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‘Publicis’ in Montreal, Canada, joined forces with a servants company to release the ‘Butler’s Club’ ad. Featuring the quote "We do miracles," the advertisement showcases a headless butler donning bloody white gloves.
Its religious connotation is quite obvious; however, don’t let stigmata be your deciding factor. The ‘Butler’s Club’ ad is promoting the best of the best when it comes to servants. For all your catering, cleaning and personal needs, this club will definitely deliver.
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2019-04-22T18:15:00Z
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https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/butler-s-club-ad
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fineartamerica
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Queen duvet cover (88" x 88") featuring the image "Cardiovascular System Female" by Science Picture Co. Our soft microfiber duvet covers are hand sewn and include a hidden zipper for easy washing and assembly. Your selected image is printed on the top surface with a soft white surface underneath. All duvet covers are machine washable with cold water and a mild detergent.
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The cardiovascular system (female) of the full-body viewed from a three quarter view.
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2019-04-20T14:31:54Z
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https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-cardiovascular-system-female-science-picture-co.html?product=duvet-cover
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To assist the elderly and/or physically disabled people who no longer possess proper function of their hand motion, we have been developing a robotic assistive device to rehabilitate the hand motions to improve quality of life. The proposed assistive device will be comprised of three degrees of freedom enabling basic movements and hand function. In this research we have focused on the modeling and control of the proposed assistive device. To achieve the dynamic simulation of the developed model, nonlinear computed torque control technique was employed. In the simulation, the trajectory tracking performance of the controller was evaluated.
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2019-04-22T06:52:15Z
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https://dc.uwm.edu/uwsurca/2016/Oral/16/
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Acclaimed for his dramatic and athletic performances, Dr. Ian Gindes is a gifted all American pianist. Known for playing some of the most challenging and inspiring piano repertoire composed, his ability to tackle intense passages and yet have a sensitive singing tone has captivated audiences while drawing the attention of well-known classical musicians.
Born and raised in Southern California, Ian Gindes’ talent was first recognized by his father, Andrew, who had as a young man studied piano with Ania Dorfmann and Michel Piastro. Nurturing his son’s talent, he encouraged Ian to study with Bonnie Farrer, who worked with the late Rosina Lhévinne. Under Ms. Farrer’s tutelage, Ian showed promise and prodigious talent as a concert pianist by attracting hundreds in performances of Chopin’s works. Later, Ian went on to study with Errol Haun, formerly of the University of Northern Colorado where he obtained a Master’s of Music in piano performance. In 2011, he obtained the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Illinois, under the guidance of Ian Hobson.
Gindes has received other opportunities and prizes in recent years. Honored for his talents and contributions as a performing artist, he was awarded a CD collection in his name at the University of Colorado at Boulder Library. This collection is one of the most extensive compendia of piano recordings in the United States. In 2004, Ian performed at the American Liszt Society Symposium for various scholars and musicians. This was a substantial move in Gindes’ career. Also, Dr. Gindes competed and won first prize in the 2011 Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition, making his Weill Recital Hall debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Ian has combined his other work with his talents as well. He serves as a commissioned officer in the United States Army National Guard, and has given highly publicized performances to raise funds for families of soldiers and victims afflicted by terrorism and war. This spirit has extended into his repertoire. Gindes is known for playing Aaron Copland’s works, including the Our Town Suite, a wistfully sad piece that denotes early American life in New England. His recent performances have included the following works: Maurice Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit, Schumann’s Piano Sonata in g minor, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in A-Flat major, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Mozart’s Piano Sonata K. 310, Bach’s Partita in B-Flat Major, the Schumann Piano Concerto in a minor, the Beethoven Emperor Piano Concerto, and also has prepared Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto. While Ian enjoys playing music from all periods and genres, he specializes in American composers and composers of the Romantic period through the 20th century whose music contain strong emotional content.
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2019-04-22T05:58:06Z
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https://iangindes.wordpress.com/about/
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There is one summary for H.R.5380. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.
This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for additional trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment; (2) carry out an existing, or implement a new, certificate or degree program that provides those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees; and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment.
The advisory board shall be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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2019-04-25T17:59:46Z
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5380?s=1&r=18
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cbsnews
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Aoife O'Donnell, a 27-year-old photographer, who is leaving Ireland for the United States.
DUBLIN - Dublin at night makes an unusual studio for an unusual project, reports CBS News London correspondent Elizabeth Palmer.
Photographer David Monahan is capturing the moment just before Ireland's young and talented become voluntary exiles fleeing the financial crash.
Over 2010 and 2011, 120,000 people are expected to leave.
"The idea is to make I suppose a heroic shot, to celebrate the person -- to say they are full of pride, full of dignity. They are going out to do something and they are going to do it well," said Monahan.
Sadly, they are going to have to do it in another country.
This economic collapse has brought crushing disappointment but also resignation. After all, history is repeating itself over the centuries. Every time Ireland hit the skids, the young people hit the road.
The potato famine caused the first wave of mass emigration in the 1840s.
This time, a disastrous banking failure and a giant real estate bubble that burst have left Ireland with an economy on life support and crippling unemployment lines.
Ireland the Celtic tiger is now Europe's basket case.
"It's really bad. The country is on its knees. People are sick of the governments, sick of the banks," said one woman.
Aoife O'Donnell is a 27-year-old photographer who's made the tough decision to leave her home and her family because even though she graduated from college with top honors, she can't find work.
"I tried applying for jobs, internships," said O'Donnell. "Even unpaid internships. I couldn't get anything. And it's like hitting a brick wall. For two months I went on social welfare and it got really demoralizing."
Now, O'Donnell hopes to build a new life in New York.
A century ago, Ireland's best and brightest usually left on a one way ticket.
But in the global village of 2011 -- there is a way back if things improve.
"I love it, I really love Ireland," said O'Donnell. "I don't plan to be away for forever."
But right now it's time for Aoife O'Donnell's portrait.
Her bags packed and like so many thousands before her -- hopes pinned on a far horizon.
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2019-04-21T13:27:36Z
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/young-and-talented-irish-leave-for-better-life/
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howstuffworks
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While she's participating in a dance flash mob in this picture, model Tyra Banks shows similar enthusiasm for petroleum jelly. See more pictures of beautiful skin.
It's Tyra Banks' biggest beauty secret and a lip balm British women can't live without: petroleum jelly (also known as petrolatum, but most of us call it by its trademark, Vaseline).
Petroleum jelly is fat. It's a purified mixture of semi-solid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum -- yes, the same petroleum used for gasoline and diesel fuels and other products such as deodorant and bubble gum. It's a staple in our medicine chests as a topical ointment and it's also used for everything from shining shoes to silencing a squeaky hinge. Petroleum jelly is an oil-based emollient (it repels water), which makes it a long-lasting lubricant to smooth and protect rough and dry skin. How? Emollients help to replace lipids by filling in gaps in between skin cells. The result? Soft, well-hydrated skin. Here we have five ways petroleum jelly helps to improve skin, beginning feet first.
When the external layer of our skin -- the stratum corneum, part of the epidermis -- becomes dry, chapped and itchy, it loses its ability to act as a protective barrier. Skin becomes prone to cracks, sensitivity and even infection. Pure petroleum-based ointments are hypoallergenic, noncomedogenic, nonirritating, nonsensitizing and contain no added colors or fragrances -- all of which makes these moisturizers good for babies (on diaper rash), adults and everyone in between. Daily use on our bodies not only heals dry skin by sealing in moisture but protects skin from further damage by acting like a barrier against the elements.
To get the most bang from petroleum jelly, add it to a daily skin care routine, best used as a moisturizer applied to damp skin after a shower.
Take a hair styling tip from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Protect yourself from irritating chemicals by applying a layer of petroleum jelly to your scalp before using hair relaxers and dyes.
As we age, our skin gets thinner and drier, two descriptions no one ever wants to apply to his or her face, for sure. Some anti-aging products on the market, usually those that contain retinoids or alpha-hydroxy acid, can make dry, irritated skin worse. As part of a skin care regimen for mature skin, petroleum jelly can help soothe dryness and flakiness, as well as help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles (it's not going to take away wrinkles, but it will make them less noticeable). Use it as a daily moisturizer, daily makeup remover and even as a way to prevent wind burn.
Be careful to only use heavy oil-based moisturizers on excessively dry skin -- if your face is normal or normal to oily, use the petroleum jelly everywhere but here.
Keep your pucker plump, not peeling, with a little TLC while you brush your teeth. Before brushing, apply petroleum jelly to your lips. When your teeth are clean, gently brush your lips with the wet toothbrush -- brush in small circles to reveal the perfect pout that was trapped under dry, chapped skin.
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2019-04-23T18:44:55Z
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https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/beauty/skin-treatments/5-ways-petroleum-jelly-improve-skin.htm/printable
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This is prefect! I totally believed I would just eat and eat but once I started ‘just eating’ I found that food wasn’t that amazing. Food is delicious but it no longer occupies my thoughts during my free time. It’s amazing how our bodies work everything out!
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2019-04-24T11:56:30Z
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https://daretonotdiet.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/your-stomach-is-not-a-bottomless-pit/
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These two need to be merged. I forgot to take tutorial into account, so Najics did it for me. Just needs to be put together.... This means you�ll have to change or delete the email address linked to your account if you want to change your username. If you use Gmail You can, however, delete Gmail from your account and use a different, non-Gmail address for your Google Account.
A total of eight different combat ships are available for players in OGame. While in theory all of them can be used to attack an enemy player, you should decide which type of ships are best suited to the particular mission. See Combat Simulators. how to delete synced photos from iphone 5 These two need to be merged. I forgot to take tutorial into account, so Najics did it for me. Just needs to be put together.
OGame Tips Question How do I destroy a planet?
"OGame" is a real-time, text-based massively multiplayer online game by Gameforge AG. OGame takes places in universes that are broken down into galaxies, planetary systems and planet slots.
For OGame related discussion. Feel free to ask questions, post your CR's, or simply exchange ideas and strats, as long as it pertains to OGame! This subreddit is for the English speaking part of the community.
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2019-04-23T22:36:35Z
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http://mnfilmarts.org/nova-scotia/how-to-delete-a-ogame-account.php
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Games
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nme
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Tori Amos has revealed details about her new winter-themed album.
Called ‘Midwinter Graces’, the records features a range of seasonal covers, including ‘Star of Wonder’ and ‘What Child, Nowell’, alongside new material from Amos.
The album is released on November 10.
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2019-04-21T02:20:42Z
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https://www.nme.com/news/music/tori-amos-18-1307291
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britannica
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Edward Weston, (born March 24, 1886, Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.—died January 1, 1958, Carmel, California), major American photographer of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his carefully composed, sharply focused images of natural forms, landscapes, and nudes. His work influenced a generation of American photographers.
Weston was born into a family of some intellectual substance—his father was a medical doctor and his grandfather a professor of literature—but, as a young man, he found little redeeming virtue in books and did not finish high school. The learning that he finally achieved, while not negligible, was of that spotty and eccentric character that generally identifies the autodidact. At 16 he received his first camera as a gift from his father, and from that time everything that he read and all that he experienced, both artistically and personally, was processed as food for a fierce artistic ambition. After studying for a time at the Illinois College of Photography, in 1911 he moved to California, where he would spend most of his life.
In some ways, Weston would seem an unlikely candidate for the role of hero to modern American photography. By his mid-30s he was a skilled but unexceptional portrait photographer working in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale. He was also an active and very successful participant in the contests of the conservative photographic salons, a network of self-sanctioning clubs that awarded ribbons and medals. His work through the early 1920s was a better-constructed version of the standard fare of these salons—work in the Pictorialist style, in which photographers imitated paintings by suppressing detail, manipulating images in a darkroom, and depicting traditional painting subjects such as pastoral landscapes, romantic marine scenes, children and pets, still lifes, and nudes. Members of these salons tended to associate artistic virtue with a kind of abstractness that eliminated subjects of pointed specificity: the subject was seldom identifiable as a particular landscape, sailboat, or undressed woman, and it was rarely identifiably contemporary.
Beginning in the early 1920s, Weston became impatient with his easy victories in this milieu, and he began to work his way toward a specifically photographic aesthetic (i.e., one that addressed the particular qualities of photography, rather than the qualities of painting) and, more slowly, toward a broader and more vernacular definition of artistic subject matter. When he first began to challenge the standards of the salons, it was more in manner than content: his first, tentatively rebellious pictures of the early 1920s exhibit a new forcefulness of design and an appreciation of the flat picture plane, but they do not challenge the basic Pictorialist conception of appropriate content.
Until well into his 30s, Weston was geographically and intellectually isolated from the main currents of advanced American photography, and of modern art in general. Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, Charles Sheeler, and Ralph Steiner all worked in the East. In California, Ansel Adams had not yet begun his important work, and Imogen Cunningham was a long day’s journey north in San Francisco. While later photographers became widely known more through books and magazines than by virtue of their original prints, in the mid-1920s the best photomechanical reproduction was both rare and generally unsatisfactory, and so the work of other photographers was not readily available to Weston. It is startling to recall that no illustrated monograph existed on any of the aforementioned figures until 1929, when Carl Sandburg wrote Steichen the Photographer—about his brother-in-law.
Thus, to a remarkable degree, Weston invented a powerful version of modern photography out of his own imagination and prodigious will. He was voraciously curious and was influenced by the ideas and passions of other artists as much as by their work. In 1922, during a visit to New York, he met Stieglitz, and he later remembered the meeting as challenging and enlivening. The next year he went to Mexico with his student and mistress, Tina Modotti, and there met Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and other figures of the Mexican artistic renaissance, who received and criticized him as a fellow artist.
While in Mexico, Weston produced what are his first radically independent pictures, notably a series of heroic, frame-filling heads (e.g., Nahui Olin, Guadalupe Marin de Rivera, and Manuel Hernandez Galvan, all 1924), and similarly minimal works such as Palma Cuernavaca and Excusado, both from 1925.
In 1927 Weston returned to California, where he continued to explore pictorial ideas begun in Mexico in his famous close-up studies of shells, vegetables, rock forms, and semiabstract nudes. It does not diminish the great force and importance of these pictures to note that they are based on a very simple structure: that of object and ground. They are in design and allusion self-contained. Weston’s pepper series provides the most familiar example. The isolation of the subject from any reference to the outside world and the seamless acuity of its description deprives it of scale and context and allows it to operate as a metaphor for the organic unfolding of life itself.
It was during this period (c. 1930–33) that Weston developed his mature technique, abandoning soft-textured papers and slow, luxurious tonal gradations for a vocabulary that was fundamentally that of the industrial photographer: all-over sharpness, a full tonal scale, and smooth surface papers that would record the maximum of both tone and texture. For some portraits and nudes he used a Graflex camera, which could be held in his hands and which allowed quick response to a subject in flux, but for most of his work he used an 8 × 10-inch view camera and printed its negatives by contact.
In 1932 Weston became a founding member of Group f.64, a loose and short-lived collection of purist photographers that included Adams and Cunningham. Since 1917 he had kept a “daybook,” in which he confided his professional triumphs, his economic crises, his relationship to friends and family, his impressively demanding love life, and—most especially—the progress of his artistic life. For the critic and the student, it is important to note that in 1934 he stopped making regular entries in his diary, presumably outgrowing the need for it once he was ready to begin his greatest work.
From 1934 through 1948, his last working year, Weston continued to explore his favourite subject matter: natural forms, landscape, nudes, and people. His development was guided by a cool analytical intelligence that allowed him to proceed quite consciously from simpler to increasingly complex problems. The nature of this artistic evolution can perhaps be seen most clearly in the genre of landscape. In 1922 Weston wrote that his style of “straight” photography could not deal successfully with landscape, “for the obvious reason that nature unadulterated and unimproved by man—is simply chaos.” However, by the spring of 1929 he began to photograph Point Lobos, perhaps the longest-lasting and most fecund of all his subjects. At first he “did not attempt … any general vista,” but rather focused only on details of the roots and trunks of cypresses. Again expanding his views, however, two years later in his “daybook” he ruminated over “an open landscape, or rather a viewpoint which combines my close-up period with distance; a way I have been seeing lately.” By the mid-1930s his landscapes often included a horizon, and they described deep space in a naturalistic way, without sacrificing the formal rigour that he had achieved earlier within a shallow pictorial space.
The evolution of his nudes followed a comparable pattern of evolution: by the mid-1930s they began to represent not an abstract woman, but specific people, often with their faces visible, who exist in a particular environment at a particular moment. Similarly, the greatest of his portraits are those that he did of his own family in the mid-1940s as he unknowingly approached the end of his productive life. These portraits are so generous in their acceptance of the contingent world that they might be viewed as the apotheosis of the family snapshot, but in the clarity of their vision and the suppleness of their technique they are unforgettable.
In 1937 Weston received the first Guggenheim Fellowship given to a photographer. The fellowship was renewed for the following year, and the project resulted in the book California and the West (1940), which included an excellent text by Weston’s second wife, Charis Wilson. Other notable books on Weston’s work were published in the 1940s, including Fifty Photographs: Edward Weston (1947), the result of Weston’s own very interesting selection of his work, and the slim but very influential Edward Weston (1946, edited by Nancy Newhall), which accompanied his major one-man exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Neither Weston nor his friends realized that a slight uncertainty of movement evident at the time of the show was a symptom of Parkinson’s disease. The disease quickly limited his mobility, and he made his last photograph, on Point Lobos, in 1948, a decade before his death.
During the period between the two world wars, the vital tradition of American photography might be imagined as an axis, with the work of Walker Evans at one end and that of Edward Weston at the other. Whereas Evans seemed to make his art out of plain facts, selected by a superior intelligence and arranged in the most stringent order, Weston made his out of tactile surfaces and organic forms, and, most of all, out of the pleasure of sight itself. Among Weston’s most conspicuous heirs one might count Minor White, Aaron Siskind, Jan Groover, and Ray Metzker.
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2019-04-24T01:14:14Z
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Weston-American-photographer
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The United States shouldn't have a debt ceiling because the debates surrounding lifting the limit only waste time in Congress, says famed investor Warren Buffett.
"All it does is slow down a process and divert people's energy, causes people to posture. It doesn't really make any sense ... To have this artificial limit, which always gets raised in the end, disrupt the activities, in an important way, of Congress, periodically, I think it is a waste of Congress's time," Buffett tells CNBC.
The government has hit its $14.3 trillion debt ceiling and needs Congress to lift it to avoid an Aug. 2 deadline.
Some in Congress are proposing a backup plan that would allow the President to increase the debt ceiling in three increments through 2012 with approval.
That won't solve the problem at hand.
"I think it’s designed to give political cover to people, and I don’t think we need political cover now. I think we need a real deficit reduction plan, and I think it’s an opportunity to do that," Buffett says.
"Any plan that simply says, you know, we’re going to think about this later, essentially, and we’re going to try and figure out how if things go wrong we can blame it on the other party, is a terrible mistake."
Moody's Investors Services agrees with Buffett and adds that a backup plan must call for spending cuts.
"Any proposal that reduced the risk of payment disruptions would be a positive step in the short term," the agency says, according to CNNMoney.
"Without more substantial deficit reductions being included in such a plan, it would be negative for the long-term outlook," the report said.
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2019-04-19T19:14:07Z
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https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/buffett-debt-ceiling-debates/2011/07/19/id/404102/
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smugmug
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(DA) (Djibouti) 2011 - Current. Photos. Framable Color Prints and Posters. Digital Sharp Images. Aviation Gifts. Slide Shows.
Djibouti Air (2nd) Boeing 737-230 UP-B3707 (msn 22123) DXB (Paul Denton). Image: 906349.
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2019-04-21T13:13:25Z
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https://airlinersgallery.smugmug.com/Airlines-Africa/Airlines-Djibouti/Djibouti-Air-2nd
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Shopping
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mynorthwest
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In the latest episode of Jerry Dipoto’s Wheelhouse podcast, the Mariners general manager provided a behind-the-scenes look at how one of his more notable offseason trades came together. In this case it was the deal with Philadelphia that brought young shortstop J.P. Crawford to Seattle as part of the haul for a package that was headlined by All-Star Jean Segura.
The trade certainly wasn’t the most well-received of Dipoto’s many moves since the end of the 2018 season, but there is plenty of time for that to change. And when you consider how the idea of getting Crawford came about, you too may change your tune on the deal.
As Dipoto explained on The Wheelhouse, each member of the Mariners front office was given a blank 25-man roster to fill out towards the end of last season, with a few conditions on how to fill it out.
“It’s blank, fill in the spots. And nothing is impossible – any contract can be traded, all you have to do is you have to sign free agents for viable dollars, you have to put together trades that you think are genuinely possible, and then carry over players that you feel make the most sense for us,” Dipoto said.
And which player that wasn’t already in the Seattle system was found on most of the rosters?
One of the front office members who had Crawford on his roster was Jesse Smith, Mariners Director of Analytics. He joined The Hot Stove on 710 ESPN Seattle Tuesday night and shared why Crawford made so much sense for the M’s.
The 24-year-old Crawford has played 72 MLB games over the past two seasons, and despite his standing as a top prospect, he’s struggled to the tune of a .214 average and .692 OPS. Smith said there’s reason to believe that Crawford is still on track to be a productive Major League player, however.
“With J.P., there’s a lot there. He’s always had a lot of tools. Anytime you have someone who can play the shortstop position defensively – and evaluators have always thought that he can be above-average defensively at short – that’s a fantastic place to start. And he’s also shown the ability to hit,” Smith said. “I know some of the reaction to that trade was not extremely positive right off the bat. His stats don’t exactly jump off the page, but underlying it there’s just a really solid base there.
You can hear the full interview with Smith in this podcast of Tuesday’s episode of The Hot Stove.
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2019-04-22T12:10:43Z
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http://sports.mynorthwest.com/596401/nearly-whole-mariners-front-office-wanted-j-p-crawford/
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americanliterature
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Alexey Fyodorovitch Karamazov was the third son of Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov, a landowner well known in our district in his own day, and still remembered among us owing to his gloomy and tragic death, which happened thirteen years ago, and which I shall describe in its proper place. For the present I will only say that this “landowner”—for so we used to call him, although he hardly spent a day of his life on his own estate—was a strange type, yet one pretty frequently to be met with, a type abject and vicious and at the same time senseless. But he was one of those senseless persons who are very well capable of looking after their worldly affairs, and, apparently, after nothing else. Fyodor Pavlovitch, for instance, began with next to nothing; his estate was of the smallest; he ran to dine at other men's tables, and fastened on them as a toady, yet at his death it appeared that he had a hundred thousand roubles in hard cash. At the same time, he was all his life one of the most senseless, fantastical fellows in the whole district. I repeat, it was not stupidity—the majority of these fantastical fellows are shrewd and intelligent enough—but just senselessness, and a peculiar national form of it.
