text:
Facet Toggle
A New Grand Bargain to Improve the Antimicrobial Market for Human Health
Amanda Glassman
et al.
June 27, 2022
While there have been high-level commitments from the World Health Assembly, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the G20, and the G7 to tackle AMR, there has yet to be a fundamental change in how we purchase antimicrobials, or an international approach to improving access, fostering innovati...
Expanding Labor Market Access for Refugees and Forced Migrants Advisory Group
Cindy Huang
Helen Dempster
January 28, 2020
The 'Learning at Scale' Advisory Group
Jack Rossiter
et al.
October 08, 2019
Learning outcomes are low and instruction is poor in many countries in the Global South. Improving learning outcomes has proven to be difficult, although the number of successful programs is growing. The effective examples have seldom been implemented at large scale, however; and the large-scale suc...
Drug Resistance Working Group (November 2007 – June 2010)
Amanda Glassman
Prashant Yadav
September 10, 2014
Value for Money: An Agenda for Global Health Funding Agencies
Amanda Glassman
et al.
August 25, 2014
As international commitments become more ambitious and aid resources become increasingly constrained, global health funding agencies are seeking to improve the efficiency and impact of their investments. This growing "value for money" (VfM) agenda aims to reduce costs, increase imp...


text:
Military and Defense Critical Thinking Inventory
The Military and Defense Critical Thinking Inventory (MDCTI) is a higher education assessment which measures the thinking mindset, reasoning skills, and interaction styles of military personnel. The MDCTI is the instrument of choice for evaluating military leaders from senior enlisted through officer ranks and candidates being trained or recruited for those positions. An academic assessment tool, the MDCTI is used by military training programs, colleges, recruiters, and consultants for applicant and candidate screening and for individual talent development and team-focused professional development purposes.
Population: Military and Defense Critical Thinking Inventory (MDCTI) is calibrated for military leaders from senior enlisted through officer ranks and people being recruited or trained for those leadership positions.
Administration: Administer at any time, in any location with our user-friendly, encrypted, online, multi-lingual interface.
Support Materials: MDCTI User Manual: Includes all needed information for the administration and interpretation of individual and group scores. A separate MDCTI Debrief Document, which client may elect to provide to the persons who are assessed, is available at no additional charge.
Specs: Max 90 minutes timed administration.
- 30 minutes allotted for 90 Likert-style Agree-Disagree items – professional mindset attribute belief, value, and expectation statements.
- 60 minutes allotted for 35 engaging, military-setting scenario-based reasoning skill evaluation questions.
Deliverables: Group graphics with statistical summary of scores; Excel spreadsheet of responses to all custom demographic questions, and all scores for each person assessed. Optional individual score reports of all metrics for each person assessed. Optional MDCTI debriefing document.
Results Reported (Actionable Metrics):
1. Seven Mindset Attributes
- Communicative Confidence – Self-confidence in oral and written communication
- Professional Confidence — Self-assurance in handling role expectations
- Intellectual Integrity – Courage and drive to seek truth and reach best judgment possible
- Mental Focus – Diligence, task-orientation; taking an organized approach to problems
- Mental Rigor – Willingness to analyze problems and situations deeply
- Foresight – Consistent effort to anticipate consequences
- Cognitive Maturity – Expectation of making timely, well-considered judgments
2. Three Interaction Style Characteristics
- Expression – Ranging from "Expressive Performer" to "Quiet Observer"
- Teamwork – Ranging from "Consistent Collaborator" to "Lone Competitor"
- Directness – Ranging from "Approval Seeker" to "Forthright Declarer"
3. Essential Critical Thinking Skills, and an OVERALL rating:
- Analysis – Accurate identification of the problem and decision-critical elements
- Inference – Drawing warranted and logical conclusions from reasons and evidence
- Evaluation – Assessing credibility of claims and the strength of arguments
- Induction – Reasoned judgment in ambiguous, risky, and uncertain contexts
- Deduction – Reasoned judgment in precisely defined, logically rigorous contexts
OVERALL Critical Thinking Skills – Sustained use of critical thinking to form reasoned judgments
- Each mindset attribute is scored on a scale of 50 to 100 points, divided into three qualitative categories: Not Manifested, Inconsistently Manifested, or Strongly Manifested.
- The interaction style characteristic metrics are scored on a numeric range of 50 to 100. Scores at the extremes indicate consistent manifestation of that end of the style characteristic spectrum. Mid-range scores indicate situational awareness and manifestation of both aspects of that interaction characteristic.
- Each critical thinking skill metric is scored on a 100-point scale with corresponding qualitative ratings (Not Manifested, Moderate, Strong, and Superior).
Optional Custom Questions: At no additional cost clients can add up to ten client-specific custom descriptive demographic questions to the assessment profile to enable sub-group reports.
Currently Available Language: English
Licenses to Administer: Sold globally exclusively by Insight Assessment to military training programs, government agencies, academic institutions, recruiters, and consultants; competitive grant-funded project directors; qualified researchers and doctoral dissertation scholars; and other for-profit and not-for-profit military, defense, and government-related entities.
Comprehensive assessment support services are available to not-for-profit educational organizations, government agencies, NGOs, dissertation scholars, and funded research clients.
Starting with an initial consultation to learn about your project, our experienced assessment specialists support your project in multiple ways, all included with your purchase of account setup and assessment use licenses.
- Instrument selection: We help the client find the academic assessment instrument(s) which best fit the educational level and broad subject matter area of the individuals to be assessed.
- Administration strategies: Clients can keep test takers anonymous or use personal identifiers; sampling methods can measure an aggregated group profile without testing everyone.
- Privacy Protection: We assist the client with privacy protection strategies, including, if needed, completely anonymous double-blind assessments.
- Assessment logistics: We help clients assess program applicants onsite or remotely, gather pretest/post-test learning outcomes data, and generate individual or group logins.
- Introducing client-specific custom questions: Clients can enable organizing, managing, and analyzing the assessment data that they plan to collect by introducing up to ten client-designed demographic profile questions. We assist clients with this process.
- Client assessment administration setup: We orient the client to the use of their assessment administration interface by walking them through the processes of creating a testing assignment, including designating the start and end dates and choosing whether to display on-screen assessment results to the individual test-taker.
- Report Generation: We orient clients on the use of the online report generation tool that produces customized group reports, aggregating and disaggregating data by the demographic variables they have collected (e.g., Training group, admission cohort, school, program, or any other custom demographic data that the client may have included).
- 24/7/365 emergency technical support for our client testing administrators.
We demonstrate how easy it is to administer assessments even to very young students using our intuitive, browser-based, multilingual online testing system on almost any device: computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Preview Packs enable future clients to experience the intended assessment tool in exactly the same way it will be used in their planned project. The user manual and two logins are included.
Seven Mindset Attributes
- Communicative Confidence: Confidence in oral and written communication and assesses attitudes about technical writing. Professionals who strongly manifest communicative confidence believe that they can lead groups through the presentation of oral arguments, to read well, and to write effectively about analyses and opinions.
- Professional Confidence: the self-assurance felt by newly assigned, enrolled, hired, or newly promoted individuals regarding their readiness to handle the stress, competitiveness, vocabulary, workload, instructional or orientation methods, and related complexities associated with their new role. Individuals who strongly manifest professional confidence have a positive sense of efficacy in their professional role.
- Intellectual Integrity: Intellectual integrity is the discipline of striving to be thorough and honest, to learn the truth or to reach the best decision possible in each situation. A person with intellectual integrity has a driving desire to follow reasons and evidence courageously wherever they may lead. Individuals who strongly manifest intellectual integrity value objectivity, evidence-based decision making, and the courageous, fair-minded, and complete pursuit of the best possible knowledge in any given situation.
- Mental Focus: Mental focus is the discipline or habit of being diligent, systematic, task-oriented, organized, and clear-headed. A positive score indicates a person who endeavors to stay on task and approach problems and learning in systematic, focused, organized, and timely way. Mental focus is valuable because it directs attention to the duties and responsibilities of the task at hand.
- Mental Rigor: Mental rigor is the discipline to work hard to analyze, interpret and achieve a deep understanding of complex material. Individuals who strongly manifest mental rigor are willing to engage difficult material and to work hard to analyze complicated situations and problems. They display a desire for learning, and a concern to achieve a deep understanding of events and their causes.
- Foresight: Foresight is the habit of approaching problems with a view toward anticipating consequences and outcomes. A foresightful person values clarity and the accurate interpretation of complex problem situations. Individuals who strongly manifest foresight value getting the problem right, understanding the reasons pro and con, and projecting the likely outcomes of various options.
