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"Oh, shit!" I said as I walked out on the back porch. Then, I noticed two boys desperately flinging coolers of pool water onto the flames. I hustled down to the bottom of the yard, and noticed that the neigbors were starting to slowly come out. "HAVE YOU CALLED 911?!!?" I yelled. I got back a weary, "Yes ma'am." I wasn't too confident. I texted Brian that the woods were on fire, and then I called 911. I think four or five of us did. Then I took a picture.
And that's when I started to worry. First, I went to go find our little bitty fire extinguisher. Found it, and realized that wasn't going to work. So, I hooked up the hoses, instead.
Then the wind blew, again.
The neighbor, said, "That's getting mighty close to your fence." Yeah it was. So, I hosed down the fence and the yard, and the realized I was too short to even see over the fence. So I went and got the ladder. As you can see in this picture, the fire department is in the upper right side, trying to control it over there. Also, notice how LARGE the flames are. It started spreading QUICKLY. By the time I got the ladder and my hose set up, it was 10 feet from our fence. I turned that sucker on full blast and started spraying. I was able to get a lot of it out, and then ANOTHER breeze came and blew the fire about two feet from the other neighbors fence. I got that out, too. Then, two guys from the neighborhood behind us came running at me and asked if they could use my hose. I said sure, my flames were out, and threw it at them. So for the next fifteen minutes, I helped feed the hose over the fence and watched out for new fires. They were able to get it all out before it damaged any houses. Right before they finished, Brian came home. He found me outside on a ladder, pointing over a fence at still smoldering bits to the guys with our hose. He didn't get the text until he got home. Thankfully, it wasn't anything worse. While I was reeling in the hose, Brian went to go talk to the fire department.
Turns out, no matter what they did, they couldn't have reached the fire with their hoses. (So they say.) There wasn't a place where they could have gotten the truck into, to have access for the hose, because of all the fence in the area. Which is rather disturbing. The scarier part to me? If I wasn't home, a lot more damage could have been done if I hadn't have hooked up my hose. (Just bragging a bit. Let me have it.) Though, my dying gratitude is to those three random guys who helped fight the fire (I'm looking at you awesome beard guy, bald guy with TMNT shorts, and Old-School Oakley guy who had more hose). They came out of nowhere, and took over through the briars, the burning bushes, and whatever else horrible was back there. THOSE guys are the real heroes. I thanked them profusely, and as they were walking back, another neighbor, who'd just gotten home from work, offered to buy them a case of beer. Didn't even think of that.
So, as I was dragging the hose and the ladder back up the hill, Brian came back from finding out what happened, and helped me clean up. Then, the fire guys and a sheriff's deputy appeared in the neighbor's backyard, and started discussing what was going on.
Turns out, two kids in the other neighborhood were just lighting fires in the woods for shits and giggles. Being kids. Then, of course, it got out of hand, and they freaked out and tried to put it out. Needless to say, when the deputy went to one kid's house, he didn't answer the door. But the other kid did, and ratted the other kid out. Let's just hope there's some sort of consequence to this. Here's the aftermath:
As you can see, it got pretty close to the fence. I was able to put it out, before any real damage was done.
Brian jumped the fence a little later to check out the damages and he got this picture.
So, yeah. Needless to say, the craft room didn't get finished, and still is in the state as I left it. I'll finish it later. I'm tired, from being sunburnt and having heat exhaustion.
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text: I met with Melissa on campus at JMU in Harrisonburg, Virginia for this graduation session! Melissa is graduating in December but setup a date for her session before the winter weather comes! The fall colors made for a great backdrop around campus while we stopped by some key locations including The Quad, The Statue of James Madison, The Fountain, and The Kissing Rock. All were perfect spots for this session. Not only did we get the standard cap and gown photos but we also got some more casual images. I always suggest bringing a second outfit to get a different look!

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Reported By Women: October 26
Concert:nova Presents: "A Woman's Voice"
Reporting by Katey Parks.
"This is what the world needs right now," says Dr. Nathaniel Stein, the Associate Curator of Photography for the Cincinnati Art Museum. "Snapshot" is a part of the larger exhibit, Life: Gillian Wearing, and can be viewed and admired now through Dec. 30 at the Cincinnati Art Museum. In this portion of her exhibit, visual artist Gillian Wearing has created a multi-screen video piece that includes ideas of memory, identity, and photographic imagery. This involves framed "snapshots" of seven different women of varying ages enacting scenes from everyday life while an elderly woman narrates her own personal recollections. To lift your art experience even higher, concert:nova created a musical reaction to the exhibit that is to be played between narrations, and includes musical selections by seven female composers.
As a woman, concert:nova's managing artistic director, Ixi Chen, was particularly excited for this project and is hoping to make this a series. Being my first experience both at the Cincinnati Art Museum and with concert:nova, Chen was wonderfully welcoming and very knowledgeable of the music and photography. Her excitement for this project could be seen a mile away. Chen has reason to not just show excitement, but to also be very proud. Concert:nova is so new and forward that other museums are also getting on board with the cutting edge chamber music and somewhat unusual ideas. Professional violinist, Elissa Cassini, performed the chamber music for "A Woman's Voice," and traveled all the way from Paris to do so. In this experience, we see a woman's voice portrayed in more ways than one. Not only do we hear a woman speak vividly of various life recollections, but we are also able to see a woman's voice through Gillian Wearing's photography and hear a woman's voice through string music composed by females. In speaking with Dr. Stein about Wearing's exhibit, he wanted to stress the fact that she is not a political artist. Wearing's use of masks in her photography relates to the profound significance of the face as a symbol of selfhood and a point of contact between self and other.
"None of us are just ourselves," says Stein. In a time when we are exposed to art with political meanings or clogged up with theories, it's this clear and direct message of "genuine interest and genuine desire to understand another" that sets this exhibit apart.
Stein was such a fan of Wearing's work that when he was appointed to associate curator in 2017, the first thing he did was bring Wearing's art to Cincinnati. What is so wonderful about this is the fact that usually Wearing only debuts in New York City and London. To have her work here in Cincinnati and the privilege of keeping two of her pieces from this exhibit shows just how much the art museum is working to bring in more fantastic visual and musical art to our community.
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Special Olympics Québec (SOQ) is proud to announce a four-year partnership with the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Foundation through its charity support program. Jumpstart's financial support and its three programs allow nearly 40,000 young Quebecers to play their favourite sports every year, and 700 of them are given the unforgettable gift of attending a vacation camp at the outdoor centre.
It is a natural partnership, since the Jumpstart Foundation is already attentive to the cause of intellectually disabled athletes, as it is a major partner for the Special Olympics Québec Festival, and the two organizations also share many values, such as growth, respect and confidence.
Jumpstart's contribution in cash and kind will allow SOQ to offer its athletes training scholarships, running shoes at the health clinic, clothing for the provincial and national Games and extraordinary facilities (the Jumpstart outdoor centre) for the pre-Games camps.
Special Olympics Québec is very honoured to be able to count on the support of the Jumpstart Foundation, and we hope our partnership will be long-lasting!
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Welcome to Bad Toro Freestyle Kickboxing, I am the Chief Instructor and your lessons will always be taught by me. I have been Kickboxing for over 17 years as I started at 4 years old.I have trained with many well known martial arts instructors including Master Phil Benisten and Andy Morrell.
So what will you learn?
