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[ ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt ]
/ ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt /
verb (used with object), ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing.
to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
to darken.
Weasel Words And Other Ways We Avoid Telling The TruthMost of us know what the word lying means, but what happens when someone carefully skirts the truth instead of telling a bold-faced whopper? Politicians, in particular, are well known for making use of equivocal language as a way of hiding their true actions.
Nearby words
obese, obesity, obesogenic, obex, obey, obfuscate, obfuscation, obi, obie, obiit, obit
Origin of obfuscate
Related formsob·fus·ca·tion, nounob·fus·ca·to·ry [ob-fuhs-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɒbˈfʌs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·ob·fus·cat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for obfuscations
/ (ˈɒbfʌsˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to obscure or darken
to perplex or bewilder
Derived Formsobfuscatory, adjective
Word Origin for obfuscate
C16: from Latin ob- (intensive) + fuscāre to blacken, from fuscus dark
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Girls Volleyball Schedule
2018 Girls Volleyball Schedule
Girls Volleyball Google Calendar
Here is the link to the Girls Volleyball Google Calendar with the open gym schedule for this summer.
Girl's Volleyball
Picture Day, 10/12
Friday, October 12, 2018
4:00 PM - Varsity Girls Volleyball - 15 Athletes - Gym
4:15 PM - JV Girls Volleyball - 14 Athletes - Gym
We will have flyers sent to the school and you can order pictures like you have in the past, but as an alternative, you can also preorder and pay for your pictures beforehand at the following link:
If you do preorder and pay for your pictures before, be sure to print out the receipt and bring it on picture day to give to the photographers. This will save them time at the shoot as they will not have to fill out a flyer.
2018 1st Official Day of Practice
The first official day of practice for the fall season begins on Monday, August 6th.
All paperwork must be submitted prior to attending tryouts/practices.
Tryout Information Note JV Time Change for Monday August 6th
- Tryouts will be located in the gym. Please arrive early and stretch before your tryouts begin. Cuts will be made August 7th and the final teams selected August 8th. To be able to tryout you must have all paperwork turned in to the athletic directors BEFORE Monday August 6th. If you have not been cleared by the athletic director, you will not be able to tryout.
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- August 6: 8 am - 11 am
- August 7: 8 am - 11 am
- August 8: 8 am - 11 am
- August 6: 2 pm - 5 pm
- August 7: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
- August 8: 10:30 - 1:30 pm
Practice Schedule
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I'm sure all of us can remember times when our parents warned us about different situations for our own good. I remember that many times when my father said no to something I wanted to do, or a place I wanted to go I was angry and argued with him. He never changed his mind. Of course he was right every time about not letting me go, or do, because I would find out that something happened, or the people I wanted to go with ended up being trouble. Then I would go to my Dad and have to apologize for how I responded, because "You were right, Daddy!"
As I matured, and thought back on those years of being told "No" I realized how much my father protected me and saved me so much possible hurt. I realized in my walk with the Lord through all these years, that the times I felt His "No" in different situations, How thankful that I responded to His voice.
I remember one of the most important "No's" of my life was when I was dating a young man in college, and he had asked me to marry him. I said "Yes" because he was a Christian, and very nice looking. I liked his family and there didn't seem to be any reason why I shouldn't marry him. But the night before my parents were supposed to pick me up from college, I was awake that entire night as the Lord spoke to my heart and said, "This young man is not the one I have for you to marry!"
I cried and argued with the Lord just like I used to argue with my Dad! I said, "Lord he's a Christian, there is no reason for me not to marry him. Plus, there aren't any boys in Boise for me. I continued to feel the pressure in my heart until finally I said, "Okay, Lord, I'll break it off tomorrow. The peace that overflowed my heart when I said yes to God was overwhelming.
I broke if off, and came home with my parents and a week later, my prince Alan came into my life. I found out later that the young man I didn't marry, got into drugs and alcohol and ended up in three disasterous marriages. Papa God knew what was best for me. In John 12:25,26, Jesus says,"Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant will also be. My father will honor the one who serves me."
In this week of scripture, the Lord encourages us in our walk as He answers his disciples' questions about the end of the age. He say's "Watch out for deceivers!" He tells us to be on guard, but to stand firm for righteousness. He says to us, "Stand up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption draweth nigh!"
I feel like the coming of the Lord is closer than it has ever been. Isn't this time to be alive exciting? God will give us all the power we need to live, and to tell others, who He is and how He can guide us and change our lives. His miraculous power is always available to us.
Last week, I shared with you about the lady who was all stooped over, and was healed by God's power. I forgot to tell you about the man who was there who was in the church for the second time in his life. He knew nothing about Jesus, but he told the pastor he was so glad he came and saw the healing power of God in action. He said, "May I have a Bible?" The pastor was so happy to give him a Bible. The man said, "I'll be back to hear more!"
People, God is on the job, we get to partner up with the Creator of the Universe. What a ride! Hallelujah! I hope that sharing the story of how God protected me at such an important crossroads in my life, helps and encourages you in your crossroads. He's watching out for us, while we are watching and waiting and standing and looking up!


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United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
April 27, 2018
HARUN BYRD, Plaintiff,v.NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Harun Byrd seeks review of the Social Security
Administration's denial of his application for
supplemental security income. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). For
the reasons that follow, Plaintiff's request for review
is denied, and the decision of the Commissioner of Social
Security is affirmed.
filed an application for supplemental security income
("SSI") on June 27, 2013, claiming a disability
based on a left hip impairment that began on March 1, 2013.
The claim was initially denied, to which Plaintiff filed a
written request for hearing. Consequently, the Administrative
Law Judge ("ALJ") held two hearings on April 24,
2015 and June 18, 2015.
In the
familiar five-step process for determining whether the
Plaintiff was disabled, the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff
could not proceed beyond step two because his left hip did
not suffer from a "severe impairment." In
particular, the ALJ found that while Plaintiff had medically
determinable impairments, the statements "concerning
the intensity, persistence and limiting effects" of his
medical symptoms stemming from these impairments were
"not entirely credible."
requested that the Appeals Council review the ALJ's
decision. The Appeals Council denied the request. Plaintiff
now seeks an order reversing the decision of the Commissioner
of Social Security. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
Commissioner's decision is reviewed for
"substantial evidence." Newell v. Comm'r
of Soc. Sec. Admin., 347 F.3d 541, 545 (3d Cir. 2003).
Substantial evidence is "such relevant evidence as a
reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a
conclusion." Id. This is "more than a
mere scintilla of evidence but may be less than a
preponderance." Id. "The Court is bound
by the ALJ's findings of fact if they are supported by
substantial evidence in the record." Plummer v.
Apfel, 181 F.3d 358, 360 (3d Cir. 1999).
order to establish a disability under the Social Security
Act, a claimant must demonstrate that there is some medically
determinable basis for an impairment that prevents him from
engaging in any 'substantial gainful activity' for
a statutory twelve-month period." Newell, 347
F.3d at 545. The Social Security Act's regulations
provide a five-step sequential evaluation process for
determining whether a claimant is under a disability.
See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520. As relevant here, the
Commissioner inquires whether an applicant suffers from an
impairment or combination of impairments that is
"severe." McCrea v. Comm'r of Soc.
