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Rules (League of Legends)
As a general rule, one must always abide by Riot games terms of use. These can be found on the following link: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/legal/termsofuse
§1 Participants
1.1 Team registration
A representative/manager of a participating team in any of the leagues on the leagues.gg platform, has to register their team on the leagues.gg website.
1.2 Player registration
A player participating in any of the leagues on the leagues.gg platform, has to register on the leagues.gg website, as well as registering a correct summoner/game-account to his/her profile.
Furthermore they have to register with the team they play for on the website.
1.3 Player profile
Any player profile is allowed to have two accounts with correct summoner id's attached to it.
Any player can only use his/her secondary account with provided screenshots as proof of their ban.
The secondary account has to be an active account, with some resemblance to the original main account.
Also the secondary account has to be registered before the start of the split otherwise it can't be used.
Should any of your accounts be false, not your own, or a different player's, the player with the leagues.gg account will be banned from leagues and future tournaments.
1.4 Registration process
When a team is registered on leagues.gg, with all players joined and correct summoner accounts registered, they will be delegated to their current seasonal league.
This will run automatically henceforth.
1.5 Players per team, and substitutions
The maximum amount of players per team is 8 total. Should a player be registered with a team as the coming season starts, this individual will be locked untill it's conclusion.
Teams can not add substitutes after the season has begun. SHOULD PLAYERS LEAVE PREMATURELY, THIS WILL INCUR HEAVY BANS.
EVERY SATURDAY at 23:59, a 6 man roster has to be locked in before the coming game week.
This roster contains 5 main players and a potential sub that the team wants to use/switch with in between games (for instance 2 top laners)
6 players are registered so that flexibility is maintained for the teams, both in strategy and organisation. (You can register a different 6th player the coming week should your strategy differ)
1.6 Multiple organisations
Should an organisation be represented in several different leagues, for instance LCD and CSD they are able to crossover subs between the teams.
- Both teams still have a maximum of 8 players registered, but they are allowed to fill the teams with the 3 same subs for instance, for the sake of talent improvement opportunity.
- Should an organisation have two teams in the same league, no crossovers are allowed.
- Players are limited to one game a week.
1.7 In game names
Once registered to a team as a player and the roster lock occurs, NO MORE NAME CHANGES WILL BE ALLOWED (Make sure your desired IGN is locked in)
Failure to comply forfeits the team's ability to use the player untill the name has been changed back.
1.8 General
- Teams must field 3/5 Danish players at all times
- An organisation can at maximum field three seperate teams across LCD/CSD and other leagues, hosted by leagues.gg
- Players are not allowed to boost other organisations into any leagues hosted by leagues.gg.
- Players can't play qualifiers with a new team, should they be registered with a participating team in any of the ongoing seasons. (If any of these players were subs and NEVER played any games, they will be allowed to leave the team and participate in qualifiers)
- Teams/Players are expected to stay tuned with changing circumstances to ruleset or otherwise on the leagues.gg platform.
§2 League/Match format and procedure
2.1 League format – Season
During the league season each of the 8 teams will face each of the other teams once in a Bo3.
2.2 League format – Playoffs/Promotion
In League Championship Denmark, and other leagues the top 4 teams advance to playoffs:
#1 seed facing #4 seed, and #2 seed facing #3 seed.
→ LCD Playoffs/relegation are Bo5's (Highest seed gains side selection for game 1, then lowest seed for game 2)
→ Lower league playoffs are Bo3's (Highest seed starts blue side, lowest seed red, and then they swap each game)
The #8 seed from ANY league will be automatically relegated, as the #1 seed from any other league than LCD will gain automatic promotion. (CSD 1st → LCD 8th )
The #7 seed, has to face the #2 seed team from the league below in a Bo5.(For instance 7th LCD facing 2nd CSD)
2.2b - PSD promotion
Our lowest tier league PSD will have #8 and #7 seed automatically relegated, as well as #6 and #5 playing relegation matches.
This means that #1 and #2 seed from qualifier will gain automatic promotion, while #3 and #4 will play a Bo5 vs PSD seeds #6 and #5
2.3 Point system – Season
2-0 Win = 3 Points
2-1 Win = 2 Points
1-2 Loss = 1 Point
0-2 Loss = 0 Points
2.4 Entering game lobby
Tournament codes can be found by clicking the match on leagues.gg by clicking match on leagues.gg, while logged in on your team registered account, you will find the tournament codes and time for the specific games to be played.
Paste the tournament code(s) into the "League of Legends" client, to enter the game lobby.
How to: Pres play(In client) → Click trophee in top right corner → Paste tournament code
- LCD Games as the only league will be played on tournament realm(Therefore no tournament codes)
2.5 Match start
Players should be in the tournament lobby, and ready 15 minutes past game time at the latest.
Should the game not have started by then, the team in question will forfeit the match (0-2) unless an admin has extended due to plausible issues.
Any sort of purposeful delays, will result in match being forfeit (0-2)
2.6 Spectators
Coaches, casters and producers are the only allowed spectators, should anyone else be invited this can lead to rulings.
"Leagues" reserves 1 spot for a producer, and 2 spots for casters for all broadcasted games.
2.7 Placeholders
Should a team/player require the use of placeholders, they should inform the opposing team (and admins in the case of LCD) immediately of which champion a placeholder entails during champ select.
Failure to comply can lead to rulings.
2.8 Swaps
Champions can only be swapped between players with at least 20 seconds left.
2.9 Automatic results
Results will be automatically reported through the tournament codes to the leagues.gg platform.
2.10 In case of result error
In the instance of a bug or server error etc. teams may be required to provide screenshots of the games result, as well as written confirmation.
Any such match has to played as:
Tournament draft 5vs5
Summoners rift
Spectators - lobby only
2.11 Tiebreakers
In the instance of a tie through the same amount of points between two or more teams in the regular season a tiebreaker is required.
It is settled as follows:
1: Head to head matches won between the tied up teams determine the outcome.
2: Culmulative shortest average game time.
3: Coinflip/Draw.
2.12 Discord and coaching
Any team participating in League Championship Denmark, has to communicate through the discord provided by leagues.gg when matches are played.
This is to ensure monitoring against cheating etc. (We do record the games, and delete the recordings after a 7 day period)
Should you be communicating on any other software parallel with the Discord channel your current game will be forfeited. (0-2)
Coaches are furthermore not allowed to coach during the games, and are therefore required to mute their microphones during the games if they want to listen in.
