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Ms. Elena Esman, English Department teacher and Bilingual Coordinator, is of the philosophy that "students are most engaged when they really care about the outcome of their work". By this, she does not mean that a student is focused on the grade; rather, Ms. Esman has seen her students pour themselves into a project because they are invested in their project's positive outcome for society. Most recently, her beginning English as a Second Language class took on a task set forth by Amnesty International to become informed and take action for human rights across the globe.
The roots of this project are connected to a three-year working relationship with Asian Americans Advancing Justice. Ms. Tina Mah, also a teacher in the English Department, and Ms. Esman began participating in the Kinetic program to develop actionable social justice issues that affect immigrant youth. Kinetic and Lake View teachers worked together to create a series of learning modules and collaborative projects titled "Society & I". Each project has a real world, social justice application(s) and is connected to rigorous standards for English language learning. In 2015, Ms. Esman was teaching her ESL students about interrogatives and forming questions. They implemented that skill on a stage at Northeastern Illinois University asking questions at the Chicago Mayoral Candidate Forum. Ms. Esman says, "the sparkle in their eyes" sold her on the impact of project-based learning through a social justice lens.
Amnesty International offered a global program where students could research an issue within Amnesty International suggested topics and write a position letter. As beginning ESL students, Ms. Esman helped to differentiate the instruction and provide strategies for them to read the materials in English, their second language. The students read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and testimony of investigations regarding human rights violations. However, her students became so engrossed in the project that they took it upon themselves to research the history of human rights violations in several countries, including their own countries of origin. They wrote letters to world leaders about topics for which they developed a deep passion. In addition, they presented their research and their recommendations for change to Social Studies classrooms at Lake View High School.
Ms. Esman says that "project-based learning for social justice has changed her classroom." At Lake View High School, we believe that real-world application for classroom learning is the cornerstone of a STEM education.

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sweet reads: take this bread
Take This Bread, Sara Miles, Ballantine Books, 2008.
"One early, cloudy morning when I was forty-six, I walked into a church, ate a piece of bread, took a sip of wine. A routine Sunday activity for tens of millions of Americans—except that up until that moment, I'd led a thoroughly secular life, at best indifferent to religion, more often appalled by its fundamentalist crusades. This was my first communion. It changed everything."
Take This Bread is the memoir of Sara Miles, a woman who never expected to find herself at home in a church. Passionate about social justice, Miles was raised under the assumption that the Church was no space for those who wanted to extend love, instead restricted to the unquestioned faith of fundamentalists.
One day, for no apparent reason save the urging of the Holy Spirit, Miles was compelled into the walls of St. Gregory's Episcopal Church in San Francisco where she was offered the Eucharistic meal; and in the taste of bread and wine, she says, "Jesus happened."
"The mysterious sacrament turned out to be not a symbolic wafer at all but actual food—indeed, the bread of life. In that shocking moment of communion, filled with a deep desire to reach for and become part of a body, I realized that what I'd been doing with my life all along was what I was meant to do: feed people."
Miles was so compelled by Jesus command to Peter to "feed My sheep" that she proceeded to start a food bank at St. Gregory's and, in time, programs all over the city of San Francisco. Through the process of feeding men, women, and children from all over the city, Miles lived into an understanding of God and the power of Christ's incarnation.
Through her memoir, Miles shares the story of the journey from working as a line cook in New York City to a journalist in war-torn Nicaragua to the birth of her daughter and eventually making a home in San Francisco—each adventure grounded in the need to feed others.
"The impulse to share food is basic and ancient, and it's no wonder the old stories teach that what you give to a stranger, you give to God."
She could not explain the impulse that pulled her into a local church one day, her own antagonism against the Christian religion at the forefront of her mind. But as she heard the words "This is Christ's body, this is Christ's blood—for you," she could not escape the inexplicable surety that what she ate was so much more than simply a snack or a metaphor. This mystery drew her back to the Table week after week as she strove to understand why.
For Miles, the incarnation of Christ is vital to the meal of bread and wine. The physicality of the Gospel is what makes it so powerful and thus compels the Church to do the work to which it is called. To feed.
Take This Bread is a true story of the power of communion to satiate both physical and spiritual hunger, a poignant example of how the Eucharist can be a powerful tool for community building and transformation of lives. Miles' theology does not fit within traditional orthodoxy, and her flippant dismissal of historic creeds and sacraments is upsetting to readers who hold them in high regard.
However even those who would push back against her theology can learn from her very real experience with God, whose heavenly kingdom is "a banquet where the weakest and most broken, the worst sinners and outcasts, [are] honored guests who welcome one another in peace and shared food."
"They ate believing that God had given them Christ's life and that they could spread that life through the world by sharing food with others in His name…that meal remained, through all the centuries, more powerful than any attempts to manage it. It reconciled, if only for a minute, all of God's creation, revealing that, without exception, we were members of one body, God's body, in endless diversity. The feast showed us how to re-member what had been dis-membered…At that Table, sharing food, we were brought into the ongoing work of making creation whole."
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Richard Caudle | 20th October 2015
DataSift PYLON for Facebook Topic Data allows you to analyze audiences on Facebook whilst protecting users' privacy. To help you build more accurate analysis we're introducing 'Super Public' text samples for Facebook. You can use Super Public text samples to validate your interaction filters to check you are recording the correct data into your index for analysis. You can also use these text samples to train machine learned classifiers. In this post we'll take a look at this new type of data and how to use it for validation of interaction filters.
What are Super Public text samples?
When you work with PYLON you start by creating a filter in CSDL that specifies which stories (posts) and engagements you'd like to record into your index for analysis. You cannot view the raw text of the stories for privacy reasons as these include non-public posts.
Super Public text samples are different because these are stories which the author has chosen to share publicly so for these stories we can give you access to the content. Stories are classed as Super Public if they are:
- Posted by someone who has "Who can see your future posts?" set to "Public" under their privacy settings
- Posted by someone who has chosen to make a specific post publicly viewable
- Posted by someone who has the Follow setting enabled, allowing non-friends to see their stories
- Not posted to someone else's timeline
As you have access to the raw content of these stories they are very useful for validating the results of your analysis of the non-public stories and engagements.
Accessing Super Public text samples
If you have Super Public text samples enabled on your account, when you record data using an interaction filter into an index any Super Public stories that match the running interaction filter will be recorded in a separate cache alongside the index.
You can retrieve the Super Public stories using the pylon/sample endpoint. When you fetch stories they are deleted from the cache so you'll need to store these yourself for future usage. For this endpoint you are limited to fetching 100 stories per hour.
Validating interaction filters
Let's take a look at an example to make things clearer.
Perhaps you'd like to analyze audiences discussing the US presidential election. You could create a filter such as this:
fb.topics.name == "Democratic Party" OR fb.topics.name == "Democratic Party"
OR fb.topics.name == "Republican National Committee" OR fb.topics.name == "Republican National Committee"
OR fb.content contains_any "Clinton, Trump, Sanders, Carson, Bush"
Running this interaction filter as a recording will store any matching stories into your index. In addition, any Super Public stories that match the conditions will also be stored but into a separate cache.
Fetching text samples
Before you start analyzing the recorded data in your index you no doubt would like to validate the data you are recording. You can do this by fetching data from the pylon/sample endpoint:
curl -X GET 'https://api.datasift.com/v1.2/pylon/sample?hash=[hash for recording]'
-H 'Content-type: application/json'
-H 'Authorization: [your username]:[identity api key]'
Based on the example filter you might get the following Super Public story back:
In this case a story about George H. W. Bush has matched the filter, but we are only interested in Jeb Bush!
