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A court hearing for two university students accused of destroying evidence in the Boston marathon bombing investigation has been cancelled.
The probable cause hearing, where defendants can challenge the basis for their arrest, had been scheduled before Judge Marianne Bowler.
But Robert Stahl, lawyer for one of the accused, Dias Kadyrbayev, on Tuesday said both defendants had agreed to waive the hearing.
There was speculation that this signalled a possible resolution of the charges, but Stahl told AFP he was just trying to "give everyone more time".
No new date for a court appearance was set.
Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov are accused of conspiring to help destroy evidence belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old charged with setting off the bombs at the finish line of the marathon on April 15.
According to prosecutors, the two went to Tsarnaev's dorm room at the University of Massachusetts - where they were all studying - and took his backpack and laptop and threw them away.
A third friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Robel Phillipos, is accused of lying to investigators after the blasts.
Tsarnaev's brother Tamerlan, who was also an alleged bomber, was killed while trying to escape police on April 19.


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Empowering Reality Stars and Every Day Couples to Thrive in Marriage with Elizabeth Carroll
Marriage Bootcamp with Elizabeth Carroll
Elizabeth Carroll is probably best known for her time on the TV show Marriage Bootcamp, alongside her husband, Jim. She shares their adorable yet hilarious story of finding each other on Plenty of Fish (an online dating service) date after her first marriage ended. Since then, Elizabeth has been busy working alongside Jim to build Marriage Bootcamp, a seminar that helps save and empower marriages.
Counselors suggest that the Marriage Boot Camp is the Best Marriage Retreat available for modern day couples. Jim Carroll, the founder of the seminar, has more than 20 years specializing in healing relationships and changing lives. Taking practices from all fields, we use a unique and successful combination of mental games, drills, competitions, and experiential events to raise your awareness and deepen your relationship on every level. Couples who attend the Marriage Boot Camp will also be attending the Life Enrichment Boot Camp simultaneously, at no additional cost.
Sophie, our Founder will be attending Life Enrichment Bootcamp this September, so if you come be sure to find her to say hi!
Join us as we explore everything from the quirks of online dating to finding your true self to sex addiction and its impact on relationships.
In this podcast, Sophie and Elizabeth discuss...
How online dating led to her finding her true love
The beginnings of Marriage Bootcamp - (Spoiler alert: it started with Jim Carroll being tricked into a marriage seminar, and quickly realizing how valuable it was)
The importance of growing and developing your authentic self for relationship success
How communication can make or break a relationship, and the MVP acronym - mirror, validate and hope - as a guide for effective communication
Emotional language vs. Logical language, how couples can miss each other without understanding the difference
The ABC's - Action, Belief and Consequence - that every situation can be broken down into, and how this can help
The negative impact of sex addiction on a relationship
How 30-90 days of abstinence can help reset your sex life and get you back on the right track
The importance of sticking by your partner while blending a family, even if your children are rebelling
The hands-on, active nature of Marriage Bootcamp and how healing can be fun and creative
How to use fights with your partner to understand what unfinished business you might have in your past, and turn it into an opportunity for healing
"I'd been through enough that I knew a tender, vulnerable heart when I saw one." -Elizabeth Carroll
"When you're dating, a man has to fulfill the three basics, the three P's, they should be able to provide, protect and pursue." -Elizabeth Carroll
"The key to having a really great relationship, and the key to doing life really really well, is finding your authentic self. If your authentic self doesn't have space to grow and mature and be all it's going to be, then your life is going to be harder." -Elizabeth Carroll
"The more you live in your strengths, the more joy and energy and life you're going to have." -Elizabeth Carroll
"When you come to the bootcamp, you're not going to sit in a boring lecture, ever. What you see in the TV show, where there's a lot of action, where you're in an action scene of your own making, is what you experience." -Elizabeth Carroll
"We communicate in a million different ways, and sometimes writing out 'I love you' with your butt is one of those ways." -Elizabeth Carroll
"We are attracted to our unfinished business, so the best advice I would give couples is that when they are fighting ask, "Is this the opportunity to clean up some unfinished business? Is this an opportunity for healing?" -Elizabeth Carroll
"Love has to be intentional. It's not just a feeling, it's a decision, it's a commitment." -Elizabeth Carroll

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Environmental Monitoring Equipment & Supplies • Sales, Rental & Service by Enviro-Equipment — Charlotte, North Carolina USA
EEI was proud to exhibit our company and products at the Clemson University Hydrogeology Symposium on April 12. It was a very popular event. In fact, there were more than 350 attendees – making it the most well-attended symposium yet. Who said that geologists don't like to party? Get a few beers in us, and the tales start to flow…
Since my wife and I started our environmental equipment rental and sales business back in 1993, many things have changed.
For starters, the power, influence and reach of the Internet has transformed how we conduct our marketing, and how we communicate with our current and future customers.


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Open Something Real
In a time where we're more closed-off, disconnected and distant from one another, we wanted to remind Australians what real connection is.
So we did an experiment.
We brought people together to read their texts to each other. Then we surprised them by asking them to make a real connection.
The results were funny, awkward, heart-warming and goosebump-y. But undeniably real. Please watch and share.
Scotch Finger
Every day, we text more than we talk to each other. Is it any substitute for real one-on one time?
Tim Tam
Seems like there's a million ways to message your mates these days. Does it beat some real bonding time?
The way we have conversations with each other is changing. But are group chats better than getting together?
Texting, messaging, emojing – it's how we connect. When it comes to your mates though, is it better than hanging out?


