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A planned summit between the leaders of the US and North Korea holds the promise of the best chance for peace in a generation. But it suffered a major setback when President Trump said he would cancel the meeting in Singapore – apparently on advice from the CIA. As Duncan Bartlett explains, Asian leaders are using their diplomatic skills to find a way out of the confusion.
Singapore's prime minister remains hopeful that he will soon be able to host what he calls a 'historic and momentous event' for Asia and for the world. Lee Hsien Loong says he is honoured that Donald Trump has offered to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his city state in June and has promised to ensure the summit is smooth and successful.
The problem is that nobody – including Mr Lee – knows for sure whether the meeting will take place. In late May, President Trump published a letter stating clearly that it had been cancelled. But in a Tweet a few days later, he appeared to change his mind, claiming that the US was working on reinstating the summit following 'very productive talks' with North Korea.
Snubbing the CIA
The way the Americans tell it, they were seriously snubbed in Singapore before the meeting even started, and this prompted Mr Trump's anger. A delegation from the CIA flew into the city to discuss logistics for the meeting but the North Koreans simply didn't turn up, according to senior White House officials.
There followed a war of words in the fierce tone of long-fought propaganda battles. North Korea called America's leaders 'ignorant and stupid' and threatened to make the US 'taste an appalling tragedy'.
In his letter cancelling the summit, Donald Trump wrote: 'You talk about your nuclear capabilities but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used.'
North Korea later appeared conciliatory, saying it was willing to talk 'at any time, in any form'. In response, the US decided to keep its team on the ground in Singapore, in preparation for a meeting on June 12 or at a later date.
Shock in Seoul
South Korea's president Moon Jae-in has been a lifelong advocate of engagement with North Korea. He has taken the initiative in trying to break the deadlock which has left the countries on the brink of war since they were separated 70 years ago. President Moon persuaded the North's athletes and cheerleaders to join the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang this year. Later, he met Mr Kim at the first ever inter-Korean summit on the border between their countries. Mr Moon has been pressing the Americans to talk directly to the North Koreans.
So there was shock in Seoul when Mr Trump said he would cancel the Singapore summit with Kim Jong-un. 'What is surprising is that the South Koreans don't seem to have been informed of this decision and this is worrying, given that they are one of the two critical allies of the US in the region, alongside Japan,' said Jarrett Blanc, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.
Another meeting between Mr Moon and Mr Kim was hastily arranged on the border between North and South Korea and this appears to have helped prepare the ground for further talks.
Weapons and words
A key sticking point is the vastly different interpretations of denuclearisation by North Korea and its adversaries. The United States and South Korea have a clear goal which is covered by the acronym CVID. They want to see complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of Pyongyang's programme.
Japan also supports that approach, which would allow observers such as the International Atomic Energy Agency to track Pyongyang's progress. When North Korea showed journalists the destruction of a nuclear testing site in late May, the explosions were broadcast on television but were not witnessed by any international inspectors.
The US has not stationed nuclear weapons in South Korea since 1992. However, Kim Jong-un believes the Americans should scale down their conventional weapons and forces in the south in return for a compromise on North Korea's nuclear programme. The dichotomy over what the two sides mean by denuclearisation is the biggest hurdle to the peace process.
Jarrett Blanc from the Carnegie Endowment says: 'The issue here is not simply about whether to proceed with the talks, which have been poorly prepared. It's about the way the talks were decided upon. The parties were not on the same page.'
Japan's role
Dozens of North Korean missiles have passed over Japan, sparking alerts on almost everyone's mobile phone. The North Korean issue remains at the top of the foreign policy agenda of Japan's nationalist prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who presents himself as a hardliner. He has ordered a review of Japan's defence capabilities and advocates constitutional reform to strengthen the military's role.
Japan has the memory of having been the only country to have suffered devastating nuclear attacks. To put things in perspective, the Hiroshima bomb was 15 kilotons. Last year the size of North Korea's nuclear test was more than ten times that; 160 kilotons.
The Chinese factor
Until this year, Kim Jong-un had never been on an official foreign trip outside North Korea. Now he has held direct talks with Mr Moon from South Korea and he has travelled to China on two occasions. China is North Korea's most important trading partner and Jarrett Blanc from the Carnegie Endowment believes its improved relationship with North Korea has weakened US influence in the East Asian region. 'If the US cancels the Singapore summit, the Chinese would present the decision as a failure by the Americans to follow through on their commitments,' he said.
High stakes
Whether or not the summit goes ahead in Singapore, President Trump must now counter charges that he was naive to agree to it in the first place. It is not clear what a successful outcome to the talks would entail or how it is achievable. Can two autocratic leaders who appear in no mood for concessions really strike a meaningful deal? Yet if their relationship deteriorates further as a result of the meeting – or its cancellation – it will inevitably add to instability in Asia's most dangerous region.


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Dear Members,
It's AGM time again. We will be conducting the meeting in Room 2 at the Fremantle Arts Centre at 1.00pm for a 1.30pm start on Saturday the 19th October.
The Committee and I are looking forward to seeing you there.
Join us for collegial networking and camaraderie as well as the business of the day.
Hope you can come.
Best wishes
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text: nuria Augapfel 1 Posted October 15, 2012 Emuna Zamani wrote: I deleted my post because I felt like he did not deserve any words from me. He is stuck on "Poor Xavier" and he is not seeing the problems that he has caused. If Xavier would have contacted me in a respectful and professional manner, that would have been different. I would have appreciated him letting me know that I had purchased stolen animations and I would have tried to do what I could, IF anything to put the person that stole them out of business. What Xavier did was contact me with threats and informed me that I was now on several lists . . . he had become "Big Brother" and he was watching. He had no proof that the items were stolen, there was no list of the items to provide to me and he had no proof that I purchased them (I did). Hello Emuna, while i understand that you are also a victim i have read that Xavier said that he never accused you of doing anything wrong....you've admitted that you have bought stolen intellectual property, myself as a merchant i would keep an eye to someone that have stolen products to be sure that are not put on sale...I think that's understandable. To contact someone who own stolen items to warn that if the stuff is put on sale would be object of DMCA can be taken as a threat even if is not the intention. You were on the vip group of the shop of the thief, so even if Xavier had no proof i think that there was enough reasons as to suspect that you may have some of the stolen items...(which you have admitted to have). But reading Xavier's post seems that he also understand that you are a victim... I would like to know what are the problems that he has caused you...i mean that if you are not reselling any items from the thief you have no reason to be worried. Seems to me like the real issue are the manners as you were contacted by Xavier, and that's a whole different thing.....that is something that is between you and him so I can not comment. But even if Xavier were rude or a bit harsh to you in the e-mail, i think that you should be more worried about reporting the thief who has cheated you... BTW, poor Xavier you lost 3 customers...I hope that this night you manage to sleep...LOL, how childish... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Trusting Your Electronics Manufacturer through High Volume Production
Get to know the work:
The Kinetic REFLEX is a wearable device that is part of a connected workforce. It alerts users when they are improperly lifting, and includes a dashboard for management to effect small changes on the floor to reduce injuries. Two years ago, Kinetic began using our platform for hundreds of their prototype runs. Because of the consistent communication and excellent customer service they receive, Kinetic is now producing tens of thousands of their devices and charging stations with MacroFab.
When a business is starting small, it is difficult to get many overseas manufacturers to care about a product, especially at 100-200 units, but MacroFab's platform made it easy to get started, without having to speak to a sales rep. Matt, the lead Electrical Engineer for Kinetic loves using our platform because he can upload all of his Gerber files, inspect every layer and easily approve parts placement. This makes it easy to test new designs and quickly prototype.