- Cognitive Maturity: Cognitive maturity indicates an awareness that there may be multiple potential perspectives on any given situation, problem, proposal, or issue. A person who strongly manifests cognitive maturity endeavors to take this into consideration when making important decisions. This person is likely to move forward when an expeditious decision is required, to hold off deciding if there is time to give the matter fuller consideration, or to reconsider decisions if new evidence emerges.
Three Interaction Style Characteristics
- Expression: Expression describes a style of interacting with peers that may be quietly observational, expressively performing, or a mix of both depending on context. Expression scores fall into three categories: The "Quiet Observer" prefers to stay in the background and observe others even in social situations with peers. The "Expressive Performer" tends to be highly demonstrative and expressive, particularly when with their peers. The "Situational Observer or Performer" may present as a quiet observer or as an expressive performer depending on the context. They are comfortable letting others do the talking or, if the occasion demands, being the one who presents information, explanations, and analyses.
- Teamwork: Teamwork describes a style of interacting that may be collaborative, competitive or a mix of both depending on what is called for in each situation. Teamwork scores fall into three categories: The "Consistent Collaborator" style may be well suited for professional responsibilities requiring diplomacy and compromise, such as interest-based negotiation and arbitration. The "Lone Competitor" style may be well suited to highly competitive practice settings including potentially confrontational responsibilities. The "Situational Competitor or Collaborator" is comfortable with collaborative effort and with individual competition as well. This style is most effective when working within a collaborative group charged with competing effectively against other groups.
- Directness: Directness describes a style of behaving and speaking in relationship to questions or pressure from peers or superiors aimed at seeking their approval, or forthrightly declaring one's views, or a mix of both depending on the situation. Directness scores fall into three categories: The "Approval Seeker" tends to present to peers, supervisors and others as being highly agreeable, even if he or she must exaggerate positive characteristics and conceal weaknesses to do so. A "Forthright Declarer" prefers to describe matters exactly as he or she sees them, to speak bluntly, occasionally to the point of painful honesty, and to make decisions with little concern for whether others would approve or agree. "Situationally Direct" individuals may exhibit forthrightness or may withhold their true opinions depending on the situation.
Essential Critical Thinking Skills
- OVERALL Reasoning Skills: The Overall Score describes overall strength in using reasoning to form reflective judgments about what to believe or what to do. To score well overall, the test taker must excel in the sustained, focused, and integrated application of core reasoning skills including analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explanation, induction, and deduction. The Overall Score predicts the capacity for success in educational or workplace settings which demand reasoned decision making and thoughtful problem solving.
- Inductive Reasoning: Inductive reasoning relies on estimating likely outcomes. Decision making in contexts of uncertainty relies on inductive reasoning. Inductive decisions can be based on analogies, case studies, prior experience, statistical analyses, simulations, hypotheticals, trusted testimony, and the patterns we may recognize in a set of events, experiences, symptoms, or behaviors. Inductive reasoning always leaves open the possibility, however remote, that a highly probable conclusion might be mistaken. Although it does not yield certainty, inductive reasoning can provide a solid basis for confidence in our conclusions and a reasonable basis for action.
- Deductive Reasoning: Deductive reasoning is rigorously logical and clear cut. Deductive skills are used whenever we determine the precise logical consequences of a given set of rules, conditions, beliefs, values, policies, principles, procedures, or terminology. Deductive reasoning is deciding what to believe or what to do in precisely defined contexts that rely on strict rules and logic. Deductive validity results in a conclusion which absolutely cannot be false, if the assumptions or premises from which we started all are true. Deductive validity leaves no room for uncertainty. That is, unless we decide to change the very meanings of our words or the grammar of our language.
- Analysis: Analytical skills are used to identify assumptions, reasons, themes, and the evidence used in making arguments or offering explanations. Analytical skills enable us to consider all the key elements in any given situation, and to determine how those elements relate to one another. People with strong analytical skills notice important patterns and details. People use analysis to gather the most relevant information from spoken language, documents, signs, charts, graphs, and diagrams.
- Inference: Inference skills enable us to draw conclusions from reasons, evidence, observations, experiences, or our values and beliefs. Using Inference, we can predict the most likely consequences of the options we may be considering. Inference enables us to see the logical consequences of the assumptions we may be making. Sound inferences rely on accurate information. People with strong inference skills draw logical or highly reliable conclusions using all forms of analogical, probabilistic, empirical, and mathematical reasoning.
- Evaluation: Evaluative skills are used to assess the credibility of the claims people make or post, and to assess the quality of the reasoning people display when they make arguments or give explanations. We can also apply our evaluation skills to assess the quality of many other elements that are important for good thinking, such as analyses, interpretations, explanations, inferences, options, opinions, beliefs, hypotheses, proposals, and decisions. People with strong evaluation skills can judge the quality of arguments and the credibility of speakers and writers.
The Military and Defense Critical Thinking Inventory Report Package includes an individual test-taker report for each person assessed and group summary reports for each group and sub-group in the sample.
Reports are generated immediately after the conclusion of testing, making real time assessment possible. Read more about how our customer support specialists work with clients to select their reporting options on our Services tab or contact us for a free consultation.
Group Analytics include:
- Excel spreadsheet files of all scores on all metrics. At the option of the client, these also include the responses to custom demographic questions added by the client to the assessment profile.
- Presentation-ready tables and graphic representations of the score distribution for all metrics.
- Customers who have added group custom demographic questions can generate sub-group level reports for these variables, or for specific testing sessions or time periods.
Optional Individual MDCTI Reports include:
- Each mindset attribute is scored on a scale of 50 to 100 points, divided into three qualitative categories: Not Manifested, Inconsistently Manifested, or Strongly Manifested.
- The interaction style characteristic metrics are scored in a numeric range of 50 to 100. Scores at the extremes indicate consistent manifestation of that end of the style characteristic spectrum. Mid-range scores indicate situational awareness and manifestation of both aspects of that interaction characteristic.
- Each reasoning skill metric is scored on a 100-point scale with corresponding qualitative ratings (Not Manifested, Moderate, Strong, and Superior).
- The Individual Reports can be pushed as PDF files to an email address of the client's choosing (for example, to an admissions office, a training officer, program director, recruiter, etc.)
- The client controls whether individual reports are made available to the test-taker.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Book of the Week Book of the Week: A Pick by Adrian Octavius Walker Adrian Octavius Walker selects The Notion of Family by LaToya Ruby Frazier as Book of the Week.
|The Notion of Family. By LaToya Ruby Frazier.
Aperture, 2015.
"A sewer. A drain. A place for throwing waste. Like W.E.B Du Bois, I too was born by a golden river, in the shadows of two great hills.—LaToya Ruby Frazier
LaToya Ruby Frazier gives her audience a first hand glance into the world and ways in which she was raised. Through her word choice and use of photography, Frazier allows the reader to emotionally connect with her story of growing up in Braddock, Pennsylvania.
The first photo shown of young Frazier exposes a very vulnerable young woman who is experiencing many struggles, yet is very eager to tell the story of the numerous hardships endured by her family, community, and self.
Our upbringing molds us into the people we become, and Frazier uncovers her family in a very delicate, yet intriguing style. Being raised mostly by Grandma Ruby and Mother Frazier, she was taught things like black women should never cry and should always hold their own, regardless of what they're going through. Frazier uses careful wording and imagery to describe the personalities of the women in her life. Although not much is said, by the end of the book the reader will feel as if he or she truly knows Grandma Ruby and Mother Frazier.
Overall, Frazier is fascinatingly successful at going into detail without going into detail. I believe she leaves her story somewhat open-ended to allow the reader room to connect in a magnitude of different ways through her photography. While going through the book, the reader is able to interpret the photos as they please, which, in return, allows the audience to make the story what they want. This is a compelling approach that leaves her story open to a variety of different people. She makes her book accessible to anyone who is willing to open up the cover.
Frazier does an incredible job relating to those with similar lifestyles and making a beautiful story for the rest of the world to see. Growing up in north city St. Louis, I experienced what it was like to not have access to things like a good school system or good enough jobs or good healthcare. Frazier uses her photographic voice to create an experience for her audience of what it's like to live in a way unknown to most.
After reading the book I researched Frazier and came across her Ted Talk, which sums up The Notion Of Family. An A+ read that will break you down emotionally, but her story will uplift you and inspire you to learn more about where you come from and the community you were raised in."—Adrian Octavius Walker
Purchase Book
|The Notion of Family. By LaToya Ruby Frazier. Aperture, 2015.
|The Notion of Family. By LaToya Ruby Frazier. Aperture, 2015.
View books by Adrian Octavius Walker at photo-eye Bookstore
Read more Book of the Week picks


