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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Harbhajan Singh slapped Sreesanth. Or did he?
Interestingly enough, I too am in the market for a new job.
Maybe it's a sign? Maybe I should start a Jrod-style petition to be the next ICC Chief Executive? The big question is, do I have more chance of that than Jrod does of his lovely-but-Aussie blog getting into Wisden? Time will tell.
It's all a bit vague about why though. They're not happy with his handling of 'the Zimbabwe situation' and his comments about the ICL.
To my mind it's a bit like... "Hey everyone, look over there at that big shiny gold, purpose-built distraction while we get rid of this person."
I bet this is India's doing. They started the pushing and now the Zimbabwe thing is just an excuse. And a poor one, why the hell is the ICC covering up corruption in Zimbabwe? I refer to the Full Tosser's post from a few days ago.
Anyway. Did anyone else see Sreesanth cry? IT WAS FUNNY! And one of his man-friends gave him a hug, which was brave, because if I was hugging a distressed Sreesanth I'd half expect him to suddenly go rabid. It's because mum, well see I didn't do nothing, it was his fault, he hit me, in my face, and and and all I did was say 'hard luck' because they lost, that's all, honest!
The thing is, which clown to believe?! As the more astute of you may have come to realise, I really don't like Harbhajan Singh, so I'm more inclined to believe the slightly more credible, albeit manic, Sreesanth.
It's nice to see in-fighting among the Indians (justifies a few things, to my mind at least), and the Australians doing so well.
Carn Kolkata!
EDIT: The highly-evolved Atheist has the video. Watch and laugh.
6 comments:
- The Atheist said...
My theory is that Sri actually tried to slap Bhaji. But he missed.
Hence the tears.
- April 26, 2008 at 10:53 PM
I can see Roy offering Sree a hanky in the next series.
And apparently "hard luck" sounds similar to "I slept with your Mum" in Punjabi.
- April 27, 2008 at 9:06 AM
I only wish the slap HAD been the other way round.
- April 27, 2008 at 8:27 PM
I would have liked the slapping to have degenerated into a "hands flapping at each other" bitch fight, with Preity then intervening to drag away Sreesanth saying "leave it out, he's not worth it!".
- April 28, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Yes, it was funny. Watching grown men cry always is.
I don't know what it "justifies", though. The whole justification process can be very interesting. For instance, having read Michael Clarke's (and, to a certain extent, Andrew Symmonds') testimonies in one report I happened to read (by a certain Kiwi) judge a few weeks back, it certainly did "justify" a few things - in my mind at least. :D
- April 28, 2008 at 3:14 PM
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- The life and times of Graeme Smith
- Another reason Michael Clarke shits me
- Chris Rogers is going to hel-
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Parish Council
The function of the parish council is to assist the pastor in his leadership role of planning, organizing, initiating, promoting, coordinating and reviewing the evangelization, worship, religious education, stewardship and service activities within the parish.
The council will promote the best interests of the parish and make recommendations for its good management and proper development.
St. Thomas Parish Council typically meets the 3rd Thursday of the month, with the exception of July, August, and December. Meetings are held at 6 pm in the Mission House dining room and are open to all interested parishioners. Other meetings may be scheduled as needed, or dates moved to accomodate availablity of pastor or members.
If you have an item you'd like to bring to the council, please contact the parish office or a member of the parish council to be added to the agenda for a particular meeting.
Our council consists of parish representatives who sit on various committees, such as Outreach, Religious Education, Liturgy, Building, and Social/Hospitality.
Parish Council Members are:
Jennifer McDonald, President
Andy Finney
Pat Lenz
Mandy Maxwell
Brian Rupiper
Pat King
Minutes are posted
upon council approval
St. Thomas Parish Council By-Laws
No meeting in June
May 2019 (minutes not yet approved)
No Meeting in February
(lack of quorum)
No meeting in December
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To all my fitness girls out there. Have you ever gone shopping with the intention to buy "normal people" clothing and walked out with workout leggings and sneakers instead?
Hmmm...Never happens right?! JK It happens to me every single time and kicking myself in the butt for not picking up something to wear to a non fitness related function. The struggle is real.
Subscription boxes have been on the rise for almost the last two years now and I've had my share of a few. I love this idea of discovering new pieces of jewelry, beauty products, and even workout clothing through the mail. It's like getting birthday presents or Christmas gifts with the ability to discover something new.
I recently was introduced to Trunk Club and I wish I had found it sooner. Funny enough when I told my husband about it he was like, "Oh yeah I know about them…" I looked at him and was like "WTF...where have I been"?
Before I tell you about my product review let me tell you a little bit about my personal style woes. I live in activewear all the time. At first it was amazing! Spandex and sweat wicking fabric became my best friend over the past 3 years. My closet and drawers were filled with activewear I wore to workout and activewear that I wore for style. Yeah I know...I'm shaking my head too. I even nailed that athleisure corporate world maven by pairing all my workout leggings with power blazers and joggers with heels and a clutch. I looked cozy, chic, and I prided myself in being able to drop down into a burpee at any given time at the office. But every since working from home this entire activewear look started to almost look and feel like activewear/PJs/did this woman even shower today look.
It was OK most days, but then it started to affect how I feel about myself throughout my work day. I mean let's be real. The greatest benefits about working from home is that you are truly WFHIYP (Working From Home in Yoga Pants). But some days you just wanna dress up, put on some lipstick, brush your hair, and feel good about putting yourself together. INSERT STRUGGLE… But I had nothing to wear to do that. A large majority of my current wardrobe are either workout clothes or clothing I wear to shoot weddings in or my favorite look: denim and a white tee. I love my personal style, it works for me. But some days you just want more... This is where Trunk Club comes to the rescue.
Trunk Club is a convenient personal stylist service that helps solve pesky problems like "not having anything to wear". You discover great clothes that are perfect for you without the some of the pain of having to go shopping and since it's a Nordstrom company you get the unmatched customer service and attention that you're used to in stores and online.
How to Get the Perfect Trunk from Trunk Club
You sign up online and connect with your personal stylist. Make sure you communicate openly and honestly so that you're stylist understands what you're going for. Be specific and don't feel bad about expressing things you don't like from color, to fit, and especially price points! My stylist Bayley and I talked about price points, things I liked, we revied my style inspo Pinterest board, and I even linked her to a Trunk Club post on Menswear Inspired looks with a feminine twist, a style I really love but can't seem to get the pieces right to recreate it. I was able to review pieces she picked out for me after my style assessment and consultation and we went back and forth on some of the first selections until we nailed down the perfect trunk to ship.
I received my Trunk a few days later and it immediately felt like Christmas. Inside was a collection of 9 articles of clothing curated specifically for me and every single piece was seriously a dream. Inside everything was neatly packaged and the box included a note with a list of all the items included along with the price and a prepaid label for shipping back any items you don't wish to keep. Conveniently you can also return your items to your local Nordstrom or extend your try-on period if you need more time to decide on the items you received.
The unwrapping began and I don't think I could've been more excited for clothes. It probably was because I didn't have to deal with trying to find parking at the mall, searching through all the racks for things I really was looking for or hoping to find, and they were affordable pieces that were high quality.
I immediately started trying everything on! And if you followed my IG Stories last week when I opened it you'll know I was totally feeling myself and loving every single piece.
What I loved was that some of the pieces like this amazing romper wouldn't be something I would shop for or even think about pulling off the rack to look at, but it's something I'm making room for in my closet because It was HOT AF. If you're putting on lipstick just to imagine yourself out on a date night or girls night out with an article of clothing, you know it's a keeper!
There is a $25 styling fee for the Trunk Club that's waived if you have a Nordstrom Card and it's applied to your purchase if you keep something. Similar to subscription boxes you can request the frequency of how many wardrobe trunks you'll receive throughout the year and you can skip them if you want or cancel the service at anytime. I highly suggest it and if you sign up you can reap the rewards of their referral program where you get a $50 credit anytime a friend spends $50.
The true test of whether or not wardrobe pieces are styled just for you is the amount of compliments you get on it. And during my recent trip to LA I had received compliments left and right for this longline double breasted blazer by Mural and the Marc Fisher blocked heel loafers that were in my first Trunk Club shipment.
If the review was helpful please let me know in the comments below. I'd love to hear from you about your own personal style struggles.
Thanks to Trunk Club, a brand I love and trust, for refreshing my wardrobe and sponsoring this post. Partnerships like this make GOFITJO.com possible.
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Orange County
Med school cancer researcher elected UNC-CH faculty chairwoman
For the second time running, professors at UNC-Chapel Hill have elected a colleague from its School of Medicine to chair the university's version of a faculty senate.
Cancer researcher Leslie Parise, department chairwoman of biochemistry and biophysics in the medical school, beat out the chairman of UNC's History Department, Lloyd Kramer, for the three-year term at the head of the Faculty Council.
She will replace the council's incumbent chairman, Bruce Cairns, on July 1. Cairns, director of the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center, is also a professor in the School of Medicine.
Parise told the council she's "very humbled and honored" by the election's result and hopes to "live up to expectations."
Turnout for the faculty-wide election was 50.8 percent, the second-highest showing for such balloting since the late 1990, said archeology professor Vin Steponaitis, the faculty secretary. The highest turnout came in 2014, when Cairns beat out sociology professor Andy Perrin for the council chairmanship.
Officials didn't immediately post candidate-by-candidate vote totals for the Parise-Kramer race, which seemed a study in contrasts when the candidates made a joint appearance in front of the council in March.
Kramer promised to be a vocal defender of the liberal arts, "the core academic values of tolerance and openness to people all points of views and backgrounds, and a defender of the "academic rigor of of the university" against pressures from politicians and sports boosters.
Parise, meanwhile, signaled that she'd likely try to act as the sort of conciliator Cairns has been during his term as chairman.
She acknowledged that she'd considered leaving UNC in the mid-2000s to pursue department-chair openings at universities elsewhere in the country.
"Sometimes it takes stepping away from UNC to realize what we have," she said in March. "You realize other universities have a lot of problems and there's a lot of things that UNC does right."
She also acknowledged the university likely faces "a few additional repercussions" from the so-called "paper classes" academic fraud, a comment that alluded to the ongoing NCAA investigation of phony classes that allowed athletes and other students to boost their grades.
But the university faces "equally challenging times" ahead, with not only professors in the liberal arts facing public attacks on their disciplines but researchers in the sciences "concerned with the apparent devaluation" of their work, she said.
The country's new president, Donald Trump, has proposed deep cuts to research budgets, particularly for such grant-supplying federal organizations as the National Institutes of Health.
UNC Chancellor Carol Folt, who attends most council meetings, said she's "looking forward to working with" Parise and thinks North Carolina's Congressional delegation is in the university's corner when it comes to research funding.
She singled out U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., who traveled to Chapel Hill earlier in the week to attend the opening of a university-sponsored substance-abuse treatment center and speak to people attending a National Science Foundation grant workshop.
"We have a delegation that will help us at least to be able to explain the importance of things," Folt said. "People are recognizing the amazing value of what everybody does here. I think we've got a chance to have our voice heard."
As for the council election, faculty in the School of Medicine turned out at lower rates than were common in many other academic units.
But the school's sheer size — it's home to 1,546 of this year's 3,643 eligible voters — means even this year's 46 percent turnout there had the potential to go a long way toward determining the outcome.
In chairing its biochemistry department, Parise heads one of the med school's highest-profile units. Her departmental colleagues include one of the 2015 winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Aziz Sancar.
Voting rights in council elections go to tenured and tenure-track professors, librarians who hold faculty appointments, and "fixed term," non-tenure-track faculty who have the equivalent of a three-year contract.
UNC records indicate that turnout for faculty elections for much of the 2000s hovered in the 20 percent range. It bottomed out at 14 percent in 2007.
The upswing in turnout more or less coincided with the advent of the paper classes scandal, which among other things ended the UNC career of former Faculty Council Chairwoman Jan Boxill. She won the 2011 election while holding a lecturer's post in the Philosophy Department.
The Faculty Council's equivalent at Duke University, the Academic Council, is also changing leaders this summer, with public policy professor Don Taylor taking over as chairman from engineering professor Nan Jokerst. Taylor prevailed over Duke Divinity School professor Ellen Davis in that election.
Ray Gronberg: 919-419-6648, @rcgronberg


