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Julian Jackson and this piece Crossing Grey 2012, oil on canvas, 78” x 78” located in Boundary Hunters gallery on Alfred University campus. This piece caught my attention as soon as I saw it.
Laurel Sucsy and her piece Teeth in the Grass is an amazing pieces of art in the Boundary Hunters gallery in Alfred University. This abstract piece features many different random shaded pieces like broken glass.
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2019-04-21T08:53:09Z
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https://collinabussey.wordpress.com/category/lectures-and-workshops/
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President Clayton S. Rose heralded a new era in environmental learning and teaching on Thursday, October 11, at the official opening of the Roux Center for the Environment. Two years and eight months after the project was announced and seventeen months after construction work began, Bowdoin now has its own dedicated facility for the study of all issues related to the environment.
Built to the highest standards of “green” architecture (LEED Platinum certification), the Center was funded by a lead gift of $10 million from David and Barbara Roux P’14. It brings together faculty and students from across the College’s curriculum, fostering collaboration and creativity in the teaching and study of the environment.
To celebrate the opening of the Center, an academic symposium was held in Kresge Auditorium earlier that afternoon, titled “Understanding Our Environmental Future: Science, Policy, and Art.” The event featured a diverse set of speakers, including a panel of alumni experts. Read more about the symposium.
The day was rounded off with a keynote address by environmental advocate and filmmaker Philippe Cousteau, grandson of the legendary Jacques Cousteau. His talk, “Our Oceans: Our Future,” highlighted the extent to which the health of the world’s oceans is declining due to climate change. Not enough action is being taken, he warned, insisting that environmental advocates need to place more emphasis on the human consequences of climate change, rather than the effects it has on animals and the natural world.
“We, as storytellers and communicators, as scientists and policy-makers, I believe, need to do a better job of talking about humans and less about polar bears,” said Cousteau, who added that he does love and value polar bears (a good thing to say at Bowdoin College!) “They are critical to the ecosystem,” he said. “But polar bears, as a poster child of climate change, are not working,” he told the crowd, and the message needs to change.
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2019-04-19T10:36:06Z
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http://community.bowdoin.edu/news/2018/10/let-the-problem-solving-begin-roux-center-is-officially-open/
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It’s still cold in Montreal and this week has been particularly brutal because of the wind. But even the most depressed among us have noticed the longer days and the sun which is getting warmer and most of us have begun dreaming of spring. One of my absolutely favourite spring scents is Premier Figuier. Olivia Giacobetti won an award for this one and the first time I tried it, I understood why. Unless you’ve tried Premier Figuier (or Diptyque’s Philosykos) it’s like nothing you’ve ever smelled. It’s got a great big fig note and if you’re thinking Fig Newtons… well… you’re a little off the mark. The green-tinged opening reminds of unripened fruit instead of confectionary.
I generally don’t pay much attention to back stories. They just seem so contrived and self-serving. And this one seemed unbelievable but in fact, it comes as close to telling a story as I’ve experienced. As the SA explained it to me, Premier Figuier follows the natural ripening of a fig. It starts with the unripened, aggressive green fruit (using Galbanum as the green note) and it’s so sharp it almost stings the nose. Just when you wish it would evolve, it does. It becomes more fruity… less green… but no less tart. Premier Figuier ends on a ripened fruit scent with milky sap flowing from the cracked fruit. While I was researching this post, it reminded me of the “proper way to eat a fig in society” scene from my all-time favourite film, Ken Russell’s Women in Love.
I’ve read several times that L’Artisan Parfumeur perfumes don’t last and this hasn’t been my experience with them. My three… Premier Figuier, Passage d’Enfer and Vanilia… all last on me as well as the best of them. They’re well constructed and they evolve with time. As far as I’m concerned, they’re on par with Chanel and Guerlain. And, L’Artisan Parfumeur are the most generous of houses when it comes to samples. Whether the perfume was launched in 1994 or 2010, free samples are always available. The SAs in Montreal will give you everything you want. Try and get a sample of Pour Monsieur from Chanel… or Shalimar from Guerlain. It won’t happen.
Premier Figuier is different and gorgeous. It works well for both women and men.
So… for those who haven’t seen Women in Love, let’s look at that famous scene which, when I saw in back as a teenager, taught me how to eat figs… I think.
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2019-04-23T10:19:06Z
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https://theperfumechronicles.wordpress.com/tag/fig/
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Giselle. . HD Wallpaper and background images in the encantada club tagged: enchanted giselle.
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2019-04-25T00:39:16Z
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http://pt.fanpop.com/clubs/enchanted/images/13520272/title/giselle-photo
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GW, I got your card and caramels, and am just loving it!
I got Wenchies caramels and card today!! Thank you Wenchie dear!! We love them and did not even ask for you to include us, but we are so thankful that you did.
Isildilme I got your e card off too! I would never forget you on purpose my friend!!!
I got an e card from Notlistening today!!! Thank you hon!
I sent my cards today. If you're stateside and don't get one by mid-week next week, let me know. Internationals will hopefully arrive before Christmas...they have the better part of two weeks!
Wenchie, i think my parcel is at the post office now. Just have to get there before it closes...probably saturday the way work is going.
Dang CR that was an awesome video. Such talented boys!!!!
Got a card from Tygarya today.
Got your cards today. Thank you!
I got Tygs card today!
I got one from Meli and Sable as well!!!
Thank you everyone for the Christmas greetings, cards and e cards!!!
Got your card today, Iris.
I even got a card from Scribbles!!!
I got cards today from IrisBrandybuck, RoseMorningstar and LadyKat!!! Thank you all they are beautiful!
Got cards from Lady Kat and Iris today. Thank you muchly!!!
Got my card from Lady Kat today. Thanks!
Glad you got them before Christmas.
I love getting Christmas cards any time!
One year I had a friend send me a card that I did not get till March and the post marks on the card showed it had been all over the place. It left our state and everything when it should not have. I was just thrilled to get it and all the postage Markings on it was very cool!
I just want to thank all of those who sent me these nice cards and e-cards (I hope I wont forget a name !) : Calma, Tooks, Tyg, Xand, Dhani, Iris, Sidd, Vana and Heliona. Sadly I ran out of cards because I didn’t expect I would get the address (and give mine) to new people appart from the list I had, so I didn’t send any to Tyg :’(. I’m sorry my dear, but I want to wish you a wonderful holiday time and a fantastic New Year. You are now on my list for next years !
I sincerely don’t want to think of the total amount I had to pay for the stamps (these things are getting SO expensive !)… so maybe I wont be able to send international cards every years (and I have only one contact of the list in my country !), and I’ll have to try e-cards, even if I prefer to send real cards… I’m not the first to say that so I think you’ll understand !
Kisses to everybody ! Happy New Year in advance !
Isildilme, got your card the day after Christmas.
It was like you extended the holiday for me.
Totally understand about the cost of mailings.
So I'll continue to send cards.
But e-cards are fine with me.
The ones I received this year were great.
Isil, got your card today!!! The envelope is as lovely as the card!!!
e-cards are great...you can visit them all year long if you want.
I would send out more cards---I always have some left---but I only have a few people's snail mail address.
This looks like so much fun! I might have to get on the mailing lists next year as well as gather some of yours. I have jars upon jars of smoked salmon that aren't going to eat themselves.
I'd love to send you a card next year, Quill.
And I'll send you my snail mail.
Hope you had a good Christmas, friend.
Anyone who wants to exchange (or get) cards with me, just click the envelope under my name too. I have lots of fun sending out cards!
Tookish_Traveler wrote: Anyone who wants to exchange (or get) cards with me, just click the envelope under my name too. I have lots of fun sending out cards!
Quimrill don't wait till next year to join and perhaps get left off. Send me your email with a topic of adding you to the Christmas list for next year and I will get you on mine. vmmcelwain at hotmail dot com. Please let me know your first name and your TORC name so I know whom you are.
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2019-04-23T23:52:25Z
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http://forums.theonering.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=106845&start=90
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We had planned to spend the Bank Holiday weekend in Italy paying the next tranche of money and finalising the layout of sanitary ware in the bath room. The stone mason has started work on the first cone and has even provided some weathered stones from his own private store. This is to prevent the piebald appearance found in restored Trulli, so concerned is he to do a top notch job on such an unspoilt property. But this start was sufficiently delayed that the small amount of progress meant it was not worth visiting.
Part of the deal with low cost airlines is the gamble of booking far in advance to get the best prices. If we book closer to when our plans are certain the cost will have gone up. We fly often enough that it is marginal if it is worth paying the rearrangement fee. In this case there were no suitable dates in our time window and the October flights are not yet released so it was cheaper simply to chuck the tickets in the bin. Some you win, some you lose, but overall it is the cheaper strategy. Plus it has saved us a night at the Radisson SAS at Stansted, two days car hire and two nights in Lo Smeraldo hotel.
Instead we stayed home and worked in the garden. Over the last two weekends we have done good stuff planting plants, drastically pruning shrubs, re-felting the summer house, stacking the log pile, macro-weeding and other sundry maintenance tasks. All of which will make for a flower filled summer to look forward to.
Plastic urinals - whatever next?
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2019-04-24T09:04:33Z
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http://blog.mmenterprises.co.uk/2005/05/airline-tickets-in-bin.htm
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Inhoud: Overview: "Graphics" is an introductory lecture about computer graphics. Generally, computer graphics deals with the processing of visual (images) and spatial (geometry) data by a computer. The lecture will focus on the very basics of modeling and rendering, i.e., the mathematical description of three-dimensional scenes and how to create (realistic) images of such models. This is the core area of computer graphics.
The course will start with a short coverage of the mathematical basics needed for computer graphics. This part will introduce fundamental concepts of linear algebra and other areas of higher mathematics that are important far beyond the field of graphics. Next, we discuss the foundations of computer graphics, such as transformations and projection of 3D models, hidden surface removal, triangle rasterization, shading, texture mapping, shadows, and ray tracing. Finally, we will also look briefly into more advanced topics in physically-based global illumination.
ATTENTION HIGHER YEAR STUDENTS - C# REQUIRED!
Because of the new focus on game technologies in the bachelor program, we have to use C# in the practicals instead of Java. Hence, basic knowledge in C# is expected and there will be no introduction into C# as part of this course! However, if you followed last year's course on imperatief programmeren and have a look at the lecture material of this year's INFOB1GP course (esp. the collegediktaat that you can find under the link "LITERATUUR" on the course's web site), you should be able to handle it.
Please note that this lecture will be given in English.
Peter Shirley, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics (3rd edition), A.K. Peters, July 2009, ISBN: 9781568814698.
Additional material (online articles, etc.) might be used and will be referenced in the lecture.
Werkvorm: Two 2 hour lectures, one 2 hour tutorial, and one 2 hour practical session per week.
Toetsvorm: There will be two exams - resulting in an exam grade T - and some practical assignments - resulting in a practicum grade P. The final grade will be (T + P) / 2), i.e. the average of T and P. In order to pass this course, both T and P must be at least 5.0 (before rounding) and the final grade must be at least 5.5 (before rounding). Results from previous years will not be considered.
For detailed infos about grading and precise conditions, please refer to the course's web site.
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2019-04-24T13:51:28Z
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http://www.cs.uu.nl/education/vak.php?stijl=2&vak=INFOGR&jaar=2018
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In an extraordinary statement reflecting the deep concern in many religious circles over sexual misconduct by the clergy, leading officials of the Episcopal Church disclosed yesterday that Bishop David E. Johnson of Massachusetts, who committed suicide two weeks ago, had been involved in several extramarital affairs throughout his ministry.
The statement, signed by the church's top official, Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning, said some of the relationships "appear to have been of the character of sexual exploitation."
Bishop Johnson's successor, Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, who also signed the statement, said that no formal charges against Bishop Johnson had been filed with the church but that women had come forward to tell of extramarital affairs. He said he could not speak further on that subject in order to protect the women's identities.
The Episcopal Church defines sexual exploitation as a person using his ecclesiastical authority "over another person to use that person or abuse that person," said Jay Cormier, spokesman for the Massachusetts Diocese. He said the persons with whom the Bishop was allegedly involved were adult women.
Bishop Shaw said church officials believed that "the only way we can go forward in the healing process is if the truth is known and the truth is shared as much as possible." He said Bishop Johnson's family approved the statement's release.
The statement on Bishop Johnson comes in the middle of growing concern within Protestant denominations and the Roman Catholic Church over sexual abuse by clergy of children and sexual involvement between clergy and parishioners.
Over the past decade, highly-publicized lawsuits were filed by people saying they were victimized either as children or adults by sexually predatory clergy. In many cases, the complainants charged that church authorities had become aware of these instances, but did not move to help the victims nor to discipline the clergy involved.
The statement on Bishop Johnson said that while some persons "suspected such behavior" on his part, "unfortunately no one possessed the factual information necessary to have made these situations known in any venue where appropriate action could have been taken."
The Rev. Edward Rodman, who worked closely with the Bishop, said that people began to tell of instances of sexual harassment after the Bishop's suicide. "One of the problems was that since the Bishop is the person responsible for adjudicating matters of sexual misconduct, people couldn't go to him with their problems," Mr. Rodman said.
Bishop Johnson, 61, was found dead in his Framingham apartment on Jan. 15. Law-enforcement officials said he had apparently shot himself the day before with a .22-caliber rifle. The church's statement said that he had "struggled with depression over the years" and had made at least one previous suicide attempt.
As Bishop of Massachusetts since 1986, he had presided over the Episcopal Church's largest diocese, a jurisdiction of 193 parishes. Last November, he had announced plans to retire in June.
Over the last two years, leaders of several Protestant denominations, as well as the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, have taken steps to insure that complaints of sexual misconduct against clergy are investigated quickly and thoroughly.
Last September, the Episcopal Church approved changes in its disciplinary laws that, among other things, will expand the statutes of limitations under which such charges may be filed and install a church advocate, a lawyer to help complainants understand the church's disciplinary process. The changes are to take effect Jan. 1, 1996.
The Rev. Arthur G. Holder, an Episcopal priest who is associate professor of religion and education at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif., said the current willingness of religious authorities to address clergy sexual misconduct stemmed from a broader readiness in society to discuss such matters, to believe that clergy could be sexually abusive, and to consider the other people involved as victims. "It used to be, people assumed this was impossible," he said.
Father Holder also said that clergy were seen these days as trained professionals, rather than otherworldly holy persons, and so were "held to the same kind of standards you would expect from a doctor or a lawyer."
Still, he said, clergy sexual misconduct is abhorrent. "To be exploited sexually by a clergyperson is not only a professional betrayal, as it would be by a psychiatrist or physician, but it's a profoundly spiritual betrayal, as people are invited to view the clergy as representative of God."
The Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd 3d, rector of Trinity Church in Boston, the site of Bishop Johnson's funeral on Jan. 19, described the Bishop as a spiritual leader who had helped his diocese and the poor. "So to discover that our leader has been involved in destructive and inappropriate behavior is upsetting and heartbreaking," he said.
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2019-04-19T23:14:08Z
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https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/27/us/episcopal-church-reveals-sexual-misconduct-by-bishop.html
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Student protest: "Free all political prisoners" banner, Cape Town.
Political protest, 1989, Cape Town.
Political protests, 1991, Cape Town.
Political protesters arrested, Cape Town.
Women protest for the release of political prisoners, Cape Town.
People protest for the release of political prisoners, Cape Town.
Anti-apartheid political protest, Cape Town.
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2019-04-19T06:26:33Z
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https://digitalcollections.lib.uct.ac.za/islandora/search?type=dismax&f%5B0%5D=dc.subject%3AAizoaceae%5C-%5C-South%5C%20Africa%5C-%5C-Western%5C%20Cape%5C-%5C-Pictorial%5C%20works&f%5B1%5D=-dc.subject%3A%22monitor%22&f%5B2%5D=dc.title%3A%22protest%22&f%5B3%5D=dc.title%3A%22polit%22&islandora_solr_search_navigation=0
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trendhunter
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The 'Metric.ai' platform has been developed as a next-generation business analytics dashboard for consulting businesses that will enable them to see data in a whole new light.
The various dashboards that can be setup in the platform enable users to see specific KPIs for finances, rates, hours, utilization and employees from the same screen. This allows for easy cross-comparison, while also making it more intuitive to access different metrics without having to search around endlessly to find what you're looking for.
The 'Metric.ai' platform boasts a streamlined interface that will also offer granular segmentation capabilities to let users take a closer look at numbers, if desired. The platform could help to revolution a business's approach to tracking data and eliminate segregated spreadsheets to keep things organized.
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2019-04-21T00:09:56Z
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https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metricai
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In my blog so far I have interviewed some amazing female scientists with biology and chemistry backgrounds. I follow loads of scientsist on Instagram, but a relatively small number of the women I follow are physicists or mathematicians. Within subjects like physics, maths, engineering, chemical engineering women are still in the minority. And this is reflected in classrooms across the country.
Like many young girls pursuing science at school I found myself as just 1 of 2 girls taking physics at A-level, and this is not an uncommon position for girls to find themselves in. But, why an earth is this the case? Physics, Maths and Engineering are all absolutely amazing and incredibly interesting subjects, however there are less women in these subjects than in other STEM areas such as Biology.
When you think of the typical Engineer or Astronaut who do you imagine?
So for this weeks “meet the scientist” its time to showcase some physics! I am excited to introduce you to a woman who is breaking down all the barriers, and inspiring kids to get into STEMM and dip their toes into the world of physics and mathematics: Dr Jackie Bell.
Jackie is a PhD graduate of the University of Liverpool where she studied Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, and is now the space and physics project manager at the UK Association for Science and Discovery centres. Jackie is also a future astronaut candidate, and in 2017 appeared on the BBC program “Astronauts: Do you have what it takes” (which is super cool!).
Note-Jackie very kindly answered all these questions for me in July, and due to my Thesis write up, I have taken forever to get this sorted out. A massive thankyou to Jackie, and I hope you enjoy reading this latest meet the scientist!
E: What drew you into the world of physics and mathematics?
J: I have always loved learning new things, particularly ways to explain how our universe works. As soon as I was old enough to go to school I was asking questions about our world and was fascinated by how far space went – how many planets were there? Could we go to the edge of the universe? Could humans one day live in space? I looked forward to each new school day to learn more and to be faced with new and exciting puzzles to solve. When me and my brother were very young my mum would keep us entertained by getting us to count everything we saw. I think this, along with my imagination, contributed to the way in which I always looked for more problems to solve, and helped develop my deeper interest in mathematics. I found that maths and physics where the two subjects at school that gave me a greater insight into the mechanics of everyday life and could explain the way in which our universe worked. I learnt very early on that every puzzle could be solved by maths – and I found that fascinating.
E: What was your PhD research focused on, and what exactly does Physics research look like?
J: My PhD was in theoretical particle physics. This is the study of the fundamental particles that make up everything we see, feel and know in our universe. Theoretical physics consists of many branches, all looking at the construction of our universe in a slightly different way. These theories include quantum theories, string theory, lattice gauge theory, multidimensional theories, etc. all of which could give us the answer to the question that mathematicians and physicists across the globe have been longing to solve – what is the ultimate theory of everything?
My branch of research was in quantum chromodynamics, in particular looking at quarks and gluons (the particles inside protons and neutrons) at really high energies – like the high energies reached in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.
As a mathematician I modelled interactions between these quarks and gluons in a range of mathematical fields, each of which imposed different rules on how the particles could behave. Using maths I was able to contribute to improving approximations to results we get experimentally.
My day-to-day research consisted of high level computing to aid the integration of hundreds of Feynman diagrams – it was a lot of maths and I very quickly had to learn how to code, but I guess research in physics looks different depending on what area you are interested in. Whether you are conducting experiments with instrumentation, working with really big machines like the LHC, or whether you are doing theory like me which can require a mix of pen and paper calculations and computer-aided modelling, there’s so many different areas of maths and physics that you can explore.
E: Why do you think there is a current lack of women continuing careers into STEM areas like engineering, physics and mathematics?
J: There is a lot more support for girls who want to study STEM subjects now than there has ever been thanks to government initiatives and organisational strategies that are slowly bringing about change and empowering young women to pursue STEM careers. These initiatives and collective approaches have enabled more young women to enter the sector, however there is still a huge lack of female role models within the sector and I think this is because the problem of retention lies higher up the chain. Women are choosing STEM subjects at degree level and even working up to PhD and Post-doc level, but due to the lack of support and understanding offered to them by their departments and the pressure that comes with being a female in a largely male dominated sector, extremely capable and brilliant women are leaving research careers.
