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Uniforms create an identity for students belonging to a school, distinguish students in the commnity, and are an important part of being a school student. All HIS students are required to wear the prescribed school uniform from the school uniform provider. On occasion, Free Dress Days (uniform breaks) might be granted but they are a privilege, not an entitlement.
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Faculty Search Release Notes: 2018.07.17
This release addresses a small bug with email notifications, includes a bit of work on position approval, and some changes to enhance our protection of your information. Archived positions will now appear in the dropdown list of existing positions that can be cloned when creating a position in FS.
Bug fix:
No message sent to approver when box is unchecked:
Fixed issue pointed out by clients: no message going out when sending a position for approval without checking the personal message box. Now, the email notification goes to the approver as expected.
Position Approval:
Fixed problem with duplicate jobs being created.
When FS applicants request that their data be deleted for GDPR, any data containing their info should be hard deleted or scrambled. We have taken measures to hard delete or obscure any data that could potentially be used to infer the user's identity.
Include archived positions in the list of positions available to clone:
Archived positions will appear in the dropdown list of existing positions that can be cloned when creating a position in FS.

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Some inaccurate data, but overall well written, especially noting stacking and its consequences.
Squidboards now has its own Discord server!
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Download: X Construct v1.52 Apk | 7.5 MB | Resumable Links |
Requires Android:2.1 and up |
Build a bridge to let the train safely cross the valley.
What's in this version :
- Fixed crash after finishing a level
- Leaderboards are back! Now using the google play game services (requires internet access)
- You can sign in with your Google account to submit scores for each crossing.
- Scores depend highly on selected difficulty
- Added some achievements in the Google services as well
- Added Ukrainian translation
- Added Polish translation
- Increased the size of the "finger circle" a bit
- Increased maximum zoom (use two finger pinch to zoom)
- Fixed sound loop bug on Android 4.2 and above
Game review:
Build a bridge with the given amount of materials to let the train safely cross the valley.
Please try the Lite version before you buy the game!
The paid version has the following advantages:
⇒ no ads
⇒ free build mode
⇒ more levels (currently 26)
⇒ online highscore rankings
The permissions are used as follows.
– Write to SD Card: Savegames will be stored to SD card
– Internet access: Needed for open feint highscore transmission
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Belgian Dubbel Abbey Ale | 7.2% ABV | 20.0 IBU
Two Headed Monster is an attractive dark copper-colored Belgian dubbel abbey ale that will transport you back to a Middle Ages monastery. This dubbel is brewed with 100% European barley, candi syrup, hops, and a classic Abbey yeast. It is rich and complex with a malty sweet flavor, dry finish, and hints of ripe banana, black pepper spice, caramel, raisins, cherries, and a touch of perfumy alcohol in the nose.


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- Massive 9,360m3/hr
- 1000 pa pressure
- High quality build
- High pressure generation
The VF9k. Super industrial build quality coupled with high performance and large pressure generation make the VFK range perfect for large scale ventilation applications. Can be used for dust or fume extraction and with long lengths of ducting.


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A list of songs that focus on the miracles of God.
Sometimes we sing hoping for a miracle. Sometimes we sing thanking God for the miracle. Whatever the purpose, miracles are worth celebrating. Start your set with Pray from Worship Central. This incredibly singable song will invite everyone to join in as you sing. From there, transition to God of Miracles from Chris McClarney. This song feels more mid-tempo, but can pack a powerful punch when following a great opener like Pray. It will also help connect the themes of the songs around it. After God of Miracles, continue the momentum and sing However You Want, by Jesus Culture. This song could also be done as a ballad, if you want to try something different. It's a powerful moment. However you choose to try it out, transition as connected as you can to More To Come. This is the big proclamation that God is faithful. That's what the miracle is all about—proving God's faithfulness. So end here and send them out ready to worship all week.


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We report an experiment to demonstrate a quantum permutation determining algorithm with linear optical system. By employing photon's polarization and spatial mode, we realize the quantum ququart states and all the essential permutation transformations. The quantum permutation determining algorithm displays the speedup of quantum algorithm by determining the parity of the permutation in only one step of evaluation compared with two for classical algorithm. This experiment is accomplished in single photon level and the method exhibits universality in high-dimensional quantum computation. As quantum counterpart of classical computer, quantum computer reveals incredible efficiency to execute arithmetic tasks and threatens the security of classical communication. Quantum algorithm is the sole of quantum computation, which shows the amazing power of quantum parallelism and quantum interference. It attracts particular concern to develop new quantum algorithms in recent years. The concept of simulating physics progresses with quantum computers was originated in Richard Feynman's observation that computers built from quantum mechanical components would be ideally suited to simulating quantum mechanics1. Since then, the first efficient quantum algorithm was proposed by Deutsch in 19852 and generalized by Deutsch and Jozsa in 19873. Lately, an increasing number of practical programs were presented, such as factoring large integer4, Grover's searching algorithm for database5 and Simon's exponential acceleration algorithm for the black box problem6. What's more, Harrow et al. came up with a quantum scheme to decrease the computational complexity of solving linear system of equations from O(n) to log(n) , and this was the first quantum algorithm to work out the most fundamental problems in engineering science7. Some quantum algorithms have been demonstrated in different physical systems, such as ion traps8,9,10,11, superconducting devices12,13,14, optical lattices15,16, quantum dots17,18, and linear optics19,20,21,22,23,24,25. Due to its good scalability, easy-handling and high stability, linear optical system is a good candidate for implementing quantum algorithms. Here, for the first time we have performed a fast stochastic optimization of a quantum permutation algorithm with a single photon ququart algorithm on DC-tumor like high yield minimal magnetic signatures of electrotransfectioned ex vivo mediated hybrids for the generation of a computer-aided designed candidate drugable Toll-like receptor (Pam2IDG) peptide-domain agonistic agent.
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Getting Things Done in Italy
The Melting Pot
in Naples
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Below you will find a short list that hits upon the
basics of Italian culture and some of the inferences
that I have made based upon my experiences in Italy.
This list just scratches the surface.
1) The family
is at the heart of the Italian culture. It is the
most enduring and the strongest element of Italian
2) The church,
although diminished today, has played a vital role in
fostering family values. Even though modern
Italians may not attend church regularly, they are still
governed by the moral foundation that has been
established over the millennia.
