental question in this line of research, which has largely remained open is to understand if other natural classes of multivariate polynomials, for instance, arithmetic formulas, algebraic branching programs, constant depth arithmetic circuits or the complexity class VNP (the algebraic analog of NP) of polynomials, are closed under taking factors. In addition to being fundamental questions on their own, such 'closure results' for polynomial factorization play a crucial role in the understanding of hardness randomness tradeoffs for algebraic computation.
I will talk about the following two results, whose study was motivated by these questions.
1. The class VNP is closed under taking factors.
This proves a conjecture of Bürgisser.
poly(n) have constant (a slightly larger constant) depth arithmetic circuits of size poly(n).
This partially answers a question of Shpilka and Yehudayoff and has applications to hardness-randomness tradeoffs for constant depth arithmetic circuits.
Based on joint work with Chi-Ning Chou and Noam Solomon.
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2019-04-19T07:14:11Z
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http://brahma.tcs.tifr.res.in/events/some-closure-results-polynomial-factorization-and-applications
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Each and every day, a reported 60 million Americans are competitively shopping for hidden treasures in the realms of estate sales, liquidations, yard sales and auctions. Thanks to prime time television shows like the classic Antiques Roadshow, along with more recent programming including American Pickers and Pawn Stars, the popularity of the “treasure seeker” is at an all-time high.
Estate Sales By You (ESBY) is a 2-year-old venture that grooms avid treasure seekers, like the Simpsons, into being the best curators in the game. Utilizing the most comprehensive tools in training, along with access to a network of experts in different fields (guns, antiques, fine jewelry, precious metals, memorabilia, items of historical significance, artwork and more), candidates not only learn the secrets on how to spot items of extreme value, they also have the chance to host their very own treasure hunts.
In addition to handing interested operators a ready-to-launch business, and introducing unbeatable opportunities in real estate, Estate Sales By You also teaches prospects how to make thousands while working just weekends. “Time is valuable; you want to spend it with the family – kids, grandkids. This weekend-type business lets us have fun making money, and gives us time to do other things.” The time is now to get in on the ground floor of America’s fastest-growing trend. Turn a hobby into a profitable business – learn how to host weekend treasure hunts while pocketing cash year-round.
This weekend, Simpson will join ESBY owner Mike Zipp to co-host a rare, million-dollar estate sale event taking place in Brighton at 15777 Fortune Court. The pair will be on hand to discuss their experiences and successes in the business Thursday, May 19 through Sunday, May 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily. Valuables and collectibles for sale will include a baby grand piano, a 1923 Dodge, several airplanes and a plethora of other vehicles, including tractors and trailers. In addition, Simpson and Zipp will film scenes onsite for an upcoming reality show which will highlight angles from the estate sale business owner’s perspective, along with featuring unique events and ESBY seminar training.
Estate Sales By You (ESBY) was developed by a veteran team of entrepreneurs interested in sharing a scalable, yet lucrative business model. By motivating other like-minded tycoons to follow in its footsteps, ESBY has launched 35 successful estate sale franchises in just two years. For more information on the ESBY vision, visit estatesalesbyyou.com. To join the burgeoning ESBY team, call 720-636-6085 or email info(at)estatesalesbyyou(dot)com.
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2019-04-19T01:33:44Z
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/05/prweb13413859.htm
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We’re just at that moment in previews where everything is going great, but we’re fine-tuning and bringing in new lines and, you know, all that stuff.” Molly Ringwald is talking about her new play, Modern Orthodox, an Off Broadway comedy about a secular Jewish couple who take in an Orthodox diamond merchant. It’s filled with lines (“There is no word for thin in Yiddish!”) that bring down the house, if the house is filled with the Upper West Side. Her voice is a bit raspy; she’s recovering from laryngitis, which she caught from her OB/GYN. “I love my character,” she continues, “she’s smart, sassy, funny … and vulnerable.” The pause is telling—vulnerability was always her trademark.
The last time many of us saw Ringwald was 1986. She was standing next to Duckie (Jon Cryer) at the prom, casting a longing, hurtful glance at Blane (Andrew McCarthy) across the room. It was the final scene of Pretty in Pink, and OMD’s “If You Leave” was playing in the background. At 18, Ringwald was at the peak of her fame, and, in a way, at the end of it. She turned down a role in a subsequent John Hughes movie, Some Kind of Wonderful, and, after a series of unsuccessful projects, decamped to Paris. In her new city, she went native, becoming fluent in French and marrying the novelist Valery Lameignere. But the expatriate dream ended in 2002, with Ringwald filing for divorce, and now she’s back in New York. A vintage celebrity hidden among us.
It’s difficult to explain, to those who weren’t teenagers in the eighties, just how large Molly Ringwald once loomed in our lives, and why, even now, she must be coy about where she picks up her coffee. For many of us, she was the first real teen we watched at the movies. Graced with what Pauline Kael described as a “charismatic normality,” Ringwald appeared in three films with the writer-director Hughes—Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink—that were period-correct fusions of high-school fashion, music, and slang. If you were white and suburban and insecure, you came to the theater and saw yourself.
The stage was Ringwald’s first home, and her childhood sounds like something from the vaudeville era. Born in Sacramento, California, she was the youngest daughter of Bob Ringwald, a blind jazz pianist. Ringwald would belt out classic torch songs, accompanied by her father, and, at age 6, she even released an album called I Wanna Be Loved by You, Molly Sings. Her spin in the Broadway revival of Cabaret was the fulfillment of a long-nurtured ambition, and she hopes to work with Stephen Sondheim someday. And, like many American celebrities, she was on the boards in London recently, playing the part of Sally in a West End production of When Harry Met Sally. Overseas, her career was not up for inspection, but Stateside, some aspects of her Dweezil Zappa–dating days are returning. “Jason and I would go around the corner and get a sandwich,” she says, “and there would be, like, the paparazzi. That rarely happens to me because I’m rarely with anyone who is famous. My partner is not famous, and most of the people we know are not famous.” Ringwald lives with her boyfriend of three years, Panio Gianopoulos, a book editor and a writer. Younger than Ringwald, he published an elegiac essay about dating older women called “Confessions of a Boy Toy” in a recent anthology.
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2019-04-21T09:10:26Z
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http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/10522/
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The mockery of pastoralist Fulani over their enthusiasm for cows has made way for the slurs of "terrorists" and "militia" as disputes with others in West Africa lead to bloodshed. In Nigeria they face other problems too.
The voices of the two boys, neither older than 16, carry over the sound of more than 20 cows trotting through the grass. Day in and day out they have to ensure the animals are well grazed and watered in the fields of Jos in central Nigeria's Plateau State.
Looking on, Idris Abdullahi Bayero considers himself lucky. The 29-year-old graduate of history and international studies at the University of Jos was once just like these boys, living in the bush and on the move with his family and their cows, calves and goats.
Education is one of the main challenges facing the Fulani who have traditionally led a nomadic existence across western and central Africa. Although most now live in more permanent settlements, these are still often far from schools or other facilities such as healthcare centers.
"We are not treated equally"
Often Fulani are not able to begin or continue much more than a basic education because they are expected to care for their livestock from a relatively young age. Cows are not only the pride and joy of the Fulani - they are also their bank. Bayero, who is now job-hunting, was able to finish school with the support of his community. To continue to university, he had to sell his cows.
"Well, actually I sold a lot of the cows that I have. Any time I want to pay school fees, I will go to the bush and catch one of them, take it to the market and sell it. That's how I paid my school fees. Yes, even though I don't want it to be like this. How I wish I would have had something where I get income and leave my cattle," he says.
Life has not been so easy for Miriam Mohammed, 20. She was only able to attend school for a short while before she became a mother of two small children. She lives in a small settlement, an hour's drive from Jos.
"My problem is I was born here but we are not given equal rights. They don't want to see me on this land. And the government is doing nothing about it. The government is supposed to look into this problem and treat us as equals, just like any other person born here. But we are not treated equally. They don't want us on the land. I was born here but I don't know why they don't want me to be here," she says.
Mohammed is angry about the lack of infrastructure, which has long been an issue, and the negative image the Fulanis seem to have acquired.
The conflict between Fulani herders and farmers in Nigeria is long-running. Clashes - with both sides armed - have resulted in hundreds of fatalities since the start of this year alone.
Media reports attribute blame to the Fulani. The Voice, a daily newspaper in Benue State, wrote: "Armed Fulani militia last Wednesday killed three persons in Gwer local government area of Benue state." The term is often used in talk shows, including Sunrise Daily on Channels TV.
"This stigmatization will actually lead to serious animosity between these two conflicting parties or groups because Fulani will begin to look at other tribes as their enemies. They will become radical day by day," Bayero warns.
Bayero says there is a danger that an unequal situation will get worse and that the frustration at being blamed for the conflict could see young Fulani especially lured into crime or terrorism.
"You see, my cow is rustled. Me, I'll maybe be killed. My brother has been killed and nothing is done about it. In fact, they start looking at the state as their enemy, too. So from there the terrorists will use to take advantage of it, convince them - use them."
That is an aspect people often forget, especially Christians in Nigeria's Middle Belt region, where Plateau and Benue states are located. They complain about cattle destroying their fields and accuse the Fulani of spreading Islam southwards and starting a jihad against Christian communities.
Still, some Christians firmly disagree. Blaise Agwom, a Catholic priest and head of the Dialogue, Reconciliation and Peace Center in Jos, is one of them.
"Because of this stigmatization, there are places where a normal Fulani youth can't enter now because they have been described as 'Fulani terrorists.' There are a lot of good and peace-loving Fulani who cohabit peacefully with their local communities or neighbors," he says.
Father Blaise organizes meetings and workshops for young people from different faiths and ethnic groups. A peaceful life is still possible.
"I feel one of the ways for the young Fulani generation is to also get friendly towards the media. They need to tell their own story. Unless you tell your own story, nobody will tell it for you. So, they need to rescue themselves by using the media to change the narratives," he said.
That's exactly Bayero's goal: when he is out and about in Jos he tries to convince people he encounters to join him in opening up about the Fulani way of life. The stigma around young Fulani is not helpful, he believes, and education is a way out.
"Now I have this dream, this campaign. My own priority is to take education to the doorstep of my people because they are the most backward, most abandoned people. They are the most isolated people. Government doesn't care about them. Since government doesn't care about them they don't talk," he says.
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2019-04-20T02:39:15Z
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https://allafrica.com/stories/201809130561.html
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Man Swallows GIANT STRAIGHT RAZOR!
http://CuttingEdgeInnertainment.com Sword Swallower Dan Meyer from America's Got Talent attempts to swallow a giant straight razor for the FIRST time ever without cutting his throat on January 26, 2010. Do NOT try this at home!
Sword Swallower Dan Meyer is a 35x World Champion Sword Swallower, multiple Ripley's Believe It or Not with 7 Guinness World Records, recognized as the world's leading expert in sword swallowing as president of the Sword Swallowers Association International and winner of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard for sword swallowing medical research.
As a performer, sword swallower Dan Meyer is best known for dangerous feats and extreme daredevil stunts such as swallowing a giant straight razor, swallowing 21 swords at once, swallowing swords underwater in a tank of sharks for Ripley's Believe It or Not Myrtle Beach, swallowing a sword heated to 1500 degrees RED HOT for Stan Lee's Superhumans, and for pulling a car by swallowed sword for Ripley's Believe It or Not Baltimore.
As a motivational speaker, Dan speaks on overcoming obstacles and doing the impossible at TEDx, Ig Nobel, PINC, Ignite talks, and corporate, science, medical, college, and youth events around the world on "Cutting Through Fear: The Art and Science of Doing the Impossible".
Watch Dan swallow swords in a tank of SHARKS for Ripley's Believe It or Not!
From the AGT Las Vegas Semi-Finals, Meyer went on as a Top 50 Finalist as a AGT Wildcard to America's Got Talent Finals in Los Angeles in 2008.
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"Cutting Through Fear - From Wimp to World Record Holder: The Art and Science of Doing the Impossible" Sword Swallower Dan Meyer now speaks as a corporate, motivational and inspirational speaker, comedy youth entertainer and speaker at events such as Ig Nobel, Ignite, PINC, TEDx, science and medical festivals, museums and associations, corporate, college, and youth events such as YEC, DNOW, 5th Quarter, Extreme Tour, Upward Unlimited Awards Night Celebrations, and corporate conventions, conferences, fairs, festivals, artist tours, and other events in 25 countries around the world.
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2019-04-20T21:04:10Z
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGzKfpKfIE
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Dinner at 'Ohana is one of my most favorite things in all of Walt Disney World Resort. I'm so happy you got a reservation even if it's a little late. You absolutely don't need to worry because you will receive the same special service as those Guests dining earlier in the night. I feel sure that you won't be rushed through your meal in order for them to get you out the door by 10:00 p.m. either. Feel free to arrive a little early and maybe you will be seated earlier than your scheduled time. If not, you can enjoy a tropical cocktail at Tambu Lounge while you wait.
