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Russian Federation (1991 - )
note that Novorossiya (click for more) is an independent and sovereign nation which is not a part of Russian Federation
Russian Federation has twenty-two autonomous republics .
Republic of Adygea
Altai Republic
Republic of Bashkortostan
Republic of Buryatia
Chechen Republic
Chuvash Republic
Republic of Crimea
Dagestan Republic
Republic of Ingushetia
Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Republic of Kalmykia
Karachay-Cherkessia Republic
Republic of Karelia
Republic of Khakassia
Komi Republic
Mari El Republic
Republic of Mordovia
Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
Republic of Sakha
Republic of Tatarstan
Tuva Republic
Republic of Udmurt
Russian Federation has three city of federal importance .
Moscow (the capital)
Saint-Petersburg (Leningrad)
Russian Federation has several oblasts .
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast (Kuzbass)
this page is under construction
Russian Federation has an autonomous oblast .
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
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A few weeks back I attended a funeral for a white man, a husband, father of four, who was brutally murdered by a black man. A white man, one of the grieving, took his 5 minutes intended to honor the departed, and used it to preach the gospel of American politics. He stood up there in front of God and everyone, making sweeping, racial statements, maligning the black community and urging us all in our moment of grief, to look towards a presidential candidate for our hope. My lips pursed with disgust and my mouth went sour as he spoke. A cavern of sadness opened up in me that I haven't quite been about to sew shut.
I lift my eyes up to the hills. From where does my help come?
Moments after that man used his 5 minutes to sideswipe African Americans with his words, a black man, a street preacher and friend of the deceased, stood up and offered the grace of his own testimony about the departed, telling us how the white man, whose life had admittedly been stolen by a black man, was the kindest person he knew. I sat there with tears bulging behind my lids, mouth agape at the divide one man cut while another came quickly and filled the ugly tear with grace. With gentleness. With love.
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
I thought I'd put this behind me but sitting here now, I see I have not moved past this. I have not been able to let it go. The additional tragedy's of recent weeks have only been added to this wound, and what started as a gash has suddenly become something much more toxic, something gross and festering. It's felt awfully dark in here. I've been desperately looking for the light.
Late last night I shared this image I captured on the 4th of July, calling it "looking for the light". I also called it, "deep breaths". Indeed, I've needed both breath and light.
I asked for people, for you, to leave me a verse or scripture that is keeping you afloat these days, because I can't be the only one whose drowning in a sea of hard news stories, and one of the most hideous election seasons of my lifetime. Tell me I am not alone in these steady swells of grief and immense disappointment.
I know I'm not alone, because after just 5 minutes scrolling through my Facebook feed, or my email, I see a steady stream of feelings and reactions to the state of the world and there's a good many of us walking around, with our hearts hanging out, our veins bulging, and our eyes graying with the weight of a sadness we were not meant to carry.
He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
This week I've felt like I've been walking around beneath the smothering weight of a blanket. It's been difficult to breathe, hard to see, exhausting to keep going without the circulation of fresh air. "Take it off", I want to scream, but the blanket isn't real, and there's nothing over me but the invisible burden of ache for a world that continues to crack and break with the tremors and aftershocks of perpetual sin.
There's been so much darkness. So much pain. And don't we all have our own feelings about it, too.
The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Every morning this week I've awakened weary. Bone-tired of the pundits, the advocates, the activists, the anchors, the talking heads, the know-it-all opinionated bloggers, and columnists telling me how to vote, how to respond, how to feel and who to get behind. I'm sure they are all right about something, but what I want most in these moments, is the hush of lament.
What I want, more than the bossy self-righteous pandering of politicians is the holy hush that comes from a people who confess that the solution to all of our aching and breaking, can only be solved by one Man. Not a candidate, but a King.
The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life,
Are you feeling this too? Is your heart broken with sadness these days? I asked for light, and you generously poured it out, offering Psalm 37:23-24, Psalm 91:1, Song of Solomon 2:17, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, Joshua 1:9, Psalm 56:4, Isiah 40:11,…These and many others, are the stones on the sure path of hope.
Take off your shoes, let's walk together on these rocks. These promises will not be crushed by the weight of a seizing world. God's faithfulness will not be determined by the swaying of 2-faced politicians or the travesty of racial divides. No semi-truck can mow down and annihilate the unfailing, undeserved mercy of God. No political coup or democratic process can dethrone the King for whom earth is His footstool.
The hard, ugly terrifying darkness of this world cannot, and will not ever be able to overcome the Light.
The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
We may not be able to make sense of things these days. We may not be able to fix the world and all of her brokenness, nor can we heal the wounds in our own hearts. But we can, (we must) pray. We can fight for hope.
We can keep looking for the Light.
If you're hungry (as I am) for stories of hope and redemption, grab your copy of Soul Bare, the newest release from IVP. I'm humbled and honored to be among the tremendous contributors to this book.

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Research at the Harvard Business School has shown that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) – the ability to manage our own emotions and connect to the emotions of others – counts for twice as much as IQ and technical skills combined in determining who will be successful in their career and in life.
Show me the money! Researchers from the University of Bonn in Germany, Illinois State University and Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany, found that when individuals displayed emotional intelligence—the ability to perceive other people's emotions—they were more likely to bring home a bigger pay check than their emotionally unaware colleagues.
Does this mean IQ doesn't matter? No, but the Harvard researchers concluded that IQ is a threshold competency. In other words, you need a certain amount of IQ to do any job, but once you are over the threshold of IQ needed for that job, having more IQ does not significantly differentiate performance.
What about jobs that require a very high IQ – like surgeons? The same rule applies. You need a pretty high IQ to be a surgeon and get through the schooling and training, but once you graduate, having more IQ doesn't make you a better surgeon. In fact, research at Harvard University, the University of California-Riverside and the University of Toronto found that surgeons who are high in communication skills like empathy, get sued less often. Makes sense, right?
So why doesn't more IQ always correlate with making more money, but EQ does? As Stephen Covey put it, "people don't care what you know until they know you care". Every job requires some interaction with other people, and if people find you to be abrasive or uncaring, it won't matter how smart you are. People aren't going to follow-up and give you their best.
Are there exceptions? Maybe. Steve Jobs is the classic example of someone incredibly intelligent who seemed very difficult to work with. Is that really true? Did the people around him really not think he cared about them, or did he just have a different way of showing it? Hard to know, but most people are not like Steve Jobs (me included) that they can behave like him and expect people to follow them.
The bottom line for your bottom line is that there is an overwhelming amount of research to suggest that it's not your IQ that will earn you a lot of money, it's your Emotional Intelligence!


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Something Uniquely New Mexico…
For first time New Mexico visitors, eating at any of our local eateries can be an odd experience. It never fails! I challenge any visitors to order something uniquely New Mexico...Chile. As soon as you place your order, the question from the waiter will be, "Red, Green, or Christmas?" It will take some getting used to. I can recall my first experience at a local eatery, and my answer was "all of the above," to which the waiter gave me a weird look. Since it was my first time, I wanted to try it all…and just remember you can always get it "on the side."