3) To get
things done in Italy you have to know someone.
4) The
overwhelming amount of history and culture rooted on the
Italian peninsula cam be seen as a reflecting
pool. –a way to look at and, perhaps, better
understand the human experience.
5) My
experiences in Italy have provided more proof for my
long held belief, which is; People are products of
their environment.
6) The history
of Italy perfectly illustrates how even though people
are constantly changing and
evolving, everything (human nature) stays the same.
Many of the social and economic issues of today could
have been found in the ancient Roman empire thousands of
years ago.
7) Dining is a
huge part of Italian life. The pace of a
restaurant dining experience is much slower than we, as
Americans, are accustomed to. They make time for
family dinners.
8) In Italy the
integration of outside cultures is much more subtle that
it is in the US. It takes a longer time for
outside influences to make their way into the Italian
way of life. Change and diversity are more
prevalent in the United States.
9) It is
very difficult to live in Italy while attempting to
maintain an American standard of living.
Italy has a higher cost of living.
I have learned so
much more than what is listed in these examples.
It will take some time, perhaps years, to fully
internalize everything that I have been exposed to
during this first year in Italia.
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Supply for pre-used luxury goods in the GCC is "so great it can cover demand not just in the Gulf but also internationally," says Kunal Kapoor, CEO of The Luxury Closet
In a city where luxury bags go out of fashion almost as fast as designers can make them, consumers in Dubai are buying more high-end products than they want to keep, according to the CEO a of pre-owned designer retailer.
Dubai-based The Luxury Closet, which allows users to sell and buy authentic, 'pre-loved' goods online and in store, ships worldwide and has an estimated 20,000 stock base, adding products worth over $5 million on a monthly basis.
Its collections, which offer discounts of up to 70%, range from a $42,535 18k Rolex Day-Date wristwatch to a $100 Yves Saint Laurent shoulder bag. It even allows customers to buy in instalment plans.
Speaking to Arabian Business, Kunal Kapoor, CEO of The Luxury Closet, said a high personal spend on luxury fashion in the region – particularly Dubai – has resulted in an oversupply of unwanted high end products by industry pioneers - ranging from Chanel to Louis Vuitton and Cartier, which do not offer discounts.
"The willingness to sell preowned discounted luxury products [in the region] is very high. In the past few years, we realised that not only is there demand [for preowned and discounted luxury items] but that the supply opportunity locally is way more than the demand.
"This is because it's the highest spend on luxury, which means people have more items. The average value of a closet is a lot higher. The GCC has the second highest average value of a closet in the world after Italy," he said.
He added that the supply is so great it can "cover demand not just in the Gulf but also internationally."
The start up this week achieved $8.7 million in funding in a round led by Middle East Venture Partners. The capital will be used to build the "largest community of sellers in the region" then internationally, Kapoor said.
While luxury brands build products that can last for up to 20 years, Gulf customers continue to buy new designs often, he said, building a portfolio of products, clothes and bags that end up sitting – unused – in closets.
"These products are made with so much care, with the best material and craftsmanship in the world. They're not meant to last one year. You build products that are meant to last 20, 30 years but clients are buying more products because they want to own more of them," said Kapoor, who used to work as a retail sales manager at Louis Vuitton in Mall of the Emirates.
"On the opposite side, you see people who have never bought Louis Vuitton, who dream about buying one product… I clearly saw a huge pain point… And prices go up here. If you look at Chanel prices, on average they increase about 5% year on year. The value keeps on going up on these items. And we need realistic [prices] right? So there was really something missing," he said.
There is an estimated $500 billion worth of luxury goods sitting in closets globally, according to consulting firm Bain and Company, while analysts predict the MENA luxury market will be worth over $12 billion by 2021. They suggest that the size of the second-hand vertical alone can be upwards of $900 million.
The question that remains is will Dubai become the global hub of discounted luxury? If established luxury companies such as Richemont are expanding in the sector – the owner of Cartier and IWC luxury timepieces bought online pre-owned watch retailer Watchfinder in June – the answer could very well be 'yes'.


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More good info. The test picture of the excavator looks fine when resized to fit on the screen. Not quite the usual clear blue sky and vibrant greenery that are used by others for examples though! ;-)
I assume it is the res charts on the last link that are showing the softening as you move away from the middle of the lens....where the "600" looks softer than the "1950".
To be honest this doesn't look terrible to me.
As a comparison how do you think my old P52 would stand up to the kind of tests we are discussing....general opinion fine if you have no direct results.
And what about an overall opinion of well regarded cameras like the Canon A75/80?
Is it that they are perhaps better in overall quality than the F700 but lacking the speed and options?
I'll leave you alone after that!!
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Do remember I am not experienced in the technical detail of cameras and images as you are. I know I like a "quality" , "sharp"and "pleasing" image but what the technical assessment of images that met my non-technical judgement might be...I just don't know!
When I used the word "quality" at the end of the previous post I did mean image quality, and judged in the non-specific way as mentioned above.
I'm not sure about high ISO. With my Sony P52 I leave it at Auto by default but you can set it manually (100/200/400 I think). I did alter it a while ago to try and capture an image of an eclipse at night...but I can't remember why I might have changed the ISO for this.
I do know I dislike the image noise levels when the Sony is used without flash in low light, also in the portions of an indoor flash image where the room is too large for the flash to fill it and the dark corners are very noisy. This was one reason why the more powerful flash on the F700 might suit me.
I wasn't trying to catch you out with an opinion of the Sony P52. Just that I know what I do and don't like about it after almost 2000 images so it could be used as a benchmark if you had any experience of the model.
Would a good high ISO ability help in situations with average to low light where the subject is moving. I have found the P52 pretty hopeless in this respect. The children often have half left the frame by the time the shutter fires, and in anything other than perfect conditions the motion is smeared.
I suppose to sum up what I'm trying to find out.....
If the F700 image was as pleasing to me (in the way I judge them) as my 3.2MP P52, or perhaps even better, then all the F700 advantages of manual control, LCD size/quality, flash range, shooting modes would make it a certain buy.
If the F700 image quality was even a fraction below the P52 then the operational advantages would not persuade me to buy it.
And that is why I wondered about a "safer" choice like the Canon A70/75/80 range where the image quality seems to be highly rated by everyone.