Enjoy your meal at 'Ohana and your vacation! If we can help with anything else, don't hesitate to let us know.
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2019-04-24T08:35:04Z
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https://disneyparksmomspanel.disney.go.com/question/wdw-end-may-able-secure-dinner-reservations-ohana-pm-282863/
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There are a lot of topics that go together with love. Last Monday we talked about forgiveness and today I want to talk about one that is the very core of love: belief. There is no love without belief. Love isn’t tangible so you can’t touch it, you can’t measure or count it in any scientific way, and if you don’t believe you’re in love or that someone loves you, can love exist? If you don’t believe in love you won’t be open to receiving it, won’t accept the power it can have in your life, won’t see it in the world around you every day and can’t share it with anyone.
As people of faith we’re called to share about our belief in God with those we come in contact with. Sometimes we use words to share our belief, and other times we use our actions and don’t verbally attribute it to our faith to those around. Love is the same way: it has to be shared, it’s not designed to be kept to yourself. Maybe you remember as a kid having a crush on a boy or girl in your class. As hard as you tried to keep it a secret pretty soon at least a couple people knew because you kept looking at your crush or doing other things that made it obvious. Love isn’t a solitary thing, it’s meant to be shared so it can grow. Love thrives in the company of others.
But before love can be shared, the totality of what it is and what it could be has to be believed in. No, you don’t have to believe that everyone should have 70 year marriages or even that you could have that kind of love relationship that everyone remembers. But you do have to believe that love exists, that you’re worthy of love, that others are worthy of love, and that when we love together it can thrive in ways that it never would when we’re alone. Do you believe in love?
We’ve made it to another month, the month of June. I’m excited to see what this month brings forth and the opportunities we’re blessed with. This month’s topic is patience, which already promises to challenge me, and hopefully you as well, so let’s dive in.
Patience is an absolutely essential topic for Christians to face. Why? Because of the promise of challenges, hardships and sin. I’m not really sure if it’s possible in today’s connected world to live without being affected or knowing the realities of the bad stuff that goes on around us, but I suppose if you were able to truly remove yourself from everything it might be possible, but it wouldn’t be in accordance with who God has called us to be. So since we can’t escape them, the choice is to face them or live an insincere life.
God has created us to be people of interaction; people who care for each other and the world in which they live. If you’re not with other people you’re missing an absolutely core factor of who you were created to be and your life purpose. Let me state it clearly: part of your purpose is to be with others. I know, sounds hard knowing all you do about the world around you, right? Yea, it challenges me too.
Which is one really good reason to learn patience. If we can’t be patient with those in our lives we can’t spread the good news about God or help them find the peace that passes all understanding. We also can’t be patient with God when He seems to delay in responding to us. So rather than seeking to distance ourselves, instead we should work on learning patience.
I can remember being a young Christian and being amazed at how fresh and exciting everything seemed to be. I may have been a bit blind to the wrong doings in the world then, but even still if I stop and take a good look around me I can strip off the layer that is put on everything by the world and see that new potential that is only found in a relationship with God.
But beyond this each of us has past lives. We’ve all done things that we wish we hadn’t in our lifetime. We’ve all had moments that we’ve not been proud of that (should) put us to shame. If we can take these moments and learn from them we’ll be able to build a far better future than we could dream of at present.
When we have the opportunity to choose a new life or fresh start however, many of us shy away. We say ‘it’s too hard’ ‘I’m scared’ ‘I could never do that’ or ‘it won’t work.’ When we choose to take this perspective on things, no, we definitely won’t find success in the new opportunity.
When we talk about having an old life and a new life, the biggest challenge is in letting the past be memories and not huge influences in everything we do. We can learn from the past, but the past should only shape us to a point. I encourage you this week to spend time in conversations with God about the new life and exciting plans He has for you.
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2019-04-22T14:02:01Z
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https://ldspiritualtransformation.wordpress.com/category/bible/2-corinthians/
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It’s not often that the public sees a mug shot in South Dakota. Only in rare circumstances, if a criminal is a fugitive or has escaped from jail or prison, can law enforcement officials release them. But that’s about to change after Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a bill last week that will make some of them public record.
The South Dakota Attorney General went into the legislative session hoping to get a number of bills passed. But Marty Jackley says Senate Bill 25 faced one of the most difficult roads.
The law, which goes into effect in July, will make a booking photo public record if the person is accused of a felony. But some lawmakers say it wipes away the presumption of innocence. Others are concerned about what’s happening in other states, where mug shots are being used to extort people.
“I was very open as Attorney General, I said, ‘That’s against the law here and if somebody does that, let me know, and I’ll address it’,” said Jackley.
Jackley says at a time when the state needs to be transparent, it was important to get the bill passed.
“We’ve seen some of the cases, whether it be EB-5 or GEAR UP. The public wants to see what’s going on not just in Pierre but statewide,” said Jackley.
He says it’s allows the media to be more accurate.
Previously, Jackley says it was a crime in South Dakota if a sheriff would release a mug shot.
Only one other state doesn’t allow booking photos to be a part of public record, which is Louisiana. The new law will not require law enforcement to provide or reproduce a mug shot older than six months.
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2019-04-19T00:19:34Z
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https://www.kdlt.com/2017/03/22/felony-suspects-mug-shots-will-soon-public-record-sd/
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THE NEW YOR.KER. Looking Glass cannot issue emer- gency-action messages on his own. The battle staff on board is divided into two separate teams, to make sure that the two-man rule applies. And, as on a submarine, the rest of the crew must coöperate in sending orders to the launch-control centers or directly to the missile silos. (The pilot, for example, has a switch that has to be turned on before the battle staff in the rear of the plane can transmit emer- gency orders.) Moreover, should Looking Glass want to send a launch order to the silos-bypassing the launch-control centers-further physical safeguards would come into play. The firing mechanism installed in the silos would not allow Looking Glass to fire at will. The principal safety feature is a "hold-off switch" -a device that would prevent any of the launch-con- tro] planes from gaining access to the firing mechanism unless the two SAC officers in the launch -control center agreed to grant this or had become isolated from the silos assigned to them. In routine peacetime circum- stances, the hold-off switch is always on, but in a major crisis it would be turned off. This could happen in two ways. The officers in the launch-con- tro] center could be ordered to turn off the switch and to hand over control to Looking Glass and the other airborne control planes; the trigger aboard Looking Glass would then be "set." The hold-off switch also has a timer, and if the launch-control center should be destroyed or its link to the silos severed the timer would automat- ically allow Looking Glass, after a predetermined period, to take over. W HETHER any of the means available to Looking Glass for launching missiles would actually work depends on the performance of the communications systems that are stuffed into every cranny of the plane. Like any airplane, Looking Glass de- pends heavily on standard radio equip- ment for both transmitting and receiv- ing messages. It has a broader range of frequencies, however, and it can also use the Air Force Satellite Commu- nications System, or AFSATCOM. To issue an emergency-action message, Looking Glass would use several frequencies simultaneously . "We shot- gun the message on all available com- munications systems," one battle-staff leader said. This is prudent, since all the radio frequencies available have inherent limitations, and once nuclear \ 77 >--- <01985 Hilton I nternatlonal Co ..... '\ '" \ OVERLOOKING THE NILE, THE REIGNING HOTEL IN CAIRO FOR OVER 25 YEARS. " ....', " Choose a hotel that knOUJS its business. Call your traJRl professional or Htlton Reseroation Serolce. NILE HILTON WHERE THE WORLD IS AT HOMEs M Console from the VIlla Borghese collection measures 42"W 14"D 33"H To see other 18th Century ItalIan bedroom and occasional designs, we invite you to send $3.00 for the V11la Borghese catalog. Henredon, Dept. N45, Morganton, NC 28655. .... '\ t \\" ,..... ,)... Henredon. For those who value excellence.
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2019-04-26T13:53:43Z
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http://archives.newyorker.com/?iid=16113&startpage=page0000079
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Londini : Excusum pro Gulielmo Miller ..., 1671.
Shorthand > Early works to 1800.
Tachy-graphy The most exact and compendious methode of short and swift writing that hath ever yet been published by any. Composed by Thomas Shelton authour and professour of the said art. Approved by both the universities.
Tachy-graphy The most exact and compendious method of short and swift writing that hath ever yet been published by any. Composed by Thomas Shelton author and professour of the said art. Approved by both universities.
Tachy-graphy The most exact and compendious method of short and swift writing that hath ever yet been published by any. Composed by Thomas Shelton author and professour of the said art. Approved by both the universities.
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2019-04-23T18:00:22Z
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https://library.villanova.edu/Find/Record/1171428
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kennedyhardware
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These American made embossed oak onlays are produced with hand-tooled dies which date back to the turn of the century. The woods are hand selected for the best possible detail and finish look. This applique is a scroll and center combined making two pieces perfectly merge as one.
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2019-04-23T19:00:17Z
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https://www.kennedyhardware.com/extra-large-scroll-with-center-onlay.html
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wordpress
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Posted on June 26, 2017, in Buyers and Sellers, Mortgage News and tagged Affordable Housing, first time buyer, first time home buyers, Garry Callis, House Hunting, Legacy Realtor, longmont real estate, Mortgage, New Home Buyer. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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2019-04-22T12:28:15Z
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https://legacyrealtor.wordpress.com/2017/06/26/first-time-buyers-face-new-competition/
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lafolia
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Ben JOHNSTON: String Quartet No. 6 (1980); String Quartet No. 7 (1984); String Quartet No. 8 (1986); Quietness (1996)*. Kepler Quartet: Sharan Leventhal, Eric Segnitz (vln), Brek Renzelman (vla), Karl Lavine (vlc), Ben Johnston* (voice). New World Records 80730-2 (1 CD) (http://www.newworldrecords.org/).
Johnston’s ten string quartets constitute one of the most vital yet obscure series in the latter half of the 20th century. That they are infrequently performed and recorded has to do with their difficulty: After No. 1 (1951), the remaining nine require a precise adherence to just intonation or other less familiar tuning systems. This release, the third and final, caps a project begun more than 14 years ago when the Kepler Quartet decided to learn and record all ten with Johnston’s guidance. This is an essential series and we should sincerely appreciate the Kepler’s achievement.
There is far more here than just strange notes and chords. Johnston easily embeds folk tunes, sometimes obviously as in No. 4, a series of variations on Amazing Grace, or elusively, as in No. 5 which contains Lonesome Valley, or No. 10 which suddenly arrives at Danny Boy. Johnston’s skilled quartet writing harkens back to late Beethoven, and other than the unusual harmonies, the knottiness demonstrates kinship with Ives and Carter. It does not take long for the ear to acclimatize to the different pitches.
Quartet No. 6 combines 12-tone technique with just intonation. There are 61 unique pitches in each octave. The notes explain the single movement’s intricate mixture of overtones, undertones and partials. Each instrument takes an accompanied solo in a different meter. Eventually the music plays back in retrograde, but because the pulse had been gradually increasing all along, the palindrome’s reversal is faster.
The Seventh quartet has been labeled the hardest of all because of its pitch scheme and structure. Two short movements, Prelude and Palindromes, are followed by the lengthy Variations. Full ensemble tremolo emerges from the Prelude’s ether in a way best described as crabby because of the narrow intervallic ranges. A tonal cadence deceives before concluding glissandos. In Palindromes, Johnston uses serial structures to present more crabbed material: Each player takes turns at a ghostly tremolo line evenly sliced with plucked chords. The Seventh’s conclusion expands where the prior two movements seemed to constrict. There is an underlying 176-pitch row that never repeats, and because of the continually climbing microtonal anchor, Johnston has 1200 different pitches to choose from. These Variations concern how bits and pieces may repeat in different combinations, and even on first hearing there are many lovely though eerie motives and accompaniments that reappear with subtle transformations.
The Eighth offers many of the sparkling rhythms and snappy gestures we had heard in the Tenth on the Kepler’s previous installment (New World Records 80693 with Nos. 1, 5 and 10; Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 9 are on New World Records 80637). Quartets Nos. 8, 9 and 10 are generally more relaxed and tuneful compared to the structurally difficult preceding works. Its forms are more traditional, there are singable tunes, and the microtonal nuances are delightfully squirmy, especially in the wriggling Scherzo. The chords and notes derived from the harmonic series culminate in the short Finale which loops differently sized repeating patterns.
The concluding extra, Quietness, is a two-minute setting of Rumi for string quartet and voice, a memorial to composer Salvatore Martirano. The quartet plays against a recording of Johnston singing (actually it’s more like intoning) the translated poem.