text:
For patients with high levels of so-called bad cholesterol, doctors routinely reach for two remedies: cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and a diet that cuts out foods high in saturated fat, such as ice cream, red meat and butter.
But new research has found that when it comes to lowering artery-clogging cholesterol, what you eat may be more important than what you don't eat.
Released online Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., the study found that incorporating several cholesterol-lowering foods — such as soy protein and nuts — into a diet can reduce bad cholesterol far more effectively than a diet low in saturated fat.
In fact, the authors assert, levels of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, can drop to half that seen by many patients who take statins, sold under such names as Lipitor, Crestor or Zocor. That could drive down a person's risk of fatal heart attack or stroke by 20%, the authors wrote.
|The study indicates that more soybeans and nuts in the diet would be beneficial. (Los Angeles Times)
"Patients don't want to take the medications, and I'm afraid that if you tell them there's a diet that works just as well, then they'll do that instead," he said.
Nearly 1 in 6 Americans has a high overall cholesterol level, which makes a person nearly twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke as someone whose total cholesterol falls into a healthy range. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is one component of this overall number.
Last year, statin and other lipid-regulating drugs were the nation's most commonly prescribed medications, with more than 355 million prescriptions dispensed, according to the healthcare information firm IMS Health.
The multi-center Canadian study tested a diet that contained a portfolio of cholesterol-fighting foods such as soy protein, nuts, "sticky" fiber such as that found in oats and barley, and plant sterols. Subjects were instructed to eat a handful of nuts such as almonds or walnuts every day, and to substitute milk and meats with soy and tofu products as much as possible.
One of the most potent cholesterol-busters in that mix, plant sterols (sometimes called stanols), occurs in small amounts in many grains, nuts, vegetables, legumes and fruits and also can be added to foods or taken as a dietary supplement. Plant sterols mimic LDL cholesterol particles in the gut, preventing the absorption of those particles so that they pass through the body and are disposed of as waste.
The 345 subjects in the study, which was coordinated by a team based at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, all suffered high cholesterol levels and were considered at elevated risk of coronary heart disease. The subjects each followed one of three diets: an "intensive portfolio" diet, a "routine portfolio" diet, or a high-fiber, low-saturated-fat diet rich in produce and whole grains, which is commonly recommended to those who have had had a heart attack or need to lower their cholesterol.
Among the 267 subjects who completed the trial, all three groups lost roughly an equal amount of weight — between about 2 pounds 10 ounces and 3 pounds 12 ounces — after six months. But those on one of the portfolio diets — intensive or routine — saw their LDL cholesterol levels decline between 13.1% and 13.8% after six months.
Subjects on the low-saturated-fat diet had, on average, a 3% reduction in their LDL cholesterol in the same period.
Dr. Walter Willett, a nutrition and health expert at Harvard University's School of Public Health who was not involved in the study, said that the trial was "nicely done" and that it underscored the fact that "just focusing on reducing saturated and total fat is not the most effective diet for reducing heart disease risk factors or heart disease itself."
The authors acknowledged that the components in the portfolio diet were well-known for their cholesterol-busting properties. But their research is the first to test the relative effects of those dietary interventions in a real-world comparison, and to gauge how readily people can understand and implement such a diet in everyday life.
It was pretty easily done, the scientists found. Subjects in the intensive group got as many as seven sessions of instruction and guidance, while those in the routine group got one 60-minute session plus a 40-minute refresher — but both groups realized roughly equal benefits.
The researchers also found that the greater a subject's adherence to the portfolio diet, the more dramatic, on average, was the LDL cholesterol reduction.
But Cleveland Clinic's Nissen stressed that researchers did not directly measure rates of coronary heart disease — just LDL cholesterol — so the health effects of the portfolio diet are not yet clear.
[email protected]
By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
August 23, 2011, 5:01 p.m.


text:
Samsung to Launch Galaxy Alpha SOON
Samsung to Launch Galaxy Alpha SOON
Samsung will launch the newest Samsung Galaxy Alpha soon. This handset was rumored to be launched on 13th august.
Rumors also claim that Samsung Galaxy Alpha will be a full metal smartphone. Just like the iPhone, it will also come with a semi-metal body, and you will find a metallic rim on the edges of the Galaxy Alpha.
Samsung Alpha sports a 4.7-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) super amoled display with dimensions 132.4×65.5×6.7 mm and weighs 115 grams.
The Galaxy Alpha is powered by an octa-core chipset with quad-core 1.8GHz and quad-core 1.3 GHz. The smartphone also comes in a quad-core variant with a clock speed of 2.5GHz. It features 2GB of RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage that is non-expandable. It sports a 12-megapixel rear camera and also includes 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It packs an 1860mAh battery.
Features & Specifications
- OS: Android 4.4 KitKat paired with Samsung's TouchWiz
- Processor: Exynos Octa 5 chipset & Snapdragon 805 processor
- Display: 4.7″ Display
- Dimension: 133mm by 67mm
- Resolution: 1280 x 720, 313 PPI
- Weight: 115g
- Camera: 13 MP (rear) & 2.1MP (front)
- Memory: 2GB of RAM & 32GB internal storage.
- Battery: 1860 mAh
- Others: Fingerprint scanner
PTA Taxes Portal
Find PTA Taxes on All Phones on a Single Page using the PhoneWorld PTA Taxes PortalExplore Now


text:
25,00 € (20,66 € sin IVA)
Out of stock
Truck with steel axles
Saturno, Matrix Steel
There are no reviews yet.
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Your review *
Name *
Email *
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Registration is free and easy!


text:
Chow's Chance Slots
Chow's Chance is a brand-new 2016 video slot release from Asian-facing games developer Booming Games. The 5-reel slot has 50 fixed paylines and a Chinese teahouse theme, and it features a cast of zany and amusing characters, including the eponymous Mr Chow and his wife. The avuncular Chows, who run the teahouse in case you haven't guessed, guide players through the game, which has a look similar to a Mahjong board, and there are many eye-catching 3D symbols scattered across the reels.
The Chow's Chance playing screen is bathed in inviting reds and accompanied by soothing and traditional Chinese music, which imparts a rather welcoming feel. Chow's Chance features strong animations at all times, with characters making realistic gestures from their stations on the board – bowing, chuckling, tugging at an earlobe. You almost feel like you're playing with friends, your friends in this case being anthropomorphised animals!
Playing the Game
The game board, as stated, is based on Mahjong, a Chinese game commonly played with four players and widely enjoyed throughout Eastern and South Eastern Asia. The symbols in the slot equivalent appear on lily-white tiles and are inspired by the game's character suites. To the left of the reel grid sits Mr Chow, while his wife stands off to the right. The controls are ranged along the bottom, and you can bet a minimum of 0.01 per line, right up to 3.00 per line (or 150 per spin).
A dragon fulfils the role as the slot's wild icon, and is thus able to substitute for all symbols to help the player form winning combinations on adjacent lines. The dragon cannot, however, stand in for the flower, which acts as the scatter. At maximum bet, the red and black dragon pays 15 for two, 150 for three, 4,500 for four and an eye-watering 45,000 for five in a line.
The flower, like most scatters in the world of online slots, awards 10 free spins when you find three or more. At max bet, it also pays 750 for three, 1,200 for four and 1,800 for five in a line.
The cyclonic winds act as the special symbol: three of these triggers the game's 2-Way Pay feature, and for the next 10 spins winnings are counted on active pay-lines from right to left as well as left to right. Double winnings are also awarded, and the total number of 2-Way Pay spins is continually recorded in the 2-Way Pay counter. The cyclonic winds symbol also pays 12 for two, 45 for three, 210 for four and 1,500 for five in a line.
The 2-Way Pay feature can re-activate if you find another three wind icons during the ten bonus spins. What's more, hitting three scatters during 2-Way Pay spins entitles you to 10 free spins, as normal.
With 50 paylines in play at all times on the capacious 5x4 grid, triggering the 2-Way Pay bonuses would be cause for celebration, with the prospect of massive winnings likely. Apart from free spins and 2-Way Pay, though, the game also boasts a double-or-nothing gamble feature, which can be activated after every successful combination.
Mrs Chow, who is an anthropomorphised cat, stands at the ready with a brewing hotpot, waiting for the gamer to guess between orange or green tea. Needless to say, if you guess correct you'll double your money. If you guess wrong, you lose the lot. You can gamble up to ten times in a row, or until your winnings hit 10,000. At this point, you'll be returned to the base game.
Chow Down
As a company, Booming Games are very excited about Chow's Chance – and for good reason. The 5-reeler combines both traditional elements beloved by Asian gamers, such as the peaceful teahouse setting and Mahjong-inspired game board and pieces, and the developer's creative department's rather advanced contributions, in the form of the 3D animated characters who interact with the gamer.
If you enjoy Eastern-themed slots, you could do a lot worse. And if you manage to hit that 45,000 coin jackpot at max bet, you're unlikely to ever do better. Good luck!