It didn't take me long to decide that "green chile" was my favorite. And frankly, if you are versatile in the kitchen, it can enhance the flavor of any cuisine. That's right, any cuisine. I have tried green chile with some of my favorite Jamaican cuisines like Curried Chicken, oxtail, stew peas, and mannish water,.
Here are my favorite green Chile Dishes:
- Green Chile Burger
- Green Chile Enchilada
- Green Chile Stew
- Green Chile Burrito
Indeed, others prefer red chile but I like Hot Green Chile.
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Date: 29 August 2017
Price: £5 children, £2 adults
Start: Sessions at 11am, 12 noon, 1.30pm and 2.30pm
Meet birds of prey from Silverband Falconry. Watch them demonstrate their amazing hunting and flying skills. Fun family event - children must be accompanied by an adult.
Book online or call us on 0845 272 0004 (calls cost 2p per minute plus your phone company's access charge).


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The City of Kennedy was named after John Stewart Kennedy, a native of Scotland who came to America in 1856, at the age of twenty. His connection with northwestern Minnesota came through his business associations with J.J. Hill. John Stewart Kennedy helped finance several railroads during the age of the American railroad building boom, including Hill's St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway.
The Gale Encyclopedia's J.S. Kennedy biography states it was by Kennedy's own choice that nothing was ever named after him to perpetuate his name. The exact details of how the village of Kennedy became the exception is not known at the time of this writing.
On June 21, 1879, the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company conveyed to John S. Kennedy, John S. Barnes and James A. Roosevelt (Trustees) all lands and franchises owned by the Railway Company, including those in Kittson County, as security for bonds in the sum of $8,000,000. On June 14, 1897, the bond indebtedness was paid off and the land was reconveyed back to the Railway Company. The Railway Company again used some of its Kittson County assets as collateral on a $50,000,000 bond in 1898.
Read more: Kennedy History
M. A. Goar was the first mayor and chairman of Kennedy. He also served in the Minnesota state legislator in 1897.
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Civil War Quartermaster Sergeant Hugh W. Donaldson, Army, 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment (1861-1865). Photographer: White's Photograph Rooms, Forms part of Cartes-de-visite of Minnesota Volunteers, 1861-1866 photograph collection, I.379. Photographer located in DeVall's Bluff, Arkansas.
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Odin E. S. Langen, a Kennedy farmer, served in the Minnesota state legislator from 1950 to 1958, and later served as a U.S. Congressman from 1959 to 1971.
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I am a HUGE fan of headphones, not earbuds, but headphones. I feel like earbuds make my ear icky and my ears make the earbuds icky. I can't win. So, headphones are great because they cover your entire ear and makes it feel all snuggly. Anway, here are Hair Headphones from the Japanese line Limi Feu Spring 2009 show by French designer Clement Dauvant. These are great for those bad hair days! Usually with a bad hair day, you don't want to talk to people , so the headphones would work perfectly. Princess Leia would rock these if she was around now. She wouldn't have to do her hair every friggin' day. Also , she could use R2D2 as an ipod. I wonder if I can make a pair with my trusty glue gun.
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6 months since ArabteK 2 and so here's Vol 3 full of Arabian flava's but taking in a large chunk of Turkish and some Persian vibes too. Indeed, it could quite easily have been called "TurkTek" as there's a fair bit of Turkish flavours in here but I wanted to stick with the series and so "Arabtek" it is!.
It takes in Acid, Techno, House, Deep House, Electro, Electronica, Bellydance riddims, Sufi House and some weird stuff too!
Be prepared for some Epic & ultra-long tracks!
As usual, recorded live on CDJ's with manual mixing and with no pre or post production work. Basically, a live DJ mix, like all my mixes are.
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I don't know if I've mentioned that I've been suffering with really bad headaches and my eyes have started hurting because of my glasses. My glasses are old and I just found out that they were the wrong prescription (the trainee who did my eyetest in 2015 messed up somehow and gave me a prescription from my 2013 glasses. So basically my glasses are from a prescription that is FOUR YEARS OLD!!!) Thankfully I have gone back to my regular optometrist and now I have glasses that I can see with (but they still give me headaches because they're so strong. Just typing this post gave me a headache). Anyway all this is to say that I'm pretty optimistic that August is going to be a great reading month. Here's what's on my August TBR:
1) The Internet Made Me Do It (Avery Fowler 2.0 Trilogy Book 2) by Jennifer Ammoscato: I read some of this and it is hilarious. When Avery is fired and cannot find work, she decides to write the next Fifty Shades of Grey. As someone who experienced the stress of job-hunting, I support this idea whole-heartedly.
2) Internet Famous by Danika Stone: I don't remember what this was about but I know that there's been ton of praise for this book.
3) The Divine Heart by Danielle Mani: The Divine Heart is my current read and I am enjoying it so very much. I'm not too far into it (the text hurt my eyes but hopefully that isn't the problem with my new glasses) so I don't really know where the plot is going but I really liked this series.
4) Lessons in Falling by Diana Gallagher: This is another Netgalley read that I didn't get to. It seemed like an intriguing romance but then I read a really negative review and now I have mixed feelings.
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Northern Lights & Autumn Colors in Iceland Tour
Nature, Wildlife, History and Northern Lights
Visit Iceland during the time of Autumn colours and when the first northern lights start their dance across the arctic skies. The focus on this tour is northern lights, nature, history and wild life. Mountains, rivers, fjords, lava fields, hot springs and volcanoes unfold as we take you exploring in Iceland. There are also opportunities for some walking in the beautiful countryside. Explore South-, West- and North Iceland and take a glimpse into the highlands when travelling along the country's second largest glacier. This is truly a classic and comfortable Iceland discovery when the colours of nature and the evening sky are most dramatic. On the best of nights the first northern lights of the season come out to dance as well.
HIGHLIGHTS and EXPERIENCES:
Must see nature sights such as Golden Circle, Snæfellsnes peninsula and Lake Mývatn
Time of Autumn colours and first northern lights
Bird watching & island cruise in Breiðafjörður fjord
Learn about green energy during a visit to a geothermal power plant and greenhouse
Soak in the Nature Baths at Lake Mývatn
Visit a shark farmer, a bird museum and the Akureyri Christmas house & garden
Climb two volcano craters
Peak into the interior highland desert
Northern lights lecture, movie and guided Aurora Borealis search
Airport transfer and pre& post nights in Reykjavik included''
NORTHERN LIGHTS: During this tour we spend 4 evenings in the countryside to maximize the chances of seeing the elusive Northern Lights, still the tour is dependent on weather and therefore sightings are not guaranteed. The Northern Lights are in the northern sky from September through April but are only visible when the sky is clear and free of clouds. Like many of natures wonders, it's ephemeral – they may be visible, they may appear for a bit and then be gone (it is not a TV show that you can just turn on and off). But it's worth the patience required. In early September Northern Lights search begins after 22:00 when it gets dark. Because they're a winter event, you need to be prepared to wait outside, while looking for them. It's best to dress very warmly, in layers, with good and warm footwear, gloves, hats and whatever else will make you comfortable while you await this truly outstanding event. We also recommend bringing a torch for your night excursions and operating your photo camera in the darkness. The Northern Lights can be pretty spectacular, and for the best photos we recommend using a tripod.
