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[10:30:00] RYAN BROWNE, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: And now of course this attack left four U.S. soldiers dead and two wounded as well as five Nigerian troops killed. But even after providing this timeline General Dunford acknowledged that there were additional questions that remained unanswered.
GEN. JOSEPH DUNFORD JR., CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF: Did the mission of U.S. forces change during the operation? Did our forces have adequate intelligence, equipment and training? Was there a pre- mission assessment of the threat in the area accurate? Did they decide to do something different than the original patrol with their partner forces?
Those are the -- those are some of the key questions that the investigation is looking to uncover.
BROWNE: Now one of the biggest unanswered questions is how Sergeant La David Johnson became separated from the rest of his team by up to a mile officials tell CNN. So this is something that will be looked at in the investigation as it unfolds and there are additional questions as well. But remains to be seen exactly what happened during that fire fight that left four U.S. soldiers dead and two wounded -- John.
JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: Ryan Browne at the Pentagon, thanks so much.
Joining me now to discuss, CNN military analyst, retired Colonel Cedric Leighton, and Jason Beardsley, former U.S. Army Special Operations.
Jason, I want to start with you. You were deployed under both CENTCOM and AFRICOM, you've done similar operations in West and Central Africa. You know, what are the biggest unanswered questions you have?
JASON BEARDSLEY, FORMER U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS: Well, we're going to get -- thank you, by the way, John. We're going to get some of those answered questions after the investigation is done and we've got the soldiers there.
Remember, we've got Green Berets that are in contact, we've got these support soldiers. This was a chaotic ambush out in a remote austere environment. So these guys were operating at some level of risk anyways. This is kind of a continuation of a mission that we've run relatively routinely.
So I'm not sure that right now we have anything to really be concerned about except that when that information comes in, we'll know precisely how our forces were dispositioned and what the enemy forces were there. This was a chaotic scene so it's going to take a little bit of time but we will get there.
BERMAN: Colonel Leighton, talk to me about the investigation right now. The investigators on the ground, what are they doing?
COL. CEDRIC LEIGHTON, CNN MILITARY ANALYST: So right now, John, what they're doing is they're looking at what they can possibly see from the standpoint of why, what types of weapons were used against the U.S. Special Forces, they're looking at what the angle of attack was, where did the ISIS fighters or alleged ISIS fighters come from. And also they're going to be piecing together things such as the intelligence picture.
What did the special forces team actually know? How were they prepared from an intelligence perspective? And then how were they trained to handle these various types of missions?
The other thing that they'll do, John, is they'll look at exactly how the Nigerian forces were dealing with this and how much of a partnership there really was between the forces involved.
BERMAN: Well, and to that point, Jason, one of the concerns might be that the village that the servicemen were meeting in, that the villagers somehow stalled the soldiers to give the insurgents more of a chance to stage their attack. That would be a cause for serious concern if the people that U.S. soldiers are working amongst can't be trusted.
BEARDSLEY: Right. This is a very difficult area. Again it's an austere environment on the border of Mali. You've got Boko Haram in the south, you've got Islamic State elements in the north. It's (INAUDIBLE), so the villagers are going to have all these split loyalties.
Our special forces are going to be cooperative with our host nation forces but that doesn't mean that the villagers on the ground are always trustworthy.
Remember let's not forget the names of Sergeant Bryan Black, Jeremiah Johnson, and, of course, you have Dustin Wright and La David Johnson as well. So we have special forces that are trained well, they're going to have a good partnership with the Nigerian forces. We're going to get this information but things like you just asked, yes, how much do we trust the villagers, that's going to come out in the end and we're going to find out what the operational tempo was there.
But remember, there's two forms of intelligence. There's the strategic, what's happening in general, the environment, but there's also the tactical. When this mission unfolded, it went dynamic, explosive, very fast. So having that tactical intelligence, there might have been a gaffe there but that does not mean there was a general gap in the strategic intelligence.
BERMAN: You know, Colonel Leighton, you're an Air Force guy, talk to me about what the air support concern or lessons might be a better word, might be going forward. There was a drone on the site very, very quickly. We don't know if it even had the capacity to fire. There were French Mirages, French air support but they did not fire for whatever reason. So how can you change or address this concern going forward?
LEIGHTON: Well, part of it I think would be how you engage the air forces involved and what kinds of air forces do you have that are at the disposition of troops like these special forces units. So in this particular case, you've got a drone like you said, John, that was overhead, and very quickly overhead, and that tells me that they could very easily have positioned the drone if they had known that there was a troop in contact, troops in contact type situation.
[10:35:09] The French forces, they clearly responded. Perhaps there's a way to make that response quicker, although the distances involved are very, very large.
BERMAN: -- the situation. Go ahead.
BEARDSLEY: -- were very close to the enemy forces.
BEARDSLEY: So, you know, getting close air support, requires a little bit of distance between our forces and theirs. We don't think they had that in this incident. That's something we'll find out.
BERMAN: As you said, though, the facts are what's so important here and learning is what's so important here to make sure again things like this can be prevented if they can be prevented.
Colonel Cedric Leighton and Jason Beardsley, thanks so much for being with us. Appreciate it.
BERMAN: So this could be awkward, the president heading to Capitol Hill for a big meeting with Republican senators, but all morning long he's been in a brutal, bitter feud with a very powerful Republican senator.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [10:40:21] BERMAN: President Trump is headed to Capitol Hill for lunch with Republican senators. They're supposed to be talking about tax cuts. They want to hammer out a deal to cut taxes for millions of Americans.
But before this lunch a brutal, bitter back and forth between the president of the United States and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Corker, you see him on the screen right there. Senator Corker says of the president, "The debasement of our nation is what he will be remembered for," says he would not support the president again. The president responded calling Senator Corker "liddle Bob Corker" and said the senator could not get elected dog catcher in Tennessee.
Seems like a good basis to hammer out a tax deal.
Joining me now is Daniel Shapiro, founder and director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program.
Professor, thanks so much for being with us. I want to start with the back and forth today. Where in your syllabus do you cover the utility of insults, you know, calling people "liddle Bob Corker"? How does that help in a negotiation?
DANIEL SHAPIRO, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, HARVARD INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION PROGRAM: How does it help? Well, typically, an insult leads to another insult. It invites an escalation, a conflict of tension. At the end of the day I think it really depends what is your purpose in a negotiation. If it's to enlist somebody else's support, then insult probably isn't the best strategy forward.
BERMAN: In other words, probably not covered specifically in the foreword of your syllabus or in your book in how to make friends and influence people.
Look, the president considers himself one of the great deal-makers in the history of the universe. Up until this point in his presidency he hasn't been able to hammer out many deals.
You wrote that the things that made him a deal-maker, a good deal maker in the real estate community, if you believe that to be the case, don't necessarily work in politics, why?
SHAPIRO: President Trump tends to approach negotiation like a positional bargainer, and the rules of positional bargaining are very clear. You start with an extreme demand, sometimes an outrageous demand. You concede stubbornly and you demonstrate a greater willingness than the other side to walk away from the negotiation table. And this is classic Trump doctrine around negotiation.
effectively and ultimately the deals that you want to get done tend not to be done.
BERMAN: I think that's a great point here. When you're dealing with the U.S. Senate these lawmakers will be there tomorrow, the day after and the day after. So when you call Bob Corker "liddle Bob Corker," even though he's leaving the Senate he's there for another 14 months, so the way you negotiate this deal has ramifications even after the deal is struck.
I want to get you on another aspect of the president's deal-making. It's something called the mad man theory of international relations. Henry Kissinger said of Richard Nixon, he was so unpredictable it would leave the Vietnamese and others wondering what he might do. He might launch a nuclear weapon, for instance, and it might cause him to strike a better deal.
The president likes to use his unpredictability in all aspects of his negotiation, does that -- is there a value in unpredictability?
SHAPIRO: You know, I mean there absolutely is a value but I think in the long run, in the big scheme of things, it's not an effective strategy. I mean you put it down to a practical -- you know, to simplify the situation, every time my wife and I get into a conflict, if I threaten to walk out of the relationship or to sue her family, that's not going to help us come to good solutions to the problems that we might have.
I think in the international arena, the same basic concept holds true. Constantly threatening does not allow people to feel comfortable enough to share information, you're not building value, you're holding on to a position, threatening that, you know, if the other side does not follow through with that commission, you're going to commit an awful act on them.
It doesn't help with problem solving when what our world needs right now, I think, is much more dialog, much more problem solving.
BERMAN: Daniel Shapiro, professor, expert on negotiation, thanks so much for joining us. You're our first guest from Norway, so you made history with us here this morning.
BERMAN: Thanks so much. Really appreciate it.
SHAPIRO: Thank you so much. Thank you.
BERMAN: All right. The president says he is certain not only will his wall be built but it will stop drugs from coming across the U.S.- Mexico border.
[10:45:03] Next, would drug smugglers even care if the wall was built?
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) BERMAN: Within days President Trump is expected to declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency. One of the tools he most often says is crucial in fighting the war on drugs is to build a wall on the border with Mexico. But here's the question, when it comes to opioids, what would this wall actually do?
Joining us now CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has take a really close look at all these issues -- Sanjay.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Hey, John, it's a great question and I will start off by saying, you know, look, the war on drugs as people know it is a totally different war nowadays.
[10:50:05] The drugs are so different as you're about to see in terms of potency, in terms of size, in terms of quantity, you can decide what you think if a wall would actually make a difference.
GUPTA: What is the first thing that sort of flags this?
SCOTT BROWN, SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE, HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS: Sometimes it's the driver's behavior. They're unnaturally nervous for crossing the border. Sometimes it's the car that hasn't crossed the border a lot or sometimes the car has crossed the border, you know, too often.
GUPTA (voice-over): What you're witnessing here are efforts in stopping drugs from coming through the U.S.-Mexican border?
BROWN: Now with almost every car crossing is crossing for a legitimate reason. It's a very small percentage that comes in carrying contraband but I think when the inspectors pick up on something their success rate is pretty high. When you saw the dog sit down at the back of the car that's how that dog alerts.
GUPTA: The special agent in charge Scott Brown oversees the Tucson field office for Homeland Security investigations and drugs are a big part of what he does.
BROWN: Is what happens every day along the southwest border of the U.S. and, you know, the officers at the ports of entry are phenomenal, they're fantastic in identifying fresh tool marks that shouldn't be there. So a screw that's been recently turned, that there wouldn't be a reason for it to be turned. They can pick up on that. I mean, they are experts on what they do.
GUPTA: Was it human art and intelligence together?
GUPTA (voice-over): What they find? About 24 kilos of hard drugs. Minutes later, field testing reveals cocaine. (On camera): This is a win today.
BROWN: This is definitely a win.
GUPTA (voice-over): In the midst of the country's opioid epidemic, President Trump has made building up the wall a cornerstone of his agenda.
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The wall is going to get built. Just in case anybody has any question, the wall is going to get built and the wall is going to stop drugs.
GUPTA: But I wanted to learn just how effective the wall would be at accomplishing that.
(On camera): This literally is a physical wall between two countries that we're looking at here.
BROWN: The vast amount of hard narcotics don't come through in places like this. The vast amount of hard narcotics come through at the ports of entry where we just were.
GUPTA (voice-over): And besides meth, cocaine, heroin or marijuana, it's fentanyl which is 50 times stronger than heroin, it's the biggest challenge nowadays. The most recent numbers for the Centers for Disease Control found that overdose deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl rose over 72 percent in just a year.
(On camera): In the past cartels might try and smuggle 100 kilograms of drugs across the border. It wasn't easy to do. They were likely to get caught. But here's part of the problem. Nowadays, they can smuggle across something that looks like this.
This is just a one kilogram bag of flour but if this were street fentanyl it would cost about $8,000 to make, could be turned into a million pills and then sold for $20 million to $30 million on the black market. All of that from a small container that looks like this.
BROWN: The vast majority of fentanyl is produced in China. It comes into the U.S. two ways. You know, it comes into Mexico where it's easy to pressed into pill form or combined with heroin. The other way it comes in is American consumers buying it direct oftentimes from vendors out of China.
GUPTA: So then it gets mailed in?
BROWN: U.S. mail, which is the most common, a very small quantity of fentanyl. It's very hard to detect in the masses of letters that come into the U.S. every day.
BROWN: In terms of hard narcotics, no, I don't know that we will get immediately safer over hard narcotics. As of right now the vast majority of hard narcotics come in through the ports of entry in deep concealment or come in through, you know, the mail or express consignments.
GUPTA: And John, I should point out when it comes to the mail, you may know this, but there's about a million pieces of mail that come in every day that have no electronic record. We don't know exactly where it came from, how many places that piece of mail may have visited beforehand, so that's the real concern. It's the drugs are so small as you saw there, John, sending the mail has become a real option for people who are trying to get this into the country.
BERMAN: Sanjay, you're holding that two pound bag of flour which if that were a package of fentanyl, you know, a million pain pills, how potent is that?
GUPTA: It's so potent, John. When I was in medical school in training, there was nothing that you'd say is 100 times more powerful than morphine but it is. It's 100 times more powerful than morphine and they're constantly manipulating it to make it even more powerful than that as well. You've heard about car fentanyl, probably. Some people have referred to it as an elephant tranquilizer. It's nuts.
And people who think about experimentation in any way, you know, experimenting with drugs, trying it once, those days are over, John.
[10:55:03] Because people who would experiment with something like this are literally putting their lives on the line nowadays given how powerful this stuff is. And again the economics as you point out, $8,000 worth of raw ingredients could be turned into $30 million. They're just going to keep trying over and over and over again with an incentive like that.
BERMAN: And again, the wall, not exactly a line of defense according to the officials you talked to against that coming into the country.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, thanks so much for being with us. An important look as we face this, this week.
In the meantime, a stunning rebuke, Republican Senator Bob Corker slamming the president just before the two men will have lunch. This is getting ugly.
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BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: And so, Shimon, to you first on this.
Does that mean that Mueller comes back -- obviously, he's going to have classified findings. As you pointed out earlier, other tangential investigations would continue, so they need to redact some of it. How much will the American people be able to see?
SHIMON PROKUPECZ, CNN CRIME AND JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: It's a big question right now.
I mean, we don't -- we have no idea, honestly. I think -- do think that they're going to try to put out as much as they possibly can.
BALDWIN: They being the A.G., if he's confirmed.
PROKUPECZ: Yes, I do think, because of the attention that this case has gotten.
And they need to be transparent. There needs to be a level of transparency, given the amount of money that's been spent on this, the attention that's been on this. And also people need to know, I would think, that the president is not implicated or is implicated in some of this activity.
That's going to be what's important in all of this, just for our government, I would think. And I think the Department of Justice understands that and I think Mueller understand some of that. He's a quiet guy. We don't hear much from him, until something's filed.
BALDWIN: It's a good thing if you're Robert Mueller and his team.
PROKUPECZ: But they are going to have this issue, because they do not want to do what Comey has been attacked for doing, and that is essentially releasing information on someone that wasn't charged with a crime, derogatory information, information that some argue hurt her.
So they don't want to get in that position. There is this longstanding policy at the Department of Justice. You don't talk about people who haven't been convicted of crimes. You don't talk about people who are under investigation -- who are under investigation or who were under investigation.
And there's going to be a lot of information there that they may not want to release yet and they may never want to release. And the other thing is really Russia. We need a full understanding, I think, of what Russia did here. And the only people that know this right now is really the Mueller people.
BORGER: But I think what Giuliani was saying was, OK, we want to read it and be able to object to things that we think are wrong.
BORGER: Yes, they're writing their own report, right. But they want to look at what Mueller has done, I guess.
How much of Mueller do they get to see?
BALDWIN: Great question. Good one, Gloria.
JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST: That's a very important point.
I think one of the things that today's testimony has illustrated is the complexity of the issue about Mueller's report, that it is not simply a just a matter of thumbs up, release it, thumbs down, not release it. There are a lot of conflicting values, some of them civil liberties, don't insult people who are not being criminal charged, vs. public's disclosure of a matter of enormous public importance.
This is going to be complicated. And Barr has not committed himself in any specific way, says, I would like to be transparent. We would all like a lot of things. But that is not necessarily consistent with the other values he's talking about, protecting classified information, executive privilege, rights of the innocent.
So all of that is going to come into play.
BALDWIN: And I heard you guys earlier, and I think it's worth re- upping the conversation of wiggle room in some of his answers too, right?
It is my intent to do X.
LAURA JARRETT, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Yes, within the confines of the regulations.
BALDWIN: Exactly. What did I say? As long as it's consistent with laws and regulations.
JARRETT: ... to protect himself, and because he doesn't know exactly what he's walking into, right?
JARRETT: I think he admitted, when he wrote his memo, his 19-page missive, on obstruction of justice, he didn't any nonpublic information that he says. He didn't know anything more than we do, at least according to Barr.
And he has to get debriefed on all of this. It's going to take a while.
BORGER: Isn't it that interesting that Mueller, I am sure, has read the 19-page memo.
BORGER: And that he is friends with Barr. We know that. And that now Barr is going to be his boss, at least for a little while.
So we don't know what's going on inside the confines of the Mueller vault, but if you're the Mueller people and you're reading what Barr said, it'd be interesting to see, if they're talking about obstruction, whether they go there or they go somewhere else.
JARRETT: Remember what the deputy attorney general said a few weeks ago, and I feel like it got passed over the last time we saw him publicly, when he did a press conference, Rod Rosenstein, he said Barr didn't have all the facts.
BALDWIN: Barr is basically acknowledging that today.
PROKUPECZ: No one has all the facts.
JARRETT: No one has all the facts.
BORGER: That would be a walk-back, won't it, if he has to sort of walk back on this 19-page memo and say, oops, never mind.
BALDWIN: And, by the way, on the 19-page memo that was controversial that he had written, and I was watching you all, and it's sort of a matter of was he this pundit who obviously doesn't have all the facts and was opining?
But he was also opining to some very key people at the White House. And what does that mean? And I'm just -- I can't -- and no one has the answer. But what's President Trump thinking? This is a guy who is saying, you know, it's unimaginable that I would do -- what did he say?
Unimaginable that Mueller would do anything to justify a firing, we're good friends, I will not be bullied. It's not a witch-hunt.
TOOBIN: I am prepared to be wrong, as I have been many, many times.
BALDWIN: I like that caveat.
TOOBIN: This is a very impressive performance, I think, and someone who appears not to be a political tool, not to be someone who has a pro-Trump agenda going in.
BORGER: But he has very strong views. He said he had very strong views on the wall. And when Kamala Harris was sort of saying, well, when was the last time you kind of visited a wall? Maybe that was three decades ago. Or are you aware that most of the drugs don't come through the southern border?
He said he was aware. But I do think that in terms of the president's big issue, the wall, he's on his side.
TOOBIN: Yes. I agree. I was really talking about the Mueller issue, that he seemed to be approaching them from an attitude of integrity, openness, fairness.
TOOBIN: And that's not what Trump wants. Trump wants a guy on his side. That's why he was so mad at Jeff Sessions for so long.
He may have a similar problem.
BORGER: Maybe that is who Matt Whitaker was, is, right?
BALDWIN: Let me hit pause on this conversation, because we have to go to London, where history really is being made.
Our other massive breaking news, this humiliating, catastrophic defeat for the prime minister there, Theresa May, and her deal to have the U.K. exit the E.U., otherwise known as Brexit. Moments ago, members of Parliament there overwhelmingly rejected the prime minister's Brexit plan by a vote of 432 202.
It is the biggest loss in British Parliament now since 1924.
So with me now from London's, CNN's chief international anchor, Christiane Amanpour.
And, Christiane, she lost, and she lost badly.
CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, you said it all, Brooke. She absolutely did.
And this was a scale of defeat that doubled the prediction of even the worst predicted defeat. So now all bets are off. I mean, I have been listening to you talk about the ongoing uncertainty about leadership in the United States. Well, the United Kingdom looks like this Parliament has set it adrift, because nobody quite knows what's going to happen next.
There were all these ideas that even if the opposition to Prime Minister May, Jeremy Corbyn of the Labor Party, tabled the motion of no confidence in the government, that she would certainly win, because her allies and the other allies that make up a slim majority would prevail.
But that table -- that motion has been tabled, they're going to debate it tomorrow, but people are saying that nobody expected the defeat against this prime minister to be so huge. And so all bets are off. We simply do not know at this moment what is going to happen next.
So not only is Britain here trying to figure out how to get out of the E.U., the European Union, but we now don't know whether there's going to be the prime minister who stays, whether there's going to be a general election, whether there's going to be a whole new set of negotiations and possibly a second referendum on this pivotal deal.
So just to say, outside this Parliament, things are as dysfunctional here as they are with you across the pond.
BALDWIN: Though, as was my husband would say, who is English, we have term limits, you do not.
Christiane Amanpour, stand by for me there outside of the U.K. Parliament.
I have with me now Matthew chance, who is in the crowds.
And so in the wake of this tremendous, tremendous loss for the prime minister, who's there and what are they saying?
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, the strange thing, Brooke, about this situation with these protesters outside, some of whom are protesting because they want Britain to leave the European Union with or without a deal.
CHANCE: ... celebrating the fact that Theresa May's deal has been defeated so dramatically.
But there are people as well, just over here and actually in the hundreds elsewhere, who are celebrating just as vigorously because they did not support Theresa May's deal anyway. And that sort of underlines part of the problem that the prime minister has, is that her deal was popular with no side on the political divide.
Neither the Brexiteers or the remainers thought it was the right deal for Britain. And what we're seeing now is these extraordinary scenes, with these divided protesters actually united in their celebrations that this deal brokered by Theresa May with Brussels has been flatly rejected on the floor of the British Parliament.
What happens next, as Christiane was saying, is the big thing. These people think this is a step closer towards a Brexit and an exit of Britain from the European Union. The people over there, the remainers, think this defeat of the deal is a step closer to a second referendum and Britain staying within the European Union -- Brooke, back to you.
BALDWIN: OK, Matthew, I think I caught half of that.
The crowds there are just so, so loud, but I appreciate you being there for us.
We're talking about this potential vote, no confidence vote against Theresa May. And so I want to play some sound. This is Justin from Labor Party -- the head of the Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn. Here he was.
JEREMY CORBYN, LEADER, LABOR PARTY: The most important issue facing us is that the government has lost the confidence of this house and this country.
I therefore, Mr. Speaker, inform you I have now tabled a motion of no confidence in this government.
CORBYN: And I'm pleased -- I'm pleased that motion will be debated tomorrow, so this house can give its verdict on the sheer incompetence of this government and pass that motion of no confidence in the government.
BALDWIN: How colorful in the British Parliament there.
I know Christiane Amanpour is there for us.
And, Christiane, just can you just help translate for us essentially what -- if people aren't as familiar with British politics, Jeremy Corbyn is sort of like that the Bernie Sanders over where you are. And explain to us. Obviously, he says Parliament's incompetent. He doesn't believe Theresa May should be the prime minister any longer.
Tell us more about what he wants and the likelihood of that actually happening.
AMANPOUR: Well, he's not Bernie Sanders, in that he is the actual elected leader of the opposition here.
So he is the leader who would like to see a general election, would like to win. And the fact of the matter is that he is one of the most popular leaders in -- certainly in the Labor Party and in Britain.
However, there still doesn't seem to be a majority to put him over the top in a general election, but most particularly, as it stands right now, there's no majority in Parliament to accede to his vote of no confidence, because they do not want to allow a general election that would potentially pave the way for Jeremy Corbyn to come into power.
But we still don't know whether that will hold, whether those maps -- that math, that arithmetic, will hold, given the scale of this defeat. She lost by more than 400 votes. At the highest and their maximum pessimism, people were saying maybe would she lose by 200. She exceeded that pessimistic prediction by more than double.
And this is a huge, huge, huge issue here. So we just don't know what's going to happen. And, by the way, Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition, is a Brexiter.
He also wants to leave the European Union. He'd like there to be a much better set of links that keep Britain in a much better trading deal with the European Union, but he also wants to leave the European Union. So, as I say, all bets seem to be off right now. We're going to come back to Parliament.
Prime Minister May, despite her defeat, showed no signs of raising the white flag or surrendering or resigning or anything. Let's see what happens tomorrow morning. Let's see if the situation changes.
But you heard Matthew Chance and, as you said, maybe only half of what he said you could hear. That is orchestrated protesters who simply do not want anyone to be heard out here. They're mostly Brexiters. And they want to close the debate down.
First they tried by aggressing members of Parliament. Then they were told they couldn't do that. So they brought all the noise, the drums, the bells and the shouting behind all the correspondents who are out here and the and the M.P.s who don't agree with them.
So that is also an image of the intimidation, the bullying tactics, the real hard line that's being -- that is being sort of wielded by the hard-line Brexiters. And that's the context around this whole debate.
BALDWIN: Christiane Amanpour, thank you so much for that context and what's happened, the biggest loss in British Parliament since 1924, Theresa May there and her Brexit strategy.
Back here in the United States and here in Washington, D.C., this hearing is under way. Senate Judiciary Committee members have been questioning Bill Barr. He is the president's pick to become the next U.S. attorney general.
So let's dive back in.
SEN. CHARLES GRASSLEY (R), IOWA: ... for improved proactive disclosure.
If confirmed, will you commit to help advocate for more proactive disclosure of government records? Now, that's not just by the Justice Department, but because your government -- or your department is top dog in this particular area in the federal government overall.
WILLIAM BARR, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINEE: Yes, Senator.
SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D), CALIFORNIA: Mr. Barr, I see you have staying power.
(LAUGHTER) FEINSTEIN: I see it runs in the family, and particularly your grandson. I'd like to send a little care package down to him.
FEINSTEIN: He deserves a medal.
GRASSLEY: But he doesn't have to share it with the rest of the family.
FEINSTEIN: In 1994, you said that gun control is a dead end, it won't reduce the level of violent crime in our society.
The year you made this comment, I introduced a federal assault weapons ban, and the president signed it into law. A 2016 study shows that, compared with the 10-year period before the ban was enacted, the number of gun massacres between '94 and '04 fell by 37 percent and the number of people dying from gun massacres fell by 43 percent.
In addition, between 2004 and 2014, there has been a 183 percent increase in massacres and a 239 percent increase in massacre deaths. Do you still believe that prudent controls on weapons won't reduce violent crime? And, if so, what is your basis for this conclusion?
BARR: I think that the problem of our time is to get an effective system in place that can keep dangerous firearms out of the hands of mentally ill people.
That is, should be priority number one, and it's going to take some hard work. And we need to get on top of the problem. We need to come up with agreed-to standards that are prohibited hours of people who are mentally ill. We have to put the resources in to get the system built up the way we did many years ago on the felon records and so forth.
We have to get the system working. And, as I say, it's sort of piecemeal a little bit right now. We need to really get some energy behind it and get it done. And I also think we need to push along the ERPOs, so that we have these red flag laws to supplement the use of the background check to find out if someone has a mental disturbance.
This is the single most important thing I think we can do in the gun control area to stop these massacres from happening in the first place.
FEINSTEIN: Well, thank you. I'd like to work with you in that regard.
In August of 2002, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel issued opinions authorizing enhanced interrogation methods that included water-boarding and extended sleep deprivation. These opinions were later withdrawn.
And the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility found that they reflected a lack of -- this is a quote -- "a lack of thoroughness, objectivity and candor" -- end quote.
In 2015, I worked with Senator McCain to pass legislation making clear that enhanced interrogation techniques are unlawful and limiting authorized interrogation techniques to those listed in the Army Field Manual. And that is the law today.
If confirmed, will you ensure that the Justice Department upholds the law?
I think that that was an important change, because I think it gave clarity for the law. And I support -- I will support that.
FEINSTEIN: Thank you. I'm delighted to hear that.
Now, a lot of us have asked about the Mueller report and whether you would commit to providing it to Congress. When asked, I thought you said yes. But when I tried to clarify it, I meant the full report, including obstruction of justice, you again said yes.
Then, when Senator Blumenthal asked you about the Mueller report, you seemed to make a distinction and said you were going to provide your own report based on Mueller's report, but not the report -- this is the way we understood it -- but not the report he submits at the end of the investigation.
This is concerning, as there is nothing in the regulations that prevent you from providing Mueller's report to Congress. While the regs refer to a confidential report to be provided to the attorney general, the regs do not state that confidentiality means the report cannot be provided to Congress.
So here's the question. Will you provide Mueller's -- excuse me -- Mueller's report to Congress, not your rewrite or a summary?
BARR: Well, the rags do say that Mueller is supposed to do a summary report of his prosecutive and his declination decisions, and that they will be handled as a confidential document, as are internal documents relating to any federal criminal investigation.
Now, I'm not sure -- and then the A.G. has some flexibility and discretion in terms of the A.G.'s report.
being planned, is that I am going to try to get the information out there consistent with these regulations. And to the extent I have discretion, I will exercise that discretion to do that.
FEINSTEIN: Well, I can only speak for this side, and maybe not all this side. But we really appreciate that.
And the degree to which you can get us a prompt report in the fullest possible form would be really appreciated. And I think there has to be a realization too among the administration that this is an issue of real concern to people and to the Congress, and we should be able to see the informed information that comes out.
FEINSTEIN: So, I'm very hopeful. Thank you.
Let me ask this question on enhanced -- did my time run out?
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R), SOUTH CAROLINA: Yes, but go ahead.
During a 2005 panel discussion, you said the following, I think, about interrogating suspected terrorists -- and I quote -- "Under the laws of war, absent a treaty, there's nothing wrong with coercive interrogation, applying pain, discomfort, and other things to make people talk, so long as it doesn't cross the line and involve the gratuitous barbarity involved in torture" -- end quote.
This is a panel discussion, civil liberties and security, July 18, 2005.
Do you believe that torture is ever lawful?
BARR: I would have to look at the legal definition. You're talking about under the -- right now, it's prohibited. So, the law has definitively dealt with that.
FEINSTEIN: Keep going. I didn't mean to interrupt you.
BARR: No, it's OK, Senator.
At what point does interrogation cross the line to the gratuitous barbarity involved in torture? That's your quote.
FEINSTEIN: Oh. Well, that's helpful then.
FEINSTEIN: And you define water-boarding. One would think these questions would never be necessary.
I thought that all my life, and then I found I was wrong. And they really are.
And I was chairman of Intelligence when we did the big torture report. And what I found and what I saw was really indicative of reform. So I think, for the attorney general, knowing the position is really very important.
FEINSTEIN: So maybe you could concisely state your position on torture.
BARR: Well, I don't think we should ever use torture.
BARR: ... was important to clarifying where the line is.
SEN. JOHN CORNYN (R), TEXAS: Mr. Barr, I want to talk about guns and I want to talk about China.
BALDWIN: We will take you back to special coverage here in just a moment.
BALDWIN: We will get you back to Capitol Hill and William Barr here, the president's pick to be the next A.G., in just a second, but breaking news this afternoon.
Two sources tell CNN that Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is expected to enter the 2012 presidential race today.
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Natalie Portman made a stunning entrance at last night’s New York City Ballet Fall Gala as she took to the red carpet in a striking tri-coloured column dress.
The actress worked the colour blocking trend in a textured bandeaux gown, which hugged her petite frame and showed off her sculptured sun-kissed shoulders. The Black Swan star perfected her red carpet look with smoky eye make-up, a pair of jewelled, floral earrings and simple black accessories.
Hollywood’s annual bash was hosted by fashion’s matriarch Sarah Jessica Parker who took her hostess duties seriously in a voluminous ballerina-inspired pink gown.
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[ 001 ] Gulfardo borrows moneys of Guasparruolo, which he has agreed to give Guasparruolo's wife, that he may lie with her. He gives them to her, and in her presence tells Guasparruolo that he has done so, and she acknowledges that 'tis true.
