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Viewing Single Post From: SOW Days: Bryan Interview (Ejami/Lumi)
Sep 12 2007, 11:41 PM
- June 14, 2007
- Sep 13 2007, 12:21 AM
H: I get more mail from EJ/Sami supporters (EJami) now than Lucas/Sami (Lumi). How do you feel about that?
BD: Fine. Most of my conversations are through Lumi, as you might expect, so those are positive. But I get a lot of backlash from EJami, because Iíve kidded around in online chats with Lumi fans about EJami fans and how they eat their young. But thatís just me being me. I know there are rape victims out there who frown on the connection between Sami and EJ. I think that is kind of insulting to those people and I would like to apologize to them for that. On a more positive note, I think Ali [Sweeney] and James [Scottís] chemistry is amazing and EJami itself is a great thing for Lucas. Maybe he can play his own storyline now.
CH: You mean stop being the third leg of a love triangle?
BD: I think itís time for Lumi to close a chapter, if not the book. Public perception is starting to be that Lucas is a punk, a doormat, a pushover, and itís frustrating to me as an actor. You try to pick moments to be strong, but they need you to cater to Sami. Iím working on trying to stick up for Lucas a little more. Donít get me wrong, I am totally happy. But Lucasí arms are tired from carrying Sami. She is a full load!
CH: Youíd be okay if Sami and EJ became a supercouple?
BD: Yeah. I think Sami and EJ have the ability to be a supercouple like Luke and Laura. If the audience could get past the rape thing, they could be the next Bo and Hope, or John and Marlena. They have a choice to accept it and allow the main connection between them to be Santo and Colleen, and their history.
CH: With no Lucas?
BD: Iím aware that my role might shrink in size because of that. Iíve always been a team player. Iím willing to lay down a bunt; I donít always have to hit the home run. Thatís cool with me. They have great chemistry and that should be explored.
CH: Do you think Lucas has suffered as a character because of everything Sami has done to end the Brady/DiMera vendetta?
BD: Itís been hard lately, because everywhere I go, people are like, ďWhy is Lucas so dumb? Do you think we are stupid? Who would put up with that?Ē So in that aspect. I look forward to whatever new way they try to take it.
CH: What kind of story would you like?
BD: The single-father storyline is something untouched in daytime. Iím a single father myself and that would be a great angle to show with Lucas.
CH: A story with Will? Or with the twins?
BD: Whether they are both his babies, or one is his baby Ė Iíve heard a lot of rumors Ė that is something uncharted. There are a lot of single fathers out there who step up but the Deadbeat Dad kind of reigns supreme. Having a song whoís autistic with special needs, itís taken a lot for me to raise him. I would love to pour that same energy into this story.
CH: Is there a woman on the canvas that you think would be good for Lucas besides Sami?
BD: Off the top of my head, Chelsea. Sheís trouble but she has a very good upside. But I donít really see anybody for Lucas, because everyone is pretty well-established in their own storylines. It would be refreshing if someone from the past was brought in; someone connected to a major family who runs into Lucas, and sees qualities in him as a single father and a responsible man.
CH: And if not that?
BD: Whoever! Iíll take Hope. Iíll take Julie.
CH: How about Marlena?
BD: Iíve always had a thing for older women, so I wouldnít close the door on that!
CH: But in the endÖ
BD: Lucas will fight for Sami. He will not give in to the demands of the DiMeras. Lucas will not give up on his love.
Glad to see even Bryan gets power o Ejami and wants Lucas away from the next super couple in Salem.
Even Bryan sees the chemistry betwee Alison and James. He knows that EJ and Sami are hot and they are destined. :)
And I'm glad he thinks that LUMI has run it's course. I would be thinking the same thing if I were him. I mean, the story can only go for so long before it runs it's course, and it definitely has. Lucas and Sami are so played out because of the horrible writing that they've been given. Lucas has been dumbed down hugely. He used to be this pretty sly guy, who would play dirty to get what he wanted, and he's been turned into a punk. So happy he's on my side with that opinion.
I like his idea for a future Lucas storyline. I wouldn't mind them playing the single father role in Will's life. And with Bryan being a single father himself, that will add to the story because he knows how that feels personally.
As for Bryan's choices of ladies other than Sami; Chelsea? Julie? You freaking idiot, Bryan! They're related to you!!! This show doesn't need more incest. Cheslea is Lucas' niece and Julie is Lucas' cousin. I know that the Julie comment was a joke, but I think he was serious about Chelsea. Not a good idea.
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Mercy Health Foundation's 5th Annual Faces of Courage Gala
Faces of Courage is an annual event that showcases a local survivor while raising funds to support the healthcare needs for Oshkosh. Enjoy dinner and drinks, auctions, entertainment and more while providing for local patients, families and friends. This year's event supports the Staying Alive Cardiac Campaign, which provides additions and improvements to Mercy's nuclear medicine room, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac precision-guided therapies, and overall cardiac department. With your support, Mercy will ensure that more patients are able to stay close to home for world-class treatment, reducing the need to travel for care, and allowing them to heal with family and friends nearby.
Join the fun and help support critical health initiatives within Ascension Mercy Hospital and the greater Oshkosh area. For sponsorship information contact Heather Zoromski, Foundation Development Specialist at 920.223.0522 or Heather.Zoromski@ascension.org
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Free auto insurance quote with towing coverage
Car stuck in snow? Dead battery? Have no clue why it won't start? Before this happens, make sure you search for a free auto insurance quote with towing coverage to avoid potentially hundreds of dollars in towing costs.
Towing and labor coverage
What you need to look for when searching for a free auto insurance quote is "towing and labor coverage," which will cover the cost of having your car towed to an auto mechanic, plus the cost of labor to get the car running again. Note that parts are not usually covered -- only the labor.
Don't expect the labor for a complete engine overhaul to be paid for; this insurance addresses only minor fixes such as adding oil, changing a tire, delivering gasoline or changing a faulty part such as a belt. This addition to your policy is a small expense (from $3 to $15 per car, per year, depending on the insurance company), even cheap considering what you might pay for towing if you don't have it.
You might already be covered
Before you search for a free auto insurance quote, first take a look at your existing insurance policy to see if towing and labor coverage is already on your policy. It is sometimes under "roadside assistance." Call your agent if you are not sure.
This type of coverage is not always automatically included in your car insurance policy but can be included if you have comprehensive automobile insurance. If you are switching insurance companies after getting a free auto insurance quote, make sure to ask if it is included in your policy. If you have a new car, check the extended warranty. Roadside assistance is often included. Some car manufacturers are more generous than others, so read the warranty closely.
Auto club or insurance?
Note that if you are already a member of a roadside assistance program or automobile club, such as AAA, towing and labor is included in your membership and you will not need to carry towing and labor coverage on your policy.
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She may be dropping for Alex… but she’s maybe maybe not homosexual! She claims this a complete lot, “I’m perhaps perhaps not gay!” “I can’t be gay!” Her cousin is homosexual, the truth is, and she does not think her parents are capable of two kids that are gay. Guest celebrity Kevin Smith tells her to end getting hung up on sex and follow her heart just, and she does, taking the plunge to openly date Alex. whenever she and Alex split up (they’re maybe not a fantastic match, let’s be real), her closest friend Hazel laments, “I just got accustomed you being truly a lesbian,” and Paige reminds her so it’s maybe not about her and also “I’m free to date whoever i would like, child or girl.” The Palex Storyline, Round One, causes a couple of revelations: Pagie realizes she’s into girls and boys, Alex realizes she’s a lesbian. Read more
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When it comes time to walk down the aisle with that special someone, everything has to be perfect. There are a variety of considerations that a would be couple must make when it’s time to choose a venue. The old days of simply choosing the one wedding venue in town have passed us by. Finding the proper place to have your outdoor wedding in NJ means considering these important factors.
An outdoor wedding in NJ may seem like a great idea, but before you and your soon to be spouse sign a contract with a venue, it’s vital that you suss out the logistics involved. For example, having a solid idea of how many guests you will invite takes on added importance when planning an outdoor wedding. It may be difficult to know early in the process, but it is one of the first questions a venue will ask you.
Choosing the proper time of year becomes especially crucial when planning an outdoor wedding in NJ. While you may be able to get a cheaper rate in the fall or winter, your guests may not appreciate the cold weather they will be subjected to.
Don’t be afraid to ask lots of questions, particularly when it comes to the cost of the wedding. For some couples, money may be no object when it comes to planning their NJ outdoor wedding, but that doesn’t mean it should be spent frivolously. Don’t sign a contract with a venue unless they meet all of your needs. A wedding is a costly endeavor and no venue’s price should be accepted at face value.
When choosing a venue, it is vital to know how much service they will be providing. Some venues are full service, while others are not. A full service wedding venue provides tables, chairs, catering supplies and all the necessary elements of an elegant wedding. If a couple selects a venue that is not full service, then all of these responsibilities become their problem. Budgeting becomes more difficult as several new expenses are added.
Every wedding has a theme or a motif to abide by. Selecting a proper theme becomes more challenging when planning an outdoor wedding in NJ.
When visiting venues, be sure to ask them how they will be able to accommodate your selected motif. Planning an outdoor wedding in NJ is already challenging, so ensure a successful wedding by thinking ahead.
Time Of Day And Time Of Year
It is important that you visit your prospective wedding venues at the same time of day you plan on having the wedding, in addition to the time of year. By doing so, a couple is able to ascertain how the lighting will affect the views and more importantly, get a good feel for the temperatures as they will affect their guests. Bringing a wedding coordinator along when you visit venues also helps, as they have the experience to offer advice you may not have considered.
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I’m grateful that you found me & this site. You’re on the About Me page, so here’s a little bit about this site, and why I created it, and a little bit about me so you know who you’re dealing with.
About Financial Gusto
I created this personal finance blog mostly because I love this stuff and want to share it.
A few areas that I focus on are:
– Impact Investing (aka Socially Responsible Investing or ESG Investing)
– Wealth Transfer (aka Inheriting Money)
– Adventure Seeking (aka Living with Gusto)
I’ve been in the financial advice industry for nearly 10 years and have personally worked with hundreds and hundreds of people around financial planning, investing, impact investing, debt reduction, budgeting, college savings, and so much more. I’ve personally experienced and seen what works and what doesn’t. There’s so much “noise” out there, and frankly bad advice. I want to share things that actually help you!
I’ve always enjoyed the creative process and outlet of writing and continue to work at it. I also really love personal finance topic (financial planning, wealth management, & investing.) So, put my love of writing & personal finance together and viola!… you have Financial Gusto.
The name, Financial Gusto is probably pretty self-explanatory, but let me explain. You see, I’ve never been a big fan of coasting through life, just waiting for the weekends.
Life is too short to waste it.
Living with Gusto has just been the way I’ve always lived. I take the same gusto that I put towards life, to financial topics. Gusto can be doing something (or living) with great passion and desire, and it can also mean “with great artistic care.” Proper and effective financial planning should be full of passion (the planner and clients crafting a plan custom designed around their goals, objectives, personalities, etc…)
This blog is about me sharing what I’ve learned from years of research, working with hundreds of clients, attending industry conferences, studying for advanced credentials, talking with industry veterans and reading other super smart financial bloggers. I hope to share with you ideas and concepts that you can take into your own life and see positive results in your finances and your life!
About Me & Family
I am a happily married man to my high-school sweetheart. We have been married for nearly 10 years and we have a 8 year old son. Our son is fiercely competitive (wonder where he gets it!), and loves playing sports, especially soccer and hockey. I help coach his teams and love every minute of it.
We are an outdoor family and love spending time on the water (fishing, boating, jet-skiing, surfing when by ocean).
Water skiing on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota
We live in Minnesota and actually enjoy (for the most part) the winters by being active during it. We snow-ski, snowmobile, snow-shoe, play hockey & take winter hikes.
Snow Skiing at Lutsen Mountain, Minnesota
Pretty much anything outdoors, we love it. Just a few other activities we love doing: hiking, camping, mountain biking, and exercising/working out, which is a huge passion of mine and something I will definitely be incorporating into this blog.
About Jamie, The Financial Planner
I’ve been in the financial planning business for nearly 10 years. Financial Gusto has been a dream of mine for years. I absolutely love what I do and truly enjoy my work. I got my start in this business at a large brokerage firm in Minneapolis and since then and now, I’ve seen almost every type of environment of this industry (the good, the bad and the ugly.) It all has inspired me to do things the right way, to do what’s right for clients and to constantly look for the best way to add the most value to their lives as possible, not what I can sell them.
Many financial advisors/wealth advisors/investment advisors/financial consultants/etc… are really in the sales business, masquerading as planners.
Many in this business do it wrong: they lead with products, and rarely finish with planning. The real problem that I often find, is that clients go in to see the “advisor” thinking they are getting objective and unbiased planning, and leave being sold something only to rarely hear from the broker again.
A real conversation about what your personal goals are ought to come first. Then, where you are currently, the time-frame you have to achieve your goals and then together, outline a plan to get there.
Overall, finding ways to add real value to clients is what drives me.
I believe in following a process to coach clients through their personal financial plan, and teach existing and new clients about an evidence-based investing approach… investing in a way that attempts to put the odds of success on their side.
This industry is filled with so much NOISE! Most of which is just for entertainment’s sake, not for your financial well-being. One of my goals of this site is to help people remember to keep things in perspective when they hear someone shouting at them on the T.V., or they hear from their neighbor about a hot stock tip. Emotionally reacting to these things, and adjusting your personal investments because of it, is not a sound plan, and I hope I’m able to help you avoid this:
I’m often asked:
- How do I start investing?
- How can I invest in Socially Responsible Investments?
- When can I retire?
- I want to travel and see the world now, how do I do it?
- What should I invest in?
- Do I need life insurance?
- How do I save for college for my kids or grandkids?
- How much cash should I have on hand?
- How do I save for retirement and still travel & have fun now?
These are all questions that hope to shed some light on, and so much more. I hope to also present them in ways that inspire you to take action around them and use them to live your life to the fullest.
In all, that’s really it with me. I love adventure and will surely throw a little of that into this. I love people. I love this life and I truly hope you find some real value here.
One last, important note: Do I have everything figured out? NO! This blog is just as much of me documenting my journey, as it is an attempt to inspire you to go after your journey. I hope to tell it in a way you can relate to and can take to better your life, financial or otherwise, wherever you may be. It’s your journey. Make it epic. Live with Gusto!
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January 17, 2010
Two more visits for Clemson commit?
Darius Robinson just wants to be safe and make sure. This cornerback committed to Clemson may still make two official visits over the final two weekends leading up to National Signing Day on February 3rd. Robinson, 6-0 and 170 pounds, is a four-star cornerback prospect from Atlanta Westlake in Georgia.
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Crystals and gemstones can be beneficial in more ways that just looking pretty. Each of our crystal intention bracelets features genuine gemstones, each with a it's own benefits. Set an intention and choose the best stone for your needs.
Gemstones are strung on silk cord, with sliding knot. Each card featured a unique design and the 3 main benefits/uses of the stone.
All of our crystals are also infused with Reiki Energy by a certified Reiki practitioner.
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Today has been an emotional day. I am not sure if my emotion was caused by actual events, sleep deprivation, or stress. I am assuming it's from actual events. My wonderful great friend Jen is now on maternity leave at work. She had a bouncing beautiful 9lb 3 oz baby girl on Friday. She is healthy in every way and I am so thankful for her easy delivery.
With that being said work has been a beast. I expected it to be of such since I knew I would be picking up her shift with the help of her mom and our fill in Blake. I have done this before..........although I quickly realized I covered two jobs.........when I was much younger (insert laughs). So on Tuesday our amazing part time person Susie (who happens to be Jen's mom) let out a sigh at about 3pm and said, "I think I am fading". What a great response to a stressful situation. Work is actually great when it's super busy so in the end it all worked out. Although, I still love her response and I think I will use it in the future. "I am fading".
When I got to work today I expected a fury of issues to arise and our day would mimic the one before it. However, our morning was a duplicate but the afternoon was rather slow. I was able to get caught up on all my paperwork and had plenty of time to relax. However I had encountered sad news when I walked in the door today. An old friend had a granddaughter that was in a major accident. She was burned as she tried to rescue a friend from burning wreckage. She is very young and watched her best friend pass away. My heart BROKE for her. After that I heard that my cousins husbands dad was losing a portion of his leg. So this day was laced with a bit of sad information. I pray for all those that are encountering tragic situations. It's a reminder to me that life never goes as you plan it to.
I know I have posted some blogs that suggested I was struggling. I think I still deal with what happened to Jude and I still feel the heavy burden of our entire family's finances on my shoulders. I know this will change, but it's still very.............well heavy. I also know struggle because I know that I need a job that provides retirement. Let me preface this with letting people know that I understand I should have a retirement program in force (Easier sad than done when you need your entire check). Anyway, I am looking at my life in general. Man I am thankful I have a good job that understands I must leave when Jude is sick, however I know I must look around in the future. Eventually my boss will retire and I will need a different job. I want to go into claims when he retires. I have an adjuster license and VAST experience in insurance. I want to help put people's lives back together after a tragedy. I love helping people and the epitome of helping others would be to ease their pain in such a desperate situation as a total loss. To even think about my boss retiring at some point and leaving my job after so many years........sends me into a panic attack. To leave at all......makes me hyperventilate (grabbing a paper bag).
So let's turn our thoughts to Jude which is the basis of my blog. Jude is doing very well. Tonight I grabbed Emily's IPAD and I started the "monster" app that I have referenced before. The monster mimics your voice, pops balloons, and more. Jude LOVES "Leonard" the monster. He even hit the buttons several times to make the monster "talk". Jude also laughed hysterically when I tickled the soft part under his chin. He is such a good boy. I am thankful he has been healthy for so long.
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Construction crews are getting the USS Midway Museum ready for the Battle on the Midway college basketball game on Sunday afternoon, Veterans Day.
For more than a week, workers from Syndicus Entertainment, the company orchestrating the entire event, and subcontractors who specialize in installing basketball floors and bleachers have been amassing a makeshift outdoor arena for a match-up between Syracuse University and San Diego State University on the flight deck.
"We started to unload materials and equipment for the game on Oct. 29," said Scott McGaugh, spokesperson for USS Midway Museum, on Wednesday. "Construction of the temporary arena started on October 31. It's a nine- to 10-day process."
Bleachers for 5,000 people are installed, along with a 3,000-square-foot media tent, 12 portable toilets, tent areas for the two teams, and temporary booths and stands for food and merchandise sales.
Temporary locker rooms have been set up, temporary Internet and phone lines have been installed, and one-third of the pier next to the USS Midway will be housed by media trailers and trucks to broadcast and produce the game.
Fans can watch the temporary arena be built via a Web cam installed on the USS Midway Museum by visiting Midway.org/live.
The game on Sunday at 1 p.m. was originally scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m. but was moved due to the forecasted rainfall. The museum will be open only to basketball game ticketholders that day.
"The purpose of the game is to play it on the Midway," SDSU head coach Steve Fisher said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. "So that's what we want to almost guarantee that we can have happen. So the only reason we're moving it from Friday to Sunday is to guarantee the fact that we'll play it on the Midway."
San Diego State Aztecs are ranked 20th on the Associated Press Top 25 poll, while the Syracuse Orange is ranked ninth.
The Aztecs were originally slated to play San Diego Christian on Sunday at Viejas Arena, but that game has been moved to Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.
Last year, Ohio State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill men's basketball teams played a game atop the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson in Coronado.
910 North Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
Sept. 1, 2011 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin talks with Mac McLaughlin, president and CEO of the USS Midway Museum, about the success of the museum and McLaughlin's Navy career.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Well, what do you know, exercising actually works! Just sayin.
I know exercising helps you loose weight, I'm just really lazy. I like to play soccer because it's a game and a challenge to me and therefore fun for me. I can play soccer for hours but exercising is boring to me and I can't get into it.
I have 3 more weeks in my bikini club - group of women loosing weight together each puts $20 into the pot at the beginning and at the end the one who has list the most weight gets the pot- $180- so I need to step up my game in order to remain on top for the final weigh-in on May 5th.
This weekend I was upset because the scale said 135 again from 132 lbs...I'd been loosing that same 3 lbs for the last 3 weeks and gained them back again this past weekend.
Since Sunday I have been taking the dogs out jogging with me and for walks every day except yesterday I opted to play co-ed pick-up soccer for an hour and a half -anything to be active these next 3 weeks so that I can loose the final 7lbs that I want to loose.
This morning I saw 131.8lbs on the scale...it's a high 131, but it is still below 132 and I have not seen that since before I had my kids!
6.8 lbs to go...does not seem like a big number but somehow it is the toughest 6.8 lbs to loose ever!!!
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The Kobra 260.1 C4 cross-cut shredder is a part of the new line of
multipurpose Kobra shredders. This Kobra 260.1 C4 cross cut shredder
was developed to cater to the needs of various professional environments. Kobra
260.1 C4's motor is designed to function continuously for 24 hours without
overheating. In addition, the motor has no need for cool down periods or duty cycles.
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is not operated for 8 seconds then it automatically goes into stand-by mode. In
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has an automatic oiler that removes the need for manual oiling.
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has wheels attached for convenience. It has a waste bin size of 16 gallons, and the
disposal system is very easy to manage. All the user has to do is remove the Kobra
shredder bag and dispose it off. There are no risks or hazards of injury.
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The Lily: Evolution, Play, and The Power of a Free Society
“The true measure of human genius,” writes Daniel Cloud in The Lily, a poetically dazzling defense of economic freedom, “lies in the fact that we’re able to bring about things that exceed our own comprehension.”
And what is that which we cannot comprehend? A future that is always clouded in uncertainty. This none of us know what tomorrow will bring is a universal fact that unites all of humanity.
Cloud has a radical judgement on this condition. He writes that this position of not knowing is the very source of society’s progress, creativity, inspiration, and productive learning. It is also why we need radical freedom to discover and adapt. He urges us to embrace what most people find scary, learn to love what we do not know, and use uncertainty as our finest tool in building a bright future.
You have never read a defense of freedom like this. It goes to the root of the problem that confronts every intellectual and every society: how can do confront the issue of change? Do we regret it as destabilizing and contrary to rational plans? Or do we welcome it with openness, playfulness, and anticipation of learning tomorrow what we do not know today? His conclusions challenge the very core of the social sciences, including mainstream economics, and the dominant assumptions about politics today.
Cloud has a most interesting background that prepared him to write this expansion on the case for the free society on themes first taught by F.A. Hayek. Cloud teaches the philosophy of science at Princeton University. Before that, he was the manager of several hedge funds and travelled and worked extensively in China. This book brings together his two loves: entrepreneurship in real markets and high-level philosophy with a focus on biological evolution.
In his business life, he observed how enterprise relies most fundamentally on adapting to unknown conditions; those who excel at this difficult task are those most willing to acknowledge the limits of their understanding and learn as they go. They make “irrationality” work in their favor. In contrast, the world of academia is packed with people who are loathe to admit any absence of understanding because they believe that their knowledge of the world and ideas is complete and fully rational.
This book then could be re-tititled “What my academic friends could learn about society from understanding the real world of economics.” The book is called The Lily by way of reference to the famous passage from the Sermon on the Mount: “Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” As Cloud renders the passage, the lily was not weighed down by a rational plan for its well being and, for this very reason, adapted and became the most beautiful of all the flowers.
So it is for societies. Free societies beat controlled societies every time. This is not because free societies get more attention and care from the intellectuals and political elites but rather the opposite. The more the intellectuals attempt to think them through and the more the state attempts to provide for them, the more they stagnate and eventually fall to ruin. But societies that are permitted to develop from the internal energy of problem-solving individuals, developing in unexpected and seemingly irrational ways, the more they develop in a manner consistent with the well being of everyone.
In a passage that is typical of the evocative poetry of this work, Cloud asks:
Why, exactly, didn’t government of the people, by the people, and for the people perish permanently from the Earth, despite repeated contests with opponents, from the Duke of Alba to Stalin, who seemed to have everything going for them, who viewed their disorganized, disunited opponents with open contempt? We seem a bit like the Fool, continually stepping off cliffs, but repeatedly borne back up to the heights on the wings of angels, fighting off armored knights with a wooden stick, casting our bread on the water and getting it back a thousandfold, at our wisest when least sober. Is it pure dumb luck that keeps saving us from our own stupidity, or is there something else going on here, some new dispensation?
This theory heightens the role of what the author calls “play” in the course of social and economic development. People must be free to try and fail, to learn on the job, to improvise and adapt on the fly, to find new ways of doing things that completely depart from the plan and the tradition. To be free to do so becomes essential.
“To whatever extent an unfree society necessarily depends on the fear of punishment rather than the desire to impress as a motivation for good performance,” the author writes, “willingness to make mistakes or introduce playful variations is likely to be less, and the incremental evolution of complex new skills correspondingly more unlikely. Nobody wants to be shot for trying something frivolous; Stalin was very successful in eradicating that kind of boldness.”
He applies the model to the issue of capitalist firms. Management textbooks tend to map out plans for how firms should work. But the plans are next to useful, so far as this author is concerned. How do you keep large organizations from stagnating in the same way that societies ruled by large states die? By the freedom and willingness of employees and managers to try new things and to come and go. Those firms who attract and retain great talent – and that includes creative and playful talent – are the ones that thrive, while those who cannot tend to shrivel, become technologically backward, and die. This determines what institutions flourish or decay.
The Cloudian perspective helps illuminate what makes great entrepreneurs last and last. It has nothing to do with the alleged power of capital. Capital can vanish as quickly as it came. “How do people make abnormal profits in markets? By being in the minority, and being right, and being persuasive.”
The real stickiness of wealth in certain hands has to do with the speech at which competitors learn.
The real reason the entrepreneur’s profits don’t quickly get arbitraged away is that it takes people who aren’t quite as creative a long time to realize that he is not crazy and begin to imitate him, and by that time he’s already moved on to some other uncertain project on the basis of some new keen hunch. You become Bill Gates or Steve Jobs or Warren Buffet by doing this over and over and being right almost every time. People seldom get rich by just correctly measuring a risk; the real source of economic profit in a technologically dynamic capitalist economy is individual intuitions about objective uncertainties.
The ultimate example of the institution that forbids coming and going, experimentation and play, is the state.
The economic planner who wants to actually succeed in rationally planning an economy has to first suppress exactly the sort of negotiation individuals might be able to do if they weren’t chained to their desks, because he has to get people to follow the plan, to stay where they are and do what they’re told. This suppression seems to bring the evolution of institutions and skills to a grinding halt; with grave consequences a few years or decades down the line.
The state always favors the rational and certain plan rather than permit the unforeseen in an environment of freedom. For this reason, states oppose what they consider the waste of competition, business failure, research and entrepreneurship.
“In a world where we all just cooperated like sensible people, there would be no real room for conversations with two sides, and that is what the political rationalist always finds himself trying to eliminate. To keep things rationally optimal,” writes Cloud, “he needs to stop social evolution in its tracks, but that brings him into direct conflict with the things that make us human.”
This tendency becomes the source of failure. Social evolution can never been planned or designed.
Planned markets are sick markets, markets that are always in crisis, because their most important social function—facilitating selection between competing pools of capital on the basis of what way of doing things in the real world works best in practice, distinguishing between real capital formers and fools—has been disrupted by the planner’s clumsy interference. When the state tries to plan a market, it must try to make clever contrarians into mindless lemmings who follow where they are led; but then they become useless for their old function of picking good risks.
Sometimes it can be hard to see the costs associated with state planning simply because the changing and advancing that comes with freedom is not permitted to occur, and we cannot observe what fails to happen.
As long as you’re just installing old technology invented by someone else, a planned economy and a managed society can be made to work, but as soon as you reach the technological frontier, as soon as the free play of endogenous innovation is genuinely needed to maintain the pace of growth, as soon as you actually have to cope with real uncertainty, the whole thing is likely to grind to a halt at some arbitrary point on the tortoise-blanket-pea landscape, and begin to die as the tortoise moves away.
Even worse and more dangerous are the frenzied attacks on commercial society that keep reemerging in our history, the loathing of the entrepreneurial class that leads so utter destruction. He cites Cambodia as a case in point: the application of political rationalism gone made and leading to unthinkable bloodshed and extinction of society itself. He issues a warning that people have not yet learned from these experiments in hyper-rationalism in politics and that no people are immune from such frenzies.
This is Professor Cloud’s first major work but it follows on a lifetime of exciting experience in the two very different worlds of capitalist speculation in emerging markets and the stayed and static world of academia. He brings the two together to urge intellectuals to learn from the experience of real-world markets, and for market participants to gain more confidence over their primary role of embracing a changing and developing society. To this end, he uses many tools from economic science to biological metaphors to the philosophy of society from the ancient world to modern times.
The prose style is like nothing you’ve seen from a thinker of his calibre. It is rhapsodic, imaginative, and poetic. His erudition is often startling. His vision is refreshing and new. You can’t escape the feeling that he is put his finger on something very important, very profound. Here he acts as our teacher to help us learn to love and appreciate the very point about freedom that most people have considered regrettable. He teaches us to love what we do not know
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Renewables giant may sue Ontario as near-finished wind farm nixed
- Dec 12, 2019 8:44 am GMTDec 12, 2019 2:27 pm GMT
- 140 views
The Portugal-based group said it was wholly perplexed by the decision to revoke approval for the Nation Rise wind farm 40km southeast of Ottawa, a decision apparently prompted by protests over impacts on bat populations.
Many of the projects 29 Enercon 3.44MW turbines are already installed at the site where construction began in May, said a strongly-worded statement from EDPR, which has stopped construction but vowed to pursue all legal courses of action in response.
The developer claimed the decision by Ontarios environment minister overturns expert findings and earlier ratification by the provinces own Environmental Review Tribunal.
Decisions of this nature should be based on science and law, yet there was no expert testimony or evidence presented at the tribunal or to the minister that would provide a reasonable rationale for the ministers decision, it said.
Canadian wind power body CanWEA said the provinces decision to cancel Nation Rise was shocking and unprecedented and [contributed to] dramatically reduce the confidence of the electricity industry and its investors in the Ontario market.
The decision of the Minister to revoke his own Directors Renewable Energy Approval, and to overturn the decision of the Environmental Review Tribunal , is disturbing considering the due diligence and rigorous processes that were followed according to the scientific and technical framework set out under the Renewable Energy Approvals process in Ontario, said CanWEA CEO Robert Hornung.
Ontario has long been considered an attractive place for businesses to invest because of its rules-based economy and low investor risk. Maintaining investor confidence is important for Ontarios short- and long-term economic prosperity and a decline in investor confidence will add costs.
This decision does little to signal to investors that Ontario is Open for Business.
Hornung added that Nation Rise represents a significant investment for the local and provincial economy, noting that wind energy projects in Ontario have so far contributed to billions of dollars of investment and job creation.
Looking ahead, Ontario will have a need for new electricity generation in the 2020s. Ontarios future electricity grid will need to be reliable and cost-competitive while also promoting economic development and protecting the environment, he said.
No other source of potential new electricity generation in Ontario can better meet these multiple priorities than wind energy [but] securing such investment at the lowest cost for Ontarians will require a more positive and stable investment climate.
Nation Rise is one of the last projects to get under the wire of Ontarios Large Renewable Procurement scheme, which was cancelled by Conservative premier Doug Ford as soon as he took office in 2018.
Ford, a renewables sceptic, caused outrage among developers then when he annulled more than 750 early-stage wind and solar projects.
EDPR said it fully trusts the Canadian justice system as a means of positioning EDPR to resume the construction activities at Nation Rise Wind Farm.
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This is the first time I’ve posted something here that has nothing to do with the Isle of Dogs – not even a loose connection. I was looking for photos of the Isle of Dogs, online, in the National Photograph Archive of the Netherlands of all places (www.gahetna.nl), when I came across a collection of extraordinary photos taken in Petticoat Market in 1947 by Willem van de Poll. They are not only of high quality, they also capture perfectly the post-war grittiness and crowded energy – you can almost smell and hear what it was like down the lane. Unsurprisingly, van de Poll is considered as among the best Dutch photographers – yes he is barely known outside of the country.
The best place I could think of sharing the photos was here. In all cases you can see a larger version by clicking on the photo. They are public domain, which means they are free to copy and reproduce; the text on the photos just shows their source, and is no claim to copyright.
