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He was destined for AAA with the 4-man rotation to start the year. He may have made it to the last week with another shutout... I'd still peg him as #7 starter, behind Erasmo and Ariel, all things considered.
But perhaps Jerry Dipoto is. whooop! Late word is that Whalen goes to AAA, as Rockies Jeff had forseen. Dipoto's high words -- "best pitcher in camp" -- were blown sky-high by a single beating by the Indians, and they'll keep him "stretched out" until such time as they need a 9 starter. Which will be when .... about mid-May?
ROB WHALEN got blasted against the Indians; time after time he rolled an overhand curve up waist-high, and time after time they lined it on one hop into an OF's mitt.
Don't care. This is a guy who, the vast majority of the time, has a crackling 12-6 curve that draws large flotillas of swings-and-misses, and in fact the Indians whiffed on it many times yesterday. He just rolled a few too many.
Whalen spins an interesting yarn about the way his DAD taught him his curve ball spin AT TEN YEAR OLD - Whalen will demo it for the camera and it's a light, airy sports movement that was apparently safe for a 10-year-old's elbow ligaments. You can draw your own inferences about Whalen's massive 30% usage of the overhand curve and slider.
His fastball is a paint-your-wagon type also, a stinging little pitch that catches the black, and plays WAY up because of those 30%, 40% Bert Blyleven curve balls. Whalen got hit yesterday, but I'll take him and you can have Christian Bergman.
RockiesJeff, a pro-style pitching coach whose son Jeremy is in the Royals' system, said that maybe we shouldn't get our hopes up about Bergman being used in the #8 slot:
Fun to see the rare times when a youngster tears it up in Spring Training and birdies the first 5 holes. Who is this guy? Okay, it is Spring Training but still gives a measurement of some potential. Congrats to Whalen for working through some serious issues. And the same to Vogs for not packing it in mentally when another 1B was traded for.
For the bench, does Beckham not play the 6 hole? Can't remember with my aging brain.
I saw that Lawrence had a solid outing today. Good point about Whalen and the BP....but bet that they keep him as SP because that is what teams do? Great movement and location in his pitches. Of course, location + movement = success!
It's a constant source of amusement to me, how most real baseball men are so polite in their opinions that you can barely figure them out. HEH
Here the idea is, ML teams put LABELS on their assets, and they may figure Hey. When we get to our need for our #9 starter, and we will get there, then we'll want him stretched out. Some of those other guys cannot go 6, 7 IP; Whalen can and if it's June when his number comes up, we'll get our nine miles out of him then.
Here is our previous article on Whalen, just a few days ago on the 16th, in which Dipoto seemed to declare him the best pitcher in camp:
"Nobody has been any better than Rob [this spring]," Dipoto said. "And it's a great story. He went through so much last year battling depression and at one point went home. We accommodated it and made sure he had the help he needed.
"This guy worked his tail off to put himself in the position he's in," Dipoto said. "He's certainly a threat right now to break with the big-league club. He's pitched that well. He's freezing guys on front-hip cutters. The ball was moving all over the place and that was the single best breaking ball we've seen any of our pitchers have all spring."
The Mainframe insists there is only so much you can put on any one performance, especially Spring Training performances; wasn't Paxton lit up his last few outings?
Rob Whalen does remind me of Bert Blyleven - he pitches in the same style, that is, not to say Whalen is an odds-on bet to win 287 games. Blyleven would throw that yakker three times in a row, and by the time he whipped an 89 fastball onto the black, the hitter was helpless.
Other guys who remind me of Whalen, with late downward snap (usually) on all their pitches: Drew Pomeranz, Alex Cobb maybe, Sonny Gray has that odd little last movement that draws whuffs even when you can't quite figure out why.
Could be that Dr. D is over-infatuated but Rob Whalen moves up to #5 SP in his world, that being if you dismiss Erasmo from your thinking of course.
Dr D
I think the happy talk was always signaling that the team considered him a valuable asset to have in reserve and his demotion changes nothing about that.
The top four pitchers were always going to be Paxton, Hernandez, Leake, and Gonzalez once Ramirez went down. What Whalen did was move up from "we hope maybe someday he'll be good" to "he's the first guy up if we need more than Gonzalez".
to 5th or 6th. I figured 5th would break camp in the pen, but not necessarily. First up sounds about right anyway.
Long baseball season ahead, Jeff, betting you will get your wish to see Whalen in Seattle. Hopefully for a long time too! Matt, great point above here and you know better than any that teams use and normally stick to labels????
Whalen did well to get a fresh label from last summer. Whalen's trouble on Sunday is partly baseball. If it were easy....we would all be doing it wouldn't we? And probably good to struggle a bit as now he gets a bit of a character check before the season starts. I hope he can get some good confidence in Tacoma!
Whalen over Bergman? If there was ever a nightmare in thin air here it was Bergman. When I was trying harder on the MLB Beat the Streak and it was a Bergman on the day mound, he was always my sacrifical lamb. I hope for the best for him but he isn't on 40 man so figure that Posve, Moore and Whalen are priority?
FYI, Jeremy is working through surgery after pitching all last summer on torn left knee. Hopefully he will get healthy before it is summer. Will let you know.
That call will go to whoever has the Tacoma hot hand, unless it comes very early in the season. Does Whalen outpitch Moore in Tacoma?
Moore has enough potential not to give up on him, but, right now, McClendon would say he throws nothing but horses$!& pitches.
I like zero of his offspeed pitches. He flashes a decent change once in a blue moon, but has no consistency with it at all. As of right now, he's not even a particularly good AAA starter.
Might not his 1.08 AAA WHIP, 7.9 K/1.6 BB/8.2 hits indicate otherwise?
In 14 AAA starts, his worst outings were 7 innings/7 hits/4 ER (9 K and 0 BB) and 5.2/9/3 (8 and 1). In 6 of the 14, he gave up zero or one run.
Saying he's not a particularly good AAA pitcher is not the same as saying he's not an effective AAA pitcher.
Back last decade, there was a guy hanging around AAA named Kirk Saarloos. He always had good numbers in AAA and scouts nonetheless didn't have much interest in him. He was effective, but not good, the way I mean it. A good AAA pitcher here means projectible to the majors.
You are a mean, mean man, Matt.
I hope Moore discovers how to throw one decent offspeed pitch.. I like the kid and he does have above average command, so all he needs is one...He just doesn't have it yet.