He was married twice, and had three sons, the eldest, Dmitri, by his first wife, and two, Ivan and Alexey, by his second. Fyodor Pavlovitch's first wife, Adelaïda Ivanovna, belonged to a fairly rich and distinguished noble family, also landowners in our district, the Miüsovs. How it came to pass that an heiress, who was also a beauty, and moreover one of those vigorous, intelligent girls, so common in this generation, but sometimes also to be found in the last, could have married such a worthless, puny weakling, as we all called him, I won't attempt to explain. I knew a young lady of the last “romantic” generation who after some years of an enigmatic passion for a gentleman, whom she might quite easily have married at any moment, invented insuperable obstacles to their union, and ended by throwing herself one stormy night into a rather deep and rapid river from a high bank, almost a precipice, and so perished, entirely to satisfy her own caprice, and to be like Shakespeare's Ophelia. Indeed, if this precipice, a chosen and favourite spot of hers, had been less picturesque, if there had been a prosaic flat bank in its place, most likely the suicide would never have taken place. This is a fact, and probably there have been not a few similar instances in the last two or three generations. Adelaïda Ivanovna Miüsov's action was similarly, no doubt, an echo of other people's ideas, and was due to the irritation caused by lack of mental freedom. She wanted, perhaps, to show her feminine independence, to override class distinctions and the despotism of her family. And a pliable imagination persuaded her, we must suppose, for a brief moment, that Fyodor Pavlovitch, in spite of his parasitic position, was one of the bold and ironical spirits of that progressive epoch, though he was, in fact, an ill-natured buffoon and nothing more. What gave the marriage piquancy was that it was preceded by an elopement, and this greatly captivated Adelaïda Ivanovna's fancy. Fyodor Pavlovitch's position at the time made him specially eager for any such enterprise, for he was passionately anxious to make a career in one way or another. To attach himself to a good family and obtain a dowry was an alluring prospect. As for mutual love it did not exist apparently, either in the bride or in him, in spite of Adelaïda Ivanovna's beauty. This was, perhaps, a unique case of the kind in the life of Fyodor Pavlovitch, who was always of a voluptuous temper, and ready to run after any petticoat on the slightest encouragement. She seems to have been the only woman who made no particular appeal to his senses.
Immediately after the elopement Adelaïda Ivanovna discerned in a flash that she had no feeling for her husband but contempt. The marriage accordingly showed itself in its true colours with extraordinary rapidity. Although the family accepted the event pretty quickly and apportioned the runaway bride her dowry, the husband and wife began to lead a most disorderly life, and there were everlasting scenes between them. It was said that the young wife showed incomparably more generosity and dignity than Fyodor Pavlovitch, who, as is now known, got hold of all her money up to twenty-five thousand roubles as soon as she received it, so that those thousands were lost to her for ever. The little village and the rather fine town house which formed part of her dowry he did his utmost for a long time to transfer to his name, by means of some deed of conveyance. He would probably have succeeded, merely from her moral fatigue and desire to get rid of him, and from the contempt and loathing he aroused by his persistent and shameless importunity. But, fortunately, Adelaïda Ivanovna's family intervened and circumvented his greediness. It is known for a fact that frequent fights took place between the husband and wife, but rumour had it that Fyodor Pavlovitch did not beat his wife but was beaten by her, for she was a hot-tempered, bold, dark-browed, impatient woman, possessed of remarkable physical strength. Finally, she left the house and ran away from Fyodor Pavlovitch with a destitute divinity student, leaving Mitya, a child of three years old, in her husband's hands. Immediately Fyodor Pavlovitch introduced a regular harem into the house, and abandoned himself to orgies of drunkenness. In the intervals he used to drive all over the province, complaining tearfully to each and all of Adelaïda Ivanovna's having left him, going into details too disgraceful for a husband to mention in regard to his own married life. What seemed to gratify him and flatter his self-love most was to play the ridiculous part of the injured husband, and to parade his woes with embellishments.
“One would think that you'd got a promotion, Fyodor Pavlovitch, you seem so pleased in spite of your sorrow,” scoffers said to him. Many even added that he was glad of a new comic part in which to play the buffoon, and that it was simply to make it funnier that he pretended to be unaware of his ludicrous position. But, who knows, it may have been simplicity. At last he succeeded in getting on the track of his runaway wife. The poor woman turned out to be in Petersburg, where she had gone with her divinity student, and where she had thrown herself into a life of complete emancipation. Fyodor Pavlovitch at once began bustling about, making preparations to go to Petersburg, with what object he could not himself have said. He would perhaps have really gone; but having determined to do so he felt at once entitled to fortify himself for the journey by another bout of reckless drinking. And just at that time his wife's family received the news of her death in Petersburg. She had died quite suddenly in a garret, according to one story, of typhus, or as another version had it, of starvation. Fyodor Pavlovitch was drunk when he heard of his wife's death, and the story is that he ran out into the street and began shouting with joy, raising his hands to Heaven: “Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace,” but others say he wept without restraint like a little child, so much so that people were sorry for him, in spite of the repulsion he inspired. It is quite possible that both versions were true, that he rejoiced at his release, and at the same time wept for her who released him. As a general rule, people, even the wicked, are much more naïve and simple-hearted than we suppose. And we ourselves are, too.
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https://americanliterature.com/author/fyodor-dostoevsky/book/the-brothers-karamazov/book-i-the-history-of-a-family-chapter-1
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Except for visual inspection (level 1), each level of assessment outlined in Developing an Assessment Program requires the collection of samples. After samples have been collected (see Sampling Methods), analysis is required to determine soil or water properties such as soil moisture or pollutant concentration. The goal of this section is to identify specific parameters to be measured and to outline the analytical process that occurs after samples have been collected. A key guide for specific methods for sample collection and analysis of water is Standard Methods (A.P.H.A. 1998) and for analysis of soils is Klute (1986). A compilation of EPA methods is available on the web (Nelson 2003). Finally, the American Society of Testing and Materials (A.S.T.M.) publishes individual methods which are also available online.
Is a specific analysis method required by regulatory or other restrictions? National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) programs, or other regulatory requirements may require specific analysis methods, analysis by certified laboratories, or both. These restrictions should be listed when developing as assessment program and considered when selecting analytical methods.
Will analytical results need to be compared with results from other assessment programs? If so, sample collection, preservation, and analytical methods must be as similar as possible to minimize bias. This is particularly important for samples that must be compared to other samples within the same assessment program or at the same location. For accurate and unbiased comparison of several locations within the same assessment program, a consistent quality control program for all analysis methods may be needed.
What is the quantification range of interest? Often there are several analytical methods available for a given constituent, with varying limits of quantification (smallest concentration that can be measured). It is important to select an analysis method with limits of quantification that include the expected range for the constituent of concern. Also, the potential for contamination increases as the limits of quantification decrease, so additional care may be needed in sampling.
Will measuring total concentration (dissolved + particulate-bound pollutants) satisfy the assessment goals, or is it necessary to measure both dissolved and particulate forms of a pollutant separately? For example, in assessing phosphorus capture, it may be necessary to analyze both particulate and dissolved forms in order to develop an understanding of the capture and transformation mechanisms.
Can multiple constituents be measured with a single analytical method? Some analytical methods measure multiple constituents without the need for separate samples or additional analysis. For example, inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission can measure several different constituents from one analytical injection, and ion chromatography (IC) can measure several different ions from one injection. These methods are often more expensive than analysis of a single constituent, but can be considerably cheaper than analyzing several constituents separately. For many parameters, field test kits are also available and can provide fast, inexpensive analysis without sending samples to an analytical laboratory.
Continue to Constituents in water.
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Are the inclusions found in neurologic disease attempts at defense rather then the cause?
Thinking about pathologic changes in neurologic disease has been simplistic in the extreme. Intially both senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles were assumed to be causative for Alzheimer’s. However there are 3 possible explanations for any microscopic change seen in any disease. The first is that they are causative (the initial assumption). The second is that they are a pile of spent bullets, which the neuron uses to defend itself against the real killer. The third is they are tombstones, the final emanations of a dying cell.
The paper is likely to be a landmark because it ties two neurologic diseases (Parkinsonism and Alzheimer’s) together by showing that they may due to toxicity produced by single mechanism — inhibition of mitochondrial function.
Basically, the paper says that overproduction of alpha synuclein (the major component of the Lewy body inclusion of Parkinsonism) and tau (the major component of the neurofibrillary tangle of Alzheimer’s disease) produce death and destruction by interfering with mitochondria. The mechanism is mislocalization of a protein called Drp1 which is important in mitochondrial function (it’s required for mitochondrial fission).
Actin isn’t just found in muscle, but is part of the cytoskeleton of every cell. Alpha-synuclein is held to alter actin dynamics by binding to another protein called spectrin (which also binds to actin). The net effect is to mislocalize Drp1 so it doesn’t bind to mitochondria where it is needed. It isn’t clear to me from reading the paper, just where the Drp1 actually goes.
In any event overexpressing spectrin causes the alpha-synuclein to bind to it forming inclusions and protecting the cells.
There is a similar mechanism proposed for tau, and co-expressing alpha synuclein with Tau significantly enhances the toxicity of both models of tau toxicity which implies that they work by a common mechanism.
Grains of salt are required because the organism used for the model is the humble fruitfly (Drosophila).
I agree that Alzheimer’s is a defense, but against infection by Spiroplasma.
Read a complete discussion of this situation at tseresearchcenter.org.
We should think of Alzheimer’s as a TSE. How Alzheimer’s is transmitted is another question.
Now that we know that each of us is really a community of organisms, most of which happily live in and on us causing no trouble, it becomes even harder to blame any of them for any neurologic (or systemic) disease.
The Alzheimer’s prion hypotheses all have the same problem: there should be occasional cases at a young age, there should be clusters, and transplant recipients should be unusually likely to get early Alzheimer’s. This is not observed, to put it mildly. It appears to be a disease almost exclusive to old age, which suggests that it is a developmental state driven by genetics and endogenous hormones.
Excellent point about transplants and Alzheimer’s. The early days of transplants were truly heroic and I completed my residency at the Denver VA where Tom Starzl was just getting started. The neurologic complications were incredible, fungal infections of the brain with extremely bizarre organisms due to the immunosuppressants used back then. I don’t think I ever saw one of his liver transplants leave the hospital. The kidney transplants did pretty well Presently, the guy across the street had a liver transplant 10 years ago.
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https://luysii.wordpress.com/2018/01/07/are-the-inclusions-found-in-neurologic-disease-attempts-at-defense-rather-then-the-cause/
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A database of streaming videos on academic subjects. Subject coverage includes documentary films on gender studies, race studies, media studies and communication, debt and consumerism, and politics and current issues.
Films On Demand is a Web-based digital video delivery service that provides streaming videos from Films Media Group/Films for the Humanities anytime, anywhere, 24/7. It provides access to 8,900 full length academic/educational videos and over 100,000 video clips. Subjects include business, humanities, sciences and general interest titles.
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George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: John C. Ogden to George Washington . 1798. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mgw441331/.
(1798) George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: John C. Ogden to George Washington . [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mgw441331/.
George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: John C. Ogden to George Washington . 1798. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mgw441331/>.
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Creators - The problems at the Transportation Security Administration are legion: the molestation of air travelers, the failure to detect mock explosives or banned weapons 67 out of 70 times in a covert test of security procedures last year, etc.
Students will have the opportunity to earn 60 credit hours at EECHS, a value of up to $40,000 per student.
The new hall, which will be adjacent to Murray Hall and the Rawls College of Business, will house 315 students upon completion.
(VIDEO) Senior Elizabeth Hash spent seven weeks hiking the High Sierra Mountains, then wrote seven essays about how the journey changed her outlook.
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At the Yellow Door café, a popular hangout for the beatnik crowd, busboy Walter Paisley is deeply impressed by Maxwell H. Brock's spontaneous poetry recital. Despite the poet's open disdain for his simplistic, gullible nature, Walter clings to Maxwell's words and admires his associates, especially sketch artist Carla. Unknown to the customers and Yellow Door owner Leonard De Santis, two undercover police officers, Art Lacroix and Lou Raby, take turns staking out the café for possible drug deals. One evening, Walter returns to his small apartment frustrated over his inability to convince the Yellow Door patrons of his artistic potential. When his attempt at sculpting proves futile, Walter lashes out angrily at his landlady's cat and accidentally kills the animal. At first horrified, Walter then covers the cat's body with clay and the next day presents it to Leonard and Carla as a work of art. Amazed by the realistic quality of the "sculpture," Leonard displays the cat in the café and that evening Walter is showered with praise by the Yellow Door regulars, including Maxwell. One customer, Naolia, is so moved by the work that she offers Walter a small vial as a gift. Lou notices the exchange and, following Walter home, asks to see the vial and discovers it contains heroin. Walter is surprised and confused when Lou reveals his identity and demands to know the name of his dealer. Frightened when Lou pulls a gun and places him under arrest, Walter lashes out with a frying pan, splitting Lou's skull. Meanwhile at the café, Leonard is closing up when he accidentally knocks over Walter's cat sculpture and to his horror, discovers fur underneath the clay. The next afternoon when Walter returns to work, Leonard makes sarcastic remarks to him about his artistic talent, but Carla and Maxwell come to his defense. Emboldened, Walter reveals he has a new work to show them, entitled "Murdered Man," which stuns Leonard. On his way to telephone the authorities, however, Leonard is approached by a wealthy art collector who offers five hundred dollars for the cat sculpture. Leonard warily agrees, then later goes with Carla to Walter's apartment to see the new work, which is Lou's body covered with clay. Shocked, Leonard refuses to display the work at the Yellow Door, but when Carla and Walter express puzzlement, Leonard suggests Walter make other pieces in order to put together a show. The distressed café owner encourages Walter to move away from realism and try "free form" art, then pays him fifty dollars from the cat sculpture sale. Ecstatic by his newfound success, Walter ceases working at the Yellow Door, and, affecting a beatnik style, becomes one of the café's customers, where he joins Maxwell's table of artists. One afternoon soon after Walter's initial success, Alice, a part-time model who has been out of town, joins the group but is critical of Walter, whom she knows only as a busboy. Offended by Alice's put-downs, Walter departs, but later follows her home to ask her to pose for him. Alice agrees and goes to Walter's apartment, where he strangles her with a scarf, then makes another "sculpture" that he takes to the café the next day. Profoundly affected by Walter's abilities, Maxwell delivers a poetic homage to him that night at the Yellow Door. After a drunken, boisterous night of acclaim, Walter heads for home, but grows frightened at the notion that his fame might be short-lived. Spotting a man cutting wood at a lumber mill, Walter attacks the man and cuts his head off with a large table saw. The next day, Leonard is mortified when Walter brings in his newest work, the bust of a man, and pleads with him to stop sculpting, declaring they have enough pieces for a show. Walter agrees and Leonard sends out invitations for his exhibition. The night of the show, Walter takes Carla aside and proposes, but Carla insists that while she admires Walter's works, she is not in love with him. Angered and hurt, Walter asks Carla if she will pose for him later and she agrees. At the show, Walter, distressed over Carla's rejection, ignores the renowned art critics admiring his work. A little later, Carla closely examines Alice's sculpture and is terrified when some melting clay reveals a real finger. Carla confronts Walter who quotes Maxwell's poetry and insists he has only immortalized worthless people. Appalled, Carla flees from the café and Walter follows. Meanwhile, Art has also examined some sculptures and, realizing they are dead bodies, pursues Walter. Maxwell and several of his friends also discover the truth behind the sculptures and run after Walter. Haunted by the voices of his victims who assure him that he will be reviled now that he has been discovered, Walter abandons following Carla and instead rushes home in fright. When Art, Maxwell, Carla and the others arrive at the apartment, they find that Walter has hanged himself in despair.
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Warning: graphic content. Shootings continue with over 400 homicides this year putting Chicago on pace to have a deadlier year than 2016.
Four people were killed and 31 others were injured in weekend shootings in Chicago, including the wounding of a 4-year-old boy and the killing of his mother, according to police.
The violence brought to at least 407 the number of homicides this year, four more than this time last year, according to data kept by the Tribune.
At least 2,190 people have been shot in Chicago this year, compared to 2,399 this time last year, the statistics show.
The 4-year-old boy and his mother were shot in the West Side's North Austin neighborhood about 5:20 p.m. Friday. A 19-year-old man was also hurt in the shooting in the 5200 block of West Kamerling Avenue, which a relative described as an ambush.
Later Friday night, in the Southwest Side's Marquette Park neighborhood, an 18-year-old man was fatally shot and two other people were wounded in the 2500 block of West Lithuanian Plaza Court about 10:50 p.m.
Early Saturday on the West Side, two men, 32 and 30, were wounded in a rifle shooting that littered the street with more than 90 shell casings.
A 13-year-old boy was shot in the arm in the 1800 block of West 21st Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday, according to police. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. He was standing on the sidewalk when a red car pulled up, and someone inside fired shots.
Two more men were fatally shot by the weekend's end. A 20-year-old man was killed in the Far South Side's Longwood Manor neighborhood about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, and a 21-year-old man was killed on the Northwest Side in the Belmont Central neighborhood about 12:20 a.m. Monday.
A 21-year-old man was fatally shot on a porch in the 2400 block of North Meade Avenue on July 31, 2017, police said.
Chicago police officers work at the scene where two people were shot in the 2200 block of West 18th Place on July 30, 2017, in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. A 32-year-old man was shot in the mouth and one other person was wounded.
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1992-06-14T00:46:00-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgThe subcommittee heard testimony on foreign humanitarian aid appropriations for fiscal year 1993. Witnesses included members of humanitarian aid groups including Bread for the World and the American Legion who spoke on the need for aid in various regions of the world including almost every region receiving foreign aid from the United States.
Robert Halligan Officer National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn.
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https://www.c-span.org/video/?26511-1/1993-humanitarian-aid-appropriations
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The Miami Business School helped me to integrate the leadership lessons I had learned while serving as a junior officer in the Coast Guard and apply them in a larger context: to shift from a tactical to a strategic thinking model.
Before taking on this role, according to his biography, Harker was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard where he assisted with multiple illegal drugs seizures. On dry land, his responsibilities included tasks such as managing budgets, acquisitions, and financial reporting.
When Harker left the Coast Guard he went on to work for a large public accounting firm, completing audits and offering consultations. However, Harker decided to leave the private sector and return to his roots in the government, assisting with duties such as audit readiness and financial reporting.
MBS News: After being named Assistant Secretary of the Navy, which duties or responsibilities are you most looking forward to in this new role?
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2019-04-21T14:12:56Z
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https://magazine.bus.miami.edu/alumnus-sworn-in-as-assistant-secretary-of-the-usnavy.html
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Curious how to live forever? Well, according to new research, going vegan is a good place to start. Yes, you read that right — veganism may be the secret to a long life.
In a study published in The Journal of Nutrition, 840 people following various diets, including vegans (avoid dairy, eggs, and other animal products), lacto-ovo vegetarians (consume vegetables, eggs, and dairy only), pesco-vegetarians (they chow down on fish and seafood), semi-vegetarians (a more obvious diet, including the consumption of fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy), and non-vegetarians were followed to see how exactly their diets might affect their way of life. Of the five groups, vegan diets had more antioxidants (presumably from the increased intake of fruits and vegetables) like carotenoids that might decrease inflammation, which is often linked to cancer and other diseases.
Participants in the study gave samples of blood, urine, and fat to be analysed not just for antioxidant levels, but also for things like saturated and non-saturated fat levels, as well as vitamin levels. Results found vegans had not only increased antioxidant levels, but also more omega-3 fatty acids in their system. While this might have been unexpected due to omega-3 fatty acids typically showing up in diets that include fish (not part of the vegan lifestyle), this could be attributed to their consumption of other omega-3 heavy foods such as walnuts and flax seeds.
Even with all this new information highlighting vegans the battle over who will live the longest — meat-eaters or non-meat-eaters — is not new. In 2018, numerous studies showed that vegetarians have a lower likelihood of clogged arteries and heart disease, and thus, will outlive everyone because of their approach to dieting and life.
However, while you might think that the other diets similar to the vegan lifestyle, like semi- or partial vegetarianism, which includes the consumption of chicken, fish, dairy and eggs, might carry similar benefits, according to the newest study, those biomarkers weren’t that much different from the biomarkers of full-on meat eaters. Basically, a commitment to the vegan diet is highly suggested if you truly want to live long and prosper.
If that’s not exactly for you you might want to consider reaching for a carrot or apple, at least. It certainly can’t hurt.
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2019-04-18T14:52:43Z
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https://sea.askmen.com/health-sports-news/10742/article/vegans-might-live-longer-than-all-of-us
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The idea that led to this book arose in comparatively sumptuous circumstances. Lewis Lapham, the editor of Harper’s, had taken me out for a $30 lunch at some understated French country-style place to discuss future articles I might write for his magazine. I had the salmon and field greens, I think, and was pitching him some ideas having to do with pop culture when the conversation drifted to one of my more familiar themes—poverty. How does anyone live on the wages available to the unskilled? How, in particular, we wondered, were the roughly four million women about to be booted into the labor market by welfare reform going to make it on $6 or $7 an hour? Then I said something that I have since had many opportunities to regret: Someone ought to do the old-fashioned kind of journalism—you know, go out there and try it for themselves. I meant someone much younger than myself, some hungry neophyte journalist with time on her hands. But Lapham got this crazy-looking half smile on his face and ended life as I knew it, for long stretches at least, with the single word You.
The last time anyone had urged me to forsake my normal life for a run-of-the-mill low-paid job had been in the seventies, when dozens, perhaps hundreds, of sixties radicals started going into the factories to proletarianize themselves and organize the working class in the process. Not this girl. I felt sorry for the parents who had paid college tuition for these blue-collar wannabes and sorry, too, for the people they intended to uplift. In my own family, the low-wage way of life had never been many degrees of separation away; it was close enough, in any case, to make me treasure the gloriously autonomous, if not always well-paid, writing life. My sister has been through one low-paid job after another—phone company business rep, factory worker, receptionist—constantly struggling against what she calls the hopelessness of being a wage slave. My husband and companion of seventeen years was a $4.50-an-hour warehouse worker when I fell in with him, escaping eventually and with huge relief to become an organizer for the Teamsters. My father had been a copper miner; uncles and grandfathers worked in the mines or for the Union Pacific. So to me, sitting at a desk all day was not only a privilege but a duty: something I owed to all those people in my life, living and dead, who’d had so much more to say than anyone ever got to hear.