You will learn to use all parts of your body. You will learn how to punch, kick, knee andelbow. I will teach you how to defend yourself against a attacker and also how to compete on the big circuit. You will also learn a wide variety of self defence moves from somebody grabbing you to headlock and pre-emptivly dealing with a situation before it escalates into a violent state.
We welcome all beginners as at the end of the day every black belt has took the same step thru the door as a white belt.
All of our classes are open to beginners so just turn up at any venue which is closest to you.
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I can offer private lessons on a one to one basis which has many benefits including:
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I have been involed in martial arts since I was 4 years old, joining shotokan at a young age and other such styles like Tae Kwon Do. Growing up I moved across to freestyle where I felt more comtable and trained under sensei Gordon Wilson to Brown Belt 1st kyu level. Taking my 1st dan infront of a panel of approx 13 judges at CMAA. I began working as a bouncer in Manchester and took on other styles such as wrestling and Judo.
I have also trained with Sensei Andy Ford and was awarded a black belt in his style of Panther Martial arts.
The years have went by and I have taken my 2nd dan in front of MASTER Phil Beniston 7th dan.


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Halloween Organ & Film: Nosferatu
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Before vampires dressed in designer clothes and looked like Robert Pattinson, silent film director F.W. Murnau created the classic German expressionist retelling of every kid's favorite campfire tale. Settle into the Walt Disney Concert Hall for a screening and live score of the film from organist Clark Wilson on Halloween night.
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Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent who investigated Donald Trump's alleged Kremlin links, was so worried by what he was discovering that at the end he was working without pay, The Independent has learned.
Mr Steele also decided to pass on information to both British and American intelligence officials after concluding that such material should not just be in the hands of political opponents of Mr Trump, who had hired his services, but was a matter of national security for both countries. – independent.co.uk


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(5/16/2019 ~ updates)
Reeds for the TC2 made in America!
I have found a good source for reeds:
Carolina Loom Reeds.
They have the specs for the TC2. The cost is very reasonable. I got one reasonably quickly.
Everything you might need to know or try, to find your best set of procedures for warping the TC-2. There are 3 books in this series. I own them all. They are worth every penny. I refer to these 2 for winding and warping. The warping book seems to be only available for download currently...
Warping Your Loom and Tying on New Warps
I got mine here:
You can go to Peggy's website or Amazon
Winding a Warp and Using a Paddle
A spring and an S hook
I'm not the only one enamored with S hooks. They are my little darlings. Although you may thread only once or twice, I have found this little system to be crazy awesome. The spring holds threads you have just threaded to the side while you reach past the heddles to the lease sticks. The S hook holds groups of threads to the side in slip knotted bundles so they don't get rubbed back into the heddles when you reach forward.
I resisted for years....and then I tried one for more than a few picks. Once I got the hang of it, I found that my weaving was better and my selvedges were better. The beater on the TC-2 will get scratched up if you use a temple where the prongs are pointed down- so use one like this. We've also experimented with alligator clips, cords and bagged weights.
I do use a variety of shuttles. However, the bulk of my work is with end feed shuttles. This is not a requirement for working on the TC-2 - it is a preference. I use this image a lot - partially, I will admit because I often hear exclamations and it makes me feel like a badass. I also refer to this image as "The view from crazy town"- but in fact, it should be called the "View from Orderville".
It represents the way I like to operate. Temple in place, the shuttles lined up, threads pulled just so thru the tension devices, 2 tables at my hips a notebook with pen and tester. The beautiful little shuttles are my jewels. They are used almost exclusively for supplementary wefts- even though I could use anything. The end feed shuttles I use are from schacht- I prefer the 12 inch ones.
The smaller shuttles are Bluster bay from a variety of vendors. The shed on the TC2 is a bit lower than other looms- so those bigger boxy shuttles don't fly thru with ease.
Electric Bobbin Winder
I use 3 forms of light when I weave. I have a swing arm lamp clamped to the loom frame, overhead lights in the studio and these under-frame LED strip lights
Cone Supports
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The Asian-American dream is falling apart
Growing up in a Chinese-American family, I was raised in a culture where it is normal for parents to pay for tutors, piano and martial arts lessons to help their children get into college. The idea is that a good education, with financial assistance by our parents, would lead to a fulfilling career, a house and family.
Many thousands of Asian-American parents make this commitment, which assumes that in return they will be cared for in their golden years. But for Asian-American millennials, especially in California, that desire to do our part is becoming elusive.
It's not for lack of achievement. According to the Census Bureau, 54 percent of Asian Americans have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to just 33 percent of the total population, and have average incomes $15,600 higher.
Still, I have friends, including many accomplished professionals, who 10 years into their careers, are forced to ask their parents to help with unexpected health, car and veterinary bills. The problem is compounded by the rising cost of housing; one-third of those ages 18 to 34 cannot afford rent and still live with their parents. Too many millennials, not just Asian Americans, share the same embarrassing experience of needing financial assistance from parents entering retirement age.
Some blame millennials for spending their money on expensive coffee and avocado toast, instead of choosing to buy a house. In reality, most of my friends are thrifty and make their own toast, but they're still unable to afford a house.
I come from a family of immigrants who came to America, worked hard, got their college degrees and saved up to buy our first home. If the American dream is homeownership and a stake in their community, we found a way to make it happen. My parents saved and saved and saved some more, only spending on my education.
But today that sacrifice does not seem enough. During a phone call to my mother, I burst into tears when I came to the realization that at the age of 32, I probably couldn't save enough to purchase my own house. My gracious mother said, "Don't worry, I get it, times have changed and I already have plans for you." I felt like the luckiest girl alive to have a culture that thinks about and plans for future generations, but sadly many others will be left behind.
Now that the Legislature has completed cap-and-trade legislation, it is imperative that our housing supply and affordability crisis take center stage. California is where every generation who dreamed of owning a home had the chance to make it a reality. We need to be bold and continue to give everybody their opportunity.
As a millennial, I want to be able to make my own way and be there for my parents and community. In a state as great as California, I don't think this is too much to ask.
Elena Lee Reeder, former press secretary to Assemblyman David Chiu, is principal of LeederStrategies, a Sacramento communications firm. She can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Tens of thousands of excited K-Pop fans from far and wide flock to KCON LA every year to celebrate this pop culture phenomenon. Held in Los Angeles, KCON is a three-day global K-pop music and culture festival. This year, 95,000 people were attracted to KCON and gather at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Staples Center.
We offer general useful information in terms of travel advice, money and preemptive measure prior to travelling to South Korea.
You wouldn't want to make it all the way to South Korea and then find out you are not allowed to enter or you don't have all that's necessary to be allowed past the border. You also want to stay safe, get all your jabs beforehand as the body takes time to build immunity to certain viruses. Here are some guidelines and recommendations by the UK government to make your trip as smooth as possible.
Most of the 140,000 British nationals who visit South Korea every year do so trouble-free, but then there is that small fraction of tourists who encounter some kind of mishap. To minimize the consequences of these mishaps, the UK government has compiled a few guidelines to help travellers make the most of their trip. First of you all, if you are a British citizen abroad, they advise you to contact the nearest British embassy, consulate or high commission if you need help from the UK government.
As exciting as it may be to explore a new place, it is important to do some research prior to travelling in order to make the most of your travelling experience. Before you start packing, here is some useful information:
With all the attractions that the South Korean city of Seoul offers, it can be quite expensive. That is why it is important to know the free amazing things the city has to offer, so you can make the most out of your budget. From scenic hikes to interesting museums and poetic sunrises, there are plenty of free things to do in Seoul.
