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The audience for Sunday's 2011 Oscars was down nearly 10% on coverage of last year's awards ceremony, despite bringing in hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway to try and attract more younger viewers.
ABC's Oscars coverage attracted 37.6 million viewers, according to initial ratings figures, about 9% below last year's 41.3 million, when Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker were the big winners.
This year's Oscars were also down in the key demographic for US advertisers, 18- to 49-year-olds, despite Franco and Hathaway being the youngest ever presenting team for the ceremony.
However, the TV audience for last year's event was the best for five years and the 2011 Oscars were still up on ratings for 2009 and 2008.
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Seemingly Innocent Dental Emergencies You Should Never Ignore
When you have a dental emergency, you may not realize how serious your issue is right away. Most people believe that seemingly innocent issues, such as canker sores or bleeding gums, are not serious enough to see a dentist about. Emergency dental care is the best way to protect your oral health, and knowing what to look out for can mean the difference between a serious dental issue and a healthy smile. Learn about seemingly innocent dental emergencies that need care right away, so you can have a healthier mouth.
Recurring canker or mouth sores
While getting a canker sore here and there is normal, recurring mouth sores can be a sign of a more serious issue—oral cancer. Some oral cancers start out harmless enough, appearing like simple canker sores or infection in the gums. Many cancers of the mouth spread without care because people don't know what to look out for. Get a dental appointment immediately if you notice any of the following symptoms and there is no explanation for them, especially if they occur together:
- recurring mouth sores (including canker sores)
- a lump or hard tissue in the lining of your mouth
- a sore throat without having a cold or infection
- difficulty chewing or swallowing
- loose or painful teeth
- a white or red patch inside your mouth
These symptoms can indicate other oral health issues as well, so see your dentist immediately if you notice one or more of any of these symptoms and they don't go away on their own within a few days.
A painful tooth
A tooth that exhibits pain but doesn't appear to be infected or filled with a cavity should not be ignored. If you experience a stabbing pain in a single tooth when you eat or drink, or feel discomfort when you bite down, your tooth may have a crack in it that is causing you problems. Often unseen by the naked eye, a cracked tooth often requires an X-ray to diagnose, and left untreated can lead to serious discomfort and dental decay. Persistent pain in a single tooth even when it appears to be otherwise healthy should never be ignored.
Bleeding or swollen gums
You may think your gums are bleeding because you brush your teeth too hard, but bleeding or swollen gums are actually a sign of gingivitis, or inflammation of the gums. This is due to plaque and bacteria getting trapped in your gum tissue, which can lead to serious dental issues. Left untreated, your gums may continue to get infected and can result in loss of gum tissue, bad breath, and poor oral health. If you notice your gums are bleeding or swollen, see your dentist right away so you can get proper treatment.
There are many oral issues that don't seem like a real problem at first. If you notice any of these seemingly innocent dental issues, see your dentist, one like Salem Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, right away so you can get effective treatment and stay on track with your oral health.

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Aubergine Ragout Ogreten
Welcome to Mutevazi Lezzetler video pages!
at this episode, we are sharing recipe
which includes one of the principal ingredients of Turkish Cuisine, eggplant
"Aubergine Ragout Ogreten"
let's see the ingredients now, then we will see how to cook it
6 eggplants
2 onions, medium size
2 tomatoes, medium size
2 banana peppers
8.8 oz minced calf meat
1/2 tbsp tomato paste
5 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp salt
for the béchamel sauce; 2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
2 cups of milk
and 1/4 tsp salt
for the upper side; 1 cup of grated kasar cheese
for frying; vegetable oil
I'm starting by peeling the eggplants
you know, we will rest the eggplants in salt water
for half an hour, after peeling them
I'm peeling multi-colored
I'm adding some salt into the water
and I'm placing the eggplants into the salt water
after placing the last eggplant into the water, I'll rest them for half an hour
I continue by dicing the onions
I have 2 medium size onions
I trying to dice them into small pieces
I have diced the onions, I'll fry them in 5 tbsp of vegetable
I'll fry them, until they lose their freshness
while frying the onion pieces, let's chop the seeds removed peppers
I'm using 1 red and 1 green pepper for colorizing the meal
but, you may use just 2 green peppers also
the onion pieces are fried
now, I'm adding the minced meat
I'll roast it, until it gives its broth and soaks again
I'm adding the chopped peppers now
I'll add the tomato paste about 1 or 2 minutes later
the pepper pieces also have lost their freshness
I generally use the mixture of pastes of tomato and pepper
now, I'm adding the salt
I'm adding grated 2 tomatoes also
tomato is our last addition
I'll be cooking the mixture until the tomato juice reaches paste consistency
that is the view that I want to reach, so the roasting process is over now
I'm turning off the heat and placing the pan aside
while cooling down the mixture
I've removed the eggplants from the salt water
washed and drained for a while to dry them
I'm cutting by this way
and I'll fry these pieces
you should choose the bright and smooth eggplants at the shopping
they must not be too hard also, because hard ones have more seeds
these are the tips about eggplant shopping
I've poured the oil into the pan and made it too hot
if you fry the eggplants in too hot oil, they do not soak too much oil
I'll fry them just for a short time, about 1 or 2 minutes, not totally
it is the end of the frying process
as I told, the pieces are partially fried
for removing the extra oil of the pieces, you may place them onto paper towel
but there is no need to paper towel, if you are using grill type plate
the meal has 3 main processes
the name of the meal includes ogreten
this is a description in Turkish Cuisine
to explain the meal includes béchamel sauce
I'm placing 2 tbsp butter into the pan
to prepare the sauce, but please carefully
I'm adding 2 tbsp of sifted flour into the pan also
I'll be roasting the flour by a the help of a whisker
I think I need to roast the flour for a while more
I'm adding some salt
I may add the milk now
I have 2 cups of milk
it is important to use cold milk
because warm milk makes flour balls, and we don't want see them
I'll be cooking the mixture by stirring constantly, until it reaches milk pudding consistency
the béchamel sauce is ready, you may see the bubbles
the tool may colorize the mixture, so I'm removing the mixture from the stove
all the processes are ready for the meal, now it is time to get them together and bake
I'm placing half of the fried eggplant pieces into the baking tray
eggplant is one of the most popular vegetables of summer season meals
it ingredients A, B1, B2 vitamins
I should remind these tips time to time
I have meat mixture also
I'm placing whole meat mixture over the eggplant layer
and laying it all over
I'll be placing the remaining half of the eggplants over the meat layer
eggplant is very healthy particularly for kidneys, liver and pancreas
also for the hearth
after placing the second layer of the eggplant
now, I'm laying the béchamel sauce all over
after laying the sauce all over
I'll sprinkle the grated kasar cheese all over, it is the hero of the meal
lay it equally please
now it is the final process; baking
the oven is preheated to 374 F
I'll bake the meal, until the cheese turns into red
the cheese has turned into red and I've removed the tray from the oven
after cooling it down for a while, I'll slice and serve it
eggplant also includes nicotine at the top
if you want to give up smoking
you may take this advantage of this meal
try it! Bon Appetite! Afiyet Olsun!


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Memory supports many complex cognitive skills and very especially those related to language. Recently it has been proposed that the control of interference in memory is resolved by means of inhibitory control processes that are in charge of suppressing competing memories during memory retrieval. We are interested in understanding the nature of this mechanism in a variety of populations and situations by using a wide range of neuroscience techniques.
LINE 1 Individual differences in inhibitory control of memory.
The general aim of this line is to study the properties of inhibition as a mechanism that helps in selecting memory traces of different nature. We focus on studying the nature of this process by using retrieval practice, directed forgetting and updating tasks. We study the role of cognitive control in memory retrieval by exploring individual differences in memory suppression (e.g. inhibitory deficits in the aging or across mental disorders). Finally, we also aim to observe whether this mechanism can be enhanced through training of memory control.
LINE 2 Language selection and cognitive control in bilinguals and translators.