You can now amend the last clause of your interaction filter to include the phrase "Jeb Bush" and remove this noise:
fb.content contains_any "Clinton, Trump, Sanders, Carson, Jeb Bush"
Next time..
You can see that Super Public text samples are going to be an important part of your workflow allowing you to validate the data you are recording. This is critical because you cannot access the raw text of the posts in your index.
In a future post we'll take a look at how you can use this data for training machine-learned classifiers so that you can identify sentiment, intention and emotion in Facebook posts.
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It's easy to travel, these days.
The "experience economy" drives an impulse to travel the world and take pictures of oneself experiencing things for Instagram.
I don't blame anyone. People are thrust into the tourism impulse by the needs of the industrial economy. Most people don't have much time off. When they do take a trip, they feel the need to make it worthwhile by doing surgical strikes on the world's cliché moments. Our desire to see for ourselves what we've only heard about — and to share our experience — is a very human one. "Happiness is only real when shared." Still, tourism isn't working.
Going to Italy? Ok, let's go to Pisa and pose like we're holding up the Leaning Tower. France? Definitely want to get an Eiffel Tower picture in. India? You guessed it. Gotta get a Taj Mahal moment in.
The trouble with tourism is that too many people go to the same places and do the same things.
Tourists ruin the local food scene. Because tourists aren't regulars, restaurant success has more to do with appearances than quality.
Tourists make life harder for many locals, who have to cope with extra traffic, higher cost of living and all the problems that attend lots of people drinking all night in large numbers.
And tourists degrade tourism itself for other tourists. (In some visitor hotspots, everyone jumps through hoops to take pictures that cut out all the other tourists, who are jumping through the same hoops.)
The solution is for everyone to change how they travel, and do things the way nomads do.
To contrast the two styles of visiting another place, consider that:
- stay in hotels, resorts and cruise ships
- eat in restaurants
- surgical-strike on cliché tourist spots
- photograph themselves in scenes everyone has already seen
- buy trinkets and souvenirs
- favor "safe," easy or convenient spots to vacation in
- try to live like they do back home
- stay in homes and apartments (usually via AirBnB type services)
- vary sources of local foods, including shopping, cooking, street food
- explore to discover the previously unknown and undiscovered
- capture authentic and surprising moments, not cliches
- avoid spending on "stuff"; instead spend on experiences
- favor the new, exotic, interesting, undiscovered instead of the "safe"
- try to live like the locals do
In short, nomadic living isn't necessarily a lifestyle. It's more of an attitude. And vacationers, holidaymakers and tourists can make their travels better — and minimize their impact on the hotspots around the world now burdened by the behavior of tourists — by spreading out, blending in and embracing an open, exploration mindset.
In other words, tourists should learn from nomads about how to live better abroad.
(My upcoming book, Gastronomad, is my master class on nomadic living. Sign up to get information about the book by clicking on the "Book" link at the top of this page.)


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trailer break: 'Howl'
Take a break from work: watch a trailer…
I am more and more impressed by James Franco all the time, and I am very much looking forward to this.
Plus, also: Jon Hamm!
Howl opens in New York, Los Angeles, and San Franciso on September 24; no Canadian or U.K. release dates have been announced.
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At Healthfully, we strive to deliver objective content that is accurate and up-to-date. Our team periodically reviews articles in order to ensure content quality. The sources cited below consist of evidence from peer-reviewed journals, prominent medical organizations, academic associations, and government data.
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders: National Diabetes Statistics 2007
The information contained on this site is for informational purposes only, and should not be used as a substitute for the advice of a professional health care provider. Please check with the appropriate physician regarding health questions and concerns. Although we strive to deliver accurate and up-to-date information, no guarantee to that effect is made.
Insulin vs. Metformin Treatment
Diabetes affected 7.8 percent of the American population in 2007. Diabetes has several causes. Type 1 diabetes, previously called juvenile diabetes, caused by failure of the pancreas to produce insulin, affects 5 percent to 10 percent of people with diabetes, while Type 2 diabetes, previously called adult-onset diabetes, accounts for most of the rest, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders. Different drugs are used to treat diabetes, depending on the cause and severity of the disease. Insulin, an injectable medication, and metformin, an oral medication, have different actions.
The purpose of both insulin and metformin is to lower blood glucose levels. Insulin injections replace the insulin your body can no longer make when the cells in the pancreas cease to function. Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic, which lowers blood glucose levels by decreasing the liver's output of glucose. Metformin also increases insulin sensitivity, and improves not only blood glucose levels but also lipid levels and often results in weight loss. Of all diabetics, 14 percent take insulin only, 57 percent take oral medications only and 14 percent take a combination of both, the NIDDK reports.
Oral hypoglycemics are used only in Type 2 diabetes, because Type 1 diabetics make little or no insulin, so reducing the glucose levels produced by the liver won't reduce blood glucose levels. Without insulin, glucose can't enter cells and remains in the bloodstream. While all Type 1 diabetics take insulin, some Type 2 diabetics also need insulin in addition or instead of oral hypoglycemics such as metformin. Insulin, which must be injected, comes in several forms and doses, and can have rapid or slow onset.
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Diarrhea, the most common side effect of metformin, improves if metformin is taken with food. Liver failure and increased acidity, acidosis, occur rarely, The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library states. Insulin must be carefully calibrated or blood glucose levels may drop too low, a condition called hypoglycemia. Taking insulin without eating or taking too much insulin for the amount of food eaten can cause hypoglycemia. Symptoms of hypoglycemia include weakness, shakiness, sweating, lightheadedness and confusion; coma and death can result in severe cases.
Both metformin and insulin help to normalize blood glucose levels. Keeping blood glucose levels as close to normal levels as possible limits the damage high blood glucose imposes on every blood vessel and organ of the body. High blood glucose levels lead to poor circulation, heart problems, vision problems, nerve damage, susceptibility to infection and kidney damage. While damage occurs earlier in Type 1 diabetics, Type 2 diabetics can also experience complications.
For Type 1 diabetics, insulin is the only medication choice. For Type 2 diabetics, medical practitioners generally start with an oral hypoglycemic such as metformin and add insulin only when oral hypoglycemics can't stabilize blood glucose levels.
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We all know that some food can be quite literally good or bad for the heart, but what about the emotional heart? Does diet really affect everything? Here is a look at the some of the ways certain foods might affect the way we feel about other people and ourselves.
What Food Makes You Happy?
We've all heard of eating ice-cream after a breakup or when we're a bit down in the dumps, but is there any science behind such behaviour?
Happiness is a complex and intricate thing to outline in concrete terms, but scientists have found that certain foods have an impact on our emotional well being.
Happy Fish
A fatty acid called docosahexaenoic (DHA) is the most common fat in our brain and is essential for healthy brain structure; our main source for this comes from fish and shellfish. Studies have found there may be a correlation between the consumption of fish (i.e. not enough) and depression – The Franklin Institute gives a more comprehensive guide to this link and how it might be explained.
Chocolate the Super Hero
Chocolate and joy are often correlated, and not just because it tastes really good! The brain can be spookily rationalised in most instances: When we feel happiness, it's often caused by a certain neurotransmitter, Serotonin, and guess what? Chocolate, amongst other stimulants, contains small amounts of an amino acid called Tryptophan which can be used by the brain to produce Serotonin (i.e. happiness, so get the chocs out!).
Can Food Make You Good-Looking?