Compared to "Steven Spielberg in his prime by Quentin Tarantino, South Korean Director Bong Joon-Ho has gone from blacklist to blockbuster with this film "Okja."
Sure K-pop is catchy, the stage performances are original and the dance routines are spectacular, but an element essential to the artist's success is how good-looking they are. Who can resist gorgeous girls dancing short and tight outfits? Right? Right?
As K-pop takes the US market by storm, American musicians opt to launch their own K-pop careers. When actor Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith, announced his plan to become a K-pop star, some people criticized his him. "He knows the K-in K-pop stands for Korean, right?"
Korean pop music may have been subtly barred from China, but another powerful market has opened its doors to this Asian phenomenon. "China is no longer a viable market for K-pop touring acts," said Ellen Kong, CEO of Elf Asia, a Hong Kong promotion company specializing in K-pop. When a door closes, however, a window opens, and this time the odds are in K-pop's favor big time.


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On January 26, 2001 a huge earthquake struck Gujarat in western India, killing over 20,000 people and destroying tens of thousands of homes. In response BKS Iyengar sent 15 of his teachers to stricken villages there to offer free yoga to the survivors. The teachers took with them a sequence of poses devised by Iyengar especially for victims of catastrophes such as earthquakes and hurricanes. (I hope such a sequence is being offered freely in Texas and Florida right now – and, sadly, in many another place around this widely-suffering world.)
Later that sequence was circulated among Iyengar teachers everywhere and I had a copy, so, for several weeks right after 9/11, I taught only that sequence in all my classes in San Francisco, along with the continuous recitation throughout every class of the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, which is a famous ancient mantra meant to nourish us and lift us up in times of trouble, even in the face of death.
Of course it is "events" like these that capture the headlines and our attention, and call forth our compassion. But what interests me as much these days is the slow-motion catastrophe of America – and Gaia - sweeping over all of us and shaking us, some of us anyway, to our roots.
I see this in many of my students lately, a kind of pervasive tiredness and loss of focus. Underneath that, I sense there are feelings, for some, of distrust and fear and helplessness and hopelessness. And I wonder what I can offer them as their teacher.
Iyengar's sequence won't really work right now – it wasn't designed for this. So I've thought that maybe I should be teaching more restorative poses to help my students with their fatigue. But then I think that maybe what they need more than that are invigorating poses to give them energy and courage, and then I start thinking about Kali. (And of course here we are, baby, right in the middle of the Kali Yuga.) Or maybe I should mix it up a little, some of this, some of that, a few restoratives and then some stronger stuff. But then I don't really like that either, too wishy-washy.
So what am I left with in these stressful, exhausting times, these times of unreality – surreality really – what can I offer my students? All I can come up with is this: Keep It Real. I actually don't think it makes any difference what sequences I teach, as long as I'm helping my students stay grounded in the actual moment-by-moment reality of their poses, without fantasy, without escaping into wishful thinking, without denying the fleshy stubbornness – and flightiness - of the breath and the mind. I want to encourage my students to pay attention, to be willing to notice what actually goes on in their poses. It doesn't matter what they think the pose is "supposed" to feel like, or look like.
It's only what actually happens that is useful. We don't have to like everything we discover, we can certainly work to change things in our practice, but all that begins with clear-minded seeing in the present moment.
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PCC Info Night! March 21st @ 7pm in the New Academic Welcome Center on Stonehill's amazing campus!
Do you want the SUMMER OF A LIFETIME? Are you a student in 7th through 10th grade? Are you interested in trying out new talents and learning new skills? Do you want to meet friends from all over Massachusetts, China and the Netherlands? Have you ever wanted to attend summer camp but afraid that it will cost too much? Then PCC is the place for you! Come join us in learning about the most affordable 6 week overnight summer camp in the area! And this year we have added a 4 week option for new students! This will allow students to make the commitment if they are unsure about 6 weeks!
Are you so excited for PCC that you can not wait to explore the campus and see a glimpse of what the summer will look like? Well then you have to attend the PCC info night and learn all about the "A Summer of a Lifetime"! We will talk PCC and you will get to know more about where you will be living this summer! How are roommates picked? What is the food like? How do you wake up on time for classes? What are the dance themes? We will try to answer all your questions! You'll leave feeling good and knowing more about the best summer program you could possibly sign up for! We are just as excited as you and we want to share all we can to make you comfortable and feel at home! #pccinfonight – Any questions, email email@example.com
At PCC we offer so many opportunities! Don't waste your time on your phone or on your couch this summer, do something that will change your life! Students attend Monday through Friday, take 2 classes of their choice, live in a college dorm, learn leadership skills and have the freedom (with supervision) to access a college campus. This is just the beginning of what we have to offer at Project Contemporary Competitiveness at Stonehill College!
At this event, we will be going over:
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You will hear a brief presentation from our administration, the program directors and resident administrators. You will then watch an awesome but short video! You can access all the paper work (such as application, medical forms, etc.), ask questions and really learn about our special program! We want to give you everything you need to know in order to send your kids to this amazing, once in a lifetime opportunity! You don't want to miss it!
If you have any questions and you cannot wait to ask, feel free to email Kayla Howell and Jaimee Martin, our program directors. THEY LOVE TALKING PCC and will help you out! Email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Feel like there may be something holding you back from sending your student? Come talk to us at this event or email us! We try to make any situation work!
This event will be held in the BRAND NEW Student Welcome Building on the Quad. Parking is behind the building but if that is full, Lot 11 or 17 can be accessed. This event will be in the auditorium. We will have a staff member greeting people at the door so don't worry we will show you where to go!
We would love you to RSVP to the attend so we can get an idea of how many people to expect! Here is the link to the event on facebook, while you are there, be sure to like our page!
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Finite element analysis of human femur bone
Permanent lenkehttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/7993
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ForfatterMughal, Uzair; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Moatamedi, Mojtaba
An effort is made to analyse the stresses experienced by the human femur. In order to achieve these results a CAD model was developed by using the 3-D scanning of generic human femur for an individual of 70 kg weight (approx. averaged adult weight). The marrow cavity has been approximated as a hollow cylinder. The FEM model was built using solid tetrahedral element (20-noded 186 structural solid, ANSYS®). The model was analysed for its sensitivity. The results were computed for the range of loads. In this analysis, the maximum stress and its location were noted. In addition, the critical value of load was estimated for ultimate failure (i.e. fracture). The evaluated results give an understanding of the natural safety factor. The presented results are of significant importance in replication of the natural design parameters in creating the synthetic bone substitutes.
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SiteringInternational Journal of Multiphysics 9(2015) nr. 2 s. 101-108
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INDIANAPOLIS--- The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and the Mid-American Conference has received 27 allocations, the fifth highest of any Division I Wrestling Conference.
The eight MAC wrestling programs will compete in the MAC Wrestling Championships March 8-9 in Norfolk, Virginia, on the campus of Old Dominion to determine which wrestlers will qualify for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on March 21-23.
NCAA Division I Wrestling Qualifier Allocation
To determine the qualifier allocations, each qualifying tournament was awarded automatic bids per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class; ratings percentage index (RPI); and coaches' ranking. For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each conference was awarded a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds. NCAA tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish.
After all of the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 44 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. on March 13. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition; quality wins; coaches' ranking; results against common opponents; RPI; qualifying event placement; and winning percentage.