Numerous studies evidence that bilinguals activate the two languages simultaneously. The question concerns how the system handles such unintended activation. According to a inhibitory perspective, free-domain executive control would be in charge of suppressing the non-target representations. We explore the organization of the bilingual lexical system and the importance of executive control mechanisms for controlling language processing in bilinguals. Additionally, we study how the recurrent engagement of these processes may transfer to non-verbal skills in different populations (e.g. children, adults, or interpreters).


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Two decades ago Jermaine Dupri introduced the world to So So Def Recordings and on Saturday February 23rd, Atlanta is the place to be as the entire roster of SoSo artists come together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the record label. The All-Star Lineup features Anthony Hamilton, Bass All-Stars, Bone Crusher, Bow Wow, Da Brat, Dem Franchize Boyz, Dondria, Fresco Kane, INOJ, Jagged Edge, Jermaine Dupri, J-Kwon, Kris Kross, LIL Jon, Ludacris, Nelly, Youngbloodz, Xscape and More!
The Fox Theatre in Atlanta will be crazy on Saturday and you can join in the celebration LIVE on AXS TV starting at 7:30p ET. Find AXS TV right now so you can watch this LIVE bit.ly/WtTUDr
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Creating a campaign is the first step to using Intellifluence as a brand. Begin by giving your campaign a relevant name (example: Brand new running shoes) then provide details about it. In the Required Work box, be sure to add any information influencers should know regarding what you require.
Be specific and detailed as this will save you time and encourage better results. Choose a start and end date for your campaign, also whether you want it to appear in the public marketplace (this allows opens the campaign up to the entire influencer network and enables influencers to apply) or keep it private and choose specific influencers yourself.


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Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified Michele Williams. She is chief of systems integration for the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness. The story has been corrected.
As temperatures dropped below freezing this week, local governments and charities opened emergency shelters, sent out mobile teams with warm blankets, socks and hats, and brought in more staff to handle the flood of calls to hotlines to help homeless individuals and families with nowhere to go.
In the District, where soaring housing costs and crowded shelters have left people out on the streets, nearly 300 had called the D.C. Shelter Hotline between 8 a.m. Tuesday, when officials announced a hypothermia alert, and 8 a.m. Wednesday.
As of noon Wednesday, with low temperatures sticking around, the hypothermia alert was still in effect.
What that means in the District is that every homeless resident has a legal right to shelter. So, even if shelters are full, the D.C. government must put people up at emergency shelters, hotels or other accommodations.
The Shelter Hotline program, which has been running for more than two decades, doubled the number of staff answering calls, from two to four, and sent nine vans out Tuesday night and early Wednesday to give people rides to shelters and deliver comfort items to those who decided to stay on the streets.
"We look under bridges, in parks, in tunnels and in specific areas we know homeless people congregate that others wouldn't see," program manager Allison Smith said. "When it's this cold out, we try to make sure that those who are most at risk are brought into shelter."
Throughout the region, hypothermia season typically runs from Nov. 1 through March 31. That's when most jurisdictions have emergency shelters and overflow space lined up, and shelters such as those in Fairfax County operate under a "no turn away" policy.
Michael Ferrell, executive director of the nonprofit Coalition for the Homeless, said the goal of local jurisdictions' winter plans is to prevent deaths from hypothermia. A one-day census in January tallied about 11,500 homeless individuals, he said. Local governments are projecting about the same number of homeless this season.
In the District, which has about 60 percent of the region's homeless population, 88 families went to the city's family homeless service center Tuesday. Of those, 20 were new applicants seeking shelter, and 13 were deemed to have no safe place to go and were put in D.C. General, the old hospital building that serves as the city's year-round family shelter.
As D.C. General has become more crowded in recent years, caseworkers have been taking action on the front end, working with potentially homeless people, their friends and their families to keep them out of shelters in the first place, said Michele Williams, chief of systems integration for the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness.
The city is also trying to free up space more quickly at the shelter — where some families have stayed more than a year — by urging people to sign up for a new short-term-subsidy Rapid Re-Housing Program.
"I expected there would be more volume during this hypothermia alert," Williams said. "To me, it says our efforts to help families develop a plan, to get out of homelessness, to become educated, to get a job, to think about their overall goals, is working."
Still, the D.C. General shelter has remained so full that homeless people such as Catrice Haynesworth, who had been trying to get into the facility with her daughter since July, thought she would have to wait until a hypothermia alert to obtain a space.
Haynesworth testified recently before the D.C. Council, describing how she and her 11-year-old daughter, Christmas, have been sleeping in Union Station, in parks and under bridges, and spending all day at the homeless service center, waiting for a spot to open up.
Haynesworth was given a spot the day she testified, a few weeks ago, she said. "My case managers kept telling me D.C. General was overcrowded, that they didn't have any room available," she said. "If I hadn't gone to the hearing, I would probably still be out there until it got too cold."
The Prince George's County hypothermia program, Warm Nights, began Nov. 2, offering extra capacity to emergency shelter services. It has also been conducting aggressive outreach to places where homeless people tend to gather.
Montgomery County opened its winter emergency shelters Nov. 1, adding 195 slots for homeless individuals.
Arlington County opened its emergency overnight shelter Nov. 1, and since then, it has housed 70 people every night, a county official said.
Last year, of the 151 days of hypothermia season, alerts for freezing temperatures were issued on 95 of them.
In the District, 463 families were placed in shelters and motels. Eighteen families in motels have yet to find a permanent place to stay.
Robert Samuels contributed to this report.


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FILM FEST: Tonight marks the first night of this year's San Diego Film Festival. Purchase tickets to a memorable first night filled with inspiring talent and moving films. The Festival runs until October 3 and the will be a week filled with entertainment, events and parties. Kick things off with a bang. The night will begin at 5 p.m.
DON'T BE FOOLED: She's "not gonna write you a love song", but she will play you a few. Sara Bareilles is taking the stage at the House of Blues tonight. The soulful singer will be accompanied by Greg Laswell and Javier Dunn. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $22.50, assuming you're an early bird.
SO NINETIES: Blues Traveler, who had the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, called "Run-Around". Let them bring you back to yesteryear when your SAT scores seemed to be life's biggest obstacle and braces were cooler than texting. Catch them at the Belly Up at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28 and you can buy them here.
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Despite all the issues regarding legislation, the United States is the second biggest weed smoking population in the world. A recent survey shows that 16.3% of Americans smoke weed; only Iceland has a higher rate with 18.3%. Apparently, only 8% of Dutch people consume marijuana!
Perhaps more pertinently, 8.4 million Americans smoke marijuana almost every day. While there are a lot of recreational users, most people still need weed to tackle medical issues such as chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. While high-profile entities like rapper Nate Dogg recommend that we "smoke weed everyday," is this actually a good idea or should we be wary of long-term effects? Remember, marijuana research is still in its relative infancy, and there are very few longer-term studies. Therefore, some individuals may be wondering, "is it bad to smoke weed everyday?". Let's take a look at the possible pros and cons of smoking weed everyday.
5 Reasons Why We Should Smoke Weed Everyday
- 1 – Energy Boost
- 2 – Protect Your Brain
- 3 – Reduced Blood Pressure
- 4 – End Dependence on Opioids
- 5 – Weight Loss
5 Reasons Why We Shouldn't Smoke Weed Everyday
- 1 – Negative Impact on Short-Term Memory & Verbal Memory
- 2 – Addiction
- 3 – A Possible Drop in IQ
- 4 – Potential Increase in Risk of Cardiac Event
- 5 – Sexual Health & Reproduction Issues
5 Reasons Why We Should Smoke Weed Everyday
- 1 – Energy Boost
- 2 – Protect Your Brain
- 3 – Reduced Blood Pressure
- 4 – End Dependence on Opioids
- 5 – Weight Loss
5 Reasons Why We Shouldn't Smoke Weed Everyday
- 1 – Negative Impact on Short-Term Memory & Verbal Memory
- 2 – Addiction
- 3 – A Possible Drop in IQ
- 4 – Potential Increase in Risk of Cardiac Event
- 5 – Sexual Health & Reproduction Issues
5 Reasons Why We Should Smoke Weed Everyday
For some, every day is weed day. Others might be wondering "is weed bad for you?". Here are some major reasons why consuming cannabis can actually be quite beneficial:
1 – Energy Boost
One of the great myths surrounding cannabis is that it makes you lazy and unmotivated. While there are some marijuana strains notorious for inducing couch lock, sativa strains are often energizing and could be just what you need to get through monotonous daily tasks. If you're looking for a solution that just might prove better than your morning cup of coffee, consider smoking weed.