When it comes to feeling a certain way about ourselves and other people, it's silly to deny that appearance isn't a factor. When we feel unattractive we're unlikely to feel happy, at least not so much as when we think we look great! Luckily, quite a few foods can improve a person's healthy glow.
Orange Juice a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Vitamin C is the most commonly cited example of this – just by drinking a glass of orange juice each morning, and eating plenty of foods like papaya, broccoli and sprouts, you can prevent wrinkles and improve the condition of your hair.
Dig Out Those Oysters
Oysters are another great super-food because of the zinc they contain. This mineral is generally important for growth and development, but it can also boost collagen production, promoting great skin.
If you suffer from skin problems, zinc can also work to control excess oil production, improving conditions like acne – there are some really yummy recipes with oysters for you to try, check them out!
This is How Much I Love You
Certain foods can affect the way you feel about a current partner or a prospective partner in more than one way: in the end, food is all made up of certain matter, and so are we, so it's only natural that certain foods should contain ingredients that can physically affect our sex drives!
Interestingly, chocolate and oysters both come into play here again as natural aphrodisiacs, but also some you might not have known about too…
Almonds supply Vitamin E, which works as a strong antioxidant for circulation flow, affecting the levels of hormones that come into play during the physical attraction game.
Avocado is another natural aphrodisiac due to its strong concentration of Vitamin B6, boosting male and female hormone production and regulating the female thyroid gland. (Did you know that avocado was eaten extensively for these reasons by the Mayans and Aztecs?)
When it comes to relationships though, food can serve as far more than purely biological. From an anthropological perspective, food is a massive bonding tool between people, because there's no one anywhere that doesn't need to eat!
Food represents the common basis of all our humanity, and as such can be a major factor in the emotional bonds we form with others – cooking together, eating together and so on.
In every way, it seems, the answer to the question, "food & emotions, are they really connected?" is a resounding yes!
Estelle Page is a committed foodie, and believes the kitchen space is underestimated as a tool for bonding between people. After all, food is one of the main things tying us all together. When she's not eating or cooking herself, she writes blogs for KDCUK, kitchen design specialists.
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A New Jamaican Blog that I Love
I just bumped into a new blog called "Things Jamaicans Love."
The one or two articles I have read so far have had me in stitches -- they are so well written, and so very true in a funny, off-beat kind of way.
It gets my strongest recommendation, and I have been reading it slowly -- one post per day -- so that I can get a little laugh each day.
Things Jamaicans Love -- click here.
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'Boro's Skrill South game with Boreham Wood at Meadow Park has been rearranged for Monday 17th March.
Kick off at Meadow Park is 7.45pm.
The two sides will be hoping that it is 'third time lucky', as the games were scheduled for Saturday 4th January and then Monday 27th February, but with Boreham Wood's Meadow Park pitch unplayable on both occasions, both games had to be postponed and will now take place on Monday 17th March with a 7.45pm kick off.
'Boro prevailed 2-0 in the last meeting between the two sides back in September at Paddy Power Park, through goals from Scott Donnelly.
The up-to-date Fixtures list can be viewed here. Please also help us distribute Farnborough's home fixtures Poster for the month of February to as many people as possible – February Home Fixtures.
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Study shows more than half of those who have a sudden cardiac arrest ignore key symptoms even though medical intervention could save lives
LOS ANGELES--More than half of patients who have a sudden cardiac arrest ignore symptoms occurring up to a month prior to the usually fatal heart rhythm malfunction even though medical intervention potentially could save their lives, according to new research published by the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Ten years ago, several colleagues, who were passionate about saving lives, established the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We were driven by a conviction that tens of thousands of lives could be saved each year if more people understood the public health crisis of sudden cardiac arrest and the critical importance of immediate bystander intervention with CPR and automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Mike Vanneman, of Los Altos, CA, has been named recipient of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation 2015 'People Saving People Award,' which recognizes bystanders who help sudden cardiac arrest victims by calling 911, giving CPR, and using automated external defibrillators. Remarkably, Vanneman saved two lives in eight months.
Mike Vanneman, of Los Altos, CA, has won the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation prestigious 2015 'People Saving People Award' for saving the life of Ira Gura, 76, who collapsed suddenly from cardiac arrest at Mineta San José International Airport on April 19, 2015.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new indication for the LifeVest wearable cardioverter defibrillator. The LifeVest is approved for certain children who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, but are not candidates for an implantable defibrillator due to certain medical conditions or lack of parental consent.
While many automated external defibrillators (which require a second person to operate them) have been cleared for use in children, LifeVest is the only one worn by the patient and monitors the heart continuously for abnormal, life-threatening heart rhythms (arrhythmias). LifeVest responds automatically if it senses the need to deliver a shock, restoring a life-sustaining heartbeat.
Survivors of sudden cardiac arrest and their loved ones gathered at the Citizen CPR Foundation's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update in San Diego in December. They introduced scientific speakers, led the CPR Saves Lives March from the hotel to the city center, and participated in informal discussions, sharing their personal stories and the challenges they have faced after surviving cardiac arrest.
The Citizen CPR Foundation and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation conducted a public service announcement "Video Minute" Contest as part of the 2015 Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update, held December 8-11 in San Diego. The organizations recognized the best videos aimed at increasing awareness about sudden cardiac arrest, the importance of citizen CPR and automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and /or recognition of a heart attack.
SAN DIEGO, CA--2,500 people from more than 30 countries, along with representatives from the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and about 50 cardiac arrest survivors, marched through the streets of downtown San Diego last week to help raise awareness and educate communities on the importance of CPR and AED devices. The march was the highlight of the week-long ECCU 2015 conference, which has been, for over three decades, THE place to go for learning, inspiration and networking with resuscitation professionals, instructors, practitioners and researchers.
The goal for the first-ever 'CPR Saves Lives March' was to, "shed light on the hundreds of thousands of sudden cardiac arrest victims who could survive each year if communities provided more CPR training, better care, and a greater number of AEDs," said Mary Newman, president of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation.
On November 18, 2015, I went into cardiac arrest and suffered a heart attack while participating in a parents vs. kids soccer game with my 8 year old son. I was able to get in a whole four minutes before suffering my episode. Immediately a combination of four people started performing CPR until the local rescue squad and paramedics where on site. I had to be shocked with an AED twice to get my pulse back. From there I was air lifted to Cooper Hospital in Camden NJ and was immediately put under a hypothermic treatment which lowered my body temperature in effort to preserve brain functions. Once it was realized that my brain was fine, I was taken off this to allow my body temperature to rise and start preparing for surgery.
Check out the Fox News report on the parade at ECCU
Representatives from the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation will join an estimated 1,000 people – including more than 50 cardiac arrest survivors – in a march through the streets of downtown San Diego on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 11:25 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. The "Citizen CPR Foundation's CPR Saves Lives March" will begin at the Manchester Grand Hyatt and conclude at the San Diego Civic Center where participants will hear inspirational stories from survivors and a public call for more community-based action so that others can live.


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LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska women's soccer team defeated Santa Clara 1-0 Saturday afternoon to wrap up the spring season with a solid 5-2 record.
Freshman Nikki Baker scored the only goal of the game at the 53:11 mark when she broke free of her defender and knocked in a shot with her left foot that bounced off the left post and went into the net.
"I think we looked at it in comparison to the fall where they were clearly the better team and we had to hang in there for 90 minutes," head coach John Walker said. "Today it was a pretty even game. The last 10 minutes we had to hang on a little bit but I thought earlier in the game we played well."