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[Excerpt from Michael Speaks: March 2009]
[Question] While you've said many times that the essences within the first two humanoid Energy Rings have been ensouling into the physical plane for 6 million years, it's hard to grapple with that number when the human form we use has only been around for perhaps 60,000 years. You've also said that these essences started out incarnating elsewhere, on Sirius. Is this time gap due to this earlier start and then waiting to adapt to the new humanoid form found on this planet? Also, what was the average soul age of those who did begin incarnating onto earth from the first two Energy Rings?
[Michael Entity]
It is not accurate that the human form you recognize as your evolutionary ancestors is merely 60,000 years old, but more that evidence has only been found (and publicly-made) that can be understood and evaluated within a limited time frame.
There are anomalies that we see may eventually find substantial positions within your scientific history at some point. For now, those anomalies are set aside.
However, it is accurate that there was a long "gap" between the shift from Sirius System and bodies to your current planet and bodies. Bodies had to be found that were similar to the original bodies and then manipulated to a point where Sentience could be sustained. There will always be that "missing link" in your evolutionary theories due to this transfer and manipulation.
The average soul age of those who started in Sirius and then moved to The Milky Way were Infant. The only reason your species became endangered in Sirius was because of the gaining of Sentience. Once Sentience sets in to a species, behaviors change rather drastically.
[Comment] I thought Sirius was part of the Milky Way.
[Michael Entity] You are correct. We will clarify that with "a move from the Dog-Star/Sirius System to the Solar System."
[Question] So, it's not uncommon for a newly sentient species to become endangered?
[Michael Entity] It depends on the dominant Sentience already in place.
[Question] Are the Pleiadians going to help us on earth? Are they already?
[Michael Entity]
In the case of the shift from Sirius system to the Solar System, most of the reigning sentience were early Young at the time. Those that are considered "Pleiadians" were instrumental in forcing your sentience to move to a safer location. They preferred your being made extinct, but the animal rights networks fought for your protection and transference. Part of their telepathic contact now is to help remedy that sentient faux pas, though they still feel a repulsion toward your species to a great extent.
The same situation may happen between your sentience and Gorillas as they grow in sentient numbers. The realization of their intelligence and sentience could lead to a rather amazing relationship, along with a strong rooting of the Maturity of your species, or potentially to another round of mass slavery. One of the "worst" things any sentience can do in the scheme of things is to destroy or interfere with another sentience. We would think that humans inherently understood this by now, but that remains to be seen as a realization among the masses. The Mature Soul paradigm may bring about that empathy and awareness.
[Comment] Gorillas are so endangered, it's highly likely that they will fail to achieve the numbers they need to remain here.
[Michael Entity] Gorillas will continue their ensoulment, even if not in all parallels. There will be at least one parallel for this to happen.
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Fizzy and sugary beverages are tempting to many, refreshing to guzzle and easy on our pockets; but they come at a high price – be it obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, or cancer, soft drinks can wreak havoc on your health.
Time and time again, medical practitioners and experts have warned Barbadians to curb their desire for soft drinks and sugary juices and to replace them with healthier options such as water, coconut water or natural juices. And with good reason, when one considers the skyrocketing levels of non-communicable diseases in Barbados and the accompanying crippling health care costs.
Now there's even more reason to ditch these drinks.
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), a regional non-governmental organization, has released a study on sugar intake in the Caribbean that should drive every citizen to make healthier choices.
Data on Barbados revealed that sugar levels in locally made soft drinks are way too high and far exceed the entire daily maximum sugar intake for adults and children as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
HCC chairman Professor Sir Trevor Hassell has called on local manufacturers to urgently lower the amount of sugar in their products.
But, interestingly, beverage manufacturer Banks Holdings Limited revealed that its efforts to produce low calorie or no-sugar soft drinks and juices have not been received with any enthusiasm.
Chief Executive Officer Richard Cozier recently told reporters that Barbadians had rejected its offerings of such products, including diet Frutee, Pine Hill Light Delights, Pine Hill Sensations 100 per cent juice, and
flavoured waters.
"In most cases, the prices were the same and in some instances even lower than their full-sugar counterparts. The fact is, however, that consumers continue to opt for the standard offerings. As has been demonstrated, we are by no means averse to the prospect of supplying lower sugar offerings to consumers. On the contrary, we stand ready to assist and are open to working with key stakeholders in the production of flavourful lower sugar options, but not at the expense of removing the freedom of choice consumers now enjoy," he said.
Government too has failed to dampen Barbadians' thirst for soft drinks in particular.
A year after the imposition of a ten per cent tax on carbonated drinks in August 2015, Minister of Health John Boyce admitted that it had not changed consumption patterns.
Indeed, some argue that the tax is way too meagre and should be raised to at least 20 per cent or more, as recommended by the WHO, to have an impact.
Yet, tax or no tax, Barbadians appear bent on sipping their way to ill-health and eventually death, one sugary beverage at a time.
It has become clear that damning statistics on the epidemic of NCDs gripping this country, the alarming sudden deaths which caused panic in 2016, and the suffering of family members, friends and neighbours with diabetes, cancer or kidney disease, are still not enough to convince Barbadians to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
No doubt the Government has a critical role to play. It must provide effective and easy-to-understand information to encourage people to make healthier choices, and also ensure that nutritious beverages are readily available and not priced out of the reach of average citizens.
Moreover, decisive action must be taken to ensure children are not exposed to sugary beverages and snacks while at school.
Ultimately, though, the solution lies with each and every Barbadian. The older generation often repeated the proverb, "what sweet in goat mout' is sour in he bam bam". Enough said!
Consuming soft drinks and juices high in sugar is bad for you. Take charge of your health. Your health is in your hands, not the Government, not the doctor, not the beverage manufacturers. Dumping bad habits is admittedly difficult but not impossible. Simply think of the value of life. If that doesn't motivate us Barbadians, nothing will.


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Setup and Page Creation
Many of our customers and prospects utilize SkyVisualEditor to create highly customized Salesforce pages, which include changing the overall look of Salesforce quite a bit. This article will address how to add in your own custom CSS changes to your pages. In this walkthrough we will make the assumption that you have seen the basics of how SkyVisualEditor works and/or are familiar with it from personal use. If this is not the case, feel free to learn the basics by watching our video on Environment Setup and Getting Started. Below is a screen shot of the finished style that we will be creating today: Read More


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Finding a wedding photographer is not only about choosing a pro who takes great pictures. Personality plays a big role in selecting a wedding photographer—you're going to be spending a lot of time with your photographer on your big day! Browse these wedding photographers to see examples of their work and read reviews from past clients.
Wild Onyx Photography is an exceptional professional wedding photography company based out of Boone, North Carolina. Owner and lead photographer, Lindsay, is passionate about capturing raw and authentic emotional moments on your special day as they naturally occur. Lindsay's style is defined by her... (Wedding Photographers Boone)
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Yuletide Shave- 4oz
This is our 2nd holiday soap and is a very small batch and is limited edition. This is a mix of notes of coconut, eucalyptus, jasmine, carnation, and vetiver followed by driftwood and wintergreen. You don't want to miss out on this soap!!
Don't forget to buy the matching aftershave.
Free shipping in the USA. International customers are responsible for shipping costs and any custom charges or import taxes. But it's well worth the cost to have these awesome products shipped to you:).
Discontinue use immediately if irritation occurs.
FYI: Soap lathers differently depending on your water and on the brush that you are using.
Ingredients: Stearic Acid, Water, Coconut Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Sodium Hydroxide, Castor Oil, Kokum Butter, Shea Butter, Sodium Lactate, Glycerin
Directions: 1- Add warm water to soap container a couple of minutes prior to loading to allow top layer of soap to soften. 2-Take pre-soaked shave brush and squeeze out excess water from the brush. 3- Dump water from soap container. 4-Load brush using a swirl pattern with medium pressure for approximately 15 seconds. 5-Create lather with swirling motions in bowl or on skin until desired lather is formed. Add water to tips of brush if necessary. 6-After shaving is complete- rinse brush thoroughly with warm water and shake out any excess water from bristles of the brush. Allow brush to air dry 7-Keep top off soap container until soap is dry. May take up to 24hrs. 8- Between shaves keep soap covered in cool, dry place. 9-Contact us when soap is low to purchase more soap!


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Studies have shown that real estate agents and home buyers assign between 10% and 23% of the value of a residence to the trees on the property. And that's just talking about residential properties. Imagine the value of the trees on the commercial properties!
Download our free guide to protect and grow the value of your property. In it, you will learn about the importance of:


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Sand Valley Golf
Sand Valley is a remarkable golf resort located in Rome, Wisconsin. Since their launch only two years ago, Sand Valley has skyrocketed to success with visitors flocking from across the country to experience the unique landscape and larger-than-life course design. I worked with the Keiser family, owners of Bandon Dunes and Cabot Cliffs, to create a logo for Sand Valley's new Par 3 course, designed by Coore and Crenshaw.