2.13 Rescheduling matches
Should the need arise to reschedule a match, this has to be rescheduled to a date within the same game week.
How to:
1. Gain approval to switch dates from two other teams as well as the team you are facing. (For instance swapping monday's match for tuesday's)
2. Report this to admins AT LEAST 7 days before the match. If this isn't reported 7 days prior to the date in question, the match won't be rescheduled.
§3 Conditions of participation
3.1 Usernames/Team names
Your Username/gamer tag and team name are not allowed to contain swear words or other overtly offensive language. The tournament admins may ask you to change these names at their discretion.
3.2 Registered to Leagues.gg
In order to take part, players and teams must be registered on the Leagues.gg platform.
3.3 Game Account
Players must use their own game account registered to their leagues.gg profile. Account sharing is not permitted.
3.4 Behaviour
By creating and participating in any part of the leagues.gg platform, you accept to behaving with proper sportsmanlike behaviour, as well as practicing respect with both orgs, players, staff, admins etc.
Failure to comply can result in bans.
3.5 Agreement
By signing up for a season within League of Legends on leagues.gg you accept to adhere to everything in this ruleset.
§4 Broadcasting
4.1 Broadcasting rights
Leagues.gg reserves broadcasting rights for all their leagues. Anyone participating in a league being broadcasted by Leagues, aren't allowed to broadcast the games as they will be broadcasted by Leagues.gg
Teams participating in a league not being broadcasted, are allowed to broadcast through their own channel (This should be registered on the teampage, and therefore approved by leagues.gg).
This is for sake of being able to ensure proper sportsmanlike behaviour and code of conduct. Any such stream has to be broadcast with at least 3 min delay, for the sake of competitive integrity.
No private unapproved streams are allowed. Should any stream broadcast in spite of these rules, the given person(s) will be banned.
4.2 Twitch chat
Players are not allowed to use twitch chat while in champ select, or whilst in game. Nor are players allowed to chat/spoil the current game being showed on the leagues.gg twitch channel.
Furthermore players are held responsible for any toxic behaviour displayed in twitch chat, and game lobby.
Failing to comply with these can result in rulings, and bans, both on twitch, and on leagues.gg.
§5 Pause
5.1 In game pause
In game pauses are allowed if there is a legetimate reason for the pause. Following a pause, the team with the issue must report to the opposing team as well as admins what the issue pretains to, and what is being done to solve it. You must not unpause a game before both teams have stated in the chat their being ready to resume.
A pause can be in effect for a maxium of 10 minutes, in which case the admins will either extend or forfeit the match.
Legitimate reasons for pausing the game:
- Unintentional network issues
- Unintentional disconnects
- Unintentional bug splats
- Hardware issues
- Client issues
- One may ask an admin for pause in case of emergency
- A player may be asked by an admin to pause the match
§6 Cheating
Bans and disqualification will occur for the use of, but not limited to:
- Botting
- Scripting
- Moderation of visual aspects of the game
- Zoom modification
- Sharing accounts
- Cheating in any way, shape, or form
§7 Betting & gambling
Players and coaches, are prohibited from gambling or betting on any of their own matches, but are allowed to gamble on matches they have no involvment or insider info in.
Admins and staff of leagues.gg are prohibited from gambling on any games.
Insider gambling, matchfixing, or otherwise tampering with results will be reported with legal authorities, and any of the personel involved will be banned indefinitely.
§8 Payouts
8.1 Prize distribution
Monetary prizes will be distributed when the tournament has completed. Non-monetary prizes will be distributed as quickly as possible after the tournament has completed.
(Of cause, this only applies where a prizepool is announced)
60 percent of the prizepool will be distributed based on end-season standings.(example 20.000)
45% - 9.000
30% - 6.000
15% - 3.000
10% - 2.000
The remaining 40 percent will be distributed based on playoff results.(example 20.000)
60% - 12.000
30% - 6.000
10% - 2.000
0% - 0,00
8.2 Disqualified teams
Disqualified teams loose the right to any part of the prizepool regardless of their position in the tournament at the point the disqualification occurs.
§9 Admins
9.1 – Rulings
Admins may be presented with various issues, and will have the final say in any situation where a ruling is needed.
Admin instructions and decisions are to be followed at all times.
§10 League spot
10.1 – Selling a league spot
Should an organisation wan't to sell their spot they are so allowed within the deadline set by Leagues.gg.
Failure to sell their spot within the deadline, Leagues.gg will take over and give away the spot to an organisation they see fit.
Any sale of a league spot, incurs a fee of 1.000 DKK paid to Leagues, for the sake of excess administration and preparation. (This fee is subtracted from the joining teams fee paid to the team selling the spot)
10.2 - Qualifying for a new league
Should an organisation qualify for either LCD/CSD/DSD/PSD leagues on leagues.gg it is their own responsobility to write an apply their managaers to our facebook groups, where information is distributed:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1763508287093852/ - League Championship Denmark
https://www.facebook.com/groups/649870455465477/?fref=nf - Challenger Series Denmark
https://www.facebook.com/groups/622490158214511/ - Diamond Series Denmark
https://www.facebook.com/groups/483713159070108/ - Platinum Series Denmark
Any fradulent applications will result in permanent bans of players/managers.
§11 Changes
11.1 – Changes
Leagues.gg retains the right to make changes to rules and format at all times, to effectivize and course correct any issues needing correction.


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In our house we rarely buy any. And the answer's very simple. They're just not worth the money.
When big bizness arrived in Fleet Street and realised that 80% of revenue from newspapers came from 20% of their audience, and that the particular audience was advertisers, they focused all their attention on their primary audience.
In other words, newspapers lost the moral high ground on being active participants in democracy; vehicles for rigorous social cohesion through information scrutiny and analysis and forgot to do their primary task: to investigate. Since all efforts were reduced to getting the highest circulation up (to satisfy advertisers) at the lowest possible cost then personality and differentiation suffered. Sending an investigative journalist out to find, research, interview and report a story became far too expensive to justify and many resorted to cut-and-paste jobs from press bureaux and press releases from PR companies.
In Foreign News, it became 'Hotel Journalism' as coined by Robert Fisk, where Western reporters reported from their hotels rather than the streets. On Baghdad:
"Some are accompanied everywhere by hired, heavily armed Western mercenaries. A few live in local offices from which their editors refuse them permission to leave. Most use Iraqi stringers, part-time correspondents who risk their lives to conduct interviews for American or British journalists, and none can contemplate a journey outside the capital without days of preparation unless they "embed" themselves with American or British forces."