In addition, the individual wrestler rankings for the top 33 wrestlers in each weight class were released by the final coaches' panel rankings as well as by RPI. The NCAA released the third coaches' panel rankings for the 2018-19 season and the second release of the RPI.
SIUE freshman 157-pounder Justin Ruffin is tabbed 25th in the coaches ranking and 33rd in the RPI.
The MAC had 31 wrestlers earn spots in the coaches rankings, including one second-place listing, two within the top five of the weight classes and five total ranked in the top ten. In addition 37 MAC wrestlers were ranked in the RPI rankings, including one second-place listing, three within the top five of the weight classes and seven total ranked in the top ten. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa.
NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches Rankings (through matches of Feb. 24, 2019)
16. Michael McGee, Old Dominion
19. Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan
21. Shakur Laney, Ohio
22. Dack Punke, Missouri
33. Kyle Akins, Buffalo
7. John Erneste, Missouri
23. Mario Guillen, Ohio
28. Derek Spann, Buffalo
4. Jaydin Eierman, Missouri
13. Bryan Lantry, Buffalo
14. Cameron Kelly, Ohio
17. Sa'Derian Perry, Old Dominion
6. Brock Mauller, Missouri
8. Larry Early, Old Dominion
16. Jarrett Jacques, Missouri
18. Zac Carson, Ohio
21. Logan Parks, Central Michigan
25. Justin Ruffin, SIUE
32. Alex Smythe, Buffalo
13. Connor Flynn, Missouri
32. Troy Keller, Buffalo
33. Kenny Moore, Northern Illinois
2. Daniel Lewis, Missouri
13. Brit Wilson, Northern Illinois
17. Andrew McNally, Kent State
18. Dylan Wisman, Missouri
31. Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan
25. Wyatt Koelling, Missouri
12. Matt Stencel, Central Michigan
16. Jake Gunning, Buffalo
23. Zach Elam, Missouri
The RPI rankings require a minimum of 17 matches against other Division I competition to earn a ranking. The RPI factors winning percentage, opponent winning percentage and opponents' opponent winning percentage.
NCAA Division I Wrestling Ratings RPI -- 17 match minimum vs. Division I opponents (through matches of Feb. 24, 2019)
7. Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan
13. Michael McGee, Old Dominion
22. Shakur Laney, Ohio
24. Dack Punke, Missouri
2. John Erneste, Missouri
20. Derek Spann, Buffalo
23. Tim Rooney, Kent State
30. Alijah Jeffery, Northern Illinois
4. Jaydin Eierman, Missouri
16. Sa'Derian Perry, Old Dominion
18. Cameron Kelly, Ohio
9. Brock Mauller, Missouri
29. Alec Hagan, Ohio
32. Kevin Budock, Old Dominion
8. Larry Early, Old Dominion
15. Zac Carson, Ohio
23. Alex Smythe, Buffalo
29. Logan Parks, Central Michigan
31. Jarrett Jacques, Missouri
32. Justin Ruffin, SIUE
11. Connor Flynn, Missouri
24. Kenny Moore, Northern Illinois
27. Troy Keller, Buffalo
29. Colt Yinger, Ohio
4. Daniel Lewis, Missouri
27. Brit Wilson, Northern Illinois
12. Dylan Wisman, Missouri
13. Andrew McNally, Kent State
18. Antonio Agee, Old Dominion
28. Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan
22. Wyatt Koelling, Missouri
30. Brett Perry, Buffalo
7. Matt Stencel, Central Michigan
15. Jake Gunning, Buffalo
19. Zach Elam, Missouri
20. William Hilliard, Old Dominion
32. Zack Parker, Ohio


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J AND J BRAND COMPANY was formed in June 2016 as an import, export and distribution company servicing the FMCG market. Since its inception, the company has moved remarkably quickly to get all of the groundwork established in order to begin trading.
J AND J Rewards started in October of 2014 and has since been responsible for the creation of many trendy and well respected brands. Due to the founders and employees having international backgrounds, we have managed to create unique brand value in the lifestyle industry.


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Miloslava Rezkova, a Czech high jumper who at 18 pulled off a major upset when she beat two better-known Russians to win a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, setting off a burst of national pride by a country that had only recently been invaded by Soviet bloc troops, died on Sunday. She was 64.
The cause was cancer, the Czech Athletics Federation said. It did not say where she died.
Rezkova, whose personal best for the season was just 1.66 meters, jumped 1.82 meters (just under 6 feet) to capture the gold medal, defeating the powerful Soviet jumpers Antonina Okorokova, who took silver, and Valentina Kozyr, who took bronze.
Her victory, in October, was hailed at home, coming months after the Prague Spring, a short-lived period of liberalization during the Cold War that led, in August, to a Soviet bloc invasion of the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia.
Rezkova was also European champion in 1969, when she jumped 1.83 meters in Athens. A year later she married her coach, Rudolf Hubner, with whom she had a son and a daughter.
She had declined a marriage proposal by a Greek millionaire, who was said to have offered her an island in the Aegean Sea as a wedding present.
She retired in 1977 when her straddling style of jumping was being replaced by the Fosbury Flop, named after the American jumper Dick Fosbury, who won the 1968 Olympic high jump title for the United States using what has been called his "backwards over the bar" technique.
Rezkova was born on July 22, 1950, in Prague. Information on survivors was not available.


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Oct. 23–A new oil pricing benchmark launched Monday that could make Houston the new hub for U.S. oil pricing.
The commodities trading firm Intercontinental Exchange Inc, initiated the West Texas Intermediate pricing guide that will price oil based on volumes produced from the Permian Basin and delivered to Houston's refining and export hub. The new ICE Permian WTI futures contract will price West Texas oil delivered to Magellan Midstream Partners' large terminal in East Houston along the Houston Ship Channel.
With most of the nation's oil exports shipped from the Gulf Coast, ICE sees Houston as a more accurate delivery point than the current West Texas Intermediate benchmark that's delivered to Cushing, Okla.Cushing is a major storage and trading hub nicknamed the pipeline crossroads of the world.
The Houston futures contract is another sign of the Gulf Coast's emergence as a global hub on energy exports rivaling the Middle East. West Texas' booming Permian Basin is producing a record of 3.5 million barrels of oil a day — nearly one-third of the nation's total. With those rising volume, much more oil is headed to export destinations out of Houston and Corpus Christi.
Increasing volumes of liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids and petrochemical products are also being shipped to global markets from Houston and other Gulf Coast ports. U.S. crude exports have climbed to an average of nearly 2 million barrels day, most shipped from the Gulf Coast.
"Permian crude exports from the U.S. Gulf Coast increasingly define the oil market for the world's largest producer, so I'm not surprised to see a Houston contract," said Ethan Bellamy, an energy analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. "Financial markets evolve to match risk in the physical markets. This is a natural evolution as U.S. crude exports grow."
At least three projects are proposed for the Texas Gulf Coast to allow some of the world's largest oil tankers, capable of carrying up to 2 million barrels of crude, to be fully loaded. They include two offshore loading terminals, proposed by Enterprise Products Partners of Houston and the Swiss company Trafigura, and an expansion by the Port of Corpus Christi, which would develop a loading and storage complex on Harbor Island, near Port Aransas.
"We're offering customers a trusted standard for WTI straight from the Permian Basin, and over time, it's one that we think could develop into a benchmark for other grades to price around," said Jeff Barbuto, vice president of oil markets at ICE.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified the parent of NYMEX. It is CME Group.
