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Roses are garden favorites. Given the proper habitat, roses can be quite resilient. They have many different varieties that provide blooms in a wide range of size and color. Although most are deciduous, some varieties can be evergreen in milder climates. Most varieties require some winter protection. The right amount of protection is important, because too much can actually be more harmful than not having enough.
Rose varieties with a large number of petals or those with dark colored flowers do not do well in cool summer areas, but pastel colored varieties tend to hold up admirably.
Flowers with more petals seem to fare better in a hot-summer climate, where roses grow vigorously, but blooms open quickly, some colors appear to fade, and dark reds can sunburn. Blooms can be made to last longer with afternoon shade.
Colder winter zones require some form of winter protection. Smaller bushes are produced where winters are cold with short growing seasons.
Planting Locations
Roses do best in full sun. Plant away from tree and shrub roots that could take away needed water. Locations with good air circulation, out of strong winds, and good spacing between plants, lessen the chance of foliar diseases.
Roses prefer well drained soil or raised beds. Rose beds should be deeply dug with generous amounts of organic matter added. Compost can serve as organic matter and nutrient-rich fertilizer.
Basic Needs
Roses require consistently moist soil throughout the growing season. Deep supplemental watering may be needed, depending on soil type and weather. Watering methods include basin flooding for individual roses, or drip irrigation and overhead sprinkling for mass watering. Mulch maintains moisture and prevents hard baked soil, provides cooling, deters weeds, and promotes healthy soil structure.
For proper nutrition, commercial or organic fertilizer should be applied as growth begins and when bloom period ends. Compost tea can be administered during basin watering or by spraying plants.
Disease and Pest Control
Roses are susceptible to aphids, spider mites, and thrips. Natural predators may be effective in deterring these destructive insects.
Foliar diseases include mildew, rust and black spot. General garden clean up to remove dead leaves and debris and a spray of lime sulfur will destroy many disease organisms and insect eggs. Anthracnose and downy mildew may also affect roses. Spray with a zinc based fungicide when these fungal diseases appear. Plants infected with mosaic virus should be removed from the garden.
Winter Protection
Winter protection is required where temperatures regularly reach 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Do not fertilize six weeks before the first hard frost, and leave the last blooms to form hips and stop growth through the ripening process. Water well, right up until soil freezes.
After frost, but before hard freezes, mound extra soil around the base of the plant, making a hill about eight inches high. Cut back long canes to about four feet and tie together with soft twine for wind protection. After soil mound has frozen, mulch with evergreen boughs or straw, keeping mound frozen and preventing alternating freezes and thaws. In extremely cold climates dig a trench, loosen the soil ball, and tip so the rose lays over into the trench and cover with soil.
Remove winter protection in early spring, after threat of hard frosts has passed.
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This method of raising their young instills a tremendous sense of greed into the young Neimoidians, but it also forces them to become organizational. Coupled with the fact that the most able Neimoidians leave their homeworld to serve with the Trade Federation, the general population of Neimoidia is made up of the weakest of the Neimoidian people. In general, the Niemoidians are entrepreneurial, but are also lazy cowards.
They have developed one of the most advanced droid technologies in the galaxy, and use automatons for everything. They develop droid chairs, droid starships, and entire droid armies. They are also very conscious of rank and position, and use all methods of clothing to describe their status. Elaborate headdresses; the cut, color, and texture of the cloth; and the collars and trim of their clothing all give specific indications of rank and position. The Neimoidians developed the Trade Federation several decades before the Battle of Naboo, hoping to increase trade to the Outer Rim worlds while maintaining an equitable balance between the poorer worlds of the Rim and their richer, Coreward kin.
When the Old Republic began taxing the trade routes between the Core and the Outer Rim, the Neimoidians and the Trade Federation were outraged, but their whining could do little to repeal it. They found an unusual ally in Darth Sidious, but the Sith Lord only used them for his own schemes. In the end, following the Battle of Naboo, the Neimoidians were disgraced on a galactic scale.
List of known Neimoidians Edit
- Nute Gunray
- Rune Haako
- Daultay Dofine
- Tey How
- Lott Dod
- Lushros Dofine (commonly known as Unidentified Invisible Hand Captain)
- Aruteous "Rute" Gunnay
- Aito Laff
- Gap Nox
- Fame Drimal
- Sil Unch
- Jull Dremon
- Sib Canay
- Neimoidian Envoy
- Sentepeth Findos
- Lok Durd
- Vale
- Lufa Danak
- Mik Regrap
- Gilramos Libkath
- Brehg
- Hap Brehg
- Kund Ekorr
- Zill Kartay
- Viff Almay
- Uunos Gooru
- Hath Monchar
- Hask
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Ulf Johansson Werre
Biographie Ulf Johansson Werre
Ulf Johansson Werre
Born in 1956. Pianist, trombone player, vocalist, composer and band leader. Ulf is one of the great, international jazzmusicians of Sweden. He combines high musical level with the skills of a charismatic stage personality. Multi-instrumentalist and wonderkid that started to play rockdrums at the age of six. Studied medicine at Uppsala University before being accepted as one of the first four to the first jazzeducation at the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm.
In 1978 Ulf got the music scholarship of the Sweden-America Foundation to study in the U.S.A. Ulf chose University of Pittsburgh where he studied with Dr.Nathan Davis and Kenny Clarke a.o. for two years. In Pittsburgh he also lead his own band at the famous jazzclub "The Encore".
Coming back to Sweden he got the Diploma at the Royal Academy in 1981, where he also held a teaching position between 1982 and 1986 besides working extensively as freelancing jazzmusician.
Ulf has performed as soloist at numerous international festivals, with big bands, numerous radio- and TV-shows, with symphony orchestras and choirs. He is considered to be world-class on both his instruments. He has worked with Mel Lewis (trio-record and soloist with the Mel Lewis Big Band), Hank Crawford, Jesper Thilo, Arne Domnérus, Hacke Björksten, Rolf Eriksson, Joe Newman, Buddy Tate, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Warren Vaché, Buddy de Franco, Pete Christlieb, Wendall Brunious to name a few. Ulf also collaborates with musicians from other ethnical music-cultures as in his multicultural group "Tellus Music", for example the Indian tablasmaster Suranjana Gosh.
Ulf leads several own bands from trio to big bands. He is since 2004 Artistic Leader for the "Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra" and in charge of the big band curriculum at the University.
Ulf is known for his stylistic versatility ranging from New Orleans, Swing, Bebop, Mainstream, Contemporary and Fusion and writes with a strong personal touch in jazz as well as European art music.


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|Lucifer Recap 104: Manly Whatnots
104 Manly Whatnots | 02.15.16 | Recap by Lori Carpenter for Chicago Sci-Fi Media Group
We start in a hot, steamy shower where Chloe is still trying to make sense of all she's seen Lucifer do. Her thoughts are interrupted when she hears something. Grabbing a towel and her gun she sneaks out to find Lucifer making her breakfast. In her flustered state Chloe drops her towel to Lucifer's delight. She barely gets the towel back on before Dan shows up with Trixie. Of course he thinks Lucifer and Chloe are sleeping together and leaves saying he's disappointed in her.
Lucifer upset Chloe has rejected him goes to Linda, barging in on a session already in progress. When they are alone, Linda tells Lucifer he needs to regain his power and not to allow anyone to have control over him. Which he thinks means getting Chloe into bed.
Dan returns and Chloe tells him if he wants to lecture her he should just go, but he has a case. A young woman named Lindsay has gone missing after meeting with a pick-up artist group. He tells Chloe the leader is having an exclusive party, and Lucifer is on the guest list. Chloe talks to Lucifer, but he plays hard to get in hopes of getting her to give in to him. She tells him she will never sleep with him, but Lucifer agrees to go to the party anyway.
At the party, Lucifer and Chloe meet Lindsay's brother who thinks Carver, the leader of the group has killed her. They tell him to leave, and they will take care of it. During Carver's presentation, Lucifer makes a scene and lets it slip that Chloe is a cop. They are immediately thrown out, but Chloe comes up with another way to get into the next party.
At LUX Mazi gets a visit from Amendiel and greets him by throwing a dagger at him. He slows time, and it misses. She tries again, and a fight breaks out, but Amendiel being an angel is no match for demon Mazi. Amendiel pins her to a wall and tells her he wants her help, but Mazi refuses saying Lucifer is just going through a phase. She licks Amendiel on the cheek, and he seems alarmed by what he feels.
Chloe arrives at LUX having convinced Lucifer to get Carver to have the after party there but finds Lucifer naked. He says he's only paying her back and though she sneaks a few peeks tells him to put his clothes on. When Lucifer turns around to show her what she's missing, Chloe sees where his wings had once been and wants to know what happened, reaching for the scars. Lucifer grabs her hand and retreats to get dressed.
During the after party Carver sees Chloe and pulls a gun to try and escape, but with Lucifer's help, they can pull him aside. They find out that Lindsay is Carver's girlfriend, and he's trying to save her. The kidnappers are holding her for ransom.
Using Carver's phone Lucifer calls the kidnappers and negotiates a time and place for the exchange. Waiting outside the warehouse, Chloe uses the opportunity to ask Lucifer some questions. He tells her he doesn't feel pain and gunshots are nothing more than a nuance. Their chat is cut short when they see Carver entering the building even though he was told to stay away. Lucifer follows him in and locks Chloe out since that was the deal with the kidnappers.
Carver and Lucifer find the kidnapper, but finds out Lindsay and her brother set up the whole thing to get revenge on Carver. Apparently a few years earlier he had slept with Lindsay and then left, so now Lindsay thinks taking his money and killing him is just punishment. However, Lucifer doesn't and scares her by showing his true face. Having found a way in Chloe defuses the situation, but sees Lucifer's reflection.
Chloe is scared and shocked and wants to know what he is. He tells her again he's the devil and to prove it she should shoot him. He continues to goad her until Chloe sends a bullet into Lucifer's leg. But to his surprise, it hurts, a lot, and he's bleeding. The police show up, and a little while later Chloe finds Lucifer talking to her boss. Using his 'gift' Lucifer has charmed Chloe's boss into thinking Chloe saved the day and everything is okay.
Chloe gives Lucifer a ride back to LUX where Mazi is waiting for him. She wants to return to Hell, but Lucifer refuses saying things are just getting interesting.