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Dodgers Nearly No-Hit, Get Literally Rained On By Reds' 18-Hit Attack, 11-1Dodgers starter Brett Anderson (0-2) allowed six runs in three innings before being pulled with a blister on his left index finger.
Pirates Snap Dodgers 6-Game Winning Streak, 8-6Yasiel Puig homered for Los Angeles.
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Dodgers Set To Open Spring Training With Rookie ManagerDave Roberts replaces Don Mattingly, who guided the Dodgers to three consecutive National League West titles.
Don Mattingly Aims To End Miami Marlins' Managerial Merry-Go-RoundMattingly was hired last week, and Monday's news conference was delayed until after the World Series. He parted last month with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jake Arrieta Hurls Second No-Hitter Against Dodgers In 10 DaysArrieta (17-6) became the first 17-game winner in the big leagues.
Greinke Outduels Harvey And Punch-less Mets, 4-3Greinke (7-2) extended his scoreless innings streak to 27 2/3 while striking out four and walking none.
Koehler Helps Marlins Beat Kershaw, Dodgers 3-2Tom Koehler pitched seven innings, and Miami beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday in the Marlins' first game since Giancarlo Stanton was sidelined by a hand injury.
Maxwell, Belt Power SF Giants Past LA Dodgers Yet Again, 6-2Justin Maxwell and Brandon Belt hit two-run homers and the San Francisco Giants trimmed the Dodgers' NL West lead to a half-game with a 6-2 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday.
Dodgers To Hold LGBT Night FridayLisa Vanderpump will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Dodgers Offense Quiet Again In 5-3 Loss To RangersRookie slugger Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw, and Prince Fielder also went deep to lead the Texas Rangers over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Wednesday night.
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Pure Awesome keep up the good work!
Neat interpretation
It was a neat interpretation of freedom.
-Pros: It was kinda funny at the end. The overall animation was flawless. You also had an original idea. I liked the replay button at the end too.
-Cons: You didn't credit the audio artist (Maximum the Hormone). You should always give credit where credit is due. There really wasn't anything keeping me on this animation other than the anticipation of something cool or unexpected to happen (which did). The end joke wasn't THAT funny, but to some people it may be freakin hilarious.
-Suggestions: Give credit to your audio supplier. You might work on your comedic formula. The typical NGr wants to see something explode or be overly violent, preferably in a combination. I was half expecting a duck hunter to blow the freakin mustache apart. You might want to factor this in the next time you come up with an idea.
*Don't expect NGrs to understand or appreciate interpretive works like this. You seem to know what you're doing, so I'll leave it at that.
Sillyand stylish
It's not a flashterpiece or anything, but it was pretty entertaining. It kind of reminded me of a funny take on a diamond commercial. The animation was well-done, but maybe a little too lacking in background -- the bland white kind of got old. I liked the tone of the first half, although the "mustache interception" could have had more entertainment value if the visual style changed along with the music. The quality of that second song didn't help, either. Adding color, movement, or other visual excitement at the end would have done the trick, I think. A good submission, but not great.


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November went into the record books as the sixth warmest November in recorded history.
Weather records have been kept for 110 years in the Hartford area.
With the strongest El Niño on record in the Pacific Ocean, all indications are for a much above average December.
It's been a year full of temperature extremes.
Since 1905 in the Hartford area, the following monthly records have been set this year:
- February – coldest month
- May – warmest May
- September – third warmest September
- November – tied for sixth warmest November


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Once Special Services has made a request for transportation, the Special Needs Coordinator begins the process of matching the student to the correct route. Because there are so many variables that must be taken into consideration when arranging special transport it could take up to three days for service to start.
When a student has been assigned to a special needs route, the driver calls the student's home with pickup and drop off times.
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A dry wind blows in from the east. It unsettles an ancient but live wire from a telephone pole, which scampers on the ground before fusing the dried grass. The fire spreads quickly, the field unseasonably dry. A cow is on the hill. It smells the smoke, which triggers a fear memory, the time she was singed in a barn fire when she was but a calf and had to be led out by a boy on a rope. The cow bolts, spooking the others. They follow her, herding toward the houses, for the humans, not stopping, not even for the metal fence, hitting it at full speed.
The fence does not give and the first cows go down, the others trampling them and ramming the fence, until the cows are climbing one another. They form a heap so high they are able to make it over the bending fence, to the pool they did not know was on the other side.
A woman watches from the kitchen window, stunned. She is the housekeeper. From her vantage, it appears as though the cows are leaping into the pool, one after the other, shrieking like giddy kids. They come so quickly that the ones in the water cannot find their way to safety, crushed and suffocated under the weight of the herd.
The housekeeper cannot move, to help them, to hide her eyes, not until she sees the child watching at the sliding glass door, hand on the handle. The housekeeper whisks the girl into her arms, four years old and nearly too big to carry, carrying her back to her bedroom and calming her with a song, one the housekeeper sang to her own son when he was still small enough to want her.
The fire spreads quickly to the homes and the fire department is called, an evacuation underway. The housekeeper secures the children in their car seats as their mother collects valuables. She comes out wearing a white fox fur coat over her shoulders, necklaces around her neck, a stack of photo albums pressed to her chest. "You're driving," she says, "I'm too upset."
After the housekeeper is buckled into the driver's seat, she asks, "Where am I going?"
She drops the family at the Radisson, takes a twenty from the mother for a cab and pockets the money, calling her son for a ride instead.
The sun sets as she waits on the stone bench near the entrance with the smokers, the wildfire burning the sky blood red. For some reason, it reminds her of the one time she saw snow. She'd been thirteen, a late bloomer, the last of her friends to get her period. She was in geometry class, examining angles and counting sides and lining up equations when a girl, the housekeeper cannot remember her name, shouted, "What's that?"
The whole class turned to the window. The housekeeper had never seen snow, but she knew it instantly, and she followed the others outside, despite the teacher's threats of detention and more homework and oh never mind. That is what the housekeeper remembers now, her teacher, a small wrinkled woman twirling in the snow that melted when it hit her skin.
Finally the housekeeper's son arrives, and she can tell he's stoned. She gets out of the car, walks around to the driver's seat, tells him to get out. He does as he's told, and she drives the two of them home, unable to form the words to tell him what she'd seen, the cows, the pool full of them, water exploding onto the deck.
Her son falls asleep on the I-5, wide and merciless and full of raging drivers. The housekeeper stays in the right lane, takes her time. To the east, the hills burn, the houses, all insured.


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Texas Misdemeanors
If you have been charged with a federal crime, please contact an attorney. Federal and State sentences are determined differently. A lawyer familiar with your particular state laws will be able to discuss state and federal penalties in more depth.
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Class A Misdemeanors
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Post a blog Right from WORD
One cool feature is its direct-posting your document to bloggers. such Bloggers, Wordpress etc. Just click "Publish" and select "Blog". The first time we use the feature, we need to set it up. It will guide us by asking which blog site we are going to publish to and then our account and password. That easy!
High Speed USB Video Grabber
FCC and CE Radiation Norm
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive on the approximation of the law of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC) according to EN 55022 Class B.
FCC and CE Compliance Statement
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against frequency interference in residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- High Speed USB Video Grabber
- User's Manual
- Ulead® VideoStudio™ 7.0 DVD Software & Driver CD
- Windows® 2000 and XP
- CPU: Intel® Pentium or AMD Athlon® 1.5GHz or Higher Recommended
- 256MB RAM Recommended
- DirectX® 9.0 or Higher
- 300MB HDD Space, Additional 4GB Required for every 20 minutes of captured video
- An Available USB 2.0 Port (backward compatible with USB 1.1)
- An Available Line-In or Mic Port (for Audio Input)
- CD-ROM Drive (for driver & software installation)
- Capture Video Signals from DVD, VCR, Camcorders and Video Game Systems
- Supports Composite (RCA) and S-Video Inputs
- Supports NTSC, PAL and SECAM Formats
- Maximum Resolution 720x480 Pixels at 30 Frames Per Second for USB 2.0, 320x240 at 30 Frames Per Second for USB 1.1
- Records in AVI, VCD, MPEG and WMV Formats
- USB 2.0 Compliant
- USB Powered (no external adapter needed)
- Please make sure that you have the latest Windows® updates before installing the driver.
- Insert the Driver CD into the CD-ROM Drive of your computer. The Ulead® Products installation menu will start automatically. If the menu does not start up automatically, click "Start", then "Run…", then type in "D:\Autorun.exe" where D designates the letter of your CD-ROM Drive, and then click "OK."
Note: If D is not the letter of your CD-ROM drive, please substitute D with the correct drive letter.
- Click "Install Grabber Driver" to install the driver.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver files onto your computer.
- Connect the USB connector of your Video Grabber to an available USB port and the 3.5mm audio jack of your Video Grabber to the Line-In or Mic port of your computer. (See image below)
- For Windows® 2000, your system will automatically detect and install the necessary driver, please continue to step 9. For Windows® XP the "Add New Hardware Wizard" will appear, click "Next" and continue to step 7.
- If the Microsoft digital signature box appears, click "Continue Anyway."
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation and click "Finish" to close the wizard. Your video grabber is now ready to be used.
- If you do not have video editing software installed, please go through the Software Installation procedures to install "Ulead VideoStudio 7.0 SE Basic" onto your computer.
- If the Ulead® Products installation menu is not running, refer to Step 2 under Driver Installation on how to run the Ulead® Products installation menu.
- Click "Install Ulead VideoStudio 7.0 SE Basic."
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the software installation.
- Restart your computer. For instructions on how to use Ulead® VideoStudio™ 7.0, please click on "Start", go to "Programs", then "Ulead VideoStudio 7", and then select "User Manual" to open the VideoStudio™ User's Manual.
Monday, March 3, 2008
My Dream Digital Camera
My dream camera actually is more than that. I am dreaming a camera that has GPS to tell the exact location where I took the picture, an electronic compass to tell the direction where the shot was taken to , and an electronic accelerometer to tell the orientation or tilt of the camera against horizon (e.g, postscript or landscape, altitude etc.). All these data should be stored in the picture's JPEG file as an extension to the existing EXIF format.
So, next time we want to repeat the exact snapshot, the camera can tell you. Seems thi may be helpful for crime investigators too.


