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Spain's Bad-Bank Experiment
It's a bad omen that Sareb hasn't attracted foreign investors.
Spain's "bad bank," known by its acronym Sareb, received its first equity investments this week. The idea behind a bad bank is that it will take rotten assets—dud mortgage loans, foreclosed land, unsold homes—off balance sheets, giving financial institutions a new lease on life and the confidence to lend again. With a little taxpayer help, the bad bank will then have the heft to weather losses and sell those nonperforming assets at a profit.
The strategy has worked reasonably well in Ireland, though there's an argument...


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A Portrait a Month in 2017
One of the bodies of work I've embarked on this year is to paint a self portrait each month. I'm looking at how my inner life emerges as I join with colour and create my own image.
I've came to the end of my portrait series before the end of the year, oh no, did I cheat? I just felt like I finished…

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Song Liu, PhD, is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Roswell Park). He is the director of Bioinformatics at Roswell Park, and faculty member at the Department of Biostatistics of SUNY at Buffalo (UB). His key research interests and expertise include omics data analysis, translational bioinformatics and nonparametric modeling, and he has authored or co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed methodological and collaborative publications.
The long-term objective of my research is to develop computational and statistical methods to discover genetic risk factors and biomarkers which can predict and monitor the initiation, progression and prognosis of human diseases, with particular focus on cancer. My research depends on the integrative analysis of multi-dimensional data from biomedical science such as microarray, high-throughput sequencing, and so on. I have maintained close collaborations with experimentalists, epidemiologists and clinicians in various fields.
Liu S, Kumari S, Hu Q, Senapati D, Venkadakrishnan VB, Wang D, DePriest AD, Schlanger SE, Ben-Salem S, Valenzuela MM, Willard B, Mudambi S, Swetzig WM, Das GM, Shourideh M, Koochekpour S, Falzarano SM, Magi-Galluzzi C, Yadav N, Chen X, Lao C, Wang J, Billaud JN, Heemers HV.A comprehensive analysis of coregulator recruitment, androgen receptor function and gene expression in prostate cancer. eLife 2017;6:e28482
Wei L, Wang J, Lampert E, Schlanger S, DePriest AD, Hu Q, Gomez EC, Murakam M, Glenn ST, Conroy J, Morrison C, Azabdaftari G, Mohler JL, Liu S*, and Heemers HV*. Intra- and inter-tumoral genomic heterogeneity of multifocal localized prostate cancer impacts molecular classifications and genomic prognosticators. European Urology. 2017, 71(2):183-192 (*. joint corresponding authors).
Yao S, Kwan ML, Ergas IJ, Roh JM, Cheng TD, Hong CC, McCann SE, Tang L, Davis W, Liu S, Quesenberry CP Jr, Lee MM, Ambrosone CB, Kushi LH. Association of Serum Level of Vitamin D at Diagnosis with Breast Cancer Survival: A Case-Cohort Analysis in the Pathways Study. JAMA Oncology. 2017, 3(3):351-357.
Karaesmen E, Rizvi A, Preus L, McCarthy P, Pasquini M, Onel K, Zhu X, Spellman S, Haiman C, Stram D, Pooler L, Sheng X, Zhu Q, Yan L, Liu Q, Hu Q, Webb A, Brock G, Clay-Gilmour A, Battaglia S, Tritchler D, Liu S, Hahn T, Sucheston-Campbell L. Replication and validation of genetic polymorphisms associated with survival after allogeneic blood or marrow transplant. Blood. 2017, 130(13):1585-1596.
Bagati A, Moparthy S, Bianchi-Smiraglia A, Kolesnikova K, Lipchick B, Kolesnikova M, Jowdy P, Polechetti A, Mahpour A, Fink E, Ross J, Wawrzyniak J, Yun D, Paragh G, Wang J, Liu S, Nemeth MJ, Nikiforov M. Melanoma Suppressor Functions of the Carcinoma Oncogene FOXQ1. Cell Reports. 2017, 20(12):2820-2832.
Dong T, Attwood K, Hutson A, Liu S, Tian L. A new diagnostic accuracy measure and cut-point selection criterion. Statistical methods in Medical Research, 2017, 26(6):2832-2852.
Ma C and Liu S. Testing equality of proportions for correlated binary data in ophthalmologic studies. Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics 2017, 27(4):611-619.
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Since September 2017, comparison sites are visible in the Google Shopping results. These results are only visible on Google's search results page (and not when users click in Google on the "Shopping" tab). Google has implemented this adjustment in connection with a fine (imposed by the European Union). Advertising through a CSS (for example via AdResults' own CSS) has considerable financial benefits.
In June 2017 it was announced that the European Union would impose a high fine on Google (of 2.4 billion euros) if Google Shopping would not be changed. According to the EU, there is an improper abuse of power by Google because it makes Google's own Google Shopping comparison site more prominent than other price comparisons. Meanwhile, Google has changed its Google Shopping service to prevent more fines from the EU: price comparison sites (such as Bigshopper.com) are now also visible at the Shopping results within Google Search (within the "Shopping" tab in Google these comparison sites are not visible). That looks like this:
There are 2 results visible from Google and one from a CSS (in this case the CSS Bigshopper). This change increases competition in Google Shopping.
It is possible to transfer an existing Google Merchant Center from Google to a CSS (Comparison Shopping Partner). In terms of look and feel nothing changes: it is possible to keep an existing merchant center (including all history). The only thing that changes is that under each product advertisement there is no longer "By Google" visible, but the name of the CSS. AdResults is using the price comparison tool Bigshopper.nl for its customers, (and also Bigshopper.com for other countries in Europe). If we connect a customer, there will be "By Bigshopper" under the product advertisements (see also the example in the image above).
Google CSS disadvantages
There is one disadvantage and that is that other CSS partners (possibly other comparison sites) are no longer visible in the Merchant Center. You can solve this by creating a new AdWords account. However, there are also many advantages to CSS.
Google CSS benefits
The biggest advantage is that there is a financial discount. Google calculates a margin of 20% according to various sources. It normally goes with the auction. This means that a bid via non-CSS (the standard situation in which Google Shopping is advertised) is 20% lower than that actually required: 80% of the bid goes into the auction, 20% goes directly to Google. If a merchant center is connected through a CSS, the full bid will go into the auction. This means higher bids / positions with constant CPCs or a cost reduction.
From the 1st of Januari 2019, no more cashback will be given by Google. Still, the margin profit of 20% will stay. Every 1.000 euros that is spend in Shopping through a CSS on the search result page of Google, will give a discount of 200 euros on the click prices. This margin is not visible in Google Ads, but is immediately taken into account in the bidding. Advertising through Google means that for every 1 euro bid, only 80 cents will go into the auction (for Shopping Ads visible on the search result pages), with a CSS 1 euro will go into the auction (a bid raise of 25%).
Google sees CSS Partners as competitors of Google. This has shown Google schematically in this way:
This means in practice that there is nothing different: the current AdWords account and the current Google Merchant center can remain, the only thing that Google adapts is a change in the background that the Merchant account runs through the CSS and not through Google itself. The change ensures that there is a link to the CSS under each product, instead of a link to the Google Shopping tab. The transfer and direct benefit of the financial benefits can therefore be done easily and quickly. Our experience is that the transfer does not have a negative impact on the Shopping campaigns and even after the transfer, it shows a better result (given the margin advantage).
As previously indicated, AdResults has a partnership with Google. Given the size of the partnership this is a Premium partnership. AdResults has Bigshopper as a comparison shopping partner (this is the comparison site). It is possible to use these benefits as a client of AdResults, but also as a non-client of AdResults or as an agency or reseller. AdResults charges a one-off fee for inclusion on Bigshopper and transferring the current Merchant account to CSS Bigshopper. In addition, there is a monthly fee for the admission to Bigshopper. There are no extra costs for traffic from Bigshopper to your site! AdResults also returns the full margin. You therefore benefit optimally from the benefits that Google offers. Bigshopper has signed a management waiver, which means that you keep your existing Google contact person if you switch to our account association.
AdResults is a premium CSS partner and has a lot of experience with correctly linking your account. Note that when switching, only the Google Shopping ads are automatically transferred to the Google search results page. However, you also want to remain visible on the Google Shopping tab, with Google Shopping partners and of course also continue to use (dynamic) remarketing. We ensure that you are transferred successfully (possibly without having to access your AdWords account). Another advantage is that we do not advertise for your products. Other price comparison sites, with a CPC or CPS model can do this (for example, buying traffic through your own AdWords account and reselling it to you at a higher CPC). AdResults therefore works with a transparent model in which you retain control yourself.