Adding to my misgivings, certain family members kept reminding me unhelpfully that I could do this project, after a fashion, without ever leaving my study. I could just pay myself a typical entry-level wage for eight hours a day, charge myself for room and board plus some plausible expenses like gas, and total up the numbers after a month. With the prevailing wages running at $6–$7 an hour in my town and rents at $400 a month or more, the numbers might, it seemed to me, just barely work out all right. But if the question was whether a single mother leaving welfare could survive without government assistance in the form of food stamps, Medicaid, and housing and child care subsidies, the answer was well known before I ever left the comforts of home. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, in 1998—the year I started this project—it took, on average nationwide, an hourly wage of $8.89 to afford a one-bedroom apartment, and the Preamble Center for Public Policy was estimating that the odds against a typical welfare recipient’s landing a job at such a living wage were about 97 to 1. Why should I bother to confirm these unpleasant facts? As the time when I could no longer avoid the assignment approached, I began to feel a little like the elderly man I once knew who used a calculator to balance his checkbook and then went back and checked the results by redoing each sum by hand.
In the end, the only way to overcome my hesitation was by thinking of myself as a scientist, which is, in fact, what I was educated to be. I have a Ph.D. in biology, and I didn’t get it by sitting at a desk and fiddling with numbers. In that line of business, you can think all you want, but sooner or later you have to get to the bench and plunge into the everyday chaos of nature, where surprises lurk in the most mundane measurements. Maybe when I got into the project, I would discover some hidden economies in the world of the low-wage worker. After all, if almost 30 percent of the workforce toils for $8 an hour or less, as the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute reported in 1998, they may have found some tricks as yet unknown to me. Maybe I would even be able to detect in myself the bracing psychological effects of getting out of the house, as promised by the wonks who brought us welfare reform. Or, on the other hand, maybe there would be unexpected costs—physical, financial, emotional—to throw off all my calculations. The only way to find out was to get out there and get my hands dirty.
In the spirit of science, I first decided on certain rules and parameters. Rule one, obviously enough, was that I could not, in my search for jobs, fall back on any skills derived from my education or usual work—not that there were a lot of want ads for essayists anyway. Two, I had to take the highest-paying job that was offered me and do my best to hold it; no Marxist rants or sneaking off to read novels in the ladies’ room. Three, I had to take the cheapest accommodations I could find, at least the cheapest that offered an acceptable level of safety and privacy, though my standards in this regard were hazy and, as it turned out, prone to deterioration over time.
I tried to stick to these rules, but in the course of the project, all of them were bent or broken at some time. In Key West, for example, where I began this project in the late spring of 1998, I once promoted myself to an interviewer for a waitressing job by telling her I could greet European tourists with the appropriate Bonjour or Guten Tag, but this was the only case in which I drew on any remnant of my actual education. In Minneapolis, my final destination, where I lived in the early summer of 2000, I broke another rule by failing to take the best-paying job that was offered, and you will have to judge my reasons for doing so yourself. And finally, toward the very end, I did break down and rant—stealthily, though, and never within hearing of management.
There was also the problem of how to present myself to potential employers and, in particular, how to explain my dismal lack of relevant job experience. The truth, or at least a drastically stripped-down version thereof, seemed easiest: I described myself to interviewers as a divorced homemaker reentering the workforce after many years, which is true as far as it goes. Sometimes, though not always, I would throw in a few housecleaning jobs, citing as references former housemates and a friend in Key West whom I have at least helped with after-dinner cleanups now and then. Job application forms also want to know about education, and here I figured the Ph.D. would be no help at all, might even lead employers to suspect that I was an alcoholic washout or worse. So I confined myself to three years of college, listing my real-life alma mater. No one ever questioned my background, as it turned out, and only one employer out of several dozen bothered to check my references. When, on one occasion, an exceptionally chatty interviewer asked about hobbies, I said writing and she seemed to find nothing strange about this, although the job she was offering could have been performed perfectly well by an illiterate.
Finally, I set some reassuring limits to whatever tribulations I might have to endure. First, I would always have a car. In Key West I drove my own; in other cities I used Rent-A-Wrecks, which I paid for with a credit card rather than my earnings. Yes, I could have walked more or limited myself to jobs accessible by public transportation. I just figured that a story about waiting for buses would not be very interesting to read. Second, I ruled out homelessness as an option. The idea was to spend a month in each setting and see whether I could find a job and earn, in that time, the money to pay a second month’s rent. If I was paying rent by the week and ran out of money I would simply declare the project at an end; no shelters or sleeping in cars for me. Furthermore, I had no intention of going hungry. If things ever got to the point where the next meal was in question, I promised myself as the time to begin the experiment approached, I would dig out my ATM card and cheat.
So this is not a story of some death-defying undercover adventure. Almost anyone could do what I did—look for jobs, work those jobs, try to make ends meet. In fact, millions of Americans do it every day, and with a lot less fanfare and dithering.
I am, of course, very different from the people who normally fill America’s least attractive jobs, and in ways that both helped and limited me. Most obviously, I was only visiting a world that others inhabit full-time, often for most of their lives. With all the real-life assets I’ve built up in middle age—bank account, IRA, health insurance, multiroom home—waiting indulgently in the background, there was no way I was going to experience poverty or find out how it really feels to be a long-term low-wage worker. My aim here was much more straightforward and objective—just to see whether I could match income to expenses, as the truly poor attempt to do every day. Besides, I’ve had enough unchosen encounters with poverty in my lifetime to know it’s not a place you would want to visit for touristic purposes; it just smells too much like fear.
Unlike many low-wage workers, I have the further advantages of being white and a native English speaker. I don’t think this affected my chances of getting a job, given the willingness of employers to hire almost anyone in the tight labor market of 1998 to 2000, but it almost certainly affected the kinds of jobs I was offered. In Key West, I originally sought what I assumed would be a relatively easy job in hotel housekeeping and found myself steered instead into waitressing, no doubt because of my ethnicity and my English skills. As it happened, waitressing didn’t provide much of a financial advantage over housekeeping, at least not in the low-tip off-season when I worked in Key West. But the experience did help determine my choice of other localities in which to live and work. I ruled out places like New York and L.A., for example, where the working class consists mainly of people of color and a white woman with unaccented English seeking entry-level jobs might only look desperate or weird.
I had other advantages—the car, for example—that set me off from many, though hardly all, of my coworkers. Ideally, at least if I were seeking to replicate the experience of a woman entering the workforce from welfare, I would have had a couple of children in tow, but mine are grown and no one was willing to lend me theirs for a monthlong vacation in penury. In addition to being mobile and unencumbered, I am probably in a lot better health than most members of the long-term low-wage workforce. I had everything going for me.
If there were other, subtler things different about me, no one ever pointed them out. Certainly I made no effort to play a role or fit into some imaginative stereotype of low-wage working women. I wore my usual clothes, wherever ordinary clothes were permitted, and my usual hairstyle and makeup. In conversations with coworkers, I talked about my real children, marital status, and relationships; there was no reason to invent a whole new life. I did modify my vocabulary, however, in one respect: at least when I was new at a job and worried about seeming brash or disrespectful, I censored the profanities that are—thanks largely to the Teamster influence—part of my normal speech. Other than that, I joked and teased, offered opinions, speculations, and, incidentally, a great deal of health-related advice, exactly as I would do in any other setting.
Several times since completing this project I have been asked by acquaintances whether the people I worked with couldn’t, uh, tell—the supposition being that an educated person is ineradicably different, and in a superior direction, from your workaday drones. I wish I could say that some supervisor or coworker told me even once that I was special in some enviable way—more intelligent, for example, or clearly better educated than most. But this never happened, I suspect because the only thing that really made me special was my inexperience. To state the proposition in reverse, low-wage workers are no more homogeneous in personality or ability than people who write for a living, and no less likely to be funny or bright. Anyone in the educated classes who thinks otherwise ought to broaden their circle of friends.
In each setting, toward the end of my stay and after much anxious forethought, I came out to a few chosen coworkers. The result was always stunningly anticlimactic, my favorite response being, Does this mean you’re not going to be back on the evening shift next week? I’ve wondered a lot about why there wasn’t more astonishment or even indignation, and part of the answer probably lies in people’s notion of writing. Years ago, when I married my second husband, he proudly told his uncle, who was a valet parker at the time, that I was a writer. The uncle’s response: Who isn’t? Everyone literate writes, and some of the low-wage workers I have known or met through this project write journals and poems—even, in one case, a lengthy science fiction novel.
But as I realized very late in this project, it may also be that I was exaggerating the extent of the deception to myself. There’s no way, for example, to pretend to be a waitress: the food either gets to the table or not. People knew me as a waitress, a cleaning person, a nursing home aide, or a retail clerk not because I acted like one but because that’s what I was, at least for the time I was with them. In every job, in every place I lived, the work absorbed all my energy and much of my intellect. I wasn’t kidding around. Even though I suspected from the start that the mathematics of wages and rents were working against me, I made a mighty effort to succeed.
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Anime Forum dot Com > Anime and Manga! > General Anime & Manga > Sora No Otoshimono Uncensored DVD help!
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I need help in finding Sora No Otoshimono UNCENSORED DVD.I've looked a lot already but if anyone can find a link to a place where I can buy it, PLEASE post it here! And also for Sora No Otoshimono Forte too.
Or maybe if someone can find links to uncensored episodes that'd be great too. Thanks!
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Desai, S., and Maryam Kouchaki. 2015. Work-report formats and overbilling: How unit-reporting vs. cost-reporting increases accountability and decreases overbilling. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 130: 79-88.
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Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.
Warner Bros. Pictures' Los Angeles Premiere of "Inception"
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Natalie Gochnour: Utah's quality of life depends on transportation investment If you combine natural increase (births minus deaths) and net in-migration over the last five years Utah has added a population larger than the population of Weber County, Utah’s fourth largest county.
Natalie Gochnour: Brexit discussions shouldn't last longer than World War II Analysts call Brexit the great divorce, a slow-motion car crash, a political crisis, a constitutional crisis, a wrecking ball, a mess and a delusion.
Natalie Gochnour: Finding peace in God's love My brother and his wife provided this for me. They welcomed me into their home and showered me with love. I’m a much better person because of their service and influence. This week I’ve reflected upon their service as an expression of God's love.
Natalie Gochnour: Why Utah should reform the state sales tax system Modernizing Utah’s sales tax structure will require deft policymaking. Lawmakers will need to find the right policy mix.
Natalie Gochnour: Utah’s coal transition belongs to all of us If the economies in Carbon and Emery counties don’t diversify, many family-supporting jobs will become extinct.
Natalie Gochnour: There's still much to learn from Watergate Now is the perfect time to reaffirm the bedrock principles of trust and integrity.
Natalie Gochnour: This Christmas, rekindle a favorite memory Looking back, my Mickey Mouse watch Christmas taught me simple truths we should remember during the holiday season.
Natalie Gochnour: What Utah's historically low fertility means for the state If Utah’s fertility rate remains at current levels or lower, Utah will be different.
Natalie Gochnour: What to watch for as the McAdams bus heads to Washington, D.C. What can we expect next? I have a few predictions.
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It began more than 30 years ago when a talented young guitarist from San Francisco formed a band known simply by his last name�Santana. One of the biggest bands at the time was Fleetwood Mac, then riding the crest of the Blues wave that swept British bands like The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Animals and Cream to the top of the charts in America. As Santana started recording their debut album, Carlos Santana heard a track from Fleetwood Mac that was at the time getting serious attention in the rapidly growing �free form� radio format. The song was �Black Magic Woman,� written by Fleetwood Mac�s founder and lead guitarist, Peter Green.
Santana�s version of �Black Magic Woman,� which closely mirrored Fleetwood Mac�s arrangement, and went on to become one of the all-time classic songs on FM radio, from the �free form� days of the �60s right on through the Classic Rock formats of today. And while the vast majority of listeners believe Carlos Santana wrote �Black Magic Woman�, Carlos himself has never forgotten who did.
The Peter Green Splinter Group�s current release is "Time Traders" available on Blue Storm Music.
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← Giles of Viterbo on ROME as the continuation of ISRAEL and thus the converging point of ALL RELIGIOUS HISTORY.
Glad to see new content. Saved for later reading.
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2019-04-22T05:12:34Z
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https://hieronymopolis.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/r-a-lafferty-on-secular-liberalism-the-religion-that-is-not-called-a-religion/
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THE ASTRAL. The title alone suggests several concepts. Those familiar with Greenpoint, Brooklyn may know the building of which the title pays homage to. The other definition deals with the protagonist of the novel, one Harry Quirk, a wilting poet who suddenly finds himself accused of cheating on his dogmatic wife Luz, an accusation he knows to be false, and tries with every breath, up to a point, to correct in Luz’ thinking. In his life, in his writing, in the inextricably wound thread of it all, he fights the need for transcendence, he flees the astral plane that might just be where he needs to be to renew his poetic sensibilities and give him what he needs to weather the storms of his own little teapot.
Of course, that in and of itself does not a conflict make – Christensen needs the water a little hotter for Harry, so we throw in a lengthy couch surfing session taking place all around town, his Freegan daughter who, aside from her peculiars, is Harry’s greatest confidant and supporter through all of this. Oh and his only son Hector is convinced by a cult that he is The Messiah. Good times for poor Harry.
Her portrayal of the artist Oscar Feldman in THE GREAT MAN, which won her the 2008 PEN/Faulkner award, displays her talents at writing the wily male. Harry Quirk, an artist of a different stripe, and on the other side of the infidelity fence, is in capable hands.
Kasey: What was the inspiration behind THE ASTRAL, why did you feel compelled to tell us about Harry Quirk?
Kate: The building itself has a sordid, legendary history, and Greenpoint had an amazing effect on me. And one of the most amazing things about Greenpoint, although many so called hipsters have moved there, it remains un-gentrified, and is almost un-gentrifiable. The nature of the neighborhood is timeless, it’s right on the tip of Brooklyn, looking into Queens and Manhattan, so it’s this kind of geographic outpost. Harry took root in my brain because I saw a lot of men like him walking the streets in Greenpoint. Harry was an offshoot of the neighborhood where I lived – he was a geographically formed character.
Kasey: Would you consider Harry a theosophist?
Kate: I myself am not a mystical person, and neither is Harry Quirk. He’s a man who is strained by his dogmatic atheism. I intended, hoped, that the ending would point towards the possibility of transcendence in Harry, which has been his downfall as a poet, and he doesn’t know it – so there’s no way for me to make it manifest in the narrative, but I saw, as the author, that he desperately needed to jump on this astral plane – he’s resisting ecstasy. So much of the book is concerned with my own family history: with belief, atheism, dogmatism, I come from a family of kooks of every stripe – believers, mystics – and though I’m not one myself, I think, I’ve always yearned for that, and it seems kind of fun.
Kasey: Harry beat the atheism drum pretty hard in the book, but he came across as a guy who had this doubt about his current belief system. Not to bring up another book, but this also reminded me a lot of Hale’s THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE, and how Bruno wrangled with it, and Hale admitted as much to me that he’s an atheist, but he doesn’t know how much of an atheist he should be. Harry gave me the same vibe. He bristles immediately when religion and god come up in life or conversation, but he still acknowledges this little itch that he doesn’t want to scratch with the god-finger, so he scratches it with poetry.
Kate: Exactly. I was just on a humor panel with Hale, and I felt that book too could be a cousin of THE ASTRAL. We were part of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop 75th reunion, and we were both put on a humor panel called the “Kid’s Table” - we talked a lot about how our works are similar – in my case Harry Quirk is both visceral and divine, as Bruno was – and how there is this elevated language that is constantly being brought low by physical realities and the animal nature of the narrator. So we decided that if we are humorous writers, we’re humorous writers for similar reasons – and so much of this dark comedy comes from trying to bridge this gap between animal and divine – and it can be quite funny, it can also be tragic – and his novel is deeply sad and moving – but in the end the comic vision is that we are not demigods though we oftentimes think we are.
Kasey: You delve into the grey area of emotional infidelity, what with Luz throwing Harry out without any tangible proof of a physical affair. Do you think emotional infidelity is just as grave, if not more so? There isn’t a huge amount of importance attached to this concept these days, and it was really curious to me – was this a conscious effort on your part, what are you trying to do with it, etc?
Kasey: With Luz and Hector, you get the sense that she deeply loves the boy, but to the same extent you see that she is terribly hurt by his decision with the cult group - was it her dogmatic belief system that kept her from Hector, or was it more of a pride thing?
Kate: That’s a really good question, but I think it’s both. I think she is unaware of her need for Hector to be what Harry isn’t – by Harry’s not being around, and Luz’ inability to control this, which creates in her a hunger – and I think the fact that Hector joins a cult is more of a symbolic rebellion than she knows, even consciously. And she refuses to rise to the bait. She lets him go. It’s like the umbilicus is finally cut.
Kasey: …it just made perfect sense that the father and daughter were these running buddies of sorts and the mother and son were cut off – the dynamic was really well done, I thought, and again I don’t know what that says about my family experiences.
Kasey: Just how much damage to a relationship can writing a book inflict?
Kate: You mean how much to a real life relationship?
Kasey: Yeah, the whole threat that Luz sees in Harry’s writing, how the book becomes the other woman. I hear a lot about the sacrifices a family has to make to accommodate the life of their writer/loved one. Are you drawing on this from personal experience?
Kate: Let me first start off by saying that in this book, this doesn’t stem from any real life situation. Not like any relationship I’ve ever had. In my own life, the people I’m close to are my readers, so I involve them in the process. The people I’m closest to and love most, never appear in my novels. [laughs]. It’s very tempting to include them, but I try to avoid it. Though there is some potential, some tremendous risk with rivalries between work and family. I hear it happens more between children of writers. To me Harry’s book represents, to Luz, his inattention. He wasn’t writing about HER, and she wanted to be first with him, in all things.
Kasey: Was there a particular group you modeled for the cult in your book?
Kate: My sister belonged to a group called The Twelve Tribes for many years, and she left the group with her husband and four children the week I finished writing THE ASTRAL. I’ve spent a lot of time with her since she left, and talked with her about her experiences within that group – and it has been very illuminating. But while she was in the group, my family talked to various ex-members and counselors who, well, who called it a cult. My sister never called it a cult. She did leave, and she is very perceptive about the dynamic that went on there, though she doesn’t go so far as to call it a cult. But we, my family, were planning an intervention and when they got wind of it we lost touch with her for about ten years. It was one of the most painful things in my life, to date. Having her back is wonderful. But the thing is - I feel like writing about cults is so tricky. It’s so easy to write about these Hare Krishna-like weirdoes, but what I knew about my sister and her husband, is that people who join cults are often highly intelligent people, idealistic and wanting to find something more in the world. So I wanted to take what I learned from these ex-members and be true to what I knew. On the one hand I was angry at the cult because I lost my sister, but on the other hand I feel that what they did wasn’t evil per se – what happens in cults is complicated and different people have different experiences.
Kasey: It’s not all Jonestown.
Kasey: Tell us how you really feel about therapists! You know you have an entire book in Helen, you know that right?
Kate: (laughs) It was hard to keep her so limited.
Kasey: I loved how she could just manipulate an entire neighborhood like that with no remorse – I so want to read more of her.
Kate: The sad thing is that she was based on several therapists in New York City – she in some particular, exists.
Kasey: Yikes. There has to be some sort of oversight to control that from happening.
Kate: Thank you, she was fun to write.
Kasey: Can you let us in on your writing life? How much time you devote to reading other works? Any good books you’ve read lately? Are you a reclusive or a group writer? Longhand or straight to the keyboard?
Kate: I have a daily word limit. I have a thousand words a day, no more. I do it every day, if I take a day off from the words, then it becomes meditative towards the upcoming scenes. No longhand. I type everything and edit everything on the computer. I have about four or five people that I send stuff out to read. And that is important. I trust these people never to be editors, but only to be cheerleaders – I really need that at that stage of the book. But it is so nice to have these external voices saying keep going, and every now and then I ask questions to see if things are clear ro not. I generally think about a book for a couple of years before I start writing. All my books are first person except one, which was the hardest because it was my own narrative voice. But POV narrators start talking to me, by the time I start writing the first sentence, I have a momentum for the book already. I write books straight through. I become a hermit at those times – I don’t go out, and now I live in New Hampshire out in the middle of nowhere, it's wonderful! When I lived in the city I had this studio I would walk to with no internet, no phone. It works for me, it gets books written. Everything goes forward at a quick but orderly pace. I wrote THE ASTRAL in nine months. But I have to stick to it every day – if I lose track for a day or two, then it takes me a week to get my rhythm back, to find my place in the story again.
Kasey: Danielewski made a great point along those lines, he called it the Jane Goodall Method. You have to sit in those trees and wait for the apes to appear, at first on the periphery, then they get closer, until you can eventually interact. But you leave for a day or two, and you have to build their trust all over again.
Kate: That’s exactly it. I think it’s a pretty universal experience. I think this is how novels get written.
Kasey: What are you working on next?
Kate: I’m about to start another novel about a food writer in her fifties who goes to Hawaii to research the cuisine there. I laugh a lot when I write it, so I think it’s going to be a comedy... [laughs] I think it’s time we took American Food writing and satirized it.
Kasey: Well that is something I look forward to. Thanks for your time.
Kate: Thank you, this was nice.
You can buy THE ASTRAL here.
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2019-04-25T10:27:15Z
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https://chuckpalahniuk.net/interviews/kate-christensen
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Really not a recipe, more of a combo you need to try. Just cube a yellow mellon (honey dew would probably work too) chop some mint and toss together. It’s so refreshing and simple.
This entry was tagged Food photography, madey edlin, Melon recipe, Portland Food Blogger, Simple summer dish. Bookmark the permalink.
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2019-04-26T04:30:57Z
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https://madeykayedlin.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/mint-melon/
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Focusing on current affairs and public relations, the Uncaged PR blog will look at my views on the world through the eyes of a PR student.
A common goal shared by many PR students is to gain PR experience within as many organisations or agencies as possible. This looks great on your CV, helps you to build a strong and well-rounded portfolio whilst also developing your career.
But however much you enjoy these placements and get along with colleagues, you can still find the 9 till 5 office hours a little tedious if working in a dimly lit office with uncomfortable furniture.
Click here and prepare to be extremely jealous.
Now, who's sending their CV to Google?
That seems so nice! Anyone should not let this kind of opportunity to pass.
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https://uncagedpr.typepad.com/uncaged-pr/2010/11/do-you-offer-short-term-placements.html?cid=6a013488798176970c014e8a5fb586970d
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Education is pivotal to a veterinary career.
1 How Many Years of School Does It Take to Be a Vet?
3 How Long Does it Take to Be a Pediatric Dentist?
4 What Are the Steps to Become a Professor of Veterinary Medicine?
Veterinary students endure several years of education and training before obtaining their Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree -- which bestows a DVM designation -- and subsequently a license to practice. If you want to become a veterinarian, you will need to complete a number of educational requirements and gain some hands-on experience to familiarize yourself with the medical care of animals.