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Cressman Library Information:
A Description of the Library
Library Hours
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Borrowing Policies
Library Services
Staff Directory
Nearby Colleges and Universities:
DeSales University
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Lehigh University
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Library and Information Science Associations:
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This project was adopted at the 2014 AGM as a new Eco/Social Justice Project for Toronto First. Our goal is to create a meaningful connection between two communities - the 56 people, including Mark, who live with physical and communication challenges at New Visions Toronto homes and apartments and our community at Toronto First - in a way that enhances the capabilities of both communities. Look for many opportunities over this coming year to make life better at New Visions Toronto and to expand your capacity for engaging with people who will welcome your friendship.
Watch Ainsley Kendrick's loving yet informative interview with Mark and Barb Wentworth
to learn more about Mark's life living with Rett Syndrome:
Mark and Barb
Mark and Barb Wentworth are frequent Sunday attendees at Toronto First. We invite you to come over and get to know them. As much as Mark would like to approach you — he must wait for you to come over and chat with him. Here are some tips to make that easy:
- Sit down and make eye contact with Mark. It's hard for him to look up.
- Talk slowly and quietly if Mark is really excited to see you.
- If you ask Mark if he wants a cookie or something else that's on offer, he will always say yes, so check with Barb or his caregiver Mathew before offering anything because he has difficulty swallowing some foods.
- Mark loves animals. Share stories and/or photos of your pets.
- Check out Mark's picture book and tell him stories from your life that his pictures bring to mind.
- Mark likes to laugh and loves jokes, like 'knock, knock who's there'?
- Mark will often say to you "Be careful" as a term of caring and endearment.
Thanks for coming for "Tea with Mark".
We hosted over 20 "Teas" and have had 77 people come to visit. (Mark's and my gratitude to each and everyone of you. You make a positive impact with your presence). Mark and his roommates and other guests enjoyed each visit. Additionally, six members of the Toronto First choir led a very popular singalong at NVT. Fiddlers have volunteered over two years to play at the NVT Holiday Party bringing lots of joy with them.
We will start again in the Fall and send you an invitation to visit for "Tea with Mark". Meanwhile, we look forward to chatting with you at coffee hour at First.
(date to be announced): Croquet in the City
Friends of New Visions Toronto will develop a year-long list of activities that will help us step into another's shoes and raise our awareness and understanding of disability and inclusion. These activities will challenge us and encourage us to be courageous and to open our hearts as we try new attitudes and approaches to people who are differently-abled. And as we develop these opportunities, we hope you will bring your knowledge, curiousity and creativity to help expand our 'list of possiblities'.
If you (like those at New Visions) had to:
- wait for assistance just to leave your home, or
- find resources to pay for a day program outside of your house,
you would probably spend much more time at home than you want to! This would be a big problem if you like being with people and having new and interesting things to see and do.
That's where all of us, as part of Friends of New Visions, can make a big difference to those living in the New Visions homes. If you have an activity that you really love to do, come down to New Visions and share it with the people who live there. An hour of your time could really brighten their day. NVT staff is always present for support.
Storyteller Team
Storytellers sign up to come in for an hour, tell a few stories, have a cup of tea or coffee
Who's on the team to date: Catherine Kentridge; Peter Brydon.
Musical team
Singers, drummers, karaoke, instrument players, performers
Who's on the team: Interested?
Pet Visiting Team
People who join this team bring their pet down for a visit. Pets must be good at visiting!
Who's on the team: Interested?
Apt/House Reno Team
People who join this team will get satisfaction to spruce up a room.
Who's on the team: Interested?
Gardening Team
Opportunities abound! See more details in the spring.
Who's on the team: Interested?
Got an idea for a team? Suggest it here. Here are some ideas.
- Video nights – come watch an interesting video (ie. Ballet)
- Hobby teams – whatever your hobby is – bring it down and share it.
- Artists team – painting, crafting, etc.
- Social group/visitor team – visit for tea, coffee
- Healthy cooking – make food☺
- Video games or computer skills – explore a kid-friendly website. Maybe learn something about adaptive tech.
Photos and Updates from Past Events
Audism Unveiled
A screening of 'Audism Unveiled' was held after service on Sunday January 10th in Shaw Hall at noon. "You've heard of sexism, racism, anti-Semitism… How about audism? Audism is discrimination based on the ability or inability to hear. This powerful documentary uses real life experiences from Deaf people of varied social, racial, and educational backgrounds – showing how audism does lasting and harmful damage.
Audism, noun: the notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear and speak or behave in the manner of one who hears and speaks."
This was a powerful documentary which can be seen on YouTube.
Tamarack'er Down Fiddlers
"A big thanks to Sue Meggs-Becker, Anne Lederman and all of the fiddlers of Tamarack'er-Down who played at a Holiday Party for New Visions Toronto on Sunday December 13. It was a toe-tapping, wonderful time enjoyed by Mark and others who live and work at New Visions. It had a meaningful impact!" span>
A small group of 18 adventurers went for lunch in the dark on Sunday October 25, 2015. We were able to donate $81.00 to New Visions Toronto. This was the second year at O.Noir. In 2014, sixty-eight people joined in to see what it was like to spend some time without their sight. Thank you to everyone for joining in.
Run4Rett 2015
Mark, Barb and Matt all took part in the Run4Rett on Sunday, September, 20th 2015. Thanks to the generosity of many and First and friends and family, Mark raised $585!
Parapan Am Games Wheelchair Basketball
On Aug. 9th, a group from First ventured down to the old Maple Leaf Gardens to take in 3 wheelchair basketball games. The first game was men's USA vs Puerto Rico and the USA outperformed to win 95 to 36. The second game was a women's game – USA vs Peru. The USA played a tight zone defence and Peru wasn't able to get in the game in any meaningful way (although they made some spectacular mid court baskets). The final game (women's Canada vs Mexico) was fabulous. Canada was stronger than Mexico but it was a fun game with one-on-one defence and amazing speed and skill from both teams. The final standing in both the men's and women's wheelchair basketball had gold medals going to the USA and the silver medals going to Canada.
Congratulations to these amazing athletes.
Mouth and Foot Painters exhibit – July and August
Library Art: July - August
The Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA) is an international organization, owned and controlled by its artist members, whose purpose is to make contact with artists who have lost the use of their hands through birth defect, accident or illness, and now paint with their mouths or feet.
There are currently 12 disabled artists working in Canada. Eleven of the artists are mouth painters and one is a foot painter. Read more...