Sec., 370 F.3d 357, 360 (3d Cir. 2004).
principal issue before this Court is if Plaintiff's left
hip impairment is "severe" under the second step
of the five-step inquiry.[1] 20 C.F.R. § 416.920. A
"severe" impairment is one that limits the
applicant's physical or mental ability to perform
"basic work activities." McCrea, 370
F.3d at 360. "Basic work activities" are defined
to include functions such as "walking, standing,
sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, carrying, or
handling." Id. Plaintiff contends that the ALJ
erred in two respects by deciding that Plaintiff did not have
a severe impairment: (1) the ALJ erred as a matter of law by
failing to find his impairments severe and (2) the ALJ
improperly discounted one report of Plaintiff's treating
physician. The ALJ erred in neither respect.
Step Two - Severe Impairment
burden placed on an applicant at step two is not an exacting
one." McCrea, 370 F.3d at 360. "[S]tep
two is to be rarely utilized as basis for the denial of
benefits, " and therefore "its invocation is
certain to raise a judicial eyebrow." Id. at
361. Indeed, the applicant "need only demonstrate
something beyond a 'slight abnormality or a combination
of slight abnormalities which would have no more than a
minimal effect on an individual's ability to
work.'" Id. (quoting SSR 85-28, 1985 WL
56856, at *3); Newell, 347 F.3d at 546 (holding that
if claimant adduces evidence showing more than a
"slight abnormality, " the "step-two
requirement of 'severe' is met, and the sequential
evaluation should continue."). And any doubt as to
whether the showing has been made "is to be resolved in
favor of the applicant." Id. at 360. In sum,
"[t]he step-two inquiry is a de minimis
screening device to dispose of groundless claims."
Id. at 361.
question here is whether the ALJ's conclusion - that
Plaintiff failed to cross step-two's de minimis
threshold - is supported by substantial evidence.
McCrea, 370 F.3d at 360-61. To meet this threshold
determination, Plaintiff had to satisfy the "duration
requirement" by showing that he suffered a severe
impairment that lasted twelve consecutive months since March
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McKinnon Joins Epix
Pay TV startup Epix has tapped former CBS exec Laverne McKinnon as exec VP of original programming and development.
Epix, which bowed late last month, is a joint venture of Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
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Jefferson Pierce, who retired from his superhero persona Black Lightning nine years ago after seeing the effects it had on his family, is forced to become a vigilante again when the rise of the local gang The One Hundred leads to increased crime and corruption in his community.
This time, he's not alone. His two daughters also develop powers and join him in the fight.
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MTV Lays the Snackdown, and Other Reality-Food Shows/
MTV announced this week that it will be adding two new food-related shows to its roster: "Snackdown" and "House of Food."
"Snackdown," hosted by Baohaus chef and self-proclaimed snackmaster Eddie Huang, is described as "amateur chefs battling it out in an array of snack-inspired challenges for a cash prize and spot in the 'Snackdown' cookbook."
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Wow, it's hard to believe it's been 1 year and 9 months since I last posted an update to sbPhysics, my enhance Physics plugin for ShiVa3D.
Real life threw me a curve ball, and I've had a major restructuring in my personal and family life, and I now have more time to put into software development. So, given there has been no change the status of the Shiva3D physics engine during my hiatus, I'm back into getting it up and work, and hopefully out on the Shiva Asset store, ASAP!
There's still heaps of work to do to get it fully functional, but the version I'm releasing today, which only have a few extra intrinsic functions than when I last posted, has been given a major overhaul in usability. Instead of doing the complete setup through code (which is still however possible), I have added a few helper AI models to be included in any project using sbPhysics, which will make setting up and using the basic engine incredibly easy. There are two primary helper AI's - sbPhysicsWorld and sbPhysicsBody.
sbPhysicsWorld should be added as the FIRST User AI in your scene. It is important that it is run before your Main AI to get the physics world initialised before referencing any physics commands.
sbPhysicsBody should be added to any model in the scene that you wish to become a physics body. Once you have added sbPhysicsBody to your model, change the AIVariable bodyType to a valid physics body type such a Box, Cylinder, Cone, ConvexHull etc, and that's it!
You can now run your game and those objects with an sbPhysicsBody and bodyType setup will act as physics bodies with default values. From there, you can play with the sbPhysicsBody AIariables to change the physics properties of your body. Once you've gotten that far, there is a world of possibilites opened from there, too many for me to go into here (especially since I have yet to complete the manual .
So here (once I finish updating the blog entry) is version 0.2.4 to try out. Checkout the link below for the API listing and the file. The demo will expire at the end of February, 2013, but I expect I will have many newer versions available before then. Feedback on bugs or possible improvements would be greatly appreciated.
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Pulse (1995) with 2010 – The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Start Disc (2) at the beginning when the MGM Lion appears. Continue with Disc (1) until the end of the movie.
Some things I noticed:
(2)(1) = 2010
The Pulse concert video was recorded on 20.10.94.
Speak to Me
"I've been mad for f***in' years" as HAL is shown on screen.
On the Run
Footsteps in song as two men walk on stairs.
"How much more time do I have?" the man asks as the alarm sounds to the start of Time.
"Scribbled lines" as waving lines appear on screen.
The Great Gig in the Sky
"I'm not afraid of dying" is sung after HAL's rebirth is discussed with other computer.
Takes a lot of money to send a ship into space.
Dark Side of the Moon appropriate theme while crew flies in the atmosphere of a moon of Jupiter.
Us and Them
"Us and them" applies to the US/Russian conflict. It also applies to the relationship between the people on the ship and the thing on the moon.
"Dark Side" is said in movie.
"Down and out" as ship attempts air-braking around the moon.
Any Colour You Like
Song begins once everything is calm again.
Brain Damage/Eclipse
Beating heart as the astronaut's pulse gets faster.
Wish You Were Here
"ghosts" as the men search through abandoned ship.
Comfortably Numb
"Is there anybody in there?" as the men search through ship.
"A distant ship's smoke on the horizon" as the ships hover above moon.
HAL is brought back to life in a similar way as a rock star is brought back to life after a drug stint.
Run Like Hell
"Run" as cosmonaut is told to get out of there as monolith emits huge blast.
Shine on You Crazy Diamond
"Shine on You Crazy Diamond" as they ask HAL questions.
Shine on You Crazy Diamond refers to Dave Bowman.
Astronomy Domine
Screen with Jupiter and its moons on it is behind Dr. Floyd during song.
What Do You Want from Me
"As we look around this room tonight… Settle in your seat" as the crews discuss plans around the table.
"What do you want me to tell him?" is asked by HAL's creator.
Learning to Fly
"On black" as backdrop was black.
"No turning back" as crew must head back to earth.
Keep Talking
Computerized voice in song resembles HAL.
Keep Talking as HAL's creator explains the reasons why they must leave to HAL.
HAL transmits final message to earth over and over again – keep talking.
Coming Back to Life
"Staring straight into the shining sun."
"Headed straight into the shining sun."
A new sun is created in our solar system.
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IGNOU PHD Admission 2019 for July Session
IGNOU PHD Admission July 2019 – The Indira Gandhi National Open University has invited applications from eligible candidates for admission to its PhD programme. The admission to these doctoral courses will be provided to the candidates for July 2019 session.
Related Article: Ignou MPHIL admission
Merely applying for admission in PHD programme does not mean the candidate will be admitted. They need to appear and qualify the entrance test. Then on the basis of merit obtained by candidates in the Ignou PhD entrance test, the candidates will be offered the admission letter.
The university will offer admission in following PHD programmes:
These programmes are being launched in strict compliance with University Grant Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for award of M.Phil Degrees) Regulations, 2016.