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One of the major highlights in Independence is taking a covered wagon ride along the Historic Square. This was the same path taken by immigrants and pioneers who followed the trails toward the west. Along the way, visitors can find the Courthouse, the 1859 jailhouse which served numerous prison terms for outlaws like Frank James and the Truman Home Ticket Center for a comprehensive look into the life of the 33rd US president, a former resident of Independence.
Religious sites are part of the attractions in Independence, being the central headquarters of the Mormon faith. The Temple Auditorium, Visitors Center, Heritage Plaza and National Frontier Trails Museum are the important stops in this special tour of the city's heritage, which creates the backbone of Independence, Missouri.
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We've all done it, we've seen someone wearing or using something on Instagram that we just NEED to have in our lives. We've tapped the photo to see where they got said awesome item, only to find that feed does not have the cool thing we need in our life now. We've even gone the extra mile to Google search said awesome item to find it sold out or only available in store.
Enter, Instagram shopping. Currently Instagram is testing out allowing people to shop directly from said Instagram post. I work with people that run ecommerce websites and retail stores, when I shared this article with them they about lost it. They asked how they can get that on their feed now, and were disappointed when I said that Instagram hand picked who was going to test this new endeavor before releasing it to the masses.
If you are an ecommerce or retail site I suggest that you give this article a read just to see how the future of ecommerce is about to change. If you are a consumer get that credit card ready because all that cool stuff you see Instagram influencers post is about to be at your fingertips.


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This review is from : Sony MDR-AS800BT Bluetooth Sports Earphones – Black
Sony MDR-AS800BT tooth Sports Earphones – : Overall nice pieces of kit
- By : Aldi Stico
- Category : Portable Headphones
- Tags: Sony MDRAS800BTB.CE7
Use larger sized buds that you think you require and persevere with the multi-function button. . I was acquired these headphones as a present. When i 1st tried using them on my to start with reaction was just the exact same as a lot of other people – (a) that they ended up definitely silent and (b) the multi function button was a really serious layout flaw. I remaining them to just one side for ages. Acquiring remaining my other headphones elsewhere and devoid of them for a although, i arrived back again to these and truly took the time to try out and established them up and voila, as persons say, most of the concerns have been solved. Do take the time right before concluding they do not do the job as they actually are a good pair of headphones. I am woman and brief so normally default to the notion that i will will need the smaller model of factors. When i initial received them, i tried using the two the xs and the s buds. Neither felt small plenty of to in shape in my ear the way other in-ear phones do and the seem was tranquil and tinny, when i came back again to them i read through testimonials that essentially instructed you actually go bigger not smaller sized and hey presto, issue solved.
At the time you've mastered the controls the quantity is adjustable and achieves a great amount of loudness. Comfortable to don and sound is great, while a little much more would have been improved.
Purchased for my daughter at uni. She utilizes it in the gymnasium and just standard listening. I was lucky to get these at a decreased price here on amazon and i am happy i bought them then. They are very well truly worth the cash from what my daughter claims. So if you are a gym person, these are effectively advised. Be thorough if carrying when out and about and keep in mind to fork out attention when crossing streets and many others.
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So much no challenges other than that the multi practical button is a joke as all i can feel to do is convert it on, perform/pause and skip forwardhowever quality is outstanding, cable duration is convenient, nfc is a interesting feature, they are really stylish, and the circumstance is great.
The headphones are relatively light-weight even though the buds are considerably greater than predicted quantity smart i have the headphones turned up all. I bought these in spite of the other evaluations i examine elsewhere. I am pairing the system with my apple iphone 5s. The headphones are quite mild whilst the buds are a great deal greater than expectedvolume wise i have the headphones turned up all the way but only have the volume on my iphone at 50 percent to arrive at the degree of loudness that i sense relaxed with. The quantity regulate took me about a minute to figure out. It was tricky at initially but the next click on has to be straight away soon after the first click adopted by keeping the button down. If you choose far too long you will just hit pause. Overall the headphones perform as describe so i just hope they previous a when as they are expensive.
Wonderful audio and they remain in your ears when doing exercises. I could not get on with the small plastic arms but worn in excess of the ear with the rubber strap equipped the keep in spot high-quality. The audio is really fantastic, i also have b&o and shure headphones and these are of equivalent quality. The bass is superior but not the artifical inflated bass you get with beats headphones. Volume is fantastic when turned up and taking part in tunes from a samsung s7, they are not tremendous loud so if your unit ouput is reduced quantity they may be also silent. The directions are awful, just look at the back of the box or the web site alternatively.


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With standing room only at the May 11th Secure, Protect, Expand the Vote event at the Haverford Library, members of the community came out to learn more about the process underway in Pennsylvania to obtain new voting machines (and what options are most affordable as well as secure).
Kadida Kenner of We the People PA and Rachel Murphy of March on Harrisburg also took part in a fruitful conversation led by Jenn Hallam of H-CAN on expanding voting rights and what actions can be taken to protect our Democracy.
During the event, audience members took part in an action to complete a postcard that will be mailed to local officials urging them to select hand-marked paper ballots counted by optical scanners as they are more secure and cost less as the new voting machines that Delaware County will be purchasing soon (the projected timeline for rolling out the new voting machines is the presidential 2020 primary next May).
With voting being the cornerstone of our democracy, attendees joined Indivisible groups in PA-05 to become more informed about current threats to election security and voting rights. Attendees also learned how representatives at state and local levels are responding as well as how they can be prepared to take action to help protect and expand voting rights.
Calls to Action:
Urge Delco to adopt the most secure voting method. Election integrity experts agree that hand-marked paper ballots, scanned by optical scanners, backed by post-election audits is the best system to guarantee elections are secure, accurate, and verifiable. This is the recommendation of Citizens for Better Elections, and it will be a matter of importance as the Delaware County Election Board decides on which system to adopt – a decision that may be in force as early as the 2020 primaries and will determine the system used for the next 10-15 years.
Attend the Voting System Expo and show preference for hand-marked paper ballots: June 6, 4:00-6:00 pm; Aston Township Community Center, 3270 Concord Road, Aston, PA 19014.
Write the three Election Board members: Mr. Carmen Belefonte (Chairman), Mr. Gerald Lawrence, Mr. Joseph Possenti (Delaware County Bureau of Elections, Government Center Bldg, 201 W. Front Street, Media, PA 19063): "Dear _____________, Hand-marked paper ballots counted by optical scanners are the systems recommended by election and security experts. They are more secure and cost less. One ballot-marking device per precinct will make the system universally accessible. Please spend our taxpayer dollars wisely. Sincerely, ___________ (your name), _________ (zip code)."
Write (as above) to the three Republican members of the Delaware County Council: Mr. John McBlain (Chair), Ms. Colleen Morrone (Vice Chair), Mr. Michael Culp (Delaware County Council, Government Center Bldg, 201 W. Front St, Media, PA 19063).
Kevin Skoglund of Citizens for Better Elections, who addressed the need to ensure accurate, verifiable and secure elections
Kadida Kenner of We the People PA (a non-partisan campaign to change the direction of PA politics), who addressed the group's push for legislation to expand voting rights
Rachel Murphy of March on Harrisburg (a democracy movement focused on passing pro-democracy, anti-corruption laws at the state level), who also shared this group's legislative agenda related to voting rights
Musical guests:
The Justice Seekers performed during the action portion of the event as well as at the end. Their uplifting music and positive attitude helped soothe some of the activism fatigue discussed during the event.