That sense of being 'embedded' is pervasive throughout the whole journalism industry. When a political leader goes on a foreign tour, only sympathetic journalists are ever selected to accompany him. A top executive at a worldwide fashion house told me recently that "journalists are like taxis":
You tell the newspaper which reporter you want to cover your story and they do it exactly how you want it so that they get the scoop over a rival.
A recent story of critical importance to Scotland was the UN's recent report on Scotland being the number one consumer of cocaine in the entire globe. It was covered by Lewis Smith at The Independent and Mark McGivern at the Scottish Daily Record and STV with a straight bat; while the BBC reported it with an emphasis on the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) doing a sterling job. The story is now a week old and yet only 4 media outlets have covered it and worse, covered in a totally cursory manner.
I'm getting out there right now with my gear to plod the streets of Leith, kickin it old school, ha.

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Packt Publishing's Yearly $5 e-book sale
Packt Publishing is having their annual $5 e-book sale, from now until….hmm, I'm not sure when. For me, it's a bit like going to Daiso: hey, it's cheap, so let's get this, and this, and….what, I spent that much! In my case, I just spent $50 for 10 e-books on a variety of topics. All e-books are available in PDF; many are also available, for no additional charge, in ePub, Mobi, and Kindle formats.
Packt's books are primarily oriented towards software developers and IT. I recommend browsing the table of contents and checking Amazon for reviews before buying; I'd say their quality is more uneven than another favorite of mine, Manning.
Some notes of what they have that I'm interested in:
- Lots and lots of books on Python and related topics such as SciPy.
- A good selection of maker/hobby/embedded books on the BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, OpenCV, ROS (Robotic Operating System) and such.
- Some interesting .NET books on C#, WCF, and such.
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"The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson." Tom Bodett
Our local newspaper recently carried an essay about the Internet's role in the prevalence of student cheating today. It got me thinking, especially because college admission letters go out this week.
Getting into college is competitive as hell, a crap shoot for most, and kids with better grades arguably have a greater chance of success. How they got those grades, and how they will maintain them in college is another story.
Do kids really cheat by going online to find existing term papers and other projects, then turn them in as their own? Regrettably, yes. How did this happen? Get ready: we showed them the way. And gave them our tacit approval.
Ecommerce is booming, legitimately and below the radar. People are shopping online in ever growing numbers; everybody and their Uncle Ed is trading on eBay. The Internet offers so many choices: from mates to medicines to music, from stock transactions to money raised for charities and political candidates. Jobs, college admission and mortgage applications are submitted, opinions are exchanged, travel is planned, bills are paid, music is downloaded - and high school and college papers are bought and sold.
There's really no mystery to that. Today's Internet is all about Convenience and Commerce. With the speed of broadband, we expect easy, instant gratification. And we've conveyed this mindset to our children. The lines have blurred. We jump online to find a reconditioned DVD player on Amazon instead of trekking to Circuit City; why shouldn't our kids use the web to locate widely available "previously owned" term papers?
Plus, the Internet is a legitimate teaching tool in schools; online research is not only acceptable, it's encouraged. Kids no longer have to trudge to the library for an assignment, they can get more comprehensive information in the comfort of their own homes or dorm rooms with the click of a mouse.
So it's no big surprise that the next logical step in Johnny's mind is why spend hours slaving over a paper when he can get one ready-made online. Is it a moral quagmire? Of course. And it will only get worse unless parents step up and step in. Because unlike the online world, parenting isn't easy and convenient, it takes a lot of time and energy.
Frankly, we're so busy saving time online that we're forgetting to teach our kids the value of taking time to study and learn, and the importance of genuine personal achievement. We spend so much energy protecting our kids from perceived online predators that we're failing to protect them from their own rash and immature impulses.
As the pressure to excel in school, and to get into a top college continues to increase, our responsibility to support our children's better selves -and guide them away from their lesser selves- becomes even more critical.
If we have kids who are high school or college students, our jobs aren't finished. We buy their computers, we pay for their Internet access, and so we should set the standards, goals and rules to help them use those tools honestly and wisely.
The next time your kid gets a term paper assignment, sit down next to the computer and help with the research, review the various drafts, pitch in for the final edits. Encourage him or her to feel proud of such honest hard work... and hand out lots of praise for a job well done.
Oh, one more thing: make sure your budding little entrepreneur doesn't try to sell that diligently sweated-over term paper on eBay.
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Kyle Larson on Third Straight Runner-Up Finish: 'This One Stings'
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Chase Wilhelm
Posted: March 20, 2017
Always a bridesmaid and never a bride.
That was the story once again for Kyle Larson following his third consecutive second-place finish of the season in Sunday's Camping World 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
Larson and his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing team elected to pit for two tires during the final caution after Joey Logano made hard contact with the Turn 1 wall with six laps remaining.
After restarting fourth in overtime, Larson was setting up to make a run on eventual race winner Ryan Newman when he was tagged from behind by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
"Yeah, my spotter said 'clear' and I started turning down," Larson said after the race. "I guess I just didn't anticipate him driving in as far as he did. Maybe I should have just run the middle lane there just to be safe."
It was also the fourth time in five Cup races Larson has posted a runner-up finish, dating back to the 2016 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
"I wish I wouldn't have gotten sideways there in (Turns) 1 and 2," Larson added. "I would have stayed close enough to Newman and I probably would have got him down in (Turns) 3 and 4 coming to the white. You never know though. That's how the races play out. Maybe I made a mistake there."
Despite coming up just short, Larson leaves the Valley of the Sun with the points lead in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standings.
"This one stings because I feel like I was in the best spot out of anybody there to line up fourth on two tires," Larson said. "But, it's really, really cool to be the point leader right now. That was a goal of mine going into today (Sunday)."
Now Larson looks on to Auto Club Speedway to break the streak, a place where he scored a win in the XFINITY Series and a second-place finish in Cup — both of which came in 2014.
"We'll hopefully continue to have this speed in our race cars and maybe close some of these races out," Larson said.
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By Talbot Stevens
Personal debt levels have reached record highs, and are still increasing. Most of us don't have a pension and are way behind in our retirement savings. With RRSP season upon us, it's time to address the perennial dilemma: Should you invest in RRSPs or pay down debts?