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The Stuv 21
Inset guillotine door stoves like the Stuv 21 have to be installed as hole in the wall fires right ?
Wrong, we often install them with surrounds, this works especially well with the Stuv 21 as it has a guillotine door. In case you didn't know a guillotine door is one that slides "up and down" rather than swinging out as most inserts do.
The advantage of a guillotine door is that it slides up and out-of-the-way and normally allow the stove to work with the door open.
So you can use the fire with the door open as an open fire with all the sounds and smells of an open fire or you can shut the glass door and enjoy the efficiency and control of a stove.
|Weight of the system
|297 kg
|Optimal usage range, evaluated by Stûv
|12 – 27 kW
|Consumption range in wood/hour at 12% humidity, evaluated by Stûv
|3,6 – 8 kg/h
|Efficiency at rated power with glass door lowered
|76 %
|CO emission
|0,05 %
|Particles emission (mg/Nm3), measurement method based on din +
|31 mg/Nm³
|Length of logs, horizontal position
|70 cm
|Conforms to the standard EN 13229
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Significantly for the travel industry, the amount of plastic litter going into the Mediterranean increases by 40 per cent during the summer months*, demonstrating a direct link between the industry and plastic pollution.
That's why Thomas Cook is today launching their pledge on plastics. The noplaceforplastic campaign will see Thomas Cook eliminate single-use plastic wherever possible throughout their supply chain; substitute existing plastic items for sustainable alternatives; and give a new lease of life to plastic that would otherwise be thrown away.


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Sold for $207,500 on Aug 14, 2019
Highly sought after area in the heart of simpsonville. Just one mile from I-64 and minutes from Middletown and Shelbyville. This 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath ranch has been fully remodeled and is move in ready for entertaining. New front porch and huge back deck boast plenty of room for guests or just relaxing after a long day. Back deck has built in seating for ten and planters with drainage systems. Enjoy the fenced in half acre yard, already wired with invisible fencing for pets. 2.5 car garage for the car buff. Upgraded base and crown molding, as well as granite counters and granite-topped entertainment center add elegance to this beautiful ranch. Brand new family room in basement. Too many upgrades to list, must see!
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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture has been in use as a mainstream health care system for thousands of years. This ancient modality is based on the patterns of energy flow or Qi that circulates throughout the body. The free flow of Qi is essential to maintain optimal health. When there are disruptions in the flow the potential for disease or pain is more prevalent. Acupunture corrects the flow in order to correct the imbalance. This healing system follows the belief that no area of the body is isolated, therefore the connection between organs and between mind, body and spirit are always addressed in the diagnosis and treatment of any disorder.
The body has a series of acupuncture meridians or channels that flow through the body like the subway system. These meridians connect with the all the major organs as well with each other. On the different subway lines (meridians, there are several stations (acupuncture points). Imagine if station was blocked for some reason. People wouldn't be able to reach their destination or have to choose a longer possible more congested route creating frustration and disharmony. Slowly, the trains would build up in the tunnels and travel would be disrupted. When the stations were repaired and the congestion was cleared the trains would begin running again, order would resume. This same concept is used with acupuncture points. If there is a blockage none of the meridians the problem is seen further along the meridian. For this reason an acupuncture point in the hand or foot can treat a headache, because the channel flows from the hand to the head.
The goal of Acupuncture is to renew the healthy flow of Qi and restore the body to balance. Chinese medicine is based on providing harmony between the mind, body and spirit. Its foundation hold the belief that each individual is completely unique. There is no one size fits all diagnosis making each treatment truly one of a kind.