BrainFest on April 26!
The Neurological Health Charities Canada provided materials to set up 5 stations to explore activities that mimic the experience of a person with a brain condition and the challenges they may experience. We set up the following stations for the RE kids to engage with. Thanks to the following volunteers and the kids who had fun and were intrepid explorers in this endeavour.
1. Vision – Meghan Edmonds
2. Sensation – Beth Windeler
3. Communication – Wendy Ounpuu
4. Cognition – Ben Robins
5. Mobility – Catherine Kentridge
6. Discussion in Shaw Hall – Elizabeth Michnick
Alive Inside
The award-winning film Alive Inside was shown in Shaw Hall on Sunday, January 25, sponsored by Friends of New Visions Toronto.
Alive Inside has been described as "a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to uncover the deepest parts of our humanity", and the large audience who viewed the film on Sunday can attest to that. We saw for ourselves the remarkable changes that personalized music tracks made, for patients who had been non-responsive in institutional settings, or severely restricted by their capacity for daily life by Alzheimers Disease.
The film was presented and the discussion facilitated by Sabrina McCurbin from the Alzheimer Society of Toronto (www.alzheimertoronto.org). Sabrina answered many questions from the audience, and described the iPod Project, which is now enabling many patients in the Toronto area to benefit from this innovative therapeutic method.
At the end of the discussion, Wendy Dines showed us the Comfort Quilts that are being made by members of her Quilt Guild for distribution to individuals with dementia, and made available several quilts and quilt-making kits.
This showing is the latest in a series of disability-awareness events, sponsored by Friends of New Visions Toronto, an Eco-Social Justice project at First. It was shown on the day that a Special Collection for New Visions Toronto raised $1762.00. Many thanks go to all those who contributed!
Photos: #1 - Alive Inside Poster #2 - Sabrina McCurbin speaking to enaged group of members #3 - Wendy Dines with examples of "Comfort Quilts"
Alive Inside Update: Alzheimer Society Toronto is looking for new or gently used iPod Shuffles to help connect 10,000 people with the 'soundtrack of their lives'. The iPod Project was created from the inspiration from the documentary 'Alive Inside'. In this, we were able to see, for people with dementia, music bring memories back to life.
The iPod Project provides the equipment and support to set-up personalized music for someone living with dementia.
Fashion Follows Form Exhibit at the ROM
Open June 21, 2014 to January 25, 2015
Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume, Level 4
Fashion Follows Form: Designs for Sitting
On Sunday Oct. 26, we visited this eclectic and innovative display at the Royal Ontario Museum. We saw samples of ornate historical garments designed with bustles and clothing designed to allow women to ride a horse side saddle. We saw the technical genius of Izzy Camilleri whose Hollywood designs were exquisitely cut – including a replica of the coat worn by Meryl Streep in 'A Devil Wears Prada'. There were examples of beautifully-made clothing that invisibly closed with magnets rather than buttons. And there were samples of fashionable and functional clothing made specifically for men and women who use wheelchairs. Supported by videos that showed how designers do what they do – the exhibit made us look at issues of body image and consider "Because who is perfect?"
Please watch: Pro Infirmis "Because who is perfect?"
Disabled mannequins will be eliciting astonished looks from passers-by on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse today. Between the perfect mannequins, there will be figures with scoliosis or brittle bone disease modelling the latest fashions. One will have shortened limbs; the other a malformed spine. The campaign has been devised for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by Pro Infirmis, an organisation for the disabled. Entitled "Because who is perfect? Get closer.", it is designed to provoke reflection on the acceptance of people with disabilities. Director Alain Gsponer has captured the campaign as a short film.
For more information on Izzy Camilleri go to: http://www.izadaptive.com
Golf Tournament
Friends of New Visions Toronto Golf Team
Written by Matt Virro and Paul Scott
The day was super. Our UU contingent was well represented with Paul Scott, Jared Diehl and Matt Virro. Ron Murphy who joined in to make the foursome shared his stories of coaching the U of T football team and winning the inaugural 1965 Vanier Cup and Grey Cup in the 1950's. It inspired us to score a joint 63 on the course and for Jared to score an eagle on a par 4. The winning foursome shot59. No prizes for us this year but who knows for next? We supported a great charitable cause with New Visions Toronto and shared in a wonderful dinner with 100 parents, allied health professionals and UU's Diane Strong and Barb Wentworth. Wendy Dines, also a member of First, donated a glass sculpture paperweight to the silent auction held during the dinner. We are hoping that next year our First Unitarian golfing group could grow in size and have fun at this worthwhile event. This year's proceeds went to buying lifts in the group homes that support about 60 residents at various special needs homes in the city. For more info, go to New Visions Website
All About Mark
On Sunday March 2nd, the initial gathering to learn more about Mark and a possible Social Action Project was held. It was an invitation to learn more about Mark's journey through his life. Mark has been an enthusiastic singer at First services over many years. Barb Wentworth, Mark's mom wanted to encourage more people to come over and chat with him at coffee hour. This was an opportunity, along with the Our Story video filmed by Ainsley Kendrick, to find easy ways to approach and engage with Mark. It was also an opportunity to talk about New Visions Toronto where Mark and 56 others live in supported apartments and homes in the downtown area. Andy Rotsma, the ED at New Visions Toronto and Lyndel Hill OT, were on hand to talk about challenges facing people with disabilities. Out of this discussion, twelve people signed on to endorse Friends of New Visions Toronto as a Social Action Project for 2014-15.
Canadian Tire $$ drive
On March 16th , 23rd , 30th, 2014, Richard Kirsh organized a drive to collect Canadian Tire money to support a much-needed Wheelchair Accessible van for New Visions Toronto. Of course, you can't buy a van with Canadian Tire money! However, CT$$ will buy new items that can then be auctioned off, with that money going towards the purchase of a wheelchair accessible van. PLEASE, continue to bring it in, if you are willing to donate. As of October 2014, we have collected $338.85! That's a lot of 5 and 10 cent CT bills!! Thank you.
Birthday Cake for Mark
On Sunday March 16, 2014, Lynn Atkin-Phillips and helpers brought in a cake, candles and birthday napkins to help celebrate Mark's birthday (March 18). Mark just glowed with happiness when everyone sang him Happy Birthday. His card is still hanging up in his room. Mark says thank you (and be careful!)
Run for Rett
Mark was sponsored in this annual fundraiser in support of research on Rett Syndrome. Research dollars are needed to find a cure. Symptoms of Rett syndrome have been reversed in the lab - animals that couldn't vocalize, explore, nest, or socialize were able to regain all of those abilities. So it is possible that research will find a way to reverse symptoms in people. Can you imagine that for Mark? Research dollars are desperately needed.