text:
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Wordless Wednesday ~ As Good As It Gets
For more Wordless Wednesday, visit 5minutesformom.com.
About the Author
Amy Clary
I am a stay at home mom of 3 who enjoys writing, shopping, traveling, enjoying time with my family, and a good DIY every now and then. Another fun way to pass time is driving and hiking out to waterfalls or gardens to take photos. I am so glad you stopped by for a visit today. Drop me a comment and we can chat there.


text:
my musings on woodworking and other things I do.
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Username or email
Reset password
This is a demo store for testing purposes — no orders shall be fulfilled... yet. Dismiss


text:
February 27, 2014
Last Wednesday, I stayed up late on a school night. It was the U Choose Student Voting Night Flashback Party at the Weisman! One of the selection methods used for assembling WAM@20, the museum's special anniversary exhibition, involves students voting on their favorite pieces from all 20 years that we've called the Ghery building home. Naturally, we had to throw a party.
20 years ago was 1994. We all have fond memories of the 90s because it was our childhood. I remember riding around the old neighborhood in one of those Barbie Jeeps and writing in my Lisa Frank diary and spying on my neighbors with my composition notebook a la Harriet the Spy, like it was yesterday.
So on Wednesday night, I slipped into my Doc Martens, twisted my hair into two little buns on the top of my head and tied my cardigan around my waist. I felt a little bit like my cool teenage babysitter I used to adore, but mostly I just felt like I was 8 years old again.
Mean Girls was projected on the wall. Cubes, in the appropriate hues of fuchsia, teal, tangerine and lime, acted as seating. Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys serenaded everyone as we ate too many Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, and Pixie Sticks. We slurped down Capri Sun after Capri Sun in anticipation of the boy band.
To protect their identities, the mysterious boys of Hippo Campus each gave me an alias. Pepper, Brick, Falsmash and Beans were full of youthful energy and humor. Pepper had a sweet, versatile voice. Falsmash kept us bopping along with him and his crazy dance moves. The skillful group answered our roaring encore with a sneak peek of their new song!
The last chords faded, the Plastics completed their rendition of Jingle Bell Rock, and I could feel my sugar crash coming on. It was time to let the 90s buns down.
Written by: Hannah Germaine, WAM Collective member


text:
New voters create little certainty for political parties
Key organisers in Jamaica's two main political parties say increases in the voters' list should not be interpreted as a sign of support for either the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) or the governing People's National Party (PNP) by first-time voters eager to exercise their franchise.
Some 145,003 persons have been added to the voters' list since December 2011, an average of just over 36,000 per year. Parliamentary aspirants have been boasting about having superior organisations in their constituencies, some claiming to have enumerated hundreds who could contribute to them being elected.
Dr Horace Chang, general secretary of the JLP, said while candidates have been instructed to increase enumeration activities, there is no guarantee that this will result in electoral success.
"There is no research to demonstrate that this has any impact on voting behaviour. People have been enumerating because they want the national ID card," Chang said.
In many constituencies, political party workers approach people as soon as they have attained the age of 18 and offer to transport them to electoral offices to get enumerated.
In the PNP, for instance, Wensworth Skeffery, the PNP's deputy general secretary, who has responsibility for enumeration, said many of those targeted are persons who are from households which support the party.
Stating that mobilising the base of the party is critical to the enumeration efforts, he said: "You mobilise your base and your new voters come from the original base."
Troy Caine, a political historian, said enumeration work is extremely critical in marginal seats and will show which side is doing the best work.
"A good enumeration period could work wonders in marginal seats," Caine said, adding that "it is very critical that enumeration be done carefully".
Skeffery said the party is now in the middle of reviewing its canvass and analysing electoral data.
influenced by Manley
The PNP's approach to enumeration is said to have been influenced by its founding president Norman Manley after he realised that he could never counter the charisma of his main rival and first cousin Alexander Bustamante. He reportedly told his party to "organise, organise, organise".
Chang said Tuesday that the extent to which a party is able to convince persons to get enumerated is a good reflection of the organisation, adding that the candidates who can get the voters to enumeration centres are the ones who are better organised and have a better chance of winning.
"But if you look at the numbers, it does not tell the story. You have a significant number of people who do not intend to vote, and if we can get the right campaign and the right message, hopefully, we can get some of them out," he said.


text:
Cheap holiday to Avsa is wait you!
About The Historic Tourist Destination Called Avşa : Avşa is a Turkish island resort that is located in the southern part of the sea of Marmara. It is a renowned household tourist spot, particularly for the visitors coming from Istanbul.
Some of the main historic & tourist places to visit in and around Avsa.
Erdek Marmara Islands earthquake site : You can visit the historic earthquake sites of Erdek Marmara Islands. This earthquake occurred in the year 1935, and demolished the villages of Çınarlı, Gündoğdu, and also caused damage to the neighboring Avşa island where the homes of the Yiğitler village & Türkeli village were devastated.
Balıkesir Province : Balıkesir Province is an excellent holiday destination renowned for thermal spas , Olives, & pristine beaches. You can also visit the Kuş Cenneti bird sanctuary and have a glimpse of the Eurasian Spoonbill , Greater Flamingo, Eurasian Spoonbill,Great White Pelicans, Dalmatian Pelican, etc. You can also have the facility of staying at a budget friendly hotel located close to this tourist spot.
Pasa limanı : You can also visit the Paşalimanı island which is located close to the Avşa. In this historic island you will the existence of about five settlements and can know more about its language, civilization, etc.
Other activities in which you can take part : If you love to spend time in solitude, then you can take a leisurely stroll on the sand beach, and give your taste buds a treat by trying some of the delicious foods served by the quality restaurants, tourist hotels located along the waterfront.


text:
For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.
In todays SALT session it was me again! Yay!!
The topic: Lecture Capture at Swansea University using eStream. A bit of a mouthful, thankfully using it is very straightforward. I say straight forward, the main stumbling block to using the lecture capture software (encoder) is the PC/laptop that the software is to be installed on. It must meet minimum requirements such as:
- Newish processor (INTEL i5 or better)
- A suitable graphics card
- DivX software
Not all PCs or laptops are created equal and not all PCs across the University meet these minimum requirements, this I found when I tried to install the software on the loaned laptops which looked pretty new, but failed to work. So todays attendees couldn't 'play' with the software, the session was more chalk and talk, eStream demonstration from me but some good questions and conversations were had.
But once you do get the software installed it takes literally a few clicks and a username/password to get started, then a few clicks at the end to stop and sent to the server.
My presentation from the session is here: Lecture Capture.pdf, and the SALT website contains more information, links and user guides here: https://salt.swan.ac.uk/lecture-capture-estream/
SALT are trialling the use of eStream across the university with the objective to feedback the thoughts from staff and students to L&T Committee. If you would like more information regarding the trial or lecture capture in general leave a comment below and we'll get in touch.


text:
The Firefox performance regression introduced into the codebase on 2012-09-29 and present in FF v18, v19, and Nightly versions is much more serious than I previously thought.
Basically FF versions after v16 are now almost unusable running NextGen models of any complexity for longer than 30s.
Firefox Performance Comparison 20131902 and Confirmation of FF slowdown over time.
There are several active Mozilla issues that people are working on. This is my original bug report:
- [Bug 791699] Slow setting of attributes on SVG elements due to time spent in region operations on this molecular dynamics simulation
And the other bug reports resolving this issue depends on:
2 thoughts on "Serious Performance Regression in Firefox 18 and newer"
You can see the poor performance of FF SVG here :
It works great on IE9+, Chrome – but on FF 20 it is so slow as to be almost unusable. I would assume when this demo was created it probably worked on the then current version of FF ?
Comments are closed.