2 – Protect Your Brain
Another benefit of smoking marijuana; it may be capable of protecting your brain. A recent study conducted by scientists in Germany and Israel showed that cannabis can increase nerve cells in the brain, which is a crucial aspect of our ability to learn. As we get older, our cognitive ability decreases, and we are more susceptible to conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Daily weed smoking could slow down this cognitive decline and keep our brains in better shape for longer.
3 – Reduced Blood Pressure
Smoking weed on an irregular basis results in a temporary spike in blood pressure. However, if we use marijuana for weeks on end, the body adapts and avoids the spike. Indeed, ingesting THC and accompanying cannabinoids not only helps lower blood pressure over time, but it also helps you maintain these healthy levels.
4 – End Dependence on Opioids
America is clearly in the midst of an opioid epidemic that claims almost 100 lives a day! One of the main reasons people use these harmful drugs is to treat symptoms of medical conditions. The thing is, marijuana can help you with all of these conditions, and it has none of the deleterious side effects. A 2016 study conducted in Michigan, for example, showed that medical cannabis resulted in a 64% decrease in opioid use. Simply start slow, and up your dosage until you feel positive effects.
5 – Weight Loss
Speaking of epidemics, obesity continues to rise to the point where it's estimated there will be more obese Americans than non-obese in a few decades! An article published in the American Journal of Medicine in 2013 suggests that smoking marijuana can reduce waist size and help ward off diabetes. It also said that regular weed smokers have a smaller waist circumference than non-users, which is likely due to the fact that they have a better carbohydrate metabolism. Additionally, it is known that weed smokers have lower fasting insulin levels and are less resistant to insulin produced by the body, all of which helps maintain a healthy blood sugar level.
5 Reasons Why We Shouldn't Smoke Weed Everyday
In order to provide a perspective and offer both sides of the story, here are the cons of smoking weed:
1 – Negative Impact on Short-Term Memory & Verbal Memory
Data from one of the few completed long-term marijuana use studies was revealed by the University of Lausanne recently. Professor Reto Auer was the lead on the study, which looked at the marijuana habits of around 3,500 Americans over the last 25 years. It found that those who smoked weed daily had poorer verbal memory by the time they reached middle age.
To be clear, there was little impact on long-term memory, and only 311 people had over five years' worth of daily marijuana exposure (the equivalent of smoking pot every day for a year). Problem-solving ability was also not affected. However, there was a clear link between marijuana use and short-term memory loss; the more cannabis used, the worse the performance on memory tests.
2 – Addiction
To be fair, if you do anything every day, it can be classified as an addiction! According to Dr. Stuart Gitlow at the University of Florida, one of the main issues of marijuana "addiction" is its increasing strength. He says it is far stronger than it was a few years ago and is more likely to give users a psychedelic feel than a mildly intoxicating sensation. As a consequence, cannabis could become more addictive as users continue to chase that 'high.'
As such, according to Dr. Joseph Garbely of the Caron Treatment Center, around 15% of cannabis users become addicted. He also suggests that it changes the way a brain matures and emphasizes the point that the younger you start, the more likely you are to become addicted.
3 – A Possible Drop in IQ
One of the most concerning aspects of long-term marijuana use could be its potential to lower your IQ. A 2012 study in New Zealand showed that people who started smoking weed heavily in their teens experienced an 8-point drop in their IQ between the ages of 13 and 38.
4 – Potential Increase in Risk of Cardiac Event
Even though daily marijuana use could result in lower blood pressure, another study suggests it may actually increase your risk of hypertension. The 6-year study, which was published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, looked at the heart health of 1,200 people and concluded that regular weed users were 3.34 times more likely to die from hypertension than were non-users. However, as it was the first study to look at the long-term effects of marijuana on the heart, we shouldn't take its findings as Gospel — but it is something to watch out for.
5 – Sexual Health & Reproduction Issues
Lastly, it has been suggested that heavy use of marijuana could reduce testosterone levels and sperm count in men, leading to infertility. Also, the high levels of carbon monoxide in the smoke could prove harmful to pregnant women, as it may result in lower birth weight. However, findings from various studies contradict one another in relation to marijuana use and decreased testosterone — way back in 1974, for example, a study found that marijuana had no noticeable effect on plasma testosterone. As such, we should take this particular claim with a bucketful of salt.
Final Thoughts on Smoking Weed Everyday
We haven't even touched on other potential benefits of daily weed smoking, such as boosting creativity and reducing joint inflammation. So taking that into consideration, let's be clear: There simply aren't enough studies on the long-term use of marijuana to come to any definitive conclusions. The idea that daily use could result in decreased brain function IS a genuine concern, but in our experience, long-term pot users do not fall into the 'spaced out stoner' stereotype.
Marijuana 'is' a drug, though – it gets you high, and most users feel amazing during the experience. This can certainly lead to addiction problems and, unless you NEED it to help with chronic pain or another medical condition, we wouldn't recommend smoking it daily as an escape measure or as a relaxant. However, much of the negative data is contradicted by other studies, and there already seems little doubt that cannabis is a vastly superior painkiller to opioids.


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Rick Snyder, Governor
Anne Armstrong Cusack, Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Sept. 5, 2018
Contact: Nick Assendelft 517-284-8300
Customer Assistance: 800-292-9555
Deadline is September 30 to seek help with winter energy bills
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) reminds qualified homeowners or renters that they must apply by Sept. 30 to receive the state's Home Heating Credit.
The Home Heating Credit helps Michigan residents who are low-income; deaf, disabled or blind; senior citizens; or disabled veterans to pay their energy bills. Applicants do not need to file a Michigan tax return to get the Home Heating Credit.
"We strongly encourage those who need help with their heating bills to apply for the Home Heating Credit," said Anne Armstrong Cusack, executive director of MAE. "Last year, more than 304,000 Michigan households qualified for assistance, leaving them with more money to pay for other critical needs such as medicine, housing, transportation, or food."
The Home Heating Credit form (MI-1040CR-7) may be obtained from the Department of Treasury's website – michigan.gov/taxes – or by calling 517-636-4486. This Home Heating Credit checklist will help to determine if an applicant qualifies for funding.
In fiscal year 2018, the average credit was $191, for a total of nearly $58.2 million paid out through July 31, according to the Department of Treasury, which processes the credits. The average payout is up $20 from fiscal year 2017.
For more information, click here.
Besides the Home Heating Credit, eligible Michiganders may also qualify for home heating assistance through the Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP), which offers funding to help pay heating bills and guide recipients toward energy self-sufficiency. Learn more about the MEAP program here.
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WorldSafe Summit Tackles Key Public Health Issues
Do you know there's a drug that can save a life from the Opioid Epidemic… and you don't even need a prescription…and every Georgia pharmacy has it in stock!
That's something most people aren't aware of. That's why the Safe America Foundation is holding a special briefing on 'the Opioid Crisis' at WSB-TV on October 26-27. There'll be other critical health and safety topics discussed, also. Like protecting church congregations from active assailants…dealing with cyber breaches… and proposing a law to require 'hands free' driving (and eliminating cell phone hazards that are causing thousands of collisions and hundreds of deaths).
Texting and driving has been a temptation to all of us. And, every day, thousands of Georgians 'do it.' At traffic lights. On the roadways. And, on the interstates. We've had a lot of funerals because of it. And now, it's time to put an ENDD to this.The Safe America Foundation – working with State Representative John Carson – is working to address this issue, getting ALL Georgia drivers to support legislation that will restrict cell phone use while driving.