I’ve known and met women in STEM who feel constant pressure to continually perform at a high level, going above and beyond with no recognition to prove to male colleagues that they are “just as good as the guys”. There is also the issue that once a female becomes a “role model” she is expected to participate in public engagement and outreach events with very little or no readjustment of teaching responsibilities (since this type of “publicity” is not seen as real work by some and can be frowned upon by other researchers). This lack of support and undervaluing of staff who are promoting their field is damaging and upsetting, and I think that until this is resolved we can’t really move forward. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t the case everywhere and I wouldn’t let that put you off a career in STEM, it’s just that there are still some institutions that still have a way to go.
E: Did you ever think that you would end up as a potential astronaut candidate?
J: Never in a million years! I had always dreamed of becoming an astronaut and going to space one day, but I never even knew how to go about pursuing a career within the space sector. Just being selected from over 3,000 applicants to take part in the BBC Two documentary in 2017 was a huge achievement for me, and something I am extremely proud of.
Taking part in the show and undergoing astronaut selection training made me more confident in myself and my abilities, and although I didn’t get to the final I became more self-aware and learned to value myself and my abilities. This confidence and drive to one day achieve my dream has helped me when applying for jobs and opened doors to so many opportunities. I still keep up the training alongside my job with the hope of one day going to space!
E: What is the best thing about the work you are currently doing?
J: As a project manager at the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres I get to do a whole range of things. Within a month of starting I was managing two national STEM programmes.
The first programme, Explore Your Universe, is in its third phase and helps young people, school children and families engage in and understand physics concepts such as the electromagnetic spectrum, elementary particle physics, and other topics linking to top research happening right here in the UK, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Explore Your Universe specifically targets communities and people from disadvantaged backgrounds and those in rural settings who would not choose to engage with physics. It is a project that I am really proud to be part of and it has already engaged over 380,000 people across the UK.
The second programme I manage, called Destination Space, is in partnership with the UK Space Agency and has so far engaged over 800,000 people across the UK. As with Explore Your Universe, both programmes are delivered to the public by science centres and museums. The best part was that I got to do all the fun physics and space-related content research and development, creating a unique set of hands-on equipment, schools workshops and space activities that are now being delivered in science centres and museum across the UK. I also get to meet people from all over the country, even getting to go to places like CERN, and share the amazing science that I love with the public!
E:What advice would you give to young people who would like a career in science?
J: I would say go for it!
For me, every day is different and I get to learn new things all the time – there is never a dull moment. Even though I’m not formally studying science anymore I still get to do research, it’s just that this time I get to research the newest science across all areas of physics and space and come up with creative ways to share that science with the public in a way that everyone will find as exciting as I do. In terms of advice, I would say choose to study a topic that you are passionate about and keep on the lookout for opportunities within industry and other organisations to get some hands on experience during school holidays and summer breaks. Not only does this look great on your CV, it also gives you an insight in to the diverse roles and careers you can have as a physicist, engineer, mathematician or scientist.
E: What is one thing you wished people knew about Physics and Maths?
J: With maths, the one thing I wished people knew is that there are lots of different strands of maths – not just the maths you learn at school and might think is boring! A large number of people across the country seem to grow up with a really negative perception of maths, and that makes me so sad. Maths underlies everything in our universe. Everything that has happened and everything that is about to happen can be described by mathematical equations. Think about the orbits of the planets, the way in which supermarkets use mathematical barcodes to identify foods, the scheduling of tv programmes, trains and more. It was maths that enabled space flight, sending the first rockets into orbit. It was maths that enabled engineers and architects to build bridges, boats, trains and aeroplanes so that cities and countries across the world could connect, and it is even maths that controls our traffic lights. A lot of people also don’t realise that a lot (if not all) physics concepts are build upon the strength of tried and tested mathematics – where only the theories that can be proved mathematically end up sticking.
E: Finally, lets finish on a astronaut and space question- what was the highlight of the Astronauts process?
J: I loved every moment of the astronauts experience, but for me I think the best thing (besides the amazing friendships I built and the fact that I got to meet Cmdr Chris Hadfield!!) was driving the Mars rover Bridget. We were each given the challenge to drive Bridget in to a cave, simulating a mission on Mars, and see if we could find hidden clues drawn on to random rocks in UV paint. Bridget is a prototype for the first European Mars rover and it can see in both the visible spectrum and in Utraviolet (UV). We had 20 minutes to explore the cave, ensuring that we were back out again before the timer stopped. I really enjoyed this task as I got to use my problem solving, maths and IT skills – all the things I had developed during my PhD, and it paid off! I scored 100% on the task, finding every clue and getting out of the cave just in time. Tim Peake, our first British ESA astronaut, also got to do this test as part of his training (controlling Bridget from the International Space Station) and so I was really excited and proud that I had got to do something a real astronaut had also done!
Is it possible to sagest some one for the “meet the scientist” blog? As I know a couple of women who would be quiet appropriate for this .
Absolutely! I am always looking for new people to interview for this series, so if you know some interesting women who wouldn’t mind answering my questions please do forward them to me!
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2019-04-19T11:06:16Z
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https://scientisterica.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/meet-the-scientist-dr-jaclyn-bell/
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Science
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virginia
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Representatives of coastal local governments identified an important gap in the toolbox of Virginia’s coastal communities dealing with sea level rise is an easy and accessible scorecard to define and measure a locality’s resilience. This project develops a “full service” approach to close this gap: The Resiliency and Adaptation Feasibility Tool (The RAFT).
The goal of The RAFT is to help Virginia’s coastal communities improve resilience to flooding while remaining economically viable and socially relevant. The RAFT is a multi-year effort in which the decision tool is developed, tested, evaluated and refined, then implemented again before finalized and given a broad formal launch. It will be made available and implemented over multiple years with Virginia’s coastal counties and cities that can most benefit from resilience planning. The RAFT aims to bridge the gap between science and action by catalyzing meaningful action by localities to increase their resilience.
The portion of the project for which the Project Team seeks 309 funding is a vital step in the development of The RAFT. With 309 funding the Project Team will use the outcomes from its first application of The RAFT to three pilot communities to: 1) review and revise the tool for broader application to Virginia’s coastal zone; 2) ldevelop and deisign a website including review by stakeholders in preparation for a broader and more formal launch and dissemination of The RAFT and 3) scale up the tool application to a regional landscape level. More specifically, the Project Team will create a revised V3.0 of The RAFT, develop a website and educational materials for The RAFT for wider dissemination, and engage with a region in the second round of The RAFT.
The RAFT was conceived and developed by an interdisciplinary academic collaborative (“Project Team”), led by the University of Virginia Institute for Environmental Negotiation (IEN), with the William & Mary Law School’s Virginia Coastal Policy Center (VCPC), and Old Dominion University/Virginia Sea Grant (ODU). Building on research of other resilience assessment tools, The RAFT creates a unique approach to helping localities increase their resilience. With funding from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the Project Team developed and currently is piloting the application of The RAFT in three coastal communities.
The RAFT has several unusual components. Unlike many resilience scorecards that are self-assessments, The RAFT begins with a resilience assessment (the “Scorecard”) conducted by the Project Team, lending both independence and academic collaboration to the process. This will bring The RAFT to many coastal communities that may not have the time or resources to conduct a self-assessment. Second, to assure that the Scorecard leads to real action, a simple workshop process will enable a community’s thought leaders to identify community resilience strengths and opportunities, and develop a Resilience Action Checklist (“the Checklist”) with clear goals and an implementation timeline. A final component of The RAFT is that the Project Team and partners (such as lthe PDCs) will continue to work with the community through implementation to provide various forms of assistance, whether technical assistance or help in finding funding sources.
Throughout this project, the Project Team will work with an inter-university academic advisory committee that includes environmental scientists, engineers, architects, landscape architects, planners and marine scientists from ODU, W&M, UVA and Virginia Tech. In addition, state agencies, local governments, and nonprofits will be consulted. However, it has been made clear by local government representatives that the Project Team must retain its academic independence in providing the scores during The RAFT process.
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2019-04-22T15:57:37Z
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https://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/CoastalZoneManagement/Funding/2017Projects/2017VirginiaCZMGrantProjectTask920317.aspx
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I own 1 of these items. I watched 5 items in the cinema/on Netflix/Amazon/ HBO/YouTube/Vimeo. I listened to 2 podcasts. Libraries outside of Baltimore County, via Inter-Library Loan, supplied 1 item.
* I expected this movie to be fun, but it was waaaaaay more fun: I laughed, a lot! I cried, a lot! I cheered, a lot!! Also, I never expected to see a superhero movie with pretty colors, and a pleasing color palette, but this one has both!!!
**Unfortunately, the flashing lights and super-cool effects maaaaaay be why I got a migraine that’s lasted for 2 days so far. Perhaps I will not go see the movie again.
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2019-04-23T02:59:15Z
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https://fiadhiglas.wordpress.com/2019/01/03/intercalary-reading-list-of-2018-19/
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A Population of Deletion Mutants and an Integrated Mapping and Exome-seq Pipeline for Gene Discovery in Maize. G3: Genes, Genomes and Genetics. g3.116.030528; Early Online June 3, 2016, doi:10.1534/g3.116.030528.
Gelli, M., Duo, Y., Konda, A.R., Zhang, C., Holding, D.R., and Dweikat, I. (2014) Identification of differentially expressed genes between sorghum genotypes with contrasting nitrogen stress tolerance by genome-wide transcriptional profiling. BMC Genomics. 15: 179.
Yuan, L., Dou, Y., Kianian, S., Zhang, C. and Holding, D.R. (2014) Deletion mutagenesis identifies a haploinsufficient role for gamma-zein in opaque-2 endosperm modification. Plant Physiol. 164: 119-130.
Holding, D.R., and Messing, J. (2013) Evolution, Structure, and Function of Prolamin Storage Proteins, in: P. Becraft (Ed.), Seed Genomics, John Wiley & Sons, New York. pp. 139-158.
Wu, Y., .Yuan, L, Guo, X, Holding, D.R. and Messing, J. (2013).
Mutation in the seed storage protein kafirin creates a high-value food trait in sorghum. Nature Communications, Volume 4, Published 8-16-2013.
Guo, X., Yuan, L., Chen, H., Sato, S.J., Clemente, T.E, and Holding, D.R. (2013).
Nonredundant Function of Zeins and Their Correct Stoichiometric Ratio Drive Protein Body Formation in Maize Endosperm. Plant Physiol. 162: 1359-1369.
Plant growth processes: Transpiration, photosynthesis, and respiration. Nebraska Extension Circular 1268.
Pyrophosphate dependent fructose-6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase induction and attenuation of Hsp gene expression during endosperm modification in Quality Protein Maize. Plant Physiology 158: 917-929.
Holding, D.R., Hunter, B.G., Klingler, J.P., Wu, S., Guo, X., Gibbon, B.C., Wu, R., Schulze, J., Jung, R., and Larkins, B.A. (2011) Characterization of opaque2 modifier QTLs and candidate genes in recombinant inbred lines derived from the K0326Y Quality Protein Maize inbred. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 122, 783-794.
Reyes, F.C., Chung, T., Holding, D., Jung, R., Vierstra, R., and Otegui, M.S. (2011). Delivery of Prolamins to the Protein Storage Vacuole in Maize Aleurone Cells, The Plant Cell 23, 769-784.
Holding, D.R., Meeley, R.B., Hazebroek, J., Selinger, D, Jung, R. and Larkins, B.A. (2010) Identification and characterization of the maizearogenate dehydrogenase gene family, Journal of Experimental Botany 61: 3663-3673.
Wu, R., Holding, D.R., and Messing, J. (2010) Gamma zeins are essential for endosperm modification in Quality Protein Maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 107: 12,810-12,815.
Holding, D.R. and Larkins, B. A. (2009) Zein storage proteins, Chapter V: Molecular Biology and Physical Studies, in Molecular Genetic Approaches to Maize Improvement, (A.L. Kriz and B.A. Larkins eds.) pp 269-286. Springer-Verlag Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany.
Holding, D.R., Hunter, B.G., Chung, T., Gibbon, B.C., Ford, C.F., Bharti, A.K., Messing, J., Hamaker, B.R. and Larkins, B.A. (2008) Genetic Analysis of opaque2 Modifier Loci in Quality Protein Maize. Theoretical and applied genetics 117: 157-170.
Holding, D.R. and Larkins, B.A. (2008) Genetic Modification of Seed Storage Proteins. In Advances in Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Lewis, N.G., Ed.-in-chief) Vol. 1, Bioengineering and Molecular Biology of Plant Pathways (Bohnert, H.J. and Nguyen, H.T, eds.), pp. 107-133. Elsevier Publishers, Oxford, UK.
Holding, D.R, Otegui, M.S., Li, B., Meeley, R.B., Hunter, B.G., Jung. R. and Larkins, B.A. (2007) The maize Floury1 gene encodes a novel ER protein involved in zein protein-body formation. Plant Cell 19:2569-2582.
Settles, M., Holding, D., Tan, B.C. Latshaw, S., Susuki, M, O?Brien, B., Fajardo, D., Wroclwaska, E., Lai, J., Hunter, C., Avigne, W., Peacock, S., Baier, J., Lonon, D., Messing, J., Hannah, L.C., Koch, K., Becraft, P., Larkins, B., and McCarty, D. (2007) Maize Sequence Indexed Knockouts using the UniformMu Transposon Tagging Population. (2007) BMC Genomics, 8:116.
Holding, D.R. and Larkins, B.A. (2006) The development and importance of zein protein bodies in maize endosperm. Maydica 51 (2): 243-254.
Lopez-Valenzuela, J.A., Gibbon, B.C., Holding, D.R., and Larkins, B.A. (2004) Cytoskeletal proteins are coordinately increased in maize genotypes with high levels of eEF1A. Plant Physiology 135: 1784-1797.
Holding, D.R. and Springer, P.S. (2002) The VASCULAR PREPATTERN enhancer trap marks early vascular development in Arabidopsis. Genesis 33 (4): 155-159 2002.
Holding, D.R. and Springer, P.S. (2002) The Arabidopsis gene PROLIFERA is expressed at all stages of reproductive development and is required for cytokinesis. Planta, 214 373-382.
Springer, P.S., Holding. D.R., Groover, A., Yordan, C. and Martienssen, R.A. (2000) The essential Mcm7 protein PROLIFERA is localized to the nucleus of dividing cells during the G1 phase and is required maternally for early Arabidopsis development. Development 127, 1815-1822.
Holding, D.R., Springer, P.S. and Coomber, S.A. (2000) The chloroplast and leaf developmental mutant, pale cress, exhibits light-conditional severity and symptoms characteristic of its ABA deficiency. Annals of Botany. 86, 953-962.
Holding, D.R., McKenzie, R.J. and Coomber, S.A. (1994). Genetic and Structural analysis of five mutants with abnormal root morphology generated by the seed transformation method. Annals of Botany 74, 193-204.
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https://www.unl.edu/holdinglab/publications
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↑ "Census 2013". Qatar Statistics Authority. 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2013-07-25.
↑ "Doha International Airport Climate Normals 1962-1992". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. สืบค้นเมื่อ January 18, 2012.
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หน้านี้แก้ไขล่าสุดเมื่อวันที่ 19 มิถุนายน 2560 เวลา 22:49 น.
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2019-04-25T06:38:53Z
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https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AE%E0%B8%B2
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Games
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Welcome to my blog. Thanks for getting so far in – it’s so complicated to make that I’m surprised I’m even putting ‘pen to paper,’ so to speak. I think I need computer lessons – this is surely my comeuppance for not listening one bit during ITC at school.
Since the age of fourteen (I know, right) I’ve been blessed with one of the most exciting jobs in the world. I’m now 28 (for the next two weeks, at least) and, with a child, a husband and two childlike dogs – in personality if not stature – this exciting job is less exciting and novel, and more a job like any other. I moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, almost two years ago, much to the chagrin of my booker, so these days there’s even more travelling involved. Not so easy or fun anymore.
My two-year-old daughter doesn’t go to school, and my husband is also a model, so we are, when not working, full-time parents. I hated toddlers before I had my own – now I adore them (my own, anyway) and she keeps me ‘entertained’ every single day. It hurts my heart when I have to be away from her.
Between modelling and mumming, I also try to stay fit and healthy, Pinteresting recipes, boxing, running and doing Pilates every. Single. Week.
My life is one big session of multi-tasking! See how… And enjoy!
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2019-04-20T06:25:47Z
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https://mummingandmodelling.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/first-blog-post/
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Arts
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weebly
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Welcome to the Baldwin Elementary Special Education parent website! Here you will find information on parent trainings, meetings, and other opportunities offered at Baldwin and in the community. You will find links to articles and information that may be helpful to you as a parent of a child with special needs or one who is receiving special education services. You will also have access to your Campus Parent Ambassador (CPA) who offers both emotional support and assistance to parents navigating through the special education system.
Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed on all the latest information and updates!
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2019-04-25T17:55:16Z
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http://baldwinspecialeducation.weebly.com/who-we-are.html
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I’m becoming somewhat concerned over the increasing number of advertisements for electronic navigation systems offered as pricey options on luxury automobiles.
What’s happened to us, America? Did Daniel Boone need a pop-up navigation system to find his way through the woods? Did Stonewall Jackson need a 3-D map projection to find the enemy? Did Jimmy Hoffa need a Global Positioning System to find the Teamsters’ meetings?
I should say not – and neither do we.
We Americans come from rugged pioneer stock – as well as from, like, Norway and Hong Kong – and we don’t need a $3,500 electronic navigation system attached to a $65,000 SUV to tell us how to get to Chuck E. Cheese.
Admittedly, the 21st century has found many of us a little rusty on our basic orienteering skills, so here’s some advice if you want to get to where you’re going without installing the bridge of the USS Enterprise in your Volvo.
Before undertaking a road trip to unfamiliar territory, always ask a neighbor or a guy where you work how to get there. It’s likely that they’ve been some places that you haven’t been and therefore might know how best to get where you’re going. Even if they don’t, they’ll try to be helpful and give you directions anyway. This is somewhat comforting.
If you don’t have any neighbors or co-workers, the next best navigational resource is the oil-stained map you’ve had in your glove compartment since 1983. It may not cover exactly where you’re trying to go, but it’ll be a good start. Then, when you run out of road map, you can stop at a service station and purchase a new map – possibly even including an irrelevant portion of the region you’re seeking – for roughly $8.95.
Sometimes a compass can help, providing you can handle concepts like north, south, east and west.
This is a common problem, but one that is easily remedied. Remember that north is in the direction of the north terrestrial pole of the earth and that the needle on your compass always points north no matter which way you turn.
If none of these navigational techniques works for you, try falling back on the tried-and-true liquor store gambit – ask the guy at the liquor store how to reach your destination and, if he doesn’t know, buy a 12-pack and forget about the whole damned trip.
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2019-04-22T21:55:06Z
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https://brianhamlin.wordpress.com/category/gps-navigation/
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fanpop
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The yacht that Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainer used for their honeymoon is now available to royalty wannabees everywhere for week-long tours of the Galapagos Islands.
The 147-ft yacht has a history worthy of Hollywood. دیا as a wedding gift to the royal couple in 1956 سے طرف کی Aristotle Onassis, the Deo Juvante II was captured in many newsreels as cameras and reporters followed Grace Kelly on her final voyage from the United States to her new ہوم and what was dubbed at the time as “the wedding of the century.” The couple left the دن after the ceremony to cruise the coasts of Corsica and Sardinia on their yacht.
The Deo Juvante was sold in 1958 and then held سے طرف کی a series of owners until Quito, Ecuador-based Quasar Expeditions purchased her in 2006. After an extensive renovation, Quasar Expeditions renamed the yacht the M/Y Grace in honor of her late owner and as a representation of the starlet-turned-princess’s elegance, beauty, and style.
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2019-04-26T16:33:17Z
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http://ur.fanpop.com/clubs/grace-kelly/articles
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europa
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Journalists are requested to use the entrance to the ERASMUS building situated in rue du Fort Niedergrünewald.
Hearings are generally held in public. Journalists wishing to attend a hearing or the delivery of a judgment are requested to apply for accreditation in advance using the accreditation form.
A press room is available to accredited journalists.
Sound and picture recordings in the courtrooms are permitted only when judgments or Advocates' General's Opinions are delivered or when a case is called.
Photographers and cameramen may not move around the courtroom to take pictures.
Where there is a strong media interest, the number of cameras allowed in the courtroom will be reduced and a pool will be set up.