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Adventures Of Chef Roka
Adventures Of Chef Roka
Episode: 13x5'
Chef Roka has a restaurant called World of Tastes. Every meal he cooks and receipt on the menu has an adventure. Children and families with problems from all over the world ask help from Chef Roka. Chef Roka and his assistant Hadi travel to each children's country. The characters, who experience different adventures, find interesting solutions to problems. Kids from all over the world love Chef Roka who helps them with the meals he cooks..
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I love Japan and always wanted to visit. I was shocked to see the devestation caused by the earthquakes and tsunami. I was concerned about my friends in Japan and I prayed for their safety. Fortunately, they were fine, but many were affected by the disasters.
Since Gainax has come to visit Pixar, I have remained in contact with them. Gainax immediately wanted to put together a Charity Book. I was asked to be a part of the book. I was honored to be a part of this amazing cause. They told me that the theme of the book was Gurren Lagann and I knew I wanted to draw something that was a mash-up of Gainax and Pixar. So I did this drawing of the Gurren Lagann characters dressed up like superheroes. I also wanted to draw something that was uplifting and to me, superheroes have always been uplifting.
One of the cool things that happened was I was asked to invite some friends to participate in the book, so I asked guys who I knew loved Gainax and it sort of became a mini Avatar the Last Airbender reunion. Its cool because we are all split in different studios, Pixar, Nickelodeon and Warner Brothers. Here is a list of the guys who participated: Dean Kelly, Grant Alexander, Kenji Ono, Kihyun Ryu, Lauren Montgomery, Michael Chang, Seung-Hyun Oh, Bryan Konietzko, Elsa Garagarza, Ethan Spaulding, Ian Graham and Joaquim Dos Santos. I want to thank these guys for helping out!
I will try to get more information on how to get the book in the U.S. In the meantime if you would like to help, please donate to the Red Cross: https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&5052.donation=form1&df_id=5052


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History | Culture | Festival
Alappuzha is a Land Mark between the broad Arabian sea and a net work of rivers flowing into it. In the early first decade of the 20th Century the then Viceroy of the Indian Empire, Lord Curzon made a visit in the State to Alleppey, now Alappuzha. Fascinated by the Scenic beauty of the place, in joy and amazement, he said, "Here nature has spent up on the land her richest bounties". In his exhilaration, it is said, he exclaimed, "Alleppey, the Venice of the East". Thus the sobriquet found its place in the world Tourism Map. The presence of a port and a pier, criss -cross roads and numerous bridges across them, a long and unbroken sea coast might have motivated him to make this comparison.
Alleppey has a wonderful past. Though the present town owes its existence to the sagacious Diwan Rajakesavadas in the second half of 18th century, district of Alappuzha figures in classified Literature. Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala with the unending stretch of paddy fields, small streams and canals with lush green coconut palms , was well known even from the early periods of the Sangam age. History says Alappuzha had trade relations with ancient Greece and Rome in B.C and in the Middle Ages.
Carved out of erstwhile Kottayam and Kollam (Quilon) districts, Alleppey district was formed on 17th of August 1957.The name of the district Alleppey, the anglicized form was changed as 'Alappuzha' as per GO(P) No.133/90/RD dated 7.2.90. It is assumed that the name of Alappuzha was derived by the geographical position and physical features of the place which means "the land between the sea and the network of rivers flowing into it". As per GO (MS) No.1026/82/(RD) dated 29.10.1982, Pathanamthitta district was newly constituted taking portions from the then Alappuzha, Kollam and Idukki districts. The area transferred from the erstwhile Alappuzha district to Pathanamthitta district is Thiruvalla taluk as a whole and part of Chengannur and Mavelikkara Taluks. Thus the present Alappuzha district comprises of six taluks namely Cherthala, Ambalapuzha, Kuttanad, Karthikappllly, Chengannur and Mavelikkara.
The art, culture and customs of the people of Alappuzha district are mostly the same as those of the people in other districts of central Kerala. The folk songs in the fields during sowing and harvesting, the awakening songs by the Panans, and a few other dance forms of the traditional style associated with festivals like Onam can still be seen. A large number of art forms including folk dances, dramas, folk-songs, etc., have gone into oblivion. We find the reasons for this decline in the society's march towards social transition brought about by the spread of communism and a social consciousness of the downtrodden and the labour class who constitute the majority. It is believed that Thullal propounded by Kunchan Nambiar had found its stage in the famous Ambalapuzha temple.
The customs, behaviour and practice of the people of different parts of the district are almost the same. Alappuzha has only a small number of tribal population. Their way of life and attire are far from the same of those of their counterparts in Manantoddy, Nilambur etc., of Wynad and Malappuram districts. The small number of Ulladas settled in the district to not maintain their traditional tribal way of life, but they have become one with the rest of the society.
Alappuzha has contributed its might to the development of Malayalam language and literature. Two stalwarts of Malayalam literature namely Sahitya Panchananan P.K.Narayana Pillai and Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai hailed from this district. The great linguist and grammarian, I.C. Chacko, was also born and brought up in this district. It is also worth mentioning that the first cinema studio in Kerala was started in Alappuzha district.
Alappuzha district can be proud of being the centre of snake boat races. All the important boat races, namely the Nehru Trophy Boat Race at Punnamada, the Payippad boat race at Payippad near Harippad, the Thiruvandoor, Neerettupuram, Karuvatta and Thaikkoottam boat races are held on or around the Onam holidays at different parts of the district. Thousands of people from all parts of the world come and witness these races.
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Анатомическая иерархия
Общая анатомия > Органы чувств > Глаз и связанные с ним структуры > Глазное яблоко > Сосудистая оболочка глазного яблока > Собственно сосудистая оболочка
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The choroid is a thin, highly vascular membrane, of a dark brown or chocolate color, investing the posterior five-sixths of the globe; it is pierced behind by the optic nerve, and in this situation is firmly adherent to the sclera. It is thicker behind than in front. Its outer surface is loosely connected by the lamina suprachorioidea with the sclera; its inner surface is attached to the pigmented layer of the retina.
Structure.—The choroid consists mainly of a dense capillary plexus, and of small arteries and veins carrying blood to and returning it from this plexus. On its external surface is a thin membrane, the lamina suprachorioidea, composed of delicate non-vascular lamellæ—each lamella consisting of a net-work of fine elastic fibers among which are branched pigment cells. The spaces between the lamellæ are lined by endothelium, and open freely into the perichoroidal lymph space, which, in its turn, communicates with the periscleral space by the perforations in the sclera through which the vessels and nerves are transmitted.
Internal to this lamina is the choroid proper, consisting of two layers: an outer, composed of small arteries and veins, with pigment cells interspersed between them; and an inner, consisting of a capillary plexus. The outer layer (lamina vasculosa) consists, in part, of the larger branches of the short ciliary arteries which run forward between the veins, before they bend inward to end in the capillaries, but is formed principally of veins, named, from their arrangement, the venæ vorticosæ. They converge to four or five equidistant trunks, which pierce the sclera about midway between the sclero-corneal junction and the entrance of the optic nerve. Interspersed between the vessels are dark star-shaped pigment cells, the processes of which, communicating with those of neighboring cells, form a delicate net-work or stroma, which toward the inner surface of the choroid loses its pigmentary character. The inner layer (lamina choriocapillaris) consists of an exceedingly fine capillary plexus, formed by the short ciliary vessels; the net-work is closer and finer in the posterior than in the anterior part of the choroid. About 1.25 cm. behind the cornea its meshes become larger, and are continuous with those of the ciliary processes. These two laminæ are connected by a stratum intermedium consisting of fine elastic fibers. On the inner surface of the lamina choriocapillaris is a very thin, structureless, or faintly fibrous membrane, called the lamina basalis; it is closely connected with the stroma of the choroid, and separates it from the pigmentary layer of the retina.
One of the functions of the choroid is to provide nutrition for the retina, and to convey vessels and nerves to the ciliary body and iris.
Tapetum.—This name is applied to the outer and posterior part of the choroid, which in many animals presents an iridescent appearance.