VIP seating: Supplement for guaranteed window seat on our fully escorted coach tours which includes a window seat and next seat remaining empty (passenger gets actually two seats) as well as a pillow and blanket for upgraded comfort. Seats will be reserved in the front rows of the bus, first comes, first get. Additional fees apply - please inquire.
Day 1 KeflavikAccommodation: Fosshotel Lind
Individual transfer by Flybus shuttle bus from Keflavik airport to your accommodation in Reykjavík where you spend the night. We provide you with some ideas how to explore Iceland's capital on your own.
Day 2 Reykjavik - Gullfoss Waterfall - Reykholt - GeysirAccommodation: Hamar Icelandair Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
Meet your tour guide and start with a short Reykjavík city tour where you see some highlights of Iceland's capital. Then you head east and join a presentation about geothermal energy at one of the geothermal power stations in South Iceland. Around noon, you learn about the Icelandic horse and its history and special qualities, and also visit a geothermal greenhouse. You see steam from the Geysir geothermal fields as you arrive. Here there are a variety of hot springs and bubbling pools. The original geyser is now dormant but has been replaced by Strokkur "the Churn", which erupts at 5-10 minute intervals. You continue to Gullfoss "the golden falls", a double waterfall that tumbles 34 meters into the Hvítá river, and attracts tourists and travelers in summer and winter. We travel inland to Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We continue over the highland track "Kaldidalur" along Langjökull glacier north to the Saga valley of Borgarfjörður where we spend two nights in Reykholt, West Iceland. After dinner join a lecture about Northern Lights and a guided walk in search of the Northern Lights followed by a hot cup of chocolate or tea.
Day 3 Reykholt - Snaefellsnes Peninsula - BorgarnesAccommodation: Hamar Icelandair Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
The Snæfellsnes Peninsula "the peninsula of the snowy mountain" juts out from Iceland's west coast, like a long arm with a clenched fist at its tip, and is in many ways a microcosm of the whole island. A rugged mountain chain runs its length. We travel to the charming fishing town of Stykkishólmur for a bird watching and nature tour in the Breiðafjörður fjord where we cruise between uncountable islands. Afterwards we get to stroll around the sheltered harbor which provides a good place for fishing vessels to anchor, and to explore this charming town with its many old wooden houses. A uniquely Icelandic "treat" awaits us at Bjarnarhöfn where they make fermented shark. As you head back to Reykholt you travel through lava fields and along the ocean where you have classic Icelandic photo opportunities. On the way we stop in Borgarnes where you have the opportunity for an optional visit to the Icelandic Settlement Center museum, or to the local geothermal swimming pool. Naturally, once darkness falls, you are out and about chasing the Northern Lights and soaking in the hotel's outdoor hot tubs.
Day 4 Reykholt - Lake MyvatnAccommodation: Kea Gigur Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
The Borgarfjörður valley is known as the Saga valley of West Iceland because many important historical events took place there. Hraunfossar is a series of waterfalls pouring from beneath a one kilometer wide lava field. Barnafoss – the Children's falls, is nearby with it's own tragic tale. You get warmed at Deildartunguhver, Europe's most powerful hot spring which produces 180 liters per second of water that is nearly boiling -- 97° Celsius. Next you get a chance to climb the Grábrók volcano crater. In the afternoon we have a long drive from West Iceland to Lake Mývatn in North East Iceland, travelling through the fertile farmlands and fjord landscapes of Northwest Iceland. We stay two nights at Keahotel Gígur at Lake Mývatn, an ideal location to search for the Northern Lights.
Day 5 Lake MyvatnAccommodation: Kea Gigur Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner
We tour the Lake Mývatn area, considered one of the most fertile areas in the world so close to the Arctic Circle. The lake's unique features are shaped by nature - strange lava formations, pseudo craters, attractive bays filled with thousands of birds. There we stroll through the lava field of Dimmuborgir and we have a walk to the rim of the ash crater Hverfjall. As a reward for all that walking, we take a relaxing soak after dinner at Lake Mývatn Nature Baths that contains a unique blend of minerals, silicates and geothermal micro-organisms and whose warm soothing waters benefit both skin and spirit alike. This will get us revived to be ready to chase the elusive Northern Lights. We also invite you to an educational movie about Aurora Borealis - the Northern Lights.
Day 6 Lake Myvatn - Akureyri - ReykjavikAccommodation: Borgartun Guesthouse
Meals: Breakfast
We start the day with a visit at the Lake Mývatn bird museum, where the owner, Mr Sigurgeir has a passionate interest in Icelandic birds and his museum now has over 80 species, all in a well organized exhibit which is interesting to people of all age. Then we travel to Goðafoss, the waterfalls of the Gods, an important spot in Iceland's history. Next stop is the Christmas Garden, a small museum and shop where you will find countless items connected to the festive season from all parts of the world. Of course, Icelandic Christmas traditions are given priority, such as legs of smoked lamb hanging from a beam and the decorative "leaf bread" in many patterns, as well as the Yuletide Lads and their parents, who play such an important role in the Icelandic Christmas celebrations. Quality handwork, crafted by many artists from all parts of the country deck the shelves, making this a place which appeals to all the family. We reach Akureyri around noon time. The afternoon is free at leisure to explore the capital of North Iceland on your own. There are some excellent local museums, a beautiful botanical garden and a great geothermal swimming pool. In the later afternoon we bring the group members who start their Northeast Greenland expedition cruise to the harbour and then we travel back to Reykjavik. We reach Iceland's capital around 22:00 and stay one night at Guesthouse Borgartún or similar.
Individual transfer by Flybus airport shuttle from your accommodation in Reykjavík to Keflavík airport.
This tour has an average of 1-2 hours of walking each day, meaning several short walks of 10-30 minutes to see and explore the different nature and history sites. It is an easy tour for nearly everyone to participate in. This is not a hiking/walking tour. Good walking boots are needed, as well as waterproof and warm clothing.
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I've seen several really helpful full bust adjustment (FBA) tutorials and while I don't think I'm covering new territory, I do think there can't be too many tutorials for this tricky adjustment. I mean, it's not that tricky but doing your first FBA is tricky. It's a slash and spread method of pattern adjusting. Rather than just add to the side seam for a larger bust, you're creating space in the middle of the pattern while keeping the armhole and side seams intact.
I started with tracing the size L of the Shift dress from Built by Wendy: Dresses book. The L works for me because I usually use my high bust measurement to choose my pattern size. Of course, this means I perform an FBA, adjust for the waist and usually take it in at the hips.