Sophomore Iman Haynes had one of the best scoring opportunities of the day with 30 seconds remaining in the first half when she had an open shot at the net, but the ball went high to send both teams into halftime scoreless.
The Nebraska defense took another strong stand, cutting off Santa Clara's shots in the goal area. Brooke Bredenberg recorded her fourth shutout of the spring season and only allowed goals against Women's United Soccer Association opponents after being moved from the midfield to the goalkeeper position.
Bredenberg recorded six saves for the Huskers, while Santa Clara's two goalkeepers recorded two saves each.
Santa Clara outshot Nebraska 20-11 for the contest and had seven shots on goal to NU's five. The Broncos also took five corner kicks to the Huskers' three. Junior Kristi Candau led SCU with seven shots, three of which were on goal.
Freshmen Katie Bunkers and Aly Scace as well as junior Christy Harms played strong defense the entire game, but were critical to the Husker victory in the last ten minutes of the game when Santa Clara put on a strong offensive attack.
"We did a really good job not allowing them to penetrate on us," Walker said. "If you want to shoot from 20 yards we are in pretty good shape."
Both teams were shorthanded with one player from each team playing for the U.S. Under-21 National Team. Nebraska only had one substitute to give at any point in the game.
Nebraska avenged the loss to Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament, when SCU knocked the Huskers out with a 3-2 loss in the Round of 16. The Broncos proceeded to the National Championship game where they fell to Portland, 2-1 in double overtime.


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- Rainstorm77
- 6 years ago
- Wedding: July 2014
I have been looking at all the different photographers in the area we are getting married for our Destination Wedding, and their prices for what we want are just insane. Before the pro photographers jump down my throat, I *know* how expensive it for everything and I am not disputing that, but I do know that you add the word 'wedding' to something and they seem to add an extra 0 at the end just because.
We are eloping… there will be FOUR guests, and I don't want 500+ photos taken. I don't need bride getting ready or whatever.. just a few snaps of the ceremony, and I would like some great family shots afterwards, and of course it's a beach setting so lots of sunset and beach photos! We want maybe 50ish good (edited) photos and would need about 2 – 3 hours of actual shooting. There is an elopement package with one photographer that is for 1 hour, 50 photos, which I thought 'awesome!' but then realised an hour isn't enough time between the ceremony (4pm) and the sunset (5:45pm) and even that 1 hour and 50 photos is $1000. The next step up is 2 hours, 100 photos, and $1600! What?! For 2 hours?
So I have found a young man who has a couple of years under his belt, his photos are AMAZING (I would post some but not sure about privacy issues etc) and we are thinking that if we pay for his flights, his accommodation, but no fee if staying 2 nights, minimal fee (<200) if staying the one night.. We can get some wonderful photos, and he can get the experience. I think if we fly him to the destination the day before the wedding, then he will have plenty of his own time that previous day and the morning of, to do whatever he wants and get some awesome pictures of his own for his portfolio. And we are talking about a NICE destination (Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia).
He has never done a wedding before, he's very excited about the opportunity and all up having him for however long we need for the day, for flights/hotel would actually cost us less than the hour of the elopement photography package. (Probably around $800 or so…)
What would you guys do? Go with experience and fork out the dough, or give a young'un the opportunity of a lifetime (as he put it!) and risk that he messes up? If you saw his photos… wow.. stunning! If someone could let me know about whether or not I can post his photos here and how to give appropriate credit, that would be great too 🙂


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A wealth vase can be made of porcelain, china or any pottery that you may like.
The shape of the vase should be such that it has a wide mouth, a narrow neck, a fat body and stable flat base.
If possible,the vase should have auspicious symbols like the Double Carp fish,dragon,phoenix on it.
Fill up the vase up to the brim with the following objects and keep it hidden from general view :
*Seven types of semi-precious stones like crystals, Ideal Wealth Vase pearls, corals, jasper, lapis, cornelian, quartz, aquamarine, topaz, citrine, amethyst, tiger eye, etc.
*A little soil from a rich man's house.You should ask for it and not steal it. Soil that is given to you is very lucky for you.
*3, 6, or 9 Chinese coins with red thread.
*A red packet filled with real money preferably a big denomination.
*5 types of nourishing edibles, to signify plenty of food to eat at all times. This can be wheat, dates, barley, millet, soyabeans, red beans, sorghum. Place it in a small plastic bag and then into the wealth vase. These can be put directly without the plastic bag also.
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GRATEFUL DEAD - Midnight Getaway Lyrics
I heard you 'round about midnight,
slipping out of the bed.
You thought that I was fast asleep.
Heard your slippers in the midnight hallway,
and I heard you rustling around,
trying not to make a sound.
Heard the tap of your high heels,
and the click of the lock on the door.
Baby, I hope you know what you're doing.
Heard you walking down the stairs,
and I counted them one by one,
one for each year that flew by.
Heard you stop and turn back once,
then I thought I heard you sigh.
Or maybe it was the breeze.
Heard the jingle of your keys,
and you stumbled and cursed the cat
that was sleeping on the stairs under the stars.
Heard you open the car door softly;
you must have been there half an hour,
turning it all around in your head.
Were you sitting there
waiting for me to come down and call your name?
I wonder--were you waiting for me?
Waiting for me?
Then I heard the motor turn over,
and I heard you driving away,
way before the break of day.
Heard your engine for a long, long time,
'cause the night was so cold and quiet
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Having wed football-mad Rodney McAree, manager of Irish League side Dungannon Swifts, in November 2008, one might be forgiven for assuming football chat is out of bounds for style-conscious wife Adele Tate after the long hours her husband spends preparing and training throughout the week.
But for bubbly Adele, whom Rodney credits for smartening up his wardwobe when they first began dating, the passion is palpable, and the excitement and pride at her husband's success is certainly catching.
Whilst chatting merrily about our mutual bond of spouses working in the Irish League, Adele explains, "Football is Rodney's passion, he loves it.
"My mum always says to me, he could be doing worse things, so if he's ever in a bad mood about a result I always let it go!
''Eventually I see Rodney moving into full-time football, that's what he wants to do. He loves it and is so good at what he does."
It certainly seems as though the sky is the limit for this hardworking duo, as Adele's career has also gone from strength to strength.
Having worked across local stylish boutiques before being headhunted to her current role as frames buyer for Alexander and Bain opticians, people person Adele's passion for customer service is evident.
"I worked in boutique fashion for 20 years which I loved", she explains. "Now I am still doing what I am good at, but just in a totally different aspect of it.
"It is lovely and I am absolutely loving it! You can go from working with a 95 year-old to a three year-old, the variation is amazing and the girls are great.
"The customer aspect is absolutely still there which is great. I am a real people person."
Having just recently returned from a trip buying the new collection in Milan, Adele adds: "It was totally different to the clothes environment. You just get that buzz back again, it was really interesting. The European market is so cosmopolitan and ahead of the trends."
Despite her stylish reputation, Adele reveals she doesn't like to spend too much time in front of the mirror but stays "well groomed" for her customer-facing role.
"I'm very lazy", she laughs. "But I have a good routine. I cleanse and tone with Payot Paris and moisturise using Bioline Aqua. I stick to what I know.
''I get a blowdry once or twice a week, as I can't do my own hair as it is naturally curly and an absolute nightmare! I never wear too much makeup, but I constantly have my semi-permanent lashes on.
"In the morning, altogether, it takes me half an hour to get ready. For a big night out, I'll have gotten my makeup done by my best friend and makeup artist Andrea Murray at Rouge in Moy, so it's just a case of straight back home and getting changed. It's about a 15-minute turnaround!"