High school education should consist of mathematics courses in addition to science courses such as biology and chemistry. Completing as many math and science courses as possible at the high school level will strengthen your education in preparation for veterinary-related college courses. While in high school, enhance your veterinary education with an after-school or summer job at an animal hospital, farm, pet store, research lab, stable, veterinary clinic or zoo. Volunteering at local animal rescues, animal shelters, humane societies or veterinary clinics also would give you further education and first-hand experience in animal care.
If you plan to attend college, you do not need to major in a veterinary-related field or obtain a bachelor's degree to gain admittance into a veterinary school, but you must complete a certain number of undergraduate credits before attending a school with accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association. Exact requirements can vary. Contact an accredited veterinary college to find out the coursework you need to complete for admission into that college. While a veterinary college may not require a 4.0 GPA for admission, high grades may boost your chances.
Most veterinary colleges require applicants to take the Graduate Record Examination, called GRE, with some also mandating the Biology GRE. Rather than the GRE, some schools use the Medical College Admission Test or Veterinary College Admission Test. Contact your veterinary school of choice to find out the exam you must take.
Veterinary colleges require students to take three years of classroom, clinical and laboratory work. Classroom studies include subjects such as normal animal anatomy and physiology, immunology, parasitology, and pharmacology. You also will learn about preventing disease, diagnosing medical conditions, and treating animals. Aside from science courses, you also may learn business-management and career-development aspects of running a successful veterinary practice. Your fourth and final year in a veterinary medicine program will include clinical rotations in a veterinary hospital or medical center. Upon successfully completing the program, you will earn your DVM degree.
Once you have your DVM degree and have performed a sufficient number of clinical hours, you will work toward obtaining your license to practice veterinary medicine. After applying for and passing the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination, find out any additional licensing requirements of the state in which you intend to work as a veterinarian. Once you have your license, you may want more professional experience via internships or residency programs before starting your own practice.
DegreeDirectory: What Are The Educational Requirements To Be A Veterinarian?
Radenhausen, Jim. "What Educational Preparation Is Needed to Be a Veterinarian?" Work - Chron.com, http://work.chron.com/educational-preparation-needed-veterinarian-3439.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.
What Degrees or Requirements Do You Need for a Veterinarian?
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https://work.chron.com/educational-preparation-needed-veterinarian-3439.html
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Excellent deal, works good, fast shipping. Thanks.
The phone looked brand new and did not have any issues.
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2019-04-20T23:28:11Z
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iPhone-7-Plus-32GB-Unlocked-Excellent/264234627631?_trkparms=5079%3A0&_trksid=p2509164.m5277
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Shopping
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uni-ulm
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Flags are single characters preceded by a -.
Options, however, can be preceded either by - or +.
Flags or options with the same prefix may be concatenated to one command argument, without repeating the prefix.
A value follows a flag/option as the rest of the command argument or as the next command argument. Nothing can follow a value in the same command argument. The type of a value may be one of the following: string, or an INTEGER, CARDINAL, octal or hexadecimal number.
as a command argument is interpreted as a non-flag/non-option argument. It should designate standard input or standard output in place of a file.
as a command argument terminates flag/option processing but is itself not interpreted as an argument. Successing command arguments, even when beginning with - or + are considered not to contain flags nor options.
InitArgs specifies infostring for Usage and (re)starts the reading cycle, i.e. makes the first command argument the next one to be read.
Usage prints 'Usage: command infostring' onto standard-error and aborts program execution ('command' stands here for the actual processes' name).
AllArgs calls Usage if any command arguments are not yet read.
GetFlag and GetOpt read one flag resp. option from the argument list or return FALSE if all of them have been read. GetOpt sets plus TRUE if the actual option is of the kind +x, otherwise FALSE.
GetArg reads one arbitrary argument or returns FALSE if all arguments have been read already.
FetchString, FetchInt, FetchCard, FetchOct and FetchHex read a value of the specified type. If the selected argument (part) is missing, is not of the required type or if a numerical value exceeds the range of number, Usage is called implicitly.
UngetOpt and UngetArg push back one flag/option resp. argument per call to the list of not yet read command arguments. Note that UngetOpt is not able to skip command arguments that have been read using GetArg or one of the FetchXXX procedures.
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http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/modula/man/man3/Arguments.html
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Computers
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With tray table space limited, you often have to power down and eat first. But one company has an ingenious and simple solution both airlines and travelers will love.
Smart Tray International launched a new tray table design at the Airline Passenger Experience Association exposition in Long Beach, Calif. last month.
A groove at the back of the tray table allows for hands-free use of Apple iPads and other electronic devices, while at the same time freeing up valuable space.
"When people stopped by our booth at the expo, they shook their heads and smiled saying, 'I wish I would have thought of that!'" said Stephen Schlachter, Smart Tray International's chief marketing officer.
With more passengers using mobile devices while traveling, the patented design of SmartTray couldn't be more timely.
Most tray tables have a short, three- to four-year life cycle as they're the most abused item on an aircraft, said CEO Nick Pajic of Smart Tray International, based in Phoenix, Ariz.
The company offers three different designs: the SmartTray X1 with a groove for passengers' own devices; and the X2 and X3 models specifically designed for digital devices supplied by carriers.
"The X1 costs about the same as the existing tray tables, so why not replace (them) with a tray table that makes it easier for travelers," Pajic said. The company declined to reveal how much the trays cost.
About a dozen airlines have requested product samples, though Pajic declined to name them. And at least one airframe manufacturer has also expressed interest, Pajic confirmed.
For more information on Smart Tray International, click here.
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2019-04-19T22:47:11Z
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https://www.cnbc.com/id/49550935
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squarespace
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Imagine the softest, silkiest cotton sateen. Now add some colour, pattern and a classic cut. Everyone needs at least one kimono! At the beach, by the pool, lounging at home, coffee on the dock, strolling on the boardwalk, dancing at the club- hello most versatile and chic wardrobe essential! Throw it in your carry-on, packs down to almost nothing and comes in a handy travel bag. One size fits most- from XXS to XXL.
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2019-04-20T10:53:44Z
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http://kateaustindesigns.squarespace.com/collection/simone-kimono-in-blue-campeche/
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Home
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You can contribute to a culture that recognizes and rewards individual and team achievements and performance! Nominate staff who are making a real difference.
The IMPACT and Fulton Difference Awards are aimed at recognizing Fulton Schools staff members who distinguish themselves through performance, contributions to the university and promotion of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
Nominate your colleagues by Friday, March 30, 2018!
The Fulton Difference Award honors the invaluable contributions of a Fulton Schools staff member or team for their outstanding dedication, competence, conscientious performance and ingenuity in promoting the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and ASU.
The IMPACT Awards are designed to promote, recognize and reward excellence in contributions made to the Fulton Schools and ASU, through innovative projects, accomplishments in performance, achievements in customer service and exemplary leadership.
All of the winners, and recipients of a SUN Award, will be recognized at the Service and IMPACT Awards Brunch held on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Save the date and enjoy the festivities!
Check out the list of 2017 winners and see pictures from last year’s awards breakfast.
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2019-04-19T00:46:43Z
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https://intheloop.engineering.asu.edu/2018/02/21/nominate-staff-for-impact-and-fulton-difference-awards-by-march-30/
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All sermons beginning July 1, 2018, are by Reverend Amy Strader and/or Reverend Eric Strader, unless noted otherwise.
All sermons between July 3, 2016, and June 3, 2018, are by Pastor Deborah Christine, unless noted otherwise. All sermons prior to July 3, 2016, are by Pastor Dave McConnell, unless noted otherwise. Scroll down to see the full list.
To play the sermon without saving it to your computer, click the file name (for example, 2011-07-17.mp3). It will begin to play automatically.
To download the sermon and save it to your computer, right-click the file name and select "Save link as" (or "Save target as"). The file will be downloaded to your computer to the destination you select, and you can play it whenever you want.
If you enjoy these podcasts and want to support this and the many other ministries of our church, you can make a donation by going to Bozeman United Methodist Church and clicking the Online Giving button.
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http://bozemanumc.libsyn.com/in-between
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Gilbreth, born in Fairfield, Maine to Joseph Hiram and Martha (nŽe Bunker) Gilbreth, had no formal education beyond high school. He began as a bricklayer, became a building contractor, an inventor, and evolved into management engineer. He eventually became an occasional lecturer at Purdue University, which houses his papers. He married Lillian Evelyn Moller on October 19, 1904 in Oakland, California; they had 12 children, 11 of whom survived him. Their names were Anne, Mary (1906-1912), Ernestine, Martha, Frank Jr., Bill, Lillian, Fred, Daniel, John, Robert and Jane.
Gilbreth discovered his vocation when, as a young building contractor, he sought ways to make bricklaying (his first trade) faster and easier. This grew into a collaboration with his eventual spouse, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, that studied the work habits of manufacturing and clerical employees in all sorts of industries to find ways to increase output and make their jobs easier. He and Lillian founded a management consulting firm, Gilbreth, Inc., focusing on such endeavors.
According to Claude George (1968), Gilbreth reduced all motions of the hand into some combination of 18 basic motions. These included grasp, transport loaded, and hold. Gilbreth named the motions therbligs, "Gilbreth" spelled backwards with the th transposed. He used a motion picture camera that was calibrated in fractions of minutes to time the smallest of motions in workers.
George noted that the Gilbreths were, above all, scientists who sought to teach managers that all aspects of the workplace should be constantly questioned, and improvements constantly adopted. Their emphasis on the "one best way" and the therbligs predates the development of continuous quality improvement (CQI) (George 1968: 98), and the late 20th century understanding that repeated motions can lead to workers experiencing repetitive motion injuries.
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2019-04-21T01:21:28Z
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http://www.ubu.com/film/gilbreth.html
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Society
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A worker sorts plastic bags from newspapers at Alpine Waste & Recycling in Commerce City on Dec. 21.
ADAMS COUNTY —It’s a myth that polystyrene foam — known commonly as the trademark packing product Styrofoam — can’t be recycled.
In fact, the plastic material known for taking hundreds of years to decompose in landfills can be squashed, shaped into dense bricks and transformed into anything from park benches to picture frames.
Alpine Waste & Recycling in Commerce City isn’t the first company to recycle the plastic product used for cups, plates and puffy packing insulation, but it is the first company in Colorado to accept all forms of polystyrene foam from businesses and home owners in the single-stream recycling flow.
This year, Alpine Waste & Recycling received the first ever Foam Recycling Coalition grant from the Foodservice Packaging Institute in Virginia to buy and install a densifyer machine that shreds, presses and turns polystyrene foam into approximately 60-pound plastic bricks that are shipped all over the world to be reused.
The Foodservice Packaging Institute represents about 85 percent of the industry in North America.
“We realized that too many of our products are ending up in a landfill … and we’ve been working for the last few years on trying to figure out how we can make sure that those valuable materials are actually recycled or composted,” said Lynn Dyer, president of the group.
As a result, the Recycling Coalition was formed as a grant organization. The group choose Alpine Waste & Recycling as the first grantee ever, doling out about $45,000 for the densifyer.
“One of the things that we really liked about their program was that it seems like they’ve been really on the forefront of looking at different types of materials that you can recycle,” Dyer said.
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 99 percent of recycling companies do not accept polystyrene foam products because it’s difficult to recycle and takes significant upfront investments in machinery to make the product a viable commodity.
Marti Matsch, deputy director of Eco-Cycle CHaRM: Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials in Boulder has been accepting Styrofoam white packing materials since about 2007, but not food-service grade polystyrene foam.
Founded in Commerce City in 1999, Alpine Waste & Recycling built the Altogether Recycling Plant at 645 W. 53rd Place in south Adams County in 2007. As the demand for recycled materials rose and recylcing habits were normalized, production reached capacity — the plant was operating 22 hours a day.
Last summer, Altogether implemented a $5.5 million piece of equipment called a Machinex that allows for a single stream process (no sorting) from commercial and residential sources with high-end, mostly hands-free sorting technology.
That, coupled with the densifyer, has increased the recycling plant’s production capacity by 150 percent.
And he said the market for repurposed polystyrene foam is growing along with the technology to produce it.
Megan Mitchell works for YourHub, The Denver Post's community news section, covering Aurora and Adams County. She started as a city desk intern for The Post in 2012.
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2019-04-24T06:40:43Z
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https://www.denverpost.com/2015/12/22/adams-county-recycling-company-first-to-accept-styrofoam-curbside/
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cabq
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Learn about the many attempts – some successful, others tragic – to fly over the North Pole using balloons and airships. These include an effort to rescue the Franklin Expedition, the fatal Andrée expedition, the American Wellman expeditions, the airship Norge that was the first to reach the North Pole (in 1926), the 1928 airship Italia disaster and the Aeroarctic Graf Zeppelin flight in 1931.
Dr. Goldberg is chairman of the Swedish Chapter of the Explorers Club. In 2010 he founded the Swedish Polar Institute which promotes polar expeditions, provides polar photographs for publishers of books and magazines, produces documentary films and organizes lectures. He is guest-curator of the philatelic exhibition “With the Eagle towards the North Pole,” which opens at the Balloon Museum March 19, 2016.
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2019-04-21T00:22:20Z
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http://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/balloonmuseum/events/201cballoons-and-airships-over-the-pole201d
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Arts
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Arts
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Editor's note: On Oct. 31, 2014, SpaceShipTwo was destroyed following an in-flight anomaly during a test flight.
For almost the entire history of human spaceflight, the privilege of leaving Earth's atmosphere to visit space has been limited to a very select few. Getting to space requires specialized education, extensive training and a lot of luck. It's always been a risky endeavor -- 18 people have died while participating in a spaceflight. Spaceflight isn't something the average person has had any chance to pursue.
One billionaire and one inventor are working to change that. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group of companies, and Burt Rutan, world-renowned aircraft designer, are teaming up to create the world's first civilian passenger spaceliner. SpaceShipTwo will carry six paying customers and two pilots beyond the limits of the atmosphere, where they will experience weightlessness and the most spectacular view possible for several minutes before re-entering the atmosphere and gliding in for a landing.
Trips to space will be prohibitively expensive for several years, assuming SpaceShipTwo is successful, but it could pave the way for a whole new space industry. Virgin Galactic, the company that will offer the flights, will launch them from spaceports in the New Mexico desert. If the business model proves feasible, other companies could jump into the space tourism business within a decade.
What does it take to get into space? We'll check out the technology behind SpaceShipTwo, as well as the process required to get yourself on the passenger list. Then we'll find out what a ride to space will be like, and why 200 people have already paid thousands of dollars in deposits to be among the first passengers.
Five people (as of mid-2008) have paid for the chance to visit the International Space Station, making them the first space tourists. Each of them paid somewhere around $20 million for the privilege, riding up in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The space vacations lasted up to a week and were arranged by a company called Space Adventures, Ltd. The passengers all had to undergo medical testing and extensive training prior to the trips.
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2019-04-22T16:40:50Z
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https://science.howstuffworks.com/spaceshiptwo.htm
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Business
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parkland
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Dardiri, Mohamed, "T-shirt" (2012). Design 2012. Work 57.
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2019-04-24T10:13:56Z
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https://spark.parkland.edu/design_2012/57/
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2. Are expensive moisturisers worth the money?
3. New Sailor Moon Make Up Compact!!!
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2019-04-21T08:26:17Z
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https://marwakhalil.wordpress.com/2013/06/09/sunday-links-11/
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Shopping
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The frozen cap of the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its annual summertime minimum extent and broken a new record low on Sept. 16, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has reported. Analysis of satellite data by NASA and the NASA-supported NSIDC at the University of Colorado in Boulder showed that the sea ice extent shrunk to 1.32 million square miles (3.41 million square kilometers).
The new record minimum measures almost 300,000 square miles less than the previous lowest extent in the satellite record, set in mid-September 2007, of 1.61 million square miles (4.17 million square kilometers). For comparison, the state of Texas measures around 268,600 square miles.
NSIDC cautioned that, although Sept. 16 seems to be the annual minimum, there's still time for winds to change and compact the ice floes, potentially reducing the sea ice extent further. NASA and NSIDC will release a complete analysis of the 2012 melt season next month, once all data for September are available.
Arctic sea ice cover naturally grows during the dark Arctic winters and retreats when the sun re-appears in the spring. But the sea ice minimum summertime extent, which is normally reached in September, has been decreasing over the last three decades as Arctic ocean and air temperatures have increased. This year's minimum extent is approximately half the size of the average extent from 1979 to 2000. This year's minimum extent also marks the first time Arctic sea ice has dipped below 4 million square kilometers.
"Climate models have predicted a retreat of the Arctic sea ice; but the actual retreat has proven to be much more rapid than the predictions," said Claire Parkinson, a climate scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. "There continues to be considerable inter-annual variability in the sea ice cover, but the long-term retreat is quite apparent."
The thickness of the ice cover is also in decline.
"The core of the ice cap is the perennial ice, which normally survived the summer because it was so thick", said Joey Comiso, senior scientist with NASA Goddard. "But because it's been thinning year after year, it has now become vulnerable to melt".
The disappearing older ice gets replaced in winter with thinner seasonal ice that usually melts completely in the summer.
This year, a powerful cyclone formed off the coast of Alaska and moved on Aug. 5 to the center of the Arctic Ocean, where it churned the weakened ice cover for several days. The storm cut off a large section of sea ice north of the Chukchi Sea and pushed it south to warmer waters that made it melt entirely. It also broke vast extensions of ice into smaller pieces more likely to melt.
"The storm definitely seems to have played a role in this year's unusually large retreat of the ice", Parkinson said. "But that exact same storm, had it occurred decades ago when the ice was thicker and more extensive, likely wouldn't have had as prominent an impact, because the ice wasn't as vulnerable then as it is now."
NASA scientists derive 2012 sea ice concentration data from microwave instruments aboard Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites. The wind data in the visualization is from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
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2019-04-23T08:36:44Z
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https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012-seaicemin.html
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Science
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wordpress
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Worries about came back to haunt stock markets on Monday as the price of gold soared due to safe haven buying.
Fresh concerns that the economic and financial situation in Europe is deteriorating slammed world stock markets on Monday. Stock markets in China, Japan, Germany and London were all down sharply. The Euro Stoxx 50, an index of European blue chips, fell by 2.6% during the day’s session.
The carnage washed up on American shores as well. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 138 points, or 1.1%, the Standard & Poor’s 500 finished 21 points lower, or 1.6% and the NASDAQ was down 56 points, or a full 2%, at the close.
Gold was decidedly higher amidst all the chaos, rising more than $15 per ounce to $1,588.00.
This was classic safe haven buying of gold. Despite the fact that the dollar was higher against the euro, one of its chief rivals, and despite the fact that one of the key indicators of inflation, the price of oil, has been declining precipitously, gold still rallied.
When investors have seemingly no place to turn, gold always stands out as the clear choice.
This vividly demonstrates the true independence of the gold market, and why gold has been considered a safe haven for 5,000 years. Against the continued backdrop of uncertainty and crisis in Europe, gold is once again providing vital security, rising while stocks are falling.
To learn more about the benefits of owning gold, contact Coin Trader today at (866) 603-1938.
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bartleby
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Strategies for Success in the Online Learning Environment (graded)Identify barriers to success in the online learning environment and the strategies to overcome the barriers. Please cite the sources used to support your response.
Evidence-Based Practice (graded)Share what evidence-based practice means to you (EBP) and describe how EBP is used in your practice setting.
Descriptive Statistics (graded)Read the assigned research article for this week. Identify the descriptive statistics that are reported in the article. How can a nurse leader use descriptive statistics to justify a course of action? What descriptive statistics do you routinely use in your practice?
• Confidence Intervals: Why are they useful in helping to determine clinical significance?
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2019-04-20T02:30:38Z
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https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Devry-Nr-500-All-Discussions-P38J2C2BJ
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collider
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Friday night, Kurt Russell did something that he almost never does. He sat down in front of an audience and answered questions about one of his films. This auspicious event happened at the Q&A screening for Escape from New York that was a part of Entertainment Weekly’s ongoing CapeTown Film Fest. Russell talked about what it was like to work with director John Carpenter and gave fans some great behind-the-scenes info about the shoot, such as details about Snake’s wardrobe and what scene was cut from the film and why. Russell also gave his opinion about a possible remake of the film. Hit the jump for all that info and much more.
— Russell feels that Snake is the most iconic character he’s ever gotten to play and he was very happy at the time to get to play something that he’d never done at the time. But he wasn’t the studio’s first pick for the role. John Carpenter had to fight for him to get the part.
— One of the things Russell loves the most about Snake is his attitude and the fact that he is a true bad guy. Originally there was going to be a scene in the film that made Snake a little more sympathetic, but Carpenter ultimately decided to cut it. The scene featured Snake having to choose between helping a friend and escaping the police. Russell said he was happy that it cut in the end as without it you get a guy who just walks on screen as a true bad guy.
— Snake’s wardrobe was carefully thought out Russell had a big part in what the character ultimately wore. Because he knew that Snake had been in Siberia, they went with a “cooler” version of the black and white fatigues. Russell kept everything of Snake’s from the film and was very proud to say that he still fit into it for the beginning of Escape from L.A. He said that he and Carpenter discussed having Snake where the same outfit in the second film, but decided that it would make him into a cartoon character and decided against it.
— Snake’s voice came from a lot of thought about matching it to who he was as a character. Russell said that he never intended to sound like anyone in particular, but thought that Snake was just a guy who never had to raise his voice to be heard, thus the low growl.
— Some of the scenes from the original film were shot in a sketchy neighborhood that had its own resident of scary characters. One night Russell had to run down a street and around a corner to get ready to run in for a shot. Once there, he was out of sight and earshot of any of the crew and suddenly found himself facing some of those people. They took one look at him in his Snake costume with his eye patch and gun and quickly backed off. Russell said that’s when he knew the character was going to work.
— When filming the fight scene in the boxing match, Russell had to take over and do the master shot for his stunt double. The man playing his opponent was a real wrester named Ox who apparently didn’t know how to pull a punch and accidentally beat the stunt double’s face so black and blue that they couldn’t use him. Ox apparently hit all of them, but Russell said he got his revenge when they shot the scene where Snake kills him. Ox had to lie still while Russell aimed his bat for a nail that was sticking out of a block taped to Ox’s head. This understandably made Ox very nervous, but Russell hit his mark on the first try.
— Russell and Carpenter are still really good friends. Russell described Carpenter as being like a big brother to him and said that the director has always had his back. Asked how they became friends, Russell said it was one of those instances of hitting it off with someone and not really knowing why.
— Russell peeked through the camera lens once during shooting and thought to himself, “What is he thinking?” after seeing how Carpenter had set up the scene. It was such a new way of setting up shots that Russell had never seen it before, but likes how you can see Carpenter’s influence in so many films since then.
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2019-04-20T07:10:49Z
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http://collider.com/kurt-russell-escape-from-new-york-capetown-film-fest-recap/
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Recreation
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scribd
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digital media content applications place Cluster-Mode.
and discovery with the ability to extreme demands on your storage systems.
performance computing and digital media (SATA) disk drives.