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the call-out is out!
The call-out to artists for FAB 2014 is now live (though many bits have been appearing on the website for a while now...). You can view the whole thing in one place here, or click on the tab to your right.
You can view each exhibition's individual call-out on their blog pages, also to your right, or by clicking on the buttons on our homepage.
So get thinking, get reading, and get submitting!
PS: The call-out looks a bit like this screen shot


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If you happen to have visited my Facebook this week you would have seen Chloe hanging off of the oven watching cupcakes bake. Or, maybe she was just gawping at herself and slobbering on the mirrored glass? Either way, it was cute.
We decorated the cupcakes with a lovely, yummy, light and fluffy chocolate buttercream icing and Ava sprinkled colourful flowers, spots and miniature smarties generously all over them. YUM!
But...now....the cupcakes are all finished :(
I am supposed to be on a bit of a diet - as in cutting back on the naughty stuff, so no baking cupcakes again any time soon......{melodramatic} sigh........


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medial brachial cutaneous nerve
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Related to medial brachial cutaneous nerve: ulnar nerve, Medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve, lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve, thoracodorsal nerve
me·di·al cu·ta·ne·ous nerve of arm[TA]
arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus, unites in the axilla with the lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve, and supplies the skin of the medial side of the arm.
Synonym(s): nervus cutaneus brachii medialis [TA], medial brachial cutaneous nerve ☆ , lesser internal cutaneous nerve, Wrisberg nerve (1)
medial brachial cutaneous nerve
a nerve of the arm arising from the medial cord of the brachial plexus and distributed to the medial side of the arm. It passes through the axilla, pierces the deep fascia in the middle of the arm, and supplies the skin of the arm as far as the olecranon. Compare medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve.
medial brachial cutaneous nerve
A sensory nerve originating in the medial cord of the brachial plexus and composed of axons from spinal cord segments C8–T1. It innervates skin on the medial side of the arm.Synonym: medial cutaneous nerve of the arm
See also: nerve
Wrisberg,Heinrich A., German anatomist and gynecologist, 1739-1808.
nerve of Wrisberg
Wrisberg cartilage - a small, nonarticulating rod of elastic cartilage. Synonym(s): cuneiform cartilage
Wrisberg ganglia - parasympathetic ganglia of the cardiac plexus. Synonym(s): cardiac ganglia
Wrisberg lesion
Wrisberg ligament - the band that passes posterior to the posterior cruciate ligament. Synonym(s): posterior meniscofemoral ligament
Wrisberg nerve - Synonym(s): medial brachial cutaneous nerve; nervus intermedius
Wrisberg tubercle - a rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold. Synonym(s): cuneiform tubercle


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In "Wiener-Dog," the wiener-dog is life. With its head held upright pertly, and its stupid legs too short for its body, it is a thing to which things happen. In fact, that would make wiener-dog not life, but you. There's: a weird couple, mentally disabled people, a brilliant Ellen Burstyn, Julie Delpy as a monster, dog shit, dog shitting blood, neurotic everybodies, a hostile teacher of screenwriting, and a maybe fucked up girl on drugs with a boyfriend named Fantasy. This is Todd Solondz, of course, who else would it be? You won't like it if you don't like freaks, if you're not a freak. Everyone is either unstable or unhappy or in denial regarding their instability and/or their unhappiness. It's a series of stories, like an anthology or a collection of essays, with that dim dog traipsing its way through. There's even an absurd intermission. If you're stupid and small, don't watch it.
Support the arts! Buy a digital copy of THE TUMOR, a "masterpiece of short fiction" by me, Susannah Breslin.


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Lutheran Catechisms
Luther wrote a Small and Large Catechism, the first is a catechism proper, in question-and-answer format, designed for parents and pastors to use especially for instructing children; the second, the Large Catechism, is actually a set of lectures on the Catechism, and so is much lengthier. Below you'll find links and brief descriptions of these two texts, along with additional resources, and of course, a few tasty quotes from the man himself.
Luther's Small Catechism
Luther's Small Catechism was published in 1529 in response to his journeys through the villages and towns of Germany. What he found there was not to his liking—the common people, as well as the pastors, had no knowledge of doctrine, and couldn't recite the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, or the Ten Commandments. So he set about writing the Small Catechism, set as a dialogue between Father and Son. The catechism form was not completely novel to him, but his was likely the most influential, becoming the standard from which others would align or depart.
Luther's Larger Catechism
Luther's Large Catechism, actually a series of lectures on the Catechism, and sometimes called The German Catechism, was written for children still, but also has in mind a more educated audience. If the common folk were too ignorant, the nobility were too prideful, thinking that once they'd read the catechism, they could move on to more interesting things. Rather, Luther aspired to always remain "a child and pupil of the Catechism," spending time daily in its recitation and memorization. We ought not "to become doctors too soon," Luther warns, but must always remain as children who draw strength against the devil's wiles by always returning to the basic teachings of the faith.
Resources on Luther and the Catechism
Both the Small and Large Catechisms, along with other key Lutheran texts, can be found in Robert Kolb and Timothy Wengert, eds. The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (Fortress Press, 2000).
Other secondary sources include:
Charles P. Arand, That I May Be His Own: An Overview of Luther's Catechisms (Concordia Publishing House, 2000).
Timothy Wengert, Martin Luther's Catechisms: Forming the Faith (Fortress, 2009).
Friedemann Hebart, "The Role of the Lord's Prayer in Luther's Theology of Prayer," Lutheran Theological Journal 18 (May 1984): 6–17
Luther's Catechisms—450 Years: Essays Commemorating the Small and Large Catechisms of Dr. Martin Luther, 18–27 (Fort Wayne: Concordia Theological Seminary Press, 1979
Robert Kolb and Charles P. Arand, The Genius of Luther's Theology: A Wittenberg Way of Thinking for the Contemporary Church (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008).
Gottfried Krodel, "Luther's Work on the Catechism in the Context of Late Medieval Catechetical Literature," Concordia Journal 25 (1999): 364–404.
* A more complete list can be found at the Bibliography page for the Medieval/Reformation sources