The use of flash guns, mobile telephones, laptops or other electronic equipment is not permitted in the courtrooms.
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2019-04-23T18:55:09Z
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https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_7054/en/
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Computers
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Here’s a bit of good news for those who’ve been dreading the Whedon-free Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot since it was first announced. Warner Bros. is now looking for a new screenwriter after rejecting the script submitted by first-time screenwriter Whit Anderson this fall, and the project is now in danger of falling apart altogether. I’m not often excited to hear about a movie that’s not happening, but I think I’ll make a rare exception for this one. Read more after the jump.
Earlier today we had real confirmation that (once again) a reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is in the works. This time there’s even a screenwriter, Whit Anderson, and a studio, Warner Bros. Predictably, there was a fan outcry against any version of Buffy that does not involve Joss Whedon.
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2019-04-25T06:07:42Z
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https://www.slashfilm.com/tag/whit-anderson/
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artwanted
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Strong, powerful work with a dramatic atmosphere! Excellent!!
Like this it's very suggestive!
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2019-04-20T08:17:07Z
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https://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?ID=327073&AddFav=Yes
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grist
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Objection: The apparent rise of global average temperatures is actually an illusion due to the urbanization of land around weather stations, the Urban Heat Island effect.
Answer: Urban Heat Island Effect has been examined quite thoroughly (PDF) and found to have a negligible effect on temperature trends. Real Climate has a detailed discussion of this here. What’s more, NASA GISS takes explicit steps in their analysis to remove any such spurious signal by normalizing urban station data trends to the surrounding rural stations. It is a real phenomenon, but it is one climate scientists are well aware of and have taken any required steps to remove its influence from the raw data.
Aside from being very beautiful, it is a perfect indicator of urbanization on earth. As you can see, the greatest urbanization is over the continental United States, Europe, India, Japan, Eastern China, and generally coastal South America.
This next image was taken from NASA GISS. It is a global surface temperature anomaly map which shows warming (and infrequently, cooling) by region.
Look at North America, look at Europe, at Asia, Australia, Africa and the Poles and compare them to the urbanization in the image from APOD. There is quite simply no way to discern any correlation whatsoever between urbanization and warming. If the UHI effect were the cause of warming in the globally averaged record, we would see it in this map.
The claim that global warming is an artifact of the Urban Heat Island Effect is simply an artifact of the Urban Myth Effect.
If necessary, be sure to refer to all the other ways we know the global warming trend is not an artifact of anything. It is real.
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2019-04-22T20:04:15Z
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https://grist.org/article/warming-is-due-to-the-urban-heat-island-effect/
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howstuffworks
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A kayaker takes on an eddy called "Hell Hole" on the Ocoee.
In 2011, the stretch of Tennessee's Ocoee River known as "Mickey's" saw two deaths within two weeks [source: TimesFreePress.com]. That said, the river isn't necessarily the churning monstrosity you'd expect. In fact, the stretch from Mickey's to Roach Motel, the site of the 1996 Olympics challenge course, is categorized as class III, sometimes pushing into class IV depending on water levels.
Sure, there's a fork that forces paddlers to choose between a 5-foot (1.5-meter) ledge drop into a deep hole or a rocky descent down a 4-foot (1.2-meter) ledge; and there's a trail of features with names like Best Ledge, Smiley Face, Slam Dunk, Conveyor Belt, Calahan Ledge and Humongous [source: AmericanWhitewater.org]. But more than the bone-crushing rapids or death-defying drops, it's sheer numbers that makes the Ocoee seem dangerous.
Located in the Chatahoochee National Forest, just 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Atlanta, the river attracts 250,000 paddlers a year [source: TimesFreePress.com]. Even in class III, when a quarter million people run the rapids, deaths are more than possible. Tragically, in 2011, a 16-year-old drowned when the entire raft flipped in Mickey's and the teen got his foot trapped in underwater rocks. There've been seven rafting deaths on the Ocoee in the last 20 years [source: TimesFreePress.com].
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2019-04-20T01:10:23Z
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https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/water-sports/5-most-dangerous-whitewater-rapids1.htm
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Recreation
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It is very important for me to find the most approprate way to improve my English. My learning style is learn the vocabularies and useful sentences through my interest insensibly, I can learn more in this way fast, but sometimes it can not ensure the amount of the vocabularies which I have to increase.
I think learn English is a chirrupy thing, I don't want to treat it as a task. When I watching the movies or TV series, reading the magazine, chatting with my friends on the internet by using English, it is easy for me to accept some new vocabularies, and they're usful at the most of the time. Sometimes maybe it is difficult for me to learn a new word from the dictionary, because I don't use it in my daily life, even if I remember a new word at the first time, but after 2 weeks, I forget it. So involuntary learning is the best way for me.
It still have some abuses of learn English in a casual way. I'm a learner of English, so I have to set a study aim and recieve new knowledges everyday, but it is impossible to learn new words from chat with my friends or buy the new books to read, so it is not disciplinarian. Furthermore, I need to write the paper in the academic way, this is necessary for us to practice, I also need to learn many acdemic words, so I can use them when I'm writing. But most of the academic words can be found in the dictionary and our text books. So I can adhibit them on the wall, then remember them everyday, it will difficult to forget!
In conclusion, learn English through my interest is the good way for me to this day, I can learn more words than keep them in my mind by rote. But it also is a good attempt to learn some academic words from the dictionary, it can help me learn English faster than before.
As I've been here for more than 1 month, I found that it was so different between China and Britain. All the things were new to me when I came here for pre-sessional course, however, I feel better now. Two aspects that surprised me most were the food, and the time of work and rest of the public.
At the first time, when I tasted the food here, I felt a little bit confused. Because the food between China and Britain were so different, there were sundry food in China, but I can only find fish and chips in my meals here. The rice here was also different, it was tasted dry, and milk-toast. What's more, I found so many freid food, and I was surpprised that the meat here was cheaper than China, but the vegetable here was much more expensive than China by contratries.
Another aspect surprised me a lot was the time of work and rest of the public. The stores always open at 9:00am and close at 5:00pm in UK, especially the weekend, some stores and supermarkets are closed at 2:00pm, it's so early, so people always buy the food or something else before the closing time, the avail of the people who work fore the stores or 24-hour supermarkets are protected by the government, they needn't work too late, but the rest of the people can not buy anything they need at the weekend or late at night.
The thing is, different countries have different cultures, it is necessary to accept the different cultures when I live in Warwick, respect the culture and deal with the other students well who from other countries is one of the best way for me to enjoy the life here.
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2019-04-19T12:30:37Z
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https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/xieanzhi
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This entry was posted on Maret 5, 2010 pada 8:26 am and is filed under Musyawarah, Persinas Asad, Uniform. Dengan kaitkata: Hasil Munas III Persinas ASAD, Munas Persinas ASAD. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, atau trackback from your own site.
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2019-04-24T16:53:54Z
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https://persinas.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/hasil-munas-iii-persinas-asad/
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Arts
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News
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pajiba
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Bathrooms are creepy. You sit on a seat with a hole in it and drop off your empties into a shared pool of water that then gets sent into a larger body of water for…straining. You’ve got the cat shoving paws under the door, the fan screaming like an old man with an electrolarynx, and the uneasy feeling that only comes when the toilet seat is pre-warmed. Don’t get me started on the possibility of someone hiding in the tub, shower curtain keeping them hidden from sight.
All of this is before you throw in the memory of one of these bathroom scenes. Goddamn horror movies. It’s almost like they want to scare you shitless.
1. Final Destination - The untimely, yet perfectly orchestrated, demise of Tod.
2. IT - Pennywise cleans the sink drain. WITH THE SOULS OF CHILDREN.
3. Psycho - The great grandmother of bathroom horror scenes.
5. The Fly - Jeff Goldblum can’t stop picking at his scabs during his brundlefly transformation. I couldn’t find any video, so please enjoy this still of his fingernail falling off while I try to erase the fly vomit scenes from memory.
6. Nightmare on Elm Street - No crotch is safe when you sleep in the tub.
7. The Shining - The 70s bush isn’t the scariest thing in this NSFW scene, kids.
8. Evil Dead - Just all of the things happen in this bathroom. All of the gross, bloody, nasty things. Cutting.
10. Saw - Again, this bathroom got a lot of play in this flick. Just seeing people trapped like that is pretty terrifying. Hearing that one has to kill the other if he wishes to see his family again is also pretty bad. But this? Ugh.
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2019-04-18T18:19:08Z
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http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/the-10-scariest-horror-scenes-in-bathrooms.php
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Arts
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Reference
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njit
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While licensing restrictions do not allow alumni off-campus access to subscribed databases that are available to current students and faculty; alumni may access to some online resources that they have used as students.
What online databases do I have access?
ETD Portal (electronic theses and dissertations): Archives and Special Collections has copies of all alumni theses and dissertations. More than 1,500 theses and dissertation are currently available online via the ETD portal.
You are not on your own. You can draw on expert librarian assistance to help you navigate the selected databases. Technical reference librarians can talk to you via Ask an NJIT Librarian, e-mail, instance messaging, phone or visit the library service to get you started using the alumni databases.
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2019-04-24T10:29:42Z
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http://library.njit.edu/services/alumni/online-dbs.php
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Arts
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Reference
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gamespy
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Flips Interactive Books is a fun way for kids to read on their Nintendo DS. Kids can choose from a variety of stories filled with thrilling text and colorful pictures. Readers can now collect, solve, interact and learn as they progress through the various stories and challenges.
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2019-04-20T00:31:47Z
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http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-dsi/flips-ghoul-dinners/
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Arts
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Kids
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utk
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A K-16 national education initiative, GRAD began in 1989 as a scholarship program in the Houston, TX Independent School District. Project GRAD now serves 149,000 youth in 247 schools in 22 communities across the United States—many from historically underrepresented populations (first-generation, Students of Color). Project GRAD is also impacting the future of our local region and city. Established in 2001, GRAD Knoxville serves more than 7,000 students in 14 Heart of Knoxville schools and 80 higher education institutions.
The Summer Institute is in its 18th year at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and has students from Fulton and Austin East High Schools attend week-long residential sessions.
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2019-04-25T00:12:08Z
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https://elps.utk.edu/outreach/ut-project-grad-summer-institute/ut-project-grad-history/
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Arts
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zdnet
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Web Chat 10 allows you to access all your favorite messaging web clients as a desktop app. This app is for those who want a dedicated W10 desktop app for their messaging web clients instead of using a browser. It is a web wrapper for your favorite chats. Supports Aim, Dasher, GroupMe, Google Hangouts, HipChat, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Slack, Steam Chat, Telegram, Voxer, WeChat, WhatsApp and Yahoo. Messenger. If you like this app, please consider buying it. Thank you. DISCLAIMER - This is NOT a native client for any messaging app. It is a Windows 10 web wrapper for the web chat clients. Using this app is essentially the same as opening a browser and going to your favorite web chat client. The app does not have all the capabilities.
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2019-04-23T04:37:20Z
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https://downloads.zdnet.com/product/12941-77565160/
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Arts
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Computers
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xzibitcentral
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Like most of his hip-hop counterparts (50 Cent, Game, Jay-Z), Xzibit’s move toward the shew industry wasn’t surprising, since he’s been working with the company since the start. With a mutual respect for each other, X felt like Dada was the perfect fit for what he is trying to represent.
“We started with Xzibit, and we love his personality. So we were hanging out one day and were like, ‘we doing a new lifestyle product and he’s the perfect person for it,” added Lavetta Willis, Dada CEO.
The new Dada X’s Volume 1 are made in patent and suede leathers, with colors ranging from black and white to neon colors like green, orange, red and blue. Each shoe will include X’s trademark silver “X” insignia on the side and sole of the sneaker.
It is due to drop worldwide in August, and can be purchased at such stores as Footlocker and Footaction. The shoe will retail for $74.99.
Aside from creating sneakers, X has been flexing his acting skills on the set of his new movie titled “The Gridiron Gang,” which also stars The Rock. According to X, he has been filming in Los Angeles and Malibu, California, and is expected to wrap in August, with the film to debut sometime next year.
Also, he is putting the finishing touches on the debut album of his group Strong Arm Steady (Xzibit, Krondon, Mitchy Slick & Phil Da Agony), which may drop in the latter part of the year.
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2019-04-26T08:23:57Z
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https://www.xzibitcentral.com/2005/news/xzibit-to-roll-out-new-shoe-line-with-dada/
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unesco
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Equipped with shovels, wheelbarrows and water buckets, twelve girls and thirteen boys between the ages of 14 and 17, from eight different countries in West Africa, set about attempting to put their newly learned conservation skills to work at the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage site (Benin) from 19 to 23 February 2007.
The young people, participants in the First World Heritage Education Subregional Workshop in French-speaking West Africa, worked on protecting selected wall sections of the museum area of the site, using sand from the earth found in the courtyard of the museum.
At the workshop, which was organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Benin National Commission for UNESCO and financed by the Dutch Funds-in-Trust, the young people learned the basics of conservation techniques of prevention and curative conservation. They also received theoretical training from the Abomey Museum Director, Leonard Ahonon.
At the same time, ten teachers participated in the teacher-training workshop on the World Heritage in Young Hands Resource Kit in order to reinforce their capacity in sensitizing their students to the need to preserve national and world heritage in their respective countries. Site management authorities of the Abomey site were hosts and active participants in this training course as well.
Participants agreed that UNESCO should produce pedagogical material adapted to African realities and help to mobilize support for the activities of national heritage commissions.
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2019-04-19T09:05:35Z
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http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/339
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Arts
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Fly into the enchanted forest at low altitude to meditate, contemplate and allow GROUNDATION to activate. The organic composition of the Sacred Fire is a pure labour of LOVE.
The proverbial birth of each Boom edition takes place here with a shamanic opening ceremony that is inspired by ancestral wisdom.
Healers, visionaries, medicine women, shamans and artists channel source energy through prayer-formance before lighting the Sacred Fire to give thanks and gratitude to the elemental forces of nature.
This sets the intention for a positive Boom and a richly textured program. Its multiple layers cross-polinate cultures and continents to offer a fascinating anthropological journey of discovery.
Simultaneously, the Sacred Fire magnifies the therapeutic vibration of the EARTH. It is a TONIC for the soul — a living breathing entity that pays homage to the elemental forces and healing properties of nature.
Land art, sculptures, flower beds and edible gardens: they blend into the terrain like they’ve been here for eons.
Wind-chimes and dreamcatchers, lanterns and kinetic art: humble tokens of love ILLUMINATE the forest as the sun begins to set, filling it up with a radiant orange light.
By night, the buzz of this lively universe with its organic food stalls and SOUL-NOURISHING sounds will cast a spell on you. Meanwhile, a fusion of musical horizons merge with a new breed of latin music, psych rock, Brazilian eclectism, Indian and mystic music, sitar scapes and Afro Rhythms… Get your groove on and smile — these are beats, harmonies and melodies without borders! WE ARE ONE!
Online applications for the 2018 Sacred Fire program are closed. We are deeply grateful to all who applied!
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2019-04-22T06:24:50Z
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https://boomfestival.org/boom2018/program/sacred-fire/
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Arts
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Arts
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wordpress
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Emergency Situation Vehicle Cabinet Systems for Law Enforcement, Fire & Rescue, Emergency Medical as well as Advanced Life Support. Our items are CAD Designed and also accuracy CNC made. Whether you are a SWAT team leader looking for a mobile tools collection or a Lifesaver searching for a Patient Transportation Closet. Emergency personnel in all sectors recognize that their emphasis should get on the objective at hand and out their tools.
Police and also Public Safety involves many different sections that could occasionally overlap. Patrol policemans in addition to detectives could quickly reply to the very same occurrence and also everyone needs to aid Sportsman Vehicle Cabinets in their marked duty. Vehicle cabinet systems for Police as well as Public Security authorities are a needed item these days’s equipment checklist.
Whether you are a Federal Legislation Enforcment, State, County Regulation Enforcment, Municipal Legislation Enforcment or Private Security officer car safety and security and also quick acesss storage is important. If you are utilizing a car and have devices you can make use of some organization and safety. Pugs Closet Equipment has solutions for all types of authorities and examination vehicles and also their missions.
Fire departments across the country should react to practically any kind of kind of emergency you can imagine at a moment’s notice. Professionals in this industry understand that Fire departments today are contacted us to respond to a fantastic array of events. They can be contacted us to reply to whatever from a Kitchen area or Electric Fire to Medical and also Automobile incidents.
One statistic shows that in Rose city Oregon from the about 70,000 911 phone calls where the Fire Department was called to respond – only regarding 700 were real burning structures. These specialists should have a large selection of skill-sets and tools to deal with all these different emergency situation circumstances. They additionally need their equipment organized as well as conveniently accessible in order to speed up the proper reaction to the call.
When every phone call has people life on the line having access to the equipment as well as medicine you require isn’t just an ease. Emergency Situation Medical Technicians as well as Paramedics understand that quick access to essential life support resources could imply the distinction in between life and death.
1st In Products has been providing top quality accessibility managed kitchen cabinetry to the law enforcement solutions for over 10 years and also now we more than happy to announces that we will be offering the same degree of protection to the showing off market. Pugs Cabinets Systems has actually taken that same level of high quality building and construction made use of for the police solutions and also used it to our Sportsperson items. So whether you head out as soon as a period or all period you will custom command cabinets be certain that your hunting gear is safely and also securely saved.
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2019-04-23T06:36:19Z
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https://emergencyvehiclecabinets.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/emergency-situation-vehicle-cabinet-systems-for-police-fire-rescue/
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Understanding how prospective students make their final choices of colleges or universities is important to students, their parents, and to the institutions. When it comes to academically advanced students, or Honors students, there is a question as to whether the same factors are influential to their higher education decisions. The purpose of this study was to compare the responses of Virginia Tech Honors students with current literature to determine the influences associated with college or university selection between the two data sets.
The methodology used in this study included qualitative focus-group interviews of Virginia Tech Honors freshmen who had been admitted into the Program for the fall semester of 1992 and had remained Honors eligible for the spring semester of 1993. six interview sessions were arranged for 50 students. An interview protocol was designed to ask six questions to the participants, focusing on how they made their final decisions to attend virginia Tech. Thirty-six students actually participated in the interviews.
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2019-04-22T20:56:02Z
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https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/31398
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Arts
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recordonline
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4 � Town of Newburgh-New Windsor, at Warwick, 6:30 p.m.
5 � Losers games 1-2, at Pine Bush, 6:30 p.m.
7 � Winners games 1-2, at Chester, 6 p.m.
8 � Winners games 3-4, at Pine Bush, 6:30 p.m.
11 � Winners games 7-8, at Minisink, 10 a.m.
12 � Winners games 9-10, at Port Jervis, 10 a.m.
3 � Wallkill Area vs. Winner game 1, at Washingtonville, 6:30 p.m.
5 � Winners games 2-3, at City of Newburgh, 10 a.m.
9 � Winners games 4-5, at Chester, 10 a.m.
10 � Winners games 7-8, at Florida, 10 a.m.
11 � Winner game 10 vs. Loser game 9 at Chester, 6 p.m.
5 � Losers games 2-3, at Warwick, 6:30 p.m.
6 � Losers games 1-4, at Pine Bush, 6:30 p.m.
7 � Winners games 3-4, at Washingtonville, 10 a.m.
9 � Winner game 8 vs. Loser game 7 at Pine Bush, 6:30 p.m.
4 � Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 2 at Washingtonville, 6:30 p.m.
3 � Warwick National-Minisink Valley at Chester, 6 p.m.
6 � Loser game 2 vs. Loser game 3 at Chester, 6 p.m.
7 � Winners games 1-2 at Chester, 6 p.m.
9 � Winner game 6 vs. Loser game 7 at Chester, 6 p.m.
11� Winner game 7 vs. Winner game 8 at Mamakating, 10 a.m.
12 � Winner game 9 vs. Winner game 10 at Town of Wallkill, 10 a.m.
9 � Winner game 6 vs. Loser game 7 at Pine Bush, 6:30 p.m.
11� Winner game 7 vs. Winner game 8 at Chester, 10 a.m.
12 � Winner game 9 vs. Winner game 10 at Greenwood Lake, 10 a.m.
1 � Otisville-Tri-Valley at Pine Bush, 6:30 p.m.
3 � Chester vs. Winner game 1 at Warwick, 6:30 p.m.
4 � City of Newburgh vs. Winner game 2 at Montgomery, 5:30 p.m.
6 � Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 4 at Warwick, 6:30 p.m.