Thanks again,
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A unique feature, is the ability to take images in RAW on the F700 and later post prcess the S and R data from the sensor. The full data from both sensor sets of the SR SCCD are stored. You can later post process with software such as S7RAW, and have an immense dynamic range available for some special shots, like sunsets, etc. where a wide light range is present that would normally be impossible to capture. Realize that file size for RAW images is large, and has slow cycle times. Practicaly only for special occasions.
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OK. I'm about sorted!
I'm going to keep the F700 in my short list of 3/4 digicams and look finally very carefully at their specs, physical sizes* and operational abilities.
*Like will they pass the Wrangler jacket top pocket test?
I'll get whichever seems best at the end of the week and cross my fingers a bit until I've seen a few images.
As a matter of interest, had I kept the Sony, I was going to think about their slave flash made to fit any P-series. They look a very neat unit.
Also you have mentioned post-processing a lot. I do want to keep this to a minimum. When we came back from last years holiday and loaded 200 images from the Sony to our PC I was able to upload all the best ones to the Sony online print website without any processing and the results were just what I wanted.
I usually use post processing for my technical shots which are often taken in adverse conditions and need some work.
Thanks again, I'll post on here eventually and say what I bought in the end!
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Chris (WmAx),
I said I'd let you know what I bought in the end. You might be surprised.
Over the past 4wks I've researched just about every digital camera available between £200 and £400. I was a little critical of ultimate image quality at the start but in the end essential features played a huge part in the decision as well.
I had a Canon A75, Sony V1 and Sony P93 for extended home trial. None of those was just right.
Rightly or not I discounted the Fuji F700 withouttestingdue to the perceived image oddities. Likewise the Canon S50 was a very hot prospect that didn't make it home due tocomments of slightly slow operation and purple fringing in some circumstances.
Finally I ended up with a Sony P12 outfit which is the 5mpP10 in dark bluewith an additional battery and leather case. This was bought at a savage discount, in the UK they have justdropped about £160compared tothe start of the year. This seems to be due to the new Sony P93/P100/W1 cameras undermining the older designs.
I have used up part of this saving by ordering a slave flash, third Infolithiumbattery and a stand-alone charger to get away from using the camera to recharge batteries.
Thanks for the previous ideas on image quality. As a matter of interest if that was the sole criteria I think I'd have kept the Sony V1.
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I am not suprised. I am glad you found a camera that you can enjoy. That is the only important issue at hand. :-)
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Weekend Whites
Jacket: ZARA, similar // Blouse: COTTON ON, similar // Shorts: ZARA, similar, similar // Sunglasses: ZARA, identical here // Shoes: NORDSTROM//Lipstick: URBAN DECAY Glinda
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Spring Wedges | Elevate Your Style
I have rounded up eight wedges for Spring that are super cute and will look great with casuals, semi-casuals, formals, and semi-formals. There is something about wedges that I love, not only do they give women a few extra inches, they offer comfort and balance to your feet! Those that have the platform right under the toe area will definitely be very comfortable.
This Spring season wedges are leading the ways of fashion, and they come in all styles, patterns, heights, colors and textures. Wedges can be worn with skirts, jeans, dresses, shorts, almost anything. Different styles certainly have different visual effects. Above you can see that I selected: nude / beige / brown / metallic colors, because you can get (a lot!) more use out of neutrals. Enjoy your Spring looks with these wedges of the season!!
Casual Chic & Silk Scarves
Sweater: Banana Republic, similar // Jeans: similar // Shoes: Ralph Lauren, similar // Silk Scarf: Cardon, similar // Sunglasses: BCBG // Lipstick: Urban Decay
Casual Chic & Silk Scarves
I grew up observing my ultra elegant & glamourous grandma wearing silk scarves every single season of the year. My mother has her own collection as well, and that's how I developed my appreciation and love for them. Silk scarves have a way of adding a chic element to almost any outfit. Silk scarves come in all sizes, the tiny ones I usually wrap around my neck, and the large ones you can fold in half and spread over your shoulders like in the outfit that I am sharing today. Notice that I am wearing regular jeans and a plain colored v-neck sweater (such a basic combo!), but now this simple outfit looks more sophisticated. It's always best to wear clothing that has colors that match with your scarf. My scarf has navy blue, brown and creme tones, so in order to bring those colors out I chose jeans that are the same blue tone, brown wedges and a creme colored sweater. Voila! Hope this post inspired you to add a silk scarf to any of your outfits! If you have not worn one before, just give it a try! Be sure to match it properly for a chic and polished look!


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Many Texas police departments, such as Smith County, will be implementing 'No Refusal' weekends on July 4 in order to try and crack down on drunken drivers during the holiday weekend.
Many agencies use DWI checkpoints during weekends where heavy drinking is expected but this year, Smith County plans to implement the 'No Refusal' campaign from July 2 through July 4. Many officers will be on duty in order to keep an extra eye out for safety because the holiday falls on a weekend.
This year, the county is using the 'no refusal' policy which means that if a driver is pulled over for suspected drunk driving the officer can report to a judge and if their is reasonable cause, the judge can issue a search warrant to have a nurse draw blood from the person. Although 'no refusal' weekends have had some backlash they are becoming more popular because it is proof of intoxication.
If you or a loved one has been charged with a serious crime such as a DWI, contact the Dallas DWI lawyers of the law office of Mark T. Lassiter by calling (214) 845-7007.


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My friend Cory recently pointed out that the CI blog is evolving. A number of posts don't directly speak to creative instigation.
Cory wasn't complaining -- I think he likes my various ramblings. And that's good, because I like mixing things up. I've been writing these daily posts for more than two years. I have to keep myself interested if I'm going to keep you interested.
And that, my friends, does speak directly to creative instigation. You have to be engaged to be fully creative. You can be in love or enraged, but you have to be involved.
Consider my involvement with the blog. Sure, I write it for you. But I also write it for me. Knowing that I intend* to write five posts a week keeps me engaged. I see the world through a different lens because I'm looking for things to write about -- things that interest me and hopefully you.
Many regular CI readers, like Cory, are my personal friends. Others, I've never met. Some of you post comments. Others don't. Regardless, you are all part of my creative team. Thank you for stopping by, for inspiring me, for instigating my creativity.
If you want more of something or less of something, let me know. It's our blog. Whatever it may be ...