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Linuxwochen Wien, Mozilla presence
Initiative Other
Category User Engagement
URL http://www.linuxwochen.at/Wien/
Hashtag #lww15
Description Linuxwochen Wien is a yearly conference in Vienna on Free and Open Source Software. The nascent Mozilla group in Vienna is planning to man a booth at the event and give some talks.
3 attending, including...


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Florida Businesses Support Shark Fin Legislation
All around the world, we are witnessing the drastic decline of shark populations with one of the biggest offenders being the global trade of shark fins. Scientists estimate that up to 100 million sharks are killed annually with the primary driver being the value of their fins in the global trade.
Sharks are keystone species in the complicated and finely tuned ecosystem that is our oceans. The job they do so perfectly as highly evolved predators through millions of years of evolution cannot be replaced by any other animal, technology, or human practice. Without our top predators, we risk
losing the ecosystem balance that maintains our healthy reefs, productive fishing, and water quality.
Additionally, sharks and rays, alive, are important attractions in the tourism industry as renewable resources for businesses and livelihoods. One shark can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in tourism income over their lifetime in comparison to the one-time profit from a shark killed for its fins.
These factors affect every individual and every business, and ultimately our economy. A sustainable future must include an approach that values and protects sharks. We see many threats to shark populations and some may take years to address. However, there is an action we can take immediately –- addressing our involvement in the unsustainable global shark fin
trade. Every State should ensure they do not participate in or enable this trade in any way. Florida leadership can be the key to advancing the global efforts to save sharks from extinction.
We, the undersigned, support legislation in the State of Florida to prohibit the sale and trade of shark fins and ray parts and we ask our leadership in the Senate and the House for their support.


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Ebbert: Intended constitutional safeguards must be reinforced
To the Editor,
In spite of the intended constitutional safeguards, the U.S. is not immune to autocracy. Whether it is a gift of tax dollars to the filthy rich; locking up migrant asylum seekers in unheated warehouses and kidnapping their children; revoking laws intended to provide the safe water we drink, the air we breathe and safe working conditions; withholding disaster relief from a non-voting community; or nepotism in the White House — this administration has made immorality the new norm. Corruption and tyranny are obvious from the number of close advisers who have been indicted, already pled criminally guilty or left this administration. This president presents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kim Jong-un of North Korea as dictators to emulate; Erdogan of Turkey and Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as allies. These are not democratic nations or leaders and they disregard any appearance of human rights.
Have we learned anything from 2018, this year of attacks on our American values and democracy? Has this president forced us to look more closely at our candidates' backgrounds to see if the beliefs of the American people are shared? More stringent controls are required when our values and democracy are being challenged by this president and his administration.
The Constitution created three branches of our government that were intended to provide checks on any excesses perceived within a branch. When the U.S. senate instigated the so-called "nuclear option," allowing a simple majority to approve nominations, this revoked the constitutionally provided safeguards. All three government branches are now reliant on the majority party. No longer is there a check on government actions. The majority party controls all nominations regardless of the individual's character or qualifications including lifetime appointment of federal judges. Our government is being remade reflecting the radical right agenda.
This senate has given us a lifetime to live with some of these appointments, but we could and should correct this "nuclear option" immediately and reinforce the intended constitutional safeguards.
David Ebbert
Boe: Is becoming more like Portland a good thing?
To the Editor:
Max Denning's article "The urban-rural divide..." (The Observer, Dec. 29, 2018) was particularly bleak about the prospects of Oregonians ever coming together in a meaningful way. What unites Oregonians today is mostly the Ducks, Beavers and Trail Blazers. Divides similar to Oregon's are readily seen in other states, and indeed the nation. Charles Murray was prescient in
describing the nation as coming apart.
So Eastern Oregon will become more diverse, and more tied to technological advances, making it more similar to Portland. I doubt if most Eastern Oregonians would regard becoming more like Portland as a good thing. Maybe Portland should become more like the unwashed out here in the wilderness.
What do the authors cited mean by "diverse"? What sort of technological advances are they referring to? They mention a rural economic revitalization, brought about by state government, as a way to make Oregon less divided. But that
assumes that the divide is economic rather than cultural.
Years ago, the saying was "Don't Californicate Oregon." Well, that horse left the barn a long time ago. Factors that led to the current dystopia that is California are easily seen in Oregon, but the authors cited make no mention of them.
At some point the middle class and some of the upper class will likely be leaving coastal and urban Oregon in significant numbers, moving to Eastern Oregon or (more likely) states with more hospitable economic, cultural and quality-of-life climates. Which, of course, would leave a pretty much seamless state from the Columbia River to San Diego.
Steve Boe