[ 002 ] Sith God has ordained that 'tis for me to take the lead to-day with my story, well pleased am I. And for that, loving ladies, much has been said touching the tricks that women play men, I am minded to tell you of one that a man played a woman, not because I would censure what the man did, or say that 'twas not merited by the woman, but rather to commend the man and censure the woman, and to shew that men may beguile those that think to beguile them, as well as be beguiled by those they think to beguile; [ 003 ] for peradventure what I am about to relate should in strictness of speech not be termed beguilement, but rather retaliation; for, as it behoves woman to be most strictly virtuous, and to guard her chastity as her very life, nor on any account to allow herself to sully it, which notwithstanding, 'tis not possible by reason of our frailty that there should be as perfect an observance of this law as were meet, I affirm, that she that allows herself to infringe it for money merits the fire; [ 004 ] whereas she that so offends under the prepotent stress of Love will receive pardon from any judge that knows how to temper justice with mercy: witness what but the other day we heard from Filostrato touching Madonna Filippa at Prato.
[ 005 ] Know, then, that there was once at Milan a German mercenary, Gulfardo by name, a doughty man, and very loyal to those with whom he took service; a quality most uncommon in Germans. And as he was wont to be most faithful in repaying whatever moneys he borrowed, he would have had no difficulty in finding a merchant to advance him any amount of money at a low rate of interest. [ 006 ] Now, tarrying thus at Milan, Gulfardo fixed his affection on a very fine woman, named Madonna Ambruogia, the wife of a wealthy merchant, one Guasparruolo Cagastraccio, with whom he was well acquainted and on friendly terms: which amour he managed with such discretion that neither the husband nor any one else wist aught of it. So one day he sent her a message, beseeching her of her courtesy to gratify his passion, and assuring her that he on his part was ready to obey her every behest.
[ 007 ] The lady made a great many words about the affair, the upshot of which was that she would do as Gulfardo desired upon the following terms: to wit, that, in the first place, he should never discover the matter to a soul, and, secondly, that, as for some purpose or another she required two hundred florins of gold, he out of his abundance should supply her necessity; these conditions being satisfied she would be ever at his service. [ 008 ] Offended by such base sordidness in one whom he had supposed to be an honourable woman, Gulfardo passed from ardent love to something very like hatred, and cast about how he might flout her. So he sent her word that he would right gladly pleasure her in this and in any other matter that might be in his power; let her but say when he was to come to see her, and he would bring the moneys with him, and none should know of the matter except a comrade of his, in whom he placed much trust, and who was privy to all that he did. [ 009 ] The lady, if she should not rather be called the punk, gleefully made answer that in the course of a few days her husband, Guasparruolo, was to go to Genoa on business, and that, when he was gone, she would let Gulfardo know, and appoint a time for him to visit her. [ 010 ] Gulfardo thereupon chose a convenient time, and hied him to Guasparruolo, to whom: “ I am come, ” quoth he, “ about a little matter of business which I have on hand, for which I require two hundred florins of gold, and I should be glad if thou wouldst lend them me at the rate of interest which thou art wont to charge me. ” “ That gladly will I, ” replied Guasparruolo, and told out the money at once. [ 011 ] A few days later Guasparruolo being gone to Genoa, as the lady had said, she sent word to Gulfardo that he should bring her the two hundred florins of gold. [ 012 ] So Gulfardo hied him with his comrade to the lady's house, where he found her expecting him, and lost no time in handing her the two hundred florins of gold in his comrade's presence, saying: “ You will keep the money, Madam, and give it to your husband when he returns. ” [ 013 ] Witting not why Gulfardo so said, but thinking that 'twas but to conceal from his comrade that it was given by way of price, the lady made answer: “ That will I gladly; but I must first see whether the amount is right; ” whereupon she told the florins out upon a table, and when she found that the two hundred were there, she put them away in high glee, [ 014 ] and turning to Gulfardo, took him into her chamber, where, not on that night only but on many another night, while her husband was away, he had of her all that he craved. [ 015 ] On Guasparruolo's return Gulfardo presently paid him a visit, having first made sure that the lady would be with him, and so in her presence: “ Guasparruolo, ” quoth he, “ I had after all no occasion for the money, to wit, the two hundred florins of gold that thou didst lend me the other day, being unable to carry through the transaction for which I borrowed them, and so I took an early opportunity of bringing them to thy wife, and gave them to her: thou wilt therefore cancel the account. ” [ 016 ] Whereupon Guasparruolo turned to the lady, and asked her if she had had them. She, not daring to deny the fact in presence of the witness, answered: “ Why, yes, I had them, and quite forgot to tell thee. ” [ 017 ] “ Good, ” quoth then Guasparruolo, “ we are quits, Gulfardo; make thy mind easy; I will see that thy account is set right. ” [ 018 ] Gulfardo then withdrew, leaving the flouted lady to hand over her ill-gotten gains to her husband; and so the astute lover had his pleasure of his greedy mistress for nothing.
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All these have never yet been seen…But scientists who ought to know, Assure us that they must be so . . . Oh! let us never, never doubt What nobody is sure about!
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Foo Fighters, 8 p.m., U.S. Bank Arena, 100 Broadway, Downtown. With the Struts. 800-745-3000; ticketmaster.com.
Toast to Art III, 6-9 p.m., Carol Ann's Carousel, 8 E. Mehring Way, Downtown. Scenic views, painting, wine, unlimited rides on carousel and food by Anderson Pavilion Culinary Group. Ages 21 and up. $45. Registration required. 513-381-3756; bit.ly/2gcmZdp.
Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-3300; www.cincinnatisymphony.org.
Rossini: Cinderella, 7:30-10 p.m. Friday, 3-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Arts Center at Dunham, 1945 Dunham Way, West Price Hill. Comic masterpiece recounting Cinderella story, sung in original Italian with projected English translations. Presented by Queen City Opera. $100, $15. 513-503-8323; queencityopera.org.
13 Dead Dreams of "Eugene," 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine. Experience shared recurring nightmares that haunted sleepy town of Sabina, Ohio. Through Nov. 4. $15. 513-300-5669; www.knowtheatre.com.
The Zombie Odyssey, 9 p.m. Friday, 3 and 9 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine. Unexpected story about humanity of zombie is unique blend of physical theater and radio drama and unfolds in 3 episodes. Through Nov. 4. $15. 513-300-5669; www.knowtheatre.com.
Pauly Shore, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday, 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Funny Bone at Liberty Center, 7518 Bales St. A-120, Liberty Township. $25. 513-779-5233; www.liberty.funnybone.com.
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous, 7 p.m., Aronoff Center, Procter & Gamble Hall, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Emmy Award-winning writer and comedian. $35, $25. 513-621-2787; www.cincinnatiarts.org.
Spirits with the Spirits, 6-8 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Road, Covington. Josh Quinn from Boone County Distillery, Gregg Wilson from Rhinegeist Brewery and Hysterical Hauntings actors entertain with area history and poltergeist lore. Admission includes beer and bourbon tastings, appetizers and souvenir pint glass. Ages 21 and up. $15. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.
HallowEve Brew Bash, 6:30-10 p.m., Ault Park, 3600 Observatory Ave., Mount Lookout. Costume party with craft brews from Cincinnati's top Micro Breweries. Music by Gee Your Band Smells Terrific. Ages 21 and up. $30, $25 advance (through Oct. 18). Reservations required. 513-352-4080; www.aultparkac.org.
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, 8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Eden Park. Broadway hit about boy who sees world as most of us can only imagine. Through Nov. 11. $35 and up. 800-582-3208; www.cincyplay.com.
Young Frankenstein, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., West Price Hill. Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein inherits his family's estate in Transylvania. Through Nov. 12. Presented by Cincinnati Landmark Productions. 513-241-6550; www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
Seussical, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Patricia Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati. Featuring book and music by UC alumnus Stephen Flaherty, Seussical brings Dr. Seuss characters to life in musical that's fun for whole family. Through Oct. 29. $35, $18. 513-556-4183; ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice.
Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science, 7:30 p.m., Aronoff Center, Procter & Gamble Hall, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Evening of songs, multimedia presentations, talk-show antics and food demonstrations. $125 premium seating, $79, $59, $39. 513-621-2787; www.cincinnatiarts.org.
Grand Opening of The Roosevelt Room, 6 p.m., The Roosevelt Room, 7500 Bales St., Liberty Township. 4EG's newest location opens. Ages 21 and up. Free. 513-721-0083; bit.ly/2ycAyRi.
Ludlow Lagoon Fest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., City of Ludlow. 800 block Elm Street, including senior center, KofC and vets hall. Celebrates 100th anniversary of closing of amusement park. Tours, lectures, food and entertainment throughout day. Free and ticketed events. 859-992-0223; ludlowhistoricsociety@gmail.com.
Diwali Dhamaka: Indian Festival of Light, 5:30-11 p.m., Ramada Hotel, 11320 Chester Road, Sharonville. Dancing, food and entertainment. Magic show for kids. $30. Reservations required. 513-302-798; bit.ly/2kA9OEv.
Blue Oyster Cult, 7 p.m., Belterra Casino Resort & Spa, 777 Belterra Drive, Florence, Ind. Ages 21 and up. $30. 800-745-3000; ticketmaster.com.
John Pizzarelli, 8-10 p.m., Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. World-renowned guitarist and singer. $65, $55. Reservations required. 513-570-0652; www.cincymusicseries.org.
Imagine Dragons, 8 p.m., U.S. Bank Arena, 100 Broadway, Downtown. With Grouplove and K.Flay. $99.50, $69.50, $49.50, $39.50, $29.50. 800-745-3000; ticketmaster.com.
John Michael Montgomery, 8 p.m., Lawrenceburg Event Center, 91 Walnut St. 800-745-3000; ticketmaster.com.
The Guthrie Brothers Present Scarborough Fair: A Simon & Garfunkel Experience, 8 p.m., Aronoff Center, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Prepare to fall in love again with music of Simon & Garfunkel. The Guthrie Brothers take audiences on journey of one of world's most recognized folk rock duos. $37.75, $32.75. 513-621-2787; www.cincinnatiarts.org.
Halloween Bar Crawl, noon-9 p.m., Downtown Cincinnati. Put on your coolest or scariest costume and drink your way through OTR and The Banks. $25.99. 513-745-9893; bit.ly/2fOFAsC.
Pumpkin Days on the Farm, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Benton Family Farm, 11896 Old Lexington Pike, Walton. Visit real working family farm. Hayrides, pumpkin patch, visit barnyard animals, ride horse ($3 extra) and more. $7, free ages 3 and under. 859-485-7000; www.bentonfarm.com.
The Pandora Society Presents The Cincinnati Halloween Masquerade and Noir, 8 p.m., The Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. Whole House. Enjoy a frightfully elegant night, with live DJs, sideshows, and bands on the mainstage. Ages 18 and up. $20, $15 advance. 859-431-2201; www.southgatehouse.com.
Rocky Horror Picture Show, 11:55 p.m., Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. Enjoy this cult classic film acted out with live shadowcast, The Denton Affair. Ages 18 and up. $10. 513-281-8750; www.esquiretheatre.com.
Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Artists Show and Boutique, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Cincinnati Nature Center at Rowe Woods, 4949 Tealtown Road, Union Township. Artwork available for purchase includes wall hangings, sculptures, basketry, wearable art, 3-D figures, weaving, and hand dyed fabric. $9, $6 active military and ages 65 and up, $4 ages 4-12, free nature center members. 513-831-1711; cincynature.org.
Fall Orchid Show at Krohn, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park. Hundreds of beautiful and exotic orchids on display. Horticulturists answer questions about these rare plants, and vendors sell supplies and plants. Included with admission: $4 adults, $2 ages 5-17, free ages under 4. 513-421-5707; www.cincinnatiparks.com/krohn.
Halloween Hustle 5K, 8 a.m., Sawyer Point, Pete Rose Way, Downtown. Family-friendly Halloween-themed 5K partners with nonprofit organizations to help raise funds and awareness. Participants receive cape and finishers medal. $45. Registration required. 856-777-8737; bit.ly/2sPqtmI.
UC Bearcats Football, 4 p.m., Nippert Stadium, University of Cincinnati, University Heights. vs. SMU. $29 and up. 513-556-2287; www.gobearcats.com.
The City Flea, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Urban flea market. Shopping, eating and drinking from local vendors. Free. www.thecityflea.com.
Fall Smash, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Jungle Jim's International Market, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield. Greenhouse. Sample pumpkin beers, hard ciders and regional favorites. 10 food trucks. $25. 513-674-6000; www.junglejims.com.
Bark and Brew at the Barn, noon-5 p.m., Centennial Barn, 110 Compton Road, Springfield Township. Event features individual blessings of pets by Friars, dog contests, food and local craft beer. Benefits Franciscan Ministries. Free. 513-761-1697, ext. 183; www.franciscanministriesinc.org.
Peter Pan Jr., 2 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Peter and Tinkerbell take children on magical journey across stars. Presented by The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati. $30, $25, $20, $15, $10, $1 (infant on lap). 513-569-8080, ext. 10; www.thechildrenstheatre.com.
Cincinnati Rollergirls Halloween Bout, 7-9 p.m., Skatetown USA, 8730 Pavilion Drive, West Chester. Cincinnati Rollergirls' Helltown Hellions and Union Terminators face off for second time this fall in special Halloween-themed bout. $7. 513-874-9855; cincinnatirollergirls.com.
311, 8 p.m., Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. SOLD OUT. 513-872-8801; www.bogarts.com.
Barks and Broomsticks, 2-5 p.m., Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside. Bring spooky pooch to Halloween event for animal lovers. Costume contest, raffle, games, and more. Benefits YPCA Cincinnati. $10, $5. 513-620-4729; www.artifactbeer.com.
Howl-O-Wine, noon, Vinoklet Winery and Restaurant, 11069 Colerain Ave., Colerain Township. Bring your pooch to the winery and enjoy games and a costume contest. Wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks available for purchase. Free admission and parking. 513-385-9309; www.vinokletwines.com.
MainStrasse Village Dog Pawrade, 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Goebel Park, Philadelphia Street between Fifth and Sixth, Covington. This year's theme is "Love Your Village, Love Your Pet." Prizes for best costumes. Music, vendors. photo booth and more. Free. $5 registration per dog to qualify for prizes 859-491-0458; www.mainstrasse.org.
The Last Firefly play by Playhouse in the Park, 2-3 p.m., Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum, 3738 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum. Fantastic story of Boom, son of Thunder, is mythical adventure about discovering one's inner strength. Recommended for ages 8 and up. $5, $2 advance. 513-473-5745; www.thecarnegiecenter.org.
Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure, 8:30-11 a.m., Sawyer Point, Pete Rose Way, Downtown. $40. Reservations required. 513-558-6903; www.walkahead.org.
Oktoberfest: A Taste of Germany, 5-8 p.m., The Community of the Good Shepherd, 8815 E. Kemper Road, Montgomery. Authentic German food, beer, apple schnapps, live music with Jay Fox Band and live entertainment with Enzian Schuhplattler Dancers. $5 ages 16 and up. 513-489-8815, ext. 738; www.good-shepherd.org.
Conrad Herwig, 2-4 p.m., First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati, 536 Linton St., Avondale. 3-time Grammy-nominated musician acknowledged as one of most profound and virtuosic trombonists the world. $20. 513-658-5291; www.cincinnatijazz.org.
Mainstrasse Village Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Main Street, Covington. Antiques and collectibles for sale along promenade. Free admission. 859-491-0458; www.mainstrasse.org.
Stadium Strides, 10 a.m.-noon, Paul Brown Stadium, Downtown. 1.5 mile walk and viewing party of Bengals vs Steelers game at The Banks. Meet former Reds and Bengals players. Benefits Ken Anderson Alliance. $25. 513-813-8321; www.kenandersonalliance.org.
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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/16/things-do-week-oct-16-22/767858001/
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Search Results for "punch something"
A man shows a photograph to a man behind a desk and says, "His name is Dilbert. He invented something that would make our entire product line obsolete." The man behind the desk asks, "Do you have a plan?" The employee replies, "Uh . . . I could wax your desk with my hair again." The man says, "It's just crazy enough to work."
"How's the book publishing business coming along?" "Great!" "I get to reject dozens of authors every day! I call them untalented dolts and they THANK me for it." "Eventually, you have to actually publish something." "Yeah, well, that's the conventional wisdom."
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2019-04-26T09:59:37Z
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https://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=punch+something
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> submitted and they're out looking for more.
> has been unable to place.
I believe that this is the full story when we see this phenom. I've seen it myself.
Recruiters are paid to deliver employees, so they do not tend to mess around. The reputable ones, which I believe to be the vast majority, would prefer to send 3-5 highly qualified resumes to a client than a big stack of whatever. Trolling or fishing would not help their reputation.
Me: What happened to this job.
Me: Were they jerking you around?
Recruiter: No, it's just that they don't know what they want.
Me: What do they really want?
Recruiter: Between you and I? Better management.
So a part of me was glad I wasn't hired. Then again, if I was hired it was a sign that they had obtained better management, which means ... oh, whatever.
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2019-04-24T07:53:42Z
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http://www.techwr-l.com/archives/0907/techwhirl-0907-00131.html
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how does one come by Easy?
how to attract, align, embrace?
puts this rightfully in its place?
what it is that embraces or rejects?
the Invisible that guides our quest.
Life is almost like liquid.
you slide, you glide on its bones.
and Bravery is calling it your own.
oh, how others buoy you.
depending upon what you perceive.
you put your soul on the line.
in hopes of finding a Place to align.
that it Exists, so need begins by wants.
you cannot bottle it up.
it's also easily left for naught.
holds the signal to engage, or leave.
you can only grow by what you're willing to give.
just like birds, your words direct how you live.
so you learn discernment and allowing for time.
it is in Others who see it in your face.
that attracts them back to your own need of grace.
when time comes 'round again to navigate a breach.
as Life slowly swings you toward your proper place.
Ease is this very thing.
and harmonize with the song they sing.
by Mark Ryden, who coaxes new life out of old dolls.
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2019-04-21T10:53:40Z
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http://oursalon.ning.com/profiles/blogs/easy
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Learn how you can meet new people while having fun at the same time - an experience not often associated with networking events!
We have partnered with Wharton and experts in tabletop strategy games to identify a series of competitive/cooperative and fun games that will focus attendees with a challenge, while promoting the relationship-building opportunity.
Our experts will instruct, facilitate, and encourage.
You'll have the chance to play several different games with several different groups of attendees - and you'll walk away knowing more people more meaningfully.
Get put in groups of 4 - 6 players and play a series of table top strategy games while enjoying sandwiches, chips, and drinks.
Have a great time, meet new people, and relax.
Please note that this is an alcohol-free event.
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2019-04-22T02:31:37Z
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https://nj.alumni.columbia.edu/tabletop_strategy_challenge_networking_event
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3. Completion of the requirements for a degree (Bachelors or higher) that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph 1, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph 1; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
Providing advice to program officials on interpretation of accounting, budget and financial regulations pertinent to business process development efforts.
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2019-04-24T08:11:59Z
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The show opened up with Matt and Amanda Kraven backstage. Of course Vanessa Rocha along with the rest of The System were standing behind the Kravens. Amanda announced that tonight the FFP Spirit Title Tournament would begin. She said that it was a shame that Zoey Kiehl was injured, because she was booked in a tournament match here tonight. So Amanda said that it looked as if her opponent would advance in the tournament by forfeit. However, Amanda said that the Kravens were fair people, and would give Zoey until the match to try to show up.
A very solid opening match. Both wrestlers showed off tremendous athleticism. Joey hit an awesome suicide dive, knocking Perry to the arena floor. But when the action found its way back into the ring JJ took the offensive, hitting several chops and forearms, a jumping kick to the skull and a Brainbuster.
DeMarco fired back, hitting a hellacious clothesline followed by a big backbreaker. As DeMarco went in for be kill, his Jumping Piledriver, Odell Porter’s music came onto the speakers. He walked down the isle and began arguing with Joey, even climbing onto the apron. The distraction was enough for JJ to grab Joey as he turned his attention back to his opponent, and hit the Bloody Sunday. JJ then made the pin and got the three count.
Perry celebrated his win, but saw the replay on the screen, showing Odell’s interference. JJ was disappointed that his win wasn’t without the distraction.
The FFP Tag Team Champions Matt and Billy Rich came out to the ring. The duo, who recently joined Aiden Conrad’s group #EgoTrip, were out to brag about their title reign. Matt said that they had defeated all comers, and would continue to do so. He said that the bad thing was, they were running out of fresh teams to defend the titles against. Billy then said that at FFP Devastation they may just take the night off.
But the Champs were interrupted by another set of champs. The FFP Women’s Tag Team Champions, Lipstick & Powerbombs. Lizzy grabbed a microphone and said that Matt and Billy hasn’t defended against them yet. Matt laughed, saying that they couldn’t defend against them, since they were women. Lizzy said that if they were so sure they could defend against whoever, why not give it a shot. After the Rich Brothers had a brief conference in the middle of the ring, they agreed to face Lizzy and Olivia at Devastation for the Tag Team Titles. Billy said that they wouldn’t take it easy on the two women. Lizzy replied, saying her and Olivia wouldn’t take it easy on them either.
Juniper came out balls to the wall. Quite a few people would now be intimidated by Masina, but Juniper showed no fear. However, she also got her clock cleaned with a massive clothesline. Juniper tried fighting back. The green haired wrestler even stooped to raking Masina’s eyes before hitting a couple of forearms and going for a running clothesline. But Masina hit a big boot, sending Juniper crashing to the mat. Masina then pulled Juniper up and slammed her to the mat with a big body slam. She hit the ropes and delivered a big splash. Masina then hooked Juniper’s leg and got the three count.
After the match Masina got on the microphone and said that she was sick of easy matches. She said that she wanted to prove that without a shadow of a doubt she was the most dominant woman in FFP history.
On April 29, 2018 from Austin, Texas Full Force Pro will present it premier edition of it’s new April pay-per-view FFP Devastation. Already scheduled is Amy Kraven defending the FFP Women’s World Championship in a handicap match against Kenzie Anderson and Fiona Burke. And also just added, Noel Zelig vs Anna Minster in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match for the FFP Ironwoman Title. You won’t want to miss this awesome event!
Another back and forth match. Bryce Devlin showed a lot of heart, but ATM’s experience as well as his strength was enough to get him the W here. Devlin however hit an awesome combo of a Superkick into a German suplex that damn near got him the three count. But Devlin missed an attempted Frog Splash and fell victim to ATM’s Codebreaker for the three count.
The scene cut backstage where Tyrece Beckman was joined with Taylor Clawson. Taylor was here to talk about her match with Nina Fox at FFP Devastation. Taylor said that Nina had had some luck in her career, but Taylor had paved the way for the women like Nina Fox. Clawson said that she was going to show the world just how good of a wrestler she was at Devastation, by taking Nina Fox down.
Amanda Kraven came out and announced that next up Zoey Kiehl was scheduled to face off against April Hunter, with the winner moving on to the FFP Spirit Title Tournament. Amanda said that clearly Zoey was unable to compete, but asked April to come out and be proclaimed the winner. After April came out, and as Amanda was proclaiming April the victor, Zoey Kiehl made her entrance. She walked down the isle, obviously still in pain from last week’s attack. Amanda asked Zoey if she was sure she wanted to wrestle. Kraven then gladly called for the start of the match.
April Hunter started the match out working hard on Zoey’s lower back. Obviously a great gameplan, exploiting the lower back injury. However, Zoey wasn’t going to go down without a fight, and started fighting back with forearms and elbows. Eventually she knocked April out onto the apron with a kick to the ribs. Zoey then charged and hit April with a spear, sending both women crashing to the arena floor.
Zoey had to be done. The fall took a lot out of her and to add to it, April began slamming her fist down on Zoey’s back. Hunter took Zoey back into the ring and set her up for a German suplex. But Kiehl broke free and hit April with a devastating kick to the skull. Then, a belly to belly suplex. When April got back up, Zoey hit a sling blade. Kiehl then somehow summoned the strength to hit April Hunter with the Blue Thunder Bomb. Zoey made the cover. 1…2…3!
After the match Zoey celebrated in the ring. Amanda Kraven couldn’t believe that he injured Zoey Kiehl was able to pull out a victory and earn a spot in the Spirit Title Tournament.
The scene cut backstage where the FFP World Champion Matt Kraven was talking with The System. Kraven asked Miles Lynch if Lynch knew the plan for Devastation. Kraven then repeated it again, saying that Miles would lay down in the center of the ring for Matt Kraven, that way everyone stays healthy and the title stays where it belongs. Miles didn’t seem receptive to the idea, but the two men fist bumped and Kraven patted him on the back, promising him a pay raise to do the right thing.
Cooper Albright started the match out strong. Hitting a couple of suplexes, a backbreaker and two hard clotheslines, he seemed to have the match well under control. But Modest fought back, hitting a European uppercut that sounded like it nearly decapitated Albright. Alexander then began technically Wrestling Cooper, something that he wasn’t exactly used to. Modest keyed in on Cooper’s neck and shoulder area, working Albright down.
Cooper fought back, using his brawling to try to put Alexander’s gameplan on hold. But after Cooper missed a clothesline Modest was able to deliver a reverse suplex. Modest then blasted Cooper with The End of Your Run, hooking the leg and getting the pinfall.
After the match Alexander got on the microphone, demanding another shot at Kade Haddix’s FFP Honor Title. Kade came out and said Modest looked impressive, but he still wouldn’t be able to take the title from him. Haddix then agreed to defend his title against Alexander at FFP Devastation!
This entry was posted on Thursday, March 29th, 2018 at 1:24 pm and posted in Tuesday Night Wrestling. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
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2019-04-20T19:23:27Z
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Just a quick post to share about some education related things we spotted at Costco recently.
They have more and rotate what they carry often. Summer tends to be a high educational item time, but they also have some fun education-related finds around the holidays. Of course, you can also check the office supply area for things like globes (occasionally), white boards, binders, and more. I did get their electric pencil sharpener (twice) in the past but have found that it breaks quickly. I would not recommend that. Oh, and if you use All About Spelling, the white board at Costco works well for the letter tile setup.
My daughter has recently been learning about engineers, problem-solving, design, and exploring possibilities in the Thinking Like an Engineer online course from Innovators Tribe, so today I'd like to share a review of the program, what it's about, and our experience.
Innovators Tribe offers online, self-paced educational courses that, as the name implies, have the goal of teaching about innovation and design. Intended for grades 6-12. The courses spark creativity, inspire interest in applied science, and promote critical thinking skills.
Currently, they offer two courses: Thinking Like an Engineer and Thinking like an Architect. It looks like they'll be adding a third course, Thinking Like a Carpenter soon as well!
Thinking Like an Engineer provides an opportunity to learn more about engineering and how it impacts our world in a variety of ways, then offers the chance to tackle a variety of design challenges via both technology (3D design software - included in the course) and hands-on projects using simple materials, such as paper, card stock, and masking tape. , It is mostly student-led with minimal, if any, parental involvement required.
Big Sis is currently in 5th grade and while the Thinking Like an Engineer course is designed mostly for children just a bit older, she was able to understand and participate fully. We jumped into using the program right away, with me sitting alongside her through the first several lessons, in case she needed assistance and so that I could really see what the course was all about. I began to step back and allow her to do it more independently after I noticed that she was doing great without any guidance on my part, even with the 3D design software! She is now a little over a third of the way through the program and even more excited about it than when she began.
The program keeps things interesting by including "challenge" activities from early on and throughout the course, allowing Big Sis to get involved right away, as well as increasing and maintaining her interest. She has thoroughly enjoyed all the challenges she's encountered thus far! She built a tower that was taller than me, using only a few sheets of paper and small amount of tape. She created a foundation out of a single sheet of paper and tape that supported more than 30 books before it crumpled under the weight - and they were all very large, hardcover books (including a thick dictionary, atlases, and more)! She designed, tested, built, improved, and built again... and again!
The Paper Tower Challenge result. It is made from just 4 pieces of paper and 1 foot of tape.
Then she moved on to using the 3D design software and her creativity increased tenfold as she felt a whole new world of possibilities open up. I must say, it would've been hard to keep her on track with moving forward in the lessons once she learned to use the software because she had so many ideas and such fun creating. So create she did. I let her slow the pace at that point and enjoy the process. After learning the ropes and how to use the software through a number of video tutorials, she made a car rim and a lot of other fun, yet simple, designs of her own choosing (some of which where more art than functional, like her Christmas tree, inspired by the actions learned during one tutorial... and she loved it)! Challenges in this section of the course involved designing a piece of furniture with certain parameters and creating an improvement of something around the house.
We found that a setup of two computer screens side-by-side made simultaneously learning & using the 3D software easier. It's not necessary though.
She hasn't yet completed the challenges of roller coasters and bridges, but she is so excited to do so! There was also a design challenge for a water filter, but we did not participate in that one because we didn't have the materials on hand. I don't think the course specified these materials as necessary in the beginning; they just mention things like paper, cardstock, and masking tape. But perhaps I overlooked it.
Big Sis wanted me to share with you that she really loves Thinking Like an Engineer and that her favorite part is the 3D designing. She expressed that, for the most part, the videos and slides were interesting and easy to follow along, except for just one of the software tutorials that took several viewings before she could figure it out. She said the software program freezes up now and then, but that cold be a compatibility problem with the computer we have it installed on. She also mentioned that her favorite challenge was to see how high of a stack of books she could make on her paper "foundation".
I was hoping this program would open new windows of ideas and possibilities for my daughter - and it did! I wanted to expose her to more STEM concepts, to get her thinking "outside the box", to challenge her, to build her technological knowledge and skills, and for her to have fun with creativity. These goals were all met to some degree or another, but my favorite benefit of the course was one I hadn't expected: my daughter's noticeably increased self confidence each time she tackled and conquered the design challenge!
For anyone looking for a STEM or applied science course that their child can do from home and at their own pace, Thinking Like an Engineer is a unique option worth considering.
If you'd like to read more reviews from other homeschool families that have used this or the Thinking Like an Architect course, including those with children of different ages than my own, be sure to click on the Homeschool Review Crew banner-link below! You can also visit the Innovators Tribe website for more information!
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2019-04-25T13:55:30Z
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https://oahuhomeschoolmom.weebly.com/blog/archives/11-2017
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On Thursday night, Tennessee Rep. Diane Black came nowhere near winning the state's GOP governor's nomination. Despite beginning the race as the front-runner, she finished 13 points behind the winner -- a wealthy businessman who ran as an outsider in the mold of, you guessed it, Donald Trump.
Black's convincing loss is simply the latest in a string of defeats for Washington, DC, Republicans seeking to win statewide office this year. She is the fifth sitting GOP member of the House to lose a statewide primary already in 2018, many of whom, like Black, began their races as the favorite only to be passed by a candidate running as an outsider to the Washington system.
In Indiana, for example, conventional wisdom was that either Reps. Luke Messer or Todd Rokita would be the party's nominee against endangered Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly. But Mike Braun, a former state representative touting his business background and the fact that he hadn't spent a single day in Washington, was the winner. In one ad, Braun carried cardboard cutouts of Messer and Rokita and asked people to tell the two congressmen apart. In another, Braun insists:" Politics shouldn't be a career. We need folks with real world experience who get the job done and come back home ... I'm running because President Trump paved the way."
In West Virginia, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey attacked Rep. Evan Jenkins as a "liberal career politician" and ran an ad in which a West Virginia mountain is shown crashing down on the US Capitol. "Let's not just change Washington ... Let's blow it up and reinvent it." Morrisey won the primary earlier this summer and will face Sen. Joe Manchin (D) in the fall.
The message being sent by Republican voters is clear: They want more Trumps, not fewer. The President was the leading edge of a movement fueled by anger and disappointment with Washington, not its conclusion. Even with him now in the most powerful political office in the country, Republicans remain unhappy with the sort of leadership they are getting out of Washington -- and are ready to penalize anyone with a "Rep." in front of their names.
This shouldn't be terribly surprising. Poll after poll shows that Trump is among the most popular modern presidents among his own party. While only 40% of the overall population approves of the job Trump is doing in Gallup polling, 87% of Republicans are on board with how Trump is handling the presidency. Republican voters love how much Trump is willing to freak out the establishment -- even within his own party. Every time Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell or House Speaker Paul Ryan tut-tut at something Trump has said or done, his base loves it. It's exactly why he won the Republican nomination back in 2016.
Meanwhile, Lee was flooding the airwaves with ads that painted him as the real Trump candidate in the race. "You know why I think President Trump has been so effective," he asked in one commercial. "Because he's a businessman, not a politician. He came from outside of government. ... That's the kind of leadership we need in Tennessee ... a conservative, an outsider, not a politician."