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Mobvoi, the maker of Ticwatches and different smart home merchandise, is back with a brand new Indiegogo marketing campaign for TicPods free true wired-free earbuds. In case you need a refresher at the distinction between wired, wireless, and cord-free or true wired-free earbuds,.
Referred to as TicPods free, the water- and dirt-resistant new buds are similar to AirPods in form, but there is as a minimum one large difference – they may be touch-controlled. Users slide their finger along one facet to alter the quantity, double-tap to take calls or enhance to the following tune, and do an extended press to reject calls or spark off their smartphone's voice assistant.
TicPods Free True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds Features
Not like a few other wireless earbuds, the TicPods play back phone call audio in both ears. some of their other functions – which aren't necessarily specific to them – encompass passive noise cancellation, noise isolation (for blocking off out history sounds while the person is creating a call) and in-ear detection, which routinely pauses song while one earbud is removed from the ear.
As for battery life, these earphones come with a carry case that doubles as a charger. Mobvoi states that on their own, the TicPods Free are capable of offering up to four hours of usage off the back of a single charge, with the case capable of providing an additional 14 hours of possible power – a total of 18 hours of power. When a charge is needed, Mobvoi states a full charge can be realized in around forty minutes and fast charging is also supported, resulting in up to 85 minutes of usable power after a quick fifteen-minute charge. For those looking for an extra element of customization, the earbuds will be available in three different color options: blue, red, and white. These headphones make use of Bluetooth 4.2 to establish a connection, with this equating to an ability to maintain a connection up to fifty meters away from a connected device when used in a line-of-sight fashion.
TicPods Free True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds Price
In terms of pricing and availability, the TicPods Free are due to arrive to the market with a $129 retail price attached. However, the TicPods Free are starting their life on Indiegogo and therefore early backers have the opportunity to save significantly compared to their expected retail cost. As Mobvoi has confirmed its new earbuds are available to order for as low as $59 during the funding stage. The company has also confirmed the initial wave of pre-orders will begin shipping to early backers starting from July of this year. But if you still want more efficient then this, then the B&O Beoplay E8 Wireless Earphones is the only one that's just right, revealed at software development conferences 2017.


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Curious where the global development jobs and opportunities will be in 2016? So were we.
Earlier this year, Devex surveyed over 100 international development recruiters to find out where they expect to see the most hiring. The good news for those considering a job change is that opportunities should be plentiful. From home office to international positions, a majority of respondents predict an increase in hiring at their organizations this year.
There were a few surprising discoveries, too. Here are five trends to look out for in particular. To see all of the findings, download this free Devex guide for jobseekers.
1. Recruiting is often not a human resources function.
While 45 percent of respondents said that their recruitment team fell under HR at their organization, 44 percent reported that recruiting happens in either business development or program units instead.
What does this mean for a jobseeker? First, this indicates that many job opportunities are either for proposals — meaning they aren't real positions until they get funded —or for jobs tied directly to projects and programs, which may mean they have a defined contract length.
It also means reaching out to the human resources department of a target employer may not always be the best strategy. If you're trying to get noticed within an organization, connecting with program units or the business development team may get you closer to the hiring decision makers.
(Tip: If you see the words "anticipated" or "forthcoming" to describe a position in a job posting, or multiple organizations advertising for very similar sounding jobs, this is a good indication that the opportunity is at the proposal stage and thus conditional upon the organization winning the grant or contract before they can hire you).
Read: What it means to be staffed on a USAID proposal
2. Where to look for international job opportunities.
While the demand for hiring local nationals for projects is expected to increase, there are some countries where employers have a difficult time attracting qualified international candidates.
If you're looking for a job outside of your home country, there are some places where you may have a competitive edge. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq and Ethiopia topped the list of countries for which recruiters have the most difficult time making international hires.
Download the full report to see what other locations are in demand.
With fewer applicants and qualified candidates to choose from, focusing on opportunities in these locations could help you stand out to employers.
3. Where to consider domestic opportunities.
With local hiring on the rise, there are many countries where, if you are a citizen, you may very well be in demand by international organizations doing work there.
Some of the countries that made it into the list of top 10 locations where employers have a difficult time finding qualified national candidates include Myanmar, Haiti, Mali and Mozambique, with Afghanistan coming in first.
Read: Top resume mistakes local professionals make
4. Time to build capacity in capacity building.
By a margin of 25 percent, capacity building ranked as the number one skill for development professionals to possess in order to be competitive for jobs.
This echoes the results in the Next Generation Development Professional survey Devex conducted with the U.S. Agency for International Development and Population Services International last year, where capacity building was ranked as the second most important skill development professionals should have in the future.
Other in-demand skills include data driven and evidence based programming, impact evaluation, cross-disciplinary approaches and sustainability.
(Tip: If you have experience in capacity building, be sure to include that term on your Devex profile. It's a common search phrase recruiters use to find candidates).
5. If you're thinking of graduate school, consider the MBA.
For the second year in a row, a master's in business administration ranked second as the most in-demand graduate degree after a master's in international development. As private sector and business-oriented approaches become more mainstream in development, many employers are looking for candidates who can bring this mindset to their organizations.
Read: Why global development professionals and recruiters are on the MBA bandwagon
To find out what sectors and languages are most in demand and where salaries are heading, download the Devex guide to development recruiting in 2016.
Looking to make a career move? Visit our career center for expert advice on how to navigate your job search — all you need is a Devex Career Account to get started.


