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People often say you should never – EVER – UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES share your "number" with someone you're dating. Not the number of donuts you ate for breakfast this week, silly. Your sexual history – the number of men or … Continue reading →Read more
What we can learn from James Franco's dating fiasco
Posted at 12:00 pm on April 18, 2014
There's a right and wrong way to go about using dating sites and social media to find love – or sex. Or a combination of both. Let's face it – Sometimes it's whichever comes first. I don't judge. Actor James … Continue reading →Read more
Leave it up to Gwyneth Paltrow to take to her website with the announcement of her split from husband of 11 years, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, with this headline: "Conscious uncoupling." Conscious un-what? Huh? Call it what you will – … Continue reading →Read more
Poor Leo
Posted at 12:00 pm on March 21, 2014
#PoorLeo. #GiveLeoAnOscar. These hash tags blew up the Twittersphere on Oscars night when Matthew McConaghey took home top honors for Best Actor, sending the popular choice (and my own personal favorite) Leonardo DiCaprio home empty-handed. Luckily The Wolf Of Wall … Continue reading →Read more
What we can learn from Robin Thicke's Marriage Ending
Posted at 12:00 pm on March 7, 2014
Who's with me when I say last summer it was very difficult – difficult at the level of passing up a buy-one, get-one shoe sale – to watch Robin Thicke, a married man of 8 years, at the MTV Video … Continue reading →Read more


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DTLAexplorer is a huge fan of Escape IQ even though we got our butts kicked trying to escape from the Alcatraz room. Luckily, we redeemed ourselves a few months later when we escaped the Vault, so when we got invited to test out their newest room, we were ready to go. Bring it on!
The new room is called Dr. Brown's Manor. The story behind the room goes something like this, "Dr. Brown is missing! No one has heard from him since seven days ago. He had been in his manor furiously working on his time machine, shouting in the excitement that he was on the brink of discovering time travel. You need to break into Dr. Brown's manor and find out what happened! But you must be swift and careful. Dr. Brown rigged his home out of paranoia. The moment you enter, an alarm will be triggered, and you will only have 60 minutes before the entire house self-destructs."
After conquering the Vault, we thought we were pretty good at escaping. Well, after a visit to Dr. Brown's Manor, we have been humbled. We won't give anything away, but we will tell you this room is the most elaborate room yet! We started off strong, but the room is filled with some serious puzzles and our hour was up before we knew it. It's one of the toughest escape rooms out there. We encourage all of you escape room experts to give this room a try… good luck!
Now, if you are really an escape room junkie, you need to head to Escape IQ for their New Year's Eve party. It's being billed as an intimate NYE experience filled with creativity, engagement, and fun, unlike any celebrations seen before. The celebration includes a game at Escape IQ and a countdown after party. Your ticket will include a game at a room of your choice, follow by an exclusive detective-themed New Year's Eve countdown after party featuring complimentary food and cocktails, and a midnight champagne toast. Tickets range from $55 to $85 and are on available at www.universe.com/escapeiqnye2017.
Escape IQ 1135 E. 5th St. (between Seaton & Colyton Streets) 213.221.7749 escapeiq.com

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9 - Egemen Guven
- Birthday: 9/25/96
- NBA Position: Center
- Class: International
- Ht: 6-11
- Wt: 220
- Team: Karsiyaka
- Hometown: Konak, Turkey
- Team Site Profile
- TBL Statistics
- Euroleague Statistics
NBA Comparison:
Strengths: He is one those big men who is on good terms with ball, great hands and touch which leads him to finish well around the basket ... He is able to finish shooting over both shoulders, hook shots are a specialty of his, and he doesn't hesitate to use them during post-up moves ... He has a solid basketball knowledge when it comes to pivotal moves, has various footwork techniques which you can't see in many players even at the NBA level ... Has great balance and good agility to score from the post ... Guven's frame is great, his physical tools are still in their development, he could transform him into a real stand out if he's given the right weight training program ... Solid wingspan and overall length ... As a big man, he can put the ball on floor when he gets the ball on the perimeter ... Hands are good for grabbing boards and catching passes ... He has few face-up moves that he employs since he can dribble ... Although his release is a little problematic and slow, he has a midrange game ... He's a shot threat which features him not only PnRs but also PnPs ... He is not the best rebounder that you will find, however he still has good rebounding instincts, can give you double-double performances in 25 min per a game ... Another notable skill of Guven is his basketball IQ which is above average for a center ... He likes to read the game and does it well, he knows he is not the last option on offense but the part of a fluid offense where he may be used a pass station in the painted area ... That's a great plus as a big man in modern basketball, you can criticize some of his skills, but the great hands and passing skill are the "bread and butter" of Guven ...
Weaknesses: Defense as whole is problematic for now, mostly due to the fact that he is not able to cope with physically strong opponents, since he has not reached his physical potential yet ... It is hard to be a good defensive player when you have the combination of lack of strength and athleticism ... Although his defensive position knowledge doesn't pose a problem in his game, physical aspect of defense is the biggest drawback for his potential ... I also want to point out, he is lacking desire in playing with contact resulting from his softness both mentally and physically ... He doesn't like physical contact and his game and concentration bottoms out when he is dominated by tougher players ... He needs to become stronger mentally as well as physically ... He needs to find a way to overcome this issue immediately, if he is to find a high level of success ... If he can't improve his game defensively and physically, it will remain as a big question mark whether he is able to make a go at the NBA level ...
Notes: MVP of 2014 U-18 European Championship, led Turkish NT to Championship with outstanding performance especially on offensive end ... Skilled big man is one the most valuable European players in regard to his long-term potential ... No matter the fact that he couldn't have displayed his real potential in highly-respected Turkish club Karşıyaka, it is better to keep in mind that some big men need more time to present what they have in comparison to other players from various positions ... Impressed scouts as a top kid in his age group in European championships at 18 but has seen his progression stall as he hasn't receieved much PT or opportunities to shine ... He may be a great "draft and stash" choice for a franchisee that can set a long-range plan up for this guy ...
Merih Sorkut 5/13/17
Strengths: There are many things to like about Guven's game that makes him so intriguing for the NBA ... He really reminds a lot of people of a young Pau Gasol ... Guven, like the Spanish PF, is a really skilled player, not a bully kind of player, he actually uses his skill to score in the post ... He can finish on both blocks going over both shoulders, something rare to see at any level ... His little hook is very soft and precise ... He also has very good footwork, knows how to use his pivot feet and has the agility to work around bigger defenders and explode to the basket ... Very long and tall, Guven isn't an ultra athletic or strong player but really knows how to run the floor and around the basket he is better than what people think in dunking on drop offs even when contested ... Another quality that I love about Guven is that he never brings the ball down to his waist on offensive rebounds or high passes ... He has great balance and trust in his body to finish quickly at the rim ... he's a good passer out of the post, he likes to make assists, but has also the IQ to just kick the ball out when nothing is there ... He can shoot FTs without problem and has a nice shot from the elbows. He doesn't really have a face up game but could develop it in the future ... Defensively he is not really a rim protector, but has good instincts for rebounds and has underrated lateral movements ... On P&Rs he does a good job in showing and hedging hard, sometimes even switching where he uses his long arms to contest smaller players shots. Overall some of the qualities he has are so rare in a 6'11'' player with upside left to develop; Guven has to be considered one of the top, if not the top prospect of 1996 class in Europe ...
Weaknesses: The major weakness that jumps out is his lack of strength ... Stronger and more athletic players do not intimidate him but he does struggle a lot to finish and take position against them ... Like many skilled players, he prefers the game when the game is cleaner, and more closely officiated ... He doesn't thrive when defenders get into him and push him around ... He is not a great athlete, something that at the highest level could limit his efficiency on the boards ... The shot right now is efficient, but a little slow, and overall his game is very slow once he catches the ball ... He is more efficent when he doesn't get sped up, and he will have to learn how to do speed up his moves ... Defensively as well, he struggles against tougher guys who get under his hips ... He also settles too much behind them in the post. He can't afford to do that in the NBA or he will get killed by bigger players ... He lacks a face up game, something he should work on to be able to play 4 in the NBA ... The big concern is that he will never be able to put on enough muscle and strength to compete with the best players in the world. And if he does that he will somehow lose some of the skills that make him unique ... He needs to take advantage of the upside he has, working hard on his upper body, and keep building on his skillset, if he does that I'm confident in 5 years he could become a very dangerous matchup at any level ...
Notes: One of the most impressive players at the recent Euro U18 in Konya, Turkey ... Guven led Turkey to the gold medal, performing at high level night after night ... He ended up averaging 14 ppg and 7 rpg though his stats are diminished due to the fact that he played only 9 minutes vs. Serbia in the game when Turkey rested most of their key players ... Against Spain he had 21 and 18 with a very impressive game against one of the rising players in Europe, Sima ...
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Madonna - Like A Prayer (Viceroy + Alkamyme Remix)
Nothing like a Madonna classic redux by Viceroy & Alkamyme to start the day. This is one of Viceroy's oldest remixes and one of my favourites. It's always a crowd-pleaser when I play it in DJ sets so I thought—even if it's an oldie—I'd share it with you. Enjoy.