7 � Winner game 3 vs. Winner game 4 at Pine Bush, 10 a.m.
8 � Winner game 5 vs. Winner game 6 at Washingtonville, 10 a.m.
9 - Winner game 8 vs. Loser game 7 at Washingtonville, 6:30 p.m.
5 � Winner game 2 vs. Winner game 3 at Warwick, 10 a.m.
6 � Winner game 4 vs. Loser game 3 at City of Newburgh, 10 a.m.
2 � Cornwall-Monroe American at Chester, 6 p.m.
3 � Goshen vs. Winner game 1 at Chester, 6 p.m.
5 � Loser game 2 vs. Loser game 3 at Chester, 6 p.m.
6 � Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 4 at Pine Bush, 6:30 p.m.
7 � Winner game 3 vs. Winner game 4 at Chester, 10 a.m.
8 � Winner game 5 vs. Winner game 6, City of Newburgh, 10 a.m.
5 � Winner game 2 vs. Winner game 3 at Town of Newburgh, 10 a.m.
6 � Winner game 4 vs. Loser game 3 at Monroe-Woodbury, 10 a.m.
7 � Winner game 6 vs. Loser game 5 at Chester, 6 p.m.
2 � Montgomery-Greenwood Lake at Washingtonville, 6:30 p.m.
4 � Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 2 at Delano-Hitch Stadium, Newburgh, 6:30 p.m.
5 � Winner game 4 vs. Loser game 3 at Washingtonville, 6:30 p.m.
5 � Winner game 2 vs. Winner game 3 at Town of Wallkill, 10 a.m.
3 � Pine Bush vs. Winner game 1 at Wallkill Area, 6 p.m.
4 � Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 2 at City of Newburgh, 6:30 p.m.
5 � Winner game 2 vs. Winner game 3 at Tri-Valley, 10 a.m.
6 � Winner game 4 vs. Loser game 3 at Town of Newburgh, 10 a.m.
5 � Loser game 2 vs. Loser game 3 at Wallkill Area, 10 a.m.
6 � Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 4 at Walden, 10 a.m.
8 � Winner game 5 vs. Winner game 6 at Delano-Hitch Stadium, Newburgh, 6:30 p.m.
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2019-04-20T03:15:14Z
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https://www.recordonline.com/article/20080628/SPORTS/80628036
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religioustolerance
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Dr. Arshad Chaudhry is the eminent publisher of Al-Tanzil, an institute dedicated to nurturing Qur’anic scholarship and the proliferation of the Qur’anic sciences. He asked me if I could tell him if there are references in the Torah, which inform the followers of the Torah, that earlier generations had similar Guidance; and that the religion of their forefathers was exactly the same as the followers of Torah.
Dr. Chaudhry asked me, because he knows that I am a rabbi who has had an appreciation for Islam since the age of ten, when I learned in my synagogue's Hebrew school about the Golden Age of Medieval Judaism in Muslim Spain.
A decade later I studied Islam when I was a student at UCLA almost 55 years ago, and then I studied Islam again while I was in Rabbinical school studying to become a Reform Rabbi.
Over the years as I continued to read the Qur’an, Ahadith, and other Islamic books, I came to think of myself as both a Reform Rabbi and a Muslim Jew. I am a Muslim Jew because I am faithful to my commitment to submit to the One God who liberated the Jewish People from oppression in the land of Egypt, and made a covenant with the People of Israel through Prophet Musa. 1 I am a Reform Jew because I belong to the People of Israel, and I am loyal to the teachings of the Torah, the Jewish community and its traditions liberally interpreted.
When I read Islamic books, I do so as the Prophet taught his followers to do in a Hadith "not as a believer, and not as a disbeliever." What does that mean?
"The people of the Book used to read the Torah in Hebrew and then explain it in Arabic to the Muslims. Allah’s Apostle said (to the Muslims): 'Do not believe the people of the Book, nor disbelieve them, but say, We believe in Allah, and whatever is revealed to us, and whatever is revealed to you'."
Following Muhammad’s teaching, I too neither believe nor disbelieve in the Qur’an. If I believed in the Qur’an I would be a member of the Muslim Ummah (community).
And I cannot disbelieve in the Qur’an because I believe that Muhammad is a prophet; and I respect the Qur’an as a kindred revelation, first given to a kindred people, in a kindred language. In fact, the Arab people, the Arab language and Muslim theology are closer to my own people, language and theology than that of any other religious community on earth.
"In The Qur'an, ALLAH, The Exalted, Has Informed Mankind Thus:"
[Qur'an - 2:213] "ALL MANKIND were once one single community; [then they began to differ -] whereupon God raised up the prophets as heralds of glad tidings and as warners, and through them bestowed revelation from on high, setting forth the truth."
Judaism also teaches that God does occasionally inspire either a human male or female, [like Prophet Miriam, the sister of Prophet Moses and Prophet Aaron, Exodus 15:20 or Prophet Hulda 2 Kings 20:14-22] who is either a Jew or a non-Jew. [like Balaam Al-A'raf 175-76 & Numbers 22: 7--14] Since the Qur'an is a much more recently revealed scripture; it gives many explicit examples of God's inspired prophets.
[Qur'an – 35:32] "Then (after every Messenger), We have made those of Our servants whom We chose heirs to the Book (to preserve and teach it, and secure its practice in daily life)"
Judaism also teaches that God still inspires those who study their revealed scriptures to find new insights and understandings to guide each new generation. This is the role of the rabbis in Judaism and the ulema 5 in Islam.
One of the wonderful aspects of the Qur'an is that it is the only book of revelation that includes within itself a theory of prophethood which includes other religions. Of course, there have always been (since the days of Adam) people inspired by Allah who urged their community to avoid destruction by turning away from their corrupt and unjust ways, and turning to the One God who created all humans. But prior to Abraham none of the communities they established lasted more than a few generations.
The Qur'an mentions 25 prophets by name. Most of them are also known to non-Muslims. Muslims believe there were 124,000 others, whose names are now unknown. Of the 25 mentioned by name in the Qur'an, only four (Moses, David, Jesus, and Muhammad) revealed books of sacred scripture that are the bases for three major religions that still flourish today.
According to the Qur'an, every nation in the world receives at least one prophet who speaks to it in its own language. However, one nation, the Children of Israel, has received a great many prophets. The Qur'an doesn't tell us why so many prophets arose within the Children of Israel, except to refer several times to many prophets who were descendants of the family of Abraham.
Perhaps the fact that the Jewish People preserved a very long recorded history of their religious development enables us to know of more of their prophets than any other people.
Many people would say that people like Joseph Smith, prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons), and Bahá'u'lláh, prophet of the Bahais, are modern prophets; but they have not been recognized as such by the leaders of the Jewish or Muslim communities, or of most other religious communities.
a "don't make religion hard" Reform Rabbi.
Many other Jews also think of Jesus as a prophet, and some Jews even think of Jesus as a Messianic figure, who tried to liberate and redeem the Jewish People, but unfortunately was unsuccessful.
However, Judaism and Islam totally reject the idea that Jesus was a Divine Messiah, the son of God, and a part of a Divine trinity.
[Qur'an - 2:136] "Say: "We believe in God, and in that which has been bestowed from on high upon us, and that which has been bestowed upon Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and, their descendants, and that which has been vouchsafed to Moses and Jesus; and that which has been vouchsafed to all the [other] prophets by their Sustainer: we make no distinction between any of them. And it is unto Him that we surrender ourselves."
Judaism agrees with this ayah, although we [like Muslims] do not accept the "son of God" trinitarian Christian view expressed throughout the Christian Scriptures (New Testament). Jesus refers to himself dozens of times simply as the "son of man," i.e. as a human being. Paul, the creator of Christianity, who never met Jesus, never uses this term. Most of the non-Jews who convert to Judaism [about 5,000 a year] do so because, while they believe in God, they cannot believe that God has a son.
Jews also do not believe the New Testament claim that the Jewish People were responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus. Jews think the Roman government crucified Jesus, as the Roman rulers crucified Paul and Peter in Rome a generation later.
"And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of God.": they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] who resembled him to them. Indeed, those who differ over this are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. They did not kill him, for certain. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. God is forever Exalted in Might and Wise."
If more Jews knew these verses in the Qur'an they would understand why arguing with Christians over who killed Jesus is a waste of time.
If Jesus were to come back today, most Jews think he would not join a Trinitarian church. Rather, he would join a reform or conservative synagogue, and occasionally worship in a Hasidic congregation or a Mosque.
"Original Sin" is widely believed within Christianity, particularly in the conservative forms of the religion. It teaches that a sin performed by Eve and Adam has been imputed to their children, grandchildren, and successive generations down through the millennia to over 7 billion humans alive to-day. The concept of the transferability of sin -- to punish innocent people for the sins of the guilty, is often referred to as scapegoating and is widely considered to be unethical.
Jinn (al-jinn in Arabic) are supernatural creatures in early Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology. An individual member of the jinn is known as a jinni, djinni, or genie. Unlike humans which are believed by many to have been created from clay, the Jinn is believed among Muslims to have been created from fire.
A ulema is a body of Muslim scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology.
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2019-04-19T19:21:42Z
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/beliefs-shared-by-judaism-and-islam-1.htm
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Arts
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Reference
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csu
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The Earth is our home: what do we make of it? Geographers and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) professionals approach this question both from the physical environment side (through studies of landforms, weather and climate, and vegetation) and from the human environment side (through studies of of how we adapt to, depend on, and modify our environment).Geography and GIS are disciplines that bring together a number of fields of study to probe how people interact with their environment. Students at Chicago State University who select Geography or GIS as their major field are interested in these questions and how they apply what they learn to possible careers in planning and development, environmental studies, conservation of natural resources, public policy, teaching, etc. Those students focusing on GIS can expect positions as GIS analysts, GIS database managers/administrators GIS consultants, remote sensing specialists, and GIS project managers. Students develop close working relationships with their advisers, faculty, and chairperson of the Department, who are always ready to provide advice on course selection and career planning.
The Geography and GIScience programs offer a Master of Arts degree in Geography, a Master of Arts Degree in Geography with GIScience Concentration, a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, and a graduate Certificate in Community Development. The geography/GIS programs also provide very valuable service to the University by offering General Education courses that undergraduate students need to take to meet General Education requirements.
Students graduating from Geography/GIS programs may prepare for careers in diverse geographical fields including economic, recreational, and urban geography; geographic information systems; remote sensing; cartography; climatology; government service; international affairs; industry; planning agencies; ecology and resource management; publishing companies; real estate; transportation corporations; neighborhood and community development; and tourism and travel agencies. The GIS and Community Development certificates and the Master of Art in Geography with Geographic Information Systems Concentration specifically prepare students for employment in these fields. Master of Art graduates may also pursue a Ph.D. in Geography, Geographic Information Science, and Remote Sensing at Ph.D. granting institutions.
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2019-04-21T10:51:54Z
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https://www.csu.edu/gshaa/geography/index.htm
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Arts
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Arts
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unt
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Ramsey, Sumner M. August 27, 1920.
Ramsey, Sumner M. Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 256, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1920, newspaper, August 27, 1920; Amarillo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth318634/: accessed April 23, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .
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2019-04-23T08:08:31Z
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https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth318634/
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Arts
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News
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wordpress
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Because it’s Monday and laughter is the best medicine. If you don’t know this video, Billy Ocean’s backup singers are just what the doctor ordered.
I used to make mix-tapes for friends but I think they only work for those who are excited about listening to stuff they aren’t familiar with.
I thought I’d start making mix-tapes and maybe mix-shelves (book recs) for friends again, but as blog posts.
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2019-04-25T21:59:52Z
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https://reviewsviewsinterviews.wordpress.com/tag/music/
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Arts
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Arts
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usatoday
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Retiring New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson demands accountability from NFL commissioner after officials' blown call in NFC title game.
Through all the controversy over the pass interference non-call in the New Orleans Saints' NFC Championship Game loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday, there's one voice that hasn't been heard: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's.
Saints coach Sean Payton said immediately after the 26-23 overtime loss that the NFL office admitted the game officials made a mistake by not calling pass interference on Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman in the final minutes of regulation.
However, the league has yet to issue a formal statement.
Veteran tight end Benjamin Watson of the Saints took to Twitter on Thursday with a post calling for Goodell to show some accountability.
"Your continued silence on this matter is unbecoming of the position you hold, detrimental to the integrity of the game and disrespectful and dismissing to football fans everywhere," Watson wrote.
"Lead by example. We are waiting."
Watson is one of the more outspoken NFL players -- and he can feel even more confident in his ability to criticize the league now that he recently announced he's retiring after 14 seasons.
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2019-04-21T15:14:55Z
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/01/24/benjamin-watson-roger-goodell-silence-interference-non-call-saints-ram/2671843002/
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Sports
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orionsarm
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The original Twotee virches (so named because of its two time - t - axes) were created as a set of laboratories for arcane physics in the Keter Dominion system of Lawnet around 2500 A.T., and were built from the ground up, with only the pre-set requirement for the number of types of axes being fixed.
Eventually, after many attempts, virches of the desired type possessing stable characteristics where complex structures such as life could arise were developed. Most of these were derived from simulated physics where interactions and reactions could occur down either or both of the time axes. Some of the more common of these stable two-t virches were ones where life used the two time axes to give itself a 'thinking time' and an 'acting time'. Thus even moderately sophisticated life evolved extensive ability to plan in 'thinking time' for what it would later do in 'acting time'. Of course, these two time axes are only relative to the virch itself; all processing takes some time relative to the physical world.
When a range of stable, developed Twotee virches had come into existence some copies of the researchers, suitably translated, were transported within them.
These formed the basis of the sophont Twotee virch entities that exist today. Many of these have evolved societies of their own and diverged quite far from baseline humanity. The most obvious difference is the lack of individual planning time, even for complex tasks, because this is all performed in the 'thinking time' axis, as opposed to the 'acting time' axis that is the one most entities who interact with them would perceive. Twotee entities that can communicate with one another along the 'thinking time' axis are particularly at an advantage because of this.
Because of the advantages of their thinking at right angles to 'normal' time, Twotees are often called on as negotiators, with the other entities involved visiting their virches, where the Twotees retain more of the advantages their two time dimensions give them.
Although Twotee virches are not particularly common, they are found across all of Terragens space. Various Twotees have, over time, ascended to higher toposophic levels, at about the average rate.
Since the creation of the Twotees, the researchers of Lawnet and elsewhere have also created stable virches with other versions of strange physics, such as three or more perpendicular time axes, and created entities to inhabit them - Threetees and so on. However, these are much less common than Twotee virches, and much less widespread.
In terms of the EZ virch classification system, Twotees have very hard virtual physics, a great deal of difference from the physical world, a low level of abstraction, and a high resolution.
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2019-04-19T15:22:48Z
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https://orionsarm.com/eg-article/47fed15d3fa32
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Arts
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musicbanter
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I love everything about this, especially gotta love that flute solo.
This song is so depressing. It sounds all happy and positive and then you listen to th elyrics and you just want to throw yourself out of a window.
Location: Lead me back into my bedroom, and put my clothes back on.
I'm listening to ISMFOF - ASL... I can only find audio for the song so I can't post a video.
unfortunately i left my headphones at home today, so i'm listening to a horrible blend of the boss's eurotrash techno mixed the horrific sounds of guy behind me who never stops eating. he sounds like a plunger in a bowl of jelly, it's incredibly irritating.
i'm about to rip someone's head off right now.
kind of an electronic indie sound. like Husky Rescue, but more upbeat and cheerful.
^ Probably the only bona fide pop song I've ever heard that has the words 'hermeneutic' and 'paradigm' in the lyrics - gotta love Green Gartside. It's not on youtube, so have a listen on LastFM if you're that fussed.
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2019-04-18T20:32:42Z
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https://www.musicbanter.com/general-music/37447-what-you-listening-right-now-ii-132.html
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia's (search) high court has upheld a 30-month prison sentence for accused terror chief Abu Bakar Bashir (search) for conspiracy in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings (search), a court official said Monday.
Lawyers for Bashir, who the United States and Australia allege is the spiritual head of the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (search) terror group, said they had yet to be informed of the decision but would appeal to the Supreme Court.
Bashir was convicted in March of conspiracy in the Bali bombings, which killed 202 people, but cleared him of more serious charges of planning the 2003 attack on the U.S.-owned J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta that killed 12 people.
Husein Kasing, a spokesman for Jakarta High Court, said judges there "had rejected the appeal" filed by Bashir but gave no details on the ruling. The court, which convenes behind closed doors, reached its verdict on May 11, but did not immediately publicize it, as is customary in Indonesia.
The 30-month sentence was decried by the governments of the United States and Australia, which were hoping for a longer punishment to deter terrorism in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
The conspiracy conviction relates to allegations that Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, who was convicted with more than 30 other militants in the Bali bombings, visited Bashir three months before the attacks to ask for his blessing.
Amrozi did not testify during the trial and prosecutors based that part of their case on what police alleged he told them about the meeting. Bashir denied the exchange ever occurred.
Bashir, 66, is known for strong anti-Western and anti-Semitic views but has denied any involvement in terrorism.
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2019-04-19T22:32:02Z
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https://www.foxnews.com/story/bali-bombing-conspirators-sentence-upheld
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B. Pharm., C. P. H., M. B. A.
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2019-04-25T02:56:52Z
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https://pharm.umontreal.ca/faculte/nous-joindre/
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Arts
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The image of Yang Xiao Yun (Mrs Yang) kneeling on the ground begging a trader to spare a dog from being butchered for dog meat ‘gourmets’ at the 2014 Yulin “dog meat festival” was published worldwide and made her a celebrity. Mrs Yang made the journey to Yulin again this year to buy as many dogs as she could afford to save them from being brutally slaughtered.
Brief introductory about Mrs. Yang, the photo of her kneeling down pleading for the life of the dog in last year’s festival made her well known to the people in China.
Mrs. Yang is a dog lover and cannot stand how these dogs are butchered and sold in the Yulin market. She puts her own safety aside to voice her opinion, kneel down in front of butchers, stop trucks and rescues the truckload of dogs destined for the meat market. Last year, Mrs. Yang spent $150,000 Chinese Yuan to rescue 350 dogs and travelled for 3 days and nights to transport them back to her shelters in Tianjin.
Mrs. Yang sees what she’s doing as normal, as she has been doing this and saving dogs for 20 years. She still gets emotional and is thankful with every truckload of dogs that is brought back to her shelter because they are now able to live because of her.
The shelter where the dog was being lead into at the 1:43min mark has two areas, there is around 1000 dogs staying there. Many are rescues from the meat market, others are strays or from the city pounds. Mrs. Yang has 4 shelters like this in Tianjin, with a total of over 3000 dogs.
Mrs. Yang says she is doing an immensely important service, but her neighbours does not agree. Daily quarrels are the norm, with reports filed against her. In the video, she was summoned into a police station, arriving there before 8pm and wasn’t allowed to leave until 11pm. This happened after a long day of transporting the truckload of dogs back to her shelter, which means she had no time to rest at all.
She is forced to move within 3 months, she told the reporter there is nothing she can do. Mrs. Yang said she kneeled down in front of the dog meat butcher before and she will kneel down for her neighbour as well to beg not to be evicted.
3 out of the 4 shelters are taken care of by volunteers, only the abandoned apartment building that Mrs. Yang and the reporter was walking into is looked after by her as she lives there with all the dogs. The reporter was very shocked at the condition of the place as they entered and commented on the stench as they walked in, Mrs. Yang replied “this is where I stay, and how I live”, and the place has just been cleaned.
Animal excrements, filthy water, worms and bits of rotted food is scattered all over the place mixed with the stench of 600 dogs in the building. There is absolutely no clean spot to be able to sit or rest. The media has previously criticized the state of the shelter and Mrs. Yang stating she cannot provide proper care for all these dogs since almost every month there will be dogs that are injured through fighting, illness then death.
The reporter asked if Mrs. Yang has been bitten before seeing there is a big dog, Mrs. Yang replied “yes of course I have been bitten”.
The reporting team thought this building is where Mrs. Yang looks after the dogs and after feeding, she is able to go home, shower, rest and sleep. They did not realise this is actually where Mrs. Yang lives, all by herself with 600 dogs.
Seeing the many dogs in the room, the reporter asked don’t these dogs go onto your bed and defecate, Mrs. Yang replied “of course they do, things will just have to be washed”. The reporter then asked why doesn’t Mrs. Yang rent elsewhere, she said renting will cost her over $1000 Chinese yuan a month, she would rather use the amount on the dogs buying food and other necessities.