Fresh-faced Adele also cites Charlotte Tilbury Brightening Youth Glow as her hero product, "Believe me I need it!
"After work if I am going on to something, especially with Rodney being asked to so many things recently, I just apply it over my day makeup and it takes it from day to night. It is very easy for me, because I am not good at makeup.
"I also love a good matt lipstick. My Victoria Beckham lipstick in Chilean Sunset is my favourite."


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Last week we heard about Stephen and Paul who are going to race in the ITU Age Group World Champs. We have four more athletes from BTC heading across to the USA, Michelle Chen & Michael Bessel (Olympic & Sprint), and committee members Chris Hislop and Murray Robertson (Olympic Distance). Good luck everyone. Find out more about the BTC crew in the athlete profiles.
Michelle Chen
Years in Triathlon? 4
Years as BTC member ? 4
How you qualified? - sprint - elwood , kurnell, Canberra, standard- Yarrawonga, Wollongong, townsville
What you love about BTC? - a lot of normal people doing an abnormal sport , juggling kids, family and work.
Non sporting info about you? shiftworking mother of two gorgeous girls, work as an emergency physician on the northern beaches
Inspiring quote? " there is no passion in playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living" nelson Mandela
Favourite discipline?- swim
Plans after the worlds? - family holiday in Disneyland , a few short local races, a lot of champagne !
Murray Robertson (Mr Photogenic)
Sporting background: Played AFL for 13 years in Sydney and Canberra and I was a Sailor, tennis player and a cross country skier.
Years In Triathlon?: 2 years
Years as a BTC Member: First started coming to BTC trainings in 2007, first year as a member in 2014.
How did you Qualify: Won my age group in Canberra, top 3 in Townsville and Brisbane and 5th at Wollongong (in my age group)
What do you love about BTC? Love the banter, the competition and winding up Lew
Tell us more murray! - In my down time I'll watch Pitch Perfect and act out Rebel Wilson's scenes and secretly stalk Sydney Swans players around Bondi Junction.
Quote: "I don't know if you heard me counting but I did over 1,000....I can barely lift my right arm because I did so many" Ron Burgandy
Favourite Discipline: I like all of them, that's the point isn't it?
Plans after worlds? Have a deep dish pizza and a couple of beers.
Chris Hislop
Sporting Background: I tried my hand at most sports growing up, but mainly played Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Soccer and Cricket.
Years in Triathlon: Approximately 7. I always watched and enjoyed the Hawaiian Ironman on WWOS and the St George Sprint Series so thought I'd give triathlon a go. My first race was a Kurnell Sprint, I think I was last out of the water in my AG and remember cramping on the run like I'd been shot with a Taser!
Years as BTC member : 4
How you qualified?: 10th in AG at Yarrawonga (Victorian Champs) & 6th in AG at Wollongong (Aust Champs)
What you love about BTC? I love the fact I have made such great friends from the club, and we get to share in each other's achievements (not just Triathlon related either!)
Favourite Tri Discipline: I enjoy the run the most, probably because I find it the easiest, but also because your results are all on you, no flash wetsuit or bike to help you along!
Inspiring quote: "Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." My favourite motivational video clip on YouTube is "Take no days off – Giovanni Ruffin" it is American Football related but can certainly be related back to Triathlon, check it out before your next race!
Plans after the worlds: few weeks holiday in the States, including Chicago, NYC & LA. Triathlon wise, there will be a bit of a break before I ramp things up again for Ironman Cairns in June 2016.
Tell us more: I'm pretty much sport sport sport! If I'm not playing it, I'm watching it! Outside of this, my 9 to 5 is in the Banking industry in Broking Operations. I also have an amazing girlfriend Amy, she is my number one supporter !
Michael Bessel
Sporting Background : Athletics (100 to 800m). Former state champion and selected in IAAF U19 Australian team for World Junior Championships when I was 17 for the 4 x 400m relay. State Rep for AFL when I was a kid. Decided about 5 years ago to start getting fit again. Found cycling with mates on the weekend and jogging with the dog not competitive enough, so took up triathlon.
Years in Triathlon 3
Years as BTC member: 3
How you qualified: Sprint: Kurnell, Canberra, Hobart
Olympic: Wollongong, Canberra (including an extra lap of the cycle course).
What you love about BTC: Great friendly community for beginners. I had no idea what I was doing in my first season a few years ago and did a few of the Middle Head sprints, where a few old hands showed me what to do.
Non sporting info about you?
Married with two kids aged nearly 12 and 9 1/2. Work in private equity, specialising in infrastructure investment.
Inspiring quote: "Possunt quia posse videntur". They can because they think they can. Virgil, the Roman poet.
Favourite discipline? Running (probably because it's my best leg).
Plans after the worlds?: Continue my recently instigated twice weekly swim squads at Mosman pool.
Good luck to all the BTC Crew heading to Chicago, such a great experience to put on the Aussie Colours, enjoy it !


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Sip Sexy Syrah from 30+ Washington wineries producing some of the State's very best Syrahs – at one of the Seattle's best view restaurants — Salty's on Alki Beach! The chef puts out more food than ANY of our other events! It's awesome – and always sells out!
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Triangle ABCTriangle ABC is transformed with the center of dilation at the origin.
Pre-image: △ABC with vertices A(−5, −4), B(−7, 3), C(3, −2)
Image: △A′B′C′ with vertices A′(−3.75, −3), B′(−5.25, 2.25), C′(2.25, −1.5)
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Everything you need to know about the protests during Donald Trump's inauguration
President Donald Trump was met with a flurry of protests on Inauguration Day, coverage of which at times overshadowed the pomp and circumstance of the festivities celebrating Trump's new tenure in the White House.
The protests began early Friday morning, with protesters seeking to block entrances into the National Mall — where pro-Trump spectators were hoping to gather to watch him take the oath of office.
Most were peaceful, with protesters carrying signs ranging from the silly to the crude voicing their displeasure and anger at Trump's impending presidency.
But late into the morning and early afternoon, the protests turned violent, with anarchists throwing rocks and bricks, smashing windows of storefronts and burning trashcans in the street, leading to 217 arrests, according to the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.
The large number of protesters was in stark contrast to President Barack Obama's two inaugurations, which were met by little protesting and almost no arrests.
Here were the different groups of protesters on Inauguration Day:
General protesters
Many of the protesters who descended upon Washington to protest Trump were not part of any group, but rather wanted to show up to protest against an incoming president they vehemently disagreed with.
David Lippman, 66, came from New York City to witness the protests. He was part of a large crowd who marched through Union Station — a major train station a few blocks away from the U.S. Capitol — while Trump took the oath.
"Social movements are going to have to make a big stink," Lippman told Mic's Aaron Morrison. "Black Lives Matter has to stay out there. Native communities too. And the people crusading to save the planet have to stay out there."
Many of the group-less protesters carried creative, and sometimes silly, signs to voice their displeasure with Trump's inauguration.
But the most creative protester may have been a man who identified himself as Ethan Abbott to BuzzFeed News.
Abbott, a farmer, brought a llama, two alpacas and a bird to the protest, telling the Washington Examiner that he wanted to "take back our farms ... and freedom."
Black Lives Matter
Nearly 50 Black Lives Matter activists headed to the inauguration, chaining themselves together to block one of the 12 entrances to the National Mall where spectators sought to catch a glimpse of Trump's inauguration.
More than 500 people joined the BLM protesters to help block the gate
After blocking the gate, the protesters began to march.