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“Bercek and Smith Engineering, Inc. of Royersford, Pennsylvania was looking to replace our QNAP TS-459 Pro + NAS (which is still in service today backing up our work stations weekly). After 6 years of use, storage was running short, and we wanted to assure our critical business operations would not be affected by hardware failure. We replaced main file storage unit with the new TS-563 from QNAP. We quadrupled our storage capacity by installing 2 GB drives in each bay. The TS-459 had 4, 500 GB drives by comparison”.
Thomas F. Smith, II, Bercek and Smith Engineering, Inc. PA
QNAP TS-563 5 Bay NAS server
- 5-Bay NAS – Large Capacity
- Good Performance
- Enterprise Drives
- Ease of Use Friendly Interface
Bercek and Smith Engineering, Inc. is a small civil engineering and Land Surveying firm in Royersford, Pennsylvania. The firm specializes in boundary and topographical surveys, subdivisions, land developments, flood studies and general civil engineering projects. We have been in business since 1989, doing business for private clients, commercial, industrial and institutional clients in southeast Pennsylvania.
We needed a solution as a file server only, and the size of our company (10 employees) would not justify the hardware and software costs of a Windows Server. The QNAP products have an excellent web-based user interface. Having successfully using the QNAP for the last 6, years, QNAP became the unit of choice.
SimplyNAS provided us with valuable insight and we purchased a turnkey system, with custom configurable drives suiting our needs exactly. We chose the QNAP TS-563 for its 5 drive configuration, and processing power. We setup the QNAP in 2 Mirrored raid pairs, and the 5th drive for Acronis PC backups. In this manner, we have our CAD department files on one pair of mirrored drives, and our other documents on the other mirrored pair. Each evening, a backup of each pair is made to the other pair.
In addition, we carry out NAS to NAS backup of all our work files to the TS-459.
The TS-459 backs up to a removable eSATA drive case, which is taken off-site each week. We also use a 100 GB On-line file folder storage from GoDaddy.com for daily cloud storage.
SimplyNAS provided us with valuable insight in selecting the right unit for our needs and budget. They offered a wide variety of brand and enterprise hard drives to choose from. They also installed the drives and configured the system exactly as we needed. All that was left to do was to plug in the unit, setup folder shares and users, and transfer our data from the existing QNAP NAS.
The new QNAP NAS has significantly increased our storage capacity. It has been extremely reliable. The web interface is very user-friendly, and required no learning curve as we were familiar with the interface with our TS-459.
We believe the storage capacity of the QNAP TS-563 will serve us for at least the next 5 years. Drive upgrades are very easily done, so storage is not a worry.
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior (2010/PC)
English | PC | Publisher: City Interactive | 1,40 Gb
Genre: Action (Shooter) / 3D / 1st Person
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tasked with aiding in the liberation of a Latin American island nation from the oppression of a dictator. Gameplay focuses on realistic sniper
missions, involving stealth, control of breathing and heartbeat for increased accuracy, bullet trajectory that takes weather conditions into account and four different sniper
rifles. Additional features include a variety of mission types, the ability to play as a member of an assault team, 12shooter multiplayer support and close combat weapons and explosives.
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"Easy to make - tastes is very good - problem - they are very crumbly - I melted the marshmallows separately and then put them on the cookie. I then put them in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Did not work - still too crumbly. "
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Paired box protein Pax-6, also known as aniridia type II protein (AN2) or oculorhombin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PAX6 gene. Pax6 is a transcription factor present during embryonic development. The encoded protein contains two different binding sites that are known to bind DNA and function as regulators of gene transcription. It is a key regulatory gene of eye and brain development. Within the brain, the protein is involved in development of the specialized cells that process smell. As a transcription factor, Pax6 activates and/or deactivates gene expression patterns to ensure for proper development of the tissue. Mutations of the Pax6 gene are known to cause various disorders of the eyes. Two common disorders associated with a mutation are: aniridia, the absence of the iris, and Peters' anomaly, thinning and clouding of the cornea. Scientists have created a "tae" model using mice during which time the mouse does not express Pax6. The "knockout" model is eyeless or has very underdeveloped eyes further indicating Pax6 is required for proper eye development.
PAX6 is a member of the Pax gene family which is responsible for carrying the genetic information that will encode the Pax-6 protein. It acts as a "master control" gene for the development of eyes and other sensory organs, certain neural and epidermal tissues as well as other homologous structures, usually derived from ectodermal tissues. However it has been recognized that a suite of genes is necessary for eye development, and therefore the term of "master control" gene may be inaccurate. Pax-6 is expressed as a transcription factor when neural ectoderm receives a combination of weak Sonic hedgehog (SHH) and strong TGF-Beta signaling gradients. Expression is first seen in the forebrain, hindbrain, head ectoderm and spinal cord followed by later expression in midbrain. This transcription factor is most noted for its use in the interspecifically induced expression of ectopic eyes and is of medical importance because heterozygous mutants produce a wide spectrum of ocular defects such as Aniridia in humans.
Pax6 serves as a regulator in the coordination and pattern formation required for differentiation and proliferation to successfully take place, ensuring that the processes of neurogenesis and oculogenesis are carried out successfully. As a transcription factor, Pax6 acts at the molecular level in the signaling and formation of the central nervous system. The characteristic paired DNA binding domain of Pax6 utilizes two DNA-binding domains, the paired domain (PD), and the paired-type homeodomain (HD). These domains function separately via utilization by Pax6 to carry out molecular signaling that regulates specific functions of Pax6. An example of this lies in HD’s regulatory involvement in the formation of the lens and retina throughout oculogenesis contrasted by the molecular mechanisms of control exhibited on the patterns of neurogenesis in brain development by PD. The HD and PD domains act in close coordination, giving Pax6 its multifunctional nature in directing molecular signaling in formation of the CNS. Although many functions of Pax6 are known, the molecular mechanisms of these functions remain largely unresolved. High-throughput studies uncovered many new target genes of the Pax6 transcription factors during lens development. They include the transcriptional activator BCL9, recently identified, together with Pygo2, to be downstream effectors of Pax6 functions.
PAX6 protein function is highly conserved across bilaterian species. For instance, mouse PAX6 can trigger eye development in Drosophila melanogaster. Additionally, mouse and human PAX6 have identical amino acid sequences.
Genomic organisation of the PAX6 locus varies considerably among species, including the number and distribution of exons, cis-regulatory elements, and transcription start sites. The first work on genomic organisation was performed in quail, but the picture of the mouse locus is the most complete to date. This consists of 2 confirmed promoters (P0 and P1), 16 exons, and at least 6 enhancers. The 16 confirmed exons are numbered 0 through 13 with the additions of exon α located between exons 4 and 5, and the alternatively spliced exon 5a. Each promoter is associated with its own proximal exon (exon 0 for P0, exon 1 for P1) resulting in transcripts which are alternatively spliced in the 5' un-translated region.
Of the four Drosophila Pax6 orthologues, it is thought that the eyeless (ey) and twin of eyeless (toy) gene products share functional homology with the vertebrate canonical Pax6 isoform, while the eyegone (eyg) and twin of eyegone (toe) gene products share functional homology with the vertebrate Pax6(5a) isoform. Eyeless and eyegone were named for their respective mutant phenotypes.
The vertebrate PAX6 locus encodes at least three different protein isoforms, these being the canonical PAX6, PAX6(5a), and PAX6(ΔPD). The canonical PAX6 protein contains an N-terminal paired domain, connected by a linker region to a paired-type homeodomain, and a proline/serine/threonine (P/S/T)-rich C-terminal domain. The paired domain and paired-type homeodomain each have DNA binding activities, while the P/S/T-rich domain possesses a transactivation function. PAX6(5a) is a product of the alternatively spliced exon 5a resulting in a 14 residue insertion in the paired domain which alters the specificity of this DNA binding activity. The nucleotide sequence corresponding to the linker region encodes a set of three alternative translation start codons from which the third PAX6 isoform originates. Collectively known as the PAX6(ΔPD) or pairedless isoforms, these three gene products all lack a paired domain. The pairedless proteins possess molecular weights of 43, 33, or 32kDa, depending on the particular start codon used. PAX6 transactivation function is attributed to the variable length C-terminal P/S/T-rich domain which stretches to 153 residues in human and mouse proteins.
Experiments in mice demonstrate that a deficiency in Pax-6 leads to decrease in brain size, brain structure abnormality leading to Autism, lack of iris formation or a thin cornea. Knockout experiments produced eyeless phenotypes reinforcing the gene’s role in eye development.
During embryological development the PAX6 gene, found on chromosome 2, can be seen expressed in multiple early structures such as the spinal cord, hindbrain, forebrain and eyes. Mutations of the PAX6 gene in mammalian species can produce a drastic effect on the phenotype of the organism. This can be seen in mice that contain homozygous mutations of the 422 amino acid long transcription factor encoded by PAX6 in which they do not develop eyes or nasal cavities termed ‘small eye’ mice (PAX10sey/sey). Deletion of PAX6 induces the same abnormal phenotypes indicating that mutations cause the protein to lose functionality. PAX6 is essential is the formation of the retina, lens and cornea due to its role in early cell determination when forming precursors of these structures such as the optic vesicle and overlying surface ectoderm. PAX10 mutations also hinder nasal cavity development due to the similar precursor structures that in small eye mice do not express PAX10 mRNA. Mice with the mutant genotype begin to be phenotypically differentiable from normal mouse embryos at about day 9 to 10 of gestation. The full elucidation of the precise mechanisms and molecular components by which the PAX6 gene influences eye, nasal and central nervous system development are still researched however, the study of PAX6 has brought more understanding to the development and genetic complexities of these mammalian body systems.
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I grew up in Northwest Indiana in a typical middle class family. I was the oldest of 3 children and both sets of grandparents were close by. My childhood was a pretty vanilla. My parents stayed married until I graduated from college, my siblings and I fought normally, we lived in a nice house and both parents worked. We wouldn’t have been a reality a show. When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter I thought back to what my mother taught me and I kept thinking and thinking. My mother did the best that she could possibly do, but from as far back as I can remember she never took the time to teach me anything. My dad taught me to drive and ride a bike. My friends taught me how to put make-up on and do my hair. Maybe that is what she taught me…to figure it out for myself. I am pretty resourceful and not afraid to ask questions.
I started to cloth diaper full time about four months ago and I have learned so much in these four months. Not just about cloth diapering, but about being a mother. I can’t believe how talented and inspiring mothers can be. For instance, Tereson Dupuy of FuzziBunz, Kelly Wels a leading cloth diaper advocate/expert, Carrie Peterson of Mud Butt Diapers or Maria Hill of Cotton Cheeks Diapers each woman had a different reason for doing what they do and whether they know it or not they have taught their children something. It could be that working hard can get you places, maybe they will/have learned to sew or it could be being a mom with a purpose makes for the best mom. It is just not these women. If you look on Esty or Hyenacart every mom is doing her part to contribute to the family by being passionate about something. Children see that passion and they want to emulate it. Ladies you are doing wonderful things for yourself, your family and other moms. It is unbelievably inspiring and please keep doing what you are doing!
Seeing all these talented women out there made me want to be able to teach my daughters something. I am currently looking at getting a beginners sewing machine; not to make cloth diapers, but maybe some cloth wipes or unpaper towels. Maybe I can learn how to make a Halloween costume or fix my husband’s suits. I have also become a better cook and I have my 18 month old cracking eggs in a bowl. I have to stop her from licking the egg shell, but she is learning. Morgan and I planted some carrots and onions the other day and we go out every afternoon to water them and watch them grow. I want to be able to pass something on to my girls. I want them to learn from me.
Looking back my mother was afraid to do a lot. She never rode a bike, was afraid to take a risk and refused to drive in downtown Chicago. What this taught me was to learn to ride a bike, I have taken many risks and failed and driving in downtown Chicago isn’t all that hard. Maybe, being who she is made me who I am. I know she did the best she could and that is all a child could ask for. I should mention that my mother and I no longer have a relationship. It has been strained for quite some time and I decided the best thing to do for my family was to walk away. Maybe that is the first lesson I will teach my girls…that it is okay to walk away even if it hurts.
Bio: Liz McGarraugh is a 35 year old SAHM of an 18 month old little girl Morgan and is currently pregnant with a second little girl due in July. She has been married to her loving husband for almost 3 years and currently resides in Katy, TX with her cat Otto and dog Buddy The Elf.
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Last Wednesday night, I made the trip to Beachline Raceway in Cocoa, Florida and I ran some tests on turf, while Frank Root did some carpet racing in California. The team has found a steering rack modification for higher spindle heights on your 22 4.0 or 22 3.0 vehicles that will help fix the bump out setting. Currently, if you run spindles with 4mm (or more) on top, the only available Ackermann setting with acceptable bump steer is the #2 Ackermann arm. By flipping the bell cranks upside down, and mounting the rack on top of the bell cranks, you can now achieve the correct bump setting when run the #1 and #3 Ackermann arms, or the 22 2.0 spindles which Frank found to be really good with his testing (TLR234007). This raises the inter-steering link to compensate giving you the right bump steer when running 4mm on top for spindle height.
With the rack flippers, some Dremel work is necessary to the steering rack arms and front bulkhead for clearance. Please reference the pictures below for details.
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United Air Charter are very proud to be part and on the front cover of Partick Cruywagen new book: Your Bucket List.
This book is the result of a decade of southern African travel while working for SA 4x4 magazine as their Bush Editor. I like to call it the best decade of my life, as during this time I was able to visit just about every river, waterfall, lake, mountain, pass and national park found within this very special part of Africa. You can experience thousands of memorable and must-do-at-least-once-in-your-lifetime activities when traveling through southern Africa. For this book narrow them down to only 150. We decided to include Tanzania, Angola and Kenya in our list of countries covered, because once you are in Northern Africa Zambia or Namibia some of these are just a short border crossing away. Anyone can reside in southern Africa, but to truly experience the place or call yourself a local you need to tick off as many of these activities on this bucket list as possible.
We might not all have the physical capabilities to do something as crazy as run the Comrades Marathon but you still need to go and experience it at least once or support a mate who is doing it. While some of the activities on our list are are pretty straightforward, such as going to see the penguins at Boulders, we have given others a unique twist to heighten the experience. You will see that instead of just telling you to go to Victoria Falls, I suggest swimming in the Devil's Pool on the edge of the falls, or taking a helicopter flip to a private island just downstream from them.
My wish is that this book will serve as a reminder of all the great activities and experience on offer in southern Africa and, more importantly, I hope that it inspires you to go out there and do as many of them as possible. Get ticking!
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This reflective quality significantly reduces the indoor temperature during hot summer months, leading to lower cooling costs.Additionally, TPO roofing is highly resistant to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and heat. It doesn’t degrade or become brittle when exposed to the sun, ensuring long-lasting performance and energy savings over the years.Benefits of TPO Roofing Services1. Energy SavingsOur TPO roofing services are designed to help you achieve substantial energy savings. By installing a TPO roof, you can reduce your air conditioning usage and lower your utility bills.2. DurabilityTPO roofing is known for its durability and resistance to weathering. It can withstand extreme temperature fluctuations, high winds, and heavy rainfall, providing lasting protection for your property.3. Environmentally FriendlyTPO roofing is an environmentally friendly option due to its energy-efficient properties and recyclability. Choosing TPO roofing contributes to a reduced carbon footprint.4. 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With a stellar reputation and a strong dedication to quality, we are recognized as a trusted partner for businesses in need of outstanding roofing solutions.Our team of expert professionals has extensive experience in commercial TPO roofing, ensuring that your project is managed with meticulous precision and authoritative knowledge. 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We proudly serve Washington, DC, and the surrounding areas, providing top-quality TPO roofing services that you can rely on.Don’t wait to make your property more energy-efficient and sustainable with TPO roofing from ASAP Roofing & Exteriors. Get in touch with us today!
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I’m currently sitting in The Exchange all alone.
Reason being I remembered the timetable wrongly today. How stupid can I get?
Anyway, I’m half-dead with serious lack of sleep.
(Although others may have it a lot more worse)
Today will be a long day 😦
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Katharine Ku is Director of the Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) at Stanford University. OTL is responsible for the licensing of various state-of-the-art university technologies and industry sponsored research agreements and collaborations. In fiscal year 2003-2004, OTL received $49.5 Million from the licensing of over 435 different technologies.
From 1994-98, in addition to her OTL responsibilities, Ku was responsible for Stanford's Sponsored Projects Office, which handled $500M in research contracts and grants. Ku was Vice President, Business Development at Protein Design Labs, Inc. in Mountain View, California from 1990-1991. Prior to PDL, Ku spent 12 years at Stanford in various positions, was a researcher at Monsanto and Sigma Chemical, administered a dialysis clinical trial at University of California and taught chemistry and basic engineering courses.
Ku has been active in the Licensing Executive Society (LES), serving as Vice President, Western Region and Trustee of LES and various committee chairs. She also has served as President of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) from 1988-90. She received the AUTM 2001 Bayh-Dole Award for her efforts in university licensing.
Ku has a B.S. Chemical Engineering (Cornell University), an M.S. in Chem. Eng. (Washington University) and is a registered patent agent.
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Find out concerning the EU’s education and training policies, from main through to adult education, each in Europe and with the remainder of the world. The rise of Trump has been a real menace to this coalition , and while a few of the faux progressive groups like Democrats sic for Education Reform have mapped out a kind of two step (don’t work IN her department, however completely work WITH her division) the fact stays that it’ll be hard to rally progressives and justice warriors behind a Trump administration.
KES supports education in Kenya, by providing scholarships to considerably disadvantaged vivid, pupils to be boarding college students at Bahati Division Academy (BDA) and other Kenyan colleges; and by contributing to assets and amenities for BDA which can assist the education of these students. With the overall education subjects slide right down to the fundamental education, universities can inject extra specific and advanced topics which are related to varied degrees. Since cash is the primary cause for divorce and since income is generally proportional to education stage, it stands to cause that educational disparities generally is a harbinger of problems in an relationship. Barbara Rupp and school board members from two area districts, according to a information launch.
State in very clear phrases what is going to happen, in terms of your educational prospects, if you happen to don’t receive enough financial help. I have had expertise with all three educational methods and as great as homeschool may be- I took each of my kids out for a time- it takes the fitting combo to work. To make a protracted story quick, David obtained the education he needed without graduating from highschool and went on to develop into a highly qualified firefighter and fireplace security specialist. I hope, that it is possible for you to to provide me with a optimistic help in order that, I can purse my increased education.
Fields of education are ranked in descending order of the share of men who studied on this specific subject. Uncover what the EU is doing to help, promote and develop learning, education and coaching throughout Europe. It is the inch deep, mile large method to education which will look great on a transcript but may go away your baby with great deficits in other points of their lives.
We likewise repeat our lengthy- standing opposition to the imposition of nationwide requirements and assessments, encourage the parents and educators who are implementing options to Common Core, and congratulate the states which have successfully repealed it. Their education reform motion requires alternative-based, father or mother-pushed accountability at every stage of schooling.
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Information on Frankfurt & Słubice
Two countries, two cities, one trip: Frankfurt and Słubice are in many ways definitely worth a visit!
Although you will find different mentalities and languages in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice, the two European twin cities actually share a common past.
Before 1945, the two cities constituted one under the name Frankfurt on the Oder, however when the Oder-Neiße region was divided by the war, both cities were compelled to find a new identity. This interesting “mix” of mentalities is what makes these cities so fascinating.
Frankfurt’s city centre that was destroyed during the last days of war has been given a completely new look following the reunification of Germany. The beautifully restored buildings stemming from the Hanseatic period are an example of this. They include the town hall, one of the oldest brick gothic constructs, an architectural style popular in Northern Germany; the St. Mary’s church with its famous stained glass windows from the 14th century; and the concert hall, one of the most beautiful in the state of Brandenburg and as a former Franciscan church, it serves as the home of the Brandenburg State Orchestra and the Frankfurt Singing Academy, among other events. Whether it’s a concert, theatre spectacle or a museum, Frankfurt (Oder) offers an impressive array of activities. There exist numerous parks in the city of which the Lenné Park and the Ziegenwerder Island are just examples; the latter is situated directly on the Oder river and was turned into an Europagarten in 2003 for both sister cities. Last but not least, one of the old routes of St. Jacob’s Way, coming from the East, crosses the city.
Słubice has also much more to offer than its well-known bazaar. The beautifully designed pedestrian area right behind the Oder bridge is perfect for a stroll. What’s more, built in 1927, the stadium that – after Berlin’s - was once Germany’s most modern was caringly restored by Słubice ‘s citizens and is also worth seeing. But the most beautiful parts of the city are the river landscape on both sides of the river and the Oder esplanade.
This European “Twin City” is the ideal starting point for exploring the beautiful surroundings with its castles, historic towns, lakes, forests, nature reserves as well as its fascinating history.
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After hearing about nationally accredited Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center and its services for children with special needs in Central Pennsylvania, Coach O’Brien decided to add a stop to the caravan for a tour of the facility and meet and greet with Schreiber families and staff. Coach O’Brien’s ten-year-old son, Jack, has a rare neurological disorder called Lissencephaly and is familiar with the trials Schreiber families face, as well as the need for financial resources to make expert pediatric care available to all children here in Central Pennsylvania.
WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2013 from 2:00-15PM Arrival Time
WHERE: Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center, 625 Community Way, Lancaster 17603
WHY: To celebrate Penn State Athletics and to raise awareness about Schreiber Pediatric and its invaluable resource to our local community.
PHOTO & INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Following a brief tour of the facility, there will be a meet and greet for Schreiber families and staff with Coach O’Brien, Coach Rose and Coach Sanderson in the Multipurpose Room at the Center. This will be an opportunity to interview the Penn State University coaches, Schreiber President, James DeBord and other Schreiber staff members, and Schreiber parents, as well as film/photograph children who attend the Center for therapy interacting with Coach O’Brien, Coach Rose and Coach Sanderson.
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As of Tuesday morning theRoyals are tied for ninth in the American League when it comes to doubles (40). They’re also tied for 10th in slugging percentage (.383) and tied for last in home runs (21).
So much of the time the Royals have to string at least three good things together in a single inning to score a run; a walk and two singles might do the trick. Or a walk, a sac bunt and a single, or three singles, a single, a stolen base and a single, or … well, you get the point.
The old baseball formula for scoring a run: “get ’em on, get ’em over, get ’em in” very much applies to the Kansas City Royals, especially early in the season. But right now the Royals are not consistent at the plate and are having a hard time stringing three good things together — the line isn’t moving.
The Royals have been shut out in three of the last four games and during that stretch it’s been rare for them to have more than one base runner an inning.
So the Royals aren’t getting that many chances to drive in a run and when they do have the chance, some of them are trying to do too much. When a hitter tries to do too much he usually tries to catch the ball out in front and pull it into the short part of park. Get that ball elevated and bingo; you got a home run.
Lately, when the Royals have a runner in scoring position they’ve been striking out or pulling the ball and those two are related. To pull the ball you have to swing sooner and if you swing sooner you’re more apt to get fooled.
Contrast that with maybe the most well-known example of the Royals keeping the line moving:
In Game 4 of the 2015 Division Series against the Houston Astros, the Royals came into the eighth inning down 6-2 and facing elimination. There was no reason for anyone to over-swing and try to hit a bomb, because they were down by four and needed base runners.
The Royals opened the inning with a pulled single to left field and then three straight singles to center; nobody was trying to do too much. Eric Hosmer pulled a single to right, but Kendrys Morales got right back to a high-percentage approach and hit the ball back up the middle; it was a hard-hit ball that got by Carlos Correa to keep the rally going.
Mike Moustakas struck out, but then Drew Butera had a very long plate appearance and walked. The four pitches Butera walked on were all sliders and you don’t lay off sliders if you’re trying to hit the ball out in front and do damage. Butera took a high-percentage approach and it worked. That set up Alex Gordon’s at-bat; he pulled the ball to second base for an out, but the Royals took the lead and the rest is history.
Now here’s the point (assuming I can still remember what it was).
When things go badly people tend to panic; they want to fire the manager or the hitting coach — they want to change horses in the middle of the stream. But most of the time you don’t need a new horse, you just need better execution. (And by mixing metaphors I may have just advocated shooting Seabiscuit).
You probably don’t need a new game plan; you just need to do a better job of executing the game plan you have.
Lorenzo Cain had admitted he’s a better hitter when he goes up the middle and the other way and this year’s numbers bear him out. When Cain puts a ball in play to left he’s hit .250, to center it’s .344 and to right it’s .350. (And bear in mind that a lot of Cain’s strikeouts probably come when he’s in pull mode.)
Same thing with Morales; he’s not hitting much when he goes to the opposite field as a left hander, but the Royals DH still hits better when he goes up the middle and the other way.
And the same thing is true of the Royals as a team: They hit for a higher average when the hit the ball up the middle or to the opposite field.
On Monday afternoon, Rusty Kuntz and I sat shivering in the Royals dugout and Rusty said the ball just doesn’t carrying in that kind of cold, damp weather. And if you saw Morales crush a ball and have it die on the warning track, you know Rusty was right.
So forget trying to pull the ball and do damage until the weather warms up; for now, hit the ball back up the middle or to the opposite field. If you accidentally catch a pitch out in front, great; but for now, keep the line moving.
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Katy Perry is in Miami enjoying a small vacation as she enjoys some poolside downtime in a stunning bikini while rumors spread that she’s dating pop rocker John Mayer.
In fact, she was with him days after her divorce was final with Russell Brand.
“They were affectionate, holding hands and cuddling,” an observer told Us Weekly.
The night after, Perry invited Mayer over to her place for pizza, the magazine reported.
Flash forward to Friday in Florida, when Perry was spotted with pals in a green and gold strapless number, leaving a whole lot hanging out.
She seemed to be having a ball, making friends laugh, lounging about, and even kissing an unidentified older woman.
She wore large, dark sunglasses and larked about in fine, extremely fit, form.
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i-SiNG World Finals 2019 has Moved to Sweden!
3 October 2019, Singapore – i-SiNG Board of Directors has made a decision last week on the 23 September, after numerous and weeks of communication with the Spain Partner, we are moving i-SiNG World Finals 2019 from Spain to Stockholm, Sweden!
This decision came after Spain Partner, KaraokeMedia, encountered problems internally and with their hotel venue where we supposed to host 2019’s World Finals on the first week of November at Albacete. After weeks of negotiation and communication, Spain partner was not able to secured a new venue or came to a mutually agreed terms with the hotel.
With that, i-SiNG Board of Directors has decided to pass the host city to Stockhom, Sweden and O’Learys and it’s representative Mr. Greg Buckley will be co-organizing this year’s World Finals for singers aged 17 and above as well as the newly introduced i-SiNG Juniors for young talents aged between 6-16 year old with APIC.
Yuro’s Beer is on board once again this year sponsoring i-SiNG finals, we are also glad to introduce the new Karaoke system under us, i-SiNG KTV Box. So, you might able to grab a free Yuro’s beer while singing on our new karaoke system which will be showcased at the event. More information will be released soon!
Plus, all entry to the event days are free, so come with your friends and enjoy some music and watch our talented champions competing on the stage!
We are excited to welcome all partners, champions and guests from all over the world to the beautiful city of Sweden from 10-13 November! See you all soon at the annual party!
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‘Will you marinate me?’ The best foods to use for a proposal
It seems like not a day goes by without someone getting engaged on Facebook and then the little heart symbol pops up in the top right-hand corner to taunt you! (Ok, enough about my bitterness). Proposals in the past used to be a quick getting-down-on-one-knee, hoping for the right answer, praying you got the right ring size and voilà, it’s done! Nowadays people are trying to ‘do one better’ in their proposal process and are coming up with the craziest and most original ideas ever such as the guy that made his own movie trailer or the guy that proposed at the White House! Check out the cream of the crop here.
These are all well and good, but somebody once said ‘the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach’ and we’re not going to argue with that! So a proposal involving food is a fail-safe way to get someone to say ‘yes’…surely?
While waiting for our other halves to pop the question, we at hungryhouse decided to have a look at the delicious ways lucky partners have been proposed to and which are the best food substances to use. Sadly we’ve just missed the most popular month for proposals, December, but a girl can dream, can’t she?
So let’s see which snack is best for hiding that piece of bling!
‘Who proposes with a cupcake, honestly?’. Ok, so it’s ‘who throws a cupcake?’, but just wanted to get my favourite Goldmember quote in there. Anyway, everyone likes cupcakes! You get extra brownie points (haha, get it?) if you bake it yourself because no woman can resist a man who bakes! Prepare some icing in her favourite colour, stick a fondant teddy (or something like that) on top and carefully place the ring on top of all that. If your partner has a sense of humour how about Cookie Monster cupcakes and replace the cookie with the ring?
Are you both sushi lovers? There are so many types of sushi this could work with! Put the ring around some avocado maki, on the end of a shrimp’s tail or place it inside temaki (cone-shaped sushi that looks like a bouquet of flowers). Don’t coat it in wasabi though to camouflage it – nothing good can come of that!
Ok not exactly food, but it’s edible. How about freezing the ring inside a cube and popping it into her favourite cocktail? Then watch her face light up as she spots the sparkler! If she’s a slow drinker the ring will hopefully be sitting in the bottom of the glass. Best stick to clear cocktails then…sorry, piña colada!
Hopefully including the cookie will bring you extra luck! Use tweezers to carefully extract the piece of paper from the cookie’s clutches then insert your own message. A fortune cookie waiting patiently on the table is the most unsuspecting thing ever – she won’t have a clue! Or ever better, ask the waiter to bring the cookie to her, but make sure he doesn’t mix them up. Her message reading ‘get rid of anything annoying in your life’ might soon become reality when she dumps you for messing up the proposal!
No camping trip is complete without roasting marshmallows, plus how romantic is a night in the wilderness with no-one around? The perfect setting! Squeeze the ring onto one of the gelatinous white flumps and pop it back into the bag. Then play the waiting game…
If you don’t have time to prepare a camping trip at the moment just light a mini fire in your garden, string up a few fairylights and have a bottle of bubbly at the ready. Or you could just wait 9 months until Bonfire Night, but just make sure a greedy kid doesn’t stick his hand in the marshmallow bag first.
Whatever you do, make sure the ring can easily be found as you don’t want to end up like the guy who proposed with an x-ray of a ring after his fiancée-to-be accidently swallowed the sparkler, not realising he’d hidden it inside her milkshake.
Guys, I wouldn’t worry so much, with many girlfriends choosing to propose to their partners on Valentine’s Day, you might not even have to come up with an original idea…
So what do you think about these proposal ideas? Love them or leave them? Let us know in the comments…
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Despite some of the more odd pairings for MLS Rivalry Weekend/Day (you can just taste the hatred between the Union and Revs!) the attempt by MLS and its TV partners to drive attention and viewers on a crowded sports weekend by putting so many hated teams on the pitch over two days led to some interesting matches. While we wait to see if the marketing moved the dial, the schedule did put on the same day two of the best, most high-profile rivalries in MLS. The first is one that has existed since the inception of the league and the odd results, colorful participants, and high-stake outcomes have guided MLS to its current iteration. The second rivalry has existed longer but mainly outside the league, so its passion and colorful nature naturally draws casual viewers to the TV. These two rivalries bracketed #RivalryDay.
And the results could not have been more different.
New York hosted DC United to kick off the day and if the sides of the field hadn’t switched at halftime, the side the visitors had to defend would be completely dirt. Despite bringing back Dwayne De Rosario from suspension, DC posed very little threat on offense until late in the match. Instead, it was all New York, as the Red Bulls dominated possession and shots.
Skipping to the end of the match, it was almost former DCU defender Brandon Barklage that finally broke through for the home team. Receiving a header off a corner kick in second half stoppage time, Backlage’s deflected point blank shot seemingly was destined for the back of the net – except Bill Hamid’s quick reflexes palmed the ball away. But had it crossed the line? Fans of goal-line technology will have another talking point as no angle NBC provided was conclusive but by the angle of Hamid’s hand the ball did look like it had crossed the plain.
DC United was saved yesterday by Hamid and the post. Two great chances by New York inexplicably hit the post to deny New York goals, while Hamid also added to his highlight reel with some incredibly athletic saves, including maybe the best of the night in the 67th minute to deny Steele. Winless and kept scoreless at home, New York will feel aggrieved but their deficiencies were on display yesterday. There were no change-of-pace players on the bench that could contribute late on, and even if New York had scored one of their oh-so-close chances, the amount of space and possession conceded by DC should have led to multiple goals.