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Our Mission
To advance, through Research and Education, the Arts and Sciences relating to the Manufacture and Utilization of Metal Castings
The American Foundry Society (AFS) was founded in 1896
to provide and promote knowledge and services that strengthen the metalcasting industry for the ultimate benefit of its customers and society.
Since then the AFS has grown into an international organization with over 10,000
with members in 47 countries and today there are 52 local chapters and 33 student chapters affiliated with the AFS in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Membership in the AFS is open to anyone interested to support and promote the foundry industry and includes membership in the chapter closest to your residence. By joining the AFS you automatically become eligible for all the benefits and advantages our Society has to offer including educational opportunities and the fellowship and networking offered by your local chapter. There are seven classes of membership to choose from:


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The one and only Krent Able will be here to celebrate the launch of his new book from Knockabout, The Second Coming of Krent Able, on Thursday the 13th December from 7-9pm. Don't miss out!
This second collection of Krent's work covers more of your old favourites (Doctor Cave returns!), plus collects numerous other comics, illustrations, magazine pieces, design works and even some creature designs and poster work for the short horror film Deep Clean (currently touring the festival circuit).
If you're unfamiliar with his oeuvre, now's the time to immerse yourself in his twisted, beautifully realised world. In the words of the man himself: "The follow-up to my Big Book Of Mischief, it will make the perfect Xmas gift for elderly relatives, beloved friends, and hated enemies."
Krent will be here from 7-9pm on Thursday the 13th December to sign, drink, shake hands and make merry. If you can't make it along on the night but would like a signed copy of Krent Able's Big Book of Mischief or The Second Coming of Krent Able, you can pre-order them on our webstore now for collection or mail order.
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Mike Maloy
|Personal information
|May 10, 1949
New York City, New York
|February 3, 2009 (aged 59)
Vienna, Austria
|Listed height
|6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|Listed weight
|215 lb (98 kg)
|Career information
|High school
|William Cullen Bryant
(Long Island City, New York)
|Davidson (1966–1970)
|NBA draft
|1970 / Round: 10 / Pick: 157th overall
|Selected by the Boston Celtics
|Forward / Center
|34, 54
|Career history
|Virginia Squires
|Dallas Chaparrals
|Career highlights and awards
Michael Alvin Maloy (May 10, 1949 – February 3, 2009) was an American professional basketball player who played in the United States (in the ABA) and in Austria (in the OBB).
College career[edit]
Maloy attended Davidson College – although he never graduated – and was the first black player to play for the Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team, where he was a three-time All-American and Southern Conference Player of the Year in 1969 and 1970. Maloy is the school's all-time leading rebounder with a 12.9 average, and the school's seventh-leading scorer with 1,661.
Maloy also became the first African American to join a college fraternity at Davidson when he was accepted into the school's Sigma Chi chapter in 1967.[1]
Professional basketball career[edit]
Upon becoming a professional, Maloy was drafted by the Boston Celtics of the NBA, but he rejected the draft and played three seasons in the ABA instead, with the Virginia Squires and the Dallas Chaparrals. He later played professionally in Austria, where he became a naturalised citizen in 1980.
After Basketball[edit]
Upon leaving the professional team in Austria, Maloy coached Austrian youth teams. He also taught at the American International School of Vienna, Austria, where he coached a team as well.
When he was not coaching or teaching, Maloy was a member of the Boring Blues Band, which performed regularly throughout Vienna.
- ^ "First Negro Accepted By White Frat in N.C.". Jet. March 2, 1967. 46.
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- 2009 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American emigrants to Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American men's basketball players
- Austrian men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Boston Celtics draft picks
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- Dallas Chaparrals players
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The Essential Metrics to Analyze for Keyword Research Success
Pursuing the right keywords is the most important thing for optimizing a website, and to do that, you will need to evaluate some essential metrics that can be helpful. Here are some metrics which could be analyzed for successfully creating keywords that can play a significant role in the website optimization.
- Using the Keyword Planner to Bid for Keywords – For bidding a price for keywords in Google Adwords, the Keyword Planner can help in suggesting a price for a keywords that can be worth its monetary value. This can be effective when you do not have CPC data which is accurate.
- Search Volume – Analyzing the monthly average search volume for a particular keyword, using the Keyword Planner can be helpful in choosing a keyword that can be of exactly matching. You will also need to specify your geographical location to get search volume by region. Accurate results can be obtained by manually computing the monthly search volume average, taking data from the yearly search volume. You can also group the keyword variants by volumes.
- Adwords Competition Metric – Competition metric for Google Adwords is provided by the Keyword Planner, which can help in reflecting the numbers of advertisers showing up on a particular keyword relative to the total numbers of keywords appearing in Google.
- Organic Competition – The keyword competition or difficulty percentage metric is yet another metric to be analyzed for measuring the success of keyword research. Measuring the difficulty score for a particular keyword is important for considering the authority of other pages which are included in the SERP ranking. You can also create your own metric for competition, using the services of rank tracking to find out their domain authority, and compare them to your own website.
- KOB Metric – Accurate evaluation of keyword competition, the volume and cost is done by the keyword Antithesis to Advantage (KOB) metric, in a singular value for metric. Estimating the value metric in the initial position and sequencing by a metric which is termed "difficulty", can help to analyze the success of a keyword research.
Other metrics that could be analyzed for measuring the success of keyword research include the Google Display Planner demographics metric, Current keyword rank, Keyword metrics for cruising sites having existent data, Google Search Analytics and normal actual CPC. Analyzing these metrics, we can find out the efficacy of a keyword research. Decisions which are data driven can be more effective in creating a matching keyword for SEO purpose. The deeper you go into analyzing the metrics, the more accurate findings you get to help measure the success of your keyword research.


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Week Long Travels: The Beach Movement Balance Retreat in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has been on my bucket list for quite some time. My boyfriend and I went to Belize last year and I have been wanting to see more of Central America ever since. So after our first retreat in Tulum last year, we were looking for something a little different. We were looking for more jungle, something quaint, and a new town to explore with the rest of the our guests.
Santa Teresa is pretty hard to get to, especially with a group of people you are worried about getting there safely. Coming from Denver, we had to make a stop before getting to San Jose airport. Then we took a little shuttle flight to Tambor airport before an hour car ride to our resort for the week. It was a long travel day but well worth the trek to Hotel Nautilus Boutique.
The retreats we lead have a yoga and fitness offering everyday of the retreat, but they are totally optional. We lead these retreats so that people can have whatever they need to create a balance between a healthy lifestyle and total relaxation during their vacation. We always have at least one outing that is included plus all food and drink. We have been so lucky to have incredible food at both resorts throughout our stays.
I stumbled upon Hotel Nautilus through a girl I met through Instagram years ago. I had never met her in person but we connected about retreats and was so excited to go to this resort. The whole place had seven villas, a yoga room, a restaurant, and a pool. We didn't have the whole place completely to ourselves, but the staff always made us feel like we did. It was about a five minute walk from the beach, and right next to one of my favorite little cafes in town. The staff was incredible and always willing to give us the extra feel of home for the week. The yoga room was perfectly slated right above the restaurant and the pool was tucked in to the back of the resort. The rooms were spacious with kitchens, couches, and full bathrooms. It was the perfect spot for our little group.
We always do one adventure with the group for our retreat guests. This time we did a Tortuga island tour. They picked us up at 8:00am and drove us to the other side of the peninsula. Once we got there, we hopped on a catamaran and it took about 45 minutes to get to a little island called Tortuga. We snorkeled around a couple spots then hung out on the island for the day stand up paddle boarding, swimming, and having a fish lunch. It was such an awesome day for a great price and a small group!
In the middle of our week, we rented ATV's at the resort for $50 until 5:00pm. We got the ATV's and headed straight for Montezuma. Parked them and hiked to the three waterfalls. It was so beautiful but definitely not an easy feat as they rocks were pretty steep. The Costa Rican jungle is so full of beautiful green trees and plants, waterfalls, and animals galore. Renting ATV's was a great idea for the group and not to mention — so much fun!
Surfing lessons! I've only been surfing one time before. I was in Hawaii and rented a board with a friend. I tried so hard to get up and couldn't figure it out. It was time to try it again, this time in Costa Rica. I got up! A lot! But I will say, I'm sure it was a lot easier on this MASSIVE surfboard than that of a regular board. ;) It was $50 for a two hour lesson with a local for myself and one other. I think I really need to live by the ocean one day, don't you?
Olam: The restaurant and cafe in Hotel Nautilus. Fresh vegan and vegetarian restaurant that was yummy every time we ate it. They always offered things to spice things up and we were able to try almost everything on the menu. Highly recommend.
Zwart Cafe: I actually stopped at this spot every single day. From the delicious smoothies to the coffee drinks to cute artwork to the fresh bowls. I loved everything about this place. Please go here and support them so that whenever I go back, I can visit them again.
Kuji's: the best sushi in town. We ordered enough for the table and was able to try some amazing fresh fish on the island.
Habanero: This restaurant was so good that we went here twice for our three nights out for dinner. The drinks were great (5-6pm Happy Hour 2 for 1s) and the food was consistently amazing. The seared tuna appetizer and mahi-mahi tacos were to die for. My mouth is watering reminiscing about how great the fish was there.
Banana Beach: Talk about happy hour. Everything all day and night was two for one. So we went a little all out here while we watched the beautiful sunset. Which by the way, I would come back to Costa Rica just for the sunsets. So dreamy.
I didn't have many expectations for Costa Rica but boy am I glad I was able to go, especially with such an incredible group of people I am so grateful to call family. Jillian and I hold yoga and fitness retreats once or twice a year in a different location, our next one is in Tulum, Mexico this November. If you want more information and would love to be apart of it, see more here.
all photos by our lovely and extremely talented friend Julia Morgan of J.Mo Studio.