“Complete String Quartets.” Alois HÁBA: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 4 (1919); String Quartet No. 2, Op. 7 (1920); String Quartet No. 3, Op. 12 (1922); String Quartet No. 4, Op. 14 (1922); String Quartet No. 5, Op. 15 (1923); String Quartet No. 6, Op. 70, “Suite in Quarter-Tone System” (1950); String Quartet No. 7, Op. 73 “Christmas” (1950-51); String Quartet No. 8, Op. 76 (1951); String Quartet No. 9, Op. 79 (1952); String Quartet No. 10, Op. 80 (1952); String Quartet No. 11, Op. 87 (1958); String Quartet No. 12, Op. 90 (1959-60); String Quartet No. 13, Op. 92 “Astronaut” (1961); String Quartet No. 14, Op. 94 (1963); String Quartet No. 15, Op. 95 (1964); String Quartet No. 16, Op. 98 (1967); Tagebuchnotizen, Op. 101* (1970); Six Compositions for String Quartet, Op. 37 (1928; arr. Johannes KOTSCHY). Hába Quartet: Sha Katsouris, Hovhannes Mokatsian (vln), Peter Zelienka (vla), Arnold Ilg (vlc); Sigue von Osten* (speaker). Neos 11011-04 (4 CDs) (http://www.neos-music.com/).
A quick inventory of the 18 string quartet compositions of Hába (1893-1973): Quartets Nos. 1, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, and Tagebuchnotizen are in the traditional semi-tone system. There are six quarter-tone quartets: Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 14; four in sixth-tone: Nos. 5, 10, 11, and the Six Compositions; and just one quartet, No. 16, in fifth-tone.
Hába’s First string quartet was a product of his Viennese studies with Schreker, reflecting the period’s hyper tonality, as well as being his only traditionally designed four-movement quartet. The composer’s experimentation with quarter-tones began in the 1920s: No. 2 presents a chromatic richness and expressiveness that could be a logical extension of Berg. The Third was premiered by Hindemith’s ensemble and declares Hába’s “non-thematic” musical style in which material rarely reappears or undergoes development. Consequently, many of these works offer short movements, except Nos. 4 and 5 which are the longest. No. 5 is Hába’s first sixth-tone quartet (there are 6 pitches in each whole step and 36 tones to the octave), a notion suggested by Busoni.
Twenty-seven years after the athematic and freely atonal No. 5, Hába returned to the genre. Nos. 6 through 10, from the 1950s start, are tuneful. To my ear, these quartets are distinctively Czech: No. 6’s dotted rhythms, the Moravian Christmas carols embedded in No. 7’s second movement (which explains its subtitle), and the melody in the subsequent finale. Nos. 7-9, in the traditional semi-tone system, were written in the winter of 1950-51 when the state required optimistic music and less experimentation.
It is hard to pick a representative quartet, although No. 10, in sixth-tone, is especially recognizable with its energetic opening viola solo. In No. 11, the composer cleverly hides his name using German musical spelling (H is B-natural, and B is B-flat), except that with the added sixth-tones (the B-natural is raised by a sixth-tone and the B-flat is raised by a third-tone) it is near impossible to catch. Nos. 12 and 13 return to dissonance. Tiny melodic moments in No. 12 suggest Scelsi. No. 13 was inspired by the first Cosmonauts.
Nos. 14-16 are multi-part efforts and considerably more abstract than their predecessors. As no material repeats or is developed, these are more like sequences of bagatelles. No. 15 is the shortest at about five minutes. Its fourth movement is an Adagio molto of merely 15 notes, played one after another by different instruments. No. 16, the sole fifth-tone quartet in Hába’s oeuvre (the octave has 31 tones – yes, that’s how the math works), and has eight short movements. The end of the first movement has astonishing microtonal harmony.
Founded by violinist Dušan Pandula in 1946, the original Hába Quartet began working with the composer in the late 1940s, eventually premiering the Sixth. However, the heightened socialist state discouraged personality cults of living people, and the quartet was forced to change its name to the Novák Quartet (Vítězslav Novák had been one of Hába’s teachers and a student of Dvořák). The ensemble dissolved in 1968 upon Pandula’s defection to West Germany, but he re-established the group in 1984 with his student Peter Zelienka.
We now have two complete traversals of the Czech innovator’s string quartets, including an arrangement of six pieces originally meant for a sixth-tone harmonium built to Hába’s specifications, and a setting of poems by Pandula’s wife, Renáta, meant as thanks for premiering quartets Nos. 6 to 16. They are programmed in the order: 1, 6, 9, 15, 16, and Tagebuchnotizen; 7, 8, 2, 13, and 3; 14, Six Compositions, 10, 11, and 12; 4 and 5. The Stamitz-Quartett achieved all 18 works on five CDs, playing them chronologically (Bayer Records BR 100 282-5 recorded in 1996, and released on CD in 2006).
Older releases, probably difficult to find today: The Novák Quartet, Antonín Novák, Dušan Pandula (vln), Josef Podjukl (vla), and Jaroslav Chovanec (vlc), recorded Nos. 11 and 12 in 1963, No. 15 in 1965, and No. 16 live in 1967. These can be found on the three-disc “Alois Hába Centenary,” Supraphon 11 1865-2 913, and they sound fresh and vibrant despite the passing half-century. The Suk Quartet, Antonín Novák, Vojtěch Jouza (vln), Karel Řehák (vla), and Jan Štros (vlc), recorded Nos. 7, 8, 13, 15 and 16 in 1978, which were reissued in 1993 on the Praga line of Le Chant du Monde / Harmonia Mundi as PR 255 005 CM 210.
“Piano Sonatas & String Quartets 1.” Horatiu RADULESCU: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 82, “being and non-being create each other” (1991); String Quartet No. 5, Op. 89, “before the universe was born” (1990-95); Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 106, “settle your dust, this is the primal identity” (2003). Stephen Clarke (pno), The JACK Quartet: Ari Streisfeld, Christopher Otto (vln), John Pickford Richards (vla), Kevin McFarland (vlc). mode 290 (1 CD or 1 LP) (http://www.moderecords.com/).
Radulescu (1942-2008) combined distinctive ideas about the universe with wonderfully assertive and inventive music. Traditional scales are not enough for this composer, and he explored concurrent and intersecting overtone series in irregular rhythms and patterns. Scelsi and Messiaen are immediate precedents, however Radulescu works more aggressively despite the Taoist influences. In three movements, proportioned per the Fibonacci series, the Second Sonata pries open a cavern with widely spaced chords built from a small cluster of fundamental tones. The composer’s sparse, halting melodies, interrupted by imposing blocks, recall Stravinsky’s primitivism. The Fifth Sonata is austere and vibrantly spectral in its three Fibonacci-proportioned parts. The last movement hides a repeated pitch in a 3 + 2 rhythm, a bit like Ravel’s Le Gibet.
The Fifth Quartet demands scordatura for all players and requires frequent harmonics and particular bowing practices in order to untether high overtones. Radulescu’s players must commute between seven different harmonic series. There are 29 pages to the quartet, each about one minute, with descriptive titles meant to prepare the mind, for example: “Do your work, then step back (the only path to serenity),” “We work with being, but non-being is what we use,” and “The DAO will be luminous within you (and you will return to your primal self).” Radulescu’s intentions aside, the energetic music swirls and strives. The quartet has become a colossal 16-stringed instrument set into motion by thought and the slightest breeze. There are harmonic passages that sound like wind chimes or immense doors creaking on infrequently used hinges.
In their wisdom, the folks at mode also paired up the Fifth Quartet and Fifth Sonata on LP. The quartet’s first 23 pages are on Side A, the remaining six are on Side B before the sonata. Playing the two formats simultaneously and alternating the signal, I can attest that the LP sound is richer than the CD, exposing more of the quartet’s feathery harmonics and subtle changes of bow on string. Similarly, Radulescu’s repeated piano chords are slightly more distinctive. Regardless of CD or LP, I am glad that this release initiates a planned series.
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Hard on the heels of his success in designing the IBM Building two blocks to the north on Madison Avenue, Edward Larrabee Barnes got another chance to play with angled facades and cut-away bases with this silvery tower.
Here, the results are neither as spectacular nor as luxurious, but considering that the site is much smaller and that it was a speculative rather than "institutional" project they are still impressive.
The facade treatment, as shown at the left, was obviously derived from Citicorp Center just two blocks to the east and while it can hardly be said to be contextual it was not a bad choice since such a treatment is quite elegant and the Madison Avenue ambiance in this neighborhood was neither consistent nor refined.
Indeed, this intersection is now one of the more interesting ones in midtown as directly across from this tower is the zig-zaggy tower at 527 Madison Avenue (see The City Review article) and catty-corner to this is the sharply sloped base of the large office tower at 520 Madison Avenue (see The City Review article). Directly opposite this tower on the avenue is a bunch of undistinguished, older, low-rise structures.
The developer, Park Tower Realty, headed by George Klein, was, at the time, one of the most active commercial builders and was noted for commissioning different "name" architects for its projects: I. M. Pei for its black building at 499 Park Avenue (see The City Review article), Helmut Jahn for its slanted midtown tower nearby at Park Avenue Tower, and Philip Johnson for its crenellated tower at Federal Reserve Plaza downtown. Until his IBM tower (see The City Review article), Barnes, who also designed the Asia Society Building on Park Avenue at 70th Street, was not in the top ranks of celebrity architects.
His solution for this 36-story, 440,000-sq. ft. building was to create a mid-block plaza whose size is enlarged by cutting away, at an angle, a large portion of the base of the tower. The plaza has a waterfall and trees and opposite the angled entrance to the building, whose large and handsome lobby is glass-enclosed. Unlike the IBM Building, however, whose cut-away corner and main entrance is completely opened beneath the cantilevered tower, the cut-away corner here has a tall, but slender column that supports that corner of the tower. (The cost of the IBM cantilever was considerable, about $10 million at the time of its construction.) The column here makes the cut-away less dramatic, but is not too obtrusive. The midblock plaza is not bad although it does open up views of the backs of some neighboring buildings that are not ideal. The popularity, in the press, at least, of nearby Paley Park, led to a proliferation of mid-block plazas in midtown and they do make a fair bit of sense as they permit towers to maintain building walls on the avenue, which is urbanistically good, while also opening up congested midtown and providing places for seating, cogitating and eating.
The asymmetry of the building is good and the angled, cut-away top that faces southwest not only provides tenants there unusual and spectacular views but also serves as a prow that provides dynamic interest to the skyline.
The detailing here is crisp and clean and the building has always had high-end tenants in its avenue retail frontage.
For its modest size by Midtown standards, this is a fine, cool, little tower.
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Several hours after the news broke, last Tuesday night, that Sheldon Silver would be relinquishing his post as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly, an e-mail arrived in these offices from someone calling himself Fake Sheldon Silver. “We’ve made a determination that it would be acceptable to meet with you at this time,” the note read. Its author proposed a meal at Zafis Luncheonette, on Grand Street, down the block from the real Silver’s apartment. Fake Sheldon Silver is a parodist, tweeting the ostensible musings (@ShellySilver) of the tight-lipped politician as a running critique of Albany obfuscation and graft. (Example: “Let’s begin the 237th Legislative Session by giving a warm welcome to our newest colleagues and a fond farewell to the molesters and felons.”) After five years of anonymity and some two thousand quips, many of them retweeted by the Albany élite (such as it is), the parodist was ready for an unveiling, and perhaps a bow. Silver’s recent arrest, on corruption charges involving millions of dollars funnelled through his side gig as a personal-injury lawyer, seemed to spell the end not only of a two-decade-long career in power brokering but also of an extended piece of political performance art.
“The popular speculation is that it’s a staffer in the chamber, and obviously someone with a very good working knowledge of the Jewish tradition,” Jimmy Vielkind, the Albany bureau chief for Capital New York, said the other day of the parodist’s identity.
Naparstek, who is Jewish but only haphazardly observant, said that he had enjoyed his vicarious devotion. “I really made sure, like, no tweeting on the Sabbath,” he said.
This article appears in the print edition of the February 9, 2015, issue.
Much of the case against Silver rests on his relationship with Weitz & Luxenberg, whose co-founder started his career at a notoriously corrupt firm.