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Joseph W. Quirk, age 67, of Betsey Williams Drive, Warwick, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
Born in Providence, a son of the late Robert F. and Catherine M. (O'Sullivan) Quirk, he was a life-long Warwick resident. Mr. Quirk was employed as a painter at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, CT for 35 years, retiring in June 2016.
He is survived by four sisters and a brother: Catherine M. Adams of Assonet, MA, Robert F. Quirk of Warwick, Margaret E. Andreozzi of Warwick, Helen J. Chadwick of Coventry, and RI District Court Judge Madeline Quirk; twelve nieces and nephews; and eleven grandnieces and grandnephews. He was the brother of the late Richard P. Quirk, and the uncle of the late Ryan Quirk.
His funeral was held on Monday, December 3, from the Barrett & Cotter Funeral Home, 1328 Warwick Avenue, Spring Green, Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Peter Church, 350 Fair Street, Warwick. Burial was in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. www.barrettandcotter.com


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"Unless we had this hope we should long ago have been sunk..."
lection reflection for 4 June 2019 / reading the bible daily with the church
Today's New Testament reading is from Hebrews 6, where we are taught / reminded of the certain hope of God's promises in Christ Jesus:
God wouldn't change his plan. He wanted to make this perfectly clear to those who would receive his promise, so he took an oath. God did this so that we would be encouraged. God cannot . . .
"I'll follow you, but..."
lection reflection for 3 June 2019 / reading the bible daily with the church
Today's gospel reading (Luke 9.51-62) tells of three would-be disciples who all state their eagerness to follow Jesus but whom all also couch that willingness with apparently more pressing needs. Over and over and over, we read their responses to Jesus' call on them. "I'll follow you, but..." And over and over and over, . . .
on anxiety and faith
lection reflection for 29 May 2019 / reading the bible daily with the church
Then he said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, don't worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear. For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.Consider the ravens: They don't sow or reap; they don't have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren't you worth much more than the . . .
trusting in ourselves when things go well
lection reflection for 28 May 2019 / reading the bible daily with the church
Before crossing into the Promised Land, Moses prophetically warned the children of Israel (again!) not to think too highly of themselves or to trust in their own abilities and strength when things ended up going smoothly after decades wandering the desert. For then, as now, when times are tough, it is easy to turn to God in hope and trust, . . .
on being led astray by idols
lection reflection for 23 May 2019 / reading the bible daily with the church
For the worship of idols not to be names is the beginning and cause and end of every evil.
--Wisdom 14.27
In our contemporary world, idol worship is not something we consider very much. We are far too 'sophisticated' and modern for idolatry to be a threat to our faith. Or are we?
Luther reminds us . . .
for the last time, church, it's cool to not be cool
lection reflection for 15 May 2019 / reading the bible daily with the church
This is the last time I'm going to rant on this, I promise. At least for a while...
Hey, church, yeah you--American Evangelicalism--the ones trying to be relevant, hip, cool, trendy, and (most importantly) liked by everybody around you...give up.
It's cool to not be cool. I promise.
Let's face a few . . .
church, don't seek the world's approval
lection reflection for 14 May 2019 / reading the bible daily with the church
Back from some wonderful time away on vacation and back to reading and writing. Today's readings pick up on the theme of the church being disliked, disdained, and hated by the world. In Luke's record of the Beatitudes, Jesus teaches, "Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you, insult you, and slander your name . . .


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The Chiplet continues to grow so quickly!
He picked up crawling near the end of 7 months but was only doing short crawls and army crawls. Now he motors everywhere! We set up a mini wall in the family room to keep him from getting into the Fudgelet's toys (since most of the toys are not safe for him). That didn't last long because he needed more room to roam. So, we basically turned the dining room into his play room with most of his toys and the Fudgelet will split his time between the family room with his toys and the dining room to play with his brother. It is working so far, but since we never needed baby gates with the Fudgelet (other than using the coffee table for a while), we are just constantly adjusting and making changes as necessary.
Besides crawling, he also pulls up to kneeling and now can go from crawling to sitting. He also is really good at grabbing objects and playing with his toys. This might all sound really silly, but I feel he can do some of the stuff a bit better than the Fudgelet could at this age, so it is neat to see the comparison. If there is something "new and exciting" the Fudgelet was more likely to look for a moment and then seem to think "nah, too risky" whereas the Chiplet seems to think "yes! let me come explore this new excitement!"
Speaking of new…I did take him on different baby swings and in general he is a fan. He also did better in a restaurant high chair but I think it was that he was worried he wouldn't get food. When I kept feeding him steadily, then he was fine.
The Chiplet is eating solids really well. It is hard to get him to nurse for long sessions and I have been doing more frequent ones to make sure he is getting enough. He just gets distracted and wants to play instead. I remember the Fudgelet started being more difficult to nurse around this age, too, but he always ate frequently. The Chiplet was more of a "nurse when he wakes up/every 4 hours" mode and now it is "nurse when I can."
His sleep has been a little random but he is definitely down to 2 good naps a day, which is great for us. He sometimes has a bonus short nap (usually from a car ride) but most days we try to plan around his naps so that he can do them at home. I think his sleep has also been funny because he has two teeth poking out! So unexpected!!
The Fudgelet didn't get a tooth until he was 10 months old, and it took a while for each tooth. Obviously he can't do much with the teeth yet and is more gumming his food, but I have been giving him some chunkier purees. He has had beef, chicken, egg yolk, lots of veggies, some fruit, and some grains (puffs/bread/some random things in store pouches).
The Fudgelet didn't have store pouches until he was older because we didn't need them and they weren't a good idea when it would take him 4 days to finish one (you're supposed to finish one within a day). We started him on them before our trip to Maryland so that he could eat them while we were away (I wanted to figure out which flavors/brands were good for him). For the Chiplet, we started buying a few to have on hand when we want to go out to eat. The Fudgelet was always fine eating later/earlier but if we are at the dinner table, the Chiplet expects food, too. Pouches are the easiest to spoonfeed him and avoid huge messes.
That is all of the major news. Otherwise, he is just continuing to be a happy baby who loves loves loves his brother. He likes being where we are so if I drop him off in the dining room and go get something in the other room, he usually follows. He used to cry if he didn't see us but now he knows where to look and how to get to us (and in case you're worried he is within eyesight but it took him a few days to get his bearings).