Thanks to a growing 'Good ENDDING' coalition that includes AT&T, Allstate, WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, the Jim Ellis Automotive Group and Montlick and Associates – we will hold a 'forum' on this issue at the WorldSafe Summit on Friday, October 27. You may appreciate the times you've 'texted' and driven and NOT had a wreck. But face it: it's time we endd this bad habit – and the fatalities it is causing. Join us as we seek to bring a good 'endd' to distraction while driving.
Endd Distracted Driving. NOW – with Safe America, In partnership with AT&T.
If you're a business, civic or community leader, plan now to attend.
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Learn what ATSC stands for and why the future is so bright and sharp.
Among the upcoming developments, you can expect support for mobile television, 3D television, 4K UHD, HDR, high frame rate, and wide color gamut.
Yes, we often throw that term around over here. It's almost always related to free-to-air TV and terrestrial connections.
But what exactly is ATSC?
It stands for Advanced Television Systems Committee and, as the name suggests, it a set of standards for digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable, and satellite networks in North America, parts of Central America and South Korea.
From analog to digital
Even though your TV antenna still receives UHF or VHF signals, the standard has changed from the good old NTSC to the new digital ATSC. This processed started in 2009 in the United States, followed by Canada in 2011, South Korea in 2012 and both Mexico and Dominican Republic in 2015.
A process that asked for a change of tuners capable of decoding ATSC and work with the much larger digital signals, rendering NTSC tuners obsolete.
Old NTSC tuners would support analog signals and use a standard frame refresh rate of slightly under 30 frames per second, 525 scan lines, an aspect ratio of 4:3 and an FM (yeap, like an FM radio) sound signal. Whereas ATSC tuners support HDTV signals with a wide-screen aspect ratio of 16:9, resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 pixels (meaning FullHD), refresh rates ranging from 24 to 60 frames per second and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
It's easy to say this was a very welcome revolution.
Modular Tuners, visit our dedicated web page and read our articles on modular tuners and how antennas are making a comeback.
Out with the old? No! Update it.
Despite old TV's losing their ability to decode the new digital television, it doesn't mean they need to be thrown away. Set-top boxes like WeTek Play 2 can easily decode the signal and feed to a TV not equipped with an ATSC tuner. To know more about WeTek Modular Tuners, visit our dedicated web page and read our articles on modular tuners and how antennas are making a comeback.
Even though we cannot pinpoint a specific date for regular transmissions to start, South Korea has begun testing the new standard with the first end-to-end broadcast of 4K Ultra HD. This test broadcast featured a live camera feed with real-time IP transmissions from the SBS network studio to the broadcaster's Gwanak Mountain transmitter.


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Police Reform: Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement for Burundi
Protocol III, Chapter II: Article 12:
2. Missions of the national police
The missions of the national police shall be:
a. To maintain and restore public order;
b. To prevent offences provided for by law, investigate and prosecute their perpetrators and make arrests in accordance with the law;
c. To ensure respect for the laws and other regulations for whose enforcement they are directly responsible;
d. To ensure the physical protection of persons and their property;
e. To ensure the protection of infrastructures and public property;
f. To relieve and assist persons in danger or in distress;
g. To intervene in case of catastrophe or disaster;
h. To develop various civil defence scenarios;
i. To ensure road safety throughout the national territory;
j. To ensure protection of public gatherings at the request of those involved, on orders from the administrative authorities, or on their own initiative;
k. To ensure the missions of the judicial and administrative police;
l. To ensure protection of the courts and tribunals;
m. To deal with criminal cases of major importance, such as economic crimes and cases attributable to roving delinquents or groups organized at the national or international level;
n. To produce and make use of crime statistics;
o. To deal with the policing of immigration and emigration and the status of aliens;
p. To monitor the movements of aliens throughout the national territory;
q. To keep watch on the land, lake and air borders;
r. To issue travel documents and residence permits;
s. To ensure protection of the institutions.
Protocol III, Chapter II: Article 13
2. Structure of the national Police
a. The national police shall be coordinated within one Ministry, i.e., the one responsible for public security.
b. Its structure shall be:
(i) First level: Since the Ministry is responsible for public security, the head shall be a member of the Government;
(ii) Second level: A national police headquarters responsible for coordinating all the police forces. It shall be headed by a director-general with administrative skills and knowledge of police techniques;
(iii) Third level: Departments: each department shall represent a specialized area of police work.
This structure is illustrated in Annex II to the Agreement.
Protocol III, Chapter II,
Article 14
2. Composition of the national police
a. There shall be a single national police composed of all citizens of the Burundian nation wishing to form part of it, irrespective of ethnic, regional, gender and social status.
b. The national police shall include members of the current national police, combatants of the political parties and movements and other citizens who meet the requirements.
c. A technical committee comprising representatives of the existing police force and the political parties and movements and of external advisors and instructors on police issues shall be established by decision of the transitional Government to implement the procedures for the establishment of the national police.
d. All persons, including current members of the police force and combatants of the political parties and movements, found guilty of genocide, the coup d'état of 21 October 1993, human rights violations or war crimes shall be excluded from the national police.
e. Not more than 50% of the members of the national police shall be drawn from any one particular ethnic group, with a view to achieving the necessary balances and preventing acts of genocide or of coup d'état.
Protocol III, Chapter II: Article 15
2. Size of the national police
(a) The following criteria shall be used to determine the strength of the national police:
i. Surface area of the country;
ii. Population;
iii. Population density;
iv. Urbanization level;
v. Economic resources;
vi. Crime level;
vii. Budgetary allocation.
(b) The transitional Government, in consultation with the technical committee, shall determine the size of the national police.
Protocol III, Chapter II: Article 18: Training
2. Decentralization of the centres for training police constables, rank and file troops and non-commissioned officers shall be undertaken.
Pretoria Protocol on Outstanding Political, Defence and Security Power Sharing Issues in Burundi (8 October 2003)
Part I: 3.0 Burundi National Police (BNP):
3.1 Name
The Burundi Police Force shall be called the 'Burundi National Police (BNP)'
3.2 Roles and Functions
a. The Public Security Police
(1) Ensure respect for laws and regulations.
(2) Ensure physical protection of people and their property.
(3) Help and provide assistance to people in danger or distress.
(4) Intervene in the case of tragedies or calamities.
(5) Foresee various scenarios for civil protection.
(6) Maintaining and re-establishing public order.
(7) Ensure the protection of public infrastructure and property.
(8) Ensure road security over the whole territory.
(9) Ensure the protection of public meetings upon the request of the parties concerned, upon instruction of the administrative authorities or on each own initiative when there is need.
(10) Ensure the protection of the institutions.
b. The Judicial Police (JP)
(1) Prevent crimes, search and prosecute their perpetrators and carry out arrests in accordance with the law.
(2) Ensure the missions of the judicial and administrative police.
(3) Ensure the protection of the courts and tribunals.
(4) Handling criminal affairs of great importance, like economic crimes, crimes by itinerant criminals or groups organized on a national or international level.
(5) Establish statistics on crime and use them.
(6) Ensure the Interpol service.
c. The Police of the Air, Borders and Foreigners (PAFE)
(1) Handling immigration, emigration and the status of foreigners;
(2) Controlling the movements of foreigners on the whole national territory.
(3) Guarding land, lake and air boarders.
(4) Providing traveling documents and residential permits.
d. The Prison Police (PP)
(1) Ensure the security of the prison and detainees.
(2) Ensure the safety of the police camp
(3) Ensure the escorting of the detainees going to court and the various jurisdictions.
(4) Provide security of detainees during the production work.
(8) Ensure escorting of prisoners during transfers.
(9) Ensuring the guarding of hospitalized prisoners.
(10) Ensuring the escorting of detainees during medical care or when leaving the prison with permission.
3.3 Principles
a. The Burundi National Police shall be:
-Governed by the laws and regulations of the country.
-At the disposal of the government, subordinate to its authority and accountable before the law.
b. The Burundi National Police shall be non-partisan.
c. Members of the Burundi National Police shall not be affiliated to political parties or any other organisation of a political nature. They shall neither take part in activities nor demonstrations of political parties or organisations.
d. Members of the Burundi National Police may exercise their civil right to vote.