text:
New laws approved during the Kentucky General Assembly's 2012 regular session will take effect on July 12. The Chamber recommends Kentucky companies stay in compliance by reviewing those laws that may have an impact on the business community by referencing our Results for Business – a full breakdown of what passed, what didn't and what it means to your business.
The Kentucky Constitution states that legislation approved by the General Assembly goes into effect as state law 90 days after a legislative session ends, unless a bill specifies a different effective date or contains an emergency clause that makes it effective as soon as it is signed by the governor.
Among those laws, is SB 3, Kentucky's new effort to curb abuse of the drug pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient used in making methamphetamine. Unlike the prescription mandate opposed by the Chamber, SB 3 further limits the over-the-counter purchase of cold and allergy medication containing pseudoephedrine to 7.2 grams monthly and 24 grams annually. This legislation is a reasonable compromise to the effort over the past two years to mandate a prescription, which would have unnecessarily increased employer health care costs and employee absenteeism.
Also of interest to Kentucky businesses will be the new requirements to address prescription drug abuse, which has proven to be a serious problem for employers in the Commonwealth who need a reliable and drug-free workforce. HB 1 (Extraordinary Session) addresses the prescription drug epidemic by strengthening the state's KASPER system and cracking down on pain clinics. Prescription drug abuse is not only a social issue; it is a business issue. From a loss of productivity to creating serious workplace safety concerns to increasing Kentucky's workers' compensation premiums, prescription drug abuse is having a negative impact on jobs.
To view a complete list of business issues that passed this session, click here.


text:
Our Bike Race Wall Decal is perfect for your home gym or as a statement wall art piece.
Decal has a matte finish to reduce light reflections and look more natural.
Easily removable without any damage to the surface.
Designs are made of the highest quality interior safe wall vinyl.
All of our vinyl wall decals are produced in the U.S.A.
Easy to Install. Comes with detailed instructions, a free squeege and test decal.
Color Disclaimer
Colors in our previewer and example images are a computer rendition and may not be 100% accurate. We advise you to view our color chart to see an actual picture of the color for a better representation.


text:
Our Junk King franchise owners have proudly supported stable career growth opportunities for their team members for decades. They've become the preferred employer in the markets they serve by providing their team members with the flexibility they need for a healthy work-life balance, growth and development, and a company they can proudly represent.
Learn more about otherNeighborly companies
© 2023. Junk King, All Rights Reserved.
Career Sites by Recruiting.com
I acknowledge that each independent Junk King franchise hires and determines the terms and conditions of employment for its own employees. Any employment benefits, compensation and employment practices vary by location. Neither Junk King ("Franchisor") nor its affiliates have the power to : (1) hire, fire or modify the employment condition of franchisee's employees; (2) supervise and control franchisee's employee work schedule or conditions of employment; (3) determine the rate and method of payment; or (4) accept, review or maintain franchisee employment records. Junk King is NOT the employer and/or joint employer for: (i) any of the job opportunity listed on this website; (ii) any of the independent franchisees; and, (iii) any of the employees of the independent franchisees.


text:
What the Stimulus Plan Means for Investors
The experts weigh in.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act seeks to help workers, retirees, and businesses during the COVID-19-induced economic slowdown.
In addition to providing expanded unemployment benefits and direct cash payments to many, the plan also allows workers to tap into their retirement funds with fewer penalties and retirees to skip required minimum distributions in 2020.
To help investors adeptly navigate among these relief measures, we're bringing together commentary from tax, retirement, and policy experts. Be sure to visit this page for updates.
The Stimulus Plan and Its Effect on Retirees Tax and retirement planning expert Ed Slott says investors should tread carefully among the potential provisions, from RMDs to hardship withdrawals and loans.
What Does the CARES Act Mean for Retirement Accounts? Jeff Levine discusses what's changing and the pros and cons of 401(k) loans versus hardship withdrawals.
How Charitable Giving Is Changing in 2020 As the need for charitable gifts grows, the CARES Act ushers in changes affecting retirees, non-itemizers, and heavy givers.
10 Sources of Emergency Cash Ranked from Best to Worst The CARES Act makes it easier to gain access to retirement accounts in a pinch, but they're not likely to be your best source of emergency cash.
What if I Already Took My 2020 RMD? The new stimulus plan suspends required minimum distributions for 2020. Contributor Natalie Choate offers advice to early birds who've already taken RMDs for the year.
Congress to Help Retirees Cope With Market Downturn Stimulus bill includes provision that suspends required minimum distributions for retirement accounts.
The Next Stimulus Bill Will Need to Bail Out State and Local Governments As the bill is negotiated, expect some volatility among municipal bonds.


text:
PgBouncer 1.11.0 is out. The major new feature is support for SCRAM authentication.
This release also adds support for a new startup packet type introduced in PostgreSQL 12 (GSSENCRequest), so this release is recommended for a better experience with PostgreSQL 12 and beyond.
for more information, the detailed changelog, and download links.
PgBouncer is a lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL.


text:
Unpaid internships are hit or miss with cougars
The treatment of unpaid interns has recently come under fire, but UH students are continuing to apply for and accept these positions with the hope they will gain experience in their anticipated field of work.
Marketing junior Colleen Seitz currently has an internship with UH's Athletics and Marketing Department. She finds the environment comfortable and easy to work in.
"There's no sort of, 'You have to do the grunt work and I'm your boss.' That mentality is not there at all. It's very much, 'If you need help, I'll help you,'" Seitz said. "It's kind of like a big family in a sense because I spend so much time with them."
Seitz says she has gained valuable insight into the inner workings of a sports marketing position and is receiving hands-on experience with the types of projects she could face in her future career.
"They respect that we're there to work and to learn," Seitz said. "Anytime we express an interest in something, they'll try to make an opportunity for us to learn if we haven't been given that yet."
For journalism junior Jennifer Pearson, her experience with the Houston Chronicle is much different. She has done photo galleries, but she has not received direct credit for her work.
"I'm stuck in a position where I'm kind of doing menial tasks," Pearson said. "I know other students who have really good supervisors and are getting the work they need to show for their portfolio. It depends on the people that you begin with."
She is obtaining credit through UH for the internship, but Pearson is not sure whether the experience is helpful.
"I paid for the college credit and if I get that credit, it's fine. But the experience along the way to obtain that credit is not wholesome," Pearson said. "While I'm not wasting money, I don't think I'm wasting time."
Anthropology senior Jene Harper believes the chance to gain experience outweighs the monetary expenses. He holds an internship at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and helps veterans adjust to civilian life.
"I've gotten life lessons and experiences that are much more valuable in the long run than financial compensation," Harper said.
"The trade-off in spending that time and having the chance to gain the currency of human experience is far more valuable than getting $10 an hour."


text:
|Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:35:49 -0700 (PDT)
:any thoughts towards 'split brain' or 'fragmented brain' so far, :or will that come in a layer above syslink? (e.g. syslink is the :'overlay network' for the actual 'application' of clustering) : :anyhow .. much more clever thought than I'm currently capable of, :so I'm sure you'll figure things out :) You mean dealing with the situation where the network bisects and not all the pieces of the cluster can communicate with each other? It would depend on where the physical resources wind up in relation to the running code. Some portions of the cluster would still be able to run while other portions would likely stall until the cluster comes back together. Dealing with things like fail-over would have to be handled by higher level software, or by running concurrent, redundant services and falling back to an older copy of the related data when the primary services fail. It would really depend on the types of services being run but having infrastructure which supports fall backs, such as a filesystem capable of infinite snapshots, really helps a lot. Ultimately the state of services running on a machine are be based on data stored in a filesystem. Temporarily rolling back the filesystem and restarting the services as a means to deal with a fail-over situation is an almost universally applicable solution though it often means a lot of manual work to re-merge the lost data when the cluster comes back together. -Matt Matthew Dillon <email@example.com>


text:
|I adore this little vignette. These pretty stacks are artfully arranged by the a-mazing Katie Armour.
|At home with Taylor Tomasi Hill. How great are the mixed prints?
|I would die for a cheerful work space like this one!
|Kingston / Custom Pet Portrait / Dolls / Knitted Pouf / Lime Ikat / Stripe Throw / Jet Set Coasters / Union Jack / Calypso Ikat
|Zing Green Lamp / Footed Clock / Timer / Tulips / Mirror Frame / Zip-Dee-Do Knob / Gnome Container / Red Books / Measuring Cups
|Potted Herb Plant / Diptyque 'Baies' Scented Oval / Mrs. Meyer's Countertop Spray / Gloveables / Pandan Bin / Le Parfait Canister Set / Rugby Stripe Bins / Capri Blue Candle / Braided Storage Bin / Chevron Doormat / Memo Notebook Tray


text:
96% of children 'suffer loneliness' according to new survey
A new survey from Children North East has found that children and young people in the region experience loneliness and social isolation both during the festive period - and all year round.
They're keen to stress that this is something that does not just affect older people.
96% of children and young people who answered the survey said they experience loneliness.
Loneliness is still an issue in early adult life over the Christmas period. One respondent, said:
"For a 23 year old with not many friends, and working, being totally dedicated to my job, I've found that I do get feelings of loneliness.
I want to be able to text someone and ask what they're doing but can't, as it's a busy time for everyone, which furthers the feelings of loneliness."
The main reasons suggested were:
pressures of social media
exam pressures
family issues
sexual orientation
religious beliefs
socio-economic status
labels given by their peers.
Children and young people surveyed, said that parents, carers and schools had the biggest role to play in helping lonely children and young people.
They also had lots of suggestions for improving the situation including better local advertising of support available, creating a new helpline, developing support groups and using more peer mentors.
The survey also indicated that society can do more to change attitudes and encourage children and young people to talk about how they feel, especially giving time for this during the school day.