Once prototypes were finalized, Kinetic needed to be able to quickly scale to higher volumes without delay. Working with MacroFab's account management team for custom quotes and project management was one of the easiest experiences they've encountered in manufacturing.
Finding a manufacturer that you trust is important because chances are, they will not be located near your operations and it's not easy to hop on a plane to walk the line for each new stage of manufacturing, especially a 15-hour flight. A CM that instills confidence in the quality and integrity of their operations and boards is invaluable, and finding one that is located only a few hours away is an added bonus.
A product that's difficult to assemble can result in mistakes being made at the production level. MacroFab provides direct feedback on your manufacturing and box build so you can improve designs for manufacturing. Getting direct feedback from your manufacturer allows you to quickly change a design early on to make manufacturing easier so that your product gets delivered as quickly as possible.
Having complete control and being able to see all files and the BoM in one place saved so much time for Matt because he didn't have to wait weeks for a sales rep to get back to him. Viewing an instant quote on assembly was also a really nice feature for them early on in their process.
Jeff, the Director of Manufacturing likes that there is only a one-hour time difference between us, so communication is much easier and flying here to walk the line is more manageable than traveling overseas. Jeff admires that our manufacturing floor is empowered to provide feedback on box build assembly. This allows Kinetic to make design adjustments quickly so that production assembly is as efficient as possible.
There is a view that it's a partnership and we're working together to achieve our goals. It extends down the line, the group of people working the assembly line are really friendly and eager to give you advice, and that's been really helpful. — Jeff, Director of Manufacturing, Kinetic
Our Solution
Continual feedback, flexibility and excellent customer service are the cornerstones upon which MacroFab and Kinetic have built their relationship. Growing companies like Kinetic begin to experience new sets of challenges with higher volumes of manufacturing including, maintaining inventory, negotiating with suppliers and balancing lead times with production schedules. Putting trust in MacroFab to help manage this workflow has made all of the difference in their company's success.
The Kinetic team loves that everyone on our team is empowered to provide feedback on their designs. As Kinetic grows their business, they continue to count on MacroFab for all PCB assembly, box build, and product management to achieve their goals, serving new and repeat customers.
The biggest benefit of working with MacroFab is growing the business through your services. We were able to start small and quickly figure out issues. Now we are ordering 10x what we were two years ago. — Matt, Lead EE, Kinetic
As companies scale their growth, it's important to carefully consider the product and enclosure design as it goes into higher volume production. Difficult assembly procedures can result in mistakes being made on the production line as volumes increase. Because we are in constant communication with Kinetic either remotely or directly when they are here walking the line, they put all of their trust in our operations and know that we will give them valuable feedback when we see room for improvements so they can be more successful.
Designing something that's easy to manufacture speeds up the manufacturing process so you can serve customers better. A design that's difficult to assemble could result in quality issues, delays in getting to market or RMAs once they hit your customers' hands. Relying on your CM for feedback on design improvements can save your company thousands of dollars in rework.


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Key concepts include:
• Researchers studied a random sample of 500,000 OKCupid members, focusing on two important stages of forming a relationship: spotting a potential mate, and initiating contact.
• Older, shorter, and relatively overweight men tended to view more profiles than their younger, taller, slimmer counterparts. However, those who were most likely to view lots of profiles were least likely to initiate contact with an e-mail message.
• Some of the features on OKCupid helped users to overcome the normative restrictions of the offline world, while others only served to help those who really needed the least help.
Please remember: People often report partner preferences that are not compatible with their choices in real life. (FORGET Behavioural recommender systems or other system that learns your preferences)
Dr. Piskorski had previously written the (useless) paper "eHarmony" last July 2008.
It seems C-level dating executives do not pay attention to new and fresh research.
Here is a list of the most interesting scientific studies relevant to the Online dating industry for you to consider reading.
Latest Research in Theories of Romantic Relationships Development shows: compatibility is all about a high level on personality* similarity* between prospective mates for long term mating with commitment.
*personality measured with a normative test.
*similarity: there are different ways to calculate similarity, it depends on how mathematically is defined.
WorldWide, there are over 5,000 online dating sites but no one is using the 16PF5 (or similar test) to assess personality of its members.
Without offering the NORMATIVE16PF5 (or similar test measuring exactly the 16 personality factors) for serious dating, it will be impossible to innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry
All other proposals are .............. NOISE


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The feud between Tamra Judge and Kelly Dodd has gone very real and very rogue and very off Real Housewives Of Orange County.
Being that it's Tamra and Kelly, they can't control their itchy social media fingers anymore than they can control their mouths. Kelly was the WWHL guest after the finale. Several callers lied to get through moderators, then live and on-air accused Kelly of having an affair with "Frank." Andy was not happy. Following the show, Kelly posted incriminating screenshots showing Tamra communicating with the callers and supporting their efforts.
You can view our recap with original screenshots here.
Tamra, is of course in spin mode, back-pedaling and blaming a rogue Facebook group and insisting she was just as much an innocent victim of their actions. Because she's a good Christian, it's never her fault!
Here's the backstory – so far: A FB group began hassling Kelly based on some text messages they somehow received (or intercepted) which feature Kelly allegedly admitting to Michael that she's having an affair with this Frank.
RELATED: This Is The Twitter War That Doesn't End… Part 1
The texts reportedly came from a woman Michael used to work with. Kelly admits she sent those texts, but insists they're two years old and she was only making a Kelly-esque outlandish statement (Well, that I can believe) to piss off Michael out of jealousy because she believed he was flirting with the co-worker.
Kelly is now taking action against the "hater trolls." WHO in their right mind devotes their personal life to stalking and harassing a reality television person they do not know?!
"Got my phone hacked with the fraud Dept. Going to get a private investigator and I'm going to sue & press charges!! Good luck Thunderdome," Kelly tweeted.
Kelly explained that the leaked texts came from when she and Michael were still separated, but in the process of getting back together.
"2 yeas ago when I was getting bk/w Michael I saw text messages … I got jealous and said I was banging Frank 2 make him jelly." Kelly described Frank as a family friend, who Michael is also close with. Kelly even tried to set Frank up with Vicki before she started dating Steve Lodge! "Frank was [Vicki's] date to one of Meghan's events," wrote Kelly.
So that brings us to Tamra's involvement. It all started with some direct messages sent from the "private Housewives underground page" to Tamra, Shannon Beador and others. "Shannon got hers first," Tamra explains, smirking through a Facebook Live chat. "They were private messages between Kelly, her husband, and another girl named Katie."
RELATED – It Just Goes On & On…
"I know all about Frank," Tamra continued, "I even talked to Kelly about Frank…"
"Kelly's phone number was on the text messages," Tamra adds for veracity. "It's not cool that she's trying to blame me and Shannon. What I'm guilty of is that I responded back to one of them."
Eddie is mad that Tamra engaged. "He said, 'That's gonna hurt your credibility…'" she shrugged, "But listen – don't shoot the messenger!"
It doesn't seem like Tamra was conspiring with the Facebook trolls, per se, but she was colluding to collect information and encouraging them to embarrass and taunt Kelly.
Tamra posted her conversation with the troll(s). She believes that person, or someone else, then screenshotted them and forwarded them to Kelly. (Cause KARMA!).
"Complete Bullshit," whines Tamra. "I'm trying to keep quiet and not drop to her level. But enough is enough. I refuse to get blamed for her bad behavior, This is all very disgusting. As she continues to trash me on twitter I thought I would speak up and let you know what REALLY happened. #KEEPINGITREAL I really feel like I am lowering myself by posting this but I'm sick of being trashed by this girl." Wait – what bad behavior did Kelly illustrate?