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Videocassette Quotes
When I was EVP at NordicTrack, we spent $5 million a year sending out videocassettes. Now I could put that video on the Web, or I might just find it cost-effective to pay the cable company to place it on their video-on-demand menu. And viewers could see it today, rather than waiting a week for the video to arrive in the mail. - Tom Alison
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An In-Home Holiday Session | Long Island, NY Family Documentary Photography
Just because it's chilly outside (well, okay, it has been 60 degrees this week), that is no reason not to have a family photo session in the winter. There are all kinds of family traditions to document, especially around the holidays. I had a lovely Sunday morning with this family as they decorated their Christmas tree. I first photographed the Capaldi family last summer when little Gavin was just a few weeks old. It was so fun to get some new shots of him now that he is growing into a little personality-filled person! This was also a special session as dad Dave was able to be there, despite his busy schedule as a physician. Everyone had a great time pulling out the Christmas decorations and getting into the spirit of the season.
And here is the family's slideshow where you can see the full story of the session.
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It's that time again! Time for a new challenge! It's November and a time where a lot of us reflect on what we are thankful for. This fortnight, make a Thank You card!
This fortnight we were given this absolutely adorable and pretty stamp called "Blue Tit Bird" by Lia Stampz. Here is what I created based on CASE Study inspiration.
HAHA I know I went a bit overboard considering that Angeline Yong's card is just perfectly simple, but I really wanted to add a lot of dimension and layers.
The birdie is colored with Classic Faber Castell color pencils. The multi coloured paneling is a result of playing around with distress inks and then finally running it through the bug.
I hope you all will join us over at Lia Stampz this fortnight, I am sure we all have our thank you cards ready at the go! I can't wait to see your thank you creations!! Link up people! Have a super great day!
PS: I really want to buy Distress Markers. Copics is not an option for me but I can see myself working with distress markers as it would make my coloring look a bit better and they will fill fill in the "white gaps" left by pencil colouring. So my question is, should I buy them or not?
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Little bit of chatter going around the old saltmine that I might need to make one more business trip this year back to the land of mountains and chocolate. Powers that be are talking about some meetings in Switzerland. Frankly, I'd just as soon leave the suitcase in the closet until next year but as long as they're paying the piper, I'm dancing.
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Here is a short review about a story "Splashed down".
At one level, it is a story about love. Augustine Joseph and Lilly Antony, two souls deeply in love and engaged find themselves sucked into conventions and obedience.
Lilly, a young, dreamy girl, hailing from a "Good family", tries to be the graceful woman she is expected to be. Augustine, being "Every inch of a country gentleman" that he could be seems torn between love and responsibilities, arguably in disguise of ambition. While Augustine wants to "Turn the tide" by building a multi-specialty hospital in the memory of a lost friend, Lilly yearns for them to be married. However, Augustine's dream only takes Lilly further away from her own dream, for she is expected to study Hospital Management in Bengaluru for two years.
The author tries to draw pictures of the 19th century psychological setup through the physical conduct of the characters. However, one will need a bit of a sweet tooth for some of the flavor of affection and desire in this story.
If you're interested get this story here.


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Creative Lego Creations
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Whoever said that only dull shapes can be built with this construction toys was wrong. A lot can be achieved with this simple bricks! The power to create and innovate is unlimited. Here are some of the most amazing lego builds ever! Enjoy


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Eyelash extensions aren't a one size fits all beauty treatment like many people have been lead to believe…
If you go to a high quality salon you'll know that an experienced lash technician will assess your natural eye shape to determine the lash extension style that will suit you best. A really great lash tech will also consider the type of event you might be attending, your personality, and even the physical activities you enjoy.
I'm Melissa, owner of The Lash Spa and I've created this simple infographic to help you figure out which natural eye shape you have, and give you a general idea of which eyelash extension style will suit you best. Just follow the corresponding line down to the eyelash extension styles to get the perfect style.
Have a quick google to see examples of other women with that particular lash style and take that into your lash salon before your treatment – a lash tech worth her salt should be able to match it and leave you extremely happy with the result!
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Helping Hands
Helping Hands provides assistance to parishioners in need be it in the form of meals, or other helpful services. The ties that bind us as members of St. John's and as the body of Christ, the Church, require us to be there for one another when there is a need and we undertake this ministry with great joy and generosity. Please contact Liz Donohue for more information.