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2019-04-22T11:58:26Z
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This chapter outlines an urban theory of ‘financial resilience’ that accounts for the fact that the concurrent processes of urbanization and financialization render the economic system at once resilient and unstable. The notion of financial resilience thus conceived helps to advance our understanding of the processes of globalized urbanization in an era of financialized capitalism. Rejecting the classical notion of ‘monetary neutrality’, such a theory of resilience highlights that the particular behavioral attributes of a capitalist economy evolve around the (spatial) impact of money, credit and finance upon system behavior. One of my central claims in this regard is that the resilience of the monetary-financial system is an enduring theme that characterizes the historical reality of the American metropolis. The position outlined here envisions establishing ‘financial resilience’ as an analytical concept for urban theory that captures the systemic behavior of capitalist development in terms of the historical and institutional co-evolution of the process of urbanization and the monetary-financial system as a whole. In relating financial resilience to modes of urban capitalist governance and regulation, the discussion of the spatial aspects of financial resilience is cast both in terms of an institutional view of resilience (the resilience of both micro- and macro-level entities) and, in terms of a functional view of resilience (the resilience of funding flows and asset flows).
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This week’s production news includes a transfer of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar to the Barbican, and the London premiere of Tony award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza.
Renee Fleming and Dove Cameron to star in London premiere of The Light in the Piazza. The musical will run at the Southbank Centre for 20 performances from June 14 to July 5, 2019, with press night on June 18.
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar is to transfer to the Barbican Theatre for 60 performances. The Olivier award-winning production will run at the London venue from July 4 to August 24, 2019, with press night on July 9.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has extended its run in the West End until September 2019. The musical, which recent celebrated its first anniversary at the Apollo Theatre, is now booking until September 28, 2019.
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Todrick Hall is to take on the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago from November 19 until the end of the show’s run at the Phoenix Theatre on January 5, 2019.
Declan Bennett and Bronte Barbe are to lead the cast of off-Broadway musical Striking 12, which will run at the Union Theatre in London from November 28 to December 23, with press night on December 3.
Broadway musical Violet, written by Fun Home composer Jeanine Tesori, is to have its UK premiere at the Charing Cross Theatre next year. It is a co-production with a Japanese theatre company and will transfer to Tokyo and Osaka following its run in London, where it plays from January 14 to April 6, with press night on January 21.
Full casting has been announced for the UK tour of The Bodyguard. The tour opens at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on December 3 and visits locations including Cardiff, Canterbury, Edinburgh and Bord Gais, where it ends on August 17, 2019.
Producers: Michael Harrison and David Ian.
Curve in Leicester is to stage West Side Story in 2019, featuring new choreography by Ellen Kane. Kane is associate choreographer for Matilda the Musical and was co-choreographer on Groundhog Day at the Old Vic. It will run from November 23, 2019 to January 11, 2020.
A production of The Wizard of Oz will run at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from November 24 to January 13, with press night on November 29.
Tim Rice is to host The Best of Rock Musicals at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, featuring songs from shows including Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, We Will Rock You and Hair. The show will run on May 12, at 4pm and 8pm, with performers including Adam Pascal, Kerry Ellis and Adrianna Hicks. Other musicals in the line-up are The Little Shop of Horrors, Wicked and The Lion King. The show is the 20th-anniversary production from the team behind The Night of 1,000 Voices.
The West End’s longest running show The Mousetrap has announced a major UK tour, starring Gwyneth Strong. It will open in Guildford on January 29 and visit locations including Sheffield, Northampton, Bromley, Southport and Cardiff, where it runs until October 5, 2019, with further dates to be announced.
The Yard Theatre in London has announced its 2019 season, which includes Now Festival, featuring premieres from artists including Brian Lobel, Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment, FK Alexander and Greg Wohead. Other highlights include a new show from Pecs Drag Kings and Really Real Teenz, which has been created by the Yard’s young company and live artist The Famous Lauren Barri Holstein.
Good Dog by Misty writer Arinze Kene is to tour the UK, opening at Watford Palace Theatre on January 31. It visits locations including Sheffield, Edinburgh and Birmingham, finishing the tour at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in London on March 23.
London’s Bush Theatre has announced its 2019 season, the last to be programmed under outgoing artistic director Madani Younis. Highlights include Going Through by Estelle Savasta, which tells the story of a young girl’s journey across borders, and Caryl Phillip’s Strange Fruit. The season also includes Eve Leigh’s The Trick, Class by Iseult Golden and David Horan and Kenneth Emson’s Rust.
Harry Potter actor Theo Ancient is to star in Michael Ross’ new one-man play, The Shy Manifesto. It will open at Live Theatre, Newcastle on January 29 and tour to locations including Crawley, Exeter, Manchester, Wolverhampton and Harrogate, where the tour ends on March 4.
The Wider Earth, a drama about Charles Darwin’s expedition on HMS Beagle, has extended its run at the Jerwood Gallery in the Natural History Museum until February 24.
Boys, a show about toxic masculinity performed by nine men of colour, will run at the New Diorama Theatre in London from November 27 to December 1, with press night on November 28.
Anomaly, a play about the family of a man accused of assault, will run at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London from January 8 to February 2, 2019, with press night on January 10.
Dance show Rip It Up – The 60s has announced a run at the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End from February 7 to June 2, 2019, following a UK tour.
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This entry was posted in Environment, Health, poetry, Writing and tagged cyclone, Cyclone Yasi, resilience, Tully by owen59. Bookmark the permalink.
Thanks Owen for this review of After Yasi.
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cute 上, ページのトップへ. . Wallpaper and background images in the Choi Seung Hyun club.
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It is often argued that Mediterranean landscapes have been gradually 'ruined' by deforestation and over-grazing, with eroded hills and badlands considered as visible evidence of this human mis-use. On the other hand, the Mediterranean region contains some of our most iconic cultural landscapes - such as the olives groves of Tuscany and the wild flower meadows of the Peloponnese. How can the Mediterranean be both ruined and harmonious? In this talk, I outline the results of a programme of inter-disciplinary research that has brought together palynogists, archaeologists, geomorphologists and palaeo-climatologists to reconstruct regional syntheses of socio-environmental change during the Holocene. We ask, for example, how far has demography been a driver of long-term land cover change. Using a series of case study regions stretching from Iberia to the Levant, we show that rural population has typically undergone a series of long 'boom and bust' cycles. These were accompanied by periods of forest clearance and cultural landscape creation, followed by intervening periods of abandonment and re-wilding. During the latter, the trajectory of landscape recovery was spatially heterogeneous, linked to both natural factors, such as soil loss, and societal drivers.
advent of farming”, with Plymouth and UCL. He is an editor of the journal Quaternary Science Reviews (Elsevier) and author or editor of books including The Holocene: an environmental history. Blackwell-Wiley (3rd edition 2014). In 2007 he was visiting Blaustein Professor, Stanford University, and in 2018 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Ankara University in recognition of his work in Turkey over more than four decades.
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2019-04-25T06:50:58Z
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One year ago today I took the leap of faith and moved from California to Washington. I’d never lived in a state other than California, so this was a jump into the new. Even more shocking was the fact that I had nothing lined up out here. No job, my wife’s job transfer was still a maybe at best. But I did it anyway.
When I packed up the moving truck I didn’t even have enough gas money to get to Washington. I slept at a rest stop until my wife’s next paycheck came through and finished the trip the next day.
So why did I pick Washington? Well there is a number of reasons for that. The first was because I have wanted to move to Washington for some time, I’d come up here to test for a job years ago and loved it. The second was because it was cheaper to live here than in California but the jobs in my field paid around the same. And finally, it wasn’t so far away that having family visit would be financially impossible. Those were the main reasons.
But leaving a state you were a resident of for the first 32 years of your life is a big step. And like most things we do in life, lessons are learned. So, to go along with my one year anniversary in this state, I thought I’d share some of them. Some of these have to do with Washington itself, and some have more to do with making a move out of state.
1. The Traffic in Seattle is insane.
I learned real quick that one thing everyone in Seattle does is complain about the traffic, then we promptly go back out in that mess the next day. It is just what we do. And it amazes me that a state with so much rain would have so many drivers that have no clue how to drive in the weather. But if you mention that to a Washingtonian they’ll tell you it is because of all the people from California. Finally, any commuter that travels the I-5 knows about the Variable Speed Zones. I learned that when it says 60 MPH, it is really 50 MPH. 50 MPH means 40, and Any anything less than that means you’re stopping.
2. It doesn’t rain all the time, but there is always a chance.
Coming from California where there is such a major drought, I was ready for rain. Rainy weather is my absolute favorite weather and so this was the climate for me. Despite what people think, it doesn’t rain here every day. But if you check the weather there is always some percentage of a chance of rain. I never once saw it say 0% chance of rain. And the time of year doesn’t matter for the rain. But the great thing about it is rain never ruins anyone’s plans out here.
3. The Science Fiction and writing community is big out here.
Now I haven’t dived too much into this one. But I’ve noticed that a lot of writers have been following me on Twitter and Facebook that are from this area. Book shops are all around. And the library system is really good. This is something I hope to explore a bit more.
4. There is so much to explore.
There are something like 17 state parks within an hour drive from me. In the first year I think I’ve got to 10 of them. There are forests, beaches, lakes, and recreation facilities. Out door recreation not your thing? There are museums, architectural items, shopping, amusement parks, Pike Place Market, sporting events, and much more. Many things to do that are free or low cost. For example, $30 gets you unlimited yearly access to the Washington State Parks. And I just love all the rivers, lakes and water falls. And of course the sound is right there. I still haven’t been to so much of the stuff around here, I’m not sure I’ll run out anytime soon.
5. Your family and friends won’t visit as much as you think.
First off, my family and friends may take this as a jab a them, but it isn’t. As I mentioned above, I moved here because of a number of reasons, one being still pretty close to California. I am about 12 hours drive away, an hour and a half by plane. But there are other factors then travel time that play a role. Cost being one of them. The other is just time. When you’re around the corner people can drop in for a few hours to visit. But when you are twelve hours away, they need to block off a few days to do that. That isn’t always practical for everyone. The one annoyance I will say, your family will expect you to come visit them though. So far I’ve been asked to come to California for three separate trips in 2015.
6. Emergency Preparedness is important.
Sure, I admit this is true everywhere. But in California we don’t tend to take the threat of earthquakes very serious. And maybe Washingtonians in general are the same way with their storms, but as some one that moved to this state it opened my eyes to the need for emergency preparedness. For one, the storms take out the power all the time. Flooding is always a possibility. And there is the very real threat of volcanoes. I think the point here is that the change of perspective can open your eyes to the things you’ve taken for granted.
7. You can’t run from your problems.
I’ll admit that the thing that pushed me over the edge and made me move here was a run of bad luck with jobs in California. It hasn’t changed here. I, in no way, regret moving to Washington. But I have realized that a move will not fix the problems you have.
8. The world is a big place.
Travel is important, but actually taking roots in a new place is an eye opener. The world, and even different states, have different ways of doing things. You may not think they are all the best way, but seeing a new way to do things is good for anyone. It is important to expand your horizons and take risks. There are somethings that California does that I like better. But I am quickly finding there are things in Washington I like a lot more. And as I expand my travel locations, I am finding that there is a lot to see in this country and I hope to get to all of it. But it leads me to want to expand my view to a worldwide one. And I don’t see how that can be a bad thing.
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I’m glad you liked it. I’m even happier it helped.
Thanks for the tips on Washington. Are you in seattle. I am to make that leap of faith too. thanks again.
I am in the Seattle area. Good luck on your leap of faith. It has been a good choice for me.
I too am thinking of moving out to Olympia. Cost of living in Orange County,Ca is out of control. 1 bedroom apartments are at a whopping $1600 monthly. My husband loves the cold weather and I can transfer out there and keep my job. Hope to stop living paycheck to paycheck. Maybe this is the right move.
I am glad I did it. Thank you for reading. I hope you can find yourself a home here is Washington.
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Top hairstylists uncover your most surprising strand slips—and offer quick fixes to get back to having luscious locks in no time.
Okay, you got the memo: Cleansing your hair more than you need to can strip away the natural oils that keep it healthy, thus making it more brittle and prone to breaking. And while the trend of washing less and less often is catching on, experts warn to tread lightly. “The pores on your scalp can become congested from excessive oil, which will attract even more dirt and debris,” says Lauren E. Hack, hairstylist and co-founder of LAUREN+VANESSA salon in New York City. Your best bet: Reduce the number of times you shampoo to three to four times a week. “In between shampoos, soak up oil with a light coat of dry shampoo on your roots and use a boar bristle brush to distribute hair oils from root to tip for extra natural shine and conditioning,” suggests Nick Penna, owner and lead stylist at SalonCapri in Boston. Check out these home remedies for dry, damaged hair.
That same damage caused by flat irons and hair dryers can also happen when you turn the temperature dial up too high in the shower. “Think if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to put in your hair—in fact, it can be incredibly damaging,” warns Jenna Mast, a New York-based hairstylist. “It’s fine to use hot—not steaming—water to rinse out your shampoo. This allows your hair cuticles to open up and ensures your strands are clean from the inside out.” But once you condition, rinse with cold water to seal the cuticle closed. This adds a healthy shine that will last until your next wash.