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The Rally dates shown below are displayed as accurately as possible- from what we have received. If you see an incorrect listing, or wish to add your chapter rally to this schedule- please contact the webguy– For more information on any event- be sure to visit the "Rally Details" page elsewhere on this site…
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All entrees served with fresh bread, whipped honey and strawberry butter, your choice of soup or salad, and a choice of potato or vegetable.
Chicken milanese - 25
Panko crusted chicken breast topped with arugula, cherry tomato, red onion and fresh mozzarella tossed in a balsamic dressing
Chicken Alaska - 24
Breaded breast of chicken topped with lump crab meat and a horseradish cheddar sauce, baked with mozzarella cheese.
Chicken francaise - 24
Chicken breast dipped in an egg and Romano cheese batter, sautéed, and finished with lemon garlic sauce.
Chicken gorgonzola - 24
Panko crusted chicken breast stuffed with chorizo sausage, Gorgonzola, banana peppers, bell peppers and bread crumbs topped with a bell pepper cream sauce
Chicken cordon blue - 20
Chicken breast stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese, breaded, baked, and finished with an Alfredo sauce


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Our Outreach Program seeks to provide both food through our food pantry, and monetary assistance for our parish and neighborhood. We work with area churches and local food pantries to help support families in need.
When is Outreach open?
Tuesdays: 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m., Wednesdays: 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m., Thursdays: 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
What is the Locks of Compassion Project?
"Your message of hope and compassion echoes our faith to others."
Locks of Compassion is a parish initiative to raise funds for our Outreach Program. Unlike other donations to outreach, Locks of Compassion funds go toward maintaining the outreach center itself. These funds help us to keep the day to day operations going.
Make a suggested donation of $20 to receive a lock. Decorate the lock as you wish. Then, add your personalized lock to our fence. Your lock links and unites all of us as partners. Keep the keys, and make a necklace, bracelet, or key chain. The key stays with you to remind you to unlock your heart. Call the office or our outreach program for more information.
Would you like to volunteer?
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Our wing is like family/
They're goofy, fun-loving, sometimes loud, and always supportive. They're my wing mates and friends. We call the south wing of the third floor in Fern Smith Hall, also known as Fern 3S, home for nine months out of the year. Not only do we share a living space with each other, but we share our lives and college experiences. There are 17 ladies on the wing, and we've gotten to know each other by making memories together. Sometimes we simply sit by each other on someone's futon and do homework in silence. On the weekends, we put aside our homework and have movie nights. Every Tuesday night at 5:45, we have wing dinner at The Hub where we laugh and talk about everyone's day. Sometimes there are random dance parties in someone's room and it usually spills out into the hallway. We sit by each other in Christ Chapel every Tuesday and Friday to worship God and listen to his Word together. We recreate our favorite Vine videos with each other. Our doors are kept open most of the time to invite each other to come in and hang out.
Our resident assistant, Liesbeth, also plans wing events for us about once a month. We went to Blue Bunny in Le Mars to get ice cream one Sunday afternoon. Liesbeth planned a spa night where we painted our nails and put face masks on to take some time and relax. We recently visited Pumpkinland to conquer the corn maze with our brother wing from Colenbrander Hall. To celebrate Thanksgiving, we're going to have a potluck style Thanksgiving dinner together. We're there for each other if someone needs a listening ear or someone to eat lunch with. We go to various campus events and activities to support each other's interests and talents.
Our wing really is like a family and Fern 3S is our home away from home.


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WASHINGTON — America's top two defense officials slammed Google's work with China on Thursday saying it has "indirectly benefited" Beijing's military.
"We watch with great concern when industry partners work in China knowing that there is that indirect benefit," Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
"The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military," Dunford said. "The way I describe it to industry partners is, 'look we're the good guys and the values that we represent and the system we represent is the one that will allow and has allowed you to thrive,'" he said.
Dunford's comments come in the wake of the tech giants' decision not to pursue some of the Pentagon's lucrative contracts while considering projects in China.
In October, Google said it would no longer compete for the Pentagon's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, cloud computing contract, an award that could be worth $10 billion. Google said that the contract may conflict with its corporate values. In addition, the company also said it would not renew a Pentagon contract that analyzed aerial drone imagery for the military.
Meanwhile, it was revealed last year that the tech giant was studying the idea of working with the Chinese government on "Project Dragonfly," a censored search engine that would block certain sites and search terms. More recently, after pushback from politicians and activists, Google said it had dropped those plans.
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Senator slams Google's censored search engine work in China
But Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has said the company will continue to invest in China while also considering projects with the U.S. government.
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, also speaking before the Senate committee, echoed concerns that China has gamed American innovation.
"$5 trillion of their [China's] economy is state-owned enterprises. So the technology that has developed in the civil world transfers to the military world, it's a direct pipeline. Not only is there a transfer, there is systemic theft of U.S. technology that facilitates even faster development of emerging technology," he said.
"The talent is in this country, we need to use the talent in this country and the talent in this country needs to support our great power competition," Shanahan added.
The criticism comes as the U.S. trade battle with China marches on, with intellectual property theft proving to be a major sticking point between the world's two largest economies.
U.S. officials have long complained that intellectual property theft has cost the economy billions of dollars in revenue, thousands of jobs and threatens national security.
"If China successfully captures these emerging industries of the future, America will have no economic future and its national security will be severely compromised," White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said in June.
For the Pentagon, there is no better example of Navarro's comments than the most expensive U.S. weapons system: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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How do you see Indian media companies adopting to digital transition?
Digital is a very broad word and is loosely used. As a media company when you go digital, you do it at multiple levels. Our channels have been broadcasting digitally for a long time now. Media companies have also had digital (using the internet or telecom networks) strategies when it came to marketing, interactivity and promoting products
Building scalable distribution models of content and channels for access on internet enabled devices is the 'newer' level of going digital for media companies today.
The alternate screen viewing is a phenomena fueled by changing consumer habits, wide distribution of smart or internet enabled devices, better connectivity and more content being available online.
Before the iPhone was actually launched, Blackberry smartphones were there, but you couldn't consume video the way we can do today. Now we have both devices and bandwidth.
Technology and connectivity is moving at a rapid pace today enabling content consumption. There are already closed to 400 million Indians online – connected largely through mobile platforms. People are consuming content both offline and online through these mobile devices - thereby opening up huge opportunities for content owners.
Today video content is beyond just channels. Content is being consumed in varied ways, with respect to that how do you align tech and content especially as you launch your VOD (video on demand) platform?
There is a subtle behavioral change happening with respect to how people consume content today. People are increasingly becoming more demanding about the content being available at the time and place that works for them.
If you look at international markets, the DVR or PVR allowed people to record multiple episodes of a show and watch it later. Appointment viewing got replaced by time-shifted viewing and binge watching, essentially refining the concept of video-on-demand. Today we have multiple players trying to further refine this concept into mobile and web based software products. In the Indian context DVR penetration is miniscule – and most catch up anyway happens online via mobile devices
At the heart of it, this is a content business. Technology acts as a big facilitator in how the content is made available, presented and consumed by the consumer. For a VOD product the quality, popularity and uniqueness of content become extremely important. And then of course layering that with originals that you will get nowhere else – not even on TV – adds another dimension that makes the package really attractive. You'll see this at play when we launch VOOT.
Once the content puzzle is solved, one has to work with the best in class technology and design partners to develop a world class product to back the content that one has. It's a combination of content and product (backed by tech) that will deliver the winning punch.
Digital media happens to be a vertical that is extremely dependent on connectivity or data, in that case what are the challenges involved in the process and how do you go about implementing tech to overcome this?
The challenges are multifold. The increasing proliferation of smart devices in India is being led by low cost Android handsets which typically have comparatively lower storage and processing abilities – hence there are only as many apps that a person can download or keep on his phone. Also, data prices in India are still on the higher side in comparison to voice costs. Additionally, technological infrastructure is often found wanting - with low fixed line broadband penetration, low data speeds and congested networks.
The heartening thing is that each of these challenges can also be seen as an opportunity. The next 24 months will see explosion of better quality handset penetration, dramatic improvement in data speeds, serious tariff rationalization of mobile data and much stronger tail winds aiding fixed line broadband penetration.
In the interim, we need to ensure our product caters to the networks and speeds in the market as video streaming can happen at various bit rates. To give consumers quick access and yet great quality we work on adaptive bit rate. We also need to ensure that the apps are light, especially considering the memory issue on phones. Simultaneously we need to look at features like offline viewing – which become relevant in markets like ours.
How analytics is helping you personalize your content?
Analytics in this business is one of the most strategic assets one can have. Every single user consuming our content is a vital data source for us and every interaction with our product or content is a data point. There are tools available that we can literally get to know what 'a' user did on our product on a screen-by-screen basis. Yes, these are expensive tools, but gives great insight on product performance. Similarly on content, we can get great insight on behavior of users using various tools one has – these could aid you in better targeting or personalization and some times even guide you on content creation.
We use analytics for - product usage and functionality, content consumption metrics and recommendations for marketing and re-targeting and lastly better ad-targeting. Data generated by the users can be a goldmine- one just needs to know how to use it properly.
What impact will digitization have on print media? Will it ultimately perish?
Everything needs to evolve – to adapt to the users expectation and to remain relevant in times to come. Just as TV networks are evolving and looking at themselves as video content creators and not broadcasters, the print media should not just be defined by the word 'paper', but by editorial and the written word. I feel that is not going away anywhere.
A recent report I was reading claimed that the physical sale of books, after few years of decline, actually went up last year in US. People are reading more and not less. Yes, they are reading more online along with offline, but the point is the demand for content is high. It is just that the model and the access modes are evolving. So the written word is going no-where, it is very much here to stay
It all boils down pivoting quickly to stay relevant in today's times. As they say "it's not the big that eat the small, it's the fast that eat the slow."


