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If you've recently written your first novel, collection of short stories, or nonfiction book, you may be excited at your accomplishment and eagerly awaiting a flood of notifications that your book has been downloaded. However, your journey is not yet over; before you'll be able to sit back and rake in the residuals, you'll likely need to engage in some marketing efforts to ensure your book begins getting some downloads (and, ideally, positive reviews). Read on to learn more about some of the best ways to market your e-book to its intended audience.
Invest in targeted advertisements
The internet has changed the world of marketing in innumerable ways. In some ways, marketing is easier in the twenty-first century than ever before -- however, you'll need to be savvy in your advertising and sales approach in order to filter through the "noise" of other ads, as consumers have become even more sophisticated at tuning irrelevant information out.
Because so many social media websites, online retailers, and even web browsers have a great deal of browsing, posting, and purchasing history on every individual user, targeting your online advertisements toward those who have expressed an interest in a product or service relevant to your e-book can help you get the most bang for your buck.
In many cases, you'll be able to automate this advertising on your book's behalf, paying for a certain number of ads or "push" notifications up front and refilling the account once you've begun to notice the effectiveness of this advertising method. Contact a digital marketing company to learn more.
Rely on your network
Often, the best (and easiest) way to get started promoting your book is simply by leaning on your friends, relatives, and even acquaintances to check out your book and offer a review. Once your book has a minimum number of downloads or unique reviews, it will begin rising to the top of search results, increasing the odds that a wider audience will come across it while browsing for a new read.
Having your friends and family members "share" your book on their respective social media pages can also expand your reach and serve as a form of free advertising.
Offer free downloads or a promotional rate
Another way to quickly get your book to the top of search results is to offer it for free during the first week of its release (or, alternatively, offer a low-cost promotional rate). This will encourage readers who might not have ordinarily paid for your book to check it out and hopefully leave a positive review. Although giving away your work for free can seem counter-intuitive, doing so can often prime the pump for future sales.Share
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Hello, my name is Vera Adkins and welcome to my blog about online marketing. I've been interested in this type of marketing for quite some time now because it's very effective. I've had mentors teach me about online marketing because I wanted to learn everything that I could about this subject. Since I now have experience in this field, I wanted to share what I've learned with others. As you read my blog, you'll learn about three very important aspects of online marketing. You'll find out about web marketing, email marketing and social media marketing. After learning about the importance of each one of these methods and how you can apply them, you'll have the information you need for all of your online marketing ventures.


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who we are
Dadgum Films is a boutique video house specializing in creating corporate, commercial, and creative video content. We're especially passionate about bringing brands to life through the use of animation, puppetry, and animatronics.
Our work
Speech Moves
We had the pleasure of doing post-production on Washington Speaker's Bureau's powerful Speech Moves project. For more of our work from this series, go check out the Speech Moves website and watch any of the stories.
LMNOPuppets Video
We did the production and post production work on this gem for our friends at LMNOPuppets.

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Didac Mauricio, MD PhD
Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Didac Mauricio, MD PhD, is Director of the Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is leading the Diabetes Research Group at this institution, that belongs to the excellence diabetes research network CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic diseases (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain. He is currently on leave from his position as Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, University of Lleida. He has published over 190 peer-reviewed articles and has contributed to multiple books. He has received the highest awards from the Spanish Society of Diabetes and the Spanish Society of Endocrinology & Nutrition. He has also served as a member in several local and international committees. D. Mauricio has been principal investigator of several research projects funded by national and international agencies. He keeps a strong interest on current clinical issues in diabetes management, including randomised clinical trials and clinical research on diabetic complications, with special focus on atherosclerotic disease, and also in studies on real-world evidence.
Terms of Appointment: Jun 2018 - May 2020


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Whoooo New! News
My friend Barb has a really cool business, making knitting bags and purses out of old sample fabrics that designers typically throw into the trash.