"I HONESTLY FEEL SORRY FOR HER!" Tamra continued, "but I will not be bashed on social media because people are contacting the cast about her bad choice"
Tamra continued trying to exonerate herself in a second post, where she apologizes for responding to the DMs. "There's more to it," she added in the comments. Arguing that she only engaged "in response" to Kelly's actions, "Please this girl ripped us all up, you didn't see the half of it. they had to soften her so the audience didn't hate her guts even more."
I really can't even with Tamra anymore. I believe they call this 'Lady Doth Protest Too Much' syndrome, so good luck washing the 'out damn spot' off, Lady McHousewife.
RELATED – Some Housewives Started Tweeting…
Tamra just got done screaming in Vicki's face to "STOP F–KING talking about people" in a rage that Vicki spread so-called lies to Kelly. So what exactly is Tamra doing?
I also find it hilariously suspicious that Shannon accused Kelly of having an affair earlier this season, and now, hmmm… just happens to be involved in 'proof' (I use that word loosely) surfacing of Kelly cheating. And who was the original source sending out the messages, I wonder?
Here are the rest of Tamra's self-recriminations.
Seriously – Tamra's pasture needs to ask for a refund on that baptism. Her dipping didn't wash away the horns and pitchfork. Or maybe Heather needs to diagnose Tamra with a "psychotic break" or something? Next time lets dunk Tamra in a vat of Prozac to see if that improves things.
RELATED – And They Just Kept On Tweeting, Just Because…
Also, Andy Cohen is adamant he had no knowledge about what was planned for WWHL. "If I knew there was something to ask I would've. I ask every other rude question," he tweeted. Kelly added that no one should blame Andy for "Tamra's wrongdoing." Of course, Tamra blamed WWHL because they need to "screen the callers better." Except she was encouraging said callers to try and get through and offering to help.
Editor's note: Let's hope these rogue callers don't ruin it for everyone else and Andy starts not allowing live caller questions…
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Living in Harmony with the Seasons – Spring Yoga Series – March 25, 2018
Living in Harmony with the Seasons:
Spring Yoga Series with Megan Hettich
Sunday, March 25th, 2018
1pm to 3pm
Ever Feel Like Spring is Coming and It is Stirring Up Emotions and Unconscious Changes Within?
With spring upon us, it's a time when we can easily overlook all the changes that happen around us and within us. What if we noticed that change and embraced it? What would it feel like to stay in tune with the shifts in the seasons and take on our health from a more holistic, natural approach? In this workshop, we'll discuss how to live a season-based lifestyle, nourishing our internal bodies to bring balance from the inside out. We'll explore a yoga practice that supports the organs associated with spring that need more attention and energy this time of year.
In the first part of our workshop, we'll discuss an overview of the seasons according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. We'll take a deeper look at the Wood Element and it's associations with the spring season. The color is green, the emotions are compassion and anger/frustration, and the organs are the liver and gall bladder. We'll explore how these associations show up in your daily life and learn to shift and balance with Mother Nature.
In the second part of our workshop, we'll get moving with a Hatha style yoga class, targeting the organs & meridians associated with spring. All levels of yogis welcome, as modifications will be offered throughout class. Prepare for postures that are detoxifying to the liver and gall bladder, to clear out stuck energy and built up toxins. You'll leave this workshop with better self-awareness, as well as cleaner space in the body and mind to take advantage of all the benefits this spring season has to offer.
The 2-Hour Workshop: How it Breaks Down!
35-Minute Presentation:
The workshop begins with an overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine followed by an in-depth look at the "Spring" season and how we can apply this ancient knowledge to our everyday life to create balance and harmony.
10-Minute Break:
Time to get up and stretch your legs and grab a sip of water.
75-Minute Yoga Practice:
Enjoy this "Spring" Balancing Yoga practice designed to target the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, the organs associated with Spring. This practice will help to activate and balance the organs by working at a pace accessible to most yogis from beginners to more experienced yogis.
Limted Space – Sign Up Early
- $20.00 per person
- $25.00 per person (walk-in price)
What to Bring:
Yoga Mat, Notebook & Pen.
About Megan Hettich
Megan is a certified yoga instructor, who has studied and practiced the 8 limbs of yoga since 2010. Megan currently teaches Flow and Hot Yoga.
Her quest for a more holistic approach to healing and strengthening the body led her to expand her health journey to include the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM.) She is an avid learner studying books and current articles on the subject to incorporate TCM in her daily health practices. In 2018, she started training in Shiatsu Bodywork to explore and go deeper into TCM and the 5 Elements Theory.
She has worked with local practitioners deepening her knowledge of the subject. She worked with Rachel DeLuca, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Oriental Medicine (NM), Dipl.OM, NCCAOM. She has also studied with Master Yoa Li, teacher of Kung Fu, Wu Shu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, yoga and meditation.
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The 24th of July is the feast of Christina the Astonishing as well as the tennis betting opening day of the German Open, the Swiss Open, and the Atlanta Open.
2017 German Open
• Date: July 24th-30th
• Edition: 111th
• Category: ATP World Tour 500
• Surface: Clay/Outdoor
• Location: Hamburg, Germany
• Venue: Am Rothenbaum
• Albert Ramos Viñolas
• Pablo Cuevas
• Karen Khachanov
• Gilles Simon
• Benoît Paire
• Diego Schwartzman
• Fernando Verdasco
• David Ferrer
• Daniel Altmaier
• Tommy Haas
• Maximilian Marterer
• Andrey Kuznetsov replaces Pablo Carreño Busta
• Nicolás Kicker replaces Borna Ćorić
• Dmitry Tursunov replaces Richard Gasquet
• Rogério Dutra Silva replaces Yūichi Sugita
• Evgeny Donskoy replaces Janko Tipsarević
The German Open has fallen on hard times since its downgrade from an ATP Masters Series event to an ATP World Tour 500 tournament. Nevertheless, it's a still a chance for people who bet on tennis to do just that. And even if the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal no longer deign to appear, the German Open Tennis Championships still attract many players who dislike playing on faster surfaces.
2017 Swiss Open Gstaad
• Date: 24th-30th July
• Edition: 50th
• Defending champion: Feliciano López
• Category: ATP World Tour 250 Series
• Prize money: €482,060
• Surface: Clay
• Location: Gstaad, Switzerland
• Venue: Roy Emerson Arena
• David Goffin
• Roberto Bautista Agut
• Feliciano López
• Fabio Fognini
• Paolo Lorenzi
• Robin Haase
• Dušan Lajović
• João Sousa
• Santiago Giraldo replaces Jérémy Chardy
• Ernests Gulbis replaces Marius Copil
• Marco Cecchinato replaces Viktor Troicki
Feliciano Lopez defeated Robin Haase 6-4, 7-5 in last year's final. As the current Swiss Open champion the Spaniard enters as a tennis betting favorite to repeat. On the other hand, Sergi Bruguera was the last man to win this tourney back-to-back – three times straight, as a matter of fact, from 1992 to 1994. On the other, other, hand a Spanish tennis player has won this event in 15 of the last 30 editions. The last Swiss player to win it was one Roger Federer. You may have heard of him.