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capacity and gigabytes per second of throughput.
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or thousands of CPUs for tasks that include: increase investment returns and Subscription Plan.
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2019-04-21T20:53:22Z
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https://www.scribd.com/doc/26513879/NetApp-Data-ONTAP-8-0-Cluster-Mode-Data-Sheet
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Computers
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musicals
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I found a Sutton Foster character quiz today..... what result are you???
I'm Janet, Janet Van De Graff.
Millie. The questions made it kinda' obvious.
Jo March. Heck yeah. I'm astonishing .
I am "a fresh determined girl who wants to experience the city life, I am high spirited and have been reading about modern ideas and long to experience them. I have my mind set on marrying your boss, but my heart says otherwise."
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2019-04-20T14:35:27Z
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http://musicals.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=68490&view=print
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Prize for the student enrolled in Year Four of a BFA(Hons) who received the highest marks in Year Three Studio courses in the previous year.
The Prize was established in 1967 by the Management Committee of the Elam Trust for Art and Design established under the Will of Dr J.E. Elam.
The purpose of the Prize is to provide financial assistance to students during the fourth year of the programme for the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours).
Regulations for the Elam Art Prize. Size: 63.9 kB. Type: PDF.
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https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/find-a-scholarship/elam-art-prize-p168-cai.html
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living, yes. able to function normally, not so much. reasons? numbered list.
1. no reliable internet connection for 3 weeks.
2. unexpected and hurried move to a new rental house imminent.
3. crazy crazy stupid ridiculous busy with church education-related job.
5. first ever art exhibition coming up next saturday.
i will return, better than ever. that is a promise.
your watercolors are on the way!
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2019-04-23T19:06:19Z
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https://askthesky.wordpress.com/2007/08/
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Surviving as graduate students: what can you do to help yourselves?
In this seminar, I am planning to initiate a discussion with and between graduate students. An alternate title would be "Graduate studies in Physics and Astronomy: why are we here?" Either way, graduate study corresponds to a very important stage in our lives, where we make the transition from general education to professionally certified competence, ready to take on the world in our chosen field.
The Graduate Program Committee (GPC) has made some changes to the curriculum over the last few years, and has written a report that is on the web at http://phy.asu.edu/news/Currev04.pdf. Some of the issues that arise from these changes can form a basis for discussion, amongst of course many other issues. My thesis is that we may make better/ faster progress if we spend some time reflecting on where we have got to and where we want to go, both as individuals and as a department. Please bring your Graduate Student handbooks, and be ready to contribute to the discussion!
You may download the slides from this talk (ppt 59 kB), or return to my Graduate talks index, or to the department's Research Seminar list.
Latest version of this document: 23rd February 2005.
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http://venables.asu.edu/grad/JVgradsem1abs.html
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My apologies, this episode had been delayed. Holidays and other life crap. But finally it's the episode you've all been waiting for! The next one!
Okay, also, the sci-fi world was recently rocked by the death of Carrie Fisher, and what kind of episode do we put out? RIP Mrs. Brady! D'oh. Sorry about that. Chuck and I will do a Carrie Fisher episode soon. She and her mother Debbie Reynolds were both forces to be reckoned with. We hope they are both together on their journey to the next step.
Hope the song at the end of this episode will cheer you up.
Thanks for listening! Please give us a rating on iTunes!
Also, want a GLC t-shirt? Chuck and I will get one to you at cost.
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2019-04-23T05:56:34Z
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http://www.geeklifecrisis.libsyn.com/2016/12/page/1/size/25
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Advice to the people of Great Britain, with respect to two important points of their future conduct. I. What they ought to expect from the King. II. How they ought to behave to him.
Title: Advice to the people of Great Britain, with respect to two important points of their future conduct. I. What they ought to expect from the King. II. How they ought to behave to him.
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2019-04-20T17:24:01Z
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https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha011528994
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I am going over the mid-year surveys from our Pedagogy First! SMOOC (Small-to-medium open online class), and looking for patterns. It was a Google spreadsheet survey, so the summary isn’t very user-friendly, but here it is because it has pretty pie charts [pdf]. 42 people filled it out.
93% believe the class so far has been a positive learning experience. This is very high!
In terms of objectives, 62% are taking the class to improve teaching skills, and 21% to increase their knowledge of online tools for teaching.
In terms of goals, 62% intend to earn a POT online teaching certificate, while 24% are following along but intend to post only occasionally.
About the certificate, 38% are earning it to fulfill their own expectations, and 24% to advance their employment options. This is despite the fact that the certificate is an informal badge, issued by the volunteer Program for Online Teaching faculty, not an accredited institution of any kind. 36% are not going for the certificate.
So far, 29% have fulfilled the entire syllabus, and 17% plan to make up missed work.
31% started off well but personal or professional conflicts meant they stopped participating. This is of the 42 answering the survey, but the original number of participants was about 90, so most people have dropped. This was expected given the attrition in other MOOCs.
In terms of community, about a fifth feel strongly connected, and a fifth feel only partly connected. More interestingly, 38% say they feel only partly connected and that’s fine – we have a number of independent learners.
The sticky post we use for each week at the top of the blog is helpful to 76% of those surveyed. 88% felt the weekly email was helpful. So it may be that doing both is a good idea.
57% participated to some extent in the Facebook group, but 36% didn’t by choice. I know that several participants are leery of Facebook because of their horrid privacy policies, but given the 38% that don’t want more community connections, 57% is pretty high!
Although 48% are happy with the colleague connections, 24% want more emphasis on commenting on each other’s blogs. This is interesting, since everyone has been encouraged to do this, and doing so is up to the participants. 21% want a Google group or more formal place for discussion (only 3 people want to use Facebook for this). If we set something up, of course, the risk is fewer blog comments, so….
Mentors have been very or somewhat helpful to 53% of participants, but 21% didn’t get help and didn’t ask for it, and 26% didn’t know who their mentor was. We might want to put out a list so that mentors feel more responsible and participants know who to contact. We relied on mentors to contact their 4 or 5 mentees, but there may have been a communication gap.
45% see online teaching as a mode of delivery, which is probably the most basic definition. 24% see it as a separate discipline. Others didn’t choose either, or believed they were combined. Only 14% saw it as a subset of teaching in general.
74% claim to have gained confidence in selecting tools for online teaching. This is excellent.
81% feel ready to build a class around their own pedagogy instead of being led solely by the technologies they’re using. Also excellent!
Concerning class design, 60% like it the way it is, with assigned readings/viewings, required posts, and participants blogging in their own space. Comments indicate participants want more about designing discussion, building community, and creating assessments, with an emphasis on reflection. 12% (five participants) wanted less work overall.
Participants have enjoyed blogging, reading the Ko and Rossen textbook, trying lots of tools, and interacting with a community. Concerns mostly revolved around participants not having the time they hoped they’d have to participate more fully, and some felt there was just too much, especially too many tools to try. Since one of the things they most enjoyed was trying the tools, and one of the biggest concerns was too many tools, these may cancel each other out.
Seven participants (17%) indicated they would have liked less tool exploration and more emphasis on the reading in the first semester. Although this isn’t very many articulating this, I saw evidence that this was a problem in other ways, including frustration with tools in the first several weeks. This was exacerbated by people needing help and time setting up their own blog. We may need to provide more time for that in the first few weeks.
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2019-04-24T00:13:07Z
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https://moocblogcalendar.wordpress.com/tag/teaching-skills/
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A family that would do everything for each other. A group of people you are related to by blood and enjoy hanging out with them. This family is the best thing that could ever happen at the same time it can be difficult . They all are to head strong , so if they are wrong, you better believe that they will fight to have it their way.
Dombkowskis are a strong loving family like us.
Get a dombkowski mug for your cat Helena.
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https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dombkowski
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Someone who acts very wierdly.
Stop being such a ramak!!!
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ROMULUS, MI -- The Wayne County Medical Examiner completed an autopsy of the man's body found at a Romulus park Thursday morning.
He's been identified as 21-year-old Brandon Mahon. His death has been ruled a suicide, caused by a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest and strangulation.
WJBK-TV, Fox 2 News reported Romulus High School graduate was found on the ground with zip-ties around his neck near his Ford Focus parked at St. John's Lodge Park.
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2019-04-23T10:44:44Z
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https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2016/03/death_of_21-year-old_man_found.html
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Abstract. Growth in biofuel production, which is meant to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fossil energy demand, is increasingly seen as a threat to food supply and natural habitats. Using photovoltaics (PV) to directly convert solar radiation into electricity for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is an alternative to photosynthesis, which suffers from a very low energy conversion efficiency. Assessments need to be spatially explicit, since solar insolation and crop yields vary widely between locations. This paper therefore compares direct land use, life cycle GHG emissions and fossil fuel requirements of five different sun-to-wheels conversion pathways for every county in the contiguous U.S.: Ethanol from corn or switchgrass for internal combustion vehicles (ICVs), electricity from corn or switchgrass for BEVs, and PV electricity for BEVs. Even the most land-use efficient biomassbased pathway (i.e., switchgrass bioelectricity in U.S. counties with hypothetical crop yields of over 24 tonnes/ha) requires 29 times more land than the PV-based alternative in the same locations. PV BEV systems also have the lowest life cycle GHG emissions throughout the U.S. and the lowest fossil fuel inputs, except for locations with hypothetical switchgrass yields of 16 or more tonnes/ha. Including indirect land use effects further strengthens the case for PV.
Roland Geyer is Associate Professor at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science. Prior to joining the Bren School he held research positions at the Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, UK, the Centre for the Management of Environmental Resources, INSEAD, France, and was consultant in financial risk management for AMS (now part of CGI) in Germany. Since 2000 he has worked with a wide range of governmental organisations, trade associations, and companies on environmental sustainability issues. In his research he uses the approaches and methods of industrial ecology, such as life cycle assessment and material flow analysis, to assess pollution prevention strategies based on reuse, recycling, and material and technology substitution. Roland has a graduate degree in physics from the Technical University Berlin and a PhD in engineering from the University of Surrey, UK.
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2019-04-21T12:19:57Z
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http://spatial.ucsb.edu/2015/thinkspatial-roland-geyer
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If you're driving on the Clark Bridge you'll see steel cables pass overhead in a geometric blur akin to a Star Trek time warp. If you're heading east into Alton, Illinois, the bridge drops you off in a futuristic, near-apocalyptic downtown repeatedly battered by the mighty Mississippi. If you're driving west to the desolate riverfront stretch of St. Charles County you'll find yourself in a wormhole to cheaper gas. The bridge is equally powerful from afar. We suggest digging the view from the parking lot between Marquette Catholic High School and the First Unitarian Church on Alton's Third Street, where the slight elevation offers a panorama in which the bridge's modern sheen gorgeously contrasts with the charming downtown decadence.
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2019-04-26T04:30:58Z
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https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/best-view-of-someplace-other-than-downtown/BestOf?oid=2511798
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Kennett, Nicholson and Pak in The Current.
An article in UCSB's The Current features Earth Science emeritus James Kennett, and affiliated researchers Dorothy Pak and Craig Nicholson, who are part of a team that surveyed how ocean floor animal communities in the Santa Barbara Channel respond to changes in oxygen and temperature. Comparing these observations to evidence recorded in the sediment can reveal climate patterns from past millenia.
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2019-04-20T10:22:14Z
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https://www.geol.ucsb.edu/news/announcement/909
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According to an article in The New York Times, use of blogs are declining as social networking groups such as the well-known Facebook and Twitter attract more and more users.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project at the Pew Research Center found that blogging among all age groups continues to decline, according to report. The bad news is that lawyers are sharing less of their expertise online. The good news is for those lawyers who continue blogging, or those lawyers who wish to share their expertise online, the competition is diminishing.
"During the criminal trial, while acting as jury foreperson, plaintiff posted on various occasions on his Facebook page to advise his friends that he was serving on jury duty. He occasionally posted updates that he was 'still' on jury duty and, on one occasion, posted a comment that he was bored during the presentation of cell phone record evidence."
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has adopted new rules regarding juror communication and the use of social media during the course of trial, as discussed in this previous post. Is your state keeping up with technology?
If you know of any other celebrities that attended law school? Feel free to comment below.
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2019-04-23T18:04:58Z
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https://greatestamericanlawyer.typepad.com/greatest_american_lawyer/2011/02/index.html
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Incepted in 1981, we design Customized Water Purifiers & Water Treatment Plants as per Water Analysis Report at source. Our Water Treatment Plants come with and without Reverse Osmosis System depending on the Water Analysis at source and application Reverse osmosis (RO) systems frequently are used to reduce the levels of total dissolved solids and suspended particles within water. These systems remove a variety of ions and metals as well as certain organic, inorganic and bacterial contaminants. The RO membrane alone may not be an effective method for total removal of these contaminants, but a properly designed system may be effective in reducing these contaminants to safer levels.
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2019-04-20T18:22:07Z
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https://www.sulekha.com/borewell-contractors/himayat-nagar-hyderabad
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24 Jul 2017 ... This paper details the design of a machine used to pulverize cocoa beans which has already been processed ... Hammer mills, ring mills, double roll crushers, granulators, ... impact mills are mainly used in pulverizing lignite.
Main Products--ZGM Roller Grinding mills ：. 1. General Outline ... For all grades-ranging from hard lignite to anthracite. ... The pulverized coal is flung by centrifugal force into the zone over the nozzle ring (louver air ring) surrounding the table.
7 Dec 2010 ... a mill base hub extending into the cavity between the bowl and stepped ... assembly for upgrading or retrofitting ring-bowl (RB) coal pulverizing mills. ... can be readily adapted to burn all coal ranks from anthracite to lignite.
7 Aug 2007 ... A bowl mill for a coal pulverizer with an air mill for primary entry of air, ... for grinding, i.e. pulverization of material like coal, lignite, cement etc.
burners for dried lignite coal firing. Another ... improved roller mills which have been developed by ... This type of burner features a ring-shaped pulverized.
Central grinding plant for lignite (brown) coal dust. Schwarze Pumpe ... Loesche roller grinding mills, ensuring their reliability and safety. Each of our .... It is crushed over here ... the material in the vicinity of the louvre ring that surrounds the.
1 Jun 2011 ... The fineness of the coal is also important in overall mill efficiency and in ... like ball tube mills, the medium speed mills like bowl, ball and race, roller mills fall in ... High speed impact mills are mainly used in pulverizing lignite.
available. Central grinding plant for lignite (brown) coal dust ... Loesche roller grinding mills, ensuring their reliability and safety. Each of our .... the material in the vicinity of the louvre ring that surrounds the .... 10 Pulverized coal storage bin.
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2019-04-20T20:11:17Z
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http://www.williamcarter.eu/79/113-pulverizing-lignite-in-a-ring-roller-mill.html
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(New York) – A Cold War anti-ballistic missile complex in the desolate plains of North Dakota. A Utopian city in Brazil built by Henry Ford. A prison complex in Cuba that once held Fidel Castro. These and other strange, yet fascinating engineering marvels that are merely shells of what they once were, are brought back to life with advanced CGI modeling in season two of the popular Science Channel series, MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED, premiering Tuesday, March 20th at 9PM ET/PT.
MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED features stories behind some of the world’s most amazing engineering wonders, why they were built, and why they were eventually left to crumble. These structures stood at the cutting-edge of technology when they were built, but today they are deserted, relegated to the annals of history. Each story highlights the people who designed the structures, their significance, and why they were ultimately deemed to be no longer of any use.
The second season premiere travels to the Nekoma Safeguard Complex in North Dakota, a bizarre looking pyramid that stands as a monument to the Cold War. Once officially called the ‘Stanley R. Mickelson Safeguard Program,’ it was a 1960’s initiative to shoot down incoming Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles. Built at a cost of six billion dollars the site consisted of the giant pyramid to house a radar system, and dozens of launching silos for surface-to-air missiles tipped with thermonuclear warheads.
Among the other structures explored in season two are: Fordlandia, a city built by Henry Ford in the late 1920’s in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, where he had hoped to produce his own source of rubber needed for making tires and other auto parts; the Miles Glacier Bridge in Alaska, a multi-span Pennsylvania truss bridge built in the early 1900’s that completed a 196 mile railroad line, financed by J.P. Morgan and Solomon Guggenheim, to haul copper; and the Presidio Model Prison built in the 1920’s by Cuban dictator Gerardo Machado. Joliet Prison in Illinois inspired its design which was based on the radical ‘panopticon’ theory. The cells in each circular building were constructed around a central tower which allowed them all to be under constant observation.
MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED is produced for Science Channel by Like A Shot. Henry Scott is Executive Producer for Like A Shot. Neil Laird and Kyle McCabe are Executive Producers for Science Channel.
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2019-04-25T10:29:12Z
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https://press.discovery.com/us/sci/press-releases/2018/incredible-engineering-projects-are-now-deser-4227/
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St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace.
Saint Paul. Special features and activities. Winter Carnival. 1887.
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2019-04-18T10:25:30Z
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http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10752622
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Abstract Pennington discussed the textile workers' strike of 1934, union organizing, African American union members, the townspeople's perspective of the strikers, the aftermath of the strike and other topics.
Biographical note Mildred Pennington was a textile worker in Guntersville, Ala.
Citation Mildred Pennington, interviewed by Judith Helfand, no date. L1995-13_AV0104, The Uprising of '34 Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
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2019-04-25T21:56:12Z
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http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/uprising/id/438/
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factmonster
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Lefebvre, François Joseph fräNswä´ zhôzĕf´ ləfĕ´vrə [key], 1755–1820, marshal of France. He rose from the ranks in the French Revolutionary Wars and distinguished himself under Napoleon Bonaparte (later Emperor Napoleon I). He aided Napoleon in the coup of 18 Brumaire and was later made (1803) duke of Danzig. His wife, who had been a washerwoman, caused some sensation through her unconventional manners and is the heroine of Victorien Sardou's play Madame Sans-Gêne.
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2019-04-18T21:02:04Z
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https://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/history/bios/france/lefebvre-francois-joseph
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What a collapse for a party that promised conservative values. What an indictment on cabinet ministers who unleashed chaos.
The biggest loser in any leadership spill is always the former leader, but this bedlam has more casualties than Malcolm Turnbull.
Peter Dutton reached for the leadership trophy and found himself clutching a funeral urn instead. He will be lucky to avoid seeing his career turn to ashes.
Dutton exaggerated his support and fooled too many of his colleagues and some in the media. His tactics brought government to a halt. Rather than clearing the air, his ambition choked the Parliament.
The stench will linger within the Liberal Party for some time.
Three cabinet ministers claimed in public that Turnbull had lost majority support among his colleagues and that they had to bring the leadership dispute to a head.
They were wrong. The vote on Friday showed the government could have kept its head, in more ways than one, if those three ministers had kept theirs.
Mathias Cormann, Michaelia Cash and Mitch Fifield resigned their portfolios to bring on the spill. Fifield switched camp to Morrison. They may be restored to the ministry but Australian voters would be right to raise a question. Do they deserve saving?
Those who did the numbers for Dutton, such as Victorian conservative Michael Sukkar and ACT Senator Zed Seselja, heavied their way through the party room to force colleagues to sign up.
“Their reputations have been shredded this week,” says one MP.
Some Liberals were offered inducements like ministries while others were threatened with punishment if they held out, with the clear threat that preselections could be at risk.
The whole operation was “politically dodgy” according to one Liberal and totally clumsy according to another.
“It didn’t go on for a week because there was a plan, it’s just that it was badly organised,” says one MP.
No policy visions were put forward to justify this crisis. More than anything, this was an exercise in vindictive payback. Among the losers are those who were bent on vengeance against Turnbull, not least of them Tony Abbott.
The former prime minister and his closest colleagues, Kevin Andrews and Eric Abetz, claim to stand for conservative values but deliver chronic instability instead.
The outcome on Friday proved, as if anyone needed it, that the Liberals can only prosper if the arch-conservatives give up the delusion that they are the future of the party.
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2019-04-21T13:25:57Z
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https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/peter-dutton-and-the-other-losers-will-be-lucky-to-avoid-seeing-his-career-turn-to-ashes-20180824-p4zzn8.html
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(Reuters) - Japan captain Maya Yoshida says his side must learn from Friday’s painful Asian Cup final defeat and use the experience to make a breakthrough at the next World Cup by getting beyond the last 16 for the first time.
Japan had been looking for a fifth Asian title but were stunned 3-1 in the final by Qatar in the United Arab Emirates.
Invited to take part in the Copa America in June and July, and with their qualification campaign for the 2022 World Cup set to begin in September, there is little time for Japan to reflect on their disappointment.
“Our first target is, of course, to qualify for the World Cup, and then get over the wall at which we were stopped last time, the round of 16. That is an objective for Japanese football,” Yoshida said after the final.
“In order to do that we have the Copa America coming up and then in the autumn the World Cup qualifiers, and we have to make sure we learn from this defeat.
Yoshida said he felt a sense of responsibility for the surprise defeat to Qatar, who will host the World Cup in 2022.
“For the first and second goals we conceded from a player right in front of me, and I really feel a big sense of regret that I wasn’t able to lead the team to the title,” he added.
Both Japan and Qatar will compete in Brazil as invitees when the Copa America starts on June 14.
Japan is also building towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with coach Hajime Moriyasu saying in the past he was aiming to match or better Japan’s bronze medal achieved in 1968.
Despite originally considering sending an under-23 squad to Brazil in preparation for the Olympics, the Japanese Football Association announced in December they would be sending a full-strength squad.
Japan’s next fixture is a friendly against Colombia on March 22.
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-asiancup-final-japan-reax/football-japan-have-no-time-to-feel-sorry-for-themselves-yoshida-idUKKCN1PR069
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The commercial starts with a man sleeping leaning on a table and a mosquito was flying over him. The mosquito keeps on flying and moves towards his ear and suddenly it was squashed by the man’s ear. The commercial ends with a quote saying that there will be invisible man inside the room to kill the mosquito if we have Tortoise Mosquito Coil so that people can sleep safely.
This commercial makes people to feel safe from mosquito if they have tortoise mosquito coil. Now a lot of people buy mosquito coils to keep them free from mosquito.
These type mosquito coils generally burns for 8 hours during which smoke which contains aldehydes, ketones and particulate matter. These smoke causes health concerns like lung disease. It not only affects human but also causes air pollution. The particulate matter emitted from one coil is similar to smoke from 70-120 cigarettes and formaldehyde from a coil is same as that of burning 51 cigarettes.
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2019-04-19T09:07:31Z
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https://makeearthbetter.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/commercial-tortoise-mosquito-coil/
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Many Americans mistakenly believe that most slaves were captured by Europeans who landed on the African coast and captured or ambushed people. It is important to understand that Europeans were incapable, on their own, of kidnapping 20 million Africans.