The Secure, Protect, Expand the Vote Event was hosted by:
Bowling Green Patriots, Delco PA Indivisible, H-CAN Indivisible, Indivisible Lower Merion, Indivisible Main Line South, Indivisible Narberth & Beyond, Indivisible Swarthmore: Moving the Needle, Indivisible Upper Darby & Let People Vote SEPA
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A question arising on the Foundations Of Math List provides me with an opportune excuse to broach the subject of higher order propositions, which I think afford a better way to handle the situations of confusion, doubt, obscurity, uncertainty, and vagueness that are often approached by way of variations in the values assigned to propositions.
Re: Irving Anellis
My own preference for t-definite, t-indefinite or f-indefinite, and f-definite, as opposed to tautology, contingent, and contradiction lies in allowing application of those terms for truth as well as for validity, for semantic and syntactic uses.
If we start with a universe of discourse X and think of propositions as being, or being represented by, functions of the form f : X → ℬ, where ℬ = {0, 1}, then what we are doing here is choosing suitable names for higher order propositions of the form m : (X → ℬ) → ℬ.
The term tautology or 1-definite is true of exactly one f : X → ℬ, namely the constant function 1 : X → ℬ.
The term contradiction or 0-definite is true of exactly one f : X → ℬ, namely the constant function 0 : X → ℬ.
The term contingent or indefinite is true of all the functions f : X → ℬ that are neither of the above.
Here is a place where I took the trouble to think up names for higher order propositions over a 1-dimensional universe.
I called the contingent propositions either informed or non-uniform.


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Team FYN Sports Player of the Week-Lady Cats(8)Player Of The Week, Team FYN Sports February 10, 2019
The Team FYN Sports Player of the Week for week 8 of the Lady Cats season is Jalynn Ledford.
Jalynn is a junior and plays Center for Coach Nunn. Ledford plays a tight defense and has the skills underneath to be a powerful presence in the paint. Though she doesn't carry high numbers in scoring, Ledford is someone you like to have on your team to help keep the opponent from making the easy baskets on the inside.


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Background and Objectives: One of the most common problems in hospitals is infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa that is an opportunistic pathogen for humans. Five important enzymes, including exotoxin A, Y, T, U, S are major virulence factors in this bacterium. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of these enzymes in the samples isolated from hospitals of Qom city and to determine their antibiogram pattern against third-generation cephalosporins using CLSI standards.
Methods: In this cross-sectional analytical study, 120 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from various clinical specimens from hospitals of Qom city, were examined. At first, bacteria were identified using biochemical tests, and then their antibiogram pattern against third-generation cephalosporins was obtained according to CLSI standards. After genome extraction (extraction kit of Sinaclon Co.), primers design and evaluation were performed through NCBI website, and PCR reaction was conducted to evaluate each gene. After electrophoresis, the bands' results obtained from PCR reaction, was observed in gel doc system.
Results: The frequency of the isolates in the samples of skin, blood, lung, and urine was, respectively, 63.2, 16.1, 16.1/, and 4.1%. The frequency of exotoxins A, T, U, S, and exoenzyme Y were respectively obtained to be 100, 37.9, 26.4, 39.1, and 29.9%.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, drug resistance and presence of virulence factors, such as exotoxins can be a serious warning to treatment centers in terms of control of disease caused by this bacterium.


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When I decided over the weekend to have a gammon steak one night, I only briefly had to consider what I would like to accompany it. I had been working on my website detailing healthy baked potato recipes, so a baked potato it would be. As I was buying pineapple anyway to accompany the gammon steak, the rest - as they say - is history.
1 gammon steak
1 large baking potato
2 rings of pineapple (if using canned, ensure that they are in pineapple juice)
1 small cherry tomato
1 tbsp low fat soured cream
1 clove of garlic (crushed)
2 large basil leaves (finely chopped or torn)
2 small basil leaves (for garnish)
As a great many will know from bitter experience, one of the frequent drawbacks when baking a potato is that either the core remains hard when the remainder is ready or the skin is dry and wrinkled when the potato has been cooked all the way through. I have a method for baking potatoes which eliminates both these concerns.
The oven should first of all be put on to preheat to 400F/200C/Gas Mark 6. The potato should then be washed and dried. Prick the potato a few times with a fork. A long metal skewer should then be carefully inserted through the centre of the potato lengthwise (as shown) and the potato loosely wrapped and sealed in aluminium foil. Place the foil package on a baking tray and in to the oven for one hour and fifteen minutes. Essentially, the heat will be conducted along the metal skewer and in to the centre of the potato, ensuring even cooking.
When the potato is in the oven, it is time to prepare the filling. Simply mix the soured cream, garlic, basil and one of the pineapple rings (finely chopped) together in a small bowl. Cover with clingfilm and refrigerate until required.
When the baked potato is done, remove the tray from the oven with protective gloves and (still wearing the gloves!) gently squeeze and massage the potato to fluff up the centre. Sit it back on the tray, still wrapped in the foil, and set it aside while you grill your gammon steak.
The fat or rind should be left on the steak while you cook it but can be removed later. Grill under a medium to hot grill for about seven to eight minutes. Ensure the steak is fully cooked then serve as shown in the photograph at the top of this article.
How often do we ask ourselves the question, "What should I have for dinner tonight?" Twice a week, four times a week...every night? This blog is designed to help all of those wondering what they should have for dinner tonight by offering a wide range of tasty and healthy suggestions as to what should form your dinner tonight or any night. I very much hope that you will bookmark this page and return to it on a regular basis to try out some of the recipes.
Monday, 31 August 2009
Gammon Steak with Baked Potato and Pineapple, Basil and Garlic Soured Cream
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Magnificat (Beltrame Feragut)
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General Information
Title: Magnificat
Composer: Beltrame Feragut
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: ATT
Genre: Sacred, Evening Canticles
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: post 1445 in the Trent codices 90
Description: Alternatim setting of even verses, transcribed from the Trent codex 90. The time signatures, notes' values and accidentals are as in the manuscript. The middle voice has been derived from the upper one following the "faulx bourdon" technique. The notes' values within the "ligaturæ" are semibreves. The "musica ficta" suggestions are in the MIDI and MusicXML files.
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Training the Entrepreneurs of the Future
An interview with Caroline Jenner, CEO, JA Europe
Caroline Jenner is on a mission to make entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills training an integral part of a student's education. As CEO of Junior Achievement Europe (JA), Jenner is working closely with schools, businesses and other stakeholders and partners to develop a programme that will ultimately facilitate the match between demand and supply in the labour market.
The result is the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP). The ESP is an internationally recognised qualification that students earn after going through a rigorous process of starting and running their own mini companies. Backed by corporate giants including Microsoft and Barclays, the ESP helps students to start and run their own mini companies, giving them the practical skills and knowledge of entrepreneurship that's lacking in traditional education.
The statistics to date are compelling:
- Approximately 250,000 students participate in mini-companies across 39 countries within the JA network each year.
- The ESP is in its first full rollout in 18 countries.
- 3,000 students from academic and vocational schools have already earned their ESP.
The long-term objective of the ESP is to develop the programme in three dimensions by:
- expanding the number of countries adopting the ESP
- increasing the total number students earning their ESP; and
- getting more stakeholder organisations to endorse the programme, which is where Drop'pin comes in.
Caroline Jenner talks to us about the need for entrepreneurial skills development and the importance of partnership.