Before you start, do like I did and trace your pattern. This way, you can always go back to the original if you have a goof up. On several occasions, I've strayed so far from the original pattern I've scrapped the traced pattern and started with a fresh copy.
Pin the side seams and the shoulder seams so you can try on your pattern tissue. I'm only going to address the FBA, but you really do want to alter the back first. If the back fits already, you can go ahead with your FBA. With the tissue on, measure how far the center front is from your center front. Measure that amount. You'll be using it in a mo'. Depending on the amount of stretch in the fabric I'm going to be using, my FBA adds between 2 and 3 inches, sometimes less for really stretchy fabric. I also take into account the amount of design ease and try to factor that in to how much of my FBA range I add. I don't like really blousy tops or dresses so trying on the tissue is always a step I take.
Below, you can see me drawing in the apex- the point which will determine where you point your cutting lines.
The next line is drawn from the apex to the center of the side dart. Whether there is a pre-existing side dart or not, doing an FBA creates a dart, or a larger dart if your pattern already had one. You can always pivot the dart to another part of the pattern piece. There is really no wrong answer when it comes to where you can move the dart. I'll explore rotating darts another time.
Draw a line from the apex you just drew, or the one provided on the pattern piece, to the armhole. You're aiming for a point 1/3 of the way in from the side seam. Continue drawing the line from the apex straight down to the bottom hem.
Cut your first line from the hem all the way to the apex and off to the armhole. See pic below.
Then, cut the second line, the one from the side seam to the apex and cut in that direction. You won't be cutting through the apex. You're actually creating a hinge at the apex.
The third line you'll draw can be done anywhere below the apex, to the right of the 1st line you drew and cut. This will be the last line to be cut and the last one to be adjusted.
You have now "slashed" your pattern. Time to "spread" it. Take the amount you measured from the original center of the pattern to your center and spread your pattern until you measure that amount. I added 3 inches to this pattern, so I spread it until I got a 3 inch gap.
Since I did this FBA on my hardwood floor, I anchored the slashed pattern piece with tape on the floor. I then added tissue paper to fill in the gaps.
Last but not least you need to make sure the bottom lines up. I didn't bother cutting a piece and spreading it to match my new elongated front. I just added a bit of tissue paper to match. Sometimes it matters where you cut this last piece from. Sometimes it doesn't.
That's really it. You might have noticed that I lowered the side dart. I don't think I needed to do that, or move the apex down. When you do an FBA, your apex actually does get shifted a little lower.
Practice. Practice. You'll find what works for you and your body and then link your FBA tutorial below.


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Woo Hoo! Here it is! This tutorial was created 100% with iPad apps/resources. I used a really awesome app called Explain Everything which runs $2.99 on the App store. I also used a free app called Cloud On to create the title page. Cloud On gave me a virtual PowerPoint environment to work in. The Cloud On app links with my Dropbox account for saving.
Using the PowerPoint title page and a handful of screenshots from the iPad, I imported them all into Explain Everything. Each slide can be manipulated and annotated on for visual clarity and for audio narration you simply speak normally and the mic on the iPad picks it up. When finished, I exported the movie to my camera roll where I then uploaded it to YouTube so that it could be embedded in this blog post.
I was very impressed with the Explain Everything app. I had a few blunders that I would have loved to edit out but overall it was not bad for the first run with this recording app.
I hope the tutorial is helpful for someone.


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What Is Yoga In Astrology ?
Yogas in astrology, power of yogas in life, advantages of yogas as per astrology.
|Yogaas in Kundli
In astrology people are very interested in knowing about yoga in there horoscope/birth chart/kundli. Astrology lovers are very attracted towards yogas in there kundli, some yogas are bad and some are good. Although it is not good to reach at any decision just by seeing yoga in horoscope but it reveal many things about life.
What are YOGAS?
Yogas are formed when more than 1 planet sits in a particular way in horoscope. As per there position in kundli they generate different types of effects in life. Some yogas show full effects in life, some yogas show partly effects and some don't affect the life because of there power.
If planets which are making yoga are positive and in higher degree then no doubt they will make good yoga and show full effect in life, if planets are malefic or debilitated then the yoga may be khandit or show very less effect in life.
If malefic planets with higher degree make any malefic yoga then it may affect the life negatively. But it is good to consult experience astrologer to getrid of any problems without any tension because every problem has some solution.
There is no need to get excited by knowing any good yoga in kundli and there is no need to get depressed by seeing any bad yoga in horoscope because time will not remain same all the time. Change is the law of nature.
Do work continuously and definitely result will appear.
Read About Different Important Yogas In Horoscope:
Now We will read about different yogas in astrology which will definitely help my blog reader to enhance knowledge of vedic astrology.
Kemdrum Yoga
Kalsarp Yoga
Grahan Yoga
Gajkesari Yoga
Sunafa Yoga
Anafa Yoga
Adhee Yoga
Angarak yoga
|astrology for every one by astrologer
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Yogas in astrology, power of yogas in life, advantages of yogas as per astrology.


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The holidays are not complete without the smell of delicious things cooking. Every family has that one thing that just makes it feel like the holidays. In my family, this is it. These cranberry muffins are a favorite at my house during the holidays. Deliciously decadent, especially eaten hot with the rich butter sauce poured over the top, these will be the hit of any holiday party and no one will believe how simple they are to make.
20 Easy and Delicious Bread Recipes
When the weather cools down, there's nothing more comforting than a nice, warm loaf of bread. These bread recipes will make your home smell amazing and they will definitely hit the spot.
Homemade banana bread was one of the first things I I learned to bake when I was a kid so I have so many fantastic memories making messes in the kitchen (I'm sure my mom LOVED that) and creating, slightly uneven but very delicious, hot loaves of banana bread.
As a mom, I love surprising my kids with a loaf of homemade bread. They always get excited to see what I came up with and each loaf of bread never lasts very long.
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One of my favorite snacks when I'm nursing is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Remember those? They are packed full of protein and you can make them in minutes. When made with Sara Lee® Delightful Breads, which have only 45 calories per full-size slice and no artificial colors, flavors or high fructose corn syrup, my go-to snack is becomes the perfect healthy option to fill me up fast.
Healthy Pumpkin Muffins with Graham Walnut Streusel
It doesn't feel like fall unless my kitchen smells like pumpkin so these pumpkin muffins have been a staple at my house lately. This pumpkin muffin blows all the others out of the water and the graham cracker and walnut streusel sends it over the top. the real kicker though, and the secret to why they are so moist, is that these use coconut oil instead of vegetable oil so you can eat them guilt-free.
Chicken and Mushroom Stuffed Breadsticks with Philadelphia Cream Cheese
These homemade stuffed breadsticks are filled with chicken, peppers, mushrooms, and some creamy Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese. My kids gobbled them up for dinner and they would make the perfect, portable meal for lunches on the go.


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Everything You Need to Know About Android and Architecture
The world is developing and expanding its reach in term of technology. It is found that there is a constant rise in programming languages which industries demand. As I pointed in my above lines that the world is developing in term of technology. So I must say that those days are gone when there was the only demand of developers for java to dot net and to other languages.