The viewing audience was treated to a dry draw, where the casual sports fan were probably turned off by the lack of goals and one-sided play. The saving grace was a loud cheering section that added a nice soundtrack to the game. However, it was dwarfed by what those same fans would have seen if they would have tuned into the night match on NBC Sports Network, as Portland clawed back to draw Seattle 1-1.
The narrative for most of this game was Seattle overcoming Portland’s better play in the midfield to grab an early lead and look to coast to a lead in the ©ascadia Cup. Eddie Johnson received a perfect pass from an in-form Steve Zakuani in the 13th minute and finished perfectly to stake the home team to an early lead. For the remainder of the first half and most of the second, fans and TV audiences were treated to a back and forth game where, unlike NY v. DC, both sides of supporters felt their team could pull out a result.
Sigi Schmid amped the crowd in the 70th minute by bringing on new signing Obafemi Martins, who had just arrived in Seattle a little over 24 hours prior. Martins looked as rusty as to be expected, making a few good runs but not entirely clicking with his teammates. This was no where more apparent than a few minutes after his introduction then when he streaked down the right and mistimed a pass to Eddie Johnson that would have sealed the game.
It would be another sub that would have the more memorable day however. Rodney Wallace late in the second half beat a ball-watching Jhon Kennery Hurtado on a pass from his defense to head the ball home and to send Portland away with a point. Unlike the first game of the day, the last one was full of drama, back-to-back action that can be expected from rivals. I guess #RivalryDay did have it all.
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Guilford – Marion R. Lovell, 102, passed away February 23, 2022, at Hilltop Manor, Dover- Foxcroft. She was born March 3, 1919, the daughter of Charles and Eva (Oakes) Ridley. Marion worked for many years as a dental assistant, jewelry store clerk, clerk for dry cleaners and Treworgy’s in Guilford. She had a great love of nature and animals, especially for her cat Smokey. She loved to read, sew, knit and fish. She was also a lover of poetry and has written many poems. Her poems have been published in the Bangor Daily News, Chieftan Magazine and in The Poetry Digest 1942.
Marion is survived by her son, Barry Lovell and his wife, Jo-Ann; grandchildren, Stephen Lovell and Stephanie Lovell and her husband, Josh; and six great-grandchildren, Geralyn, Chesley, and Tylan, Ross, Dylan, and Matthew. She was predeceased by her husband, Chesley Lovell; two brothers, Kenneth and Maynard Ridley; and sister, Dorothy Crosby.
There will be no services at this time per Marion's request. Burial will be beside her husband, Chesley, in the spring at the Village Cemetery in Abbot. In lieu of flowers, dontations may be made to the Guilford Fire Department, 4 School St, Guilford, ME 04443. Arrangements are in the care of the Lary Funeral Home. Messages of condolence and memories may be expressed at www.laryfuneralhome.com.
A Memorial Tree was planted for Marion
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Lary Funeral Home-Dover-Foxcroft
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A few bullet-points as the Cats prepare to host New Jersey this evening:
- Blueliners Colby Robak and (a finally healthy) Mike Caruso were reassigned to AHL San Antonio Friday but the Rampage were just fine in their absence, roughing up Charlotte 5-2 behind a Jack Combs hat trick and 34 saves by Dov Grumet-Morris. John McFarland and Jon Rheault (his 20th!) also picked up goals in the victory. The clubs close out their season series tonight.
- Sticking with San Antonio, Rampage radio voice Dan Weiss spoke with Mike Santos on a number of topics, including his short-term hopes for Nick Bjugstad, who suddenly has some unexpected time on his hands (and the same could be said for fellow prospect Kyle Rau).
- Corban Knight (plus-1) and Rocco Grimaldi (1A, 7SOG) helped North Dakota defeat Niagara yesterday; UND faces Yale this afternoon at 4 (ESPNU).
- As well, Mike Matheson's BC Eagles take on Union at 9 p.m. (ESPNU).
- Vince Trocheck (5G/7A in 4GP) and the Plymouth Whalers will have to wait until well into next week to kick off their next round of the OHL playoffs.
- Back in the NHL, Jon Cooper made his Big League debut behind the Lightning bench on Friday, eventually guiding Tampa Bay to a come-from-behind 5-4 shootout victory at home over an uncharacteristic Martin Brodeur (16 saves) and the Devils. Brodeur evidently will get the start this evening in Sunrise.
The LBC Live GameThread gets an early launch around 6 or so; before then check out In Lou We Trust for all of your pregame Newark needs. Have a fantastic day, all :)
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2023-04-01T22:31:49Z
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Welcome 6-8th Grade Students!
As you enter your teens, we are excited to grow with you! We dive deep into our faith and learn what God says about prayer; who He says He is; how He shows his love for us by giving us guidelines for living; and how He is present with us through water, wine, and bread. This is a welcoming place where you can get to know God better and make your faith your own. You’ll have fun and build a community of Christian friends as we sing, serve, talk, and listen together. And we have an incredibly great time on our retreats. See you soon!
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2018-05-22T22:56:40Z
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Unveiling Failure Mechanisms of Harsh Environment Ceramic Materials
Bumgardner, Clifton, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
Li, Xiaodong, EN-Mech/Aero Engr Dept, University of Virginia
As sources of energy have expanded from burning wood and coal to a diverse assortment of modern renewable and nonrenewable sources, including hydrothermal, ultra-high temperature combustion, and nuclear, more robust, structural and protective materials are urgently needed to harness this energy. These materials often require excellent thermal stability, must be chemically inert, and must demonstrate reliable mechanical performance to withstand harsh conditions within many energy generation systems, like a nuclear reactor or combustion engine. Here, thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) and silicon carbide fiber / silicon carbide matrix composites (SiC/SiC CMCs) are considered for their wide suitability for multiple extreme environment energy applications. Both materials have been extensively studied within the last few decades, yet there remain many critical questions about their failure mechanisms in relevant environments and loading modes, which represent barriers to their widespread adoption.
This dissertation elucidates these critical failure mechanisms via digital image correlation (DIC) -enabled mechanical testing of TBC and CMC material systems under relevant environmental conditions up to 1200 °C and loading modes via indentation, wear, and flexural testing. DIC techniques enable quantitative measurements of deformation and strain, which provide boundary conditions for predictive analytical models of material stress state and creep response. Material degradation is further characterized via electron microscopy and acoustic emission monitoring. Importantly, both TBCs and CMCs are multi-component systems composed of high temperature ceramic materials, and their failure mechanisms reflect a complicated accumulation of properties of their individual constituents. Thus, it is critical to characterize and quantify the multiscale thermomechanical properties and multi-component interactions inherent in these hierarchically structured material systems, such as thermal property and residual stress mismatch between coating layers or material constituents, which can exacerbate local stress concentrations and promote degradation. DIC techniques are fully capable of quantifying and tracking this degradation to its source.
Through this work, new materials design paradigms are revealed, which support superior performance within these harsh environments. Key findings relating to the TBC system include the need (i) to minimize thermal property mismatch between coating layers, which exacerbate residual stresses within each layer and promote delamination, and (ii) to optimize the coating deposition methodology to reduce instances of porosity, pre-existing cracks, and solid particles, which can serve as fracture initiation sites. Key findings relating to the CMC system include (i) the need for optimization of the fiber tow architecture to create non-uniform microstructure to disrupt crack growth and (ii) the development of a rule-of-mixtures materials model to describe the nanoscale CMC creep response.
PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Thermal Barrier Coatings, SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites, Digital Image Correlation, Mechanical Testing, Fracture Mechanisms
Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Program (DE-NE0008706)Westinghouse Electric CompanyRolls-Royce Corporation
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Miu Miu, it’s good to have you back. There were moments back at the start of this year when we really thought you were losing your way, but you have slowly but surely fought your way out of the forest of fug, to arrive back at your simple best. And this handbag? Is gorgeous. Really. So simple, but so lovely, and even although the mint green wouldn’t make it the most versatile handbag we’ve ever owned, it would be one of the prettier ones.
Miu Miu, we salute you. (£620 from Net-a-Porter, if you want to buy it)
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By: Chuck Frey
During this week, the Gang of Seven will be exploring the topic of kaizen – continuous improvement – and how it can be applied to project settings, where teams of people may only be working together for the duration of a project. Today’s topic is “the case for kaizen on projects.” As a first step, I’d like to clarify what the similarities and differences are between kaizen and innovation.
Kaizen is a Japanese system of incremental innovation, where employees are encouraged to make small changes in their work area on an ongoing basis. The cumulative effect of these many small changes over time can be quite significant, especially if all of the employees within a company and its leaders are committed to kaizen. Although kaizen was first used to increase the efficiency of manufacturing processes, it isn’t limited to that application. The concept is equally applicable to many types of organizational functions, such as sales, accounting, engineering and customer service, and to improving the efficiency of business models and supply chains, which extend beyond the company.
The Japanese make a distinction between kaizen and innovation: Kaizen is gradual, while innovation is viewed as being more radical. Here are some of the similarities and differences between the two concepts, which I think will help you to understand how they relate to each other:
Both innovation and kaizen require the involvement and commitment of top management.
Both innovation and kaizen require the involvement and commitment of top management. Employees must be trained in the new processes, procedures and mindset that they must follow to be successful and to contribute to the company’s vision for incremental or radical improvement. And leadership must help the company to maintain its focus and momentum, which will naturally tend to deteriorate over time.
The flip side of this leadership opportunity is that changes in top management can easily derail kaizen and innovation initiatives. In both cases, new executives often bring their own agendas that they want to accomplish, and there’s a natural tendency for them to want to put their imprimatur on the organization’s mission and direction. Top management may also unwittingly stifle continuous improvement and innovation by discouraging new ideas, fearing failure, and demonstrating a lack of interest in fresh thinking.
The foundation of both kaizen and innovation is ideas – creative ways of looking at your job and your workspace, with an eye toward reducing waste, eliminating steps that don’t add value and creating new value.
Both kaizen and innovation can be used together to help propel a company to prominence in its industry. Radical changes to an organization’s product line, business model or other operational area – dubbed kaikaku by the Japanese – provides the breakthrough in performance and growth, while kaizen can help the company to maintain its momentum, and to perfect its new products, processes and business model.
In bureaucratic organizations, managers may see kaizen as a way to shield themselves from radical changes.
According to one article I read while researching this topic (link), kaizen and innovation may sometimes work at odds with each other. In bureaucratic organizations, managers may see kaizen as a way to shield themselves from radical changes. In other words, making incremental changes is seen as being “safe” – they usually require low risk and low investment, and thus may eliminate any need in their minds to radically rethink the way they do business, or overlooking radical changes taking place within their industry. Imagine buggywhip manufacturers engaged in continuous improvement, while totally overlooking the rise of the automobile.
Kaizen is focused on empowering each employee to make easy, incremental and immediate improvements to their work area and processes, without having to get anyone else’s approval, and then briefly document their kaizen so that others may benefit from it. It’s everyone’s job. In contrast, innovation is usually the focus of a small strategic team within the organization. It’s not part of everyone else’s job. The most forward thinking companies are headed that direction, working to make innovation a part of their organizational DNA. But most are far from that point.
Challenges for projects
Bringing kaizen to the project setting is bound to be challenging, especially for American companies. Most project teams are transient, of course. They come together to get a project done, and then usually disband after the project is completed. Based on my experience in working with and leading teams, many of them are simply focused on getting the project done, because they have so much other work to do and so little time in which to do it. They’re loathe to stop and rethink the whole process by which they are organizing, implementing and measuring their progress. If team members don’t have a clear shared vision of what they’re trying to accomplish, any attempts at improving the project process may be regarded with suspicion or downright hostility.
I would guess that American project teams face interpersonal issues as well: All too often, we experience the results of a dysfunctional team that can’t seem to make progress because of personality conflicts between team members. Often, these are people who have strong personalities, who may be trying to push their own agenda as to what the project should look like, or who have underlying political motives for sabotaging the project. Do the same cultural issues arise in Japanese project teams, or is there more of a mindset of working together for the common good?
Links to the rest of the gang
If you’re interested in what the rest of the “Gang of Seven” has to say about project teams and kaizen, here are links to some of their blogs:
- Norman Bodek – The Kaikaku Weblog
- Joe Ely – Learning About Lean
- Jon Miller – Panta Rei: Everything Flows, Everything Changes
- Marc Graban – Lean Manufacturing Blog
They have already posted some great stuff to their blogs – I strongly urge you to read them, since the concepts of kaizen and innovation are so closely related.
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Until September 13
La Pinacothèque de Paris gives us the opportunity to discover graffiti on canvas through nearly one hundred paintings by the most important pressionist artists like Bando, Futura 2000, Dondi or even Phase 2. You may - finally- apprehend the particularities of this genuine artistic movement that mainstream art history often denigrates as “street art”.
By Alexis Pierçon-Gnezda / Translate by George Vorniotakis
Pressionism - a new term coined from the union of “pressure art” and the suffix “-ism” making reference to the idea of an art movement - born in the United States in the beginning of the 1970s with the invention of spray paint, the new “spatial paintbrush”. Thus, pressionism clearly distinguishes itself from tagging: not taking place in the street but in studios it is evidently not simply an artist’s signature but graffiti on canvas. It is about encircling letters with colors in order to form a text or a signature. The artwork of the first “painters-writers”, known as the “Writers”, consists thus of sequences of letters filled in with colors.
This technique requires about five years of studying, in streets, warehouses and then in studios. While today graffiti on canvas is open to use traditional media such as gouache or acrylics, most of the artworks on display are painted with sprays. This fact thus requires a certain dexterity since colors cannot be mixed and pressionist artists are limited to the use of primary colors. It is therefore a calligraphic technique, highly codified, reminiscent to some extent of traditional illumination. One of the pieces in the show by Rammellzee, for example, is a clear tribute to medieval writing.
While the 20th century dealt with the progressive disappearance of art movement “schools” in favor of emerging pure artistic individualities, pressionist artists have felt drawn to join up into groups. Such groups frequently contested among themselves for the much coveted title of “King”, in terms of being the most creative group. Eventually in 1972 in New York, the sociologist Hugo Martinez established the UGA (Union of Graffiti Artists). He provided the graffiti artists with an art studio and offered them visibility by presenting their artworks in the galleries of New York City.
It was not until 1984 that France saw the arrival of pressionism thanks to Bando who transformed his private Parisian mansion in Saint-Germain-des-Près into a Mecca of graffiti art. He was also instrumental in developing an abandoned site known as ‘’Stalingrad” where many European and American artists are still gathering. The first French pressionist school was then founded joining together Bando, Ash, Jay or Skki. Jack Lang, Minister of Culture at that time, invited them in 1991 to exhibit in the Museum of French Monuments.
This exhibition of the Pinacothèque is suggesting a retrospective of the beginnings of this movement, bringing together artworks often considered as part of the underground or primitive movements, and thus without true artistic value. This is why you may read in the beginning of the exhibition:
“For more than half a century, the art market and its speculative logic alloyed with the social stupidity of the cultural world, only allowed the birth of individual artists infected by their own ambition of finding the magic potion that will create a buzz for them. [...] The idea of an art movement “School” had vanished along with the idea of an art group. So when a group of rebels started showing up in the 1970s, battling the establishment by using an unorthodox artistic language, they were quickly labeled “junkie gangs”. No one at the time foresaw the emergence of these hidden talents”.
PRATICAL INFOS :
Adress: Pinacothèque 1 – 28, Place de la Madeleine – 75008 PARIS
Metro: Lines 8, 12, 14 – Stop Madeleine
Bus: Lines 24, 42, 52, 84, 94 stop Madeleine – Lines 24, 42 stop Madeleine-Vignon
Vélib: Station n°8004 opposite 4, Boulevard Malesherbes – Station n°9034 4, Rue Godot de Mauroy – Station n°8005 4, Place de la Madeleine
Parking: Madeleine Tronchet Vinci – Rue Chauveau-Lagarde – Rue Caumartin
Fees: 13€ full / 11€ reduced
Opening hours: Daily from 10:30am to 6:30pm – Late openings on Wednesdays and Fridays until 8:30pm
Until September 13, 2015
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Because I just splashed paint on the skirt
This skirt was a really cute skirt I found at h&m when I was simply browsing. I think it existed in the store for about a week because its already way gone. Anyway, I loved it at first sight and bought it. However, here’s a warning: if you have a bum, a relatively existent one that pops out, this skirt might be a bit difficult to handle.
My job is done.
Shirt – Joe Fresh, Skirt – H&M, Shoes – Zara, Bag – Longchamp, Watch – Michael Kors
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Water element necklace
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A fine 1.5mm silver chain 30cm in length featuring the water element symbol in your choice of metal.
Looking great worn by itself or layer it up with other fine chains.
*this item is handmade and will be dispatched in 1-3 weeks.
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Impress Your Customers With Elegant Turkish Towels
Do you have a country club? Or a hammam? Do you run a spa? Create an amazing environment with our newest traditional Turkish towels we’ve released for 2019!
Some of them elegant, some of them funky, we’ve released our latest fashion Turkish towels just before the Christmas. This week, we will be informing you about our newest traditional hammam designs which would perfectly match your old-school home & hotel bathrooms, country club, hammam, spa or wellness center!
Manufactured From Premium Quality Material
Not only by their elegance, but also their comfortable texture will amaze & satisfy your customers! All woven 100% from hand-picked Turkish cotton, our Turkish towels are:
- highly absorbent,
- and durable.
Dyed by the best dye-house by Denizli/TURKEY, our Turkish towels DON’T contain any harmful materials. Dyed with highest quality material, you can safely wash our products. The designs & colors of our products won’t fade for a long time!
As they’re durable & their designs won’t fade away, you can use our Turkish towels for a long period without needing to buy new products for a long time.
Now, we will talk about three of our newest traditional Turkish towel designs:
- Greek Key Peshtemal
- Nical Peshtemal
- Damask Peshtemal
Greek Key Peshtemal
Our designers combined traditional shapes with modern lines to create a unique Turkish towel for you and put them on a vivacious texture.
Inspired by the historical beauty of many ancient cities in Anatolian soil, Greek Key Peshtemal is the perfect match for your traditionaly designed home & hotel bathrooms, country club, spa, or wellness center!
Woven 100% from premium quality Turkish cotton weighs only 310 grams and has a size of 90×170 cms. Despite its featherweight texture, Greek Key Peshtemal is highly absorbent, quick-drying, soft and durable.
You can learn more about one of our traditional Turkish towels visit Greek Key Peshtemal product page!
We’ve hand-picked the finest Turkish cottons to manufacture one of our most comfortable Turkish towels, Nical Peshtemal. It is woven 100% from cotton and weighs only 310 grams!
There is a unique combination of different shapes all along its vibrant texture. With such an elegant design and comfortable use, Nical Peshtemal will make your customers come back!
We offer a wide color spectrum for one of our most elegant Turkish towels so you can pick the combination of colors you need to decorate your institution!
To learn more about one of our latest fashion Turkish towels visit Nical Peshtemal product page!
Do your customers like oriental designs? Well, then all you need to decorate your bathroom is Damask Peshtemal. The sharp & eye-catching shapes on its lively texture will definitely catch your customers attention.
And after the first use, your customers will definitely fall in love with the comfort of Damask Peshtemal. Woven 100% from premium quality Turkish cotton, Damask Peshtemal is soft & light as a feather, absorbent like a sponge, and quick-drying.
We offer a wide color spectrum for one of our most comfortable Turkish towels so you can choose the combination of colors you need to decorate your facility!
To learn more about one of our most comfortable & elegant Turkish towels, visit Damask Peshtemal product page!
Before we finish our article, we want to remind you that you can always contact us for any questions or your Turkish towels wholesale needs! You can find our contact details on our “contact” page.
You can also easily discover our entire Turkish towels collection on our “products” page.
We wish you a happy & comfy new year!
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SINGAPORE - A 20-year-old man believed to be behind a spate of killer litter incidents in Cassia Crescent was charged in court on Wednesday (Dec 13).
Danial Ali Liaqat Ali was charged with one count of committing a rash act. He is accused of hurling a can of sardines from a living room window on the 16th storey of Block 52, Cassia Crescent, near Guillemard Road at around 10pm on Dec 7.
The court was told he may be involved in multiple similar offences.
In a statement on Tuesday, police said that between Dec 7 and 10, officers received several reports of items such as shoe racks and chairs being thrown from Block 52.
Officers from Bedok Police Division conducted an investigation and arrested Danial on Tuesday.
He is now remanded at the division and will be back in court on Dec 20.
If convicted of performing a rash act, he can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $2,500.
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2018-10-20T08:45:51Z
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With AMDs recent release of their APUs it was only a matter of time before the technology came to small factor computers. In the past, you needed a Motherboard, CPU, and GPU (either discrete or integrated into the motherboard) to have a working system. However with the E-350 this is all rolled into one miniscule package. Today we will be looking at a slightly different solution called the Zotac Fusion-B-U.
Experience premium energy-efficiency computing and world-class graphics processing with the ZOTAC FUSION-ITX WiFi series powered by the AMD E-350 APU Platform. The ZOTAC FUSION-ITX WiFi series pairs a dual-core processor and AMD Radeon™ HD 6310 Discrete-Class Graphics processor for an outstanding synergy of CPU and GPU performance capable of stunning Microsoft® DirectX® 11 graphics, high-definition Blu-ray playback, streaming high-definition Internet video and day-to-day computing tasks while sipping miniscule amounts of energy.
Already we see where Zotac is aiming with this “All-in-one” solution: DirectX 11, HD Blu-Ray Playback, Streaming HD internet video, and day-to-day computing tasks. The fact that this board runs solely on a 90w power brick makes it all the more interesting. Lets move forward to see if Zotac has hit their mark.
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2017-05-29T18:51:38Z
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Hotel | Beim Grünen Jäger 23, Hamburg, Germany 20359
76 out of 88 customers would recommend this property
Recent review (06/05/2013)
Robbert de Mug thinks…
"Very nice located in Hamburg's nicest area; St. Pauli. Other sights in Hamburg can be visited easily by foot or metro. A no nonsense affordable sleepover place at a great spot."Read all Altan Hotel reviews
- Credit cards accepted
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- Internet / Wi-Fi
- 24 hour reception
- 24 hour hot showers
- Washing machines
- Bicycle hire
- Express check-in / out
- Room service (24 hour)
- Wake-up calls
- ATM / cash machine
- Internet access in public areas
- Outside area
- Pets allowed
- Television room
- Cot / crib
- Infant bed
- High chair
- Breakfast USD 8.13
- Luggage Room
Late cancellations (less than 7 days before arrival) and no-shows will be charged the FULL amount of their stay. since 01.01.2013 in Germany (Hamburg) we have a tourismustaxe. This one will be charged extra.
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 7 days before arrival (local time). Payments made to HostelBookers are non-refundable.
Earliest check-in: 14:00
Latest Check-out: 12:00
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|Private Rooms A private room is a room that is not shared with other people from the property – in other words, you book and pay for all the beds in the room. If you are traveling alone, for example, but want to book a double room, you must pay for two people in order to book the whole room.|
Triple (Private bathroom)No meals or drinks included
4 person (Private bathroom)No meals or drinks included
5 person (Private bathroom)No meals or drinks included
6 person (Private bathroom)No meals or drinks included
About Altan Hotel
With the public transport you can quickly and comfortably reach other locations of interest in Hamburg. The inner city is only 10 min. away, the airport about 30 min.
The underground station is conveniently located –only 2 minutes away from hotel.
2005 the Hotel has been completely renovated. We offer different room categories from cozy single rooms up to spacious apartments, each with shower/WC, cable TV . Our friendly and most attentive staff is waiting to welcome you at our Hotel.
‘We are directly in Sternschanze. Best place to meet new friends, many Bars and Discos are nearby.The König der Löwen musical is only a 20 minutes walk away and the Musical hall ‘Neue Flora’ is in the immediate vicinity. The famous Schmidt Theatre, Schmidts Tivoli and St.Pauli Theatre are almost opposite of the hotel.
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- Our Team
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Expect a Different Experience
When you enter our practice, our goal is to give you an experience that will exceed your expectations in every way. From the moment you walk through the door we want you to feel that our practice is different from any you have previously visited. Forget the old dental office smell with the receptionist behind the closed glass window. What you can expect is a very pleasant person to welcome you by name, and to direct you into an inviting living room that looks through a wall of glass into a beautiful garden.
Dr. Burnett’s caring, compassionate, well-trained staff will be ready to get to know you and your specific dental concerns and desires in the comfort of a private consultation room. We consider this time well-spent because we realize that before we can earn your trust you need to know that we care enough to listen to you. You are not just a new patient, but a new friend to the practice as well.
Expect a Different Level of Care
As you get to know Dr. Burnett and see how we work together, you will also see a difference in the type of dentistry we provide. Complete cosmetic restorative dentistry is all about complete patient care, where better looks are tied to better function. Once you have experienced our comprehensive examination you will understand what we mean by a “different level of care”. Whether you are simply looking for quality general dentistry for the family or you need the expertise of Dr. Burnett’s cosmetic or implant skills, we are here to serve you. In order to further enhance your comfort, we provide the following, with our compliments:
- Heated or scented neck pillow
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Look through our portfolio of “before and after” cases and you will see the results of a team dedicated to excellence and ongoing education. Dr. Burnett is dentist in Tyler, Texas and is committed to learning and practicing the best treatments and technologies dentistry offers.
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Dodgers defeat Phillies
3 games to 1
Managers: Lasorda, Tommy, LA; Ozark, Danny, PHI
MVP: Baker, Dusty
Path to the NLCS: The Phillies (101-61) won the NL East by five games. The Dodgers (98-64) won the NL West by 10 games.
The Phillies scored two in the top of the ninth in Game 1 to take the series opener of the 1977 NLCS before the Dodgers came back to take the next three games.
Dusty Baker earned series MVP honors with five hits (two homers) and eight RBIs in the four games, while Tommy John allowed just one earned run in 13 1/2 innings over two starts.
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I've been looking for the holy grail of mud tires for a long time (22x10-11 with an inch of tread) and they totally don't exist (at least not in Canada)... You either have to get 10" rims to get the 22" or get 24s to get the big lugs. Totally sucks.
Anyways yeah they are Titan 589s but they are 24"s
Friend just got these for his 700XX after seeing this Shee, this is what you need, 22x11-10 Swamp Witch <6 ply, 1 inch tread, 21lbs> made by Deestone get them on Ebay, very nice tires. $153.00 shipped.
I would of got them but i got a pair of Vamps for like 15 bucks more, I will get some pics up.
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Come on board and catch the spirit!
We are easy to find. Wonderful Freedom offered by Our Lord, Jesus Christ. We welcome you to call or email us anytime, or just stop in and say “Hello.”
Emanuel Lutheran Church
366 Cohansey-Friesburg Road
Elmer, NJ 08318
Phone: (856) 451-5669
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From the above - there is insufficient space in the tenured generation to fit all objects in the eden-space and one survivor-space (if they were all live) - so the young generation is shown as the same size before and after the collection - the tenured collection removes around 54MB of objects - but the total post-collection space used (126223K) is the same figure as the tenured post-collection space used, so ...
QUESTIONS : IS THE YOUNG GENERATION NOW EMPTY ? IF SO, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE "YOUNG" OBJECTS ? HAVE THEY ALL BEEN PROMOTED ?
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I'm running in WebSphere AppServer Version 5.1 (java version 1.4.2_03)
The min and max heap sizes are both 512MB, and with no "new size" parameters specified the young generation is being sized at 169600KB.
The gc params are as follows ... -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps -XX:+PrintGCDetails
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Hardware & Performance
the average is 6.3 oz (179 g)
Connectivity & Features
This device is also known as Samsung GT-M3710
Samsung Corby Beat M3710 is almost identical to the Samsung Lindy, which is exclusively available in Portugal. The Beat has the same design and specs (including a 2.8” touchscreen, 3MP camera and Wi-Fi), except that it is expected to lack 3G support.
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Global Portable Payment Devices Market Research Report (2021)
Dublin, December 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The report “Portable Payment Devices Market Research Report by Device Type, Technology, Sales Channel, Application and Region – Global Forecast to 2026 – Impact cumulative COVID-19 “was published added to ResearchAndMarkets.com offer.
The global portable payment devices market size was estimated at USD 34.85 billion in 2020, is expected to reach USD 39.81 billion in 2021, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.57% to reach USD 78.83 billion of by 2026.
The report provides market size and forecast in five major currencies: USD, EUR GBP, JPY, and AUD. It helps organizational leaders make better decisions when currency data is readily available. In this report, the years 2018 and 2019 are considered as historical years, 2020 as the base year, 2021 as the estimated year and the years 2022 to 2026 are considered as the forecast period.
Market segmentation and coverage
This research report categorizes Wearable Payment Devices to forecast revenue and analyze trends in each of the following submarkets:
- Based on the type of device, the market has been researched on fitness trackers, payment bracelets, smart rings, and smart watches.
- Based on the technology, the market has been studied by NFC (Near Field Communications), QR & Barcodes and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).
- Based on the sales channel, the market has been studied through the direct sales channel and the indirect sales channel.
- Based on the application, the market has been studied in entertainment centers, hospitals / pharmacies, restaurants and retail / grocery stores.
- Based on the region, the market has been studied in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa. The Americas are studied in more detail in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States. The United States is studied in more detail in California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Asia-Pacific is further explored in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Europe, the Middle East and Africa are studied in more detail in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
Competitive strategic window
The Competitive Strategy Window analyzes the competitive landscape in terms of markets, applications and geographies to help the vendor define an alignment or fit between their capabilities and opportunities for future growth prospects. It describes the optimal or favorable fit for suppliers to adopt successive strategies of merger and acquisition, geographic expansion, research and development, and new product introduction strategies to continue the expansion and growth of the business during a forecast period.
FPNV positioning matrix
The FPNV Positioning Matrix assesses and ranks vendors in the portable payment device market based on business strategy (company growth, industry coverage, financial viability, and channel support) and product satisfaction (value for the Money, Ease of Use, Product Features and Customer Support) that helps businesses make better decisions and better understand the competitive landscape.
Market share analysis
The market share analysis offers the analysis of the suppliers considering their contribution to the overall market. It provides the idea of its revenue generation in the overall market compared to other space providers. It provides insight into the performance of vendors in terms of revenue generation and customer base compared to others. Knowing the market share gives an idea of the size and competitiveness of the suppliers for the base year. It reveals the characteristics of the market in terms of traits of accumulation, fragmentation, dominance and fusion.
Company usability profiles
The report deeply explores the significant recent developments of key vendors and innovation profiles in the global portable payment devices market including Apple Inc., Bank of America, Barclays plc, Caxia Bank, Fitbit, Inc., FitPay, Garmin Ltd., Google LLC, Huawei Technologies, Infineon Technologies AG, Intelligent Venue Solutions, Intellitix, Jakcom Technology Co., Mastercard, McLEAR Ltd., Microsoft Corporation, NYMI, Paypal Holding Inc., PrintPlast, Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd., SBI , Sony Corporation, Tappy Technologies Ltd., Thales SA, Titan, Token, Visa Inc., Westpac and Xiaomi Corporation.
The report provides information on the following pointers:
1. Market penetration: provides comprehensive information on the market offered by major players
2. Market Development: Provides detailed information on lucrative emerging markets and analyzes penetration into mature market segments.
3. Market diversification: provides detailed information on new product launches, untapped geographies, recent developments and investments
4. Competitive Assessment and Intelligence: Provides a comprehensive assessment of market shares, strategies, products, certification, regulatory approvals, patent landscape and manufacturing capabilities of key players
5. Product Development and Innovation: Provides intelligent information on future technologies, R&D activities and breakthrough product developments
The report answers questions such as:
1. What is the market size and forecast for the global portable payment devices market?
2. What are the inhibiting factors and impact of COVID-19 shaping the global portable payment devices market during the forecast period?
3. What are the products / segments / applications / areas to invest in during the forecast period in the global Wearable Payment Devices Market?