While the sizes of the samples are not large, the packets are designed to coordinate together, and she works with that to create some truly stunning designs. Barb gave a trunk show at my house last Fall which was a great success.
Now, she has a website, go and check it out, and get your own WhoooNew! bag.


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Culture Chanel Expo. A Superb Exhibition in Shanghai.
"Culture Chanel" is an exhibition about the famous brand which has just opened in Shanghai. This exhibition is held with the support of the House of Chanel and is organised by Jean-Louis Froment, a well-known figure in the contemporary art and design worlds. What is remarkable, he did not divide the exhibition's space chronologically but through five themes : 'Origin', 'Abstraction', 'Invisibility', 'Liberty' and 'Imaginary' .
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We are AIVIS
We're an electronic pop duo who met online. Aidan is from Paisley in Scotland and Travis is from near Columbus in Ohio. We co-produce all our tracks while living in separate continents. Both of us write the music with Aidan also providing lyrics and vocals.
The name AIVIS is a portmanteau of our first names. Our style has been compared to The Postal Service, Pet Shop Boys, Owl City, Death Cab for Cutie, Years & Years, and Mika.
We released our debut single The Wilderness in November 2016 with a music video filmed in Chicago. Our debut album Constellate was released in September 2017. We also released music videos for other tracks from Constellate - Sky, My Archipelago, and Dark.
We played our first show in Glasgow in October 2017 as the lead support act for Low Island in Stereo Bar. In January 2018 we were privileged to play Glasgow's famous King Tut's Wah Wah Hut as the lead support act for Alvarez Kings. In November 2018 we played The Poetry Club (SWG3) in Glasgow as lead support for OK Button.
As we met online, we're always looking to collaborate with other people around the world (so please get in touch). So far we've worked with Dancing With Ruby, Alpine Blizzard, Keytne, T3RRV, The Mark Hill Project, and Aaron Owens on remix projects. Remix packs for our songs are available to download. :)
We're currently working on our second album, the first single from which was released in August 2018 - Love Me.
remix packs
Download our remix packs and play about with our songs. We include multitrack wav stems (beats, bass, synths & acapella), MIDI, and tempo/key/licence info. Make sure to send us what you make! It's always cool to hear what other people do with our music. We've released the best remixes for The Wilderness and My Archipelago, and we're currently accepting remixes for Love Me to include on a new release soon. :)


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Last month, I completed a sprawling, multi-surface mural at the new YouTube Headquarters in San Bruno, California.
The initial ideas for the mural came together as the building was nearing completion. During the late stages of construction, Keri Goodlad from Jensen Architects brought me onsite to get a sense of the space and imagine how my painting could exist in harmony with the building's striking architectural elements.
The space exudes a confidence and directive momentum. The building's exterior is a modest shell coyly housing a palatial entryway with massive windows that flood the cavernous space with light. I wanted the mural to channel that energy, while remaining distinct from the interior surfaces.
In our early conversations, Keri and I discussed color palates and how the directionality of my mural's marks would guide the eye through the space.
Turning these ideas into tangible, visible art takes time and preparation. I did much of my early planning off-site, receiving photos of the space from the construction team building YouTube's new office. As the photos came in, I used my iPad to digitally render marks over the images.
Shapes and colors you draft will morph as they're manifested into reality. But, composing these ideas digitally helps me compliment the architect's intention and get a better idea of what the client sees in their mind's eye.
Today, YouTube's office is completed and the marks that once only existed on my iPad now adorn the office's two 45ft hallways. These hallways lead to rooms meant for creativity — conference rooms and auditorium spaces. I wanted to strike a balance between harmonious color fields and bold, expressive lines to conjure imagination and spark creative energy in a critical space.
The mural's line-work jumps playfully from wall, to floor, to ceiling, even jumping through windows at times. I took extra time to line-up marks spanning from one surface to another, so the viewer can see shapes forming as they wander through the space. The contour and energy of the lines gives the mural an immense presence.