The world has changed its priorities now people are focusing towards the mobile app development. As the use of mobile phones or I should say android smartphones are in trend.
So it's better to know more on android and architecture. Let's just not waste more time and focus on the same.
Android and Architecture
To start up you should know that an android operating system is responsible for providing a strong groundwork for developing apps which can work well on every device. It was found from the developer's feedback that they faced issues such as complex life cycle, difficulty in writing robust apps due to the dearth of suggested app, etc.
So to overcome the issue of writing robust apps there is a need to keep it simple and easy and ask the developers to target on the regions where innovation can be done. So in this blog post, I would like to provide you a quick guide for the android application architecture and architecture components. Instead of reinventing the same we would focus on the work which is already done by the famous android libraries.
A view not a Prescriptions
As we all very well know that android applications can be written in different way. So we are here to provide you set of instructions which can be beneficial for you to design an android app that will function the best. The framework of android has a good defined APIs that is Application Program Interface which can handle the contact points along with OS. Though these are considered as entry points, not as the building blocks for the app architecture. And for your information, framework components never force anyone to isolate their model of data from UI components.
Building blocks
The architecture of android components always work individually to address the developer's pain points. So how these components can help you? It will help you in the following ways:
- Continue firmly Java data objects to an SQLite database.
- To avoid resource and memory leaks it fragment lifecycles and manage all your activities automatically.
Lifecycle is the core library for all. It mentions a number of things one by one for present lifecycle events so that it keep the track of status for the correlated components and also for lifecycle state.
LifecycleOwner and the LifecycleObserver
LifecycleOwner is none other than an interface. And this interface will use getLifecycle() method to restore a Lifecycle object. The LifecycleObserver is a library. It is that class which monitor the component's lifecycle events just by inserting annotations in its methods. And when this all are considered together then lifecycle aware components are created. And this component can monitor both the queries and lifecycle events of the present lifecycle state.
It is an detectable lifecycle aware data holder library. You need to make sure that the observers:
- Receive updates of data when Lifecycle is in running state. (Might be RESUMED or STARTED)
- When the LifecycleOwner is damaged it is removed.
- In case if the LifecycleOwner restart due back stack or due to configuration it should receive updated data.
All this help you to delete different pathways of memory leaks. Also, decreases crashes just by neglecting updates to the stopped activities.
It is considered as the helper class. This class includes UI data for fragment or activity which works to separate the view data control from the UI controller logic. The ViewModel is maintained till it's scope of Fragment/Activity is viable. In addition when the Fragmentis/Activity destroyed and is refurbished due to any configuration change.
This grant ViewModel to avail the UI data to recreate the fragment or activity instance.
Data Persistence
Data Persistence is simplified with Room library. The object mapping abstraction cover is provided by room which allows the fluent access of database during harnessing entire function of SQLite.
Room also take care of the below-mentioned concerns while allowing an abstraction cover over the SQLite.
Entity, Database and DAO
The above-mentioned are the three important components:
- Entity: It is used to represent a database row which is constructed using Java data object.
- Database: It is holder library which uses annotations. This defines list of database version and entities. The content of class defines DAOs and the important access point of the below-provided diagram.
- DAO: It stands for Data Access Object which defines the methods which access database with the help of annotations so that it bind SQL to each method.
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This parade started from the Square in the following order: Eyre Square North – Industrial School Band; Galway Urban District Council; Galway Board of Guardians; Students of UCG; AOH. Eyre Square East – The Monastery School Fife and Drum Band; UIL; Town Tenant's League; Galway Woollen Manufacturing Co; and the Irish National Foresters.


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The elite soldiers of Imperial Intelligence, Death Troopers are encased in specialized Stormtrooper armor with a dark, ominous gleam. These soldiers serve as bodyguards and enforcers for Director Krennic, a highly-placed officer within the Advanced Weapons Research division of the Empire.
An accomplished Alliance Intelligence officer with combat field experience, Captain Cassian Andor commands respect from his Rebel troops with his ability to keep a cool head under fire and complete his missions with minimal resources.
A highly skilled soldier in the Rebel Alliance, Jyn Erso is a impetuous, defiant warrior eager to bring the battle to the Empire. Jon has little patience for debate within Alliance High Command, enough so that she takes matters into her own hands.
The Black Series Rogue One 6-inch action figure three pack pictured on this page was made available in the United States through Target. The set repacks the Sergeant Jyn Erso (Jedha) action figure previously made available as a Hasbro event exclusive at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con and in first wave of Rogue One figures in The Black Series, along with the debut of the Imperial Death Trooper with Specialist gear and Captain Cassian Andor in his casual gear. The set began hitting shelves in late October, 2016.
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Tell us about Cohen Medical Group?
Cohen Medical was established in 2009 in Colorado, with the cannabis industry having a need for medical professionals to help cannabis patients. We are a small family business started by me, Robert Cohen MD, and my daughter, Noel We moved to Nevada six months later and now have six doctors in Colorado and Nevada. We feel so fortunate to be a part of the Nevada and Mesquite cannabis community.
What are your thoughts on Recreational MJ and how it will affect the medical patient?
Recreational cannabis will raise awareness throughout the entire state . It will bring out more medical patients as the stigma of it being illegal will be removed.
What are your thoughts on the current medical marijuana laws in Nevada?
Nevada has been great in embracing medical cannabis to ensure access for all patients. The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health has been active to make the program better — this can't be said for all states. The laws provide all cannabis patients access, including out-of-state and out-of-country patients, which no other state does. It has been constant and never-ending improvement, bravo to the State of Nevada DPBH!! The local support here in Mesquite has been tremendous as well; we're fortunate to operate in a city and state that are on the forefront of this movement.
Tell us about your experiences working the patients in Mesquite?
We feel like Mesquite adopted us, and we have adopted them back. Many of the patients have fear of the process and have limited understanding of technology and cannabis in general. It has been very rewarding seeing and helping patients gain confidence in deciding to use cannabis and then have them report back with good results. A majority of the patients we have helped in Mesquite are older and retired and have pain. We take the time to guide them through the process and ultimately help them gain access to this State approved medicine. We provide ourselves on creating this safe access.
What services do you provide?
We help prospective patients navigate the process of getting their cards so they can get legal, tested cannabis. We work with local governments and agencies to make the process better for patients.
How many patients have you helped register in Mesquite?
Hundreds!! We come once a month to help patients locally in Mesquite.


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Though not an exhaustive list, this study challenges us to read the Bible every day because we need to read it every day. Here are nine outstanding reasons for every believer to be reading God's Word every day.
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A 22-year-old man presents to his physician complaining of nasal congestion. Rhinoscopy demonstrates focal inflammation with mucosal edema in the inferior nasal meatus. Drainage from which of the following structures is most likely to be obstructed?