4. What is the strategic competitive window for opportunities in the global portable payment devices market?
5. What are the technological trends and regulatory frameworks in the global portable payment devices market?
6. What is the market share of the major vendors in the global portable payment devices market?
7. What strategic fashions and moves are considered appropriate for entering the global portable payment devices market?
Main topics covered:
2. Research methodology
3. Executive summary
4. Market overview
4.2. Cumulative impact of COVID-19
5. Market dynamics
5.2.1. Increased adoption of cashless payments around the world
5.2.2. Emerging demand for wearable and contactless payment devices for secure and more secure payment transactions
5.2.3. Mobile payment offers an improved customer experience
5.3.1. High costs of portable devices
5.4.1. Growth in the use of NFC, RFID and host card emulation technology in mobile payments
5.4.2. Increase technological advancements in devices
5.5.1. Risk of theft and limited battery life of portable devices
6. Portable Payment Devices Market, By Device Type
6.2. Fitness trackers
6.3. Payment bracelets
6.4. Smart Rings
6.5. Smart Watches
7. Portable payment devices market, by technology
7.2. NFC (near field communication)
7.3. QR and barcodes
7.4. RFID (radio frequency identification)
8. Portable Payment Devices Market, by Sales Channel
8.2. Direct sales channel
8.3. Indirect sales channel
9. Portable Payment Devices Market, By Application
9.2. Entertainment centers
9.3. Hospitals / Pharmacies
9.5. Retail / grocery stores
10. Americas Portable Payment Device Market
10.6. United States
11. Asia-Pacific Portable Payment Device Market
11.10. South Korea
12. Market for portable payment devices in Europe, Middle East and Africa
12.8. Saudi Arabia
12.9. South Africa
12.11. United Arab Emirates
13. Competitive landscape
13.1. FPNV positioning matrix
13.1.2. Business strategy
13.1.3. Product satisfaction
13.2. Market ranking analysis
13.3. Market share analysis, by key player
13.4. Competitive scenario
13.4.1. Merger & Acquisition
13.4.2. Agreement, collaboration and partnership
13.4.3. New product launch and improvement
13.4.4. Investment and financing
13.4.5. Awards, recognition and expansion
14. Company usability profiles
14.1. Apple Inc.
14.2. Bank of America
14.3. Barclays plc
14.4. Caxia Bank
14.5. Fitbit, Inc.
14.7. Garmin Ltd.
14.8. Google LLC
14.9. Huawei Technologies
14.10. Infineon Technologies AG
14.11. Smart site solutions
14.13. Jakcom Technology Co.
14.15. McLEAR Ltd.
14.16. Microsoft Corporation
14.18. Paypal Holding Inc.
14.20. Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd.
14.22. Sony Corporation
14.23. Tappy Technologies Ltd.
14.24. Thales SA
14.27. Visa inc.
14.29. Xiaomi corporation
For more information on this report, visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/gx2soe
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Trouble From Denmark
On a typically sweltering subtropical day in October, two pale-faced men just shy of 40 years old step off a plane at an eerily empty Miami International Airport. They note this to each other in a language unusual even in this crossroads of the world as they stroll ever so casually toward the baggage claim, and then over to the counter to rent a car. The rental agent is delighted, as Miami's tourist industry has been dealt a severe blow by the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington exactly three weeks prior. The two men, Jakob and Michael, ease the car out of its preassigned parking space, consulting a map of Miami's twisting, unfamiliar terrain. Their destination: Miami Beach.
The men watch as the strip malls, warehouses, and general destitution of the inner city give way to the breathtaking views of blue Biscayne Bay and the palm trees on the Julia Tuttle Causeway. Up ahead, they can see the island chain that forms the eastern edge of the bay, striking with its gleaming glass-and-steel condos and pleasure hotels.
The car follows the road almost to the ocean, turning left to prowl along Collins Avenue in the direction of a pre-Renaissance Beach charmingly stuck in the downhill phase of its Fifties and Sixties heyday. The car stops in the dead zone halfway between the fabulousness of the Eden Roc/Fontainebleau stretch and Little Buenos Aires, the section of the Beach named for its new and vibrant population of young Argentines.
The hotel Jakob and Michael have chosen as their base of operations is the innocuous Comfort Inn, strategically located just a few blocks south of the Sterling, a luxury condo on 67th Street where they hope to catch the man they've traveled secretly from Copenhagen to find -- a man who most definitely does not want to be caught.
The man is Mogens Amdi Petersen, the mysterious and wealthy leader of a global network of companies operating under the cover of a charity organization some have called a dangerous cult. The Petersen empire includes schools for troubled youth in Denmark; used-clothing shops and volunteer-recruitment centers (for aid projects in Africa and Central America) in Europe and the U.S.; plantations in Belize, Brazil, and Malaysia; real estate and shipping companies in the Caribbean and Florida; a satellite television station; and a wild-animal ranch in Zimbabwe. There is also a 130-foot luxury yacht (once docked in Palm Beach) named after the woman who played Scarlett's maid in "Gone with the Wind" -- Butterfly McQueen.
Mogens hasn't been seen by the public in 22 years, going underground in 1979 after Denmark and other countries began to sniff him out. And for almost that long government officials, journalists, and police in several nations have been searching for the man behind an organization called Tvind ("Twin" in old Danish, with folkloric associations to the occult), so named for the Denmark farm where Petersen's followers built their first school in the early Seventies. In August 2001 Danish police cracked the security code on computers seized in a raid on several Tvind buildings months earlier, convinced it would provide the evidence they needed to charge Petersen and a small circle of his top aides with embezzling millions of dollars meant for charity purposes. Tvind's utopian dream of the Sixties counterculture devolved into a twisted, brave new corporate world.
Over the years horror stories have emerged in numerous media reports about young, idealistic college students from England, France, Scandinavia, and the United States lured to questionable Tvind "humanitarian aid" projects in Africa and Central and South America. Story after story recounted the travails of students who were injured or abused, contracted tropical diseases, or were stranded in strange countries and left to find their own way home. Some students, who nevertheless found these experiences positively life-changing, were indoctrinated to become part of Tvind, working as teachers of future students and turning control of their wages and lives over to the collective. Here is Alex Casteel, a former volunteer and four-year veteran of Tvind (he worked on child aid in Guatemala): "People like me agree to join the teachers' group because we believe in doing humanitarian work," the British resident explains. "We agree that our salary should go into a pooled account believing this money [would] be used to fund new projects. Then the reality appears."
"[Tvind volunteers are] a lot of young people who are in a transitional phase in their life," adds Zahara Heckscher, a former volunteer who in the late 1980s went to Africa with a Tvind organization as a 22-year-old world-beater fresh out of college. "People who are drifting a little bit. They are idealistic, not very skilled or experienced." Heckscher quickly became disillusioned with the motives and methods of the Danish leaders of the project and quit her group (an offshoot in Massachusetts called the Institute for International Cooperation and Development).
It is only in the past couple of years, through the efforts of law enforcement and an international jumble of journalists, that people in many countries have begun to see the sheer scope of the Tvind enterprise, disguised as myriad, seemingly unrelated companies and charities. With his luxury lifestyle, hidden global reach, and loyal cadre of "mistresses," the charismatic Petersen is almost mythic -- David Koresh minus the armed-to-the-teeth compound, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh absent the cool robes and bioterrorism, or Reverend Sun Myung Moon, sans loony religious pretensions. (Maybe even Charlie Manson without the lethal girlfriends.)
So where do you go when the whole world is looking for you? Why, Miami, of course. The instant city where anyone can hide in plain sight. "It's sunny and it's on the sea and these Danes, being basically Vikings, they love the sea," quips Michael Durham, a British journalist who has been writing about Tvind for seven years.
For Jakob Rubin and Michael Ulveman, investigative journalists for Jyllands-Posten, Denmark's largest newspaper, this was the story of a lifetime. They spent months preparing, following up tips from confidential sources who assured them Miami was where they had the best chance of finding Petersen. Their mission was so secret that only they and their editors knew what they were up to when they suddenly disappeared from Denmark.
So here they were, holed up in a hotel room, on a strict budget and with a whole strange town to search. And they knew that other reporters had come here and failed before them. "We knew for years that Tvind was having some kind of central place in Miami because they have a lot of activities [including aid projects and plantations] in South and Central America and the Caribbean," divulges Rubin. "And the bosses from these would come back to Miami to report [to Petersen]. But Danish journalists waited outside the Tvind apartments for half a year." To no avail. Mogens and his globe-trotting Danes were never spotted.
Rubin and Ulveman knew they had to be smarter and more daring if they were going to get their man. They spent a few days staking out the condo units in the Sterling and La Gorce Palace down the street, purchased by Petersen's aides through a Tvind company called Chilton Intervest Corp. One of the difficult aspects of tracking Mogens and his business dealings is that he never signs anything and officially owns nothing. Everything is accomplished through a boggling array of companies headed by a handful of the Tvind inner circle, those who've been with Petersen since his days as a sort of socialist education guru, leading students on long journeys to the Middle East and Africa back in the Beatles' era.
In their hotel, Rubin says, the reporters hit the same wall that had stopped many other journalists. "We were deciding how to attack the situation. We realized we had to get on Fisher Island," where Petersen was believed to occupy two penthouse apartments with two female associates. That was going to be a challenge, especially on a budget. Dubbed "an international Martha's Vineyard with warmer waters" by Florida Travel magazine, Fisher Island is an exclusive 216-acre playground for the rich and reclusive. It can be reached only by ferrying across Biscayne Bay or by helicopter. The island's expensive hotel, converted from William Vanderbilt's old winter home, seemed out of reach. And at first it was. "The price for a night was so high that our newspaper could not afford [it] unless we could guarantee the story," Rubin recounts.
But the persistent journalists were helped by the devastated post-September 11 tourist economy that left most Miami hotels empty. "The third time we called, they told us there was a possibility of getting a [steep] discount," Rubin recalls. And so the real undercover work began.
Posing as wealthy tourists, Rubin and Ulveman tried to look the part. They bought obnoxious Hawaiian shirts and wore them over shorts and sandals. They carried cameras but were forced to hide them because island residents, a collection of superstars (at one time Oprah Winfrey, Boris Becker, and Mel Brooks), business moguls (former Hebrew National hot dog CEO Isidore "Skip" Pines, retired Rockefeller Group CEO Richard Voell, and former Cigarette Racing Team owner Robert Torter), and folks with connections to major crime, are a bit camera-shy. Once checked into the hotel, the pair commissioned a golf cart to take a tour: "We were driving around in our Hawaii equipment with tennis rackets and pretending we were naive millionaires," Rubin laughs.
The journalists spent five days on the island, casing the joint, so to speak. The goal was to meet Petersen, but in the meantime, they attempted to learn something about the man from Fisher Island Club employees and other island residents. With their garish outfits and peculiar habits, the duo must have appeared odd. But they benefited from the strict rules on the freakishly private island that prevent employees from becoming too curious about residents or guests. "We were definitely behaving strangely," Rubin confesses. "We were driving around his house 20 or 30 times a day. The security people never stopped us because they were afraid we might be somebody's [eccentric, powerful] sons."
That see-no-evil latitude gave them license to discover two Mercedes parked in the garage in the spots reserved for Petersen's flat, and to learn that the second apartment had been purchased to accommodate Petersen's two Leonberger dogs. (The building allows only one dog per apartment.) They also learned Petersen's habit of jogging along a pathway near the water with the large canines. From confidential sources the journalists were able to get their hands on pictures of the interior of Petersen's penthouse, and to talk to people who'd been inside. There were marble floors, a grand piano, fireplace, five bathrooms, a fitness room, and a personal spa. The bedroom held a four-poster bed and teak dressers. But few they talked to could say they'd seen Petersen himself, or the middle-aged women who were often with him.
One resident who lives in the same building as Amdi remembers receiving a strange call one afternoon in October as he napped, recovering from South Beach excess. "I thought it was a prank call," says the 33-year-old mortgage company owner (who asked that his name not be revealed). "[The Danish journalists] said they wanted to meet me at the bar and show me some pictures and articles. I figured if it was the real thing, I would have heard from the FBI." (Local FBI sources confirm that Danish police had in fact been in contact with them regarding a cooperative investigation.) Rubin and Ulveman also spoke briefly with Petersen's personal trainer, Oscar Carucci. Carucci described Mogens as a charismatic, inspirational guy, a sort of Tony Robbins type who told him, "If you have a dream, follow it."
The journalists carried with them a miniature photograph copied from a Petersen identification card that had fallen (Rubin declined to reveal how) into their hands. The only recent photograph known to exist, it shows an almost skeletally thin man who appears much older than his 63 years. The picture doesn't show his height, but he is nearly six and a half feet tall. His hard countenance and thin lips, "like a Nazi criminal," remind Rubin of European fugitives of another age. Looking at this picture, few people on the island could say they knew the man. Some were able to provide small assistance, both on and off the record. "It wasn't difficult to get people to cooperate," Rubin says. "We just showed them the [scandalous] articles about him."
In the end, Rubin and Ulveman never met Petersen. He may have been tipped off that they were lying in wait on Fisher Island, or he may simply have been ensconced in one of his many other international hideouts, as indifferent as an old lion. Soon after the reporters left, the apartments that had provided an anonymous haven to the Petersen crew for ten years were put up for sale. The Danes returned home to write, with the help of colleague Orla Borg, a huge, splashy story that took up eight pages of Jyllands-Posten'sOctober 28 issue. "The story was ruling the media for several weeks in Denmark," Rubin proclaims proudly.
Like other journalists in other countries to whom New Times spoke for this story, Rubin has spent a great deal of time contemplating the mystery that surrounds Petersen and his followers. And like them he expresses a mixture of fascination and horror with the man. "You need a real crazy genius to [exploit] the idea of helping the world -- to make himself and a select few rich," Rubin muses. "He must be so disciplined, being so far away and maintaining control over everything. It's extraordinary."
Rubin pauses, and you can almost hear him shaking his head across the phone line all the way from Copenhagen. "None of the [top echelon] insiders ever betrayed him," he says. "That's amazing. The loyalty -- combined with fear -- is beyond normal." Steen Thomsen, a former Tvind teacher who joined the organization in 1972 and left in 1998, calling it a "cult," accounts for this endless loyalty in a 1998 report he sent to the Danish Ministry of Education. Tvind members were bound financially -- some members were forced to sign papers making them responsible for large loans or property. They were bound psychologically by being forced to cut all ties to the past and to regard the outside world as the "enemy." Members were broken down through isolation, group pressure, even hunger and sleep deprivation -- to the point where they would respond to the most capricious, unreasonable requests. Thomsen tells of the day he and another man, Lars Peter Pendrup, a Tvind school principal,were walking slowly by Petersen when he suddenly shouted at Lars to hurry his pace. "Just for once, Lars Peter, could you move? Can you run there!" Thomsen remembers Petersen saying while pointing to a distant destination. "And there! (pointing to another)." "Like this, he [commanded] the then 40-year-old principal to run the gauntlet of teachers' group comrades [who were hanging around]," Thomsen wrote.
THE TENTACLES OF TVIND
"In the times of atrocious apartheid, in the times of the Cold War, in the times of the belligerent ideologies, the prevailing images were in black and white. It was that simple. Either for or against.
... The basic ideological battle between fascism, capitalism and communism finally fought to a decisive end, with a multitude of versions of parliamentary democracy, connected to the free marketplace as every nation's understanding of its economy. Humanists deliberated while they saw it happen. Now it has happened. The world will for a long time have to develop within the framework of ... parliamentary democracy with a free marketplace. This charter thus accepts these conditions as the framework within which the activities of HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE shall unfold."
Although this sounds like the kind of pedagogical nonsense a bright teenager, high on Ginsberg and caffeine, might read to his friends at 2:00 a.m. in some Denny's smoking section, it's actually part of the "charter" of Humana People to People, one of the more well-known nonprofit groups run by Tvind. Its headquarters is in Zimbabwe, where Tvind helped president Robert Mugabe gain power in the Seventies and continues to support him today. In the United States, another prominent Tvind spinoff is Planet Aid, which according to its Website collects used clothing from hundreds of yellow boxes in states including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, New York, and Pennsylvania. Still another, according to Danish police, is called U'SAgain. They sell the clothes and the money supposedly goes to development projects in poor countries.
Zahara Heckscher, the former volunteer, remembers one of those projects. It inspired her later to cowrite a book, "How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas," about the many legitimate volunteer organizations, with a warning chapter on a Tvind group. Heckscher was one of the first Americans to be recruited by the Institute for International Cooperation and Development in Massachusetts. The students were to create a fruit tree orchard for local farmers in Zambia, study, travel to other African nations, and spend a couple of months traveling the U.S. to talk about their experiences. "It sounded so perfect on paper," Heckscher recalls. "I had worked in the anti-apartheid movement and I wanted to volunteer in Africa." They each paid several thousand dollars for the privilege of volunteering.
In Zambia, the group of about a dozen young students was based in the small farming town of Mkushi. Heckscher says a major sign that something was wrong came when they met their first Zambian farmers. "They said, Do you know this land was stolen from us? We cleared it and the government took it away from us and gave it to [Tvind].' We thought the idea was to help poor farmers grow food for their families and to maintain independence from South Africa."
The Americans and 150 Zambians created a model orchard of thousands of fruit trees. But Heckscher became increasingly uncomfortable with the way the Danish-led team was accomplishing its goal. First the trees were planted in the dry season, so Zambians were hired to walk down to the river to get buckets of water. Then they used pesticides on the trees. The workers weren't trained, nor did they have masks. "It was sort of this European model that didn't really work there," Heckscher says. "It just got worse and worse. They started building houses in a row pattern instead of the usual [Zambian] circle. It turned out [the group leaders] made them tear down their homes and rebuild in this grid [like a European village]. One of the directors said to me, We need to make them think like us.' I found that shocking."
Economic imperialism disguised as environmental charity and poverty relief? Oh yes, as Heckscher later realized. She describes the project leader, a man named Rudy, as a strange, contradictory character who spent most of his time cozying up to Zambian government officials. "He had a certain charm and charisma and also a streak of racism, a complete disrespect for the Africans and their culture," she laments. When a Danish woman, a top Tvind leader, visited the project, Heckscher was equally dismayed. "She was so dreadful," she says. "She kept talking about their plantation in Belize where all these happy little workers were. She sounded like an imperialist capitalist coming in with all these projects that were making a lot of money while masquerading as aid projects." Worse, she displayed the relentless optimism of the cultist. In the end, the orchard failed, and the Zambians were fired, turned off their former land.
As Heckscher looks back, she sees the warning signs she'd ignored. How the group had tried to control every waking moment with exhausting schedules and inadequate food. How the volunteers were isolated from the outside world and encouraged not to question what they were told. "If you look at the things that cults do -- sleep deprivation, the charismatic leader, humiliation, isolation ... [Tvind has] it all," she acknowledges. "They don't have a religion, but they do have an obscure political theory that no one can clearly articulate."
She continues. "There are a lot of good volunteer projects out there. This is the only one we found that was completely illegitimate. What I see is a bunch of projects designed to make money. Volunteers pay $5000 [initiation], then raise another $5000 on the street, selling postcards. The used-clothing business [consists of donated] clothes being sold overseas, and Tvind gets free labor. What a great deal!"
Christoffer Holmsteen was fourteen in the early Eighties when his parents put him in a Tvind "travel school" in Denmark; he was bored with regular school and wanted to learn to sail. The travel part he liked, but Holmsteen says the school itself was creepy. In the mornings the students would learn social theory and a much-revised version of history. In the afternoon they would take apart buses for scrap metal to pay for their trips to Morocco and Algeria.
Holmsteen remembers being required to read a book written by a Tvind leader named Mikael Norling (now the head of Planet Aid's office in New York), praising the genocidal Cambodian Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge. "[The book] talks about how wonderful they [Khmer] are and absolutely nothing about the several million people they killed," he recollects. "Then the next year I saw The Killing Fields and realized [Norling] was all propaganda." Holmsteen also viewed a number of North Korean propaganda films while at the school. (Norling once hosted a party in Denmark commemorating the birthday of North Korea's despotic founding father, Kim II Sung, according to Boston magazine.)
Marianna Maver, a former teacher at a Tvind school in Virginia in the mid-Eighties, has similar memories. The Tvind group had contracted with the state to run a small facility for juvenile delinquents. Maver initially thought the Danes were "just really into saving the world. My impression was it was sort of an Outward Bound, a travel experience school, and I was all for that," she sighs. "I found out that they just tell you what you want to hear."
Maver (now a massage therapist in Michigan) became uncomfortable almost immediately with what was going on. "The agenda was to teach this sort of Maoist propaganda," she claims. "There were no textbooks and few materials. They hired me with no questions and I didn't have a teaching degree." Then things got even weirder. "They were pushing me to move on campus," Maver shudders. "They said, All of us are turning our [paychecks] over to the school. You can live with us and we'll take care of your needs.' They got grumpy when I refused."
Maver soon quit and reported the school to state authorities, who shut it down in 1985 because of numerous complaints from state social workers (security and safety infractions, neglect, students attacking other students, etc.). She also reported the group to the FBI, which she says did nothing. "They probably just put me on their kook list," she chortles. "What could be crazier than a Danish-European communist cult? No wonder the FBI didn't believe me. It's nuts."
THE ENGLISH CONNECTION
The very nuttiness of the notion that such an ominous organization on the scale of Tvind could exist helped it operate under the radar of most media and government authorities for decades, according to English journalist Michael Durham. "It all seems so unlikely," he admits. After many years of negative publicity in Denmark, where Tvind began, the group has little credibility in its home country and is being hounded by Danish police, who are trying to prove Petersen's flunkies embezzled most of the tax-free money donated to humanitarian projects it took in. The police further charge that many of those projects were phony, created out of thin air to capture grant money. Some of Tvind's fraudulent organizations and schools have also been closed down in England, Spain, and France.
But Tvind companies, like the AIDS retrovirus, simply metamorphosed, changed names and moved to new locations, where populaces were unsuspecting. And it would often take years before a nosy reporter or concerned official would notice that something was dramatically wrong. That changed in 1999, when Durham, a contributor to newspapers such as The Observer and The Times of London, designed a Website (www.tvindalert.org.uk) to aid journalists around the world in investigating Tvind activities. (The Website has also become a gathering place for former members of Tvind organizations and for parents looking for help in rescuing their kids.)
Durham has been investigating Tvind schools and charities operating in England since 1995. His website was originally just a collection of newspaper articles and a dossier, full of tantalizing leads he'd never had time to follow. He felt a website might generate new sources. "Before I knew it the messages were just pouring in from people all over the world saying, This is what happened to me.'"
His first glimpse into the international scope of Tvind came when he spoke with Steen Thomsen, a former headmaster of a Tvind school in Britain, who had recently become disillusioned. "He told me a story of this huge, multinational organization that was corrupt top to toe and run by one powerful, shady figure," Durham recounts. "It was run rather along the lines of organized crime in that it was compartmentalized and highly structured. It was all very cleverly done, but it was touching the lives of thousands of young people. [Thomsen] called it a cult."
So is Mogens Amdi Petersen a cult leader? And if so, how did he transform from being an idealistic, passionate young teacher in Denmark in the mid-Sixties into a corrupt old mindfucker?
It all began as the Age of Idealism broke into pieces with hard drugs, the assassinations of great world leaders, total consumer permissiveness, and what appears, with hindsight, to be a general decline in standards in the West. Petersen, sensing a wanderlust among disaffected youth, created a traveling school for young adults designed to teach them the ways of the world by actually taking them into it. As charismatic as an actor, he led groups on long treks into Turkey and other exotic places and put them to work building schools in Denmark. As part of a trendy anti-nuclear kick in the Seventies, they built a huge windmill at the first Tvind school. Later they put the rest of their Third World "development" apparatus together.
But from the beginning there was trouble. To maximize Tvind profit, the forfeiture-of-wages policy was introduced. "Teachers" were expected to contribute all of their time and energy to the cause, and were systematically isolated from the outside world: "Late in the Seventies all of us members [were sent] home ... where our old documents, private letters, and family pictures were stored, to burn it all," Thomsen wrote in 1998. "... Amdi Petersen will use all means necessary to ensure his followers say farewell to their history, enabling them to stand naked in front of Him, their big Leader."
Petersen was also paranoid. Thomsen says he required rooms to be scanned for electronic bugs before he entered them, would only contact members via cell phones, and urged members to fear letter and car bombs. He further claims that marriage and children were heavily discouraged and that some female members were pushed toward sterilization. Why would people allow this to happen to them? "They are in complete awe of him," Durham marvels. "He's like a god. [If] Amdi says, Pack your bags for Tibet and leave the wife tomorrow,' you do it."
It was when these negative aspects began to surface in public, marring the carefully cultivated Good Samaritan image Tvind used as a front (and perhaps Petersen had twisted into a pathological rationale for his own behavior), that Petersen and his followers became even more secretive. He completely withdrew in 1979, signaling a possible emotional crisis. And the international hunt of the journalists began in earnest. "There has been a sense of a game between us, the journalists and [Tvind], sort of a little hunt," Durham says, with relish.
Nuri Kino is a Swedish journalist who went undercover at a Swedish clothing factory to expose it as a moneymaking scam for Tvind. He says his own fascination with Petersen occasionally borders on obsession. "He's an asshole, a fucking fascist," the hyper-expressive Kino spits. "Because they are hurting a lot of people. And I can't help being fascinated -- to get in their brain and understand the motivation. Amdi must have one of the most incredible brains in the world."
Durham agrees. "The [compelling] question is, all of the people who are in it, do they know what they are doing? Are they evil, or is the wool being pulled over their eyes, too? It's a question that's never been resolved." Jakob Rubin, the Danish reporter, is equally puzzled. "We don't yet understand what the purpose of Tvind is," he acknowledges. "Yes, Mr. Petersen is trying to collect millions, but that [simple answer] is not satisfying. We believe they were trying to create an alternative economic world order."
Durham is convinced that the Jyllands-Posten story describing in detail the lifestyle Petersen and his cronies enjoyed in Miami was important because it fleshed out the rumors that had haunted Tvind since Petersen's disappearance more than twenty years ago. "For the first time, the Danish people were presented with the evidence," he exults. "They were suddenly asking themselves, Is that where all our money went?' It really tipped the mood in Scandinavia."
This was the story Durham had been waiting for ever since Steen Thomsen told him that Miami, with its easy-access international ports, was being used as the headquarters of Tvind'sexpansion into Central and South America. Thomsen recounted a summit meeting held in 1997 in one of the Tvind Miami condos. "He described enormous, luxurious condominiums and said that although [it wasn't known then], that's one of Tvind'sworld headquarters. It sounded like the plot of a James Bond movie. They all sat around and Amdi said, Okay, I want you to go to Fiji or Brazil,' or whatever. That is why Tvind is now establishing itself in all these areas. This is the office where they are carving up the world!'"
They may have been carving up the world from a condo off Miami Beach, but Tvind kept a low profile in town. New Times phoned Anne-Lise Gustafson, the longtime Danish consul in Miami. She knew the Tvind story well from the European newspapers but had never, to her knowledge, encountered Petersen or his cronies. Once, however, back in the early Eighties, she did meet a Tvind sailingship at the Port of Miami. The captain had asked her, as consul, to greet the students traveling onboard. It was not a pleasant experience. Gustafson describes the ship as barely seaworthy, full of juvenile delinquents that the captain told her kept trying to escape. "It was Tvind," she says, trying to reconstruct the memory. "They would take [troubled students] out on a ship and straighten them out [while teaching them to sail]. My husband, who was in the navy for many years, said it was irresponsible to take anyone out on that [unsafe] boat."
But was Amdi always a monster, or did something happen to him along the way? That is the personal agony of Steen Thomsen, a man who gave 26 years of his life for his belief in Petersen's social revolution. "What is the aim [of Tvind]?" Thomsen wrote. "Surely, once it was a Chinese-inspired revolution when it all took its beginnings in the late Sixties and early Seventies. Amdi Petersen was for most of us a revolutionary hero on level with Chairman Mao, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and others."
And then suddenly it happened. February 17, 2002, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Mogens Amdi Petersen flew into Los Angeles airport from Africa, en route to Mexico. He presented his passport at customs as usual, expecting the usual perfunctory stamp. But after September 11, airport security had been tightened. An INS officer checked his name against a list of people wanted by federal law enforcement. Turned out the FBI had agreed to arrest Petersen on sight and hold him for the Danish government, which wants him and several of his inner circle for massive tax fraud and embezzlement of roughly $11 million (and this from only one of his charities -- Danish police case summary notes include Citibank accounts in Miami).
Petersen was unceremoniously dumped into a cell in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. Danish authorities immediately requested extradition. The U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A., which teamed with Danish prosecutors to argue against releasing Petersen on bond before U.S. Magistrate Stephen Hillman, was besieged by the Danish press. "I've got about a million Danish reporters I have to deal with today," complained a harried Thom Mrozek, public affairs officer for the Attorney's Office. "They are all over this shit. It's amazing. There's about ten or twelve of them who flew in from Copenhagen for this!"
Petersen, in a move considered unusual by observers aware of his generally secretive nature, hired high-profile attorney Robert Shapiro (one of O.J. Simpson's murder trial "Dream Team" lawyers). Shapiro, a situational ethicist who found grave fault with Simpson defense tactics only when that trial was won, immediately began portraying his client as a "philanthropist." Nevertheless, he lost his bid to get Mogens bonded out when the judge declared him "a serious flight risk." Danish newspapers and the Los Angeles Times reported he had recently applied for both Brazilian and Zimbabwean citizenship, and Danish cops believed he was preparing to hide out somewhere in South America since his Fisher Island hideout had been blown.
In a Los Angeles courtroom, the orange-jumpsuited Petersen has looked tired and despondent. This is a picture journalists like Jakob Rubin savor:
"Now in the detention center is this very tall guy, very skinny and old," he imagines. "He's there and he's definitely not liking it because he's used to the best of everything. He's breaking down very fast ..."
But maybe not. Nuri Kino in Sweden puts a darker spin on Petersen's impending court trial: "I hope they can put him in jail, but my fear is that that will make [his followers] even more tight, and will make [Tvind] grow, because it's them against the whole world."
Kino's voice drops: "Like he's their martyr."
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No matter who said otherwise—at first the Philadelphia Flyers, then his agent—Ilya Bryzgalov always seemed guaranteed for a buyout. Math is math, and the salary cap is the salary cap, and Philly is Philly, and Bryz is Bryz.
On Tuesday, that came to pass. The Flyers announced that they're using their second and final cap compliance/amnesty buyout on the goaltender, which means that his $5.667 salary cap hit comes off the books in exchange for two-thirds of his remaining contract spread over double the term.
That means Philadelphia will pay Bryzgalov $1.643 million per year for the next 14 years to go away.
“I met with Ilya this morning and informed him that we are going to exercise a compliance buy out of his contract,” general manager Paul Holmgren said in a released statement. “This was a very difficult business decision to make for us and we want to thank Ilya for his time here and wish him all the best moving forward.”
Again, this shouldn't surprise anyone. The Flyers were capped out to begin with, then agreed to pay defenseman Mark Streit $5.25 million annually for four years. That necessitated Danny Briere's buyout and, essentially, Bryzgalov's.
Now, Holmgren is left with Steve Mason—who is not very good—as his goaltender, no more "get out of jail free" cards and about $4 million in cap space for next season. This should be interesting.
Bryzgalov, meanwhile, was decent but inconsistent with the Flyers and struggled last year under a heavy workload. He didn't get along with the media, which was partially his fault and partially not. No matter who's to blame, though, the bickering is going to be great.
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Shoda Devi Vs. DDU/Ripon Hospital Shimla and Ors.
[Civil Appeal No. 2557 of 2019 arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 26789 of 2018]
Dinesh Maheshwari, J
1. Leave granted.
2. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order dated 23.02.2018, as passed in First Appeal No. 348 of 2009, whereby the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ('National Commission') has modified the order dated 03.08.2009, as passed by the Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ('State Commission') in Complaint Case No. 11 of 2006; and while holding that the State Commission had wrongly exonerated the respondents for medical negligence and deficiency in service, has awarded compensation to the complainant-appellant in the sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- in addition to the ex gratia amount of Rs. 2,93,526/- allowed by the State Commission. In the present appeal, the complainant-appellant seeks enhancement of the amount of compensation with reference to the disablement and loss suffered by her due to the negligence of the respondents, which led to the amputation of her right arm above the elbow.