Last Date to apply for IGNOU PHD admission
The students will be able to fill up Ignou PhD entrance test application form online from 7th March 2019 for admission in July 2019 session.The last date to submit online application for phd entrance test is 25th March 2019.
Date of IGNOU PHD Entrance Test 2019
As per the official notification by the university on its official website, the IGNOU PhD entrance test will be conducted on N/A across the country.The university has set up examination centres in various states. The details of city codes for entrance test can be checked in the Information brochure.
Declaration of IGNOU PHD Entrance Result 2019
Usually, the university declares most of its results after 45 days from the date of examination.This time university has provided the tentative date of declaration of PHD entrance result in the information brochure. The tentative date for declaration of result is N/A.
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The students can apply for PhD Entrance Test via online mode of application.The eligible candidates can fill up the application form online by visiting the university official website at following Web URL: https://onlineadmission.ignou.ac.in/entrancersunit. The application fee for entrance test is Rs.1000/- which is non-refundable in any case.
Before filling up the application form, the candidates need to register themselves on the portal. The candidates also require to upload their recent passport size scanned photograph and signature to complete their registration process. The size of both is mentioned in the guidelines.
After registering themselves successfully on the portal, the applicant should log in the portal with their chosen Username and Password. After getting logged in, they will be able to fill up IGNOU PhD Admission or application form.
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Sailing in from the back wall of the Museum is a replica of a Wilson Brothers lumber schooner that contains a state-of-the-art HD multimedia theater. The Munger Theater offers a high-tech audio-visual experience for the whole family, with films that take the viewer on underwater adventures, tall ships round the horn, deep sea archeological explorations and much more. For special events, the Munger Theater is an ideal space for lectures, films and digital presentations. The setting is comfortable with either theater seating or tabled meeting space. For rental information click HERE.
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Platte County puts 3 in finals; Karsten becomes program's 1st national champ
In the storied accomplishments of Platte County wrestling, none of the previous state champions or medalists went on to win a title at ASICS/Vaughan Junior/Cadet Nationals. The Pirates never even had a finalist until the summer of 2013. In late July, three juniors-to-be made the finals for Team Missouri in Fargo, N.D., a historically good showing for most any program. Ethan Karsten became the first national champion, winning 138-pound cadet titles in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle, while Matthew Schmitt became the first two-time finalist. Johnny Blankenship completed the trio, earning his first All-American honors. "We knew they all had a good shot to place high if not win it," Platte County coach Reggie Burress said. "We talked about it, and we've been kind of building toward it. They performed well, but in their minds, they want to be national champs." All three of Platte County's All-Americans were crowned Missouri high school folkstyle state champions in late February, a big part of Platte County's fifth-place finish in the final Class 3 Missouri State Wrestling Championships' team standings. Karsten continued his meteoric rise. A two-time state medalist, he won the 132-pound Class 3 state title with a 4-2 overtime win against Oak Park's Noah Teaney, denying the Northmen senior his fourth championship. Karsten entered nationals unranked in flowrestling.com's high school rankings but moved up to sixth after winning both of his cadet brackets. "It was cool and all but that was the expectation. Anything less than that was a failure," Karsten said. Karsten jumped out early in both of his national finals. He took an 8-0 lead on Devin Bahr of Wisconsin in the Greco final and went on to an 8-3 decision. He then scored two exposure points with 7 seconds left in the first period of the freestyle final to complete a 10-0 technical fall against Shayne Oster of Illinois. "I wrestled really well in the finals," said Karsten, who became Missouri's 15th cadet freestyle national champion. "I like the spotlight, and I think that helped." Karsten and Blankenship (second at 152 in freestyle) wrestled in the cadet level, generally reserved for wrestlers who just completed their freshman or sophomore years, but due to his birthdate, Schmitt wrestled at the junior level, which includes outgoing seniors. A two-time high school state finalist and this year's Class 3 champion at 106 pounds, Schmitt made the junior freestyle championship match at 113 pounds where Jack Mueller of Texas won a 12-1 technical fall. Schmitt garnered All-American honors in both disciplines last year, including a runner-up showing in freestyle at 100 pounds. Despite the loss, Schmitt now owns the distinction of being the first national finalist at both the cadet and junior levels, and he hopes to eventually join Karsten as a champion before his high school career ends. "It meant a lot (to be back in the finals) because it's nationals, and it's just a great experience to make the finals. Very few people in the US can do that," Schmitt said. "I feel like the wrestlers are just more mature (at the junior level). They don't make as many rash decisions when they're wrestling. They're just more cautious." Blankenship, a state champion at 145 pounds, reached the 152 final before losing a 9-7 decision against Trey Meyer of Washington. Blankenship held an early 2-0 lead but trailed from the end of the first of two 3-minute periods until the end, nearly making up an 8-3 deficit in the closing seconds. In addition, senior-to-be Caleb Crabtree — a state finalist at 138 — went 2-2 in junior Freestyle, and Casey Jumps — a late addition to the varsity roster in 2013-14 — missed a medal by just one match, going 3-2. All five are part of an encouraging crop of returners who have spent offseason time helping Platte County prepare to make a run at the seventh team state championship and first since moving up to Class 3 prior to the 2010-11 season. Nationals provided another opportunity for the team to grow together. "The group we have right now. We're all competitors and we don't like to lose. We're going to do whatever it takes not to lose," Schmitt said. "We're all really good friends. We'd do anything for each other. We're still a team; there was Team Missouri, and there was Team Platte County and we spent a lot of time cheering each other on."


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2 St Clair Ave E (Yonge And St Clair)
Price: $219,000
Status: Sale Pending
- Tax: T.M.I. (2018)
- Community:Rosedale-Moore Park
- City:Toronto
- Type:Commercial
- Style:Sale Of Business
- Size: 410 Sq Ft
- Garage:Underground
- HeatingGas Forced Air Open
- Sewer/Water SystemsNone
Listing Contracted With: ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD., BROKERAGE
Famous Franchise "Ins Market" Located At Yonge And St. Clair East Subway Station Ground Floor Just Next To Starbucks And Loblaws. Store. Newly Located And Built Store (Nov 2016) High Traffic. Great Location. Rent $3,723 (Inc Tmi And Utility). Long Lease (2+5). Open 6 Days A Week, Short Hours (8-7). Good Profit, Easy Operation. Good For Family Business.
Current Lotto Commission 4,000/M As Per Seller. Increasing Rapidly. Royalty $400/Flat/Month And 1% Lotto Sales. Sales Approx $10,000/Week. High Margin On Tobacco And Grocery Items. Tobacco Portion 60-70% As Per Seller.
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Spotify is the largest music streaming service in the world. It has 70 million paying subscribers worldwide and offers 30 million plus songs to stream. They have recently filed paperwork to launch an IPO or Initial Public Offering.
Investopedia defines an Initial Public Offering as "the first time that the stock of a private company is offered to the public. IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking capital to expand, but they can also be done by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded."
There are many pros and cons to a company going public so alot of deliberation goes into the decision. With Spotify being a major player in its industry and providing a paid service that so many people use it is a big deal to have them take this step. Many of you reading this may even be Spotify users.
The two articles below discuss the impact of an IPO on Spotify and why it's a big deal to the music industry in addition to why the way Spotify is going about this is not the norm.
Biggest IPO of the Year Could Be Spotify's Non-IPO
Spotify AB will soon shine a bright light on just how big the holes are in our capital markets. Far more than just bankers should take note. Sometime, reportedly by the end of March, shares of the streaming music service will start trading for the first time.