2017 BB&T Atlanta Open
• Date: July 24th-30th
• Edition: 7th
• Surface: Hard
• Location: Atlanta, United States
• Venue: Atlantic Station
• Jack Sock
• Nick Kyrgios
• John Isner< • Gilles Müller • Kevin Anderson • Ryan Harrison>
• Kyle Edmund
• Donald Young
• Christopher Eubanks
• Reilly Opelka
• Thanasi Kokkinakis replaces Dan Evans
• Thomas Fabbiano replaces Adrian Mannarino
• Dudi Sela replaces Bernard Tomic
• Vasek Pospisil replaces Mischa Zverev
Nick Kyrgios became the first non-American to win the event in 2016 and if history is any indications, his tennis betting odds of repeating shouldn't be too bad. Andy Roddick is so far the only Atlanta Open champion not to repeat the following year. Mardy Fish won the inaugural edition in 2010 and became the first back-to-back winner the next year. John Isner won three in a row between 2013 and 2015. Speaking of whom, people who bet on tennis should be interested to know that Isner has been involved in the final match on six of the seventh editions of the tournament. The hometown favorite will once again be on hand this year.


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The wait is finally over, and it was definitely worth it! We are happy to announce today the launch of OzCode 4.0, in tandem with the Visual Studio 2019 launch . OzCode 4.0 provides developers with unparalleled tools to dramatically simplify C# debugging and cut debugging time in half. Aside from improved search functionality and
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Introducing Time-Travel-Debugging in OzCode 4.0
It's been a while since OzCode released a major new version, but OzCode 4.0 will make up for the long wait – big time. OzCode 4 introduces a new game-changing feature that we have been working on very hard: Time Travel Debugging. OzCode v4 is now available as an Early Access Preview. We plan to sim-ship
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Doesn't matter why you may be looking for the ways to convert video to audio on Mac. What matters is that we know the ways to extract audio from video on Mac when downloading from YouTube. This is especially convenient when all you need is a soundtrack of a YouTube video without actually needing the whole video. There are some great video converters that have been around for several years now, allowing the conversion of MP4 to MP3 for Mac.
Here is our selection of the best Mac video to audio converters.
It's good news that you don't need to download a big video file to listen to a song. VideoDuke is for you to convert YouTube video to mp3 on Mac. Convert one video into an audio record or the whole playlist with dozens of songs. It's easy and fun.
Get the app and launch it. Choose YouTube and start using the app as if you were staying on a YouTube page in a web browser. Find the video you would like to convert, open it and go to the Audio tab. You will see a magic Download button that will convert the video into an mp3 record of high quality.
And a few words about VideoDuke. This app is lightweight with a nice-looking user interface. It works fast and it doesn't bother you with tons of ads.
One more nice video to mp3 converter for Mac. You will have a longer path to getting an mp3 file on your hard drive. Open the browser and go to YouTube. Find the video you wish to convert into a music record and copy the URL to it. Come back to Elmedia and paste it into the search line.
This app lets you convert a single file at once or playlists to get all the music you like. Elmedia is a good converter for Mac with an attractive interface and no distracting elements on the screen.
The name of the app prompts that this app is tiny and lightweight. When you first launch it, you can log in using your YouTube account or use it as an anonymous user. Copy the URL to the video from the YouTube site and paste it. In the drop-down menu choose the format you need.
Airy is a fast-working app with no extra features but converting YouTube videos. It can process 4k and 8k videos though it looks like a tiny tool.
Total Video Converter for Mac is another great option on our list of video to audio converters for Mac. It can do conversions at high speed with good output quality. You don't need to be a pro to use this app, the interface is friendly and comprehensive. After extraction, you will get a video file the same format as original and a lossless audio file with the same format as the original had. You can easily extract music files from your favorite videos and enjoy them on an MP3 device.
MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 Converter is created to assist you to extract audio from a YouTube movie on Mac. This app supports MP3, M4A and OGG formats. This app is very friendly and has convenient settings to customize the location folder, audio file type, etc.
This easy-to-use video to audio converter for Mac is very much worth trying. It can extract audio from movie on Mac, trim and merge individual tracks. The process is as simple as it can be: just add a video file to the app and then convert it to a popular audio file.
You will see everywhere that this app is free. However, once you launch it, you will have a chance to upgrade it to a pro version. How to convert video to mp3 on Mac with Apowersoft? All you need to do is to copy a link to the video via the share button on YouTube and add it into the app with the Plus button.
The interface of the app is nice, you don't have many distracting elements, but you will need to guess what those little icons mean. And you will need some time to navigate through the app to get the idea of how everything works.
This converter is easy to use and it's lightweight. To convert video to mp3 on Mac, copy the YouTube URL and click on the Plus button. Choose the Extract audio option and pick up the quality of the music file you want to get. You can get all the music in a high-quality mp3 format and this is a great advantage of 4K Video Downloader.
This app becomes a good video to mp3 converter for Mac after you purchase a pro version. When you first launch it, you will see tons of ads that are truly annoying. To get the audio, copy the URL to the video and paste it in the corresponding field. Pick up the quality and the format you wish the video to convert to.
It may be hard to guess which options to choose when you use YTD Video Downloader for the first time. You will need some time to get used to it.
It's a web application that looks like an average page of any other site. It's available as a browser extension for Safari and a few others. There's a line to search for the videos. Open any of the videos and choose the file format you want to get under it. One click and you have this file in the selected format.
It's easy to use but you cannot pick up the quality of an mp3 record that you want to get. It's a free Mac converter video to mp3 that doesn't require any download, so you get your song on your hard drive just in a few seconds.
If you have some songs on your Mac, they will probably have .mp3 ending in the name of the file. What does it mean? Why is it so popular? Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) crafter the mp3 format to compress the audio records. A song in a Wav format may be 40 MB while an mp3 record will be 4 MB.
Of course, the quality of a sound is worse, but you can choose the bitrate for each file you want to get. The higher the rate, the more information is preserved but the bigger size of an audio file you will have. All players that we know support this format and you can listen to your favorite songs on any device. That makes this format so commonly used.
There are argues between fans of offline and online video converters. Which one is better and why? See the table to get the answer.
|Key Features
|Offline Converter
|Online Converter
|Sources for download
|Over 10,000 websites available
|YouTube and a few more
|Conversion format
|Over 1,000 formats
|Up to 20 available formats
|Conversion Pace
|You get the converted file in less than 3 minutes
|You can get the file in one minute and in 10 minutes, it depends on the connection speed
|File Quality
|You get a high-quality sound
|You have no options to choose the quality
|File Size Limits
|Average sites restrict big file size download
|Convert YouTube to mp3 in one click
|Not available
|Edit videos before conversion
|Available in a limited number of apps
|Batch Conversion
|Available in a limited number of apps
|Playlist Conversion
|Available in a limited number of apps
|Internet Connection Dependency
|Depend on the connection quality
|Free and Pro versions available
Want to convert mp4 video to mp3 on Mac? See the apps above and pick up the app to get the job done. Thanks for staying on this page, hope you liked the reviews.


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Manage Drive metadata (beta)
This feature is available with G Suite Enterprise, Enterprise for Education, Drive Enterprise, Business, Education, and Nonprofits edition. Compare editions
With Drive metadata (now in beta), you can add custom categories and properties to files and folders in Drive, in a consistent way across your business or school. Users can then search for content using specific terms that are meaningful to your organization.
What is metadata?
Metadata is simply information about your files. In Google Drive, metadata is organized into categories that map to common types of files in your organization. (A category is equivalent to "schema" in common metadata terminology.)
Each category is a set of structured properties that are relevant for a particular category of files.
For example:
- You might have a category called Contract.
- The Contract could have properties called Type, Company, Status, and Due Date.
- You assign each property a data type (number, date, person, text, or selection). If the type is selection, you define the possible values. For example, Contract's Status property might be a selection of Draft, Awaiting Signature, Rejected, Signed, or Expired.
Use metadata categories to...
- Categorize common file types for everyone at your organization
Administrators can create categories that all your users can apply to their files.
- Define and scope relevant categories to team content
Admins and users (if you allow it) can also create categories to use only with shared drives. Shared drive Managers can select the categories that their shared drive members can choose from.