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The Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges was "chartered to explore and promote the use of information technology in the service of our liberal arts educational missions." There you have it.
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This stew is actually an easy Catalan Fish Stew… with a twist (hence its title). The first time I made this dish it was surprisingly successful (rare for most food-related things I touch). This stew is absolutely perfect for those chillier autumn nights, the warm comfort of vegetables and the chewy companion of lentils make for a perfect marriage. I highly suggest you not skip out on the rucola — the peppery flavor actually adds much-needed contrast to the stew.
(Non-Spanish) Catalan Fish Stew
Serves 4
Adapted from Food & Wine and Yumsugar
When I make this, it always turns out more like a vegetable stew than a fish stew, so feel free to adjust the vegetables to taste!
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil (just enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan)
200 grams of orange roughy fillet (or any other fish with white meat)
½ garlic clove, finely minced
1 red onion, finely chopped
4 tomatoes, finely chopped into small cubes
2 cups of yellow lentils cooked according to the packaging instruction
A handful of black pitted olives (roughly 15, depending on your hand!)
1 tablespoon of capers (optional)
A handful of Rucola (for garnish and for more veggies)
Salt and pepper to taste
Turn on your stove to high heat and pour enough oil to coat the bottom of your pan. While it is heating up (be patient, most college kitchens won't have the latest cooking technology) take your fish and cut it into small bite-sized cubes. Dry your fish with paper towels and place the pieces gently in to your pan. Don't overcrowd your pan, as you just want the fish's exterior to brown (it may stick a little to the pan, but don't worry about that). Remove the fish once it has crisp edges (it doesn't have to be cooked) and soak off the excess oil with paper towels.
Keep the heat high and add the garlic and red onion to the pan, letting the veggies fry gently in your fish-infused oil (no-fuss fancy oil!), stirring for about half a minute. Turn your heat down to low and add your tomatoes, stirring gently until the tomatoes soften. Add your lentils and continue stirring on low heat. Pour some water or fish broth in to your stew at this point if you find it too thick. Finally, throw in your fish, olives and capers and let it all simmer together on low heat for a minute. Add salt and pepper to taste.
To serve, scoop your stew into a deep dish and drizzle some olive oil and fresh ground pepper all over. Finally, balance a large handful of fresh rucola right on your stew mound. Dig in!
Stephanie is a recent adoptee of the pescetarian slow-carb diet. She also likes pretending to be Danish and eats lots of Danish Dream Cake. In her spare time, Stephanie likes to shop for her ever-expanding collection of mustard.
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- Ice Guide : Southcentral : South Anchorage : Turnagain Arm : Easy Street
Rating: WI3
Length: 20 meters
Climb a relatively short, but somewhat vertical pillar approximately 10 meters to a ledge. From the ledge another short section of ice seperates you from the top. Like many climbs along Turnagain Arm, this route can get a good amount of late day sun and is often detached from the rock during warm spells.
FA: G. McDonald & Ernie Borjon, 1981
Anchor/descent: Small alders exist at the top for rappel.
ALERT: Belayers take caution of the passing highway traffic within arms reach while climbers should be aware that falling ice and rock could easily hit the passing traffic below. Simply stated - Use common sense when climbing so as to not ruin the privilege of climbing at this location.
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Lat: 61 01.702' North
Long: 149 45.303' West
Drive Seward Highway approximately 1.8 miles south from the weigh station to a pullout on the east side (mountain side) of the highway. The route is located just before the pullout, approximately 100 feet. Park at the pullout and walk the east side of the highway to get to the base of the climb.
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peterholtz needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 30 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
Financial Performance Center
We are a cpa firm that specializes in helping business owners improve their operations while minimizing taxes, clearing red tape, and providing precious clarity of vision.
We need to design a brochure the will be three 81/2 by 11 page folder with pockets shown at this url
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I need a design i can upload to the http://www.companyfolders.com.
See files for attached words and a sketch of size of project
I am looking for an eye catching design they conveys a high level of expertise.


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On Transfiguration mountain, Peter, James, and John saw Jesus' glorified body. They also saw how their own bodies would look in Heaven. "He will give a new form to this lowly body of ours and remake it according to the pattern of His glorified body" (Phil 3:21).
Imagine Jesus' transfigured body as the pattern according to which our lowly bodies will be remade. God began renovating our bodies when He bought them at the price of His blood (1 Cor 6:20). But even though He owns us, He will not move in unless we offer our bodies as a living sacrifice (Rm 12:1).
Then the Holy Spirit will come to us and make our bodies His temple (1 Cor 6:19). Throughout life, the Spirit will do much in our bodily temples. He will set us free from enslavement to bodily desires. He will discipline our bodies and master them (1 Cor 9:27).
Finally, the Spirit will raise us from the dead and clothe mortality with immortality and corruptibility with incorruptibility (1 Cor 15:53). "He Who raised Christ from the dead will bring your mortal bodies to life also, through His Spirit dwelling in you" (Rm 8:11). Then our bodies will look like Jesus' glorified, transfigured body. Alleluia!


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It is painfully clear how I have been neglecting this blog. For many reasons I have been busy with life and all the little things that crop up and in truth thoroughly enjoying myself. There are times in this activism bit when your priorities start to shift and change to your new landscape.
Not that I am now abandoning my work as I think of it, but as it naturally happens I will probably spend less time on activism and more time just living life. Recently I volunteered at my local library, it is only two hours a week that I am there, but during the week I am also enjoying myself helping out with doing PR for the library. Obviously I love libraries and being there is just heaven for me :).
At first I felt bad about it, as if I was being lazy – neglectful, but after some reflection I have realised something truly wonderful. My own healing means I can finally take that proverbial readjustment, where I am perfectly happy and content to shift priorities without it being an issue of quitting something that is still very important to me.
I see it not as 'moving on' because that phrase is loaded and rather negative to me, I see it rather as a 'turning the page'. The previous chapters are still important and can be referred to with complete ease and familiarity but still there is now room to turn that page and open up to new opportunities, to expend time and invest energies in brand new things that bring joy and fulfilment.
A natural process of the mind healing – it is quite beautiful I must say.
Never fear to all those who need help to leave the Jehovah's Witness cult, a hearing ear or an understanding heart – I'm not going anywhere!
Here is to 'turning the page'


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Best Event: Girls trip to Austin
Best Movie: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (yah yah not a movie, still the best!)
Best Over-Played Song: Cheap Thrills was the song that never seemed to stop playing on the radio.
Best Book: Wonder
Best New-ity of 2016: M starting Kindergarten!! Two kids in full time school!Most Shocking News of 2016: Election Chaos
Events of 2016 in no particular order:
1. Gymnastics
2. Ace excelling at reading challenges
3. Happy Lungs!
4. Vegas!
5. Fun with the Sharks!
6. Winning my Fantasy Football League
7. Great Wolf Lodge with the fam
8. Military
9. 12 year anniversary in Seattle with LH
10. Epic Mad Hatter Tea Party for M


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About 300 people filled the grand stands as the U.S.A. Track and Field Championships kicked off in Sacramento today.
They were there to see the men's and women's events, which included the American record holder Michelle Carter. Carter says she has seen the Capitol venue lure both fans of track-and-field fans and non-fans who are discovering the sport.
"You can kind of get a feel for it. People -they're learning," Carter says. "I feel like maybe there are people are kind of passing by -maybe have never seen this before. It's a great thing that people can learn about the shot put and more about track and field."
Carter is a fan favorite for her skill, but also for her propensity to dye her hair bright colors and to wear brightly-colored makeup. She's the daughter of former San Francisco 49er and Olympic silver medalist, Michael Carter.
Republican State Senator Jim Nielsen put the ceremonial first shot. He was a shot-putter in college and proclaimed "track is back!" to open the championships.
The rest of the games will be held on the Sacramento State campus.