What Spotify Going Public Could Mean for Music Fans
When news spread last week that Spotify had filed papers to start selling its shares on the New York Stock exchange, listeners may very well have tuned out. Is there any phrase more antithetical to the rock'n'roll spirit than "initial public offering"?


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On Sunday 9th June the group met at Maggie and Steve Gooder's home for the Nomads' House Group annual BBQ. In the morning the weather was looking unpromising considering the wonderfully warm sunny days which had preceded, but I assured Steve that the sun would come out and it did - the power of positive thinking!
Our group included, Steve and Maggie Gooder, Gillian Smith, Christine and Raymond Fox, Alan and Olga Long, Chris and Ruth Palmer, Carol Marsh and Douglas and Marjory Clark.
Unfortunately I didn't think to suggest the panoramic photo, courtesy of Chris before Carol and Douglas left, apologies!
We all enjoyed some wonderful food, the pork and apple burgers from the Gooder's local butcher were especially good, fabulous puddings courtesy of Marjorie, Maggie and Carol, and all washed down with a glass or two (or was it three?....don't worry your secret is safe!) of pink sparkling wine in the glorious sunshine and all amongst friends, it was real fellowship and much enjoyed.
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Chapter 18 : Central Nervous System Infections
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This chapter provides a framework for the assessment and laboratory evaluation of immunocompromised patients presenting with central nervous system (CNS) infections. Infections of the meninges, brain, and spinal cord result in meningitis, encephalitis, and myelitis, respectively. While the chapter is limited to CNS infections, noninfectious conditions may be presented in a similar fashion. Mycobacterial and fungal meningitides tend to cause subacute or chronic meningitis. Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in immunocompromised hosts is caused by Acanthamoeba species, free-living parasites that cause CNS infection characterized by multiple mass lesions throughout the brain. Myelitis is often seen in combination with encephalitis or meningitis and can be presented as either an acute or chronic condition. CNS manifestations of tuberculosis are diverse, but tuberculous meningitis is the most frequent form, with neuroimaging findings including basilar meningeal enhancement, hydrocephalus, and infarctions in the supratentorial brain parenchyma and/or brain stem. PCR amplification of viral nucleic acid in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is sensitive and specific, and test turnaround time has been shortened significantly, to just a few hours, by incorporating either colorimetric enzyme immunoassay or real-time detection methods. While this chapter outlines many of the most common etiologic agents, with the emergence of new infections, the migration of infectious agents into new geographic niches, and the advent of an increasing array of medications with suppressive effects on the immune system, the field continues to evolve.
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Management of immunocompromised adults with acute meningitis syndrome (fulminant course [<48 h], with fever, headache, impaired sensorium, or stiff neck). *, cultures for bacteria (aerobic/anaerobic), mycobacteria, and fungi; **, for patients on chronic corticosteroids, increase to stress dosing.
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Management of patients with HIV/AIDS and subacute CNS infection syndrome (subacute illness [>3 to 7 days], with variable presence of fever, headache, progressive impairment of cognitive function, and/or focal defects). *, cultures for bacteria (aerobic/anaerobic), mycobacteria, and fungi; **, treatment decisions should factor in radiologic appearance, toxoplasma serology, and prophylaxis with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. See the text for details.
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Management of transplant patients with subacute CNS infection syndrome (subacute illness [>3 to 7 days], with variable presence of fever, headache, progressive impairment of cognitive function, and/or focal defects). *, cultures for bacteria (aerobic/anaerobic), mycobacteria, and fungi; **, treatment decisions should factor in radiologic appearance, fungal antigen tests, and prophylactic antibiotic regimens. See the text for details.
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Microbiological methods used for laboratory diagnosis of CNS infections
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Major infectious causes of meningitis among immunocompromised hosts
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Infectious causes of encephalitis or mass lesions of the brain among immunocompromised hosts
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The Alternative Premier League Table 2012-13
This is a continuation of the original APLT thread which ran last season and can be found here:https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/...p?topic=278916. The blog I used to write occasional summaries (until I lost all faith in January) can be found here: rawkprof.blogspot.co.uk
For those of you who are new to the APLT, or those who need a reminder of the model, the APLT makes an assumption that in order to win the league title, a team needs to win 90 points of the season. This can be achieved by winning all home matches, the seven easiest away matches (the three promoted teams and the 14th-17th ranked teams from the previous season) and draw the 12 remaining away matches. I refer to these as the par results. As in golf, par will be achieved more often than not, but sometimes points are dropped or gained in relation to par.
The fixture list below for the top seven teams indicates the hardest matches which are all par 1s, with the remaining fixtures all par 3s.
As with last season, Liverpool have a difficult opening run of fixtures, with all of their first seven away matches being par 1s. For Liverpool, 28 points from the first 14 matches will be title winning form assuming the APLT model is correct.
As a contrast; Chelsea, Man City, Spurs and Newcastle all have four par 1s, with Man Utd and Arsenal both having five par 1s in the opening 14 matches. Therefore, Liverpool could be between 4 and 6 points worse off to their rivals at this point, but with more-winnable matches remaining in their fixture list, this gap could be closed.
This means that the APLT will place Liverpool higher in the table than in the real league table early in the season to reflect their more difficult start to the season.
If you have any doubts about the reliability of the model, the tables below show the results of the 26 par 3s and 12 par 1s for each of the six originally featured teams.
As I illustrated in depth last season, the predictability of results in the par 1s is actually quite low (title winning teams over achieve as a rule to offset dropped points in the par 3 matches), but title winning teams must win most if not all of their par 3 matches. Last season, Man City won 24 out of their 26 par 3s (they drew at home to Sunderland and lost away at Swansea not exactly the most predictable banana skins if the pars are assigned before the season starts).
Over the season, I will plot the results in relation to par for all the teams featured on a graph (an example of last seasons completed graph is below). If a team plays to par, the line on the graph will be horizontal, whereas dropped points will lead to a negative gradient and gained points and positive gradient.
The green depreciating line reflects a drop of 0.5 points per game (dropping to 19 points below par by game 38) to illustrate a 71 point season, a reasonable estimation of the points needed to achieve a top four finish. Any team with ambitions to finish top four needs to be above this green line by the end of the season.
Ill do my best to keep this up-to-date as best as possible as the season progresses and I hope it illustrates the impact of results on our season. If we dont win away at West Brom in match 1, it isnt a complete disaster.
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Utd have lost already though. They'll lose to City (twice), Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and at least 3 more small teams this season imo.
Don't even care about us lol no stats can save us I just hope and pray one day, one day god let us hit the net. Not the post, or bar, or other post - just the back of the net.
I must keep this avatar and sig untill further notice for losing a bet enforced by Hij.
Yeah it's more for interest throughout a season than an actual analytical tool. Man U have won three of their winnable games and as evidenced above, winning the 'easy' games are the ones that bring the league home.
You can see how we (Liverpool) do very poorly against the opposition that Man U/Man City beat week in week out.
Liverpool did better than Spurs, Chelsea and Man City against the teams where you can gain points via this method (hard away games). But that isn't enough on its own to even finish fourth
Nah nah.
BTW it is fallible. But it's basically the sort of results you would expect to get in order to win the league (with the 71 points thing added on to show the sort of line needed to qualify for Champions league). 71 points is normally guaranteed top four- but the teams that stay close to that line will be in the hunt.
Obviously by the end of the season it will be the actual league table as well.