- Curate and find files faster
End users can apply categories to the files and folders they can edit. They can also set the property values.
People in your organization can then find content based on categories and properties. For example, they can use Drive search options to find all contracts awaiting signature and due by Friday.
Sign up for Drive metadata beta
Administrators for G Suite Business, Enterprise, Drive Enterprise, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits edition can apply for the metadata beta program.
Note: Users with G Suite Basic edition can view or edit properties that have been added to a file by someone else in your organization with a higher edition.
Turn categories on or off for your organization
Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
From the Admin console Home page, go to AppsG SuiteDrive and Docs.
Click Custom Properties.
Tip: If you want to let certain people manage metadata without any other admin privileges, you can create a custom administrator role for just the Manage Metadata Categories privilege.
Turn categories on or off.
If you choose Turn Categories On, users can:
- Apply categories to, and edit the properties for, files and folders that they can edit.
- View (but not add or edit) categories applied to files that they can view but not edit.
- Use Drive search options to find content with specific categories or properties. This finds only files and folders that users can access.
If you choose Turn Categories Off, categories and properties are hidden and can't be created, updated, applied to files, or used for search. Any existing metadata remains, so you'll see it again if you turn categories back on.
Click Save.
Choose whether users can create categories
By default, users can create new categories for shared drives.
Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
From the Admin console Home page, go to AppsG SuiteDrive and Docs.
Click Custom Properties for shared drives.
If you want to turn on this feature for only some users, on the left, select an organizational unit. Otherwise, it applies to everyone.
We recommend allowing users to create shared drive categories only if they can create shared drives. So if you prevent users in some organizational units from creating shared drives, we recommend that you allow custom shared drive properties for all your other organizational units.
- Choose whether users can create new categories for shared drives.
- Click Save.
Even if they can't create new categories, shared drive Managers in your organization can choose which shared drive categories their members can use. This helps them filter the categories that a shared drive member can see. This might be useful, for example, if there are multiple "Project Plan" categories in an organization. The properties of a project plan are likely to be different for engineering, marketing, and training teams.
Create categories for your organization
If you're an admin with Manage Metadata Categories privilege, you can create categories for your entire organization or for shared drives.
Because end users can also create categories for shared drives, you can learn how to create categories in the end user Help Center. Or visit the Categories editor at https://drive.google.com/categories to get started.
When you create a category as an admin, you can set Visibility to shared drives or All files and locations. (When users create categories, Visibility is always set to shared drives.)
The Visibility setting determines who sees your category:
- When a shared drive Manager selects categories for their shared drive, they'll see all published categories in the organization.
- When a shared drive member applies categories to files, they'll see only the shared drives categories that the shared drive Manager created or selected. They'll also see the categories with All files and locations visibility.
- When users apply a category to files in My Drive, they'll see the admin-created categories visible to All files and locations. They won't see categories with shared drives visibility.
Note: People outside your organization can never see your Drive metadata, even if it has been applied to files that they can edit. External people also can't use your categories or properties to search for files.
Metadata best practices
Here are some suggestions to optimize your metadata experience:
- We recommend creating 4 or fewer properties per category. Metadata is very powerful, but only if it's widely and consistently used. People are much more likely to apply categories and edit properties if it's quick and easy.
- Before creating a category, check if there's already one you can use. The fewer similar categories that users see, the more likely they are to make the best choice.
- Create and select categories for shared drives so team members have a smaller, more useful set of options to choose from.
- Avoid confidential information in category names and selection options. Published categories are visible and might be used by all admins and shared drive managers in your organization.
- Before you publish a new category, confirm the type of each property. Once the category is published, property types can't be changed. You also can't change whether users can pick multiple values for a selection property.
- Also be cautious about changing a published category in other ways. Changes affect all the files where the category has already been applied, including some you might not be aware of. For example, files with the category might have new file owners or be located in other shared drives.
Train your users
See the end user Help to learn:
- How to create and select categories for shared drives
- How to apply categories to files and set the properties
- How to use Drive search options to find content based on categories and properties
Make sure to send the above link to your users. For beta, the end user Help article can't be found by search or by browsing the Drive user Help Center.
Known issues
- You can't currently limit shared drive Manager access to categories. All shared drive Managers can select from all published categories, even those made by other Managers.
- There's currently a limit of 100 categories per customer. We'll revisit the limits based on user feedback to find the best compromise between flexibility and usability.
- You can't currently rename a category or selection choices once the category is published.
- You can't currently share properties between different categories.
Not at this point. We're working with AppBridge and 3rd-party vendors on migration from other systems.
Categories always inherit permissions from file permissions.
Not at this time. We're very interested to hear your feedback if you have use cases that we should consider.
Not at this time. We're investigating ways to do this without blocking user work flows. Please let us know your needs in this area!
Send us feedback
We value your input, and appreciate your help to make Drive metadata a success! Please send your feedback to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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More than a year after Orange County voters passed a ballot measure to create a county ethics commission, the board met for the first time Monday, with just three of its five members appointed.
The Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission, the result of a June 2016 ballot measure that received 69 percent of votes, is tasked with providing independent enforcement of the county's campaign finance limits, lobbying law, gift ban and code of ethics.
Citizen watchdog Shirley Grindle — who helped write the ballot measure and for years has tracked campaign contributions with a system of index cards out of her home in Orange – urged commissioners to keep the commission "nonpartisan and nonpolitical."
"I will really be watching you guys to make sure you keep it that way," Grindle said. "Don't let it become a political football."
If a momentous occasion for Grindle, the brief meeting lasted just 13 minutes, and none of the three commissioners asked questions or made comments.
Among the items on the agenda were two brief quarterly reports by the commission's executive director, Denah Hoard, which detail Hoard's activities and will be sent to the Board of Supervisors.
According to the report, Hoard has reviewed recent campaign filings and has identified at least $9,750 in "excess" contributions which were voluntarily refunded, according to the report. The report doesn't say who received them or define what Hoard means by "excess," or whether they violated the local campaign contribution law.
County spokeswoman Carrie Braun didn't immediately respond to questions about those campaign funds and whether the names of those candidates and campaign committees that accepted the contributions will be disclosed.
Per the ballot measure, the commission's executive director also is required to maintain an "independent tracking system of campaign contributions." The commission is creating its own electronic database for tracking campaign contributions, which will go to the Board of Supervisors in November for approval.
Grindle said she is most excited about the electronic tracking system.
"That's the whole reason I want this commission – to take over what I do," Grindle said.
First District Supervisor Andrew Do, representing Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Westminster and Fountain Valley, and Fifth District Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, who represents South Orange County, have yet to make their appointments to the commission.
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Fall 2017 Africa Program Newsletter
December 5, 2017Above: President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire discussed the country's future trajectory on November 8, 2017, at CSIS.
Spotlight on Côte d'Ivoire – and its New MCC Compact: The CSIS Africa Program welcomed the President of Côte d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara for a Spotlight on Côte d'Ivoire event marking the signing of the country's first Millennium Challenge Corporation compact. MCC CEO Jonathan Nash joined panelists in examining opportunities for expanded U.S. partnership with one of Africa's fastest growing economies, as well as challenges ahead for the country, which emerged from political crisis just six years ago. The half-day conference was preceded by a private dinner that brought together the Ivorian delegation with five members of Congress, private sector representatives, and senior members of the U.S.-Africa policy community.
Raila Odinga made his first international public address after his boycott of the election on November 9, 2017, at CSIS.