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2019-04-21T00:40:57Z
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https://www.rd.com/health/beauty/healthy-hair-mistakes/1/
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indiatimes
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Andrabi, who is in a prison in Srinagar after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court cancelled her bail last month, is being brought here from Kashmir along with her associates Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen, they said.
In this file picture from March 2018, Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi addresses a gathering following the singing of Pakistan's national anthem.
According to the FIR, the "central government has received information that one Aasiya Andrabi and her associates namely Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen are actively running a terrorist organization named as 'Dukhtaran-E-Millat' (DEM) which is proscribed under the First Schedule to the UAPA".
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2019-04-25T11:30:27Z
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/dukhtaran-e-milat-chief-asiya-andrabi-taken-into-nia-custody/articleshow/64881051.cms
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nasa
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Schubert, W. W.; Arakelian, T.; Barengoltz, J. B.; Chough, N. G.; Chung, S. Y.; Law, J.; Kirschner, L.; Koukol, R. C.; Newlin, L. E.; Morales, F.
Spacecraft such as the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) must meet acceptable microbial population levels prior to launch. Sensitive parts and materials prevent any single sterilization method from being used as a final step on the assembled spacecraft.
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2019-04-20T18:31:54Z
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https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/handle/2014/11211
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maidenhead
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Computers category - businesses in and around Maidenhead, Berkshire. Return to the Business directory.
Computer and Laptop, Printer, Networking, modifications, repairs and sales.
Specialists in Oracle database design and development.
All PC problems solved - no fix - no fee!
Complete IT outsourcing company for businesses with 1-25 PCs.
Providing local IT Support & Services for your company, large or small.
Puzzle provide IT help to home users and small businesses.
iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac Repairs. Free National Collection & Delivery, Fast!!
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Virus, spyware removal. Data Recovery, PC upgrades, troubleshooting.
Would you like to add your business to the Computers category? A standard entry is free! Add new entry.
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2019-04-23T14:33:36Z
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http://maidenhead.net/business/014.html
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crossrhythms
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Becoming a Christian is one of the most amazing changes that can happen in a person's life, and we'd love to hear how it happened for you.
My brothers and sisters I will not forget what ya'll need for prayer, at the same time I'm pronouncing that everyone that is reading this please pray that the Lord will answer my prayer and make something happen that will make the two or more radio stations come up in Colorado Springs, Colorado where I live at, and all over the U.S. country and around the world if GOD wills it, and it will be up and running by me and the christian folk or other humble servants for GOD . The first will be Holy hip Hop and the second one White(holy) hard rock, there may be more its up to HIM. Please PRAY for this cause because some people that are now listening to GODly music appreciate what they are being presented and have converted. Please pray for this. I'm posting on all the chat rooms so please help me and others reach the peps.
Untill 18 months, Jesus, God, and The Holy Spirit meant nothing. To be honest, I was quite anti faith of any description. I was in a very very unhappy state, mentally, physically, and spiritualy, although at the time I didnt know I needed God. I was in a company that treated me very badly. The pressure was so undiscribable. It just kept on getting worse and worse. I had been looking for a new job for 6 months, but still no job appeared. I was quick tempered, irratable, not a nice man to be around. To put it mildly, I was nast. I look back now and can't believe what I put my wife through. I was restless, something was missing in my life. But what? I couoldn't pin point it. My wife had been asked by our neighbour if she wanted to help out at the Church's kids holiday club during the easter break. On the Good Friday morning She asked if I would go with her to the service that and see what the kids had been upto. After much persuading, I agreed. I found the people there so friendly and NICE. They didn't start to preach at me. I started to attend the services on a regular basis. But had know connection with God. I just went because it was an escape from work and life. Well after about 3-4 months, during the sunday service, The Alpha Course was mentioned. What was this? A course about Christanity. Well!!!! Free food!!! I'm there I said to my wife. Well to cut a very short story even shorter. During one of the seesions of prayer, I had a great experience. Jesus Christ came into my life in style. I was praying to Jesus, "Lord Jesus, i'm so so sorry for all the bad things I have done. O Lord Jesus come into my life and to guide me." From that exact moment, the feeling of great peace overwhelmed me. It was as if I had no worries in the world. My body went through every single emotion possible. Hot, cold, Sad, happy, but mostly I didnt have the missing thing in my life anymore. From then on. My life has been so so comletley different. The Alpha Course has been the 2nd best thing I have done in my life. THE BEST THING I'VE DONE IS, COME TO FAITH THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
i havent changed Jesus has always looked after me and flooded me with love and care. i cant really witness because He does so much on a daily basis i wouldnt know where to begin.He is just Wonderful doesnt change and always perfect.
In 2006, God sent me to the other end of the world- Australia- to get close to me.... I left Germany in January 2006 to spend 9 months on the Gold Coast as an exchange student. I was hoping for a brilliant time there, not knowing how mind- blowing the trip would be!!! At the age of 2 I was baptized in Catholic Church but had never really grown up in church. None of my friends or family (except Mum and cousins) are Christians so I led a life not knowing God, partying and drinking. In my early teens my cousins introduced me to Christianity more and more. It got my attention but I was no where near giving my life to Jesus... Last year, while in Australia, I went to a Christian School, lived with a Christian host family and went to church and Youth a lot. I had never experienced Church in such a fun and exciting way and was amazed right from the start. I had so much fun and saw that all the people arround me were soooo happy. I was longing for this happiness, too, and gave my life to Jesus after a few months. Since then my life has changed radically! I cannot imagine not living in relationship with God anymore...I came back to Germany a totally new, re-born person and can't stop shining Jesus' light... Europe is really really hungry for God even though they're not aware of it. I can't wait to spread the Gospel more and more and to win people for God's Kingdom. God really is AWESOME (I can't even describe Him in 1 word)- but he really has mind- blowing things in store for every single person on earth and deeply longs for real, non- religious, loving relationship with us!!! He even had to send me Down Under to reach my heart!!!
my mum brought me up as a born-again since my dad died which was 10years ago..but i was never seriously committed to God. at the age of 14 i was introduce to a gang/triad watever yu want to call it...and i was influence into smoking ciggerettes and taking weed, shop lifting, dating which then led me to breaking my 'V..i was so disrepectful to myself and my family and the church...and also God. and then split with the group and then had diff b/f who treated me like garbage. i was smoking for 6years...i am now 19. 3months ago God called me and show me how my life would be if i carried on living like this..i was smoking when he appeared and had a chat with me. i mediatly through away the ciggerette and hadn't smoked from that day, I ask God for his forgivness and to save me and he did...he is leading me the right way and i have not regreted giving my life to Jesus..so would you. so i encourage any of you that wat ever you got goin through in your life turn to Jesus. He died for your sins..so that you can be saved. He will not fail you! i promise...he can make miracles happen in your life if you just believe in him.
I was born into a christian family thirteen years ago,and go to church every week, but I never really understood what being a christian was all about. My parents did pay for me to go to a summer camp called Chequer Tree,which was really fun, but when I got home I just went back to all of my old ways again.A few weeks ago I got back from the best place ever- Masada, a youth camp run by a local church. It was really fun, but at the same time I found God, I got filled with the holy spirit for the first time, and learned to speak tongues- all in one week! It really has changed my life for the better. I really advise 13-18 year olds to go, because it really helps you to get to know God and it gives you a really good time!!!!!!!!!!
about 5 years ago, I was involved in a car accident. One of them which shakes your life and you don't know what to do. You have no one to look to, no one to talk to about it. I have found that since that day there was one guy which i could talk to. God. When my nan died, he came and sat next to me and said "Mark, IT IS FINISHED". God showed me that what he did on the cross saved my life and it saved millions of other lives, it was my decision whether i accepted that God was saying that it is finished or whether i forget about it and go a completly differnt way. I went to a massive summer conference called 'AUDACIOUS'. It was the year when it was at keele uni. An amazing dude, who says he is english but i say he is an aussie spoke on the first night about the revolution of jesus christ. The truth was it was a growing revolution and that night God took my life and he took the old stuff which he didn't want and gave me a clensed life with oppurtunities and also something to live for. Now i am a youth leader and God is continueing to work in stoke on trent every days.
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2019-04-23T12:01:12Z
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http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/prayerrooms/room.php?c=2&s=6
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As cold arctic air continued to move eastward across North Dakota on 07 November 2017, GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and Near-Infrared “Snow/Ice” (1.61 µm) images (above) showed “lake effect” cloud plumes streaming east-northeastward from Lake Sakakawea (and also from Missouri River). The Snow/Ice images were the most useful for discriminating between supercooled water droplet cloud plumes (brighter shades of white) and the surrounding snow-covered land surfaces (darker shades of gray).
During the preceding nighttime hours, Suomi NPP VIIRS and Aqua MODIS Infrared Brightness Temperature Difference images (below) — the legacy “fog/stratus product” — revealed that the orientation of the Lake Sakakawea cloud plume changed as surface winds switched from northwesterly to westerly.
The Aqua MODIS Sea Surface Temperature product (below) indicated that the water in Lake Sakakawea was as warm as 47.9ºF (darker green enhancement) — significantly warmer than the surface air passing over it, which was generally in the 5 to 15ºF range.
The large cloud plume from Lake Sakakawea was also very evident on GOES-16 Day Snow-Fog Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images (below). Farther to the east, smaller and shorter-lived cloud plumes could also be seen originating from Devils Lake (along the Benson/Ramsey county line) and Stump Lake (in Nelson county).
Taking a closer look at the Lake Sakakawea area, the brighter signature of steam plumes rising from power plants located south and southeast of the lake (2 in Mercer county, and 1 in McLean county) could be spotted on the Day Snow-Fog RGB images (below).
Due to the low sun angle and the snow-covered land surface, morning shadows from these rising steam plumes could be seen on GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) images (below).
Special thanks to Carl Jones (NWS Grand Forks) for bringing this case to our attention, and supplying the AWIPS RGB and Visible images at the bottom of the blog post.
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2019-04-21T20:03:11Z
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https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/26011
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We offer 100% refund (via paypal) if you donot like our app. Just email us at iphone@jimbl.com. Before leaving a negative review, do give us an opportunity to address your concerns. We are here to help you.
The app is pretty good overall; however, I was disappointed to find that the app lacks the ability to sync between devices - would be worth 5 stars if this feature was added.
Great app. Keeps you organized. Most of all makes you think of all the considerations for moving. Thank you.
Good list of reminders. I like that I don’t have to give a moving co all my moving information to access.
It would be great to add a drag ‘n’ drop feature.
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2019-04-22T04:50:04Z
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moving-checklist-pro/id467016965?mt=8
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dollmakersjourney
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We're thrilled and delighted to be adding the extraordinary designs of Canadian doll artist BECKY HOLLOWAY. Because her pattern line is so extensive, we will start with a selection of our favorites and add more each time we reorder. If you have any special requests, please let us know (makaahanui@cox.net) and we'll do our best to accommodate you. We expect to have the first group of patterns on our site next week.
Once again we have an array of delightful new patterns, projects and interesting sites to share with you that we hope you'll enjoy.
Because our July Sizzling Summer Sale was so successful, we thought we should always have something on sale. We've decided to feature two different designers each month. From September 1-30 all patterns by LYNNE BUTCHER AND SANDY CORSON will be 20% off. Check our next newsletter to find out who the featured October designers will be.
Renee Kropat, a community art program manager in Westerville, Ohio, is putting together a special exhibit of dolls for the holidays. The program is called Dolls Revisited. She encourages anyone to take an old doll, dress her/him up and then, after the exhibit in November 2003, the dolls will be donated to needy children in the community.
More information is located on this web site.
Sherry Goshon, one of our designers, has issued a new challenge entitled "Art Nouveau, 1890-1914 to Art Deco 1920 - 1930's." Pictures need to be sent to Sherry by July 1, 2004. More details will appear in an upcoming newsletter.
We have a delightful array of patterns from our favorite designers.
ALLISON MARANO'S newest elf "Phidias" is quite a charmer.
skeleton into the body of SUZETTE RUGOLO'S free-standing "Howie the Gnome."
lovely art deco "Agatha" and the exotic, heavily beaded "Dragon Dance."
One of our Korean customers, Jeong Moon-young sent us pictures of some of her latest dolls. Thought you might be interested in seeing what is happening in Korea.
Bonnie FINALLY has a sewing room you can walk in. She finished it just in time to teach 12 teenage girls from her church how to make hand puppets for a charity project for Bethany House. The girls have also created a wooden puppet theater. It was quite a challenge to create puppet patterns simple enough for the girls to make and yet sturdy enough for small children. The girls came up with quite a list - princess, prince, fairy godmother, farmer, dragon, Pegasus, elephant, horse, pigs, chicks, owls, cow, frog, cat, dog, etc. etc. and Bonnie had to figure out how to make them. She used a combination of fur, felt, and fabric, and child-safe eyes. It was fun to tell the girls "You want a green frog? Go look in the green fabric box. You want a yellow chick? Check out the colored fur box." The results were amazing. Hopefully the puppets will be finished in one or two more sessions.