Why did you decide to launch the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass?
The Europe 2020 strategy sets targets in terms of entrepreneurship education and aims to provide young people across Europe with the skills and competencies employers are looking for as well as to raise students' awareness of their entrepreneurial potential while they are still at school. The ESP is one of the ways in which JA Europe is contributing to that strategy.
VET students have specialised technical skills and, through their mini company, they have added entrepreneurial acumen that is so important for their future careers. We felt that students needed something that would truly communicate to others what they 'know how to do'. The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) does that very well, and, what's more, it is an international certification. It an extra leg up as they move into entrepreneurship and/or employment at a time when they need as many references as possible.
Beyond the benefits to students, the ESP has value for the entrepreneurship education ecosystem. We can see how much progress is being made across a spectrum of entrepreneurial competencies from the beginning of the year to the end. We can check to see key concepts are understood. The ESP will play a role in improving the consistency and quality of mini-company experiences across Europe, across education systems.
What organisations have you worked with in developing the Skills Pass?
The ESP is a project co-funded by the European Commission. The project began as a collaboration between the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) and the JA network. It expanded to include the European Business Network for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Europe) and a number of international organisations and companies such as EUROCHAMBRES and Barclays, Citi, HP, Hyundai, Intel, Microsoft, MetLife Foundation, SAP, UBS or VISA, with long track records in supporting entrepreneurship education.
Why did you choose to partner with Drop'pin for the ESP?
Drop'pin came along at the right time with the right kind of solution. Youth focused, safe, user-friendly and attractive it provides a fantastic go-to-place for ESP students looking for further opportunities. Drop'pin will also be an important channel to promote ESP, by allowing more companies and institutions to learn about the programme.
What outcomes do you hope to achieve for organisations?
The ESP represents a valuable complement to standard academic qualifications. It certifies that a young person has the required knowledge, competences and skills, facilitating the recruitment and training process.
How can organisations get involved in the programme?
It is very easy for organisations and companies to endorse the ESP. Three options are available: 1) to provide volunteers at the local level in any country, 2) to sponsor a student, 3) to open a door to further opportunities. Or all three!
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America will again hear from Eric Bolling, the ex-Fox News Channel anchor and commentator, very soon. Bolling will host a new show called America on the online streaming, subscription-based network CRTV starting this summer. Bolling is relocating from northern New Jersey to Washington, D.C., for the gig.
Originally launching in October 2016, CRTV is owned by the Conservative Review, a media company founded by radio talk show host and constitutional attorney Mark Levin. CRTV also features journalist Michelle Malkin, among others.
"He's also been in talks with other outlets, including Newsmax, Sinclair, MSNBC, and The Hill, about fronting a political show," the New York Post explained about Eric Bolling.
Other than a few appearances on MSNBC's Morning Joe to talk primarily about the opioid crisis and his family tragedy, Bolling has generally been absent from the media circuit since he parted ways with Fox News on September 8, 2017, the same day that his son Eric Chase Bolling, a University of Colorado student, tragically passed away from an accidental drug overdose. The elder Bolling has subsequently been working voluntarily with the Trump administration on ways to raise awareness about the nationwide opioid epidemic.
After a one-month suspension, Bolling, 56, left Fox News permanently and "amicably" on September 8 after 10 years apparently over allegations of purported lewd text messages. He told Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski on Tuesday that he is subject to a nondisclosure agreement, but at some point, he will give his side of the story once the legal constraints are lifted, The Daily Caller reported.
Eric Bolling returning to media with CRTV show https://t.co/aEGbV6iIJH pic.twitter.com/mdXbQqTZkB— Page Six (@PageSix) May 3, 2018
In a press release, Conservative Review provided this assessment of its new hire.
"Bolling is a personal friend of President Trump and one of his earliest and most vocal supporters. His new show, America, will showcase his hyperconnected network of contacts and provide unparalleled access to the Trump administration. America will also feature Bolling's unmistakable, no-holds-barred commentary and powerful insights as he and his guests tackle the big issues and news stories that everyday Americans really care about."
A Trump loyalist (as noted above) and author of the best-selling book Drain the Swamp, Eric Bolling formerly held down the center chair on The Five ensemble on FNC and also anchored Cashin' In on Saturdays. He stayed behind to co-host the Fox News Specialists after The Five moved from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern time following the prime-time schedule shake-up after the cancellation of The O'Reilly Factor.
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Helen Bilhorn Baumgartner is a graduate in piano and violin of the Preparatory Department of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She received her B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College. She holds a master's degree from the Eastman School and a doctorate in piano performance from the University of Minnesota. She taught at Miyagi Women's College in Sendai, Japan and was a visiting professor of piano at Doshisha Women's University in Kyoto. In 1966 she joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College, retiring in 2004. She has appeared as piano soloist with the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler, the Rochester (N.Y.) Philharmonic, and the Sendai City Symphony.
Paul Baumgartner is a graduate of Heidelberg University (Ohio). He completed the M.M. at the Eastman School of Music, did additional graduate study at Indiana University and was awarded a doctorate in piano performance from the University of Arizona. While working toward the doctorate, he served as teaching assistant to Ozan Marsh at the Chautauqua Institute in New York. He has coached with teachers who trained at the Dorothy Taubman Institute. He taught at Miyagi College, Wisconsin State University in Stevens Point and Chowan College in North Carolina before joining the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 1964, where he taught until early retirement in 1991. He and Helen continue to teach privately at home.
The Baumgartners began their teaching careers as missionary teachers for the United Church of Christ in Japan and have concertized in Japan and throughout the United States as a piano duet and duo-piano team. They are the parents of five children and grandparents of eight, wit h two great-grandchildren.
Dr. Scotty Horey (B.A., M.M.A., D.M.A.) (USA) is a passionate and versatile percussionist, solo artist, and teacher based in the twin cities. He performs locally, nationally and internationally as a solo percussion artist, a percussionist for hire, and is a drums/percussion teacher of all levels: children, teen, college level, and adult students. He is currently Assistant Professor/Lecturer of Percussion at the University of Minnesota-Morris, Principal Percussionist of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, and an active solo performer and clinician as a SABIAN endorsed artist and VIC FIRTH endorsed artist. His strongest passions in music and teaching include classical music, contemporary-classical music, jazz/fusion, solo marimba, mind/body ""holistic"" awareness, and cross cultural understanding, specifically with Latin American countries, where he has become prolific in recent years as a guest artist/teacher.
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10 Reasons why you should Warm up (before every single session)
Approximate reading time: 4 minutes
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1- Reciprocality
Between different poker players money flows. Everything you do differently than your opponents, in and outside the tables, will make money to move between you. You have the power to decide in which direction.
Between two equal skilled players, if one warm ups and the other doesn't, who will have a better winrate? Can you imagine a professional athlete that doesn't warm up before a competition?
2- Gain discipline and confidence
Sticking to a routine that you know it's good for you is a training in itself for your discipline.
How do you feel when you don't do what you know you should do? Personally, I feel pretty bad.
Furthermore, your confidence as a player has to be tied to things you can control, otherwise you will be lost. Studying, evolving, preparing, taking care of yourself and your performance, improving your tilt, controlling your emotional state, playing well consistently…if you do all of these things you will be proud of yourself and feel realized.
Then, your confidence will be unbreakable and you won't be an emotional roller-coaster.