Tracking Kenya's Elections: The major news story in Africa throughout much of the fall was Kenya's protracted election process, which included a Supreme Court annulment of the August polls and an October re-run that was boycotted by the opposition. In September, the Africa Program hosted a Spotlight on Kenya event, examining the implications of the annulment for the state of democracy, the country's security situation, and Kenya's economic and business outlook. Following the October re-run, opposition leader Raila Odinga chose CSIS as a forum for his first international public address. In a discussion moderated by former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and Senior CSIS Africa Program Adviser Mark Bellamy, Odinga announced plans to establish a National Resistance Movement for a peaceful dialogue in Kenya.
Foreign Ministers of the G5 Sahel outlined their plans for a Joint Military Force on November 1, 2017, at CSIS.
Examining the New G5 Sahel Joint Force: The October ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. servicemen brought renewed attention to the proliferation of extremist groups in the Sahel. The Africa Program hosted four foreign ministers from the region, for a panel discussion on the newly established G5 Sahel joint military force, which has garnered $60 million in support from the United States. In a commentary co-authored with Boris Toucas of the CSIS Europe Program, Africa Program Director Jennifer Cooke and Research Associate Katrin Heger offer their take on how successful the G5 Sahel Joint Force might be in fighting terror and building regional security.
The Zimbabwe Coup: Robert Mugabe's ouster after 37 years in power offers an opening for diplomatic engagement to help build a more democratic future. Will the U.S seize the opportunity? Jennifer Cooke answers Critical Questions on the events that led to Mugabe's downfall and what U.S. interests are at stake in Zimbabwe.
Nana Ama Agyemang Asante explained the role of fake news in Ghana on November 30, 2017, at CSIS.
Fake News in Africa: Deliberate campaigns of political and social misinformation are not confined to the United States. In late November the Africa Program, together with Open Society Foundations, hosted a panel discussion on the phenomenon of fake news in Africa, with a focus on Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana. Panelists agreed that investigative journalism and a transparent and accountable media sector is among the most important bulwarks against the influence of fake news.
The DRC Coffee Sector: In a commentary, Richard Downie asks whether the once-thriving coffee sector in the DRC can be revived and help Congolese farmers improve their livelihoods. Analyzing challenges and opportunities, he concludes that success is contingent upon better market access, mentoring and training of farmers, and improved access to financing along the entire value chain.
Salafism in Eastern Africa: As part of its ongoing project on religion and the state, the Africa Program hosted a discussion on Salafism in Eastern Africa. Sebastian Elischer highlighted the varying roles states can play in managing religious groups with a comparative look at Kenya and Uganda. David Throup from Johns Hopkins University complemented Elischer's institutional account of engaging Muslim communities with a historical perspective.
South Africa at a Crossroads: In light of the political crisis in South Africa, Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise in South Africa, offered her perspective on prospects for change and the country's need for broad-based, inclusive economic growth.
Congressional Staff Briefing: In cooperation with the recently launched Humanitarian Agenda at CSIS, the Africa Program in early November hosted a discussion with Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and congressional staff dedicated to humanitarian issues. Participants were interested in hearing more about Lowcock's plans on how to increase the efficiency of humanitarian aid and how to operate more effectively in complex environments.
German and EU perspectives on Africa: Georg Schmidt, Under-Secretary for Africa in the German Foreign Ministry, outlined Germany's policy priorities for Africa in a private, off-the-record roundtable. In light of the European refugee crisis, Schmidt highlighted Germany's approach to curbing the root causes of migration in Africa and the country's Compact with Africa initiative.
Africa Program in the Media: In October, when the death of four Special Forces in Niger shone a spotlight on American military presence in Africa, Jennifer Cooke and Richard Downie spoke to the Media about the role of U.S. military forces in Africa. In an interview with Radio Times, Richard Downie explained that "You have to have diplomats on the ground. You have to have development workers on the ground. The face of the United States in Africa cannot be a soldier." On NPR, Downie discussed what America's military mission in Africa is, and in the CSIS podcast series, Jennifer Cooke talks to Colm Quinn about U.S. activities in Niger. Speaking with CNN, Jennifer Cooke said that the G-5 Regional Force "is not a panacea to the problems of the Sahel, but it is a first step toward addressing one of the central challenges, which is movement of arms and people and extremist groups across borders which has eluded these countries so far." Commenting on U.S. drone strikes in Somalia on AFP, Jennifer Cooke pointed out that the relaxing the rules that constrain drone strikes against suspected terrorists, "can give major fuel to recruitment by (jihadist) groups," and that there must be a "counter-balance of a diplomatic strategy" to go with an expanding U.S. military footprint. Richard Downie was an early commentator on the crisis in Zimbabwe on CTV News Channel as the military coup was unfolding. In an interview with the BBC World Service Newshour, Jennifer Cooke discussed Zimbabwe's economic and political relationship with China, which has been a lifeline for the Zimbabwean economy and for Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF. Senior Associate Alexander Noyes analyzed the events leading up to the Zimbabwe coup in an article for War on the Rocks. Inspecting the state of democracy in East Africa, Senior Associate Jon Temin argues in Foreign Affairs that the region "is in the midst of a democratic decline that is reversible in its early stages but threatens to gather momentum."
Stay Tuned with CSIS Africa: For more on our events, publications, and media appearances, be sure to visit our website, and follow us on Twitter.


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My son and his soon to be bride along with my grandson bought a house up here where I live about a year and a half ago and as a house warming gift I made them this owl. So when I was there today( It was my grandson's birthday )I decided to take pictures of it so that I could post it here. It is one of my favorite birds I have made so far. It was made with a lot of different hardwoods. I had lots of odd and ends of some real nice stuff when I first started doing the wood thing and I saved it just for a pattern like this. The main wing is a piece of purple heart which I might add is about the hardest wood I have ever cut. There is Black Walnut, Walnut, Pine, Oak, Red Maple, Maple and a few pieces of mystery wood. I used a piece of burnt wood I found in the after math of a house fire. I used the same thing for my Dragon , the one I call my hubby's dragon.
When I was growing up my mother always told me that if you had an owl in your home it was good luck, and literally there was one in every room of our house, so I figured it can't hurt and that's why I chose this owl to be the project for my son's first home. I got the pattern from Creative Woodworks and crafts.
-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!
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#1 posted 01-14-2008 01:39 PM
This is a real work of art.Thats quite the wood selection,the contrasts are great.I am sure they will treasure this always.
-- If I can do it, so can you.
#2 posted 01-14-2008 01:40 PM
That is stunning. Very well executed. Great job.
#3 posted 01-14-2008 02:09 PM
it is indeed very beautiful! Definitely one to be extremely proud of.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
#4 posted 01-14-2008 02:59 PM
Good job.
-- Jiri
#5 posted 01-14-2008 04:15 PM
Amazing work, Allison!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
#6 posted 01-14-2008 04:38 PM
Really beautiful one, Allison.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
#7 posted 01-14-2008 05:10 PM
Very nice. Great contrasts.
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
#8 posted 01-14-2008 06:20 PM
Another great one.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://www.portablesawmill.info
#9 posted 01-14-2008 08:21 PM
Allison, what a true beautiful work of art. You have managed to capture the soul of the animal as some of our other artists have, the first that comes to mind is Pat Sherman. mike
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
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#11 posted 01-15-2008 03:40 AM
-- Marge, Colorado
#12 posted 01-16-2008 03:29 PM
I'm so happy to see that someone else does intarsia, very nice work. You are right about the purpleheart,I once did a chopper and had to cut through an 1 1/4" thick of that stuff, it was not fun,but pretty
#13 posted 02-18-2008 06:54 AM
WoW! did you draw that or buy the pattern? ether way it is beautiful! I love it!
-- ahhh, Woodworking...... What more is there to say?
#14 posted 03-11-2008 01:04 PM
Beautiful Allison!