To be clear: Not every Republican member of Congress trying to move up to be governor or senator has lost their primary. Rep. Kristi Noem won a gubernatorial primary South Dakota and Rep. Lou Barletta emerged as the Senate nominee in Pennsylvania -- albeit thanks in no small part to strong support from Trump.
The writing appears to be on the wall: If you are a Republican member of Congress running to be a governor or senator from your state, you had better hope that Trump not only likes you but publicly endorses you. Such an endorsement from the President seems to be an inoculation of sorts against GOP voter anger and unhappiness about what the party in Washington has done and continues to do. Short of that sort of Trump vaccination, however, you are fighting an uphill battle -- particularly if you are running against someone who is more easily able to make the case as a Washington outsider.
Donald Trump's purge of GOP establishment figures in the 2016 election was truly stunning. But it appears that it was only the start. Republican base voters are still mad as hell -- and they are still taking it out on Washington Republicans.
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2019-04-25T19:47:04Z
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hacha, hacha de guerra. . Wallpaper and background images in the películas de terror club.
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Mental well being is a primary pillar of health. Everybody strives for optimal concentration, memory, sleep patterns and emotional balance. Western allopathic medicine and modern psychology can be dramatically augmented with the medical science of Ayurveda. Ayurveda understands the functioning of the human mind according to three gunas (qualities). The three gunas that influence the mind are sattva, rajas and tamas. Each guna describes a state of mental presence. By grasping how the gunas effect the functioning of the mind, Ayurveda makes very specific nutritional and lifestyle modification recommendations before recommending western medical pharmaceuticals.
Sattva is a state of balanced, positive, pure and peaceful personality. Sattva is associated with saints, angels and sages. Most people who meditate strive to find a state of sattva. People who are sattva predominant are capable of great kindness, selflessness, divinity, self introspection, non-egoic discrimination and understanding the world through objective truth.
Rajas is a state of extroverted action which can facilitate great accomplishments in life. However, when rajas is excessively elevated it creates rajasic personality imbalances. Rajasic imbalances are demonstrated by competitiveness, aggression, anger, envy, hostility, frustration, hyperactivity, restlessness, insomnia or anxiety. These conditions should first be evaluated in terms of elevated Vata or Pitta and treated with nutritional and lifestyle modifications. Learn more about Vata and Pitta doshas by reading my article here Ayurveda Introduction – Doshas 101.
Tamas is a state of inactivity that allows the human body and mind to rest. However, when tamas becomes pathological it is exhibited through mental dullness, sluggishness, laziness, lethargy, depression and fatigue. Ayurveda understands that is most often caused by an aggravation of Kapha ascended to the brain. Read my article Ayurveda Introduction – Doshas 101 to learn about Kapha. Furthermore, abnormal Kapha can produce aama, a metabolic toxin, which further aggravates mental fogginess and depression. Read my article, Aama – Metobolic toxicity to learn about the sign, symptoms and remedies related to aama. Kapha or aama induced tamas can be reduced by nutritional and lifestyle changes.
In western medicine, the first modality of treatment for mood and emotional abnormalities is often pharmaceuticals. Ayurveda addresses nutrition and lifestyles first. So before you or a loved one begins prescription psych medications, consider a change in diet and habituations to manage vata or pitta induced rajas as well as kapha or aama induced tamas. Read my article Ayurvedic Nutrition Guidelines for Balanced Doshas to understand what foods aggravate Vata, Pitta and Kapha. You can also click here to watch this series of videos I created on each dosha that outlines how to get balanced through nutrition.
Dr. Christie Smirl has over 25 years of medical experience. She completed a Doctorate of Ayurvedic Medicine from American University of Complimentary Medicine as well as Nurse Practitioner and Master of Science from Loma Linda University. Dr. Christie is also an E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher Trainer YACEP, Reiki Master/Teacher, Tantric Energy Healer and Musician.
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Healthier Vibrations by Dr. Christie Smirl is dedicated to providing education on Ayurveda, Integrative Medicine, nutrition, yoga teacher training, meditation, breath work pranayama, kirtan, subtle tantra therapies and spirituality. Dr. Christie is a Doctor of Ayurveda, Nurse Practitioner, M.S, Reiki Master, Yoga Teacher Trainer, ERYT500, YACEP and Sound Healer. She believes that everybody is capable of deep healing on all levels through a combination of Western and Eastern sciences and arts. Her motto is HEAL YOURSELF, HELP HEAL ANOTHER PERSON, BEGIN HEALING THE WORLD.
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E! Style Collective: We Woke Up Like This!
Whitney Port's Faux Fur Jacket Is 40% Off!
Remember When Justin Timberlake Dissed The Hills on MTV?
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Father, You have been continually at work in me since I first surrendered my heart to You. You have nudged me, moved me, dragged me, so that I might “leave the preschool fingerpainting exercises on Christ and get on with the grand work of art.” You are growing me up in Him.
Thank You for giving me a taste of heaven and for making me part of the work of Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for letting me experience the sheer goodness of Your Word and Your power within me.
May each life I touch grow to love Jesus more.
“Proclaim the Message with integrity” (MSG).
Thank You for training me in understanding and teaching Your Word. Keep me grounded in it, regularly, daily in it’s pages, so that it dwells in me richly (Colossians 3:16). You be the one to formulate the words that proceed from my mouth when I open it in the midst of the opportunities You give to touch lives.
“Keep your sense of urgency [stand by, be at hand and ready], whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or unfavorable. [Whether it is convenient or inconvenient, whether it is welcome or unwelcome,]…” (v 2 AMP). Cause me to be looking for the opportunities You supply. Help me not to be so focused on my tasks connected to this world that I miss the tasks You have for me which are linked to eternity. (“If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, … in Christ all will be made alive … thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” [1 Corinthians 15:19-20, 33, 58 NIV]).
“Challenge, warn, and urge your people. Don’t ever quit. Just keep it simple” (v 2 MSG).
When a blacksmith is altering the shape of a piece of metal to make it more useful or for a particular use, he takes it through a process. The metal is thrust into intense heat in order to soften it, so that the following step is most effective. Next the smith pounds the heated metal into the shape it’s going to become, changing its appearance and resourcefulness. Then, it’s doused into water to cool it down again, the forging complete. Oh, often this process is repeated many times, with perhaps different tools used for the pounding and great care and patience are employed. All work together to bring the metal into the shape needed to carry out the work for which it’s destined.
Many times, Lord, You’ve held me in Your hands as the blacksmith holds that metal. Through the correction, rebuke and encouragement You’ve given through Your people, Your Word, and Your Spirit, You’ve been shaping me with Your “great patience and careful instruction.” You’re forging me so that I can be an effective tool in doing the same in the lives of others. Keep on with the process, Lord.
Father, continue to help me not to react quickly to jarring circumstances. Bring Your peace upon my heart and mind as You supply understanding, discernment and wisdom in the process of my choosing my actions instead of reacting. Hold a stalwart guard over my mouth, not letting me flippantly speak, until You’ve had the chance to speak to me first. You’ve guided me in this direction for quite a while; keep on doing it. Thank You for the advantages of “keeping my head” when it comes to being alert to temptation, “resistant to pressure, and ever vigilant when facing heavy responsibility” (from the NIV Life Application Study Bible, p. 2204).
“Accept the hard times along with the good” (v 5 MSG).
Here’s Paul at the end of his life — one that had been flooded with MANY “hard times” — encouraging a young servant. This same Paul is the one who wrote to the Corinthians about the “thorn” You’d given him (2 Cor 12:7-10). You taught him to be thankful for that “gift,” because through this weakness, Your grace radiated.
“Keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant” (v 5 MSG).
Help me to love YOU with all of me, so that it’s You loving and serving through me as I engage my energy, gifts, and resources in the ministry You’ve designed for me. Keep forging me into the likeness of Jesus. Amen.
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Get your dose of Jeeps for sale!
Welcome to the ‘iwantajeep’ portion of the site.
As displayed on my site, I post news about cheep Jeeps for sale, that are practically steals. At the same time, a lot of these Jeeps are abused and perhaps abandoned. I feel helpless as I cannot buy any of these vehicles and put the tender love n’ care that they need.
I have an unhealthy obsession with Jeep Wranglers, particularly brown YJs. I have decided to try promoting an ‘iwantajeep’ fund, where dedicated visitors of the site could donate any spare cash to help me on the journey of buying one of the abused Jeeps on my site. I will have to make a confession; I do not have a lot of cash due to college being a money vacuum. This is why I took a gamble and decided to make this fund. I can only hope it gets off its feet!
If I get enough cash, you guys will have an input in which Jeep I should buy, what mods I should implement, and what color the vehicle should be. I would post pictures of the restoration in progress. The goal is to build fully functional Jeep, in which I could attach a snow plow and go around plowing people’s driveways for free, just to give back to my community.
Any donation will sincerely be appreciated!
This has got to be the worst site I’ve ever seen. Not just the design, but the content and usability.
I do not mind criticism, in fact, I love it. But, providing nothing constructive with your criticism makes your reply fairly pointless. Mind expanding, in detail, what you mean? Thank you.
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2019-04-21T16:39:34Z
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https://jeepforsale.wordpress.com/iwantajeep-fund/
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Rizwan Tahir is currently an Associate Professor of Business at RIT Dubai. Prior to that, he has held the faculty positions at the University of Auckland and AUT University in New Zealand and University of Vaasa in Finland. Dr. Tahir has obtained his Ph.D degree in International Business at the University of Vassa, Finland. His research has been published in the Journal of International Consumer Marketing, European Business Review, Asian Business & Management, Journal of Global Business Advancement and Global Business Review.
Rizwan Tahir's academic research interests lies in the areas of foreign direct investment, internationalization and market entry strategies, international human resource management and businesses in Arab cultures. His earlier work focused on foreign investment related issues (e.g. location choices, timing of entry, ownership arrangements, joint venture arrangements including partner selection and performance in the cross-cultural context). Dr Tahir's PhD dissertation considered the FDI behavior of Finnish manufacturing firms in Asian countries. This research has been extended into comparative studies of FDI behavior of Finnish companies with Australian/New Zealand companies. It was found that antipodean companies tended to invest in countries with very high political stability, low cultural distance between host and home countries, low wage rates, and highly skilled labor.
Dr. Tahir more recent work has considered international issues in human resource management, particularly expatriation and repatriation of managers. When multinational companies send key staff overseas to manage what is typically large and strategic projects, how effective are they? When these managers return to their home countries, how easily are they re-assimilated into their company? His recent study of female repatriate managers in Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) companies, has recently been published in the Global Business Review highlighted those female repatriate managers in the ANZ companies returning home experienced great frustration in reintegrating with their parent companies. Their overseas experience and the knowledge they gained were neither valued nor used. Often those managers left their companies within a year or two, meaning that their international expertise and contacts were lost to the company. Without active policies to reintegrate expatriate managers, companies risk losing what are often their best and most visionary staff, as well as repeating over and over again fundamental mistakes in managing overseas subsidiaries. Dr. Tahir's current research looks at the experience of managers from the UAE, and those Australian and New Zealand expats working in the UAE in foreign companies. The results will help companies to apply best practice in this aspect of international HR management and cross-cultural management.
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2019-04-23T10:53:12Z
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https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/facultyscholarship/featured_faculty.php?year=2013&id=Tahir
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After several years of accruing miles on Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan reward program, I redeemed 210,000 miles for a round trip ticket to Cambodia to experience Emirates Business Class, an airline I’ve always wanted to fly. Ideally, from the Bay Area, one would fly through a big Asian hub like Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, or Hong Kong to get to Phnom Penh, but Emirates goes the other way around: The flight goes over the North Pole, to Dubai, and then you connect to Phnom Penh.
I flew on Alaska Airlines to Los Angeles International (LAX) from SFO and then on an Emirates A380 from LAX to Dubai. Then it was overnight in Dubai before catching my morning flight to Phnom Penh. This review is about my experience for the 16-hour flight from LAX to Dubai.
Boarding took place about 45 minutes prior to departure. The lower deck on an Emirates A380 is all economy. The upper deck consists of 14 first class suites and 76 business class seats. My seat was 9K; a seat by the window with the table on the aisle. Business class begins in row 7 with a 1-2-1 jigsaw layout. The middle two business class seats alternate between each row that either has the seats together, with tables/minibars on the aisle, or vice versa.
See the latest version of Emirates A380 on SeatGuru here.
The flight was completely full. A cabin crew member told me that the A380 from both SFO and LAX are full every time. The business class seats are laid out in a “jigsaw” pattern, each with a private mini bar, ample work space and a handheld tablet to control the entertainment system as an alternative to using the touch screen. The in-seat mini bar comes stocked with two bottles of Evian water, a glass bottle of Perrier, and a glass. In that small mini bar space is a black light to help find your beverages when the cabin lights are turned off which eliminates the need for turning on the brighter reading or overhead light. Nice touch! The workspace has a universal power and USB port for your devices to charge within reach. Also, there’s a small, adjustable reading light, to be used when the bigger, brighter overhead light is not needed.
Cabin crew also distributed business class passengers Bulgari amenity kits filled with lotions, facial tissue, toothbrush, comb, shaving razor and shaving cream. All packed in a lovely sturdy bag that I will definitely use for future trips.
Before the pilots pushed back, I went through the robust entertainment library, known as ICE (Information, Communication, Entertainment), which was quite large, and chose movies I wanted to watch into my queue. Window seat flyers can raise or lower an accordion style window shade with the push of a button. The windows are quite large on the A380, and another impressive feature for window-seat flyers are the nice side lockers by windows, in which the mattress and pillow can be stored along with one’s small bag. The business class space is intimate and private.
The sun setting over Los Angeles upon takeoff was beautiful. Within 10 minutes, cabin crew came around with a warm nut mix served on a small ceramic plate along with the dry Manhattan I had pre-ordered. Appetizer options for dinner included: yellow pepper and lemongrass soup, smoked duck, or pan-fried prawns. I chose the smoked duck and for my main course I chose the miso-glazed cod. Both the smoked duck and miso-glazed cod were delicious and neatly presented. For dessert I opted for a cheese board.
After dessert, about two hours had passed and it was time to sleep. Cabin crew had placed mattress pads on each seat, which did make the seat softer, but also, made it warmer. The seat lies completely flat and your feet go underneath the entertainment screen, so I moved my backpack to rest on the side compartment bins. I slept about three hours but woke up sweating because the cabin was so warm and the duvet comforter was too much. I got up to use the lavatory and noticed numerous dental kits and two bottles of Bulgari perfume for men and women as well as small tubes of moisturizing lotion. I will say that the Emirates dental kits, which I’ve come across in economy lavatories also, come with a regularly sized toothbrush and cover and a full size travel tube of Colgate toothpaste, which is great to be able to take with you.
Since the flight was in the evening, flight attendants staffing the bar said that very few passengers hang out in the lounge, compared with flights bound for the US, which often typically fly during the daytime hours. I had a glass of champagne and an espresso martini, and ended up returning to my seat to watch a movie and sleep a couple of more hours. I had informed the bartender about the heat and asked if he could turn down the temperature, which he did, and I was able to sleep for a couple of more hours with a cooler cabin. Ends up I missed the mid-flight meal service because I was sleeping.
Breakfast service begins about three hours prior to landing. Even though the flight arrived in Dubai approximately 7:30 p.m. the following evening, cabin crew serve breakfast. I found it odd that they served breakfast since we were landing in the evening, but in California, it would be breakfast time. Again, cabin crew distributed hot refresher towels and fresh linens on tray tables, then took drink orders. I had a delicious Bloody Mary made with Belvedere vodka and chose the courgette and goat’s cheese frittata.
We landed a few minutes behind our scheduled arrival time. I had checked no bags and had a 13-hour layover before my flight to Phnom Penh. Emirates offers all passengers rooms at a nearby hotel when flights involve an overnight stay. It's important to note that you must request your hotel voucher at time of check-in. When you’re flying business or first, you’re given a free chauffeur ride to your hotel and there are signs directing you to the pickup point after clearing customs and retrieving your bags. The driver tool me to the Le Meridien, about 5-minute drive from the airport. Often, people will check their bags to their final destination, so remember to pack a change of clothing in your carry-on luggage if you checked a bag, because you won’t be able to retrieve it in Dubai!
Having flown Emirates previously, I noticed several design changes on this updated A380, including more wood paneling surrounding the windows and table/minibar area, easily accessible electrical outlets and USB ports and more elaborate seat positions. Also the electronic window shades have both translucent and opaque options. My return flight from Dubai to New York (JFK) was on an older A380 which crew members referred as “vintage.” The changes were minor, but I did notice the difference when I boarded for my return to the US.
Overall, my experience in business class on Emirates was superb. I found courteous ticketing agents, wonderful and diverse cabin crew, delicious food, and great amenities. I was fortunate to be able to be on an award ticket and otherwise would not have been able to enjoy the business class service. If your budget allows or if you’re deciding what to do with your points or miles, and you have a chance to redeem on Emirates, I recommend the experience. I found it worth every one of the 210,000 miles required from Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan (more about that here).
Have you flown Emirates before or would you like to? Please leave your thoughts and experiences in the comments!
(Please note that this review was written by reader Jason Vaudrey from San Francisco. Would you like to write a review? Here are our guidelines.
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2019-04-24T15:49:56Z
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https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Emirates-Business-Class-review-13638499.php
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Q. My computer clock keeps resetting to the incorrect time ever since the change for DST happened this past weekend. Is there a way to make it reflect the correct time?
A. If you find that your Windows computer will not stay set to the correct time here is what I have found will fix it.
First, go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and make sure you are fully patched. You can use the custom option if you want to exclude Internet Explorer 7.
Install all the patches, reboot and go back until there are no more high priority updates to be installed.
Once you are patched double click the clock down in the system tray. Go to the Time Zone tab and select any time zone other than the one you are in. Click apply. Then set it back to your time zone and make sure the check box that says “Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes” is checked and click apply.
You should see your system clock has now changed to the correct time.
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2019-04-23T07:59:21Z
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https://blog.chron.com/helpline/2007/03/daylight-saving-time-dst/
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The trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Django Unchained will premiere before Prometheus.
When a corporation tries to sell you something, that’s advertising. When your friends and acquaintances try to sell you something on behalf of a corporation — without even realizing they’re doing it — that’s viral marketing.
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2019-04-24T02:44:49Z
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https://www.movie-list.com/blog/tag/ridley-scott/
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Pina Bausch died in 2009, at the age of sixty-eight, after leading Tanztheater Wuppertal since 1973 and creating dozens of works for the troupe. She had recently finished a work that she called “… como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si … (“like moss on a stone”), and filming was about to begin on Wim Wenders’s documentary about her, “Pina.” Merce Cunningham died twenty-six days after she did, but, while his company has ceased to exist, Bausch’s lives on, and it is back at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, presenting “… como el musguito …” through October 27th.
This is not only Bausch’s final work but the last in a series based on residencies in cities around the world, in this case Santiago. Bausch typically used a range of music in her works, and here Chilean artists dominate—Violeta Parra (the title of the work comes from a lyric in Parra’s song “Volver a los Diecisiete”—“To Be Seventeen Again”), Congreso, Victor Jara, Magdalena Matthey, Mauricio Vivencio, Mecánica Popular, and Chico Trujillo—but the other musicians represent many countries. The company itself is international; though its home is in the German industrial city of Wuppertal, its roster of dancers is global, and the troupe tours extensively.
Like many of Bausch’s works, “… como el musguito …,” with a cast of sixteen, comprises numerous sections—dozens of group passages, solos, and theatrical bits (in German, Tanztheater means “dance theatre”), which often have no apparent relation to one another. But, as always, there are undercurrents—of agony, of humor, of absurdity, of futility, of affection—that keep us engaged. We are not stuck in one world for the duration of the piece (two and a half hours, with intermission); rather, Bausch and her performers skillfully take diverse threads and weave a fabric that is sometimes coarse and uncomfortable, sometimes luxurious and pleasing.
At the beginning, the curtain is up, and in the half-darkness a bright-white stage floor seems to glow, with slightly visible jagged lines running along it. Bausch’s works have typically involved spectacular sets—the earthen floor of “The Rite of Spring” (1975), the proscenium-filling cinder-block wall of “Palermo Palermo” (1989), the hill of red flowers of “Der Fensterputzer” (1997), the huge rough boulder of “Vollmond” (2006)—and this floor seems simple in comparison. A woman in a loose white shift, Sylvia Farias Heredia, comes on and kneels on all fours, her head hanging between her arms. Men dressed in black, blue, and gray street clothes (typical for Bausch’s men, as are the long dresses for the women, often accessorized with high-heeled shoes; Marion Cito designed the costumes) enter, and carry her upright around the stage, handing her from one to another, as she punctuates the action with protesting screams. Heredia, a small, intense woman, then dances a solo of longing, in which her arms carve the air around her, often sweeping her long hair into dark, rolling waves, her movements clear, sharp yet liquid, her face concerned, on the verge of anguish.
All of the women’s solos employ a similar vocabulary of tracing, plunging arms draping up and down the body, indicating supplication, or doubt, or desire; the footwork is precise and deliberate, not rooted but not travelling much, either; the hair is manipulated to the point that it becomes almost another limb. But the music is always different, which changes the feeling of each solo, and there are stylistic flourishes that distinguish the women—Nayoung Kim engages in an internal conversation, scratching at her temple and blowing on her forearm to spin herself around; Morena Nascimento is joyful, light, and she plays to the audience seductively; Ditta Miranda Jasjfi is sombre, witchlike, with creature-like hands and flicking wrists; Azusa Seyama, following the rhythmic drum music, moves convulsively, then shifts to a simple turning phrase and a lift of one leg with the opposite hand. A few times in “… como el musguito …,” the women are all onstage together dancing their solos; it’s like seeing the distilled facets of one woman.
There is very little unison movement here, though Bausch was a master of it; in “The Rite of Spring,” the women pounded the earth as one, their strong bodies gathering energy and dispersing it, making us feel the force of creation. Often in her works, a line of dancers walks close together, going through a sequence of everyday gestures in unison, making eye contact with us, inviting us to share the fun of their parade. Here, just before intermission, all nine of the women lie on their bellies downstage (after shucking their high heels) and proceed to do a kind of Rockettes routine, without any legs but with plenty of charm and wit: hands caress faces, arms reach out to the side and then bend at the elbow, a wave of torsos ripples from left to right. Six men form a similar row just upstage, and fall into canon with the women, watching them, smiling.
As always with Bausch, the interactions between men and women loom large. In the past, women have often been humiliated by men; even if there was a tinge of humor, it could also be disburbing. In “… como el musguito …,” the women seem stronger than the men, and even when a man initiates some questionable act the woman subverts it, as when Rainer Behr pours a bottle of water over the seated Anna Wehsarg, and her response is merely to ignore it and to brush her hair and apply her makeup. Later, Tsai Chin Yu, a rope attached at her waist, is tethered to an offstage anchor, and repeatedly runs in frantic arcs, always brought up short, but her fraught situation is balanced by that of Eddie Martinez, who at the same time clambers precariously, upside down, along a rope strung six feet high along the stage’s diagonal; we imagine rushing rapids beneath him.
Water is a recurring theme. People frequently fill glasses and drink them (sometimes bizarrely: Fernando Suels Mendoza pours a glass for Jasjfi, and tips her so that he can drink from it), or give them to others, and early in the second half the water we imagined underneath Martinez materializes, as black-and-white footage of a burbling stream running over rocks fills the expanse of the back wall. Mendoza, who up to this point has been a Lothario, goofily accosting women, dances a vibrant, earnest solo in a spotlight, the water flowing behind him.
Partway through the first half, after a segment in which Behr runs headlong from side to side, Dominique Mercy grasping at him in patient exasperation, we see the secret of the white floor, as fissures form and the surface fractures into several pieces. (Peter Pabst, who has designed sets for Bausch since 1980, made a raised floor whose segments can be pulled apart, revealing crevices.) Is this more water? Ice floes breaking up in Patagonia, glaciers melting in the Chilean Andes? Perhaps it is a reference to the fragile tectonics of the Allende years, which some of the more folk-inflected music brings to mind. Or the treacherous terrain of relationships.
The dancers in Bausch’s company have always been admirable for their strong technique and physical daring; they seem fearless. But they are also sublime actors, as adept at interpreting Bausch’s absurdist concepts as they are at mastering her movement inventions. The brief comic interludes in “… como el musguito …” are immediately recognizable as Bauschian. Clémentine Deluy—tall, in an elegant red gown—asks a man seated in the front row for his glasses, which she then cleans using her dress. Nascimento sits on two bare-chested men (Behr and Damiano Ottavio Bigi) as they do situps and pushups. Pablo Aran Gimeno comes onstage wearing a suit jacket and a pair of red high heels, pausing for appreciation and then sauntering saucily off. Thusnelda Mercy lies down at center stage, her hair spreading out behind her, and over and over a man comes and rests his head on her hair. Wehsarg puffs on a cigarette as she crosses the stage, and Bigi, captivated by the smoke, is inspired to dance a faunlike duet with it. Martinez throws potatoes at the women, which they try to catch in their skirts, calling his name. Seyama tries to teach a fake fish to walk.
But the poetry of Bausch’s work is more apparent in arresting, serious moments—when Heredia, slumped over a giant pole, is whirled around the stage; when Jasjfi’s body is rung like a bell; when the women arch back and drop rocks from their hands; when Deluy comes on carrying a tall tree on her back, and sets it down and rests at its base. And in such moments the men shine. Behr has a tortured solo early on, much of it on the floor, in which, heartbreakingly, he seems to be at war with himself. A section in which three men lie head to foot and each takes turns pulling a coat over his body, the revealed man getting up and going to the head of the line, is a quiet study in sharing. In a duet for Heredia and Bigi, she walks down the diagonal and falls to the side, her partner moving to catch her each time. The men’s solos, as by the tall, lean Ales Cucek, show their physical prowess just as the women’s did, with as much pathos.
Toward the end of “… como el musguito …,” phrases are reintroduced, the floor shatters again, duets are reprised, and we end back where we started, with a woman alone onstage, kneeling. It has been a strange, rich journey. The lives of these people seem more dangerous, their relationships more intense. Even their fun is more captivating. But reality underpins it; this is art, after all. There’s a moment early on when all sixteen dancers line up, seated, and fondle the hair of the person in front of them. They look truly happy, none more so than Dominique Mercy, at the front, whose evident delight belies what must be a great sorrow: he joined Tanztheater Wuppertal in 1974, only a year after Bausch arrived there.
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2019-04-18T11:04:11Z
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https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/pina-bauschs-last-dance
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Empirical study of factors relating to e-commerce success.
This paper has performed an extensive review on e-commerce success literature to derive seven factors of e-commerce success. We attempted to prove the linkages of these factors to e-commerce success using empirical support.
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2019-04-19T21:14:12Z
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https://repository.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10356/8269
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When I see someone has accomplished a fete I would like to accomplish, I get this intense interest in the person. It can prick my “HEY, I WANT TO DO THAT TOO” but it doesn’t overtake me. Because, it’s not a comparison; I allow it to become a admiration for the effort put into the accomplishment. And then that, in turn, encourage to conquer my next goal. So, I allow that person to spur me on to good works (Hebrew 10:24). God has called me to be the captain and designer of my garden/life and to do it with Him Daily: “I was a craftsman daily at His side…rejoicing in the sons of men” (Proverbs 8). He has called us in Genesis to have “dominion” over our gardens/lives.
There is a healthy competition. There is a healthy admiration. It’s called: a heart of plenty.
The heart of plenty that knows how wide and how deep the love of God is for them and for others; the heart of fear of knows only scarcity and lack which is a spiritual death for them and others. For example, it could be a fear of losing to someone else. Oftentimes, the heart of lack doesn’t have a clear understanding of the sovereignty of God in their lives and where their own boundary lines fall. “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places” (Ps.23).
God isn’t a god of scarcity. He isn’t the “keep away” god with you as the monkey in the middle. However, on one hand, it’s so good to learn to fall in love with contentment and gratefulness. With the other hand, it’s good to hold onto moving ahead and knowing that God has plans for you to be on the cutting edge of life!
God is more than happy for you to get married. Get married! He is more than happy for you to make money: Make money! Prosper! Have children. Hearts full of fear and poverty limit the resources and the power of God by setting themselves in as god. That god isn’t a fun god surely he/she has limited understanding, resources, etc. Putting yourself in as “god of your life” happens so subtly, that you don’t really know it’s happening. You may even be reading this and think: I totally agree. I’m glad I’m not like that. Surprise! Let the Holy Spirit convict your heart and bring anything to the forefront.
Is there an area of surrender? Is your heart tugging at you?
Neither envy and nor deception with its layer after layer of self-justification, doesn’t come from the Father of Light. It comes from the father of lies. And those lies will become so delicious to you that you will suckle them and feed them and eat from them so that they become who you are. A person conveying death. You will no longer walk in a spirit of unity and you will no longer walk in a spirit of fealty to the living King of the Universe, but you will walk in the spirit of pride (a false matrix/universal order) and you crown yourself king of your own universe. That universe will become dark and gossipy and bitter and slandering and envious and it will all seem more and more and more logical. You’ll have stories to back up the bitterness. You’ll have stories to back up your paranoia and jealousy. Why? Because sin is deceitful. It’s scatting like a crooning sensual jazz singer making up that crap as it goes.
“They who compare themselves to themselves, they are not wise.” Actually, you are foolish. Why’s that? “The foolish man says in his heart that there is no God.” The problem that you have is that you have dethroned the ONE true God. He no longer has the right to convict you of sin as you are too busy looking at the log in your brother’s eye.
When you begin to fix your eyes on other people’s stuff or other people’s relationships, other people will then become the rod of comparison or measuring tape for what you should or shouldn’t have and you will begin to want to have dominion over them instead of your own garden (I’ll speak more on ‘what is your own garden’ later). You will want to control them. Dominate them. Congratulations, you now have an idol. Yourself. You are the object of your affection, you are the object of your attention. You ask yourself: what am I getting? What is being take from me? You are now the little angry god of your life. Why does that happen? Where are your eyes fixed?
Humility is understanding where you are in the universal order. And that is, God is God and you are not. You are a mere mortal.
A person with the mindset of plenty is a mature adult who lets their soul go to the watering hole and drink. A mature soul breathes the fresh air of the Bible and let’s their soul be comforted by the Holy Spirit who renews us and helps us to renew our vows to Love Him Most. $$$That’s where are “plenty” comes from.. from Him! We run out!!!! Come on, gang, don’t dry up and wither like a vine without water and therefore no fruit. The fire of your lusts will burn down your whole vine and you’ll have nothing left for you family, nothing left of your life. Don’t be foolish.
A person with the mindset of lack says: “that person is sucking up all the air in the room and they are taking mine too.” This is simply not true. There is plenty of air in the universe. Their souls are not full. They have not jumped into the watering hole. They are a “dry and weary land where there is no water.” “SPEAK TO THOSE DRY BONES!” Set up guideposts to remind yourself to JUMP IN and DRINK!
You can choose: don’t renew your mind, you don’t renew your soul and your own passions set your vineyard on fire, or you water take your mind to be renewed, you renew your should and you surrender all of your passions to Him.
I listen to Christians every day that spout death like a fountain on one side of their mouth and on the other side of their mouth, they spout wisdom. But if they are spouting death: gossip, slander, bitterness, envy, jealousy, strife, sensuality: then their heart is not right before the Lord. It is not functioning correctly. And soon enough, they will be caught in the snare that the enemy happily sets for them. Actually, they set their own traps for their own walk of faith and they bind themselves with their own sinful nature.
This Earth is born to entropy and as sparks fly upward so we are drawn to disfunction. So, let us lead our hearts to surrender to this passion: “therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
You are daughter. You are son. You are forever connected to Him. That’s the reason he trims the trees. That’s the reason He prunes the vine. He *is* the vinedresser. He’s the Gardener. This is His Earth. You are His earth that He breathed on in order to bring you to give you life in order to Him to be able to walk with you. His heart will not stop.. like a restless sea.. until all of the nooks and crannies of your heart are fully surrendered to Him. He corrects so that He can be even closer. So that you, glorious you, can be even brighter. Even bolder. Even stronger in the Love of the One who died for you, his daughter, his son. Come on now, don’t you know that all of us have fallen short of the glory of God? Which one of us can fold our arms and stand far off from Him when He’s right there– reaching out–falling in love with us every minute– the people He died to fall in love with every minute and fell in love with so that He laid His life down for us and died.