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Source: The Century Foundation
Nearly a decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school districts could not assign students to schools based on their race, dealing a serious blow to voluntary racial integration efforts nationwide.
But that decision in the 2007 Parents Involved case gave rise to a different strategy for achieving integration — one based not on race, but on class. The number of districts and charter schools that use socioeconomic status as a factor in student assignment has grown quickly from two in 1996 to 39 in 2007 to 100 today, according to a report released Friday by the Century Foundation, which has been studying and advocating for socioeconomic integration for decades.
That's still a tiny minority of the nation's 14,000 school districts. But there are 4.4 million students enrolled in these districts, nearly 9 percent of all students nationwide. To the Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg, that's a significant increase at a time when segregation of the nation's public schools is on the rise, and when — after years in the policy wilderness — integration is attracting new attention as a tool to improve education.
[On the anniversary of Brown v. Board, new evidence that U.S. schools are resegregating]
Kahlenberg praised U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. for using the bully pulpit of his office, as well as incentives embedded in federal grant programs, to promote voluntary socioeconomic integration. "He's been a real champion, and I think it was kind of long overdue for the Obama administration," Kahlenberg said.
The communities currently pursuing socioeconomic integration are in red states and blue, and in many parts of the country, though they are sparse throughout parts of the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states.
The Education Department, the Century Foundation and the National Coalition on School Diversity are co-hosting a seminar next week for other districts to hear from those with experience navigating the transition to politically sensitive integration plans.
Kahlenberg said he is hopeful that the momentum will continue should Hillary Clinton be elected president. The Democratic nominee chose a running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine (D), who brought up the nation's history of segregated schools during the one and only vice presidential debate. His wife — Anne Holton, Virginia's former education secretary — famously helped integrate Richmond Public Schools. And Clinton's own campaign slogan, "Stronger Together," is also the name of President Obama's proposal for a new $120 million grant program to support voluntary integration of public schools.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misreported the year in which there were only two districts seeking socioeconomic integration. The story has been updated.