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
#15 posted 03-12-2008 02:19 PM
Hi Allison,
Another gorgeous work and a wonderful use of scrap wood. I am glad that I did not miss this one.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
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I've been having trouble sleeping ever since my biopsy in January. What started as a reaction to pain medication mixed with an uncomfortable numbness of the left side of my chest, seems to have become a bit of a bad habit, one I'd desperately like to break. During one of my recent sleepless nights, I started looking up local retreats. I felt like God was calling me to spend time with Him — uninterrupted, quiet time, something that's a bit of a challenge with my babbling boy. But every retreat I found was either too far away, too expensive, or required too much time.
It hadn't been more than a few days since I'd given up the idea all together when a dear friend mentioned a retreat she was putting together. It would be small and low-key she said, which sounded perfect. My husband graciously agreed to watch JP all weekend, so Friday night, after an hour of wrong turns that took me in circles (yes, I got lost, again…come on, it's me!), I finally found myself in the wilderness of Northern Virginia.
Though the camaraderie, sense of community, and worship were amazing Friday night, I was really looking forward to the quiet, alone time we had planned for Saturday morning. But just as the Blessed Sacrament was exposed, though I sensed God's presence in the room, I was distracted by my right hand pressing down on my left chest. Immediately, I realized why that move felt so familiar, so instinctual: it was the same move I did for months before my cancer diagnosis. For months before the real crippling pain and exhausting cough began, I had strange, painful sensations in my upper left chest. They didn't seem linked to any particular movement or position, and they came and went with no explanation. For months they were minor, and I might not have even noticed them had it not been for my right hand automatically reaching up to grip the source of the pain. The pain eventually grew stronger and began to radiate to the back and side of my chest, as well as render lying down virtually impossible. But at first, it was just small sensations, my body trying to warn me of a silent, growing threat.
And on Saturday morning, as I gripped my chest, I slowly realized I had been doing it all week. A lump formed in my throat and a feeling of dread came over me as I came to this realization, and immediately, my mind begin to wonder: Is there still cancer in my chest? Is it growing? Has it been growing? Will I need radiation? If it's cancer, will radiation even be enough?
Much as I yearned to lay down my burdens and just be with God, I couldn't. So I got up as quietly as I could and went for a walk outside. I knew there was a small pond nearby, and I thought seeing the calm, still water might calm and still my soul. Plus, there are few things I find more beautiful than the sun shining on the water.
But as I moved closer to the pond, I could tell it was neither calm, still, or beautiful. The wind was creating ripples on the murky water, and sunshine was nowhere to be found. I sat down anyways, but I had to will myself not to cry. I breathed in deeply, trying to find a sense of release. But all I could feel was the tightness in my chest.
Suddenly, the sun broke through the clouds and shone on the water. It didn't last long, but it was there, even if just for a moment. It didn't turn the water into the blue, crystal-clear pond I was craving; the water was still dark and murky. But, a reflection of sun lit trees appeared on the water. It was breathtaking. And I realized that even though I couldn't focus on God through my anxiety and pain, He'd found a way to reach me.
For, seeing the reflection of the light in the pond made something seemingly ugly, beautiful. It made something frightening, inviting. And I thought, what if I were to see God's reflection in all things, even the things that scare and overwhelm me, even the things that seem dark and ominous? Then, wouldn't everything be filled with unspeakable beauty?
Now don't get me wrong. There are things so ugly and so terrible it seems downright impossible to see God in them. But then again, we're entering Holy Week. This is a week that so many years ago began with Jesus being led to His death and ended with Him rising to eternal life. So if something seems impossibly sorrowful, impossibly ugly, impossibly bad, God is still bigger than all of it. And He who makes all things new has the power to create beauty from ashes, and life from death.
And so tomorrow, I will go to my oncologist's to discuss what to do about my chest pain. Perhaps we will watch and wait, or perhaps we will schedule my PET scan for sometime in the next few days to see what it going on. Perhaps what I'm feeling is merely healing from my chest biopsy, or perhaps it is cancer. I am scared. I am overwhelmed. Despite the restfulness I did eventually experience this weekend, my heart is neither particularly calm or still. But I am continuously seeking God's reflection in all things, and I believe I'll continue to find beauty.
And I will seek You with all my heart.
I will seek You and find You.
For when I seek You with all my heart,
You will bring me to Your heart.


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Hello someone, help me to set up my new hosting with dedicated IP address..
2 week ago i buy the dedicated ip, but I don't know how to use it...
Contact the customer support alr but always ask me to wait the for the propagation time.. It's been so long time for waiting but no have any result...
I want is to make my domain in the new hosting that can be access from IP Address
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Hi @erickcuaca89. Thanks for being part of GoDaddy Community! Typically when you add a static/dedicated IP, your domain is updated to use it automatically (if it's in the same account as your hosting). If it doesn't, then you'll want to manually update the domains @ A Record so that it points to the IP address listed on the settings page in your GoDaddy account. See the image below for an example.
hello @JesseW , thanks for your reply..
Anyway could u help me check my setting alr in the right way?
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The picture below show my dedicated ip address.
But when I put the address 126.96.36.199 into my A record, I can not access my wordpress..
So i back it to the picture no 1..
Is there anything I must do again..
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This year Professional Pensions is hosting the inaugural Women in Pensions Awards. Set up to celebrate and recognise women in a sector where they are currently under-represented, the organisers hope the awards will spotlight the work of inspirational and groundbreaking women.
More than half of the 2020 Trustees team is female but the pensions industry is not often the first career choice for women, or indeed men, and I believe that more should be done to promote the sector as a career choice in schools and colleges.
My own route to becoming a Trustee Director came via studying law and then becoming a pensions lawyer. A secondment to Government designing the powers later used against Sir Philip Green led me to the Pension Protection Fund as Director of Legal before ultimately joining 2020 Trustees as a Trustee Director.
The pension sector is wide and varied and I think really interesting. This is a role where you can use your knowledge and experience to make a real difference. The role offers great variety – working with lots of different people, the challenge of balancing the protection of members with what can be an existential threat for sponsoring businesses, and (last but for many of us, not least) options for flexible/part time working.
Research also suggests that pension trusteeship is one of the very few areas with a reverse gender pay gap – because a higher proportion of the (few) women involved are being paid well to do it – so it can be a lucrative career.
While currently the pensions industry is male dominated – I sometimes look around at conferences and 95 per cent of those in the room are white men in their mid 50's and above – I do believe things are changing and the industry is actively looking to encourage more diversity.
When it comes to career choices, pensions may not be sexy but this sector can offer a great deal in terms of pay, terms and conditions and support. We can't go on asking the companies whose schemes we support to have a diverse board when the broader pensions industry as a whole is dominated by men.
Things have to change and the Women in Pensions Award will no doubt play a part in introducing more women to the sector.
** Naomi has been shortlisted as a finalist as a Trustee of the Year in the Women in Pensions Awards 2018. Results will be announced on June 26th.


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A hero can take a lot of different forms: Someone who puts their life on the line, someone who demonstrates bravery in the face of danger, someone who goes beyond the call of duty when the situation is desperate. Heroism looks a little different to everyone, but the one thing every hero has in common? Every hero is someone who lives outside of his or herself—someone who is generous. This series is about how an ordinary person can change their world through extraordinary generosity.
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Globalstar was busy this weekend. The official launch of six Second Generation satellites for the GPS Spot Tracking System was meant to take place on Sunday, July 10, at 9:40 p.m. EST, when most people were bleary eyed and dusting off the summer weekend from their shoulders. However, due to technical ground equipment difficulties, the Arianespace launch has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 13, at 8:27 a.m.,Baikonur time. (or 10:27 p.m. eastern standard.)