Dakota Access pipeline protests
Activists against the Dakota Access pipeline — a proposed oil pipeline that would run through indigenous lands in North Dakota — were part of the thousands of protesters at Trump's inauguration.
Groups of Indigenous people, as well as other environmental activists against the pipeline, formed a human chain like the BLM protesters to block off an entrance to the National Mall.
Inauguration Day protests were, for the most part, peaceful — except for the ones carried out by the anarchist "Black Bloc."
The anarchistic group got violent, throwing rocks and bricks, breaking storefront windows and lighting garbage cans and signs on fire in the middle of the street.
Their violent behavior led to clashes with police, who shot pepper spray canisters and set off flash-bombs to try and disperse the crowds, ultimately arresting 217 people for destructive and violent behavior.
These protesters were perhaps one of the smallest groups, according to reports from the ground, however they were the most destructive and disruptive with their tactics, leading to condemnation from lawmakers.
Scattered through the crowd were feminists, arriving in town a day before the planned Women's March on Washington.
Hundreds of thousands of people, men and women alike, are expected to attend the march on Saturday.
But some came down in time to protest Trump's swearing in, carrying signs that said "Pussy Grabs Back" — a reference to Trump's now infamous "grab her by the pussy" tape released in October.
Some Democratic lawmakers, like Rep. Jackie Speier of California, even wore "pussy hats" to the inauguration — a hat Women's March attendees are wearing in an attempt to create a "sea of pink" during the march.


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Following the recent launch of the C-Class Coupe, Mercedes has revealed a new AMG C 63 Coupe.
Technical modifications over the C-Class Coupe are evident at first sight with the flared front and rear wheel arches, an increased track width and larger wheels - lending the AMG C 63 Coupe a muscular look while at the same time providing a basis for the agile longitudinal and lateral dynamics.
The 'extremely wide' front section is characterised by large air inlets and 'precisely positioned flics'. The low, arrow-shaped "twin blade" radiator grille with AMG lettering visually lowers the vehicle's centre of gravity. AMG A-wing front spoiler is three-dimensional, also serving as an air deflector for the three cooling air inlets while the front splitter at the bottom of the apron helps to reduce front-axle lift.
Taking its inspiration from the S-Class Coupe, the completely redesigned rear end includes a diffuser insert and optical air outlet openings improves the rear air flow. The two chrome-plated twin tailpipes of the AMG exhaust system are integrated within the diffuser and the boot lid includes a narrow spoiler lip in the form of a sharp blade, reducing the rear-axle lift.
Powered by the AMG is a 4.0-litre V8 biturbo engine with 350 kW (476 hp) or 375 kW (510 hp) resulting in a 0-62mph time of 4-seconds flat - while the 'S' variant completes the sprint in 0.1 seconds quicker at 3.9 seconds, with both models topping out at an electronically limited 155mph.
The AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission features tailor-made dynamics and high variability. Whether automatic or initiated by the driver using the steering wheel shift paddles, upshifts and downshifts are executed 'noticeably faster' than in the previous model says Mercedes. This increased spontaneity is made possible by an even sportier set-up of the engine and transmission parameters.
The new AMG C 63 Coupe also features a 'sophisticated' AMG RIDE CONTROL suspension with electronically controlled shock absorbers, as well as AMG DYNAMIC SELECT transmission modes, rear-axle limited-slip differential and dynamic engine mounts. For improved traction and vehicle dynamics, the C 63 Coupe is provided with a mechanical rear-axle limited-slip differential, while the S derivative comes with an electronic rear-axle limited-slip differential. Both differentials reduce the slip on the inside wheel when cornering, without control interventions in the braking system.
The AMG C 63 Coupe comes as standard with 10-spoke light-alloy wheels 9.0" x 18" (front) and 10.5" x 18" (rear) as well as with tyres of size 255/40 R 18" (front) and 285/35 R 18" (rear). In the case of the C 63 'S' model, the tyre sizes are 255/35 R 19" (front) and 285/30 R 19" (rear) on 5-twin-spoke light-alloy wheels 9.0" x 19" (front) and 10.5" x 19" (rear).
The Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe will receive its world premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show with a market launch set to begin in March 2016.


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Hey Grungy Mondays I'm back. I missed three weeks so I'm working on catching up, two tonight and one more tomorrow. For week 20 we are challenged with Fragments. I worked a travel and explore theme, one of my many favorite things.
My catch up for week 19
and distress stickles took inspiration from Graphics 45 paper and the fairies of springtime, for me fairies just need some stickles on them.


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Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 11:33am
So we finally got saddles! As there is so many kinds of them would be awesome if we share what saddles we found.
Making them is really costly and chance to get nice one seems low... Spend 300k silver 999 of each fragments and 100 elixirs to get rare one
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 11:48am
Dema made pretty useful guide about new Saddles You can all find it here - Saddle Galore Guide!
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 11:49am
Too laaaaaate xD
But it's awesome! Thank you!
edit: actually this thread can be closed. Whit guide it's useless :p
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Pita" (Dec 22nd 2015, 11:55am)
Thanks: 320
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 12:42pm
someone found the void saddle on s5 GG, at level 10 it has 100 % chance to summon the void each turn which converts into a random tarot. Pretty cool tho, he doesnt need to run tarots in deck anymore, after a few turns he has all of them on field
Date of registration: Dec 9th 2015
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 1:24pm
Does birdie eat the summons?
Date of registration: Dec 9th 2015
Location: England
Occupation: Warehouse Distributor
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Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 1:51pm
Marching saddle is not on the guide list dema put up. but damm some of these are crazy. would lvoe the void saddle
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 1:56pm
It is! In Godlike category!
Thanks: 320
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 2:04pm
Forum event for new year where we can pick a saddle of choice would be awesome :* make it happen Lilpwnd! Please!
Thanks: 1
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 2:11pm
what about the Panda Saddle? 100% chance for a big hug?
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 2:12pm
You don't even know how awesome it would be to add some CM items to KaL hahha
And mine for sure would include some tons of
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 3:32pm
Kaynie, then literally everyone would be running void saddle XD
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 4:10pm
Its not so easy to get gl saddle to lvl 10. As I know it would cost around 30m + fusing materials or something like this.
And this void saddle. Guy who got it tested it already? We still don't have Void in guide so it's actually impossible to summon it lmao
Would be glad to see screenshot ;P
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 4:53pm
A permanent horse event would be lovely now.. Can't afford to be spending 600 gold a month on having a horse.
Date of registration: Dec 9th 2015
Location: UK
Occupation: Work/Student
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 6:13pm
People will struggle to get Godlike Saddles Level 10.
In total it requires:
Silver: 27,707,600
Gold: 51,492
Rare Cards/Elixir Of Life: 24,520
Have fun with that haha
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 6:37pm
Is the gold necessary or is that just to remove the wait time? Also, there are people who recharge 50k a month just for a black opal so...
Date of registration: Dec 9th 2015
Location: UK
Occupation: Work/Student
Tuesday, December 22nd 2015, 11:05pm
I believe it's just for the wait time. So you don't have to spend any gold but it will take you a lot of time if you wait because some saddles can take hours, while some can only take 20 minutes.
Just depends on how much you want the best saddles
Sunday, December 27th 2015, 6:06pm
I have question about summoning saddles :O
In guide Demas made for us it states that maxed epic saddle has 100% to summon godlike creature each turn.
Then we have maxed legendary saddle that has only 20% to summon godlike creature each turn.