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|CPD Events
The following is a list of the Bar Association's upcoming CPD events.
BAQ 2013 Annual Conference The changing face of practice – adapting to the new landscape
BAQ 2013 Annual Conference
The changing face of practice – adapting to the new landscape
10 CPD POINTS - Ethics, Advocacy & Practice Management strands
Session 1
Chair: The Hon Paul de Jersey AC, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Queensland
Keynote address: The modern Bar: accessible, adaptable and relevant - The Rt Hon Lady Justice Rafferty DBE
The speech will address these issues from the perspective of the judiciary and identify lessons to be learned from the past and present.
Preparing entrants for the modern Bar: tertiary legal education in the technological age
The presentation will consider:
Presenter: Professor Gerard Carney, Head of School & Academic Dean, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Session 2
Practice and procedure - update 2013
Facilitator/commentator: The Hon Justice Jackson, Supreme Court of Queensland
The Hon Justice Dowsett, Federal Court of Australia
The Hon Justice Kent, Family Court of Australia
His Honour Judge Shanahan, District Court of Queensland
Session 3
Don't forget the constitution - Cases where the constitution arises and related practice and procedure
Chair: The Hon Justice White, Supreme Court of Queensland
Walter Sofronoff QC Solicitor-General of Queensland
Gim Del Villar
Session 4 - Split session
Class actions - Judicial and Bar perspectives
Chair: The Hon Justice Logan RFD, Federal Court of Australia
The Hon Justice Murphy, Federal Court of Australia
Prof Peter Cashman, University of Sydney
Misleading or deceptive conduct
Presenter: Patrick O'Shea S.C.
The particulars game …
Presenters include:
The Hon Justice Fryberg, Supreme Court of Queensland
The Hon Justice Boddice, Supreme Court of Queensland
Robert Mulholland QC
Session 5 - Split session
Succession: emerging issues.
Chair: The Hon Justice Alan Wilson, President, QCAT
Presenter: Rebecca Treston
Tracing the proceeds of fraud
Presenter: Dominic O'Sullivan
Hypothetical - " From charge to sentence: working in the criminal law system in 2013"
Chair: Elizabeth Wilson S.C.
The Hon Justice Ann Lyons, Supreme Court of Queensland
His Honour Judge Butler AM S.C., Chief Magistrate of Queensland
Tony Glynn S.C.
Peter Davis S.C.
Session 6 - Practice Management Strand
Future of legal services
Richard Susskind will speak about the drivers of change in the legal world – client demand for 'more for less', the growing impact of information technology, and the liberalisation of legal markets. He will explain the shift toward the commoditisation of legal service and will argue that one key to the future will be to decompose legal work into its constituent parts and to source each part in the most efficient way. He will speak about the growing impact of legal process outsourcing, virtual courts, online dispute resolution, the future of advocacy, the role of tomorrow's judges, the systematisation of routine and repetitive legal work, and changing conceptions of access to justice. For lawyers who are willing to adapt, he will claim that the future holds exciting new professional and commercial opportunities but for lawyers who seek to hold on to old ways of working, he will suggest that their markets will shrink and new competitors will displace them. Above all, the future for entrepreneurial and innovative lawyers is rosy.
Presenter: Professor Richard Susskind OBE
Professor Richard Susskind OBE is an author, speaker, and independent adviser to major professional firms and to national governments. His main area of expertise is the future of professional service, with particular reference to information technology. He has worked on legal technology for over 30 years. He has written and edited numerous books and has written over 100 columns for The Times.
He has advised on numerous government inquiries and, since 1998, has been IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England. Richard is President of the Society for Computers and Law and is Chair of the Advisory Board of the Oxford Internet Institute where he is also a Visiting Professor. He also holds professorships at Gresham College, London, and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Richard has a first class honours degree in law from the University of Glasgow and a doctorate in law and computers from Balliol College, Oxford.
Session 7
Technology and the law – proliferation and diversity of computer devices and online storage. What does this mean for you?
Join Nigel Carson and Brendan Read who collectively have over 30 years of computer forensic law enforcement and corporate investigations experience as they guide you through the rapidly changing technology landscape and explain how to leverage these technologies in legal matters where a text, email or other digital footprint can provide pivotal evidence.
The discussion will be heavily case study focused including:
Session 8
New Developments in Criminal Practice and Procedure - "The Old Bailey: a judge's perspective"
Chair: The Hon Justice Martin, Supreme Court of Queensland
His Honour Judge Brian Barker QC, Recorder of London
Session 9 - Practice Management Strand
How practice building has changed - helpful strategies for barristers
Chair: Roger Traves S.C.
Belinda Cohen, Director, Inspired Reality
Session 10 - Ethics Strand
Debate: future of the Bar
Chair: Roger Traves S.C.
Richard Douglas S.C.
Kerri Mellifont S.C.
Simon Lewis
Andrew Preston
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We provide strategic and creative vision to small and mid-sized businesses who need help realizing their potential. Whether the challenge is to create, revive or market a brand, we approach each one with the same goal in mind; to infuse it with creative brilliance so it shines its brightest. We help your brand become visible and valuable in a competitive world.
Is your brand's uniqueness clearly articulated? Do you know exactly who your core target is? Does your brand have a clear point of view? Take a look at your brand's Facebook page: is it obvious what your brand stands for, what its trying to say and who it's trying to reach? What's your competition doing that you wish you were doing better?
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A great brand – be it a product, company, person or institution – has an emotional connection with its clearly defined target, the nimbleness to stay relevant with the times, a compelling point of view, and the language and look and feel to express itself consistently across each and every one of its touch points (website, packaging, marketing materials, store etc.). In other words, great brands know who they are, how they behave, what they stand for and remain true to themselves throughout time. Great brands shine.
Shine&Co is comprised of a group of avid listeners. We want to hear first-hand the problems you're facing and we prefer in-depth conversations so we can immerse ourselves in your cause. Let us know briefly what challenges your brand is currently experiencing. We will send you a follow-up email to a arrange a free consultation.


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About Us
Michael Turner founded Heart of Georgia Environmental in 2008 to provide professional landscaping services to commercial and residential clients in Houston County and surrounding communities. Our team has over 70 years of combined experience in the industry.
Our research-based landscape maintenance solutions are designed to give you a healthy and luscious lawn. Our professional landscape design team is widely known for our outside-the-box, creative approach and attention to detail that sets our work apart from others.
We work closely with the UGA Cooperative Extension Service for agricultural and environmental sciences to continue our education and training and to offer you the best and most current information available.
Heart of Georgia was chosen to do landscaping for the New Perry Hotel when it was featured on the Travel Channel show Resort Rescue.


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Inorganic lead is a malleable, blue-gray, heavy metal that occurs naturally in the Earth's crust. Lead was one of the first metals used by humans and consequently, the cause of the first recorded occupational disease (lead colic in a 4th century BC metal worker).
Lead can be used as a pure metal, combined with another metal to form an alloy, or in the form of a chemical compound. A primary use of lead in the U.S. is for automobile lead-acid storage batteries, a type of rechargeable electric battery which uses an almost pure lead alloy. Lead-formed alloys are typically found in ammunition, pipes, cable covering, building material, solder, radiation shielding, collapsible tubes, and fishing weights. Lead is also used in ceramic glazes and as a stabilizer in plastics.
Lead was used extensively as a corrosion inhibitor and pigment in paints but concerns over its toxicity led to the CPSC in 1977 to ban the use of lead in paint for residential and public buildings. Prior to the mid-1980s, the organic lead compounds tetramethyl lead and tetraethyl lead were used as an antiknock additive and octane booster in gasoline but environmental exposure concerns resulted in the gradual phase-out of leaded gasoline in the United States. Organic lead compounds continue to be used in high octane fuel in the aviation industry for piston engine aircraft.
Lead enters the body primarily through inhalation and ingestion. Today, adults are mainly exposed to lead by breathing in lead-containing dust and fumes at work, or from hobbies that involve lead. Lead passes through the lungs into the blood where it can harm many of the body's organ systems. While inorganic lead does not readily enter the body through the skin, it can enter the body through accidental ingestion (eating, drinking, and smoking) via contaminated hands, clothing, and surfaces. Workers may develop a variety of ailments, such as neurological effects, gastrointestinal effects, anemia, and kidney disease. See the Health Effects section of this webpage for more information.
Employers are required to protect workers from inorganic lead exposure under OSHA lead standards covering general industry (1910.1025), shipyards (1915.1025), and construction (1926.62). The lead standards establish a permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 µg/m3 of lead over an eight-hour time-weighted-average for all employees covered. The standards also set an action level of 30 µg/m3, at which an employer must begin specific compliance activities. For more information on lead standard requirements go to the Standards section of this webpage.
Who is Exposed to Lead?
Workers are exposed to lead as a result of the production, use, maintenance, recycling, and disposal of lead material and products. Lead exposure occurs in most industry sectors including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation, remediation and even recreation.
Construction workers are exposed to lead during the removal, renovation, or demolition of structures painted with lead pigments. Workers may also be exposed during installation, maintenance, or demolition of lead pipes and fittings, lead linings in tanks and radiation protection, leaded glass, work involving soldering, and other work involving lead metal or lead alloys. In general industry, workers come in contact with lead in solder, plumbing fixtures, rechargeable batteries, lead bullets, leaded glass, brass, or bronze objects, and radiators. Lead exposure can occur not only in the production of these kinds of objects but also in their use (e.g., firing ranges), repair (e.g., radiator repair), and recycling (e.g., lead-acid battery recycling).
In the general population, lead may be present in small but hazardous concentrations in food, water, and air. Lead poisoning from deteriorating old paint is the primary source of elevated blood lead levels in children. Children under the age of six are at risk of developing cognitive health effects even at very low blood lead levels. Pregnant women or those who might become pregnant must avoid lead exposure because it is toxic to the fetus. Another source of environmental exposure to lead is from workers who take home lead dust on their clothing and shoes.
Where Does Exposure to Lead Occur?
Lead is an important metal for many types of businesses and industrial processes. Lead is most often used in the manufacturing sector (e.g., manufacturing products containing lead) but worker exposure can also occur in other industry sectors including construction and wholesale trade. OSHA provides a publicly available Chemical Exposure Health Database which includes industrial hygiene sample results taken by OSHA field personnel during site visits. These data can provide a snapshot of industry sectors and business subcategories where lead air concentrations have been found. The industry profile tables in this website are based on lead samples taken during OSHA inspections in the last 5 years of available data. While the tables represent only a small fraction of the total number of companies in their respective industries, the results can provide insight into where workplace lead exposure is occurring in the United States.
Another source for identifying where lead exposure occurs at work is the NIOSH Adult Blood Epidemiology & Surveillance (ABLES) program. ABLES currently has 41 states participating in the collection of elevated blood lead levels in adults. This program identifies industries and occupations where workplace exposure to lead is occurring.
Related topic: Toxic Metals - Safety and Health Topics Page
Disclaimer: The information and resources provided on this web page are for informational purposes only and not intended as an endorsement by OSHA of its contents, products, methods, or services.
Employers are required to protect workers from inorganic lead exposure under specific OSHA lead standards covering general industry, shipyard employment, and construction.
Health Effects
Highlights webpages and publications provide additional information on the health effects of lead.
Evaluating Exposure and Controls
Provides references that may aid in evaluating and controlling hazards associated with exposure to lead.
Highlights effective dates for enforcement of the lead standard, directives and letters of interpretation specific to lead.
Additional Resources
Provides links and references to additional resources related to lead.
- Lead Exposure: Protecting Workers at Indoor Firing Ranges. OSHA QuickCard™ (Publication 3771), (June 2018).
- Lead Hazards: Protecting Workers at Indoor Firing Ranges. OSHA Fact Sheet (Publication 3772), (June 2018).
- Lead: If You Work Around Lead, Don't Take it Home!. OSHA QuickCard™ (Publication 3680), (June 2014). A Spanish version is also available.
- Lead Battery Manufacturing eTool. OSHA.
- Management Guidelines for Blood Lead Levels in Adults. Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologist (CSTE).