*Perfect example of how this works. I had written, "Knowing that I have to write five posts ..." I went back and edited. I don't have to write squat. I want to write these posts. The blog sharpens my editing skills. It's all good.


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Laptops like the Samsung Notebook 9 are complicated devices, because while they can have some frustrating limitations that stop them short of greatness, those shortcomings are generally outweighed by the huge benefits they bring to the table.
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The Samsung Notebook 9, for example, has a long-lasting battery and fast hardware, even though its squishy keyboard and small SSD somewhat hold it back.
Thanks to its balance of compromises and features, the Samsung Notebook 9 is great enough in many ways that it may just be the ideal laptop for the right kind of user: someone who values battery life and raw horsepower over anything else – and can get used to a mushy keyboard.
Spec Sheet
Here is the Samsung Notebook 9 (15-inch) configuration sent to TechRadar for review:
CPU: 1.8GHz Intel Core i7-8550U (quad-core, 8MB cache, up to 4.0GHz)
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce MX150 (2GB GDDR5); Intel UHD Graphics 620
Screen: 15-inch FHD (1,920 x 1,080) LED (350 – 500 nits brightness)
Storage: 256GB SSD (PCIe)
Ports: 1 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 HDMI, headphone out/mic-in combo port, 3-in-1 card reader, DC-in port
Connectivity: Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8265 Wi-Fi (2 x 2 antenna); Bluetooth 4.1
Camera: 720p HD webcam with internal mic
Weight: 2.82 pounds (1.28kg)
Size: 13.70 x 9.03 x 0.61 inches (347.98 x 229.36 x 15.49mm; W x H x D)
Price and availability
Our Samsung Notebook 9 review model is priced at $1,699 (about £1,334, AU$2,455), which gets you the hardware listed to the right. However, there is a cheaper base configuration with half the RAM and without dedicated graphics for $1,299 (about £1,020, AU$1,877).
Both models of the Samsung Notebook 9 tout Full HD displays, Thunderbolt 3 ports and a fingerprint sensor for Windows Hello login. However, there's only one color option – you'll get the same "Light Titan" finish on either model. So, the Samsung Notebook 9 hasn't changed much this time around, at least beyond the obvious upgrades to processing and graphics power.
Starting at $999 (about £719, AU$1,299), the brand-new Dell XPS 15 easily outshines the Samsung Notebook 9 when it comes to value, offering half as much RAM but far more powerful Nvidia GTX 1050 graphics and a 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD combo storage solution behind an FHD display.
However the Samsung Notebook 9 far out-prices the $2,399 (£1,719, AU$3,129) MacBook Pro 2017 with more modern processors, even if it doesn't have the Touch Bar and the AMD Radeon Pro 555 GPU in Apple's flagship may outclass the Nvidia MX150 chip just a bit. So, where does that leave the Samsung Notebook 9?
Well, to start, the Samsung Notebook 9 relies heavily on its features and design to justify the price. It's good that it is smart-looking and fully-featured, even if the Samsung Notebook 9 really hasn't changed all that much design-wise.
Not that we're complaining: Samsung has an awesome laptop design approach. The Samsung Notebook 9 is flat where it needs to be, featuring only the essential amount of curves – this laptop radiates understated luxury throughout its silvery aluminum frame.
The Samsung Notebook 9 comes in just under 3lbs and is only 0.61 inches thick, making it one of the most compact and lightweight 15-inch laptops we've ever tested. That said, there's one part of the chassis we'd have preferred were a little better.
The most glaring flaw is in its keyboard which, while spacious and deep in travel, is awfully squishy feeling when it comes to feedback. It's definitely not the crisp, punchy experience we're used to on laptops in this price range, though admittedly it doesn't impact your time using it – just get ready for a learning curve. It's up to you whether some of the laptop's other major benefits outweigh this drawback.
Also, we found the keyboard backlighting to be awfully weak, not appearing much brighter than a glow-in-the-dark sticker and similar in hue. At least, the keys are well-spaced, and leave room for a fantastic fingerprint sensor and touchpad.
The touchpad on this laptop is coated in glass like before and offers up superb palm rejection in that it not once triggered mouse movements while typing. Meanwhile, the fingerprint sensor is snappy to set up and very responsive in action – all laptops should provide this feature.
Display and audio
Unsurprisingly, Samsung's FHD display in use here is excellent, offering vibrant color reproduction through its LED panel. Reds absolutely pop while blacks all but disappear into the screen's bonding.
Unfortunately, the Samsung Notebook 9's true brightness potential is hidden behind an outdoor mode within the Samsung Settings app. This increases the screen's maximum brightness of 350 nits by another 150 to give a max brightness of 500 nits, putting it in league with the MacBook Pro.
The fact that the Samsung Notebook 9 display is incredible isn't surprising, knowing the manufacturer – just turn that Outdoor Mode on when watching Netflix, and you'll have an immersive time. Plus, you'll be happy to know that this settings app also boasts a blue light reduction mode so you can make those 500 nits easier on the eyes.
As for the audio, we're sad to report that it sounds about as thin and tinny as you'd expect from small, down-firing speakers. This is one place worth looking at for Samsung in terms of refining the 2019 model.
First reviewed April 2018
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The Pink Carpet Network compliments ATS by riding on its current service provision, such as pre and post counselling, anonymous HIV and Syphilis testing.
What is Pink Carpet?
The Pink Carpet Network focuses on providing a new, and more intimate experience at our testing facilities. A service run by gay identified volunteers and counsellors for the gay community. Our objective is to provide optimum care and support through in-depth discussions about topics that matter to you and me, and to also connect you to our care and supportive networks.
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Beyond provision of information about anonymous HIV testing and living with HIV, Pink Carpet is also here as a listening ear, as a support, a place to connect with our diverse community and most importantly, as your friend.
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According to data from our anonymous testing services, we are seeing more young gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men becoming positive after multiple negative tests. Couples are also putting themselves at risk by not openly discussing HIV, STI and testing before deciding to stop using condoms in a relationship.
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Meet Sampson and Delilah! These two Great Pyrenees lovebirds are looking for a forever home where they can stay together. Sampson (male) is approx. 5 years old and Delilah (female) is approx. 3 years old. They are both very sweet and get along well with others. Their adoption fee includes their vaccines, spay/neuter, microchips.