It is absolutely unbelievable that Mrs. Yang has to live the way she is, not only is the condition filthy, there is also no bathroom or kitchen in that building.
Mrs. Yang said “I have thought of giving up, but if I give up all these dogs will starve to death”.
The 4 shelters is busting at the seams with over 3000 dogs, feeding them costs about 1 million Chinese yuan yearly. Mrs. Yang receives only about a couple of thousand a month of retirement payment, so had to be forced to sell her own home to continue caring for the dogs. After that money went, she had to mortgage her son’s property which resulted in her son not speaking to her for 3 years. Her daughter in law is also displeased about the situation since it is a house and not just some other unimportant item. They couldn’t win the argument with Mrs. Yang since she was very insistent and does not give up easily. A lot of people has tried to persuade her to stop doing what she does but she refuse to listen because she is stubborn.
Mrs. Yang says she does not feel lonely, as there is 3-4 families living in the nearby abandoned buildings. One neighbour visits daily to help do the washing, as she says big sister Yang is exhausted so she comes to help. This lady and another neighbour are only a handful of volunteers that is helping Mrs. Yang.
The young man with glasses and green t-shirt is also a volunteer and has been helping for 6 years now so is used to the stench and does not mind the filthy condition of the place.
As this year’s Yulin festival is fast approaching, Mrs. Yang is also getting ready to make her journey there. First she had to go shower at one of the volunteer’s place and put on her best clothes, knowing the smell on her will not be welcomed on the plane or when she meets people. (In her younger days, looking good was actually very important to her, she was also a clean freak with OCD).
Mrs. Yang receives a lot of phone calls daily leading up to the festival, a lot are from the dog meat traders who taunt her mercilessly that the dogs are all ready and to bring enough cash. In that account she has approx. $55,000 Chinese yuan, plus donations from various sources, she has around $100,000 Chinese yuan.
Before Mrs. Yang started her journey saving dogs, she led quite a wealthy lifestyle. To get to Yulin from Tianjin, she has to travel by plane then bus. Away from her hectic life back at the shelters and her beloved dogs, she finally has the time to sit down and chat about her life, the heartbreak and setbacks she’s experienced.
I had OCD when I was younger, so doing what I do now was a challenge.
It was to the extent that every day when we woke up, blankets had to be brought out into the sun to air and get rid of odours. I used to mop the floor so clean that people thought it was waxed. You saw the photo of me when I was younger with my husband, he loved and treated me so well. For instance, he would not hesitate to buy the types of food that we like, doesn’t matter if it costs thousands or tens of thousands he would still buy it for me. Even though he liked the food himself, he would pretend he doesn’t and save it all for me.
Mrs. Yang was very proud when she talked about her late husband.
Unfortunately in 1995, he suffered from bleeding of the brain unexpectedly and passed away within 10 minutes.
After he passed, for a period of time I was really…. I became emotionally unstable. I would sit at the front door waiting for him to come home “every day”…. Looking after pets became a way for me to occupy myself.
Normal life has become a distant memory after her husband passed, Mrs. Yang focused her attention on her pets to help ease the pain and now, nothing can change her feelings, love and devotion for the dogs. So much so that when her grandson was born, she didn’t get the chance to visit.
Reporter says, seems like you are willing to sacrifice anything for these dogs?
“These dogs are saved, they aren’t being eaten and I would rather die and would willingly give my life in exchange for their right to live. I am not saying this just for show, it comes truly from my heart”.
After the interview, Mrs. Yang met up with a few young people who wanted to go support her to save the dogs. They brought with them 40kgs of dog food.
Mrs. Yang also praises an older gentleman, calling him the kind hearted person of Yulin that helps me.
As this is the 2nd time going into the Yulin market, Mrs. Yang is better prepared not only mentally but comes with a plan wanting to secure a site where she can place the dogs that she is about to rescue from Yulin instead of having to transport them all the way back to Tianjin. Even though her plan is good, she was not able to go ahead because there is a school near the abandoned building.
The reporter said to Mrs. Yang, it is already big enough a burden to care for the 3000+ dogs you have in your shelter, how are you able to afford to care for more? Mrs. Yang replied with: “take one step and look around before taking another step” meaning that she will just have to take it step by step to deal with the situation.
On the morning of 20th June, two days before the festival, Mrs. Yang arrives early at the dog market. She asks the meat vendor what type of dogs are in the cage, and was told they are “Labradors”, which then Mrs. Yang said they are smaller in size compared to last year.
The reporter asked, would people actually buy this type of dog and eat it? Reply was “all sorts of dog are available and would be eaten”.
Mrs. Yang attracts a large crowd since everyone including the media now know who she is by what she did last year. People gossip among themselves saying this is Yang Xiao Yun, and she is here again. Maybe it’s because both Mrs. Yang and the meat vendors have had previous experience dealing with each other, or due to the fact there are local and international media around, tempers are kept in check better this time round. Even though it appears to be calmer on the surface, the people in the market still sees Mrs. Yang as a big threat, for it is their business and eating habits stemmed from hundreds if not thousands of years ago that she is trying to destroy.
As the reporter interviews people in the crowd, their comments are that Mrs. Yang is not welcomed there since she is driving up the prices by the double for the dogs. Another man says she has not nothing better to do, why don’t the media go and report on stories like less fortunate people or child trafficking. Why bring all this unwanted attention from all over the country to their eating habits, since eating chicken, duck, and fish is cruel to. Dogs are what they like to eat, it makes them healthier and stronger.
One of the dog vendors couldn’t help himself and started taunting Mrs. Yang asking her how many dogs is she going to buy, she replies “I will buy as many as I can”. The meat vendor continues his argument asking why dogs can’t be slaughtered for food, and says the disturbance Mrs. Yang brings with her and causing the dogs to double in price is a crime. He goes on to say dogs that are useless, or can’t be used to protect the household should all be slaughtered, which draws applause from the crowd.
From the 4 days the reporting team spent with Mrs. Yang, they see a lot of contradictions in that she loves dogs so much yet she neglects her own family, she is rescuing more and more dogs, but can’t provide a better environment for them, she doesn’t have much money yet she strives to do more. Some people call her a hero, some say she should just mind her own business and she doesn’t have the right to force her own believes onto others.
The reporter ends with not only is Mrs. Yang saving all these dogs, she is also saving herself at the same time.
This woman is compassionate, kind and deserves our support. She lives in a culture that is cruel, vicious and power orientated. People like her make important changes in a world that is vicious and cruel and its people like her that get respect, not those cold cruel heartless butchers who deserve to rot in bell.
LET HER GO! THE WORLD IS WATCHING YOU, CHINA!
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2019-04-20T16:17:48Z
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https://charityobserver.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/save-the-dogs/
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Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 68, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1993 (Listing Multiple Pages).
This newspaper has 37 pages. Select a thumbnail to view a larger version.
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2019-04-21T02:19:25Z
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https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781958/m1/
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You may recall that one of my pet theories is that Tolkien was inspired to write Lord of the Rings by reading Charles Dicken’s Pickwick Papers.
The most obvious piece of evidence, of course, is Sam, who is basically the same character with the same name and the same father in both works.
Now I’ve stumbled on a new bit, which makes me think Tolkien may have had a bit of help in having this moment of inspiration.
“Pickwick” is supremely original in that it is the adventures of an old man. It is a fairy tale in which the victor is not the youngest of the three brothers, but one of the oldest of their uncles.
We know for a fact that Tokien read and liked at least one of Chesterton’s works on Dickens.
So Tolkien sent Pickwick out to get Smaug’s gold and that was good, but then he sent Frodo out and this time he sent Pickwick’s manservant Sam along with him and that was great!
Why could ace sleuth Jupiter Jones tell us about this book?
1 it’s from a library.
2 but most libraries don’t use those old timey punch cards anymore.
3 it doesn’t have the word discard on it anywhere.
Jupiter: It was stolen from a library circa 1982!!!
No, Jupe, you’re wrong this time. I paid for it. I couldn’t find it anywhere! I had to pay something like $7.50 for it, which was a fortune in 1982. Then when I finally found it, I figured I might as well keep it since I had paid for it.
What a thrilling mystery! All we need now is a boilerplate intro by Alfred Hitchcock and we’re ready to roll!
I thought right away that it needed to be added to my list of the all-time great story songs.
“A Boy Named Sue” — Johnny Cash, written by Shel, of course.
I love how many of thoser songs have not only an ending, but a twist ending!
I really miss writing this blog the way I used to. But, I guess all those crazy posts about kidlit served their purpose at the time.
Right now I’ve got videos and an activity guide for Darth Paper Strikes Back to make. Just over a month until he DOES strike back.
Also, I’m back on the bubble with an unsold manuscript I’ve been working on with Sci-Fi author Paul Dellinger. It’s robot book and it should be pretty awesome.
We wrote the whole book over the course of 3 years or so, so the story is complete. But we’ve decided to change it to 1st person. I’ve rewritten 6 or so chapters in 1st person and gotten pretty excited about it. So, we’re showing it to my editor to see what she thinks.
Meanwhile, Cece is so crazy busy that’s it’s not funny. She’s got all these paintings due at the end of the summer for her next picture book. When she finally finishes those, she has to go back to work on her first early reader book.
Look what I got! Clockwork Dark #3: White City Arc!
And of course I cant wait to get into the book…. Is that Ferris Wheel really as sinister as it looks?
The book comes out the same day as Darth Paper, Aug. 23… But is you haven’t read the first two Clockwork Dark books yet… Get moving!
Need me to summarize? An American Fantasy novel. Our history reimagined as if American folk tales were hazy, incomplete versions of the truth. John Henry’s Hammer is at the center of it all.
The author, John Bemis, has become a friend … But I wouldn’t be recommending this to you if I didn’t think it deserves to be read. I think it’s got exactly what is needed to capture the middle school reader… And me.
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2019-04-22T20:54:58Z
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https://riddleburger.wordpress.com/
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Kids
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There will be a children’s fun run taking place before the main event.
The run is 2km long and will start and finish in the area north of the Moot Hall. The race will be for children aged 8-13 years old and all competitors will start at the same time.
There will be prizes allocated for the 3 fastest boys and 3 fastest girls in the following age groups: 8-10 years old (inclusive) and 11-13 years old (inclusive).
Our popular sea swim familiarisation sessions will be running through August leading up to our event in September.
It’s a great opportunity to get some open water swim practice with experienced swimmers on hand, especially if you’re new to sea swimming as its quite different to the pool!
We’ll be meeting by the Moot Hall on Crag Path so bring a towel, goggles, hat and preferably wetsuit (but not essential).
Call Tony on 07719 919484 to confirm your attendance or if you have any questions or concerns about the swim.
Please arrive 15 mins early for a prompt start.
If a session needs to be cancelled due to weather conditions we’ll post an update here. Please note, these familiarisation swims are not fully lifeguarded.
A huge well done to all of the participants, and a big thank you to all of the spectators cheering and encouraging the teams to the finish line!
The full breakdown of awards given can also be found below – one again, a huge well done to all of the teams who participated!
For anyone who wishes to practice sea swimming before the event there will be familiarisation sessions held each week (weather permitting). The meeting place will be outside the Moot Hall and the direction of swim will be decided on the day. Experienced swimmers will be on hand to give moral support and guidance in and out of the water, however there will be no safety cover available and individuals must take responsibility for their own safety. Wet suits are advised but not compulsory. If people wish to take part in a session they must notify one of the organisers at least 24 hrs prior to the session.
For more information or to book a place on a sea swim session please contact Tony via 07719 919484.
After such a successful event last year with 99 teams participating after 50 in the first year, we’ve decided to up the anti once more and open entries to 110 teams!
Be quick though, we’ve already filled a considerable amount of spaces and there is are very few left!
To enter, please click through to this link, where you’ll find all of the forms you need to enter!
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2019-04-25T04:14:45Z
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https://aldeburghtriahlon.wordpress.com/author/aldeburghtriahlon/
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Arts
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Recreation
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smithsonianmag
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Patriotic pride aside, the men of the 23rd were not equipped with super-human strength. They did, however, have inflatable tanks.
Shilstone was one of 1,100 soldiers who formed the unit, also known as the Ghost Army. They were artists and illustrators, radio people and sound guys. Handpicked for the job from New York and Philadelphia art schools in January 1944, their mission was to deceusuive the enemy with hand-made inflatable tanks, 500-pound speakers blasting the sounds of troops assembling and phony radio transmissions.
Over the course of the war, they staged more than 20 operations and are estimated to have saved between 15,000 and 30,000 U.S. lives. The illusion was never broken and not even their fellow soldiers knew of their existence.
“It’s a great example of how many fantastic, amazing, sort of mind-bending stories there still are 70 years later coming out of WWII,” says Beyer.
Deception has long been a part of war, the Trojan Horse being perhaps the most famous example. But what set the 23rd troops apart, says Beyer, is the way they integrated so many different strategies to create a multimedia roadshow capable of being packed up for another show the next night. To shore up potential holes in the line, the unit would set up its inflatable tanks and roll in the giant speakers with a 15-mile range to give the impression that a huge army was amassing. Coupled with decoy radio transmissions, the deceptions proved largely successful.
From the beaches of Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge, the Ghost Army saw a lot of action, but their biggest stunt would come near the end of the war. With the American Ninth Army set to cross the Rhine river deeper into Germany, the 23rd had to lure the Germans away. Posing as the 30th and 79th divisions, 1,100 men had to pretend to be more than 30,000.
Mixing real tanks alongside the inflatable ones, the troops appeared to be assembling a massive attack. Their fake observation planes were so convincing, American pilots tried to land in the field next to them. When the offensive finally made its move across the Rhine, with General Dwight Eisenhower and Prime Minister Winston Churchill watching, they were met with little German resistance. The riverbanks were left for the taking and the Ghost Army earned a commendation for its success.
Because the men had to keep their true purpose a secret, they regularly pretended to be other units. They’d mark their trucks with chalk or sew fake badges to throw off potential spies in the cities where they spent time off duty.
Set apart from other troops by their secret mission, the artists also brought an unusual perspective to war. Upon finding a bombed-out church in Trévières, several of them stopped to sketch the structure. When they stopped in Paris and Luxembourg, the men recorded everything from the beguiling women biking by to the scenic rooflines and street scenes. Beyer accumulated more than 500 of these sketches during the eight years he spent on the documentary, many of which were included in an accompanying art exhibit at the Edward Hopper House in New York.
“Whether it’s visiting a bordello or sketching a bombed out church or trying to comfort the orphaned Polish children in a [Displaced Persons] camp on a dreary Christmas in Verdun when you’ve just retreated from the Battle of the Bulge, those sorts of stories are part of the G.I. experience also and I wanted to convey this humanity as part of the story,” says Beyer.
The Ghost Army returned to the United States in July 1945, thinking they would join in the invasion of Japan. But after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and Japan’s surrender, the unit was deactivated on September 15, 1945.
In the meantime, Beyer hopes his documentary can help counter the traditional assumption that British deception, most known for Operation Fortitude, which sought to divert German attention away from Normandy, was elegant while American efforts must have been clunky. “It shows how creative and imaginative American deception units were,” says Beyer.
Retired commander of NATO General Wesley Clark agrees in the documentary, saying, “The essence of winning is the defeat of the enemy’s plan.” And with imagination and creativity, that’s precisely what the Ghost Army was able to do.
“The Ghost Army” premiers on Tuesday, May 21 on PBS.
Leah Binkovitz is a Stone & Holt Weeks Fellow at Washington Post and NPR. Previously, she was a contributing writer and editorial intern for the At the Smithsonian section of Smithsonian magazine.
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2019-04-21T15:00:44Z
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-an-army-of-artists-fooled-hitler-71563360/
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uva
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Communicating data can be a difficult task to embark on. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges would be to present / visualise data in a way that even viewers that are not informed or familiar with the subject visualised would gain interest and more importantly, understanding. Data extracted from a number of different sources is visualised for both informational and help purposes. Food, being a universal subject of interest, is not only the easiest to communicate to a broad audience but is also the perfect multi-layered data source.
As a food enthusiast and an individual that is highly intrigued with health and nutrition, I have reviewed and experienced a high number of calorie and exercise tracking websites, as well as followed a number of different health food blogs. Within my quest of trying to find the most informative way of presenting food and the right ways of consuming it, I stumbled upon photographic visualisations that grabbed my attention. Similarly to the way people prefer to know what a certain meal would look like before they follow a recipe and subsequently, cook or order it. Seeing what a 100 calories or a pound of fat looks like makes it easier for viewers to register what they eat, how much of it, and what it means.
People are highly interested in being in control of their bodies, health and nutrition. There is a broad variety of very successful calorie tracking and nutrition advice websites like My Fitness Pal, Calorie Count and LIVESTRONG, which allow users to learn about health and nutrition as well as what sort of nutritional values different foods posses. The aforementioned websites, thus help users collect information and be in control of what they ingest and how they lead their lives. However, those websites serve as more of a data source rather than a device that lets the user really see and understand what nutrition is. That is where data visualisation comes in use; there are many food visualisation projects that can be found online. Within this post, however, I am only going to focus on a certain type of visualisation – Infotography.
Infotography is a type of visualisation that shows and communicates information through photographs.
One of the visualisation projects I will be looking at is the Fat or Fiction project by Anna Brooks, Christina Winkles and David Paul Rosser. Their project addresses how much fat, calories or sugar is in commercially sold, guilty pleasure products such as sweets, cakes, alcohol and so on. The visualisations are presented in the forms of pie charts and timelines, the percentage being represented by pictures of food. The strength of this type of visualisation is in the clarity and accuracy of presenting numbers and information. The viewer can clearly see how much of their favourite treat they can afford to indulge on and what nutritional values it holds. This way of showing a real time photograph of the product and adding a set of nutritional values and information next to it helps the viewer understand what is in the food they choose to eat furthermore, the information provided can later serve as a connotation when the user decides to purchase that same product in the future.
Another strong point of this visualisation is the interactivity of the application and the entire website. Each visualisation is highly interactive, by hovering over a piece of cake or cheese, the viewer can see how much fat content there is in the food they have hovered over, along with the rest of the nutritional values which appear on the left side of the screen. Using photographs instead of simple colours and information, not only makes the visualisation fun it also makes it easier to read, understand and register. Furthermore, the accurate vector photographs exclude the process of colour selection, which might concern might be a concern for users that are colour blind.
The second visualisation project I will be looking at is Lauren Manning‘s 2010 project. Lauren Manning, a New York-based designer did a data visualisation project for her Master’s thesis. Her project consisted of 40 different data visualisations of food. One of her main goals was to see what the effectiveness of data visualisation is, and how different types and methods of visualising data affect the viewer in terms of memory, interest and understanding. To collect the data for her visualisations, she tracked her daily food intake for 730 days and visualised it in a number of different ways, including pie charts, infotography, mapping, word clouds and so on. Her goal as a designer was mainly to gather information to help develop her research. In the end, what I found most intriguing is her findings on which visualisations the viewers found to be most effective.
This finding further communicates that familiarity and clarity are some of the main points in creating an effective and understandable data visualisation.
The last visualisation project I will be looking at is WiseGEEK‘s infotography project What does 200 Calories Look Like. Where the website has used simple nutritional information data about different types of food and taken a picture of the different products, on the same sized plate, showing what 200 calories really looks like. The project’s aim is to show the viewers how many calories unhealthy and processed foods contain in such little portions. By using photographs aligned next to each other, this visualisation allows the user compare many different types of foods and drinks in one moment. That gives the consumer the opportunity to really understand how much food is really needed and it makes him see what calories look like in real life. Much like the first project mentioned, this information provided may create a connotation in the consumers mind which would influence his eating habits as well as buyer behaviour in the future.
We can conclude with the thought that each person undoubtedly has different interests, aesthetics preferences and views. Depending on those interests and views, they might or might not be captivated by certain ways of showing data. It could be that every human being remembers or looks at data differently, depending on their preferred way of organising data as well as their understanding of the data shown.
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2019-04-24T03:59:09Z
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https://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/blog/2013/03/06/visualisation-aesthetics-creative-ways-of-visualising-food-and-nutrition/
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Another excerpt from my blog about Vegas.