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"Problem solving in medicine is not the same as in military" or so the thinking goes. Of course, there are obvious differences and these differences call for specialized training. But there are also common denominators, and it's to your benefit to recognize when you can borrow ideas from other disciplines.
Refrain from defining your problems too narrowly
Domenico Grasso, the provost of the University of Delaware, uses the story of how the city of Stockholm addressed its traffic congestion to make a compelling case for not framing problems too narrowly. Stockholm spans 14 islands and relies on 57 bridges to connect them. When it faced high congestion ten years ago, administrators considered solutions. Framing the problem traditionally—i.e., enlisting engineers trained to think in engineering ways—would probably have resulted in a traditional solution: building another bridge. Instead, the city framed the problem on a larger topic, that of capacity.
Indeed, congestion can be solved by increasing supply or reducing demand. So they implemented a "tax and drive" system with transponders installed in the users' cars that charged more at rush hour. Within four weeks, the system removed 100,000 vehicles at rush hours and reduced travel times. This came at a fraction of the time or cost needed for a traditional engineering solution.
The take away is that you may be an engineer by training, which means that you've been trained to use engineering tools to solve engineering problems. But it doesn't mean that you should see all problems as engineering problems. In fact, you should cultivate the horizontal bar of your t-shaped training so that it is broad enough to enable you to borrow from other fields.
Borrow ideas from other disciplines to boost your innovation
In universities, it is common for professors to favor approaches that are specific to their disciplines. There is no problem with that as long as this doesn't translate to students learning only approaches specific to their disciplines as, indeed, you may benefit from borrowing from other ones.
Consider two examples of practices that were learned from other disciplines: checklists first appeared in airplane cockpits and are now being increasingly used in operating rooms. Despite strong initial resistance by surgeons, their adoption has led to significant reductions in post-operational complications (see Gawande).
Similarly, medical practices are also adopted by other disciplines: the rise in the 1990s of evidence-based medicine—the reliance on evidence from well-designed and conducted research to guide decision making—has helped create a practice of evidence-based management in the last decade (see Pfeffer, Rousseau).
Some organizations are now actively encouraging their constituents to borrow ideas from other fields. The Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world, is now fostering collaboration between the healthcare, oil & gas, and aerospace industries to boost innovation. They call it "the other guy's toolbox" (see Orlando). Far from suffering from the "not invented here" syndrome, they push in the other direction:
"The idea is to stop thinking within the constraints of your protected field and start communicating," said Alan B. Lumsden, M.D., medical director of Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center.
Embrace that medical and military problem solving have similarities
As for medical problem-solving being necessarily different than military one, there is evidence of the contrary in Duncker's radiation problem (see Duncker, Bassok). The problem reads as such: how can we use rays to destroy a patient's stomach tumor without harming the neighboring healthy tissues?
One solution is to use multiple low-intensity rays from different sources around the patient that converge on the tumor. As it happens, students who read a military analogy (attacking a fortress in a countryside protected by minefields that let small groups of men through but not an entire army) are significantly better at finding the solution (see Gick).
So perhaps it is worth it letting go of artificial silos when they don't make sense and borrow ideas from other disciplines?
Stockholm's congestion:
Eliasson, J., et al. (2009). "The Stockholm congestion–charging trial 2006: Overview of effects." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 43(3): 240-250.
Eliasson, J. (2009). "A cost–benefit analysis of the Stockholm congestion charging system." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 43(4): 468-480.
Grasso, D. and D. Martinelli (2010). Holistic engineering. Holistic Engineering Education. D. Grasso and M. Brown Burkins, Springer: 11-15.
Grasso, D. and D. Martinelli (2007). Holistic Engineering. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Stealing from other domains:
Gawande, A. (2009). The Checklist Manifesto. New York, Picador.
Orlando, A. (2015). The other guy's toolkit. Texas Medical Center News. Houston.
Evidence-based practice:
Pfeffer, J. and R. I. Sutton (2006). "Evidence-based management." Harvard business review 84(1): 62.
Pfeffer, J. and R. I. Sutton (2006). Hard facts, dangerous half-truths, and total nonsense: Profiting from evidence-based management, Harvard Business Press.
Pfeffer, J. and R. I. Sutton (2007). "Suppose We Took Evidence-Based Management Seriously: Implications for Reading and Writing Management." Academy of Management Learning & Education 6(1): 153-155.
Rousseau, D. M. (2006). "Is there such a thing as "evidence-based management"?" Academy of Management Review 31(2): 256-269.
Rousseau, D. M. (2012). The Oxford handbook of evidence-based management. New York.
Radiation problem:
Bassok, M. and L. R. Novick (2012). Problem solving. The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning. K. J. Holyoak and R. G. Morrison. New York, Oxford University Press: 413-432.
Duncker, K. and L. S. Lees (1945). "On problem-solving." Psychological monographs 58(5): i.
Gick, M. L. and K. J. Holyoak (1980). "Analogical problem solving." Cognitive psychology 12(3): 306-355.


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Methylcobalamin B12 injection at Seattle Naturopathic Center
Some of the disorders that may be preventable or treatable with this natural vitamin therapy, called methylcobalamin, include chronic fatigue syndrome, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathies, Alzheimer's disease, muscular dystrophy and neurological aging.
The most common form of vitamin B12 is called cyanocobalamin. However, over the last ten years, a number of central peripheral neurological diseases have been linked to a deficiency of a very specific cobalamin, the methylcobalamin form, that is required to protect against neurological disease and aging. The liver converts a small amount of cyanocobalamin into methylcobalamin within the body, but larger amounts of methylcobalamin are necessary to correct neurological defects and protect against aging.
Few substances have been shown to regenerate nerves in humans with peripheral neruopathies. However, a study in the Journal of Neurological Science postulated that methylcobalamin could increase protein synthesis and help regenerate nerves. The scientists showed that very high doses of methylcobalamin produce nerve regeneration in laboratory rats. The scientists stated that ultra-high doses of methylcobalamin might be of clinical use for patients with peripheral neuropathies.


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Just yesterday, we heard that there were possible marketing materials possibly being sent out to select T-Mobile locations that were unable to receive shipments of the LG Nexus 4. This could be good news because today the 16 GB Nexus 4 has become unavailable on the Google Play store. It was only a matter of time right?
Before it sold out, it was at an 8-9 week shipping estimation. Many are hoping that Google will get in shipments a lot sooner then this estimation since February is a ways out yet, and I'm sure many purchased the LG Nexus 4 for Christmas either for themselves or significant others.
Again, if you are one who is absolutely certain that you must have a LG Nexus 4 before this estimation date T-Mobile is possibly in the works of receiving shipments soon. Keep your eyes peeled for any news regarding it, because once the news hits, the inventory will sell out fast once it becomes available.
This brings me to the next point. Why is Google having so many issues with getting this device into the hands of Android loving consumers? We all believe they should have anticipated the huge demand because let's face it, no matter what, it's the Nexus flagship device and things like the fully encasing the device in glass and no LTE has not stopped people from doing everything they could to switch to carriers that would support the Nexus 4 just so they could have it.
The Nexus 4 is also carrying the latest version of Android 4.2.1, which is another big reason that many want the device. It's new, and needs to be explored who wouldn't want it? Well, I can say from personal experience I was not one who rushed out to the stores, or the Google Play store to get it. However, if I was presented with one, or happen to win one I would have to say it would be my lucky day.
Do we have any followers who are stilling waiting to have the opportunity to buy a LG Nexus 4? How does Google's handling of this flagship device make you feel? I hope Google is taking good notes for the next Google Nexus flagship because it would seem no matter the negative aspects of the device, it's going to be a very high demand device.
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Oprah & Rose Byrne at the Premiere of HBO's 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'
HBO's new movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks premiered at the SVA Theater in New York City Tuesday night. The movie is an adaptation of Rebecca Skloot's book of the same name.
Rose Byrne plays Skloot and Oprah Winfrey plays the daughter of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells were unethically harvested and experimented, resulting in breakthroughs in cures for polio, Parkinson's disease and leukemia.
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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State outlasted SIUE men's basketball 73-65 Saturday, sending the Cougars to their third consecutive loss.
The Cougars are 5-12 overall and 0-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Morehead State has won three of its last four games and is 6-10 overall and 2-1 in the OVC.
SIUE opened an early lead and stretched the advantage to nine (16-7) after a free throw by Carlos Anderson with 13:31 to play in the half. The Eagles then went on a 12-1 run to take a 19-17 lead.
"We started turning the ball over, they made a little run at us," SIUE Head Coach Jon Harris said.
After trading leads several more times, SIUE scored the final six points of the half and carried a 36-31 lead into halftime. The Cougars shot 50 percent (12-24) from the field in the half.
SIUE extended its lead to 37-31 on a Jalen Henry free throw just 30 seconds into the second period, but Morehead State had another double-digit run in it. A three-pointer from Xavier Moon with 17:31 to play capped a 10-point run which put MSU in the lead for good. The Cougars never got any closer than two points the rest of the game.
For the game, SIUE was 20-50 (40 percent) from the field after hitting just 8 of 26 shots in the second half. The Cougars were 21-33 at the free thow line and turned the ball over 22 times leading to 19 points for Morehead State.
"You can't turn the ball over 20-plus times on the road and expect to win a game," Harris said. "We need to slow ourselves down on our free throws and we have to have better ball control."
Burak Eslik scored 20 points to lead the way offensively. He 7-14 from the field and hit two three-pointers. Henry scored 18 points. He was 7-12 and also hit two three-pointers.
The Cougars outrebounded the Eagles 39-27. SIUE limited Morehead State to just six second-chance points.
"Our guys battled," Harris said of the rebounding edge. "Morehead is a tremendous rebounding team. We held them to six offensive rebounds and they are averaging almost 15 a game."
Moon and Jordan Walker each scored 16 points to lead Morehead State. The Eagles shot 49 percent (27-55) from the field for the game.
"We still gave up too many points in the paint," Harris said. "We did a better job, but we still have to continue to grow in that area."
The Cougars return home for a pair of OVC games Thursday and Saturday.
"We'll come back and hit it hard Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday," Harris said. "We have to clean up our turnovers. Guys have to get in the gym and shoot their free throws. We have good offensive players; good free throw shooters. We're just not making them right now."
Austin Peay comes to Vadalabene Center for an 8 p.m. contest Thursday. The game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.