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Former "Queen of Porn" Pregnant With First Child
Posted August 6, 2008on:
Former porn star Jenna Jameson is expecting a baby with boyfriend Tito Ortiz. Friends are weighing in on the situation telling us that Jenna is "thrilled" on her pending motherhood and can't wait to welcome a baby into her home.
"She's completely thrilled, this is something she's wanted for a very long time."
A source told the New York Post that Jenna is even putting her professional life on hold during her pregnancy and for a little bit afterwards; she wants to focus completely on this baby.
"Jenna had a bunch of meetings and things planned for Fashion Week, including meetings for her own line, but she's postponed everything."
Jenna was married once before and was expecting with her husband. However Jenna ended up having a miscarriage and the couple divorced in 2006. Perhaps she thought getting married jinxed the baby because now she's sworn off marriage with boyfriend Tito and just plans on having babies. Here is what Jenna told press reports earlier this year:
"I think I'm going to stay unmarried, and just go for the babies! We're trying for a baby, so hopefully in the next couple of months I could be pregnant."
Do you think Jenna would be a good mother?
1 Response to "Former "Queen of Porn" Pregnant With First Child"
Man, Jenna looks terrible now. Too much plastic surgery.
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What happens when an eager young black sheep Filipino boy from Manila, the Philippines with an unrelenting desire of extreme service to be part of something bigger, ends up in the heart of new york city as the head of the medical department with the New York Knicks basketball team?
Erwin Valencia, international sports medicine movement expert, with a passion of mentorship, basketball, dance and bringing education to his home country of the Philippines is becoming one of the most watched and inspiring men to follow. In this jam session in between the basketball games just as the season was beginning last fall, he took some solo time with me in times square to chat about this life coming back from one of the most incredible human experiences on the planet- burning man. If you haven't gone, it may be an experience that will change your life forever.
We explore explore this next phase of his life outside of medicine, all about service- and why service is the answer to joy and abundance in life. After all, we all are looking for more fulfilled lives, right?
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Some suggested questions for group discussion:
The novel begins with the line "I was ten years old when I was saved for the first time." At this particular point in time Velva Jean is referring to religious salvation, but the other times she refers to involve different kinds of salvation-literal and metaphorical. Discuss this motif and the different ways it occurs in the book. How many times is Velva Jean "saved" in the book, and by whom? What kind of statement is being made about the nature of salvation by the author?
When Mama dies, it appears to the children as though their father abandoned her and indirectly caused her death. Discuss the extent to which Velva Jean carried this resentment through her life, and whether or not you recognized early in the novel that Lincoln Hart was looking over his children their entire lives. Did the revelation (via Johnny Clay's note) feel true to you, and why?
Discuss Velva Jean's life under Sweet Fern's rule in her parents' house. Even though we read the story through Velva Jean's perspective, did you feel sympathetic for Sweet Fern when she had to take responsibility for her siblings? Consider how young Sweet Fern was when she married Danny Deal and how much her youth may have played a part in the way she treated Velva Jean and her brothers.
Velva Jean finds comfort in the years after her mother's death in the close relationship she has with her brother Johnny Clay. Discuss the extent to which their friendship and love for one another benefits them both in their youth, and then later when they are young adults dealing with more grown up issues.
Likewise, Harley Bright features prominently in Velva Jean's childhood as someone who represents danger and the unknown. Consider Harley's transformation from juvenile delinquent (leader of the Barrow gang) to suitor of Velva Jean to revival preacher. Is he a genuine antagonist in this novel? At what moments does he elicit sympathy from the reader, and at what moments do you despise him?
The Wood Carver is another person with whom Velva Jean finds kinship and comfort throughout the novel, even though by reputation he is supposed to be a murderer, and by some accounts, a fantastical creature who shape shifts by the light of the moon and walks around on all fours. What does her relationship with the Wood Carver say about Velva Jean as a child and as a young woman? What kind of qualities or traits does she exhibit by being his friend?
Twice in her life, Velva Jean runs away with Johnny Clay. Compare the time they run away as children with the time they leave for Waynesville as young adults. In both instances, she returns home, but the result of each journey is different. Discuss what these encounters with life outside of her immediate community do for Velva: What does she learn about herself? What "truths" about the outside world does each trip confirm, and what do they negate? How does each episode act as a catalyst in her life?
Velva Jean's life as a married woman begins to lose its luster almost immediately following the Terrible Creek train accident. Do you think she and Harley would have had a different life together if her husband hadn't been badly injured? Do you believe she and Harley would have grown apart if he had returned to his job on the railroad and if he had continued traveling to preach?
When Velva Jean receives the yellow truck from Johnny Clay, she knows immediately that she wants to learn to drive. What does the truck symbolize for her? In what ways does the title of the novel transcend its literal meaning and work on a metaphorical level?
Compare Velva Jean's relationship with Harley Bright to her friendship with Butch Dawkins. What was the basis of Velva Jean's attraction to Harley, and what was the basis of her attraction to Butch? In what way did each man meet different needs in her life? If Butch had returned to Alluvial before Velva Jean left town, would they have worked together? Why is it important to Velva Jean's character that she leaves by herself, and not with a man, at the end of the novel?
Discuss the way the attack on Janette Lowe acts as a catalyst for the novel's climax. What becomes clear about life on the mountain and the way it has changed over the years? What does the rounding up of the outlanders reveal about the local inhabitants? More importantly and specifically, what does it reveal about Velva Jean's family?
How well does Jennifer Niven portray the lives of those living on Fair Mountain? Did Velva Jean's voice, as a narrator, feel authentic? How easily were you drawn into the lives of the Hart family and their neighbors? Who were your favorite characters, and why?
"A writer is someone who writes, that's all. You can't stop it; you can't make yourself do anything else but that."
—Gore Vidal
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Wellington is a 2 storey holiday house located at Port Julia, just a short walk to the beach.
The property features four bedrooms - queen with ensuite (upstairs), queen, double and two bunk beds (downstairs). Quilts and pillows provided; bring your own sheets and towels.
There are two separate lounge areas (one upstairs, one downstairs) both with television and DVD.
There is reverse cycle ducted heating/cooling. Upstairs there is a well equipped kitchen with microwave, dishwasher, Nescafe Dolce coffee machine (bring your own Nescafe Dolce pods) and a large refrigerator with freezer on top.
There is a stair gate supplied for toddlers. Barbecue with hood and gas and outdoor seating supplied. There is a front load washing machine and fish cleaning sink.
Pets by arrangement only The property has sea views and good off street parking with room for boat and cars. A quiet place to relax and unwind.
Property Features
- 4 bedroom - Queen with ensuite (upstairs). Queen, Double, 2 x Bunk (downstairs)
- Sleeps 10
- Quilts and pillows provided, BYO sheets and towels
- 2 separate lounge TV areas (one up, one downstairs) both with TV and DVD
- RC Ducted heating/cooling
- BBQ with hood and gas supplied
- Outdoor Seating
- Upstairs well equipped kitchen with microwave and dishwasher
- Nescafe Dolce coffee machine - BYO Nescafe Dolce pods
- Large fridge with freezer on top
- Stairgate supplied for toddlers
- Front load washing machine
- Yard not fenced
- Fish Cleaning sink
- Pets by arrangement only ($100 refundable bond applies per pet)