The bad news is that most responses to this question are a classic political non-answer. Many experts advise that you "do both," by first contributing to your RRSP and then using the refund to pay down debts. Doing both does result in diversifying your strategies, which is good. But if investing in RRSPs is the better strategy initially, then clearly the most effective use of the tax refund is to invest in RRSPs until you have no more contribution room and the best option is no longer available. The "do both" response of not choosing either side leaves us not knowing which is better generally, or for your unique situation.
Assuming that your goal is to retire debt-free with the largest possible RRSP, let's briefly explore some of the issues to help you assess the debt vs. RRSPs dilemma.
Discipline The most significant factor in the analysis, which is generally completely overlooked, is how disciplined you are as an investor, which determines how much extra you invest when your mortgage or debt is paid off.
Let's say your only debt is a mortgage, and by paying down your mortgage instead of building RRSPs, you pay off your mortgage years earlier, freeing up $20,000 a year in mortgage payments. Obviously, if you don't invest any of the $20,000 each year, RRSPs are the better choice because eventually you would end up with a debt-free home and some retirement funds. Only the most disciplined, who will truly invest every penny of their mortgage payments after they're debt-free, will be better off paying down their mortgage first.
The math Mathematically, most people should focus on RRSPs unless their debt rate is at least 3% higher than their average RRSP return. This assumes you're disciplined enough to invest two-thirds of the freed-up cash flow when your debts are gone.
For example, if you expect your RRSPs to average 6% returns, you should only pay down debts charging 9% interest or more. This means that paying down 19% credit cards and 29% department-store cards comes ahead of RRSPs, but generally not 5% mortgages. A safe rule of thumb is that almost everyone should to pay off expensive debts charging more than your mortgage before investing more in RRSPs, if — and this might be a big if for some — you are reasonably disciplined and invest appropriately more when the debts are gone.
Emotional strain It is important to understand the math, and account for the behavioural factor of how disciplined you are. But if you're stressed out because you feel you're under a mountain of debt, or because you're way behind in building a secure retirement fund, do what is emotionally best for you first. Then you'll be better able to do what is financially best later.
Markets For equity investors, market conditions are also a factor. The benefits of paying down debt are easily understood, don't change much and are guaranteed. For everyone, paying down a 5% mortgage results in a guaranteed, after-tax return of 5%. For someone in a 40% tax bracket, this equates to an 8.3% return on an unregistered GIC.
Analysis of Toronto Stock Exchange total returns since 1956 shows that when the Canadian stock market has had negative one-year returns, the following year's returns have averaged 19.0% — almost double the 11.1% average return for all periods. This quantifies the probable benefit of the first half of the "buy low, sell high" axiom that all stock investors are familiar with.
Applying this insight to the debt vs. RRSPs decision, I offer this additional rule-of-thumb for equity investors: "If the stock market is down in the last 12 months, add more equities to your RRSP. Otherwise, pay down debts, most expensive first."
This means that the majority of the time, you will get the guaranteed returns of paying down personal debt. During the 25% of the time that markets are down, you will "buy low" and take advantage of a better time to increase equities in your RRSP, possibly outperforming the market, even when it goes sideways.
Talbot Stevens is a financial speaker and author of Financial Freedom Without Sacrifice.


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This 2-year program is designed for graduate students wishing to pursue full-time study at the University of Illinois to obtain initial teacher licensure in special education (LBS1) with specialized expertise in severe disabilities (i.e., severe intellectural disabilities, autism, multiple disabilities). As a result of this program, teacher candidates will learn how to:
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With beautiful face and perfect contour, Geri started modeling career in her hometown. At the age of 19, she entered a model competition, and took second place.
As a runway model, Geri has walked the catwalks for many famous designers in South Africa. In addition, she appeared on the covers and in the editorials of numerous fashion magazines. At 2013, Geri decided to make a career breakthrough. She moved to Hong Kong to further develop her modeling career. After acquiring representation, Geri's modeling portfolio quickly began to expand, and she became the 'new face' of Estée Lauder's skincare. At 2016, she became the 'global face' of the brand.
Following her success with Estée Lauder, Geri was booked for runway and print campaigns for labels, including Chanel, Christian Dior, Fendi and Giorgio Armani. She also appeared in a number of TV commercials, such as LUX shower cream, Hyundai and SBI Bank. Apart from modeling, Geri would like to enter a career in film.
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According to various DHCP description after reaching 50% client will enter RENEW state and will start sending DHCPREQUEST messages to the server in order to renew the lease. It will continue to send the requests until either getting reponse or reaching 87.5% of time. After reaching that time, it will change the state to REBOUND and will continue to send requests (until response or 100%).
So, whats the difference between RENEW and REBOUND state? Whats the point of this mark timer, if there is no change in the behavior on the client side? To the outside world it looks like the server will just send requests from after passing 50% of the lease until either getting the response or reaching 100%.


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Geoff Graham puts the awe in awesome sauce. He has the ability to see the big picture, map out the path to get there, and make the journey along the way surprisingly fun. Geoff knows how to make web design and development interesting for those of us who don't understand the process, but who appreciate the outcome.
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Fully customizable, Web 2.0 start-page provider. Slick user interface. Good selection of widgets.
Not fully compatible with Opera and Firefox. Content still not as rich as with mainstays such as Google and Yahoo! Some widgets lacking full functionality.
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The journey of a thousand clicks begins with a single browser launch, and as such, the importance of a strong start page to one's Web-surfing experience cannot be underestimated. Top Internet companies such as Yahoo! and Google have taken great pains to give users the best start-page experience, incorporating news, webmail, and third-party content; streamlining the interface; and making the page fairly customizable. Although both of them have incorporated some amount of AJAX into their start pages, neither offers a very Web 2.0centric portal into the Internet. Yourminis, recently launched by San Diegobased start-up Goowy, brings everything that is interactive, shiny, and generally wonderful about Web 2.0 to your start page.
When you first log in to Yourminis, you are greeted with a translucent Content bar on the left-hand side of your screen. The bar contains alphabetically arranged widgets. Goowy calls them "minis," and they can be placed anywhere on your browser's screen, a layout that more closely resembles an Apple or Vista desktop than your standard Web 1.0 start page. Once in the main area, the minis can be dragged, dropped, closed, maximized, and collapsed, much like standard desktop windows. You can also change the desktop design by right-clicking it and choosing from a list of templates. The minis' color schemes are customizable, and right-clicking will anchor them in place. Tabs can be created for access to multiple desktops, and creating an account will save your settings. If you like a desktop enough to share it, you can publish it, adding it to Yourminis' list of public pages.