A special thanks to Part 2 Gallery for suggesting my work for this project, Jensen architects for trusting my artistic vision and collaboration, and Lynette Young from YouTube for gracefully managing the project. All photos by Margaret Austin Photography.


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Members of the School Board and Superintendent Dr. Steven Walts were among the administrators and colleagues congratulating over 250 retirees at a ceremony at Colgan High School on April 29, 2019.
Dr. Walts thanked the retirees for their years of "giving 100 percent, or more."
School Board Chairman Babur B. Lateef, M.D., recognized the mixed feelings friends and colleagues of the retirees feel: happiness for their retiring colleagues' new adventures, along with regret of seeing them leave.
Student representative to the School Board, Sasan Faraj from Patriot High School, also expressed his gratitude to the retirees, thanking them for their, "endless efforts to make going to school a safe and exciting part of each student's day."
During the ceremony, Dr. Walts took a moment to spotlight those retiring with 40 years or more with Prince William County Public Schools.
Those retirees include:
Debra Ames, The Nokesville School
Peter Bedford, Hylton High School
Debra Bishop, Student Services
Catherine Hailey, Woodbridge High School
Lloyd Harlow, Facilities Services
Barbara Hicks, Special Education
James Livingston, President of the Virginia Education Association, former president of Prince William Education Association and former teacher at Parkside Middle School
Joseph Ritenour, Facilities Services
Our complete list of retirees is as follows:
Central Elementary Schools: Eric Agyemang, Carol Baumann, Barbara Bilkert, Marcia Bull, Patricia Byrne, Lisa Christensen, Melissa Clemons, Gail Cobb, Carl Collins, Deborah Delare, Carolyn English, Anita Ford, Elena-Maria Frost, Anne Gariano, Joan Herrell, Cheryl Illig, Janinne Imon, Kelly Kent, Elizabeth Klopfenstein, Audrey Kowalski, Colleen Lovelace, Jane Metz, Ruth O'Connell, Michelle Pietak, Dorothy Reeves, Matthew Ritter, Sonia Rivera, Jill Seamster, Annie Simms, Karen Smith, Lisa Sprouse, Melanie Sutherland, Patricia Swanson, Judy Teevan, Frances Vinson, Paula Warner, Arla Weiggands, and Lenroy Williams.
Eastern Elementary Schools: Kathleen Atilano, Deborah Breeze, Denise Brown, Priscilla Cessna, Karen Denison, Carolyn Hatcher, Patricia Johansen, Amy Jordan, Kenfe Michael Kassaye, Lisa Lamoureux, Karen Lape, Arlene Miyasato, Norma Moore, Karen Roberts, Cynthia Stanley, Susan Tolivar, Brooke Wagner, and Karen Woods.
Western Elementary Schools: Mary Alexander, Faranak Drake,Charles Dunbar, Lynn Dunn, Wendy Felix, Gloria Guadamuz, Patricia Guzman, Mary Hubbell, Roseanne Hughes, Darlene Kuhn, Kimberly Lervold, Alice Mayer, Tricia Milner, Victoria Morris, Gloria Myers, Barry Newsome, Stephen Parretti, Salvador Rivera, Terri Thompson, Laurie Villani, Deena Woods, and Marianne Wright.
Middle Schools: Carol April, Roberta Bosak, Kay Bratton, Ann Braun, Tamara Calhoun, Skyles Calhoun, Gordon Charlton, Teresa Cira, Deborah Courter-Folly, Karen Cunningham, Carl Dennis, Pamela Edge, Nancy Evans, Anne Fay, Jacqueline Gardner, Mary Genualdi, Janet Hart, Richard Heim, Deborah Jaeger, Steven Johnson, Anginetta Jordan, Rochelle Kidd, Michele Koelkebeck, Randy Lansdowne, Joellen Livingston, Philip Martin, Sheila Naylor, Thongsouk Onerasy, Christine Pancratz, Elaine Pighini, Deborah Pollard, Estelle Pollard, Laura Queen, Mark Shiring, Judy Thompson, Eloise Wallace, John Wilson, and Joanne Wines.