Last seasons graph shows how we completely fell off from about game 19
Well looking at last years, between game 10 and 15 is when we'll know who will stay up there.
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18 Jul 2017
In order to present an application for the EntrepreneurXXI Awards, candidate companies must meet the following requirements:
- Be companies incorporated as a profit-seeking legal entity (S.A., S.L., Employee-owned companies, Cooperatives, Business Partnerships).
- Have a tax address in Spain or Portugal.
- Have started their activity subsequent to 1 January 2015.
- The founding partners must lead and work primarily in the company.
- The Regional Prize is directed at micro-enterprises and SMEs from all sectors, broken down by territory.
- The Sector Prize is directed exclusively at micro-enterprises and SMEs from the following sectors:
- Agro Tech: Agricultural production, Technology, and products for the agricultural industry, Transformation and development of agricultural and food products
- Health Tech: Therapeutics, Diagnosis, and Development of medical technologies.
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- The contest is intended for companies with a high innovative component, innovation being understood in a broad context (products, processes, business model, etc.).
The following are explicitly excluded:
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This morning I got sucked into a Twitter thread that I should have ignored, around the question of how long a crowd-funding campaign should last. I love Twitter, but for complicated questions like this, it sucks because people often give an answer, but don't say why or give any evidence.
The person starting the thread was attempting to avoid the mid-campaign slump simply by... having a shorter campaign! A perhaps simple idea to a problem few have been able to solve.
You see, regardless of how much funding a campaign receives, it almost inevitably will get most of it's funding in the first couple of days (people backing the campaign as soon as they see it), and then another huge surge at the end (people who are undecided about the campaign and back it out of urgency). Now this blog post isn't about the psychology of urgency in sales, or managing campaigns, but I simply wanted to provide some questions people should consider when deciding how long their campaign should be.
Hopefully if you can answer these few questions, you'll have some good insight into how long a particular campaign should run for.
- What does the data say? Most platforms will have an FAQ where this is answered, giving you the best time/profit ratio and it varies slightly from one platform to another. The general consensus seems to be that it's around a month. More important though is the day you want it to start and end; different social media platforms will have different days that have better engagement or more traffic than others, make sure that your campaign doesn't end on a Saturday night if no one is going to be around to impulse-back your project.
- What's wrong with a mid-campaign slump? Apart from delaying the project an extra couple of weeks, most of the down-sides to having your backer numbers stall for a couple of weeks can be managed. Campaign Fatigue? Low morale? Public perception? All these things can be managed. Sorry to say that if you haven't raised the bulk of your cash in 48hrs, chances are you've already failed, so the biggest fear of the first-time crowd-funder can be that their campaign will fail in the first couple of days and they'll be left looking at a failing campaign for a month. Sure this sucks, but only really for their ego. There's a lot of things you can do to avoid your campaign failing (most outside the remit of this article) but the length of your campaign will rarely be a deciding factor, so take the emotional hit on the mid campaign slump, and tell your ego to suck it up.
- Who is your target audience? If you expect most of your backers to be people already on a mailing list or following you on social media, then running a shorter campaign might make sense. If you're hoping to gather a larger audience, getting picked up by relevant blogs and news sites will be one of the biggest contributing factors that will widen your backer pool. The thing with these sites is that they take a while to pick stories up, so a week-long campaign will probably have ended by the time they pick it up.
- How many backers do you want or need? Campaigns with cheap rewards and hundreds of backers are "impulse buys" for most people. "Oh look, Joe Blogs is releasing an album, and I can get a digital copy for 8 quid" In this situation the few backers you may or may not pick up during the mid-campaign slump aren't going to make or break the campaign. However, if you're hoping to find a dozen people that will back a limited edition product for a couple of hundred quid each, the psychology of the purchase changes. Trying to find fewer backers doesn't necessarily mean a shorter campaign.
- Why do you want a shorter campaign? You can probably already tell if your reason is a bit shitty, but here are some good reasons: Completing a project in a manageable timescale due to other commitments. Creating a splash because you're looking to promote your product, not necessarily fund it. Using a perceived lack of time as differentiation for the campaign.
Simeon's book Every Shot Matters was fully funded in just 4hrs. The first run of his synth module, The Jackalope, sold out in 90 minutes.


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Did you know it's possible to create a garden oasis that's as low maintenance as it is beautiful? Or that your favorite summer blooms can be preserved for seasons on end with just paper and a stack of books? These are two of many clever ideas found inside this summer's issue of Garden Design magazine.
Thankfully my copy arrived days before leaving on a family trip so I read it cover to cover when in route. Who Runs The World, a fabulous article all about bugs and written by Doug Tallamy is a favorite. But I also loved reading about the many varieties of daylilies and sunflowers, and The Secret Garden in Australia provided fresh inspiration for a garden design that I'm currently creating for a client (thank you!).
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Something New Sampler - New link-up date and prize details
The verdict is in - just a bit more time!
I think two more weeks should do the trick - let's move the deadline from the 1st to the 15th. I'll open the link up on March 11th and close it on March 15th at midnight eastern time. Voting will be open for one week and winners will be announced on the 23rd.
So for now, instead of a link-up, I'm just posting details about the prizes (I figured out how to divvy them up) and some inspiring photos from the Flickr pool.
~Finished Project Prizes~
1st place prize - From Fort Worth Fabric Studio, a $25 gift certificate and the Lagoon bundle (I've been making all my blocks with fabrics from this bundle, so if you like my blocks, you'll love this bundle)
2nd place - ten 1/2 yard cuts of your choosing from the new line V's Simply Color from Cotton Blossom Farm (pictured in the upper right corner)
3rd place - bundle from Sew Me a Song Etsy shop, with eight fat quarters (pictured on the left)
Luck of the draw - a random number generator will choose the lucky winner of the Paris Flea Market jelly roll up from Fat Quarter Shop
~Participation Prizes~
a random number generator will choose two lucky winners - one will receive an Amy Butler Pattern from Fat Quarter Shop and the other will receive the texty fat quarter bundle from Sew Me a Song
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Often times, inspiration comes when and where you are not looking for it. Inspiration may unearth a desire for you to take actions you have not yet taken. You may have noticed that much of my inspiration recently has come from parkour. Once again I found inspiration in parkour, but parkour isn't the only inspiration that came to me. ...
I found this recent inspiration on AmericanParkour.com. Demon, a traceur and member of the tribe from Colorado, got a chance to train in France with some of the Yamakasi. Not only did he get to go on this parkour pilgrimage, but he took the time to write about his account of the training.
Some of the inspiring parts of his post came from the way the yamakasi trained. Thinking of doing a drill eleven times as really doing 10 + 1. Making sure to do difficult movements at least 3 times instead of just once to prove to yourself that you can. Thinking that the real training, much of it mental, comes after you are physically tired. The usefulness of training by yourself or with others. This was all great information that has inspired me to train more intensely.
The suprising inspiration came not from parkour, but from the writing of the article. Many of my posts, including this one, are written fairly quickly while I have a break during the day. From reading many other postings online, it looks like most people do the same thing - even for professional sites. Demon's article was different. He obviously put a lot of time into organizing his thoughts and putting together an article that many different people could read and get something from. His writing of that article inspired me to work towards writing better posts in my own blog.
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As a wine critic and reviewer it was with great excitement that Jake and I spent a morning at the Lorenzi Estate bottling line capturing the process of bottling. At the end of the bottling, we left with three bottles. The plan, as an official reviewer for the winery, was to taste each wine one week apart and talk about its progress from the moment it was bottled until release.