The current selection of minis available numbers in the 40snot quite up to the selection of better-established companies such as Google, but still a fairly impressive showing for a service that has been around since only last month, and will likely grow as the product matures a bit. Among the more standard minis offered are a calculator, a clock, a calendar (compatible with Apple's iCal), a notepad, a miniature, and a weather indicator, courtesy of The Weather Channel. A to-do list and a word processor with linkable and formattable texts are handy little features. The Games mini offers a handful of little Java apps, Comics gives you a selection of daily newspaper strips, the MP3 player gives you access to streaming radio, and Stocks offers a quick rundown of the marketthough at present, it's not possible to customize which quotes you view. Sports fans are, at present, limited to NBA scores.
Yahoo!, Hotmail, and Gmail all have their own minis, though accessing the first two requires that you have a premium account with the webmail service. Another POP3 mini is configurable for those using another e-mail service. Yourminis, not surprisingly, also has a standalone widget for Goowy's own mail serviceincidentally, another of the company's features that are worth checking out on its own merits.
The RSS reader lets you subscribe to an unlimited number of news feeds. You either search through Yourminis' selection of feedsincluding standalone feeds from both Digg and Del.icio.usor enter the URL of your favorite feed into a blank mini. The widgets also give you the option of opening stories in an external window or in Yourmini's very own browser, for a little browser-in-browser action. Launching Yourmini's browser will black out the rest of the window while allowing you standard browsing features from inside the mini. The miniature browser can also be launched as its own standalone mini.
Yourminis also offers widgets from some of the Internet's top sites. There are minis for Google, eBay, and Amazon searches, as well as an Amazon wish-list widget. A craigslist mini lets you search for classifieds in your areathough I did find the results to be a bit limited compared with the actual results found on craigslist itself. A Flickr widget allows you to view slide shows from the site, and AOL Video and YouTube minis let you search and watch video directly on the Yourminis desktop. The Yahoo! Maps widget gives you satellite and hybrid maps, with driving directions in a separate window. A Yahoo! local option is also available, though I had trouble launching that feature. The iTunes widget has very limited functionality, offering little more than access to clips of top songs.
For some, the site's layout may prove a bit chaotic. With too many minis open on the desktop, it can be a bit difficult to focus. People who need a less chaotic scheme should probably opt for a more static start-page provider, or should at least limit their mini count to a few essentials. As it's still in its early stages, Yourminis is lacking the sheer volume of content of the more well-established start-page providers, and some of the current minis aren't fully functional. The site worked the best in Internet Explorer. Things were a little buggy in Firefox and even more so in Opera. Still, the site offers an excellent feature set and presentation for those looking to start off their Web-surfing experience on a fresh foot.
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That's right, the same self-discipline that helps us resist harmful habits or bad choices in other areas of life (like when CC says "No thanks!" to that eighth beer during our Saltwater Smarts Planning Sessions) will help you avoid making counterproductive decisions as an aquarist. And trust me, if you haven't already, you will be tempted to make counterproductive decisions time and time again in this hobby!
Here are five circumstances that try men's and women's souls…err, hobbyists' willpower:
1) Delaying stocking until cycling is complete
This is the first real test of every aquarist's resolve. Like a brand-new pair of sneakers that you just can't wait to get on your feet and take for a test walk (Royal Crown Cream-Sponge Para Litefoot Tennis Shoes, anyone?), that newly set up display tank is just begging for fish and invertebrates to be introduced. As you mark time through the seemingly endless succession of ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate, the urge to short-circuit the process and add "just a specimen or two" can be pretty powerful.
But it's absolutely essential to weather this willpower storm. Stocking an uncycled tank is just asking for trouble, and if you jump the gun, you'll likely fail in this hobby before you've even really begun.
2) Quarantining new specimens
This point follows naturally from the first one. When a beautiful display tank awaits, the last thing you want to do with your stunning new livestock is to hold it for several weeks in an ugly, barren tank and watch for disease to develop—a bit like watching paint dry, no? But trust me when I say the first time you experience a display tank full of fish gasping for oxygen, dashing nervously about, and scraping their bodies on the rockwork, you'll wish you could go back in time and practice a little more willpower.
3) Buying fish that aren't feeding
When it comes to marine fish, it's wise to avoid purchasing any specimen that isn't actively feeding at your LFS—no matter how healthy the specimen may appear. Once, I gave in to this temptation with a pearlscale butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus). When offered some morsels at the LFS (mysids if I recall correctly), it just ignored them. "No worries," I thought to myself. "I've got all kinds of foods to entice it with at home. I'll bring it around eventually." Well, it did ultimately come around—over two weeks later. And who knows how long it had gone without feeding before I bought it. Despite finally eating, the specimen died soon thereafter.
Whether this specimen perished as a direct result of starvation or was otherwise ill and thus refused food, I can't say. But in any case, I should have taken its refusal at the LFS as a warning sign and passed the specimen by.
4) Overfeeding
At the other end of the spectrum are fish that greedily gobble up whatever is offered to them and continuously try to tempt their owner into additional feedings. Whenever you approach the tank, they'll rush to the glass, eagerly waggle about, and give that irresistible, Oliver Twisty (it could be an adjective!) look that seems to say, "Please, sir, I want some more!" Losing willpower in this circumstance, especially if done consistently, is not only unhealthy for the fish, but also a surefire way of crashing your water quality.
5) "Rescuing" doomed specimens
Here I'm referring to the folly of purchasing a fish or invertebrate that has a dismal record of survival in captivity because "It has a much better chance of making it in my tank than in a less-experienced hobbyist's tank." Trouble is, when you yield to temptation in this circumstance, you essentially reward the whole supply chain that brought the inappropriate specimen to market in the first place (as discussed in this post about hard-to-keep species), so it's likely to keep happening. Not to mention, it will likely perish in your tank anyway.
What's your biggest willpower challenge?
Naturally, this is just a sampling of the circumstances that test hobbyists' willpower. If you have another you'd like to add, please share it in the comment section below.
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Finding proof of water damages in the house is not difficult. You may start finding the problem by its specific smell. Wet places smell moldy and musty. The moist atmosphere generally starts affecting the objects stored in the room.
The walls of the rooms that are damaged by water will have extensive rotting. You will notice stains if you remove some of the objects from the room's corners. Once you find the traces of water damages, it is time to search for the best waterproofing services Sunshine Coast has.
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Volatility has a gas price anchor
As European gas price volatility continues to recover in 2016, we look at the impact of absolute price levels on the level of market volatility.