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'Goals are not what fuel me' - Muller shrugs off international goal drought
Germany attacker Thomas Muller is adamant he is not concerned by his lack of goals at Euro 2016 as he is only thinking about winning the tournament.
The Bayern Munich star was Germany's top scorer during their qualification campaign with nine goals, but he has yet to find the net at the finals in France, despite getting a number of fine chances.
However, Muller has stressed that scoring is not important to him if Germany are ultimately successful, with Joachim Low's side taking on the hosts in Thursday's second semi-final.
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"Goals are not what fuels me. They are maybe the paint job to my car, to look good to the outside. But I am fuelled by my desire for success," Muller said at a news conference ahead of the clash in Marseille.
"Sure, I would have liked to score. But In South Africa, I finished the World Cup as the top scorer. I missed out in the semi-final with a suspension and we went home. I enjoyed Brazil a lot more.
"But a goal would help as I would not to have to answer questions about me not scoring anymore."


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White Plains, NY — A project to create 56 new units of affordable housing for seniors in White Plains is moving forward after unanimous approval by the Westchester County Board of Legislators Monday night.
The long-in-the-works project is Mount Hope Plaza at 65 Lake Street in White Plains which will create affordable housing units for seniors 62 years and older.
The apartments will be available to seniors whose household incomes are no more than 50% or 60% of the area median income, depending on the size of the apartment.
On Monday, the Board unanimously approved the county's acquisition of the .75-acre site for $2.1 million dollars. The county will transfer the property to the Mount Hope Community Development Corporation with the stipulation that the housing built there remain affordable for at least 50 years.
Further funding from the project principally will come from New York State sources.
"This is a dream project," said Board Chair Ben Boykin (D – Harrison, Scarsdale, White Plains). "It will offer the truly affordable housing for seniors that the county so desperately needs, with all the best possible attributes for this kind of project: a park across the street; shopping, restaurants and services in downtown White Plains less than half a mile away; and mass transit accessibility with a Bee-Line bus stop nearby and a Metro North train stop just a mile away. These are the kinds of projects we need more of in Westchester County and I'm thrilled to see it moving forward."
The county, the City of White Plains and Mt. Hope AME Zion Church – which currently owns the site -- have worked together for years with other local religious institutions, community members, and housing advocates in planning the project.
But the county played a pivotal role in shepherding the project through the early stages of the development process.
Board Vice Chair Alfreda Williams (D - Elmsford, Greenburgh, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown) said, "I am delighted that we are finally moving forward with this project. It is sorely needed in Westchester County and especially in the White Plains area, particularly given Westchester's graying population. The Board of Mt. Hope AME Zion Church is to be congratulated for their foresight, perseverance and willingness to do this."
Legislator Lyndon Williams (D – Mount Vernon) said, "We cannot overemphasize the pressing need for senior housing in Westchester County. Responding to that need requires collaborative leadership and commitment, and that is just what we have seen between the county, the City of White Plains and Mt. Hope AME Zion Church. I commend the Rev. Dr. Gregory Roberson Smith for his vision in moving this project forward."
The Rev. Dr. Gregory Robeson Smith, pastor of Mount Hope AME Zion Church, said, "Providing truly affordable housing is not a mission, it's a mandate -- to maintain sustainable communities and provide for continued, effective quality of life for those in need. We are excited and very appreciative about the Mt. Hope partnership with Westchester County government and the City of White Plains. This is how it can and will work, and it's only the beginning -- from a little acorn, a mighty oak can grow."


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Absolute Truth Is Revealed and Exclusive
Your word is truth.
—John 17:17
As we continue our study of absolute truth, we find two more foundational principles.
First, absolute truth is revealed. Absolute truth is not created; it is not something that people or cultures come up with on their own. Instead, absolute truth is revealed to us by God. There are God-given values. And where do we find those values? The Bible is the depository of God's absolute truth. In the Bible we find truths that we didn't construct. These are truths that have been revealed to us by God.
And that leads us to another principle: absolute truth is exclusive. Why do we have such a hard time in our culture saying, "What I believe is right. What you believe is wrong"? Why do we find that so difficult? Some of you reading this are wincing at that idea of saying that somebody's belief is wrong. You see, the problem is that we have confused diversity and pluralism. Diversity is simply acknowledging that there are a number of different opinions about a certain subject. We all acknowledge that there are many opinions, especially about religion. There are thousands of religions in the world. There are diversities of opinions about religion. But pluralism goes a step further. Pluralism says that because there is a diversity of opinions, no one viewpoint can claim to be right. And we as a country now embrace pluralism–the idea that no one belief system can claim to be right. But if there is absolute truth, then obviously there is absolute untruth.
All religions cannot be telling the truth about God. That's impossible. For example, Christianity claims that the way to God is through trusting Christ as your Savior. It is by grace we receive through faith. On the other hand, Islam claims that the way to heaven is by working your way to heaven and doing enough good deeds to please Allah. Islam teaches something entirely different than what Christianity says. Philosophically, it's possible that both Christianity and Islam could be wrong, but it is impossible that they are both right. They both cannot be right. If Islam is right, then Christianity is wrong. If Christianity is right, then Islam is wrong. Where there is absolute truth, there has to be absolute untruth.
If you are tired of a wimpy Christianity that waters down the essential truths of God's Word, then it's time for Christians to stand up and compassionately but convincingly say, "This is what we believe, and this is why we believe it."
Today's devotion is excerpted from "Wimp-Free Christianity" by Dr. Robert Jeffress, 2008.
Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.