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Our Place Nashville to launch partnership with Neighborhood Health in early 2018
We launched a partnership in early 2018 with Neighborhood Health (www.neighborhoodhealthtn.org) for our resident Friends and for people on our waiting list. Neighborhood Health will provide medical, dental, counseling and women's health care, and block specific times and combine appointments to make treatment as welcoming as possible. The costs range from free to $25 per visit, depending on the person's ability to pay. No insurance necessary!


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Folding Foropter
Interaction Design
The Center for Innovation
L V Prasad Eye Institute, 2017
6 months
Aadya Krishnaprasad, Ashish Jain, Sandeep Vempati
Ideation, prototyping, creating hand-drawn illustrations and visual scale, motion graphics
Project Overview
The Problem
Uncorrected refractive errors are the largest cause of avoidable blindness in developing countries especially due to the lack of access to eye healthcare. Vision impairment has immediate and long-term consequences in children and adults, like lost educational and employment opportunities, and impaired quality of life. Traditional refractive error screening devices like the phoropter are not easily portable and be expensive which limits access to them greatly.
The solution
The Folding Foropter was developed to combat the disproportionate access to tools for screening of refractive error in low resource areas. Inspired by Dr. Manu Prakash's Foldscope and the Google Cardboard, this device is low-cost, disposable and easy to assemble. The device is a two lens system that has two paper tubes that slide in and out of each other. Varying the distance between the lenses gives the approximate refractive error of the eye.
My role as one of the lead designers was to further develop the existing device to make it more engaging, robust and intuitive to use.
Areas of Focus
Various aspects of the existing device we improved
Making the device quick and easy to assemble and use, for which we worked on making the assembly process more:
Familiar: We wanted the interactions with the device to be as similar as possible to most everyday interactions such as flaps on a carton that afford folding.
Consistent: Each step in the assembly of the device had to use the same logic as the previous step.
Simple: The steps in the assembly process had to be easy to perform by everyone. We aimed to reduce the number of folds and flaps to make it less overwhelming for
the users.
Creating a form of scale that could be easily read and understood by people across different ages and backgrounds
Making the device more visually appealing and engaging.
Redesigning the visual identity.
Testing out our ideas
The aim of creating multiple prototypes was to simplify the use and assembly of the device as much as possible while focusing on the visual appeal of it. We worked on the assembly method, scale and graphics to achieve the same. The following are some of the critical areas on which we worked to develop the existing device. We addressed these issues via rapid paper prototyping and subsequent user testing.
Where does the eye go?
Addressing ambiguities regarding which side of the device to look through
Fewer steps, fewer mistakes
Addressing ambiguities in putting the two tubes together by reducing the number of steps
Making it simple, clear and informative
We wanted the scale to be understandable by all. Beyond this we also wanted it to be educational to make people aware of the different types of refractive errors, thereby creating empathy in them. For this we created a visual representation of the refractive error, blurring out objects generally viewed from a distance, like trees, to depict myopia (short-sightedness) and blurring out objects generally viewed from an arm's length distance such as alphabets in a book to illustrate hypermetropia (long-sightedness).
Visual Identity
making it memorable
We created a logo that was inspired by the scale, the most prominent feature of the
Folding Foropter.
Packaging Design
Beautiful inside, beautiful outside
The Folding Foropter would be sent flat to the users, which makes shipping, cheap and convenient and they would then assemble the device to use it. We decided to design an envelope that would contain the device, target and the instructions as well.
User Validation
Does it actually work?
We conducted several user validations at every stage and with every prototype on people of various age groups and backgrounds.
The Impact
We have partnered with large organizations to sponsor the Folding Foropter for schools in rural India. The state government has also commissioned our devices for screening across the state of Telangana. We even sent our devices to countries such as Peru, Rwanda, and UK. Folding Foropters were used at an eye camp, in Peru by a volunteer team from North Carolina to screen people for refractive error.
They (Folding Foropters) were fantastic and really helped us to identify the appropriate lens strength for our patients. The gift of sight opens an entirely new realm in which to experience life. I want to thank you and your team for all you've done to create the Folding Foropter.
Volunteer team from North Carolina / Peru
TEDxGateway 2018
Reaching out
My team and I, along with our mentor Dr. Anthony Vipin Das, attended the TEDxGateway 2018, at Mumbai. We set up a booth at the experience zone at the venue, where we created awareness about the Folding Foropter. We engaged with the attendees at our booth where they got to check their eye power, were very enthusiastic to learn about our device.


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The man feared dead after being attacked by a crocodile in the Northern Territory has been identified as Darwin IT worker Sean Cole.
Mr Cole, aged in his 20s, was celebrating a friend's 30th birthday on Saturday at the Mary River Wilderness Retreat, about halfway between Darwin and Kakadu National Park.
At around 3pm (CST), Mr Cole and a friend decided to swim across the muddy river when Mr Cole was grabbed by a five-metre long saltwater crocodile.
"The Mary River is known worldwide to have the greatest saturation of adult saltwater crocodiles in the world. You don't swim in the Mary River," watch commander Geoff Bahnert told AAP.
He said alcohol may have played a part in the decision to take a dip.
"Several of the group in the party witnessed the male being taken in the jaws of the croc for a period of time, and then he was out of sight," he said.
Mr Cole's family arrived at the scene on Sunday, where police continued to search for his body, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
A friend of Mr Cole told the ABC it was unlike him to take such a risk.
"I think myself along with everyone else, when we found out we honestly didn't believe that it would have been Sean, we would have expected it to be almost anyone else in the [football] club but Sean," he said.
Police and the NT Crocodile Management Team arrived at the lodge and caravan park before last light on Saturday, and an officer shot one of the largest crocs found in the area.
It's not yet known whether it was the attacking crocodile.
"That was to make sure that it wouldn't hamper any rescue attempts - large crocodiles are territorial," Sen Sgt Bahnert said.
The victim's parents and sister drove to the site from Katherine to be briefed by police on what is now most likely a recovery operation.
Police are still taking statements from traumatised witnesses, and dragging the river in search of the body.
"The Mary River is a tidal river, with lots of water movement," Sen Sgt Bahnert said.
"It's 20 hours since he's been missing and he hasn't been located yet.
"We hold the gravest of fears."
The advice to tourists is to come, look, take photographs and stay out of the water.
"We advise people check the water before entering swimming pools - that's how seriously we take water safety in relation to crocodiles," Sen Sgt Bahnert said.
"Any body of water you're going into in the NT, there's the potential for a croc to be in there."