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Sr. SQL Analyst
- Atlanta, GA, USA
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Company Description
About Moxie
Moxie is a modern marketing solutions agency that expertly leverages the value of data, content and technology to help our clients grow. We push the boundaries of what's possible to outperform the competition in the areas of strategy, creative, social marketing, media, analytics and technology development. Founded in 2000, Moxie has 300+ talented employees in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York and Pittsburgh. Owned by global media giant Zenith — part of the Publicis Groupe — Moxie is able to quickly leverage cross-company areas of enterprise, talent, experience, resources and tools. Moxie's client roster includes Verizon Wireless, Verizon FiOS, Delta, Porsche, Ocean Spray, Wells Fargo, The Coca-Cola Company, and Ainsworth Pet Nutrition.
Job Description
This position will work in one of the largest and richest client datasets to uncover key insights that will shape overall communication and customer relationship strategy. This position will bridge the gap between advanced technical knowledge (SQL, Teradata, big data platforms) and business acumen to not only pull data, but also understand and translate it into insight. This is not a DBA position but rather an analyst with technical chops.
A person who is successful in this position is a storyteller with natural curiosity and understand complex data structures while still having a pulse on the business. They will be comfortable telling the stories they uncover to key client stakeholders.
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Leveraging SQL/Teradata, this position will work in the client's Enterprise Data warehouse to understand key customer behaviors and trends and translate those findings into strategic insights and visualizations using tableau and other visualization tools
Translate data through storytelling and data visualizations to communicate findings
Work closely with team members from various disciplines (CX, Strategy, Account Management, Behavioral Science, Emerging Trends) within the agency and the client to optimize and coordinate campaign strategies
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Intermediate/Advanced expertise in SQL and/or Teradata
Intermediate/Advanced expertise of Tableau
Understanding of email and other forms of digital data (e.g. site app etc…)
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Historic Resources Atlas
In 2004, an update to the original Chester County Historic Sites Survey (1978-1982) using a Geographical Information System (GIS) was initiated. This initiative is a partnership between the Planning Commission, Chester County Historic Preservation Network, and the municipalities. This project provides the first digitization of existing Chester County historic resources data and verifies the original survey data. The Atlas identifies historic resources (buildings, structures, sites, and objects) that are 50 years and older as a starting point and follows National Register of Historic Places criteria as a guideline. It is being completed on a municipality-by-municipality basis with the primary assistance of municipal historical commission members and interested volunteers and, in some cases, supplemented and expanded upon with the assistance of a professional consultant using County Vision Partnership Program grant funding. As of 2016, 40 municipalities have completed Atlases and several other municipalities have Atlases underway.


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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Always Learning
4 comments:
- Rachel E. said...
Can you still use them? What a great task to get accomplished. Yeah for you. My family has a ham and bean recipe that has passed down for generations. It's a favorite in our family. I wonder if I could can it. It's pinto beans, ham, and ham broth.
- November 29, 2012 at 6:42 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh, Patty, I thought you were going to say that the jars burst. I'm so glad that didn't happen. Thanks for sharing. I'm wanting to do some beans so now I'll know to put less than the ball book calles for.
- November 29, 2012 at 7:50 AM
Not a total failure Patty.. just add more broth when you open a jar or you could add them to soup.
- November 29, 2012 at 10:52 AM
- Packrat said...
Thanks for the heads up on the amount of beans to add to a jar. I've never canned them, but have frozen them. I have had jars break, so I freeze them with the lids off and then put on the lids.
- December 5, 2012 at 9:59 PM


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go to the one hundred and twentyfifth set of Jewish jokes
This is the one hundred and twentyfourth set of Jewish jokes
(#2120) Popping the question
Aaron and his girlfriend Ruth have just spent a really nice Sunday afternoon together and as soon as he takes Ruth back to her house, Aaron goes into the lounge to talk to Mr Levy.
"Hello Aaron," says Mr Levy. "And what can I do for you today?"
"I want .... I want to marry your daughter Ruth," replies Aaron, hesitatingly.
"Oy," says Mr Levy, "have you seen my wife yet?"
"Of course I have," replies Aaron. "She's very nice, but I still prefer Ruth."
(#2121) I've come about my wife
Monty goes to see Dr. Jones. "How can I help you?" asks Dr. Jones.
"I've not come about myself," replies Monty. "It's about my wife Renee."
"So what's the matter with Renee?" asks Dr. Jones.
"Over the last few weeks," replies Monty, "Renee has begun exhibiting signs of developing an inferiority complex."
"That can happen sometimes as we get older," says Dr. Jones. "But don't worry, I can help her."
"Oy, I didn't come to you for help in treating Renee," says Monty. "I came to you for advice on how I can keep Renee that way."
(#2122) The tombstone
After a long illness, a well known feygele dies and is buried in his local cemetery. Following his instructions before he died, his family arrange a special tombstone for him. On it are the words: -
feygele: a gay man
gai: go
in drerd: into the earth
(#2123) The signing of the Wills
[My thanks to Hilary for the following]
One evening, 75 year old Joshua says to his 73 year old wife Naomi, "We still haven't drawn up our Wills, darling, and I think we should do so as soon as possible. I know you've always been apprehensive about talking of death, but we aren't getting any younger and we owe it to our children. What do you think?"
"Well, ...... OK then," replies Naomi, "I suppose we must do it at some time. Why don't you call our solicitor tomorrow."
Two weeks later, following a stressful meeting with their solicitor, they are called in to sign their new Wills. As soon as they are seated in his office, the solicitor says to them, "OK, then. Which one of you two wants to go first?"
NB For those who are worried, Naomi only fainted for 2 minutes.
(#2124) A Poem
[author unknown]
A pharmacist named Abe Leisen,
So loved his bubbe from Meissen,
That to honour her name,
And propel her to fame,
He invented the drug Bubbemycin.
(#2125) Jewish Texting Codes for Seniors
[My thanks to Asher for the following]
ASOTV ......... Alan Sugar's On TV
BTW ............. Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT ............ Bring Your Own Teeth
DWI ............... Driving While Incontinent
FWB .............. Friend With Beta-blockers
FWIW .............Forgot Where I Was
FYI ................. For Your Indigestion
GTG .............. Gotta Groan
IMHO ............. Is My Hearing-Aid On?
JK ................. Just Kvetching
OMG ............ Ouch, My Groin!
ROFL-CGU.. Rolling On The Floor Laughing - Can't Get Up
RULKM ........ Are You Leaving Kids Money?
TGIF ............. Thank Goodness It's Four (Four O'Clock - Early Bird Special)
WIWYA ........ When I Was Your Age
WTF ............. What's Today's Fish?
YYY ............... Yadda, yadda, yadda
(#2126) It was obvious
[My thanks to Laurence F for the following]
As Moshe enters the stadium for an afternoon of watching top Jewish athletes in action, he passes one of the competitors carrying a long pole. Even though it seemed so obvious, Moshe still goes over to the competitor and asks, "I suppose you're a pole-vaulter?"
"Nein," replies the competitor, "you're nearly right. I am a German. But tell me - how did you know my name vas Valter?"