When a bottle of wine is fresh off the bottling line it goes into what is called 'bottle shock'. This essentially means the wine has been brutally pushed through a filtration system, and then quickly rushed to fill bottles. Since wine is active and alive, and constantly changing with age, it's no wonder it reacts to this process.
The wine fundamentally shuts down. It's a defense mechanism. Think of it like shell-shock. It usually takes several weeks at minimum for the wine to start relaxing, opening up and showing it's true expression again.
For the first tasting, one week after bottling, the wine was still very tight. When opened there was barely a hint of the fruit that had been so expressive and lively while it was still in tank. The most you got was a hint of the strawberries and raspberries waiting to reveal. The good news was how bright an lively it was, with good acid, a smooth mouthfeel, and the promise that something special was coming.
Now, on to tasting #2...
Round two after two weeks. For this one, I also paired it with an Italian Sausage and Potato Fritatta with Harissa. Rosé wines, thanks to their crispness and lively bright fruit, love to play with spicy food.
For this second tasting, the wine was truly starting to open up. This is what I sent to Lorenzi Estate after tasting this second bottle two weeks after bottling:
And for the third and final tasting...
From the first moment I tasted this wine with Don Lorenzi while still in tank, I knew it was going to be special, but I didn't realize it was going to be this special. This wine has officially shed its bottle shock and is ready for the world!
Unlike the first two tastings, this time the fruit was so round and full on the nose, and added layers of rose hips gave it an extra boost. As has been the case since the first taste in tank many months ago, the strawberries and raspberries are center stage, with a fun jammy quality in this dry, fresh wine.
Along with retaining a bright, crisp profile, there is now a rich mouthfeel rounding it out mid-palate. To make this wine even more sophisticated and alluring, toasted almonds have joined the dance, rounding out the finish. This is truly a stunner rosé, and with only about 100 cases made, it is sure to fly out of the tasting room.
This is a 93 Point wine without debate, and probably a 94 as it settles and continues to add layers with more complexity.
We also did a video of the bottling line for you to enjoy...
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Mahatma Gandhi is once said to have remarked that, "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated". The decimation of animal habitats, the hacking of nesting places of birds and the savage machismo on Indian roads that cuts short the lives of dogs and cats would have mortified the Mahatma. But it's doubtful if the Uttarakhand High Court's attempts to play saving angel for the "entire animal kingdom" would have impressed him. On Wednesday, the court declared all animals including "avian and aquatic" ones as "legal persons". The jury is out on whether being vested with the rights of "a living person" is good news for Uttarakhand's fauna, but undertaking the "duties and liabilities of a living person" could be an interesting proposition, given the times we live in.
The court hasn't specified if the decision constrains cows from chewing cud — or plastics — when the national anthem is being played or whether broiler chickens have to come out of their antibiotic-induced stupor in order to protect national honour. Does it mean that tigers and elephants have to live up to their majesty by protecting forests? Does it call on lab rats to develop the spirit of scientific temper and humanism?
The court has also directed that all residents of Uttarakhand are guardians of animals with the duty to "ensure their welfare and protection". This, we surmise, also holds for a certain Ganesh Joshi, who, about two years ago, lost it on a horse. In a moving display of anthropomorphism, the Uttarakhand government dedicated a memorial to the animal, who, however, could not adjust to prosthetic limbs and succumbed to the lashing. And once Joshi's party assumed office in the state, it initiated measures to absolve its MLA of any crime. We do not have the reactions of the equestrian community on the court verdict. But then does it care?


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How to recognize a high-quality ice cream?
Summer in Italy means at least a gelato every day. However, not all gelato is created equal – there's plenty of good ice cream and bad ice cream out there. Varied factors such as flavor, melting quality, body and texture, package, color, appearance, and influence quality affect the overall acceptability of the product by consumers. Below are a few tips for spotting top quality ice cream and to know when to walk away.
Assess the Colors
For high-quality ice cream, you'll want one with the highest proportions of natural ingredients. That would mean no or very little added coloring. High-Quality ice cream does not possess vibrant colors, but natural ones. Hence, next time you'll be looking for a Pistachio, it's not green as you might think, but brownish. For berry colors, ensure it is deep muted red and not shocking pink. Also, don't forget the lemon is more white than yellow.
What's more, check out on the tone too. Quality gelato is not shiny. Otherwise, the ice cream has too many sugars, or it's oxidized, meaning it's old!
Evaluate the Texture
The distinction between bad ice cream and good ice cream might be due to air density. A top-quality gelato has less air and a denser texture. Assess the height of the gelato in the container. If it piles up too high and doesn't melt, then the ice cream is rich in vegetable fats and emulsifiers. Such gelatos are quite unsafe and lacking in flavor.
Consider the Flavors
Perhaps you know exactly which flavor you're going to order. That's all right – however, you might want to look at other available options on offer. You'll glimpse a valuable clue to the gelato's quality. For instance, if you spot the same flavors in different stores, you might get a hint that the gelato was mass-produced. Alternatively, fruit flavors of fruits out of season show that they aren't using fresh fruits, or they're using artificial flavors.
Check out the Ingredients
While fresh, natural ingredients are a prerequisite for quality, very few gelato shops use all-natural ingredients. Hence, you'll want to scroll through the elements. For instance, finding items such as vegetable oil, or coloring flavors should tell you to walk away. Otherwise, you might be walking right into a disappointing ice cream experience.
Evaluate the Design
Of course, this tip is less on the science behind ice cream making but more on common sense. Hence, you'll want to avoid tourist trap restaurants with chequered tablecloths, charming waitresses, and long menus in multiple languages. How about using a similar logic for gelato? The best won't need to work so hard on advertisements and invitations. If the gelato is good enough, the word will spread – you'll hear about it. Hence, huge cardboards or sculptures cut-out of an ice cream cone could be a red flag. However, you'll want to walk in there and check out what they have to offer.
Check out the Containers
They say, don't judge a book by its cover. However, you might want to judge your ice cream by the container it's served in. While plastic tubs are a definite no, metal tubs are never a guarantee of their own too. However, things such as lids are always a good sign. Also, you might want to scrutinize how clean the serving scoops are. Keep in mind that poor hygiene may lower the quality of ice cream.


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We are honored to have Anthony DiBernardo join our Hog Blog for a mouth-watering June recipe! Anthony is the owner and PitMan of Swig & Swine in Charleston, SC! We hope you'll enjoy learning a little about Anthony as much as we did! His recipe for our Kan Kan chops will be a delicious addition to your summer smoking - and that boiled peanut salad! That's some dag'on good eating.
"Born and raised in Mantua, New Jersey, Anthony DiBernardo has always had a passion for cooking. He entered the culinary world when he was 14 as a banquet cook. Later, the US Navy brought Anthony to the Lowcountry, where he has lived for nearly 25 years. After serving as a cook on the USS Batfish submarine for four years, Anthony began working in the kitchen at Blossom Café. His résumé includes roles as the Executive Chef at Kiawah Island Resort, Corporate Executive Chef at Mustard Seed, and Operating Partner and Head Chef at Rita's.
After incorporating barbecue menu items during each culinary venture, Anthony started his own barbecue catering business, where his passion started to set fire. He opened Swig & Swine BBQ in collaboration with Queen Street Hospitality Group in 2013."
Kan Kan Chops
Seasoned with Salt , Pepper and a pinch of your favorite BBQ Rub.