As European gas price volatility continues to recover in 2016, we look at the impact of absolute price levels on the level of market volatility.
December 5, 2016
European spot gas price volatility has been in structural decline since the middle of last decade. Volatility levels above 200% in the UK gas market were common across the first half of the 2000s. But by 2014 volatility levels had sunk to under 50%. Only in 2016 have the first signs of a more sustained recovery in volatility started to emerge.
Chart 1 shows the evolution of historical UK spot gas price volatility since 2000. Falling gas price volatility has been caused by the commissioning of new flexible infrastructure, improved interconnection and declining European gas demand, particularly swing demand from the power sector.
Chart 1: NBP Spot Volatility
Source: Timera Energy
Note: Spot volatility calculation is based on System Average Price (SAP) and excludes extreme price jumps (>3 standard deviations)
But is a 200% volatility level at a 15 p/th NBP price in 2000 directly comparable to 50% volatility at a 60 p/th price in 2014? The answer is not really. The absolute level of gas prices matters as well as the percentage level of volatility.
In today's article we explore this rather under-appreciated phenomenon. We do this using an NBP case study because it provides the longest historical dataset (back to 2000).
Price times volatility
Volatility is a measure of relative price movements. But it is absolute price movements that actually drive asset returns. For example with a storage asset it is the absolute difference between injection and withdrawal price that drive cycling margins. Chart 2 shows different combinations of annual average NBP prices and historical volatility levels. The chart illustrates how periods of higher NBP volatility have historically been associated with periods of lower gas prices.
NBP gas prices were relatively low from 2000-05, with relatively high levels of spot volatility. Conversely, NBP prices have been relatively high across the 2010-15 period, coinciding with lower volatility levels. This is logical given an absolute move in price represents a larger percentage change of a lower gas price than of a higher price. This means that focusing on a decline in percentage volatility alone, tends to overstate the impact on decline in the value of assets such as gas storage.
Chart 2: NBP gas spot price vs volatility
Source: Timera Energy
Normalising for price
'Average absolute daily gas price change', a mouthful of a name, is a metric that can be used to normalise the impact of absolute gas prices. This is useful because it is reflects the movements in price that actually drive flexible asset value. Chart 3 shows the relationship between 1. the absolute daily price change metric and 2. the more commonly used percentage volatility metric. The chart shows that while 1. has declined steadily between 2005-15, the reduction has been less extreme than 2.
Chart 3: NBP price volatility vs absolute price changes
Source: Timera Energy
So whilst the margins accruing to flexible asset owners has been in decline over the last 12 months. Looking at it through a pure volatility lens somewhat overstates the decline.
2016 volatility recovery
Both measures of volatility show a clear recovery in 2016. There is still room for a further rise if December proves to be a cold month. However the December risks have fallen somewhat this week with Centrica Storage announcing that the UK's large Rough storage facility would be back on line for withdrawals of existing inventory by Dec 9th at the latest.
As we move into 2017, several key issues remain looming over the North-West European market for gas supply flexibility:
These issues are set to play a big role in determining whether the 2016 recovery in volatility is temporary or structural.
Article written by Olly Spinks and David Stokes
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Evidence of a 2016 recovery in gas price volatility
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Bike Commuters: ask women what they want
Ladies, did you know that in the world of bike commuting, we're an "indicator species"?
Yep, it's true. A large body of research suggests that the best strategy for boosting the number of people who choose to get around by bike is to ask women what they want. How 'bout that?
The number of women cyclists has been on the rise since 2004, but men still far outweigh us on the road. The national average of men-to-women riders is still 2:1. Why is this when cities throughout Europe have equal numbers of men and women?
Studies show that women are more risk adverse than men and, even in our progressive culture, still do most of the childcare and shopping (sounds like I'm being sexist, but this is still true).
So what would it take to get more of us on the road? Bike-friendly infrastructure is key so that biking becomes a way of life, for men, women and children. Think Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
San Francisco's making enormous progress, thanks to the work of the City, SFMTA, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and countless others.
While the city makes major improvements to our infrastructure, there are many things each of us can to do to make bike commuting a viable option. So, what do women want? I decided to ask.
In a recent survey of nearly 2,000 Velo Girls members, here is what's preventing women (those who are already cyclists) from commuting by bike:
- Too much to carry
- Bad weather and poor lighting
- Not feeling safe on the roads
- No way to clean up/no shower at work
I can totally relate. Having become a no-car household, with meetings all over San Francisco, I've grappled with all of these issues.
Too much to carry
When I first started riding, I didn't think I could carry much of anything. Wouldn't it be heavy and cumbersome? I live on top of a big hill so I'd have to haul things up and down, like a laptop and books, groceries, gear for the gym. I've tried different things and here's the set-up I love.
I have a rear rack with large Ortlieb waterproof panniers that come off and on with one hand but stay completely secure, even over bumpy roads. They carry just about anything and keep it all dry. I also have a wire front basket that stays on my bike, to carry a purse, bag, briefcase or jacket. I have a sleek Timbuk2 backpack that's made to fit a woman's body. Each day, I use whatever combination of bags I need.
I'm absolutely amazed by how much I can carry on my bike and how easy it is to haul it up the steepest of hills. Before doing this, I never would have thought it was possible.
Bad weather and poor lighting
I remember my first winter in San Francisco without a car. It rained for days and I felt stuck. It also got dark by late afternoon, making riding the last thing I wanted to do. I thought Muni was my only option. But slowly, and with great reluctance, I figured out how to outfit myself, and my bike, for bad weather and darkness. Now I ride in all weather and it's so much nicer than crowded public transit on a rainy day.
First, I had to have a way to stay dry, especially when going to business meetings. I wanted a waterproof shell I could throw over anything. I got an amazing jacket from Pearl Izumi that, if my house went up in flames, would be the one thing I would save. It's lightweight, waterproof, wind resistant and has reflective stripes that light up superbly in the dark. The jacket also has a waterproof helmet cover with a small flap that snaps to the collar, keeping water from running into my jacket and down my back (which is pure misery). Unbelievably, the helmet cover doesn't look too dorky.
I added a pair of lightweight, waterproof pants and rain boots. If I'm going to a meeting, I plan a little extra time so I can strip off my outer layer and walk into my meeting looking totally pulled together. Pair this with fenders and chain guard, and you're pretty well set.
As for lighting, there are so many great options. For dark mornings and evenings when it's hard to see, use a strong headlight on your handlebars or helmet. And, use a couple of red blinkies in back. I love the small, simple Knog lights and have one on my helmet and another on my seat post or rear rack.