3- Anchoring
When a routine becomes a habit, the same action of starting the habit generates positive effects in you because your mind has associated that task with the mental and emotional state they induce.
If you warm up before a session, and it helps you feel at your best level, just starting the warm up will create that state.
And this effect will get stronger over repetitions of the habit.
4- Start the session at 100%
If you don't warm up your game quality will be random, one day good, another one bad, and you won't even know why. You will start a lot of sessions out of your game, something that can cost you a lot of money and make you vulnerable to tilt. Also, it can carry throughout the session. You start playing bad, you finish the session even worse.
Warming up will help you start at your best level, leaving no room for stupid mistakes that can snowball into a terrible session. Additionally, you will make sure to be in the best state possible to control tilt and difficult situations.
5- Change your state
Every day is different and your mental/physical/emotional states vary. You don't know how you are today unless you sit down and ask yourself.
The first step in your warm up routine should be taking consciousness of your initial state and evaluate if it's good enough to play poker. If it's not, warming up will help you this state.
This way, you will avoid playing in your worst days and/or you will have a chance to change it.
6- Consistent game quality
If you implement the warm up to your daily routine, the quality of your game will be much more consistent. You will standardize your way of preparing yourself and you will avoid a lot of randomness in your game from one day to another.
7- Compartmentalize
With the warm up you will create space between your regular life and the poker session, so your daily stuff doesn't affect your game.
8- Play more
The three main causes of low volume are:
- Not feeling like playing: of course! Poker is tough and grinding can get boring but most of the time is just an excuse. Do the warm up, and if you still feel bad at the end, don't play, but usually you will realize that it was avoidance.
- Closing the session because of tilt: if you are playing bad, it's a smart move to close. But if you get ready correctly you will lower the time you spend playing bad and you will strengthen against tilt because you will be in a better mental state. This way, decreasing the amount of sessions you close because of tilt.
- Not having objectives: if you don't have any objectives you will be more vulnerable to your excuses and you will find a thousand reasons to quit or not start at all. Read the next point.
9- Reach your objectives
The only proven way to reach your objectives is: setting them up, writing them down and remembering them every single day.
The problem is not setting them, the problem is taking action consistently to get there.
Make it a part of your warm up to review your goals and you will feel more motivated and you will increase the chances of achieving them.
10- Focus on what matters
A good warm up makes you gain perspective and helps you focus on what truly matters.
Poker is very tricky, it deceives you, it moves you up and down. It's very easy to get lost.
It's a must to remember every day your "Why", why do you play poker, why have you chosen this path. Remember your reasons and the importance they have to you.
It will make you feel super motivated and it's a great antidote against tilt.
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Plumbing contractors are the appropriate people to approach the homeowner wants to use a new kind of plumbing system at his home; on the other hand, they can help in a new home that someone is building where he or she needs state of the art plumbing services. It is extremely often a headache to the homeowner when there are plumbing problems at home. There might be a leaky tap or a broken pipe that plumbing contractors can fix within minutes. The average homeowner spends about 15% of his house building investments setting up the plumbing system. That is accomplish big amount when human being thinks of the health risks he may have had to face with a bad plumbing system. It takes money to keep the home plumbing system in good working condition. It not just adds to the associated with use modern living but utilizes the general health with the family.
Usually the plumbing system at home serves two basic purposes. The first purpose is to supply clean water for many of kinds of household needs; the sinks, the washing machine, the dishwasher, the toilets, bathrooms therefore forth. The second purpose is remove the polluted water efficiently after collecting it from various drains without mixing it that isn't clean water make available. For the plumbing system to work efficiently it important that the water pressure and gravity be checked. Great components of a plumbing system become the main water shut down valve, water meter, fixture stop valves, drainage taps and water heater. All these components are rigged together by a cost effective contractor and checked to see whether or not they work well.
An important purpose of plumbing contractors is to manipulate the water pressure in a way that water is distributed and preserved in desirable quantities. Each area of the plumbing system however small or big is thoroughly influenced by good water sway. Plumbers see to it that each area of property gets the necessary quantity of water at all intervals. The internal diameter of the delivery pipes is very important. The smaller the diameter, the better the pressure and the velocity that goes in the house. Plumbers be based upon gravity to remove waste water and drainage from the property. It is mandatory that each house has the correct number of vents and pipes therefore the drainage system works perfectly. The vents work towards releasing all the air pressure stuck within the pipes.
Plumbing services end up being adhere to certain codes. Though the designing and setting up of a plumbing system will depend largely on the skills of the plumbing contractors he should adhere to the strict federal, state and local chiffre. These codes decide the internal diameter of plumbing hoses. They also recommend where those disconnect valves will be placed, what materials can be employed for the pipes, what the safety precautions are that need to followed, what regarding pipes should supply where, how these pipes should be placed, the slope of the pipe and so about. There are certain limitations that could mar the efficacy of those plumbing companies. When one hires a successful plumbing service, they'll make the best use of the available resources and try to the best of the company's ability. The water availability and the positioning of the home all play an important role in plumbing services.
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A Mother's Day Gift to Me!
I still have to pack for tomorrow's journey to Minnesota where Becca will be graduating on Saturday. But I am taking a few minutes to sit in the quiet and remember what this time means to me. It seems funny to think that as my children slip so easily into young adulthood, I have the occasional desire to go back in time, when three girls would sit under large colorful umbrellas in the middle of summer, licking popsicles and playing school. I sometimes long for the giggle of little girls, Easter dresses, and curling up on the couch to read a story.
And just the opposite is true too. I look forward with anticipation to the future, where Becca will be adjusting to life as a volunteer in Africa, Hannah will be living in community in an eco house on St. Ben's campus, and Sarah will be enjoying her last year of high school. There is so much to look forward to as they all learn and grow and keep developing into amazing women.
But today, I am sitting still, aware of the passing of time, and finding myself at peace in this present moment. Tomorrow is a long drive- a chance to listen to a book on tape and catch up on conversations with Tony. I know that our time with Becca will be scattered as she says good-bye to her family at school. She will be wrapped up in the arms of friends and graduation festivities. And I don't want to miss a minute of it. I don't want to live in the past of little girls under my wing, and I am not ready for the future where Becca will be half way across the world. But I am ready to be in Becca's light and love, and watch as she walks with grace from the achievement of college graduation into a future unknown. I want to experience the joy of living life to the fullest. The best gift I can give myself this Mother's Day is the gift of love found only in the moment called now. My wish for you is that you also find yourself in this place of love!
I wish you a beautiful weekend with your daughter and family. Happy Mother's Day Jan! Yes, this moment called now is where love resides with our children. But in this moment is all that brought us to it and the expectation of all that is to come. Knowing that Becca carries you, your family, and the experiences you've all shared together into her adult life can be the comfort and courage for you to joyfully release her further into the world. She will carry you with her wherever she goes.
Safe travels and savor all those "now moments"… I love reading your reflections and they take me back to some past moments that I refer to as "Mary moments"…holding thoughts in my heart.


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Light, materials, form and space are the fundamental elements that create, define and transform human environments. Through careful composition and enhancement of these elements, the human experience can be shifted, elevated, orientated and guided. In this subject, students discover the dialogue between the tangible and intangible elements of space, explore effects that spatial forms, lighting, colour and materials can have on the experience and interpretation of an interior space. There is a strong emphasis on learning by playing and experimenting with different light sources and materials. This Spring the subject will be exciting because the class will be teaming up with the Sydney Fringe Festival to create immersive installations in their performance venues.
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