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The processes running on your Mac or Windows PC may sometimes become unresponsive due to Operating System(OS) issues or conflict with other processes. Usually, the Operating System kills the unresponsive process and restarts the same automatically without user intervention.
However, there might be instances when the OS fails to kill the process when it wrongly identifies the process as being in use. This process stays in the memory and unexpected issues might occur when we are trying to run the process again.
In such cases, we need to kill the processes manually and restart them.
While Testsigma creates a browser session, it invokes the webbrowserd (Web browser daemon process) for communicating with Safari browser.
Rarely, the webbrowserd process or safari web browser process might have become unresponsive due to conflict with other processes as we discussed earlier. This may lead to Browser Initiation error as given below:
Exception in initiating a browser session in path:, The driver server has unexpectedly died!
Exception in initiating a browser session in path:, Could not create a session: The session timed out while connecting to a Safari instance.
Exception in initiating a browser session in path:, Could not create a session: The Safari instance is already paired with another WebDriver session.
In all the above cases, we need to stop the Execution, kill the safari and webdriver processes manually to fix the error.
It is fairly easy to do this on your Mac. We need to do only three steps as follows:
1. Open the Terminal App
2. Type the following command and press Enter.
launchctl list | grep webdriverd
This command is used to show the daemons or agents running on your Mac. The grep command filters the list to processes whose name contains the "webdriverd" string.
3. We will get the following output. Note down the first integer part which is the process ID (PID).
53970 0 com.apple.webdriverd
Note: The PID might vary for each instance.
3. Type the following command and replace the <PID> with the output of the previous command.
sudo kill <PID>
This process will kill the unresponsive Webdriver daemon. Now we can restart the execution without any issues.


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Key Concepts
A game is any situation in which players (the participants) make strategic decisions—i.e., decisions that take into account each other's actions and responses.
Payoffs are the value associated with a possible outcome.
A strategy is a rule or plan of action for playing the game.
Optimal strategy is the strategy that maximises a player's expected payoff.
Cooperative game is a game in which participants can negotiate binding contracts that allow them to plan joint strategies.
Non-cooperative game is the game in which negotiation and enforcement of binding contracts are not possible.
An example of a cooperative game is the bargaining between a buyer and a seller over the price of a rug. If the rug costs $100 to produce and the buyer values the rug at $200, a cooperative solution to the game is possible: An agreement to sell the rug at any price between $101 and $199 will maximise the sum of the buyer's consumer surplus and the seller's profit, while making both parties better off.
An example of a non-cooperative game is a situation in which two competing firms take each other's likely behaviour into account when independently setting their prices. Each firm knows that by undercutting its competitor, it can capture more market share. But it also knows that in doing so, it risks setting off a price war. Another non-cooperative game is the auction mentioned above: Each bidder must take the likely behaviour of the other bidders into account when determining an optimal bidding strategy.
Dominant Strategies
Dominant strategy is the strategy that is optimal no matter what an opponent does.
The following example illustrates this in a duopoly setting. Suppose Firms A and B sell competing products and are deciding whether to undertake advertising campaigns. Each firm will be affected by its competitor's decision. The possible outcomes of the game are illustrated by the payoff matrix in Table below. Observe that if both firms advertise, Firm A will earn a profit of 10 and Firm B a profit of 5. If Firm A advertises and Firm B does not, Firm A will earn 15 and Firm B zero. The table also shows the outcomes for the other two possibilities.
What strategy should each firm choose? First consider Firm A. It should clearly advertise because no matter what firm B does, Firm A does best by advertising. If Firm B advertises, A earns a profit of 10 if it advertises but only 6 if it doesn't. If B does not advertise, A earns 15 if it advertises but only 10 if it doesn't. Thus advertising is a dominant strategy for Firm A. The same is true for Firm B: No matter what firm A does, Firm B does best by advertising. Therefore, assuming that both firms are rational, we know that the outcome for this game is that both firms will advertise. This outcome is easy to determine because both firms have dominant strategies. When every player has a dominant strategy, we call the outcome of the game an equilibrium in dominant strategies.
Unfortunately, not every game has a dominant strategy for each player. To see this, let's change our advertising example slightly. The payoff matrix in Table 13.2 is the same as in Table 13.1 except for the bottom right-hand corner—if neither firm advertises, Firm B will again earn a profit of 2, but Firm A will earn a profit of 20. (Perhaps Firm A's ads are expensive and largely designed to refute Firm B's claims, so by not advertising, Firm A can reduce its expenses considerably.)
Now Firm A has no dominant strategy. Its optimal decision depends on what Firm B does. If Firm B advertises, Firm A does best by advertising; but if Firm B does not advertise, Firm A also does best by not advertising. Now suppose both firms must make their decisions at the same time. What should Firm A do?
To answer this, Firm A must put itself in Firm B's shoes. What decision is best from Firm B's point of view, and what is Firm B likely to do? The answer is clear: Firm B has a dominant strategy—advertise, no matter what Firm A does. (If Firm A advertises, B earns 5 by advertising and 0 by not advertising; if A doesn't advertise, B earns 8 if it advertises and 2 if it doesn't.) Therefore, Firm A can conclude that Firm B will advertise. This means that Firm A should advertise (and thereby earn 10 instead of 6). The logical outcome of the game is that both firms will advertise because Firm A is doing the best it can, given Firm B's decision; and Firm B is doing the best it can, given Firm A's decision.
Nash equilibrium
Nash equilibrium is a set of strategies (or actions) such that each player is doing the best it can, given the actions of its opponents. Because each player has no incentive to deviate from its Nash strategy, the strategies are stable.
Dominant Strategies: I'm doing the best I can no matter what you do. You're doing the best you can no matter what I do.
Nash Equilibrium: I'm doing the best I can, given what you are doing. You're doing the best you can, given what I am doing.
Note: that a dominant strategy equilibrium is a special case of a Nash equilibrium.
In the advertising game of Table 13.2, there is a single Nash equilibrium—both firms advertise. In general, a game need not have a single Nash equilibrium. Sometimes there is no Nash equilibrium, and sometimes there are several (i.e., several sets of strategies are stable and self-enforcing). A few more examples will help to clarify this.
The Product choice Problem
Consider the following "product choice" problem. Two breakfast cereal companies face a market in which two new variations of cereal can be successfully introduced—provided that each variation is introduced by only one firm. There is a market for a new "crispy" cereal and a market for a new "sweet" cereal, but each firm has the resources to introduce only one new product. The payoff matrix for the two firms might look like the one in Table 13.3.
In this game, each firm is indifferent about which product it produces—so long as it does not introduce the same product as its competitor. If coordination were possible, the firms would probably agree to divide the market. But what if the firms must behave non-cooperatively? Suppose that somehow—perhaps through a news release—Firm 1 indicates that it is about to introduce the sweet cereal, and that Firm 2 (after hearing this) announces its plan to introduce the crispy one. Given the action that it believes its opponent to be taking, neither firm has an incentive to deviate from its proposed action. If it takes the proposed action, its payoff is 10, but if it deviates—and its opponent's action remains unchanged—its payoff will be –5. Therefore, the strategy set given by the bottom left-hand corner of the payoff matrix is stable and constitutes a Nash equilibrium: Given the strategy of its opponent, each firm is doing the best it can and has no incentive to deviate.
Note that the upper right-hand corner of the payoff matrix is also a Nash equilibrium, which might occur if Firm 1 indicated that it was about to produce the crispy cereal. Each Nash equilibrium is stable because once the strategies are chosen, no player will unilaterally deviate from them. However, without more information, we have no way of knowing which equilibrium (crispy/sweet vs. sweet/crispy) is likely to result—or if either will result. Of course, both firms have a strong incentive to reach one of the two Nash equilibria—if they both introduce the same type of cereal, they will both lose money. The fact that the two firms are not allowed to collude does not mean that they will not reach a Nash equilibrium. As an industry develops, understandings often evolve as firms "signal" each other about the paths the industry is to take.
Maximin Strategies
The concept of a Nash equilibrium relies heavily on individual rationality. Each player's choice of strategy depends not only on its own rationality, but also on the rationality of its opponent. This can be a limitation, as the example in Table 13.4 shows.
In this game, two firms compete in selling file-encryption software. Because both firms use the same encryption standard, files encrypted by one firm's software can be read by the other's—an advantage for consumers. Nonetheless, Firm 1 has a much larger market share. (It entered the market earlier and its software has a better user interface.) Both firms are now considering an investment in a new encryption standard.
Note that investing is a dominant strategy for Firm 2 because by doing so it will do better regardless of what Firm 1 does. Thus Firm 1 should expect Firm 2 to invest. In this case, Firm 1 would also do better by investing (and earning $20 million) than by not investing (and losing $10 million). Clearly the outcome (invest, invest) is a Nash equilibrium for this game, and you can verify that it is the only Nash equilibrium. But note that Firm 1's managers had better be sure that Firm 2's managers understand the game and are rational. If Firm 2 should happen to make a mistake and fail to invest, it would be extremely costly to Firm 1. (Consumer confusion over incompatible standards would arise, and Firm 1, with its dominant market share, would lose $100 million.)
If you were Firm 1, what would you do? If you tend to be cautious—and if you are concerned that the managers of Firm 2 might not be fully informed or rational—you might choose to play "don't invest." In that case, the worst that can happen is that you will lose $10 million; you no longer have a chance of los- ing $100 million. This strategy is called a maximin strategy because it maximizes the minimum gain that can be earned. If both firms used maximin strategies, the outcome would be that Firm 1 does not invest and Firm 2 does. A maximin strategy is conservative, but it is not profit-maximizing. (Firm 1, for example, loses $10 million rather than earning $20 million.) Note that if Firm 1 knew for certain that Firm 2 was using a maximin strategy, it would prefer to invest (and earn $20 million) instead of following its own maximin strategy of not investing.
If Firm 1 is unsure about what Firm 2 will do but can assign probabilities to each feasible action for Firm 2, it could instead use a strategy that maximizes its expected payoff. Suppose, for example, that Firm 1 thinks that there is only a 10-percent chance that Firm 2 will not invest. In that case, Firm 1's expected payoff from investing is (.1)( 100) + (.9)(20) = $8 million. Its expected payoff if it doesn't invest is (.1)(0) + (.9)( 10) = $9 million. In this case, Firm 1 should invest.
On the other hand, suppose Firm 1 thinks that the probability that Firm 2 will not invest is 30 percent. Then Firm 1's expected payoff from investing is (.3)(100)+(.7)(20) = $16 million, while its expected payoff from not investing is (.3)(0) + (.7)(10) = $7 million. Thus Firm 1 will choose not to invest.
You can see that Firm 1's strategy depends critically on its assessment of the probabilities of different actions by Firm 2. Determining these probabilities may seem like a tall order. However, firms often face uncertainty (over market conditions, future costs, and the behaviour of competitors), and must make the best decisions they can based on probability assessments and expected values.