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The Signs and Symptoms of Early Pregnancy
Women experience many signs and symptoms of early pregnancy. For years, women have relied on a missed period and the appropriate symbol on the pregnancy test stick to find out they're pregnant. There are also other ways your body can tell you it's pregnant. Some of these changes happen as soon as the egg implants within the uterine lining. Although these clues are subtle, if you're in tune with your body you might know you're pregnant even before a test stick can tell.
Although the following symptoms of pregnancy are reported by many women, you may not experience them. These physical changes are also present as part of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It can be very difficult to distinguish between the two. However, when several symptoms occur close together they can be signs of early pregnancy.
Changes Happen Right Away
Even if a woman doesn't know she is pregnant, her body responds quickly to an implanted egg. Many signs of early pregnancy are attributed to the almost immediate hormonal changes which occur once implantation is successful. As levels of estrogen and especially progesterone increase, you can begin experiencing bodily changes. These changes can be early pregnancy symptoms.
Mood Swings
Women experience mood swings for a variety of reasons, but as progesterone levels rise when you are newly pregnant you might find yourself feeling weepy. PMS can cause you to feel angrier or easily irritated, but lots of tears are good early pregnancy symptoms. If you're reaching for the tissues, you might be pregnant.
Food Aversions
Cravings for certain foods or bizarre combinations of food are common as pregnancy progresses. However, if you are newly pregnant you might realize your favorite food suddenly tastes strange. This type of food aversion happens quickly but doesn't last very long for most women. Food cravings seem to take over from aversions after the morning sickness period is over.
While your friends or family might just brush off the above symptoms of pregnancy as being in your head, there are also physical changes which indicate an early pregnancy.
Olfactory Overload
Food aversions can go hand in hand with a suddenly acute sense of smell. Doctors don't understand why this symptom occurs. It just might harken back to a time when a good sense of smell kept pregnant, prehistoric women from eating something bad for them.
With rising progesterone levels, a woman's energy levels plummet. Many women notice increased tiredness right after ovulation, but early pregnancy fatigue is a much more intense, crashing feeling. Another reason for excessive fatigue is the extra blood your body is producing. This extra blood is needed for nourishing the baby and providing enough oxygen for two people. Excessive fatigue is one of the key signs of early pregnancy.
8 Signs Of Pregnancy and Symptoms of Pregnancy
Food aversions, bloating and a super sensitive sniffer can team up to make you feel queasy or even experience outright vomiting. True morning sickness doesn't begin until five or six weeks into a pregnancy, but nausea right before your period begins might be a clue that you're pregnant. The cause for nausea can be laid directly at the door of those rapidly rising hormones.
There are very few women who haven't experienced bloating during their cycle. This is one of the early pregnancy symptoms which is tricky, since so many women have PMS bloating. Early pregnancy bloat can last longer than normal, though. As hormone levels rise each day after implantation, a woman's body begins producing more fluids as well as blood. These fluids thicken the uterine lining, causing you to feel puffy, bloated or downright fat. With the additional demand of feeding a newly implanted embryo, your digestive system slows down so more nutrients are absorbed. Slower digestion can lead to constipation, which is exacerbated if you take prenatal vitamins. A woman's system is finely tuned and although the addition of some fluid and blood doesn't seem like much, you'll notice if your jeans zip easily or not.
Another condition to add to the list of early pregnancy symptoms is headaches. Migraines can be triggered by an increase in estrogen. Estrogen causes a restriction of blood vessels, leading to pounding headaches. Women also experience these hormonal headaches around ovulation. Headaches which persist after ovulation are additional symptoms of pregnancy.
Frequent Urination
Later in pregnancy, as the baby develops and puts pressure on a woman's bladder, she finds herself needing to use the bathroom more often. Some women feel they live in the bathroom early on in their pregnancy, too. When progesterone floods a woman's system, the bladder tends to relax. This cues the brain into thinking the bladder is full. Then you're off to the bathroom once again. Frequent urination is also due to all those extra fluids building up. The kidneys have to work overtime to clear them out of the body.
Feeling light-headed or dizzy might mean you're pregnant. An implantation signals to your body that more blood is needed. In order to prepare for more flow, the blood vessels dilate. However, it takes your body a few days to produce more blood. Bigger blood vessels with less flow results in a decrease in your blood pressure, making you feel dizzy, especially upon standing quickly. Changing hormones can also play havoc with blood sugar levels. Low blood sugar can make you feel faint.
During their monthly cycles, many women experience an aching back right along with their menstrual cramps. PMS backaches are difficult to differentiate from early pregnancy back pain. A newly pregnant woman might experience back pain due to constipation and bloat, as well as the early stretching and growth of the uterus. If this weren't enough, having an increase of hormones surging through your body can make you feel achy all over.
There are just a few more additional symptoms of pregnancy. These signs of early pregnancy are often a little more reliable than those just discussed.
When the fertilized egg attaches to the uttering wall, some women experience cramping and even spotting. These cramps occur earlier than regular menstrual cramping and generally aren't as severe. The associated spotting also happens earlier and is lighter than a regular period. The blood from this type of spotting is usually more brown or pink than normal menstrual blood flow and doesn't last as long.
Breast Tenderness
A woman's breasts are often the first indicators of hormonal changes. After ovulation, estrogen and progesterone levels rise to prepare the body for a possible implantation. Breasts become "tender", as medical practitioners refer to it. Or they can be downright excruciatingly painful. Increased fluid and blood levels create swollen, heavy breast tissue. While breast tenderness is a possible sign of being pregnant, many women experience it every month with their normal cycles. Just as with other symptoms of pregnancy, pregnancy breast pain can occur earlier than normal PMS pain and doesn't taper off as your period approaches. Enlarged breasts might be with you throughout the entire pregnancy and not diminish until you're done breast feeding.
Dark Areolas
Along with breast tenderness, you might notice your breast areolas changing colors. The areola is the circle of tissue surrounding the nipple. Areolas darken with pregnancy. The pink areolas of women with light complexions will turn brown. Those with deeper skin tones will notice theirs becoming a darker brown. The areola can also increase in size to prepare for eventual breast feeding.
Vaginal Discharge
A woman who is in tune with her body can tell where in her cycle she is by her cervical discharge. Cervical fluid increases during the ovulation process which makes it easier for sperm to reach the egg. If there isn't a pregnancy, cervical fluid dries up for the next few weeks. Once the egg has implanted in the uterine wall, estrogen levels increase. This causes cervical fluid production to remain high, resulting in continued discharge. This discharge might be a creamy and have a yellow tint, or it might be pinkish-brown indicating implantation.
Increase in Basal Temperature
If you've been tracking your basal temperature rate, a double spike in temperature is a sure sign of pregnancy. Progesterone causes a rise in basal temperature until it peaks right about the time of ovulation. Many women use this information to help them get pregnant. If the basal temperature spikes again six or seven days after ovulation, you can be fairly certain you're pregnant. However, basal temperatures need to be tracked for several months to give you enough information to determine when you're having a spike in temperature.
Early Pregnancy Test Signs and Symptoms
Not all women experience these early pregnancy symptoms. Some are completely astounded to learn they're pregnant after a missed period, or even two. You could also be one of those women who "just know" when they are pregnant, with signs or without. Sometimes one of the best signs of early pregnancy is a woman's own intuition.
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Highly intelligent, well kempt and loving, poodles are family dogs that will love you and your children dearly. Easy to train, this high-spirited breed is an excellent companion.
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The Poodle originally came from France and is a descendant of the Hungarian Water Hound and the Barbet. Bred as a retriever dog the poodle was also used as a gun dog. Its name comes from the German word 'Pudle' which means to play in water.
Poodles come in three varieties – the Toy Poodle, the Miniature Poodle and the Standard Poodle, but all are of the same breed. A highly intelligent breed that is easy to train, Poodles were used for entertainment purposes at circus shows. Today they are popularly used as show dogs and companions.
Physical Description
A word that is often associated with this breed is 'elegant' and perhaps, this is because the puffs or pom-poms a Poodle sports actually mimics the way the elite dressed. They are well groomed and come in a range of solid colors such as cream, white, black, red, brown, apricot, gray, silver and blue.
The Poodle's distinctive haircut is a result of the time when the dogs were used for hunting. The shorter length along the back and belly lightened the weight of the coat to help the dogs swim, while the longer hair around the joints and major organs protected them from cold weather.
Poodles have dark eyes and wide long ears. Their tail is cropped to half its original length. The average height of a poodle is fifteen inches and they weigh between 45 and 70 pounds.
Grooming and Exercise Needs
Poodles require regular grooming. In order to maintain good hygiene, it is advised that the dog's face, base of the tail and feet, are trimmed and shortened regularly. This breed also requires regular baths and their ears should be checked for ticks.
There are many ways to clip the coat, the most common of which is a plain lamb-length clip where the hair is cut to the same length all over the dog's body. This requires hassle free maintenance and as a result is a popular option among Poodle owners.
Poodles have stamina and require moderate exercise that includes playing, running, and training. They are also very fond of water and water-related activities.
Contrary to what their appearance may suggest, Poodles are sturdy and hardy dogs. Outgoing, cheerful and happy, they are fond of human company and like to be around family members — especially children. Poodles may also be trained as hunters and guard dogs. Their intelligence makes them easy to train.
Poodles dislike being left alone for long periods, so if you are planning on spending a lot of time away from home, you'll make your pet unhappy.
Potential Health Problems
Poodles suffer from different kinds of health problems, some of which are genetic. Common ailments include:
- Cataracts
- Retinal atrophy
- Glaucoma
- Skin and ear infections
Like German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, and Golden Retrievers, Poodles also suffer from hip dysplasia.
American Kennel Club Category
Poodles belong to the AKC Non-Sporting of dogs. This diverse group is made up of sturdy animals with widely different looks and personalities, including the Chow Chow, Dalmatian, and Keeshond (the world's best dog).
Life Expectancy
The Poodle is a long-lived breed with an average life expectancy of twelve to fifteen years.