(#2127) The angry client
[My thanks to Hilary A for the following]
Laurence is an accountant and is getting ready to leave his house for an early morning meeting with one of his female clients. But he is not looking forward to it at all. This client is always unbelievably bad tempered and quarrelsome - a typical cantankerous client if ever there was one. As he is about to go downstairs for breakfast, his 5 year old daughter Hilary goes over to him and asks, "What's the matter daddy? You look very unhappy."
"I am, darling," replies Laurence. "Daddy is soon going to see a very angry woman who always shouts and yells at him."
"Oh," says Hilary. "So when you see mummy, tell her I'll be down soon."
(#2128) Just to be sure
[My thanks to Zal for the following]
Ever since Emma joined her shul's choir, she's been singing in her kitchen whilst preparing dinner. But strangely, whenever she starts singing, her husband Joshua opens the front door and stands on the doorstep.
Emma doesn't know why he does this so one evening she asks him, "Darling tell me the truth. You don't like my singing?"
"Why do you ask?" he replies.
"Because every time I start singing when you're at home, you get up and stand on our doorstep," she replies.
"Well actually I quite like your singing," says Joshua, "but I just want to make sure that our neighbours don't think I'm beating you."
(#2129) How curious
[My thanks to Dalia M for the following]
9 year old Emanuel has always been very curious about almost everything he sees. One day, whilst out in the park with his dad and elder brother, Emanuel sees their next door neighbour Victor, an elderly man of nearly 80, sitting on a bench reading a book. So Emanuel immediately runs over to the bench.
"Hello Victor," says Emanuel, looking closely at the book Victor is reading.
"Why hello Emanuel," says Victor, looking up.
"What book are you reading?" asks Emanuel.
"I'm reading a history book, Emanuel," replies Victor.
Emanuel has already seen the book's title, so pointing to the book, he says, "But Victor, that's a book about sex, isn't it?"
"Yes, Emanuel, you're very observant," replies Victor. "But you see, for me this book really is a history book."
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|Archived February 20, 2019
Shifting Baselines Contestthe Truth About Coral-Reef Decline
Gene Shinn, from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Science Center in St. Petersburg, FL, placed second in the Shifting Baselines photo and caption contest on August 2. Nearly 100 entries from 18 countries were submitted to the contest.
The set of three photos entered by Gene, titled "Florida Corals (1959-98)," show a composite coral head consisting of two species of brain coral and one star coral. By 1988, the star coral had eroded away, and by 1998 the once-large coral head was dead and encrusted with gorgonian corals.
Craig Quirolo's photograph "Corals (1994-2003)" won first place. Craig is a cofounder of Key West's Reef Relief organization. His photos demonstrate how a 300-year-old coral colony disappeared in less than a decade.
Shifting Baselines is not an action group but rather a partnership between ocean conservation and Hollywood to help bring attention to the severity of ocean decline. Nineteen partner groups, including the Ocean Conservancy, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the Surfrider Foundation, sponsor Shifting Baselines. For more information about the photo contest and to view some of the other finalists and winners, visit Shifting Baselines Photo and Caption Contest.
in this issue:
cover story:
Drilling Monitoring Wells in the Dry Tortugas
American Samoa's Resilient Coral Reefs
Seepage Samplers in Ashumet Pond
Wastewater - A Potential Threat to Florida Keys
Gulf of Mexico Vulnerable to Hurricanes
USGS Pacific Science Center Open House
Exhibit Designers Interested in Hurricane Research
USGS Hosts Science-Learning Session
Shore and Beach Preservation Conference
Deep Water Coral Research Workshop
Jim Estes Wins Shoemaker Award
Four Publications Win Shoemaker Awards
Gene Shin Wins Shifting Baselines Contest
NMSF Regional Office Moving to St. Petersburg, FL
Elena Nilsen Joins Coastal and Marine Geology Team
USGS Vessel To Test Counter-Terrorism Equipment
Southern Sea Otter Video Online
Human Influence on San Francisco Bay Floor
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The Animal Benefit Fund was established by the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors in 1986 as a way to accept monetary donations from compassionate
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Duke and Jessica met me at the always beautiful Dallas Arboretum for their engagement session. We were super lucky, especially with how weather can be in December, because it was a nice 64 degrees outside just before Christmas! The sun was out, a gentle breeze was coming off White Rock Lake, and these two came out with some awesome engagement photos.
Once we were done at the Arboretum, they changed outfits and grabbed their awesome pup Max, and we then headed over to the Dallas Athletic Club. We took advantage of some awesome light right before sunset, and I couldn't have asked for a better couple. I had a great time getting to know them more, and I can't wait to photograph their wedding this spring!
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Recently I started a new Meetup group…St. Petersburg Loves Writing (don't judge the name, it's the best I could do that late at night). We have our first group meetup this Saturday, and I'm not afraid to say I'm nervous. Not only because I've never organized a Meetup before, but because my expectations are probably too high, which may only serve to disappoint.
I really didn't want to create a group – I wanted to join a group. I am in charge at work, and outside of work, I'd rather just be a participant or an observer in life…Management of people is draining, and I'd rather not have to make major decisions outside of the office. The problem is I couldn't find a group. I had one experience a couple of years ago and since then I'm gun-shy, so creating this new group is a huge step for me.
A couple of years ago I joined a local writing group that held meetings at a few of the different libraries around town. The leader was a very nice man who worked hard to find interesting speakers. I don't know how long the group had been around, but I got the feeling that they had been together for a decent amount of time. Many of the members were older than me, and a few were around my age. Most of the meetings were designed around the speaker attending – whether it was an editor or publisher or author – so it wasn't a critique group. Because of the environment, I wasn't especially concerned that no one really went out of their way to welcome me, say hello or ask me to join them…so I happily sat at a table and just took in the presentation.
Probably the third or fourth meeting, we had a speaker and she was talking about a certain book and its prologue, and asked us what we thought. I mentioned that the book I was working on then used a prologue…because that part of the book was set a hundred or so years prior to the main story setting. One of the women sitting at another table turned to me and said, "Prologues aren't really used anymore…it's not trendy at all." I had two thoughts: First, the first rule a real writer (and to me, a real writer is someone who truly has a love of the act itself and wants to encourage the same in others) learns, is that you write for yourself, not to the trends of the publishing world. Second, I thought of how many good books I had read used prologues, and thought if it was good enough for L.A. Confidential, Robinson Crusoe or The Secret History, it's probably good enough for any of us in that room.
I never found a place in that group. I'm an outgoing person, but it's hard to join a group and never be welcomed by anyone except the leader…I finally stopped going.
After that, when I became familiar with Meetup.com, I would log on every so often and peruse the writing groups. There were groups for those who could meet in the daytime (not with my schedule), groups for those who needed to submit several pages to see which 'level' they would fit in with (clearly not a group I would entertain joining) and several others – but nothing that fit was I was looking for.