High Schools: Joseph Abney, Peter Bedford, Steven Bouton, Judy Boyce, Vernon Butler, Rhonda Carper, Suerianne Davis, Rita Dubik, Maureen Ellis, Linda Fair, Kimberly Garcia, Douglas Goodwin, Francis Grzybowski, Catherine Hailey, Brenda Hayden, Jon Ingle, Christopher Kelly, Diana Lewis, Ellen Malka, Bobbie Mandro, Vincent Maziekus, Linda Mazza, Karen McCorvey, William Palmer, James Patterson, Patricia Poggi, Cherif Sadki, Roberta Sakraida, Rosa Salinas, Elaine Salisbury, Yvonne Schoonover, Cheryl Shell, Brian Smith, Crockett Verbeck, Betsy Williams, James Willoughby, and Michael Wright.
Nontraditional Schools: Ralph Abruzere, Norman Collins, Jill Huff and Douglas Lovelace.
Traditional Schools: Debra Ames, Jane Digennaro, Kimberley Frerichs, Donna House, Laura Muller, and Linda Swenson
Communications and Technology Services: Carl Binsted, Nadine Bryant, Irene Cromer, William Drake, Sharon Henry, Janice Improta, and Timothy Jarrell.
Finance and Risk Management: Laurie Baber, Cynthia Hausmann, Vickie Short, and Toni Stehney.
Human Resources: James Livingston and Deborah Sparks.
Superintendents Staff: Philip B. Kavits
Student Learning and Accountability: Roberta Apostolakis, Debra Bishop, Lisa Cannaday, Debra Cargill, Alice Cobb, Kim Cummings, Morphoula Daoulas, Pamela Dunbar-Marsh, Lynne Eaton, Eric Fehr, Joan Ferlazzo, Susan Garlock, Karol Garst, Myca Gray, Federico Guerra, Brenda Hamlett, Hugh Hammond, Barbara Hicks, Ellen Holtzman, Elizabeth Jones, Roberta Miller, Diane Signorino, Doris Sunday, Debra Trowbridge, Anne Tulick, Heather Ward, Debora Ware, George Washington, Carole Wilson, Sheila Wilson, and Cindy Zumbrum,
Support Services: Edna Agee, Jon Allen, Walter Babcock, Susan Batigne, Larue Brodus, Rosalind Burns, Lina Calderon, Elwood Carner, Susan Colbert, Jon Constantz, Donald Crider, Shelvey Dodge, Ray Edelstein, Chester Farmer, Roberta Graham, Lloyd Harlow, Sandra Howard, Sadija Hoxha, Cynthia Hube, Gary Lee, Giok-Kie Liam, Lisa Lockett, Vera Parretti, Robert Potter, Joseph Ritenour, Dianna Robertson, Tae Shillingburg, Joseph Smith Jr., Evelyn Strouth, Samir Tahan, Wade Thorpe, Edward Tierney, Patricia Vance, Steven Vernon, Shirley Vice, Theresa Walker, Gary Watson, Colleen Wertz, Linda Whetsell, Deborah Williams, Claudia Winter, Scott Withee, Sarah Witt, Greta Woolard, Janet Woolfrey, and Ernest Wright.
Well wishes to all who have retired this year and to those who will be retiring at the end of the school year.
Photos from the reception and ceremony are available to view and download.
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Having a love for all things white lead me to being on a huge neutral kick right now– so I apologize in advance for all the neutral posts you will soon see! 🙂 Oh and I cant not mention anything about this perfect faux fur infinity scarf I scored on sale at Nordstrom. I knew it would be the perfect thing to end this cold weather with before I transition into spring!


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Fresh questions have arisen over the dual citizenship of One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.
News site Buzzfeed has obtained documents showing Senator Roberts' name in a UK High Commission birth index which notes his Indian birthplace.