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* How to manage sick and injured livestock and safe and effective euthanasia
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From Creeds to seeds
In the early centuries after Christ, the church began creating and reciting creeds. These creeds solidified the beliefs of the parishioners and set a standard of belief that acted as a protective hedge. Oh sure, there were some theological differences within the church at large. In general, however, creeds created confidence from the East to the West that getting doctrine correct was key.
There are many in the 20th and 21st centuries who haven't found God in the certainty of creeds and their associated doctrines. It is not for lack of trying. In my own life, I spent a good deal of time and money learning varieties of the Christian confessional formula and the history of these varieties. And yet, I have yet to encounter the Divine through certainty. I have yet to experience the confidence of my seminary Peers, Professors, and Pastors, and Priests.
I consider creeds invaluable. But it seems that it is time for a new harvest. Religion is dead and it is time for a season of planting. It is time to plant seeds of faith, of hope, and of love. My gut tells me that these seeds will move us away from the preoccupation with doctrinal purity and toward a radical solidarity with God and with the world.
It is really quite simple. It is time for the church to move from creeds to seeds.
8/12/2014 10:41:05 pm
sounds good, but what specifically are the seeds? creeds are necessary, in fact have just introduced them to my new (1 yr old) church. one does not God in creeds, but in relationship, so perhaps you should examine urs with God. look for the beam in ur own eye....
8/13/2014 12:59:39 am
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Woman Gives Birth In Burger King Bathroom While Allegedly Overdosing on Heroin
Last week, a woman in Ohio gave birth in a Burger King bathroom stall while allegedly overdosing on heroin.
According to Fox 8 Cleveland, first responders arrived at the fast-food restaurant after receiving a report of a man, Zachary Frey, passed out in a vehicle. The police report stated that Frey was drooling, with slurred speech, pinpoint pupils, and kept "nodding off." Upon entering the establishment, the police found 26-year-old Elizabeth D. Sanders sitting on the toilet with her living baby in the toilet, and a suspected ball of heroin on the floor next to her.
According to police, Sanders did not even realize that she just delivered a baby and told the police that she thought she had a miscarriage, but when the police looked in the toilet, they saw an infant lying face up. When the officers told Sanders to stand up, the breathing baby rolled over in the water.
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The Maple Guild Green Tea Mint
Green tea and mint is a nice match but something...something about mint is strange. We brush our teeth with mint and chew mint gum and eat mint candy. Mint is synonymous with dental hygiene and it's sometimes tough to disassociate it and enjoy it in a nice drink.
Bad breath aside, this is good. It's a very subtle mint and if it was more overpowering, I couldn't get past it. The green tea isn't bitter at all and it's lightly sweetened. The illustrious Maple Guild does a good job of sweetened but not over-sweetening these drinks and for that I am appreciative. Personally I don't know if I would be a repeat customer for this but the dude I split it with said it was better than the lemon. Different strokes, I guess.
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MAC Is Beauty
MAC's latest collection, namely the MAC Is Beauty collection, is based on the concept of beauty parlours and salons, yet in this instance, 'no appointment is required'. MAC invite you to indulge in a world of 'pure, delicious vanity, where you can preen supreme, emerging perfectly coiffed, polished and all glammed up', through their extensive MAC Is Beauty range which utilises 'salon-sensational shades to knock them dead'. I tried a few products from the collection. Firstly I tried the Pro Longwear Fluidline Gel Eyeliner in shade Brassy, which is a brassy gold. MAC claim that their Fluidline Gel Liners are supposed to be long-wearing and easy to apply. Brassy presented me with my first experience of MAC's Fluidline Gel Liners, and I was impressed with the formula. The formula is buttery soft and as fool-proof and quick to apply as MAC suggest. It lasts about six hours before it starts to slip slightly at the corners of the eyes but one needs to consider that
Brassy has a (striking) metallic finish, so won't last as long as a matte finish might. I am truly taken by the shade because it's surprisingly versatile - a touch of gold on the inner corners of the eyes or lower lash line brightens and widens the eyes, whilst on the upper eyelid, it makes for a cool alternative to typical dark eyeliner shades, although its eye-catching metallic finish ensures no compromise on intensity.
I also tried two Lipsticks from the collection. Notice Me is a pale lilac lipstick in a lustre finish, that has a sheer coverage with a noticeable sheen. This shade seems like a suitable name because whenever you go to a salon, you admittedly want the results to be noticed, at least to some extent. Because the finish is slightly glossy, this Lipstick doesn't last very long, however its colour is what gives this product a standing. The pale lilac can also be described as a mild lavender shade with a hint of youthful pink. Although I was initially apprehensive about Notice Me, I was happy to find that it wears well, especially with a similar toned blusher and minimal eye makeup, which achieves a slight ethereal finish; something which calls to be noticed.
I also tried Diva-ish, which is an intense fuchsia lipstick in an amplified finish, which gives an opaque coverage, much like MAC's matte lipsticks, but is much more hydrating and comfortable on the lips. Because of this, it's quite easy to wear yet achieves the same reigning allure that only matte lipsticks can achieve. The potent pink is timeless, effortless to wear and is suited to the warmth of the current season. The hot shade also plays to the stereotype of a 'diva' in a salon in a fun light. Diva-ish isn't as unique as Notice Me, but is more long-wearing and has a superior formula and consistency.
My overall thoughts on the MAC Is Beauty collection are that it's a feminine collection which uses a summer palette suitably. I particularly like the unusual gems in the collection such as Notice Me which can't be duped too easily, and also the high quality of each product in the collection.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Oil stocks fell Thursday, with shares of ExxonMobil among the decliners following on an analyst's note cautioning investors to temper expectations for the whole big oil sector.
Deutsche Bank cut ExxonMobil XOM, +0.92% stock from "buy" to "hold," calling the oil company's valuation "less compelling" given steady gains in recent weeks.
ExxonMobil shares fell $1.10, or 2.3 percent, to close at $47.76.
The downgrade is part of a larger sector call, in which Deutsche Bank lowered its rating on the major integrated oil sector to "neutral" from "overweight," also due to valuation.
McMoRan to sell shares, debt
McMoRan Exploration announced plans to sell 5 million shares of its common stock to the public.
The oil company MMR, -16.67% also said it would privately sell $75 million worth of notes due 2011, which will be convertible into common stock at the option of the holders, at a price to be determined.
The stock traded down 67 cents at $14.68.
Entergy guides lower for third quarter, 2004
Entergy 's ETR, -0.32% third-quarter earnings will fall sharply from year-earlier levels due to expenses related to employee benefits and Hurricane Ivan evacuations, the company said. See full story.
Lehman close to deal on Enron suit
Lehman Brothers LEH confirmed it's in talks to settle a shareholder suit over Enron ENRNQ and said the payout "would have no impact on the company's results of operations." See full story.
Halliburton eyes KBR for cost savings
Halliburton HAL, +2.63% plans to restructure Kellogg Brown & Root, its construction and engineering services unit, to achieve between $80 million and $100 million in annual savings, the company's chief financial officer said. See full story.
Oil stocks trade on high valuations
Even with worries about overvaluation, the stocks of the largest oil companies are still cheap compared with the rest of the market. See full story.
Gazprom 'ring fence' seen lifting in 2005
Rules that limit foreign ownership of Russian gas giant Gazprom OGZPF to 11.5 percent are expected to change after its merger with Rosneft closes, Deputy Chairman Andrey Kruglov said. See full story.
White House mulls oil reserve release
The Bush administration was considering temporarily releasing crude oil Thursday from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Gulf Coast refiners that were hit by Hurricane Ivan earlier this month, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. See full story.
Later, the Energy Department said the administration plans to tap the reserve to aid the refineries. See full story.
Crude futures weakened a bit immediately after the announcement, but then edged ever closer to a record high.
Oil troubled by unrest, analyst says
With oil prices soaring again, the market conditions that are propping crude futures up near all-time highs may be more psychological than fundamental, an analyst said. See full story.
Crude edges back toward all-time high
Oil futures edged ever closer to a record high to mark a six-session winning streak, with requests from refiners to borrow oil from U.S. reserves expected to do little to calm prices and to add to overall supplies. See Futures Movers.


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Singers of Italian Opera
The History of a Profession
- Author: John Rosselli, University of Sussex
- Date Published: March 1995
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Adelina Patti was the most highly regarded singer in history. She earned nearly $5,000 a night and had her own railway carriage. Yet a minor comic singer would perform for the cost of his food and a pair of shoes to wear on stage. John Rosselli's wide-ranging study introduces all those singers, members of the chorus as well as stars, who have sung Italian opera from 1600 to the twentieth century. Singers are shown slowly emancipating themselves from dependence on great patrons and entering the dangerous freedom of the market. Rosselli also examines the sexist prejudices against the castrati of the eighteenth century and against women singers. Securely rooted in painstaking scholarship and sprinkled with amusing anecdote, this is a book to fascinate and inform opera fans at all levels.Read more
- Another book from the succcessful author of The Opera Industry in Italy (1984)
- Perfect for the opera enthusiast: with revelations of the private and public world of singers: the divas, castrati, managers, and tenors of the golden ages of opera
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- Date Published: March 1995
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521426978
- length: 292 pages
- dimensions: 232 x 152 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.44kg
- contains: 26 b/w illus. 5 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
List of abbreviations
Introduction: a living tradition
1. Musicians attending
2. Castrati
3. Women
4. The coming of a market
5. Training
6. Pay
7. Careers
8. The age of the tenor
9. The coming of mass society
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Long time no sea!
It has been quite the last few months for me, but now I'm back for some more ocean talk with all of you mermaids!
My recent plastic-free discovery is none other than 4Ocean and their great campaign to reduce plastic waste in our ocean. It all started with two surfers, Alex and Andrew, who became troubled with the overwhelming amount of plastic pollution in our ocean. They started their own non-profit where they sell bracelets made from recycled plastic trash, and with each purchase they remove a pound of trash from the ocean. In their first year alone, they removed over 250,000 pounds of trash from the ocean and coastlines. They take any and all volunteers willing to help pick up trash through beach cleanups, in their boats, or diving down while snorkeling in order to help their cause.
Not only do they inspire me with their dedication to limiting plastic pollution, but they also have teamed up with the Coral Restoration Foundation whose goal is to plant and restore coral reefs as well as educating youth on coral reefs and how to protect them. In this time of growing fossil fuel emissions and climate change that drastically has affected our reefs, we need to work to restore them now more than ever.
If you're interested in either of these volunteer projects in cleaning our oceans or helping to restore them, checkout the 4Ocean page and the Coral Restoration website to see the best way to start helping out. Also, since education is the first step to making a difference here, make sure to share these resources with friends and family!
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The felt pasta was such a hit that I have moved on to a felt sandwich and cupcakes.
The sandwich was pretty easy to make, with lots of ideas on the web. I particularly appreciated OneInchWorld's felt tomato tutorial. And found my inspiration for cheese here.
It has become Freddy bunny's favourite meal for breakfast, lunch or tea!
His doleful expression looks like my kids' most nights of the week: "What have you served up here?"
But perhaps Buggy will have more luck feeding her baby than I do!
This tea set gets a work out numerous times a day. The cupcakes are an essential addition to a toddler's tea party. Buggy loves the sprinkles which were sewn on with different coloured embroidery thread.