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At some point in life, we will all find ourselves struggling to read the exclusions listed in tiny size six font at the bottom of our Macy's coupons. Most of us dread the idea of having to buy reading glasses that remind us of our grannies, and instead, strain our eyes and squint to read the fine print.
Luckily, times are changing and readers are no longer ugly, magnifying apparatuses that need to be hidden in bedside tables. So it's time to swallow your pride, stop squinting—no need to give crows feet more reason to invade the precious skin around your peepers—and get yourself a stylish pair of readers.
To make it a little easier for you, we've broken down the latest trends:
Shapes can make or break your style. This season, look for retro cat-eye and browline frames or chic aviator sun readers.
Fall is often synonymous with warm, nature-inspired colors. Get on track this season in luscious vegetal tones, tortoise and color blocking.
We all love details that make an otherwise generic design transform into a quintessential fashion statement. This season get barely there effects with rimless and semi-rimless frames or eye-catching embellishments and metallic details.
These rich colors, fun shapes and and eye-catching details are sure to wipe away any lingering readers blues you may have. And now that you're jazzed to get some new readers it's time to accessorize!
Spice up your eyewear collection by incorporating sassy animal prints, bold colors and tribal influences in your cases and eyewear chains.


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Booker Flowers and Gifts is an Interflora florist & gift shop based on Booker Avenue, Mossley Hill, South Liverpool - A stone's throw from Liverpool Cricket Club. We have served the local community flowers and gifts for 31 years, and now through our websites you can order, flowers and have gifts sent, anywhere in the UK. This is our dedicated gifts website and all the lovely items you see in our shop can now be ordered online.
Our range of gifts and decorations are designed to complement the flowers and plants we sell, so you will notice a distinctly floral and garden theme in most of our products.
Booker Flowes and Gifts Liverpool - What we do
If you want to look at the flowers we do, please visit our other websites by clicking the links at the top of the page.
We are on Facebook, Twitter and Linked In - To see what we are doing, and to get access to exclusive offers, click the links on the left hand side of the page. Once on the page like, follow or connect with us.
We are Stockists of Gisela Graham, Heaven Sends, Stewo, Originals, Paper Rose, Bloomsbury Fabric Flowers, Deva Design, Fallen Fruits, Ashleigh and Burwood
Delivery is £5.99 for any size parcel sent anywhere in the UK - See delivery information tab at bottom of page for more details.
If you would like your item sent as a gift there is a place in the shopping cart for you to put a message to the recipient, which we will then put on a little card for you. Don't worry they wont see what you have spent, we will send the receipt to your invoice address.
As our gift and flower websites are separate, you cannot order gift and floral products to be delivered together, online. However should you wish to have flowers and gifts to be delivered together, in and around Liverpool, please call the shop on 0151 7244302 to arrange.


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Connect With Us
The Met has a heart to meet you where you are, welcome you in, and connect you to God & one another. We would love for you to call our church your home, and get connected to all God is doing at The Met.
No matter where you come from or what your relationship with God looks like, you have a place here at The Met. We understand becoming a part of a church isn't a one-size fits all approach, so we create a path of connection based on your unique needs and experiences. We want to walk with you, as you walk with God. Explore our website to learn more about us and how we aim to connect people to God and one another.
Meet & Greet
Are you new? We would love to meet you! Stop by our Information Desk after any worship service on the weekend and meet one of our Pastors.
Guest Lunch
We want to help all our guests become family here at The Met. Guest Lunch is an informational lunch held after service where you can hear our vision, meet some of our staff, and ask questions. This is a great first step if you are new to The Met and want to know more about us. Plus, we'll serve you really good food and homemade desserts! Yum!
Lunch and childcare are provided with advance registration.
Volunteer Introduction
When you are ready to connect into a volunteer role here at The Met, we invite you to attend a Volunteer Intro. We share the vision behind why and how we serve, answer questions you might have, and find the best fit for your gifts and schedule.


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US investigators smash large-scale child pornography operation involving over 250 children
More than 250 children as young as three and from as far afield as US, Britain and Australia were victims of secret pornography network with at least 27,000 subscribers worldwide
A massive international online child pornography ring, with victims aged as young as three from the US, Britain and four other countries, has been busted by America investigators.
Authorities announced the arrest of 14 American men who allegedly operated the underground members-only website, one of the largest ever dismantled, from the southern state of Louisiana.
More than 27,000 subscribers to the secret network around the world had access to 2,000 videos filmed on computer webcams of mostly teenage boys who were "enticed ... to produce sexually explicit material", officials said.
Investigators have so far identified 251 child victims, of whom all but eight were boys. There were 228 Americans and 23 from Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Belgium. The majority were aged 13 to 15, but 33 were aged under 12 and two were aged just three.
The organisation is "one of the largest known online child exploitation operations in history", said Jeh Johnson, the Department of Homeland Security chief.
Among those arrested was Jonathan Johnson, 27, the alleged administrator of the website, who faces between 20 years and life in life if convicted.
"Never before in the history of this agency have we identified and located this many minor victims in the course of a single child exploitation investigation," said Daniel Ragsdale, the DHS deputy director who headed the investigation.
He said the agency was fighting "a growing trend where children are being enticed, tricked and coerced online by adults to produce sexually explicit material of themselves".
Some of the 14 alleged operators assumed female identities to contact their targets on popular social network sites and then trick them into explicit online child activity.
They have been charged with running a child exploitation enterprise after allegedly distributing the material through the Tor network which allows Internet anonymity by hiding online traffic and a user's location.
The network, which was operated for a year from mid-2012 to last June, was unmasked after an item was sent through the US Postal Service to a child.
That led to the arrest of Mr Johnson and investigators then found evidence of the secret website on his computer. At least 300 subscribers to the site in the US and overseas face lesser charges.
The investigation, which officials said is continuing, was carried out by the cyber-crime unit of the DHS and the US Postal Inspection Services.
"While the predators' use of sophisticated technology has evolved, the core harm has not changed: a child's lost innocence," said Gerald O'Farrell, the head of postal service criminal investigations.
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Ho'opono Services for the Blind is a branch of the Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) that provides comprehensive and specialized services that meet the varied needs of consumers across the State who are blind, both deaf and blind, or visually impaired. Services are provided free of charge regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or disability.
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New 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV at West - Pat O'Brien Chevrolet in Westlake
Discover the new Chevrolet Bolt EV, available to buy or lease today at West - Pat O'Brien Chevrolet. On this page, you will find the 2019 Bolt EV vehicles that are currently available to buy or lease at our Westlake dealership, be able to see the exterior color options, view photos, and more. If you have a question about this new Bolt EV or any other new or used vehicle at West - Pat O'Brien Chevrolet, please give us a call at (440) 249-4236, and our friendly staff will be happy to assist you.