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Why is productivity so low in the Start-Up Nation?
October 24, 2017
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Why is productivity so low in the Start-Up Nation?
The Israeli economy is characterized by low productivity, and thus a low standard of living, despite its being a world-class leader in the high-tech field. Why the paradox?
A new study by Taub Center Researcher Gilad Brand shows that the problem lies in the exceptionally large gap in the Israeli labor market between the size of the high-tech and exporting sectors, which are characterized by high wages and rapid growth, and the rest of the market with its low salaries and slow growth. According to the research, the success of the thriving sectors in Israel, unlike in other developed countries, has had little impact on the rest of the economy.
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Among other things, this is because of low labor mobility which has resulted in the development of two separate economies. In light of these findings, it appears that government support of the high-tech industry has limited impact on the rest of the market and, therefore, other forms of intervention should also be considered.
Study findings:
- High-tech employees in Israel earn more than double what employees in the rest of the business sector earn; this ratio is much higher than in other OECD countries.
- Achievements of high-tech workers on the survey of adult skills (PIAAC) are higher than the OECD average, though the achievements of the rest of the workforce are lower than in 20 of 25 other OECD countries.
- Israel has import restrictions that diminish the volume of trade – the share of imports out of the GDP stands at about 28% and is ranked low relative to other OECD countries. This policy primarily harms the non-high-tech exporters that are characterized by lower profit margins by supporting the strong shekel.
Israel is often referred to as the "Start-Up Nation," but the country's success in the high-tech industries is not necessarily shared by all, and the overall productivity rate, which is tightly linked to the standard of living, remains low relative to other developed countries. A new study by Gilad Brand, a researcher at the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel, looks at the relationship between the different sectors in the country and shows why the growth that has characterized the advanced technology sector has not trickled down to the rest of the market.
One market – two economies: Investment in exporting sectors does not impact the rest of the market, and polarization has increased between workers in the different sectors
According to Brand, the central reason for differential growth between the sectors is that Israel has especially large disparities between the exporting sector (which is primarily made up of high-tech and advanced technologies) and the local sector.
Economic literature shows that productivity and growth in exporting sectors are higher than in local market-centered industries because companies that export are exposed to a greater extent to world technologies, face fierce competition in the world marketplace and gain experience from exposure to new markets.
This growth would be expected to trickle down to the rest of the market through labor mobility: the high productivity in exporting sectors raises wages and demand for workers in those industries, and because of the decrease in the supply of labor in sectors supplying the more local market, wages rise in those sectors as well.
Higher wages in the exporting sector should incentivize local industries to make investments in capital and in technology, and to improve efficiency in order to remain profitable. Through this mechanism, productivity and wages in all sectors would rise.
Indeed, in those countries where productivity in the export sector has improved over time, workers' wages in the other sectors have also increased. As seen in this graph, the Israeli economy remains exceptional in the weak relationship between the two variables, and the purchasing power of workers in Israel has grown at a slower pace than expected.
According to Brand, the process that is observed in most countries doesn't hold in Israel because the differences between workers in the two sectors are very pronounced. For example, the average score of workers in Israel's local sector industries in an international survey of adult skills (PIAAC) is lower than in 20 of the 25 OECD countries in the sample, despite the fact that their formal education is relatively high.
Workers in the export sector, on the other hand, had scores that were a bit higher than the OECD average. The difference between workers in the two groups is the highest among the 25 OECD countries in the sample. This leads to a lack of mobility between the two sectors, and thus the mechanism of labor mobility, as described above, does not occur. That is, the growth of productivity in the export sector does not result in wage pressure in the local market.
Wage differentials in Israel are therefore particularly high. Workers in high-tech earn over double the wage earned by workers in the business sector, and this gap in wages is excessively high compared to other OECD countries.
Does investment in high-tech have an impact on the rest of the labor market?
The data in the Taub Center study show that, due to the particular composition of the labor force in exporting industries, the success of this sector does not drag other sectors in the economy along, as we witness in other OECD countries. In light of this, Brand raises the question whether current government policy, which supports heavy investment in high-tech, can be expected to bring about a rise in productivity in other sectors.
In his words, "the advanced industries already face limitations in the supply of workers – that is, workers who have the required skills are already working in the sector. It stands to reason then that additional government incentives for these will result more in an additional rise in wages for those workers already employed than in an increase in the number of workers in the sector."
Brand's research also shows that the composition of exports in Israel is highly concentrated and largely rests on high-tech and advanced technologies: 56% of those employed in the export sector work in high-tech – almost double the OECD average and the highest share out of all the countries examined. Over-reliance on a small number of industry areas that require highly trained and skilled labor means that other workers are unable to enter the sector (because of the level of training required) and benefit from high productivity and wages.
The concentration of high-tech products in the export sector is the result not just of Israel's relative advantages in the field, but also of incentives given to this sector over the years in an effort to encourage capital investment and of age-old government policies regarding international trade.
These directly contributed to the concentration of Israeli exports since they encouraged the expansion of several large exporters, which came at the expense of others through resulting changes in the exchange rate. These changes are particularly damaging to non-high-tech exporters characterized by lower profit margins. For these types of companies, small changes in the exchange rate can make the difference between successful exporting and remaining limited to the local market.
Potential paths towards improving labor productivity: Vocational training and removal of import restrictions
In light of the conditions described above, additional investment in high-tech is unlikely to improve productivity in other sectors, yet direct investment in non-trade sectors also contains risks. The potential for growth in sectors producing mainly for the local market is low – the industries in these sectors are less impacted by new technologies and are more reliant on local demand alone, something that is, by its very nature, limited and dependent on the level of income in the local market.
The data in Brand's study show that despite the sharp growth in the service and trade sector, its share in the GDP has remained almost identical over the past four decades (45-50%). A growing percentage of workers divide the share of the GDP that is not growing.
In addition, the local sector is characterized by a relative abundance of low-wage workers, so companies have no strong economic incentive to adopt new technologies that would save manpower.
What is more, incentives to encourage investment in local industry may improve productivity, but there is also a risk that this would be at the expense of workers who might be replaced by technology. Adopting advanced technologies is likely to push low skilled workers out of the low productivity sector and possibly into unemployment.
It seems that improving productivity – which is so necessary for raising the standard of living – will be achieved if workers move from the local sector to the export sector. The data point to a relative abundance of workers in occupations that serve the local market and a lack of workers in the export sector.
For example, among office and clerical workers there are 3 job searchers for each available position, while there are only 1.5 available positions for each engineer and technician. Brand says, "in order to bridge the skills gap between workers in the two sectors, we should think about vocational training that will enable employment mobility and broaden accessibility to employment in the export sector."
The Taub Center study indicates that having better market conditions could also encourage exports and allow more companies to benefit from the advantages of exposure to international markets. The Israeli market is characterized by a plethora of trade restrictions, among them a great deal of regulation, special standards for Israel, and burdensome arrangements for competing importers.
These restrictions make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market. As a result of this, Israel imports only 28% of its GDP – less than the majority of OECD countries – and this percentage has been declining over the past decade.
The level of imports determines, to a great extent, the level of exports (through the mechanism of the floating exchange rate), so Israel's exports are also relatively low and declining, as is the share of employees in the export sector in all segments except software programming and IT activities.
Thus, the dependence of the export sector on high-tech continues to grow. The decline in the volume of trade prevents the market from fully utilizing its relative advantage and does not enable the economy to reach its full potential in the long run.
In summary, Brand says "it seems that the way to improve productivity is not only through additional investments in high-tech industries. Other measures are needed as well, such as encouraging mobility between the sectors, removing trade restrictions and changing investment policy to allow greater competition in imports and exports."
The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel is an independent, non-partisan socioeconomic research institute. The Center provides decision makers and the public with research and findings on some of the most critical issues facing Israel in the areas of education, health, welfare, labor markets and economic policy in order to impact the decision-making process in Israel and to advance the well-being of all Israelis.