It’s those special people in the Bible that catch our eyes. The Davids, the Enochs, The John The Beloved: “The One Whom The Lord Loved.” We are all of them. We are caught up without death and able to walk with Him. We are in our fields and alone in our work when He delivers the bear and the lion to our hands. We are leaning on His chest… listening to the sound of His Heart. May our hearts match the rhythm of His great big heart for us, His bride. God bless us… every one.
Fix your eyes and lay your heard on His shoulder, still your soul like a weaned child. Wean yourself from your temper tantrum of jealousy. It’s childish. Your Creator extends His Hand and invites you to grow up. Grow On. Grow in love with Him so that the seed and fruit you bear is a rich, fruitful offering to Him.
Design id. Design ego, design your life: have a little fun while you do life. "Go Get Your Life On." Christian, Businesswoman, Adventurer.
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2019-04-22T10:28:08Z
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https://wattsofgrace.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/the-envy-of-them-all-mirror-mirror-who-is/
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Students at the University of Kent have the opportunity of joining various student sports clubs. Team Kent, funded by the Students' Union, runs more than 50 different clubs, from American Football to Ultimate Frisbee. The sports are represented at a range of levels, from recreational purposes to competitive involvement. Experience is definitely not necessary.
If there is a sport that you are interested in, and it is not already on offer, or you require any information regarding student sports clubs, please contact Kent Union and they will help to facilitate your enquiry/request.
Student clubs are only open to students of the University of Kent.
If you're a student at the University of Kent Medway campus, please visit www.gkunions.co.uk for information on student clubs and other activities.
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All purchases will be checked against membership records to ensure against fraudulent activity. Any attempts to utilise the an inappropriate membership option will be investigated and the buyer contacted to correct the mistake. Any incorrect purchases found to be made in error will be corrected. Price differences are the result of University Society regulation and any complaint should be taken up with the Student Union. Membership is a one off payment. Registration is free to access the membership areas of the site, but on the assumption that membership has been paid. In the eventuality that items are repeatedly accessed without a paid membership the offending party will be removed from the site until membership is paid.
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The chair on Migration, Integration and Labour Markets is a collaborative research project with the Flemish government on the labour market position of individuals with a migration background in Flanders, with specific focus on the labour market position of migrant women and the effectiveness of (labour market) integration trajectories targeting recent migrants. The project is innovative in that it aims to integrate register data on i) integration trajectories, ii) education and activation trajectories and iii) work permits with longitudinal microdata drawn from the Crossroads Bank for Social Security to reconstruct and analyse labour market trajectories of resident and new migrants using advanced hazard and econometric models. Throughout the project interviews and focus groups are set up with both participants and counsellors to bring additional insight to the longitudinal analysis of trajectories based on register data.
1. What is the profile of individuals who enter the various training and activation programmes, taking into account the potential selection issues?
2. Which combinations and sequences of training and activation programmes the targeted group of individuals go through?
3. What is the effectiveness of different training and activation programmes in the transition to work, taking into account selective entry and exit?
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http://www.bath.ac.uk/casp/projects/the-chair-on-migration/index.html
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"Live and Let Die Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2019. Web. 21 Apr. 2019. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/4320314/Paul+McCartney>.
Missing lyrics by Paul McCartney?
Know any other songs by Paul McCartney? Don't keep it to yourself!
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https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/4320314/Paul+McCartney/Live+and+Let+Die
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both forms: Fire type and the Alola form of Ice!
This really is beautiful work.
Vulpix is my favorite pokemon overall that looks really good!
Yes, Vulpix IS cute! Great job on this!
OMG GREAT JOB AWWWWW SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vulpixplz I love vulpix!!! This pic is epic!!!
So cute ^_^ Got to this!
My FAVORITE pokemon because of it's attitude, and CUTENESS!!!
Would you mind if I borrowed this? I have this blog ([link]) and my next entry is going to be about the episode of the anime when Brock get his Vulpix, so it'd be nice to have an adorable Vulpix picture. I'd include a link to your home page, of course.
That Vulpix looks SO ADORABLE!! I just want to give it a big hug!!
That looks absolutely fantastic, Vulpix is brilliant, and so is your art!
Awwww... there's that Vulpix! I...I love this!! It is just so, so adorable...! I hope that someday I can draw as great as you, but even if I never do, your art will always be an inspiration to me!
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https://www.deviantart.com/all0412/art/Vulpix-280980958
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Mason Jar Press is an independent press based out of Baltimore since 2014. It specializes in in handmade, limited edition chapbooks and full-length publications featuring strong, straight-forward poetry and prose that’s just a little off. Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Ian Anderson, and Assistant Editor, Natalie Ko, came in to talk about what’s new.
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2019-04-23T18:50:00Z
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https://www.wbjc.com/2017/host-blogs/booknotes-meets-one-of-baltimores-quirkier-independent-presses/
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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) welcomes all interested students to our general body meeting. This meeting will give STEM students an opportunity to learn more about our organization and what we have planned for this semester. The meeting will be in the Ottenheimer Library in Room 535 on February 12, 2019 from 6:00pm-7:00pm.
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2019-04-22T02:44:44Z
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https://ualr.edu/www/event/national-society-of-black-engineers-general-body-meeting/
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Starting in Summer 2019, Roosevelt will offer an urban, job embedded, post-baccalaureate teacher preparation program designed specifically for paraprofessionals, career changers, and recent college graduates who are committed to teaching in grades 1 through 6 in the city of Chicago. This innovative, two-year program features an affordable tuition rate of $500 per credit hour that will not increase over the two-year period of study. To meet the needs of working adults, core courses in the program will be delivered face-to-face in the summer semester and online in the fall and spring semesters.
The new program, called Roosevelt JET Prep, will be offered in collaboration with the Chicago Teachers Union Foundation – Quest Center, Grow Your Own Illinois, and the Chicago Public Schools. National Board-certified teachers trained by the Chicago Teachers Union Foundation – Quest Center will serve as mentors and instructors in the program, and field and clinical placements will be organized with support from the Chicago Public Schools. Grow Your Own Illinois will provide financial assistance and academic support to qualified students who come from diverse backgrounds and/or who demonstrate a commitment to working in underserved Chicago schools after program completion.
Roosevelt JET Prep’s unique design enables students to earn highly needed endorsements in bilingual and ESL education, special education (LBS 1), and reading by the end of the program. Students can select which endorsement to earn, or can choose to add on an endorsement after the completion of the teacher licensure program. An MA degree in Elementary Education can be earned by the end of the program, or during the first year of full-time teaching after completion.
Roosevelt’s individualized coaching framework provides each student with a faculty mentor and places students in partnership schools for increasingly complex field experiences leading to student teaching. Students enter the fifteen-week student teaching experience with a firm grasp of the instructional skills and practices needed for licensure, degree completion and career success with diverse student populations.
Seize your opportunity and apply now for this innovative teacher licensure program. Or, for more information, contact Laura Lag, assistant dean for graduate admission, at llag@roosevelt.edu or (312) 853-4753.
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https://www.roosevelt.edu/colleges/education/partnerships/jet-prep
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本发明公开了一种实现语音识别功能的方法，该方法包括：设置移动终端机身的姿态参数与语音识别模式的对应关系；如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语音识别。 The present invention discloses a method of voice recognition, the method comprising: setting a correspondence relationship posture parameters of the mobile terminal body and voice recognition mode; gravity sensor on the mobile terminal detects the movement of the terminal body posture parameters to meet changing conditions in voice recognition mode switch, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, voice recognition in the voice recognition mode after switching. 本发明通过自适应切换移动终端的语音识别模式，能够使移动终端的语音识别功能最大限度地解放用户的双手，并且节省耗电量。 The present invention, by adaptively switching a voice recognition mode of the mobile terminal, enables the voice recognition function of the mobile terminal to maximize the user's hands liberation, and save power consumption. 本发明还公开了一种实现语音识别功能的装置。 The present invention also discloses an apparatus for implementing the voice recognition function.
本发明涉及通信终端技术领域，尤其涉及的是一种实现语音识别功能的方法及装置。 The present invention relates to a communication terminal technology, and in particular relates to a method and an apparatus for implementing the voice recognition function.
随着智能终端及便携式设备功能的不断增加，语音识别技术得到越来越广泛的应用，比如，在开车或者双手需要做其他事情的时候，语音识别功能非常实用。 With the increase of smart terminals and portable device functionality, speech recognition technology is more widely used, for example, while driving or hands to do other things, the speech recognition feature is very useful.
从目前的情况来看，大多数具备语音识别功能的移动终端提供给用户按键或者按钮来启动语音识别过程，用户按下按键或按钮后才可以发出语音指令，终端根据用户的语音指令作出相应操作。 After from the current situation, most of the voice recognition function includes a mobile terminal provided to a user key or button to start the speech recognition process, the user presses the key or button can issue voice commands, the user's voice instruction according to the terminal make corresponding operation. 但是，这样做有一个很大的问题就是用户仍然需要依赖手去点击移动终端。 However, doing so there is a big problem is that users still need to rely on hand to click on the mobile terminal.
为了进一步解放用户的双手，目前还出现了支持语音唤醒技术的语音识别功能，使用语音唤醒技术后，终端始终处于音频检测状态，一旦检测到特殊的语音唤醒指令(如:嗨，语音助手)，则开启语音识别功能识别用户的语音指令。 In order to further liberate the user's hands, there appeared a speech recognition feature supports voice wake-up technology, the use of voice wake-up technology, the terminal will always be in audio detection state upon detection of a special voice wake-up commands (such as: Hey, voice assistant), then turn on voice recognition function recognizes the user's voice commands. 语音唤醒技术能够进一步解放用户的双手，但是，由于终端监听语音唤醒指令会耗费电池电量，因此，支持语音唤醒技术的移动终端存在电量消耗快的问题。 Power consumption issue exists fast wake-up voice technology to further the liberation of the user's hands, however, due to the wake-up terminal monitors voice commands will consume battery power, therefore, to support voice wake-up technology of mobile terminals.
因此，如何使移动终端的语音识别功能既能最大限度地解放用户的双手，又能节省耗电量是需要解决的技术问题。 Therefore, how to make the voice recognition function of the mobile terminal to maximize the liberation of both hands of the user, but also to save power consumption is a technical problem to be solved.
本发明所要解决的技术问题是提供一种实现语音识别功能的方法及装置，能够使移动终端的语音识别功能最大限度地解放用户的双手，并且节省耗电量。 The present invention solves the technical problem of providing a method and apparatus for implementing a voice recognition function, capable of voice recognition function of the mobile terminal to maximize the user's hands liberation, and save power consumption.
如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语音识别。 The change in gravity sensors on the mobile terminal is detected posture parameters of the mobile terminal body satisfies the condition for switching voice recognition mode, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, voice recognition in the voice recognition mode after switching.
进一步地，移动终端机身的姿态参数包括:移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角。 Further, the body posture parameters of the mobile terminal comprising: a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane.
进一步地，所述语音识别模式包括普通模式和语音唤醒模式。 Further, the voice recognition mode includes a normal mode and a voice awake mode.
移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角属于第一角度区间对应于语音识别模式的普通模式，移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角属于第二角度区间对应于语音识别模式的语音唤醒模式；其中，所述第一角度区间与所述第二角度区间不相交。 mobile voice terminal body wake angle of inclination to the horizontal plane belonging to the first angular interval corresponds to a normal mode, a voice recognition mode, a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane belonging to the second angular interval corresponding to the voice recognition mode mode; wherein the first angle and the second angle section disjoint interval.
如移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角从第一角度区间变化到第二角度区间，则移动终端的语音识别模式从普通模式切换到语音唤醒模式；如移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角从第二角度区间变化到第一角度区间，则移动终端的语音识别模式从语音唤醒模式切换到普通模式。 The mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane section changes from a first angle to the second angle section, the speech recognition mode of the mobile terminal is switched from the normal mode to the awake mode voice; The mobile terminal body with respect to the horizontal plane tilt angle interval is changed from a first angle to a second angle range, voice recognition mode mobile terminal is switched from the normal mode to the awake mode speech.
切换模块，如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语音识别。 The switching module, such as changes in gravity sensors on the mobile terminal is detected posture parameters of the mobile terminal body satisfies the condition for switching voice recognition mode, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, in the voice recognition mode after switching Speech Recognition.
与现有技术相比，本发明提供的一种实现语音识别功能的方法及装置，设置移动终端机身的姿态参数与语音识别模式的对应关系，如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语音识别。 Compared with the prior art, a method and an apparatus for implementing the present invention, the voice recognition function is provided, a mobile terminal body posture setting parameters corresponding relationship between a voice recognition mode, such as a gravity sensor detects the mobile terminal voice recognition mode is switched to the condition of the change in the pose parameters of the mobile terminal satisfies the body, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, voice recognition in the voice recognition mode after switching. 上述方法及装置通过自适应切换移动终端的语音识别模式，能够使移动终端的语音识别功能最大限度地解放用户的双手，并且节省耗电量。 The above-described method and apparatus by adaptively switching a voice recognition mode of the mobile terminal, enables the voice recognition function of the mobile terminal to maximize the user's hands liberation, and save power consumption.
图1为本发明实施例的一种实现语音识别功能的方法的流程图。 FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for voice recognition function of the embodiment of the embodiment of the present invention.
图2为本发明实施例的移动终端机身倾斜角的示意图。 FIG. 2 is a schematic example of a mobile terminal body inclination angle of the embodiment of the present invention.
图3为本发明实施例的一种实现语音识别功能的装置的结构示意图。 FIG. 3 is a schematic structure of an apparatus to implement a voice recognition function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
为使本发明的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚明白，下文中将结合附图对本发明的实施例进行详细说明。 To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from, the accompanying drawings hereinafter in conjunction with embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. 需要说明的是，在不冲突的情况下，本申请中的实施例及实施例中的特征可以相互任意组合。 Incidentally, in the case of no conflict, embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.
S20，如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语首识别。 S20, the change as gravity sensors on the mobile terminal is detected posture parameters of the mobile terminal body satisfies the condition for switching voice recognition mode, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, the language for voice recognition mode after switching first identified.
其中，移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角是指:由移动终端上的重力感应器感应出的移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角度。 wherein, the mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane is meant: the gravity induced by the sensor on the mobile terminal moves the terminal body tilt angle relative to the horizontal plane.
如图2所示，X轴，y轴，z轴构成的空间坐标系为参考坐标系，其中，z轴代表重力方向，X轴与y轴构成的Xy平面代表与重力方向垂直的水平面。 2, X-axis, a y-axis, z-axis configuration of the space coordinates of the reference coordinate system, wherein, z axis represents the gravitational direction, X-axis represents the y-axis Xy plane configuration perpendicular to the direction of gravity level. 重力感应器可以利用压电效应实现，简单来说是测量重力感应器内部一片重物(重物和压电片做成一体)重力正交两个方向的分力大小，来判定移动终端的水平面的方向。 Gravity sensor may utilize the piezoelectric effect, it is easy to measure the internal size of the gravity sensor a component weight (weight piezoelectric sheet and formed integrally) in two directions perpendicular to gravity, the mobile terminal determines the horizontal plane direction. U轴、V轴和W轴构成的空间坐标系为移动终端上重力感应器所决定的空间坐标系，u轴和V轴构成的UV平面代表由重力感应器得到的移动终端水平面，w轴与UV平面垂直。 U axis, space coordinates V and W axes configured for the mobile terminal gravity sensor determined spatial coordinate system, the mobile terminal level UV plane represents the u-axis and V-axis is obtained from the gravity sensor, W axis and UV plane. 移动终端上的重力感应器感应出的移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角度Θ为:Uv平面与xy平面的夹角，0° < Θ <180° ;比如，手机屏幕朝上放置在水平面上时，Θ为0°，手机底面朝上扣置在水平面上时，Θ为180。 Gravity sensor induced on the mobile terminal body of the mobile terminal with respect to the inclination angle [Theta] to the horizontal plane: the angle between the plane and the xy plane Uv, 0 ° <Θ <180 °; such as, mobile phone screen facing up in a horizontal plane when, Θ is 0 °, the bottom surface facing the phone button set on a horizontal surface, Θ 180. 。 .
其中，所述语音识别模式包括普通模式和语音唤醒模式。 wherein, the voice recognition mode includes a normal mode and a voice awake mode.
移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角属于第一角度区间对应于语音识别模式的普通模式，移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角属于第二角度区间对应于语音识别模式的语音唤醒模式；其中，所述第一角度区间与所述第二角度区间不相交；比如，第一角度区间为0°〜15°，第二角度区间为30°〜180°。 mobile voice terminal body wake angle of inclination to the horizontal plane belonging to the first angular interval corresponds to a normal mode, a voice recognition mode, a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane belonging to the second angular interval corresponding to the voice recognition mode mode; wherein the first angle and the second segment does not intersect angle interval; for example, the first angle range is 0 ° ~15 °, the second angle range is 30 ° ~180 °.
如移动终端在语音唤醒模式下，则移动终端判断是否监听到正确的语音唤醒指令，是则开始接收并识别用户的语音指令，根据用户的语音指令执行对应的操作。 The mobile terminal in the voice awake mode, the mobile terminal determines whether or not to listen to the correct voice wakeup command starts receiving and recognizing a user's voice instruction, performs the corresponding operation according to a user's voice instruction.
其中，在语音唤醒模式下，移动终端监听用户的语音唤醒指令时的耗电量低于移动终端接收并识别用户的语音指令时的耗电量。 wherein, in the voice awake mode, the power consumption when the mobile terminal monitors the wakeup command is lower than the user's speech and identifying the mobile terminal receives the power consumption during the user's voice instruction.
切换模块，用于如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语音识别。 The switching module, such as a gravity sensor on the mobile terminal detects a change in body posture parameters of a mobile terminal voice recognition mode switching condition is satisfied, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, after switching the voice recognition mode the voice recognition.
其中，移动终端机身的姿态参数包括:移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角。 wherein, body posture parameters of the mobile terminal comprising: a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane.
上述实施例提供的一种实现语音识别功能的方法及装置，设置移动终端机身的姿态参数与语音识别模式的对应关系，如检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语音识别；上述方法及装置通过自适应切换移动终端的语音识别模式，能够使移动终端的语音识别功能最大限度地解放用户的双手，并且节省耗电量。 A method and apparatus for voice recognition function to the above embodiment, the body posture of the mobile terminal set corresponding relationship between the parameters of the speech recognition mode, such as a change in the pose parameters of the mobile terminal body is detected to meet the voice recognition the mode switching condition, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, voice recognition in the voice recognition mode after switching; the above-described method and apparatus by adaptively switching a voice recognition mode of the mobile terminal, enables the voice recognition function of the mobile terminal to maximize liberating the user's hands, and save power consumption.
本领域普通技术人员可以理解上述方法中的全部或部分步骤可通过程序来指令相关硬件完成，所述程序可以存储于计算机可读存储介质中，如只读存储器、磁盘或光盘等。 Those of ordinary skill in the art will be appreciated that the above-described method may be all or part of the steps by a program instructing relevant hardware is completed, the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as read only memory, etc., magnetic or optical disk. 可选地，上述实施例的全部或部分步骤也可以使用一个或多个集成电路来实现，相应地，上述实施例中的各模块/单元可以采用硬件的形式实现，也可以采用软件功能模块的形式实现。 Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above-described embodiments may be implemented using one or more integrated circuits, respectively, each module / unit in the above-described embodiments may be implemented using a form of hardware, software functional modules may also be employed forms. 本发明不限制于任何特定形式的硬件和软件的结合。 The present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software form.
需要说明的是，本发明还可有其他多种实施例，在不背离本发明精神及其实质的情况下，熟悉本领域的技术人员可根据本发明作出各种相应的改变和变形，但这些相应的改变和变形都应属于本发明所附的权利要求的保护范围。 Incidentally, the present invention can have a variety of other embodiments, without departing from the spirit and essence of the invention, those skilled in the art may make various corresponding modifications and variations according to the present invention , but the protection scope of these respective modifications and variations of the present invention should belong to the appended claims.
1.一种实现语音识别功能的方法，该方法包括: 设置移动终端机身的姿态参数与语音识别模式的对应关系；移动终端机身的姿态参数包括:移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角；所述语音识别模式包括普通模式和语音唤醒模式； 如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语音识别。 1. A method of voice recognition, the method comprising: setting a corresponding relationship between a voice recognition mode and attitude parameters of the mobile terminal body; body posture parameters of the mobile terminal comprising: a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane ; the voice recognition mode and a voice mode includes normal awake mode; gravity sensors, such as changes in the posture of the mobile terminal detects that the mobile terminal parameters satisfy the condition of the fuselage switched voice recognition mode, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, in voice recognition voice recognition mode after switching.
2.如权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于: 设置移动终端机身的姿态参数与语音识别模式的对应关系，包括:设置移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角的范围与语音识别模式的对应关系，具体包括: 移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角属于第一角度区间对应于语音识别模式的普通模式，移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角属于第二角度区间对应于语音识别模式的语音唤醒模式；其中，所述第一角度区间与所述第二角度区间不相交。 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: the posture parameter set corresponding relationship with voice recognition mode mobile terminal body, comprising: a mobile terminal body provided with a voice recognition mode with respect to the range of the inclination angle of the horizontal plane the correspondence relationship, comprises: a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane belonging to the first angular interval corresponds to a normal mode, a voice recognition mode, a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane belonging to the second angular interval corresponding to the voice recognition awake mode speech patterns; wherein the first angle and the second angle section disjoint interval.
3.如权利要求2所述的方法，其特征在于: 如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，包括:如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，具体包括: 如移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角从第一角度区间变化到第二角度区间，则移动终端的语音识别模式从普通模式切换到语音唤醒模式；如移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角从第二角度区间变化到第一角度区间，则移动终端的语音识别模式从语音唤醒模式切换到普通模式。 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The change in body posture parameters of a mobile terminal gravity sensor on the mobile terminal detects a speech recognition mode switching condition is satisfied, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, comprising: a sensor such as gravity on the mobile terminal detects that the mobile terminal body with respect to a horizontal plane changes the inclination angle satisfies the condition for switching a voice recognition mode, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, comprises: a terminal body mobile with respect to the inclination angle of the horizontal section changes from a first angle to the second angle section, the speech recognition mode of the mobile terminal is switched from the normal mode to the awake mode voice; the mobile terminal body with respect to the inclination angle of the horizontal angle from the second section to change a first angular interval, the voice recognition mode of the mobile terminal is switched from the normal mode to the awake mode speech.
4.一种实现语音识别功能的装置，该装置包括: 设置模块，用于设置移动终端机身的姿态参数与语音识别模式的对应关系；移动终端机身的姿态参数包括:移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角；所述语音识别模式包括普通模式和语音唤醒模式； 切换模块，如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，在切换后的语音识别模式下进行语首识别。 4. An apparatus for voice recognition function, the apparatus comprising: a setting module configured to set the correspondence relationship between gesture and speech recognition model parameters of the mobile terminal body; body posture parameters of the mobile terminal comprising: a mobile terminal body opposite tilt angle to the horizontal plane; the voice recognition mode and a voice mode includes normal awake mode; switching module, such as gravity sensors detect a change in the posture of the mobile terminal parameters to the mobile terminal body voice recognition mode switching condition is satisfied, switching a voice recognition mode, a first speech recognition in the voice recognition mode after switching.
5.如权利要求4所述的装置，其特征在于: 设置移动终端机身的姿态参数与语音识别模式的对应关系，包括:设置移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角的范围与语音识别模式的对应关系，具体包括: 移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角属于第一角度区间对应于语音识别模式的普通模式，移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角属于第二角度区间对应于语音识别模式的语音唤醒模式；其中，所述第一角度区间与所述第二角度区间不相交。 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: the posture parameter set corresponding relationship with voice recognition mode mobile terminal body, comprising: a mobile terminal body provided with a voice recognition mode with respect to the range of the inclination angle of the horizontal plane the correspondence relationship, comprises: a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane belonging to the first angular interval corresponds to a normal mode, a voice recognition mode, a mobile terminal body tilt angle with respect to the horizontal plane belonging to the second angular interval corresponding to the voice recognition awake mode speech patterns; wherein the first angle and the second angle section disjoint interval.
6.如权利要求5所述的装置，其特征在于: 如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身的姿态参数的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，包括:如移动终端上的重力感应器检测到移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角的变化满足语音识别模式切换的条件，则进行语音识别模式的切换，具体包括: 如移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角从第一角度区间变化到第二角度区间，则移动终端的语音识别模式从普通模式切换到语音唤醒模式；如移动终端机身相对于水平面的倾斜角从第二角度区间变化到第一角度区间，则移动终端的语音识别模式从语音唤醒模式切换到普通模式。 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: the parameters such as changes in the posture of the mobile terminal gravity sensor body on a mobile terminal detects a speech recognition mode switching condition is satisfied, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, comprising: a sensor such as gravity on the mobile terminal detects that the mobile terminal body with respect to a horizontal plane changes the inclination angle satisfies the condition for switching a voice recognition mode, a voice recognition mode switching is performed, comprises: a terminal body mobile with respect to the inclination angle of the horizontal section changes from a first angle to the second angle section, the speech recognition mode of the mobile terminal is switched from the normal mode to the awake mode voice; the mobile terminal body with respect to the inclination angle of the horizontal angle from the second section to change a first angular interval, the voice recognition mode of the mobile terminal is switched from the normal mode to the awake mode speech.
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2019-04-19T03:47:56Z
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https://patents.google.com/patent/CN103701981B/en
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Arts
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Science
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nypost
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US music fans continue to increase their consumption of tunes.
During the six-month period, Drake’s “God’s Plan” was the top-streamed on-demand song, with more than 1.1 billion streams, according to the Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report.
Post Malone’s “Psycho” was the No. 2 streamed song, with 576 million streams, while BlocBoy JB’s “Look Alive” came in third with 543 million.
While streaming drove the industry, vinyl LP sales continued to enjoy a revival, posting a 19 percent gain in sales from the year earlier.
Outside of streaming and vinyl sales, the story was predictably less pretty. CD sales declined 20 percent, digital-album sales dipped 22 percent and digital-track sales fell 27 percent.
The uptick began in 2016, when the US music industry posted double-digit gains for the first time in nearly two decades.
A year later, R&B/hip-hop overtook rock as music’s leading genre.
R&B/hip-hop widened its lead in the first half of 2018 to account for 31 percent of total volume, leaving rock music in the dust with 23 percent.
Two other genres posting solid growth in the year’s first half were Latin, up 39 percent, and pop, up 19 percent.
Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” boosted the former, while Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” moved the needle for the latter.
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2019-04-20T13:15:15Z
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https://nypost.com/2018/07/06/americans-are-streaming-more-music-than-ever-before/?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=Platform%20%26%20Stream
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This expressive duet features lyrical melodic lines accompanied by sweeping broken chord patterns. Both the primo and secondo parts carry the melody at different times, and the 3/4 meter creates a gentle flow for the tempo. Beginning quietly in G major with just the accompaniment, it then slowly builds to a climatic key change to B-flat major with rich chords supporting the melody in each part. The end fades away in both parts to a final chord in the primo.
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2019-04-23T13:06:44Z
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https://www.guitarcenter.com/Alfred/Cherished-Memories-Intermediate.gc
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wordpress
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We survived our first day in India but in a haze. ??After arriving late Saturday night we did not get to bed until around 2 a.m. ??This would not have been a problem if workers had not started banging on the floor of the room above us at 8. ??We were forced to get up and brave Delhi half awake. ??This meant running around trying to play tourist and arrange transport to our next location. ??After paying too much for a few tuk-tuk (motorized rickshaws) rides, we settle with one driver who we knew would end up getting more out of us than we wanted but at least we didn't have to think too much. ??Delhi in general is loud, dirty and chaotic but interesting all the same. ??We never had plans to stay here for more than a day so tomorrow morning we will be on the road again. ??
Amanda passed out in the bed around 8 and I am headed there now. ??
I jo que estic molt contenta de "sentir-vos"!! Quin ??s el millor "translate"?
Delhi is crazy! I found it entirely overwhelming when Kamini and I were there. I can only imagine trying to do it with jet lag and sleep deprivation.
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2019-04-20T10:31:24Z
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https://edwintoonephotography.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/day1-adventures-in-delhi/
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oreilly
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Chapter Three. Where Do I Start?
Chapter Four. What Do I Do Next?
Chapter Eight. A New Role: Now You’re Dedicated!
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2019-04-20T09:01:01Z
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https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/fearless-change-patterns/0201741571/
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uni-bonn
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The course deals with some of the many aspects of the geometry of (smooth) cubic hypersurfaces. This includes classical aspects (like the existence of 27 lines on each smooth cubic surface) every algebraic geometer should know but also modern aspects (derived categories, Torelli theorems, moduli spaces, etc.) Cubic hypersurfaces can be studied from various angles and the class will provide he opportunity to introduce and then discuss many techniques in the special case of cubic hypersurfaces.
Although elliptic curves can be viewed as cubic hypersurfaces, and indeed provide the intuition for many constructions in higher dimensions, they will barely mentioned in this class.
The course should be accessible for students with a background in algebraic geometry (say at the level of Hartshorne's book) and complex geometry (I'll be freely using the basic facts from Hodge theory). The seminar by Soldatenkov will cover intermediate Jacobian which will also come up here.
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2019-04-21T04:52:10Z
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http://www.math.uni-bonn.de/people/huybrech/Cubics?language=de
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stanford
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non-political, non-religious and non-profit voluntary student organization.
Stay tuned because you are always welcome!
Everything you need to know about your new academic life at Stanford.
Missed the orientation in Taiwan?
Keep yourself updated with our latest events!
Welcome all the Taiwanese newcomers to Stanford!
Celebrate the mid-autumn festival with BBQ.
Farewell to all graduates. Keep in touch!
© 2019 Stanford Taiwanese Student Association. All rights reserved.
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2019-04-25T02:12:10Z
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http://web.stanford.edu/group/stsa/index.html
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microsoft
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I find as a big inconvenience in daily use of such a great Microsoft FORUMS without the ability to filter My Forums/Particular forum in chronological order.
I can add selected forums to My Forums. So it serves like a Bookmark for My forums. Fine.
Then I would like to see MY THREADS by the each Bookmarked forum.
My threads shows mix of all my threads from all forums (bookmarked and not).
So if I want to filter out only my threads on APPV forum posted in August there is NO GO.
In my threads I have to go back back back to August and mess around all of my threads in all forums in August.
What I am basically looking for is filtering My PARTICULAR forum by date/month.
it is not really in chronological order... probably I missed something.
1. in -this exact word or phrase- I typed "pob579"
I guess it will be a good idea on MS forums just to be able to click a forum when in my forums and see all posters threads on the particular forum.... Sure your tip helps. Thanks.
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2019-04-23T22:19:22Z
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https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/56d227a6-67f4-4693-baf5-2c853c19cf92/filter-my-posts-by-specific-forum-in-chronological-order?forum=suggest
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cleveland
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Filmmaker David Sampliner, left, poses with his father, James, for a picture featured in the movie "My Own Man," premiering Friday, March 6, on Netflix. David Sampliner directed, wrote, produced and filmed the movie.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- New York filmmaker David Sampliner, who grew up in Shaker Heights and Moreland Hills, was about to turn 40 when he got the news. He was going to be a father. Then he learned that the baby would be a boy.
The emotional bells and whistles already were going off, but that took them to a fever pitch. What kind of father would he be? Was he "man" enough? Was he "masculine" enough? Did he need to "man up" in order to be a good dad for his son? What did "being a man" really mean?
The troubling questions set him on a journey documented in his deeply intimate, frequently funny and ultimately inspiring film "My Own Man," which premieres Friday, March 6, on the Internet streaming service Netflix.