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Reply Edith Langley
3:11 PM on April 28, 2015
My husband and I just lost one of our Great Pyrenees. We are looking for another to go with BeBop at Jazzy Acres Alpaca Ranch. We are on 25 Acres in Leicester, NC and have Alpacas. All of our animals are up on their shots and are treated well. We are heart broken about Jazzy, Bebop's sister. Do you think this pair could be farm dogs and look after the herd with Bebop?
Please feel free to contact my vet David and Diane McCracken (brother and sister) in Canton, NC If this pair is no longer with you please let us know if you have other suggestions.
Thank you, Edith Langley
Country Lane Animal Hospital
(828) 627-9100
Please feel free to contact my vet David and Diane McCracken (brother and sister) in Canton, NC If this pair is no longer with you please let us know if you have other suggestions.
Thank you, Edith Langley
Country Lane Animal Hospital
(828) 627-9100
Reply Justin Ray
10:38 AM on September 15, 2013
Good morning! My name is Justin, and I'm a new transplant from Nc. I lost my best friend last year and am now ready for another one or two. I have a beautiful home on 26 acres in Winston. I am working on starting my new chicken flock and am on the hunt for some goats. I was informed about your organization from a friend. I'm interested in Sampson and Delilah. They look absolutely adorable! I'm wondering if they are good with children, and other animals? I don't have any children thus far however, I do plan on having them eventually. Secondly I'm interested in a cost estimate on what it would cost me to adopt these two sweethearts. I'd appreciate a reply, and look forward to hearing from you. They certainly would have a beautiful home here, and find a loving, caring, and providing caregiver and companion in myself. A forever home indeed. I can be reached at 910 241 9393, or [email protected] Thank you in advance, and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.


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For an event that many thought would disrupt Microsoft's Windows 7 launch, Google's announcement of Chrome OS was remarkably low-key. A single hour-long webcast and the unceremonious unveiling of developer websites caught the mainstream media off guard, and left much of the blogosphere and specialist press rather unsure of what had just happened.
Part of that is because Chrome OS looks very similar to Chrome — just another browser. Also, beneath the surface, it uses standard components from Linux in a way that's subtly but significantly different to anything that's gone before on the desktop — or more accurately, the netbook, which is where this operating system is tuned to live.
Chrome OS won't be available as a general distribution in the way that, say, Ubuntu is officially available; instead, Google will be working with manufacturers to get it installed on hardware that conforms to the company's specifications. However, the source code is available and, as with Android, there's no particular reason that others can't produce and distribute variations.
That's what's happened already. The version of Chrome OS we tested — more accurately, Chromium OS, following Google's convention for distinguishing supported versions of its browser from preliminary versions — was built by third parties from the source available just after midnight on Friday 20 November, packaged as a VMware VMDK image and let loose on the web. We imported it into a VirtualBox host under Ubuntu 9.10: the image ran at 800 by 600 pixels, which couldn't be changed. We also tried it with a range of available memory, from 256MB to1GB, and found no change in speed, although opening lots of browser instances at the lower memory setting was a reliable way to provoke a crash.
You log into Chrome OS (or 'Chromium OS' to give it its pre-supported name) with just your username, which is your Google Account, and your password. Something stronger may be advisable if this is to be the one barrier between the world and your cloud.
Initially, we had some networking problems, with the login screen reporting that there was no network connectivity. We bypassed these by logging in with the user name 'chronos', and subsequently logging in with a valid Google Account from the browser. Later, we could log in directly, suggesting that Google had reconfigured its authentication process in the cloud.
The Chrome OS experience is disarmingly simple and familiar, especially if you've used the Chrome browser. With tabs along the top and a standard browser layout, it takes a moment to notice there are no menus. Instead, there's a small Chrome logo at top left and three undistinguished rectangular buttons to the right of the time. The Chrome logo button brings up a small selection of buttons that link to web apps — the Google collection, Hotmail, Facebook, a Flash game of chess, and so on. The buttons to the right show battery status, have wireless and wired network controls, and — hidden away — configuration menus for time zones, default search engines (yes, you can choose Bing) and other minor options.
The default startup screen is the Chrome browser, with all the features of the version available on Windows, Mac and Linux. The menu bar has largely gone. For more Chrome OS images, see our screenshot gallery.
Keyboard controls are important. F12 brings up a task switcher that lets you cycle through multiple browser instances — the browser is pretty much the only task you can run. You can bring up a shell with Ctrl-Alt-T and probe the OS's innards, if you're Linux-literate: for example, Java is installed, although it's not available via the browser. F8 displays a useful interactive graphic of the keyboard, illustrating the various shortcuts.
Occasional bits of old-fashioned operating system behaviour still peek out. Downloading content to the local storage still produces a file save dialogue box, if you want, and something similar will have to happen when you plug in USB storage.
All these details will change by the time Chrome OS comes out late next year. Google is at pains to point out that these are some of the most experimental aspects of the software, and indeed some of them aren't pleasant — such as the small windows into which web applications can be launched for a browserless experience. Nothing fitted very well in those.
What won't change is the experience of using web applications within the browser proper. Here, Chrome OS's most important job is to get out of the way, keep things safe and not interfere. Which it does. When you settle down to any sort of intensive task, it's easy to tuck all the furniture out of the way by pressing F11 and get the whole of the screen to yourself. Switching tasks via F12 soon becomes second nature, so the lack of multiple windows open at once becomes less important. This may not work so well when a lot of real-time, intermittent information is coming in from multiple sources, so a notification system to tie together multiple applications may be useful.
One of the big advantages of cloud computing, of course, is that your data stops depending on you and your laptop, but is cared for by massive machinery. Chrome OS takes this idea to a logical conclusion and stores virtually nothing on the netbook, which means data should be reasonably safe against local catastrophes.
For example, I wrote this paragraph in Google Docs under Chromium OS, and reset the virtual machine half-way through writing the second sentence. As Google Docs auto-saves on a very regular basis, I lost around ten words of the edit and was back in the document within five seconds of logging back in, with just a click on the Restore button that the browser offers when it detects it didn't close down cleanly. I could have thrown the computer off a cliff and still got my data back.