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What do a vision-guided camera motion control system, a personalized learning channel for children, and a platform for professional, live interactive content have in common? They are among the eleven digital entertainment products that have been shortlisted for cohort 4 of ideaBOOST, the CFC's next-gen business accelerator.
Our panel of industry jurors have reviewed and ranked the record-number of submissions we received this time around, and have arrived at a list of eleven shortlisted nominations, described below.
The final round of judging will wrap up on November 3 rd, 2014 with six finalists green-lit to participate in Canada's top digital entertainment accelerator.
1. PerspectivSHIFT
2. changio
3. Kidobi
5. OneStory
6. receiver
7. SlimCut Media
8. Stage TEN
9. Vubble
10. Wriber
11. Yactraq
The SHIFT is a vision guided camera motion control system to enable dynamic cinematography.
Perceptiv Labs are bringing the capabilities of computer vision and robotics to cinematography. Their first product is a vision-guided subject tracking module that will interface with existing motorized gimbals and drones.
A performance-based new media coalition rewards program.
changio is the first next-generation coalition virtual currency media rewards program that has been created with in-store, second screen, on-the-go, social, location-aware, mobile technologies. It has been designed to connect, inspire and reward consumers for engaging with their favourite brands (CPG and Retailers) and Content (TV and/or Movies); to drive impulse purchases, ongoing engagement and loyalty.
A personalized learning channel for every child.
Kidobi is a website and mobile application that creates a personalized learning channel for every child. It allows parents of preschoolers a guilt-free break by delivering the right content, to the right child, at the right time. You can think of it like Pandora meets Khan Academy on Sesame Street.
Smart Memory for Smart Devices.
MBLOK is developing a smart memory device that aims to personalize VPN and Cloud for offline access.
It not only eliminates the need for internet, but replaces multiple storage devices with one. VPN or cloud files are automatically backed up on MBLOK for quick access. View files on all of your devices wirelessly whether it is Blackberry smartphone, iPad tablet or a PC. Never worry about bad internet connection ever again.
A platform to create and share video interviews.
There is nothing more powerful than a story to inspire or educate. Online video is our modern form of storytelling. OneStory allows you to ask a question and receive beautiful mini-documentary responses in return – with no editing for the user.
SlimCut is a platform for publishers to engage, better understand, and monetize their audiences.
SlimCut Media offers a solution by drawing readers to a site through a loyalty program that offers free content in exchange for watching advertisements. By rewarding reader engagement, the platform increases website metrics, drives advertising revenue and boosts direct payment.
Video you need to see now – and what you didn't know you needed to see.
VUBBLE is next generation public media. It is a unique discovery platform that brings you the best video you need to see now and shows you video you didn't know you needed to see. It employs and disrupts algorithm technology, using it to produce personalized, compelling content experiences and disrupting it by putting algorithmic technology in reverse to surface content beyond a user's familiar feed.
Software that helps companies and agencies create content more effectively.
Wriber is a software platform that makes it easy to create awesome content. As you type, Wriber shows you how to expand and tweak your content through intelligent suggestions, all dynamically generated in real-time. With Wriber, you can write original content up to 50% faster, be more engaging and targeted for your audiences, all while staying on brand.
Yactraq's speech based semantic technology helps to monetize audio-visual data.
Yactraq monetizes audio & video data though products and custom solutions built on an award winning & patent pending speech based semantic computing platform. They use machine learning mass customization techniques to enable entirely new markets & product categories through their customers who apply our core platform to accurately & affordably search or mine tens of millions of hours of Web Videos, Phone Calls or TV/Radio content at orders of magnitude below current market prices.


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October 17, 2017
Meghan Kallman's Statement on the PawSox Proposal
First, I want to acknowledge that this has been a long process, and I appreciate the efforts of the administration and of the community throughout it. Second, I want to reiterate that the entire Pawtucket city council would love to see the team remain here. The PawSox are part of the fabric of this community.
And yet there are other things that are also critically important parts of the fabric of this community, and without which we wouldn't be a community: our infrastructure. Our schools. Our small businesses.
As a representative of Ward 5, I try to balance my decision-making between two things: what my constituents have told me they think about an issue, and what my own principles (upon which I was elected to serve) tell me. In the case of the ballpark proposal before us, neither my constituents nor my own values, at the end of the day, are in support.
In the many months leading up to this hearing, I have heard from exactly six constituents who are in support of this deal, compared to many dozens of people who are against it. In Oak Hill, one part of my district, neighbors are concerned about property taxes, and about the risk that they bear as taxpayers if the stadium does not yield the hoped-for return on investment to our community.
In Woodlawn, the other part of my district, concerns are much more pointed because many more people are having difficulty meeting their basic needs and putting food on the table for their kids. In this area, 30% of people are living below the poverty line[1]. At the Baldwin School, also in my district, 80%--80%!—of children are on free or reduced lunch[2]. That is a lot of children who are living with need, and it demands of us that we consider our priorities. During the budget season this year, we seriously considered cutting half a million dollars out of our allocation to the school budget. In a case like this—when so many of our citizens are struggling, and we're actually contemplating cuts to basic services like schools—I cannot in good conscience support a deal that would put millions of taxpayer dollars into the pocket of a large and profitable corporation while children are hungry.
I also have concerns about the mechanics of the deal itself. It has become clear to me that the relative burden of this deal between the state and the city is unfavorable to Pawtucket. The state is projected to get double the rate of return that we do while Pawtucket backstops its own bonds, meaning that we as a city could lose our state money for critical services if the project goes bad.
Next, there is the issue of how this affects our small businesses. Rhode Island has approximately 96,000 small businesses[3]. If you took the total proposed PawSox subsidy and divided it among the state's small businesses, each business would receive about $400. If you took the subsidy and divided it among Pawtucket small businesses, that number would be much higher. Small business owners who provide critical services for the city don't have access to this kind of taxpayer money, or to these financing mechanisms. We are facing the worst economic inequality in this country since the gilded age, and I feel that we cannot be making policy decisions that exacerbate that inequality by giving public money to billionaires. If we are going to be organizing ourselves to provide huge public subsidies to businesses, I feel that we ought to be directing our attention at the regular people who run the businesses that we rely on every day, from the laundromat to the corner store to the pub.
I want to acknowledge two final things about tonight's vote—first, that I am likely going to be in the minority, and also that the enabling decision will be made by the legislature, and not here. This is a resolution, and it is not binding. Second, reasonable people differ on this issue, clearly, and I have municipal and state colleagues who I respect deeply, and who feel differently about it than I do. That is part of the democratic process, and it is healthy.
Altogether, while I respect the improvements of this package proposal over the last, this is not a deal that I feel is in the best interests of my district and of Pawtucket, and I will be voting no on this resolution.
[1] http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Pawtucket-Rhode-Island.html
[2] https://elementaryschools.org/directory/ri/cities/pawtucket/
[3] https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/Rhode_Island.pdf


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COMPLETE NFCA ALL-REGION TEAMS (pdf)
SAN LUIS OBISPO – One day after earning six individual All-Big West Conference honors, the Cal Poly softball program saw senior righthander Sierra Hyland (below) named to the NFCA All-West Region first team on Thursday while junior righthander Lindsey Chalmers (above) earned second team recognition.
Hyland (22-12), named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year on Wednesday for a second time during her standout career, became the Cal Poly program's first four-time all-region selection. She remains the only Mustang to have won all-region honors more than twice.
Chalmers (13-7), named to the All-Big West first team on Wednesday alongside Hyland, earned her first career all-region honor.
The NFCA West Region comprises programs from the Big West, Pac-12, Mountain West and West Coast Conferences.
Hyland currently ranks sixth among NCAA Division I pitchers in ERA (1.00), 10th in shutouts (10), 14th in strikeouts (249), 23rd in hits allowed per seven innings (4.34) and 53rd in walks allowed per seven innings (1.36) and strikeouts per seven innings (7.4). Among Big West Pitchers, Hyland remains the leader with her 22 victories and 237.1 innings pitched. A two-time USA National Collegiate Player of the Week selection and five-time Big West Pitcher of the Week honoree in 2017, Hyland features a 5.4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, averages 1.1 strikeouts per inning and has produced seven double-digit strikeout games. This season alone, Hyland established a new Big West career strikeout record (currently 940) and new Cal Poly program records for victories (80), appearances (157), starts (118), innings pitched (918.0), shutouts (36) and saves (six)
Hyland requires just 14 more strikeouts to match her own Cal Poly single season record of 263, set in 2014.
Chalmers currently ranks 40th among NCAA Division I pitchers in ERA (1.58) and 30th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.63). Also third among Big West pitchers with a .184 opposing batting average, Chalmers has conceded just 11 earned runs in her last 54.0 innings. She's struck out a career best nine hitters in a seven-inning game four times in 2017 and 10 in nine innings versus Long Beach State (April 14).
Enjoying its highest win total in eight years, Cal Poly (35-19) faces Nevada (30-24) in the National Invitational Softball Championship postseason tournament Region 1 title matchup on Thursday. First pitch from Pacific's Bill Simoni Field is 12 noon. In the double-elimination format, Cal Poly would need to be defeated twice by Nevada.
The Region 1 winner advances to the six-team NISC championship, hosted by a yet-to-be-determined school May 21-24.