Most slaves sold to Europeans had not been slaves in Africa. They were free people who were captured in war or were victims of banditry or were enslaved as punishment for certain crimes or as repayment for a debt. In most cases, rulers or merchants were not selling their own subjects, but people they regarded as alien.
Apologists for the African slave trade long argued that European traders purchased Africans who had already been enslaved and who otherwise would have been put to death. Thus, apologists claimed, the slave trade actually saved lives. This is a serious distortion of the facts. Some independent slave merchants did stage raids on unprotected African villages and kidnapped enslaved Africans. Professional slave traders, however, set up bases along the west African coast where they purchased slaves from Africans in exchange for firearms and other goods. Before the end of the 17th century, England, France, Denmark, Holland, and Portugal had all established slave trading posts on the west African coast.
The massive European demand for slaves and the introduction of firearms radically transformed west African society. A growing number of Africans were enslaved for petty debts or minor criminal or religious offenses or following unprovoked raids on unprotected villages. An increasing number of religious wars broke out with the goal of capturing slaves. European weapons made it easier to capture slaves.
Some African societies like Benin in southern Nigeria refused to sell slaves. Others, like Dahomey, appear to have specialized in enslavement. Drought, famine, or periods of violent conflict might lead a ruler or a merchant to sell slaves. In addition, many rulers sold slaves in order to acquire the trade goods--textiles, alcohol, and other rare imports--that were necessary to secure the loyalty of their subjects.
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http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3033
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ボン・ジョヴィ. クロス Road 1994. Wallpaper and background images in the ボン・ジョヴィ club tagged: bon jovi jon bon jovi 1994 cross road black and white.
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2019-04-23T04:11:59Z
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http://ja.fanpop.com/clubs/bon-jovi/images/31234190/title/bon-jovi-fanart
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Atlanta Weekly Filming Roundup: 'Mother's Day', 'Containment' and More!
Atlanta Weekly Filming Roundup: ‘Mother’s Day’, ‘Containment’ and More!
Here’s your Atlanta Weekly Filming Roundup covering the week of September 6th- September 12th, including sightings for Mother’s Day, Containment and more!
Mother’s Day, starring Jennifer Aniston, was seen shooting in downtown Norcross. Signs were also spotted off of Jimmy Carter Blvd. and Pacific Drive.
The three amigos reunited in Atlanta!!!
Winona Ryder’s new Netflix series Stranger Things is looking for townspeople, students and more.
A huge thanks to FanBolt Editor-in-Chief Emma Loggins, Atlanta Movie Tours and Carrie Burns, Creative Loafing, The Buzz, @ATLWood411, On Location Vacations, Atlanta Magazine, Jennifer Brett and @Peachyscoop for the tips!
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2019-04-18T11:29:13Z
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https://www.fanbolt.com/67921/atlanta-weekly-filming-roundup-mothers-day-containment-and-more/
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Beachcroft, Thomas O. The Modest Art: A Survey of the Short Story in English. London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.
Burke, Daniel. Beyond Interpretation: Studies in the Modern Short Story. Troy, New York: Whitson Pub. Co., 1991.
Dunn, Maggie. The Composite Novel: The Short Story Cycle in Transition. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1995.
Hanson, Clare. Short Stories and Short Fictions, 1880-1980. London: Macmillan, 1985.
Harris, Wendell V. British Short Fiction in the Nineteenth Century: A Literary and Bibliographic Guide. Detroit: Wayne State U Press, 1979.
Head, Dominic. The Modernist Short Story: A Study in Theory and Practice. Cambridge U Press, 1992.
May, Charles E., ed. The New Short Story Theories. Athens: Ohio U Press, 1994.
Orel, Harold. The Victorian Short Story: Development and Triumph of a Literary Genre. Cambridge U Press, 1986.
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This volume presents Einstein's 49 contributions to Annalen der Physik, together with four introductory essays based on recent historical studies. The first three essays, by David Cassidy, Jürgen Renn, and Robert Rynasiewicz, discuss key aspects of the scientific revolution triggered by the pathbreaking papers of Einstein's annus mirabilis 1905, which changed our understanding of space, time, matter, and radiation.Various ramifications of these papers are worked out in Einstein's subsequent contributions to the Annalen. These papers document Einstein's further exploration of the quantum hypothesis and the triumphs of statistical physics as well as various stages of Einstein's journey from special to general relativity. General relativity is the subject of the fourth historical essay, by Michel Janssen.
The earliest contributions were written just after Einstein graduated with a teacher's diploma from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich; the latest while Einstein was working in Berlin as a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences and as director of the Kaiser-Wilhelm Institute of Physics. The rise of Nazism in Germany put an end to this glorious period of the history of science. Einstein was forced to emigrate from Germany in 1933 and was never to return again. This volume, published in the centenary of Einstein's annus mirabilis, offers the reader a comprehensive overview of the breathtaking scope and depth of the investigations of the towering figure of 20th-century physics, focusing on his most productive years. The dramatically changing historical circumstances under which these papers were written may also serve as a reminder of the fragility of the scientific enterprise and the need both to reflect on its contexts and to strengthen it by civil courage, just as Einstein has taught us.
The Annalen der Physik, one of the most influential journals in the history of physics, was founded in 1790 by Friedrich Albert Carl Gren, a professor of physics and chemistry at Halle University. As is described in the masterful account of the rise of theoretical physics by Christa Jungnickel and Russel McCormmach (Intellectual Mastery of Nature, University of Chicago Press), the original mission of the Annalen was to familiarize its German-speaking readership with the results of investigations pertaining to the mathematical and chemical parts of the theory of nature, including reports from other journals, foreign as well as German. From the outset, the spirit of the journal was international and integrative and continued to be so under the subsequent editors, in particular Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert and Johann Christian Poggendorff, who succeeded in turning it into a principal point of reference for the German-speaking scientific community in physics and chemistry, which included not only university professors, but also teachers, doctors, and apothecaries.
Original contributions published in the Annalen were soon translated or reported in foreign journals. In spite of the rising specialization, the editors paid close attention to the interconnections between the broad variety of subjects treated in the articles. While the emphasis was on experimental work, the rising significance of theoretical contributions was acknowledged as well. The wide distribution of the Annalen, whichwas available not only in university libraries, but also in secondary and technical schools, furthered the formation of a broadly accessible scientific culture. Accordingly, the Annalen remained open to contributions not only from established physicists and institute directors, but also to articles submitted by students, assistants, and teachers. Its role as an intellectual reference point was reinforced by the foundation of the Beiblätter, which offered brief reports on work not published in the Annalen.
The subjects treated in the Annalen over the years reflect the development of research in 19th century physics and chemistry. Under the editorship of Gustav Wiedemann, who took office after Poggendorff's death in 1877, the broad perspective of the journal was maintained and occasionally even included articles on the history of science. All in all, the journal was transformed into a means of communication oriented towards the increasingly professionalized community of physicists. Yet the growing hints at the existence and relevance of a microworld of atoms and molecules for the understanding of nature kept alive the promise of unity in the dispersive multitude of results published in the Annalen.
This was roughly the situation when the young Einstein began to avidly study the Annalen, which had been edited since 1900 by Paul Drude. Drude's work on an atomistic theory of conduction in metals was of special interest to Einstein and the precocious young student even entered into a controversy with Drude.
Einstein's originality is often attributed to his autodidactic training. But the possibility to learn independently obviously very much depends on the availability of appropriate reading material. Although academically isolated, it was the Annalen that offered Einstein an up-to-date overview of contemporary physics, stimulating many of the original ideas he pursued during his student days and his time at the Swiss patent office in Bern. His contemporary correspondence suggests that he often believed he just had to put the pieces of a puzzle together in order to achieve a breakthrough, pieces he often found in papers he read in the Annalen.
Apart from Drude's work on the electron theory of metals, which eventually stimulated Einstein's development of statistical mechanics, he also read Max Planck's work on black-body radiation and Philipp Lenard's studies of the photoelectric effect, which triggered his work on the light quantum hypothesis. Also Wien's report on the problematic attempts to detect the translatory motion of the ether offered an important stepping stone towards the rejection of the ether and the formulation of the special theory of relativity.
The Annalen also served as a source of modest additional income for Einstein, who wrote more than twenty reports for its Beiblätter - mainly on the theory of heat - thus demonstrating an impressive mastery of the contemporary literature. This activity started in 1905 and probably resulted from his earlier publications in the Annalen in this field. Going by his publications between 1900 and early 1905, one would conclude that Einstein's specialty was thermodynamics.
The collection begins with what Einstein later designated his two "worthless beginners' papers," one on capillarity published in early 1901 and the other on dilute salt solutions published in 1902. Both are dedicated to an investigation of the nature of molecular forces through the effect of such forces on phenomena in liquids, a subject Einstein also planned to investigate for his dissertation, a plan he then abandoned.
His early exploration of a molecular theory of solutions nevertheless helped shape many of the techniques used in the dissertation he did complete in 1905. It dealt with the determination of molecular dimensions. It was published in the Annalen in 1906 and is included in this collection. The investigations documented by Einstein's first papers also provided a motivation for generalizing the methods of the kinetic theory, and for establishing statistical mechanics independently from Josiah Gibbs.
The pivotal role of statistical mechanics in Einstein's early work is clearly visible in this collection. While its development was obviously driven by his early atomistic speculations, the statistical framework he established between 1902 and 1904 provided the backbone for his papers on the light quantum and on Brownian motion of 1905. It pointed to the crucial role of fluctuations in discerning the non-classical character of heat radiation, and revealed atomic dimensions in his analysis of Brownian motion.
Without detracting from the singularity of Einstein's 1905 papers in the history of science, this collection may help to frame these contributions in the context of his intellectual development, as is discussed in the historical essays opening this volume. The 1905 papers deal with subjects as diverse as heat radiation, Brownian motion, and the electrodynamics of moving bodies. How were these topics related in Einstein's mind? In viewof his earlier publication record and of insights gained from his contemporary correspondence, it seems plausible to assume that one unifying theme goes back to Einstein's early pursuit of atomistic ideas, which includes both the quest for evidence for the existence of atoms and speculative ideas such as that of a corpuscular constitution of light.
Later these speculations turned into the exploration of the limits of classical physics, as Einstein encountered them when critically reading the Annalen. His perception of these limits was sharpened by the philosophical acumen he had developed through his reading of authors such as Hume, Kant, Mach, and Poincaré. All three of the revolutions that Einstein initiated in 1905 originated from problems at the borders between the major conceptual domains of classical physics; mechanics, electrodynamics, and thermodynamics. Special relativity emerged from the electrodynamics of moving bodies, an area at the intersection of electrodynamics and mechanics; the light quantum hypothesis can be seen as an attempt to cope with the problem of heat radiation, a problem at the intersection of electrodynamics and thermodynamics; while Einstein's work on Brownian motion deals with a borderline problem of mechanics and thermodynamics.
The year 1905 was just the beginning of Einstein's career and of the scientific revolution triggered by his pathbreaking contributions. This becomes evident from his own subsequent publications, which show that Einstein's contributions should not be seen a series of isolated achievements, but as integrated in a lively scientific context, involving collaborative efforts and discussions - polemics even - with his colleagues.
Einstein's 1908 paper with Jakob Laub on the electrodynamics of moving media was, for instance, a direct continuation of his 1905 work on the electrodynamics of moving bodies, which focused on microscopic electron theory, extending it, following prior work by Minkowski, to the macroscopic theory of electromagnetic and optical phenomena in polarizable and magnetizable material media in motion. It was in this context that Einstein was first confronted with the four-dimensional spacetime formalism developed by Minkowski. In their own work, Einstein and Laub avoided this formalism, the value of which Einstein only gradually learned to appreciate.
The present collection also documents Einstein's early efforts to further explore the consequences of his revolutionary interpretation of Planck's formula for black-body radiation as hinting at a non-classical foundation of physics. Such an exploration was needed all the more since Einstein's interpretation - in particular the light quantum hypothesis - met, in contrast to his other 1905 achievements, with little sympathy from his established colleagues.
A first milestone of this exploration was Einstein's 1907 paper on the specific heat of solid bodies, which exploited the insight into the non-classical behavior of atomic oscillators for a new understanding of the thermal properties of solid bodies, in particular at lower temperatures. The experimental confirmation in Nernst's laboratory of the prediction of the decrease of specific heats with temperature turned out to be crucial for Einstein's career and his eventual move to Berlin in 1914.
This line of research is continued in a paper of 1911 about the relation between molecular vibrations and optical wavelengths in the infrared region, which exploits the connection that Einstein had established between molecular vibrations and specific heats. He thus succeeded in propagating the quantum discontinuity from its original locus in radiation theory to yet another range of physical phenomena, identifying, very much in the vein of his early atomistic speculations, a link between the thermal and mechanical properties of a solid.
Planck and others remained skeptical of Einstein's claim that a newradiation theorywas required. Challenged by this skepticism, Einstein in 1910 published two papers together with Ludwig Hopf on the statistical properties of the radiation field. Their main purpose was to provide support for the claim that classical radiation theory leads to unacceptable implications for heat radiation and that Planck's radiation formula does imply a break with classical physics.
Einstein's 1910work on critical opalescencewas both a direct continuation of his earlierwork on fluctuations and a reaction to a contemporary issue raised by the Polish physicist, Marian von Smoluchowski, who in 1905 had analyzed independently from Einstein the statistical properties of Brownian motion. In 1908 Smoluchowski published a paper on critical opalescence in the Annalen, which dealt with the optical effects occurring near the critical point of a gas and near the critical point of a binary mixture of liquids. In his paper, Einstein provided a quantitative derivation of the effect from a treatment of density fluctuations. His key insight was that both critical opalescence and the blue color of the sky can be explained with the help of such density fluctuations, which originate from the atomistic constitution of matter.
Another contribution illustrating Einstein's attempts to explore the quantum hypothesis at a time when he had already begun to despair about ever capturing it in a coherent theory is his influential 1912 paper about the photochemical equivalence law, the beginning of a line of research that would lead him in 1916 to his ground-breaking rederivation of Planck's law based on the concepts of spontaneous and induced emission.
The 1913 paper by Einstein and Otto Stern also testifies to the early struggle to understand the status of Planck's radiation law and its implications for applying the quantum hypothesis to the atomistic conception of matter. Einstein and Stern attempted to develop a quantum theory of rotating diatomic molecules, which show that the notion of zero-point energy - first introduced by Planck in his "second quantum theory" - could be used to interpret measurements of the specific heat of hydrogen at low temperatures. But Einstein soon became skeptical of some of the arguments in this paper and considered zero-point energy, as he put it in a letter to his friend Paul Ehrenfest, "as dead as a doornail."
While ever more desperate about the quantum, Einstein became increasingly involved with the idea of formulating a relativistic field theory of gravitation, modeled on electromagnetic field theory. As early as 1907, whileworking on a reviewof special relativity, he had realized that, if such a theory were to incorporate Galileo's principle that all bodies fall with the same acceleration, it would require yet another fundamental revision of our concepts of space and time. This led Einstein to formulate his famous equivalence principle, by which gravitation and inertia ultimately became as intertwined as the electric and the magnetic field in the first relativity revolution.
This collection contains some of the early papers marking Einstein's path from special to general relativity such as his 1911 paper predicting the deflection of light by the gravitational field of the sun.
The collection also includes a number of papers illustrating some of the heuristic strategies Einstein adopted as well as some of the obstacles he had to overcome in his search for a relativistic field theory of gravitation. As documented by the papers in this volume, he started in 1912 by treating the special case of a static gravitational field with the help of the equivalence principle, which allowed him to use knowledge about acceleration in the absence of gravity to draw conclusions about physical effects in the presence of a gravitational field.
While making impressive advances in this way, such as the prediction of light deflection and his recognition of the need for non-Euclidean geometry, these early successes consolidated a framework of expectations rooted in classical physics, many of which had to be abandoned or seriously modified before general relativity could be established.
One can argue that, unlike special relativity, general relativity was essentially the achievement of a single man. As a matter of fact, most of Einstein's established colleagues were skeptical about his attempt to build a new theory of gravitation on the idea of curved spacetime described by a ten-component metric tensor rather than the familiar scalar potential of Newton's theory.
It is important to realize, however, that Einstein was not only supported by some friends and collaborators such as his Swiss companions Marcel Grossmann and Michele Besso and by the astronomer Erwin Freundlich, but that he also had to face competitors and opponents who provided his endeavor with a scientific context that was crucial for the emergence of general relativity. It was Max Abraham, for instance, and not Einstein, who first formulated a comprehensive gravitational field theory in 1912, thus challenging Einstein to integrate his own considerations based on the equivalence principle into a coherent theory as well. Our collection contains the papers resulting from these efforts while offering some glimpses of the heated controversy in which this early competition resulted.
While Einstein was initially convinced that the problem of gravitation could not successfully be addressed within the framework of special relativity,Abraham's failed attempt to provide such a theorywas followed by a more convincing theory developed by Gunnar Nordströmin the years between 1912 and 1913. Nordström's theory was a serious competitor of nascent general relativity. It might well have become the dominating relativistic theory of gravitation for some time had it not been for Einstein's philosophically motivated quest to combine such a theory with the attempt to generalize the principle of relativity. This collection features a paper resulting from a collaboration with Adriaan Fokker and showing how Nordström's theory can be reformulated in terms of the absolute differential calculus, the mathematical language Einstein had adopted in his own search for a field theory of gravitation. In this way, it became possible to compare the two approaches more directly and to reveal the assumptions underlying Nordström's theory. At the same time it suggested that Nordström's theory, like Einstein's, went beyond special relativity and would likewise involve curved space-time.
It took Einstein eight years, from 1907 to 1915, to attain his goal of a relativistic field theory of gravitation that preserved both the heritage of mechanics and that of field theory. The drama of this struggle with the conceptual foundations of classical and special relativistic physics is documented by Einstein's research manuscripts, by his correspondence, by several intermediary publications, and in particular by the famous sequence of communications to the Prussian Academy of November 1915.
A comprehensive reconstruction of this drama including key sources appears elsewhere (The Genesis of General Relativity, Kluwer Academic Publishers, edited by J. Renn). The present collection features the outcome of this quest - the general theory of relativity - in the form of Einstein's first masterful exposition of the finished theory in his famous 1916 contribution to the Annalen. This paper bears clear traces of the gestation period of the theory, as is demonstrated in the historical essay of Michel Janssen.
Einstein's subsequent work on general relativity is no longer extensively documented in the Annalen. As a newly minted member of the Prussian Academy in Berlin, his outlet of choice in this period are the Academy's own Sitzungsberichte. Both the four celebrated papers of November 1915 documenting the final breakthrough in Einstein's search for a relativistic field theory of gravity and the famous paper on cosmology of 1917 appeared in the Sitzungsberichte. This volume, however, does contain a short but important paper of 1918 on the foundations of general relativity, in which Einstein formally introduced what he called "Mach's Principle," the requirement that matter fully determines the metric field. The volume ends with a short paper of 1922 providing at least a hint at the fate of general relativity, which was subsequently turned from a philosophically motivated integration of the classical knowledge about gravitation with the kinematics of relativity into the theoretical foundation of modern cosmology describing an expanding universe. In this 1922 paper, Einstein reacted to a proposal by Franz Selety for resolving Einstein's objections to Newtonian cosmology of 1917 by what he called a "hierarchical molecular world." Einstein rejected this proposal because it did not, in his view, comply with Mach's principle. He also rejected the interpretation of the spiral nebulae as galaxies similar to our own milky way, referring to the evidence of contemporary observations. The cosmological mission of general relativity was yet to be accomplished.
The present collection offers a first entry point into Einstein's work, which is being published comprehensively in an annotated documentary edition by the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein (Princeton University Press). Here the reader will find more extensive commentaries and annotations that offer insights into the genesis and historical context of Einstein's papers. In line with Einstein's legacy and spirit of broadly sharing scientific knowledge, the Editor-in-Chief of the Annalen, Ulrich Eckern, and WILEY-VCH have consented, in agreement with the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University Jerusalem and the Collected Papers, and in collaboration with the Max Planck Society, to make the papers in this collection freely accessible on the Internet.
Acknowledgements I would like to thank Lindy Divarci for her role as editorial assistant in the preparation of this volume.
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Sapper Roy Denning in his published war diary describes the day he enlisted……..
“On Monday the 9th September 1914, I left home for work as usual. I was a carpenter by trade . Not tall, not big , just medium. I had not mentioned to my mother or family that I intended to go to Victoria barracks in Sydney instead of going to work.
After considerable screening as to my capabilities , I was drafted in as a “Sapper” in the Engineers.
I had no idea what a sapper was, however I had placed myself unreservedly in the hands of the military to be sent to any part of the world. They could order me to go to my death if necessary. They could have me shot if I refused to obey orders. I had thought of all this and signed my name.
Source: “Anzac Digger” by Roy and Lorna Denning.
After reading “Anzac Digger” I discovered Roy was a very compassionate man and deep down was a gentle soul. He was like so many of the volunteers , displaying all the willingness to being a soldier but perhaps not suited to war, and like most volunteers, he was untrained and unprepared.
Some men would thrive on soldiering and some would struggle and many like Roy would find an inner strength, an overwhelming sense of duty and responsibility to their mates. This inner strength helped men like Roy survive and push through the hardships he would have to endure over 4 years at war, displaying a fortitude that not many of us will ever have to muster.
“I was justified in being proud of being Australian…give me Australians as comrades and I will go anywhere duty calls.”- Roy Denning.
Roy discussed with his mate 212 “Chook’ Charles Fowle whether it would be better to lose a limb or be killed. Chook said he would rather be killed but Roy replied he was not ready to die ….“life was still sweet, self preservation still a potent factor demanding recognition”.
Roy also had two special mates “cobbers ” as he called them, Phil and Fatty. Phil was a 6 footer, 26 years old and reared on a farm, Fatty also a farmer was shorter and a rough carpenter. Roy explained how he was not like either of them, not impulsive like Phil or boisterous like Fatty, but he felt he was slow in making up his mind, but when he did decide to do something he was determined to see it through.
When Roy enlisted in 1914, he felt he was not so tall, just medium and perhaps he was not as confident as his two war mates Phil and Fatty, but Roy was his own man, self motivated and always determined and loyal to the end, his war record testimony to these fine qualities.
Roy Denning was a man who in war time would distinguish himself on the battle fields , and in his life after the war never gave up on anything and made a good fist of everything he tried ….. I think this is what gallant men do.
Sadly the war took something from Roy. The photos of Roy tell the tale, like so many returned soldiers, he looks older beyond his years and there is a sadness and distance in his gaze. The war had taken the best bits of Roy and left only bruised remnants and ultimately his family would become innocent casualties as they lived with Roy’s struggle to rebuild himself.