We didn’t realize how far the walk was to the Stratosphere until we finally got there. Without food (or beer) in our stomachs we were feeling a bit lazy and needed a pick-me-up. Fortunately that’s exactly what we got. We bought our tickets and then rode the elevator up over 1,000 to the top of the Stratosphere and proceeded to indulge ourselves in two of the three rides at the top (the craziest one, inronically named “Insanity”, was closed due to wind). The first one was called “Big Shot” and launched us striaght up a tower to the tippy-top of the needle. Good acceleration, fun, but not scary. You could see the complacency on my face in the picture they took right when we accelerated upwards. Hunter on the other hand looked like he was doing his best to make his head explode by way of straining every neck muscle he had to the max. If I didn’t have such a boring pose I would have bought the picture just for Hunter’s face. The next ride was mild exceleration but RIDICULOUSLY SCARY. Let me preface this ride by saying I have; been thrown from a boat and tube while whitewater rafting, nearly slid down 800 verticle feet of rocks, bungy-jumped the 3rd highest jump in the world, cliff-jumped in Havasu, sky-dived twice, and been attacked by a gang of bullsharks (ok that last one isn’t true) but nothing, and I mean NOTHING has scared me like the X-Scream.
The ride itself looks like a metal teeter-totter with a green slug on one side. Not very scary. Take that ride and put it right on the ledge of the Stratosphere? Extremely scary. You board the ride as the teeter is down towards the middle of the sphere. Not very scary. Then it raises up and the teeter, totters shooting you 20 mph straight off the stratosphere! Luckily for you (me at the time) there is a tiny braking apparatus at the very end of the totter so while it looks like you will shoot straight down to the depths of hell you actually stop abruptly and then hang staring down at the depths of hell. As it teeters back towards safety you thank your lucky stars that the brakes worked and you are safe again. Unfortunately for you (and again me at the time) it totters a second time and you are hurled right back from whence you came. Again you hang, praying to the gods of pneumatics that the brake doesn’t fail and planning on what you would do with your 10 second fall to becoming a human pancake. Finally, teeter and a gasp of relief OH WAIT FAKE TEETER DROPPED AGAIN. At this point you (and luckily not me) are losing you mind along with the beers you drank before and some poor sucker 1,000 feet down is having a very isolated and disgusting rainstorm. Luckily for you (and me) the ride teeters back and just when you think you have been returned to safety it totters a THIRD TIME. At this point I think my heart exploded. I was gripping the tiny metal bar across my lap with my entire body so hard that when I eventually escaped my torture I had to massage my quads to keep them from locking up. By the time that thing teetered back to safety I was praying to every god I could think of in every language I knew (luckily this is only 2 if you count spanglish) that it wouldn’t go a fourth time. Had the ride tottered again I think I may have just jumped to my death to avoid the anxienty. Luckily 3 totters was all the X-Scream could muster and we were sent on our way. Though I wanted to do the “Insanity” ride I was thankful at that moment that it was closed. This meant I didn’t have to look like a wimp by making up some excuse for not riding it and and also that we have another excuse to go back to Vegas. I am posting the link to the rides here so you can see with your own eyes (pics are in the link).
Hi Kluck………yea, I did the ‘elevator ride to hell’ more than once, and at various levels of sobriety (from kinda to Not Even). However, every time I went up, I went right back down after getting a closer look at those horrible torture rides. Not gonna happen….ever. Glad you had the guts, though. Yea, we need to leave those kinds of rides to you young people who don’t know any better.
Funny stuff!!! Keep ’em coming.
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https://kluckit.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/stratosphere-rides-die-first-ask-questions-later/
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The Supreme Court refused to hear a case that would’ve considered whether states can block Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.
Officials in Louisiana and Kansas contended that providers don’t get the right to go to court if they are kicked out of Medicaid by individual states. By refusing to consider the case, the top court let stand previous federal appeals court rulings that allowed Planned Parenthood to contest laws in Louisiana and Kansas that would have stripped abortion providers of their Medicaid funds. These lower court rulings found that states would be in violation of federal law if they terminate Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. By refusing the case, the Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to conservative groups across states that seek the removal of abortion and women’s healthcare providers like Planned Parenthood from Medicaid. It would’ve taken only four justices to agree to take up the case, only three conservative justices – Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito – voted to hear it. Chief Justice John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh sided with the liberal justices, avoiding a major abortion rights fight.
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2019-04-20T04:19:51Z
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https://www.channel941.com/2018/12/11/supreme-court-refuses-states-case-to-defund-planned-parenthood/
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These days, Omaha's Union Station is home to The Durham Museum. But you can still walk inside and see what it used to be, when its doors opened 80 years ago this weekend a transportation hub for the country. Mike Tobias reports on the history and unique design of this Omaha landmark.
NOTE: Learn more about the history of Union Station in an exhibit on display at the Durham Museum for the next year. Some of the photos below are from that exhibit.
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2019-04-22T15:39:46Z
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http://netnebraska.org/article/news/omaha-railroad-landmark-turns-80
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mario mushrooms 1. . HD Wallpaper and background images in the Super Mario Bros club tagged: nintendo.
Luigi & margherita up to no good!
Mario x pesca, peach and Luigi x margherita Together.
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African American, “old time” stringband musician Joe Thompson passed away Monday, February, 21, 2012 due to declining health according to family. He was 93.
Mr. Thompson was born in 1918 and raised along with first cousin, fellow musician and stringband member Odell Thompson in rural North Carolina. Picking up playing the fiddle from his father, Mr. Thompson was soon playing with his cousin at Saturday night dances along with their fathers and would continue to work the dance and party circuit during the 1920s and 1930s as Odell Thompson changed he allegiances to the guitar and the blues.
It was in the early 1970s that there was a resurgence in African American folk traditions and The Thompsons, as the pair was known, was back in business, playing at the National Folk Festival, the Festival of American Fiddle Tues and at Carnegie Hall.
Known for playing standards like “Georgia Buck” and “Hook and Line,” Mr. Thompson would go on to record the 2009 release of Family Tradition and another 2009 release entitled Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson.
The Thompsons earned a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award in 1991 and Mr. Joe Thompson received an Arts Heritage Fellowship from National Endowment for the Arts in 2007.
Mr. Odell Thompson passed away in 1994.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced for Mr. Joe Thompson.
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https://worldmusiccentral.org/2012/02/21/north-carolina-fiddler-and-folk-musician-dies/
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More on Epson printer problems We continue to cover issues printing to Epson devices after the update to Mac OS X 10.4.5.
"Yesterday, I updated to Mac OS X 10.4.5 and (my Epson) printers do not work at all. It seems communication is established with the printer and then it?s cancelled. When I try to use the printer utility I get a message that says ?A communication error has occurred". I have no problem with a Samsung ML-1210 laser printer."
Gutenprint and usbtb Some users have been able to resolve this issue by installing the excellent open-source Epson printer drivers available as part of the Gutenprint package (formerly known as Gimp-print) and usbtb, a CUPS back-end for USB printing.
Connect directly to Mac Some problems that may occur when an Epson printer is connected through an AirPort Express or other AirPort base station are resolved by plugging the device directly into a Mac's USB port.
"I was also having problems using the Epson printer utility. It never saw my printer. I had it plugged into the usb port on my AirTunes, but, finally I plugged it into the usb port on the Intel iMac and it works perfectly."
Remove non-required drivers MacFixIt reader Charlie reports that removing extraneous Epson drivers from /Library/Printers/EPSON resolved the issues with his RX-700 printer.
"Just a follow up on the problems I reported yesterday. After searching around a bit I found a note about incompatibilities and workarounds related to Epson printers under Tiger which mentioned removing unnecessary printer plugins from /Library/Printers/EPSON. After removing most of the non-required plugins for my installation, I'm happy to report that the Epson Printer Utility works perfectly again with my RX-700."
Mac OS X 10.4.5 (Intel): Duplicate "Open With" items Some users have reported duplicate "Open With" items after updating to the Intel version of Mac OS X 10.4.5.
There are a couple fixes for this issue, previously noted on MacFixIt.
A Terminal-based fix, involves use of the lsregister command, which can be invoked to perform general maintenance of Launch Services, working to eliminate duplicate applications and other system issues.
We also have a tutorial called "Deleting old copies of applications (documents opening with the wrong version, program)" that offers several fixes for this issue.
"Deleting old copies of applications (documents opening with the wrong version, program)"
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https://www.cnet.com/news/mac-os-x-10-4-5-10-more-on-epson-printer-problems-processor-performance-setting-missing-more/
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There is nothing like a conflict to prove a brand’s strength. This week we saw two exceptionally strong brands battle it out: Taylor Swift and Apple.
On Sunday, Swift posted a letter to Apple attacking the tech giant’s plan to not pay artists royalties on its new music service, Apple Music, during its three-month trial period. Ten hours later, Apple responded and changed its policy.
This incident highlights the strength of Taylor Swift’s brand. When she takes a stand, other brands respond—even Apple, one of the strongest and wealthiest brands in the world.
Both Swift and Apple deserve credit. Taylor Swift embraced a cause that is important to all musicians, including the “underdog” independent artists. She asked Apple to respond with her voice; she didn’t issue a formal press release. She wrote a letter. It was an exceptionally nice letter. It was also very direct. This is all consistent with Taylor Swift’s brand.
Apple responded quickly and smartly. The company wasted no time taking action, posting its response—on a Sunday, no less, when hardly anyone is in the office.
In the end, both brands emerge stronger. Taylor Swift builds her brand; she demonstrates her considerable power and savvy, while preserving her tone and voice. Apple also emerges stronger. The company appears responsive to Taylor Swift. Apple also builds awareness of its new music streaming product.
Brands converse, just like people do. When great brands interact, both can benefit, even when they fight.
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Ready for a trip back to the Keys?
Netflix has renewed its Florida-set original series "Bloodline" for Season 3. The dark family drama will return next year with 10 new episodes. Stars Kyle Chandler, Linda Cardellini, Sissy Spacek, Norbert Leo Butz, and Ben Mendelsohn are all expected to reprise their roles.
Season 1 explored the troubled dynamics within the Rayburn family and ended with the revelation that John (Chandler) killed his own brother, Danny (Mendelsohn), and siblings Meg (Cardellini) and Kevin (Butz) helped cover it up. Season 2 followed the Rayburns as they fractured over the fallout of Danny's death. In the finale — spoilers ahead! — Kevin committed murder, while John was seen driving away from the Keys, possibly for good.
As Variety noted, season 2 received mixed reviews, which may be why Netflix waited to order a third season. Season 3 is likely to stream sometime next summer.
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2019-04-25T06:31:16Z
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The country singer's "Red Tour" was aglow with sparkles and spectacle on the first of her four-night Staples Center stay.
Taylor Swift, wearing a black hat, white top, black shorts and sparkling, sequined ruby red shoes, appears onstage, smiling, wide-eyed and full of wonder.
"Oh, we're finally back in Los Angeles, aren't we?" she coos into her red bedazzled microphone, sending the crowd of tween and teen girls into fits of high-pitched squeals.
Swift, 23, might look like Goldilocks, but she's very much channeling Wizard of Oz's Dorothy in the early moments of her Red Tour at Staples Center, the first of four sold-out shows in the L.A. arena.
Of course, considering Swift's multi-platinum success -- with four albums under her belt in only six years, she’s landed a colossal 50 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 -- she's clearly not in Kansas anymore, but Swift's amazement at seeing a room full of worshipers remains, even though she long ago sold out her first stadium. Indeed, Swift has been working as a professional singer since she was 16, yet she takes the stage with the sort of open-mouthed awe that makes you feel like she's brand new at this. It's an endearing trait to present to the nearly 14,000 fans who packed Staples.
She peppers her show with stories about her songs, explaining that her fourth studio album -- which was the second biggest-selling album of 2012 in the U.S. and has sold more than six million copies worldwide -- is called Red because it's the color she associates with the emotions of those songs, full of intense love and even more intense heartbreak.
The seven-time Grammy winner's two-hour show goes heavy on theatrical elements, much to the pleasure of the crowd of young women and girls, many dressed in signature Swift outfits and waving their sparkly wands in the air. During her very first song, "State of Grace," the ceiling over the stage explodes in a cascade of sparks. In fact, every number was its own mini-show, ranging from an Old Hollywood femme fatale story for "The Lucky One" to Victorian costumes and masquerade dancers for "I Knew You Were Trouble" and a flying cage carrying Swift high over the audience as she sang "Sparks Fly."
Her strongest performances were the up-tempo songs, which involved plenty of dancers, backup singers and costume changes and focused more on the show rather than her voice. When Swift stripped down to just her and a banjo or piano, such as for "Ours" or "All Too Well," it was more evident that, while her voice has gotten stronger over the years, it still has a habit of faltering or being too soft to hear over the band.
Swift spent quite a bit of time talking to the audience in her sing-songy voice. Before "Mean" she spoke about bullying and how she vowed to never be mean to anyone on purpose after she was treated so poorly as a child. Before "Ours," she revealed that she'd written the love song about a guy who her family thought was bad news (spoiler alert: he was).
But while the stories were an appropriate fit for the audience, they often went two minutes too long and brought down the energy of the show.
A fan of the concert cameo, Swift welcomed two special surprise guests to the Staples stage. X Factor U.K. grad Cher Lloyd joined Swift for "Want U Back" and singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles performed "Brave." Swift also performed her duet "Everything Has Changed" with Ed Sheeran, who had earlier in the night performed a solid set as Swift's opener.
Swift closed out the show with "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," complete with stilt walkers and the night's headliner dressed in a circus ringleader costume. Heart-shaped confetti exploded from the ceiling as Swift exited the stage. There was no encore, despite the teen crowds' pleading screams.
While Swift focused her set primarily on the songs off Red, she had a couple hits in the set from each of her four albums. Some tunes, like "Fifteen," "Speak Now" and "Mine," however, did not make the cut.
No matter how many hits make it onto Swift's set list, her greatest love song might be the one she didn't write at all. Rather, her millions of young fans sing it to her every night. Now that's a happy ending.
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2019-04-24T12:05:39Z
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/taylor-swift-finds-love-los-609674
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Weathering, disintegration or alteration of rock in its natural or original position at or near the Earth’s surface through physical, chemical, and biological processes induced or modified by wind, water, and climate.
During the weathering process the translocation of disintegrated or altered material occurs within the immediate vicinity of the rock exposure, but the rock mass remains in situ. Weathering is distinguished from erosion by the fact that the latter usually includes the transportation of the disintegrated rock and soil away from the site of the degradation. A broader application of erosion, however, includes weathering as a component of the general denudation of all landforms along with wind action and fluvial, marine and glacial processes. The occurrence of weathering at or near the Earth’s surface also distinguishes it from the physical and chemical alteration of rock through metamorphism, which usually takes place deep in the crust at much higher temperatures.
Weathering involves physical, chemical, and biological processes acting separately or, more often, together to achieve the disintegration and decay of rock material. Physical weathering causes the disintegration of rock by mechanical processes and therefore depends on the application of force. Disintegration involves the breakdown of rock into its constituent minerals or particles with no decay of any rock-forming minerals. The principal sources of physical weathering are thermal expansion and contraction of rock, pressure release upon rock by erosion of overlaying materials, the alternate freezing and thawing of water between cracks and fissures within rock, crystal growth within rock, and the growth of plants and living organisms in rock. Rock alteration usually involves chemical weathering in which the mineral composition of the rock is changed, reorganized, or redistributed. The rock minerals are exposed to solution, carbonation, hydration, and oxidation by circulating waters. These effects on the mineral decomposition are added to the effects of living organisms and plants as nutrient extraction to alter rock.
Several factors control the type of weathering and the rate at which rock weathers. The mineralogical composition of a rock will determine the rate of alteration or disintegration. The texture of the rock will affect the type of weathering that is most likely to occur. Fine-grain rock will usually be more susceptible to chemical alteration but less susceptible to physical disintegration. The pattern of joints, fractures, and fissures within rock may provide an avenue for water to penetrate. Thus, shattered and fractured rock masses are more likely to undergo weathering than are monolithic structures. Climate will also control the type and rate of weathering by affecting the likelihood of freeze–thaw cycles and chemical reactions. Chemical weathering is more likely to occur and to be more effective in humid tropical climates, and disintegration of rock from freeze–thaw cycles is more likely to take place and to be more effective in sub-Arctic climates.
Idaho Museum of Natural History - What is Weathering?
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I think this is a companion to my cloudy day post. Just a lot more relaxing.
A year-long time-lapse chronicle of the heavens above San Francisco. If you want to know how this was made, click here.
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Unlimited mobile data with Three for £24 per month, Kindle 6-Inch Display 8th gen under £50, Logitech M720 Triathlon wireless mouse for £32.
12 Month Xbox Live Gold Membership (Xbox One/360) EU region at CDKeys - £29.49 or £28.61 when you Facebook Like CDKeys for 3% off.
Asus Rog Strix 15.6-inch laptop was build for gaming, powered by a seventh generation Intel Core i7 processor and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card. Get lost in engrossing intergalactic adventures or blast your way through hordes of enemies in Full HD, with smooth images, fast load times and no lags. Snag this laptop for just £1089 at eBay Currys PC World store and save yourself £410.
If you are looking for a plan where you can use mobile data with no limits, this plan by Three is for you. It gives a great value for money, as you get everything you need and more (including Go Binge and Go Roam) for just £24 per month when you sign up to Three advanced 12-month plan. Get this deal before it's gone by clicking the link below.
Since the new Kindle is due to be released next month, naturally Amazon reduced the price of 8th generation Kindle with 6-inch display to just £49.99. It's a good offer since this Kindle model was not on offer on any of the major sales last year, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Sekiro is a third-person, action-adventure game with RPG elements, telling a story of hard-hearted warrior with a mission to rescue his master, a young lord, and exact revenge on his arch nemesis.
This game was released on 22 March, 2019, and there is a way to get £15 off your preorder when you purchase it at GAME via Quidco.
Interested? Follow the step-by-step guide to preorder the new Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice below.
If you want to go with other retailers, we've also gathered some deals below.
Intego antivirus is specifically designed to protect your Mac, and it's one of the best antivirus providers to do so in 2019 as ranked by our sister-site PCMag UK. Intego Mac Internet Security X9 will give you the basic protection against malware and unauthorized access, whereas Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 will provide the ultimate defense, parental control and personal backup. You can now save up to 30% off these packages at Intego.
Make your home smarter with RoboVac 11 S robotic vacuum, as it sweeps, vacuums and recharges on its own. Grab this, or any other Eufy products listed below with up to 25% off.
A great discount for a great TV. Get a 49-inch 4K TV by Sony Bravia for just £849 at Currys PC World, where you will also get a free delivery to anywhere in the UK. Alternatively, check out more TV deals below, or check out our roundup for the best TV deals here.
Excited for the new Huawei P30? There's a lot of anticipation for the new Huawei flagship phone this year, with P30 likely to be unveiled on 26th March, even though not much has been officially confirmed yet. You can get the latest news straight to your inbox when you register your interest at Carphone Warehouse and you’ll automatically be entered into a draw to win £1,000 Currys PC World voucher.
A decent TV deal landed at Amazon, which features Samsung 55-inch curved Ultra HD TV (2018) for £799. According to Amazon price tracker Three Camels, the price for this TV has dropped as of this year, giving an average product price of £1,054.00, meaning you will be saving over £255.
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https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/25/uk-daily-deals-xbox-live-gold-for-6-months-under-15-410-off-asus-rog-strix-gl503vs-156-inch-gaming-laptop
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The purpose of this privacy notice is to explain how the University of Oxford ("the University", "we", "our", "us") hold and use personal data about alumni, donors and supporters ("you"), and how we use it for the purposes of fundraising and alumni and supporter relations. The University of Oxford encompasses the University's central and international offices (North America, China and Japan); academic departments, gardens, libraries, and museums. Please see the University's privacy notices relating to other activities and relationships.
Each Oxford college has published its own privacy notices, including for alumni, donors and supporters. To view those notices, please visit your college's website. Development and Alumni Relations teams across the collegiate University work closely together and have aligned our policies around data privacy and our privacy notices to provide clarity for our alumni, donors and supporters.
The University's Development and Alumni Relations teams exist to establish and develop lifelong relationships with and amongst our alumni, donors and supporters. We're here to help you stay connected with each other and with the news, research developments, events, exhibitions, collections and resources, reunions, volunteering opportunities, fundraising priorities and progress updates that are important to you.
We fundraise to ensure that, thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, the University of Oxford, continues to create an inspirational and supportive environment in which students can fulfil their potential, and which motivates our world-leading academic community to drive forward ground-breaking research and innovation.
We, the University, collect information from you in three ways: directly from you during your ongoing relationship with us or with colleges participating in our shared relationship management system (DARS); from publicly available sources; and/or from third parties providing us with services or acting on our behalf.