3. We may observe at the outset that the impugned judgment and order dated 23.02.2018, as passed by the National Commission in First Appeal No. 348 of 2009, holding the respondents liable for compensation on account of medical negligence, was sought to be questioned by the Medical Officer concerned (respondent No. 2 herein) by way of a Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 15888 of 2018 that was considered and dismissed by this Court on 11.07.2018.
4. Having regard to the subject matter of this appeal, the background aspects, so far relevant for the present purpose, could be noticed, in brief, as follows:
4.1 The appellant, who had been suffering with abdomen pain and menstrual problems, approached the respondent No.1 Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital - a government hospital at Shimla ('DDU Hospital') where she was examined by the respondent No. 2 on 10.07.2006 and was diagnosed with having fibroid and endometrial hyperplasia. On 18.07.2006, after finding that she had no relief from medicines, the appellant was advised to undergo a minor operation viz., Fractional Curettage (D & C).
4.2 On 19.07.2006, for the purpose of the operation aforesaid, the respondent No. 3, a para-medico, administered intravenous injection of Phenergan and Fortwin directly by a syringe in the right arm of the appellant. The case of the appellant has been that she continuously suffered excruciating pain during the entire surgical procedure and despite bringing the fact to the knowledge of respondent Nos. 2 and 3 during and after the procedure, no measures were taken to redress and reduce the discomfort suffered by her.
4.3 Due to the complications that had arisen in regard to the arm of the appellant, which could not be handled by the team of doctors at DDU Hospital, she was shifted to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla ('IGMCH') in a taxi arranged by her husband. In IGMCH, she was administered Brachial Plexus Block treatment immediately and, on being examined by CW-2, she was diagnosed with "acute arterial occlusion with ischemia of limb, caused by intra-arterial injection", which ultimately resulted in CW-1 amputating her right arm above the elbow on 22.07.2006.
5. Having thus suffered the loss of limb, the appellant, apart from filing FIR under Section 338 IPC on 27.07.2006 at Police Station, Sadar, Shimla, preferred the consumer complaint on 28.09.2006, seeking compensation with the submissions, inter alia, that after several hours of complaints, the respondent No. 2 attended on her with a team of doctors consisting of general physician and gynaecologist in a rather casual manner; that no proper service was provided to her; that she was shifted to IGMCH only in a taxi arranged by her husband; and that she suffered amputation only due to the medical negligence of the medicos and para-medicos of the respondent No. 1.
6. The respondents filed their separate counter affidavits in opposition to the complaint so made by the appellant. The sum and substance of such counter affidavits had been that the respondents had provided services with utmost caution and care; that the appellant was to undergo a minor surgery viz., Fractional Curettage wherefore, the staff nurse administered an intravenous injection prior to the surgery; that the entire procedure lasted for about 5 minutes and the appellant cooperated during the procedure, which was conclusive of the fact that the intravenous injection was administered properly; that after being shifted to the ward, when the appellant complained about severe pain in the right forearm, she was attended at immediately but when onset of limb ischemia was confirmed, she was referred to IGMCH for further treatment as DDU Hospital was not equipped with CTVS Department; that on reaching IGMCH, immediate treatment was administered to the appellant but, despite all possible treatment, her right arm had to be amputated as gangrene had started to set in. Thus, the respondents asserted that the appellant was provided immediate and necessary treatment; and that there was no negligence and/or deficiency in their service.
7. The appellant examined Dr. Rajneesh Pathania, Professor & Head, CTVS, IGMCH, Shimla as CW-1 who produced the case history of the appellant and pointed out that she had arrived at the hospital in emergency with a history of severe pain in the right forearm and she was diagnosed with acute limb ischemia and treatment was given on these lines; but with the onset of gangrene, the right arm was amputated under his supervision to save the life of appellant. CW-1 further stated that the reaction to an injection administered could take place irrespective of the route of administration; that severity of limb ischemia is more if the whole drug is given intra arterially and occurs one in a million; and that preventive efforts should have been taken when the complaint of pain was made at the first instance.
He further stated that the treatment administered at DDU hospital was the one accepted as an initial line of treatment for management of pain in similar situations. Dr. R.G. Negi CW-2, who was the first doctor to examine the appellant in IGMCH, also made the statement in concurrence with that of CW-1. The appellant got herself examined where she denied all the suggestions put to her by the respondent but admitted that she did not complain about any pain when she was shifted from the operation theatre. It was pointed out that the medical board had assessed her permanent disablement at 80%.
8. During the course of hearing of the matter, the State Commission made an order on 16.09.2008, expecting the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla and the Secretary Health Department to explore the possibility of extending a reasonable ex gratia payment to the appellant, looking to the nature of disablement suffered by her and her poor and rural background. In response thereto, the Senior Medical Superintendent of DDU Hospital stated by way of affidavit that a sum of Rs. 2,93,526/- was assessed in this regard; and if accepted by the appellant, the same may be conveyed to the Director Health Services. Thereafter, the State Commission examined the matter on merits; and, with reference to the evidence of the doctors as also that of the appellant, held that no case of medical negligence was proved. Hence, the State Commission rejected the complaint.
But, in view of the order previously passed on 16.09.2008 and response thereto by the Government, the State Commission directed the respondent No. 1 to make ex gratia payment to the tune of Rs. 2,93,526/- to the appellant, if she was willing to accept the same.
9. In appeal against the order of the State Commission, the appellant relied on the principle of res ipsa loquitor and also contended that the State Commission overlooked the material facts, the evidence of experts, the delay caused at each and every stage, and the continuous suffering that she had to undergo from the time of minor operation, to the amputation of her right arm and thereafter as well.
10. The National Commission meticulously examined the evidence on record and particularly, the evidence of CW-1 Dr. Rajneesh Pathania and CW- 2 Dr. R.J. Negi as regards the cause of onset of gangrene on the appellant's right arm as also the preventive measures which could have been, but were not, taken by the respondents. While holding it to be a clear case of medical 6 negligence, the National Commission allowed the appeal but enhanced the compensation only to the tune of Rs. 2,00,000/-.
11. Seeking enhancement over the amount so awarded, learned counsel for the appellant has relied on the decision in Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences v. Prashanth S. Dhananka and Ors. : 2009 (6) SCC 1 where, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, this Court had enhanced the compensation on the ground of medical negligence. Learned counsel has strenuously argued that despite coming to the conclusion that the present one is a case of medical negligence, the National Commission has awarded a meagre sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- towards compensation without considering the immense loss suffered by the appellant, a person coming from poor and rural background, who was 45 years of age at the time of such amputation. According to the learned counsel, the award of compensation deserves to be re-evaluated and enhanced to minimum Rs. 16,20,000/- together with interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of filing of complaint.
12. Per contra, learned counsel for respondent No.1 has attempted to submit that the National Commission has awarded Rs. 2,00,000/- to the appellant over and above the ex gratia amount allowed by the State Commission and in the given circumstances, the appellant is not entitled to make a claim for any further enhancement of compensation. Learned counsel has refuted the contentions pertaining to medical negligence and submitted that there had not been any fault or negligence on part of the hospital staff i.e., doctors and nurses; and that the happenings due to unforeseeable and unpredictable rarest of rare complications cannot be considered to be of medical negligence. The learned counsel would submit that the respondents have adhered to their medical duties in treating and attending to the appellant's needs to the best that could be provided.
13. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having examined the record, we are clearly of the view of that while the findings on medical negligence on the part of the respondents do not call for any interference, a clear case for enhancement of the amount of compensation is made out.
14. On perusing the order of the State Commission, it is but apparent that the State Commission though recorded that with the onset of gangrene, amputation of the right arm of the appellant was carried out with a view to save her life but dismissed the complaint on rather untenable grounds like that the surgery would not have been successful if sedation was not complete and proper; and that the appellant was referred to another hospital for more effective treatment after all the efforts at the respondent hospital were exhausted.
In appeal, the National Commission minutely examined the evidence on record and concluded on the medical negligence of respondents for several counts such as: not providing or making arrangements for an ambulance for proper shifting of the appellant; not attending on the appellant at the first instance on her complaint about unbearable pain and the delay having aggravated the ischemic process; and though cannula was not used as it was a one-time prick for the procedure, yet it should have been used to prevent mishaps.
We find no infirmity in the findings of the National Commission, in so far the issue of medical negligence is concerned. However, after having recorded clear findings on medical negligence and after taking note of the aforementioned directions of the State Commission regarding ex gratia payment, the National Commission considered it proper to award to the appellant an additional compensation to the tune of Rs. 2,00,000/-. The question is: as to whether the amount so awarded to the appellant is that of just and reasonable compensation?
15. As regards the quantum of compensation in such cases, it is noticed that in the case of Alfred Benddict v. Manipal Hospital: (2015) 11 SCC 423, where, for the reason of medical negligence, a 2-year-old girl developed gangrene in right arm which resulted in its amputation, this Court, considering the age of the child and her life-long suffering, be it her education or marriage prospects, awarded a lump sum of Rs. 20,00,000/- as compensation. Likewise, in the case of Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (supra), where the complainant had suffered paraplegia as an outcome of the surgery and was thereafter confined to a wheelchair, this Court pointed out some of the factors that weigh in while quantifying compensation in such cases. This Court, inter alia, observed as under:-
"90. At the same time we often find that a person injured in an accident leaves his family in greater distress, vis-ŕ-vis a family in a case of death. In the latter case, the initial shock gives way to a feeling of resignation and acceptance, and in time, compels the family to move on. The case of an injured and 9 disabled person is, however, more pitiable and the feeling of hurt, helplessness, despair and often destitution enures every day. The support that is needed by a severely handicapped person comes at an enormous price, physical, financial and emotional, not only on the victim but even more so on his family and attendants and the stress saps their energy and destroys their equanimity.
91. We can also visualize the anxiety of the complainant and his parents for the future after the latter, as must all of us, inevitably fade away. We, have, therefore computed the compensation keeping in mind that his brilliant career has been cut short and there is, as of now, no possibility of improvement in his condition, the compensation will ensure a steady and reasonable income to him for a time when he is unable to earn for himself.
92. Mr. Tandale, the learned counsel for the respondent has, further submitted that the proper method for determining compensation would be the multiplier method. We find absolutely no merit in this plea. The kind of damage that the complainant has suffered, the expenditure that he has incurred and is likely to incur in the future and the possibility that his rise in his chosen field would now be restricted, are matters which cannot be taken care of under the multiplier method."
16. In the ultimate analysis, the requirement in such cases of disablement due to medical negligence is of awarding just and reasonable compensation to the victim, while keeping in view the pecuniary damages as also the nonpecuniary damages like pain and suffering and loss of amenities of life.
16.1 On the facts that have come on record, it appears that the appellant was 45 years of age when she suffered the medical negligence and consequences thereof, leading to amputation of her right arm. It is also apparent that the appellant comes from a very poor and rural background and is covered under Integrated Rural Development Programme. The National Commission, even after finding this one to be a case of medical negligence leading to amputation of right arm, quantified the amount of compensation only at Rs. 2,00,000/-. Even if the ex gratia proposed before the State Commission and the amount awarded by the National Commission are taken together, the total compensation to the appellant comes to Rs. 4,93,526/- only.
16.2 We are constrained to observe that the National Commission, even after appreciating the troubles and trauma as also disablement and disadvantage suffered by the appellant, had been too restrictive in award of compensation. Ordinarily, the general damages towards pain and suffering as also loss of amenities of life deserve to be considered uniformly for the human beings and the award of compensation cannot go restrictive when the victim is coming from a poor and rural background; rather, in a given case like that of the appellant, such a background of the victim may guide the adjudicatory process towards reasonably higher amount of compensation (of course, after having regard to all the attending circumstances).
16.3 Such granting of reasonability higher amount of compensation in the present case appears necessary to serve dual purposes: one, to provide some succour and support to the appellant against the hardship and disadvantage due to amputation of right arm; and second, to send the message to the professionals that their responsiveness and diligence has to be equi-balanced for all their consumers and all the human beings deserve to be treated with equal respect and sensitivity. We are impelled to make these observations in the context of an uncomfortable fact indicated on record that when the appellant was writhing in pain, she was not immediately attended at and was snubbed with the retort that 'the people from hilly areas make unnecessary noise'. Such remarks, obviously, added insult to the injury and were least expected of the professionals on public duties.
16.4. Apart from the above, when the appellant is shown to be a poor lady from rural background, her contribution in ensuring the family meeting both ends also deserves due consideration. With her disablement and reduced contribution, the amount of compensation ought to be of such level as to provide relief in reasonable monetary terms to the appellant and to her family.
17. For what has been discussed and observed hereinabove and in the given set of facts and circumstances, we are of the view that the appellant deserves to be allowed further an amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- towards compensation, over and above the amount awarded by the State Commission and the National Commission. Having regard to the quantum of enhancement being allowed herein, it is also considered proper to grant 3 months' time to the respondents to make the requisite payment and else, to bear the burden of interest.
18. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. The appellant is awarded further an amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees ten lakhs) towards compensation, over and above the amount awarded by the State Commission and the National Commission. The respondents shall make the requisite payment within 3 months from today failing which, the enhanced amount of compensation shall carry interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of filing of the complaint before the State Commission.
....................................J. (ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE)
....................................J. (DINESH MAHESHWARI)
7th March, 2019.
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CARSON CITY — The Carson City Council approved selling the former water tower property to Carson Health for construction of a landing pad for medical helicopter services.
According to City Administrator Mark Borden, Carson Health administrators had discussions with the City Council in the past about buying the property.
“Hospital administrators had mentioned interest in the land when the old water tower was torn down,” Borden said.
After Carson Health administrators met with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about building a helicopter landing pad there was renewed interest in the city property.
“I can’t speak for the hospital,” Borden said. “But it is my understanding FAA officials informed Carson City Hospital the old water tower property was the only approved spot for the tower.”
The hospital’s plans development of the site for the new helicopter-landing pad later this year. The City Council agreed to sell the property, which is appraised at $32,000 to the hospital for $20,000.
“Normally city property can only be sold at the appraised value,” Borden said. “However, because of the benefit of the landing pad to the community we spoke with legal counsel and were able offer the property for $20,000.”
Carson Health Director of Corporate Communications Daniyel McAlvey was unable to discuss the details about the proposed landing pad, because CEO and President Matt Thompson was unavailable to give details of the board meeting on Jan. 30.
“The final details of the sale still need to be worked out with the Carson Health’s Board of Trustees,” McAlvey said.
Thompson’s meeting with the board on Jan. 30 included discussion of the proposed purchase of the water tower property from the city. If approved the hospital would plan to build a helicopter landing pad. Currently when a helicopter lands at Carson Health, it utilizes the parking lot.
“The building of a helicopter landing pad will be very beneficial for Carson Health,” McAlvey said. “It can be difficult trying to get vehicles moved from the parking lot whenever AeroMed is here.”
According to McAlvey, Carson Health officials will give more details of the sale in the near future. While not much information is coming from Carson Health at this time, the City Council is moving forward with expectations of selling the property to the hospital.
“We are now working with legal council to finalize the details of the proposed sale,” Borden said.
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Early awareness of psychological abuse empowers teen girls to select healthy partners while dating, which spares them from emotional wounds and scares that comes with trauma, so they can build a stable future of education, marriage and family
Young teen girls are experiencing serious emotional pain due to Psychological Abuse that leads to deep depression, drugs, and Domestic Violence. Many young girls lack proper mentoring that is needed to become successful in life. Our ministry is the voice of change for these young girls.
(KBGWM) is committed to educating young teen girls in the following areas:
- Psychological Abuse Awareness-How to break free from cycles of abuse.
- Build Self-Esteem-Through discovering self-worth, gifts, and talents.
- Build Healthy Relationships-With friends, and family members.
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Twenty-First Century girls are trained to mature into strong, mentally stable women, and mothers that demonstrate character. This empowerment changes the next generation.
We inspire young teen girls to put Christ first, education next, from a holistic perspective that prepares them for destiny. As they discover their purpose, they are liberated to be authentic, creative, bold, and successful.
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Tyson & Mendes LLP is experiencing quite a growth spurt, practically doubling its revenue in 2018 to $40.6 million.
Leaders at the La Jolla-based law firm say they would like to add 100 attorneys across all of its locations in the next 12 months.
The firm’s 140 attorneys plus support staff seem to have quite a bit of work. Much of Tyson & Mendes’ business is defending insurance firms in lawsuits. The stakes are high during an era of jury awards that some call “nuclear verdicts.”
The firm has built a reputation for winning at trial, said Robert Tyson, the firm’s managing partner.
“If you read the papers or look on the internet, you’re hearing about runaway jury verdicts all the time,” said Tyson, seated at a long conference table at his office, with several of his associates close by. “That’s what’s happening with the Monsanto verdicts, the Johnson & Johnson talc powder [verdict] last year. There was the first-ever single-plaintiff billion-dollar verdict … that was a terrible case out of Georgia …
“Juries are awarding significant sums and we’ve come up with a specific formula to make sure that there’s justice for all — that there’s justice for defendants just as well as there is justice for plaintiffs.”
Tyson said he is working on a book for defense attorneys about how to avoid runaway jury verdicts. He plans to finish the manuscript by the end of the year.
A Watershed Case
A case called Howell v. Hamilton Meats, argued in 2011 before the California Supreme Court, was a watershed moment for Tyson & Mendes. “That put us on the map,” said Tyson.
In the case, the court examined what sort of medical damages an injured plaintiff may collect — whether it is the amount the medical establishment puts on a bill, or the discounted amount that insurance companies typically pay out.
In the Howell case, the court concluded it was the latter.
That saves insurance companies in California some $10 billion a year in claims, Tyson said.
The 2011 case was the foundation for several other cases, the law firm said.
Tyson and his partner, Patrick Mendes, established their firm in a little space on La Jolla Boulevard in Bird Rock in 2002. At its beginning, the firm had a single client in the insurance industry. The partners did everything, Mendes said — down to signing proofs of service and licking envelopes.
The firm’s reputation grew over time, leading to an “explosion of growth,” Tyson said.
Expanding the Territory
The firm now has 250 employees in eight offices in six states.
San Diego is the largest office. It expanded by 30 percent last year, going from 47 to 61 attorneys. In all eight offices, the attorney count went from 80 to 130.
Tyson & Mendes’ second largest office is Los Angeles. The firm now has its eye on opening a ninth office in Orange County in August. The partners have selected a branch managing partner from the ranks of Orange County attorneys, who will make the jump from his current firm to Tyson & Mendes. Tyson declined to say who that person is.
Looking for Talent
“We just can’t hire enough lawyers in San Diego, so we have to reach out to adjoining cities,” he said. “We’re hiring in L.A. We’re hiring in San Diego. We can’t hire enough, and so Orange County is really an employee pool that we’ve been kind of missing out on.”
The business is working to make itself more attractive to prospective employees.
Law firm leaders said one of the unique employee benefits offered by Tyson & Mendes is a student loan repayment program, which can cover up to $10,000 of an employee’s loan. Students just out of law school can be liable for repaying loans in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The business also offers extensive paid parental leave. Unique programs set the firm apart, said Cayce Lynch, administrative partner at Tyson & Mendes.
Lynch founded the company’s women’s initiative, emphasizing equal opportunity, recruitment, advancement and development. The firm boasts a 50-50 split between men and women attorneys, while the industry average is 35 percent women. Support staff at Tyson & Mendes is 80 percent female.
The business’s home office is split among three locations in La Jolla. There is the original space in a building that once housed a call center in Bird Rock, as well as a building with an ocean view on the other side of the street. A third location is in the University Towne Center neighborhood.
Tyson said the business would like to get all of its local employees under a single roof, and is reviewing its options. The firm is looking for a central San Diego address with 60,000 square feet or more.
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Canon has refreshed its range of premium compact cameras, including the G series and S series, along with new additions to the SX lineup of ultra zoom compacts. And the Canon G16, S120, SX510 and SX170 all come with Wi-Fi.
First up, the G series, and Canon's long established back-up camera sees the Canon G16 replacing last year's Canon G15. It features the same 12.1 megapixel count, but Canon says that the sensor is newly designed.
The key feature Canon really wants to push is the new Digic 6 processor, which enables the Canon PowerShot G16 to shoot at 9.3fps (JPEG only, with no continuous autofocus) with no buffer - it will last as long as there's memory on the card. You can also stop shooting and restart again without having to wait.
That processor should also allow for improved performance when shooting in low light. Shooting at up to ISO 12800 is available, too.
As is starting to become standard for compact cameras, the Canon G16, like all of the new compacts announced today, features Wi-Fi connectivity. That enables you to do such things as back up images to your computer via the Canon Image Gateway and share images to tablets and smartphones.
The Canon G16 features a 28mm 5x optical zoom lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.8. Canon has kept the same optical viewfinder that was found on previous G series cameras.
Next up is the newest addition to the S family, the Canon S120, which replaces the Canon S110. This camera also features that ultra fast Digic 6 processor, enabling fast shooting speeds that are marginally faster than the Canon G16, at 9.4fps.
In many respects, the Canon PowerShot S120 is designed to be a miniature version of the Canon G16, and so shares quite a few specs with its larger sibling.
It also has a 5x optical zoom lens, which now features an f/1.8 maximum aperture - a first for the S series. It starts at slightly wider than the Canon G16, at 24mm.
Unlike the Canon G16, the Canon S120 has a touchscreen, while a control ring around the lens can be used to change customisable settings.
Both of these cameras also have a Star mode, for use when photographing stars at night. Different fully automatic modes produce the optimum settings for photographing night skies, star trials or a time lapse movie. Both star trail and time-lapse movies can be created within the camera itself without the need for post-production.
The Canon PowerShot G16 price will be £529.99 (around US$830/AU$920), while the Canon PowerShot S120 price will be £449.99 (around US$705/AU$780). They'll both be available from mid-October.
Bridge camera too
Also announced today are the Canon PowerShot SX510 and the Canon PowerShot SX170.
The Canon SX510 is a miniature bridge camera that features a 30x optical zoom, starting at 24mm at the widest point. It also features a 12.1 million pixel sensor along with a Digic 4 processor.
Meanwhile, the Canon SX170 is an advanced compact camera that features full manual control and a 16x optical zoom.
The Canon PowerShot SX510 price will be £289.99 (around US$455/AU$505), while the Canon PowerShot SX170 will be £169.99 (around US$265/AU$295). They will be available from the end of August.
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It’s Not ‘Woke’ For Corporations To Dismiss What Leads To Food Abundance
Country singer Glenn Campbell died rich and very famous in Nashville in 2017. Both his wealth and fame would have been hard to fathom in consideration of his formative years in Billstown, Arkansas.
Campbell’s early life was marked by immense deprivation. It’s difficult to imagine today in a rich country like the U.S., but food was very scarce in Campbell’s childhood home. To be blunt, Campbell often went to bed hungry. So great was the pain from his hunger that the preternaturally gifted guitarist used to jam his fist into his solar plexus while in bed at night. Campbell’s reasoning was that the agony he administered to himself with his own fist was less biting than the pain that a light form of starvation brought him as he fought to get to sleep.
Campbell’s early challenges came to mind recently while watching a Smirnoff Vodka ad, which included the increasingly familiar “non-GMO” claim. In an age of intense virtue-signaling, it would appear Smirnoff’s marketers have decided that there’s gold to be mined from being the most “woke” of vodka’s.
In Smirnoff’s case, they’ve created a commercial with former Cheers star Ted Danson as pitchman. As readers can probably imagine, Danson smoothly extols the virtues of Smirnoff; virtues that include the vodka’s status as a “non-GMO” alcohol drink. Oh dear…
Yet another brand taken in by the falsehoods promoted by the Non-GMO Project, a fact-challenged organ of the $124 billion dollar organic food industry that aims to further the blatant falsehood that genetically-modified foods have poisonous qualities that organic ones do not. In truth, “organic” is just a pose. As Bill Clinton’s Agriculture secretary Dan Glickman explained it in 2000, “The organic label is a marketing tool. It is not a statement about food safety, nor is ‘organic’ a value judgment about nutrition or quality.”
Applied to Smirnoff, its “Non-GMO” posturing amounts to false advertising that is prohibited by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). About the prohibition, in a sane world businesses would be able to make any claims they want. Figure that consumers and media can and will reveal the truth about any business and product.
The problem is that in the food space the world isn’t exactly sane. In the food and drink sector, regulation of each by the FDA (along with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) brings new meaning to hyper. What this means in practice is that the heavy regulation has created the perception among consumers that all label claims (as broadly defined) have been approved and validated by the regulatory bodies. In other words, they assume that the government agrees with and has validated the implied health claims (in the case of Smirnoff) or explicit health claims (in the case of the Non-GMO Project) that GMOs are bad for you. So you have the worst of all worlds: a hyper-regulated market in which certain bad actors (those disparaging GMOs) are given a special pass to flout the law and lead consumers to believe government is on its side.
Where it gets even more unseemly in this case is that businesses making Non-GMO claims about their products are very specifically hiding behind FDA approval of their actions even though FDA rules very specifically disallow false advertising. And false ones they are.
With the Danson ad Smirnoff’s marketers are lending the brand’s voice to the false insinuation that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are somehow harmful. Nothing could be further from the truth.
By wrapping itself in what it presumes to be non-GMO finery, Smirnoff’s is furthering the silly narrative that organic, non-GMO farm production is a good, healthy thing, while GMO food production is unhealthy and bad. Readers shouldn’t be fooled. “Organic” is nothing more than a marketing term, not an indication of “healthy.” As for “non-GMO,” the designation is as backwards as music collector bragging that all of his music is stored on 8-track tapes.
Indeed, while there’s nothing wrong with pesticide usage by farmers in order to greatly enhance output, “organic” producers would like for us to believe that they nobly create healthy vegetables for the consumer sans those allegedly harmful inputs. No, they don’t. “Organic” farmers utilize pesticides too. If they didn’t, their output would be rather slight, and most likely inedible.
Taking the overdone hysteria about GMOs further, the wise and practical among us should cheer farmers who utilize GMOs, while looking with wonderment at those who don’t. Food producers who don’t rely on GMOs are the equivalent of a computer programmer accessing the internet via dial-up. GMOs aren’t evil, rather they’re useful inputs that greatly enhance the productivity of the typical farmer in much the same way as 5G internet access will eventually multiply the productivity of the typical worker.
Importantly, GMOs are but the latest in a long line of technological advances that have rendered food quite a bit more edible and plentiful. Just as soil has long been enhanced by the lifesaver that we now know as fertilizer, GMOs of more recent vintage very happily marry science with production. The result is exponentially more food that is also cheaper and healthier than the more limited fare created in the past.
Looked at through the prism of Smirnoff’s smug and anti-technology dismissal of GMOs, it’s not just that the anti-GMO mob is promoting false narratives about the quality of genetically enhanced food. What’s more troubling is that Smirnoff is the latest, but surely not the last brand promoting a rush away from technology to the detriment of food supply.
That’s unfortunate simply because life wasn’t always this plentiful. In what was a more GMO-free past, children going to bed hungry was more of the norm. Yet thanks to incredibly humane technological advances like GMOs, starvation is increasingly a yesterday problem in the United States.
So when readers see ads promoting the blast to our more impoverished past that are the “non-GMO” designation, they might cast a more skeptical eye on whatever is being peddled to them, all the while imagining Glenn Campbell when he was young. It’s sad to contemplate how many kids went to bed as Campbell did, writhing in pain thanks to food being both expensive and scarce.
John Tamny is a Forbes contributor, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at FreedomWorks, editor of RealClearMarkets, and a senior economic adviser to Toreador Research & Trading. He’s the author of “Who Needs the Fed?” (Encounter 2016), along with “Popular Economics” (Regnery, 2015).
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SQL Server Stretch Database webpage
With SQL Server Stretch Database, you can dynamically stretch warm and cold transactional data from Microsoft SQL Server 2016 to Azure. Unlike typical cold data storage, the data is always at hand. Stretch Database lets you retain data longer and more affordably than typical enterprise storage. Depending on how often the data will be accessed, you can choose the appropriate level of service, then scale up or down as needed. Using Stretch Database doesn’t require any application changes. You can also use Stretch Database with new Always Encrypted technology, which helps protect your data at rest and in motion—extending data in a more secured manner for greater peace of mind.
Stretch Database DSU will be renamed Compute DSU and will initially remain at 50 percent public preview billing. These services will be switched to general availability pricing (100 percent) on September 1, 2016. Also starting September 1, 2016, Stretch Database customers can take advantage of a new Stretch Database-specific storage meter. Please note that in a few regions, Stretch Database will remain in public preview for a limited time. For a list of these regions, please visit the SQL Server Stretch Database Pricing webpage.
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Patrick Mercer (Newark): I am privileged to follow the hon. and learned Member for Redcar (Vera Baird), and I would like to associate myself with the comments of the hon. Members for Barnsley, Central (Mr. Illsley) and for Hamilton, South (Mr. Tynan) about fireworks, which have recently been causing all sorts of grief in Newark and Retford. I thoroughly agree with the their comments about them.
I would like to spend my eight minutes underlining the comments made by my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Mr. Letwin) about the need for effective legislation on community policing. I want to concentrate entirely on my constituency, which is not a typical inner-city constituency but a mixture of market towns and rural areas. It is an area that should be a fairly quiet part of north-east Nottinghamshire, yet it suffers in a special way. Nottinghamshire has seen a rise in crime of some 2 per cent. over the last year, but, more worryingly, robberies have gone up by 54 per cent., sexual offences by 4 per cent., offences of violence against the person by 8 per cent.and so it goes on.
The hot spot in Nottinghamshire is not Newark, Retford or Tuxford but Nottingham, and, of course, that is where the chief constable has to put his resources. Those resources are extremely limited, and I shall come back to that in a moment. We have already heard in other debates from the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen)I suspect that the hon. Members for Gedling (Vernon Coaker) and for Bassetlaw (John Mann) would agree with himthat all these areas are being stripped of their officers and resources so as to concentrate on the big problem, namely, Nottingham. Before I move on, I would like to pay tribute to the amount of work that the hon. Member for Bassetlaw has done on the drugs problem in north-east Nottinghamshire. That issue certainly touches my constituency and I am grateful for the exposure that he has ensured for the matter.
The problem in Nottinghamshire revolves around police funding. We are told that there is to be an extra #3.3 million for Nottinghamshire constabulary, and I am sure that there is. That will represent a 2.5 per cent. increase, which in real terms is not an increase at all. Nottinghamshire constabulary faces the same level of difficulty and reported crime as Merseyside, yet the number of officers on the beat is several hundred short of the number in Merseyside. To overcome this lack of funding, the chief constable has had no alternative but to step up the police precept in the council tax, which has risen by almost 20 per cent. in the last year. That has deeply irritated my constituents.
Despite that rise in taxationand perhaps because there is no real additional central Government fundingthe lack of policemen in my constituency is quite remarkable. I am told that, since March last year, an extra 55 officers have been available in Nottinghamshire. I am sure that that is so, but they are not to be seen in Newark, where we have gone from 42 officers to 29. When those numbers are divided into shifts, and when the new response system that the chief constable has introduced is brought into play, there are times when we have only two officers on duty to ensure that the town remains relatively law abiding.
In addition, the number of our special constables has fallen, and I have also been told that we are not going to receive any community support officers. I attended a recent meeting of Newark Business Club, at which we were told that if we wanted extra community support officers we would have to fund them ourselves at a cost of #20,000 a year per officer. Additionally, with the new systems that have been introduced to centralise response times, further officers have gone from Newark. We now get response vehicles only from 12 miles away, in Ollerton. It has been said before that Newark has been Xhollowed out" of its officers and its resources.
The Prime Minister has never visited my constituency, and when the Home Secretary came to Nottinghamshire we were not, strangely enough, on the list. Perhaps they did not want to see that the streets were pretty well unpatrolled, or that it can sometimes take 40 minutes to get a response on the telephone from the police. Interestingly, the striking firemen whom I visited recently in Newark said that one of their problems was that they were having not only to act as paramedics at the scenes of accidents but, with the lack of police officers in the area, to become de facto policemen themselves.
Even more worryinglyI make no comment on the rights or wrongs of thisa number of police officers have complained anonymously through the pages of the Newark Advertiser about the way in which their constabulary is run. This illustrates the completely unacceptable lack of confidence that has spread through the constabulary, which is being communicated to my constituents every day.