text:
Timely Connections: James Madison & Slavery
In an opinion piece for the New York Times, Noah Feldman, a Harvard law professor and the author of the book The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President, discusses the dichotomies between Madison's moral views of slavery and his actions. Delving into the past, he contends, can provide us with lessons in racism for today.
The tension between Madison's aspirational beliefs and his highly constrained actions continues to be America's own tension. Like Madison, contemporary United States society rejects racial inequality in principle. But also like Madison, a majority of Americans — as reflected in our democratic institutions — are ultimately unwilling or unable to make the costly changes that would be necessary to achieve equality in practice. . . .
Our founders can serve as important role models for us — provided we try to learn from their mistakes and flaws as well as their successes and virtues.
What can you learn by digging into primary sources from the past? How can this learning give you new perspectives about the hard history of slavery in the United States and what it means today?
Primary sources
- James Madison correspondence related to slavery
- The Constitution a pro-slavery compact; or, Extracts from the Madison papers, etc. selected by Wendell Phillips 1856
- Mysteries of Madison's Notes of the Constitutional Convention streaming webcast (search the transcript for mentions of slavery)
Contemporary texts
- James Madison's Lessons in Racism New York Times October 28, 2017
- Why Schools Fail To Teach Slavery's 'Hard History' NPR Ed February 4, 2018
- Study Reveals Deep Shortcomings With How Schools Teach America's History of Slavery Smithsonian February 7, 2018
- Teaching Hard History Southern Poverty Law Center 2018
Related resources


text:
Shows to Watch If You Like 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' (And Where to Stream Them)
It's been more than 16 years since the beloved supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer went off the air. But for truly dedicated fans of the series, there's always a hunger for all things Buffyverse. So what's a TV watcher to do?
If you've already done your annual (or biannual — we're not judging) rewatch of BTVS, why not try out something different, but with a similar feel? Here are three series that you should check out if you're a Buffy fanatic with time on your hands. Bonus: All are available to stream on one of the more popular services.
The X-Files
Without this science-fiction drama, Buffy as we know it wouldn't exist. For one thing, The X-Files created the "monster of the week" formula that became essential to the serialized storytelling of Buffy. Though the former had a focus on aliens and outer space and the latter on the supernatural, there were a lot of common threads between them.
The X-Files was also known for being one of the establishing cult series of the '90s. Many of the same people who flocked to the message boards to discuss the series did the same when Buffy came along just a few years later. And of course, there's the doomed "will-they, won't they" romance at the center of it all — but that's not exactly revolutionary.
Originally, The X-Files aired for an astounding nine seasons on Fox. There were also two films (one during the original series run, and one after), followed by a revival Seasons 10 and 11. As of now, there are no plans to continue the story further. You can stream all 11 seasons on Hulu.
Veronica Mars
While Buffy was influenced by The X-Files, Veronica Mars was definitely inspired by the vampire slayer. Think about it: A 16-year-old former cheerleader who, after a monumental event in her life (and an absentee parent) takes it upon herself to rid the world around her of evil, in whatever form it may take.
No, there aren't any unexplained phenomena in Veronica Mars. But both young women grow up on screen, learn to accept help (albeit reluctantly), and provide the audience with quippy one-liners along the way. As one is in the early stages of a reboot (or so we've heard) and the other has recently been revived, it's clear the world needs more of these superheroines.
Veronica Mars Seasons 1-4 are available to stream on Hulu. Sadly, the Kickstarter-funded, fan-service film requires you to pay up.
Wynonna Earp
Speaking of super ladies with weapons and monsters to fight, Wynonna Earp is practically screaming, "Buffy fans, watch me!" In case you haven't heard of it, the cult hit (which airs on Syfy Network in the U.S.) follows the descendant of Wyatt Earp, who is tasked with taking out the various demons of Purgatory, her hometown.
This supernatural Western has, unlike Buffy before it, faced struggles to stay on the air. The upcoming fourth season took a lot of dedicated fans and strings pulled to finally be put into action. Fortunately, like Buffy and the Scoobies, you can't keep Wynonna and her crew down.
Some more good news: All three seasons of Wynonna Earp are available to stream with a Netflix subscription. Season 4 is due out sometime in Summer 2020.
Check out Showbiz Cheat Sheet on Facebook!
Source: Read Full Article


text:
Xinhua, the news agency run by the state of China has recently introduced their latest news anchor, who goes by the name Xin Xiaomeng.
What's so interesting about that? Well, believe it or not, Xin isn't actually a human being. Although she looks incredibly realistic, she's actually generated by a highly advanced AI technology, and is the first female news anchor of her kind. Three months ago the same agency released two male AI news anchors.
Xin, a product of both the news agency and Sogou, a Chinese search engine, will be be making her grand debut in March as a Chinese news anchor. Her appearance is actually based on a real life Chinese broadcaster, Qu Meng. At the moment, she only speaks Chinese, and it's still not clear if she will be able to learn English news reports too.
Although AI news anchor don't match up to real people (not yet, at least), they still do look very realistic, and in some senses, they are actually even better than human being. For one, they never stutter and will never miss a cue. Perhaps they are not a threat to real life news anchors at the moment, but based on what we've seen so far, competition in the field might start getting tough.


text:
~SPRUCE~ and St. George Spirits are partnering to offer a four-course "SPIRITual" tasting menu on Monday June 25th at 6:30pm. Each course by chef Mark Sullivan will be paired with a cocktail from bar manager Brandon Clements that highlights different St. George spirits, as well as a straight tasting of the spirits, including Absinthe Verte and Botanivore Gin. St. George's master distiller Lance Winters will also be in attendance to answer questions about the spirits and distilling process. Cost for the event is $110, and reservations can be made by calling Spruce at 415-931-5100. 3640 Sacramento St. at Spruce.
If you're interested in learning more about how to mix an excellent cocktail and appreciate individual sprits, head over to ~BERETTA~ this summer for one of their cocktail classes, taught by bar manager Ryan Fitzgerald. Monday July 16th will be "The New Frontier of American Whiskey," where booze aficionados and beginners alike can learn all about the history (and future) of bourbon, rye, and other American whiskeys. Monday August 13th is "Discover Mezcal," where students will learn about and taste a variety of mezcals. Beretta will provide snacks for all classes to keep you going. Classes cost $85 per person and will begin at 7pm. Reserve your spot at 415-695-1199 or via email. 1199 Valencia St. at 23rd.