3.4 Command, Control and Supervision
a. The National Police Force shall be placed under the supervision of the competent civil authorities.
c. The National Police Fore shall be placed under a Ministry charged with responsibility of Public Security.
d. The National Police Force shall be under the direct command and control of the Director General of Police.
3.5 Size, Composition, Structure and Organization
3.5.1 Size
a. The size of the Burundi National Police shall be determined by the following factors:
(1) The Internal Security situation
(2) The different roles and functions to be carried out
(3) The Burundi population
(4) The economic and financial means
(5) The budget allocated to the National Police.
(6) The permeability of the borders.
3.5.2 Composition
a. The Burundi National Police Force shall be composed of:
(1) Members of the current Burundi Police Force.
(2) Selected combatants from the CNDD-FDD Movement and other armed political parties.
(3) Volunteer Burundian citizens recruited on the basis of their competence.
b. The National Police Force will not consist of more than 50% of members from any of the ethnic groups. This is in accordance with Arusha Peace and Reconciliation for Burundi (Protocol III, Chapter 2 art 14 para 2 (e)).
3.5.3 Structure
The structure of the National Police is determined by the Government of Burundi upon a proposal of the Integrated Chief of Staff of the NP.
3.5.4 Police Service
a. Principle
Police service shall be exercised either under contract or permanent terms. Details of terms and conditions of service will be set in accordance with rules and regulations.
b. Rank Structure
(1) The current Police rank structure shall be used in the National Police Force.
(2) Entry point and the equating of ranks for members of FAB, CNDD-FDD and other armed political groups to be integrated into police shall be decided by a sub-committee of the JCC.
3.5.5 Training of the National Police Force
a. Policy
(1) The general training policy aimed at upgrading the National Police shall be based on the police doctrine.
(2) Each element of the force selected to constitute the Police Force shall undergo training for the purpose of:
-Acquiring and standardizing skills, techniques, aptitudes, procedures and regulations
-Achieving harmonious integration of servicemen.
b. Training of Immediate Concern
-Members selected to join the police from FAB, FDD and other political parties will receive accelerated training to enable them [to] work together.
Implementation History
- 2003
Not all major parties to the conflict signed the agreement until 2003. During this three year gap, implementation of the police reform provision did begin.
Arusha accord and the Pretoria Protocol on Political, Defense and Security Power Sharing in Burundi provided for reform in Burundi's police force including change in its name to Burundi National Police (BNP). Similar to military reform, the transitional government would determine the size, of the BNP and the BNP would include the current national police, combatants of the political parties and movements and other citizens who meet the requirements. As provided in the accord, none of the ethnic group would consist more than 50% of the BNP.
- 2004
No reform took place in 2004. However, on 30 November a decree was adopted on the formation, organization and mandate of the National Burundian Police and it was endorsed by the parliament on 28 October.1
- 1. "Secretary General's Report to the Security Council," United Nations Security Council (S/2004/902), November 15, 2004.
- 2005
On 3 January 2005, the president signed a law to set up a police force that would include combatants from rebel groups. The new police force would include a force of 20,000 personnel.2 On 28 January, president signed a decree and appointed General Alain Bunyoni, a former rebel officer, as head of the country's new national police. From the Tutsi minority, Colonel Helmenegilde Nimenya, was appointed as a deputy.3
As of May 2005, 6,896 members from rebel groups were sent to 20 different training centers around the country where they joined with 8,300 former members of the Gendarmerie and 1,400 former internal security forces. In training centers, they will go through integration and harmonization training.4
In 2005, in coordination with the non-governmental organization the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) trained 135 judicial police. The government of Belgium was providing training of 20,000 police personnel over three years.5 By the end of 2005, a new integrated police force was in place.
- 2. "New army, police force for Burundi," Agence France Presse, January 3, 2005.
- 3. "Ex-rebel officer appointing head of Burundi's national police," Agence France Presse, January 18, 2005.
- 4. "Secretary General's Report to the Security Council," United Nations Security Council (S/2005/328), May 19, 2005.
- 5. "Burundi; Belgium Grants Government US $4.5 Million for Police Training," Africa News, November 10, 2005; "Secretary General's Report to the Security Council," United Nations Security Council (S/2005/586), September 14, 2005.
- 2006
No developments observed this year.
- 2007
No developments observed this year.
- 2008
On 11 April 2008, Burundi launched national police census to identify police officers.6 On 15 April, over 750 police personnel were demobilized as the government sought to downsize the National Police Force below 15,000 personnel.
- 6. "Burundi: Security minister launches national police census," BBC Monitoring Africa, April 11, 2008.
- 2009
No further developments observed.
- 2010
No further developments observed.
- 2011
No further developments observed.
- 2012
No further developments observed.
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The Johnson County Commission will have their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday in the Council Chambers at the Johnson County Courthouse beginning at 9 am.
County Commissioner Smokey Wildeman said this last meeting of 2010 will more than likely be pretty routine.
On the agenda: at 9:10 am the Commission will discuss the City/County Joint Recycling Center and hear a presentation from Phil Gonzales with the Lake DeSmet Conservation District.
The commissioners will discuss an issue as the County Board of Equalization at 9:30.
At 10 am there will be a public hearing on the transfer of a liquor license.
Rod Litzel will give a presentation on Johnson County Weed and Pest at 10:30.
Planner Rob Yingling will give an update on projects in the county at 11 am.
At 11:30 Emergency Management Coordinator Marilyn Connelly will give the commissioners an update from her office.
After a noon recess, the commissioners will get an update from Road and Bridge from Supervisor Scott Pehringer from 1 to 1:30 pm.
An executive session will follow, with nothing else on the agenda for the rest of the afternoon.
Other County business will be addressed as time permits.


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[bbc] Amazon has launched a browser-based version of its Kindle eBook application called the Kindle Cloud Reader.
The software is optimised for iPad tablets, but directs customers to Amazon's own eBook store instead of using Apple's purchasing system.
This avoids the 30 percent charge on in-app purchases levied by Apple.
The launch follows recent changes to Apple's terms that forced Amazon and others to remove direct purchasing links in their native iPad programs.
Kindle Cloud Reader can run on PCs, Macs and mobile devices using the Apple Safari or Google Chrome web browser.
The application is not regarded as a 'native' program because it runs in a web page, and therefore isn't subject to Apple restrictions.
However, using the latest HTML5 web technology, Cloud Reader looks like a native app - and even saves books onto the user's device for reading offline.
A button on the web page takes users to Amazon's Kindle Store where they can purchase new items.
Amazon dodges iPad rules with a web-based Kindle reader
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Amazon - Launch of the "Kindle Cloud Reader" for Apple products to bypass its hefty retail margin
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News archive
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16 January 2013
Flybe recognised as top best UK airline for tastiest on-board food
Leading regional airline's Deli in the Sky rated best British airline by influential online study
Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, has been recognised as the top best UK airline for the quality of its Deli in the Sky range of on-board food in Skyscanner's* annual European Airline Food Awards.
Flybe placed highest amongst all UK-based airlines in responses supplied by over 550 European travellers acting as 'food critics' across all three of the chosen categories, coming second in the'low-cost' section to top-placed Turkish airline, Pegasus, beating out the likes of Monarch and Easyjet (in third and fourth place consecutively).
The recently published results is the second annual study on the quality of on-board culinary offerings compiled by Skyscanner, the remaining categories being short-haul and long haul both of which were dominated by European-based carriers.
Simon Lilley, Flybe's Director of Marketing comments: "We are naturally extremely pleased with this confirmation that the quality and selection of our on-board Deli in the Sky snacks are so much appreciated by our passengers. We work hard to make sure that the menu choices and value for money deals we offer are not only tempting but also regularly monitored and changed to both reflect evolving tastes and trends as well as being suitably seasonal."
In celebration of the news, Flybe will be offering passengers 10% off all food, drink and gift items (excluding Duty Free) purchased on board all its 2.116 flights next week, namely those operating between Monday January 21st and Sunday 27th 2013 inclusive.