What: New York filmmaker David Sampliner, who grew up in Shaker Heights and Moreland Hills, goes on a journey of self-discovery when he learns he's going to be a father.
As the film shows, Sampliner feared that he was too much of a pushover, too much of a follower, too sensitive, too unassertive to be a father. Those fears led him to examine his relationship with his father, surgeon James Sampliner, whom the filmmaker describes as "a classic 1950s man ... a kind of Jewish John Wayne."
"What has surprised me is how much the film speaks to so many different kinds of people," Sampliner said during a telephone interview. "It turns them inward, thinking about a relationship with a parent or another family member. I thought I was making a film for other men like me, and it turns out I made it for anyone with parents."
Directed, written, produced and filmed by Sampliner, "My Own Man" begins in downtown Cleveland, at the site of a 1985 mugging. Sampliner, then a teenager, responded to the sudden attack by hiding under a nearby car. With fatherhood fast approaching, he worried that, maybe, he still was hiding under that car.
"I'm a guy who can't stand up for himself," he tells us in the film. "And I don't want to be that guy anymore."
"My Own Man" is a brave film because Sampliner turns the camera on himself as he goes searching for his inner caveman. He turns to a vocal coach in an attempt to develop a stronger, more assertive voice. He works with a life coach. He tries a weekend warrior program.
They're not exactly dead ends, but each turn is taking him back to his father. Unspoken truths must be given voice. Painful revelations must be faced.
"It does speak beyond masculinity," Sampliner said. "Because, as we find out in the film, the predicament might not be all about manhood. It has a lot to say about the cultural baggage we've inherited, and how you deal with that going forward. It ultimately becomes a film about resolving a relationship with a family member as a way of becoming your own person."
The executive producer on "My Own Man" is a close actor pal Sampliner met at Yale University, Edward Norton ("Primal Fear," "American History X," "The Incredible Hulk"). He's also among those interviewed in the film.
"When I started, I thought the film was going to be about parallel journeys, about me coming into my manhood as my father was getting older," Sampliner said. "It was a great surprise that the film became about our paths converging and coming to a new understanding between us. That led to a better understanding of myself and acceptance of myself."
So how did "the Jewish John Wayne" respond when he saw the film?
"When I first showed him a rough cut of the film, he responded as a movie critic," Sampliner said. "He came to me with notes after watching the film. He ultimately did respond as my father, and he said, 'There are parts of this film that are really tough on me, but it's fair.' "
Sampliner now is 45, and his son, Gabriel, is 5. The filmmaker and his wife, Rachel, have welcomed a second son, Noah, who is 2.
"My Own Man" also is a brave film because the entire Sampliner family participates in the journey. There are interviews with David's mother, Betsy, as well as his older brother and sister. But, most tellingly, there are the moments when his dad talks to him about the past, present and future.
"I had this self-conceit when I started this that I was the person in the family who was the open one -- the vulnerable one, the one who was willing to reveal all," said Sampliner, whose parents still live in Moreland Hills. "And another great surprise in making the film was discovering that I got that trait from somewhere; namely, my family. It was a real testament of their love for me that they were willing to go all in, not knowing where it was going to lead and what it was all going to add up to."
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2019-04-22T22:18:47Z
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https://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/2015/02/my_own_man_chronicles_emotional_journey_of_filmmaker_from_cleveland.html
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Arts
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aol
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Kanye West is the kind of famous that makes other famous people talk about him.
On the red carpet for the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Tyler Oakley asked stars who stopped by to do dramatic reenactments of West's recent social media outbursts – and everyone complied.
Stars like Patrick Wilson, Emily Ratajkowski, Kate Hudson, Priyanka Chopra and even Monica Lewinsky happily played along.
"You may be talented, but you're not Kanye West" was a popular choice to re-enact among the A-listers who stopped by, and of course, "I'm not even gonna lie to you, I love me so much right now."
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2019-04-26T16:22:30Z
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https://www.aol.com/article/2016/03/02/watch-stars-read-kanye-west-tweets-on-oscar-night-video/21321866/
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Arts
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News
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thecuttingroomnyc
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Jann Klose is an award-winning pop singer-songwriter, who has released six albums and two EPs. Jann was raised in Kenya, South Africa, Germany, and the United States and now resides in New York City. His music has been streamed over 1,000,000 times online and his new album IN TANDEM feat. collaborations with with Annie Haslam (Renaissance), Karen Zoid, RJ Benjamin, Tamara Dey, Ziyon (Liquideep), Peter Gabriel, Tlale Makhene, James Stewart (The Usual), Larry Beckett (Tim Buckley) is now available via Gallo Record Company / Sheer Sound. Jann is an ambassador for Desmond Tutu’s Tutudesk campaign.
Jann’s most recent solo album, MOSAIC featuring ‘Make It Better’ entered the Roots Rock charts at #22 and won three 2014 Independent Music Awards. The single ‘Make It Better’ is featured on the Billboard Top 10 charting compilation album ‘Action Moves People United.’ The record also made the first round of the 2014 Grammys® in the categories Pop Vocal Album and Album Of The Year.
Jann Klose has periodically collaborated with members of classical rock group Renaissance and tours regularly in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia. He has worked with a wide range of artists including Pat Benatar, John Oates of Hall and Oates, Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole, Annie Haslam, Ann & Liz Callaway, Gary Lucas, Brett Dennen, Rusted Root, Vonda Shepard, Ben Taylor, RJ Benjamin, Karen Zoid, Tamara Day, Ziyon (Liquideep), Shekhinah, Amanda Black, Jeffrey Gaines, Bret Michaels, Rosanne Cash, The Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Marty Stuart, The Yardbirds' Jim McCarty, Pete Seeger and Les Paul.
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2019-04-25T06:06:24Z
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https://tickets.thecuttingroomnyc.com/event/1729698-jann-klose-band-new-york/
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Arts
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Arts
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unil
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The Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology (DPT) participates actively to the teaching of pharmacology in the Schools of Medicine, and Biology at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine.
The teaching of pharmacology and toxicology to the students of the School of Medicine is divided between the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology (DPT) of the University of Lausanne for fundamental pharmacology, and the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology of the CHUV for clinical pharmacology courses.
The main objective of this teaching is to transmit to the students solid basis in fundamental and clinical pharmacology allowing a detailed comprehension and a critical analysis of the mechanisms through which drugs produce their pharmacological effects. These mechanisms include the mechanisms of action of the drugs and toxics at the cellular and molecular levels, the way the drugs are absorbed, distributed, transformed into the body, and then eliminated.
Pharmacology constitutes typically a transversal discipline; the teaching of fundamental pharmacology through the DPT is given in the context of interdisciplinary modules in the second and the third Bachelor years and the first year of the Master in medicine.
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2019-04-23T08:57:37Z
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https://www.unil.ch/dpt/en/home/menuinst/enseignement-universitaire.html
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Arts
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Health
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wordpress
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There’s certainly lots of turmoil within Google right now, between the clever and non-evil people who made it successful, and the “Google Plus At Any Cost, we will own the world!” people; and there’s no telling how it’ll come out.
Over the next week, we’ll be adding support for alternate names – be they nicknames, maiden names, or names in another script – alongside your common name.
We’ll review the information and typically get back to you within a few days.
Google will destroy all documentation you send them once the account verification process is complete.
There are at the same time reports that in order to sign up for any Google service these days, you have to also sign up for Google+ (including, presumably, telling Google your real name, and being prepared to offer official documentation for any nicknames you might want to use); and Google’s search results are starting to return Google Plus pages even when they are by no measure the best hits, which is incredibly stupid and the techs are already telling us how to get around it.
Someone with power at Google thinks that (unlike Wave and Buzz, which were allowed to die when it turned out no one really wanted to use them) Google Plus is so important that all of Google’s other services can be taxed to supported it, by forcing anyone wanting to sign up for those other services to also sign up for Google Plus (and, if they don’t want to sign up for Google Plus, to go off to Yahoo or someone instead), and even corrupting search, which is Google’s base offering and frankly the only thing (well, maybe webmail) that we really want from them.
Of course Google may still save itself from these people; it’s far too early to give up.
But what if they don’t? Where will our bellweathers go to escape the stupidity, leading most of us along with them? Facebook for social stuff presumably, because that’s where everyone is anyway. But who will we use for search, and for webmail? And whatever else Google does that I’ve forgotten to mention?
Maybe the best thing would be for us to fragment again, and have there be more than one Big Obvious Search Provider, and more than one Big Obvious Webmail Provider, and even more than one Big Obvious Facebook-thing, and so on. If nothing else, Google’s failure would be a lesson on the dangers of bigness and obviousness, and the arrogance that tends to come with that.
On the other hand, Google’s implosion would open a very big opportunity for someone else to come in and take its place, by doing the good stuff without the dumb mistakes. Not sure who that would be; opinions welcome. What’s Yahoo doing these days? I tend to think of them as an old company that fell into the “web portal” rathole and never really returned, but maybe there’s potential there.
I really ought to make some bold prediction here, so that if Google does implode and my prediction turns out to be right, I can prove how clever and prescient I am. :) But for the moment I will just cross my fingers and hope that someone smart and powerful over there decides that shilling Google Plus isn’t worth corrupting all of the company’s other offerings, and that Google goes back to being the good guys. ’cause I am always an optimist!
Dale looks like an adorable goonda.
Dale thinks democracy could be a populist ace in the hole for the Alliance.
Dale asks Ten Questions about the US election.
Dale likes life on the dark side.
Dale Eats Wasabi for $30.
Dale wears a Hawaiian shirt.
Dale was arrested for public intoxication and retail theft.
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2019-04-21T17:18:39Z
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Residents in Winfield who leave their trash cans out too long will soon face a fine.
Complaints from some residents that people are leaving their trash cans by the curb for the entire week have led to the Town Council to create an ordinance to address the issue.
Trash pickup is on Tuesday in Winfield, and residents can have their trash cans out 24 hours prior to being picked up and 24 hours after. Anything longer than that will violate town code and a garner a warning for a first offense. Any violation after that will cost a resident $50.
Clerk-Treasurer Rick Anderson at the Feb. 12 Town Council meeting said it is not a big issue and probably only about one out of 100 residents who leave their trash cans by the curb for an extended period. However, the town never had anything on the books to enforce complaints about it.
Now they will, once the ordinance is voted upon during a second reading at the next council meeting.
In other news, the town is looking to create a Complete Streets policy.
Complete Streets is what many neighboring communities have that promote non-motorized travel when a road project or development occurs. The town is committed to enforce installation for sidewalks, ADA accessible ramps and multi-use trails.
Town Administrator Nick Bellar said the town “pretty much” already has the code built in to its planning but there is no formal policy.
Officials are also creating a formal thoroughfare plan that will guide roadway development throughout the town and dictate right of way dedication requirements for development in order to accomplish roadway goals.
The plan is needed to complete the town’s comprehensive plan, and it came about as officials were discussion improvements to 109th Avenue.
“It got us talking about all the roads and where we need to put them and where we need to plan for them,” Council President Gerald Stiener said.
The plan has to go through the town’s Plan Commission and be subject to a public hearing before being adopted by the council. Officials said the plan will be helpful for planners of the future as to what current leaders had in mind as far as thoroughfare acquisitions and dedications.
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2019-04-25T00:21:06Z
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Service availability and speed may vary by address. On top of the tutor you are getting, ManyTutors will provide unlimited free tutors to help you with any questions you may have for other subjects. Then login to CengageBrain, open the product and enter the course key directly into the product. Don't forget to send your valuable feedback and bug reports at support snaphomework. Greetings fellow Snappers :- This new version features minor changes related to the SnapWorld Library user experience. This product has a proven track record of student achievement for all students, including English learners and those in special education.
Teachers assign homework with ease from their smart phone; simply, snap and send! Our Structured Guided Reading offers many tips, tools, and activities to support students learning English as well. The app is a simple 2 part app. For more information, go to. For new apps that have never been published on appforpc1. This app behaves the same as the mobile and desktop app. Most of the clouds are made of ammonia. Each wrong answer attracts 25% negative marks.
Parents are kept informed without having to check or open their email, instead receiving the notifications as instant messages to their phones. If your access code came with a used book, the access code may have been used before. Just snap a photo of your homework, post, and someone will provide the solution for free. Candidates failing to do this will be considered under the Open Category. Did you register using a different account? Don't forget to send your valuable feedback and bug reports at support snaphomework. Course keys for most Cengage products can be registered here.
After submission of the test a candidate will not be allowed to re-enter the test hall. The scorecard will have sectional and overall scores acquired by the applicants. The downloadable file is original and it has not been modified in any way. Don't forget to send your valuable feedback and bug reports at support snaphomework. Scientists think it was water vapor because lightning needs water vapor.
The Quantitative Ability section was easy and had conventional questions. No more emails, instead receiving all notifications on their phones. Users can share learning resources from the SnapWorld Library to users outside the community including allowing new users to register without having to be part of a school or classroom community. All users can contribute learning content for sharing with the community through the app. You may have already registered this product using a different CengageBrain.
Be confident but not over-confident. Full Specifications General Publisher Publisher web site Release Date November 09, 2018 Date Added November 09, 2018 Version 4. Teachers can send homework, assign projects and send classroom updates with ease from their smart phone; simply snap and send! How do we make sure the updated Apps are real and created by the respective developers? Don't forget to send your valuable feedback and bug reports at support snaphomework. Don't forget to send your valuable feedback and bug reports at support snaphomework. Here are some last-minute tips for a better preparation or revision.
Last date to apply is 31st January 2019. There may also be clouds of water vapor like the clouds on Earth. The zones and belts often interact with each other , this causes huge storms. It helps me remember to study for my exams and remember my class schedule. Users can register as a teacher, subject to verification by the school, as a parent, student or a general user. Don't forget to send your valuable feedback and bug reports at support snaphomework.
Don't forget to send your valuable feedback and bug reports at support snaphomework. It had been working for over a year and I've never had an issue like this. Great job making this app! Structured Guided Reading is a product developed by teachers for teachers. Actual customer speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. The test will be conducted in 102 cities in India.
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Leadership Workshop Series: " The Power of Collective Creativity and Problemsolving"
For fall 2018, at the Center for Leadership and Student Involvement, we will be exploring brave new worlds. Our leadership workshops will focus on philosophical aspects of leadership and allow for personal introspection, group growth, and social change.
Student groups are required to have elected leadership representation at 3 Leadership Workshops throughout the semester to maintain CLSI recognition. If you have further questions, consult your advisor.
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2019-04-19T18:55:25Z
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https://calendar.colgate.edu/event/leadership_workshop_series_the_power_of_collective_creativity_and_problemsolving
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A little elf plays tricks, encourages and celebrates this family.
Have you already run out of 'Elf on the Shelf' ideas? Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) has five simple suggestions and one that requires a little more time.
Shawne Wittrock's oldest daughter was in preschool when she started asking about an elf.
Apparently, an elf was visiting her classmates' homes and gotten into some mischief. Annalee wanted to know more.
But it was a turbulent time. Wittrock was pregnant with twins and medical complications meant spending six weeks in the hospital.
Her husband, Chad, decided to lighten the mood — and invited an Elf on the Shelf to their home in Arcadia, a 400-person town in Northwest Iowa.
"It was a fun way to take their mind off everything," Wittrock said. Their twins, Sutton and Eliza, arrived as healthy babies in mid-December.
That was more than four years ago, and Sparkle Heart has visited ever since, adding "a bit more magic" to their lives every year.
The Wittrock family has noticed their elf, Sparkle Heart, has a simple and caring approach to the holidays — with a twist of mischief thrown in.
Welcoming. Some families welcome back their elf by reading a book, but in the Wittrock household, Sparkle Heart always brings a gingerbread house the first night to do as a family.
Encouraging. Their elf wishes her daughters well. Before a school concert, for example, Sparkle Heat might play a toy instrument and write a good-luck note.
Kind. Sparkle Heart is known for a gentle heart, and occasionally writes compliments on their bathroom mirror.
Celebratory. Sparkle Heart covered the bedroom floor during the twins' birthday mid-December.
Playful. The elf also borrows Barbie toys to go camping and roast marshmallows.
Troublemaking. Sparkle Heart has gotten into some trouble, too — including putting toilet paper where it doesn't belong. That includes toilet papering the Christmas tree.
Outdoorsy. The elf's been known to make snow angels on the kitchen counter using marshmallows.
Mischievous. In addition, the elf found dry-erase markers and drew mustaches and eye glasses on framed family pictures.
Adventurous. Sparkle Heart brought silly string one morning, prompting a silly string fight in the snow.
Creative. Occasionally Sparkle Heart leaves tricks, such as a plate lined with Skittles and a note to add hot water. That created a rainbow design.
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2019-04-20T12:33:34Z
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https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2018/11/23/elf-shelf-book-iowa-small-town-family-christmas-holidays-decorations-ideas-arcadia/2071043002/
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How does technology affect how we think? In this course we will explore the role of technology in shaping the way we think as individuals and as groups. We will examine the cognitive consequences of technologies from the stone age up to state-of-the art systems in transportation, medicine, warfare, social services, justice, entertainment, religion, science, and more.
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2019-04-26T13:44:36Z
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As the title makes blatantly obvious, today we will cover a topic about China (中华人民共和国 zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó).
China recently standardized a set of 8,105 ideographs called 通用规范汉字表 (Tōngyòng Guīfàn Hànzìbiǎo), which was published during the later half of 2013 (its cover image is shown above, and its ISBN is 978-7-01-010281-8). These 8,105 ideographs, called hanzi (汉字 hànzì) in Chinese, are separated into three levels that consist of 3,500, 3,000, and 1,605 ideographs, respectively.
Perhaps of more importance for the readership of this blog, all of its ideographs, except for a mere three, are either in Unicode or will be in short order. The bulk of them, 7,829 to be exact, are in the URO. This is expected. Of the remaining ideographs, 77 are in Extension A, 36 are in Extension B, 44 are in Extension C, eight are in Extension D, and 108 are in Extension E. The following three are not yet in Unicode: 6774, 7146, and 7373. China first submitted them to IRG #41 as a UNC (Urgently Needed Character) submission (IRG N1967), which was approved then submitted to WG2 #62 (WG2 N4508—a ZIP file). A revised version was submitted for IRG #42 (IRG N1988), which suggests that these three ideographs will be included in Extension F, but if it is not ready to be submitted to WG2 after IRG #42, they will simply be appended to the URO, perhaps at U+9FCD through U+9FCF.
I prepared a mapping table that provides Unicode code points and 通用规范汉字表 index numbers for these 8,105 characters, arranged by CJK Unified Ideograph blocks.
I hereby predict that the 199 ideographs that are beyond the URO and Extension A, meaning those that are beyond the current scope of GB 18030 in terms of compliance, will be added to the mandatory portion of that standard at some point in the near future. Font developers who care about this region should seriously consider supporting these 199 additional ideographs in their products as a way to preempt a future GB 18030 requirement to do so.
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2019-04-22T02:16:36Z
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Struggling to lose weight? Well, getting stressed over it won't help. People who suffer from long-term stress may also be at a higher risk for obesity, according to a new study published in Obesity.
To conduct the February 2017 study, researchers from University College London took hair samples of over 2,500 men and women regularly over four years and analysed their cortisol levels — aka the fight-or-flight hormone that the body releases when stressed. The team found those with higher levels of cortisol tended to have larger waistlines, higher body mass indexes (BMI), and weigh more than those with low levels of the stress hormone. What's more, people who were obese (a BMI of 30 or higher) had cortisol levels that clocked in especially high.
So, why is this? There are two main ways stress can make you gain more weight: For starters, your body reacts to stress by activating both the sympathetic nervous system — that fight-or-flight response that controls your blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration — and the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; the system that controls your hormones. When you're chronically stressed, these two systems are being tapped over and over, according to March 2012 research. This combination puts your body in an anabolic state, meaning it can't convert food into energy as easily and instead encourages your body to store fat.
On top of the physiological roadblocks, long-term stress makes you more likely to eat more bad-for-you foods. September 2013 research found that chronic stress affects the reward pathway in the brain, making you more sensitive to things that feel like a prize and in turn encouraging you to seek out sugary and fatty foods. Over time, this can actually rewire your brain to encourage you to compulsively eat more.
While researchers aren't sure whether stress causes weight gain or whether it's in fact the other way around, they do know this isn't a connection to be taken lightly. On top of all the detrimental health effects of stress itself, there are the risks that come with obesity — namely, that carrying excess fat around your midsection also ups your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and early death.
Just one more reason to get your stress levels under control.
Can this spa cure your stress?
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Raccoons may be cute and furry, but they can be destructive pests. Discovering garbage strewn across your yard or driveway every morning is an indication that you have a raccoon raiding your trash cans.
Raccoons are omnivores so they will eat both plants and meat. As natural scavengers, they are drawn to the discarded foods in your full garbage cans. Raccoons are very dexterous, so they can easily pry off a lid. To prevent this, make sure your trashcan lids are tightly sealed. Secure a bungee cord through the handles of the lid to hold it in place, or set a concrete block on top of the lid to make it hard to remove.
Raccoons are attracted to your garbage because of the smell. Double bag your waste to diminish the odor.
Two scents that raccoons find unpleasant are ammonia and mothballs. Pour a small amount of ammonia on your garbage, or spread mothballs around the outside of your trash cans to deter animals from getting too close.
Raccoons are nocturnal animals, so they prowl around at night. You can stop raccoons with motion detection lights or sprinklers that are activated by a sensor. Keeping your trash can area brightly lit with flood lights can also be a deterrent to raccoons.
The feel of powder on its paws is annoying to a raccoon. Sprinkle baby powder or even sand around your trashcans to keep animals away.
Fence off the area where you keep your trash cans to prohibit raccoons from having access to them. These animals are tenacious, so be sure the fence has no spaces where a raccoon can fit through.
A raccoon will shy away from human contact as well as human voices. Place a radio near your trash cans at night and tune to a talk station. This can fool a raccoon into believing that humans are present.
Raccoons like to have a water source not only to drink from, but also to wash their food. Eliminate any water that you have outside your home, including birdbaths and pet dishes.
If you have a raccoon problem, don’t try to capture the animal yourself. Raccoons have sharp teeth and claws, and they are bold creatures that will attack when they feel threatened. There is also a good possibility that the raccoon is sick or carrying rabies, which can make it even more aggressive. Call your local animal control office to handle any persistent raccoon on your property.
All of the methods mentioned for discouraging a raccoon can be effective, but don’t underestimate the intelligence of this animal. Raccoons may eventually figure out a way to get around the obstacles that you have set up for it. To confuse the raccoon, it is a good idea to frequently change your tactics.
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2019-04-22T06:59:19Z
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https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-keep-raccoons-out-of-the-trash
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HB 710, which strips voters from of their role as deciding who is doing the best job of representing them at the State Board of Education, has still not been voted on by the House, and should come up for a vote today.
I have talked to many, many legislators and all have said they will vote “NO” on this bill. Also, we circulated a “VOTE NO ON HB 710” flyer to all House members on Saturday and Monday.
Keep the calls going and spread the word. We are definitely making progress. One legislator told me this morning-“yes, we are getting the calls!” He’s a “NO” on this bill, by the way.
Also, the ACLU of Texas registerd “FOR” this bill.
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2019-04-21T12:16:36Z
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https://texaslegislativeupdate.wordpress.com/tag/texas-pro-life/
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Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine Welcomed the Class of 2010 to the Veterinary Medical Profession at the Eighth Annual Convocation also known as the White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 18, 2006.
After receiving his DVM degree in 1980, Dr. Frandle completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery. He then purchased the Los Gatos Dog and Cat Hospital-a single doctor practice with one technician in Los Gatos, CA. Today the hospital is one of the largest general practice facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area with a staff of 40 seeing over 20,000 patients a year.
Dr. Frandle has maintained close ties with WSU over the years. He returns annually to bring a real world perspective to the Diagnostic Challenges offered to the second year students. He regularly speaks to students about leadership and “Life After Veterinary School” and has focused on helping veterinary students make a successful transition into the profession after graduation.
Dr. Frandle has been widely recognized for his efforts within the veterinary community. He is past president of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Association and a member of the Leadership Council of the American Animal Hospital Association. In 1999, Dr. Frandle received the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award.
When not working, Dr. Frandle enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He can often be found in his Santa Cruz Mountain Crystal Creek Vineyard where he grows grapes and makes wine, or seen driving his old truck with the California License Plate “WSU DVM!"
Washington State Veterinary Medical Assoc.
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http://cvmcms.vetmed.wsu.edu/news/events/white-coat-ceremony/2006
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Run in to Target for milk and leaving with over $200 in stuff? Guilty as charged! Here’s how you can save some extra cash this month with these amazing promo codes.
Is it wrong that a relaxing day for us is shopping at Target? It’s pretty much our most zen place we can be at. And when we’re not in Target we’re certainly shopping them online. They basically have everything we could ever want in life; food, home decór, clothes, the latest electronics, holiday everything and more. The only thing we could really use more of is killer coupon codes to help us save some additional money at checkout. We got you covered there. We’ve scrubbed the wild world of the Internet to help you (and us) get some extra money off our purchases. Plus, there are some pretty crazy sales going on right now. Check out some of the best Target promo/coupon codes, sales, and deals (so far) in April 2019.
There really is nothing better than shopping at Target, both online and in-store. Well, even better is all of the amazing sales and deals they have going on right now this month. Check out all the latest promo codes, coupons, and killer sales you got to know about STAT!
It's the decor deal we've been dreaming about all month! For a limited time you can take 20% off select home items with this promo code. If you're looking to update your living room, grab that lamp you've been eyeing lately, or want to upgrade your bedroom, this is the sale for you!
Save Up to 50% Off Select Deals-of-the-Day!
We love a deal of the day! Click though to save up to 50% off select must-have items and see what the deals of the day are!
Are you ready to start upgrading your outdoor space? Right now you can save up to 25% off select outdoor furniture, patio sets, cushions, and more!
Um, did Target just say 'free?' That's right! right now you can get a free $10 Target gift card when you spend $50 on select food and drinks. Yeah, spending $50 is pretty easy. We typically do that while standing in line to checkout!
Get your free shipping on! Right now you can qualify for free 2-day shipping when you spend just $35 on eligible items. Paying for shipping in 2018 just seems so crazy to us.
Now this is a kitchen sale we can totally get behind. For a short amount of time you can score up to 50% off select kitchen appliances and even enjoy free 2-day shipping (take that Amazon!). We're spying some must-haves like single serve Keurig coffee makers, KitchenAid stand mixers, microwaves, 2-slice toasters, blenders, and so much more!
It's really the only right way to start the day. We're talking about coffee and a great sale! Right now you can save upwards of 50% off select best-selling top-brand coffee makers! Check out some really nice options from Black+Decker, Keurig, Mr. Coffee, Ninja Coffee Bar, and so much more! Plus, we even spied some really fun cold brew coffee machines too!
RIP Toys R Us. Target toys is where it's at. There are the current hottest toys of the season (so far) so click though how you can save anywhere from 5% to 25% (or maybe even more!
Ready to snag that 4K TV you've been eyeing for quite some time. There's a major television sale going on online. Right now you can take up to 25% off these select 4K TVs from brands like LG, Samsung, and more!
Get your baking skills in check this month. Now you can enjoy up to 50% off these KitchenAid mixers at Target. Some select mixers are even over $100 off the original price! We've been totally eyeing that ice blue one.
It's finally the sale we've all been waiting for! These select Ninja blenders are up to 45% off the original price this month. We even spied the Ninja Pro (in blue) for just $39.99! The original price is usually $100! Hurry up and grab it while the price is still the same and while supplies last.
So What’s the Deal With Their Online Sales Anyway?
There really are no tricks when it comes to Target promo codes. They’re always adding new codes to their site what seems like almost every day. At the least, you’ll be able to typically find an active code that’ll work once per week. The only down-side is that the coupon codes typically turnover every few days. So what was issued today, may not be working in one week from now. However, after what seems like hours of research we can safely say that usually their promo codes will be active anywhere from 1 week to 2.5 weeks. Once the new month begins, for example, we’ll see expiration dates usually for around the middle of the month. Our best advice is to also check out this page at Target that’ll list a lot of the major promos and deals they have going on for the month.
There are So Many Daily Sales at Wayfair Even If You Don’t Have a Discount Code!
Shopping at Jet Can Save You a Ton of Money With These 8 Promo Tricks!
1. Free Shipping Can Happen at Target: Yes, it’s usually the #1 question people have when trying to save money at Target. You can get free standard 2-day shipping when you sign up for their REDcard. It’s pretty much like your debit card, but allows you to gain free shipping, gets your 5% cash-back on purchases, gives you access to additional promos, early access to major sales (like Black Friday and Cyber Monday) and a bunch more. Learn more about REDcard here.
2. Use Up to 3 Coupons at Once: This is what the real coupon mavens call “coupon stacking.” And, well, Target allows it. You can combine your regular Target coupon, a manufacturers coupon, and your Cartwheel to get maximum savings. Cartwheel, if you don’t know, is the Target app that allows you to earn even extra savings. And you know how has some really great one-off Target coupons? Groupon. Check them out here.
3. Save 5% Off Your Starbucks Purchases: That’s right! If your Target has a Starbucks inside (don’t most?) and you pay for your coffee or other Starbucks treats with your Target REDcard (did we mention you must sign up for one of these!) you’ll get 5% off your total purchase. Honestly, coffee from Starbucks is pretty much $100 a cup so we’ll totally take the 5% in savings!
4. Sunday Just May Be Your Best Shopping Day: We typically retreat to Target on a Sunday anyway for some “me time” but now there may be an even better reason to be there that day. On Sunday you’ll find the best savings on things in the grocery and household departments. This is mainly because their newest sales in these departments start on Sunday (the old ones end on Saturday). There’s math in there somewhere?!
5. The 3 Major Toys Sales Per Year: Did you know that Target has a semi-annual (read: three times per year) sale on toys? Historically we’ve seen their deals start at 30% off original prices and then end with upwards of 75% off. These toy sales (in the past) have always been in the months of July, December, and January. Now, rumor has it, that this may be expanded or more toys will be on sale this year due to Toys R Us closing. Fingers crossed. Get your Hatchimal for as much off as humanly possibly because your kid is demanding 2 this year from Santa!
6. Target Will Price-Match Amazon: When most retailers aren’t price-matching with Amazon, Target is all in. A little known secret is that some of the major retailers (the major retailers you’re thinking of) all have updated software that allows their prices to automatically be adjusted for either the same price or at least 1-cent lower then the competition. It’s a real thing. Did you even wonder why some retailer almost always seem to have the lowest price or at least the same price? Anyway, if you happen to find your same exact item for a lower price at Amazon (and Target didn’t catch it already) simply show them the competitor price and they’ll honor it. There are some restrictions like it has to be a regularly priced item and not a clearance item.
7. Get 5% Off With Target Subscriptions: You know those everyday essential items you need all the time? Well when you sign up for Target Subscriptions you’ll save 5% on your order and you’ll get free shipping! Plus, to sweeten the deal even more, if you use your Target REDcard or just your debit card you’ll get an additional 5% off, bringing your savings to 10% off your total order. This is perfect for things you want to set up constant orders for like toothpaste every two months, toilet paper every month or, if you’re like us, La Croix every single week. For real we’re addicted. You can change delivery and subscription options at any time and ship it back for free (or bring it back to the store for fee) if you need to return anything. Learn more about this here.
8. Save Up to 90% Off Holiday Sales: We know, we know, shopping for holiday related stuff after the holiday is officially over is a total bummer. But, if you’re looking for the best deals this is how and when you have to shop. Typically as soon as the holiday is over, many of the themed items will go on sale. Then, as the days go on the percentage off increases. For example, as soon as the holiday is over you can get 30% off candy and holiday-related food (50% off all other holiday-related items). Then, by the one-week mark after the holiday you’ll get around 70% off candy and food and then 90% off the remaining holiday-marked items. It’s pretty amazing, but plan accordingly because if you’re greedy (like we tend to be) and want to wait the one-week mark you could end up with hardly anything good left. We’re totally fine with the 30% – 50% off the first day!
Well, How Do I Actually Use My Code?