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Small business owners in Springfield supporting one another
One of our main focuses at Eighteen21 is local businesses and the importance of shopping, eating, and buying local. Our recent 12 Days of Local campaign sparked interest in small, local, businesses throughout Springfield. One of the ways in which small businesses are able to succeed is through word of mouth and referrals. There are three BNI chapters in Springfield. BNI is a networking organization, which has members across the world. Locally though, those who are involved in the organization are able to develop long-lasting professional relationships, grow their businesses, and make lifelong friends. We spoke with three Springfield BNI members whose businesses are succeeding, and continue to do so, because of their investment in BNI.
Jeremy Logue is a mortgage loan originator at Security Bank and has been a BNI member, on and off, for approximately four years. Having previously been a member of the Springfield Thursday Lunch chapter, Jeremy is currently involved with the Springfield Thursday Morning Business Builders chapter, which meets at Schnucks on Chatham Road from 7.30am.
"I believe that the most rewarding part of BNI is the connections and friendships that are obtained, which may not have presented themselves without the organization," said Jeremy. "The relationships that are developed through the group are based on trust and respect, which I feel are two essential parts of long-term friendships and lasting respect for one another." Jeremy said it helps to always be honest, responsive, and branch out to meet as many members as possible. "It never hurts to have a large group of contacts," he said.
Kevin Lloyd of Lloyd IT Services, providing on-site and remote computer tech support, network installation, and security camera systems to commercial and residential clients, has been a BNI member for five years. "I decided to join because I saw the unlimited potential to help grow a business. In beginning a new business from scratch, word of mouth is absolutely the most critical component. BNI is literally like having your own sales team out there helping you grow," said Kevin.
In joining BNI Kevin said he has gained great relationships with other business leaders who have provided their experience, insights and friendship. "And when your clients or friends have a need for services in other industries they appreciate it when you can steer them in the direction of experts in those respective fields."
BNI has also provided the opportunity for Kevin to learn about other industries, how they operate, and the importance of referrals to small businesses.
Many of his fellow BNI members in the Springfield Thursday Lunch chapter, which meets at Brickhouse Grill & Pub on Iles Avenue at 11.30am, have become clients of Lloyd IT Services and referred their friends, family, and clients too. "Advertising by other voices across multiple industries is an incredible asset."
Jane Hay is a broker/partner of Jane Hay Sales & Staging at The Real Estate Group and has been a member of BNI since 2012.
She also attends the Springfield Thursday Lunch chapter and has received tens of thousands of dollars in referrals over the years. "I have also made some good friends and had a lot of fun. We have a tight and small group, but very effective," said Jane.
Jane advises anyone that has the opportunity to join a BNI group in Springfield to do so. "If you can find a group definitely join – and be active."
If you are interested in joining a BNI chapter in Springfield get in touch with Central Illinois director, Jeff Ensinger, on 309 453 2463 or email email@example.com or you can visit the BNI website.


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Arsenal news: David O'Leary reveals Unai Emery doubts just four games into new season
ARSENAL will struggle to break back into the Premier League top four this season - because their rivals are no worse than they were last term.
That is according to former Republic of Ireland defender and Arsenal's record appearance maker David O'Leary.
The Gunners finished sixth in the table in Arsene Wenger's final season at the club.
It was the second successive campaign they had finished outside the Champions League qualification places after 20 consecutive years of ending in the top four.
Manchester City ran away with the title last season, leaving all other teams in their wake.
I look at the five teams that finished ahead of us, I don't think they've got any worse
Manchester United, Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea made up the next four places before Arsenal.
And O'Leary reckons those sides have not declined over the summer, which makes Unai Emery's task a tougher one.
"I look at the five teams that finished ahead of us, I don't think they've got any worse," O'Leary told Goal.
"I think it was going to be a tough job for whoever was going to come in here.
Arsenal news: Unai Emery has been sent a warning over finishing in the top four
"If this manager gets into the top four, I think it's been a great achievement."
Arsenal have won two and lost two of their first four competitive games under Emery.
Former Gunners midfielder Tomas Rosicky is impressed with what he has seen so far.
And the ex-Czech Republic international is hoping Emery can bring his past success to the Emirates.
"I think Unai Emery is a very good manager, who was successful everywhere he has been before," Rosicky said.
"I trust him, I'm looking forward to seeing Arsenal more and I hope they will grow."
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Hermetic obsessions, the joy in solitude, oblivion is real.
Release of boring recreations like social gatherings,
sophists with their relentless outbursts of self-involvement
and silly negotiations which boil down to nothing.
The common denominator is "Me, Me, Me."
"This is the time of my great undoing."
This is the time, this is the time.
Time to seize the throne of cloud-filled skies, release.
Time to take love in savage teeth
and give it a real shakedown.
Time to reveal to the world that you're on to it.
The sweet veil is finally lifting,
The continuum is no longer continuous.
The visions are a plenty,
The whispers at early hours of the morning beginning to
crystallize into solid words—Release.
Hermetic obsessions, the joy in solitude, oblivion is real.