*Based in Edinburgh, Skyscanner is a leading multilingual flight comparison search engine . It also features regular news items from the travel and flight industry as well as providing travel tips for consumers (Wikipedia)


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Nashville Predators 'Smashmob' surprises youth hockey teams, becomes viral hit (VIDEO)
A very cool story with superb video.
Nashville Predators Smashmob
That was a nice thing to do for the kids.
This idea was started in Canada I'm proud to say.
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Most IoT devices run on Arm-based processors. 71.8% of these processors use Linux as their operating system (OS).
The Linux Kernel 5.4 is nearly complete! It is expected to debut as stable by the end of November. It will mark the last major stable kernel release of 2019.
During the second quarter of 2019, KernelCare became officially validated and available for customers of VMware Cloud™ on Amazon Web Services (AWS). VMware Cloud is VMware's enterprise virtualization suite, built especially for Amazon's AWS cloud infrastructure. VMware Cloud on AWS is the natural choice for mission-critical, always-on application services, offering distributed load balancing, dynamic resource allocation, and easy management. Organizations use services like VMware Cloud on AWS to deploy hybrid cloud service stacks and data centres. Its familiar vSphere operating environment makes it easy to migrate mission-critical services and applications.
Calling all Europe-based Embedded Linux users! On October 28–30, at the Convention Center in Lyon, France will host the Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) Europe 2019. ELC is a premier vendor-neutral tech conference, where experts and developers working on embedded Linux and industrial IoT products gather for education and collaboration. This is a packed, innovation-focussed event. If you're attending, we figured you might need some guidance. Here are five tips and tricks:
The first half of 2019 has been a very exciting time at KernelCare. We've picked up some major enterprise customers, including Dell and Endurance. Along the way, there have been a multitude of other milestones.
The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has ushered in a whole new era of cybersecurity fears. In 2018, there were an estimated 10-billion IoT devices. By 2025, this will have increased by more than sixfold. The IoT has already suffered a slew of attacks, and attacks have increased up to 300% in 2019. Many of these were Linux Kernel-focussed: Mirai, SegmentSmack, SACK Panic, SACK Slowness, and more.
Electrical engineering is a field packed with acronyms. "Advanced RISC Machine" is an older name for the modern-day ARM processor, which represents the leading form of RISC architecture. "RISC" stands for reduced instruction set computer, and refers to a type of microprocessor architecture that optimizes performance by limiting the number of cycles per instruction within its CPU programs.


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Rashbehari-Tollygunj junction, the pavement is the home for many refugee families, they live on the streets, children are born there, they grow up there, but they have the same dreams that kids in rich families dream. I asked this wonder-kid, can you tell me a rhyme? Yes, and here he goes, with full confidence and joy of his heart. My heart was flooded with bliss eternal. I see God here, in these kids, they embody the Divine to me!!
I go to inaugurate the new street school in one the streets of Calcutta, the children from the streets are waiting for me, i go, and they are full of joy, i see this girl who comes to garland me, as is customary in Indian tradition, and i put it back to her neck, and tell her that she is most beautiful, and look at her divine smile and the spark in her eyes, Yes, we all can serve God for God has been kind to give us two hands, one to receive and the other to GIVE, love overflowing, Babaji
I was taking pictures of the angels of Calcutta streets, and two kids who were sitting close to each other wanted me to take their pictures, so i had my fun and here they are! My priceless gift to you all,
— in Calcutta, India.
She was looking at me from the moment i walked to pavement to start the street school, i could not take my eyes off her, for she is a perfect angel, so wanted to capture her divine presence, and here is my yet another gift, and let me tell you all these pictures are taken by me, for that is the greatest joy and i know they will give their best to me!!
— in Calcutta, India.
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Alan Kitching: A Life in Letterpress by John L Walters (Laurence King, 2017)
Introduced by John L Walters
My first encounter with the work of Alan Kitching was when I bought a T-shirt screen-printed with his colourful woodletter logotype for the Clerkenwell Festival of 1996. Later, I realised that I had seen his work before – on book jackets and magazine covers, and in the signs and stationery for King's College London, my alma mater. But this was the first time I'd really looked, and I liked what I saw.
In the London of the mid-1990s, Clerkenwell was buzzing with all kinds of interesting endeavour – including my music journal, Unknown Public. It was full of publishers, journalists, charities, recording studios, repro houses, photographers and design practices, as well as quirky shops, cheap cafes, nice pubs and the Marx Memorial library.
It is where Kitching, formerly one of the anonymous 'backroom boys' of British design, transformed himself into the internationally successful artist-designer he is today. Many working designers, whatever their field of practice, recognise the power, authenticity and formal beauty of Kitching's work. Many more non-designers, like me in 1996, respond instinctively to his 'big letters' without necessarily knowing much about the practice and history of typographic design – of composition – that lies at the core of Kitching's vast archive.
His work, made solely from the 'founts' (his preferred term for fonts), inks and presses in his possession, speaks to people young and old, professional and amateur, seasoned insiders and wide-eyed neophytes. The career of Alan Kitching has a trajectory all its own, with no antecedents and few pretenders to his throne. It lies in a kind of parallel art world, even though his editions hang in private collections and on the walls of galleries.
Student designers get excited when they discover his maps and posters on social media sites. The burgeoning enthusiasm for such dying arts as letterpress (along with bicycles and old-fashioned barbers) within the 'hipster' community has provided a new fan base for Kitching's prints as examples of an arcane craft. Yet Kitching has neither a secure slot within the matrix of the international art world, nor a comfortable place within British design and graphic art.
He has long been something of an outsider, though certainly not an 'outsider artist'. For more than two decades, Kitching was a quiet presence on the London scene, standing at Anthony Froshaug's elbow, teaching, printing and laying out texts while the newly recognized practice of graphic design established roots in the sophisticated analogue culture that spanned the time from the swinging 1960s to the yuppie 1980s.
Kitching's natural skill, his blunt but likeable personality, his intelligence and his shrewdness ensured that when he went it alone, he was not cast adrift. His accomplished and visually arresting prints are instantly recognisable, yet he rarely repeats himself: his best work always pushes towards some new goal or undiscovered aspect of the compositional tools at his disposal.
Like any decent designer, he interprets his commissions with intelligence and flair; like any good artist, he reflects the temper of the times. Now, anyone with a poem, a political slogan or an advertisement can share their message through the myriad channels that run through the World Wide Web – a medium that did not exist when Kitching decided to abandon conventional design and 'go and print'.
When he was young, the only way to disseminate the written word was through printing; every word went through the hands of a compositor like himself. A sense of the power and responsibility invested in this position has stayed with Kitching throughout his career.
He has always sought to set words that need saying: names, information, Shakespeare, headlines, poetry and maps. The beauty of his letters always serves the meaning of the text. Kitching's practice is made special by his ability to wrest powerful pieces of communicative artwork from an industrial process whose original use has been superseded.
He savours the act of composition, the details of spacing and justifying metal type, the imaginative inking of huge woodletters. Despite the hard-won skills that enable him to create immaculate impressions on paper surfaces, the type and forme and press and paper are ultimately the means to a number of different ends.
In much the way that young practitioners now harness new technology to their own visions, Kitching has grown as a creative designer and artist by taking control of old technology – letterpress printing. In his hands, The Typography Workshop is a complex and subtle instrument: his brushes, paint and easel, his film set, his orchestra.