We never love when retailers basically hide where you enter in your promo code. It’s almost like they don’t want us finding it and saving money! Luckily, Target isn’t that retailer. They make it pretty easy. We’ve helped break it down for you in 2 easy steps so you can see exactly where you can test out your code.
1. Select the Product You Want to Purchase: Once you know exactly what you want to buy all you have to do is simply click the “Add to Cart’ red button. Be sure to check and see that you just have that quantity set to what you actually want to purchase.
2. Where to Add the Promo Codes: Once you’ve added the product to your cart and selected the “Checkout” option you’ll be brought to a screen that looks like the one below. At first we thought you had to actually sign up for an account before you could check your code, but then we scrolled down and noticed the large box titled “Promo Codes” and our world was complete. No reason to sign-in or sign-up before you see if that code actually works! All you need to do is copy and paste in your prized code into the box and press the red “Apply” button. If it works you’ll see your new price shown with the savings (!!), if it doesn’t you’ll get an error message stating that your code doesn’t apply to anything in your cart. Womp, womp! Just go ahead and try another!
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2019-04-25T10:39:35Z
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Avril Lavigne playing the guitar, gitaa. A wonderful pic of our punk princess playing the guitar, gitaa. HD Wallpaper and background images in the Avril Lavigne club tagged: avril lavigne <3 hot beautiful.
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2019-04-24T14:58:04Z
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This week's Mojo Monday sketch is a fun one! I always love the last week of the month sketches since they offer such fun shapes :) I dug (literally) this little stamp out of the depths of my stamp room. It's been *far* too long since she's been used. I am SO ready for spring to arrive and thought she fit my longing perfectly. I colored her in using my copics and added a touch of stickles for the flower center. I used the Fun Flower sizzix die to make the flower. The flower is finished off by a fabric brad in the center. I *love* this card!!! I am SO pleased with how it turned out. Just one of those cute little cards to brighten anyone's day!
I've been "bad" about playing along with challenges lately even though I love them!! I'm ready to jump back in with both feet though :) Challenges give me a great starting point for my stamping sessions. I find that once I do a challenge card or two, I'm on a nice stamping roll. Thanks for hanging in with me while I've been slacking a bit. I do appreciate it!
I'm slowly trying to play catch up around the house. We host Christmas here at our home every year and this year in order to prepare for having a house FULL of family, my DH brought all of my stamping supplies down into the new stamp room.........in boxes. So now I need to start the job of unpacking and finally settling into my room. A job that is WELL overdue :) I am super excited to get moved in there but it's tough because I'm trying to stamp as the same time (well not the *same* time but I'm trying to do it without taking a stamp vacation). And since I really only get to stamp during nap time it's going to be a looooooooong process. But it will be SO worth it in the end.....right??
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2019-04-25T13:04:42Z
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https://merrymusings.typepad.com/random_thoughts_of_a_conf/cards/
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A hot pot restaurant in southwest China went bankrupt just two weeks after they started a $25 all-you-can-eat promo.
The buffet-deal left them with almost US$100,000 in debt.
Starting on June 1st, Jiamener, a restaurant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, launched a 120 Yuan membership card (around $25 AUD), which allowed customers to eat all they wanted during the whole month.
Reportedly, the business owners thought their providers, like beer merchants, for example, would lower their asking prices due to the increased volumes.
Another thing they thought would happen after the crazy offer, was that customer engagement and loyalty would absolutely skyrocket.
Well, these guys should’ve seen more episodes of “Kitchen Nightmares”.
During the first two weeks of the promotion, the restaurant had more than 500 customers each day, with lines starting as early as 8 AM and often stretching around the corner.
Many customers took advantage of the membership card by staying in the restaurant the whole day and not leaving until midnight.
Others shared their magical card around with family and friends, drastically increasing the volume of meals the business owners had anticipated.
“The uncivilised behaviour of the diners was secondary — the main problem was our poor management,” co-owner Su Jie reportedly said to the Chengdu Economic Daily.
Chengdu has a population of over 10 million people and it’s estimated that residents spent around $3 billion at hot pot restaurants in 2016.
The industry is a thriving one in the region, with almost 20,000 hot pot restaurants across the city.
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2019-04-18T14:39:33Z
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https://www.lostateminor.com/2018/06/29/chinese-restaurant-forced-close-can-eat-promo-went-wrong/
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Abandoned mattresses are a graffiti artist’s dream: street-level billboards ideally placed to expose art and opinions to a society sleepwalking thru life.
They say nothing really mattress… except Art, and by “they” we mean Flickr members Justin Hall and FunGi_ (Trading). How to reconcile these diametrically opposed viewpoints? Perhaps some sort of fight? One involving, say, pillows?
There’s sleeping rough on the streets, and then there’s catching a little shuteye on Chemin du Sang… the “Street of Blood”. We’re not sure how or why the grotty mattress above was so ominously labeled with what looks like re-purposed police Caution tape but we do know where or when: according to Flickr member Jamiecat*, it was March of 2010 in the southwestern French commune of Vieille-Toulouse.
Speaking of sleeping and blood, it would appear someone’s discouraging the re-use of discarded mattresses for some reason. Well, besides the obvious reason which is… it’s a mattress somebody discarded on the street. Creepy-crawly issues aside, the above illustrated item (with “do not remove” tag intact) is the autographed work of street artist Samuel Mark. Cool as we (and Flickr member Philip Bump) thought that might be, we still don’t recommend taking it home and mounting it on the bedroom wall.
“De La Vega is an artist who has a shop between 1st/2nd on St Marks and regularly tags objects around the neighborhood,” according to Flickr member Todd Shaffer. While the artist’s philosophical sentiment and clever use of strategic capitalization is to be admired, it seems certain this NYC mattress’s moment – precious or not – will last only until the next street trash pickup.
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2019-04-26T12:56:53Z
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https://weburbanist.com/2019/02/03/somnambulist-manifestos-10-graffitied-old-mattresses/
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Win a Free Vacation to the Island of St. Bart’s in the Caribbean!
TravelingWarrior.com would like to let you know about a great sweepstakes where the winner gets an amazing vacation in the Caribbean!
This contest is open to those in the 48 Continental US States that are over 21 years old.
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2019-04-19T17:19:54Z
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https://travelingwarrior.wordpress.com/tag/breakfast-included/
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A €50m three-year deal between the Larry Goodman-owned ABP group and Asian restaurant chain Wowprime Corporation, to supply beef to its restaurants across China, will secure the Irish meat company from Brexit.
Speaking at the signing of the deal with WowPrime today, Managaing Director of ABP International Mark Goodman said that in light of uncertainty around the issues of Brexit and a possible Mercosur deal, the contract with Wowprime will help ‘risk proof' ABP.
“I think to be honest the main thing about the Chinese deal is that it’s an excellent hedge against the downside risk of Brexit and we’re looking at possible Mercosur which could increase imports from south America, so it’s a hedge against risk,” he said.
Mr Goodman said that the deal with Wowprime has been seven years in the making and hopes that it only the beginning of similar beef deals with the Chinese.
“We’ve been working on this deal for seven years now. In 2011 we opened an office in Shanghai and put our person on the ground to begin the research process and find the right customer for Irish beef.
“We’re segmenting the market in to food service, online and retail, we’re going to try and get in the market in that order. Today is our first foray in to food service and then we are in talks to launch a range of products on JD.com. After that we will target retail,” he said.
The company has over 40 processing sites in eight countries, with around 10,000 employees.
He added that the main challenge in making deals with Chinese companies is getting them to understand Ireland and to come to Ireland to see the high quality, grass-fed product we have to offer, as well as targeting the product to the correct customer.
“The key challenges would be finding the right type of customer who is willing to switch from south American to Irish beef and developing relationships there and getting them to learn about our product and in a lot of cases as with Wowprime they came to Ireland and visited Irish farms and saw the cattle and grass and came to the factories.
"The challenge is to get them to understand and say yes we want to buy that," he said.
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2019-04-21T21:17:18Z
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https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/agri-business/50m-china-beef-deal-will-brexit-proof-abp-goodman-36912507.html
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MCALLEN (AP) - A judge has sentenced a 28-year-old South Texas man to 1½ years in prison for pointing a green laser beam at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter.
Margarito Tristan III of Donna was sentenced Wednesday in McAllen. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez also ordered him to serve two years of supervised release upon completing his prison sentence.
Tristan pleaded guilty on July 1 to shining the laser pointer on the helicopter, which was involved in a night training operation March 7. He could have been sentenced to up to 5 years in prison.
During the sentencing, Alvarez expressed special concern not only for the lives of the pilots disoriented by the beam, but also for those who would have been endangered on the ground if the helicopter had crashed.
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2019-04-19T20:13:47Z
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https://www.lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-09-26/man-who-shined-laser-beam-customs-helicopter-gets-prison
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Thanks to the fast-growing sharing economy, anyone can make money renting out his home or car — or by becoming a personal chef.
Just ask Time magazine columnist Joel Stein. He decided to give the sharing economy a try, then wrote about his experience. The explosion of new social apps and services powering this new consumer landscape gave him the opportunity to run a few of his own DIY businesses. He rented out his Mini Cooper, drove people around in it a la Lyft and cooked for strangers.
A recent survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that the sharing economy is growing faster than ever, led by Airbnb and Uber. And those who participate feel it is more personal and convenient.
Of the 44 percent of U.S. adults who are familiar with the sharing economy, 86 percent say it makes life more affordable, 83 percent say it makes life more convenient and efficient and 78 percent say it builds a stronger community.
A lot of companies prefer the term "on demand" economy, Stein tells NPR's Robert Siegel. What's really happening, Stein says, is "people wanting things as soon as they can get them by pressing a button on their phone."
Part of what's transforming our consumption habits is that we have a different relationship to property because things are more accessible and less valuable, Stein says. So we're spending more money on experiences. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers report, 43 percent of consumers say that "owning today feels like a burden."
Stein lost money when it came to running his own restaurant but found driving others and charging $35 a day to rent out his car profitable.
Stein used RelayRides — an Avis or Hertz of car-sharing — to rent out his Mini Cooper. He found that renters picked up his car from his house and often went the extra step to fill up the gas tank.
Still, there are downsides of becoming your own small business. One Sicilian customer asked what the R, D and N meant on his stick shift — a clue that he would later get a call from her telling him she'd had an accident. But RelayRides' insurance handled it "amazingly," Stein says, and covered the damage.
A large part of what makes this collaborative consumption work is getting strangers to trust strangers. Sites like eBay were testing grounds when it came to building a level of trust in online peer-to-peer transactions. Several people who used to work for eBay now work in the sharing economy, Stein says, which adopted the model of getting the user and the provider to rate each other. It reduces the number of bad actors and promotes trust among strangers, otherwise built by the reputation of a brand name of a big business.
"If you want a more personal experience, or in most cases, a cheaper experience, you take a little more risk with an Airbnb, but you get a less generic experience than you do at a big-name hotel," Stein says.
And these companies are on the market value scale of large corporations, like Delta Airlines and Hilton Worldwide. PricewaterhouseCoopers projects that by 2025, global revenues from sharing economy companies will soar to an estimated $335 billion, from about $15 billion today.
It may be a more personal experience, but it's still a business transaction. So what happens when something goes wrong in the peer-to-peer setting? In a darker story of Airbnb experiences, the host died while the guest was staying in her apartment. Jordan Ruttenberg's story comes to us from independent producer Mickey Capper.
Ruttenberg, a student at Wesleyan University, relocated to Brooklyn for a summer job with his friend Connor. They booked a place through Airbnb. His host, whom they met once via Skype, was in California at the time. Midstay, Connor noticed messages on their host's Facebook wall in the tone of: "You have to pull out of this" or "We need you."
After reaching out to a friend of the host, he learned she had overdosed and been pulled off life support. His arrangement turned eerie, as he continued to stay in this woman's apartment, with all her personal belongings and photographs.
Ultimately, the host's brother contacted Ruttenberg, asking when his checkout date was, assuming the procedural manner of a business arrangement.
"I recognize the tragedy in it," Ruttenberg says, "but our relationship with her was a logistical one. And so, her death for us was largely of a logistical nature."
Ruttenberg says he would still use Airbnb for short-term stays.
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2019-04-22T12:33:16Z
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https://www.wbez.org/shows/all-things-considered/when-the-sharing-economy-brings-unexpected-experiences/a94a1edc-c263-42fb-937d-45634d61ca71
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Greetings from Rochester! My name is Jason Nevinger and I’m a regional associate director in the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. As part of my duties, I travel internationally and in the southeastern United States to meet future Yellowjackets.
I’ve often been asked, “What do you look for in an applicant?” Without question, admissions counselors across the board seek students with educational preparedness and the ability to succeed in an academically challenging environment. But at Rochester, it’s also about the degree to which students are willing to engage with the world around them and contribute to their communities.
In all honesty, nearly 80 percent of applicants to highly selective institutions are admissible. But being admissible and being admitted are two different things. It’s the extras. It’s what you do with your “down time” that usually sets you apart from another applicant. As you look ahead to the summer holiday, you may be wondering what you could do during this down time and how you can stand out from so many other qualified college applicants. One great option that I encourage you to take advantage of is a university pre-college program.
Many colleges and universities, such as the University of Rochester, offer summer programs for high school students that are designed to prepare you for college’s academic rigor and social environment. Participating in a program like this demonstrates to admissions counselors that you have taken great steps toward becoming academically prepared for college and that you have begun the lifelong process of engaging with the world around you and working with people with diverse mindsets and backgrounds.
Whether you want to explore engineering, business, film studies, or a pre-med track, a pre-college program is an intensive educational opportunity for you to begin to understand what university-level programs consist of and how they fit into your career goals.
For many admissions counselors, this is the time of year when we are reading thousands of applications from many highly qualified students from across the globe. Pre-college programs are a great way to develop skills, grow personally, and obtain career and program exposure that will certainly add to your application.
Learn more about the University of Rochester’s Pre-College Programs!
I must agree with you on how important the pre-college program might be. Developing skills and mastering new qualities can definitely be of a great help for the candidate. And being admissible is truly not enough to be admitted – these pre-college programs are what can help you develop what’s required to be admitted. Great food for thought, thanks.
What´s the age limit for these summer courses?
I agree to point of Ursula, Pre-College programs prepares you for college’s academic rigor and social environment. I think everyone should consider these programs before they go to college.
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2019-04-23T18:15:50Z
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https://enrollment.rochester.edu/blog/how-a-pre-college-program-benefits-you/
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Varkala: Kerala’s stunning coastal town. Have you discovered it yet?
With its clean, quiet beaches, Varkala is a secret that Kerala has hugged to itself. Our Correspondent Sarita Santoshini stumbled upon it.
This coastal town is a five hour bus drive from Cochin and sits 75 easy kilometres from Kovalam, Kerala’s more celebrated beach beauty.
The lagoons by the long stretches of beach in Varkala are draped in serenity. A century old ashram lets you heal your inner-self, and a temple island draws you towards its quiet beauty.
The town itself is slow and unspoiled; but plenty of adventure awaits you on its fringes. Take lessons in surfing or paragliding in ideal weather between October and May; wander around and stumble upon thriving fish communities that add soul to the place and you will come back with enough stories and pictures to keep you happy till you decide to head back again.
Following a receptionist’s advice, our correspondent Sarita walked towards “a narrow lane” and to her surprise stumbled on a stunning sidewalk along the edges of a cliff, the North Cliff Beach. Restaurants, cafes and resorts line the road for almost a kilometre, with the vast Arabian Sea glimmering on the other side.
Here, coconut groves hide another surprise: Black Beach; so named after the colour of its sand. Varkala beach is locally called Papanasam Beach, whose northern part lies below the cliff. At the southern end are the mineral water springs whose medicinal properties attract people from all over the world.
Another gem in the heart of Varkala is the Shiva- Parvathi temple. It is on the uninhabited Ponnumthuruthu Island, midst the lush forest and a chirpy bird life. Here you can reach by boat from Nenduganda Village.
The historical Anjengo Fort dates back to the East India Company. There’s a lovely view from the lighthouse.
Driving through this hamlet in the evening you’ll pass through vibrant houses of all sizes, men and women chatting away as they dry their catch of the day, group of church-goers saying their daily prayers and glimpses of beautiful stretches of the sea that the Latin Christian Makuva community lives beside. It’s good to see that the community has held its identity, in spite of tourism slowly commercialising everything.
Some great places to eat in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India?
“Forget places like KFC, Pizza Hut, Dominos. When in Shimla, let your taste buds go local.
Sita Ram & Sons is a small shack in Lakkar Bazaar. You get the city’s best chholey bhaturey here. Not too heavy, not too spicy. At Rs 70 a plate, it makes an affordable, filling and yummy meal.
Intrigued by the name “Wake & Bake,” I walked into this blue-panelled, yellow-windowed restaurant in the heart of the Mall Road. It turned out to be a good decision! Besides the pretty ambience, this restaurant has some seriously delicious food. The service is quick, too. What else do you need? Don’t miss their Lebanese platter and freshly ground coffee.
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2019-04-21T00:48:15Z
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My first job was working in a spinal injuries unit and included research and clinical work. Along with my undergraduate dissertation, this gave me the ambition to become a clinical researcher. Two years after graduating I specialised in hepatology and liver transplant in Cambridge. A year later I started the NIHR funded Masters of Clinical Research at the University of East Anglia.
I am now undertaking research alongside my clinical work and plan to apply for a PhD at the University of Cambridge.
How has your degree helped/ influenced your career path?
The BSc (Hons) Dietetics degree allowed me to register and work as a dietitian, which would not have been possible without it. It taught me the skills to confidently enter my first role as a dietitian and equipped me to continuously learn and develop. My degree introduced me to evidence based practice and the importance of research, encouraging my enquiring mind. It opened up multiple career pathways and postgraduate qualification options.
Persuading other health care professionals to understand the importance of nutrition for patient care and challenging nutrition claims not based on evidence has been difficult but rewarding.
Regarding your career, does anything stand our as your proudest achievement?
My proudest achievement, which has also been incredibly rewarding, has been designing, getting funding for and undertaking a qualitative research study. I am interviewing patients about their experience of nutrition and physical activity after a liver transplant and the support they were given, with the aim to improve the care patients' receive. I have also recently revised a liver disease chapter in a book for dietitians which I never imagined would be possible when I started working as a dietitian.
If you were to start university again – with the benefit of hindsight – what would you now tell yourself to have done differently?
I would have thrown myself into university life more and got involved with more societies, clubs and events.
What advice would you give to anyone currently applying, and interviewing, for jobs?
Not fret about getting your first job and enjoy the exciting process of searching, applying and going to job interviews. It’s as much about making sure it’s the right job for you, as the employers checking you’re the right candidate for them.
My placements allowed me to experience the hospital and community dietitian role and build on knowledge and clinical skills taught at University. From my first placement I was advising how to change diet to help prevent, treat or manage illness or disease. I experienced a lot of different specialities and this made me realise I’d like to specialise in hepatology or gastroenterology. Even now, my practice and ideas are influenced by the activities I did and people I met during placements.
I am in touch with my peers from University. A great bonus to dietetics is unexpectedly meeting past colleagues at study days, courses and conferences. Even six years after graduating lecturers are providing references or passing on details of opportunities. I find Twitter is a great platform for keeping up with news from lecturers and the alumni.
Would you recommend undertaking a course with the University?
Absolutely. The year I graduated my sister began the same degree at Plymouth which I was thrilled about. Studying at Plymouth has allowed me to start a career that I love. I felt supported but learnt to become autonomous.
The University facilities and links with practising dietitians enabled learning and to contextualise knowledge to the dietitian role. Plymouth is a beautiful city and getting to study with the sea, Dartmoor and Cornwall on my doorstep provided a lot of fun.
For more information about studying dietetics please visit our BSc (Hons) Dietetics page. For more information about our range of courses within the School of Health Professions, please visit the school page.
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2019-04-21T20:04:39Z
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https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni-friends/alumni/meet-our-alumni/health-social-work/lynsey-spillman-bsc-dietetics-graduate
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You Can Finally Get This Awesome Alfa Romeo Into the U.S.
Alfa Romeo is selling cars in the U.S. for the first time in nearly 20 years, but true fans of the brand won't be writing checks for the new 4C. They'll be scouring the internet for a much older model, one that can finally be imported into the country legally. The Alfa Romeo SZ.
Foreign-made cars sold in United States must conform to piles of regulations pertaining to safety and fuel emissions, at least until they're 25 years old. After that, the NHTSA tells us, it can be lawfully imported "without regard to whether it implies" with all those rules. So whenever a new year begins, gearheads like us look back 25 years for formerly forbidden cars to import.
Now is a good time to look back, because in the late 1980s, European and Japanese cars were on a roll. The styling may clash with current tastes, but it was the era when turbocharged engines were taking off, cutting fuel consumption to make regulators happy and cranking out more power to please everyone else. The end of the decade saw the birth of the exorbitantly expensive and awesome Ferrari F40 that offered nearly 500 horsepower. Nissan's R32 Skyline, the third generation GT-R, had a turbocharged engine that represented a leap forward in performance. The Lancia Delta HF Integrale was the terrific production version of the four-wheel drive hot hatch that dominated the World Rally Championship in the late 80s and early 90s.
Then there's the 1989 Alfa Romeo SZ. The Italian-styled two-door makes up for its plastic body style (let's be honest, it looks like a doorstop) with a sonorous engine note and 210 horsepower. The 3.0-liter V6 and rear-mounted gearbox are set up for weight distribution that rewards enthusiastic driving. Because it shares many parts with the Milano sedan that Alfa briefly sold here, you may not be totally screwed if it breaks down on an American road.
Only 1,000 SZs were built, so it's hard to find one for sale (we haven't yet). If you get lucky, you get the guarantee that no one else on the block will have one. Bonus: The SZ was also called "Il Mostro," which is Italian for "awesome" ("monster," actually).
If red paint and old-fashioned Italian unreliability aren’t for you, the tuner-favorite R32 Skyline is also now fair game for import. Or you could be completely masochistic and bring over a Citroën XM packed with complex and esoteric French machinery.
Us, we’ll be celebrating Alfa’s return to the U.S. with this cherry red two-seater. We just have to track one down first and get it on a ship.
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2019-04-25T14:20:31Z
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I am interested in the origin and significance of functional variation in epithelial proteins - molecules located at the barrier between the 'inside' and the 'outside' of the body - in particular mucins (MUCs) and digestive enzymes such as lactase.
We study inter-individual variation at the DNA level as well as looking at the RNA and protein products of these genes and asking questions about gene/environment interactions. For example, together with others in the Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, we are pursuing the molecular basis and evolutionary significance of the lactase persistence polymorphism.
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2019-04-22T06:22:13Z
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https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-evolution/experts/experts-profile/swallow-dallas
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10. Nicki Minaj f/ 2 Chainz "Beez In The Trap"
For all of its hit singles and impressive sales, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded will go down in history as a confused and extremely divisive effort, mostly because of its overbearing pop ambitions. The notion that Nicki Minaj "sold out" even caused her to cancel a headlining Summer Jam performance in June, and while you can argue that more artists should take the type of risks Nicki does on her sophomore album, purists aren't hearing that.
BUT, there is one song that no one could deny, and that's "Beez In The Trap." Nicki delivers the catchiest chorus on her LP, 2 Chainz knocks it out of the park with a scene-stealing guest verse, and Nicki makes listing off geographic locations more fun than it ever was in school. Wherever you stand on Nicki Minaj's recent career decisions, this is the record that everyone can agree on. Unity!
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2019-04-26T16:21:38Z
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https://www.complex.com/music/2012/08/the-25-best-songs-of-summer-2012/nicki-minaj-beez-in-the-trap
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You’re not supposed to cry at space movies. That's just an understood truth of the genre. Astronauts must suppress feelings. But if you don't leak at least a cubic centimeter of sodium chloride solution while watching "Gravity," your heart is clearly made of titanium.
Sandra Bullock will crack your emotional armor with her performance as Dr. Ryan Stone, a talented but withdrawn rookie mission specialist during a real bad day in space. She will make you cry in empathy, in joy and in frustration. She'll make you giggle, recoil and cringe too. As her character fights to stay alive, she comes alive inwardly as well. Stone becomes less stony.
All parents take note: This story hits close to home.
Yes, Sandra Bullock is that good.
Her character is strong, and weak, outwardly bulletproof and utterly vulnerable. To say her Dr. Stone has gravitas is too lightweight an idiom. But she is not at all one of those righteously stuffy fly-girls you've been led to expect.
NASA cast its entire culture in the persona of its early test-pilot astronauts. In the space agency's public-facing universe, acronyms are cool, emotions are not. An overabundance of self-control and compartmentalization was long considered the mark of space professionalism.
Real astronauts are real people however and, in this reporter's experience, not a bit like this icy-image in real life. But you'd never know it from NASA Public Affairs Officers' propaganda. No wonder two generations of taxpaying Americans feel alienated from their space program.
Sandra Bullock will change your mind about all that. If you've seen "Gravity's" nerve-wracking trailers, you know you're in for a wild cinematic special effects ride. What you may not be prepared for is the emotional roller coaster.
As Bullock's Ryan Stone persona works through all the stages of confronting tragedy, Bullock will shift your vectors of emotional inertia completely around. She will completely suspend your sense of clock time, even as she convinces you that you're suspended in low-Earth orbit beside her. She'll get you in a place where your guts control the tempo; where you evolve from heartbeat to heartbeat.
She can be so excellent thanks to a startling story by the father and son team of Alfonso and Jonas Cuarón. As Bullock told me, "Gravity" is a very personal story for the Cuarón family, which juxtaposes a mother figure floating above and separated from the ultimate Mother Earth. Alfie, as he's known, directs.
Beyond Bullock's craft, and the Cuarón's story, the film works so well because there is no moment where you doubt its truth. Authenticity, apparent in every prop, costume and set piece, matters even to audiences who don't geek out on space hardware. The filmmakers spent an enormous amount of expense on matching — then extending in subtle ways — the exact appearance of NASA's space shuttle, the Russian Soyuz and the International Space Station inside and out.
Motion, too, must be perfectly "spacey" or the film's illusion is instantly blown. This required Bullock to train and tone to a place where she can convince you of weightlessness just through an exquisite degree of body control. She had to unlearn certain actors' tropes of movement that assume a gravity vector. She had to carefully research the very different way the human body moves in microgravity.
"I had to retrain my body to react in the way it would react in space," Bullock said in a statement. "Every single part of my being had to be used to execute zero gravity in a way that was poetic and lyrical."
For some scenes, Bullock literally became a puppet. The effects team created a unique servomotor-controlled 12-wire rig clewed to a carbon-fiber harness custom-molded to Bullock's body contours.
Making "Gravity" changed Sandra Bullock. Space changes astronauts. Pilot-astronauts in particular (CDRs and PLTs) tend to come from military backgrounds where ecological sensitivity is not, shall we say, a requirement on the resume. Yet nearly all of these steely-eyed missile men and women return from their first trips to orbit as ardent environmentalists.
"I used to think astronauts wanted to go into space for the thrill and adventure," Bullock said. "When I spoke to them, though, I was so moved by their deep, deep love of that world and the beauty of Earth from their perspective."
She also appreciated their photographic abilities. Many astronauts are remarkable photographers, able to bring a planetary perspective down to Earth. "What blew me away is how they are able to show off this world of ours," said Bullock. "I'd never seen it before and felt guilty that I had never appreciated it as much as I do now."
Gravity is an upcoming drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The film stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as surviving astronauts in a damaged space station.
Gravity is more than an irresistible physical effect of mass. It's the power behind re-entry of Bullock's character into the human community. The film tracks at least three of the primal seven great plots of literature. It's at once, "voyage and return," and "death and rebirth," and a bit of "mythic quest" as well.
The metaphor of choosing to be cast out, by rocket launch, from the protective cradle of Earth — then having to fight her way back in — lies close to the core of Bullock's performance motivation. "It's a story about what makes us try when it seems there is no light at the end of the tunnel," she says. "What is it that makes you go that extra step, just in case it was worth the effort?"
The same could be truly asked of all inquisitive exploration, and especially of our forays beyond mother Earth into space.
America's first female astronaut, Dr. Sally Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012), was also the first President of SPACE.com. She worked tirelessly to break the "glass ceiling" for young female scientists, engineers and students wishing to pursue challenging careers. Sally fought to protect our home planet. But she also wanted young women’s opportunities to be as big as the Universe.
We cannot speak for Dr. Ride, but based on her editorial guidance in the time she was our boss, we believe Sally would have strongly approved of the Dr. Ryan character and especially of Ms. Bullock's powerfully soulful portrayal. The real Dr. Ride and the fictional Dr. Ryan teach us much about what we humans can be for one another.
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https://www.space.com/23071-gravity-movie-sandra-bullock-review.html
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'S e dòigh rianail airson co-cheangail a dhèanamh eadar àlach òrdaichte àireamhan agus puing suidhichte ann an spàs a th' ann an siostam cho-chomharran. 'S e an eisimpleir as sìmplidh an siostam Cartesach. Anns an t-siostam seo tha aon phuing air a taghadh mar bhun-phuing anns an spàs agus tha trì cùrsaichean air an taghadh (ainmichte x, y agus z mar as cumanta) a tha ceart-cheàrnach fear bhon fhear eile. Faodar puing sam bith eile lorg anns an spàs le bhith a' dol an astair k (can) bhon bhun-phuing air a' chùrsa x, nuair sin an astair m air a' chùrsa y agus nuair sin an astair n air a' chùrsa z. Tha na trì àireamhan (k, m, n) nan co-chomharran na puinge, ach feumar an ainmeachadh anns an òrdugh (x, y, z). Anns an eisimpleir seo, 's e k co-chomharra x na puinge, m an co-chomharra y agus n an co-chomharra z.
Tha iomadach dòigh airson cho-chomharran a chur air puing. Faodar puing eile thaghadh mar bhun-phuing. Faodar cùrsaichean eile thaghadh mar shiùil-thomhais. Agus chan eil e èiseil gum bi na cùrsaichean taghte ceart-cheàrnach, no eadhan gur e loidhnichean dìreach a th' annta. Tha co-chomharran na puinge an urra ris an t-siostam a th' air a chleachdadh.
'S e as adhbhar do shiostaman cho-chomharran eadar-dhealaichte bhith ann gu bheil e nas fhasa, ann am bitheantas, ceist fhuasgladh anns an dara siostam na tha e ann an siostam eile. Is mathaid nach gabh i fuasgladh idir ann an siostam air choireigin. Agus gu tric thèid ceist a cur anns an dara siostam ach gabhaidh i fuasgladh nas fhasa ann an siostam eile. Mar sin tha e cudromach cuideachd gum bi eòlas againne ciamar a dh'atharraicheas sinn na co-chomharran bhon dara siostam gu siostam eile.
Ann am matamataig, chan ann ach àlach àireamhan a th' anns na co-chomharran. Ann am fiosaig gu h-àraidh, ach ann an iomadh raon eòlais eile, faodaidh na h-àireamhan seo a' riochdachadh uimhirean mar àite, luathas, no forsa. Faodar spàsan ioma-sheallach easchruthach a thogail, agus siostam cho-chomharran aca airson phuingean a lorg annta. Ann an reul-fhiosaig, mar eisimpleir, tha modh fàs còmhlan reultan air a rannsachadh ann an spàs 6sh far a bheil na sia siùil-thomhais nan àite reul (x, y, z) agus nan codaichean de luathas na reul leis na trì cùrsaichean (vx, vy, vz). Suidhichear gach reul a' chòmhlain anns an spàs seo aig co-chomharran (x, y, z, vx, vy, vz).
Tha dà sheòrsa siostam cho-chomharran ann – ceart-cheàrnachail agus lùb-loidhneach. Chan ann ach aon shiostam den ghnè cheart-cheàrnachail agus sin an siostam Cartesach. Anns an t-siostam seo 's e loidhnichean dìreach a th' anns na h-axes (na cùrsaichean tomhais), agus tha na h-axes ceart-cheàrnach fear bhon fhear eile. 'S e sin ri ràdh gur e ceart-cheàrn an ceàrn eadar dà axis sam bith. Air plàna (ann an spàs dà-sheallach) dealbhar ceart-cheàrnach (an cumadh) eadar puing P agus a' bhun-phuing O ma tha an dà phuing seo co-cheangailte le loidhnichean an cùrsa nan axes.