What are the solutions? I challenge the Minister and the Home Secretary to visit Newark to see what it is like and how community policing has broken down completely in that part of north-east Nottinghamshire. If the Minister doubts the effect of that and how seriously my constituents take it, let him look at the general election result in the constituency. The grievance is very deeply felt.
When the regional inspector of constabulary visits in January, I ask that he consider particularly carefully the system that has been imposed on Nottinghamshire constabulary and how Newark and associated areas are losing officers in order to police Nottingham. I understand the reasons behind that, but without extra funding my constituency and areas like it will continue to become increasingly lawless.
The Government's failure to announce appropriate measures is likely to continue to undermine confidence in our policemen and their support services. I ask the Government to try to re-establish that confidence and to try to prevent a bigger rift from developing between people and police officers.
Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): I shall, if I may, speak about antisocial behaviour in particular and in general. The particular pointfireworkshas been raised by a number of Members. The issue has made my postbag bulge like nothing else over these past several weeks, and I am glad that the Prime Minister agreed at Question Time two or three weeks ago that there should be legislation. We do not yet know whether it will be included in the antisocial behaviour Bill or what form it will take, but it needs to be introduced.
I now know, subject to an insurance assessor's visit and approval, that I shall need the roof completely replaced at a cost of #1,450 plus VAT."
There is a paradox here. Looking back over the past generation or so, we find that people have better lives in many ways. They have more money than ever before and average earnings have gone up fortyfold during the Queen's reign. Life expectancy has gone up eight years. People can travel all round the world, choose from 100 television stations and have personal freedom of an order never seen in history, yet, over the same period and moving from the private sphere to the public, our society has reached a more parlous state than we have known in recent memory.
If we are honest with ourselves, which we must be in discussing those things, our society has become less civilised, coarser and cruder. People are less attentive to and considerate of the needs of others. Our public spaces have become degraded. We have the image of someone sitting in their house and being able to tune into 100 television stations or to access all kinds of wonders through the internet, yet being afraid to walk down their own street. That is the society that we have created.
A few days ago, the Home Secretary said in a television interview that the real problem is one of our culture. He was right. Saying that shows a necessary humility in a Home Secretary, but the question is, what is shaping our culture and what has made it like that when we have become ever more prosperous, liberated and self-controlling, yet ever more degraded and insecure in our social behaviour?
We see examples on every side. A leading international footballer can write of his premeditation in setting about committing violence on an opponent, there is the routine disorder that is celebrated in sections of the media and the coarseness and crudity emitted from our television screens. As the forces that traditionally shaped behaviour and provided support are weakenedthe home is one example; the transformation in family life over the past generation has been extraordinary and on a scale never seen beforewhere do people get their values? They get them from the images that are transmitted to them from other places. Some people do not have the protections that came from those old sources and I am afraid that those images are corrosivethey produce the antisocial behaviour that we are talking about.
Soon after the general election, after I had been pontificating about the civic crisis and the need to engage people more in the process, I received a letter from someone who had heard my remarks but is not a constituent. I remember his letter well, because he went through what it is like to live on his street on his estate. He described the daily awfulness of being there and the sense of degradation. After going through the list, he said at the end, XAnd you expect us to vote?" He meant, XYou expect us to give legitimacy to a political system that cannot even guarantee the security of my street."
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This manga has a crucial backstory, but luckily there’s a very condensed video available that explains the whole thing.
These men… they straight don’t exist. No names. No fingerprints. You could find yourself in trouble if you run into them and you’re an illegal alien. They’re going to have violent sex with you and force you to do things… horrible things.
But enough about the pre-production of Wild, Wild West, let’s talk about a doujinshi.
Continue reading “That Time Will Smith Fucked a Loli”
We’ve talked about how Western games don’t often get much of a look and that remains mostly true with Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us.
Still, it warranted enough attention to get a pair of doujinshi, both of which center around Ellie. I’d say that’s to be expected given the nature of the game. Still, a little Joel/Tess stuff? Lesbian futanari Ellie/Tess? Sadly, everyone in The Last of Us 2 is actively ugly and covered with grease so the yuri future is a grim one.
Let’s dive in and check them out since they’re both competently done, suggesting that wanting to fuck Ellie speaks to men of refinement and good taste.
Continue reading “The Only Two The Last Of Us Hentai Doujin”
It would make a reasonable amount of sense to save this for Halloween, but to hell with it!
If you’ve never had the pleasure of reading through Franken Fran, it’s fantastically weird and I can definitely recommend it.
Curiously, even with the glut of guro artists in the world, there is only a single Franken Fran doujinshi in existence that I can find. And luckily, it’s porn. And it’s weird.
Continue reading “The Only Franken Fran Hentai Doujin”
Hey! It’s my birthday soon! So I was thinking, why not highlight some of the absolute best single pages of doujinshi featuring characters giving birth that I’ve ever seen?
I think we all agree that’s the best way to celebrate the miracle of life and so I’m going to do it. Also, I accept birthday gifts in the form of money and links to weird porn. Whichever fits your budget better.
OKAY! Let’s get intimate with the act of shitting out babies.
Continue reading “My Birthday Doujin Nightmare”
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With boobs jingle belling and thicc lolis telling you to be in good cheer.
So let’s fucking take a look at my entirely subjective best and worst erodoujin that center around Christmas. I mean, I’m really hoping that I find something that really makes the bottom of the barrel feel proud of itself.
I guess we’ll find out. So let’s dream of muscular Santas and see what I find when I go diving into the vast sea of Christmas erodoujin. And we’re going to need strong Christmas theming! None of this “this doujin takes place on December 24th bullshit.”
Continue reading “The Best and Worst Christmas Hentai Doujin”
It’s December which means I get to phone it in a bit! Right? Why not?
Also, my ulterior motive this week is to shout out the wonderfully wholesome manga Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu. since I enjoy it thoroughly. And hey! Since this is a short doujin and I’m feeling generous since it’s Christmas, I’m just going to fucking scanslate the thing and post it after the fold instead of describing it to you. Nice, right? I’m a good guy.
Seriously. How great am I? I’m so great. Wow. What a great guy I am. Tell your friends. Okay, on to the doujin.
Continue reading “The Only Komi-san Wa Komyushou Desu Hentai Doujin”
I’m officially branding Deadman Wonderland as a cyberpunk book. Fuck you, you can’t tell me how to live. It’s got everything. Freaky robots, weird shit, a dystopia. It counts. Leave me alone. I needed four and I refused to do Ghost in the Shell or Appleseed. I GAVE YOU YOUR POINT OF FLESH, SHIROW! I EVEN TYPED YOUR NAME WITH A W, YOU POMPOUS ASS!
Okay, that’s enough flailing. We’re doing Deadman Wonderland. There are only four doujin in existence that I am aware of at all for the book and all four of them are erodoujin. That’s good luck for me. If you’ve never seen the show or read the manga, I thoroughly recommend either of them… or both. It’s a good time with some great art.
Still, since I’ve managed to narrowly squeeze my way through this month that I arbitrarily saddled myself with as a challenge, I feel triumphant. I am the king of all things. Worship me. Let’s read some porn.
Continue reading “All FOUR Deadman Wonderland Hentai Doujin”
Far be it from me to use these posts as a cheap excuse to talk about artists I love. I mean, come one, I decided not to do the only Blame! doujin because I felt like I would gush too hard about a book that’s a bit too weird (Blame! not the doujin, which seems to take more cues from Blame! Gakuen than anything else) and that everyone seems to love but only pompous assholes ever seem to read. Still, if you want a straightforward fuck story with Cibo, Zuru, and Sanakan, there’s your party.
But this is about something a bit less discussed, considering the artists involved. Still, good work me, right? Sneaking in the Blame! doujin. You didn’t even see it coming.
BUT ENOUGH TALK! This is about the thrill-a-minute manga Koukaku no Pandora from Masamune Shirow (yes, the Ghost in the Shell guy) and Rikudou Koushi (yes, the Excel Saga guy). Two of my favorite meats in the same meal! What could go wrong? Well, nothing according to Japan. The book is on its 14th volume, but the West doesn’t seem to care much for it even though it’s a work of unparalleled genius and a fucking fantastic good time. And hey! It’s more or less cyberpunk!
Whatever, you fags don’t understand art like us real men. Anyway! Someone drew a futa erodoujin of it, so let’s go read it.
Continue reading “The Only Koukaku no Pandora Hentai Doujin”
Why do people search for hentai more than they search for erodoujin? No idea, but even when people want doujin or eromanga, it’s usually “hentai.” And so here we are.
Dennou Coil is a show that seems like it would be ripe for erotic parody what with its heavy focus on augmented reality and… near entire lack of adults. And hey! It’s cyberpunk. So technically I’ll be getting at least two weeks out of this month!
If you haven’t watched Dennou Coil, it’s definitely worth it. It’s got a little bit of everything you’d want out of a semi-slice-of-life augmented future coming-of-age anime.
Continue reading “The Best and Worst Dennou Coil Hentai Doujin”
Cyberpunk Month! I figured I’d do a mild theme this month, since that seems fun and it’ll give me an excuse to point out some cyberpunk anime that I enjoy. Also we’re doing Thankful Month with the theatres, so why not? That said, it might not make it the full month because the shows I wanted to do are proving to be pretty light on doujin.
So let’s take a look at an anime that didn’t get enough attention by my estimation, and the character designer is far and away one of my favorite artists, Hakua Ugetsu. That show is Bakuretsu Tenshi, released outside of Japan as Burst Angel. It’s a fantastic show with a fun premise, some great creators working on it, and a super interesting setting. Sadly, this hasn’t translated into a glut of erodoujin. It coming out in 2004 might have something to do with it, but I’ll still be sad about it.
But hey! Even though pickings are slim, let’s see what the perverts can do with it!
Continue reading “The Top 3 Bakuretsu Tenshi Hentai Doujin”
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I got a chance to look over the other matches from the case, and while none compete with the grim "body tags: a thoughtful gift" matchbook, they are still amusing. And sexist.
My favorite is the sexist "sports tankard." The form asks that you to specify whether you are male or female when ordering, because apparently hockey, football, and weightlifting are "male sports only." (Look on the right side. It actually has asterisks by those sports and says "male sports symbols only") What are they going to do, deny your request if you are a woman who wants a weightlifting sports cup? Even if these people (mistakenly) thought a female couldn't perform these sports, can they not be fans? What a jerky thing to say!Don't despair ladies! You may not be allowed to play those manly sports, according to the sexist matchbook anyway, but you CAN buy the "Fine Mist Sprayer!" It not only makes plants healthier, but is great for laundry and windows, too! BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! "Perfect even for setting hair!" Now doesn't that sound better than getting your apron all dirty by playing football, girls?
Good luck burning a hole through the glass ceiling with these matches!
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Today’s episode of NASCAR America airs on NBCSN from 5-6 p.m. ET and will recap Denny Hamlin’s win at Pocono, as well as introduce you to Jimmie Johnson’s new crew chief, Cliff Daniels. Dave Burns will have an interview with both Johnson and Daniels.
Steve Letarte will be joined by Jeff Burton and Dale Jarrett to discuss those and other storylines.
If you can’t catch today’s show on TV, watch online at http:/nascarstream.nbcsports.com. If you plan to stream the show on your laptop or portable device, be sure to have your username and password from your cable/satellite/telco provider handy so your subscription can be verified.
Once you enter that information, you’ll have access to the stream.
Click here at 5 p.m. ET to watch live via the stream.
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Using Meta Tags in Your Business Website
Because meta tags in your business website are not as important in search engine ranking as they used to be, limit how much time you spend on them. If tags for a page relate to its content, they’re more likely to yield benefits in search engines.
Repeat no more than the same four keywords (or search terms) in several locations on a page, and optimize a different page for another four keywords. (Effective tags include keywords, but you can’t optimize one page for all keywords that apply to your site.) If you do this correctly, a page from your website will appear in results for most commonly used search terms.
Title meta tags
The title tag, likely the most important tag still in use, appears above the browser toolbar when the site is displayed. Keep the title tag to no more than 6 to ten words, or fewer than 70 characters, including one or two of your terms for that page.
Use a different title tag on every page.
The title tag Guided Imagery Downloads, Find Guided Imagery & Guided Meditation CDs appears above the browser toolbar on the home page as shown in the following illustration.
Because different search engines may truncate the title tag at different lengths, place your keywords first, followed by the company name — not the other way around. Your company name appears in so many places on your site that it doesn’t matter if it’s trimmed off.
Page description meta tags
The source of the text that appears in search engine results is all or a portion of the page description tag or the first paragraph of text, as shown in the following illustration. Google search results for the term CDs healing music guided imagery yield the Guided Imagery Downloads site on the first page.
Again, different search engines truncate this tag at different lengths, ranging from 150 to 255 characters, including spaces. A good compromise is 200 characters. Use your four optimized search terms in the description, placing them as close to the beginning as possible while keeping the text readable. Don’t keep repeating the same keywords, which is considered spamming.
Keyword meta tag
Although not as important as it used to be, the keyword tag is a helpful way to organize your optimization work. Again, different search engines truncate this tag at different lengths. Place at the beginning of the tag the four keywords you elect to optimize; put your company name and least important terms at the end. This list describes a few other guidelines to keep in mind:
Limit the list of search terms to 30; shorter is better. You can spread out other search terms on other pages. Some sources suggest keeping this tag between 200 and 500 characters.
Make sure your keywords are relevant to your pages’ content. It’s best to include at least some of your search terms in the first paragraph.
Keyword phrases are more useful than single words. Earning a page 1 appearance on most single words is next to impossible.
Commas are no longer needed to separate search terms but are helpful for you to read what you’ve done. Search engines consider reversing the order of words within a phrase, or scrambling words among terms, to find possible combinations.
Articles and prepositions aren’t necessary. Examples of articles are a, an, and the; examples of prepositions are by, from, on, and to.
Use all-lowercase words to encompass all forms of capitalization. If you capitalize a word in the keyword tag, capitalization is required for a match.
Plurals include singulars, as long as they’re formed from the same root without changing spelling. For example, a search for the term plants includes the term plant, but a search for the term companies doesn’t include the term company. The same principle holds true for gerunds and past tense.
Phrases with spaces include the same term without spaces. For example, a search for the term coffee shop includes the term coffeeshop, but not vice versa.
If a multiword phrase must be kept intact for identification, insert quote marks around it. Examples are “days of our lives” and “santa fe.”
When results are established, sites with keyword phrases that exactly match the entered search request (the query string) generally precede those where other text separates the words within the search request. You can see this for yourself by entering a multiword search phrase and reviewing the results.
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Saturday, 10 November 2012
06:03:57 PM (GMT)
Kupika? What's a Kupika?
Anywho, my birthday party has come and gone, and while my actual birthday is still on
the way, I got a few games already. One of them being the newest Professor Layton
game for the 3DS.
Before I start though, gotta make this clear. This is my FIRST Professor Layton game.
So some things are a bit confusing. Like, why does Luke talk to animals? Seriously,
But as my first romp into this game, I had a ton of fun.
While it's not the longest game I've ever played (Took me 3 days to finish the story
line), it was still very immersed and packed with content. The puzzles were fun and
challenging, for the most part. (But some of them feel a bit cheap. I mean, how are
you supposed to figure out those "Evenly Matched" puzzles??) And the mystery, while
some things confused me due to my lack of knowledge, was interesting and kept me in
Last thing to mention is the 3D. Every time I talk about a 3DS game now, I need to
talk about this.
When the animated cut scenes are shown in 3D, it doesn't really look like 3D. It
looks like cardboard cutouts, and it doesn't really immerse me like some other games
have. For the actual 3D models, however, it looks fine. However, sometimes the 3D can
be so deep that it hurts the eyes. If you're like me, gotta keep the slider pretty
low for this game.
Spoiler time now.
So, now for all my questions. Why can Luke talk to animals? Who is Emmy? Why is she
travelling with Luke and Layton? Why does Layton's hair look like a freaking nest
when he's in the flashbacks? Why does Randall have glasses before he gets amnesia,
and then doesn't need them when he has amnesia, and then gets his glasses back when
his memories return? Who on earth was Descole? How can he disguise himself as a woman
so well? How can Angela disguise herself as a man so well? Why was Inspector Bloom
evil? Who was that guy he was working for? What are the Three Legacies? Somebody,
please tell me some of these things are explained in other games! I am just utterly
Ok spoiler over.
Overall, good game, puzzles were fun, but you might wanna have an idea of the world
this takes place in first.
I also rented Kid Icarus: Uprising recently, and I wanna ramble about that too, but
I'll wait until I finish the game first.
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One Nation's Pauline Hanson 'granted permission' to scale Uluru before ban
Aboriginal Elders have granted permission for One Nation Senator Pauline ... Touching down in central Australia on Tuesday afternoon, Ms Hanson ...
AUNZ | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (NSW) –
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- Hot Deals
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Perhaps no other instrument in history has had such a profound effect on the history, style and development of popular music as the Fender Telecaster. This beautiful coffee table-style book includes color and black and white photos of vintage and custom shop models and the great "tele" artists. Plus, deep insights into the history and uses of this fantastic instrument, including licks, solos and techniques of all the great "Telemasters" and influences on blues, country, R&B, and rock. Also includes over 140 music examples--all demonstrated by Arlen Roth on the included CD. All examples are in standard notation, tablature.
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Source: Teachers and Teaching, Volume 15, Issue 4 August 2009 , pages 421 - 439.
(Reviewed by the Portal Team)
This article attempts to identify the distinctive qualities of successful veteran teachers, referred to as “expert teachers”, which separates them not only from novice teachers but more importantly from experienced non-expert teachers.
Based on earlier case studies, this article maintains that the critical differences between expert and non-expert teachers are manifested in three dimensions:
1) their ability to integrate aspects of teacher knowledge in relation to the teaching act;
2) their response to their contexts of work, and their ability to engage in reflection and
3) conscious deliberation.
The article further addresses the question of why some teachers become experts while others remain experienced non-experts by examining the developmental processes of the experienced teachers in the case studies.
The data drawn on in this article consist of case studies, spanning 18 months, of four ESL teachers in Hong Kong. These teachers' personal histories, professional development, classroom practices, and the knowledge embedded in the teaching act were investigated through the analysis of lesson observations, interviews with teachers and students, reflections by teachers, and artifacts such as lesson plans, curriculum materials, and student work.
At the time of the study, all four ESL teachers were teaching in the same school. The school is located in a government subsidized housing estate for people in the lower income bracket. Most of the students are from working class families and their parents do not speak English.
When the study was conducted, Marina was in her eighth year of teaching, Eva and Ching were both in their fifth year of teaching, and Genie in the second year of teaching.
Marina was identified by the school principal and her colleagues as an outstanding teacher.
These four teachers had had different disciplinary training. Marina majored in translation, Ching and Genie in English, and Eva in sociology. All of them entered teaching with no professional training.
Marina enrolled on a professional program in her fourth year of teaching and Ching in her fifth year of teaching. Neither Eva nor Genie had had any professional training when the study was conducted.
The findings suggest that engagement in exploration and experimentation in teaching and learning, in problematizing the unproblematic, and in tasks which challenge teachers to extend their competence are crucial to the development of expertise.
The implications for teacher development are discussed.
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Activated Carbon Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2018 - 2028
Activated carbon is also called as activated charcoal. It is characterized by the presence of large number of small pores on its surface. More number of pores corresponds to larger surface area that helps in increasing the adsorption capacity of the element. The global activated carbon market is expected to witness considerable growth in coming years of the forecast period due to the growing demand from its end use application industries.
The global activated carbon market features a fragmented landscape with the presence of several notable brands. These leading companies are investing heavily on the activities of research and development for developing better and innovative products. In addition to this, mergers and acquisitions are also a highly preferred approach for the growth of these companies. Some of the leading brands in the global activated carbon market include names such as Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Osaka Gas Chemical Co. Ltd., Calgon Carbon Corp., Jacobi Carbons AB, and Cabot Corporation among others.
There are multiple factors that are responsible for the overall development of the global activated carbon market. Activated carbon is mainly used in sewage and water treatment plants. This is because the activated carbon has the ability to eliminate dissolved and particulate impurities. Moreover, activated carbon also removes some organic impurities as well as chlorine from water. Such benefits have made it a preferred choice of filtering material for these sewage and water treatment plants. Thus, its demand is high in this application sector. Naturally, the growth of the market is primarily driven because of this growing demand from the sewage and water treatment plants. In addition to this, activated carbon is also used in the manufacturing and greenhouse industries for the removal of toxic gases, harmful dust particles, odors, and general purification of the air. Such uses and increasing demand from these manufacturing industries too is helping to drive the growth of the global activated carbon market. There is also a growing demand from other industries such as automotive, food and beverage processing, and medical and pharmaceutical. Such growing demand is thus helping the growth of the global activated carbon market.
The global activated carbon market features a geographical landscape with five major regions that provide a better understanding of its overall working dynamics. These regions include Latin America, Middle East and Africa, North America, Asia Pacific, and North America. Currently, the global market is dominated by the Asia Pacific region. The region is expected to show a massive growth rate in the coming years of the forecast period of 2018 to 2028. Other regions such as North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East and Africa are all expected to show a modest growth rate in the coming years of the forecast period. The growth of the Asia Pacific segment can be primarily attributed to the presence of developing economies such as China, India, and Japan. These nations are expected to lead the market in terms of value and volume in the coming years of the projection period. With the increasing production of coconut shells that acts as the proven and most commonly used raw material for the production of activated carbon, the Asia Pacific segment is thus on course to achieve stellar valuation in the near future.
Market Segmentation is as follows:
This study provides a particularized anatomy according to the L.E.A.P mechanism
The regional analysis offers market assays across:
The study, prepared through the L.E.A.P mechanism adds a dimension of infallibility and assures precise information on all the growth dynamics.
Latest Trends and Cardinal Growth Prospects
The study assists in burnishing the knowledge of the stakeholder in terms of the emerging trends. The study provides an expansive coverage on the latest developments and novel profit-yielding sources that augur well with the market. A dedicated and determined team of experts conduct an out-and-out research on diverse aspects to offer ultimate breakthroughs in the market.
Existing and Future Insights in Growth
The interfusion of ubiquitous primary and secondary research through modern tools invites perfection and accuracy in every aspect. Primary research is circumspectly conducted through exhaustive interactions and interviews of experts. These valuable opinions are then neatly inducted in the report to allow the stakeholder for reaping the benefits. A treasure of secondary data is extracted via famed paid sources, yearly estimates and statements, renowned journals, and government documents. These sources assist in creating a robust database comprising existing and subsequent growth dynamics.
Ascensions in Technology
Diverse technological advancements and cutting-edge innovations in the market have been covered in this study to assist the stakeholder in research and development activities. Recent upgrades have also been added in the study, thus helping the stakeholder to paint the strokes of growth on the canvas of the market.
The study presents a plethora of challenges and obstacles that can hinder the growth of the market to allow the stakeholder to prepare their strategies accordingly.
The world ushered in the new decade with the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak has damaged the growth prospects of several businesses and has crippled the entire economy. The study is in tandem with the changing dynamics of the market due to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. The study focuses on the coronavirus pandemic and analyses every aspect that impacts the growth positively or negatively.
An aerial perspective of the regions covered in this study enables the stakeholder to design strategies accordingly. The 360-degree assessment of every aspect associated with growth offers information on a rainbow of growth opportunities available across the market.
The exhaustive study motivates the stakeholder to take the 'LEAP' of faith and achieve success!
This report is the key to questions such as:
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In one way or another, we all have a complex relationship with our own money. Because of that, it’s hard to be rational all the time in how we use it. But where do our behavioral biases come from, and what can we do to counteract them? We explore these questions below.
What Are Behavioral Biases?
Many of us set budgets, monitor our investments and spend conservatively. In doing so, many of us like to think that we are acting rationally with our money. But the truth is, people are emotional when it comes to their finances and that can affect their decision-making.
Common emotions that influence how we spend and invest include:
In terms of investments, this could lead to decisions that impact your portfolio in the long run. For example, you may choose to “follow the crowd” due to fear of missing out or sell shares impulsively when stocks start trending down.
Emotional spending (sometimes nicknamed “retail therapy”) is another common practice influenced by behavioral biases. When you’re unhappy or upset, buying something new can make you feel better (at least for a little while).
You’re not alone in your behavioral biases, and you can take action to change those things that may be impacting your financial standings.
What Not to Do
Although it may be tempting, avoid making rash investment decisions based on what you see in the news or hear from friends and family.
For example, you may hear that a CEO of a major corporation is stepping down because of a fraud allegation against him. In turn, your first reaction may be to get rid of your stock in that company. When in reality, this may not have any impact on the company’s performance - especially in the long run. Instead of thinking about that company’s stock over the span of years or decades, you made an in-the-moment decision based on short-term changes. Your gut reaction was to protect your assets right now, when in reality you may have actually hurt your chances for greater returns down the line.
What Can You Do Instead?
Talk to a Professional
If you know that planning your future spending and managing investments tends to be dictated by your emotions, consider working with a financial advisor. He or she will be able to act as an educated, unbiased third party to guide you through investment decisions and other aspects of your financial life.
It is also vital that you think long-term when making decisions, rather than following trends that will not be beneficial to you in the future.
Being self-aware is an important step in avoiding behavioral biases when it comes to investing. Know your level of risk tolerance and allow that information to help determine your asset allocation strategy. Doing so should help alleviate some worry regarding your investments and reduce the urge to make choices impulsively.
Acknowledging and controlling your behavioral biases can help you feel confident in your investment decisions and everyday spending choices. Working with a trusted financial advisor allows an objective third-party to offer educated guidance and direction - without emotional bias.
We are a trusted fee-only financial planning and investment advisory firm to individuals, small businesses and self-employed professionals in the Akron/Cleveland area and all across the country. Please feel free to give us a call at 330-836-7000 to schedule an introductory conversation and we will partner with you to design your personal financial blueprint and build a solid foundation for a bright financial future.
Since 2004, TCM Wealth Advisors has been providing Fee-Only Fiduciary Advice to our clients in Northeast Ohio and all across the country.
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The Maple Leaf has been used as a symbol of Canada as far back as the 18th century, and even before that, the aboriginal peoples of Canada were making sugar and syrup from the sap of the maple tree. The Maple Leaf flag was officially inaugurated in 1965 as Canada's National Flag.
Each Fine Porcelain mug comes with a specially designed box that features the artwork and its descriptions. They stack up nicely and make a spectacular presentation.
Microwave and dishwasher safe.
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Linkbait is wrong
One of the most effective ways to get to the top of search results
is to have many links from other websites back to your site. Now,
and this is very important, you shouldn't have just any old links.
The search engines are looking for quality links from reputable
sites that are added over a course of time. Links from link farms,
and links that you pay for are usually detected by the search engines'
algorithms and are given less or even zero credence, making them
virtually worthless. So, many webmasters are trying out what they
think is linkbaiting.
What is linkbaiting?
Linkbaiting has been described as the action of trying to get other
people to link to your site of their own accord because of something
special on your site.
That something special could be great content, a nice little app,
a very useful (and usually free) software or, more contentiously,
Why is linkbait wrong?
Linkbait itself is not wrong per se, merely the semantics.
By connotation, in the world of Search Engine Optimization, "bait"
is a bad word - more associated with fishing for unsuspecting victims
to trap them and reel them in. Those webmasters who do have
great content or data on their sites, or great software or apps,
absolutely deserve to be linked to for the right reasons. This is
called organic linking and is a good thing™.
Even some sites which use controversy, such as rotten.com
are interesting and can keep being controversial to maintain
the reason for the link.
Linkbaiting could then best be described as webmasters using
a one-off stunt to get others into organically linking to them for
the wrong reasons (i.e. getting links to one interesting page while
the rest of the site is very different, they want to sell something
but want it to seem like they're not, or the site changes down the
As search engines place more emphasis on getting organic links,
linkbaiting will become more popular for unscrupulous webmasters.
Akin to the "publicity stunts" which still dazzle naive
and lazy media outlets, making them add the "story" to
their newspaper, magazine or TV show, some people will be tempted
to add links from websites who try their own "publicity
One such example of a linkbaiting stunt is The
Million Dollar Homepage, the original pixel ad site. The promotion
campaign for the page was a runaway success with even non-web media
covering the stunt. The site now has over 28,500 backlinks
according to Yahoo, for basically a link farm page with images.
(I would not advise any reputable site to advertise on a pixel ad
site or to directly link to a pixel site by the way).
Alex Tew has stated he will keep the ads up for 5 years,
but here comes the rub. Once some webmasters have got the links,
they can change the site. While I'm not suggesting that Alex will
turn his page into a spam site or scraper site, there are other
sites out there that will. That's what I would call linkbaiting.
In the end you have to make sure the pages and sites you link to
are reputable. Lots of people have been caught linking to so-called
Phew! What's a bad neighborhood?
This is definitely something all web masters need to know
about. Some sites engage in very questionable linking practices
- I suppose we have all seen them.
Remember at the top of the page I said that the search engines
are looking for quality links from reputable sites that are
added over a course of time? Some people think the opposite - that
search engines want to see more links to your site meaning you are
very popular. This makes some webmasters get links wherever they
- Swapping links with any website that will take it,
- Adding their links to every single directory on the planet,
- Adding posts to irrelevant forums just to include their link,
- Starting up dummy websites just to carry their link.
Of course, the search engines know about these types of
links and rate them close to zero if they are not relevant to
your site. So, adding those irrelevant links is useless. But,
the search engines also keep a record of sites that do this type
of thing on a large scale. If you link to one of these sites (and
that can be easy as they usually ask for a reciprocal link) you
are deemed to be part of their network of sites, or bad neighborhood,
and can be penalized for that! You will go down in the search engine
rankings or in severe cases be banned from the search engine altogether!
Don't get involved in link swap schemes or link farm type operations,
and only swap links with quality websites related to yours.
The best way to get quality links from other sites is to
have good quality content or data - be it articles, news, humor,
photos, software or whatever - something useful that your visitors
can recommend to their friends, colleagues or visitors to their
site. You will receive natural organic links over time. Time is
something that search engines need to recognize that your site is
as good as it is and deserves to rank highly in the search engines.
Be patient for a year or two, keep building content on your site
and watch what you have sown grow.
To link to this page, copy and paste the code below:
I encourage your comments on this story,
with your thoughts.
This article was inspired by Matt Cutts blog entry entitled SEO
Advice: linkbait and linkbaiting
which is a good example of quality relevant content, even if it
uses the wrong terminology!
An example of good organic linking:
What is v7ndotcom elursrebmem
- See how you can use your site to help kids with cancer.
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While some may view it as that weird thing that happens in the desert, Burning Man continues to thrive as an experiment in community each summer in Nevada, and the art that comes out of it can be radical and push boundaries.
The Cincinnati Art Museum is bringing part of the cultural movement to the Queen City with No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, opening in two phases April 26 and June 1.
For the uninitiated, Burning Man is a week-long event where participants erect a temporary city outside of Reno that explores concepts of community and artistic self expression, culminating with the ritual burning a of giant "man" sculpture. It attracts some 70,000 participants each year.
The exhibit features large-scale sculptures, jewelry, video and photography and "will take over much of the museum, exploring the maker culture, ethos, principles and creative spirit of Burning Man," the museum says in a statement. It will also include "giant mutant art vehicles," costumes and "immersive gallery-sized installations."
Jill Dunne, director of marketing and communications, calls the exhibit exciting because of that immersive quality.
"This is going to be one of the most interactive exhibitions we've had at the Cincinnati Art Museum," says Dunne. "Visitors are going to be able to feel and experience the art that usually you have to travel all the way to Nevada to see in person."
That's right, feel. Visitors will be able to touch some of the art.
"It is one of the most influential movements in contemporary American art and culture," says Museum Director Cameron Kitchin. "The visual culture created in conjunction with the Burning Man gathering each year is a democratic and inclusive model of artistic expression. Working with the thinkers and artists who create the culture challenges the very notion of an art museum."
Dunne says the setting also makes for some interesting juxtaposition.
"We're going to have some of these modern works next to, [for example], a Degas, and you're going to be able to see it in that context and really appreciate what contemporary artists are doing now," says Dunne.
In keeping with the Burning Man ethos, the exhibit is free. It's also kid-friendly.