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'Newly acquired GIB likely to become major international wind investor'
Financial might and expertise of the Green Investment Bank under new parent Macquarie will make rival investors nervous, writes Simon Luby
In the wind power arena, the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has an existing reputation for energetically pursuing investments in the UK offshore wind sector, very often with successful equity stakes rather than a debt participation. Now that the cards are on the table and Australian bank, Macquarie, has announced its purchase of the bank from the UK government for £2.3bn ($2.97bn), the industry is watching with interest to see what direction the newly privatised entity will take.
UK offshore wind is a sector of significant interest to the GIB's new backers so I do not expect any changes here and believe that the UK will still be a heavy focus for the GIB. On a positive note, privatisation may give GIB more freedom to operate within both the domestic and global renewables marketplace.
The bank had been accused of crowding investors out of deals in the past, going into direct competition with potential investors when its official mandate was to step in to encourage investors who might not otherwise have participated. The current competition for equity stakes in wind projects indicates that this official mandate may no longer suit the investment environment. Consequently, the bank will benefit from its new freedom.
The GIB has not only made successful investments but also shown it can contribute positively and effectively to both the development and the operation and management of offshore wind assets. The bank has amassed a considerable amount of hands-on experience during the contracting, construction and operational phases of a large and growing number of offshore wind farms. This capability has made it a key industry player and a valuable equity partner.
I'd now expect that with considerable deal experience and a very strong technical team, the GIB will use this as an advantage for its new backers, who will be keen to put to rest any doubts about the bank's future by providing more support for new deals. The bank will be at a clear advantage compared to other investors, who will increasingly be competitors for the same opportunities.
A positive element of the privatisation process, as far as wind investments go, is that the GIB needed its mandate broadened to remain in a strong position. Although the UK offshore wind sector remains strong and successful, the number of deal opportunities is reducing and to some extent GIB was at risk of becoming a victim of its own success and risked running out of room in the UK.
I would now expect the bank to be actively seeking international opportunities, not only for offshore wind but also onshore wind and solar in new markets. There are many new opportunities once the constraint of being able to operate only within the UK is removed.
Macquarie's international reach and resources, combined with the GIB's strong deal and technical expertise will surely be making other investors nervous about their own ability to compete. Although the UK government's share has reduced through this process, the international wind opportunities for the GIB should result in continued good returns for all stakeholders.UK GIB and BlackRock buy 194MW of offshore wind assets
In a public statement last week, climate change and industry minister Nick Hurd said: "The Green Investment Bank has been very successful in attracting private capital to the UK's green economy. It now makes sense to move it into the private sector where it will be free from the constraints of public sector ownership, allowing it to build further on its success.
"This deal gives us the best of both worlds. We have secured fair value for the UK taxpayer. [The] GIB has a well-funded new owner that is committed to the bank's green mission, with a track record of success in green investment and an ambition to grow the business. The UK will benefit from increased investment in our green infrastructure as we make the transition to a green economy."
The question on everyone's lips now is whether the GIB will divest its assets. I believe that even without the privatisation process the bank would have started to divest some projects after holding them for a period of several years, as this is how infrastructure investors realise value for stakeholders and release capital for new investments. I don't see this being affected significantly by new ownership. However, I do think it will be much easier for the bank to bring in new assets to its overall portfolio by having its mandate and geographic limitations relaxed.
With pension funds involved in the new ownership, this signals a long-term view of the bank's operations and investments, which should also provide comfort that the bank itself is going to be here for the long term and pursue good investments in the international wind sector.
Simon Luby is global director, due diligence, at wind-power consultancy K2 Management. K2 recently supported Macquarie with technical due diligence on its wind assets as part of its investment in the Green Investment Bank.


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Funny Business at the Trump Labor Board
How dubious backstage politics saved a pro-union Obama ruling.
We wrote a couple of months ago about how Democrats in cahoots with the National Labor Relations Board Inspector General were weaponizing ethics rules to protect the Obama joint-employer standard. New evidence shows they may also have overstepped their legal authority.
The Obama NLRB in 2015 jettisoned 30 years of labor law with its Browning-Ferris ruling that held businesses responsible for workers of subcontractors if the businesses exercised indirect control over employment terms. This made it easier for unions to organize...


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Digital Systems
Semester: 7
Course code: HY0201
Introduction to digital systems, Binary numbers, Signed/unsigned numbers, Algebra Boole, Theorems and properties, Boole functions, Digital logic gates, Minimization, Karnaugh map, Implementation with NAND/NOR, XOR gate, Combinational logic, Analysis and Design of combinational circuits, Adder, Comparator, Decoder, Coder, Multiplexer, Tristate gate. Sequential logic, Memory element, flip-flops, Analysis of synchronous sequential circuits, Design of synchronous sequential logic, Registers, Shift registers, Counters, RAM, ROM, Programmable logic devices.
S. Nikolaidis
- Moris Mano, Michael Ciletti, "Digital Design, 5th edition, 2014"
- John F. Wakerly, "Digital Design: Principles & Practices, 2002"
- M. Roumeliotis, S. I. Souravlas, "Digital Design: Principles & Applications, 2013"


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Broadcasting segment contributed most of the profits
Tribune Company (OTCMKTS:TRBAA) operates in two main business segments: publishing and broadcasting. The publishing business consists of eight major-market daily newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune Company (OTCMKTS:TRBAA), The Baltimore Sun and The Morning Call while the company's broadcasting segment includes The CW Network LLC, FOX Broadcasting Company and Antenna TV. Most of its revenue, $2 billion, or 63.6% of the total revenue, was generated from the Publishing segment, whereas the Broadcasting segment contributed $1.14 billion in 2012 revenue. (2012 was its last year in bankruptcy).
Tribune derived the majority of its Publishing revenue from advertising, which accounted for 58.2% of the total Publishing revenue. Even with the much lower percentage share of revenue, the Broadcasting segment was the larger profit contributor, with $366.5 million, or more than 80% of the total operating profit.
After the bankruptcy reorganization, Tribune had a much stronger balance sheet position. It has significantly reduced its debt load, from $12.48 billion in December to only $1 billion in March. The equity emerged from the negative $8.9 billion to nearly $4.6 billion during the same period, its cash position stayed at $554.4 million as of March.
The right strategic move
Tribune seems to have made the right move by acquiring Local TV Holdings for around $2.73 billion in cash to own 19 TV stations in 16 key markets. Interestingly, as the new TV stations ranked either #1 or #2 in their markets, the acquisition will benefit Tribune a great deal. Tribune will become the country's biggest commercial TV station owner, with around 42 total stations across the country. This will bring Tribune a lot of free cash flow and be accretive to Tribune's earnings right away.
Including the estimated run-rate synergies, the price multiple came in at around 7 times its average earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA. Tribune expected to have $3.5 billion in consolidated pro-forma revenue and $1.1 billion in EBITDA. At $61.70 per share, Tribune is worth $5.36 billion on the market. Including $4.1 billion recent financing, Tribune's enterprise value might reach $9.9 billion. Consequently, the EBITDA multiple could reach 9.