So I started one myself. I have no idea how it will fair. It's almost a sociological experiment for me…are reading and writing the solitary activities I have always thought them to be, or can a group reminiscent of The Inklings, The Bloomsbury Group or Shakespeare And Company be created? It would be amazing – and I'd definitely have to change the name of this one if we do become successful – hopefully with input from the members.
I can write at home, at a cafe or the park – I'm not afraid to be by myself, but it sure would be great to do it with people you like. So we'll see how it goes…and if you're following my blog, you'll hear all about it by Sunday!


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Programming Groovy 2 and Developing Android on Android
July 17, 2013
There are 167 days left in 2013. What are you going to learn this year?
If you work in the Java world, maybe you should take a look at Groovy. Programming Groovy 2 will help you, the experienced Java developer, learn and take advantage of the latest version of this rich dynamic language. You'll go from the basics of Groovy to the latest advances in the language, including options for type checking, tail-call and memoization optimizations, compile time metaprogramming, and fluent interfaces to create DSLs. Now in print and shipping from pragprog.com/book/vslg2.
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In SearchWindowsSecurity.com's Hardening Windows School, IT professionals will learn the best methods for hardening Windows-platformed machines against unknown security threats.
|Hardening Windows School Course Outline
Lesson 1 (Beginner): Enabling automatic security updates for Windows
Patch management is the bane of administrators' existence. Learn deployment procedures and considerations for Microsoft's patch management solution, and get a preview of the next version of Automatic Updates in this lesson.
- Webcast: Enabling automatic security updates for Windows Server 2003
- Hardening Windows School: Beginner's checklist for managing patches
Lesson 2 (Beginner): Establishing secure passwords and passphrases
Users are tired of remembering long characters of gibberish. Make it easier on them, and require full sentences that are easy to recall but long enough to thwart brute-force password attacks. You'll get several tips for creating strong passwords in this lesson.
Lesson 3 (Intermediate): Creating a custom security template
Creating security templates is a great way to roll out a cohesive set of security settings to multiple Windows machines at one time. Doing so will help you achieve consistency and rapid deployment, which are goals of every network administrator. Find out how to create a custom template in this lesson.
Lesson 4 (Intermediate): Planning Group Policy implementation with security in mind
Group Policy can be a simple way to distribute settings across a Windows domain environment, but it requires forethought and planning. Learn how to best structure a Group Policy implementation with security configurations in mind in this lesson.
- Webcast: Planning Group Policy implementation with security in mind
- Hardening Windows School: Intermediate checklist on secure Group Policy design
Lesson 5 (Intermediate): Mandating Server Message Block (SMB) signing and understand consequences
To prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and other nasty network infections, set up SMB signing. Then, both ends of a transmission can verify who sent the message and make sure that the contents of the message were not altered. Get help mandating SMB signing in this lesson.
Lesson 6 (Advanced): Applying network access quarantine options
Quarantining involves removing or limiting general network access for clients until their integrity has been verified. Learn what it takes to implement quarantining today, and then take a peek into the future of quarantining in Windows Server 2003 R2 and Longhorn client and server in this lesson.
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Jonathan Hassell is an author, consultant and speaker residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jonathan's books include RADIUS and Learning Windows Server 2003 for O'Reilly Media and Hardening Windows for Apress. His work is seen regularly in popular periodicals such as Windows IT Pro Magazine, SecurityFocus, PC Pro and Microsoft TechNet Magazine. He speaks around the world on topics including networking, security and Windows administration.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016
PSS Remember Death Of A Fan
Footballers around the world are known for the ostentatious celebrations whenever they score a goal. Hell, some of the even practise them in training hoping they will get the opportunity to try them in front of their adoring legions of fans.
When PSS scored a goal against Persiba Bantul in their local derby yesterday afternoon their celebration was more subdued and more respectful.
They picked up a piece of A4 with a few hand written words showing a message of support for football fans in general who have died in recent days watching football and of course for the PSS fan who was killed in a brawl on the early hours of Sunday morning.
The message was simple and to the point. And all the more meaningful because it has not gone through the grubby mitts of a slick football club PR machine as it would do in England. Nay, scratch that. You would never see players in England do this. Clubs would not allow such an individual display of expression or sympathy.
Bill Shankly famously said football is more important than life or death. That was before Heysel and Hillsborough. Were he around today he would be quick to qualify those words.
'If football is more expensive than our soul then we choose to live without football #RIPFANSINDONESIA'
Fans too showed their respect for the memory of their colleague with an impressive terrace display.
In an emotionally charged derby PSS won 2-1 in front of more than 21,000...the largest crowd in Indonesia.
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Northern Inland Community College and Tamworth Community College have been selected among 34 community education and training providers throughout the State to benefit from almost $19 million in State Government investment for community training.
Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said the NSW Adult Community Education (ACE) Community Service Obligation (CSO) program helped thousands of regional and remote learners in NSW get access to formal education and training to help them increase their chances of finding employment.
"Some students need more support and the courses funded through the ACE CSO provide an important pathway for foundation skills, pre-vocational or bridging programs to more formal education and work-related training, with the program giving priority to people with a disability or at-risk groups," Mr Anderson said.
"These organisations are generally small but well connected with the community, providing quality training and support for disadvantaged people to support their transition into further training and jobs, and access to recognised training in regional and remote communities.
"Courses funded through the ACE CSO program can provide a pathway for foundation skills, pre-vocational or bridging programs to more formal education and work-related training."
Deputy Premier and Minister for Skills, John Barilaro said funding in the 2017-18 financial year would be made available to 34 existing service providers throughout NSW.
"The Government's Smart and Skilled vocational education and training (VET) is all about providing learners with choice and access to the best training options available," Mr Barilaro said.
"The providers will share funding of almost $19 million to be allocated in two stages over the course of the next financial year.
"We need to ensure we are fully inclusive in our efforts to strengthen our skills base by providing VET options that connect communities with further training and jobs."


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Virtual artist proves a massive festival attraction
RENOWNED contemporary artist John Gerrard will be among the artists contributing to this year's Terryglass Arts Festival later this month.
Celebrating its sixteenth year, the north Tipperary festival offers an exciting programme of arts, theatre, music, visual arts and performance for five days from August 13 to 17.
The festival is a true community project, organised by a 15-member local voluntary committee who take pride in seeing the population of Terryglass significantly increase in numbers for the duration of the festival.
This year's festival celebrates the visual arts and features native Irish artists who have achieved international success.
John Gerrard will exhibit 'Daylight Fan (Orbital Camera) 2009' a small-scale virtual sculpture. He has exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia, Italy (2009) and most recently at Borusan Contemporary in Istanbul, Turkey.
Sunday is family fun day featuring The Gingerbreadman puppet show from Miriam Lambert puppets, while local food producers and craftspeople will showcase their produce with tastings and demonstrations from the best Co Tipperary artisan producers.
For the family, the festival organisers have planned 55 workshops to be held over three days.
Tickets are available from The Derg Inn Shop, Terryglass or phone 087-2181663, or online at www.terryglassartsfestival.ie.
Irish Independent


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