Smoke at 225 till internal temp reaches 140.
Have a cast iron pan ready with Peanut oil at 350. Transfer Chops to pan to finish and puff the skin. Pull at 165-170.
2 Ears of corn grilled and removed from Cobb
1c Boiled Peanuts (shelled)
1c Diced Tomatoes
1c Diced Cucumber
2 T chopped cilantro
Bacon Dressing
8 pieces thick-sliced bacon, chopped
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cook bacon, when bacon is done turn off heat and add other ingredients, stir till combined.
Pour over vegetables and mix well.


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Discover the Hills & History of Rural Malta
Escape to the countryside with a visit to Malta's sister island of Gozo. Easily accessible as a day trip, the second-largest island of the archipelago offers a variety of experiences for the curious traveler. This Compass & Key itinerary encompasses the best of Gozo, from the oldest manmade structures in the world, to a fortified castle, to an important Christian pilgrimage site. Find inspiring cuisine in every village, whether overlooking a peaceful bay or tucked away on a cobblestone street.
For more adventure, Gozo offers rock climbing, biking, kayaking, and plenty of hiking trails to explore. Head below the water in one of the top diving destinations in the Mediterranean with a range of shore and boat dives. For more information on Gozo adventures, check out VisitGozo.
Time: Full day
Getting Around: This itinerary is timed so you can mingle with the locals from the bus and on foot as you wander the island. Note that most Gozo buses run hourly, so pay attention to the times provided and double check the schedules online. Alternatively, many of the local taxi drivers offer day tours at a reasonable price.
Fees: €5 for the ferry crossing, €9 for Ggantija Temple, €5 for the Citadel visitors center and museums
Bus fare: Single fares from €1.50pp, 'Explore' passes available for 12 single journeys or unlimited travel over 7 days. View all fare information here.
Starting point: Cirkewwa Ferry, Malta mainland
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Take this Compass & Key walking tour with you by following @compassandkey on the Mapstr app. You can also download a PDF of the guide below to save it to your mobile device or print it out on standard letter-size paper.


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Bereavement Support
Hospice Vaughan
Address: 31 Woodbridge Avenue Woodbridge Ontario L4L 2S6
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Serves: People of all ages
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Thornhill Office: (Dufferin & Steeles) 220 Charlton Ave. Thornhill, ON L4J 6H2
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Serves: People of all ages
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Registration: Call to register.
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Community Support Services and Programs
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See program page for details regarding age ranges, eligibility, and registration for specific programs.
Markham Public Libraries
Address: Several locations. See specific links for branch and hours page.
Telephone: David Zambrano, Manager, Library Programs: (905) 513-7977 Extension 7145
email: David Zambrano, Manager, Library Programs: E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: https://markham.bibliocommons.com/
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CRM Marketing Manager
- Recruiter
- Location
- New Malden, Greater London
- Salary
- £30K - £35K +monthly incentives + benefits
- Posted
- 15 Apr 2019
- Closing date
- 15 May 2019
- Ref
- 502420
- Industry
- Marketing & PR, Communications, Digital marketing, Market research, Marketing analytics, Media, Digital media, Travel & transport, General, Tourism
- Job function
- Marketing & PR
- Job level
- Management
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
- Education level
- Undergraduate degree (or equivalent)
Looking to progress a career in Customer Relationship Management within a fantastic award-winning company? Look no further! Here at Flight Centre Travel Group, we have an exciting opportunity for a CRM Marketing Manager, based within our Head Office, New Malden (just 14 minutes from Clapham Junction).
We've recently invested heavily in our CRM and digital space, so this is a fantastic time to join the CRM team. The successful candidate will be joining the team responsible for driving customer loyalty and retention through the delivery of targeted email and direct marketing campaigns. This is a very customer-focused role, whereby you show thorough understanding of the customer journey, and ensure that every decision is considered from a customer's perspective. You will report into the Head of CRM and work alongside a Senior CRM Marketing Executive and CRM Analyst.
What's involved
As CRM Marketing Manager, you'll be supporting the Head of CRM and Insights on delivering the CRM and retention strategy for Flight Centre across multiple retail brands. You'll be the 'go to' person for schedule requests and questions relating to day-to-day activity.
Other key aspects of the role:
- Day-to-day management of the CRM programmes and schedule including writing copy, creating templates, sourcing and re-sizing images, building and deploying communications to ensure high levels of customer engagement
- Work closely with other teams to develop innovative, engaging and integrated CRM campaigns with a consistent message across all consumer touch-points
- Ensure email and direct mail programmes are delivered correctly and accurately according to the schedule
- Work closely with the Head of CRM and Insights to manage relationships with external stakeholders to deliver new and enhanced capabilities that develop CRM strategy
- Monitor competitor activity and react where appropriate
- Work to further develop the segmentation framework and customer contact strategy to achieve retention and conversion targets
- Analyse performance of campaign results and produce reports, making recommendations and implementing changes based on findings
- Look at ways to improve campaign efficiency, optimising all BAU, partnership and customer journey communications
- Build and execute A/B testing for subject lines, content and offers to get maximum results
- Ensure competitive product offering and relevant content by liaising with merchandising and product teams
- Ensure sales teams are aware of advertised deals
- Help develop and mentor the Senior CRM Marketing Executive
What we're looking for
To achieve in this position, you'll need to have excellent copy writing skills, be able to work to deadlines and multi-task with a strong commercial acumen. You'll also have strong analytical skills, which will be optimum to improving campaigns and driving good results.
More about what the role requires
- A strong understanding of CRM and marketing automation
- Creation and execution of email based marketing campaigns
- Ability and willingness to share skills and coach others
- A love of data and ability to optimise campaigns
If this sounds like the ideal role for you then read on...
We're looking for the following skills and experience:
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a CRM role, including experience executing complex email marketing campaigns across the customer journey
- A marketing degree is desirable
- Experience in creating and building emails, using email marketing software
- Skilled in Photoshop or other photo manipulation software
- Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Knowledge of HTML and Dreamweaver would be advantageous
- Travel industry experience is advantageous
The rewards and benefits
For the CRM Marketing Manager role, we offer a competitive salary of £28K - £35K DOE plus generous incentivised bonuses, whereby you will be rewarded each month based on targets that you meet and exceed. This is an exciting time for the business, as our business plans involve our corporate space spreading across Europe, offering you huge potential to progress with it. On top of this, you'll gain access to a plethora of benefits including:
- Discounted travel and fantastic incentives from the world's top travel providers
- Industry renowned social events and excellent company culture
- Exceptional career progression with opportunities across the globe
- Excellent share plan and pension schemes
- Free and confidential financial consultations from our in-house financial team
- Free health consultations, discounted fitness sessions and gym memberships
- Bronze level health cash plan
- Opportunity to take a three month sabbatical after five years
- Discounted physiotherapy, massage, reflexology, cycle-to-work scheme and more...
We've consistently been voted one of the Best Places to Work in the UK (according to the Great Place to Work®). If you want to join us in our success, apply now.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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The artistic collaboration between man and machine.
Por: Leonardo Mejía Madero
Since its inception, man developed different tools to facilitate their tasks and thus be able to meet their needs, one of them, intrinsic to any human being, was to communicate. Like every human being, primitive man also came into the world without any instruction, goal or mission, and therefore through interactivity he was forced to know his environment and adapt to it, as it happens now, of course, under the great wave of technological advances.
According to the Spanish Royal Academy, the word machine refers to the "set of combined devices to receive a certain form of energy and transform it into a more adequate one, or to produce a certain effect."