text:
Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
CHICAGO (AP) — After a cross-country manhunt, a former Northwestern University professor and University of Oxford employee are beginning court proceedings for the brutal stabbing death of a 26-year-old hair stylist in Chicago. The case has involved peculiar twists, including a cash donation in the victim's name at a Wisconsin library and a videotaped confession sent to friends. The two men surrendered peacefully in California after eight days as fugitives and one appeared in court Monday.
Northwestern microbiologist Wyndham Lathem and Oxford financial officer Andrew Warren were wanted on first-degree murder charges for the death of Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau. An attorney says Lathem intends to plead not guilty.
Here's a closer look at the case:
The body of 26-year-old Cornell-Duranleau was found stabbed to death inside an apartment belonging to Lathem in an upscale neighborhood near downtown Chicago. The July 27 attack was so violent the blade of the knife believed to have been used in the stabbing was broken, police said.
Authorities said the building's front desk received an anonymous call that a crime had been committed in the 10th floor apartment. When police opened the door, they found Cornell-Duranleau's body. He had already been dead for at least 12 hours.
Police said the victim and Lathem had a personal relationship, but they have not elaborated or released a motive.
Authorities' primary target in the investigation has been Lathem, who had been on Northwestern's faculty since 2007. The 42-year-old was an associate professor of microbiology and immunology, though university officials say he primarily worked in a research lab. Published in top scientific journals, he was a sought-after speaker on pneumonic and bubonic plagues.
Over the years, he taught medical students or graduate students, though he was not teaching at the time of the crime, said officials with Northwestern, which has campuses in Chicago and suburban Evanston.
Investigators said Lathem sent a video to friends and relatives apologizing for his involvement in the crime, which he called the "biggest mistake of my life." The video raised concern among investigators that Lathem might kill himself.
Lathem, who was under intensive observation over the weekend in jail, appeared in court Monday, the same day university officials announced his firing. Northwestern officials said Lathem was terminated, effective Friday, "for the act of fleeing from police when there was an arrest warrant out for him."
Less is known about Warren, who's British. Warren and Lathem were seen in surveillance video leaving Lathem's high-rise apartment building the day of the stabbing, but it's unclear what Warren's relationship was to the other two men.
He is in charge of pensions and payroll at the University of Oxford's Somerville College. Chicago police have said he's 56 years old, while California authorities booked him into jail at 49 years old.
Warren arrived in the U.S. three days before Cornell-Duranleau's death and after being reported missing in Great Britain, Chicago police confirmed. He doesn't have an initial court appearance scheduled yet and is being held at the county jail in San Francisco.
Cornell-Duranleau, a Michigan native who received a cosmetology license, moved to Chicago last year. He lived in a neighborhood just southwest of downtown.
Family members issued a statement asking for time to grieve before commenting further, saying they're "deeply saddened" by the loss.
"It is our hope that the person or persons responsible for the death are brought to justice," the statement read.
A funeral will be held Aug. 12 in Lennon, Michigan.
The day the crime was committed, police say Lathem and Warren drove about 80 miles (128 kilometers) northwest of Chicago to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where one made a $1,000 cash donation to the local library in Cornell-Duranleau's name. Lake Geneva authorities said the man making the donation didn't give his name.
The two eluded police for eight days before their separate surrenders Friday evening in the Bay Area.
Lathem turned himself in at the Oakland federal building roughly the same time Warren turned himself in to police in San Francisco, authorities said. A U.S. Marshals spokesman said surrender negotiations through an attorney began late Friday afternoon.
Wearing a red inmate uniform, Lathem briefly appeared in court Monday. He's being held without bail in Alameda County.
An attorney painted a different picture of him, calling him a "gentle soul" and saying he's received dozens of calls and letters in support.
"They all describe him in the same way — a kind, intelligent, and gentle soul, and a loyal and trusted friend," Kenneth H. Wine, an attorney for Wyndham Lathem, said in a statement. "What he is accused of is totally contrary to the way he has lived his entire life."
Lathem plans to waive his right to an extradition hearing and expects to be returned to Chicago within weeks, according to an attorney.
Follow Sophia Tareen on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sophiatareen. Sign up for the AP's weekly newsletter showcasing our best reporting from the Midwest and Texas at http://apne.ws/2u1RMfv .
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
I don't care much for 'sweet potatoes' in general, so it's really not something you will find at my home often, if at all…with the exception of an intent to make sweet potato fries!
My first encounter with sweet potato fries was only a few months ago when I decided to venture at the frozen section of the Supermarket. There was a 2 for $7 sale on frozen, organic sweet potato fries. I figured, it wouldn't hurt, right?
I've almost forgotten about them until I found myself longing for an afternoon snack one day and there they were in my freezer waiting for a chance to be redeemed as the next best thing to homemade vanilla ice cream! In light of this epic experience, I decided to do a little experiment of my own. I mean, who can resist homemade fries, let along, good-for-you sweet potato fries? Moreover, I don't know about you, but we like our fries crunchy, spicy and everything else adventurous in between.
This recipe is the closest I've found to a heaven-on-earth fries experience imaginable, and I hope that you will like it, too! Let me know, will you?–gcc
- Sweet potatoes (Plan on at least one per person)
- Olive oil (A couple of tablespoons)
- Corn starch (A 'don't be shy' sprinkle's worth)
- Salt, pepper and spices (A few suggestions might be cayenne pepper, paprika, curry powder, garlic powder, you catch my drift)
- 2-3 parts Olive-Oil Mayo (Regular mayo is okay, if that is what you have available)
- 1 part Sriracha (Can be purchased at the Asian section of your local supermarket)
Mix in a small bowl and set aside until ready for use.
- Preheat the oven to 450° F. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into fry-shaped pieces. Cutting them into similarly sized pieces will help bake them evenly.
- Toss the uncooked fries into a mixing bowl or a plastic bag, or onto your baking sheet. Pour in a few tablespoons of olive oil, enough to lightly coat the fries. Season with salt, pepper, and spices. Sprinkle in corn starch, i.e., half a teaspoon per potato or so. Mix/shake to distribute evenly.
- Pour the fries onto a non-stick baking sheet or a baking sheet covered with parchment paper (aluminum foil produces mixed results). Arrange the fries in a single layer. It is very important to keep them in a single layer, otherwise they will never crisp up. It's best to give each fry a bit of room on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then flip the fries so they can cook on all sides using a metal spatula. Section by section, scoop up about ten fries and flip them with a quick turn of the wrist.
- Bake for 10 to 15 more minutes, until the fries are crispy. You'll know they're done when the surface of the fries change from shiny orange to a more matte, puffed up texture. It's essential to bake them long enough, otherwise they won't be crispy. Don't worry if the edges are a little bit brown, they will taste more caramelized than burnt.
Voila! The very addictive sweet potato fries with an awesome Sriracha-Mayo Dip.


text:
Calls for criminal justice reform surged last year, after Meek Mill received a two- to four-year prison sentence for violating probation in a nearly decade-old case. Though the Philadelphia rapper has since been released, his highly publicized legal battle underscored the nationwide flaws within the system, and the ways in which minorities are disproportionally affected by these flaws.
The conversation surrounding criminal justice was reignited earlier this month, after Donald Trump granted clemency to Alice Johnson, a 63-year-old woman who received a life sentence two decades ago over a non-violent drug crime. Since Johnson's release, which has been widely credited to Kim Kardashian, there have been talks of pardoning well-known figures, such as the late, great Muhammad Ali; however, it appears Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner wants the president to use his clemency power on living celebrities—specifically rappers.
According to Vanity Fair, Kushner has reportedly encouraged Trump to release incarcerated hip-hop stars, after Kardashian allegedly gave Kushner a list of people who she believed should be pardoned.
"They're going to be pardoning a lot of people—pardons that even Obama wouldn't do," a source told Vanity Fair.
Though the report doesn't name specific rappers, there are many artists who could've made Kardashian's list, such as Bobby Shmurda, C-Murder, Kodak Black, and even Meek.
To absolutely no one's surprise, sources claim not everyone in the Trump administration is happy about Kushner's alleged pardoning mission. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions "hate, hate, hates it," one insider said.
There's no doubt that large-scale pardons would upset a portion of Trump's base; however, many suspect this potential move could earn the president some points among demographics that have consistently opposed him.
CNN host Van Jones told the publication Trump enjoyed receiving positive media coverage following Johnson's release: "Trump was pleasantly surprised," Jones said. "I hope the president feels encouraged to do more."