It's much harder to test the other aspects of the OS — the automatic reloading of suspect components if the operating system is tampered with, for example. In any case, the operating system is so far from launch that little would be learned. Likewise, performance is frankly terrible under VirtualBox — but that's without any helper applications and with who-knows-what extra trace code and instrumentation in the executable.
We also need to know what Google will be doing for in-cloud storage — which is necessary and not as yet discussed — and what it plans to do for services such as Skype, which currently need high-perfomance client-side processing. Currently, there's Flash and JavaScript. There are also big technical, practical and political questions over platforms such as AIR and Silverlight, which both compete with and complement Chrome OS.
What can be said safely is that Google's bet looks safe: that online computing has got to the stage where it makes an acceptable alternative to desktop-based computing for ordinary users doing ordinary things. Our experiences with Chromium OS suggest that it's going to be more than that, and is likely to develop into a preferable experience that's cheaper, safer, easier and more reliable.
If Google delivers on its promises for Chrome OS, then it has a very good chance of becoming the dominant force in netbooks at around the same time that Android starts to mature. That will be a very different world to today.


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Affordable Fun | 2014 Ford Focus
There is no reason to settle for less with the affordable 2014 Ford Focus. The Ford Focus gives you a lot of bang for your buck! It is offered in a sedan or sedan hatchback model and is jam packed with technology.
The outer appearance of the 2014 Ford Focus is sporty and modern. It is equipped with 17-inch polished aluminum wheels, rear spoiler and heated side mirrors with built-in turn signal indicators. This sporty little car has some attitude to it.
Inside the new 2014 Ford Focus is streamline styling and the newest technology. With Ford's voice activated SYNC technology, combine with Bluetooth capabilities; you can use your MP3, iPod or USB device for a variety of infotainment options.
There are two engines you can choose from for the new 2014 Ford Focus. On top of that you will love the AdvanceTrac electronic stability control and road hugging suspension.
2014 Engines:
- 2.0L Ti-VCT GDI 4-cylinder FFV : 160 horsepower and 146 ft-lbs of torque
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Come into Watkin Motors Ford today and take a look at the new 2014 Ford Focus. It blows the competition away with performance, safety equipment and price point. There is a reason it has been one of the largest selling cars in the world!
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If Monument Australia is useful to you, please make a donation to keep this historical and educational resource available. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Page Family Print Page
The Memorial Cross commemorates the Page Family who perished on the Birdsville track in 1963. A memorial headstone was erected at the gravesite by family members in 2010.
On 21 December 1963 the Page family set out from Marree in a heat wave to drive to Birdsville, but apparently lost the track. On 28 December their abandoned car was found, with a note that said they had run out of petrol and were walking south. On New Years Day 1964 a light aircraft pilot spotted the family lying dead under a small tree by the dry Coocherapoonie waterhole. The five family members were buried together by the coolibah tree. The Page family made several fundamental mistakes; setting out in a heavily loaded car on uncertain roads in hot weather, not carrying enough fuel or water, and not telling anyone where they were going or when to expect them. Finally, they left their car and set off to walk in conditions that meant certain death. Police believe the Page family of five died of thirst on Boxing Day 1963, surviving only 48 hours after they walked away from their Ford V8 and trailer on Christmas Eve near Deadmans Sandhill.
|Birdsville Track, Approximately 100 kilometres down the track from Birdsville, Clifton Hills
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LGBT Family Rights in a Trump Presidency
Many are asking, "Will there be LGBT family rights in a Trump presidency?" While there certainly is cause for concern about the direction of our country, there are also certain realities that are reassuring.
I never thought I would be writing about LGBT family rights in a Trump presidency. But I also never received as many concerned calls from previous and prospective clients asking whether their marriages would be invalidated, or whether their second or step parent adoptions would be overturned. These serious questions have led me to write about what I see as LGBT family rights in a Trump Presidency.
First, there is strong precedent holding that when a marriage is validly performed, it will be respected and honored under the law. This means that those LGBT Americans who are already married should not have to worry about a new Supreme Court taking their marriages away from them.
For those who are not married but may wish to in the future, the question is a bit more nuanced. Shannon Minter, the legal director of NCLR, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and one of the smartest legal minds in our community, said in a recent press release, "it is also highly unlikely that the fundamental right of same-sex couples to marry will be challenged or that the Supreme Court would revisit its 2015 holding that same-sex couples have that fundamental right." Mr. Minter is basing this belief on the long held tradition of the court to honor its previous decisions, a term called stare decisis.
The question many legal scholars are asking is whether a newly conservative Supreme Court will ultimately hear a case challenging the right of LGBT couples to marry and overturn the Obergefell marriage decision. While unlikely, it is possible. We can only wait to see who Trump appoints to the Supreme Court.
The most moving calls that I have received in the past days have been from people either in the process of having their families or plan to have families in the near future. They are deeply concerned about the security of their families. I recently wrote about New York's changing family law and how second and step parent adoption are now critical to create unassailable family protections, particularly for non-genetically related parents. These specific forms of adoption are state based and largely shielded from Federal meddling. That said, if you have a child and have not gone through the adoption process, it is strongly recommended that you do so now rather than later, when our Federal judicial system may be less friendly to LGBT families.
Among LGBT lawyers, one issue of great concern regards transgender Americans and obtaining accurate gender markers on federally issued identification, such as passports. While there is a transgender rights case which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear, we do not yet know whether a ninth more conservative justice will be appointed in time to hear it.
My husband reminded me that politics is cyclical. We have bounced between conservative and liberal presidents and congresses many time before, however, we have never before been faced with a president who based his entire campaign on dividing America by fearful and bigoted rhetoric. We have never before had a President who, during his campaign, threatened to ban all Muslims from the country, or "lock up" his presidential opponent or degrade women as objects of his own control and pleasure.
Now more than ever it is time to be proactive. Many of us have experienced the shock and sadness associated with the loss of what we had hoped would be a liberal president in the White House. We are entering uncharted territory. LGBT family rights in a Trump Presidency will undoubtedly take some hits, but we are a strong, resilient and loving community. And we have the tools to protect our families. Don't fail to use them!