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on 15-10-2017 05:57 PM
Hi Team,
I had a term deposit with Bankwest which I decided to close due to some other reason. So after making an appointment with your bank I visited Bankwest branch at Westfield, Parramatta, 2150 on 14/Oct/2017 at around 10am & I was served by a lady who seemed to have zero customer services ethics. On that day I had couple of things to check with the bank before closing my account but unfortunately the lady at the counter not only didn't want to answer any of my questions, but also she even didn't seem to want to listen to what I was asking and on top of all she behaved so bossy and refused to issue me any confirmation document to say that my funds have been transferred to my linked account and the term deposit account I had with your bank had been closed-Since I asked for a confirmation letter over and over again she finally had to issue me one.
I must say I was amazed by the way a responsible officer specially who suppose to serve customers at the front desk in a reputed bank treat her customers. The lady I had to deal on that day not only was so rude but also she didn't seem to know enough information to attend customer questions-the customer service officer who served at the adjacent counter came and showed the lady I was talking to on how to obtain a confirmation letter through their system for a customer when an existing account has been closed on request.
The name of the lady who showed all these unprofessional behavior on that day was Diala Abou Halloun. I'm not sure whether I ever would deal with Bankwest again if this is how you have left your staff to treat you customers.
Letting you know all these as this might help you to stop potential customers moving away from your bank.
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Hi @Mash, I'm very sorry to hear of your experience in store, it's certainly not the way we want you to be feeling.
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Ahead of the year's biggest phone-and-tablet show, MWC in Barcelona, LG has lifted the lid on its new aim -- to be the hottest damn thing shaking its leg on the corner of the mobile market. They're calling their new "design identity" L-Style, and three phones will look the part -- the Optimus L3, which will launch in March with a 3.2-inch screen; the Optimus L5, and then the 4.3-inch Optimus L7 phone, both of which will launch sometime before June.
It sounds as though the Optimus L3 won't be running Ice Cream Sandwich from the get-go however, as they specifically only list the L5 as running Android 4.0. Hmm. Is that really acceptable in this day and age, LG?
So just what will these phones look like? Well, you can bet your bottom dollar they'll follow in the footsteps of phones such as the Chocolate, Shine and recently-unveiled Prada phone (pictured above). LG's touting various marketing buzzwords such as "Modern Square Style," which will give the phones a "comfortable grip," the "floating mass technology," which will see them all svelte and skinny; "Seamless Layout" for a redesigned button-arrangement; "Harmonised Design Contrast" (which basically means they'll slap a few metallic edgings on it," and last but by no means least in the design stakes, a "Sensuous Slim Shape" which -- no joke -- "naturally draws one's attention," just in case the other jargon above didn't do it for ya.
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Factors To Consider When Buying Skin Care Products Online
The skin care products are such a booming business. This is because we all want to look beautiful. To look beautiful, it does not mean that you use any skin care product that your hand lands on. This is more so if one is buying the skin care products online. Your skin is not meant for any product which is the reason why one should seriously consider the type of product they are buying. There are various factors to consider when buying skin care products online a discussed below
Your skin type
Each one of us has their type of skin. Some have oily skin; some have dry skin while the others have normal skin. Each of these skin types has a kind of product to be used on them. Before buying any skin care product online, one should consider the kind of skin they have and if the product they intend to buy will suit that type of skin. It is important to purchase a product that will improve your skin and not make it worse. This is the reason one should find out as much information as possible about that product before buying it.
The ingredients of the skin care product
Irritations or allergic reactions are caused by your skin reacting to the ingredients of the product you are using. One should buy a product that they have read about the ingredients contained therein. The kind of ingredients used should be of high quality, mild but effective. Some of the ingredients to avoid at all costs include the sulfates and perfume among other skin irritants. One can still do a search on the other harmful products to avoid. It is also important to note that some ingredients may be safe but not meant for your skin type.
The guarantee and return policy
Few of the online shops have this return policy and guarantee. One should decide whether this will be of importance to them. However, it is necessary that one finds out if they can return a product if it did not give them satisfactory results as they claimed. The return policy could also apply if one is buying a product for the first time and they find out that it is not for their skin type or their shade of skin.
Price of the product
This should not be the determining factor for the kind of skin care product you buy online. Quality is a bit costly so one would rather spend more on something that will add their aesthetic value. However, one should note that expensive is not necessarily high quality. One should go beyond the price to make sure it is indeed of high quality based on the ingredients used.


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If you have spent any considerable time online trying to promote your business / brand, you've probably felt a bit overwhelmed at times with the amount of work involved. You may be wondering, Does Social Media Affect Google Rankings?
Is all the work I put into social media a waste of time?
Social media is a great way to get the word out, it's free and many people are on social media 24/7.
Social media can yield business to companies that do it consistently and really know how to reach their customer base effectively.
Let's learn how social media affects SEO.
Does Social Media Help With Google Rankings?
Yes, and here's why.
Google is actively working and spending money building something called the semantic web.
The semantic web depends largely on Artificial Intelligence and Internet user data to give you, the user a great experience when you are searching online.
When a person searches online, Google wants them to be able to find the information they were looking for quickly.
Take it one step further, they want each user to have an experience that is customized to their actions in other places online besides Google.
Google monitors people and businesses actions online using Social Media.
Basically, when a business is active on social media and Google sees people interacting with the business' brand, it receives signals that the brand is an important part of the community / market they are working in.
In the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) world, this is called social signals.
How Do Social Signals Affect Google Rankings?
Social Signals affect your Google Ranking in 3 different ways:
- Increased Website Traffic
- Increased Backlinks To Your Website
- Increases Your Website's Domain Authority
Those 3 factors are very important ranking metrics Google uses to prioritize website rankings when people perform a search.
In fact Search Engine Journal said the following:
"The increased importance of social signals towards the SEO end-game should prompt you to step up your social media presence everywhere. The major social players will continue to make strides into the SERPs, as seen by Google's recent firehose access to Twitter.
Sites like Reddit, StumbleUpon, and Tumblr are starting to again increase in impact when it comes to SERPs. These social media sites have millions of regular users, and that's a resource primed to be tapped." – Search Engine Journal – Does Social Media Help SEO?
The bottom line is this: Google uses Artificial Intelligence to monitor, grow and improve search engine results for it's visitors.
How Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) Affect Google Rankings?
Artificial Intelligence is another way of saying Machine Learning software.
Essentially, programmers have created code that learns and tracks the behavior of humans interacting with computers.
Add to that, the information that is tracked via your ip address, mac address (computer hardware serial number) and your Internet Service Provider, Google knows a whole lot about you and your habits.
They are not the only one tracking and using your habit data to their benefit, Facebook is also a big player in the game of data tracking.
Google's machine learning software is called TensorFlow.
Here's what writer, James Vincent at The Verge had to say about Google's AI Software:
"For Google, this doesn't just mean using AI to improve its own products. (Although it's certainly doing that). The company wants individuals and small companies around the world to also get on board. It wants to wield influence in the wider AI ecosystem, and to do so has put together an impressive stack of machine learning tools — from software to servers — that mean you can build an AI product from the ground up without ever leaving the Google playpen.
The heart of this offering is Google's machine learning software TensorFlow. For building AI tools, it's like the difference between a command line interface and a modern desktop OS; giving users an accessible framework for grappling with their algorithms. It started life as an in-house tool for the company's engineers to design and train AI algorithms, but in 2015 was made available for anyone to use as open-source software. Since then, it's been embraced by the AI community (it's the most popular software of its type on code repository Github), and is used to create custom tools for a whole range of industries, from aerospace to bioengineering." – The Verge: Google's latest platform play is artificial intelligence, and it's already winning.
Google is not joking around when they say that they want to be the #1 company ever created.
They are at war with Facebook to become the go-to provider for all data sharing in the world.
Data Sharing and Machine Language go hand-in-hand and equal trillions in revenue for these companies.
Here's what Google says about their Machine Intelligence endeavors:
"Research at Google is at the forefront of innovation in Machine Intelligence, with active research exploring virtually all aspects of machine learning, including deep learning and more classical algorithms. Exploring theory as well as application, much of our work on language, speech, translation, visual processing, ranking and prediction relies on Machine Intelligence. In all of those tasks and many others, we gather large volumes of direct or indirect evidence of relationships of interest, applying learning algorithms to understand and generalize.
Machine Intelligence at Google raises deep scientific and engineering challenges, allowing us to contribute to the broader academic research community through technical talks and publications in major conferences and journals. Contrary to much of current theory and practice, the statistics of the data we observe shifts rapidly, the features of interest change as well, and the volume of data often requires enormous computation capacity. When learning systems are placed at the core of interactive services in a fast changing and sometimes adversarial environment, combinations of techniques including deep learning and statistical models need to be combined with ideas from control and game theory." – Research at Google
So to answer the question, Does Social Media Affect Google Rankings?
The answer is clearly YES!
As of today, Google depends a lot on backlinks to rank websites.
But, in the future as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Language improve, rankings will largely be based on real human interactivity.
Where is human activity happening the most? Social Media of course.
So no, you are not wasting time building your brands presence on social media. The importance of social media in SEO is only going to continue to grow.
Continue improving your presence and reputation online.
It will all pay off in the end.
Businesses that take social media marketing seriously are setting themselves up to dominate their local market online.
Think longterm not short term and you'll will be just fine.