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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is yet to release the date sheet for the board exams 2019. Class 10 and Class 12 students are eagerly waiting for the timetable and are only expecting the board to publish the same soon. Meanwhile, CBSE has not made any official announcement regarding the class 10 board exams 2019 timetable. The speculations are on. If we go by recent reports, now the CBSE board date sheet 2019 is predicted to be out within the second week of January. However, the students must keep a close tab with the official website; cbse.nic.in as any information related to the upcoming board exams will only be updated on the site. ICSE & ISC 2019 Board Exam 2019 Timetable Released.
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The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) has recently released the ICSE and ISC board exam date sheet. Further, many state boards have also published their respected timetable for the candidates. Clearing the increasing rumour on CBSE class 10 and class 12 exam schedule, board chairman, Anita Karwal told The Indian Express, "The date sheet for the CBSE Class 10, 12 examinations 2019 will be released within the second week of January. All the students who will appear in the examinations can check the schedule through the official website, cbse.nic.in." Hence, the candidates are encouraged to not fall into the trap of any fake news and keep a close tab to the CBSE's web portal. CBSE Revises Class 10 & 12 Question Paper Format! List of All Changes Made by the Board for 2018–19 Exams.
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I Am Grateful For Saliva?
Are you grateful for saliva? I know, what a question huh? I heard from a dear friend and brother this past week talking about how we have to be grateful for the small things? Why is he grateful for saliva? Cause he has had stage 4 cancer on his tongue and lost 80% of his tongue. They had to take part of his thigh to reconstruct his tongue. They said he would never speak again but today, thru lots of hard work and blessings from God, he is speaking and using his past hurts for God's glory. Wow! Puts a whole new outlook on gratitude for me. Here is a man that has been in a battle and understands what it means to be grateful. I know sometimes in my own walk I can get overwhelmed and thru the enemies persistence forget what to be thankful for. Yesterday I had one of those days. I was just in a funk and feeling down. Don't you just hate the enemy?! Me too! I immediately reached out to my sponsor, accountability team, forever family and my wife. (thanks for praying family) I also meditated on His Word as I sat on the back porch listening to the rain fall. The rain reminds me that in biblical times there were incredible droughts and to get rain meant great blessing. As I began to think of those things I can be thankful for, functional body organs, to be able to talk, a family, so many friends, to be able to walk, laugh, eat, and much more, I began seeing my outlook much differently. Someone once said, "Keep your mind going in the right direction, and your life will catch up with it." Yesterday I had to do that and I am so grateful I did. Christ has given us tools to deal with those storms of life, and when we look at those storms thru the lens of blessing and gratitude, our whole perspective can change. What are you taking for granted? Thank Him for the smallest of things like saliva and what He has and is doing for you right now. "A thankful attitude releases so much joy in your life. Wherever you go, give thanks to God!" Praise Him in the storm friend. Rodney Holmstrom


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Back in elementary school, I remember when we studied rocks and their various classifications. Some of them were used as components to build, i.e. for structural purposes, while others seemed to be a massive obstruction, and their weight actually helped to provide a blockade or control barrier for flooding.
When we look at Moon-Saturn contacts in Synastry, we could easily make a comparison to these basic lessons. When two individuals share these aspects in relationship Astrology, the structures and containment of the emotional life is a highlighted theme.
This dynamic can operate where both partners share a safe place to express their feelings without reservations because they've done the work to build a mature foundation of mutual dignity and respect. There's a certain consistency of words and actions aligning via an external demonstration of commitment and endurance despite the hardships which may permeate the relationship.
With Saturn's influence as a glue, or binding agent, there's a suggestion of the long-term.
However, just because something is "built to last" doesn't always mean it's not supposed to be evaluated and subject to elimination in our lives if it's not functional.
Another perspective is that such contacts can feel like a weight that we just can't get rid of. An overbearing itch that just can't be scratched. While in the presence of our partners, we may feel an uncomfortable emotional restriction, as if we want to open up to them, but the heart just won't cooperate because of fear of being controlled. As if one's feelings are saying: "If I speak, I run the risk of being ruled over, and this makes me sad,depressed and full of anxiety."
Ultimately, when we experience these planetary aspects with another, we have to make decisions about what we're clinging to.
Are we holding on to a relationship, which we should have let go a long time ago?
Are we battling our own sense of inadequacy, thinking that no matter what we say, it won't be "good enough"?
Do we feel worthy of love and affection? Are we able to recognize where we need to grow up in matters of the heart?
Saturn is associated with tests and responsibility. Also, what we yield from the planetary fruit depends directly on the amount of time and effort we're willing to expend in regard to the essentials of our lives.
Will we accept the challenge, and gain wisdom through pain, trial and error? Or, will we try to institute short cuts only to find that we're trapped in a barricade of our own making?
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Construct your own grid with this grouping of 16 larger and 16 smaller crystal points. I will select a group with compatible size and energy. The crystals you see in the picture and with the purple background are similar in size and shape to the ones I will select for you. The grid with the pyrite, clusters and lepidolite is just to spark your imagination.
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text: Share: Comments Print August 31, 2009 at 12:11 PM Carlos Triunfel activated Posted by Larry Stone I have a bad habit of spelling Carlos's name "Truinfel." I just have to remember that old rule I learned in third grade: "i before u except after c." Or something like that. Anyway, shortstop (for now) Carlos Triunfel has been activated and will be in uniform tonight for the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx for their game against the Mississippi Braves. That's great news for the M's, because this has been pretty much a lost developmental season for Triunfel, who went into the year as one of the Mariners' top-rated prospects. However, he fractured his left tibia on April 11 — just two games into the minor-league season — and was out for four months. He rehabbed four games with Seattle's rookie level team in Arizona, going 4-for-16 with a double and four RBI. The Diamond Jaxx's season runs for one more week, through Sept. 7. They are lodged in a tight race for a playoff berth with Chattanooga and Tennessee. Triunfel is just 19 years old, so this layoff is merely a hiccup in his development. He will participate in the Arizona Fall League in October along with Dustin Ackley, Phillippe Aumont and Josh Fields, among others. Triunfel is also scheduled to play in the Mariners' instructional league in Arizona prior to the Arizona Fall League. To clear a spot for Triunfel, left-handed pitcher Luis Villareal was placed on the seven-day disabled list. Yes, the seven-day DL. Comments