End then theres is maxed godlike saddle which has 100% to godlike summon creature only at 1st turn.
I have weird feeling that there is something wrong with it, looks like epic summoning saddle is most op
Crafted epic saddle says it summon only at 1st turn, however I have no idea if it changes when you upgrade it.
Someone know more about it? : D


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The architecture suggests Kakatiya period. There are archeological treasures around this temple. It is believed by local people that there are temples and places of worship that are buried around this temple. One of such buried treasures was found in the form of an idol of Sun God when a local resident got his house's foundation dug for repairing. This idol is presently laying in open near the temple compound.
The temple is amidst local residents and still regularly visited by locals despite the near ruin status of the entire compound. A local Brahmin Shri Mahavadi Vissayya funded its renovation during 1940s. But still this temple needs attention specially in view of the fact that this is the only temple where devotee enters into the temple from a Southern Dwaram. This feature is not considered auspicious for temples and no where else such an entrance is found.


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Scouting Democrat Point
Here's the thing about Democrat Point. Even though it's super close to New York, it's really, really hard to get to. How hard? It's taken me three years to get there. So, if you want to go next summer (sorry this year is already out of the cards), you'll have to start planning now.
Why is it so hard to get there? Democrat Point is only 50 miles from Manhattan and it's not that there's particularly rough terrain or unmarked roads, or any physical obstacles that make it difficult to get to, it's that the state of New York intentionally makes it difficult to access, requiring you to jump through a ton of permitting hoops, likely, to limit usage. If that's the case, I don't blame them. If everyone with a truck in the five boroughs had free reign, Democrat Point, which sits on the far west end of Robert Moses State Park, would quickly turn into one big sandy parking lot. It would be a total mess, not to mention the environmental impacts.
But, that doesn't mean you can't go. You very much can, you just have to be organized, which luckily most people are not. Here's the deal:
If you want to go, start planning months in advance, or be prepared to walk really, really far. Without a 4x4 permit, you can walk out to Democrat Point after parking in one of the Robert Moses parking lots. People do this and it's not terrible, but definitely not ideal.
To get an off-road 4x4 permit for the summer, you'll have to do some planning. They're only on sale January 1st through March 31st, and not online. You'll have to head out to your nearest ranger station (don't forget your up-to-date license and registration) and grab one in person.
Then...you'll be able to legally drive out to Democrat Point, but you'll have to make sure you have a long list of supplies that includes a shovel, a jack, jack planks, an air compressor, come-along straps and a toilet. Also, if you want to use the park between Memorial Day and Labor Day, you'll have to enter before 7am or after 5pm.
Yeah, like I said, the state doesn't make it easy, but that's probably a good thing.
Once you air down your tires and get out there though, you'll realize it was all worth it. Expect to see a lot of fishermen. There's a whole group of them with jacked up trucks with campers on top who park themselves on the beach and hang out all day. Then there's surfing crowd too, which obviously comes up with the waves.
Though it's crowded, there is plenty of space and room to set up your own private zone. When wheeling around Democrat Point it definitely feels like you've left New York, or at least anywhere close to NYC. It's rugged and open and I dare say, in the right light typical of late August, it even feels a bit like California, or at least the far east end of Long Island.
The surf break out there is a beautiful left that wraps around the point. It's got to be the closest point break to the city on Long Island. It's fast and it's long, and that's all I'm going to say about that.
Permit rules state that you have to have a pole for each person, or a surfboard for each person, if you're on a surfing permit, as I was. Also, there's no alcohol allowed in the park and you should be prepared for rangers to check your permit at anytime. And for chrissakes, don't be an asshole, pack out your garbage.


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#研究分享#【为什么Facebook Messenger值得关注?】
#研究分享#【为什么Facebook Messenger值得关注?】
数据显示,Facebook Messenger的月活跃用户多达10亿,全球范围内,唯有微信(7亿)和QQ(5.53亿)能与之一争高下。然而由于Facebook强迫用户们必须下载Messenger才能与好友聊天,使得这款应用在App Store的评分只有1星。即便如此,Messenger的推广也卓见成效。同时,Messenger也尽力完善功能以符合用户需求,如备忘录功能,一键搜索在线好友功能,根据用户的偏好排列联系人等等。
Facebook Messenger Reaches 1 billion Monthly Active Users (and Why That Matters to You)
In recent months, Facebook's been talking up Messenger as the future of customer service, with Messenger Bots - automated response systems built on Facebook's advanced AI – seen as a key pillar of that evolution. Why Messenger, specifically? Because it's become one of the most popular apps in the world for connecting people, a status Facebook has underlined today with the announcement that Messenger has now hit 1 billion monthly active users.
To put that in perspective:
- Facebook - 1.65b MAU (source)
- Messenger – 1b MAU
- Instagram – 400m MAU (source)
- Twitter – 310m MAU (source)
- LinkedIn – 106m MAU (source)
- Pinterest – 100m MAU (source)
Of course, Messenger's not a social network as such – a fairer comparison would be with other messaging apps.
- Messenger 1b MAU
- WhatsApp – 1b MAU (source)
- WeChat – 700m MAU (source)
- QQ – 553 MAU (source)
- Kik – 275m total users (source)
- LINE – 218m MAU (source)
- Snapchat – 150m DAU (source)
- KakaoTalk – 50m MAU (source)
And while some of those figures are not like-for-like (Snapchat's MAU, for example, would be higher, but they haven't released that stat), it's pretty clear that direct messaging is currently owned by Facebook, holding the two top spots and only really seeing competition from China's Tencent, which owns both WeChat and QQ – and, importantly, which operates in a region that Facebook can't.
And Facebook's messaging dominance is a big deal – as underlined by Messenger's growth, the popularity of messaging apps has been increasing over time.
(Image via TechCrunch)
Now, a portion of that in Messenger's case, of course, relates to Facebook's controversial efforts to grow the app, which have essentially seen them force users to download it in order to utilize direct messaging among their Facebook friends, rather than keeping that function within the main Facebook app.
Many users were upset at this tactic – according to TechCrunch, shortly after announcement, Messenger became the number one app in The App Store, but only carried a 1-star review, on average. But even taking that into account, the push has worked - we're now seeing an increasing amount of people connecting via Messenger every day.
And Facebook's shifting the Messenger project into the next iteration of what the platform will become.
SMS Takeover
One of Messenger's big aims right now is to take over SMS.
At their recent F8 conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted that Facebook's now processing around 60 billion messages per day, which is 3x what global SMS volume was reaching, at peak.
As such, Messenger's already on track to become the platform for messaging, but people are still using native SMS services on their phones, and that's something Messenger wants to stamp out.
To tackle this, Facebook recently announced a new option for Android users to be able to use Messenger as their default messaging app, bypassing the native SMS platform completely.
Facebook's also added new end-to-end encryption for messages to improve security and assure users it's safe to send private conversations via the platform.
And while they still have a way to go before they achieve ubiquity with Messenger, the numbers indicate that Facebook's on the right track. The balancing act, however, comes in how they add in new features and tools - including brand connection options - without making the platform feel less like a personal space.
Personalization at Scale
At therein lies the real strength of Messenger, and the real core of what Facebook needs to keep a handle on in the app's development. Direct messaging is personal, a personal space that people use for more private and intimate conversations. As such, messaging also afford brands the opportunity to build more personal, specialized interactions with customers – if done right.