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It's no real mystery why we're paying through the nose for gasoline right now. I suggest, however, that you might consider moving closer to transit or demanding more of it if this bothers you.
Market players are worried that further unrest in the Middle East and North Africa could result in greater supply disruptions. Evans mentions one dire scenario in which Saudi Arabia and Iran engage in the struggle for power in Bahrain between the ruling Sunnis and the Shi'ite majority. This could put shipments from the entire Persian Gulf region at risk. "The $112 price is basically a compromise," says Evans. "Market players are betting that there is a 50 percent chance the price will fall back to $82 and 50 percent chance that it will spike up to $140 per barrel."


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23 Nov 2006
Anyone know how to do pppoe on pdaxrom?
29 Aug 2006
I'm trying to compile Kye (or a derivative). Python Kye (http://games.moria.org.uk/kye/pygtk) doesn't quite work because some of the graphics assets are in SVG format and the Python image libs for the Z don't understand SVG so the game wouldn't start.
I then tried Xye (http://xye.sourceforge.net/), it compiles and runs fine on my desktop. But when compiled and run on the Z, after I select the level pack, the game just hangs eating all the CPU.
Any ideas how to get either of these working? I've attached Xye for anyone brave enough to try - when game hangs just kill it from the command line
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3 Apr 2006
Has anyone else noticed that xpdf (I'm using 1.1.0beta1, rc12 had the same problem) cuts off the right side and bottom of the page. See screenshots.
here is what page looks like in kpdf
xpdf on pdaXrom, note the text is cut, the keyboard and the mouse is missing. NB changing the zoom doesn't rectify the problem, it just cuts off varying amounts.
BTW xpdf on Pocket Workstation doesn't have this problem. Any ideas?
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1 Apr 2006
Until now I have been using Pocket Workstation for web development, but since more and more apps are now available natively for pdaXrom and the fact that Pocket Workstation takes up about 700MB of precious disk space I have decided to "rm -rf /mnt/hd/debian" and work on a pdaXrom replacement.
So far I have got Postgresql (8.1.3) and Apache (1.3.34) working. I'll be adding MySQL (most likely 4.x) and PHP (most likely 5.x).
My question to interested parties is:
what kind of extensions/modules you would like to see compiled into PHP?
-- cheers
24 Mar 2006
Having mapped some often used programs onto the application keys the problem is that whenever the application key is pressed it just keeps starting a new copy of the mapped program.
What I would is that when an application key is pressed:
1) if mapped program is not running, start it
2) if already running bring it to front
Is this possible?
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New John Mayer Single: "Shadow Days" Sample
Can I just say that I am sooo incredibly excited?! I feel like I've been waiting for this stuff forever. I think it sounds so good, and it's kind of amazing how the vocals just sound so honest. Either substantial personal growth or amazing producer. Or a decent mix of both??
You can get a one-minute taste at the source:
ONE FORTY PLUS • Here's a clip of the first single off Born and….
Lyric of the Day: Christina Perri, Drew Lawrence, Barrett Yeretsian
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
-Christina Perri, Jar of Hearts : chorus
Lyric of the Day: Carole King
so far away
doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
-Carole King, So Far Away : chorus
The Boy Bands Playlist, PART 1
My article on K-pop boy bands was posted yesterday on Seoulist. It's kind of a crash course with one song per boy band, but due to sheer number still had to be split into two. This is part one, dubbed the "old school segment." You can read on to get some background on each group, or you can just listen to the playlist compiled on YouTube.
[K/R/T] Seo Taiji & Boys // I Know ((서태지 와 아이들 // 난 알아요)
Lyrics and translation for the classic Seo Taiji & Boys hit, I Know (1992, Album Title I Know):
Lyric of the Day: Sarah McLachlan, Séamus Egan, Dave Merenda
I'm so afraid to love you
but more afraid to lose
-Sarah McLachlan, I Will Remember You : verse 3
Lyric of the Day: Mary Schmich
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
Don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it,
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own
Understand that friends come and go,
but for the precious few that should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle,
because the older you get,
the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Don't mess too much with your hair,
or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
-Baz Luhrmann, Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) :
[WS] 'Liberal' overseas strategy, 'Narrow-minded' domestic operation… Two faces of SM?
[SIC] Big Bang performing H.O.T's "Candy" in 2006
Wow, this is old school in more than one way. First, it's Big Bang performing the K-pop boy band classic, H.O.T's rainbow-happy song, "Candy"; second, it's old school Big Bang, back when Taeyang wore cornrows and before the group shed their newbie image:
Yes, whatever your stance may be on Taeyang's now-signature mohawk, I think we can all agree on this:
Everyone is very thankful the cornrows are gone.
P.S. SIC stands for "Sharing Is Caring," the new heading for videos, songs or quotes that I enjoy or find attention-worthy (or just amusing) in some aspect, and therefore would like to share with you.
Lyric of the Day: Brian Leseny Fennell
All those arrows you threw,
you threw them away
-Barcelona, Please Don't Go : first verse


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The High Court has reserved judgment in a challenge brought by a group of jarvey drivers to ban them from driving through Killarney National Park unless they agree to attach dung-catchers to their horse-drawn carriages.
The 27 jarveys, who claim the dung-catchers are dangerous, are seeking a court order quashing the ban imposed last October by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
The case concluded after two days this week before Mr Justice Liam McKechnie who reserved judgment.
The jarveys claim there was no lawful authority for imposition of the condition of attaching dung-catchers or to refuse them permits to access the park on grounds they would not agree to the dung-catchers.
via The Irish Times


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Parish InformationParish History
Building of the Church of the Visitation started in 1847, it opened on the 14th of January 1855 and was dedicated on the 12th of October 1856. Entrusted to Conventual Franciscans March 1987.Parish Notes
Office Hours
Monday to Friday: 9.30am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Office Phone
01 837 6000
Parish Priest & Friary
01 482 5821
Church of the Visitation of the B.V.M., Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3.
Parish Phone
01 837 6000
Email Address
PersonnelParish Priest
Very Reverend Maximilian McKeown O.F.M. Conv., P.P.
Reverend Joe Connick, O.F.M. Conv, C.C.
Reverend Aidan J. Walsh, O.F.M. Conv, C.C.
Reverend Marius Tomulesei, OFM Conv, C.C.
Churches & Mass Times
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church Information
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3.
Mass Times are subject to changes please confirm with parish office/website directly.Church Accessibility
Mass TimesMonday: 8:00am|10:00am
Tuesday: 8:00am|10:00am
Wednesday: 8:00am|10:00am
Thursday: 8:00am|10:00am
Friday: 8:00am|10:00am
Saturday: 10:00|6:00pm Vigil
Sunday: 9:30am|10:45am (Family Mass)|12:00pm|1:15pm
Holy Days: 7.30pm Vigil