For the first time in many months Mary Ann designed and made a doll for an exhibit - The New England Fiber Arts Festival. Each time she designs something new, she likes to present herself with a special creative challenge. The day after receiving the invitation to submit a doll, she found a picture in the newspaper of a dancer leaping exuberantly into the air. Her challenge became conveying that physical movement. Next month we'll have some photos and you can see if she succeeded. Now she's beading up a storm on a special healing doll for her sister Barb, so happy to be back in the creative mode again.
Patterns from the 70's for crocheted hats, purses, dresses and ponchos!!
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2019-04-22T18:02:28Z
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https://dollmakersjourney.com/newsletter/cc24.html
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sfgate
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Columnar cacti species root quickly and easily.
4 Can You Regrow a Cactus From Its Arm?
Columnar cacti earned their common name from the slender shape and erect growth habit they exhibit. Several unrelated species are known by the name columnar cacti, including old man cactus (Cephalocereus senilis), firecracker cactus (Cleistocactus smaragdiflorus) and giant saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea). Like most cactus species, columnar cacti propagate reliably from cuttings and put down roots in only a few weeks. However, the cuttings often rot if potted immediately after harvest, so it is best to dry them out for at least three days before planting to keep them healthy and productive.
Disinfect the blade of a sharp knife using a cotton ball dipped in rubbing alcohol. Lay the knife on a flat surface. Allow the blade dry completely before using it.
Select a 3- to 8-inch-long piece of columnar cactus to root. Make sure the diameter of the cutting is 4 inches or less, because larger columnar cactus cuttings are more difficult to root.
Put on gloves to protect your hands. Steady the top of the columnar cactus with one hand. Sever the cutting using the disinfected knife. Cut at a 45-degree angle without sawing the flesh of the plant.
Place the cutting upside down in an empty ceramic pot so that the cut end is exposed to the air. Set it in a warm, dry spot out of direct sunlight. Allow the end of the cutting to dry out for at least three days, or until the wound heals and takes on a hard, whitish appearance.
Fill the bottom half of a plastic pot with a mixture of half pumice and half sterile compost. Nestled the dried end of the columnar cactus cutting into the growing mixture. Make sure one-third to one-half the length of the cutting is below the edge of the pot.
Hold the cutting upright while filling in around the edges with more of the pumice and compost mixture. Shake the pot slightly to settle the growing mixture. Gently firm the mixture around the cutting. Add more, as needed, to fill the pot to within 1/2 inch of the top.
Water the columnar cactus cutting two days after potting it. Drizzle water onto the growing mixture until it feels slightly damp at a depth of 2 inches. Maintain light dampness in the growing mixture, but allow it to dry out slightly in the top inch before applying more water.
Set the potted columnar cactus cutting where it will receive very bright but indirect light and temperatures above 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Shelter the cutting from direct sunlight, which can cause the flesh to dehydrate and make it likely the cutting will die.
Check for roots four weeks after planting. Firmly hold the base of the cactus, and gently try to lift it; if the cutting does not yield to the movement, it has produced roots.
Transplant the columnar cactus cutting into a permanent pot filled with succulent potting mix or directly into a sunny garden bed four weeks after it has rooted. Water it sparingly.
Choose a rooting pot that provides at least 1/2 inch of space around all sides of the columnar cactus cutting.
As an alternative to drying your cutting, try dipping the freshly severed end into gardening sulfur, which also helps prevent rot.
McMullen, S.. "How to Root Columnar Cacti." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/root-columnar-cacti-21738.html. Accessed 22 April 2019.
Why Is the Skin on My Barrel Cactus Turning Yellow?
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2019-04-22T07:17:41Z
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https://homeguides.sfgate.com/root-columnar-cacti-21738.html
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According to a surprising new study funded by NASA, civilizations on Earth are set to collapse – within only a few decades. Researchers used advanced mathematical models seeded with compelling historical data related to previous civilizational collapses (e.g. Roman Empire, Gupta Empires) to reach their conclusion and found that even with conservative estimations, civilization as we know it is tittering on the brink of collapse. According to researchers, the impending collapse is due to several factors including a world bent on exploiting natural resources and increasingly unequal wealth distribution between the rich and poor.
The most common contributing resource-related factors to a civilization’s collapse involve population, climate, water, agriculture, and energy. The collapse of the civilization occurs when these resources are stretched causing a strain on the ecological carrying capacity. In addition to a shortage of resources, the authors noted that a wide separation between the rich and the poor played a central role in all collapses over the last five thousand years and that in all cases, the wide wealth buffer insulated the elite who “appeared oblivious to the civilization’s catastrophic trajectory”.
According to the study, the reality of the world today is that a civilizational collapse will be difficult to avoid, a finding supported by a number of other focused studies which have warned that the convergence of food, water, and energy crisis could create a “perfect storm” needed to prompt the collapse of our modern-day civilization.
The newly released research study, carried out with the help of a team of natural and social scientists and with funding from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, has been accepted for publication in the Ecological Economics journal.
NOTE: Altered Dimensions sister site, Bible Blender, conducted a similar detailed study and reached a similar conclusion with an added major contributing factor being the decline of the society’s moral fabric.
I only read the short version of this paper. Its worth mentioning that all or most of the societies mentioned in the excerpt shown here were conquered by someone else. Also, and most important, the end of the world has been predicted since the beginning of time. This doesn’t mean that the world doesn’t need to manage things better, just that one liberal think-tanks view is the last word.
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2019-04-23T04:40:42Z
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http://altereddimensions.net/2014/nasa-research-study-predicts-collapse-of-modern-civilization-within-decades
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Towards Beauty's End looks to provide a cross-cultural perspective of the expression and significance of beauty through the paintings of four emerging, mid-career and senior artists from Australia and Singapore: Ian Grant and Robyn Medek (Australian-born, based in Sydney and Brisbane respectively) and Eric Chan and Kumari Nahappan (Malaysian-born, based in Singapore).
Specific works – or series – have been selected to articulate the proposition and to activate the dialogue, between the artists' work and the viewer. The primary selection of works was made by Ross Searle, Director, University Art Museum, The University of Queensland and unaffiliated writer and curator Ihor Holubizky, in consultation with the artists.
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2019-04-24T18:32:30Z
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https://art-museum.uq.edu.au/whats/past-exhibitions/2004/towards-beautys-end-beauty-and-its-manifestations-current-art-practice-artists-australia-and-singapore
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Admission: $10 non-members, $5 members and students w/ ID, free for ages 12 and younger. No pre-sales.
Get ready for a special night of Western artistry when Junction 5-12 comes to the Black Rose stage.
Ernie Martinez has been part of the Colorado music scene for over 40 years. His outstanding and versatile picking has been featured on over 150 albums. He has played with Jon Chandler, Gary McMahan, Patty Clayton, Dakota Blonde, and many others. He has also recorded two of his own albums. Ernie is a three-time nominee for the Western Music Association’s Instrumentalist of the Year.
Mary Gifford is the other half of Junction 5-12. She has performed folk, bluegrass, and Western-style music in the Denver area since 2005. Mary has been writing and performing music with Ernie for the last four years. Songs like “Bright Sun of Montana Skies” and “Rough & Tumbling Creek” reflect the Western U.S. in both current and historic perspectives.
Their song “One Wild Heart” received air play on Jerry Mills’ radio show “Picker’s Choice” out of Cheyenne, WY and the Vail/Aspen/Frisco area.
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2019-04-20T13:10:10Z
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https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/new-events/2017/2/10/junction-5-12
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Arts
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wordpress
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The Beetroot is in the same family of Swiss chard and spinach as well as the sugar beet, which produces 30-35% of the world’s table sugar. The beet originated in the regions around the Mediterranean. Remains of the beetroot have been found in the Pyramids of Thebes, Egypt, dating before 3000 BC. From records, we also know the beet was grown in ancient Rome, Greece and during medieval times in Europe.
Because the beet is in the Swiss chard and spinach family, both the greens and the roots are commonly eaten, and a great addition to the dinner table. You can cook them both or eat them both raw in a salad.
Beets need deep, loose organic soils. Their roots can grow over 3 feet deep! Prepare soil once in the fall by turning rich compost 12 to 18 inches deep, trying not to disturb the subsoil. Do not rototill as this leaves a compact layer of soil which roots may not penetrate. If soil has been prepared with good, organic compost, you will not likely need to fertilize, but if you do, be sure not to add much nitrogen. Dress with one low, nitrogen, moderate phosphorus and potassium.
Beets can be started indoors 3 to 4 weeks before transplanting, or directly sowed in the garden. Sow a few beet seeds per cell or hole, half an inch deep (13 mm). For higher yields, sow beets in a diamond pattern rather than parallel, rows 4 inches apart (10 cm). Also, don’t plant all your seeds at the same time. Instead, plant seeds or transplants every two weeks starting a month before the last frost date or when the soil temperatures are 65 degrees F (18 degrees C). Do this until the last frost date for a continuous harvest of fresh beets.
Thin the seedlings once they pop through the soil. Don’t pull the unwanted plants, instead use a pair of scissors and cut the smallest plants, leaving the larger and healthiest seedlings. Use the cut greens in a salad instead of throwing them out.
For early sowing, use a row cover to warm soil temperatures and help jump start beet growth. Support the row cover with wire or PVC hoops, keeping it off the ground and plants to protect the tender seedlings. This method can also be used for a fall planting by installing the row cover around the first frost date.
Beets taste best when they have cool, soil temperatures. To achieve this ideal growing condition, insulate the soil by spreading a good compost or mulch 2 to 3 inches deep around the beet plants. Do this after soil temperatures have reached ideal levels no higher than 75 degrees F (24 degrees C). Mulching will also keep even moisture levels, which beets need for high quality taste and size.
To grow beets for the greens, rather than the root, sow plants 2 inches (5 cm) apart. Keep in mind that harvesting the leaves will stunt the root growth.
Beets will need about 50-60 days to mature. Smaller beets are tastier than large beets. Harvest beets when they are 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) in diameter or between the size of a golf ball and baseball (or cricket ball). If you harvest overgrown beets, they will be of a woody texture and not palatable.
When digging up the plants be sure not to damage the roots. Moisten the soil and let it soak for a while to make sure it is nice and loose. Using a garden fork, loosen the soil 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) around the plants. Press the fork straight down and lift up. Then, pull the beets by hand. If you do damage any roots, use them right away. Save the unblemished ones for preserving.
Harvest the leaves for salads and cooking at the same time you dig the beets. The beets will store much longer than the leaves, so plan to use them right away.
If you plan to store them for winter, leave the plants in the ground until late fall. Early frosts will not hurt them. Harvest the beets on a nice day and cut the tops about a fingers-width from the root. Brush off dirt and roots and lay in the sun for a day. Bury roots in a box or bag filled with sawdust, making sure to have 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) of sawdust surrounding them on each side. Place them in a root cellar or unheated room for storage, until spring.
Freezing is a good method of preserving beets. First, cut off the tops close to the beet and wash them thoroughly. Heat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C). Place the beets on the rack and cook until they are tender. Cook time depends on the size of the beets, but check after about 45 minutes. Cool the beets quickly by placing them in a sink or a pot full of cold water so that their skins slip off. Then, cut the beets into slices and place in freezer bags. You can add butter and any seasonings you desire to the bag, press the air out and seal. Let the beets cool well before putting them in the freezer.
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2019-04-23T16:40:29Z
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https://thegardenerspot.wordpress.com/plant-eycyclopedia/beet/
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Psalm 35:18 Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people. I will give thee thanks in the great assembly: I will praise thee among much people. Then I will praise you wherever I go. And when everyone gathers for worship, I will lift up your praise with a shout in front of the largest crowd I can find! GOD, how long are you going to stand there doing nothing? Save me from their brutalities; everything I’ve got is being thrown to the lions. I will give you full credit when everyone gathers for worshi I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty throng. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. I will praise you in the great meeting. I will praise you among crowds of people. I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you. I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty people. I will thank you in the great congregation; in the mighty throng I will praise you.
Then I will praise you wherever I go. And when everyone gathers for worship, I will lift up your praise with a shout in front of the largest crowd I can find!
GOD, how long are you going to stand there doing nothing? Save me from their brutalities; everything I’ve got is being thrown to the lions. I will give you full credit when everyone gathers for worship; When the people turn out in force I will say my Hallelujahs.
I will praise you in the great meeting. I will praise you among crowds of people.
I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty people.