This is one of the selling points of Messenger Bots, of which there are now more than 18,000 in operation(and many more in development) – through your interactions with Messenger Bots you're creating a message thread to refer to, a record of your past interactions with the brand, including purchase history, sizing info and other preferences. That provides an amazing opportunity for businesses to more easily personalize and refine the experience to your needs.
It's a fine line though between helpful and pushy, and reports thus far indicate that many brands have a long way to go in their bot development, but there will come a time where you'll have a set of bots that you can comfortably utilize and know that they'll provide you with quick, easy and accurate services. A bot for your local pizza store is a basic example, a bot for your favorite clothing outlet. The more refined and specific each bot can be built, the stickier that will also make your relationship with that business. Because they'll know you, they'll know what you want. They'll even be able to alert you to new products specifically relevant to your interests.
It's early days, but if Facebook can make Messenger the platform for all messaging, and facilitate the ongoing development of smarter, more intuitive bot systems, the potential of Messenger Bots is huge.
The only other element it'll require is a mindset shift, getting people to see Messenger as more than simply a way to stay in touch with friends – which Facebook are already tackling, as evident in the most recentMessenger update
ncreasing Relevance
So why does this matter to you? Because Messenger is massive, and it presents an equally massive opportunity for brands.
Right now, bots are in the early stages of development, but it's not hard to see a time where they'll become the norm, then the expectation. As such, investigating and/or considering how Messenger could be incorporated into your marketing process is something all brands should be doing, right now.
Facebook's working to make it easier for users to connect with brands via message, adding user names and Messenger codes to improve discoverability.
Maybe you're not going to transform your business to a Messenger-originated focus overnight, but it's worth considering how you can utilize these tools to improve direct connection with your audience - and from that, then looking at what questions and queries you're getting via message, which could, in future, highlight where you might be able to use a bot service to handle such queries (where possible).
As noted, there's a way to go before Messenger becomes a crucial element, but those user growth figures can't be ignored – a billion people are using Messenger every month. When you consider also that less than3.5 billion people in the world actually have access to an internet connection, that means almost 1 in every 3 people who are able to use Messenger, do so.
And another key consideration, according to Pew Research, messaging is the dominant form of communication among teens.
Even if it's not essential now, it may be in future. Worth considering in your ongoing outreach and marketing plans.
文章:Facebook Messenger Reaches 1 billion Monthly Active Users (and Why That Matters to You)
作者: Andrew Hutchinson
来源:Social Media Today


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Syria said Tuesday that it was prepared to "confront the whole world" in the face of threats of western military action that have followed allegations of the regime using chemical agents to kill over a thousand Syrian citizens.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem has said he rejects "utterly and completely" that Syrian government forces used chemical weapons, according to BBC news reports.
He was speaking in Damascus after the US said there was "undeniable" proof of a chemical attack.
"They said the Syrian forces were the ones who carried out his attack. I deny this utterly and completely to [US Secretary of State John] Kerry," he said.
"If this military campaign is meant to morally undermine our people, I believe they are mistaken," Moallem said. "The people of Syria are united together with their armed forces and leadership. This has allowed us to endure. We are prepared to confront the whole world."
Regarding the UN chemical weapons inspectors currently in Syria, Moallem said the government being transparent and open in their dealings with the team. He said the UN unit, which was attacked by sniper fire on Monday, would resume their investigations on Wednesday. He blamed rebels for the delay in proceedings and the attack.
"If they falsely believe that the military strike being planned will undermine our military capabilities currently in eastern Ghouta, I confirm that it will not at all," the minister said.
The Syrian opposition say a nerve gas attack in eastern Ghouta last week killed over 1,300. A UN chemical weapons inspection team, already in the Damascus investigating other claims of chemical weapons, was granted access by the Syrian government to visit the sites allegedly affected by last weeks attacks on Sunday.
The US and the UK have stepped up the rhetoric of a possible military strike on Syria in recent days, with British Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesperson saying Tuesday that contingency plans were being put in place and the PM himself announcing Monday that an intervention could go ahead without UN Security Council consensus.
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Potential Osteoarchaeological Evidence for Riding and the Military Use of Horses at Malbork Castle, Poland
By A. Pluskowski, K. Seetah and M. Maltby
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Vol.20 (2010)
Abstract: The paper explores interpretations of two sets of pathological horse vertebrae identified during analyses of animal bones from recent excavations at the castle at Malbork in northern Poland (formerly Marienburg in Prussia). One specimen dates to the 18th century and the other to the medieval period. The castle was initially constructed by the Teutonic Order from the late 13th century and occupied by military institutions into the 19th century, and is one of the largest fortified structures in Europe. The pathological vertebrae are attributed to prolonged load-bearing. The problematic interpretation of the remains from the medieval context as belonging to a warhorse is discussed. Warhorses are widely described in contemporary documentary sources which indicate that mares were typically kept in farms on the Order's estates in late-medieval Prussia, while studs were separately stabled at castles. There is not enough data to confirm the medieval specimen as a warhorse, and both vertebrae may simply represent riding animals.
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Assistant Production Manager
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- £28,000 - £30,000
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Assistant Production Manager
Job ref: 62300 | £28,000 - £30,000 | South East
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This job is working for a very well-established and respected manufacturer supplying into the retailer and food service markets as well as other food manufacturers. Always at the forefront of product development and innovation they have continually invested in new facilities and the latest technologies.
The job
Reporting to the Factory Manager, this is a hands-on role where you will work in conjunction with another Assistant Production Manager, managing 4 teams in different production areas (80 total Operatives) ensuring that all operational activities are completed accurately, concisely and to the required standards of quality, legality and safety.
The role requires the effective management of staff including the organisation of people, materials, labels, operational throughput and packaging, continuously identifying areas for improvement.
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To be considered for the Assistant Production Manager role, you will have a solid background within a food production environment, together with previous line leading/supervisory experience. Food Safety and/or Food Hygiene qualifications would be an advantage. You will be a natural team leader, be highly organised and continuous improvement experience is highly desirable.
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The Assistant Production Manager job is based in the South East region and is paying £28,000 - £30,000 according to individual skills and previous experience. The working hours are Monday to Friday, 7am – 4.30pm, however some flexibility will be required (no weekends).
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We deal with food jobs covering product development / NPD, quality assurance / QA, technical, process, production, operations, planning, supply, sales, account management, engineering, microbiology, food technology, specifications, marketing, logistics, purchasing, hygiene and auditing. We cover all job levels including Assistants, Technologists, Technicians, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Managers and Directors.
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W.L. "Doug" Jacobs, 79
W.L. "Doug" Jacobs
January 19, 1939 – March 10, 2018
Doug Jacobs
New Albany-W.L. "Doug" Jacobs, age 79, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. He was born January 19, 1939, to George O. Jacobs and Evelyn Stewart Jacobs. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from Caterpillar. After retirement, they moved to New Albany from Montgomery, IL. He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. His hobbies included bowling, fishing, dominoes, and golf.
Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2018, at United Funeral Service with Bro. Whit Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Vista Memorial Park. United Funeral Service will be in charge of the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Ann Carden Jacobs; a son, Mike Jacobs of New Albany; a sister, Joyce Jacobs of New Albany; two brothers, George Jacobs, Jr. of Martinez, GA and Carlton Jacobs of New Albany; two grandchildren, Ryan Jacobs and Laurie Marie Douglas (Chris); and one great grandson, Braxton Hunter.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Lois Cosby; and a daughter-in-law, Carol Jacobs.
The American Legion will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Visitation will be Sunday, March 11, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
In honor of Mr. Jacobs service to his country, United Funeral Service will fly the U.S. Army flag during the visitation and service.