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Once you choose hope, anything's possible. ~Christopher Reeve
Rick Snyder, one of the leading specialists in hope, represents it as an ability to conceptualize goals, find pathways to these goals despite obstacles and have the motivation to use those pathways. To put it more simply, we feel hope if we: a) know what we want, b) can think of a range of ways to get there and c) start and keep on going.
What can hopefulness do for you?
A powerful motivator: According to an article, Happiness, Hope, and Optimism , C.R. Snyder, a University of Kansas psychologist, posed the following hypothetical situation to college students: "Although you set your goal of getting a B in a class, after your first exam, which accounts for 30% of your grade, you find you only scored a D. It is now one week later. What do you do?" Snyder found that hope made all the difference. Students with high levels of hope said they would work harder and thought of a wider range of things they could do to improve their final grade. Students with moderate levels of hope thought of several ways to improve their grade, but had far less determination to pursue them. Students with low levels of hope gave up attempting to improve their grade, completely demoralized (Goleman, 1995).
Reduce stress: According to another article, Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk, having a positive outlook enables you to cope better with stressful situations, which reduces the harmful health effects of stress on your body. It's also thought that positive and optimistic people tend to live healthier lifestyles — they get more physical activity, follow a healthier diet, and don't smoke or drink alcohol in excess.
More resilient: Hopeful people may face setbacks and obstacles; they will not give up easily but are more determined to face challenges ahead. In an article, Hope and Survival: The Power of Psychological Resilience, Carol Farran, an eldercare expert from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, sought to understand why some nursing home residents thrived, despite adversity and isolation, while others just withered away. The difference between the two groups, she found, was hope. By "hope" she did not mean the blind or rigid optimism that usually passes for hope. Rather, for Farran, hope meant an openness to possibility (optimism), acceptance of risk and a determination to work things out. Hopeful people, she wrote, face reality in a clear-eyed fashion, doing the best they can. "The hopeful person looks at reality, and then arrives at solutions. If a hoped-for outcome became impossible, the hopeful person would find something else to hope for."
Life is worth living: Life is meaningful. Hopeful people have optimistic expectation for the future. They carry on living despite facing difficult circumstances. They are hopeful that things will get better one fine day. Hopefulness promotes cheerfulness and seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
Hope is happiness: Happy people diligently do what they need to do every day and hope for the best. Life, after all, is a journey. It ends only when your life ends. According to Robert Louis Stevenson it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive and the true success is to labor.
Hopefulness is pressed but not crushed. Do not give up hope.


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When we ask something, we want an immediate response. We want that answer as quickly as possible and we don't want to wait around for it. That is the generation we live in. Immediate results powered by a fast thinking digital revolution. Up until now just going to Google and searching for results or hitting the mic button to speak them was enough. We were given our links and we'd sift through them and find what we wanted, THE END. Even as easy as Google has made it though, to get the search results we need there are still better ways it seems to answer all of our questions.
For some, that answer is Siri. Since Siri's release, there have been more than a few copy cats to hit the Play Store, the first of which I remember was iris. "Hmmm…. Siri is popular. So let's make our app to do similar things and call it Iris. It's siri backwards. People will think hip and new." All jokes aside, this app was horrid. Nine times out of ten it never heard correctly what I said. So I always got results that were way off base when asking something. Perhaps it wasn't quite ready for the users. A few others came around and soon even one from nuance communications (which as you may or may not know, built Siri and sold it to Apple) called dragon go. This has been the closest I have seen come to Siri. Yet not quite there. Enter Google, and their dream for a star trek like computer that you can talk to and have it talk back. You can ask it something, nay! Anything, and it will be able to respond correctly, and intuitively, and perform the task that you give it. I give you Google Assistant (Project Majel).
As of currently, this is Google's baby. Their spearhead project inside of the new version of android 4.1 jelly bean we will see later this year. I like to think it will show up at I/O next week and that we will most certainly find it in our hands inside the nexus tablet. Some call me crazy. I like to hope that I can come back and ask my brand new nexus tablet to send a very smart ass message back to those people via Google Assistant just to say I told you so. Who's laughing now??!! For those of you who didn't know Google assistant existed, well, it does. Now is the time to get excited because if it works at all like they are planning then Siri will most certainly go down for the count. With Siri soon to have it's update for iOS6 here in the fall, Samsung's S voice and LG's competitor, Google is likely getting serious behind the whole voice assistant idea, and we will probably see something very soon. Say next week perhaps?
Before we get into a little more about Google Assistant, let's breakdown how it will be different from the others. What will make us want to use it more. How as android users can we get the same experience as Siri gives to iPhone users but only better? Well that's a question best saved for Google assistant, and when it's released you can come back to this one. Siri, S voice, and LG's version of the two are powered by wolfram alpha, which is an intelligent search engine that can gather just about any answer for you. That being said, wolfram alpha is just another search engine. It's an intelligent one yes, but still a search engine. So you can imagine how Siri and the others might come across their limitations. Now let's get into Google's voice assistant service they will be offering later this year codenamed Project Majel.
First off, this will not be powered by wolfram alpha like the others. It will be completely built from the ground up by Google. And unlike Siri and Apple, they are planning to extend the service to developers so they can improve upon it. The possibilities seem endless. So how will Majel work? Google calls the power behind this project "knowledge graph." Knowledge graph is Google's quest to make search more intelligent and in turn give us a voice assistant service that we can actually interact with like we were talking to another person. The goal for Google here is to make it so that you can ask Google Assistant a question, and that it will understand your query and the relationship between queries, ultimately giving you the results of the computer from the starship enterprise. I'd like to see Google work William Shatner into this somehow. Just to bring the project full circle. Now, the knowledge graph idea is that you can ask the assistant a question and it will understand the words that you are using and that you are using those words to ask about things that are objects, people, etc. in the real world. Essentially collecting information about these real world objects and handing them back to you as an answer like you were asking a person IN the real world. This will set in motion the transformation for Google to move from being a Search engine to becoming a knowledge engine. More accurately collecting the data and information we want and ask for, and relaying that information back to us.
This is brilliant by all means on Google's part. The knowledge graph even as a first phase is leaps and bounds ahead of Wolfram alpha which would make it a better solution than Siri. I could only imagine what it would be like in a more evolved state. The next matter of business should definitely be to apply a voice that is pleasing to listen to when you talk to it. The native TTS on android today is horrid. It sounds bad. The closest to making it more lifelike is the series of language and voice packs from SVOX that you can install alongside their own TTS engine app. Which I might add I have used and they do make the speech synthesis more bearable. Now aside from just answering your everyday questions, Google Assistant is supposed to help you DO things as well. Say you want to tell it to create a note. "Google Assistant, create a note for me to pick up milk and eggs at the store after work today." And BAM! It creates a note for you to remind you of your task. Past of this service is to help you accomplish real life goals. So we can expect it to be able to do some pretty amazing things. What do you guys think? Are you excited to hear more about Project Majel? We should be seeing some incarnation of this project at I/O next week. At least that's my prediction. Like I said earlier, maybe alongside a demonstration on the new Nexus tablet? I can only hope.
"Google Assistant, Show me how to make the perfect German pancakes." That's my first important task.