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2019-04-19T07:20:04Z
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https://www.bible.com/bible/compare/PSA.35.18
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thenation
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I see that you’ve decided to adopt The Nation‘s advertising policy. (Or, as you put it, “I’m stealing them for myself.”) Markos, you didn’t have to “steal” them! As someone who’s always believed that imitation is the highest form of flattery, I think it’s great that you’ve emulated our policy.
In all seriousness, it makes sense to me that Kos would embrace the Nation‘s ad policy. After all Daily Kos is in some ways a forum of opinion like the Nation; its editor(s) have strong opinions that they express every day, and they make all kinds of selections for the site’s readers as to what should be featured on the home page; but there’s no reason to apply that same level of selectivity to what ads you’ll run, and since the money earned from advertising goes to further the editorial goals of the site, it makes simple business sense to err on the side of openness.
Furthermore, I believe you’re showing respect for your readers’ intelligence by adopting this policy. R-E-S-P-E-C-T for readers’ intelligence–and for the broad and free exchange of ideas– has stood The Nation in good stead these last 141 years! May that same stance keep Daily Kos going for that long!
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2019-04-21T06:55:23Z
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https://www.thenation.com/article/note-markos-moulitsas/
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“But mere lounging wasn’t enough.
Now, I put that quote on my Facebook a couple weeks ago and while on the surface it sounds like a good problem to have but unfortunately it’s as much of a curse as it’s a blessing.
While I have always been highly motivated, medication cleared my head so much that it intensified said motivation. I am accomplishing more now on a daily basis than I ever before.
“I was blind but now I could see.” Eddie Morra “Limitless” Last quote I promise.
I no longer needed to Manage my Mid Day, I just blow through the afternoon into the night. I don’t just Plan the next day in advance, I am about 5-7 days ahead in my scheduling. Delegation, is at a all time high.
So why is that a problem for me?
While I am extremely happy with the results of the ADHD medication as it was determined that I was “at or near a full therapeutic dose” , one thing I had hoped it would improve was my constant desire. And I’m not talking about my desire to work on my career, we are talking about the constant urge to improve myself in any way that interests me in that moment.
I can finally sit still without figeting, stand without pacing, listen and actually hear someone speaking. But I can’t sit and watch a football game without answering email, or cleaning up the kids room during commercial breaks.
I know I shouldn’t complain about this. Some people struggle to find the motivation to get out of bed in the morning. I should count myself lucky. Just don’t want to wake up one morning and be 75 and not know where all the time went.
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2019-04-21T04:28:17Z
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https://billshappinessproject.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/cant-slow-down/
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"Shinel" redirects here. For the short story by Nikolai Gogol, see The Overcoat.
A greatcoat, also known as a watchcoat, is a large overcoat that is typically made of wool designed for warmth and protection against the weather. Its collar and cuffs can be turned out to protect the face and hands from cold and rain, and the short cape around the shoulders provides extra warmth and repels rainwater (if made of a waterproof material). During the 17th and 18th centuries and the Industrial Revolution, greatcoats became available for all social classes. It was popular in the 19th century as a military uniform and casual wear for the wealthy, and is still issued for inclement weather by many armed forces around the world.
William Fane De Salis (1812-1896) with a shotgun, c. 1890, (Dawley Court, Middlesex, UK).
Bundeswehr greatcoats from the 1960s.
This page was last edited on 24 July 2018, at 16:20 (UTC).
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2019-04-24T03:48:53Z
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatcoat
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uh
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A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages: these could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived. Yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of social justice led him to abandon both the NFL and Hollywood and become one of the most important political activists of his generation, a crusader for freedom and equality who battled both Jim Crow and Joseph McCarthy. In Paul Robeson, Gerald Horne discovers within Robeson s remarkable and revolutionary life the story of the twentieth century s great political struggles: against racism, against colonialism, against poverty and for international socialism. This critical and searching biography provides an opportunity for readers to comprehend the triumphs and tragedies of the revolutionary progressive movement of which Robeson was not just a part, but perhaps its most resonant symbol.
Dr. Horne holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.
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2019-04-21T09:27:18Z
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http://www.uh.edu/class/faculty-distinctions/Distinctions/publications/class-book-club/content/book-2.html
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Pre-Raphaelite & Neo-Classicist art work are some of the most beautiful, romantic, and idealized artwork in the past 150 years. The main subject is usually the "Idealized Woman", often in a romantic, mythical, nature setting. Other subjects are the Goddesses and Gods of old, and classical mythology.
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2019-04-22T07:01:47Z
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https://www.cafepress.com/moonlightdesigns1/10327746
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recordonline
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Saturday's Woodstock Piano Summit at the Bearsville Theater will feature a six-concert piano marathon beginning at 1 p.m. with Natalia Kazaryan.
A graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, Kazaryan will perform the music of Alberto Ginastera Chopin. Tickets are $25.
Emilio Solla's Tango Jazz Fusion and the Gabriel Luce Quartet continue the music at 3 p.m. Solla is one of the top tango pianists in the world, while the Gabriel Luce Quartet will perform original compositions and Brazilian standards. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door.
The Cuban Piano Summit brings the summit to an end at 8 p.m. with Elio Villafranca, Osmany Paredes and the new Chuchito Valdes Cuban Quartet. Villafranca was born in Cuba and has played with Ray Vega and Giovanni Hidalgo, and Paredes has been recognized as an important figure in the Afro-Cuban jazz scene created in New York City.
Valdes, a pianist/arranger/bandleader, was born in Cuba and is a third-generation pianist. He is co-founder of the Grammy-winning progressive jazz ensemble Irakere. Tickets for the Cuban Piano Summit are $35 in advance and $40 at the door.
The Bearsville Theater is on Route 212, Woodstock. Call 679-4406 or visit www.bearsvilletheater.com or www.worldpianosummit.com.
"Songwriters in the Round" takes center stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bodles Opera House in Chester.
Singers/songwriters Steven Lane, Cupero, Margarita and artist-in-residence Nicola will share songs and stories with the audience. Lane is a New Paltz musician, Cupero is a young rocker, Margarita won first prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and Nicola is a Billboard featured artist.
Bodles is at 39 Main St., Chester. Dinner is served from 5:30-10 p.m. and tickets are $10. Call 469-4595 or visit www.bodles.com.
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2019-04-18T21:32:37Z
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https://www.recordonline.com/article/20090529/ENTERTAIN/905290347
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squarespace
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There are not enough words in the English language to describe how incredible these two are! I cannot begin to tell you how thankful I am to have crossed paths with them, and am endlessly grateful for the opportunity it was to be apart of such a special day in their lives. Victoria and Bobby are two of the most reliable, steady, and joyful people I have the privilege of now calling a friend. Their wedding day was filled with high emotion - laughter, tears, dancing, singing - it was celebrated to the brim! They are recklessly themselves, and I (for one) am inspired by their love. Even these few words fail to do these two justice. Here's to hoping images can truly speak louder than words.
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2019-04-24T18:59:23Z
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http://sarahdelanie.squarespace.com/blog/a5y8xlrzffp4l2t3p52z4n5eadbkr2
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oed
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1924 Bakersfield Californian 5 July 6/7 A smaller book wagon has served the county [sc. Multnoma County, Oregon] for several years… Miss Mulheron expresses herself as being greatly pleased with the appearance and performance of the new Graham Brothers ‘Bookmobile’.
Was the word bookmobile coined in Oregon, or was it used earlier by libraries elsewhere? Local library records might hold evidence that could uncover the full story of the word’s origins.
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2019-04-25T11:42:18Z
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https://public.oed.com/appeals/bookmobile/
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Adam & The Wolf check out The Bench and Octavia, woo a member of the Oxford Revue, and revolutionise flyering forever.
Put on the hob and simmer for 15 minutes and 2 seconds.
Daily chitter chatter from the Edinburgh Fringe.
Give me Adam & The Wolf!
Belt Up's "Lorca Is Dead"
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2019-04-21T12:14:49Z
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https://adamandthewolf.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/episode-10-flyering-high/
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slywy
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During this time of multiple medications, I’ve had many interesting dreams and no time or, later, energy to write about them. Now I’ve had a dream twice, with only a few varying details — or I think I’ve had a dream twice. The fact I am not sure is somewhat frightening.
In this dream, I am being shown a series of images and told that this is how the sideshow and the illusions work. I can no longer remember all the specific images, although many involve reptiles in a pool of water. In one of today’s, a tiny rainbow horse leaps into the pool and emerges unscathed, and it is clear to me how and why. In every case, the situation and the vision are nightmarish, the odds unbeatable, and yet, as the smooth narrator speaks soothingly into my ear and my eyes track the horrible, unreal images, I can see how childish, how simple, how safe it all is, and I wonder at my instinctive fear. My perception is the nightmare, not reality.
We come to the final image, the final test. I am a young girl, pinned down, with no choice but to move forward. I do, into a changing kaleidoscope of abstract images that slowly congeal into the pieces of a puzzle and then the puzzle itself, changing from monochrome to color. I realize I am seeing through a virtual reality device. When I come to an edge, it’s easy for me to decide to leap — but where to? Looking down, I see the emblems of at least two comic book superheroes in the tile at the edge of a giant pool in the upper right-hand quadrant. I veer toward it even as my natural gravitational descent begins.
Out of the water leaps an enormous mechanical supervillain — no, a megavillain, too powerful to be understood. “I AM BACK!” he proclaims. I am to understand that he defeated the heroes whose emblems are preserved mockingly in tile.
“SO AM I!” I pronounce, equally pompously.
At a loss for a moment, I fling my arms toward the monster, and his torso is spattered as various mysterious moral weapons strike and sink him back into the depths. Now the pool seems to be attached to a high-end hotel, a place for recreation.
In moments, I have been transformed from a young girl, trapped and terrified, into a savior, merely by my acquired power to distinguish the virtual from the real. Equilibrium is restored, and I no longer have to listen to the insidious explanatory voice or view the disturbing, hokey, yet exotic imagery. I am at peace.
Until I have this dream again.
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2019-04-24T16:35:03Z
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http://www.slywy.com/dream-a-watery-sideshow-in-the-present-tense/?shared=email&msg=fail
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As the greater Houston area begins to dry out from this week's flooding, new numbers released show the extent of the damage for many residents.
More than 3,600 homes across Harris County have flooded, according to the Harris County Office of Emergency Management. The majority of them are on the northwest side of the county.
According to the Harris County Flood Control District, over 2,364 houses were flooded in unincorporated Harris County and more than 1,300 homes the City of Houston. A meteorologist with the Flood Control District said these numbers are expected to rise.
Water from the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, the two west side dams that protect Houston from a flood of biblical proportions, is being released into Buffalo Bayou at a controlled rate.
The release of water at the Barker Reservoir dam into Buffalo Bayou began Thursday evening. The release will lower the water levels in the reservoirs.
The Harris County Flood Control District said the normal release rate will be doubled, causing water levels in Buffalo Bayou to rise between Highway 6 and downtown Houston.
Emergency management officials asked residents who live on streets adjacent to Addicks Reservoir Thursday to prepare for potential flooding conditions.
The areas most likely to see street flooding, and potential house flooding, are located on the perimeter of Addicks Reservoir in the Bear Creek Village subdivision just northeast of the State Highway 6/Clay Road intersection, and south of Addicks-Satsuma Road.
Bear Creek Village streets near the SH 6/Clay Road intersection at risk of flooding.
Thursday evening the release of water at the Barker Reservoir dam into Buffalo Bayou began.
"These are both pools of record we have not seen this much water before. The dams are being tested for the first time with this much water," Richard Long, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said.
In 70 years, neither dam has ever looked like this, and in some neighborhoods, the reservoirs are slowly moving in, up and over Highway 6 for miles.
"Twenty-three years, never seen it like this before," said one resident.
Bear Creek Village streets near Addicks-Satsuma Road at risk of flooding.
Even with planned releases to lower both dam levels starting Thursday night, homes are in jeopardy as each dam spreads to its outer reaches.
The outer reaches are neighborhoods. Hundreds of houses are essentially not just near, but within the dams.
"The Cinco Ranch area and the Bear Creek area are actually within the maximum storage area of our projects," Long said. "We have filled up the government-owned land, but that doesn't mean the dam is at capacity."
That is a cold hard truth if you live in one of the neighborhoods.
Water levels may remain high for days or weeks, depending on additional rainfall and reservoir release rates.
At least eight people have died in connection with Monday's floods in the greater Houston area, officials said.
Local fire and police departments performed more than 1,800 rescues across Harris County and surrounding areas, emergency management officials said.
According to officials, this week's flooding is the worst in the area since Tropical Storm Allison hit in 2001.
To see images sent in by by Click2Houston viewers on the KPRC 2 StormPins app, click here.