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This plugin makes it possible to restrict the access of posts contained in categries by setting a password and giving the impacted categories. The content and the excerpt of these posts are replaced by a password form that the user can fill out to get access. The WordPress generated feeds are modified (the description is replaced by a sentence that you can define).
Here's the list of the settings (see screenshots for further infos):
- Set the password.
- Check the categories that has to be protected
- Check the users granted to access the categories without password
- Tell if the excerpt should be displayed or not
- Set the info message that display before the password form
- Set the placeholder in password field
- Set the error message when typing the wrong password
- Set the valdation button text
- Set the text replacing the feed item description of protected posts
- You can style the form using the available classes in your styles.css file
Availabe languages : English, French, Simplified Chinese (thanks to Changmeng Hu), German.
This plugin uses php Sessions (more secure than cookies) to keep in mind the authenticated users. The password is crypted before it is stored. The regular feed content is filtered to avoid content display of restricted categories posts.
- Type "access category password" in the extension adding search form and install it or, after dowloaded the package, extract the
access-category-passworddirectory and upload it to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory of your WordPress installation
- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
- Go to Settings » Access Category Password to set up the plugin
- Could I protect more than one category
Yes. You just have to check the right checkboxes in the plugin options screen.
- Could I style the password form?
Yes. Beginning with version 1.4 of Access Category Password. You can add in your regular theme stylesheet (style.css) the selectors and their properties. Here are the available classes:
acpwd-containerclass: the container of all elements that replace the content.
acpwd-info-messageclass: the

tag containing the info message.
acpwd-formclass: the
acpwd-passclass: the
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acpwd-submitclass: the
<input type="submit">tag.
acpwd-error-messageclass: the

tag containing the error message.
- Could I display the excerpt but not the content of a protected article?
Yes. You just have to check the "Only single posts" checkbox in admin options panel.
- Could I set more than one Password?
No, sorry, I wanted to keep the plugin simple. But this would be a functionnality that could be added later,…
- Are the attachments in the posts protected ?
No, sorry, I didn't find yet a solution to solve this. So if someone gets the link to the attachment of a protected post, he will be able to download it.
- Is this plugin compatible with Gutenberg, the new WordPress Editor?
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- Fixed text domain issue.
- possibility to grant the selected roles to get access without providing the password.
- Make it possible to show the excerpt (in category listing for instance) even if the article is protected.
- Added zn_CN (thanks to Changmeng Hu) and de_DE translation.
- Added classes to password form to ease the styling.
- Fixed impossible to add working html tags to info message.
- Fixed the modified info message (in admin option panel) not beeing taken in account on frontpage.
- Added the possibility to change the validation button string.
- Better subitting text filtering in admin panel (using WP esc_attr() function)
- Fixed obsolete description strings.
- Fixed the characters already sent error on activation (it was simply an encoding issue).
- Keep now the regular feed (doesn't replace it) and sanitize it.
- Better session handling (session destroy on logout).
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I Had An Idea:
To make something about: 'The impossibility of making nothing' because:
"One of the attractions of this idea is that it can supply an answer to the question" Why is there something rather than nothing?"
We build our 'Something' and view its wholeness, its 3d-ness, as a stand-alone object surrounded by 'Nothing'. And when we swish our hands through the air we feel 'nothing' and so assume its non-existence.
In the sub atomic world the state of 'nothing' quickly becomes one of 'something', yet 'nothing' is in itself not considered to exist as an entity.
This is not surprising when we surmise what possibly occurred at the moment preceding the big bang, in that unknowable moment when the infinite compression of matter and antimatter, of something and nothing, must have been an infinitely undefended and defended, unwaged and waged, battle for supremacy.
But something must have mattered just that impossibly small amount more than nothing and the universe of matter surged into what we know as existence.
"The randomness inherent in quantum mechanics means that quantum information-and by extension, a universe-can spontaneously come into being."
Can it be possible that a state of nothing does not actually exist?
Is it a state that matter vanquished at the singularity of the big bang that caused space, time, something, nothing, matter and anti matter to expand in an endless co-existence?
And so causes the small particle of matter that is something, to instantly reappear within what appears to be 'nothing', to claim its space in perpetuity, reminding us of matters 'more' than the 'less' of 'no matter'.
Or are they equal foes fighting for dominance, with matter only the temporary vanquisher of nothing?
I have chosen to investigate this idea of the impossibility of nothing, through a common human experience that occurs within the boundaries of our own minds, prior to the making of any physically manifested object.
This is the change in our cognition between describing feeling 'nothing', ie, a neutral state that has no description and the fast escalation of a feeling that we acknowledge as a 'something'.
These two uncertain states no doubt arise from our physical being but have the qualities of mathematical objects in the way they appear in our minds, structured but formless, known but not seen and only recognised by their reflection in the objects in front of us.
"'Indeed mathematical structures, don't seem to require a physical origin at all. A dodecahedron was never created', says Max Tegmark of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 'To be created something first has to not exist in space or time and then exist.' A dodecahedron doesn't exist in space or time at all he says-it exists independently of them. 'Space and time are themselves contained within larger mathematical structures', he adds. These structures just exist, they can't be created or destroyed."
The dualities within the dualities of love and no love, anger and no anger are the pressing forces that have driven our particular particles to produce words and music and visual arts throughout the eons of human intelligence and so are suitable benign states to put into an observational vacuum.
"Something may be the more natural state than nothingness. A vacuum of nothingness quickly fills with positive and negative quarks."
Within our beings when we encounter another who causes us to feel, we can experience a sensation of transferring from our neutral state of 'being' (if the non-ego is feeling 'nothing') and our state can be radically altered to a feeling of 'something'.
This comes about through the activation of our ego, grappling with the idea of an external something (often in the guise of 'someone').
We can rapidly escalate within the amorphous non- locatable area, where we internally keep our sense of 'self' to the generation of a feeling of 'Something'.
The positive quark has been agitated in its vacuum.
I wonder whether 'nothing 'had been happy with its previous non- existence before being aggravated to co-exist with a something…
And I wonder is it love or is it anger that is the catalyst for the change to this 'somethingness' that would no longer allow 'nothingness' to exist contentedly in its state of non-ego?
Creationists describe the world as being created by God's love, not anger.
We know love as languid, egoless, dual not singular.
Nothing and something could coexist in a state of love.
So how could love have the energy to fight for itself and to rise above its contented co-existence and become the dominant, 'something'?
It is when love splits from its reflection, when love is riled, that it recreates itself through the passionate, energetic force of anger, into tumultuous, roiling, abrupt, and decisive action.
It becomes a singular spitting spasm, ejected outwards.
The poet Baudelaire maintained, that the true pleasure of love was:
"The certainty of doing evil". Something that "both men and women know, from birth, that nowhere but in evil do they find gratification."
Or in the words of Nick Cave:
"People they just ain't no good."
Perhaps matter evolved love for its own purposes. Matter arrived with what we have worded as 'mathematics' encoded within its particular particle.
The mathematical sequence of splitting and reforming into two groups and then from two to four, and so on is inherent in our cell division and in our growth.
We are an encoded mathematical sequence.
When far flung groups of cells bump into others they form a new cluster and then again.
The cooperation of these clusters to group could be called 'love', they seem to recognize something in each other and there is mutual advantage to the compounding.
In the computer game 'The Game Of Life", there is a type of 'recognition' between number groups that makes them inclined to reform into new shapes, in many respects the code breeds new hybrid shapes, but at a later stage of regrouping, a specific shape begins to aggressively dominate and subsume smaller groups of the forms still in the developing stage.
Perhaps love encoded in the math is at this point, lost.