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2.5V to 6V Input, 2MHz, 1A Synchronous Step-Down Converter
Product Description
The MP2136 is a 2MHz constant frequency, current mode, PWM step-down converter with integrated main switch and synchronous rectifier that is ideal for powering portable equipment that runs from a single Li-Ion or Li-Polymer battery. The MP2136 can supply up to 1A load current from a 2.5V to 6V input voltage. The output voltage can be as low as 0.6V. Additional features include <1? shutdown current, internal soft-start, cycle-by-cycle over current protection, short circuit protection, and thermal shutdown. The MP2136 is available in a 6-pin, QFN6 2?mm package.
Product Features
- 2MHz Constant Switching Frequency
- 1A Available Load Current
- 2.5V to 6V Input Voltage Range
- Output Voltage as Low as 0.6V
- Current Mode Control
- Cycle-by-Cycle Over Current Protection
- Short Circuit Protection
- Thermal Shutdown
- <1? Shutdown Current
- Internal Soft-Start
- Space-Saving 6-pin, QFN6 2x2mm Package
- fsw (max) (kHz)2000
- Vin (min) (V)2.5
- Vin (max) (V)6
- Iout (max) (A)1
- Isw Limit (typ) (A)1.5
- Max Duty Cycle (%)1
- Vfb (V)0.594
- Iq (typ) (mA)0.35
- Regulated Outputs1
- Vout (max) (V)6
- Vout (min) (V)0.6
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- PackageQFN-6 (2x2)
- Control ModeCurrent Mode
- Common FeaturesSynchronous Rectification
- Special Features100% Duty Cycle
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The crisp, cool air of fall is here, and the sunny days are perfect for riding. We hope the weather will stay beautiful for our first ever In-House Schooling Show this Saturday October, 26, 2013. This show is open to current Walden Ridge boarders only. However, everyone is welcome to attend and cheer on the participants!
The show will start at 9am and run until approximately 3pm, and there will be both classes and games for a variety of skill levels. The judge for this event is Yvonne Busby.
Classes, Games, and Fees
The fees are $7.00 per class and $2.00 per games class. There is also a $5.00 number fee that will be refunded when you return your number.
- Halter Class
- Western Pleasure/Trail
- Beginner W/T
- Beginner W/T/C
- Hunter Under Saddle
- Cross Rails
- Hunter over fences 2'3
- Jumper 2'3
- Hunter over Fences 2'6
- Jumper 2'6
- Dressage (test of choice)
- Musical Hay Bales
- Bobbing for Apples
- Costume (we will allow you 20 minutes to dress for your class)
How to Sign-up
There are sign-up sheets in each of the barns, and you can sign up right up until the time of the show. If you have any questions, just ask Starr or another member of the Walden Ridge staff.
Join us!
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Years ago I read a book called "The Giver" by Lois Lowry (If you haven't read this, don't be embarrassed, just read it quickly and no one will know. It is stunning). In the book, the hero, a young boy named Jonas, turns 12 and is assigned his life job in the wanna be utopian (dystopian) world he lives in, a job that allows him information that no one else in his community has access to. His job is to remember. To be the only person who truly knows about the past and how the world really is. The society he lives in has carefully removed memories from their people. Even the memory of color. They believe that the memories cause the people to feel too much and it ends up getting them into trouble, eventually leading to war and destruction. Once Jonas begins his job he begins seeing flashes of color in his everyday life. Up until this point, he hadn't even realized that he had been living in a world of grey. Flowers that were bland, unremarkable, non-attractive, became beautiful when grey turned to red. Red! Etc. etc. The book goes on and it is a beautiful/horrible journey that Lois leads us on. So where am I going? What does this have to do with John Mark's new album?
The other day I saw that John Mark's album was streaming on Relevant.com and I decided to listen. To be honest, I was nervous, I don't have high expectations for music that is made for the church. Why? Because I feel like the people who create most of the music for the church and control the industry (yes it is an industry) don't have high enough expectations for it themselves. There is an extremely creative God that the industry is trying to reveal and yet they are only using shades of grey in order to paint him. Color might make people feel to passionately. Everyone might not like it. Color might disrupt, shake up, challenge, or push the listener too far and who knows what could possibly happen?
What could happen?
This is what happened with me:
I stood in my kitchen, making dinner (I wanted a distraction in case I didn't like the album), the second song began, and I started laughing. COLOR! I laughed because he risked being bold for me. Does he know me? No. But I am a listener and I bought his album so, in a sense, the music was made for me. John Mark walked onto the grey landscape of christian music with a huge red flag and began running through the streets, while it billowed out behind him. Everyone will be looking out their windows, at this album. They will peek from the cracks in their doors. The question is: Will they leave their dystopian doorstep and run along behind John Mark as he shows them the colorful/beautiful/bold life of a Christ follower that they have been missing?
I will be there.
I am there already. I am not satisfied with a grey God.
So join me. Go buy the album. Don't stream the album! Buy it. I only say this because it is hard being bold like John Mark. The people that are brave enough need all the help they can get and one of the ways you can help is to buy their albums so that they, in return, can provide for their families and continue making music. Even if you decide it is too Red for you, buy it anyway because artists like John Mark are the ones that eventually influence everyone else. All of the other artists will eventually do safer, less-red versions of his art and you will eventually find something to your liking that has trickled down from your support of him. Once you've bought it and listened, tell me your favorite song. Your favorite lyric. Gosh, there are so many! Tell me the bits that you had to talk to your friends about because they are so bold/beautiful/truthful/revelatory.
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Characteristics of the Study Programme
The double English-language Master's degree programme 'Industrial Management' with aspects of 'Innovation & Business Expansion (M.Sc.)' is seeking individuals who are interested in contributing to the economic industry and service markets of the future whilst working in a multicultural and multilingual setting.
This interdisciplinary programme allows:
- Intermediation of profound scientific knowledge and extensive expertise in middle management
- Involvement in various modules which stimulate the capacity for teamwork, critical thinking, and creative action
- Engagement in practical projects whilst cooperating with companies to develop problem-solving skills
- Independently reside internationality whilst the programme is taught in the English language
- Foster individuality, responsibility, and commitment
The project 'JOIN IM' provides monthly scholarships until 2018 for up to 4 students of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and the Belarussian State University Minsk. Students will receive a non-recurring travel grant for all travel costs and visa fees. Our Office for International Relations will advise you on all funding opportunities.