His daughter Lorna has written the epilogue to the final work her father and mother had completed in 1976. Lorna bravely gives the details of her childhood , growing up in a family subjected to her father’s inner torment brought on by the effects of war.
She explains how her father was devastated by the outbreak of World War II, being afraid his own son would be called up. He would suffer constantly from sleeplessness, hives and nightmares about war for another 30 years.
Roy had tried to have his work published in the early 70’s , but publishers were not interested in the First World War at the time. Sadly Roy and his wife Lorna would not see their hard work published before they died.
Their daughter Lorna however made it happen and in 2004 the book was finally published. “Anzac Digger” is an honest and easy read, not bogged down with military detail, nor is it glorified for dramatic effect. It is a stirring account of a young man’s journey throughout the great war, simple and personal, just as Roy lived and felt each and every moment.It has been an inspiration to my own research and I am deeply indebted to the influence it has had on my own journey.
Source & Photo: “Anzac Digger” by Roy and Lorna Denning.
1. Roy Denning was born at Marulan, New South Wales and the family moved to Yass and Roy attended the Yass District School. …. Yass District Historical Society (YDHS) has published a full twelve page letter from Roy Denning to his mother, it is available to purchase directly from the Society web page or and extract can be read at the following link.
2.Phil his “cobber” mate is..129 Phillip Owen Ayton, while “Fatty”is still not confirmed, a rough carpenter is the clue, but which rough carpenter ?….
3. The book“Anzac Digger” by Roy and Lorna Denning. is available from Military Booksellers and also Ebay… an excellent book.
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Who Will Join Class Action Lawsuit Against Pokemon Go?
Premiere: San Francisco's MOSAICS Will Inspire You To Live Out Your Dreams in Their New Single "Freedom"
Premiere: The Struggle is Real in Fantastic Negrito's New Track, "Hump Thru The Winter"
If Tech Is Dying In SF, Which City Is Becoming the Next SF?
John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees Is Moving Back To S.F., Says: "I Like Techies Now!"
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If you’re an incoming undergraduate student, you must first apply for admission to IU Bloomington. Once admitted to IU, any student may declare a major in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. Some students will qualify for direct admission to the school.
Apply to IU Bloomington through the Office of Admissions: see admission standards, application requirements, and tips on how to submit a strong app.
If you’re applying from a country outside the United States, you’ll want to apply through the Office of International Services website.
Incoming art, architecture and design students are not required to submit a portfolio with their application for admission. In keeping with the liberal arts philosophy, we give students the opportunity to develop their technical skills, broaden their theoretical and historical knowledge, and reach their full creative potential while completing coursework in their major of choice.
The B.F.A. in Studio Art is the only degree that requires a portfolio review. This review is usually held in the sophomore year once a student has a strong commitment to intensive study in one studio area.
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Ukraine reveals reported murder of exiled Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was actually staged; Amy Kellogg reports.
The fierce anti-Kremlin Russian journalist who was reported dead in Ukraine's capital showed up to a news conference on Wednesday very much alive, as authorities revealed it was all part of a foiled murder plot against him.
Vasily Gritsak, the head of the Ukrainian Security Service, said at a news conference that the agency faked Arkady Babchenko's death to catch those who were trying to kill him.
Babchenko showed up at Gritsak's news conference on to gasps from the press, and thanked everyone who was mourning his death.
"I'm still alive," he said.
The journalist was leaving his apartment on Tuesday to go out to buy bread when he was reportedly shot several times in the staircase of his building in Kiev, Ukrainian politician Anton Gerashchenko said in a Facebook post. His wife found him bleeding and called an ambulance, but authorities claimed he died on his way to the hospital.
Babchenko did not tell his wife that the murder had been staged, according to Reuters. Neither he nor Gritsak provided details of how they staged Babchenko's injuries or made his wife believe he was dead.
Kiev Police, who said the journalist had multiple gunshot wounds in his back, had told the public they were working on the theory that he was targeted because of his work, according to Sky News.
Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs even released a sketch of Babchenko's possible assassin, who was described as a man between 40 and 45 years old with a grey beard and wearing a hat.
Babchenko fled Russia last year, fearing for his life, and settled in Ukraine. He had served in the Russian army during the two wars in Chechnya in 1990’s and became one of Russia's best-known war reporters.
His reported murder triggered a war of words between Russia and Ukraine, as several Ukrainian politicians immediately blamed the Kremlin for the act.
"Putin's regime takes aim at those who cannot be broken or intimidated," Gerashchenko posted to Facebook.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said the "Russian totalitarian machine" had not forgiven Babchenko for his "honesty and principled stance," Sky News reported.
The Kremlin told the TASS News Agency that Ukraine has become a "very dangerous place" for journalists, and criticized officials for failing to protect them.
"Bloody crimes and total impunity have turned into daily routine for the Kiev regime," the ministry told TASS.
Another well-known reporter, Pavel Sheremet, was killed in a car bombing in central Kiev in July 2016, according to Sky News. The case remains unsolved but he was also critical of Russia, Ukraine and his native Belarus.
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Violence in Iraq is going from bad to worse, in tandem with neighboring Syria.
It’s not going well in Iraq.
Violence in Iraq might not yet be at Syria-type levels, where a full-scale civil war has left as many as 60,000 dead since 2011, but the latest reports from Baghdad say that 4,471 civilians died in Iraq in 2012. That’s up from 4.059 in 2011—and it looks like things will be getting a lot worse in 2013.
Ten years after the neoconservative-led invasion of Iraq—which, it must be noted, was a war of aggression against an innocent country that had no ties to terrorism, no WMD, and which had never attacked the United States—Iraq is still in chaos. And the war in Syria, next door, has helped to reignite the Sunni-led insurgency in northern and western Iraq, especially in Mosul and in Anbar Province.
An increasingly authoritarian regime under Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has intensified a crackdown against dissent, whether peaceful or not. Since the departure of the last American forces at the end of 2011, Maliki has tilted sharply toward Iran. He launched phony terrorism charges against Iraq’s Sunni vice president, freed a Shiite-Hezbollah terrorist against US wishes, allowed Iran to ferry supplies through Iraq at will to aid Tehran’s ally in Damascus, and now he’s initiated a political jihad against the Sunni finance minister of Iraq. If Maliki had any intention of trying to maintain a balance between the United States and Iran, it appears that he’s given up trying to do so. The potential collapse of President Assad’s government in Syria would bring to power a Sunni power in Damascus, in which the Muslim Brotherhood and more radical elements, including Al Qaeda, would have traction. Already, Syria’s Sunnis are coordinating with Iraq’s anti-Maliki Sunnis in a manner that is driving Baghdad and Tehran closer together.
The attack on the finance minister provoked massive, peaceful demonstrations in parts of Iraq, including Anbar, and Maliki is threatening to use force against the protesters. Meanwhile, more radical groups in Iraq have over the past year or so carried out wave after wave of car bombings and assassinations that have left hundreds dead.
Sounding like Assad, and like Egypt’s Mubarak earlier, Maliki is blaming conspiracies and foreign elements for the protests, including “enemies of the political process, the armed terrorist groups and the remnants of the former regime,” even though the protests have been led by many thousands of ordinary Iraqis. Muqtada al-Sadr, the rebellious-minded Shiite cleric who’s been a thorn in Maliki’s side for years, is tilting nationalist once again, threatening to support the anti-Maliki protests. “The Iraqi spring is coming,” he said. That’s a portentous comment, since it was support from Sadr that allowed Maliki to assemble his ruling majority in parliament.
Although leaders on both sides are negotiating a walk back from the brink, they also say their armies could easily be provoked into battle. One of the most sensitive tripwires is Exxon, which is preparing to drill for oil in the disputed territories at the heart of the military standoff. Iraq’s two most explosive political conflicts — over land and oil — are primed to combust.
Although the KRG has no intention at the present time of initiating a process that would lead to de jure independence and hence the formal territorial breakup of Iraq, it will not shy away from declaring independence were Iraq to fall victim to centrifugal forces emanating from the Sunni-Shi‘a conflict.
There’s not much that the United States can do about any of this. The best that could happen would be a US-Iran agreement over Iran’s disputed nuclear program, which might allow a rapprochement between Iran and the United States. That would ease the intensity of the Sunni-Shia split in the region. In Washington, some foolish strategists seems to believe that the United States might gain by helping to assemble a Sunni regional bloc against Iran and its remaining allies, but that’s stupid for two reasons: first, it would likely lead to war; and second, the Sunnis, including the rising Muslim Brotherhood, ain’t too friendly either to the United States or Israel. A regional bloc led by Saudi Arabia and the Muslim Brotherhood isn’t something that Washington should envision building on.
As secretary of state, where would John Kerry take US foreign policy? Check out our editors’ “Tough Questions for John Kerry” in this week’s issue.
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DONALD MCDOUGALL was born in Scotland and came to Prince Edward Island, where he married a local girl sometime before 1857. Their two oldest sons appear to have been born in Souris in 1858 and 1860.
MARY JANE LANDLING, wife of Donald McDougall, was born on Prince Edward Island in about 1835. Her heritage was Irish but it is unclear if her parents were born in Ireland or on Prince Edward Island. Her surname is found only on her son Peter's marriage record in 1902. The surname Landling does not appear in PEI records but the name Landrigan does. There is a Patrick Landrigan, b. 1815 in Ireland, a farmer in Lot 61 (Kings), PEI in 1881, but his wife, A. Mary Landrigan, 52, is too young to have been Mary Jane's mother. Other Landrigans might be Mary Jane's brothers but it is impossible to prove one way or the other at this time.
Angus McDougall was born, according to family memory, on April 14, 1858 in Souris, PEI, but in the 1881 census, at age 23, he was living with his mother and siblings on the opposite end of Prince Edward Island from Souris. That would, however, agree with a birth year of 1858 and his tombstone reads 1858-1937, but his grandson Harold claimed he was 85 when he died and census records give dates of birth varying from 1853 to 1857. In 1881, his occupation was listed as fisherman. He emigrated to the U. S. in 1886. At 31, on October 2, 1890 (which would give him a birth year of 1859) in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Old Town, ME, he married ELIZABETH ARSENAULT. One of the witnesses was his sister, Mary Jane McDougall. There are two records of this, in the list of marriages at St. Joseph's and in the Old Town vital records. They differ slightly, the vital records being more complete. In both his parents were given as Donald and Mary Jane. In the vital records, Angus's profession was listed as carpenter. His father was born in Scotland and his mother on Prince Edward Island. Angus worked in various New England mill towns, engaged in the construction of paper mills as a carpenter and millwright. Between 1893 and 1895 he was in Orono, ME, between 1900 and 1902 in Rumford, and after 1902 in New Hampshire. He started work at the mill in Millinocket November 5, 1908, where he was pulp mill foreman. The entire family moved there in June 1909.
ELIZABETH ARSENAULT was the daughter of DENNIS ARSENAULT and JENNIE (FITZGERALD?). Her tombstone says she was born in 1867, as does her death certificate, but census records indicate that she was born in March 1869 on Prince Edward Island and her marriage record says she was 21, which also gives her a birth year of 1869. The record of her marriage from St. Joseph's church lists her parents' names as Denis and Jessie Arsenault. The Old Town vital records give their names as Dennis and Jeannie, both born on Prince Edward Island. The most likely candidate to be Elizabeth's father, Dennis Arsenault, is listed in the 1891 census for Canada in Lot 6, District 134, a farmer and a Roman Catholic. His age is given as 60 (b.c.1831). Living with him are his wife Jane, age 60, daughters Sarah J. (23) and Emeline (21), and Frederick Arsenault, age 4, who appears to be his grandson. This family does not turn up in other census records unless Dennis is the Dennis Arsenault, age 82 (born March 1829) in the 1911 census for Lot 6 District 140, but his wife in that listing is named May (or Mary), age 79 (b. May 1832). The name Fitzgerald for Dennis Arsenault's wife comes from Elizabeth's death certificate, but that incorrectly gives her father's name as Charles Ashley and says he was born in Maine.
According to the 1900 census, both Angus and Elizabeth came to the U.S. in 1886. By 1900 they had been married eleven years and Elizabeth had given birth to five children, four of whom were living. Angus McDougall was living with his son Clayton at the time of the 1930 census. He died November 16, 1937 in Millinocket, ME and is buried there. His age on his death certificate is recorded as "about 80 years." At the time of her death, Elizabeth had been confined in the Bangor State Hospital for twenty years and ten months. She died there on June 25, 1945. She was buried in Millinocket, ME.
boarding with the family were Samuel and Grace F. Goff, ages 22 and 21, and their ten month old daughter Inez. Samuel was a bartender.
Harold James McDougall, b. March 10, 1900, Rumford, ME; d. March 31, 1975, Millinocket, ME.
Matthew McDougall was born May 12, 1863 on Prince Edward Island. In the 1881 Canadian census he was living with his mother and employed as a farmer. Various U. S. census records have differing emigration dates: 1890 in 1910; 1888 in 1920; 1887 in 1930. In 1900 he and his younger brother Peter were in Eden, Hancock County, ME and boarding with their sister, Mary Casey, and her husband Patrick, as were several other unmarried men. In 1910 he was still in Eden and still single and is listed as Matthew M. McDougall, age 44. By 1912, when they are listed in the City Directory for Falmouth, ME, he had married a woman named Henrietta. By 1920, they were in Bar Harbor, ME, where his age is listed as 55 and hers as 48. She was born in Bavaria, Germany. Her year of emigration is given as 1892 in the 1930 census, also in Bar Harbor. In that year their surname is spelled Mcdougle. He worked as a gardener at a Bar Harbor estate. On their tombstones in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Bar Harbor, ME, her dates are given as 1865-1934 and his as 1863-1935. He died May 08, 1935 in Bar Harbor. Information on his death certificate came from his nephew, John Casey, and contains several inaccuracies. It lists his father's name as Ambrose McDougall, says he was born May 12, 1856 and gives 38 years as the length of his residence in Bar Harbor (with his previous residence on PEI), which would make his emigration date 1897.
Peter McDougall was born in about 1865 on Prince Edward Island. He was listed as "farmer's son" at age sixteen in the 1881 census, when he was still living with his mother. In 1900 he and his brother Matthew were boarders in the house of their sister, Mary Casey, in Eden, ME. On September 9, 1901, Peter married Mary's husband's sister, Mary Casey. He was 37. She was 36.
Patrick Casey, Mary McDougall Casey, Peter McDougall, and Matthew McDougall are all listed as having come to the U.S. in 1887 in the 1900 census.
Mary Jane McDougall was born in PEI in October 1866. She was in the U.S. by 1890, when she witnessed her brother Angus's marriage in 1890 in Old Town, ME. In 1891 she married Patrick Casey (b. January 14, 1869 in Georgetown, PEI according to birth records; December 1866 according to census records). They were living in living in Eden, ME by 1900 but by 1911 had moved back to King's District, Lot 53, where is family had come from.
John F. Casey, b. Old Town March 3, 1892; d. Bar Harbor, ME March 17, 1954.
CLAYTON H. BAYARD MCDOUGALL was born January 30, 1895 in Orono, ME, and died November 3, 1936 in Millinocket, ME. He married LENA V. CARRIGAN October 21, 1916 in Millinocket, ME, daughter of DANIEL and JENNIE CARRIGAN. She was born February 6, 1898, and died July 2, 1965. Both are buried in Millinocket, ME. Family records indicate that Clayton committed suicide.
James C. McDougall, b. March 12, 1914; d. November 11, 1967. Listed as Colon P. McDougall in one census record.
MARION A. MCDOUGALL was born March 7, 1898 in Berlin, NH. Her birth record lists her parents as Angus McDougal and Elizabeth Arsenault and gives her name as Marie Anna Elizabeth McDougal, her father's birthplace as Canada and his age as 38, and her mother's birthplace as Canada and her age as 29. Marion died at some point after December 1965 and is probably the Marie Moore who died May 7, 1981 in Sanford, ME at age 83. Marion married (1) FRANK L. YORK October 15, 1913 in Millinocket, ME, son of FRANK YORK and JULIA RHINEHART. He was born 1891 in New York, and died between 1920 and 1922. She married (2) LEWIS C. MOORE January 27, 1923 in Brewer, ME. He was born about 1869 and had been married twice before, first to Annie Closson on September 24, 1897 and second to Alda B. Moody on April 16, 1916. Marian A. McDougall is listed as Marie Ann McDougall in her daughter's obituary and as Mary A. McDougall on the record of her second marriage. At the time of the 1930 census she lived on Essex Street, Bangor.
Mildred M. York, b. February 04, 1921; m. (unknown) HAZELETT; Mildred is listed as Mildred McDougall in the 1930 census. She was living with her uncle, Clayton McDougall, and may have been adopted by him. She also lived with her uncle, Harold McDougall for a time.
HAROLD JAMES MCDOUGALL was born March 10, 1900 in Rumford, ME, and died March 31, 1975 in Millinocket, ME. He married JOSEPHINE M. WILLETTE January 17, 1921 in Millinocket, ME. She was born in 1904 and died July 25, 1980 in Millinocket, ME. They are both buried in Millinocket, ME.
ALICE CATHERINE MCDOUGALL was born May 25, 1902 in Rumford Falls, ME and died December 30, 1989 in Farmington ME. She is buried in Good Will Cemetery, Hinckley, ME. She married 1) Leon Paradis on July 5, 1920 in Boston, MA (divorced). She married 2) Walter Hinckley on June 29, 1952 in Maine. One child: Ethel Catherine Paradis (1922-2007) who married W Merritt Emerson (1921-2009).
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Miche Bag hipster bags, Hope Red, and Charmers, now available! | Sophisticated Diva ~ A.K.A. Along came Polly!
Miche Bag hipster bags, Hope Red, and Charmers, now available!
Miche bag “charmers” are also brand new and now available. There are four to choose from: HEAVEN, TIGER, MYSTIC, and STORMY.
Visit my facebook page to see these and other new items, or visit my website listed above 🙂 These are a welcome addition and are beautiful when paired with your favorite Miche bag shell!
There are also some 1/2 price shells, and retired items listed on my website! Are you still looking for a Zoey shell? Supplies are limited~ don’t miss out on the chance to add a few of these to your collection, or buy a few for Christmas gift giving!
How does the Demi Miche bag size up?
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https://sophisticateddivahandbags.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/miche-bag-hipster-bags-hope-red-and-charmers-now-available/?shared=email&msg=fail
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As China continues to witness more tourists heading abroad, visa applications to favorite destinations are increasing.
According to leading online travel agency Ctrip, Thailand recorded most visa applications in the first half of the year.
Singapore and South Korea ranked second and third respectively, while visa applications to Pakistan surged by 37 times, the most, thanks to friendly ties between the two countries.
Ctrip data also showed that the number of visitors applying for multiple entry rose substantially, implying a trend of more frequent overseas travels by Chinese. Multiple visa applications to Malaysia doubled from the same period last year, and those to South Korea soared 76 percent.
Let's take a look at the countries that received most visa applications from Chinese tourists.
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Acrylic tubs need to be mounted on a level and stable subfloor.
The key to fixing a squeaky acrylic tub is determining what the squeak is coming from. A tub that is part of a tub surround can squeak where the acrylic wall and acrylic tub meet. Alternatively, a standalone acrylic tub can squeak when the flooring or subflooring under the tub is loose, or the tub isn't adequately supported on the bottom. There are a few things that you can do to help eliminate your squeak.
Squeaking in an acrylic tub when weight is placed on the floor of the tub can be due to the tub flexing or bending. This can potentially weaken the tub and lead to cracks and splits in the material. Injecting a low expansion foam filler to fill in gaps between the floor of the acrylic tub and the subfloor of the bathroom can help eliminate this flexing and reduce the likelihood of damage.
Many acrylic tubs come with an acrylic shower surround to protect the walls around the shower from moisture. These acrylic surrounds typically snap into place in a track along the top of the tub. If the surround and tub are not connected properly, you may hear a squeaking sound, due to the two parts rubbing together when you stand in your tub. Check the perimeter of your tub and shower surround to make sure the two are snapped in properly.
Acrylic tubs are generally installed with a rubber or foam layer between the tub and the bathroom floor. If this layer is deteriorated or missing, you may be hearing the acrylic of the tub rubbing against the floor as weight is shifted in the tub. One solution is to replace the foam or rubber layer, which necessitates removing the acrylic tub and laying down new material.
If pulling up your tub to put down a new foam or rubber layer is more of a task than you would like, you may want to consider shimming your tub. Shims are small wedge-shaped pieces of wood, available in most any home improvement store, which can be used to take up gaps between two surfaces. Wedge a shim or two between your acrylic tub and the floor around the area you believe is squeaking. If the shim solves the problem, remove it and cut off the protruding part so that it doesn't stick out from the bottom of the tub.
Sometimes, a squeaking tub is really a squeaking bathroom floor. This is another job for shims, but can really only be handled from beneath. Gain access to your basement or crawl space and shim the area around the tub, between the floor joists and the bathroom floor. In first floor bathrooms in homes built on a slab, this is not possible, and the acrylic tub will need to be removed for the floor to be secured.
Leahey, Andrew. "How to Fix a Squeaky Acrylic Tub." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/fix-squeaky-acrylic-tub-33307.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.
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This book is very rich in detail! Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night by Barbara J. Taylor is set in the early 1900s in the coal mining town of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The rich characterization and story are realistic and memorable. Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night is a heartbreaking picture of how dramatically a family can be ripped apart by grief in one tragic freak accident.
On the 4th of July, 1913, 9-year-old, Daisy Morgan, the fair-haired and beautiful daughter, falls victim to a tragic accident. The majority of those who live in the town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, blame her 8-year-old sister Violet. They suspect the accident was spawned by jealousy on Violet’s part. Each member of the family reacts differently to this tragedy. Owen, the father, drinks and moves above a gin mill. Owen works in the coal mine, and continues to take care of his family financially, but he can’t bring himself to move back home. Grace, their mother, can barely function and goes into a deep depression and quite consumed with grief. Grace literally finds solace by talking to Grief, an imaginary figure only she can see. Violet forms a friendship with a young boy her age, Stanley Adamski, a motherless outcast who works in the coal mines as a breaker boy.
The aspects of the story dealing with the dangers of working in the mines, and the culture of the immigrants immediately brought to mind my Italian grandfather, Joseph Marchesi, who worked in the coal mines of Central Illinois as a young boy himself. Interestingly enough the time period is somewhat identical. The dangers of working in coal mines are prevalent throughout the book and immediately I thought of the tragic coal mining devastation that occurred on November 13, 1909 in Cherry, Illinois, nestled in my own area of Northern Illinois, The Cherry Mine Disaster. It claimed the lives of 259 miners. To this day, it is still considered one of the worse coal mining accidents in history.
Not to be missed upon completing the book are Barbara Taylor’s author’s notes. The notes bring to light the very real family story which is the inspiration behind her book, Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night. This superb historical fiction is a must read and I recommend it for book clubs as well. It’s a story that will be long remembered.