The anticipation for the launch is great, as the satellite launch marks a new initiative for the satcom manufacturer to demonstrate its strength in the market once again. So while, NASA's shuttle program is winding down, Globalstar's launch pad is gearing up for it's own countdown in an an effort to support it's growing array of products which aim to include a total of 32 satellites circling the planet.
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Ricoh USA, Inc. announced the overwhelming success of its participation in the first-ever PRINTING United which has resulted in growing business with existing customers and forging alliances with new ones, ultimately, closing multi-million dollars in new business. At the show, Ricoh's commitment to help customers thrive today and keep growing tomorrow took centerstage, through interactive booth experiences, as well as throughout the educational sessions at BRAND United and the Digital Amphitheater. Beyond the show, Ricoh and Heidelberg teamed up to give back to the larger community. Collectively raising nearly $7,000, Ricoh's charitable donations went to the Wounded Warrior Project, a charity that supports wounded veterans and service members, and Heidelberg's to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
PRINTING United User Experience (PRINTING United UX), a new, multifaceted event experience powered by PRINTING United, will make its debut alongside PRINTING United 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center October 21 - 23. PRINTING United UX is part of a three-tiered model that allows companies to maximize their investments in PRINTING United and BRAND United by hosting a complete packaged event/meeting alongside the event that has changed the face of the printing industry.
At Brand United University, collocated with the recent PRINTING United show in Dallas, Texas, Color-Logic joined Scodix, Highcon, and MGI foiling to present graphic designers and ad agency personnel with the latest enhancement opportunities in print advertising and packaging.
Roland DGA customers won a total of nine SGIA Golden Image Awards in a variety of categories at PRINTING United 2019 in Dallas, impressing the judging panel with the creativity and quality of their respective entries, all printed on Roland inkjets.
Installers and aspiring printers showed off their best work at the inaugural PRINTING United in Dallas last month.
Northern Ireland-based Brett Martin provided EFI with its ultra-high quality Foamalux White, Foamalux Ultra and Foamalux Xtra substrates to EFI at PRINTING United in order to help it promote the efficiency, quality and speed of its new VUTEk 32h printer through live on-stand demonstrations.
It was hard to miss Xeikon at its prime location during the first Printing United trade show, held from October 23 to 25 in Dallas. The event marked the North American debut of the company's CX500 product, and its Wall Deco Discovery solution.
At the recent PRINTING United show in Dallas, Texas, the Color-Logic booth was busy from the show opening to show close every day.
Built upon the strong foundation and success of its predecessor, the SGIA Expo, the inaugural PRINTING United trade show brought approximately 30,000 individuals representing all facets of the printing industry to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas October 23 - 25. Occupying 724,000 gross square feet, the bigger, better and bolder event — developed by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and NAPCO Media to meet industry demand — featured a sold-out show floor of more than 680 exhibitors, over 100 educational sessions and several events to further connect industry players.
Mutoh America, Inc., an industry leader in wide-format printers, was recently honored with the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association's (SGIA) Product of the Year Award for the ValueJet 2638X - 104 inch printer in the Solvent or Latex Ink Over 80" category and, the ValueJet 1638UH - 64 inch UV-LED hybrid printer in the "Flatbed/Hybrid Under $100k category this year at the Printing United show in Dallas, Texas. The competition recognizes the latest equipment and supplies currently on the market that are advancing the industry.
As a Diamond Sponsor of the inaugural PRINTING United trade show with a dominant presence, Fujifilm ended the three-day event with multiple signed contracts for its innovative solutions.
MGI and Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc. were Platinum Sponsors of the first BRAND United University "Digital Print for Professionals" certification conference, held in Dallas, Texas, from October 23rd – 24th. This unique new industry education program, from NAPCO Media and the international SGIA trade group association, was designed to introduce and present exciting new graphic arts technologies for corporate print buyers, marketing agencies and the creative design community.
Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., has announced it had a successful showing at the first-ever PRINTING United held in Dallas, Texas, October 23–25.
swissQprint celebrated a premiere at their Printing United booth: that of their first dedicated roll to roll printer, Karibu. In addition, the Swiss manufacturer presented their flagship flatbed printer Nyala as well as inspiring application ideas.
Color-Logic has certified the new Ricoh Pro L5160 large format printer for use with the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System.
Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is pleased to announce that judges have selected the winners in the association's prestigious, annual Golden Image Awards competition.
The Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies (ASDPT) inducted its newest members — Mark Gervais of Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting, Brian Hoag of Roseville Area High School and Beppe Quaglia of Quaglia srl/VIRUS Inks — on October 24 during PRINTING United at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
Mimaki USA, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, today announced new Metallic UV ink is available for its award-winning UJF-7151 plus benchtop UV-LED flatbed printer. Examples of Metallic ink applications will be on display in the Mimaki USA booth 5216 at the PRINTING United show in Dallas, October 23-25, 2019.
Print service providers (PSPs) visiting SGIA's Printing United tradeshow have a broader-than-ever range of advanced, profit-enhancing products to see with the dynamic selection of solutions available from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. EFI's exhibit in booth 8233 features the new VUTEk® 32h LED inkjet hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll printer – winner of a 2019 SGIA Product of the Year award for its high-quality imaging. EFI's exhibit also features the company's breakthrough, premium-class hybrid offering, the VUTEk h5 LED printer. Show attendees can also view a new EFI Fiery® digital front end (DFE) software platform – Fiery FS400 Pro – that will elevate the industry's leading print server technology to new, unparalleled heights, driving premium-quality print productivity on new digital presses from leading manufacturers.
Konica Minolta, a leader in industrial and commercial printing solutions, has announced the global launch of its new AccurioPress C14000 series – its first foray into the high-volume toner printing segment - in a live broadcast to a worldwide audience from PRINTING United in Dallas, Texas USA.
Mimaki USA, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, was honored with the prestigious SGIA Product of the Year Award in two categories. The Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX UV-LED flatbed printer won in the UV/Latex Flatbed (under $100,000) category, and the Mimaki 3DUJ-553 full color 3D printer won in the 3D Printer category. The awards were announced by the Specialty Graphic and Imaging Association (SGIA) ahead of its annual PRINTING United show scheduled for October 23-25 in Dallas.
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When is World Turtle Day?
May 23rd
When did World Turtle Day start?
It started in 2000
Who Sponsors it?
American Tortoise Rescue
How is it celebrated?
You can celebrate it in a variety of ways, but some include:Wearing Green Clothes, Dressing up as a Turtle, Saving Turtles, Research, and helping to create awareness.
Check out the below info graphic with some really neat facts about turtles courtesy of https://www.thedeep.co.uk/research-conservation
Turtle Facts to celebrate world turtle day!
- Turtles live on every continent except for Antarctica.
- The earliest known turtle like animals date back 220 million years!
- Majority of turtle shells are covered in scutes and made up of approximately 60 bones.
- Only about 1 in 1000 sea turtle eggs survive to adulthood
- Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins are all part of a group called Testudines totaling near 300 currently discovered.
- River Turtles eat plants and meat and are known as Omnivores.
- The Leatherback Turtle is the fastest, and largest turtle. They can grow to 2M in Length (6ft6in.) and can weigh up to 900KG (1,984lbs). They can swim up to 35KPH (22MPH)
- Some species of turtles can live for 100 years or more.
- A group of Turtles is called a "bale"
- The Hawksbill and Kemp's Ridley turtle are both endangered on the IUCn Red List
- Female turtles currently outnumber male turtles 2 to 1.
- Flatback turtles lay the fewest eggs per batch at around 50, while the Hawksbill can lay 200.