Health information, including any medical conditions - we may use health information provided by you so we can make reasonable adjustments to improve the service we are able to offer you (e.g. seating or access at an event, dietary requirements, provision of disabled parking, or allocation of accommodation). With your permission, we may also hold health data to ensure our engagement with you is based on a suitable understanding of, and care and respect for, your particular circumstances. For more information please see our vulnerable persons policy.
To ask you for your support for our fundraising programmes, always mindful of fundraising best practice, and according to the fundraising promise.
We may also share relevant data, in appropriate circumstances, with University Sports Clubs and Societies where you are (or were) a member of that club or society.
In the case of colleges that use DARS, the University and colleges are joint "data controllers" of your personal data. This means that if you have questions about your data you can either contact the University or your college and we will liaise as appropriate to respond to your query. A list of participating colleges, including the University, can be found at the Joint Data Controllers page.
The following organisations enable tax-efficient giving to the collegiate University of Oxford, from outside of the UK. Data may be shared by us with these organisations where it relates specifically to donations you have made, or have pledged to donate via these organisations.
The University of Oxford takes precautions to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft and misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure and destruction through the use of appropriate administrative, physical and technical security measures.
The University of Oxford considers its relationship with alumni, donors and supporters to be life-long and we will retain much of your data indefinitely unless you request otherwise. When determining how long we should retain your personal data we take into consideration our legal obligations and tax or accounting rules. If you have pledged a legacy gift, it will be necessary to retain your data until your gift is received, so that we can identify the gift against that pledge. When we no longer need to retain personal information, we ensure it is securely disposed of. We may keep anonymised statistical data indefinitely, but you cannot be identified from such data.
If you have registered with Oxford Alumni Online, either via the central University Alumni Office or via your college, you can login to update your communication preferences at any time.
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Save Yard Décor to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed.
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This page was last updated: Apr-24 05:33. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. See each listing for international shipping options and costs.
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0%75°45°Sunny with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C). Winds E at 5 to 6 mph (8.0 to 9.7 kph).Night - Clear. Winds variable at 3 to 6 mph (4.8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 49 °F (9.4 °C).
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Tonight - Clear. Winds variable at 3 to 6 mph (4.8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 49 °F (9.4 °C).
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency identifies brown spruce longhorn beetle in Memramcook, N.B.
A ban on movement of spruce logs and firewood from the Memramcook area is in effect after the detection of a brown spruce longhorn beetle.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed one single beetle has been found. The agency stated in a press release it is now searching for signs of infestation.
This comes just over a year after CFIA announced N.B. was clear of the bug, adding then that the agency continues to monitor N.B, P.E., N.L., and Quebec to ensure the provinces' trees are beetle-free.
According to Natural Resources Canada, an infestation would mark the first establishment of the beetle in North America outside of Nova Scotia.
The CFIA states the invasive insect comes from Europe. In 1999, it was detected in Halifax’s Point Pleasant Park area where it has since infested thousands of trees. Ten years later, it has been detected on Cape Breton island and elsewhere in N.S.
In 2011, a single beetle was found in Kouchibouguac National Park, however this beetle was thought to have been transported there in firewood.
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2019-04-25T20:23:17Z
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/invasive-brown-spruce-beetle-found-in-memramcook-1.2713672
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Amateur video purportedly shows protesters marching in Damascus and tanks in Homs as the government says the protest threat is receding. Video courtesy of Reuters and photo courtesy of AP. Warning: this video contains some graphic images.
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CON.CA - "Walk by a policeman, and she will know your name, address, criminal record, and with whom you routinely are seen." Photo-id a thing of the past, facial recognition knows who you are immediately.
Professor Bruce Schneier warns that the bleak future of surveillance and automatic facial recognition is already here. Albeit the technology offers a plethora of benefits, a lack of rules limiting its use means that the new technology is already being abused.
Walk into a store, and the salesclerks will know your name. The store's cameras and computers will have figured out your identity, and looked you up in both their store database and a commercial marketing database they've subscribed to. They'll know your name, salary, interests, what sort of sales pitches you're most vulnerable to, and how profitable a customer you are. Maybe they'll have read a profile based on your tweets and know what sort of mood you're in. Maybe they'll know your political affiliation or sexual identity, both predictable by your social media activity. And they're going to engage with you accordingly, perhaps by making sure you're well taken care of or possibly by trying to make you so uncomfortable that you'll leave.
Walk by a policeman, and she will know your name, address, criminal record, and with whom you routinely are seen. The potential for discrimination is enormous, especially in low-income communities where people are routinely harassed for things like unpaid parking tickets and other minor violations. And in a country where people are arrested for their political views, the use of this technology quickly turns into a nightmare scenario.
"The energy that used to go into open classism and racism now goes into disparaging people’s grammar."
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2019-04-23T13:02:18Z
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http://con.ca/view/news/11393-Walk-by-a-policeman-and-she-will-know-your-name-address-criminal-record-and-with-whom-you-routinely-are-seen
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Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was the 33rd president of the United States. He was born in Lamar, Missouri and grew up on a farm near Independence, Missouri. Truman served in World War I and saw action on the battlefield. He married Elizabeth (Bess) Wallace in 1919; they had one daughter, Margaret.
Active in local Democratic politics, he was elected United States senator in 1934 and reelected in 1940. Truman attained national distinction as chairman of a committee investigating government spending during World War II. In 1944, he was nominated for vice president and elected with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945, propelled Truman into the presidency at the critical period of the final days of World War II. After the fighting in Europe ended on May 8, Truman sanctioned the use of the atomic bomb against Japan at Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9. On August 14, Japan surrendered.
Truman's domestic program, fundamentally an extension of President Franklin Roosevelt's “New Deal,” was obstructed by the revitalization of the Republicans, who gained control of Congress in 1946. Escalating frictions with the USSR caused the so-called “Cold War.” President Truman took progressively stringent positions. The Truman Doctrine of 1947 was targeted at shielding Greece and Turkey from Communist control. The Marshall Plan in 1947 was created to achieve the economic recovery of Western Europe. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization of 1949 was a multinational defense strategy.
Harry Truman won an astonishing victory over Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. Foreign affairs also dictated his second term, principally United States participation in the Korean War. President Truman did not run for reelection in 1952 and instead retired to his home in Independence, Missouri. As President, his controversial deeds were his decision to use the atomic bomb, the "loss" of China to the Communists, and his sacking of General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. He was widely respected for his plain talking and for his capability to make tough decisions.
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This paper presents a questionnaire instrument to evaluate designs of a mobile phone and a multimedia player. The study adopted a bottom up approach by interviewing 20 participants using Kelly's Repertory Grid Technique. This resulted in two sets of 200 personal constructs participants considered relevant when evaluating a set of 15 designs for each device. Two initial questionnaire instruments were developed and their validity was examined in a survey among 156 university students. In the interview, data was also collected about participants' attitude, social norm and their intention to select a design. This data was used to develop two statistical models. These models suggest that beliefs about the preference of participants social reference group, such as peers, had a small, but significant impact on the users' selection on the more publicly noticeable mobile phone, but failed to have a significant impact on the selection of designs for the more private multimedia player.
Repertory grid analysis, instrument, evaluation, attitude, social norm, theory of reasoned action.
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Gary T. Marx is Professor Emeritus from M.I.T. He has worked in the areas of race and ethnicity, collective behavior and social movements, law and society and surveillance studies.
He is the author of Protest and Prejudice, The Harvest of Racism (with others), Undercover: Police Surveillance in America, Windows Into the Soul: Surveillance and Society in an Age of High technology, and Collective Behavior and Social Movements (with Doug McAdam); and editor of Racial Conflict: Tension and Change in American Society, Muckraking Sociology, Undercover: Police Surveillance in Comparative Perspective (with C. Fijnaut) and other books. With Norman Goodman, he revised Society Today and edited Sociology: Popular and Classical Approaches. Undercover received the Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and Marx was named the American Sociological Association's Jensen Lecturer for 1989-1990. He received the Distinguished Scholar Award from its section on Crime, Law and Deviance, the Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association, the Bruce C. Smith Award for research achievement, the W.E.B. Dubois medal, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems, the inaugural Outstanding Achievement Award from the Surveillance Studies Network, the William F. Ogburn Career Achievement Award, CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award 2017, the Goffman Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Social Interaction, and the William F. Ogburn Career Achievement Award. In 2017 he was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In 1992 he was the inaugural Stice Memorial Lecturer in residence at the University of Washington and he has been a UC Irvine Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellow, the A.D. Carlson Visiting Distinguished Professor in the Social Sciences at West Virginia University, the Hixon-Riggs Visiting Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Harvey Mudd College, a Ferdinand Braudel Fellow at the European University Institute, and a fellow at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society. Major works in progress are books on new forms of surveillance and social control across borders. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.
In recent decades he has been working on surveillance issues, illustrating how and why surveillance is neither good nor bad, but context and comportment make it so. He has sought to create a conceptual map of new ways of collecting, analyzing, communicating and using personal information. Explanation and evaluation require a common language for the identification and measurement of surveillance's fundamental properties and contexts (e.g., the new surveillance, surveillance society, maximum security society, surveillance creep; surveillance slack, the softening of surveillance, the myth of surveillance, neutralization and counter-neutralization, and four basic surveillance contexts: coercion, contracts, care and the cross cutting, unprotected "publicly" available data.) The richness of the empirical must be disentangled and parsed into categories which can be measured. Articles on this site, www.garymarx.net, illustrate this (reviews of the latest book are posted here). His empirical and theoretical studies on topics such as covert policing, computer matching and profiling, work monitoring, drug testing, location monitoring, Caller-Id and communications manners are not above the occasional stoop to humor. The work argues for the need to understand current surveillance practices within specific settings in light of history, culture, social structure and the give and take of interaction and to appreciate (if not necessarily welcome) the ironies, paradoxes, trade-offs and value conflicts which limit the best laid plans. Mushrooms do well in the dark, but so does injustice. Sunlight may bring needed accountability through visibility, but it can also blind and burn; and unlevel playing fields, like the Dude, tend to endure.
His work has appeared or been reprinted in over 300 books, monographs and periodicals, and has been translated into Belorussian, Chinese, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and other languages. He has written 12 introductions to colleague's books and published 16 co-authored works with his students His articles have appeared in academic journals such as American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Problems, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Journal of Social Issues, Theory and Society, Annual Review of Sociology, Annual Review of Law and Social Science, The Berkeley Journal of Sociology, Conflitti Globali, Policing, American Behavioral Scientist, Contemporary Psychology, Rutgers Journal of Law and Urban Policy, Yale Law Review, Michigan Law Review, International Annals of Criminology, International Political Sociology, Urban Life, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Sociology and Social Research, Crime and Delinquency, Victimology, Computer Software Law Journal, Crime and Justice Systems Annual, Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, Policing and Society, Justice Quarterly, Criminal Justice Ethics, Crime, Law and Social Change, Telecommunications Policy, Communications of the ACM, Science and Engineering Ethics, Social Justice, The American Sociologist, The Information Society, Ethics and Information Technology, Surveillance and Society, Sociological Quarterly, Knowledge Technology and Policy, Intelligence and National Security, Law and Social Inquiry, The Asia Pacific Review, Lex Electronica, Criminologie, The Ottawa Journal of Law and Technology, Cahiers Politiestudies, Theoretical Criminology, and Secrecy.
He has also written for popular sources including: California Monthly, Computerworld, Abacus, The Nation, The New Republic, Dissent, The Harvard Business Review, Society, Psychology Today, Saturday Review, Race Today, The Futurist, Technology Review, The Whole Earth Review Magazine, The UNESCO Courier, California Lawyer, The Responsive Community, Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book Encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, The Encyclopedia of Democracy, The Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, The Encyclopedia of Violence, The Encyclopedia of Ethical Issues in Politics and the Media, The Encyclopedia of Police Science, The International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Encyclopedia of Social Theory, The Encyclopedia of Privacy, The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, The Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements, The International Handbook of Surveillance Studies, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Consumers and Consumption, Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, The Privacy Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, Newsday, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The [London] Times Higher Education Supplement. He has participated in and helped to develop a number of radio and television documentaries.
Beyond MIT, he has taught at Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Colorado. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of California at San Diego, Santa Barbara and Irvine, Wellesley College, Boston College, Boston University, the Schools of Criminal Justice at SUNY/Albany and Florida State University, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois, Eastern Kentucky University, the Universities of Leuven and Louvain-La-Neuve, the Technical University of Vienna, the Onati Institute (Spain), Nankai University (PRC), the University of Puerto Rico, Université Laval, Quebec, and Vrije Universiteit Brussels; and he has been a visiting scholar at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Arizona State, the University of Washington, West Virginia University, the Rockefeller Center in Bellagio, the Max Planck Institute at Freiburg, and the European University Institute in Fiesole. He has given a large number of talks at American, European and Asian universities. He has taught in sociology, social relations, political science, law, psychology, urban studies and technology, science, and society departments.
He has been a research associate at the Harvard-MIT Joint Center for Urban Studies and Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Center, and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (1987-88; 1996-97) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (1997-98). In 1970, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship, and he has received grants from the National Institute of Justice, National Science Foundation, the Twentieth Century Fund, the Whiting Foundation, and the German government. He has been a consultant to, or served on panels for, national commissions, the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Science Committee, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, the General Accounting Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, the Justice Department, and other federal agencies; state and local governments, the European Community and European Parliament, the Canadian House of Commons, The National Academy of Sciences, SSRC, The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the U.K. Association of Chief Police Officers, public interest groups, foundations and think tanks. He is a longstanding member of the Sociological Research Association, and a widely experienced teacher and lecturer.
He has been on the executive council of the American Sociological Association (and has sat on the committees, or chaired, three of its sections) and on the executive committee of the Eastern Sociological Society. He has been an associate editor, or on the editorial board of, The American Sociological Review, Social Problems, The Annual Review of Sociology, The Berkeley Journal of Sociology,The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Politics and Society, Qualitative Sociology, Crime, Law and Social Change, Studies in Law, Politics and Society, Justice Quarterly, Criminology, Journal of Contingencies And Crisis Management, The Information Society, Policing and Society, The American Sociologist, Ethics and Information Technology, Critical Media Studies, Surveillance and Society, International Political Sociology, Identity in the Information Society, The International Journal of Intelligence Ethics, and Secrecy. He has been book review essay editor for Sociological Forum; and editor of a Plenum book series on public policy.
He is listed in Who's Who In America and Who's Who in the World.
For additional biographical information on Prof. Gary T. Marx, please refer to these posted articles.
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Demolition and development have been the natural processes of New. York. For some it has meant profit and dynamism, for others the loss of their homes and way of life. The loss has been great for the city, too, terms of neighborhoods. and services, but it was not until recently that the relationship between community health and the city's survival was perceived as anything more than a set of real estate transactions.
New York has finally understood this urban equation, and has taken action. Last year, five Neighborhood Preservation Areas were named. This week, the City Planning Commission has held hearings on a plan for one of the most critical sites—the Clinton neighborhood on the midtown West Side.
Clinton is threatened by two things: the very real, immediate environmental problems of the proposed new Convention Center, such as traffic and air pollution, and the even more permanently damaging reality and pros pect of land speculation spurred by its midtown location and the imminent Convention Center construction. The related abuses of stores and buildings left vacant or structures destroyed for parking lots because that makes land more negotiable are already clearly visible.
The threat is to a stable community that exists only by virtue of an irreplaceable makeup. This is an oldfashioned, mixed‐use, walk‐to‐work neighborhood’ of extraordinary health, value and resiliency. There are older, low‐cost housing units affordable by blue‐collar families, a support structure of jobs and industries, lively streets of shops and services, and a good part of the city's restaurant and entertainment business with related employment. All will be wiped out if the normal New York development takes place.
The conservation plan prepared by the city and the community could prevent this from happening. The core of the residential area would be off limits to builders, with no demolition of sound housing allowed, while an ingenious transfer of zoning rights would permit largescale peripheral development and mandate the return benefits and subsidies to the older section.
This is good planning and good sense. Not only the proposal socially and’ economically viable in terms of. keeping a community alive, but it is humane in its housing policy and sophisticated in its urban objectives. It emphasizes those things that are increasingly found to be the heart and soul of a city—its people and its places. Planning Commission approval should be followed by Board of Estimate acceptance of the plan.
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The town draws its name from the Broaddus family, settlers in the late 1800s that originally homesteaded where the town is now situated. The Trautman family gifted the 80 acres for the township site when Broadus became the seat of the newly formed Powder River County in 1919. As a condition of the gift, a stipulation was included that the Broadus streets must be designed wide enough to turn a four horse team and wagon. Today, the business situated on those wide streets offer lodging, dining, Montana handcrafted gifts, antiques, clothing, western wear and tack, groceries, hardware and more. Services include ATM, veterinary clinic, airport, and emergency medical care. Visit the Powder River Historical Museum & Mac's Museum, Powder River Wildlife Museum, Rolling Hills Golf Course, Cottonwood Park and attend many exciting community events.
Powder River Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture office is located in the Visitor Information Center at the Rest Area on 2 Scale Road east of Broadus off Highways 212/59. Open seasonally from May – September.
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https://www.visitmt.com/listings/general/chamber-of-commerce/powder-river-chamber-of-commerce-agriculture.html
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Along the Malecón. Pictures and stories from Cuba.
Media Jungle. A site for my students at Flagler College.
Tracey Eaton Photography. A photo portfolio.
Eaton’s Contently page. Work samples.
Eaton’s Clippings.me page. Work samples.
Vimeo channel. Videos by Tracey Eaton.
YouTube channel. Videos by Tracey Eaton.
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NEW YORK — Stumped about holiday gifts? Reach for the stuff of life itself.
Gifts made of or merely related to DNA have multiplied over the last several years as interest in genealogy has picked up. You’ve got your basics, like coffee mugs and T-shirts with ye old double helix on them, but there are other things to order, wrap up and hand over as gifts.
Yes, we’re talking saliva for the holidays. Oprah Winfrey was taken by one kit in particular, the Ancestry kit from a company called 23andMe . She put the kit on her 2017 list of her favourite things. According to some reviews, the kit has a good number of features, as does one from Ancestry.com, which boasts the world’s largest DNA network to reveal ancestors and where they came from.
The 23andMe company, named for the 23 chromosomes in human DNA, also has a health kit to identify genetic risks and whether a person is a carrier of certain inherited conditions.
The process of saliva collection is painless and straightforward at 23andMe, starting at buying the kit for $99. A gift recipient would then register at the company’s website, spit into a tube provided and return the sample with a prepaid label and box.
Because who doesn’t want to know the genetic makeup of man’s best friend.
For $199, a company called Embark makes a dog DNA test that generates a report it says will identify everything from geographic origin to personality traits through the tracking of more than 200,000 genetic markers.
Another company, Orivet Genetic Pet Care, will do the same, including disease screening, breed identification and purebred profiles, including parentage confirmation, for $85.
The company DNA11 has been around since 2005. It produces via a mouth swab method of DNA collection colorful framed canvas art for hanging and smaller versions for desk display based on the samples. Several size options are available, as are a range of colour schemes. Prices range from $199 to $649.
The DNA of several people can be combined into one canvas or split into two screens for couples. The company delivers to 29 countries.
Who doesn’t need a scarf crafted around one’s genetic code? A London company, Dotone.io, will help a gifter out , partnering with another company, Helix, to provide a testing kit and instructions on how a gift recipient can get it done in colorful yarns.
Everything is on Helix.com. The DNA kit is $80 and the one-of-a-kind knitted scarf is $149.99.
Colours can be selected to represent each of four DNA bases: adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine. The machine washable scarves are a mix of Italian wool and acrylics.
Each scarf comes with a card detailing 33 genetic traits based on the saliva sample submitted for analysis. It also comes with a booklet that explains the basics of DNA and how the subject’s DNA was translated to create the pattern on the scarf.
Key chains, double helix lamps, jewelry and wall prints — the DNA gift options are endless. One black coffee mug with a green, blue and red double helix design says it all: “Stop Copying Me!” Available on Amazon for $17.95.
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2019-04-25T06:22:46Z
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https://nationalpost.com/pmn/life-pmn/give-the-gift-of-lifes-building-blocks-for-the-holidays
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Posted June 7, 2012, in News.
The following clarifies the two scenarios that apply relative to teacher certification in math, grades N-12. There is no certification necessary to teach at the community college level.
If the student already posseses teaching certification in any area, the student needs to complete 30 coherent credits in 640 math, 12 of which must at or above the 300 level for an extra license. No methods and issures course in math is required, though one course is recommended. This process does not involve the Teacher Prep Program under Mr. Rainey. The student can apply at large at a county superintendent’s office. The 30 credits in math for the masters qualify for this requirement.