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It's a REVOLUTION: Ben Cameron On Ways Your Audience Is Changing/
Anyone who cares about the arts should pay attention to Ben Cameron. One of America's most important arts administrators, for years Cameron has supervised multi-millions in annual arts grants and served on the Tony Awards nominating committee. He also delivered one of the Top 10 most acclaimed art-focused TED Talks.
Cameron believes the arts have entered a new chapter. The always-on Internet may be the live arts' toughest competition, but that very technology's democratization of the means of distribution has led to an explosion of arts participants "beyond our wildest imaginations," says Cameron. Everyone takes photos, makes videos, writes, sings and thinks they can dance. And now that we're all artists, we are a transformed audience. We want more engagement. "Ultimately, we now live in a world defined not by consumerism but by participation." This is the revolution about which the Alliance's annual conference takes its name.
At REVOLUTION: Engaging Human Creativity, Cameron will focus on ways to inspire and grow this new audience. While critics may see this as a time when much of the arts are struggling, Cameron sees this as a time of new possibilities—aesthetic and social—and argues that perhaps now is the time that the arts might be needed more urgently than ever—if we only have the courage to listen to what our audiences, our communities, are telling us.
More about Ben Cameron: From 2006 to 2015, as a director of New York's Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Cameron supervised a $15-million grants program for theatre, dance, jazz and presenting fields, as well as a special $50 million initiative designed primarily to serve individual artists. In recognition of the work during his tenure, the Foundation received the National Medal of the Arts from President Barack Obama. Cameron was director of the Theater Program at the National Endowment for the Arts, and served for nine years on the Tony Awards Nominating Committee. A force on the podium, Cameron has delivered engaging talks around the world about the state of the arts. Currently based in Minneapolis, Cameron is now president of two arts foundations founded by Jerome Hill.
Cameron, himself, recently submitted rather different biographical information to us. It mentions nothing of above — and it duly impresses.
Ben Cameron is the youngest child of a traveling button and thread salesman and an opera singer turned housewife, and the proud youngest grandson of a Scottish immigrant railway worker and an Appalachian country doctor. He was both the valedictorian and the student body president of the first class to complete all three years of high school at the public school whose opening ended segregation in his home town; he subsequently attended his state university on full scholarship and received his degree with honors. In his career, he has worked as a newspaper delivery boy, a lawnmower salesman at JC Penny's, a dishwasher, a Presbyterian summer camp counselor, a film projectionist, a waiter, and a high school English teacher, and has volunteered in youth mentoring programs, suicide prevention lines and intellectually disabled children services. He currently resides in Minnesota with his husband and their dog.
BC Alliance annual conference in brief:
REVOLUTION: Engaging Human Creativity, the annual conference presented by BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, features 18 great minds sharing insights on connections between creativity, innovation and social progress. Speakers include powerful arts campaigner Ben Cameron, Toronto theatre visionary Franco Boni, and UBC's Dr. Ray Hsu, on ways virtual reality will revolutionize arts and communications. Be inspired: June 8, at Annex and Pyatt Hall, with post conference reception at the Alliance. Tickets: $39 to $179 (includes lunch); more info allianceforarts.com/revolution-2017
Conference speakers include (clockwise from top left): Franco Boni, Teara Fraser, Brenda Leadlay, Dr. Ray Hsu, Dani Fecko, Nina Buddhdev, mia susan amir and Anoushka Ratnarajah


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15 January, 2019
Scholastic Reading Program-Cultivating the reading habit
-Ms. Sarra and Ms. Ranjana
Reading is dreaming with open eyes. On January 9 and 11, 2019 a reading session was conducted by the Scholastic Reading Department for the boys of Stds 3-4 and Stds 1-2 combined respectively in the Bianchi Hall in the presence of their class teachers. The session was conducted by Mrs. Jyotsna Singh, resource person from the Scholastic team. The primary aim of this program was to cultivate the habit of reading among the children and generate interest of good reading material.
For the students of Stds. 1 and 2, Ms. Jyotsna gave an interesting gist on reading which made the boys more enthusiastic for the session. The session was based on the books the boys read in class; Std 1-
Ms. Jyotsna very well elaborated the stories in part and explained each character and their qualities; the boys could actually dream of the story with open eyes. She co-related many sentences of the story with grammar and comprehension skills. The resource person created interest in the boys by asking them questions based on the story. The boys were later engaged in activities related to reading and showed keen interest in completing the tasks assigned to them. The boys remarked, "We are looking forward to explore more about the story and complete reading the book."
The resources person Mrs. Jyotsna Singh came up with an insightful observation. "The students of grade 1 could narrate the story and could locate sight words," she said. "The students of grade 2 displayed their thinking skills and were motivated to read and had high comprehension skills."
At their session, the students of Stds 3 and 4 were engaged in thinking skills as they identified the pictures on the board. This helped in drawing out relevant answers pertaining to the books the children were reading. The boys carried along their story books, notebooks and pencil box to jot down difficult words and their meanings. With the meanings explained to them, the children turned to framing simple sentences. The boys displayed much enthusiasm in the entire activity and were keen to read with their thinking caps on. The students of Std IV were given a passage to read to develop their comprehension skills. "Independent reading should be encouraged for grade IV," remarked the resource person Ms. Jyostna.
It is our endeavour that the students read better and smarter!


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Accessible Travel
By law, most Finnish institutions must provide ramps, lifts and special toilets for travellers with limited mobility, and all new hotels and restaurants must install disabled facilities. Trains and city buses are also accessible by wheelchair. Some national parks offer accessible nature trails, and Helsinki and other cities have ongoing projects in place designed to maximise access for people with disabilities in all aspects of urban life.
Before leaving home, get in touch with your national support organisation. The website www.finlandforall.fi has a searchable database of accessible attractions, accommodation and restaurants. Download Lonely Planet's free Accessible Travel guide from http://lptravel.to/AccessibleTravel.


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An arc flash is a type of electrical explosion. It�s a serious hazard when working on or near energized electrical equipment. OSHA requires that all employees understand the electrical hazards to which they are exposed. This course introduces the dangers of arc flash and presents common methods for preventing and protecting against those dangers. It�s based primarily on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E® �Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,� which is the recognized industry resource in the United States for best electrical work practices.
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Arc Flash Safety - Copyright 2012. Run time: 20 minutes. Test time: 12 minutes. Total time: 32 minutes.