Tha e lèirsinn gum bi breisleach an seo. Ged nach eil e èiseil gum bi ceart-cheàrn eadar siùil-thomhais siostam cho-chomharran tha e mòran nas feumail ma bhios, agus seo feart nan siostaman as cumanta. Tha iad uile ceart-cheàrnach ach chan ann ach fear dhiubh (an siostam Cartesach) ceart-cheàrnachail. Ri linn seo, ann am matamataig agus ann am fiosaig cleachdar am facal ortogònach (bhon Ghreugais ορθός: ceart agus γωνία: ceàrn) an àite a' bhuadhair ceart-cheàrnach, mar as cumanta.
'S ann lùb-loidhneach a tha na co-chomharran ma tha fear dhiubh, air a' char as lugha, air a thomhas air cùrsa loidhne lùbte. 'S e an eisimpleir as sìmplidh na co-chomharran pòlarach air plàna (na co-chomharran pòlarach cearclach). Anns an t-siostam seo lorgar gach puing air a' phlàna aig na co-chomharran (r, θ), far a bheil r na h-astar dìreach bhon bhun-phuing O agus θ na ceàrn bho axis pòlarach (m.e. axis-x an t-siostaim Chartesaich). Tha seòl-tomhais θ ortogònach ri seòl-tomhais r oir 's e beantan cearcaill le radius r a th' ann an seòl-tomhais θ agus tha ceart-cheàrn eadar radius a' chearcaill agus am beantan aige.
'S e eisimpleir eile a th' anns na co-chomharran eileapsach. Seo siostam cho-chomharran air plàna far a bheil puing a lorg aig co-chomharran (u, v) far a bheil u na eileaps co-fhòcasach agus tha v air a thomhas mar cheàrn bho 0° gu 360° bhon mhòr-axis na h-eileaps. Ma tha v seasmhach, 's ann air hipearbòla, leis an aon fhòcas 's a tha aig an eileaps, a tha lorg loidhne u. Tha na hipearbòlan (loidhnichean lùbte le v cunbhalach) ortogònach ris na h-eileapsan (aig a bheil u cunbhalach). Anns an eisimpleir seo 's e loidhnichean lùbte a th' anns an dà sheòl-thomhais.
Ann an cuid de shiostaman cho-chomharran, tha puing ann gun luach sònraichte aig fear de na cho-chomharran. 'S e eisimpleir a th' ann am bun-phuing nan co-chomharran pòlarach (r, θ). Tha r = 0 agus chan eil e gu diofar dè an luach a th' aig θ. Far a bheil seo a' chùis, thathar ag ràdh gur e singilteachd a th' anns a' cho-chomharra seo.
Far a bheil spàs (easchruthach) air leth toinnte, is math a dh' fhaoidte nach eil e ion-dhèanta (no feumail) airson aon shiostam cho-chomharran a chur air feadh an spàis gu lèir. Ann an suidheachadh den t-seòrsa seo, cuirear iomadh siostaim le chèile airson an spàis a chòmhdachadh. Canar cairtean ris na siostaman cho-chomharran fa leth agus atlas ris a' chruinneachadh dhiubh. Thàinig am briathrachas seo bho chairtean-mara.
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Chaidh an duilleag seo a dheasachadh 5 dhen Iuchar 2014 aig 20:03 turas mu dheireadh.
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https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siostaman_cho-chomharran
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King Homer and 皇后乐队 Marge. . HD Wallpaper and background images in the 辛普森一家 club tagged: the simpsons homer marge king queen.
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2019-04-26T13:38:57Z
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http://zh.fanpop.com/clubs/the-simpsons/images/10292333/title/king-homer-queen-marge-fanart
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So you are going faster at a lower heartbeat (great!), but the perceived exertion is harder. That in and of itself isn't worrisome. As you improve and your aerobic fitness catches up to your muscular strength/endurance, you might find that it's harder to push it to MAF HR. What that means is that it's time to work on developing strength (and possibly anaerobic endurance) through high-intensity sessions. You will also see improvements in speed faster if you work closer to your MAF HR (143-153 is recommended, which I see is where you are, but you can also try to bump up closer to 150).
I have been doing three, thirty-minute rowing (concept 2 row machine)sessions a week, making sure that I stay within three to four beats of my maximum aerobic heart rate (153). I usually am at a 2:25-2:30 500m time for the entire time at this heart rate. Also, I must mention that this feels easy. Today though, I was averaging 2:10-2:15 and being stuck at 145, and my perceived effort was MUCH higher. I thought that maybe my polar transmitter was incorrect, but every time I stopped for a six-second heart rate check, the monitors (watch and row machine) were matching. Any explanation for this? I thought as I improve my aerobic capacity, the effort stayed constant while moving faster.
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2019-04-21T02:14:15Z
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http://primalendurance.libsyn.com/62-listener-qa-with-brad-kearns
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COKVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1891.
all knowing themselves indebted to P. P.
as he wishes the old accounts squared up.
.Tames I. Taylor, homestead entry No. GG60.
for the n w J of n w i Sec. 6, Twp. 12 S, U.
all of Phiiomath, Benton Co., Oregon.
Administrator of' the Estate of B, S.
-- - - .June 2, 1891.
D. S. No. 6448. for the S. W. J ot S. E. J.
Sec. 4, Tp. 14 S., J I. 8 W. W. M.
The N. VV. i of Sec. 6, iu Township 4, S.
ed thereon including all detached property.
by taking Hall's Catarrh Cnre.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.. Toledo.O.
cer, M. at A.; Chas. Young, O. G.
The Plupit and the Stage.
feel it my duty to tell what wonders Dr.
King's New Discovery has done for me.
gaining twenty six pounds in wsight."
sizes 50 cents and $1.
never so flattering as they are this year.
have been cleared up aud greatly beautified.
retary, at Portland, Oregon, or Geo. W.
out of a barn during the fire.
For sale by lhos. liraham.
night with some excellent coffee.
When Baby was sick, we gare her Castoria.
Cobyallu, Oregon, July 13, 1891.
Corvallis to Brown's Mill, or Halstead $4.25.
Albany to Brown's Mill, or Halstead s.Jo.
G. F & A. P.
the County Court of Beuton county, Ore-.
H. S. Brassfield is again employed in J.
corsets at the Ladies' Bazar.
will prevail until after harvest.
ville. He reports crops fine in that section.
Hayes, of whom he inquired for work. Mr.
willing to settle down and go to work.
They will probably send for their families.
The trip occupied between 80 and 90 days.
as "The State Business Men's Association"
association ar,d kept by them for reference.
work will be commenced in a short time.
ready large list of public structures.
For Bird cages and extras go to J.
THE OEEGON PACIFIC E. B.
Bondholders Joseph Wharton, Samuel S.
000,000 worth of bonds has been issued.
ette Valley & Coast Kailroaa company.
T -1 - f iL. I k ' 1 .
Construction Oouipauy, it is understood.
financiers in Philadelphia. Samuel S.
used in building and equipping the road.
hands of purchasers and pledgees.
that they uuite in this movement.
John I. Blair, Blairtown, N. J.
treasurer aud assistant secretary. No. 45.
Exchange National bank, New York.
R. S. Minturn, No. 45 William street.
R. G. Hazard. Peacedale, R. I.
Also Wallis Nash, B. W. Wilson, Thos.
Graham, Zephiu Job, G. Farra, T. E.
Cauthorn, li. R. Job, E. A. Abbey and A.
Stackleman, all of Corvallis, Or.
Street. Receiver aud ex-president T.
company in respect to all of such issnes.
names are signed to the paper, and of Mr.
tion of the company from the first.
death of his father, General George S.
company, it had become embarrassea.
the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company.
AS TO THE TRUST COMPANY.
a mile or $3,509,000 in all.
"I must refer you to our counsel, Mr.
per mile; it does not say of completed road.
$25,000 a mile for projected road."
HOW IS Hits, MR. WELSH?
"Mr. Welsh's memory must have failed!
the entire inside history of the present ditli1-"
a director of the Oregon Pacific Railroad.
Company uutil I read it in Poor's manual,"
We have faith iu the present management."
oue of the Wharton-Sauds-Blair party. He?
point to the end of the projected road,- Mr?
Coe said the cost of building would be much?
"Are you president of the construction?
"I am not," was his prompt reply.
"Simply that of a bondholder," said Mr.
000.000 worth have been sold, and between?
alized. What h:u become of the ch.mIi?
ed to secure a debt of about $3,000,000.
three small steamers two of them river"
cates. These take precedence of the bonds.
were tendered to the present holders of the"
where it is. Experts who h ive baen over"
then, are the $11,000,000 left over?
about the institution is activity.
Work on the new students hall for the"
will be occupied by the girls in the future.
agricultural colleges aud gathering poiuts on?
The annual catalogue for 1801 aud 189:?
is printed and will be out in a few days.
ive been grown and experimented with.
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https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022650/1891-07-17/ed-1/seq-1/
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier Ltd. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.10.051].
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2019-04-23T15:52:19Z
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https://dr.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10220/40380
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In late October, researchers discovered yet another giant crack extending across Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf, reports the BBC.
Video released by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on Monday shows the truly enormous extent of the damage.
Taken from the air and by an unmanned drone, the footage captures the depth and length of the crack.
It appears to extend far into the shelf and span a vast area.
The video was posted on the same day a decision to evacuate the BAS's Brunt Ice Shelf research station was announced.
Personnel stationed at the Halley VI facility will be moved no later than March, notes The Guardian.
The station will remain vacant until at least November.
At the center of the call for a temporary shutdown is the unpredictability the crack presents.
If a calving event occurs, sending researchers adrift on an iceberg, safe evacuation would not be a certainty due to the area's beyond frigid and entirely dark winter conditions.
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2019-04-26T16:31:09Z
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https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/18/aerial-video-shows-alarming-scale-of-crack-in-antarctic-ice-shel/21657515/
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Today is a glorious spring day – and I am still recovering from several hard months. Tomorrow I am hoping to make some more pastel ACEOs and scan them in to show them you. Here is one of the vibrant, colorful paintings I created awhile ago – an Art Card, ACEO (2 1/2 x 3 1/2″). This one is called Firecracker Flowers – I hope you are enjoying these pastels!!
I know I am creating a lot of flowers, but … when I am in the flow creating in a certain style, I can paint and paint and paint … but then later I am in a different flow. And then it is a different style that flows out of me. Once these flowers stop, who knows when or if I will get back to them. And I am so, so delighted to be working in the studio with traditional mediums! Love to hear how you are!! Thank you for stopping by!
Lovely, Diane!! Your flowers are so happy I just have to smile when I look at them.
Lovely Diane! Vibrant and alive!
i really like the art but I think the flowers need to be outlined a little darker.
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2019-04-26T06:35:11Z
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https://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2009/05/spring-firecracker-flowers/
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Chong Keow was born on August 8, 1963. She was born with deformed hands and she learnt to paint on her own by gripping a brush between her teeth. Her hobbies are listening to music and art painting. She was granted a stipend in 1988.
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2019-04-19T15:11:33Z
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http://mfpa.tripod.com/chongkeow.html
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curledup
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Click here to read reviewer Beverly Wong-Kleinjan's take on Swan Place .
Having read Sophie and the Rising Sun , I picked up Augusta Trobaugh’s Swan Place with anticipation and was not disappointed. Swan Place is the story of one year in the life of Dove, a young teenager living in the Deep South. The story begins with the death of her mother, and ends a year later on Easter. While her tale in some ways can be looked at as a sad one, with a life of poverty and being orphaned with two very young siblings, she and her family manage to survive with the love and help from friends and family.
Early in the story, Dove vows never to love again because she feels that when you love someone so much, you can only get hurt. She loses her mother to cancer, then loses her stepfather. With the help of his widowed child bride, who at the time is not even eighteen years old, the four of them go to live with a woman named Buzzard, a relative of their Aunt Bett's neighbor Aunt Mee.
The action in this novel takes place in the Deep South, and in the beginning it is difficult to tell whether Dove and her family are black or white. But it soon is revealed that Auntie Mee is black, and that Dove and her family, who are white, always treat blacks with respect, oblivious to color barriers or lines. Auntie Mee comments one time when she is invited to take coffee with Dove and her stepmother, Crystal, that she has never sat in a white woman's kitchen before. She feels uncomfortable, but to Dove and Crystal Auntie Mee is a person just like themselves. They do not differentiate between a person’s skin color, treating everyone equally. They welcome Auntie Mee into their home as they would anyone else.
While the book itself is not about color differences, Swan Place does emphasize friendships that cross color lines in a time when these lines were not crossed. This is apparent in the relationship between Dove and her friend Savannah, and is one of the highlights of this story for this reader. It is a friendship that is frowned upon by those who feel that people should stay where they belong - that is, with their “own people”. Savannah understands completely about these unwritten rules, but Dove ignores what society dictates and considers the orphaned black girl her best friend.The book is more a comfort read than a story of tension and fast-paced action. It’s full of observations, and the reader will see things as they happen through Dove's eyes, the story being told in the first person. One interesting note is Dove's passion to write. It is Dove’s stories that the reader is essentially reading, as she writes them down in her notebooks. Swan Place is one year in her life when things changed for the worse, when one thing after another led to more changes, until at the very end, she isn't sure she can take anymore. She finds comfort in her journal writing, something she learns from her favorite teacher.
Dove finds delight in many things in her life, such as the friendship she shares with Savannah, or the meetings of the Sister of the Circle of Jesus that congregate at Buzzard's place. Dove even takes notice of the story of the Swans, the owners of the property that Buzzard oversees, and writes about them in her notebooks. She also writes stories of her childhood, or makes up stories about people that she already knows. It is at Swans Place that Dove and her little family find some solace and peace, while Crystal decides what they need to do to get back on their feet and move on with their lives. And, it is at Swans Place that Dove sees for the first time a different type of lifestyle, that of the rich, and hears tales about Mr. and Mrs. Swan, who once lived on this estate that is now run by Buzzard, who is their maid.
Despite the poverty and the sadness around them, it is rare that Dove complains about being poor or about the loss of her parents. She keeps going, knowing that this is expected of her. She doesn't laugh much, but she also doesn't despair. It is her duty to keep the family together.
zAnyone who loves stories that take place in the Deep South will enjoy Swan Place . If a reader learns anything from this book, it is the lesson that the love of family and friends will always help you get by. No matter what life brings you, no matter how terrible things can get, if you have the love of family and friends, you will never find your life lacking, nor will you feel poor or alone. Dove’s story is an inspiration and will warm any reader’s heart.
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http://www.curledup.com/swanplac.htm
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Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts Collections | National Library of Scotland | Search | Subject: Articles., Subject: Notes.
Copies, 1636-1637, of documents and notes of Sir James Balfour on ecclesiastical history.
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of prose writings by James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’., 1953-1963, undated.
Articles and speeches and miscellaneous papers of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost'., 1938-1956, undated.
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http://manuscripts.nls.uk/advanced_search?advanced=true&filter_term%5B%5D=%7B%22subjects%22%3A%22Articles.%22%7D&filter_term%5B%5D=%7B%22subjects%22%3A%22Notes.%22%7D&page=1&sort=create_time+desc
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weebly
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When I saw the final subject in App A was, “The current financial environment,” I knew that was going to be a very tough paper to write because if you talk to a liberal person then we are doing just fine, but a conservative person will tell you the country is in the toilet and getting worse.
Fis 250 - September 11, 2001: The day our entire financial markets came to a crashing halt is blamed for many of the hardships we are going through right now. Some experts have stated that we’ve never recovered fully from this fateful day almost 10 years ago, and others have stated that we did recover, but took a step back after we recovered. They all agree that the Mortgage Market crash was a terrible thing, and that many blame Adjustable Rate Mortgages and the greedy brokers who wanted to earn commissions, and qualified just about anyone regardless if they could afford the loan or not. Millions of those easily acquired loans went into default.
Fis 250 - Bloomberg news.com stated in March 2007 that as many as 1.5 million more Americans may lose their homes very soon, and up to 100,000 people in housing-related employment jobs could be terminated, and an estimated 100 additional subprime mortgage companies may go under. They also state that financial stocks would extend their declines over mortgage default worries. (Bloomberg 2007).
Today: What are the current market conditions? Good question; this is where the experts tend to agree to disagree. The radio today stated that almost 14.5 million Americans are either unemployed, or under employed in today’s economy.
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2019-04-23T20:32:15Z
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https://fis250.weebly.com/
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wikipedia
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Steve Soley (born 22 April 1971) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League signed by Alan Ball for £300000 Portsmouth, Macclesfield Town and Carlisle United.
Soley began his professional career at the age of 27 after his was signed from non-league Leek Town by Portsmouth in 1998. He establish himself at Portsmouth,after being bought By Alan Ball for £300000 He had loan spells at Macclesfield Town and Carlisle United before joining the latter on a permanent basis. After spending three years at Carlisle he left to join Southport.
^ "Steve Soley". Retrieved 21 November 2011.
This page was last edited on 8 December 2018, at 11:46 (UTC).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Soley
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wa
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RCW 19.34.290: Collection based on suitable guaranty—Proceeds—Attorneys' fees—Costs—Notice—Recovery of qualified right of payment.
Collection based on suitable guaranty—Proceeds—Attorneys' fees—Costs—Notice—Recovery of qualified right of payment.
(1)(a) If the suitable guaranty is a surety bond, a person may recover from the surety the full amount of a qualified right to payment against the principal named in the bond, or, if there is more than one such qualified right to payment during the term of the bond, a ratable share, up to a maximum total liability of the surety equal to the amount of the bond.
(b) If the suitable guaranty is a letter of credit, a person may recover from the issuing financial institution only in accordance with the terms of the letter of credit.
Claimants may recover successively on the same suitable guaranty, provided that the total liability on the suitable guaranty to all persons making qualified rights of payment during its term must not exceed the amount of the suitable guaranty.
(2) In addition to recovering the amount of a qualified right to payment, a claimant may recover from the proceeds of the guaranty, until depleted, the attorneys' fees, reasonable in amount, and court costs incurred by the claimant in collecting the claim, provided that the total liability on the suitable guaranty to all persons making qualified rights of payment or recovering attorneys' fees during its term must not exceed the amount of the suitable guaranty.
(b) Append to the notice a certified copy of the judgment on which the qualified right to payment is based.
Recovery of a qualified right to payment from the proceeds of the suitable guaranty is barred unless the claimant substantially complies with this subsection (3).
(4) Recovery of a qualified right to payment from the proceeds of a suitable guaranty are forever barred unless notice of the claim is filed as required in subsection (3)(a) of this section within three years after the occurrence of the violation of this chapter that is the basis for the claim. Notice under this subsection need not include the requirement imposed by subsection (3)(b) of this section.
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2019-04-21T16:43:25Z
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A new book looks at how the way we think and behave can be shaped by forces we aren’t aware of.
On this week’s show we’re talking with Adam Alter, assistant professor of marketing and psychology at NYU’s Stern School of Business and author of the new book, Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave.
In his book, Alter presents a wide breadth of research showing how forces we aren’t aware of can shape our thoughts and behaviors. In the chapter called “Labels,” Alter describes a set of experiments done by researchers at Stanford University who were trying to determine whether labeling someone as “black” or “white” affected perception of the person.
What do you think? If you compare the foreheads, does the tone of each look the same to you?
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2019-04-25T00:12:23Z
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https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/whats-in-a-label/
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3 How Many Grams of Soluble Fiber Per Day?
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is the most common cause of gastrointestinal problems. Its main symptoms include flatulence, bloating, abdominal discomfort and bowel movement changes such as diarrhea and constipation. If you regularly experience gastrointestinal issues, consult your doctor to ensure that you are not suffering from a more serious condition like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. If you are diagnosed with IBS, dietary changes can make a big difference in the severity and frequency of your symptoms. Adding more soluble fiber to your diet may improve your symptoms; however, it can worsen gastrointestinal distress for others.
Dietary fiber is classified as either insoluble or soluble. Most fiber-rich foods contain a mix of both of these types of fiber. Insoluble fiber is mainly found in higher amounts in the bran of grains and remains practically intact in your GI tract. Soluble fiber on the other hand dissolves in water, forming a gel-like substance in your intestines. Oats, psyllium, flaxseeds, eggplant, citrus fruits, okra, nuts, barley and legumes are very high in soluble fiber. People with IBS and gastrointestinal problems are often recommended to increase their fiber intake, but sometimes it can actually aggravate problems.
Individual tolerance is key in IBS and other similar gastrointestinal problems. An increase in insoluble fiber, by using wheat bran, for example, often aggravates GI issues, while soluble fiber tends to improve these symptoms, according to a review published in 2009 in "Topics in Clinical Nutrition." Soluble fiber is usually gentle on your digestive tract but it may still aggravate gastrointestinal symptoms depending on your individual gut flora. In some people, soluble fiber can be fermented excessively in the gut and the gas formed during this process can cause abdominal distension and pain as well as changes in bowel movements.
If you want to include more soluble fiber in your diet, increase your intake gradually. Drastically increasing the amount of soluble fiber you eat could be why your gastrointestinal problems seem to worsen. Your gut flora needs time to adjust. Start by adding a small serving of soluble fiber a day, such as a tablespoon of flaxseeds or 1/2 cup of cooked eggplant cubes. After a week, you can add another serving of soluble fiber-rich food to see if you tolerate it better. Remember that soluble fiber needs water to form a gel in your GI tract, so make sure you drink more fluids when you introduce it to your diet.
Legumes such as beans and lentils are an excellent source of soluble fiber, but they are also rich in galactans, a type of fermentable carbohydrate that can aggravate gastrointestinal problems. If you notice that your symptoms are usually worse after eating lentil soup, hummus or chili, lay off legumes for a little while. Get your soluble fiber from galactan-free sources, such as oats, eggplant, okra, psyllium or flaxseeds.
Jacob, Aglaee. "How Soluble Fiber Can Aggravate Gastrointestinal Problems." Healthy Eating | SF Gate, http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/soluble-fiber-can-aggravate-gastrointestinal-problems-1790.html. 27 December 2018.
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FNS has elevated nutrition and nutrition education to a top priority in all its programs. In addition to providing access to nutritious food, FNS also works to empower program participants with knowledge of the link between diet and health.
The agency was established Aug. 8, 1969, but many of the food programs originated long before FNS existed as a separate agency. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the Food Stamp Program), now the cornerstone of USDA's nutrition assistance, began in its modern form in 1961, but it had its origins in the Food Stamp Plan to help the needy in the 1930's.
The National School Lunch Program also has its roots in Depression‐era efforts to help low‐income children. The Needy Family Program, which has evolved into the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, was the primary means of food assistance during the Great Depression.
FNS works in partnership with the States in all its programs. States determine most administrative details regarding distribution of food benefits and eligibility of participants, and FNS provides funding to cover most of the States' administrative costs.
Congress appropriated $82.7 billion for FNS programs in Fiscal Year 2010. By comparison, FNS programs cost $1.6 billion in 1970, the first full year of the agency's operation.
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2019-04-22T12:12:16Z
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Four blood-sucking princes. A beautiful anarchist. One dangerous mistake.
To the vampires who dominate each quadrant of the Lydian Dynasty, I’m only known as “Blackbird”—a masked vigilante who, at nineteen, is already public enemy number one.
However, a failed plan lands me in the last place I imagined, at the mercy of all four Dynasty princes—Julian, Levi, Roman, and Silas. They’re monsters, each with a heart rumored to be as cold as his icy skin. And what’s worse, thanks to the slip-up, my fate is suddenly theirs to decide.
It’s up to them whether I’ll swing from the gallows, and I’ve given them every reason to sentence me to such a fate. Yet, I felt something unexplainable when our paths first crossed.
Something that gives me hope.
We should be one another’s worst nightmare. Only, I’m beginning to wonder if, somehow … these four princes might be my saving grace.
Hey! I’m Rachel, a Michigan native with a passion for writing. I have several young adult releases on my schedule. Those releases will be within the genres of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and dystopian fiction, so I hope you stick with me and check out my future work!
Aside from the many hours spent happily pecking away at my keyboard, I’m a wife, mother of three, an avid reader, and a gamer with a penchant for all things Sims. There will always be a keyboard at my fingertips and I look forward to the words that will flow from them for many years to come. As a self-proclaimed nerd, there’s not a more satisfying career choice I could have made. Happy reading!
In my peripheral, I caught the glint of white teeth when he smiled.
“Ouch.” He chuffed a short laugh as his hands left the banister and slipped inside his pockets.
“I meant what I said about my being here having nothing to do with you,” I reminded him, hearing the flirty undertones I didn’t mean to let slip when adding a coy, “Your Highness”.
A breath hitched in my throat when he turned, facing me full-on. I refused to do the same.
The question left me speechless. To keep from letting him see how he affected me, I tried distracting myself by naming the different flowers I could spot from here.
I was suddenly aware of soft music floating to this terrace through the open doors of the one below, from the gala where Julian had just whisked me away. His formidable body moved closer and I stared when a hand was extended toward me.
Most people say "Kids don't lie.." Well, my chubby sons said, "Mommy, you're the most beautiful & the sexiest mom in the world!" So, who am I to argue?
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2019-04-23T16:45:12Z
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https://imacoffeeholicbookworm.wordpress.com/2018/12/29/new-release-the-vampires-mark-by-rachel-jonas/
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Libraries are places of fun and learning and are integral to a thriving community. The Parkes Shire Library Service has four libraries. A central library at Parkes and three branches at Peak Hill, Trundle and Tullamore.
24 hours, 7 days a week access is available for Tullamore Library. Please see Library staff during opening hours to arrange a key.
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2019-04-23T02:25:42Z
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https://www.parkes.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/parkes-shire-libraries/our-branches/
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Jenson Button set the fastest time of the Friday morning session in Suzuka, beating his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton by a couple of tenths, with Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber third, a tenth behind Lewis. Nico Rosberg was fourth, but half a second slower than Button’s best – and his car broken down at the end of the session. Michael Schumacher was fifth ahead of Kamui Kobayashi, Felipe Massa, Paul di Resta, Nico Hulkenberg and Pastor Maldonado.
Fernando Alonso was 11th ahead of Sergio Perez, the two Lotuses of Kimi Raikkon and Romain Grosjean and the Toro Rossos of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne. Sebastian Vettel was 17th with the rear end of the timesheet featuring William’s third driver Valtteri Bottas, Timo Glock, Vitaly Petrov, Charles Pic, Narain Karthikeyan, Caterham’s third driver Giedo Van der Garde and Pedro de la Rosa.
Was SEB running a special program for engineers in the first session or is he experiencing some car issues today Joe?
Going to stay up and watch the second practice tonight in two hours (stars at 1:00AM local) to see if he really is having set up issues.
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2019-04-26T12:37:08Z
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https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/the-land-of-the-rising-jenson/
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Moderators for the televised events are set to be announced in August.
The first debate, scheduled for Oct. 3 at the University of Denver, is set to focus on domestic policy. Organizers plan six, 15-minute segments that would open with a question, a two-minute reply from each candidate and then a discussion. They want the candidates to sit at a table with the moderator, rather than standing on podiums.
The second, scheduled for Oct. 16 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., would take the form of a town hall-style meeting. Planners say the questions would come from undecided voters selected by pollster Gallup. Each candidate would get two minutes to tackle the question, with a moderator facilitating a follow-up discussion.
The final debate would take the same format as the first, but would focus on foreign policy topics announced ahead of time. That is scheduled for Oct. 22 at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.
Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Romney’s yet unnamed running mate for a debate on Oct. 11 at Centre College in Danville, Ky. The event would be divided into nine, 10-minute segments devoted to foreign and domestic policies. Each candidate will be allowed a two-minute response with a moderator dividing the time.
Who would better protect the nation from aliens: Obama or Romney?
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2019-04-23T03:06:59Z
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https://ew.com/article/2012/07/26/obama-and-romney-to-star-in-presidential-debate-trilogy/
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In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month I’m featuring a Hispanic missing person every day from September 15 to October 15. Today’s case is Ana Daisy Guevara Valdez, missing from Los Angeles, California. Very little is known about the case, even the exact date she was last seen. Only the year is known: 1974. She was about twenty.
I think Ana might have been an immigrant. She was working in Los Angeles and kept in regular touch with her family, until suddenly she didn’t anymore. I’m not sure how much time passed before they reported her missing.
Ana would be about 64 if she is still alive. But no one has heard from her in over four decades.
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month I’m featuring a Hispanic missing person every day from September 15 to October 15. Today’s case is Mariah Chavez Carter, a biracial Hispanic and Caucasian girl who disappeared from Biscoe, North Carolina on October 8, 2001. She was almost two months old.
Mariah was the victim of a family abduction; her non-custodial mother, Porfria Salmeron Chavez, took her, possibly to Mexico. There’s a warrant out for Chavez’s arrest, although for some reason it wasn’t issued until six years later.
Mariah would be seventeen today. She may not even realize she is a missing child.
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month I’m featuring a Hispanic missing person every day from September 15 to October 15. Today’s case is Jose Angel Julian, a 39-year-old man who disappeared from Lewisville, a suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in northern Texas, on April 12, 2003.
I don’t have much in his disappearance, other than a note that he may have traveled to Florida. If still alive, Jose would be 55.
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2019-04-19T06:43:36Z
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https://charleyross.wordpress.com/category/minorities/hispanics/national-hispanic-heritage-month/
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2007-03-29 Assigned to ROBELIGHT, LLC reassignment ROBELIGHT, LLC ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: LIGHT, ELLIOTT D., ROBERTS, JON L.
2007-04-17 Assigned to ROBELIGHT, LLC reassignment ROBELIGHT, LLC CLARIFICATION OF TERMS OF ASSIGNMENT AT REEL 019084/FRAME 0127 Assignors: LIGHT, ELLIOTT D., ROBERTS, JON L.
A status monitoring system utilizing an RFID tag. In an embodiment of the present invention, a status of a receiving device comprises a device address, whether the device is able to receive communications from a sending device, and a recipient list of users able to use the receiving device at any particular time. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the recipient list is created by the receiving device in response to the detection of a qualified user within a preset access distance of the receiving device. A sending device may access this status information and determine how to communicate with a user on the recipient list.
This application is a continuation in part application of application Ser. No. 09/759,107 filed Jan. 12, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,088,802 which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 08/963,373, filed Oct. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,175,616 and a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 09/265,656, filed Mar. 2, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,483,900. The Ser. Nos. 09/759,107, 09/265,656, and Ser. No. 08/963,373 applications are incorporated herein by reference, in the entirety, for all purposes.
This invention relates generally to electronically determining the status of a telephone or other device over a network. More specifically, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for obtaining the status of a called device and providing the status information to a calling device.
Literally millions of times per day, parties attempt to contact one another, only to find that the device initiating the telephone call receives a busy signal or is put into the phone mail of the receiving telephone when that telephone is off-hook. Not only is this experience frustrating for the caller, but can result in lost business or social opportunities on the part of the receiving device that is on the line speaking with someone else. In addition, receiving busy signals and the inability to complete telephone calls results in the loss of millions of dollars in revenue both from the time expended by the caller in trying to reach the desired device, as well as lost opportunities for commerce or other social contact.
Telephone line activity monitoring has been the subject of invention in the past. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,559,416 to Theis, et. al. describes a form of line activity monitoring for the purpose of obtaining information regarding statistics of line usage. This system detects the usage of the line, but not transmit status information to others in any current fashion.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,989,899 to Norwich describes yet another monitoring system whose purpose is to notify an operator that a telephone line is open so that a desired message can be delivered by the operator to a receiving party. This system comprises an automatic dialer which attempts to reach individuals on a repetitive basis until a connection is made. Again, status of the telephone at any given point of time is not provided.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,734,931 to Bourg, et. al. describes an integrated calling directory comprising a personal computer that stores information about the numbers being called. It does not address the problem associated with the called party telephone being in an off-hook condition. This is not reported in any fashion to the initiator of the telephone call.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,530,740 to Irribarren, et. al. described a communication system comprising a voice message system for storing and retrieving voice messages and faxed data and for converting text into voice messages. This system does not deal with the issue of how to contact the party receiving the phone call but only leaves a message for that party in the event that the phone is in an off-hook condition.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,500,893 to Onosaka is yet another information processing system having a telephone and an informational processing device. Again this invention does not address the issue of whether a called party telephone is in an on-hook or off-hook condition.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,647,002 to Brunson describes a system for synchronization of mail boxes over a network. This system is designed to ensure that information in electronic mail is complete in a series of different mail boxes. The issue of providing information to a caller regarding the status of a called party's telephone is not dealt with.