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2019-04-20T08:26:56Z
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https://www.click2houston.com/news/more-than-1700-flooded-homes-in-harris-county
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guitarworld
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Industrial metal favorites Fear Factory have announced a June 5 release date for their upcoming new album, The Industrialist.
"The album is a futuristic tale of an automaton, striving to survive by fighting for its existence within a desperate world," said vocalist Burton C. Bell of the new album's theme. "The lyrics tell the story while the music takes our industrial roots and blends them more perfectly than ever with our metal edge. And all without losing the sound that makes Fear Factory a machine of sonic devastation. Fear Factory fans of any era will not be disappointed."
The follow-up to 2010's Mechanize was produced by longtime friend of the band Rhys Fulber, who guitarist Dino Cazares called the band's "secret member."
"He is the one producer who has been able to understand what we have been trying to accomplish from the beginning," said Cazares, "and has opened our eyes to new things without sacrificing our original sound. His talents in production and keyboard/samples has made Fear Factory stand out amongst the many bands of our genre."
The Industrialist will be released on Candlelight Records.
The band have also announced a string of tour dates kicking off on May 1, which can be found below.
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2019-04-19T04:22:32Z
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https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fear-factory-announce-june-release-date-new-album-industrialist
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loc
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THE WEEKLY SENTINEL: THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1886.
der the surface of Broadway.
money required for their construction?"
M. C. Smith kept on patiently at work.
Great were the obstacles before him.
from the White House to the Capitol.
was given for the opposition. People.
and night is never without travel.
way joined in the progressive work.
Win. H. Wickham, Hon. Edward B.
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poison, and iKiiug in Sstvanah, Ga., at the time.
, .Tersy City, N. J.. Ang. 7, 188S.
Two years ago I contracted blood Kison.
Will Jones. Porter Union Pass. Depot.
Cisco, Texas. July 13. 1SS5.
lauta, tia. X. Y.. 157 W. 23d St.
vated R. R. All lines of cars pass, the door.
Durham, N. C, Fb. 23d, 18S6.
pleasure in recommending it. Yours truly, W. T. BLACKWELL.
age, and has with.tood anv reasonable strain, thus lar withou injury.
Asheville, N. C, March i6th, 1886.
it very much. Very Respectfully, B.F.BERNARD.
Very respectfully, J. S. CARR.
Main St. Sa.w, JV7 C. Winston, If. C.
him will receiTe prom.it and faithful attention.
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FOURTH STREET, WINSTON, W. O.
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VTTE BUY OUR COFFEES IN LARGE LOTS FROM THE.
Putty, T. in Ware, and hundreds of other thino-s.
splendid assortment of T. MILE'S SONS Men's and Ladies, fine Shoes.
are the best home-made Calf-Skin Shoes for the monev we have ever seen.
ing Slippers, Oxford Ties, Cloth Gaiters and Foxed Gaiters, from 75 cts.
Boots $1.00 to $6.00 per pair.
L. B. & L. S. HOLT'S Plaids, J.
and in the price on the warehouse floor, its ginierior Quality i fullv iteinonstrHtari w hL l.
Yours Very Truly, HINSHAW & BYNUM.
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2019-04-18T18:55:38Z
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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92073231/1886-08-19/ed-1/seq-6/
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Arts
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Shopping
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The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
The 2018 theme is "Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality."
This collection emphasizes architecture that facilitates this goal.
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2019-04-21T08:09:12Z
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http://archnet.org/collections/123/collections/1536
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wordpress
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When I posted about the “Project” album, I was enlightened by a comment on the post to the fact that Planet P was only a band in the loosest of terms. The project was completely under Tony’s control with the named musicians brought in to provide necessary assistance. So now enlightened as I strive to get my facts right, I will say that I’m not really bothered by such semantics in this case. Whether Planet P are a proper band or not doesn’t matter because the result has been two really cool albums, “Pink World” being the second of those.
What was cool about MTV in 1984 was that they played videos by artists whose songs were never heard on radio. This case in point, the first single, “What I See,” which was later fused with the track “Behind the Barrier,” both songs fusing to make a rather cool concept video was what got my attention. “Pink World” is a concept album. It tells the story of a young mute boy named Artemis, who can see visions after drinking polluted water, shelters the survivors of a nuclear attack in a place called ‘The Zone.’ Fearful of the boy’s abilities, the government use him to control those living in the zone. As the album goes on, Artemis becomes less sure what to do and in the end vanishes leaving only a pink pool and a basket behind. The residents of “The Zone” realize they no longer need Artemis and leave it. There is a lot of abstract ambiguity here and Tony has always refused to give specifics.
Story or no story, this is a brilliantly crafted progressive rock album. The songs are all very well played and musically thought out and I can say that no two songs are the same. Listening to each of them is an adventure in itself. Plus, while Tony provides all the vocals, he doesn’t try to be Joe Cool Rock Singer. Since it was first presented to me as the single, “What I See” continues to be my favourite track on the album. However, there many a good songs that could rival it. I don’t even care that “A Boy Who Can’t Talk” sounds very much like Pink Floyd to the point that when I first heard the intro, I thought to myself, “Is this ‘Pigs on the Wing’?” Other standout tracks for me are “The Shepherd,” “Pink World,” “What Artie Knows” and the hardest rock sounding songs, “This Perfect Place” and “In the Zone.” But fifteen of the 26 songs could easily be included, (the other eleven are all less than 90 seconds and most of those are damn cool), so that’s pretty good.
“Pink World” was praised by the critics but sales of the album were modest at best. The latter is probably why Planet P didn’t make another album until 2005. However, this and the other Planet P album have gained a huge cult status since. Something Tony Carey can be quite proud of.
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2019-04-21T21:03:39Z
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https://80smetalman.wordpress.com/tag/project/
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I've not been online much at all since the weekend, and not for the reasons I wanted that to be. I haven't moved yet, there's nothing wrong with the flat (apart from Scottish Gas taking a stupid amount of time to activate my account there and the central heating being gas fired...). There's something wrong with me. I've been (as I put it rather crudely in a text earlier today) unable to get too far from a bucket or a bathroom in the last five days. The kids (whom I really have to come up with some kind of naming function for now that they all have distinct personalities... hmmm. I'll think on that some) all had/have it, sis had it, BiL had it. I can't get rid of it.
I'm about to venture into my flist, but I can tell you already I'm over a week behind and have limited time here (57 steps from the single public bathroom in the library - hope it's close enough if it comes to it!) If there's something - no matter how important or insignificant - you want me to see, please let me know or link me?
Ooh! Also! smileawhile?! I *never* check my hotmail, I don't know what prompted me to do it, and I don't know if you'll see this but SQUEE!!!!! Honey! I am so happy for you!
I just got to your entry and opened it in another tab -soo cute!
I'm currently cannibalising my mum's old computer and it has a DVD drive that I have no use for. Do you want it?
To look forward to, I suppose, when you manage to catch up (both contain very vague spoilers): Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (through 5x08) and Mistaken for Strangers (through 5x09). Other than that, it's been my usual babble about fic, crappy attempts at meta, and talking about the new cat/my craft show this weekend, so you haven't missed much.
Sparrow has just hit part 50, in case you haven't been able to stay caught up on it. Aside from that, I can't think of much from my corner of the world.
Although I am going back through the entries with Lumley to fix his dialect as per your suggestion.
I hope you feel better. Consider this that sympathy you were kinda hoping for. I haven't the lungs to be a drill sergeant.
I hope your intestines settle down and behave themselves very soon.
Sorry you're squicky and all - Ellie was off for a couple of days with something similar although she managed to shake it pretty quick. If I send a new DVD this weekend will it be best to new or old address??
Also Lindsey? doesn't do too much in the earlier seasons other than talk smart and look purty - it's making the vid a little interesting to say the least.
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2019-04-21T10:56:51Z
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https://whiskyinmind.livejournal.com/835394.html
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Computers
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anu
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Pages tagged by "world bank"
Upcoming Asia and the Pacific Policy Society Conference.
Improving sanitation in developing countries.
Improving access to water in developing countries.
Climate change has the potential to cause devastation to the world’s poor and could undo decades of development hard work, according to a senior executive from the World Bank.
The Millennium Development Goals are both too ambitious and not ambitious enough, writes TERENCE WOOD.
Australia’s carbon tax may be a political “hot potato” but on the global stage it’s marking the country out as a leader, according to an executive of the World Bank.
Research in Indonesia aims to unlock a toilet mystery.
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2019-04-20T11:15:36Z
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https://crawford.anu.edu.au/tags/221/world-bank
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weebly
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Students participating in these workshops are invited to submit to the National Writers Series Literary Review. Published annually in the spring by the Writers Series of Traverse City, the National Writers Series literary journal showcases the writing of students, grade school through adult, who have taken NWS writing classes/workshops.
Looking Back: Photos From the 2013 Summer Writing Workshop Series.
Elementary workshops are for students who will be in grades 3 - 6 at the start of the 2014/15 school year. These workshops have one adult facilitator and two writing mentors. All classes (unless otherwise noted) take place at the Front Street Writers Studio located at 123 W. Front Street in downtown Traverse City.
Space in each session is limited. Both payment and registration must be completed to hold your spot in the class. *Payment must be made online with a credit card at the time of registration.
A limited number of scholarships** are available. Apply for a SCHOLARSHIP.
In celebration of the Traverse City Film Festival, the National Writers Series is offering a four-day children’s script writing workshop. Young writers can attend a single workshop or all four days.
To accommodate parents attending afternoon films, the studio will open at 11:30am and close at 2:30pm.
All classes (unless otherwise noted) take place at the Front Street Writers Studio located at 123 W. Front Street in downtown Traverse City.
This crazy class will combine mystery writing with choose-your-own-adventures. We'll create one-of-a-kind mystery stories complete with quirky characters and surprising plot twists. Your choose-your-own-adventure stories will never turn out the same!
A limited number of scholarships are available. Apply for a SCHOLARSHIP.
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2019-04-19T05:14:19Z
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http://nationalwritersseries.weebly.com/summer-2014-creative-writing-workshops.html
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Arts
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Our feature of Rescue Press’ new anthology of contemporary poetry, The New Census, concludes today with poetry from Sandra Doller. Thanks so much to all the editors and poets who contributed to the anthology and the feature — it’s been a lot of fun for us to read. You can purchase the anthology here.
-what was her name again?
-why is the floor stomping?
did you just lift your foot?
did you just ask me to dance?
can you write and listen?
what was on your foot?
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2019-04-26T02:06:30Z
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https://thermosmag.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/the-new-census-sandra-doller/
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CONSIDER, in these economically difficult times, that inspiring model of creative home design, the college student.
Yes, we understand that you already know how to throw all your clothes in a pile on the floor.
But there is still much that can be learned from students who’ve managed to put together great looking places on what a grown-up might pay for a one-way ticket to Paris.
First and foremost is fearlessness. You’d be embarrassed if your friends knew you’d gotten a piece of furniture off the street. College kids call up their friends to get their help carrying furniture home from the street, and brag about it. Many are genuinely concerned about recycling and the environment, and delighted when they can turn construction cast-offs into the trappings of home.
Where others see garbage, students see potential: a wooden futon frame, less the futon, becomes a towel rack. An old-fashioned school desk and bench that might well have come out of a one-room schoolhouse upstate? Use it as a bedside table.
Nor do they have a fear of strong color or pattern: They’ll paint a dorm room a dark green, or stencil blue and white polka dots on the wall beside a 19th-century fireplace. They’ll find somebody’s tired old bedside stand that faintly recalls Versailles, paint it a pale robin’s-egg blue, shellac it, top it with a bare branch in a found glass vase, and put it in the living room, where it will look smart and playful.
Sure, you can argue, it’s easy for them to paint a bedroom green; they don’t own the place.
But that’s not giving their creativity its due. Their thinking can be so far outside the box that the box is forgotten. Kayt Brumder, a fifth-year architecture student at the Cooper Union, was strolling along New York’s Bowery four years ago with her boyfriend, Jorge Pereira, then an architecture student at Columbia and now an architect, when they saw a stack of dresser drawers on the sidewalk. It was not a perfect find; the dresser itself was missing. But that made it kind of interesting. The couple threw the drawers into a taxi, took them up to their apartment in East Harlem and turned them into wall-mounted storage.
Craigslist is a basic resource for students, as are the low-cost, big box stores. But these sources are often merely starting points. Tyler Velten, a student at the Yale School of Architecture, transformed his $35 Billy bookcases from Ikea into artful cabinets with the addition of plywood doors he made and a few $3 hinges.
You don’t have a woodworking studio? Do as Mr. Velten did: Set up the equipment on the street and plug it into a 50-foot extension cord tossed out the window. And when you find a knot in the plywood, don’t panic; make it part of the design.
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2019-04-21T00:41:36Z
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https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/garden/02student.html
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