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Associate or Senior Editor - Communications Chemistry
- Recruiter
- Nature Research
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
- Posted
- 09 Apr 2019
- Closing date
- 03 May 2019
- Industry
- Marketing & PR, Communications, Social media, Media, Creative, Digital media, Publishing, Science, Chemistry
- Job function
- Consultant
- Job level
- Graduate
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
- Education level
- Phd/Doctorate
Associate or Senior Editor - Communications Chemistry
New York / London / Berlin / Shanghai
Nature Research is the world's leader in publishing high-quality research from across the natural sciences. We are currently seeking an Associate/Senior Editor to join Communications Chemistry - a new multidisciplinary open access chemistry journal. The journal will complement our existing Nature Research open access titles, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports.
The Associate/Senior Editor role is ideal for researchers who love science but feel that a career at the bench isn't enough to sate their desire to learn in a more creative and dynamic environment.
The responsibilities include:
- To assist with the selection of manuscripts for publication.
- Suggesting and creating content for the journal, website and social media.
- Devising and supplying editorial content for special projects.
- Ensuring quality and speed of peer review.
- Maintaining a balance of tact and firmness when communicating with authors.
- Ensuring Production receives manuscripts in an appropriate and complete state.
- Engaging in Masterclasses to support business requirements.
- Other tasks as required.
To be considered for the position, you will have:
- A PhD (or equivalent) in physical chemistry, catalysis or a related discipline such as materials for energy applications. Post-doctoral experience would be advantageous but not essential.
- A genuine passion for chemistry and the ability to use it creatively to innovate and improve current practices and products.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be fluent in English (written and spoken).
- The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different areas of this discipline.
- Be eager to travel and meet scientists worldwide, learn more about them and their research, and help them learn more about us and what we are looking for in the papers we seek to publish.
- This role is located in either our London, New York, Berlin or Shanghai offices. All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK, USA, Germany or China. The position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis.
- Editorial experience is not required, although applicants with significant editorial experience are encouraged to apply and will potentially be considered for Senior Editor positions.
Applicants should include a CV, a covering letter explaining their interest in the post and their preferred office of employment, and a separate concise (<400 words) discussion of recent scientific developments that you found particularly exciting (stating why). Closing date: 3rd May, but candidates will be considered as they apply.
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For the inaugural colorstory as a Timex Social Media Ambassador, SUMMER is the key word. Brilliant sunny colors of DC-based No Kings Collective's mural in NW DC's Shaw neighborhood provides the background to ultra-girly ruffles and the season's beloved cold-shoulder silhouette. All you need is the cherry on top: Timex's Weekender Fairfield in pink and green stripes!
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We were excited to have Nathan Willett and Matt Maust of Cold War Kids at Amoeba Hollywood to show us what they picked up on their most recent visit. "To come into Amoeba was the biggest deal in the world," says lead vocalist/guitarist Willett about the opening of the LA location in 2001. "I think we came opening day; I know I did," adds Maust.
Indie rock five-piece Cold War Kids formed in Fullerton in 2004 while the members were students at Biola University. The band took their name from an experience Matt Maust had while traveling in Budapest, visiting a park with a children's playground and several missing statues from the Cold War era. The band released their debut EP, Mulberry Street in 2005; the release drew its name from a restaurant below multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Jonnie Russell's apartment where the group would regularly meet. In 2006, Cold War Kids signed to Downtown Records and released their first full-length, Robbers & Cowards. They embarked on an extensive North American tour to promote the album, joining the White Stripes on their summer 2007 tour.
In 2008, the band moved to Long Beach and began work on their second LP, Loyalty to Loyalty. Cold War Kids toured for much of the next couple years, both on their own headlining dates and as openers for Death Cab for Cutie. Ever prolific, the band used their downtime from touring to record what would become their seventh EP, Behave Yourself. The indie rockers continued to tour tirelessly and work on new material, releasing a string of well-received full-lengths: Mine Is Yours (2011), Dear Miss Lonelyhearts (2013), Hold My Home (2014), and L.A. Divine (2017).
Willett grabbed some cool electronic LPs by BadBadNotGood and Jamie xx, whose sound he calls "very restrained and very minimal." Willett also found the CD box set of Nina Simone's Phillips label recordings, which includes her albums I Put a Spell On You, Wild Is The Wind, and High Priestess of Soul. Maust is an avid t-shirt collector and expanded his collection with tees from the Gun Club and Depeche Mode.
But which member of BadBadNotGood did Nathan Willett want to have play on the band's latest album? You'll have to watch the video below to find out:
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PORTSMOUTH — Several Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Centers in New Hampshire are opening their doors on Saturday, Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, for taxpayers eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. The expanded service is to help taxpayers who may not be able to seek assistance during the work week.
EITC is a financial boost for working people hit by hard economic times. Many people will qualify for the first time this year because their incomes declined, their marital status changed or they added children to their families. Bigger families with three or more children get an extra boost with a larger credit this year. Workers without children also may qualify.
Four of five eligible workers claim and get their EITC. IRS wants to raise that number to five out of five. However, workers can get their EITC only if they file federal income tax returns -- even if they are not otherwise required to file -- and specifically claim the credit.
EITC can put up to $5,666 into the pockets of families and individuals. The average credit last year was $2,200. Anyone with earnings under $48,362 from wages, self-employment or farming in 2010, should see if they qualify. They earned it. Now they just need to file and claim it.
Taxpayers wanting to know whether they qualify for the EITC can visit an IRS office. IRS personnel are available to answer taxpayers' questions, offer additional information about the EITC, provide publications about this valuable credit and help prepare returns claiming the credit.
IRS offices will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Portsmouth office is at 80 Daniel St. Taxpayers can locate the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center nearest them by visiting IRS.gov.
Aside from IRS offices, taxpayers may also receive assistance at more than 12,000 free tax assistance sites nationwide. Taxpayers can locate the most conveniently located Volunteer Tax Assistance Site in New Hampshire by calling 211 or 1-800-906-9887.
Whether taxpayers are seeking assistance at an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center, a free income tax preparation site or from a professional tax return preparer in New Hampshire, they should bring certain documents with them, including:
-- Valid driver's license or photo identification (self & spouse, if applicable)
-- Social Security cards for all persons listed on the return
-- Dates of birth for all persons listed on the return
-- All income statements: Forms W-2, 1099, Social Security, Unemployment, or other benefits statements, self-employment records and any documents showing taxes withheld
-- Dependent child care information: payee's name, address and SSN or TIN
-- Proof of account at financial institution for direct debit or deposit (e.g. cancelled/ voided check or bank statement)
-- Prior year tax return (if available)
For more information about EITC visit www.irs.gov.
Taxpayers looking for the IRS online should type www.irs.gov into their Web browsers. Taxpayers should also beware of Web sites that may resemble IRS.gov but end in .com, .net, .org, .biz or any other domain name extension. For the genuine IRS Web site, it's www.IRS.gov.
IRS Portsmouth office opening Saturdays to help taxpayers
PORTSMOUTH — Several Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Centers in New Hampshire are opening their doors on Saturday, Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, for taxpayers eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. The expanded service is to help taxpayers who may not be able to seek assistance during the work week.