For even greater visibility, use reflective materials. I've added reflective tape to key parts of my commuter bike and wear reflective leg bands. Wearing light colors is good too. But if you're like me and your winter wardrobe is dominated by black, get a reflective vest or yield symbol and pin it to your jacket. I know, you look like a crossing guard. But hey! Better a living Glamour "Don't" than a dead fashionista.
Not feeling safe on the roads
This is a biggie! No amount of fancy gear will compensate for a lack of confidence on the road. Feeling safe is first and foremost to riding anywhere, especially in areas with heavy traffic.
As a recreational cyclist, I thought city riding would come easily. But I was really intimidated. So I took a free, half-day Traffic Skills class offered by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. It taught me, in just a few hours, how to share the road with motor vehicles and ride safely. It was the single-most empowering thing I've done as a cyclist. Then I did the half-day outdoor bike skills class offered by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition.
All the bike coalitions offer these classes. And, if you work for a company and have a group that wants a class, we offer in-house classes (shameless plug, but wanted you to know this is available).
No way to clean up/shower at work
Before I started to bike commute, I thought I'd be a sweaty mess. How could I show up at meetings dripping and with helmet head? What I found instead is, if I take a route that minimizes (or eliminates) hills, ride at a slow, comfortable pace, and give myself a few minutes on the other end in a bathroom to freshen up, I'm totally fine. I show up at meetings all the time (in business clothes) and no one believes I rode there.
If your commute is more challenging or you want to push it and work up a sweat, then here are a couple of ideas.
See if there's a gym near your workplace. Many will offer limited memberships that allow you to use their showers and lockers only. Your employer may even pay for it. The $20/month Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit for bike commuters could subsidize or even cover this expense.
If there's no gym, consider the wonders of baby wipes. You think I'm kidding, right? I'm really not! They're a great way to freshen up without a shower. (Anyone who's been to Burning Man, with its 100-degree temps, lots of dust and limited shower access, knows how true this is.)
And there are other clever ways to work commuting in, such as riding to work slowly to stay dry, then riding home faster to get your exercise.
So ladies, if you're at all interested in bike commuting, just give it a try. You can do it! And don't hesitate to tell your employer, city officials and local bike coalition what kind support you want. Remember, we're an indicator specifies!
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Growing up I would race home from school to watch the latest adventures of James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock. I had my very own communicator, tricorder and phaser that shot little plastic space age disks. Saturday's, I would spend the day at the local library, reading about science and space and dreaming what it would be like to roam the galaxy in search of adventure. Although the childhood whimsy may have faded, it is not gone. To this day, my talking Jean-Luc Picard action figure that sits proudly on the shelf in my study.
Reaching back into the archives... I found a little treasure from my grad school days. The assignment was to make a 3 - 5 minute presentation on a topic .... any topic. The content wasn't important. - the goal was practice speaking in front of an audience, while not melting down with anxiety and hopefully managing to hold their attention and peak their interest in your topic. Good practice for the many many research presentations that lay ahead of us.
The rest of the class waxed poetic about data structures and algorithms ... but not I! My talk was on the Enigma of Star Trek.
Presented Nov 24, 1994
By Elizabeth Tudhope
CS690 Graduate Research Skill Seminar
University of Waterloo
To boldly go where no one has gone before ....
If you are like me, your heart beats a little faster when you hear these words. So I ask myself, what is it about Star Trek that turns otherwise intelligent and capable people, into to devoted followers?
After all it is only a T.V. show!
First off the majority of the time it is not just another show, it is an intelligent T.V. show. Now, intelligence and T.V. are not something we normally speak about in the same sentence. But then, it is not every show that questions the nature of time and space, discusses quantum physics and confronts the nature of humanity, all in the course of a hour show. Where else but on Star Trek would you see Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking engaged in a game of poker?
While entertaining us, Star Trek deals with the big questions and topical issues of our time. Issues such as vengeance, sexual preference, euthanasia and genetic engineering are explored without preaching. Star Trek is definitely much more than phasers, warp speeds, and techno babble.
Sure, not all episodes are worthy. There are the occasional playful romps through the garden of Eden. Never the less, most episodes confront head on big questions. Whether it is wrestling with what defines a living being, or the possibility that time is not linear, the result is the same. We more than entertained, we are challenged to think.
Much can be said about the seven seasons of TNG. The show has achieved huge critical ratings and success. Both creatively and economically it has had great influence. When doing a literary search, I found 628 references over the past two years in major American Newspapers, made to the fictional character Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
It seems that over the seasons, the crew of the Enterprise has some how become real. They have ceased to be the two dimensional beings we normally encounter on the T.V. screen. Indeed, they have become alive.
Captain Picard.
How could anyone so enchantingly complex be fictional? What other major T.V. character reads Homeric poems in the original greek, quotes passages from Shakespeare, plays Mozart Concertos, is an avid student of archeology, and commands a Star Ship, all while sipping on his cup of Earl Grey.
Picard is a 90's kind of guy. He always listens, he will always ask questions and hear opinions. I've read that Picard's command style has become lecture material in several institutions. Picard's bridge style is being taught as an ideal that should be aimed at for the proper use of authority. It emphasizes the need to be aware that an authority figure is a member of a broader team.
I wish some of my past supervisors had gone to the Picard School of Management.
Somehow the disillusionment of another day on the battlefield of work place politics, is eased as we watch Picard and the crew solve problems with a minimum of violence and a maximum of team effort. We are encouraged me to be faithful to these same ideals.
To boldly go where no one has gone before ....
Essentially, Star Trek is about a journey of exploration. Not just of space, but of humanity! It provides us with an opportunity to think about things in a different way. In the world of Star Trek humanity is an evolving species that keeps getting better and better. Civilization has overcome many of the societal ills of war, poverty and discrimination. The future is something to look forward to. The exploration of space, and the development of our quality of life go hand in hand. We are presented with a vision of tolerance and co-operation.
I am not purposing the answers to the universe can be found in Star Trek. After all it is only a T.V. show, not holy writings. But Star Trek is a modern day myth. It has stories to be told, perspectives to share, and ideas to ponder.


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*Syed and Fatima work furiously on a Biology assignment in the group study area of the School Library*
Syed: So have you finished the assignment?
Fatima: Not yet uffff.
Syed: Hey no worries, we'll get it done inshAllah.
Fatima: I hope so… I'm doing terrible in this class.
Syed: Hang in here Fatty, hang in there.