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5 Outfits to Wear to Coachella9:03 AM
or any other music festival for that matter...
Music festivals are places where people really go over the top with their outfits. Most people tend to wear something hippie or bohemian. Others go for rock band t-shirts, others just do everything all at once..and of course there are also lots of things we wish would've stayed at home.
Anyway, if you're attending Coachella or another music festival any time soon, here are some outfits for you to get some inspiration! Remember: it's all about having fun!
Shorts from Topshop, Top from Forever 21, Boots from Wet Seal, Bag from Zara, Glasses from Forever 21, Flower Crown from New Look
Top from Chiara Fashion, Shorts from New Look, Hat from Topshop, Sunglasses from Topshop, Shoes from Body Central, Bag from Body Central
Overall from New Look, Bikini from Bucklee, Cardigan from H&M, Fedora from GAP, Booties from Forever 21, Glasses from ASOS
Top from Spotted Moth, Skirt from New Look, Flip Flops from AEO, Flower Crown from New Look, Glasses from zeroUV
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Well, it's official. After the past few months have seen most of the news surrounding Blizzard focus on waning subscriptions, a mysterious new project in the works, and the impending release of Diablo 3, we've finally got some big news concerning World of Warcraft. At Blizzcon today, the company's creative director Chris Metzen finally announced that the next expansion for the genre-topping MMO would indeed be World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.
Aside from the addition of a new continent populated with walking, talking, and 'brewing' pandas (or Pandaren as they're known in the game's universe) the new expansion will be taking a somewhat different approach from previous launches.
The official announcement may be coming somewhat late, as Blizzard trademarked the Mists of Pandaria name months ago, immediately leading to fans coming to this conclusion on their own. And while Blizzard may have hinted that this new expansion will be the largest since Cataclysm, now we have an idea of exactly what that will entail.
At Blizzcon, Metzen detailed the new story points surrounding the introduction of the new continent of Pandaria, and its neutral race of beings. Where previous expansions generally came with a new dose of warfare, and a new enemy to overcome, the Pandaren will instead be introduced into a world that is being rent asunder by both Alliance and Horde. Instead of Alliance and Horde uniting against a new enemy, Mists will position the enemy as "war itself," with the players set to bear witness to the impact it will have on this peaceful land:
"To give you a sense of what the next couple of years are going to do for WOW, at this time, the true villain is going to be war itself... Red and blue are about to get it on with a level of ferocity that hasn't been seen since Warcraft II. War is coming, and it's not going to be pretty, unless of course you're playing a blood elf.
"This next expansion set is set in a place that has been lost to time for close to 10,000 years. It is a land of balance, and harmony and hope…that is, until we arrive, with all of our hate, violence, and factional conflict."
This new approach is one worth noting, since the resulting story could be much richer as a result. The expansion will also introduce the Pandaren 'Monk' Class and raise the level cap to 90, although further details aren't being given just yet. World of Warcraft certainly doesn't have its back against the wall by any stretch, but in the lead-up to The Old Republic, it' nice to know they're still willing to try something new.
How happy are you to hear about the new expansion introducing the Pandaren as a playable class? Do you wish there was another race being added as well? Leave us your thoughts in the comments.
The next expansion for WoW, Mists of Pandaria has yet to be given a release date.
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Systems Administrator
- Location
- Washington D.C.
- Posted
- Jul 09, 2018
- Closes
- Aug 13, 2018
- Function
- IT, Systems Administrator
- Industry
- Technology and Software
- Hours
- Full Time
Systems Administrator
NCTA has an exceptional work environment with great benefits.
Responsible for the day-to-day administration and maintenance of the Association servers, networks, and electronic communications systems.
Primary Job Duties/Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Maintain a complete familiarity with all of NCTA's IT systems, including but not limited to e-mail, virtual machine hosting, telephony, wireless, remote access, security, database applications, and cloud services.
- Maintain an understanding of NCTA's web operations, particularly the deployment and maintenance of the servers, applications, and infrastructure.
- Along with the other systems administrator, assume responsibility for uptime of NCTA network and servers through attention to logs and alerts, and through regular patching and updating.
- Handle implementation, maintenance, diagnostics, and repair of network infrastructure and server hardware and software.
- Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in computer and networking technology.
- Assist Vice President and other systems administrator in crafting NCTA IT strategy.
- Perform routine tasks related to data backup and disaster recovery: Verify successful backups, perform periodic tests, and restore actual data as needed.
- Insure accurate maintenance, tracking, and disposal of all NCTA IT assets and supplies.
- Adhere to NCTA IT change management procedures, including the creation/resolution of trouble-tickets and all related documentation.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of any offsite meeting networks (e.g., the Kaitz office at Diversity Week).
- Provide user support as needed.
- Three years of experience in server and network administration.
- In-depth knowledge of and hands-on experience with the latest Microsoft operating systems and server applications (SQL Server, Exchange, IIS), productivity software (Office), and cloud (Azure).
- In-depth knowledge of and hands-on experience with recent versions of Microsoft operating systems, server applications such as SQL Server, Exchange, Internet Information Server, SharePoint, and desktop productivity software such as Microsoft Office.
- Proficiency with scripting languages and concepts, particularly Microsoft PowerShell and related technologies such as WSH, ADSI and WMI.
- Familiarity with Linux server management from the command line as well as configuration and maintenance of common application s such as Apache, MySql and nginx. BASH scripting experience preferred.
- An understanding of networking concepts in general, familiar with configuration of firewalls and routers; experience with Cisco products is preferred.
- Be quick to grasp new and sometimes intricate concepts.
- Excellent communications skills: Reading proficiency and an aptitude for producing clear, concise, and grammatically correct documentation.
- A willingness to perform many duties after hours, either late at night or very early in the morning.
- Proficiency at time-management and task-prioritization.
- Attention to detail a must.
- A project-oriented mind-set: Plan, execute, follow up, document.
- An ability to complete projects with a minimum of direct supervision.
- Strict adherence to all company policies, including but not limited to work hours, dress code, and business ethics.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Capable of working with equal success either as a member of a team or independently.
Only applicants who submit a cover letter and resume will be considered.
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It has been over 5 years since the Tsunami devastated the coast of Sri Lanka. Over 50,000 people were killed and thousands more injured and displaced.
Sri Lanka Tsunami
While new disasters and tragedies have occurred in the world and people have moved on to other issues. The Tsunami of December 26, 2004 is still fresh in the people of Sri Lanka's minds. It is impossible to find anyone that was not directly affected by the events of that day.
The wounds are slowly disappearing as businesses are being rebuilt, roads are cleared and the landscape has recovered, but the scars still remain and there are still signs of the destruction that the mighty ocean left behind.
Dave has captured the southern coast of Sri Lanka today in photos. Its i a reminder of the great suffering that the people faced after the event but also the resilience of the human spirit and how a nation has slowly recovered over time.
Destruction From the Tsunami
As we ride our bikes along the coast the evidence is still obvious of the destruction that the Tsunami brought to the residents of SriLanka. It may have been 5 years ago but the reminders still remain, not only in the hearts and minds of the people, but also in the water damaged buildings.
Inland the remnants of boats still dot the front yards of many houses.
Tsunami Photo Museum
The Tsunami Photo Museum just outside of Hikkaduwa serves as a reminder of the devastation that happened here during the Tsunami of 2004.
Inside you will find photo's that chronicle the events of that day. They give you a sense of what people were going through as well as the actual damage that was done.
On two walls hang the artwork and drawings done by children. These images will be burned into the memories of young and old alike.
To this day people are still missing. Maybe we will never know the true death toll in Sri Lanka from the Tsunami.
Trainside Memorial
On that day many sought out safety in the train cars. They turned out not to be safe at all. At these very tracks 1200-1500 people died as the waves swept into the train. Unable to escape they perished in the very place they thought was safe.
On the roadside there is a monument erected to remember the over 50,000 people who died on December 26, 2004.
The people and businesses of Sri Lanka are slowly rebuilding their lives. Construction is moving along at a painstakingly slow pace as hotels and the small businessman try to recover their losses and bring tourism back to Sri Lanka.
As we walk along the coast you can signs of hope. Sri Lankans are once again enjoying the sea and everything it has to offer. But they do so cautiously. As anyone will tell you, they will never forget the day the sea got angry and took so many loved ones from them.
Neither should we.
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A special type of virus is supposed to cause dengue in the persons which is known to be an infectious and tropical disease. According to the clinical review the symptoms of dengue depends mainly upon the age of the person suffering. Below are given the same symptoms for dengue in children. Usually the symptoms of dengue in children is the experience of common simple cold which is then followed by diarrhea and vomiting. Sudden appearing / onset of the fever can be a major symptom of dengue. This sudden onset fever sometime may last for weeks of time.
Below are given some other symptoms of dengue fever in children
If any of the above mentioned symptoms lasts for more than 4 or 5 days then the child is supposed to be carried to the doctor / physician to be diagnosed for the problem concerned.
Dengue fever causes
The fever of dengue is mainly caused by the four types of viruses of dengue. All of these viruses are spread to the human being by the virus infected mosquito. This species of dengue virus was supposed to be originated in Africa but nowadays found in almost all the tropical regions of the world.
The other specialty of this kind of species is that it prospers in the areas where human population usually resides. The main reason to cause dengue in human being is the dengue virus infected mosquitoes which after biting to one person get infected and then bite again to other person in order to infect him.
The cause of the dengue fever is the chain which usually starts when the mosquito bites the affected person. The tropical Asia, the Caribbean, northern Australia and the northern Argentina are the places where the virus of dengue species is found more commonly. Though you have once suffered from the dengue, the chances are that you may again fall in the problem of dengue. This is because any other of 4 type of virus can affect you.


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The end of the Graf Spee
Scuttled by her crew | Direct orders sent by Hitler
Monday 18 December 1939
The German "pocket battleship" Admiral Graf Spee scuttled herself at 10. 55 British time last night.
She had lifted anchor at 8. 45, and at 9. 30 - the limit of the time set by the Uruguayan Government for her stay at Montevideo - she set sail.
Three miles from shore the remnant of the crew who had remained on board were loaded on to two tugs and a barge, which pulled away from the battleship. Then there were three explosions and she went down.
The German News Agency reported early this morning that Hitler gave the order for the scuttling of the ship.
Thus the seal was set on the British victory of Wednesday, when the light cruisers, the Achilles, the Ajax, and the Exeter, crippled the powerful battleship and forced her into the temporary refuge of the neutral harbour.
The cost of the victory in British lives became known yesterday. Five officers and 56 men lost their lives in the Exeter, seven men in the Ajax, and four (as already announced) in the Achilles - a total death-roll of 72. Thirty-six were killed and sixty injured in the Graf Spee.
One report states that the captain and officers of the Graf Spee went down with the ship, but the Buenos Aires radio reported that the captain was the last man to leave.
No mention of the sinking was made on German wireless last night.


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Black Me Out! tells the story of a young headstrong New Yorker struggling through his demons and conceding to the haunted shadows of his past. Banished to the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, Danny must come to terms with more than he can seem to endure. Accepting the responsibility of an ailing mother, the shame of his brother's death, a fated mentor, mysterious stranger and an unexpected love that comes with more than anyone is ready for. Danny battles through his need of fulfillment, trust, faith and his addiction while knowing nothing of redemption and nothing of recovery. Challenging who he could be with who he might have been, Black Me Out! is a necessary realization of a life which one could easily gamble and lose.
June 30th - July 4th 2015 at The Secret Theatre
Cast Included: Mike Free, John Warren, Mary Tierney, Myles O'Connor, Patrick Brian Scherrer, Jessica Carillo, Olivia Howell, Courtney Torres, Christopher Clark Cates, and Michael O'Toole
Play Dates: July 30th - July 4th
Times: All Shows 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm
The Secret Theatre, 4402 23rd St, Long Island City, NY 11101
September 21st - 29th 2015 at The Kraine Theater
Cast Included: Brian Murphy, John Warren, Mary Tierney, Myles O'Connor, Patrick Brian Scherrer, Jessica Carillo, Tara Bruno, Courtney Torres, Jaster A Leon, and James Anthony Tropeano III
Play Dates: September 21st – 23rd and September 27th – 29th
Times: All Shows 8 pm, Sunday 7 pm
Kraine Theater, 85 E 4th Street, New York, NY 10003
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