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text: There are many festivals, events, and circumstances where it is traditional to wear a kimono in Japan, even though Western clothes have become prevalent in much of day to day wear:1. Birth of a child.In Japanese culture, as in many others, the birth of a child is considered a milestone. When the child is between 30 to 100 days old, the family visits a certain shrine to commemorate the birth of the child. This is called "miyamairi." If the baby is a girl, she wears a brightly colored velvet kimono, while a boy wears a black kimono embellished with the family crest.2. Shichi-Go-San Festival. "Shichi-Go-San" stands for Seven-Five-Three. It is a festival usually held on November 15, and it celebrates Japan's children. For this occasion, parents dress their children in kimonos and take their 3-year old and 5-year old sons, and 3-year old and 7-year old daughters to a Shinto shrine to pray for good fortune and health. These ages are celebrated not only because odd numbers are considered as lucky numbers in Japan, but also because they mark specific cultural milestones in a child's growth. In the past, children's heads were shaved until the age of three, when both boys and girls were allowed to grow their hair. The age of five for young boys marks the wearing of his first hakama and haori, while the age of seven celebrates a young girl's first obi - the traditional silk kimono belt. Until then, girls tie their kimonos with a simple cord.3. Coming-of-Age Day. On the second Monday in January, Japan celebrates the coming of age of young men and women who are turning twenty. For this celebration, women usually dress in zori sandals and a furisode, which is a colorful kimono with very long sleeves, while men wear a traditional dark kimono with hakama and a haori jacket. Despite the formality of its traditional clothing, Coming-of-Age Day is a holiday often celebrated by drinking and parties that go on late into the night. In a purely fashion sense, it is not unlike homecoming or prom, where young adults dress in formal clothes and celebrate on their own, away from parents and older adults.4. Weddings. The Japanese also have a traditional garment for wedding ceremonies. The bride wears a shiromuku, which is an all-white ultra-formal kimono, and a tsunokakushi, a Japanese wedding headpiece. White is a symbol of purity and new beginnings, and sometimes shiromuku also have white-on-white embroidery of animals like the phoenix, a traditionally feminine symbol of elegance and nobility. For a colorful splash during the reception, brides can wear an uchikake, a brilliantly colorful kimono left untied. The groom, on the other hand, wears several layers: kimono undergarments, a black and white kimono with the family crest, and a haori and hakama pants as outerwear. The bride's female relatives and friends wear furisode or tomesode depending on marital status.5. Parties and personal ceremonies.For formal parties as well as traditional Japanese ceremonies like flower arranging and tea ceremonies, the "tsukesage" is the historical kimono of choice. It has patterns following the hemlines and extending up the sleeves, an elegantly subdued alternative to some of the more brilliant and heavily patterned kimonos. The "houmongi," meaning "visiting kimono," is for women going out to formally visit their friends and colleagues.


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Membership of the British Watch and Clock Makers' Guild is by election and is only open to those professionally engaged in a branch of horology or its allied crafts.
The Guild undertakes a yearly repair price survey, to which all members are requested to respond. The results of this survey are included in the Guild year book (The Green Book) which is sent to all paid up Guild members during spring or early summer each year. The Green Book also contains classified lists of members offering specialist services to the trade and other information The Guild also publishes and circulates to members three News Letters a year (Time Piece).
Members are able to use the Guild Emblem on their personal letterhead and business card. Various other items such as valuation forms, window stickers etc. are available to members from the Guild at cost. Links to members web sites are included on this web site free of charge to members.
Application for membership must be made in writing, the Membership Application form is available below.
Also available below is a copy of the Guild Rules and objects, and the Guild's Professional Charter.
Application for membership must be accompanied by a cheque in payment for the first year's subscription plus a one off administration fee of £5.00 If an application is approved after October the following year's subscription is included in the initial payment.
Annual subscriptions are due during January each year, currently £52.00. There is also a 'one-off' administration fee of £5 for new members.
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SNHU Online Career Counseling: Helping Students Achieve Great Things
There's a multitude of reasons for returning to school to earn a degree. Some are personal goals, but for many, the potential degree is tied to career advancement or entering an entirely new field. At Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), online degree students have the support and assistance of dedicated career advisors nationwide, who are eager to help students on their way to achieving great things -- and online career counseling is available long after graduation day, too.
What's In It for You?
Students and alumni benefit from online career counseling, with personalized assistance in creating career goals, cover letters and resumes, learning about in-person and social networking, interview skills, elevator pitches and more. The best part is, these free services don't end at graduation. Once you're part of the SNHU community, you'll benefit from these valuable resources long past your days as an online student.
SNHU Career hosts regular webinars that feature helpful tips and advice, along with leading career chats on Twitter and posting insightful information on blogs several times a week. Regardless of the activity, however, the goal remains the same: seeing SNHU students succeed in reaching their career goals.
With more than 30 SNHU Career team members located across the U.S., students have the opportunity to connect not only virtually, but also often in person and at special events throughout the country. Let's meet some of the folks dedicated to career success.
Taking the Job Search to a New Level
Career advisor Kim Coffey works primarily with students in human resources, organizational leadership, management and online MBA graduate programs. Located in New Hampshire, she has been instrumental in helping students who were unemployed find new work. But Coffey said that the best part is not just that they found new work, but rather "work in their field, which is extremely rewarding."
She especially loved assisting a student, who was able to best students from MIT and Harvard for an organizational leadership development program at BAE Systems. This was a long process, which proved extremely gratifying. "She received a job offer within a day of interviewing, after they mentioned how it would be one to two weeks before anyone heard," said Coffey.
In working with students at the graduate level, she's found that many have a bit of a work history and are trying to change their career path. As a result, they need a lot of help in tailoring their resume to the new industry they're targeting. Coffey said that many need assistance with the actual job search, since they are more familiar with the industry they've worked in and not necessarily the one they now seek.
"They don't know the best websites or keywords to use when searching for a job in the new industry that they are interested in," she said. "I love showing students new ways to think about keywords for jobs and new websites to look at to aid in the job search."
While she loves providing online career counseling virtually to students, working with them on mock interviews and other skills, Coffey truly enjoys the in-person meetings as well. She has many local students she works with, as well as some in Hawaii and Alaska, too.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Sonja Moffett is a SNHU Career advisor in Michigan who works with students in the criminal justice and justice studies programs. She finds that many don't realize that one size does not fit all when it comes to resumes, and she enjoys helping students understand how to differentiate themselves from their competition.
"Resumes need to be customized for each job for which they apply and only punctuate the skills desired by that company," said Moffett.
Part of her role also involves facilitation of informational webinars with other members of the SNHU Career webinar team. "I strongly encourage students to attend these sessions where they may interact with the moderation team and ask questions that directly impact their success as a job seeker," Moffett said.
Helping Students Succeed with Internships
Darrin Heald is an internship specialist for the SNHU Career team. As such, he facilitates the approval process for internships that seek academic credit. He particularly likes working with online students to design internship responsibilities that will provide them with the experience and knowledge that aligns with their learning goals for the internships.
Heald works both in southern New Hampshire offices and remotely from northern New Hampshire. One part of his job is facilitating the internship opportunities that come with SNHU's partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS). The first student that he was able to place in an internship with MLS had come to the U.S. five years ago with the goal of one day working with professional soccer.
"When he received the internship offer, he came back to me to thank me and told me that his life goal had been achieved," said Heald. "Just knowing that I have a small part in helping students achieve their career goals keeps me going each day!"
Connecting Students to Mentors and Allies
A big part of the college experience is broadening your network, finding mentors and allies within the industry you hope to advance in. As part of its online career counseling role, SNHU Career is there to help you connect. The team lead for SNHU Career Connections, Angelika Maryniak, helps build connections for students and alumni to assist them in obtaining employment.
"My team is responsible for connecting students for informational interviews," Maryniak said. "These interactions provide participants with advice from individuals in their field of interest. They also get insider information that they might not have had otherwise." The Career Connections team provides support to SNHU Career advisors, and by the time students reach this team, they're ready for an informational interview with a professional.
Students and alumni are invited to write blog posts about their careers and areas of expertise, which not only gives readers valuable information, but also allows the writers to beef up their resumes with tangible experience.
SNHU Career is also active in SNHUconnect, the online community for online students, faculty and staff. "We have Career Communities in SNHUconnect that provides an online forum where students can connect with others in their geographical area to ask career questions," said Maryniak.
She's especially excited about the very first SNHU Career Regional Hiring Fair, which will be held in Houston, Texas, in March.
As a Career Connections specialist, Tamrah Rouleau finds opportunities that allow unemployed and underemployed students to connect with happily employed students and alumni for a variety of career-related benefits. "This includes providing opportunities for informational interviews, professional networking, event attendance and even blog writing," she said. "If a student wants to be involved and engaged, we help them to do so."