School Library Journal: "Librarian Brings Kindles to the Classroom"
School Library Journal: "The Kindles Are Coming"
Marianslibrary's Blog · The Best Little Book Blog for Great Reads!
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CV - MOYNUL ISLAM NELOI"NATURE BOY" "Make things as simple as possible but no simpler."
Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine, Plant Taxonomy and Systematics, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Tropical Forest Ecology, Biocultural Diversity Conservation, Plants of Spiritual Significance, Wild and Traditional Foods, Food Security, Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change, Phytochemistry, Botanical Therapeutics, Plant Tissue Culture.
Proper documentation and preservation of unwritten traditional knowledge of plants used by the tribal communities for various purposes; medicine, food, household articles and handicrafts before their disappearing.
Preparation of database on the basis of ethnobotanical information.
Medicinal plant restoration design and implementation.
Data analysis and Determination of Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) and Fidelity Level (FL) of the plants on the basis of their use under various ailment categories.
* Runners up at Collectorate Public High School (Shariatpur) Annual Quiz Competition in 2007.
* Collectorate Public High School (Shariatpur) Student Of The Year in 2008.
* GrameenPhone Prothom Alo I-Genius District Runners Up in 2012 from Shariatpur District.
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mr2k.3dvf.net/ and in English at www.3dtotal.
make the body with lots of details, thus the feet adjust the points using Drag tool.
close to create basic 1m cube.
check Enable divide box and click OK.
Presets-Save All Backdrops. Presets for all to adjust it to fit the image.
the method described as above.
Convert-SubPatch (or the Tab shortcut) to and delete them. Select the top points of the perspective.
“body” and give it some clear colour so we can to fit the shape of the leg.
and select points in order shown in image.
Plus tool to ensure enough geometry to (Ctrl+W) join these two points.
8 - With Drag (Ctrl+t) and Size (Shift+h) tools now. Beginner note: Always save your work.
images. and hours lost due to power failure or such.
(Ctrl+H) and select polygons shown in image.
BandSaw tool add another subdivision along Hit “e” to extend this polygon once.
the front side of the leg.
Center: Origin or by pressing Shift+F6. the front, right and back views of the model.
values are set to zero and Axis is set to X.
Stretch (shortcut key h) and holding Ctrl key geometry is not identical to the images shown.
stretched 0% in X axis. Beginner note: In the to know whether something is wrong or not.
adjustments to fit the geometry.
Polygons-SpinQuads tool (or press Ctrl+k add more geometry to control the subdividing.
Selection mode (Ctrl+G) or by simply pressing QuickCut1 and deselect everything (/).
(click the grey blank area or tap /).
mode. Turn the Symmetry mode on (Shift+Y).
same for the other side of the model.
22 - Select points in order shown in image.
by choosing Detail-Polygons-Merge Polygons tool (e). Move them (t) and adjust the shape.
control points, because the buttocks might look shoulder.
extend them using Extender Plus (e), move the arm.
30 Repeat extending twice more to get to the more times until you get to the wrist.
image, and apply Detail-Points-Weld Average. model.
Do the same to the other part of the model.
last two steps for the other side of the model.
action for the other side.
39 - Enter Symmetry mode and move the other side of the model.
(Shift+Z). Select polygons rounded with red QuickCut1 to them. SpinQuads (Ctrl+k) to them once.
47 - Breasts after adjustments 50 - Select the shown polygons and merge 53 - Weld points in order shown on image.
Now we are going to make certain corrections below triangles.
58 - Welding end points.
them (Shift+z), apply the same for the two other side of the model.
the same step for the other side of the model.
curves less or more pronounced.
the model. However, this can be easily fixed.
which is on his site here http://mr2k.3dvf.com. the image.
standard way of modeling is approached.
viewport) load up tete_face.jpg. Choose image.
draw small rectangular shape shown in image.
gular to fit the one in the image.
in image. Adjust them to fit the image.
Make Polygon (or “p” shortcut).
9 - Using the same extending method (Ex- cuts.
Ctrl+t) two times until it fits the image.
tool, you need to drag the area of cutting.
Extender Plus (e) and Drag (Ctrl+t) or Move that surrounds the empty area left behind.
Average) tool to weld points shown in image.
18 - Geometry after welding.
bridge of the nose image.
the Knife tool (Shift+K) to make a cut like in and adjust the points to fit the view. tool from the Create-Primitives-Ball (Shift+o).
to the right side of our model. To make sure the eyeball to the other side of the model.
absolute zero value at X axis.
sure all values are zero and check Merge sphere. It’s good idea to save your work now.
seven times to create cranium of the head.
bring Set Value requester, set zero for X value.
need to get “3 points eliminated” message.
36 for ending points of new extension.
four polygons shown in image.
Merge points, set to Automatical and click OK.
create the jaw. two cuts on four polygons under the lower lip.
Uncheck the terminate cuts box.
the points to adjust the chin. Save your work!
51 - Create polygons shown in image.
model, so you can fix them by dragging points.
Detail-Polygons-Merge Polygons (Shift+z) tool (Shift+k) and merge marked points.
fill the gap. 64 - Create three polygons in image.
the right side of the model from the front view.
gon shown in image. QuickCut1 to them.
to 100%, and turn on smoothing box. This way cut.
the surface transparency to 50 or 75%.
(polygons with more than 4 points) there is a shown in image.
created leaving 5 sided polygon split in two.
like it’s shown in the image Select Automatical and click ok. Press “w” the nostril and fix geometry if needed.
the middle of the mouth.
half, check Enable divide box and click OK.
84 - Nostril hole after extending.
and the seam is fixed.
on the other side of the model.
make nice round shape for the neck.
Look of the mouth after adjustments.
OK to fix the ending seam.
times to create back of the neck.
the same for the other side of the head. geometry.
polygons and apply SpinQuad (Ctrl+k).
newly created polygons are the same surface take a well deserved break.
name like rest of the head model.
Quad tool (Ctrl+k) twice to fix the geometry.
polygons and apply QuickCut1 to them.
4 times along outer edge of the ear.
110 - Modelling an ear is a little daunting the “slope”.
down step by step. As usual a drawing allows to join the first and the last rectangle.
you to locate the details with for modeling.
Open Backdrop properties panel (“d” for 117 - Create polygons shown in image.
backdrop for later usage. shown in the image.
118 - Extend and adjust selected points.
119 - Select marked polygon and delete it.
the ear and auditory canal is created.
the ear, until you are satisfied with the result.
people around you (just don’t stare to long :) 133 - Swap layers again (‘) Select marked 137 - Align the ear to the head.
131 - Load your Joan of Arc head model in contain head model).
so we have a reference to work from.
won’t be moved while you are scaling it.
to invert the selection. Activate Hide Selected ments with Drag tool around the ear shape.
EDITOR NOTE: Here you might want to put neck and body.
side of the model are deleted.
the model is perfectly symmetrical.
polygon on top for later turning to SubPatches.
Fig 301 Load provided sword image as Fig 303 Activate Symmetry mode (Shift+Y).
Primitives-Disc create 8-sided cylinder with 3 a bit so they fit the image in background.
you can manually enter 8 for sides and 3 for them aside so they fit the image.
Bevel tool from Multiply-Extend-Bevel (or “b”).
and the repeat the same for other four of them.
repeat it once more with plus value for inset.
also a good idea when doing this.
mode and select two points shown in image.
round shape like in image. your work if you haven’t already. upper part.
to extend four front ones that are still selected, to the handle. stretch it in right viewport so it fits the image.
down to the beginning and end of the handle create nice round form.
them front and back to make it more rounder.
points so they fit the geometry.
Fig 318 Adjust geometry like it’s shown in Fig 321 Extend again and scale down a bit.
bevel once to finish top extensions.
select front side, rotate it and, then, back side you get to the end.
corner quads” and leave everything else reshape geometry to fit.
0.1 and the second on 0.9. Click continue.
forget to work on both sides of the model.
same for the back side.
apply Cut again, only this time turn “switch in Right viewport with Stretch tool activated.
created polygons. Move the inside a bit.
part of the cut made in previous step.
outer edges” and “switch to point mode” off again with plus shift value to create buttons.
polygons slightly inside the sword.
it’s end points to fix the hole that remains.
Fig 345 Carefully select outer edge polygons Fig 348 Align points in right viewport so the fit.
the same for back side of the sword.
until you reach the tip of the blade.
“select outer edges” box and click Continue.
Cut action along Z axis for about 20%.
Fig 359 Make refinements where is needed.
scaled two steps before (about 20%).
model to get sharper edges.
(F6) and load provided Joan of Arc drawing.
image to see what we are modeling.
shoe and tap “e” to extend them once. Scale Multiply-Subdivide-QuickCut1 to them.
contains body model into background layer.
Fig 366 Using Split tool cut these polygons.
a bit away from the foot.
Fig 370 Use Split tool to cut these polygons.
nice shoe around her foot.
Fig 374 Use Split tool do divide this polygon.
Fig 371 Weld these two points. Fig 378 Weld points like it’s shown in image.
Fig 375 Use Drag tool to adjust points.
Fig 372 Merge these polygons. Fig 379 Adjust points to fit the image.
with 0.2 value and turn “terminate cuts” off.
and scale them a bit. down into the shoe. press “e” to sharpen the edges.
one, and see how it looks in Smooth shaded.
Fig 383 Extend again and scale them inward. “e” to extend and scale down a bit.
Scale to move them away from the leg a bit.
Fig 390 Adjust points like it’s shown in image. Fig 393 Select lowest row of points and again Fig 396 Tweak geometry where is needed.
Fig 392 Select next row of polygons and same for bottom row.
previous step, them move them down a bit.
fit rest of the armour.
needed. the gap that remains.
for shifting. Again, do the same on bottom part.
Scale move it from the leg a bit. bottom row of points.
scale and adjust to fit the background leg layer.
for bottom row of polygons.
the same on bottom part.
same on bottom part of the cut.
of the armour. and move newly created points a bit up.
Fig 416 Select front polygon, “e” to extend it Fig 419 Extend twice and adjust to form shape Fig 422 Extend it twice like in image.
once, move it forward and scale like in image. like this.
Fig 417 Do it once again. Fig 420 Extend front 8-sided polygon once armour and move side points backward.
bit away in side view to form round shape.
zero, delete, merge middle points).
it in +Z axis to make edge thinner.
Fig 425 Select shown polygons and apply Fig 428 Adjust points to form shape like in Fig 431 Bevel outer polygon like in image.
Fig 432 Do a series of four bevel like in image.
scale down and move on –Z axis until you get the edge.
Fig 433 Do two more bevels to create the hole.
Fig 427 Select these top polygons and press and rotate it like we did for front one.
like in image. and finish it like it was done for front part. the armour.
them down and stretch. the edge.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/54370935/Joan-of-Arc-Lightwave
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MOSCOW, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Urals crude differentials in northwest Europe rose on Monday as trade focus shifted to March cargoes, while Russia’s Rosneft awarded its jumbo tender to sell Urals and CPC Blend in April-September 2019.
* Shell bought from Glencore 100,000 tonnes of Urals for loading March 4-8 from Primorsk or Ust-Luga at dated Brent minus $0.25 a barrel, up 20 cents from last Friday.
* Trafigura offered 100,000 tonnes of Baltic Urals for March 1-5 at minus $0.25 a barrel.
* Mercuria sold to Vitol 93,500 tonnes of CPC Blend for Feb. 24-28 at minus $1.95 a barrel, down 35 cents from the latest estimations.
* There were no bids and offers for Urals and Azeri BTC in the Mediterranean on Monday.
* Black Sea exports of CPC Blend crude oil are set at 5.42 million tonnes for March, the preliminary schedule showed on Monday, compared with a revised 5 million tonnes in February’s plan.
* Russian oil company Rosneft has awarded to trading firms Glencore, Trafigura and China’s CEFC a jumbo tender to sell Urals and CPC Blend crudes loading April-September from Russian ports, four trade sources told Reuters on Monday.
* Rosneft awarded Glencore 1.2-7.2 million tonnes of Urals crude loading from Primorsk and Ust-Luga.
* Trafigura was awarded 840,000 tonnnes-2.52 million tonnes of Urals loading in 140,000-tonne cargoes from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk and 480,000 tonnes-1.35 million tonnes of CPC Blend.
* China’s CEFC won 480,000-960,000 tonnes of Urals in 80,000-tonne cargoes loading from Novorossiisk.
* Scared by looming U.S. anti-cartel legislation for the oil industry, the Organization for the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies such as Russia have decided against creating a formal body, at least on paper.
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2019-04-24T00:07:14Z
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https://lta.reuters.com/articulo/mediterranean-crude-idLTAL5N2065WZ
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An English literature professor teaches English-language literature and related subjects at a college or university. In most cases, an English professor is also required to publish articles and write books about literature. To become an English Literature professor, you will need to have a critical approach to literature, be able to communicate effectively, have the necessary post-secondary education and be willing to put in years of hard work and study.
Complete an undergraduate degree in English Literature or a related field. Though it will be more beneficial to have a degree in English Literature, a degree in a related field or subject like Comparative Literature or Creative Writing can also move you forward in your career. You should maintain an excellent grade point average and do well overall in your undergraduate degree to appear more appealing to graduate schools.
In some cases, you can teach English at the higher education level even if your undergraduate degree is in an unrelated field like fine art or engineering. However, you will need to able to demonstrate that you have a high level of expertise and writing ability in your applications to graduate English programs.
In a bachelor’s English Literature program, you may cover subjects such as English literature, American literature, African American literature, Postcolonial literature, Shakespeare, nonfiction, global literature, and contemporary novels and short stories.
Apply for master’s programs in English Literature. To teach English Literature at the college or university level as a professor, you will need to begin by completing your master’s in English Literature. Many master’s programs are one to two years and require you to choose a sub-field of English literature that you would like to specialize in, for example, the seventeenth-century novel, postcolonial literature, or American poetry. You will be required to produce a written dissertation, known as your master's thesis, on your chosen topic of specialization in order to graduate.
During your master’s degree, you should try to get more experience in the classroom as an instructor. If possible, you should apply for a teacher assistant (T.A.) position, which will allow you to work closely with an experienced professor and gain first hand experience in a college classroom. Your responsibilities as T.A. may include organizing class materials, instructing students on small tasks, grading assignments, preparing exams, and lecturing on topics to the class. Your professor will give you expectations around how many hours a week you are expected to put into your T.A. position.
Complete an application for a PhD program in English literature. In your application, indicate your area of expertise, your readiness for doctoral research, and your past accomplishments in the field. Include examples of your work from your undergraduate or master's program.
To complete the application for most programs, you will need to provide a statement of purpose, a CV or resume, letters of recommendation (at least two for most programs) and a writing sample. A writing sample that showcases your best writing in essay or paper form is expected for the application.
In a recent study done by an economist, data showed that getting a PhD from a top 10 ranked school can improve your chances of landing a position as an English Literature professor. Though you may be able to find a position if you go to a lower ranked university for your PhD, you may end up working with undergraduates with weak academic backgrounds. Take this information into account when you are applying for PhD programs.
You should focus on coursework and expanding the scope of your reading during the first two years as a doctoral student. You should also try to secure a position as a teaching assistant or lecturer during the middle years of your doctoral program. Teaching experience is essential for becoming an English literature professor.
Publish papers and other original research. You should try to do this as soon as possible, or at least by the second year of your degree. Having a record of publications and research will look good on your resume when you are applying for English literature teaching positions.
Ideally, you will publish papers early in your PhD career and often. You should try to gear your seminar papers towards topics that you are interested in or have specialized knowledge in the subject. You can then revise them and submit them for publication in journals. To submit papers for publication, you should look on the website of the publication for the submission guidelines. Each publication will have their own guidelines to follow in order to submit your article for consideration. You can find a database of current English literature journals for submission here.
Complete your dissertation. You will then need to complete a dissertation by the end of your sixth or seventh year in graduate school that demonstrates your mastery of your chosen sub-field, your ability to conduct original research, and your writing ability. Once your complete your dissertation, your degree will be complete and you can enter the workforce.
Search for open positions at colleges and universities the year before you graduate. Between 2012-2022, the job market for post secondary teachers is expected to rise by 19%. However, it can be difficult to get a position straight out of your PhD and academics is a competitive market, so you should begin your job search while you are still completing your PhD.
The most desirable jobs are tenure-track positions at major universities; after those, look for lecturer positions or adjunct faculty posts. Teaching-intensive jobs at junior or community colleges are another option.
You should also look for postdoctoral research positions, as they are a good stepping-stone to move from the completion of your PhD to a permanent position. These positions can allow you to pursue further research and, often, gain teaching experience, increasing your job prospects later.
Often, you may find that many job offers are for part time work as an adjunct professor. Even with a PhD, many masters graduates struggle to find full time work, especially if they did not attend an Ivy League masters program. In fact, 58% of community college courses are taught by adjunct professors and at least 50% of all university faculties are not tenure tracked. It's important that you keep an open mind and do not only search for tenure tracked or full time teaching positions, as these positions may not be available for a long time in the current state of the field.
Keep in mind your salary may fluctuate based on what state you are teaching in. For example, post secondary teachers in Vermont had an annual mean wage of $75,860 and the median annual wage for post secondary English teachers in California was $82,290.
In general, the median annual wage for post secondary English teachers as of 2013 was $60,920. The upper 90% of these teachers can make $116,460 or more per year, and the lowest 10% of these teachers can make $32,610 or less.
Be prepared to work in a related field. Many newly graduated PhD English literature students can have a difficult time finding a position as a professor at a university. Some students end up teaching composition or reading and comprehension, instead of English literature. You may also find more open positions in interdisciplinary studies or in non-academic studies. Often, PhD programs do not prepare students for other options besides a career as an English literature professor, which has been a point of criticism from economists and individuals working in English literature PhD departments.
It’s important to be open to work in other related fields once you graduate from your PhD program. You may find a position as an English literature professor at a university, or you may have to branch out to teaching reading composition and technical writing. Some PhD graduates have also found success teaching at high schools, especially elite high schools. These positions can pay well and offer a more secure teaching career.
Continue to publish and maintain a good teaching record. Once you secure a position at a university or college, you should continue to publish new work every year and maintain a positive teaching record. If you are not already tenured, you may be offered a tenured position at the university you currently work for or at other universities based on your publishing credentials and your teaching record.
What is a basic degree that students can do to become an English literature professor?
If you're in college, you'll probably want to study English or a related subject, as stated in step 1. However, you cannot become a professor straight out of college. You'll need a doctorate in English literature to be a professor. With a master's degree, you can teach freshman writing, and in some community colleges, sophomore literature. But without a doctorate degree, it's hard to get a full-time position. There are tons of part-time adjunct positions for people with master's degrees in English, but the pay is incredibly poor and you have very little say in what and sometimes how you teach.
Do I need to clear NET before starting up a career as a professor?
NET is compulsory for starting career as a professor. If you have a good academic record, you can join as a guest faculty in any private college as per the criteria of the college.
Which subject should I take in high school to become an English lecturer?
Take as many different types of English classes as your high school offers as well as your required courses.
How many degrees do I have to achieve?
Based on the article, you have to achieve your B.A or B.S., then your M.A. or M.S. and finally a PhD. You will likely need to attain at a minimum your PhD as well as continue your studies in other related fields.
I completed my degree in English literature. How long I need to be a college professor?
As long as you have your Masters degree you can be a college professor.
What education do I need to become an English Lecturer?
How many years do I require to be an English professor in India.
How much money will my student need to be a professor after getting a B.A?
Should I start by being an English teacher at high school before being an English professor?
Can I finish a PhD in nine years?
The most important factor when applying to faculty positions is often not your ability to teach English, but your research and publication record. Therefore, it is important to focus on your research and writing abilities even as an undergraduate.
Although the process of becoming an English literature professor is usually begun in the late teens or early twenties, it is still possible to secure a job as an English professor later in one's career. However, the only experience that will count is your academic record.
To become an English Literature professor, complete your undergraduate degree and your master’s degree in English Literature or a related field. While you’re pursuing your master’s degree, apply for a position as a teacher assistant, or T.A., which will give you valuable classroom experience. You will have better success getting hired as a professor if you complete a Ph.D. in English Literature as well. During your studies, submit the research papers you write for publication, since being published will improve your desirability as a faculty member. For tips from our reviewer on applying for jobs as an English Literature professor, read on!
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2019-04-22T20:51:24Z
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https://www.wikihow.com/Become-an-English-Literature-Professor
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online-literature
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The Philanderer by George Bernard Shaw. Search eText, Read Online, Study, Discuss.
First written in 1893, this play was heavily censored and was not performed until 1902.
Just saw the Shaw production of The Philanderer, wherein they performed the 'original, lost' act IV. That version does not appear in Shaw's Plays Unpleasant, and I cant find it on line. Does anyone know where I can see the written text?
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2019-04-18T17:22:59Z
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http://www.online-literature.com/george_bernard_shaw/philanderer/
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Arts
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umass
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The growing number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) warrants better understanding of how clinicians and families work together following a child's diagnosis. Individuals with ASD share pronounced differences in communication and styles of social interaction along with the presence of repetitive behaviors and restricted interests when compared with people who are neurotypical (NT). Separately, or combined, these differences account for a significant degree of challenging behavior among children with ASD. Challenging behavior can often interfere with a child's participation in learning experiences at home and at school and may lead to placements in more restrictive educational settings, or a lower quality of life at home. This study examined the extent to which parental involvement in their child's behavioral support planning and the utilization of social support networks influenced parental well-being, levels of advocacy, and satisfaction with service providers. Thirty parents of young children with ASD between two and eleven years old (n= 30) were surveyed using the Collaborative Behavioral Support Parent Questionnaire (CBSPQ) , a 30-item, 7 point Likert type scale. Social support was found to be positively related parental well-being. Additionally, there was a correlation between collaborative behavioral support and the degree to which parents advocated for themselves and their child. Parents who worked closely with their child's treatment team were also more satisfied with services for their children. Follow-up interviews with a subset of the broader sample enlarged understanding of these relationships.
Tyner, Scott M, "From Diagnosis to Intervention: Charting the Path with Families of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" (2013). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 440.
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2019-04-19T13:22:56Z
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https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/440/
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Kids
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The 1978 unsolved homicide of Michael Keljikian.
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on January 19, 1978 the Rockingham County Sheriff arrived at a residence located on McCrillis Road in Nottingham, NH. When the sheriffs arrived they found the body of Michael A. Keljikian, age 25, of Revere, MA. An autopsy revealed that Keljikian died as a result of a single shotgun blast. Although the medical examiner did not reach a conclusion on the manner of death, investigative details indicate that the case is a homicide.
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2019-04-21T22:38:25Z
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https://www.doj.nh.gov/criminal/cold-case/victim-list/michael-keljikian.htm
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