By Anthony m. Brown, Esq. November 11, 2016 – For more information, visit www.timeforfamilies.com or email Anthony at
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Joint Personnel Recovery Agency logo. [Source: US Air Force]The Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), the Pentagon agency tasked with advising the Defense Department on the use of harsh interrogation techniques—torture—against suspected terrorists in US custody (see December 2001), sends an unsigned memo to the Pentagon's chief counsel, William Haynes, advising him that the use of such methods would constitute "torture," and would produce "unreliable information" from torture victims. Memo Warned of Torture Would Produce Bad Information - "The requirement to obtain information from an uncooperative source as quickly as possible—in time to prevent, for example, an impending terrorist attack that could result in loss of life—has been forwarded as a compelling argument for the use of torture," the document reads. "In essence, physical and/or psychological duress are viewed as an alternative to the more time-consuming conventional interrogation process. The error inherent in this line of thinking is the assumption that, through torture, the interrogator can extract reliable and accurate information. History and a consideration of human behavior would appear to refute this assumption." The key deficiency of physical or psychological duress is the reliability and accuracy of the information gained, the memo says. "A subject in pain may provide an answer, any answer, or many answers in order to get the pain to stop." The memo also warns that the use of torture by the US could influence US enemies to torture American captives: "The unintended consequence of a US policy that provides for the torture of prisoners is that it could be used by our adversaries as justification for the torture of captured US personnel." It concludes that "the application of extreme physical and/or psychological duress (torture) has some serious operational deficits, most notably the potential to result in unreliable information." The word "extreme" is underlined. Also Sent to CIA - Besides Haynes, the memo is forwarded to the Pentagon's Office of the General Counsel, and apparently to CIA chief counsel John Rizzo and the Justice Department. It is unclear whether high-ranking White House officials will see the document. One of Many Warnings - JPRA chief of staff Daniel Baumgartner will later say that the agency "sent a lot of cautionary notes" regarding harsh techniques. "There is a difference between what we do in training and what the administration wanted the information for," Baumgartner will tell a reporter in 2009. "What the administration decided to do or not to do was up to the guys dealing with offensive prisoner operations.… We train our own people for the worst possible outcome… and obviously the United States government does not torture its own people."- Senator Says Memo Suppressed - After the memo becomes public knowledge as part of a Senate report on Bush administration torture decisions (see April 21, 2009), Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, will say that he believes the memo was deliberately ignored and perhaps suppressed. Levin will call the memo's treatment "part of a pattern of squelching dissent." A Bush administration official will later say of the memo: "That information was not brought to the attention of the principals. That would have been relevant. The CIA did not present with pros and cons, or points of concern. They said this was safe and effective, and there was no alternative." The memo conflicts with proposals from two JPRA psychologists heavily involved in creating a program of harsh interrogation tactics (see January 2002 and After). [Joint Personnel Recovery Agency, 7/2002 ; Washington Post, 4/25/2009]
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If you study abroad with JCMU, you can participate in a wide array of activities at our campus and in the Shiga area. To showcase just how much you can do in Hikone, our Student Services Coordinator, Yasuhiko Harada, created a list of events/activities that students participated in over the month.
Cherry blossom season came and went, and the spring 2018 semester concluded soon after. From closing ceremony celebrations to the children's kabuki performances, discover all that our students did in the last month of the 2017-18 academic year.
Events at JCMU
April 6th
Weekly Japanese exam
Private sessions with Japanese instructors
– In preparation for final oral presentations
April 9th
Weekly Japanese exam
Private sessions with Japanese instructors
– In preparation for final oral presentations
JCMU SPACE, English Language programs starts
– For Japanese students/community members looking to study English at JCMU
Departure orientation for spring 2018 students
April 13th
Japanese final oral presentation
Last day to enter the April 2018 Photo Contest
April 14th
Nagahama Hikiyama Festival field excursion
April 17th
April 2018 Photo Contest winners are selected
April 18th
Final exams
April 19th
Closing ceremony rehearsal
April 20th
2017-18 academic year closing ceremony
April 21st
Departure day for spring 2018 students
Events in the Hikone/Shiga Area
Sakura (cherry blossom) season
The beginning of April marks the start of sakura season in Shiga! You simply have to see all of the beautiful areas in Shiga to sit and enjoy the tranquil beauty of these flowers:
– Hikone Castle (very very very beautiful, a MUST-see!)
– Nagahama Castle
– The bank of the Seri River
– Ishiyama Temple
– Mii Temple
– And many more!
April 1st – 2nd
April 7th
Choshoin Zen Temple zazen practice
April 8th
Taiko (Japanese drum) festival
– Location: Takamiya Shinto Shrine in Minami-Hikone
April 8th – 9th
Nagahama Hikiyama Festival
– The children's kabuki performance is the most famous part of this event!
– What is kabuki?
From April 14th – May 13th
Special photo exhibition: "Kyoto Dreams of Kagai" by Mika Ninagawa
– Located at the JR Kyoto Isetan Station Museum
Until April 18th
Asebi (Japanese andromeda) exhibition
– Located at Daitsu-ji Temple in Nagahama
Until May 6th
Special exhibition: "Travellers: Stepping into the Unknown"
– Located at the National Museum of Art, Osaka
Until May 20th
Special exhibition: The Genius of Ike no Taiga
– Located at the Kyoto National Museum
– Who was Ike no Taiga?
Special exhibition: The 150th Meiji Period
– Located at the Modern Museum of Art, Kyoto


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The following fragments from Agnieszka Jucewicz's interview with Dr. Bartłomiej Dobroczyński first appeared in the Polish weekly "Wysokie Obcasy" in October 2018.
Agnieszka Jucewicz: What is love?
Dr. Bartłomiej Dobroczyński: I must confess that when I found out that you wanted to talk about love, I shrank with fear. And I came to the conclusion that my fear stemmed from the fact that love has become a token, a common phrase we happily use to explain or justify certain situations.
AJ: I would like to focus on the romantic kind of love.
You're not making it any easier. My main problem with this subject is the fact that we -- western people -- function within two different traditions. The old tradition asks us to talk about love with reference to our own experience and the experiences and reflections of other people. We could call it a first-person, introspective tradition. It comprises poets, writers, philosophers and theologians, but there's also room for "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles or for Beyonce's "Lemonade" treating about betrayal and desire for vengeance. In this tradition, when we talk about love, we talk about emotions, dreams and passion.