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Undershirt Comparison Sloane Men vs. Mr.Davis
We've talked a little bit in previous articles that skin-colored undershirts, though not ground breaking for fashion, are relatively new to men's wear and a huge asset to the business wardrobe. Normal t-shirts are uncomfortable under well tailored dress shirts and cause unsightly shadows under white buttons-up around the collar and bicep. To our salvation emerged Mr. Davis (no relation to me) and Sloane Men undershirts. We reached out to both companies and have tested their shirts extensively over the past few months so I present to you our findings. Both companies provided free samples in each size and color for an even analysis.
Mr. Davis - I'm a big fan of bamboo and viscose in general because the fabric is breathable, soft and long-lasting. In terms of cost-per-wear bamboo goes the distance and is a great investment. When I first put this shirt on I was very excited about the look and fit...my issues began after I was fully dressed and had left my house (and my ability to ditch the shirt). The biggest problem is the raglan sleeve construction. Note how the Mr. Davis shirt does not have a shoulder seam but rather has an extended portion of the sleeve that attaches near the collar, running the length of the shoulder and the down the arm. Initially I was pretty exceited about it as I expected it to look smoother under my dress shirt...while in reality it caused the undershirt sleeve to perpetually slide up and into by armpit. I felt like I was fighting with the shirt all day long. No matter how much I pulled the sleeves down they inevitably encroached on my comfort and I happily removed the shirt at the end of the day. This was not an isolated incident--I tried wearing the shirt on many occasions and in a couple different sizes with same result.
Sloane Men - I've long been a proponent of modal fabric for undergarments of all kinds. It is softer and lighter than viscose and a magical experience in comfort. The only problem with modal is its longevity; I've yet to see a modal shirt that retains its visual integrity regardless of the manufacturer past 4 or 5 washes. Moving beyond the fabric choice this is the single most comfortable shirt I own. The construction opposes the Mr. Davis with a "set in" sleeve, which is the construction you are most familiar with in your standard shoulder seam shirt. The sleeves are intentionally long enough to prevent them from riding up and the hem is long enough to stay tucked in. I also enjoy having three color options for me and my clients. Being blessed with pasty white Russian/Irish skin I have to wear the "sand" color to fully utilize the invisible benefits...the "scotch" shows a little too much.
Analysis - I highly prefer the Sloane Men over the Mr. Davis undershirt. In terms of comfort and actually being "invisible" under a white dress shirt, Sloane Men seals the deal. I almost always disagree with one-size-fits-all type products and I certainly think Mr. Davis is underserving a large portion of their clientele, namely their black or African-Amerian buyer. However, in term of quality and longevity I think Mr. Davis is spot on with their use of bamboo. The modal alternative is luxurious but a bit of indulgence if you're counting your dollars.


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This October, the North American Riichi Mahjong Association brings the inaugural North American Open to New York City. We will be hosting this tournament at the historic and refined Down Town Association Clubhouse. Registration is open at riichiNAO.com, but in the meantime we would like to offer a little information on the DTA.
While the Down Town Association in the City of New York was established as a social club in 1859, the clubhouse located at 60 Pine St. opened in May of 1887. This is the oldest clubhouse in New York, and second oldest in the United States, that is still owned and occupied by its members.
The Down Town Association Clubhouse has seen many renovations over the years that have updated and expanded the amenities offered to the members. While at first a men-only club, the DTA opened membership to women in 1985. Although the majority of the Association's membership come from financial or legal backgrounds, the club boasts notable figures such as presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland, New York governor Thomas Dewey, and a host of White House cabinet secretaries and international ambassadors among their past members.
The Clubhouse is located in Lower Manhattan, only blocks away from historic landmarks such as the Trinity Church, Federal Hall, the New York Stock Exchange, and Wall Street.
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For more than a year the Afghan military has not tested its new recruits for blood type, which can and likely has proved a fatal oversight when soldiers are injured in combat and are accidentally given the wrong blood in transfusions, according to a new U.S. watchdog report.
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction's (SIGAR) Office of Special Projects released the report (PDF) today, saying the Afghanistan National Army halted in-house blood tests in January 2017, instead ordering new recruits to have their tests done by outside doctors at personal expense. The result, the report suggested, is that a number of the 15,000-plus recruits since may have simply skipped the tests and lied upon reporting their blood type. Some doctors are allegedly stamping the forms without conducting the blood tests, SIGAR said.
The ANA stopped doing their own tests, or confirming outside tests, because they lacked supplies and equipment, SIGAR said.
When an injured ANA soldier is in need of emergency medical attention, they often "have no medical documentation associated with their name (apart from the paper record housed at designated ANA facilities) and there is no way to quickly identify their blood type, disease status, or immunization history when they arrive for trauma care," according to a public health officer cited in the SIGAR report.
"He said that ANA soldiers wounded on the battlefield are often given 'combat names,' because there is no official way to link an injured solider with his real identity or medical records," the report says. "Even if blood type is recorded on a soldier's ID card is correct, this information becomes useless if the soldier loses his card or does not have it in their possession during combat operations."
The report said that an advisor working with the ANA at its recruitment command said that "he was aware that ANA soldiers have been killed from receiving the wrong type of blood when injured in combat. However, neither he nor CSTC-A [Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan] was able to provide the number of soldiers killed as a result of receiving the wrong type of blood."
Primary Source: Review of the Collection and Procedures for Screening the Blood of ANA Personnel (PDF)
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Genealogy 1932 -
George Langford
My first cousin
Mary (Curran) Alden
practiced genealogy for some time as her favorite avocation. She tried many times to interest my mother, my brother, or myself in our family history, but none of us felt the slightest interest. But after my mother's sudden death in October, 1931, there came a change. She left many papers on family history which had to do more or less with her membership in the D.A.R.
Daughters of the American Revolution
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and Colonial Dames
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
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. These papers concerned in large part the proofs of ancesatry entitling her to membership in the two organizations.
My brothers Tan and Will decided, for some unknown reason, that I was the one to determine what to do with these papers. So they sent the entire batch to me. As I examined them, my sentiments changed gradually from indifference to interest, and almost before I knew it, I was launched on a new career, genealogy, which I followed closely for about six years. The reasons for this were what appeared to be unsolved mysteries regarding the oorigin of a certain three of my ancestors, as follows:
Northrup Langford
, my great-great grandfather, whose ancestry, Cousin Mary Alden was unable to solve.;
Alexander Robertson
, great grandfather of my maternal grandfather,
Daniel Alexander Robertson
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3. Lilias Mackintosh, mother of my maternal Grandfather Robertson.
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to the
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the ancestry of
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Professor Costanzo strongly believes that a good research program must be sustained by a companion strong effort in educating students both at the undergraduate and graduate level.
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His involvement in education reform has earned him several awards, including the 1999 American Society of Engineering Education Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award the 2007 Penn State Engineering Society Premier Teaching Award.
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The Guangdong Geological Landscape Hotel (Guangdong Dizhi Shanshui Jiudian Guangzhou) is located in the central business district of Guangzhou, within walking distance from a subway station. Nearby attractions include the Zoo, Tianhe Sports Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and Luhu scenic area. It is 38 kilometers from Baiyun International Airport.
Opened in 2010, the hotel features 208 rooms and suites in a 21-story main building and 6-story annex, equipped with LCD cable televisions, high-speed Internet, coffee/tea makers, refrigerators, mini-bars, electric kettles, in-room safes and complimentary bottled water. Bathrooms include bathrobes, hair dryers, toiletries, slippers and makeup/shaving mirrors. Non-smoking rooms, wake-up calls and room service are available.
The hotel property features a restaurant, concierge service, ATM banking, currency exchange, exercise facility, tour desk, limousine service, safe-deposit boxes and medical care on call. Conference facilities include a ballroom, meeting rooms and a business center.