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Many of our readers have fat loss and physique transformation goals. Striving for a leaner physique not only can be beneficial in many ways including less stress on the entire cardiorespiratory system and the skeletal system. Less weight on your frame is less strain on your joints and bones.
When things are going well, it can feel like smooth sailing but when they aren’t it can be frustrating and discouraging.
Which is why, it is important to identify when you are experiencing what are called “non-scale victories” or successes that don’t relate to the numbers.
At our MPower Fitness Boot Camp locations we test body fat, weight and take measurements. We also take photos as another metric for measuring our success. This is especially helpful for seeing changes in ‘muscle tone’ and in the decreases in fat over all. For example, we may have lost fat around our mid-section but not see a difference on the tape measure because of the time of day we are getting our waist measured (or time of the month for women). Who doesn’t experience an increase in the waist measurement after eating? We all do. We have stuff in our tummies, so of course that will appear bigger. But we aren’t actually up in body fat. So depending on when you get measurements done, this could be misleading…you might be worried that your waist is actually up when it really is down in body fat.
But all the physique changes aside let’s talk about some other non-scale victories that we can look for and celebrate on our health and fitness journeys:
1- Improved Energy/ Stamina
2- Improved Mood
3- Better Sleep
4- Increased Sex Drive
5- Clothes fitting better
6- Clearer/ healthier skin
7- Less joint pain
8- Less stress
9- Less gas/ constipation
10- and so many more
The fitness journey is a lifelong one and there is much to celebrate along the way- especially when you look for it.
Keep at it and remember you can do it.
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Rock ‘n Roll!
Ráday club in Budapest is in the center of Ráday utca. Ráday Club is a Rock Club only with Guitar music. Depending on the day you find different styles of Rock. Often in Ráday Club in Budapest there are concerts taking place, most of unknown but good Rock bands from Hungary.
In this club you can dance to the music of bands like Rage against the Machine, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Metallica and other legends of Rock. So if your music is rock this ist the club to give a try.
District 9, Budapest
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 14, 2012
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-33100
(State or other jurisdiction
One Owens Corning Parkway
Toledo, OH 43659
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
The Governance and Nominating Committee (the Committee) of Owens Corning (the Company) is responsible for recommending to the Board of Directors of the Company director nominees for election. As a result of a director search performed under the direction of the Committee, the Company has identified Suzanne P. Nimocks as a new director candidate. Ms. Nimocks recently retired as a Director (senior partner) with McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm.
On June 14, 2012 the Board took the following actions to become effective September 12, 2012: (a) increased the size of the Board as of September 12, 2012 by one member; and (b) elected Ms. Nimocks as a director to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the size of the Board, to serve in Class III for a term expiring at the Companys Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2015.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Nimocks and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Nimocks was selected as a director. For her service as a non-employee member of the Board, beginning September 12, 2012 Ms. Nimocks will participate in the non-employee director compensation arrangements in effect at that time. The arrangements currently in effect are described under the heading 2011 Non-Employee Director Compensation in the Companys proxy statement in connection with its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2011. There are no related person transactions involving Ms. Nimocks that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Nimocks will serve on the Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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It’s Really All About YouA team built around your experience, a process built around your needs
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The Tentacled One
I do not know (or care about) your background. Trust you? Why? Has this worked for you in the past? Do you seriously say, in arguments, "You are ignorant" or "You are wrong" and expect the other person to suddenly go, "Wow. Why didn't I see it your way before?"HOUTS said:It wasn't a card being played. Unless you're from another county (or website for this case), most everyone knows my background. Card, huh? This is my field of expertise. I have no idea what you do for a living, however, I when I point something out such as your incoherent inserts...trust me, it's clearly wrong.
Well, you had said, "you lose this time bud." I said, "But I guess none of that matters, since I 'lose bud' by decree of the almighty HOUTS" to which you responded, "No, it's your stubborn attitude, commonly displayed..."No, I didn't.
That looks like you changed your mind.
Liberal? Where'd that come from? What's liberal about my attitude?How many times have I shouted out loud about the liberal attitude being displayed here? Well, sir, this is a good example. Who said I changed my mind? I pointed out that regardless of "right" or "wrong", that it was your attitude displayed was what brings out the "HOUTS". You can't act childish and think it'll back up your points. However, this shift of topic is what makes it so damn liberal. Going off track as usual. Stay with me puppy. And you wonder why I treat you guys like little children. Or, maybe because you truely are...
You seem to have the habit of asking a question and them answering it in the same post as though your answer must surely be the answer that the reader would give were he to respond to the question. I think I might be starting to see why Sefro finds you amusing (although really I can relate more to Istanbul at the moment).Let me insert my retort to your above quote: Time cannot be measured.
What? You don't get it? Come on now...
Aren't you clever enough to understand what I'm saying?
I mean, I know where this quote came from. And without quotation marks, I am sure you'll for sure get it.
Pfft, everyone should understand this. I mean, if I do then everyone should!
See what I mean? You sound just like that.
You should call it incoherent a few more times. The repetition will make your claims true.See my above comments. You inserted an incoherent, randomly placed, and out of context statement into an already going semi-conversation.
You might be catching on. Yes, I did say you were whining. Does this bother you, whiner?Yet, you have the balls to say I am whining?
Who said I was whining? You?
And then I cowered in fear at the presence of HOUTS! I promptly hid in a corner and regretted having been such a bad Timmy...I made a remark to your random sentence. I slapped your hand. "Bad Timmy, bad!"
Oh? When was this?You even pointed out that only ONE person got the joke.
I have it worded wrong? I'm the one that said it. I can't very well misquote myself...You said: "Also, a lack of context does not indicate incoherency"
I didn't say lack of context. You have that worded wrong.
Context does not dictate coherency.Yes-your sentence was incoherent based the context of the conversation.
Huh?In your mind it might, but it doesn't qualify.
I was not trying to be witty. I think I would know that better than you, unless you can read minds...You're obviously trying to be 'witty' with your responses, regardless if you "considered" them to be or not.
It wasn't an insult and it wasn't being used to back up any of my points. I was being completely serious. I don't find my responses witty--but yours are so stolid that they do make mine look good by contrast.Then you back up your idiocy on the very next sentence above.
Childish attempts to insult in order to prove/back up a point.
My point (which, not surprisingly, seems to have gone over your head) was that "you lose bud" is not a tactic that supports any of your contentions. Sarcasm IS used in debates because it can be powerful if applied properly. "You lose bud" serves no purpose whatsoever, unless you expect the other party to be brainwashed by your retort.Yeah, I have too. I aced debates classes at my college, but who cares. The "you lose bud" is referring to gamer language.
What, you didn't get it? I mean I got it. You should have.
(your silly logic)
What lesson? The lesson that I can't simply use quotations if HOUTS doesn't get them? I guess you're going to be frustrated then, because I'll quote whatever plays I like, whenever I like. Hey, who knows? I might even insert quotes that really don't make sense, even with context--just for you.This wasn't a debate. I was pointing out something you should have learned in your senior year of high school if not freshman college course. Sorry if you missed out on that lesson.
My sympathies go out to your misinformed students (if they exist).Your continual defensive measures are what makes this a 'debate' in your eyes. To me it's just another class session: teacher teaching the pupil.
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OK Powerball Dec 01 2021 – Oklahoma Lottery
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: When do I need to pay for the class?
A: All classes require pre-registration and pre-payment. You may register and pay here on the web site or by phone. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal.
Q: What do I need to bring to class?
A: A picture ID, a great attitude, a willingness to learn, and an ink pen. We'll provide everything else you'll need.
Q: What should I wear to class?
A: A high collar shirt (i.e. a t-shirt) comfortable long pants or jeans, and closed toe shoes (i.e. tennis shoes). Ejected brass from firearms are hot! We don't want to have a hot shell go down your shirt or land between your toes. We call the resulting dance when this happens, "The Hot Brass Boogie."
Q: Do I need a hand gun to take a class?
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A: Yes. To carry a gun, concealed in the state of Florida, a person must absolutely obtain a Concealed Weapon Permit. There is no open carry in the state of Florida.
Q: Do I need a Concealed Permit to have a gun in the car?
A: Yes, if you wear it on you. No, if it is securely encased.
Q: What is securely encased?
A: Florida State Statute 790.001 “(17) “Securely encased” means in a glove compartment, whether or not locked; snapped in a holster; in a gun case, whether or not locked; in a zippered gun case; or in a closed box or container which requires a lid or cover to be opened for access.”
Q: How do I get a Florida Concealed Firearm Permit?
A: Concealed Firearm Permits are issued by the state of Florida Division of Licensing, through the Department of Agriculture. To apply for the permit, a person must have a certificate of completion of a qualifying Safe Aim Firearms Training class or other proof of training as described in the Florida statutes. Classes offered by Safe Aim Firearms Training satisfies the State Of Florida's Training requirements.
Q: Do you issue the permit with the class?
A: No. In Florida, the Department of Agriculture is the licensing agency that issues the permit. SAF-T will issue your certificate of class completion which you will need to apply for your permit.
Q: Where do I go to get my fingerprints taken?
A: The details of this are covered in our Concealed Permit Class. We will teach you step-by-step how to proceed after you have taken our class to obtain your concealed firearm permit quickly and easily.
Q: How much does it cost?
A: Check out our "Available Classes" page for the rates of our various classes.
Q: How long is a Florida concealed firearm permit valid for?
A: Seven (7) years.
Q: What does it let me do?
A: A permit allows a person to carry a concealed weapon (see below for the state of Florida's definition).
790.001(3)(a) “Concealed weapon” means any dirk, metallic knuckles, slungshot, billie, tear gas gun, chemical device, or other deadly weapon carried on or about a person in such a manner as to conceal it from the ordinary sight of another person.
Q: Does my Florida Concealed Permit allow me to carry my firearm in other states?
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A: Everyone gets a background check. No exceptions. That’s the law.
Q: Does the three day waiting period to buy a gun still apply to me if I have a concealed permit?
Q: Do I have to wait three days if I trade in a gun?
Q: Can I carry a gun anywhere I want?
A: No. Florida State Statute 790.06
(12)(a) A license issued under this section does not authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a concealed weapon or firearm into:
1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05;
2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail;
4. Any courthouse;
5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section would preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her courtroom;
6. Any polling place;
7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district;
8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof;
9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms;
10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or administration building;
11. Any career center;
12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such purpose;
13. Any college or university facility unless the licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;
14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or
15. Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law.
(b) A person licensed under this section shall not be prohibited from carrying or storing a firearm in a vehicle for lawful purposes.
(c) This section does not modify the terms or conditions of s. 790.251(7).
(d) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(disclaimer: laws are subject to change. This information is confirmed valid at the time of posting. If you have documentation where the information below is in error, please call or email us so we can update this page with the most recent, current information. Thank you.)
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Barclay Butera Interiors is honored to support organizations working to sustain our local communities and the national causes that affect us all on a larger-scale. This support is in the areas of community development, education and human services.
Each year we select several organizations to participate in our goal of giving back. We look at the issues that are important to our employees, clients, affiliates and partners to make the selections.
We thank everyone for your individual and collective efforts. Together we stand.
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Watchdog jury finds fault with water rate increase, hospital
By Amy Sylvestri • San Leandro Times
The Alameda County Civil Grand Jury recently made its annual report, finding fault with how water rates were raised, among other conclusions.
The Grand Jury acts as a watchdog and investigates various public authorities, then releases a report each summer.
Each year the grand jury convenes to look into anything from the board of education, to county welfare programs, to the deal that brought the Raiders back to Oakland.
This year, the grand jury’s major findings included that the East Bay Municipal Utilities District did not adequately explain why it needed water rake hikes that totaled almost 20 percent and that a local hospital district was in violation of the Brown Act.
There are 21 volunteer jurors who serve for a year. Currently, two jurors are from San Leandro.
The 2013-2014 jury consulted with Deputy District Attorney Robert Warren this year, who said that many people aren’t aware of how the Grand Jury functions.
“The law basically states that the Grand Jury can examine any local public authority,” said Warren. “The jury meets and develops a report and each report then goes to the Superior Court and to the public agency, who then must respond within 90 days.”
After the response, it’s up to the agency or its governing board whether to act on the grand jury’s recommendations.
The grand jury’s duties include bookkeeping for public expenditures and non-profits that work with the county, the inspection of conditions of jails, and looking into any charges of misconduct by public officials and employees.
“It’s up to the grand jury what they want to discuss each year,” said Warren. “We often get tips from the public or anonymous tips as to what should be looked into.”
Here’s a summary of some of the jury’s findings for the 2013-2014 session:
• The East Bay Municipal Utilities District was “not sufficiently transparent in its efforts to justify the recent rate increase to the public.” The Grand Jury said that EBMUD should have explained the need for the rate hike better and televised their public meetings.
• The Grand Jury found that the Washington Hospital Health Care District violated the Brown Act by failing to be transparent in public meetings and not making meeting packets available to the public or report matters discussed in closed session.
The jury also found that the district had a potential conflict of interest wherein district funds were awarded to a non-profit organization that employed the district CEO’s spouse.
“Despite numerous public complaints over the years concerning the district’s lack of openness, it continues to fall short of its obligation to the public to conduct business in an open and transparent manner, as befitting a public agency,” the grand jury wrote.
• The Grand Jury surveyed each city in the county as well as other public agencies about employee benefits and pensions and whether the cities’ pension funds were fully funded.
City pensions are run by CalPERS, which invests in the stock market. All current retirees have their pensions funded, but CalPERS depends on the stock market going up to fund the retirement of current employees.
San Leandro reported that 74.3 percent is funded, which would be the value of investment assets if they were sold today at market rate.
The City of Dublin reported that they were 85 percent funded, Alameda County employees’ pensions are 73.9 percent funded, and AC Transit pensions are 62. 8 percent funded currently.
Your Pension Is Just Fine... Until the Stock Market Flips Over
The way CalPERS works, the public would be on the hook to fund the difference if the stock market fell though, since pensions are guaranteed.
Each city reported that they were making the required contributions to CalPERS. The jury made no recommendation to change these policies
• A tip from the public said that the Alameda County Library system was spending too much money on employee travel expenses, but the grand jury looked at the cost and said it was justified.
• The City of Oakland needs a more solid definition of towing policies and more oversight and better record keeping on how and why vehicles are towed, the jury said.
• The City of Oakland also needs to improve its tree clipping policy and billing for fire protection. The city has potentially lost $1.4 million in un-recovered fees and fines from fire abatement in addition to the potential fire danger.
The full Grand Jury report and information about serving on the jury or leaving a tip for the jury to investigate is available at www.alameda.courts.ca.gov.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Seven weeks ago, Arizona's surprising 4-0 start to the season ended with a thud in a dominant Thursday night victory by the Rams over the Cardinals.
Neither team has won a game since.
The Rams have gone 0-4-1, with a 24-24 tie with NFC West-leading San Francisco the only relative bright spot. The Cardinals' 17-3 loss to St. Louis sent them into a tailspin of six straight losses and counting.
"We had a really good night that night," Rams defensive end Chris Long said. "A lot of things came together. That's our goal every week, to have a day like that."
That promise has evaporated for the Rams, who in their first season under coach Jeff Fisher started the season 3-2. The loser of Sunday's game will find themselves in the NFC West basement with five games to play, Arizona is 4-6, St. Louis 3-6-1.
"We see improvement," Fisher said. "Some of the younger players improving on a weekly basis. Our issue right now is one of consistency. We'll put a drive together and get points, and then come back and struggle a little bit."
The Cardinals could say the same thing, especially about their offense, which stumbles into the game ranked next-to-last in the NFL. Coach Ken Whisenhunt, his patience obviously worn thin, benched quarterback John Skelton early in last Sunday's 23-19 loss at Atlanta and replaced him with rookie Ryan Lindley.
Lindley, a sixth-round draft pick from San Diego State, will get his first NFL start Sunday. Asked if he expects the Rams to try to take advantage of his inexperience, Lindley said "without a doubt."
Arizona tight end Jeff King said that with the Cardinals' high-quality defense, "We know we're always going to be in the game."
The Cardinals have the ninth-ranked defense in the NFL, fifth against the pass.
In terms of turnovers, the Rams are empty-handed and the Cardinals have flourished, but to no avail.
St. Louis has no takeaways in five straight games. The Rams' last one came in that Arizona game, when Kevin Kolb, who was sacked nine times, fumbled after a hit by Robert Quinn and William Hayes recovered for St. Louis. Remarkably, that is the only opponents' fumble the Rams have recovered all season.
In the last 62 years, only the Rams, the 2011 Indianapolis Colts and 2006 Washington Redskins have gone five games in a row without a takeaway. Since 1950, no team has gone six in a row.
- Bob Baum, Associated Press
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No last day Joy for Boro’
For their final game of the season Boro’ faced Concord Rangers currently in 7th position and against whom they not enjoyed a happy history.
Concord have won all three of their previous meetings scoring 14 goals in the process and have yet to concede. The last meting in December, saw Boro’ lose 7 – 0 on the Island.
Prior to kick off Michael Richens received his trophy for Goal of the Season from Dom Lloyd and Bob Perry presented CJ Fearn with the trophy for fans Player of the Season.
The match kicked off at 3:03pm following a reverently observed minutes silence to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the tragic Bradford fire in which 56 fans tragically lost their lives with many more suffering life changing injuries.
After both sides started tentatively, Boro’ were first to threaten when a cross from Freddie Grant was met by Jamie White and his shot was narrowly wide.
The visitors then came close on two occasions when firstly, Gardner chased well and got a shot away which found the side netting then Taaffe met a Walker cross, but only got a partial touch on the ball and sliced wide.
The game was largely controlled by defences and Rangers skipper, Steve King, seemed to win every high ball played forward while the even taller James White was also prominent and dropped back whenever Boro’ attacked.
Boro’ were passing the ball around well and looked comfortable with players continuing to show understanding as they had against Eastbourne last week.
White went one on one with Vickers and the Concord keeper did well to deny him blocking the shot with his feet. Then Richens ensured Vickers remained alert with a strong ground shot from outside the area.
James White shot narrowly wide for the visitors before CJ made a timely challenge to avert danger on the edge of the 6 yard box.
When Miles brought Treacher down near the touchline just before half time, Referee Simon Knapp remained consistent by giving him a lecture rather than the card he deserved.
The noisy Concord Rangers manager Danny Cowley questions a Match Official’s decision
Half Time: Farnborough 0-0 Concord Rangers
A half which neither side dominated in which Boro’ worked hard to keep a clean sheet while creating a couple of good chances.
Second half commenced at 4:05pm with the visitors replacing Steve Cawley with Tony Stokes.
Just three minutes in Alex Woodyard took advantage when Boro’ were slow to clear and put Lewis Taaffe in to side foot home on 48 minutes. Farnborough 0-1 Concord Rangers.
Boro’ missed a chance to equalise almost straight away when Tumwa mis-hit a White cross when just 8 yards out.
Brice then had a shot blocked following a corner and CJ headed wide from a Freddie Grant free kick.
Barnes made a good save from King’s header before the visitors brought on Sam Collins to replace Taylor Miles on 60 minutes.
CJ sustained a knock to the head in a midfield clash and despite trying to carry on was forced to come off minutes later and was replaced by Josh Webb after 68 minutes.
Fearn was unable to continue after two dangerous knocks to the head
Darryl Siaw was booked for hand-ball when it looked more ball to hand, but Mr Knapp finally discovered his cards and showed him a yellow.
Dillon Barnes made a great save from White, but the ball stayed in play and led to substitute Tony Stokes deflecting the ball home from close range on 75 minutes. Farnborough 0-2 Concord Rangers.
Minutes later Richens beat the off-side trap to go one on one with Vickers, but under challenge from the keeper scooped his shot over the bar.
Concord made their final change after 82 minutes with Jay Dowie replacing Danny Glozier.
With six minutes of the ninety remaining Adam Brice was somewhat bizarrely red carded. No challenge was involved, but apparently he was dismissed for a remark made to a Concord player.
On 86 minutes Stokes put the final nail in Boro’s coffin when his looping shot beat Barnes and went in to the top corner. Farnborough 0-3 Concord Rangers.
The remaining time plus three added minutes elapsed without further incident.
FULL TIME: Farnborough 0-3 Concord Rangers
So, Concord continued their dominance of Boro’ and it will be some time before they meet again unless in a Cup competition. A disappointing end to a very disappointing season, but we can at least take some positives from the way the team has played in the last couple of games.
A very young side has at least shown that given a settled team and time to grow used to each other they can produce some decent football.
Whatever league they ply their trade in next season let’s hope that circumstances will allow a different approach with a settled squad and less reliance on ever changing loan players.
Enjoy the Summer and keep the faith.
Match Report by Tony Duff.
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Year of the Trees 1185
Year of the Trees 1185 (abbreviated to Y.T. 1185) is the 1185th year of the Trees in the First Age of Arda. Year of the Trees 1185 was also V.Y. 4685 in Valian Years.
Notable events in this year include:
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "The Annals of Aman": Note on §78
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Friday Fictioneers: Every Wednesday, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields hosts a photo prompt. The rules include maintaining (as near as possible) a 100 word fictional piece pertaining to the image. For more information, and to share your writings, please use this link.
PHOTO PROMPT – © Al Forbes
So this was the way it was to be; me, Susan, and me favourite mate.
The love affair started way back before I met Susan.
She didn’t stand a chance now I look at it.
P’raps it’s better she didn’t know how close we were; me mate and I.
P’raps she wouldn’t be with me now if she did.
Anyhow, spilt milk and all that.
Too bad. Now she has no sense of humour, that girl.
Me mate and I are inseparable, and she knows it.
What’s a man got if not a mate?
BF 19; God I love ya.
My husband had three such ‘mates’ – classic motor bikes. I outlived one, and am about to supervise the divorce from the second one. Which only leaves one more… and I’ll find a way there too. Great take on the prompt, Caroline.
That’s incredibly astute of you; how ever did you do that? 😀
The third – I believe you will. What woman would sit idly by and allow a machine to usurp her?
A great comment, Sandra. Thank You for making me smile.. 🙂
There are relationships and then there are relationships. 😉 Love the voice in this.
Indeed, Rochelle. 😉
Thank You. I wanted to have a little fun with this one. And, I enjoy behaving badly sometimes… 😉 😉
What a great voice! You made me smile and that is a winner in my book. Nicely done!
So pleased; a smile is reward enough. I even made myself smile. 🙂
I loved yours; it made me ‘think’… Also a winner, in my book.. 😉
Thank you, Carolyn!
Very good. Certainly wasn’t the ‘mate’ I expected.
BF 19 – I believe many males have these for ‘mates’. I’ve known a few in my lifetime. 😉
Entertaining and amusing, well done.
That’s what I was hoping for! It’s not often I play a male. Hopefully, it worked. 😉
Thank You for visiting..
I like your use of language, and the spilt milk
My male voice thanks you, Michael.
I loved yours. Now there’s a true male, pragmatic and knowledgeable.
Ha ha! Wasn’t quite the “mate” I was thinking for a moment there… That was very fun (and how true is that? So many guys have different types of “mates” 2-wheeled, 4-wheeled, mechanical…
I must admit I was hoping for a ‘twist’… Glad it wasn’t as obvious as it could have been, Dale.
I remember my first boyfriend, all those years ago, was one such male. His ‘mate’ was a little mini minor, which saw more of him than me. I doubt that males have changed in the meantime, and probably have more ‘mates’ to play with these days.
Thanks so much for visiting with me…
Nope, if.wasn’t! Great job!
I was lucky…none of my boyfriends had such “mates” that got more attention!!
Reminds me of all the husbands down our way, tinkering with their cars every weekend when I was young.
I was just reminded of that in my comment above. Seems it’s a hobby for many a male. As some would say: At least we know where they are…!?! 😀
Well, me mate has a mate, and it all seem to work out nicely! Neat take! xoxo
Hello mate. Now, Resa, this is a favourite expression of many an Aussie. You hear it almost everywhere. To hear it coming from you would be a treasure, to be sure… See ya mate!
(BTW I’m having computer probs. The technician can’t come until next Wednesday. Darn. %$&*@@@@@ is all I can say. So my internet usage will be limited. I’m currently at K’s workplace using one of his computers. Thankful to have the access; though, it means I won’t be online much for a while..)
Oh I love the voice… such an excellent description of a man who takes a stand in what’s important…
Hahah, Bjorn. If you didn’t stand up for all males I would be disappointed!
I agree, a man’s business is his business… 😀
This was a fun story. We do have to contend to our lovers outside intrests don’t we?
Absolutely, Kim. It really is a two-way street. You know: You scratch mine and I’ll scratch yours. 😀
Great voice and fun story. Susan is lucky. He has his mate, she is free to have interests of her own without nagging… fine as long as he doesn’t overdo it, I think.
So true! My ‘mate’ has a wonderful hobby that has kept him occupied and amused for almost his entire life. Because of this I have space and time for my hobbies and loves free from guilt. 😉
Naturally, we also need space for each other, else life, and our independent choices, separate too much, as you’ve said.
Thanks for visiting…
If it’s not a classic car it’s football or golf!
Indeed, Liz… 😀
Never having to contend with either, I’d say ignorance is bliss! 😀
Liz, I’ve just left a comment on last week’s FF. For some reason, quite beyond me, it posted under an old Google blog, no longer operating.
Such a wonderfully written piece. Though made so sad by ‘actual’ events underlying. Well done to you.
Lovely! Actually, in my house it’s the opposite. I love the cars and he drives a wreck! 🙂
Lucky you, Yolanda… Though I’m sure there’s a perk or two for him too!
We girls know how to keep a man happy. 😉
That’s hilarious. I could comment of choosing a vehicle over a person buuut in boyfriend vrs dog the dog always wins.
What a lucky little pooch… 😀
Now I can’t stop smiling!
Well if you can’t beat ‘em join them. That’s what the wife in my story did! Lol
Mind you, Dawn, in this case I’m more than pleased I don’t have to. 😉
I recall your story… and along came the Grandchildren… 😀
Great write …. captivated me until the end.
Thank You, Isadora… 🙂
I’ve just read yours. What a touching and beautifully written piece. I’m still smiling.. 😉
Too funny, Carolyn! I’m lucky, I guess, that my man doesn’t really have a mate – at least not this powerful one 🙂
Me too, Helen. 😉
I’m thinking of you, and sending hugs and kisses.
Oh he really loves his mate, no doubt about that.
But still sounds very friendly and open to other love affairs unlike the main character in my story.
XD loved it.
Yes, I’m sure he would be open, as you’ve said. He’s a non-threatening type, not much between his ears! 😉
Yes, your character was indeed a nasty one; and created a dastardly atmosphere… Well done to you.. 🙂
A little late in commenting on this one but… Boys and their toys! I love how you’ve written this piece. Nicely done.
Thank You, Caerlynn, so sweet of you to comment!
Yes, indeed, boys and their toys! Ah well, can’t do with them, and can’t do without them! 😉
BTW.. I love your play on words – Pen ‘n’ Tonic 😉
My wife has some jealousy of the time I spend writing, which by the way is far less time than I’d like to spend with that mate. Some sacrifices have to be made on both ends.
I agree, it’s a two way street, so to speak. I’m pleased my man has interests (some independent, some co-jointly). Life could become rather boring, otherwise…
Thank You for visiting.
Dear Susan,,, It is best not to fight them. Join them!
I believe Susan has ‘come to terms’ with his ‘love’.
What’s a girl to do? 😉
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Make Him Cuckold - Cuckold Humiliation
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Dog feces, illegal immigrants and even weed claims. Academy Award-winning actress Mo’Nique’s legal battle with her landlords has gotten nasty, and publicity surrounding the allegations have left the “Precious” star humiliated. So humiliated that she wants to hide the documents from the public’s prying eyes:
TMZ broke the story — a nasty legal battle has been raging between Mo and her landlords since last year, after she and her husband Sidney Hicks walked out on their rental contract … because the house allegedly smells like dog poop and urine. But then it got personal.
Mo insists the personal email exchanges filed by her landlords had NOTHING to do with the case — and will only serve to “unnecessarily harass, embarrass, and cause public ridicule if the record is not sealed.”
The landlords fired back with their own legal docs last month, including several emails in which Mo’s hubby Sidney accuses them of being alcoholics and using illegal workers. The landlords accuse Sidney of smoking weed in the house.
Now, Mo says the lawsuit has become a massive embarrassment — and her landlords are capitalizing on the national media attention by throwing fuel on the humiliating fire.
The case has been sealed until further notice.
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The idea at CTC this week is to browse through pages 42-59 (AUS/NZ) and find a project that you would like to recreate.
You can directly CASE (Copy and Share Everything) or use a sketch/layout, colour combo, embellishment as a springboard for your own creations.
For this week, the brief is 'Birthday'. I love making birthday cards. Since I became a Stampin' Up demonstrator over 4 years ago, I have made it a habit to think ahead and have cards ready for everyone on my list, and my list is long!
We received Amazing Birthday for free at the South Pacific Convention, but I would have ordered it anyway. It's a fabulous set, very versatile. The Make and Take at Convention was so much fun to make and I have used an idea picked up there, to stamp one image in different colours, choose one to be the base and layer other colours over the top. Then last week, fellow design team member Alison Barclay made a gorgeous card with Postage Due and used an Essentials Hardware Clip on her banner. Like many people, I buy these cute little embellishments and hoard them. So I'm very happy that Alison inspired me to add clips to banners.
And here is a close-up of some of the detail on the banners. Do you like this colour combination?
I'd love it if you leave me a comment, and we are all happy to help you out with your crafting questions, or supplies (for Australian readers, in my case).
Don't forget to check back next week,
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I won't string this out forever, but the inbox is bulging with thoughts about whether U.S. infrastructure is actually declining and if so, why; whether people in DC should stop whining about the lights, phones, and other mod cons going out for days on end; whether it makes sense to move power lines underground; whether this is the new face of extreme weather; and so on. (Previously here, here, here, here etc)
I'll try to wrap this up with today's installment and maybe one more in a day or two.
What New York learned From reader TH in New York, who has himself written a lot about infrastructure, industrial investments, and so on:
Your post put me in mind of the Great Blizzard of 1888, a nor'easter for all time that buried the Mid-Atlantic and New England under 4 feet of snow. Wikipedia here, several contemporary accounts here (this site is worth poking around further if you love New York history and/or public rail), and seemingly authoritative but poorly sourced roundup here.
But in a nutshell, in New York the storm's severe impact on telegraph and power lines provided the political impetus to finally move them from above-ground poles to below-ground conduits. This image illustrates the change. (The "before" on the left is a drawing, but it accurately portrays reality.)
New York does occasionally get major, costly blackouts, but they're usually the result of grid or transformer failures, not wind damage. When big storms hit -- and we've been having a worrisome number of them lately too -- the major concerns are flooding and property damage, not widespread loss of power.
But the point is, above-ground power and comm infrastructure is a huge, dispersed risk that we've been aware of almost since the first neighborhood got wired nearly 150 years ago. Burying it would provide a short-term economic boon and a long-term defense against economic disruptions. Odds of this happening in the vulnerable old Northeast Corridor cities that would benefit from both? I'm guessing zero. But at least folks'll have shiny new stadiums to shelter in during the next disaster. Argh.
Maybe we're just too big From a reader in Berkeley CA:
Not all of our "infrastructure gap" with other countries need be attributed to our political and economic incompetence. Surely it's at least partly due to the simple need to provision a far larger area of land in relation to the size of our economy.
We are used to comparing GDP levels for different countries, and often compare GDP per capita. But consider a different metric: GDP per unit of land area needing infrastructure.
Take South Korea, for example -- the poster country for fast internet service. Its GDP is 7.4% of our own. But South Korea is only 1.0% as large in area as the U.S. -- about the size of Indiana. That makes for a ratio of GDP in billions of dollars to land in millions of sq. miles of 30.2.
For the US, that ratio is 4.1 counting Alaska or about 4.9 excluding it.
Is there any doubt that we'd have internet service as good as Korea's if we enjoyed 7 times our current GDP to support every area needing fast access? Or if with our current GDP we only had to build out seven Indianas?
For infrastructure-rich Switzerland (4% of our GDP, 1.4% of our land area) the ratio is 11.8. Can't we think that with even 2-3 times more GDP per square mile we'd surely enjoy some actual high-speed rail service and a lot fewer crumbling bridges?