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Tuesday Morning Sketches for this one. I also used my Wink of Stella pens to give the balloons a special sparkle for the Tuesday Throw Down Sparkle challenge. Die Cutting Divas has a birthday challenge. I used my spellbinder banner die to cut these banners. and a scalloped circle behind the image.
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Fantastic birthday card! I really like your double banner with sentiment, great take on our sketch at Tuesday Morning sketches!ReplyDelete
August must have been the month for birthdays.....I depleted my stock also!! 😀 This is such a cute card....thank you for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown challenge! So happy you played along!ReplyDelete
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The 'Tom Sawyer' project
Sacramento Public Library
(916) 264-2920
"Sacramento Public Library is thrilled to bring The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to life, both for those who know the story well, and for a brand new generation of Twain readers," said Library Director Rivkah K. Sass." Our goal is to get our entire community reading and talking about this iconic work."
Access Sacramento
(916) 456-8600
Access Sacramento is a nonprofit public service organization and community media hub for Sacramento County. The organization is "making a difference, one story at a time" and invites you to join your neighbors and become a "digital storyteller." Access Sacramento provides tools and training to help you promote the mission of your organization and reach a potential audience of 265,000 Sacramento County households.
McAvoy Layne
(775) 833-1835
McAvoy Layne is "the ghost of Mark Twain," preserving the wit and wisdom of "the wild humorist of the Pacific slope." He is the author of the soon-to-be-published "Becoming Mark Twain" and winner of the Nevada award for excellence in school and library service. He portrays the ghost of Mark Twain in A&E's biography of Mark Twain and in the Discovery Channel's Cronkite Award winning documentary, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 36,000 free ebooks to download to your PC, Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Android or other portable device. The ebooks are free in the United States because their copyright has expired.
Learn more about Mark Twain
Autobiography website: "This is Mark Twain"
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Chicago rockers Rise Against announce the first leg of their 2012 tour as new single Satellite goes for adds at alternative rock radio. The tour kicks off January 17th at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, TX (see below for complete itinerary). A Day to Remember and The Menzingers will open all shows with Glassjaw joining the bill for the February 3rd show in Uniondale, NY.
Fan Club presale will take place November 8th at http://riseagainst.artistarena.com with public on sale to take place November 11th. For more information visit www.riseagainst.com.
Rise Against recently premiered the video for Satellite exclusively on their Facebook page last week along with a message thanking fans for their participation in capturing the audience reaction to its live performance.
Satellite is the third single to be released off Rise Against's sixth studio album Endgame. The track follows previous top 5 rock radio singles, Help Is On The Way and Make It Stop (September's Children).
Below is the list of winter 2012 Rise Against headline dates:
January 17th Austin Music Hall Austin, TX
January 18th Illusion Theater San Antonio, TX
January 19th House of Blues New Orleans, LA**
January 21st UCF Arena Orlando, FL
January 22nd Township Auditorium Columbia, SC
January 24th Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
January 26th Kent State University Kent, OH
January 27th UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
January 29th Penn State State College, PA
January 30th Mid Hudson Civic Center Poughkeepsie, NY
February 1st Paul E. Tsongas Arena Lowell, MA
February 3rd Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY ***
February 4th Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
February 5th Patriot Center Fairfax, VA (on sale 11/18)
**A Day To Remember will not be on this show.
*** Glassjaw joins the bill
For more information on Rise Against, visit their official site, www.riseagainst.com, as well as their Facebook and Twitter pages. Pick up a copy of Endgame available on iTunes now!


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TU's Medical Laboratory Science graduates honored during pinning ceremony
Graduating students in Thomas University's Medical Laboratory Science program were recognized during a pinning ceremony held Friday, May 4, in Smith-Bonvillian Hall on TU's Forbes Campus. Participating in the ceremony are (front from left) Leslie Cooper, MLS program adviser; Deidre Payne of Unadilla; Malcolm Williams of Thomasville; Phillip Woods of Thomasville; Taylor Mitchell of Thomasville; Jodi Wilson of Thomasville; Fikirte Wodajo of Stone Mountain; (back row) Kimberly Vaughn of Lithonia; Shamekia Coleman of Morrow; Brooke Edwards of Thomasville; Zachary Humphries of Commerce; and Jaime Ortiz, MLS faculty member. During the ceremony, Wilson was also named the recipient of this year's Ambassador Award for the program.


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Best Ways To Make A Baby
An estimated 11 million couples in the U.S. are currently trying to conceive a child. Medical groups now recommend that would-be parents plan for baby-making at least three months before they begin trying.
Pregnancy guru Heidi Murkoff, author of "What to Expect Before You're Expecting" as well as the very popular series of books thart began with "What To Expect When You Are Expecting" visited The Early Show Monday with some surprising tips on baby-making tips.
Co-anchor Julie Chen, herself several months pregnant, played "True or False" with Murkoff, to dispel lots of myths.
"Believe it or not, this is true," Murkoff said. "This is one of the few conception clichés that actually stands up to scientific scrutiny."
Oysters are also aphrodisiac, Murkoff adds, but they help you get pregnant, as well.
"Oysters are the food chain's most concentrated source of zinc. And zinc is one of nature's most fertile nutrients, in addition to being a libido-booster," she explained. "So, yes, it's true what they say about oysters: They are nature's answer to Viagra - for both sexes, in fact."
Murkoff reiterates that both sexes can enjoy the benefits.
"You should share those before you get busy. Also, you can still have them raw pre-conception, along with your sushi and sashimi. Once you are expecting, that's going to be off the menu," she noted.
"Yes, potentially this is true -- kind of off-label, but true. We're talking about expectorants. Expectorants work by thinning the mucous in your chest, which is a good thing if you have a cough," she said. "But they don't distinguish between different types of mucous in your body. They may also be thinning your cervical mucous, which is easier for sperm to hitch a ride in."
Murkoff also adds that, if you try this at home, you don't want to choose an expectorant that has antihistamines, which she says "are fertility-unfriendly because it may dry up your cervical mucous along with your nasal mucous." She stresses that you should read your labels.
"Sorry, this is false. Yeah, it's not just pre-pregnancy no, no. Heavy caffeine consumption is linked to decreased fertility and also to an increased risk of miscarriage if you do conceive," she said. "So, you've got to limit to 200 milligrams of caffeine a day."
Murkoff demonstrated that by showing 12 ounces of brewed coffee a day and stressed - "This isn't an hour, a day!"
"So the good news is you don't have to cut back any further once you're expecting, because pregnant women are allowed the same 200 milligrams of caffeine," she said. "A good reason to get that before you're pregnant, is you're going to have enough headaches and fatigue and irritability. You don't want to be adding caffeine withdrawal symptoms to the mix."
"Guys don't get an all-you can drink pass during preconception, because it can lower testosterone levels and decrease sperm production and even bring down the curtain on performance. Kind of essential during operation conception. So they should limit themselves to no more than two drinks per day."
"This is true. The bottom line is that anything that overheats that southernmost region on a man can give a cold shower to sperm production. So that could be a laptop, it could be hot tub, sauna, steam room or a pair of 'tighty whities'. Women like them better anyway, right?" Murkoff joked.
To rad an excerpt of "What To Expect Before You're Expecting," click here.


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Software Asset Management Top Challenges
Let's face it: The state of Software Asset Management (SAM) is poor in general. There is more and more pressure on IT to reduce costs while still maintaining compliance. On top of that, environments are becoming more complex with virtualization thanks to cloud and hybrid computing models. Without the right SAM solution, you're