If the candidate has no certification in any area, but has a BS/BA degree and is pursuing a masters in our math program, then he/she must complete 30 credits in math, 12 of which are to be at or above the 300 level and he/she must apply to the Teacher Prep Program under the directorship of Don Rainey. There the student must complete all the requirements for certification. These are listed on a worksheet that can be picked up in Don Rainey’s office in B34 of Armitage Hall.
If there are any questions you can contact Jo Johansen at (856) 225-6091 on MWF at 12:30 or at home at (856) 767-0924.
Page last updated by Department of Mathematical Sciences at 10:11 am August 23, 2018 .
This page was printed from http://math.camden.rutgers.edu/2012/06/07/1418/ at 4:43 AM Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
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We've been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a brand new Black Club experience! Free decks, new swag and much much more. 2015 is going to be an exciting year.
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http://forums.ellusionist.com/showthread.php?99009-The-New-Black-Club&s=84ceeab788fd2c123ef50775a3072132
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Apple On FBI iPhone Request: 'The Founders Would Be Appalled' : The Two-Way Apple and the FBI head into a court hearing on March 22 in the dispute over access to a locked iPhone. In its last filing before then, Apple says the government is stretching laws to fit the case.
Apple says the government "attempts to rewrite history" with its request for help unlocking an iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters by stretching the law far wider than the Constitution and the lawmakers have intended.
"The Founders would be appalled," Apple wrote in its last court filing before it squares off against the government in federal court in California at a hearing on March 22.
"The government ... contends that because this Court issued a valid search warrant, it can order innocent third parties to provide any service the government deems 'necessary' or 'appropriate' to accomplish the search."
The FBI is asking Apple to write software that would lift security features preventing the FBI from cracking the passcode on the phone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in the San Bernardino shooting on Dec. 2.
As its legal basis, the FBI's court order relies on the All Writs Act, a broad 1789 law that gives courts power to, among other things, compel companies' cooperation in investigations and has been used by the government for that purpose.
Apple argues that the U.S. attorneys are misinterpreting prior cases and their application of the law is overreaching: "The government attempts to rewrite history by portraying the Act as an all-powerful magic wand rather than the limited procedural tool it is," Apple's lawyers write, comparing the request to "conscription" of the company and its employees that would "pose a severe threat" to Apple's autonomy.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that writing software to comply with the FBI's request would be creating the equivalent of cancer, as the company says it would amount to a master key that could undermine security of other iPhones. Apple's position has garnered support from dozens of civil liberties groups and tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Intel.
"Under the government's view, the state could force an artist to paint a poster, a singer to perform a song, or an author to write a book, so long as its purpose was to achieve some permissible end, whether increasing military enrollment or promoting public health. ... The First Amendment does not permit such a wholesale derogation of Americans' right not to speak."
U.S. Attorneys, in their latest court filing, argued that Apple has "overblown" security fears linked to the unlocking of the specific iPhone, using them as a "diversion" from what they describe as a very modest and targeted request. The Justice Department has the support of a number of law enforcement groups and relatives of San Bernardino shooting victims.
Both sides have acknowledged that the matter is ultimately a dispute over precedent: what should be the scope of government's power to compel the cooperation of an unwilling tech company to gain access to encrypted information.
FBI Director James Comey has warned that encryption is creating, for the first time in U.S. history, "warrantproof" spaces where investigators can't reach even with a probable cause warrant. Apple argues this the issue should be settled by lawmakers and not courts. President Obama has urged parties and their supporters to avoid absolutist views.
In a statement on Tuesday, Justice Department spokeswoman Emily Pierce said the Constitution and the three branches of government should be entrusted to strike the balance between people's rights to privacy and to safety and justice. "The Constitution and the laws of the United States do not vest that power in a single corporation," she said.
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2019-04-18T19:24:32Z
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Kids are creatures of habit. You spend their all-important first years getting them (and you, slovenly, eat-cereal-for-dinner you) into a healthy routine. After you get the hang of the whole parenting thing, evenings go like clockwork from the first slap of the plastic dinner tray to the gurgle of bath suds down the drain and the assembly line of jammies, stories, lullaby and lights out.
Deviate from this schedule at your peril.
But everybody needs to rock their world sometime, even Scaredy Squirrel, who never ventures from his nut tree. Talk about obsessive-compulsive--Watt illustrates a list of horrors that lurk in the unknown, from green Martians to sharks. It's a smallish book, about six inches square, and she makes brilliant use of every inch, from the lists of the pros and cons of never leaving his treetop home, to an inventory of what's in his emergency kit.
We don't so much visit Scaredy Squirrel as dissect his neuroses up close, point by point, phobia by phobia, using repetition to hilarious effect, both in writing and in the charcoal pencil and acrylic illustrations.
Then he falls out of that dang tree. Wouldn't you know it, he turns out to be a flying squirrel. There's a lesson here that's just perfect for your kid's first attempt at swimming or gymnastics or anything else that gets them out of their comfort zone.
After you pick up the pieces, of course.
This book won a 2006 Cybils for Best Fiction Picture Book.
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Inspired by The Lord of the Rings™ trilogy, Paul Badali designed Nenya ® using the beautiful leaves of Lothlorien™. As a life long fan of JRR Tolkien, Paul J. Badali has envisioned the design for the Elven Ring of Power owned by Galadriel™. The ring is handcrafted in 10k white gold and set with a 1ct. (6.5mm) round faceted lab grown sapphire. The discounted Nenya is available in select US sizes on a first come, first served basis. See our regular Nenya listing for all available ring sizes, gemstones, and options. The ring is officially licensed Lord of the Rings jewelry with Middle-earth Enterprises.
Nenya is described as being made of Mithril™, a silver colored metal. Our Nenya design features the leaves of the trees found in Lothlorien. Tolkien loved the European Beech and described the leaves of Lothlorien looking the same as the beech tree. The ring measures approximately 8 mm (5/16") from top to bottom and the back of the band measures approximately 2.8 mm (1/8") wide. Nenya weighs approximately 4.4 grams, weight will vary with size. The inside of band is stamped with our makers mark, copyright, and 10k.
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Weird and nice game. Thanks Zanlanz youre best! <3!
Haha thanks! It's a 2D tribute to Notch's Ludum Dare game "Prelude of the Chambered" :D!
Yeah I wasn't the best at collision back then. Thankfully you can slowly back out of walls in this game, though!
Good job, here are some ideas to help.
I thought your game was amazing, the hand-eye coordination of it though, was tough to deal with. If you could add a "zoom out" button, that would act as a map, making the character stop. Also, adding a mute button never hurts, aswell as the choice to pause the game, and if you are going to make a longer game: then a save and menu button would be neccesary. Also, I know how to solve the problem of the slipping in and out of the barrier rocks- you can expand that "0" space where you cannot walk through by 2 millimeters or so, or just simpy make the edges of the "0" space curved, if your flash maker allows you to. Otherwise, this game was great because of its simplicity, maze interactiveness, and alot less glitching than platformers. The movement of the character was attatched to the view, which was what I didn't like. But anyway, this game was truthfully amazing ;D -Votes 4.
I didn't make it with any game maker though. I like the map idea a bit, but that would be a lot of work.
I don't see the point in pausing though, but I could add save/load if I add more.
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https://www.newgrounds.com/reviews/portal/579248/2/score/1
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All Designs are sized to fit the 4x4 embroidery area unless stated otherwise.
All designs are sold on an individual basis. Prices are below the picture of each design.
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2019-04-24T06:49:46Z
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http://atozdesigns.tripod.com/babyi.htm
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Arts
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Shopping
| 0.984772 |
marlboro
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Marlboro College accepts transfer credits for liberal arts courses taken at an accredited college or university if the courses are comparable in content, nature, and intensity to courses offered at Marlboro College and have a grade of C- (1.67) or better. After an applicant has been admitted the Registrar will review previous college transcripts and notify the applicant regarding which credits will transfer. Further questions can be addressed to the Registrar's Office at registrar@marlboro.edu or (802) 251-7609.
Students who have studied abroad must present official documentation to the Admissions Office (incoming students) or the Registrar's Office (current students) in order for credits to transfer to Marlboro. All credentials, except for exceptions listed below, must be evaluated by an official evaluation organization; that organization will then submit its report to Marlboro College. The costs of the evaluation and postage are borne by the student. Exceptions to this policy include official transcripts in English bearing American grading and credit standards (e.g., American colleges and study abroad programs through American colleges) and official transcripts in English using ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) standards.
Students may find evaluation services online. Some standard organizations, with their websites, are listed below. Students should request "course-by-course" service. Current prices are listed below (most include standard postage, with rush service additional).
Please contact the Registrar's office for information about deadlines for transferring credit.
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2019-04-22T00:04:45Z
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https://www.marlboro.edu/node/3639
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Arts
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Arts
| 0.939804 |
smithsonianmag
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© Brian Holmes. All rights reserved.
Date Uploaded: Nov. 4, 2008, 8:45 a.m.
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2019-04-20T16:29:35Z
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/detail/people/grown-up-drilling-showing-my-nephew-trying-his-hand-at-woodworking/?ordering=-uploaded_at&filters=
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Arts
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Reference
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eventful
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Frames USA & Art Gallery presents "Matt Stock: The Wilds of the Everglades." Opening night is February 22, 2019. Local art and photography lovers will be able to marvel at the unique and vibrant photography of the visionary photographer Matt Stock. Attendees will also enjoy refreshments and light bites sponsored by Carolina Ale House nearby. All of Stock's photography is on sale and guests will have the opportunity to talk with the artist about his work and vision. The exhibition will run through March 18. Guests who RSVP on Eventbrite get a free gift!
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We're generating custom event recommendations for you based on Matt Stock: The Wilds of th... right now!
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2019-04-24T20:35:59Z
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http://miami.eventful.com/events/matt-stock-wilds-everglades-/E0-001-122529542-7
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Arts
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Arts
| 0.443369 |
cox
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TV What DVR model will I get?
What DVR model will I get?
I’m a current internet customer looking into adding TV but I’m curious what DVR is used for either record 6 or record 2? For my setup I really only need the record 2 although the extra storage on record 6 might be nice. Is cox using the Cisco 9865 for the record 6 and the 8742 for record 2? If so, an recommendations?
Is there a difference in rental fees? If so, it appears the 8742 has an active eSATA port. If not, go with the higher internal capacity.
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2019-04-19T11:31:18Z
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http://forums.cox.com/forum_home/tv_forum/f/tv-forum/22742/what-dvr-model-will-i-get
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Arts
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Shopping
| 0.953138 |
vanderbilt
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William Murrell is a seventh-year graduate student studying medieval Islamic history with a focus on Muslim-Christian relations in the medieval Eastern Mediterranean. His dissertation research explores the role of interpreters and translators in facilitating intercultural contact between Muslims, Latin Christians, and Eastern Christians in Crusader Syria. His advisor is Dr. David Wasserstein. He can be reached at william.s.murrell@vanderbilt.edu.
B.A. in French and History from Lipscomb University in 2009 and an MSt in Medieval History from the University of Oxford (University College) in 2011.
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2019-04-25T14:02:01Z
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https://as.vanderbilt.edu/history/bio/william-murrell
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Arts
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Arts
| 0.937993 |
wolfram
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Wolfram Support Quick Answers : What are Wolfram Finance Platform 2.1 system requirements?
What are Wolfram Finance Platform 2.1 system requirements?
GPU: To use Wolfram Finance Platform’s built-in GPU computing capabilities, you’ll need a dual-precision graphics card that supports OpenCL or CUDA, such as many cards from NVIDIA, AMD, and others.
Wolfram Finance Platform 2.1 is available on Windows.
Wolfram Finance Platform for Linux and Mac coming soon. Bloomberg is available on Windows platform only.
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2019-04-20T22:43:37Z
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http://support.wolfram.com/kb/22799
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Arts
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Computers
| 0.984166 |
wordpress
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So… that’s what I’m going to talk about today. This is what anxiety feels like.
Ohai. I figured it was time to blog this dress/sweater situation, because I’ve always gravitated back into it since it came out. I’m a sucker for a good cropped sweater, though… and the fit of any Blueberry dress is to DIE for… so here you go. If you somehow live under a rock and didn’t know this release was a thing… scroll down.
Ok. So. I’m going to start this post by saying… sorry, not sorry. Everything I say in here is, and always has been, solely my opinion. That’s what my blog is for. To share my passion for photos and fashion in SL, along with my own personal thoughts about whatever is going on in my life at the moment.
And what’s going on in my life right now is all this Backdrop City drama.
Are You the cure or are You the disease?
So… I took and edited these pictures yesterday… and then got distracted, so I never did the post. Oops.
Also, Merry Belated Christmas and Happy Belated New Year, since I haven’t blogged since both of those holidays have passed. I kinda got caught up in the holidays around in RL, the end of the POE 10 hunt in SL, and then my muse just… took a vacation. Like, I couldn’t look at things in my inventory – bought or otherwise – and figure out something I wanted to put together.
I spent weeks in the same outfit, and I was lucky if I even changed colors. LOL. That was the point I was at before yesterday.
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2019-04-23T04:17:16Z
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https://tiviinglewood.wordpress.com/2018/01/
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Arts
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Shopping
| 0.366937 |
wlu
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The University Library is comprised of Leyburn Library and Telford Science Library and serves the undergraduate schools of the College and the Williams School.
The Wilbur C. Hall Law Library serves the Law School and is located in Sydney Lewis Hall.
Leyburn Library and Telford Library are open 24 hours a day when classes are in session. Alternate hours apply during summer, breaks, and holidays. University ID cards are needed to access the buildings between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
Coffee, other hot and cold drinks, and snacks are available in Leyburn Library's Book Nook.
The University Library collections include over 725,000 volumes, thousands of periodicals in print and electronic form and other electronic sources (including electronic article alert services), microforms, video in DVD and VHS formats, music CD's, and selected print and electronic newspapers.
The University Library is a selective Federal Depository Library for U.S. Government publications, as is the W&L law library.
Leyburn Library also houses rare books, manuscripts, specialized local history and University history materials in our Special Collections.
Most books and videos are arranged by the Library of Congress classification system, periodicals are shelved alphabetically by title, and the Federal Depository publications are shelved by the SuDocs system.
The University's Integrative and Quantitative (IQ) Center is located on the second floor of the Telford Science Library. Featuring the latest technology and instruments, the Center is devoted to data acquisition, data storage, computation, visual imaging and innovative teaching methods. The 4,841 square foot facility incorporates five different spaces: The Analytical Instruments Suite, a "Traditional" Computer Visualization Lab, a 3D High-Performance Visualization Lab, a Physical/Mechanical Experimentation Lab and a Large Format and 3D Printing Room.
The law library is open 24 hours a day when classes are in session. University ID cards are needed to access the building between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
The Law Library's Scholarly Commons repository preserves the scholarship, publications, historical documents, and selected records of the law school and makes them available to the public.
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2019-04-18T22:38:24Z
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https://www.wlu.edu/academics/academic-resources/libraries
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Arts
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Science
| 0.940968 |
thisisbigbrother
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Voted Michael, Julian, Paddy and Martin. Would add Paula, Jasmine, Tara and Cheryl.
Last edited by Jake.; 29-01-2013 at 12:12 PM.
i just voted for my faves of each season. Jedward helped that series but goddamn those two are annoying dicks. cant stand their voices. if i was Ben on BB11 at the time those douchers showed up and i was pushed out of the way like that i might have a lawsuit on my hands. i havent heard bout them since BB thank god lol. though it probably helps in live in the US for that.
Last edited by TheManWhoLaughs; 29-01-2013 at 01:23 PM.
OMG, I forgot about Paula s0b.
Yeah I definitely preferred her over Rylan, was gutted she went first.
What ******ing dullard voted Natalie Cassidy?
Natasha Giggs should be there instead btw.
Last edited by Patrick; 29-01-2013 at 04:50 PM.
Last edited by Me. I Am Salman; 29-01-2013 at 05:06 PM.
LOL. What did Natasha Giggs do?
Last edited by Scotty07; 29-01-2013 at 06:39 PM.
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2019-04-22T18:39:14Z
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http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220330
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Arts
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Reference
| 0.158579 |
india-forums
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A story of everyday lives; as arranged marriages have always been the order of the day in our community.
Concept & Story: Saravanan Meenatchi is a story of love, life and marriage; as the title establishes; the story revolves around the lives of the two characters Saravanan and Meenatchi.
The two characters Saravanan and Meenatchi are poles apart in terms of personality, background, attitudes towards life etc., Saravanan is a Chennai based Radio Jockey from an affluent family who loves Life and loves to live "Larger than Life"; living every moment. On other hand Meenatchi is a small town girl from near Thirunelveli; working as teacher in a small school. With all the mannerism of a small town girl; Meenachi is shy & well mannered; but also extremely independent.
The story begins as the two families of Saravanan & Meenatchi meet to for the traditional "visiting of the girl's house"; but things go wrong; and an enemity rises between the two families and the wedding doesn't happen. As their lives continue after that incident; Saravanan and Meenatchi find themselves falling in love with some twist of fate. The couple then decides to face all odds; convince their families and get married. But fate has something else stored for the lead pair; as its not the happily ever after that they imagined. Love blossoms; Differences arise in the couple; families are involved. Will the couple make up their differences, will true love prevail, were decisions taken in haste forms the crux of the story. A story of everyday lives; as arranged marriages have always been the order of the day in our community.
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2019-04-23T14:48:30Z
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https://www.india-forums.com/topic_index.asp?FID=709
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Arts
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Society
| 0.744477 |
wordpress
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Can we say a prayer for you? Please complete the attached contact form with details of the need we should pray for. We will share your request with our prayer network.
Please also see the back of our service sheet for others who need our prayers too.
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2019-04-26T00:45:50Z
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https://christchurchwarley.wordpress.com/christian-life/prayers/
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Arts
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Reference
| 0.968555 |
sunset
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Brighten up your home with painted containers, creative candleholders, floral lamps, and more. Make your garden greener with a lovely rabbit or a compost bin. And if the Easter Bunny leaves you with too many eggs, we’ve got solutions for that too.
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2019-04-23T17:27:57Z
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https://www.sunset.com/home/weekend-projects/12-spring-projects
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Arts
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Recreation
| 0.346849 |
nsw
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Unlock your creativity at LEGO® JAM! Looking for some fun activities for the kids these school holidays? Then why not come along to LEGO® JAM at Cabarita Conservatory! Get together with the whole family to create LEGO® in the play zone.
Register for the Smart City Model Competition here before 12 April 2019 to be in the running to win a prize. Then drop off your LEGO® creation to Council Chambers at 1a Marlborough Street Drummoyne on 12 April 2019.
Register for the Smart City Model Competition.
No registrations necessary to drop in for LEGO® JAM at Cabarita Conservatory.
Register online to enter the Smart City Model Competition at bit.ly/CCBLegoJam before 12 April 2019 to be in the running to win a prize.
Winners will be announced on the Sunday 14 April 2019 at 1pm by Councillor Marian Parnaby.
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2019-04-24T00:00:25Z
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https://www.canadabay.nsw.gov.au/event/lego-jam
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Arts
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Recreation
| 0.485289 |
ky
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It pays to film in Kentucky with such great tax incentives.
If you spend this, you'll get something in return.
Being in close proximity to other cities, Kentucky can deliver all the resources you need.
We're at the center of all your production needs.
We have summer, spring, winter, and fall.
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2019-04-23T10:36:35Z
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http://filmoffice.ky.gov/
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Arts
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Business
| 0.942875 |
google
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Mephisto is a dungeon crawling card game where players compete to collect monster souls for the archdemon Mephistopheles.
Set up the game in seconds - just shuffle the deck and you’re ready to play.
Build up crazy combos and unleash them on unsuspecting monsters in the dungeon.
Barely bigger than a deck of playing cards yet supports 1-4 players right out of the box!
Want to stay updated on release information or giveaways? Please subscribe to my email list.
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2019-04-21T16:34:47Z
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https://sites.google.com/view/mephisto/home
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Arts
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Games
| 0.960246 |
warwick
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I have a background in Physics. I joined MOAC because I’m interested in applying physical principles such as statistical mechanics and emergent complexity to biological systems.
Simulations of the cellular cytoskeleton. At the request of the project supervisor further details are confidential.
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2019-04-23T20:38:15Z
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https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/moac/people/students/2009/edward_harry
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Arts
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Science
| 0.987504 |
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