That metric is too simple to be adequate on its own, of course. And we continue to enjoy many advantages from our abundant resource-rich land. But many infrastructure requirements do scale roughly in proportion to area (square), so we shouldn't place all the blame on a government that has trouble planning even in a single dimension at a time.
Similarly about population density:
I'm wondering why you don't mention population density when discussing the sorry state of America's infrastructure. I agree 100% that much of Europe, especially Germany, has roads, etc., that are far superior to ours. But when my German friends complain about the state of our 'autobahns', I remind them that Germany has 80 million taxpayers in an area the size of Montana, while we have roughly four times that many (citizens, of course, not taxpayers) spread out all over this continent.
The point being, concentration of population makes it much easier to have really first-class infrastructure. And so states like poor old West Virginia, where I'm from, don't stand a chance - almost no people paying taxes, and some of the roughest terrain in America to build roads in.
Right, but ... some of the biggest problems now seem to be in the most population-dense areas of the country, especially along the eastern seaboard. Which brings me to...
The old North-South divide:
One factor you haven't yet considered is the infrastructure gap between Northern (read: Democrat) and Southern (read: Republican) states. I recently moved from Maryland to North Carolina, and the quality of the roads here is significantly better.
There could be many reasons for this--population growth, greater expenditures on roads, more recently build roads--but I suspect that the average voter living in Georgia, Texas, or Florida, doesn't see the crumbling infrastructure one encounters in Maryland, Minnesota, or Pennsylvania, and therefore doesn't see it as a pressing issue.
And, the view from the Midwest:
Just want to chime in reply to your DC-is-a-cesspool writer (as I'm sure others are) and say No, once a year, multi-day blackouts are not the norm for people outside of DC, or at least not for me.
I'm in Chicago (an aging city, plenty of old, ill-maintained infrastructure) and our power, phone, cable, etc are not buried, they are on wooden poles.
We've had our share of very strong storms in the last 4 years - but the power outages I've experienced last at most a few hours or parts of a day. Others in the leafy suburbs probably have other stories, but I don't think it's the norm for them, either.
Chicago did have one large outage about 10 years ago covering a big portion of the north side for I believe 2-3 days - but that was based on a large transformer failure and since then there's been a noticable increase in transmission stations they've built. My sense is that experience caused the city to turn the screws on utility, to good effect.
Anyhow - i'd much rather hear the gentlemen you quoted tell us why burying power lines is generally a bad idea - instead of his belief that we all need to be ready for a week without power. He appears to be saying DC should be less livable and with even lousier infrastructure so they can understand how the rest of America lives.
And from Kentucky:
In your post you concluded "I don't agree about multi-day power outages being a norm in the rest of the country."
There was a time I would have agreed with you. I grew up in Ohio, lived a decade in Albuquerque, and spend five years in western Michigan. For all of this time power outages were rare, and when they did occur, short.
In 1996 our family moved to Louisville, KY. We immediately noticed that outages were more frequent and every few years we had a short (2-3 day) multi-day outage. Then, in 2008 and 2009 the state suffered its worst outages ever, lasting a week or more in some locations. The first was caused by remnants of hurricane Ike and the second by a huge winter storm featuring freezing rain. I cannot tell whether or not the change is locational or a sign of the times, but reliability is much worst that we have previously experienced. We have friends who have purchased whole house natural gas generators and we have been considering doing so.
Bottom-line--I think power outages are the norm for weather events such as DC recently experienced, no matter where they occur in the country.
And to round it off for the day, let's hear from Brooklyn:
How coddled you are, in New York or DC, depends on what class you belong to, and on where you live.
I've been through 2 blackouts in my 20 years in New York. I spent the big Blackout of 2003 in a tiny railroad flat in the East Village. My neighborhood did not see power fully restored until 3 days later. I had to use a flashlight to see in my pitch dark building, and the fragrance of rotting food was everywhere.
I went through a much worse localized blackout in Queens in 2006. I did not see any power in Sunnyside/ Woodside for 5 days in the middle of a very hot July. And I consider myself fortunate. Residents in high rise housing projects in Woodside had no running water for days when their buildings' electric pumps failed in the blackout -- no light and no water. My neighbors could not help but contrast the speed with which power was restored in Manhattan in 2003 with the more leisurely pace of repairs in Queens in 2006. Indeed, our leaders did not even seem to notice that there was a problem in Queens for 2 days. Not only did we not see any vehicles from ConEdison in the area, we didn't even see police in the neighborhood. Only the local fire houses ran patrols day and night in those first days.
I now live in Brooklyn, though I'm no less vulnerable to the same system failures.
If you can afford the price, then you can live in a cocoon of luxury here in New York, thoroughly insulated from the woes of those left to the tender mercies of ever more crowded subways, buses, and highways struggling to get to their ever more demanding and poorly paid jobs to sustain growing debt burdens.
I hope that the political classes in Washington learn something from this experience, that perhaps the national power grid really does need some maintenance and updating after decades of neglect, along with water and sewer systems, roads and bridges, railroads, etc. However, I'm not optimistic. I think fondly on all the money wasted on a pointless imperial adventure like the Iraq Invasion that could have been so much better and more productively spent here.
Thanks to all. One more installment, and some Closing Thoughts, in store. Meanwhile, home front report: eight days after the storm, electric power, phone lines, and internet all up and running in our part of DC.
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Complaint Review: Whitney money alabama moyor express
- Whitney money alabama moyor express
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- Category: Work Place Bullies
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Whitney Money does not pay drivers properly. While the company's payscale is a total ripoff and below average. At the time of this writing the pay is a sliding scale. Under 2300 miles per week is thirty cents per mile and 2300+ is thirty seven cents per mile. The industry average is 40-50 cents per mile. No sliding scale.Whitney does not bump you up to 37 cents when told by dispatch. Whitney also fails to return phone calls drivers make to her. The driver is the most important person in the company spending weeks at a time away from home. She also fails to reimburse drivers for expenses. She acts like the pay is above average and normal pay for the trucking industry while in fact we are getting screwed royally.
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Limping Back to Life
It is said that each year on Rosh Hashanah, “all inhabitants of the world pass before G‑d like a flock of sheep,” and it is decreed in the heavenly court “who shall live, and who shall die . . . who shall be impoverished, and who shall be enriched; who shall fall and who shall rise.”
Thirteen months ago, right before the Jewish New Year, my life fell apart and, since then, I have been forced to drastically slow down in an attempt to to settle in to this new normal.
Slowing down has been difficult for me.
Probably because I was a real mover and shaker in my former incarnation, so I often feel like I’m not doing enough for my family.
I beat myself up, saying I should be able to do X easily, the way I used to.
Like it should be no big whoop.
Except, sometimes, even completing one thing on my to do list is wicked hard.
I know a few people who have been through benzo withdrawal. These good people reassure me that the burning mouth and the fatigue, the dizziness and the agoraphobia will eventually all go away.
I want to believe them.
In the meantime, I have to surrender to the idea that my life may never be the way that it was.
To accept what is right now and enjoy today.
Right now, my cat is resting next to this keyboard. His body is relaxed, his breathing even. He is a living meditation. Nothing bothers this cat. Even when I clumsily step on him, he never makes a peep. He eats and cuddles and plays and sleeps. He isn’t concerned with the idea that he should be doing more. He just is.
I want to live like my cat, without worrying about what I should be doing.
I’m fortunate to have people who care about me: folks who continue to check in with me via telephone or Facebook. It’s easy to feel forgotten when you’ve been sick for a long time, so I’m grateful to these people who keep showing up for me.
I’m trying to stop beating myself up about the things I can’t do and congratulate myself for the little things I am able to do.
Yesterday, my husband and I went apple picking.
Apple picking has always been a family ritual. This year, however, we didn’t have our son with us. And we didn’t ride the tractor. Holding on to my husband’s arm, we walked slowly up the path to the orchard. I’ve been feeling particularly dizzy recently, feeling like I am being pushed to the left by an invisible hand. It’s a frustrating feeling, and a distressing one too.
Part way up the hill, a woman emerged from one of the rows of apples. She held a camera, and asked if we’d be willing to pose for a photograph for a nearby small town newspaper. At first, I was uncomfortable with her request. I hardly feel like my best self these days, and it’s been a long time since I’ve felt well enough to wear anything other than yoga pants. I didn’t have any makeup on and my hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail because that’s about all I can muster these days. I didn’t like posing for the camera. I felt exposed and raw. It’s hard for me to smile these days, due to the emotional blunting caused by the drug.
I did it.
More importantly, I was there: taking in the view from the orchard, grateful to see the apple trees heavy with fruit; able to appreciate the leaves turning from green to red and yellow and brown.
I couldn’t have gone apple picking 13 months ago.
And this year, I was able to go with assistance.
This is where I am today.
Caught in an the middle place.
Desperately uncomfortable, but alive.
I’m here, limping along, like everyone else.
I’m challenging myself to write more, to paint more, to get out more… but many times, I am still too sick.
I hope that next year at this time, I’ll be able to easily attend Rosh Hashana services, to listen to the rabbis words, and feel that my life has been enriched in ways that I cannot yet imagine. For now, l’ll dip my apple into honey and wish everyone a sweet year filled with good health and happiness. If there is a reason for my suffering, I sincerely pray that it will one day end so that I can be of service to others who are going through their own dark times.
For now, apparently, it is still my time to receive.
I’m sharing a photograph of myself, the way I am right now, in hopes that one day I will be able to look at photos of myself and see how far I have come.
For better or for worse, what has changed for you in the last 13 months?
70 thoughts on “Limping Back to Life”
You look great! You are in the place that you are right now, and it is a far way from where you were a year ago. You are slowly and surely getting your life back, and your journey is a marvel to behold. Your courage and strength have impressed me throughout, and I am glad that you can settle into BEING right now. You could not do that even as recently as a few months ago, so this is a triumph. Continue healing and being. Much love to you, as always!
Misty: Thank you for remaining steadfast as I heal. You have been an amazing friend, offering gifts and support the entire way. I can’t wait until your little one arrives so I can throw some love your way. 🙂
Thanks for updating all of us on your journey. I surely wish it were moving along faster for you! But I’m so encouraged to hear that you are radically accepting your situation and are working to enjoy the life you have as it is.
Radical acceptance. Yeah. What else can you do, right? I’ve definitely been doing a lot of soul searching during this difficult time, and — moving forward — there are some changes that will need to me made in my life, but that’s the way it goes, isn’t it?
I see wisdom in that face. Thank you for sharing your journey, and for sharing your beautiful words. And L’Shanah Tovah.
Sending strength and prayers your way. 🙂 Step by step, you’ll get there. And 13 months from now, you’ll look at the photo above and realized just how far. You will be of service to others, simply because you want to, and that’s healing in itself. 🙂
Diane: I apologize for not returning your call. I would love to chat with you at some point. Thank you so much for helping me as I limp along in this life lesson.
Happy New Year, Renee.
Thanks Perry. I really miss interacting with you, and I hope to be able to share more in the upcoming months.
I’m so grateful every time I see an email announcing a new blog post from you. We don’t know one another, but I carry you in my thoughts on your journey. Someone in Georgia thinks of you and hopes in your recovery. Thank you for sharing your honest pilgrimage. Shawna McBee
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Hi Shawna: I’m so glad that you here with me. It’s amazing how much online support means to me, especially during this difficult time. You have been especially wonderful and so encouraging. How great to meet a new friend along the way.
Hang in there, Renee! Glad to see you are getting out in the world and taking steps, even if they feel uncomfortable. Love and hugs to you. 🙂
Renee, I am also very happy to see how far you’ve come and smile whenever I see a new post from you, either here or on FB. As frustrating as it must be, I know that you understand that your healing journey will take it’s own sweet time getting you back to health and peace; as long as it takes, that’s how long that road will be. I hope you know that we are all here, a hundred waypoints and just as many off-ramps along the bumpy road.
Thanks SAHM. I’m definitely off-roading these days. I’m a trailblazer in some places while at the same time I’m limping down a well-trodden path. None of this is fun or easy, but I have to have faith that there will be happiness again – at some point. There just has to be. I’m guessing you have experienced some dark days in order to be so empathetic – and for that I’m truly grateful.
My dark days are of different varieties than yours but I know the hardships, the difficulties and the longings. I also know the happiness; unfortunately it sometimes comes with the knowledge that it can still be fleeting. But so can its absence! <3
I loved your post and appreciate your openness and love to share yourself. You are really beautiful just the way you are. I know though you just want to feel better physically so you won’t have to hold on to your husband’s arm forever. I am 18 months benzo free and feel very blest by God that I am not the person that I once was. I am being remade and am beginning to have feelings again although I still can’t cry. Very weird to me. I have much more empathy to others and want to see them on the road to wellness and have hope once again. I am looking forward to more posts from you.
I’m being remade, too, Linnea. It’s truly an awful awakening, and it’s requiring me to be more brave than I ever expected I could be. Stick with me, please. I am totally appreciating my online friendships these days. You have no idea. Or maybe you do.
Renee, I know this journey has been tough for you on all fronts. I want you to know that I am exceedingly proud of you. You are healing. You are on a journey. There will be tough days and setbacks but I hope there is never loneliness. We’ve never met, but I still think of you and send prayers your way and am inspired by you. I’m so happy you got to go apple picking. Hope more happy moments, more balanced days are ahead!
Oh Jess. I’m no kind of warrior. I’m just holding on some days. I pray that eventually the tides turn so that I can enjoy some of those balanced days ahead. Thank you for sticking with me. Your cards and gifts have helped me so much. I know that when I’m in a better head space I’ll be able to open my heart to others the way I once did. Right now, I’m just so grateful for your continued friendship.
Hang in there! Each day brings something new that makes you stronger!
I’m trying to look at it that way, Nathan. I am. Some days I just wish that G-d would stop trying to strengthen me already.
Shanah tovah, dear Renée, Thanks for the joy you have brought to us through your new paintings even as you struggle on. Wishing you a sweet new year.
Did you get them yet? Oh I can’t wait to see what you think! 🙂 Thank you for your words of encouragement, Patricia. Someday — when I’m thru all of this — I’m gonna come looking for you for a long overdue hug, sistah!
Renee, I love that at the end of your blog, you still ask a question of us. You still prompt us to reflect with you, to make connections within our own lives, to share with you what we have learned in our time on earth.
I am glad you were able to go apple picking. It is a tradition in our family to meet at a mid-point along Lake Ontario. My youngest sister and my mom travel from the north, sometimes bringing with them my grandchildren. My brother, his wife and my niece arrive from the snow capital of the state, bringing with them the bright-eyed sweetheart for whom they babysit. My younger sister and her husband drive from the south, bringing with them something yummy that my brother-in-law, the chef, has prepared. My husband and I drive from the west and are usually late. We always misjudge the time that it will take us to get to the orchard.
Your apple picking, this year, sounds much calmer, gentler, and yes, more exposed because you allowed someone to photograph you, as you were. And your husband was at your side, able to help you through your dizziness. It was not that long ago that you wrote about his inability to help you through the awful nightmare of your withdrawal. You both have grown to accept your life as it is now. Sometimes one becomes so sick that there is no memory of what it is like to be well, to live without pain. And gradually you will realize that you are far better than you could ever imagine being.
I think of you often, remembering our first meeting on the street in front of your house. On my way to work each morning (I have come out of retirement to take a long-term sub position), I look across the fields to the school that would be a barn, or is it the barn that would be a school?! It was a crazy thing to build…but I now vote there and wonder if the natatorium is open to the community…
Next year when Rosh Hashanah calls the people of the earth to walk before G-g, I pray that your steps are more sure, that you are able to hear the Rabbi’s words, that the honey into which you dip your apple is the sweetest ever tasted. I believe that it will come to you. Dorothy
Oh D’Alta. I do remember that meeting. You are amazing for sticking with me. And I sure would love to go for a walk with you at some point. That would be absolutely great. I’ll take happiness in the smallest places these days.
Just found your comment! I would love to walk with you someday, too! I was just thinking about you, wondering if you are writing, painting, walking, healing. Life is such a strange journey. One just cannot predict where we will be. Things open up and offer to let us through doors we never imagined. Connecting with you on that evening a few years ago, opened and welcomed me through the door of friendship with you. So many wonderful women have crossed paths with me. Sometimes I think that I must bring them together, a house party for women finding our way.
I recently jumped at a chance to substitute for a dear friend while she is on maternity leave. I could barely contain myself when she asked. I love teaching little ones how to sing, how to listen for surprises inside music, how to dance to the beauty and excitement of music. I am not sure where this journey takes me, when I will arrive, nor why I am traveling it. Sometimes roads appear. We take them and we rediscover joys we had forgotten. I hope you are still discovering small places of joy. Still keeping you in my heart! Dorothy
Shanah Tovah, dear Renée. Your paintings are bringing us all such joy. Thank you! Wishing you and your family a sweet new year.
I just read your blog Renee…saw your name on Jenn’s blog and felt inspired to write to you. I have been where you are….it has been 4 years for me since I took my last pill…and it has been a long, arduous journey, but here I am…in a place I doubted I would reach….and you will get there too….the improvements are so infinitesimally small and slow in coming, but they do come. There will be setbacks along the way, so take your time and do not push yourself, and know that it will pass. I can see that you have many friends who care about you and have not deserted you…that is such an important part of your recovery…I was not so lucky…and now I am busy, not trying to resurrect those old friendships, but searching for new ones. I wish you well and know deep in your soul that you can and will recover…believe it!
Ruth! To hear from you is such a gift. I hate hearing that your journey has taken so long, but I am starting to make the necessary changes in my life so that I can find peace in the future. It isn’t wasy. And I’m scared nearly all the time. I just hope that I can get to that place you are talking about. So many beautiful people have come into my life over the last 6 months. And I totally get what you are saying about creating new friendships because new people keep showing up for me all the time. It’s amazing, so thank you for the reminder.
I’m awed by your insight and resilience, Renee. Hugs and encouragement from your friend in the ‘cuse. You look beautiful in your picture, and you continue to be of service to your readers…more than you know. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. 🙂
Oh Erm! You are always so very kind. Sheesh! If you are ever in my neck of the woods, I sure would love to visit with you. And thanks for saying you think I look beautiful. I’m not feeling it so much most days lately, but I’m optimistic that one day I’ll get my mojo back. Others have done it before me. I’m not such a trailblazer: I’m just having to figure things out now, after a relatively privileged and comfortable life. I’ve been fortunate which has made me spoiled. I’m glad to be connecting to the human race again. Hope you are well.
I adore you, Renee. Thank you for your courageousness and for sharing it with all of us. The darkest times often make way for the most brilliant rewards — I really believe that, cliche as it may sound. I just know countless rainbows await you. That gratitude of yours will go such a long way; it’s already inspiring your friends/fans/readers! If there’s ANYthing we can do, please tell us. *big hugs*
August, I remember reading about your eating issues and thinking, what? How can this beautiful woman have any issues at all! Shows you what I knew, right? We all have our frailties and quirks and insecurities… We all make mistakes, too. I’ve got a lot of perspective these days on a whole lot of things I never wanted to face. I suppose one day I’ll come out of this thing stronger for the struggle, but right now — mired in it!– just feels exhausting. Thank you for stopping by the hold my cyber hand as I go through the paces and make the necessary life changes to accommodate my new life. Lots more growth along the way, I’m sure. Hope you are well. Really.
I am glad you are healing – I miss your serious posts and your snarky posts, too. Especially your snarky posts…. but there is a lot I miss, too. the last 13 months have been busy for me, too. As I get older, everyone around me gets older, too. My children are 16 and 11, soon to be 12. one drives, the other drives us crazy – actual both do but at different times. My parents are aging, and we lost a sister sister-in-law and my father-in-law this year leaving my wife and I with just our mothers and my step-mother. and they, too, are teetering as well…..I am thankful for all I have and especially my family and the relationships with the blogging community. It’s with God’s grace and forgiveness that we all live. I am just trying to keep making the days count, one day at a time. Peace – Shalom.
No one ever explained to me that the teetering part is part of life! How I wish I had known about pain and vulnerability sooner. I’m so sorry to hear about your losses over the last year. Heartbreaking losses. I’m glad you have your family to hold onto – this raising up kids thing is really difficult in the best of circumstances. Like you, I’m trying to make the days count. Sometimes I fail miserably, but I keep trying. Thanks for the well wishing. And as far as my snarky posts go? I think I’ve lost most of my snark. A lot of it was burned away during withdrawal. I feel like a different person these days: one who is simultaneously afraid and fearless. It’s a weird middle place, and I hope to get a more balanced life eventually. Hope you are having a great school year.
What a well written account of your current life, Renee… John
Do you get jaw pain and ringing in the ears with the dizziness?Have you had the dizziness for a long time?Im wondering how long this part will last…..Thanks!
The jaw pain is one of my worst phtsucal symptoms. It is unrelenting, as is the dizziness — which has calmed down a lot since the first month, but is still very disconcerting. How long ago did you stop your benzo? People assure me that these symptoms will go away in time. I’m trying to keep the faith. Nice to meet you, Debbie. Let’s try to support each other as we heal.
Thanks for your kind reply!I am almost 6 months off Lorazapam.The dizziness is the worst,also the ear ringing,jaw pain is still very bad.Its so frustrating,because id like to walk more for exercise,but I do that so rarely because im worried ill fall.The dizziness triggers anxiety,which I hate.The anxiety in general is slowly getting better,but comes in waves.Im worried ill be dizzy forever!
Hi Debbie: Stress absolutely triggers all the horrible physical sensations, and I hate every minute of it. Because the pain is invisible, no one can really understand what we are feeling. I can only hope that one day I’ll get thru to the other side of this thing. Let’s stay the course together.
I have been wondering how you were, I am glad you continue to recover. You look fabulous, just you just how you are just right now how you are. You do not need to be anything more than you right now, no enhancements necessary. You are fabulous.
Writing, painting…I am so glad you are keeping this up. The recovery, it goes at its own pace. This, as with any recovery from anything traumatic, it takes time and has its own pace. I wish there was something I could tell you that would make it better. I had to extract myself from a different med, not near as terrible as what you are going through. I was also fortunate, I was only exchanging one for another (seizure meds), though the transition was terrible at least I had some help and some ease.
I am glad it is getting better. I am glad you are surrounded by love.
These medications are really something aren’t they? I figured you had some experience with this stuff since you’ve been so understanding and empathetic. It’s getting easier, but I’m having to make a lot of necessary life changes, which is scary and unsettling and painful. I’m thinking of you and I enjoy following you on FB. At least I can do that a bit more these days, right?
You do what is necessary and needful. I think it is important for you to do what is good for you. I don’t play much on Facebook, but reach out if you need something, I am here.
I am always happy to see a post from you. To me, you still look beautiful and you are still the talented writer we know. Baby steps are the best steps to take. It’s okay to mourn the you that was and then welcome the you that you are now. I still mourn my pain-free vibrant body of the past and am constantly working on accepting the new.
I have learned that there is a difference between giving up and surrendering. Giving up means you throw your hands up in defeat. Surrendering means you accept what you have been given (good or bad) and find the purpose for it. It is happening for a reason and you surrender to the wisdom it will give you. Does that make sense? It helps me a lot.
Peace be with you, mi amiga! 🙂
Maria, everything you write makes sense. I have been quietly continuing to read your words when I can and you know what? I’d love to talk with you. If you are interested, will you shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.org? I’m working on finding the purpose in all of this mess. It’s still pretty murky for me, but I have faith that with a lot of support, I’m going to get thru the challenges before me. No one ever told me there would be such dark days in my life. Who knew when I was playing kick the can in the neighbors’ backyard that I would be where I am today. Sometimes I want to go back to those carefree days and sometimes I’m glad for the learning I’m getting along the way. Today, I’d just like to be thru all of this already.
I would be more than happy to chat anytime you want! xo
you might not know this, the left side is feminine energy; the divine feminine in communication with you. if you feel pushed to the left, you’re being encouraged to rest, to let things happen around you, to sit, to ask, and to wait for the answer and then to act. i know this because i’ve been in communication with reiki and light workers and enegy healers and my left side these days (months, actually), is “turned on” more so than the right. the right is masculine: pushing through, physical energy, but the left… ahh… much more subtle and all about “being” and “waiting” hence, “fe” in “feline.” cats don’t rush. love to you my amazing friend. you keep me in perspective when i wonder about my mom and what she went through and never seemed to (want to?) master or at least attempt to leave. xoxoxo
So good to talk to you last night. The comforting words you provided helped me a lot. You and I are definitely connected, Molly.
i’m so glad to have helped and shared with you. we are connected. it’s not just virtual. xo
Renee…you are still so beautiful!
I’m always happy to see a new post from you in my reader. I enjoy how R-E-A-L you are. Your determination and willingness to be vulnerable are admirable.
For me, the last 13 months have been a period of continued growth – I am pushing myself out of my comfort zone in my business and some relationships. Always room to grow…
Yeah, I can relate to the whole pushing outside the comfort zone thing. Every day is challenging in its own way, y’know? I’m trying to reconnect with old friends and embrace the new people who keep showing up along the way. Being vulnerable is basically where I live these days. I don’t even try to fake it anymore. I just own it. I announce my fears and insecurities. I have to be really honest about my feelings too. No more stuffing anything down with medication. It’s a new reality for me with major life consequences. I’m amazed by your willingness to continue to bloom and grow. Sometimes I wish I could just run away and hide. Trying to handle things like an adult for the first time in my life. Thanks for checking in Denise!
haha! yes, I’d like to run and hide sometimes, too! There’s probably a place and time for it, but my fear is I won’t come back! LOL
Can I just say that I’m so very proud of you and how hard you’ve fought to come back? You keep fighting….and you’re beautiful to me. Yes, your externals are lovely, but more importantly, your heart and spirit are gorgeous. You’re coming through this fire stronger than ever!
Alas Kitt, I feel like you give me too much credit. That said, I am feeling stronger every day, and I’m preparing to make the unpleasant but necessary changes to work for my new life. This living life crap isn’t easy, is it? It’s challenging all the time, right? I’m trying to enjoy the little moments these days. It’s about all I can do. It’s all any if us can do. I really would like to hear how you are doing. Did you publish your next book yet? How is every little thing?
Good for you. And you’re right. Truly living is quite the challenge & adventure. I did publish my book, and the second one (the second was actually written before the first). I had to take a day job, but I’m trying not to get so caught up in it that I lose track of my passion….which, besides my dogs & hubby, is writing book #3. 🙂
Glad to hear you are getting there. Yes, it can be a slow process. Don’t worry about that. Just do the cat thing 🙂
You can skip the purring if you wish. It would probably make your throat hurt.
Curling up in the sun is good though. Especially as things get colder. Of course you don’t have to worry about that. You southerners don’t know what a real winter is like!
What have I been doing?
It was about thirteen months ago when they doubled my dose of morphine, because the pain had gotten so bad. Then in May, I realized I felt weird. Very little pain. I went off the morphine, and felt human.
Of course morphine has side effects. Going off it releases you from one particular side, constipation. Boy does it ever. The results were embarrassing more than once, but I finally appear to be over that. And praise G-D, the pain still hasn’t come back.
I don’t have a clue what is going on, but I’m not going to complain. I’ve spent most of the last twenty years in pain, and all of the last ten years on narcotics, so not having to worry about either is a huge bonus.
Oh yeah, and I have a story in the Terror by Gaslight anthology edited by John Manning.
Wayne, I’m so glad to hear you are feeling more alive. This living stuff sure isn’t easy, is it? I’m grateful to you for sharing your story with me; sometimes when you hear about the road others are traveling, it helps to provide a little perspective. I’m so glad to hear you have a new story in Gaslight. That’s wonderful. I think I’m going to stop focusing on wondering what I’m supposed to be doing with my life and just get to doing. I’m going to start writing about my experience and, hopefully, one day I’ll find myself on the other side of it. Thanks for remaining my steadfast cyber friend. Means the world.
No, it isn’t. But the results can be worth it (the kids).
Just doing can often show you opportunities you didn’t know you have. And some of them might really surprise you.
You look beautiful, Renee. So glad you shared your picture with us. I’m also so glad you were able to go apple-picking.
As for the word “should,” I think it deserves to be banned. It is the source of so much frustration and distress for so many of us. “This is how it should be,” “I should be doing/feeling this.” I do it to myself and my husband and my kids ALL the time.
G-d willing, you will continue to progress forward, and move forward with the calmness of your kitty. And know that even through your suffering, you are already being a service to those in dark places. Because you’re talking about it, and candid about it, and so strong and inspiring in your dealing with it.
much, much abundant love. xoxo
Renee, as always you look beautiful. I’m am happy to hear that you were able to go apple picking. It is something that I’ve always wanted to do, but given how crazy this time of year is for me with work and family obligations, I always seem to miss my window of opportunity.
Having said, that, I’m glad to see that you are talking your opportunities to live life when and how you can. I know that you have been through a lot in the last 13 months. You have made great strides, even though you don’t always feel that way. Your artwork is amazing and I’m happy to see you are writing and blogging again. I think we have to remind ourselves on a daily basis to live in the moment and be grateful for what we have today.
You are strong. You are healing. You are stepping up and stepping out. You are inspiring.
Sending good and positive thoughts your way today!
L’shana tovah to you and your family.
You stick to that journey. It’s your journey and it sounds hard–and it sounds like you are doing it. Which, some days, is the victory. Keeping you in my good thoughts & prayers.
You are already of service to others and have been. I had no awareness of this kind of reaction possible when stopping those kinds of drugs. Think of all the people you have taught and warned, including perhaps some in the medical community. The apple picking made me think of some of your earliest posts on this subject when you reported that there was a time in the very beginning when light through the window was too much. You have come so far. You have created a new niche for your artistic side, adding the painting. You’re an inspiration and will continue to be. I wish for you health and happiness most of all this new year.
It’s good to have challenges. Just slow down and take them one at a time. If it all comes too easy, life becomes empty and without purpose. And don’t worry about how you look on the outside, it’s what’s inside that counts. I could see that beauty a long time ago – it’s still there and always will be. Thank you so much for keeping us updated on your progress but you only need to write when it feels right.
P.S. I’m sending you my own (exciting) update via email.
I love when you send me those updates, Brian. Please keep me posted. Now that I’m able to focus on other people a bit more, I can’t wait to hear about what’s going on in your world!
Girlfriend, I’m thrilled that you are in that middle place. It’s like my Wednesdays. Well, it’s not but it has the same concept of still having more to do … but celebrating that you’ve reached the middle. I digress. I’m proud of you.
My change in the last 13 months involves a slow emergence from a cocoon … I was always good before, but I’ve realized — as I stretch myself into a new career (Scary!) that I can be better and enjoy what I’m doing for a living.
Hi Naomi! I’m so glad to hear from you! I don’t know why I didn’t see this earlier. Or maybe I did and my brain just didn’t know what to do with it. I’m glad you’re emerging from your cocoon. I don’t know HOW you do all that moving. It’s so difficult to establish roots in one place! You are a so strong! I’m looking forward to connecting with you in real life at some point in the not too distant future.
I so understand having to learn to live a “new normal”. It is hard and we tend to berate ourselves for not being able to live up to our old standards of doing things.
I wish you all the best in your recovery.
You write well and you inspire even in these dark times. Sharing your pain as you do in the way that you share it (with such sincerity), helps others–both so they can offer their care to you but, more importantly, so they can deal with the pain and struggle in their own lives. Everyone who writes to you wants you to heal, and as soon as possible, but, in your dark times, they thank you for what you share. I know I do for sure. So, thanks very much.
Hi Bob. This healing stuff is very slow, and i have to accept that I may never be the way I was before. But that could be a good thing. Truth be told, I lived a rather charmed life before, and I wasn’t always compassionate to others who expressed that they were in pain. Now, I totally get it. My empathy bone has grown about 333% larger. Truly. Thank you for being here to help me as I limp toward my new normal.
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Kingswood Commercials Limited was set up on Thursday the 15th of November 2012. Their current address is Dublin 22, and the company status is Normal. The company's current directors Shay Murphy, Amy Murphy and Katherine Murphy have been the director of 4 other Irish companies between them; 1 of which is now closed.
- Company Name:Kingswood Commercials Limited
- Time in Business:5 Years
- Company Number:520131
- Size:Small Company
- Current Status:NORMAL
- Principal Activity:[50.20] Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles
- May Trade As:Kingswood Commercials Ltd
- Registered Address:Kingswood Cross,
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