Starting from the previous thing, the idea of he algorithm emanates immediately in any field, but this time I will concentrate only on the artistic one.
Undoubtedly, the capabilities of many machines make modern man look obsolete. What a Renaissance cabinetmaker managed to carve with his gouges in several days, today a devastating bit does in minutes. Similarly, the arrival of tools such as rotomartillo, makes materials such as stone now seem quite fragile and easy to manipulate.
The tone of the blood with which primitive man painted the cave of Altamira, today is sold in oil tubes ready to be used, and with approximately 15,000 years of difference and an endless number of machines at his disposal, the current man conserves the desire to express themselves and leave their mark.
Analyzing thoroughly, the machines are from the production of materials, which in turn could be called part of the pre-production of art. Incidentally, variants of art do not require any material in the strict sense and for questions like this I find it necessary to clarify that art does not always end or try to find its essence in materiality.
Contrary to the above and by the way it is structured, the body can also be seen as a tool and / or machine. However, much of the art displayed today finds its foundations in the machines, whether in preproduction, production, postproduction, assembly or distribution.
At the beginning of the last century, technological innovation brought with it the approach of various machines, clearly influencing art, remember the fourth premise of the futurist manifesto:
"We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. A racecar with its belly adorned with thick pipes, like serpents of explosive and furious breath ... a car that seems to run on shrapnel, is more beautiful than the Victory of Samothrace. "(Manifesto del Futurismo, 1909).
In this way, the machines gave their first blow, opening the crack through which later the art would permeate.
Another event of great impact in society seems to me to be the science fiction cinema, whose boom I suspect that big companies and technological developers will bet on the fantastic models that this genre presented, because it was enough to observe the spectators leaving the cinema halls in awe .
However, I consider that the strongest blow occurred until the nineties with the arrival of multimedia art, thus strengthening hundreds of artists in search of increasingly innovative proposals, which until today remain in development.
New generations will continue to emerge. The truth is that technological innovation and the insertion of machines will continue to shape our lifestyles, forcing us directly or indirectly to adapt.
Luckily, although we are presented with multiple scenarios, we will continue to see where we want. Well Brea left it written "The ability to see is not limited to the organic quality of the eye" (Brea, J, L, 2010). Falling again in some of the characteristics that distinguish us so much from machines: being analytical, critical and reflexive subjects.
I also believe that the collaboration between machine and human is increasingly accepted and as we are so vulnerable, I believe that in the future the implementation of technological improvements in humans will not be doubted, making transhumanism a reality, giving more and more reason to the phrase "It is easier to robotize a human, than to humanize a robot" (Anonymous). And whatever the field to work, the machines will be present.
Finally, as part of my personal experience, I perceive that art will continue to benefit from its context and if there are machines in it, it will not hesitate to appropriate them.
An example of this is the work of Fabián Cano, who draws from technologies distanced from the artistic context and close to massive work such as using backhoes for that purpose, leaving here another variable on the air: the possibility of using the tools that expand the possibilities of the body, either to optimize the work or perhaps to hinder it.
By questioning the body as a direct instrument of artistic creation, Cano evidently makes a comment about man and new technologies, and poses a different way of structuring the movement of the body through a lever.
The list is long and excessively debatable, today cultural diversity is very difficult and orienting art towards a concrete path would be an impossible task. A final concept that comes to my mind is the contemporary, because it is also fashionable to listen to artists put on this label.
Technically the machines achieve amazing results, however issues such as creativity are still human and I like to take advantage of them.
In conclusion, I would doubt our human quality, but never that we are programmable beings. Another difference with the machines is that if we commit or find an error it is possible that we can repair it or manage it, we can even detect favorable errors.
"The computer is not an intelligent machine that helps stupid people, in fact it is a stupid machine that works only in the hands of intelligent people"
-Umberto Eco
Real Academia Española. (2001). Diccionario de la lengua española (22.a ed.). Madrid, España: Autor.
Brea, J. L. (1990). Las Tres Eras de la Imagen. (1ª ed.) Madrid: Ediciones AKAL.


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The Asse washbasin is marked by straight lines and surfaces.
Taking advantage of a special bending process, the thin yet stable stainless steel plates are bent at a right angle, which makes them join seamlessly to emerge as a bowl of purist appearance. Details such as the drain strainer are integrated invisibly into the washbowl, underscoring the self-contained look of the design. A hybrid coating of organic and inorganic colour provides the material with high durability.
The geometrically clear design and the unusual material of the Asse washstand basin truly catch the eye, bringing a new aesthetic to the bathroom.


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Ephesians: 4
In Ephesians 4, the Apostle Paul, who refers to himself as the prisoner of the Lord, reveals what he has learned about the purpose of God for the church. He urges the church to walk together in unity as the Body of Christ. This unity is founded on the concept of one functioning body, with Christ being the head, followed by men and women called to do certain works to extend the kingdom. This chapter unveils the heart of a loving, compassionate, and inclusive Creator.
I find it very interesting the way Paul opens his salutation by describing himself as a "prisoner of the Lord." Although Paul was in and out of prison, I feel that his prison was not just bars. He could not get away from the truths that surrounded him when he realized who Jesus was. He was as zealous after his conversion as he was before it. He encourages us to walk worthy of our calling by following the example of Christ which is "love." I am sure he was looked upon harshly by many for his past actions against the followers of Christ and even more so for his boldness. Paul makes us see the grace that God extends to all of us. He was so unworthy, yet he was made worthy. He was not ashamed to walk in that worthiness. He knew that the gospel of Christ is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.
He goes on to describe the fruit of the Spirit when he talks about how we should walk in lowliness, gentleness, with long suffering, bearing with one another in love. When we follow the teaching of Christ in our everyday living, we might not be able to stay unified in our own strength. He will make whatever we cannot do "possible" if we work together in Spirit.
Paul also talks about the death of Christ and what it means for one who believes through faith that His death was our "one hope". We all have access to His grace.
Not only did Christ give us grace which we did not deserve; He gave us gifts to be used in service to mankind. When He ascended to the Father, we were set free and the works of Satan no longer had power over us. We became part of the Body of Christ because of our acceptance of Him. His purpose on earth was complete because He came (descended) to save humanity and to accomplish the plan that He and His Father made before the foundation of the world. He went back to His Father (ascended) after the completion of that plan.
Although God called some individuals for specific work, we all have something to contribute to the church. We become new when we join the Body of Christ . We can now see the light and walk in the light. The word of God convicts us and we no longer want to live in our former state. We actually have been given a new mind.
Finally, Paul talks about putting away the works of the flesh, which grieves the Holy Spirit, because He has already given us dominion over all that would destroy us. God is so gracious to us and surely Paul was a product of that grace.
He ends the chapter admonishing us to be kind to one another, having tender hearts, and remembering that we should be ready to forgive each other, just as God in Christ forgave us.
This message is for the Body of Christ. We must remember that this body is a living, breathing, moving body and has the power to extend to our home, our communities, and to the world!


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Made in a traditional cheese dairy. Comté Fort Saint Antoine is made from organic raw milk, and is a real rarity. The best Comtés from summer production are selected and then mature for at least 16 months in Fort Saint Antoine in the High Jura Mountains at an altitude of over 1000 m. A slightly crystallized texture with a wonderful, fruity, spicy taste is the unique result. A real treat for The Crumbly Cheese real cheese lovers!
Unpasteurised Cow's milk