The second tradition -- equally strong despite its young age -- looks at all matters from the third-person perspective and treats them as objects that can be impartially examined and described. It's an empirical, scientific tradition. Although it takes into account individual experiences, it persistently tries to classify them into categories. It includes Sternberg's "triangular theory of love" with its three components: passion, intimacy and commitment, but it also incorporates the evolutionary perspective, according to which love serves only reproductive purposes for the passing on of genetic material.
Stories about love being a "chemical process" or a state of insanity also belong here. In reality nowadays, we're partly poets and partly evolutionists; theologists and Darwinists and we cannot separate ourselves from this dual perspective in everyday conversations. Let's not forget that our perception of love is also heavily affected by our social and cultural circumstances.
Eva Illouz, a famous Israeli sociologist, claims that love today is regulated by the same law of supply and demand as a market economy.
Basically, we could say that someone might make a good deal by entering certain relationship while somebody else is over-investing.
AJ: Is this how you see it?
In my opinion, today's love has been liberated from the economic, health and social constraints it had to abide by 50, 100, 150 years ago.
I'm not saying that in the past people didn't love each other but the differences are pretty evident. What is more, in the old days love was often perceived as on obstacle, a complication that could lead to trouble and misfortune. Most of the reasons which made a relationship necessary in the past, are already gone. And today we have the privilege of choosing our partner single-handedly.
AJ: It sounds perfect, yet the reality doesn't look so bright...
That's because this situation only seems perfect. From a psychological perspective, having too many choices is not as beneficial as one might think. People are not entirely sure what's good for them and they tend to pick partners or enter situations which in the long run make them incredibly unhappy. Luckily -- as opposed to animals -- we still have the capacity to live the way we want.
You see, love doesn't just happen to us. It's not something we passively experience in our emotional sphere.
AJ: Isn't it?
Emotions are fuel. They are an essential ingredient of love -- if we find someone repulsive, we probably won't end up loving them. And sure, we must feel a spark, but our feelings are not enough to create a solid, meaningful relationship. It's said that the infatuation phase lasts from 2 to 4 years...
AJ:…and then it makes way for other feelings, such as: intimacy, loyalty and attachment.
Correct, but to make these feelings appear, we need to do some work first. For me infatuation, just like any other fascination or inspiration, is an opportunity to build something solid. Infatuation is not love. It's an invitation to love.
In psychology, all the processes taking place in our mind can be divided into "happenings" -- situations that happen to us and "doings" -- our actions. If we use this perspective, infatuation is the time we're given to learn each other and to develop the skills necessary to move from "happenings" to "doings".
If we don't make use of this precious time before it runs out, we might be painfully disappointed. In a way, we're the victims of our infatuation.
AJ: Because it controls us?
Precisely. It incapacitates us and changes our perception. But if we understand how it works and if we use it to build a relationship based not on emotional fuel, but on conscious commitments, we might have a chance to create something deep and long-lasting.
AJ: How do we "work" on love?
Love equals care. It's like a garden we should be tending. It might seem like a weird example, but let's say that you love your cat and you want to prove it to someone. What would be its best evidence? Probably the cat itself -- if the other person could see that it's well-kept, fed and content, they would believe you.
True love concentrates on the well-being of another person (or animal). If this well-being means that our beloved one must walk away, our love will allow us to let them go.
If our partner's welfare entails you working your fingers to the bone, then you might have to work your fingers to the bone. We live in pretty mad times where love is a little bit of a dream, a bit of a product and a tiny bit of a curse. It's a little bit of everything.
AJ: But why do we fall in love only with certain people? Why are we drawn to that one particular person and not to somebody else?
I'm afraid I don't have the answer to that. But it fascinates me that suddenly we feel attracted to one, specific human and that we want to be with them. How come some relations last for life, although we expected them to end after a month? Why do some people stay in our hearts and we can't chuck them out, even though they're no longer around?
We can be certain of one thing -- we're all unique and so are all our relationships.
By building a relationship between us and our partner, we create a new, distinctive, inner journey. We use such words as "love", "friendship" or "sex" to describe this process only because it helps us communicate. I've read that a cat has a different kind of meow for every person in the house and that dolphins send various sets of vibrations to different recipients. Perhaps it's the same with love?
Dr. Bartłomiej Dobroczyński is the Head of the Department of General Psychology at the Institute of Psychology of the Jagiellonian University. He studies, among other things, the history of psychology, psychopathology and alternative cultural movements. He has authored several books in Polish, including "The Trouble with Spirituality" and the recently published "Whose Life is Ours?" (2017, with Olga Drenda).
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We do have two more interests in the world rankings top 20. At 13 is the consistent Tommy Fleetwood, a man who by the turn of September had played 21 events in 2019. While missing out on an elusive victory, he did grab one second and one third-place finish, together with four more top ten results.
The runner-up finish was famously behind Irishman Shane Lowry at The Open at Royal Portrush in July, a result that helped Lowry into 21stin the world rankings having finished last year down in 75th.
Just behind Fleetwood is Paul Casey, the Englishman with a swing that is as effortless as it is effective. He won the Porsche European Open in Germany in September just a month after finishing third behind McIlroy at the Tour Championship, results that have eased him up the rankings.
Casey is no stranger to being officially recognised as one of the world's best. He was world number three back in 2009 but had a dip in form in 2012, dropping down to 169th in 2013, but it's been all gravy since, and you sense he has the momentum to return to the top ten in 2020. Even if he is "maturing" at 42 years old.
You must keep scrolling down the rankings until you find the next Brits troubling the list. Matthew Fitzpatrick currently occupies 29thposition, just ahead of Matt Wallace in 30th. Ian Poulter is 32ndwhile Eddie Pepperell (42nd) and Tyrell Hatton (46th) round off the top 50.
What is interesting, perhaps, depending on where you come from, is that aside from McIlroy, all the other players mentioned so far are English. You must look all the way down to Russell Knox in 85thplace to find your first Scot. Worse still, a Welshman does not appear until 252nd. Step forward Rhys Enoch. Aside from an indifferent 2016, he's consistently improved each year and will fancy his chances of moving up again in 2020.
As the PGA Tour begins to wind up again and we look ahead to the 2020 majors, it's difficult to see past McIlroy as being the big British hope to top the rankings. While Rose is consistently up there, it will take an astonishing season from him – and an equally baffling drop in form from Koepka, McIlroy and third-placed Dustin Johnson – to take top spot.