What is desired is a system whereby a calling device can pre-determine the status of a called device so as to maximize the opportunity for establish communications between those devices.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a status of a receiving device comprises a device address, whether the device is able to receive communications from a sending device, and a recipient list of users able to use the receiving device at any particular time. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the recipient list is created by the receiving device in response to the detection of a qualified user within a preset access distance of the receiving device. A sending device may access this status information and determine how to communicate with a user on the recipient list.
For the purposes of this application, a sending device may be device that initiates communications to a receiving device, or it may be a device that routes, brokers, or proxies those communications. By way of illustration, if a receiving device is a telephone, a computer, or a digital telephone (VoIP) gateway, a sending device may be another telephone, another computer computer, another VoIP gateway, a switch, or a PBX.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the status and the communications may be provided over wired, wireless, RF, optical, or other media or networks comprising segments of differing transmission media.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a user is associated with an RFID tag that is queried by a receiving device. The query signal is received by RFID tag and reflected back to the receiving device. The reflected signal comprises a tag identifier code stored in memory of the RFID tag. The receiving device associates a qualified user with user information and with a tag identifier code. The receiving device communicates its device address and selected user information to the sending device or to a file accessible to the sending device. The sending device can then direct calls to the qualified user to the address of the receiving device. Because the RFID tag identifier is unique, a receiving device can maintain a recipient list comprising a plurality of qualified users and direct communications to them accordingly.
In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, the recipient list is generated and maintained by a standalone recipient detection system. The standalone recipient detection system generates a status file comprising identifying information of the receiving device to which it is associated and a recipient list. The status file is directed to, or accessible by, a sending device.
In still another embodiment of the present invention, the status of the receiving device is available to only certain sending devices or to certain senders. In this embodiment, a communication from a calling device or a sender to a recipient of the communication is forwarded to the sending device proximate to the recipient if the calling device or sender has been pre-qualified to use the status information of receiving device.
It is therefore an aspect of the present invention to maximize the probability that a sending device will actually contact a user of a receiving device when a communication is initiated.
It is a further aspect of the present invention to provide a status of the receiving device—whether it is in use, available for communication, muted—before the sending device attempts to communicate with the receiving device.
It is a further aspect of the present invention to provide device status information over a network.
It is a further objection of the present invention to continually monitor the status of a device order to provide the device status information desired.
It is a further aspect of the present invention to incorporate the device status, user information, and recipient lists in a file that can be accessed by others.
It is a further aspect of the present invention to constantly update device status, user information, and recipient lists files so that callers accessing the files can have an up-to-date record of the status of a device to be called.
It is a further aspect of the present invention to obtain the status of a receiving device over a cable system connected to public switched telephone network.
It is yet another objection to obtain the status of a receiving device when both the receiving device and the sending device are connected to cable systems.
It is a further aspect of the present invention to obtain the status of a receiving device when the receiving device is connected to a cable system but the sending device is not.
It is yet another aspect of the present invention to generally provide information concerning home and office equipment and functions to a file that can be accessed by networks external to the home, such as the Internet.
These and other aspects of the present invention will become apparent from a review of the general and detailed descriptions that follow. The present invention provides a method for a sending device to receive constantly updated information concerning the status of a receiving device. For purposes of this specification this status will generally be receiving the “telephone status.” The present invention also provides a way for a sending device to leave e-mail and voice mail to the receiving device as part of the determination of telephone status.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a system for obtaining status of a receiving device over a network comprises equipment adapted to provide output signals indicative of the status of the receiving device, a status file, a first network, a second network, and a sending device. The receiving device comprises an address for receiving communications. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, the receiving device may be a telephone, and wherein the signals indicative of the status of the receiving device comprises off-hook signals from the telephone if the telephone is off-hook. In an embodiment, the user address and the receiving device address are telephone numbers. However, this is not meant as a limitation. Other addressing systems may be used without departing from the scope of the present invention.
The status file is connected to the equipment and to the first network and receives the output signals from the equipment. The sending device is connected to the first network and comprises instructions for accessing the status file over the first network and for obtaining the status of the receiving device. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, the status file comprises the off-hook status of a telephone if the of telephone is off hook and the on-hook status of a telephone if the telephone is on-hook. The status comprises a user identifier of a potential user of the receiving device determined to be within a preset access distance of the receiving device.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the first network is selected from the group consisting of a wired network, wireless network, a fiber network, hybrid fiber coax network, a switched network, a packet-based network, a cable network, a public switched telephone network, and the Internet. According to other embodiments of the present invention, the receiving device is selected from the group consisting of a telephone, a computing device, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over IP, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over a packet switched network, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, and a video phone.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the sending device is selected from the group consisting of a telephone, a computing device, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over IP, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over a packet switched network, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, a video phone a switch, a router, a proxy server, and a PBX.
In still another embodiment of the present invention, the system further comprises a second network. According to this embodiment, the sending device associates a user address with the user identifier, and routes communications addressed to the user address to the address of the receiving device via the second network.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the second network is selected from the group consisting of a wired network, wireless network, a fiber network, hybrid fiber coax network, a switched network, a packet-based network, a cable network, a public switched telephone network, and the Internet.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a system for obtaining status of a receiving device over a network comprises equipment that provides output signals indicative of the status of the receiving device, a datastore, a receiving device monitor, a status file, a first network, a second network, and a sending device. The receiving device comprises an address for receiving communications. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, the receiving device may be a telephone, and wherein the signals indicative of the status of the receiving device comprises off-hook signals from the telephone if the telephone is off-hook. In this embodiment, the user address and the receiving device address are telephone numbers. However, this is not meant as a limitation. Other addressing systems may be used without departing from the scope of the present invention.
The datastore comprises a user identifier associated with a user address. The receiving device monitor provides state data indicative of a state of the receiving device and provides proximity data indicative of a potential user being within a preset access distance of the receiving device to receive communications from the sending device. The proximity data comprises a user identifier associated with the potential user. The status file is connected to the equipment and to the first network and receives the output signals from the state data and proximity data from the receiving device monitor. The sending device is connected to the first network and the second network and accesses the status file over the first network and obtains the state data and the proximity data of the receiving device. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, the status file comprises the off-hook status of a telephone if the of telephone is off hook and the on-hook status of a telephone if the telephone is on-hook. Using the user identifier, the receiving device monitor obtains a user address and routes communications addressed to the user address to the receiving device address via the second network.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the first and second networks are selected from the group consisting of a wired network, wireless network, a fiber network, hybrid fiber coax network, a switched network, a packet-based network, a cable network, a public switched telephone network, and the Internet. According to other embodiments of the present invention, the receiving device is selected from the group consisting of a telephone, a computing device, adapted to provide voice over IP, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over a packet switched network, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, and a video phone.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the sending device is selected from the group consisting of a telephone, a computing device, a adapted to provide voice over W, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over a packet switched network, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, a video phone, a switch, a router, a proxy server, and a PBX.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a system for obtaining status of a receiving device over a network comprises the receiving device, a datastore, an RFID tag comprising an RFID tag identifier that is associated with the user identifier, a receiving device state monitor that provides state data indicative of a state of the receiving device, an RFID monitor that provides proximity data indicative of the RFID tag being located within a preset access distance of the receiving device, and wherein the proximity data comprises the REID tag identifier, a status file that receives device state data and proximity data, a first network, a second network.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving device comprises a receiving device address and is adapted to receive communications from a sending device, the datastore comprises a user identifier, and proximity data comprises a user identifier of a potential user of the receiving device. The sending device accesses the status file over the first network, obtains the state data and the proximity data of the receiving device, using the REID identifier, obtains the user identifier and the user address, and routes communications addressed to the user address to the receiving device address via the second network. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the REID monitor determines the presence of an REID tag within the preset distance of the receiving device and provides the proximity.
FIG. 1 illustrates the basic architecture of the telephone status monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates an alternate embodiment of the telephone status monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates a process of the telephone status monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates an alternate embodiment of the process of the telephone status monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an alternate embodiment using cable infrastructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a telephone status monitor system embodiment using wireless network components.
FIG. 7 illustrates a cable infrastructure embodiment with telephone status provided over the cable infrastructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 illustrates the logical elements of a status monitoring system utilizing an RFID tag according to embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 9 illustrates the components of an RFID monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The present invention is a system and method for obtaining the telephone status (on-hook/off-hook) of a called party's telephone over a network external to the location of the called party's telephone, such as the Internet.
Referring to FIG. 1, the general architecture of the telephone status monitor is described. Using a personal computer or other similar type of processor 12 a user accesses a network, in this case the Internet 10, although this is not meant as a limitation. Any network that can be connected to a calling party and a called party can also be used. The calling party accesses the telephone status file 8 which is continually updated by a telephone status monitor 6 which constantly monitors a series of telephones 2, 4. It should be noted that it is anticipated that many thousands of telephones will be monitored in this fashion. Eventually it is anticipated that millions of phones will be so monitored. The monitoring function can be accomplished by special equipment for that purpose or is simply the output of a switch that recognizes when a particular telephone is off-hook on the network.
The status file 8 is continually updated by monitor 6 with the on-hook or off-hook status of telephones that are monitored. Thus, the calling party communicating with a PC 12 can receive “real time” status (as determined by the sampling rate of the monitor) of a telephone being called by simply monitoring the telephone status file that is accessible over the Internet.
Since the status file is anticipated to contain many thousands of numbers it is anticipated as past of the present invention that when a calling party using its PC 12 requests the status of a particular telephone that only the status of that telephone will subsequently be displayed on the user PC. Alternatively, the user PC 12 may create a list of numbers to monitor and have the data “pushed” over the Internet 10 to the calling party's PC 12.
Referring to FIG. 2, an alternate embodiment of the present invention is shown. In this case, calling party's PC 20 accesses the telephone status file 22 over the Internet 30. Again, the telephone status file 22 is continually updated by a telephone status monitor 24 which monitors telephones 26 and 28 (again these are representative of a plurality of telephones fully monitored by the system). In this case, however, the calling party has a telephone 32 that is connected to the calling party's PC 20. When the calling party's PC 20 monitors the status of a called party via the status file 22 as soon as the called party status indicates an on-hook condition, the PC 20 will then place a telephone call to the called party. This makes the entire connection process an automated one. This embodiment finds particular utility in a private branch exchange (PBX) where a telco switch is ordinarily not monitoring individual telephones.
Although the invention may be embodied so as to monitor status any type of telephone, it has particular value for monitoring the status of ordinary telephones on the plain old telephone system (i.e., POTS telephones). That is because the POTS does not have the sort of telephone status monitoring features that may be included in newer generations of telephone networks.
Referring again to FIG. 2, the calling party may also send an e-mail to the called party's PC 34. The e-mail is converted from text to digital voice at converter 36 and routed to the voice mail box 36 of the called party.
Referring again to FIG. 2, if the calling party must be away from the telephone yet still wants to know when a called party is available for a telephone call, the present invention also comprises a “Beeper” capability 38 to send a message to a beeper 40 of the calling party notifying the calling party that the called party is available for a telephone call.
Referring to FIG. 3, the flow of the method of the present invention is shown. A calling party having a PC inputs a telephone number to be called (the called party) 101. Thereafter, the calling party's PC connects to the Internet 103 subsequently accesses the telephone status file 105. The status of the called party s telephone number is then determined 107 and that status is provided back to the calling party's PC 109 noting that status of the called party's telephone line.
Upon receipt of the called party's status, that information is displayed for the calling party 111 and thereafter, if the called party's telephone line status is in an on-hook condition 113, the calling party can then call the called party 115. Otherwise, the calling party simply waits for an on-hook condition to be sensed 117.
Referring to FIG. 4, an alternate embodiment of the present invention is shown. All of the steps of the access to the status of the called party's telephone line is the same is noted previously in FIG. 3. However, instead of the user making the telephone call, the PC continually monitors the telephone status file. Upon noting that the called party's telephone status is in an on-hook condition, the calling party's PC dials the called party's telephone 119. The calling party's PC then waits to receive an on-hook signal from the called party's telephone 121, thereby signaling that the calling party is on the telephone ready to make the telephone call. The calling party's PC then places the telephone call to the called party's telephone 123, thereby completing the telephone call. It should be noted that at the present time it is possible to place a telephone call over the Internet. Therefore, the calling party's PC can place the call over the Internet to a called party's telephone or, in the alternative, the calling party's PC can simply place a call over the public switch telephone network to the called party's telephone.
Referring to FIG. 5, an alternative embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. While it is important for long-distance callers to be able to ascertain whether the party is online or not, this is also particularly important when one is dealing with wireless communications. For example, and as described earlier, personal computer 20 can connect to, for example, the Internet 102 to ascertain the status of wireless telephones 112, 114, and 118. The query concerning the telephone status then proceeds through a wireless application protocol (WAP) interface 106 to wireless network 108. The request then flows to the wireless network manager 110 which records which wireless phones are currently available on the network and, of key importance, which of those telephones is engaged in an active telephone call. Thus network manager knows that wireless telephones 112 and 114 are available for telephone calls or in the alternative that, for example, wireless telephone 114 is engaged in an active phone call. This information is then sent by network manager 110 over wireless network 108 through WAP interface 106 through Internet 102 to PC 20. At that point the user can decide to make a telephone call using conventional telephone 32 over the public switch telephone network 104 through the WAP interface 106 over wireless network 108 to the wireless telephones 112, 114. Alternatively, telephone 32 can place its call through PC 20 via Internet telephony over the Internet 102 to the wireless telephones 112, 114.
This knowledge of the status of telephones in a wireless system is particularly important, since certain trends exist to charge only the caller for calls that are to be made to or from a wireless network. This is consistent with the current method of charging for telephone calls over a public switch telephone network. Thus, in a situation where a caller is charged for all telephone calls made, it will be particularly important to the caller that it not get charged for leaving a message over a wireless network which tends to be particularly expensive.
The expense in dealing with a wireless network is all the more apparent when one considers that a telephone may be in a “roaming” mode where the telephone is in a network which is not the home network for the wireless telephone. Thus, in the case where wireless telephone 118 is roaming in a second wireless network 116, a telephone call that is not completed or wherein a message is simply left, becomes all the more expensive since roaming charges will be charged to the caller as well.
Referring to FIG. 6, an alternative embodiment of the present invention using cable network services is shown. In this instance, the calling party is connected to cable service for voice and data services. The cable operator 50 is connected to the Internet using known cable-to-Internet connections. The set-top box at a calling party's location 52 is remotely connected to a cable operations center 50. Naturally, a television 53 is connected to the set-top box 52. In one embodiment, a calling party's telephone 54 is directly connected to be set-top box 52 where telephone service is offered over a cable network. In addition, however, the calling party's computer 56 can also be connected to the cable set-top box 52 and, using the access to the Internet 10 obtain the status of a remote telephone 2, 3, 4 via information in the telephone status file 8. The connection of the cable system can also be through any other voice/data interface provided by the cable carrier since set top boxes will not be the only interface to voice and data services over cable. If a calling party has a telephone 58 connected to the calling party's computer, upon obtaining a status indicating that a called party's telephone is available, calling party telephone 58 can make a telephone calls through the calling party's computer 56 through the set-top box (or other interface) 52 through the cable operations center 50 via the telephone company 60 over the normal public switched telephone network 62 to the called party's telephone 2, 3 or 4.
Alternatively, where Internet telephone service is available and the calling party, via the computer 56 determines that a remote telephone is available, a calling party places a telephone call over the Internet via the calling party's telephone 58 through the calling party's computer 56 through the set-top box (or other interface) 52 to cable operator 50 through the Internet 10 via a computer at the called party's location 6 to the called party's telephone 2, 3, or 4.
Referring to FIG. 7 a cable infrastructure embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. Telephone 60, 62 are connect to a residential telephone service provided over a cable infrastructure. As noted above it is a growing trend in the current telecommunications market for telephone companies to merge with or acquire cable networks in order to provide local and long distance services over cable instead of over normal telephone wires.
When, for example, telephone 60 is making a call over cable infrastructure 64, the telephone call ultimately goes through some form of switch 68, and then to the public switched telephone network 72 for routing to its ultimate destination by known networks and means.
Switch 68, having knowledge of the off hook status of telephone 60, provides that status to telephone status file 70 which is accessible over the Internet 66.
A calling party having a computer 74 can then access the Internet 66 to gain access to the telephone status file 70 thereby determining if user 60 is on the line or not.
Once the calling party determines that the called party telephone 60 is not off hook, a call can be made from the calling party telephone 76 over PSTN 72 to the called party 60. Alternatively, the calling party can place an Internet telephone call to the third party if the called party has this capability.
Thus it can be seen that the telephone status file can be accessed over those cable systems that are linked to the normal telephone company long distance operations.
A telephone line status monitoring system and method has been described herein. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that minor modifications to the present invention could be made without departing from the scope of the invention as disclosed. For example, it is also possible with the system of the present invention to monitor temperature of the home. In this instance, the system has a thermostat in place of the telephone system. The thermostat places its readings into a file over the Internet which can be read by a user when the user is at a remote location. In this manner the user can monitor home temperature during absences.
Similarly, just as messages can be transmitted to the user of the telephone, so can instructions to raise or lower temperature in the home be transmitted to the thermostat over the Internet.
Alarm monitoring can also be accomplished using the system and method of the present invention. In this instance, when an alarm goes off, the alarm company can be notified in the normal fashion. However, the alarm could also be noted in a file to be reviewed by a user when the user is away from the premises. In this case the user will know an alarm has gone off and can contact the alarm company to ascertain the meaning of the alarm.
An additional embodiment of the alarm concept of the present invention is for a formatted email to be sent to the owner of the premises so that the owner can have more specific notification of the meaning of any alarm that goes off. Thus it can be seen that the telephone status file can be accessed over those cable systems that are linked to the normal telephone company long distance operations.
FIG. 8 illustrates the logical elements of a status monitoring system utilizing an RFID tag according to embodiments of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, a device monitor 805 monitors the status of receiving devices RD “A” 820 and RD “B” 825. RD “A” 820 and RD “B” 825 each comprise an unique address. Device monitor 805 creates status file “A” 850 comprising the status of RD “A” 820 and status file “B” 855 comprising the status of RD “B” 825. These status files are available over network 860 sending devices 830 and 835. Sending devices 830 and 835 select a receiving device (RD “A” 820 and/or RD “B” 825) to communicate with using the address of the selected receiving device. Communications are established via network 865.
In an embodiment of the present invention, receiving devices RD “A” 820 and RD “B” 825 are telephones and the addresses are telephone numbers. As previously described, the status of a telephone receiving device comprises the “on-hook” or “off-hook” state of the receiving device and other information about the state of the device that would be useful to a sending device. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, the status may include whether the device is forwarded, the number of rings before the device is answered by an automated answering device, and similar state information.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, communications may be established between other sending devices and receiving devices without departing from the scope of the present invention. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, receiving devices and sending devices may be a computing device, a digital telephone providing voice over IP, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, a video phone, and the like. Additionally, sending devices may be switches, routers, proxy servers and other devices that broker communications between receiving devices and other sending devices.
The status of a receiving device is directly related to the media the receiving device uses for communication, the type of communications the receiving device receives, and the functionality that is embodied in the receiving device. By way of illustration, if the receiving device is an IP networked device, the status comprises the IP address of the receiving device, port information, firewall information, and network address translation information.
Networks 860 and 865 may be wired, wireless, fiber, hybrid fiber coax, switched, packet-based, and combinations of the same. Additionally, networks 860 and 865 may be the same or different media. In an exemplary embodiment, network 860 is the Internet. In another exemplary embodiment, network 865 is a telephone network.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the status of a receiving device further comprises a recipient list of users able to use the receiving device at any particular time. In this exemplary embodiment, the recipient list is created by the receiving device in response to the detection of a qualified user within a preset access distance of the receiving device. A sending device may access this status information and determine how to communicate with a user on the recipient list.
Referring again to FIG. 8, device monitor 805 further comprises an RFID monitor 848 that may communicate with RFID tag “A” 840 and RFID tag “B” 844. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8, RFID tags 840 and 844 are passive devices. However, the present invention is not so limited. Semi-passive or active RFID tags may be utilized without departing from the scope of the present invention. Additionally, RFID tags 840 and 844 comprise memory (not illustrated) in which RFID identifier “A” 842 and RFID identifier “B” 846 are stored. The memory may be either a read only memory or programmable read/write memory.
RFID monitor 848 polls RFID tag “A” 840 and RFID tag “B” 844. An RFID tag within a preset distance of RFID monitor 848 will respond with a reflected signal comprising an RFID identifier of the responding tag. If RFID tag “A” 840 responds to the poll from RFID monitor 848, RFID monitor 848 will receive RFID identifier “A” 842. If RFID tag “B” 844 responds to the poll from RFID monitor 848, RFID monitor 848 will receive RFID identifier “B” 846. If both tags respond to the poll, RFID monitor 848 will received both RFID identifier “A” 842 and RFID identifier “B” 846. The RFID identifiers are then added to the appropriate receiving device status file.
Both sending devices 830 and 835 have access to the receiving device status files (850 and 855) and to datastore 810. Datastore 810 maps an RFID identifier in a receiving device status file to an address associated with a user and to an address of the receiving device associated with the receiving device status file. Thus, a sending device “knows” at a point in time (determined by the polling rate of RFID monitor 848) that a user is within a preset proximity to a receiving device. A communication directed to that user's address may then be directed to the address of that receiving device.
In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, access to the status information of a receiving device is limited to a sending device or a sender that has been pre-qualified to access that status information. The identity of the sending device or caller is established using the address of the sending device or an identifier of the sender. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, a sending device may be identified by its network address or MAC address and a sender may be identified by his or her telephone number, e-mail address, or SIP address. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the sender may be prompted for a user ID.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the status monitoring system illustrated in FIG. 8 and described above may be used in many applications. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, in an embodiment of the present invention, a status monitoring system monitors a telephone system. In this embodiment, the telephone system may be operated within an office, a hotel, a hospital, a home, an airport, and similar environments. The system may comprise a single location or multiple locations.
In this embodiment, a sending device (830) is a switching device that receives a call from a calling party directed to a called party using the called party's telephone number. The called party is assigned to RD “A” 820 and RFID tag “A” 840. Sending device 830 checks status file “A” 850 and determines that the called party is not in proximity to the RD “A” 820. Sending device 830 then checks the status files of all other receiving devices on the network to determine whether the called party is in proximity to any other receiving device. In this example, ID “A” 842 associated with RFID tag “A” 840 assigned to the called party is located in status file “B” 855 indicating that the called party is in proximity to RD “B” 825. Send device 830 redirects the call to RD “B” 825 and the parties are connected.
Referring to FIG. 9, an RFID monitor 900 comprises a signal acquisition element 910, a signal processor 920, an object identification manager 940, a separation manager 960, an RFID status report generator 990, and an RFID tag query manager 905.
RFID query manager 905 sends a query signal during a preset time period. In another embodiment of the present invention, the power of the query signal sent by query manager 905 may be adjusted. The query signal is received by an RFID tag 980 and reflected back to alert module 900. The reflected signal comprises the code 982 stored in memory 984. Signal acquisition element 910 receives the reflected signal emitted by RFID tag 980. The signal acquisition element 910 comprises a device or devices appropriated to receive the signal generated by RFID tag 980. In an embodiment of the present invention, the sensitivity of the signal acquisition element 910 may be adjusted. The reflected signal from the signal acquisition element 910 is received and processed by signal processor 920. The processed signal is sent from signal processor 920 to an object identification manager 940 to obtain the RFID tag code 984. The signal is also provided to separation manager 960 to determine if the distance between the RFID monitor 900 and the RFID tag 980 exceeds a preset separation distance.
If the preset separation distance is not exceeded, the separation manager 960 sends “present” signal to RFID status report generator 990 indicative of the proximity of RFID tag 980 to the receiving device being monitored. RFID status report generator 990 will send a status report to the status file (see FIG. 8, 850 or 855) of the receiving device being monitored reporting the proximity of RFID tag 980 with RFID tag code 984 in proximity to that receiving device.
If the preset separation distance is exceeded, the separation manager 960 will take no action. In this case, RFID status report generator 990 will not receive a “present” signal. If RFID report generator 990 has previously received a “present” signal relating to RFID tag 980, then RFID status report generator 990 will send a new RFID status to the appropriate status file removing RFID tag 980 with RFID code 984 from the list of RFID tags in proximity to the receiving device being monitored. In an embodiment of the present invention, RFID status report generator 990 waits a number of polling cycles in which the preset separation distance between RFID monitor 900 and RFID tag 980 is determined to have been exceed before removing RFID tag 980 from the list of RFID tags in proximity to the receiving device being monitored.
In one embodiment of the present invention, separation manager 960 determines that the preset separation distance has been exceeded based on a lack of a reflected signal from RFID tag 980.
In another embodiment, separation manager 960 uses the signal strength of the reflected signal to determine that the preset separation distance has been exceeded. In conjunction with the variable power of the query signal emitted by query manager 905 and the variable sensitivity of the signal acquisition element 910, the separation distance threshold may be adjusted. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, that other means may be used to determine that the preset separation distance has been exceeded without departing from the scope of the present invention.
The monitoring system and method of the present invention also contributes to the changing environment of office “hoteling” wherein multiple workers, each of whom may telecommute, may use the same office when they are present at different times in the physical location of their organization. In this manner, a worker can check into the office to be used and, via the present invention, have calls routed to that office and have appropriate computer access to files based on the status of the receiving device in that office (i.e telephone, computer, fax machine, PDA, cell Phone). As a user's profile status changes, regardless of where the worker resides in a vacant or temporarily assigned office, the permissions for file access and telephone routing will be enabled and be appropriate to the permission level of that worker.
A status monitoring system and method has been described herein. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that minor modifications to the present invention could be made without departing from the scope of the invention as disclosed. For example, it is also possible with the system of the present invention to monitor temperature of the home. In this instance, the system has a thermostat in place of the telephone system. The thermostat places its readings into a file over the Internet which can be read by a user when the user is at a remote location. In this manner the user can monitor home temperature during absences.
An additional embodiment of the alarm concept of the present invention is for a formatted email to be sent to the owner of the premises so that the owner can have more specific notification of the meaning of any alarm that goes off.
A telephone status monitoring system and method has now been shown. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be modified in numerous ways and may assume many embodiments other than those specifically set out and described above without departing from the scope of the invention disclosed and that the examples and embodiments described herein are in all respects illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art of the present invention will recognize that other embodiments using the concepts described herein are also possible. Further, any reference to claim elements in the singular, for example, using the articles “a,” “an,” or “the” is not to be construed as limiting the element to the singular. Moreover, a reference to a specific time, time interval, and instantiation of scripts or code segments is in all respects illustrative and not limiting.
a sending device connected to the first network, the sending device comprising instructions for accessing the status file over the first network, and for obtaining the status of the receiving device, wherein the status comprises a user identifier of a potential user of the receiving device determined to be within a preset access distance of the receiving device.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device comprises a telephone, and wherein the signals indicative of the status of the receiving device comprises off-hook signals from the telephone if the telephone is off-hook.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the status file comprises the off-hook status of the telephone if the of telephone is off hook.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device comprises a telephone, and wherein the signals indicative of the status of the receiving device comprises on-hook signals from the telephone if the telephone is on-hook.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the status file comprises the on-hook status of the telephone if the of telephone is on-hook.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first network is selected from the group consisting of a wired network, wireless network, a fiber network, hybrid fiber coax network, a switched network, a packet-based network, a cable network, a public switched telephone network, and the Internet.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device is selected from the group consisting of a telephone, a computing device, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over IP, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over a packet switched network, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, and a video phone.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein a sending device is selected from the group consisting of a telephone, a computing device, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over IP, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over a packet switched network, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, a video phone, a switch, a router, a proxy server, and a PBX.
route communications addressed to the user address to the address of the receiving device via the second network.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the second network is selected from the group consisting of a wired network, wireless network, a fiber network, hybrid fiber coax network, a switched network, a packet-based network, a cable network, a public switched telephone network, and the Internet.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device is a telephone and the user address and the receiving device address are telephone numbers.
route communications addressed to the user address to the receiving device address via the second network.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the receiving device comprises a telephone, and wherein the signals indicative of the status of the receiving device comprises off-hook signals from the telephone if the telephone is off-hook.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the status file comprises the off-hook status of the telephone if the of telephone is off hook.
15. The system of claim 12, wherein the receiving device comprises a telephone, and wherein the signals indicative of the status of the receiving device comprises on-hook signals from the telephone if the telephone is on-hook.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the status file comprises the on-hook status of the telephone if the of telephone is on-hook.
17. The system of claim 1, wherein the first network and second network are selected from the group consisting of a wired network, wireless network, a fiber network, hybrid fiber coax network, a switched network, a packet-based network, a cable network, a public switched telephone network, and the Internet.
18. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device is selected from the group consisting of a telephone, computing device, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over IP, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over a packet switched network, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, and a video phone.
19. The system of claim 1, wherein a sending device is selected from the group consisting of a telephone, a computing device, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over IP, a digital telephone adapted to provide voice over a packet switched network, a personal data assistance, a cell phone, a radio phone, a video phone, a switch, a router, a proxy server, and a PBX.
20. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device is a telephone and the user address and the receiving device address are telephone numbers.
22. The system of claim 1, wherein the potential user is associated with an RFID tag, and wherein the system further comprises an RFID monitor adapted to determine a presence of the RFID tag within the present distance of the receiving device.
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NASA has been accused of secrecy after it released partially blurred out photos of the Space Launch System (SLS) space craft.
The SLS rocket has been designed to take astronauts to Mars and is scheduled for a test-flight this year.
Experts and Nasa fans alike have been speculating why such a large portion of the rocket's body has been obscured in all the photographs.
The mysterious blurring was spotted by the independent news website Nasa Watch.
Realistic reasons for the blurring include Nasa wanting to hide top secret technology from rival nations.
The space agency could also be trying to hide controversial rocket features, such as military technology, or it could simply be wanting to keep the name of the rocket a secret for now.
Nasa told Nasa Watch's Keith Cowling: "Before Nasa images of Space Launch System hardware under development are released to the media or on Nasa web or social sites, the images are reviewed by both Nasa and Boeing export control representatives to ensure they don't contain sensitive data.
"In some cases, the export control representative will allow release of the image, if certain sensitive hardware features are blurred. A Nasa public affairs officer also reviews the images before they're released."
The space agency went on to say that whoever blurred the images was following standard procedure and has this cleared by Nasa.
It added: "Some export controlled features were blurred in these images made by Nasa photographers so that images of this milestone could be released. As hardware is completed, it becomes more sensitive in nature.
"Nasa export control officers are taking another look at these images to determine whether they contain sensitive material or was it so early in development that the feature shown was not sensitive."
So with Nasa now reviewing the images, it is possible that pictures without the blurred rocket will appear soon.
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Ammie Dover talks with Tersh about what everyone should expect from the Big Business Symposium Savannah event this year, and the typical business that would want to attend the event.
This is part 1 of a 4 part mini-series explaining the event.
Tersh talks with Kate about what it means to her to be the owner of a small business, and why shop small Saturday is important to her!
Tersh talks with Georgia Walters about her photography business and about Cool Savannah Tours! They talk about the importance of shopping with local businesses, and what that means to the owners & families of those businesses.
Tersh talks with one of the owners of Coastal Empire Beer Company about shop small Saturday, and what shopping local means to him.
Decie Odom with United Webworks Talks w Tersh about Shopping Small in Savannah, and all the benefits that brings to the local economy.
Shop small Savannah podcast is here to help highlight some of the small businesses in and around Savannah Georgia. We aim to tell others about the great things these businesses do for the locals in the community as well!
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