text:
Our standard Silver pack has been designed for supporting the end user during the whole life cycle of its application project (see End user offering). It has also been adapted to the case of an IT services company realizing the project on behalf of the end user (see IT services offering).
JoramMQ Silver pack, as all our support contracts, guarantees the intervention of
The number of execution issues covered by contract is unlimited.
When the execution issue may not be reproduced and when the involvment of JoramMQ in the issue remains unclear, the contract still guarantees that
In case of the client being an IT services company, then the client procedure intervention includes the environment of our IT services client as well as the environment of its own client. The IT services client names its own client when subscribing to the support service.
Besides execution issues, the pack includes a pool of 16 hours of development support/consulting on the first year.
The client names contacts (maximum 2) allowed to initiate requests to
Support is available during business days, from 9am to 6pm french time. Requests are taken over in a maximum delay of 8h.
Supported JoramMQ configurations are simple, up to 4 interconnected servers. Support applies to a single operational deployment, and to as many other deployments as required by the client methodology.
The client chooses a single JoramMQ version for the contract. Some versions are labelled LTS for Long Term Support. A new LTS version is labelled every 12 to 18 months. An LTS version is supported for 3 years from its release date.
The number of client interventions may be raised to 10 if the client wishes to limit its task of isolating the issue to the JoramMQ middleware layer.
Similarly if the client wishes more help, maybe including programming small components of his application, then he may raise the pool of development support/consulting hours.
Support may be extended to all days (7/7) at all times (24/24).
Complex (up to 16 interconnected servers) and very complex (more than 16 servers) configurations require more resources. Such configurations are supported through an additional option.
version 2.1, february 9, 2012 120209-support-en-v2-1.pdf [65.1 kb]
About us


text:
Taxas da Bolsa
Métodos de Depósitos
Criptos Suportadas (36)
Paybis Review
What is Paybis?
Paybis is a cryptocurrency exchange based in the United Kingdom. United Kingdom is the country which without a doubt has the most cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. At least that we know of.
This trading platform is not for people interested in the less established cryptocurrencies. If you want to sell or buy any of those, you'll have to choose another trading platform.
Paybis Main Features
As its main features, Paybis promotes that it has 24/7 support, the world's highest permited limits, instant payouts and that you can make payments from almost anywhere. 24/7 support is naturally very helpful. Instant payouts as well. That it's available from almost anywhere, save or the restricted jurisdictions below, is also helpful. The "world's highest permitted limits" feature is however flagrantly wrong. There are plenty of exchanges out there with substantially higher limits, and it is surprising that Paybis claims to not know this.
Restricted Jurisdictions
Paybis permits all US-investors to use their services save for investors who live in the following six states: New York, Georgia, Connecticut, New Mexico, Washington or Hawaii. With respect to other countries, as long as you are not from any of the following you can trade at Paybis: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Lebanon, Serbia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Nepal, Nigeria and Thailand.
If you're from any of the above countries, then Paybis is not for you. You have to choose one of the other top crypto exchanges instead. Don't be too sad though. There are many other venues that offer the type of trading this exchange does. Use our Exchange Finder to find out which alternatives you have.
Paybis Trading View
Different exchanges have different trading views. And there is no "this overview is the best"-view. You should yourself determine which trading view that suits you the best. What the views normally have in common is that they all show the order book or at least part of the order book, a price chart of the chosen cryptocurrency and order history. They normally also have buy and sell-boxes. Before you choose an exchange, try to have a look at the trading view so that you can ascertain that it feels right to you. At this exchange, there is only an order box. This makes it easily understandable for new crypto investors, while it might lack some features that more experienced traders look for. The below is a picture of the purchase interface on the landing page at Paybis:
Paybis Fees
Paybis Trading fees
The trading fees at Paybis is different from the fee models at most other cryptocurrency exchanges. This is because there are different fees for each different payment method or deposit method you utilize. The relevant rates are set out in the below picture:
Paybis Withdrawal fees
Paybis doesn't charge any additional fees to withdraw coins. However, there are always network fees involved with transferring crypto, which is why we have listed the network fees under the withdrawal fee section of this exchange. To not charge any withdrawal fees is a very competitive feature compared to industry averages.
Deposit Methods
At Paybis, you can deposit through both wire transfer and credit cards. You can essentially deposit in whatever way you can think of. Loads of deposit methods are available. This can be helpful especially for newer crypto investors.
One should generally look out for the different deposit fees charged by exchanges for deposit of fiat currencies via wire transfer or credit cards. While it might be indifferent to you whether you should deposit via wire transfer or credit card, fees can vary tremendously. Some exchanges charge a deposit fee of up to a staggering 11% for credit card deposits.


text:
Running Batch Files on Visual Studio 2010 Project ItemsSunday, June 26, 2011 – 10:57 AM
This is something I wrote as an answer on StackOverflow. I dug it out again the other day as I needed it for something else. I have a horrible memory and my blog is essentially just a glorified indexing system for it. Ade's brain is now, like everything else indexed by Google and Bing and pretty much everyone else.
I've updated the steps and, since I completely forgot how to do this, re-tested that they work. So this is slightly more complete that the original SO answer.
Create an external tool menu item that runs batch files
- Select Tools –> External Tools…
- Add a new tool and set the title to "Run Batch File"
- Set the Command to: CMD.EXE
- Set the Arguments to: /c "$(ItemPath)"
- Set the Initial directory to: $(ItemDir)
- Check the "use output window" checkbox and then Apply to create the command
- Note where the new command appeared in the list of commands. The external commands are numbered from 1 starting below the divider bar. #1 is usually "Create GUID"
Add a batch file to the solution or project containing the following code:
@echo Running test in: @cd @echo Args: %0 %1
Select a batch file in the project and then use the Tools –> Run batch File command you just created to run it. You should see the following output in the VS Output window. Where the paths should refer to the location of your test file.
Running test in:
Args: C:\SrcHg\src\test.bat
Add a custom menu item to run the external tool
Now go to Tools -> Customize and select the commands tab.
- Select the Context menu radio button and select "Project and Solution Context menus | Item" from the dropdown.
- Now use "Add Command…" to add a new command
- In the Categories list select "Tools"
- From the commands select the "External Command #" that corresponds to the position of the "Run Batch file" custom command you noted the number of in step 7 above.
- Move it to the right position in the list add keyboard shortcuts etc.
- Close the dialog.
Now right click on the batch file and you should see a "Run Batch File" menu item. This will execute the batch file and show it's output in the VS Output window.
You can add all sorts of commands using this approach. I've added custom unit testing commands for WinUnit to the project context menu in my IDE. The only limitation of this approach is that menu items will appear on all item types. There is no way to limit an item to just be associated .BAT files.
Note: One thing you cannot easily do is add custom icons. This feature was cut during the re-write of the VS shell to use WPF. A real shame in my opinion. You can read more about this in this blog post on customizing VS.


text:
emaé – Positive Impact Of A Gospel Voice
That's when your heart feels heavy and about to sink beneath the deep
That she begins to sing then bring in the bliss and healing you need.
The soothing sound of her voice inspires Hope and Love for oneself
The mighty sound of her voice might resonate like a call of Redemption.
Emotions are loud and raw despite the flaws, and once all out it all feels like Freedom
And all uncertainties finally fly away leaving room for Self-Confidence.
emaé stands to supply strength and comfort and make you believe in something Better.
That's what a soulful voice with Gospel undertones feels like.
Gospel and Soul are best to capture the Feels and picture Joy, and emaé stands by it.
Independent Scottish singer-songwriter, nominated by Gospel Touch Music for the Critics Choice Awards last year, is about to release her highly anticipated debut album set to release later this year.
'Better' is the first single off new project.
The songwriting is genius. Besides the poetry of her lyrics that indicates vulnerability and weaknesses, the score is greatly suggestive.
The play of the piano and the high notes of her voice suggest indeed strength and improvement over uncertainties.
Written and composed by herself, 'Better' is a very personal song which showcases her honest, life-weathered songwriting.
She explains
"Better is the song for right now, it 100% reflects where I've been the last year and also where I'm going.
It's a song of resilience, confidence and certainty. It's a song I'm extremely proud of."
This video of a live studio version showcases perfectly the art of emaé, known for her tastes for acoustic music.
The visual is a time-stopping instant, one heart-to-heart instant, a genuine moment of connection.
The soulful singer-songwriter teamed up with audio and mastering engineers Mark Allaway (Newton Faulkner, Jess Glynn) and Alex Balzama for the making of this song. The video was shot and edited by Joe Almond (Sofar Sounds).
Better is now available on all digital and streaming platforms.
Her debut single 'Something Beautiful' was released in 2015 and received critical acclaim all over the world.
MTV The Wrap Up praised the record that 'oozes confidence, honesty and a relatability that is rare for newcomers'; Soulbounce USA noting its 'luscious vocals and sweet harmonies'.
To accompany the track, emaé decided to release a cinematic music video, directed by Lee Jones (Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Rita Ora) and shot by Sam Pearce (Kate Nash, Rizzle Kicks) which was featured on VEVO's front page.
The following year, London-based artist emaé unveiled her acoustic EP 'Imperfect Words' (premiered by Afropunk) and a second single 'Know You'.
These two releases allowed her to keep the momentum going with support from BBC 6 Music and an opportunity to open for US artist Adia Victoria in the UK.
She also wrote and performed the soundtrack for motion picture 'The Sunrise StoryTeller' created by 18 year old activist, Canadian filmaker Kasha Slavner, premiered at the United Nations in March 2017.
Finally 2017 started on a high note for emaé as she has been hand picked as 'One To Watch in 2017′ by MOBO Awards.