Fatima: Please don't call me Fatty in public.
Syed: Sorry.
Fatima: Ah it's okay. You've been helping me this entire year and I appreciate it.
*A random sister named Zainab walks up to them*
Zainab: Assalamu Alaikum
Syed: Wasalams
Fatima: Wasalaikumu Asalam
Zainab: Ummm … I'll talk to you later Fatima.
*Zainab leaves and walks to her locker. Balqees approaches her. *
Balqees: Salam
Zainab: Oh my gyad! Guess what!
Balqees: What??
Zainab: I just saw Syed and Fatima in the library.
Balqees: So?
Zainab: Together! Alone!
Balqees: OMG
Zainab: I know! *squeels*
Balqees: Those two are ALWAYS together.
Zainab: I KNOW!
Balqees: Well thanks for the news. I have to go to class.
*Balqees leaves and heads to her class. She is stopped in the halls by another sister.*
Haifa: Hey Balqees!
Balqees: Haifa!! *squeels*
Haifa: Wow you look awfully happy today.
Balqees: I got the biggest news story ever!
Haifa: *screams* REALLY? WHAT IS IT?
Balqees: Well do you know Syed?
Haifa: Oh that cute guy who always gives the athaan?
Balqees: YEAH! Well I heard that he likes Fatima!
Haifa: NO WAY!
Balqees: YEAH! It's sooooo cute.
Haifa: Awwwww
Balqees: Well I have to go to class. Wasalam!
*Balqees leaves. Haifa stands in the middle of the hall, thinking to herself. She is approached by another random sister.*
Haifa: Oh hey Yas!
Yasmeen: Salam Haif! What's up?
Haifa: Just standing around.
Yasmeen: Oh I like doing that too. What are you thinking about?
Haifa: What to wear for… oh oop!
Yasmeen: Oop what?
Haifa: I'm not sure if I was supposed to say … I think it's a secret.
Yasmeen: Oh come on!
Haifa: Arright I'll tell you! But promise not to tell anyone!
Yasmeen: I pinky square it.
Haifa: Okay well I was thinking what I should wear to…
Yasmeen: YEAH?
Haifa: SYED AND FATIMA'S ENGAGEMENT PARTY
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Haifa: YES.
Yasmeen: When? When?
Haifa: I don't know but I'll keep you updated.
Yasmeen: WOW this is amazing. I have to go home. Talk to ya later Haifs. Salams
*Yasmeen walks towards the bus stop but is stopped by another sister*
Yasmeen: Oops, excuse me.
Salma: Hah, almost ran passed me did you girlie?
Yasmeen: LOL omg Salma didn't see you there.
Salma: Why are you smiling?
Yasmeen: Oh for no reason.
Salma: Oh come on there's a reason!
Yasmeen: Okay but promise not to tell ANYONE. Like really.
Salma: I promise. Teehee.
Yasmeen: Okay… well. SYED AND FATIMA are MARRIED.
Salma: WHAT?
Yasmeen: YEAH! They did one of those online nikkahs!
Salma: Are those even legal?
Yasmeen: Maybe…maybe not. But either way they're hitched.
Salma: So that's why they're always together.
Yasmeen: Yeah we should be receiving Walima invitations soon. What to wear?
Salma: *giggle* I already know what hijab I'm wearing hahaha.
Yasmeen: *giggle*
Salma: Okay well I better go study. Ciao.
* Salma leaves and heads to the library. She spots Syed and Fatima. *
Salma: Hey guys
Syed: What's up?
Salma: Just wanted to send my congratulations. LOL *giggle*
* Salma leaves*
Fatima: Congratulations for WHAT?
Syed: I'm not entirely sure. Maybe they're happy that Mom's feeling better?


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Question: Do You Try To Always Recycle?
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I always recycle! But here in Portugal we have door to door recyclables pick up. Each building has 4 different big garbage things: one for food waste, one for paper, one for plastics+cans and one for glass. And evry day of the week they pick up one of those. And in the "house" areas (not apartment buildings) usually there are a lot of this huge bins as well. It's not hard at all to recycle here! It's completely part of the normal process of taking the garbage out :)ReplyDelete
Yes, we do make an effort to recycle as much as we can. Our recycling bins and our garbage is picked up once a week. We are allowed one garbage bag, and ours is pretty small.ReplyDelete
Good for you, Adam! Yes, I recycle too. We have a great city-run program here in Edmonton, world class.ReplyDelete
Yes I recycle, but like many people I'm sure I could do a better job of it.ReplyDelete
good for you Adam. We have strict recycling rules in our city. Garbage is picked up every 2 weeks and has to be in clear bags. Recycle material once a week, such as newspapers and compost.ReplyDelete
The county where I live doesn't collect the recycling. You have to bring it to the recycling facility so no I don't recycle. I think our county doesn't have enough people in it to make collection worthwhile. : )ReplyDelete
Always do my best, and it helps having separate bins!ReplyDelete
All the best Jan
Always. Anything that can go in the bin, goes in. Thankfully, we do have curbside pickup where I live, so it's not a hassle and most of the community recycles.ReplyDelete


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Jennifer Brown, Support Manager, Auglaize Co.
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Crystal Fordney, Support Specialist, Auglaize Co.
Shannon Hall, Program Specialist, Clark Co.
Monica Heckel, Support Manager, Williams Co.
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Gerald Marenberg, Support Specialist, Champaign Co.
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The Advisory known as satan is always looking to bring you away from God into the worldly, and
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Does this have a familiar ring to it? Logical thinking, tangiblness, do what you feel is right, all
these are worldly points of view, and also the way satan loves to dangle the carrot in front of you.
These things are anything that satisfies the carnal flesh, but remember these are only temporary,
and that doing God's will and service to Him, brings everlasting Joy, and Gifts that are stored
for us in eternity.
Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LIONS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE
BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE
PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith
with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take THE
HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians
Once we realize that it's not us but The Holy Spirit who helps us, we realize we have the greater
strength over anything this world can do or offer.
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Prepare for the Perseids.
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You can thank Jupiter and its intense gravity for turning this year's meteor shower into a meteor hurricane.
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The best way to see the Perseids meteor shower, according to Dr. Faherty, is to go to a location with a clear view of the entire night sky. Ideally you would go somewhere with dark skies, but she said the main thing to look for is a spot that offers a wide, unobstructed view. She said that even in a crowded city like New York you could still spot some of the flashes by going to a rooftop. The best time to watch is before dawn on Friday.
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