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Hi everyone,
I'm starting this thread first to lay out in Stan Meyer's own words what his process is and how nitrogen is the key to making his water fuel.
If you believe contrary - DO NOT POST HERE - go start another thread and discuss resonant circuits, etc... this thread is to explain the very key that makes a real fuel that can be used in an engine.
So many people are fixated on the water cells, but only a very small handful of people are paying attention to his earlier work that reveals his secret.
First of all, this all comes down to burning the water gas. But as most of us know, a "HHO" gas from a common ducted water cell will just give you a quick pop and you cannot sustain a flame. I'm not talking about a pressurized Brown's Gas torch flame, I'm talking about a slower and cooler burning flame that allows you to get the thermal energy from the water fuel. Stan Meyer was very, very clear about this throughout his work over the entire course of time that he was involved in this research and development.
He said that to control the burn rate of the water fuel, you have to mix non-combustible gases with it. That includes non-combustible gases from 1) the water has 17%+ dissolved gases according to him, 2) from the ambient air going into the intake, and 3) from the exhaust gases recycling back to mix with the water gas - of course that exhaust gas will contain non-combustible gases from sources 1 & 2.
I had a special interest in nitrogen from some other technologies so that was in the back of my mind as being a possibility and that dealt mostly with allotropic or active nitrogen. That is essentially ionized nitrogen atoms that are heavily positively charged. It was brought to my attention a few years ago that NITROGEN was the non-combustible gas that Meyer was talking about specifically. The nitrogen alarm went off, I re-looked at Stan Meyer's work, and there it was plain as day - NITROGEN indeed IS the non-combustible gas that Meyer was referring to. It certainly wasn't the 1% trace gases that some "experts" are claiming.
When plain HHO is ignited, it detonates instead of actually giving any real thermal combustion. The atoms and molecules just combine instantly to form a water molecule and there was a shrinkage in the volume that the gasses occupied. HHO is a mixture of about a dozen hydrogen based molecules and atoms and oxygen based molecules and atoms. It is not just a re-arranged water molecule. It works wonders as a torch flame and as a fuel supplement, but for fuel supplementation, the real benefit is coming form the reactive oxygen molecules stripping electrons from the hydrocarbon molecules breaking them into smaller pieces. That give you more BTU's our of the same amount of fuel that was put into the combustion chamber. This is the model that makes sense to me anyway and in any case, it is not the exact subject of this thread.
The water is always touted as being such a wonderful byproduct - BUT, what if... that is actually what robs you of the energy that is lying right there in the hydrogen and you only get a little teaser from it.
With electrolysis, nitrogen gases in the water also split to create atomic nitrogen. Nitrogen is normally very difficult to split and it has a triple electron bond - the strongest normal bond in nature. But when you do strip those electrons away, you can have a nitrogen atom that is +3 charge - it is a very strong vacuum cleaner for anything negatively charged such as some of the HHO molecules and atoms that happen to be negatively charged. Things seem to happen easier when done in water or with water. Sir Humphrey Davy said in 1807 that electrolytic hydrogen will bind with nitrogen in the presence of water when normal hydrogen will not!
Now when we dilute the HHO gases with nitrogen, much of this nitrogen is ionized through the combustion and electrolysis processes. When there is atomic nitrogen, the hydrogen can attach to it creating traces of ammonia (NH3), some oxygen can bond creating traces of nitrous oxide (N2O) and other molecules. Each molecule of this is one less water molecule that forms and you were able to get more thermal energy out of the same amount of water gas that if you didn't have the nitrogen dilution. This allows the water fuel (with nitrogen) to burn slower and cooler - you get the thermal energy out of it - real combustion and not a quick Brown's Gas pop.
The slow burning flames from water are the foundation of Stan Meyer's work - this is his logo. It all started with this. That is not Brown's Gas torch flames rising from the water, those are slow burning "candle flames", which is what you want for a sole fuel for an engine and not just a supplement. It's been in front of everybody's eyes since the beginning. As the only fuel, and to get enough combustion so that the engine can give enough power to turn a generator to create enough electricity to make enough fuel, this process is what is required according to Stan Meyer. This idea is embodied in every single part of his work with water fuel.
(Stan Meyer's Logo)
Stanley Meyer says word for word: "the velocity of hydrogen is so great that the hydrogen ensuing from a nozzle will not under ordinary circumstances sustain a flame. Therefore, to sustain a flame at a nozzle attached to a hydrogen generator the burning velocity of the hydrogen gas must be reduced. "
This is where it starts when it comes to understanding what Stan Meyer was up to - "...the burning velocity of the hydrogen gas must be reduced."
- and other non-volatile gasses such as oxygen and nitrogen. The hydrogen gas with the attendant non-volatile gasses in a controlled ratio are fed via a line to a controlled air intake system. The combined hydrogen, non-volatile gasses, and the air after intermixing are fed to a combustion chamber wherein the mixture is ignited. The exhaust gasses of the combustion chamber are returned in a closed loop arrangement to the mixing chamber for the mixture of volatile as the non-combustible gasses.
- [0006] More specifically, the generated hydrogen gas is fed to a gas mixing chamber, wherein the hydrogen gas is inter- mixed with non-combustible gasses. The mixture is fed to a carburator (air intake mixture) system.
- [0007] The gas mixture is'fed through nozzle to chamber in a jet spray. Valve or gate controls the amount of air intake to the jet spray. The gasses combine with the air to form a gas mixture of hydrogen, non-volatile gas, and oxygen. The mixture now combustible, but not volatile, is entered into a combustion chamber"
Meyer defines non-volatile NITROGEN as a non-volatile gas.
He also defines the non-volatile gases as being synonymous with using the term non-combustible gases.
The gases combine with AIR to form a gas mixture of hydrogen, non-volatile gas (NITROGEN) and oxygen. The mixture now combustible, but NOT VOLATILE, is not entered into the combustion chamber.
Plain water gas from the cell is EXTREMELY VOLATILE. That is just the way the so-called HHO gas is. It becomes NON-VOLATILE by blending it with NITROGEN! And THAT is the key to how he ran an engine on water, air and electricity. He wasn't making big amounts of gas. He started off with common flat plated electrolysis cells with pulsed DC. No VIC and all the resonance business. That all came after and is NOT foundational to the real foundation of Stan Meyer's technology. the real foundation is a simple pulsed dc electrolysis cell gas production is diluted with NITROGEN. Without the nitrogen, the water gas is very volatile and is not in the preferred combustible state that is needed for an engine. And you can take a look at adding a magnetic coil around the pipes as well as applying a vacuum to the cell, but this is the basic concept.
Look at this nozzle...
You can see the HHO from the bottom blends with ambient air and then it gets burned. The exhaust from the flame goes to the environment and some is recaptured to go dilute the hho and ambient air mix to be reburned.