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After some thinking, I've decided to start a blog. I am not sure about the main topic yet, since I like many things. But to start off, I wanted to mention that long distance relationships will probably be something that I will talk about often. It has been something that I've experience for the past 5 years and I am willing to answer any questions to those who need some support or advice in the matter. I am not an expert, but I can certainly give some tips or help you find a website where there are even more people who will help you. If you'd rather just talk to one person though, write me a note! I will post phrases and other helpful links shortly. Thanks for stopping by!
If you have someone you love, enjoy what you have, even if it's far away... distance will be temporary, and once you 2 are back together, your love will be stronger :)


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They tell you it is somehow better than high school. But no, you just end up sitting in different rooms with different people who all are in cliques and think they are better than you. Like seriously can you not tell that you are just a carbon copy of the person sitting three rows in front you or living in the dorm room down the hall. I cannot wait to graduate because I really dislike this feeling. I cannot exactly describe it.
The need to simultaneously fit in while standing out. The need to be an individual within a pack of other individuals. The kicker is there are so many others like me here, so many trans/gender non binary people who seem to have it down. They made it into these groups.
There seems to be some vital piece of this puzzle that I am missing, it is like I have 3 of the four corners and am trying to find my way to see the whole picture but simply cannot. That seems to be the case most of the time. That I come so close to something only to have it remain slightly out of reach.
I have struggled with severe social anxiety my entire life. It is the worst when I am in a room full of people I have already met, because they can see me. I prefer being invisible. I prefer observing. Which is probably why I am on my way to being a sociologist.
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Chicago Consular Corps Ball begins Chicago's fall social season
Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI) was privileged to once again host the Chicago Consular Corps Ball on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Four Seasons Chicago. The international guest list included members of the 84 foreign Consulates and Honorary Consulates in Chicago.
"Chicago has been a great and welcoming partner to the 84 countries that make up the Chicago Consular Corps," said Patricia Maza-Pittsford, Dean of the Chicago Consular Corps and Consul General of El Salvador to Chicago. "Together, we succeed in maintaining the vital ties between the city and our respective countries. Each year at the Chicago Consular Corps Ball, we celebrate these important relationships between Chicago and the diplomatic community and honor a Chicagoan who has proven to be a leading example of the city's values around the world. We were pleased to honor such a person, William A. Osborn, with the 2012 Global Citizen Award."
This was the second year in a row that Russians made up a complete table at the event. Russian attendees included Aleksandra Efimova of Aleksandra Enterprises, Alexander Tseitline of NLMK Indiana, Alena Tsimis of I Imagine Studio, and Victoria Friedman of the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery.
"The ball was wonderful," Ms. Friedman said. "It reminded us that Chicago is a major player on the international scene and that we have much to be proud of."
Ms. Efimova agreed. "To me, celebrating the contributions of all cultures is important in building bridges among people worldwide, both to foster business development abroad and to promote a peaceful global community. I am proud to be part of events like this that help strengthen and maintain strong ties between countries all over the world."
The Chicago Consular Corps chose William A. Osborn to receive the prestigious 2012 Global Citizen Award, which honors an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the international reputation, stature and outreach of Chicago. Last year's honoree, Ann Lurie, joined Consul General Maza-Pittsford in presenting the award. Osborn has a long and impressive record of giving back to the Chicago community—making the city a better one and helping to enhance Chicago's standing worldwide.
"In our capacity as Chicago's ambassador to the world, Chicago Sister Cities International was once again proud to host the Chicago Consular Corps Ball. With 84 consulates represented in Chicago, one of the largest diplomatic communities in the United States, we work with the Chicago Consular Corps to develop international partnerships and share best practices between Chicago and our global partners whether they're in government, business, schools or cultural organizations. Events such as this strengthen the connections between Chicago and our international partners and help to highlight Chicago as a global city," said Leroy Allala, Executive Director of Chicago Sister Cities International.
Mayor and Mrs. Rahm Emanuel & Consul General Maza-Pittsford and Philip Pittsford served as Honorary Chairs for the Ball; President and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola Solutions Gregory Brown and Anna Brown & Chairman of Chicago Sister Cities International Sam and Dona Scott served as Co-Chairs; ABC7's Ravi Baichwal served as Master of Ceremonies; and a speech was given by Deputy Mayor Steven Koch. Mayor Emanuel attended a special VIP reception with the Chicago Consular Corps.
The proceeds from the Chicago Consular Corps Ball support the work of Chicago Sister Cities International and fund Chicago Consular Corps scholarships to the University of Illinois at Chicago.