Rouleau especially enjoys connecting new students to other students and alumni in their field through informational interviews. "This has led to great conversations, but more importantly has helped our new students gain a better understanding of their field, the job market and gain confidence throughout the process," she said.
Most of the students that Rouleau offers online career counseling to are looking for real-life answers to their questions from a peer or alumni, who have traveled down the same career path they are looking to travel. "Others are really trying to get a better understanding of the types of jobs in their field and the day-to-day responsibilities in that particular position," said Rouleau. "We try to find opportunities to share the experience and expertise of our employed students and alumni with those who are currently seeking."
How Passion Leads to Possibilities
Career advisor Danielle Dalton is located in the bay area of northern California, and she provides online career counseling to many graduate students in the marketing, public relations and communication programs. She loves reinforcing student dreams.
"My favorite conversations are with students who know what they want to do, but need someone to take the time to hash that dream out into manageable pieces," said Dalton. "I love being able to help a student understand that their dreams are achievable and that I can help them see the steps needed to get there." She finds this especially rewarding if students have never had someone tell them they can accomplish what they want, and she values that part of her job.
Some of the students that Dalton works with are interested in a mid-life job change or after they've spent more than 20 years in a specific industry. "These students are scared to make the change, but I like to harness their passion so that they can understand that this is possible," she said. "I like to speak with them about the pros and cons, and oftentimes having this conversation helps them to not be so afraid to go for it, and see the logic behind their decisions as well."
Increase Visibility and Connections
Career advisor Rich Grant also works on the webinar team, helping to create and deliver assistive resources. He's active as a SNHU Career blog writer and works with students in the accounting and finance programs.
Located in southern Maine, he enjoys helping students advance in the job search process, whether it's empowering them through improved resumes or improving interview skills, which often lead to job offers.
"I've helped students get jobs by helping them do a better job of promoting their transferrable skills and by encouraging them to be more assertive in their networking activities," said Grant.
He finds that while many students do have a LinkedIn profile, they aren't taking full advantage of LinkedIn's features. "I show students how to use functions in LinkedIn that they might not even be aware of, such as Find Alumni, groups, following companies and advanced search, where you can search on several variables at the same time," Grant said.
The best advice that Grant feels he can offer students through online career counseling is to be visible, either in person or on professional social media. "Attend professional events, set up informational interviews, be active in LinkedIn groups or within SNHUconnect clubs and groups, participate in #SNHUCareerChat and other Twitter chats that align to your career interests," he said.
Faryal Humkar is a career advisor for master's in information technology, game design and graphic design online students. She's also the host of the team's monthly #SNHUCareerChat on Twitter, which allows students to connect with career advisors, employers and alumni to discuss specific career-related topics. Located in Los Angeles, California, she works with students to gain internships, full-time jobs and advancement within their current organizations.
"Many students are concerned with the stability of the job market," said Humkar. "I assist them with tailoring their resume to be a marketing tool when applying to jobs and internships."
She also reviews their LinkedIn profiles to ensure they are on the radar of job recruiters. Once they've landed an interview, "We schedule a mock interview to make sure they are set up for success," she said.
Building Relationships
Career advisor Cait Glennen works with online STEM students in the geoscience, environmental science, mathematics and data programs, along with marketing, communication, master's in economics, political science, public administration, community economic development and MBA quantitative analysis. Based in Manchester, New Hampshire, Glennen originally hails from East Tennessee.
She spoke of the relationships that career advisors build with their students and how excited they are to help them achieve career goals. One of her proudest moments in online career counseling was helping a student, who went from being close to bankruptcy to being employed in her field making nearly $50,000 a year in just nine weeks. "She wasn't even through her program yet," Glennen said.
Students often sell themselves short. "By digging deeper and showing a genuine interest in what's behind the information on the resume, you generally find out that our students are actually superheroes," she said.
Most of all, Glennen wishes all students knew just how much SNHU Career can help them with their career goals - and that they can help them regardless of geography. "We're a free service, we are invested in your success and we are knowledgeable about our programs."
Charise Wilson is a business development specialist with SNHU Career, supporting students in online creative writing, English, history, human resources, business and project management at the undergraduate and graduate level. She helps online students secure employment opportunities within their fields of interest. A big part of Wilson's job involves making connections with employers to facilitate those opportunities. She also contributes to the SNHU Career blog and manages employer spotlights.
Located in Rhode Island, Wilson has helped many students obtain internships, along with teaching and writing jobs, but one student in particular demonstrated the power of working with SNHU Career in a note she wrote to Wilson. Amber Box, who lives in Texas, was ambitious in working toward career goals, taking full advantage of the webinars and advice she received through SNHU Career since beginning her undergraduate degree in 2013.
Box had been successful in gaining writing and editing work experience in tandem with working on her online undergraduate degree. She knew that going into an online master's program, she would still be missing the actual teaching experience she'd need to become a college instructor upon graduation. The biggest challenge was that in order to land a teaching position, it seemed as though she'd have to have prior experience.
She turned to Wilson, who introduced her to SNHU Career's Ready2Refer program. Wilson helped her polish her resume and find the job that she was looking for.
"That in itself was a challenge, since I needed something nearby, part time and flexible enough for me to still be able to go to school, care for my three children and manage the many projects I was juggling," Box said. "But she was confident in me, and that made me confident in myself. It didn't take long for her to work her magic, and, in fact, within two weeks of our original contact, she helped me secure a job as a teacher!"
Box said she couldn't say enough about how instrumental Wilson had been in helping her through this process.
Dedicated Military Support
When a military servicemember, veteran or military spouse becomes an online student at SNHU, they quickly realize that there's military-specific, dedicated support available every step of the way, from admission to academic and career advising. What's particularly unique about the staff providing support for military-affiliated students is that each person comes from a military background, too. The benefit is that they understand what military students are experiencing and how they can best serve their needs.
Jackie Loren is one of the military career advisors at SNHU, located in Manchester, New Hampshire. In this role, Loren often provides military students with online career counseling early in their degree program to assess what they hope to do in their post-service career, as well as better understand how their academic program ties into future employment opportunities. She also spends a lot of time helping servicemembers translate their military training and experiences into civilian equivalency.
"For military students seeking to transition from their military service to civilian employment, the transition phase is long and difficult on many fronts," Loren said. "Hiring a veteran is one thing, but keep them employed is even more challenging and I believe we play a huge role in this process becoming successful."
She said that they start with in-depth exploration of their knowledge, skills, abilities and values, and they support them early in their degree program, in collaboration with the online student's military career advisor who has walked in their shoes.
Military career advisors, like Loren, can support military students, individually, prior to employment with an understanding of what they did while serving, and through job shadows, internships and with mentors that can help them navigate a new environment. "Early intervention and lifelong support make the deinstitutionalization of each veteran a process they can succeed at," said Loren.
Support that Lasts a Lifetime
SNHU Career can play a vital role for online students throughout their degree program, providing support, advice and tools to help them reach their career goals. This doesn't end, however, at graduation. That same support extends well beyond and allows everyone in the SNHU community to remain connected and proactive in planning for long-term career success.Pamme Boutselis is a writer and content director in higher education. Follow her on Twitter @pammeb or connect on LinkedIn.
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As you can see from the program, I will be commenting on a paper by Larry Zelenak entitled "Mitt Romney, the 47%, and the Future of the Mass Income Tax." The inspiration for this paper is the collision between two things that are actually, as Larry recognizes, quite different. The first is his own view, expressed in a recent book, that mass income tax filing can strengthen "fiscal citizenship." The second is Mitt Romney's ill-received 2012 campaign snark about the "47 percent" whose non-payment of current year income taxes suggested, to Romney's not very capacious brain, both (a) that they would never take responsibility for their own lives and (b) that they wouldn't vote for him since he wasn't offering them anything.
Needless to say, I will have a few things to say on these topics. Following my perhaps peculiar recent practice, I've made Power Point slides for my remarks that I plan to use as notes for my commentary, but not actually to use (i.e., project) as slides. I will post them here when I get a chance, probably early next week.
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