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Determining Your Portuguese Water Dog Puppy's Health
Before you bring a Portuguese Water Dog puppy into your household, you need to take a close look at the dog's vaccination records, test results for genetic disorders, and visual signs of the pup's good health.
Select a veterinarian before you choose a puppy. Your vet may provide insight into Portuguese Water Dogs. After you pick out your puppy, the breeder you select should supply records of any shots the dog has received. As part of the puppy's physical exam, your vet will discuss what further vaccinations your pet needs.
When you work with a Portuguese Water Dog breeder, you'll probably meet several puppies that are available for purchase. Look for these signs that a young dog is healthy:
Clear, bright eyes, with no discharge
A nose free of discharge; neither hot nor dry to the touch
A healthy coat; no bald spots
Ears clean and free of odor
Starting with a healthy puppy is important. Portuguese Water Dog breeders who are members of the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America are required to have their puppies tested for specific diseases that may be hereditary in the breed.
Before you buy your puppy, ask the breeder for written test the test results for the following genetic disorders:
Dysplasia in hips and elbows. Portuguese Water Dog breeders test sires and dams for abnormal development of certain joints, particularly the hips.
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA). Portuguese Water Dog breeders have all puppies tested by a veterinary ophthalmologist. They check to make sure they are free of Progressive Retinal Atrophy, which can result in blindness.
Juvenile Dilated Cardiomyopathy, or ( JDCM). A puppy's parents can be tested for the recessive gene that both must carry to produce JDCM, a condition that causes sudden death in puppies between the ages of 5 weeks to 7 months of age. Both parents must carry this recessive gene for it to affect a puppy. Ask the breeder if the parents have been tested.
GM1 Storage Disease, or GM1. Responsible breeders test their dogs and will not breed dogs that carry the genetic marker for this fatal disease. GM1 is a recessive, genetic disorder that is caused by a lack of a specific enzyme that allows the build up of toxic substances in the nerve cells.


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I would not buy another HP product. I've used HP products in both a professional setting, and personal setting. I had a desktop too.. At home, I've had three different HP laptops, and a printer. All laptops had a discernable hardware error occur after barely a year. Two of which were LCD or screen related. I don't find it much of a coincidence that 3 months after my warranty expires on two laptops, both their screen go out. Called HP, wanted $300 apiece. The other, my dv7 has an issue with heat disbursement. The laptop runs scalding hot, and I've managed to burn myself on the VGA output a few times. I've installed new drivers as soon as they're available, have power settings down, even reimaged the PC and no luck. All I do is web browsing. Not only that, but it seems to lag quite a bit on anything that requires processing or access the HD. I've ran Memtest, spinrite and the like and can't pinpoint an issue. The desktop I had runs like a tank, as I bought it in 2001. With little to no upkeep it still runs XP, although not very well, but I can't fault it at this point. My home printer has had issues since the day I bought it. The features are nice, but all too often it destroys paper. I hate wirelessly printing, then walking to the opposite site of the house, on another floor even to find that Windows saw it print okay, but the printer destroyed the paper. Ink is easy to change, even my parents are capable of doing that, so that's something. The wireless printing is the biggest feature I was looking for, and it does it when it doesn't encounter a hardware error (I tried all the troubleshooting steps that I've tried in our enterprise network at work, i.e. cleaning heads, rollers, etc. and none of it impacts the crunching of the paper.) The scan to PC feature doesn't and has never worked, I've always had to use a SD card. I spent a few hours trying to troubleshoot it (something about LCD list) and it didn't budge, so I gave up. I would consider giving HP another shop with their subscription ink service, but that's the only additional money they'll get from me, and I fear a hardware issue is inevitable. The printer software is very bloated and intrusive as well, not a fan of it. I prefer a lightweight driver install, with a lightweight scan client. Installing the driver comes with the 'HP Print Center' and with it ads to buy ink, toner, new printers and the like. Hopefully they've changed this. At work we had used HP 8000's and 8100's for color prints in place of purchasing a copy color, as we already had b/w copiers. The 8000's encountered far more errors than even my printer at home (I'll give that that's likely due to a higher load.) Paper jams, ink exploding, ink leaking, streaks on paper, software side issues with the printer. So on. The ink was easy enough for technologically inept to change it as well. HP did have a few resources that made troubleshooting the majority of the issues fixable by pressing random assortments of buttons on the printer. When one broke, HP was often difficult to contact about it, and offered little-to-no help. All the support was outsourced (even with my personal laptops) and they put more effort toward upselling. (i.e. I can give you a 31% discount on this and we promise it doesn't have that issue.) When we finally did get something replaced, it was refurbs and often had the same issues. They discontinued the 8000's and then made a big stink about getting them replaced and trying to charge us for 8100's. Not the best business practices. Aside from the hardware errors, HP does seem to be moving forward. They've radically improved their support website and resources in the past few years, making it almost navigable. I imagine the support they provide is still outsourced. Probably the biggest improvement they made was back with my first laptop, to access any support, even drivers, needed obscure items from the laptop that I recall being difficult to decipher exactly what codes or items they were looking for. Now you can access the driver page without all of that work, but I'm not sure about the rest of the support process. I also noticed that they are blatantly missing some drivers for at least my dv7, I can only assume that they might be missing other drivers. Even with my service tag and model number, I had to download the driver from a third party site after exercising my Google-fu.
havnt trusted hp printers since early 2000. their laptops begin having issues well within the first year. their servers are ok i suppouse, nothing special. and their model tracking is the worst i have ever seen. although i will admit that recently their desktops have gotten better in quality, but i would still never deploy their equipment in my enviornment.
Dont ever try and ring this company up on its 14million numbers because it will take you ages pressing 1,2,3 finally getting to the correct department who then say redial this number. The company its self is really good hardware is always top notch but support really falls short of good. Calling up the company and reporting a problem takes time so try allocating at least an hour before calling. Once you get through to the correct department you are handled in the same way as everyone else even though you know whats wrong, if it is a hardware failure there 'protocols' mean you get a standard format replacement that usally means refurbished equipment. If you end up having issue with print heads going wrong due to the hardware of the printer then you wont get a replacement and out of hp solution "Go out and buy some new ones" Poor customer services makes this company get 2 stars.
Just had an hour long arguement with HP as they believe its our fault that their printer damaged our printheads and toner, so they refuse to send us new ones. This brand new printer was only two weeks old... with everything covered by warrinty (spelling is bad i know but oh well) They have got some good equipment however, there customer support isn't as good as their products


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For a dear friend who asked me what I learned after a long recovery from anorexia
and for all of us —
I found that,
without a doubt,
who I am
is more than
this human body
and mind.
I know this,
not because I studied
with enlightened beings,
even though I did.
I know this because
I lived it.
That is the power
and tender treasure
in this human journey,
especially those
that involve
deep healing.
I found this human
being to be a part
of me
with many parts
of its own,
some that are beautiful
and easy to love
and some that are
more difficult.
I found my greatest
healing in holding,
honoring and letting go.
I found this was a natural
I found the core
of who I am
is Love.
I found this Love
naturally reveals
just enough information
in each moment.
I found my symptoms
and outer triggers
to be, in fact,
pieces of information
along this sacred journey.
I came to see
this life
wasn't just about
healing symptoms
and reaching goals.
It was about the journey
And I began to remember
just how sacred
life is.
I began to see
myself as connected
to all of it.
I found I was
connected in each moment
to a higher self
and to the whole.
There was no need
to search outside
of me
for that connection.
There was no need
to try so hard
to manifest much.
Whispers of
pure spirit,
and the connection
found in a handful
of deep friendships
were more satisfying
than anything else.
I found joy
in being in a creative,
sacred space
with others
and my Self —
that silent space
of Love.
This is interesting to note. This is the spiritual root of anorexia according to Louise Hay. The very first healer I met gave me her book.
ANOREXIA: Denying the self and life. Extreme fear of rejection.
Affirmation: It is safe for me. I am wonderful just as I am. I choose joy and self-acceptance.