He is also listed as having travelled by ship on a British passport with his parents when he was a young child.
The Queensland senator was born in India to a Welsh father.
Under Section 44 a person is disqualified from being elected if at the time of their election they are a citizen of "a foreign power" or otherwise have an "allegiance, obedience or adherence to a foreign power".
Two Greens senators have resigned after discovering their pre-existing foreign citizenship and the High Court is expected to look at a third senator, Queensland's Matt Canavan, who stood aside from cabinet after discovering he had Italian citizenship.
Senator Roberts, who is seeking an inquiry into the citizenship issue, has said that prior to running as a One Nation candidate in 2016 he "fully investigated" whether he was eligible to sit in parliament.
"In 2014 I contacted the Indian authorities and that confirmed I am not an Indian citizen," he tweeted last week.
"I am a citizen only of Australia."
On Friday, he signed a statutory declaration in which he added to his Twitter comment.
"As part of my investigation I analysed if I was a British (United Kingdom) citizen by decent (sic) from my father, who was born in Wales, the United Kingdom, or if I was an Indian citizen.
"I can confirm I am not a citizen of the United Kingdom, nor am I citizen of India. I am a citizen of Australia only."
Senator Roberts has declined to release documents relating to his renunciation, including its timing.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott two years ago released a letter from UK Visas and Immigration confirming he had renounced his British citizenship in October 1993.
Defence Minister Marise Payne encouraged Senator Roberts and any other MPs facing citizenship question to provide all evidence to "shine a light" on their positions.
"I would have thought that making the position as clear as possible is the best way to go," Senator Payne told ABC radio.
"I'm not going to direct or instruct any senator on what they should do - they are decisions for themselves - but I would have thought that the greater light that is shone, the greater clarity that is available, the better."


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What is rolling count in west coast swing?
Rolling Count, turns out to be NOT a new concept. lt is simply an identification of a skill that has long been known, but not identified. Most top professional dancers eventually dance Rolling Count as a natural progression – that is simply identified as "Body Flight". Some people spend years learning "Body Flight". Learning Rolling Count develops this skill effortlessly in weeks, instead of years.
One of the key moments in the growth for WCS dancers is when they realize that the &a count is at least as important as the beats of the dance. The &a is the key to dancing through the beat and not merely marching on the beat.
Attack – Duration – Release
Musical notes are not instantaneous events. Every note has an attack, a duration, and a release. When beginners dance, they don't yet have the body control to replicate all three elements. As a result, they arrive on the beat and stop, waiting until the next beat. The entirety of their dance is attack, and it feels choppy.
In dance, the way we move beyond choppy movements is by paying as much attention to what happens between the beats: the &a counts. In WCS, we begin teaching dancing through the beat through rolling. We use both rolling count (counting the music &a1&a2 to emphasize the flow into the beat) and rolling through the feet (so that the body's movement continues after the attack).
Why should you care?
Good dancing is matching movement through space to movement through time. The best west coast swing dancers are those who fill the space in the music with movement in perfect harmony. This is dancing through the beat: continuing the motion to fill space and time with movement, not just 'on the beat.' The better you get at filling the entirety of the time with your movement through space, the better your dancing will look and feel.
At higher levels, rolling through the feet is but one way to create fluidity. The movement of the center, arms, hips, feet, and even head can show the duration and release of the movement. These elements allow movements to blend into each other. When they are applied through the connection, they create the elasticity of the dance. Skippy Blair is the key resource for rolling count. You can find her lots of great articles on her site.
Struggling to make your dancing musical?
Perhaps you hear the beats in the music very well. Timing is not an issue and neither is leading or following patterns. Maybe you can hear music but just feel 'stuck' in being able to connect your movements to the music. While there are many layers to west coast swing musicality there is one concept that 'unlocks' the connection between your patterns and the music. Its called counting straight 8's and its something that all great WCS dancers use. WATCH THE VIDEO>>Counting Straight 8's
In west coast swing, there are three common ways to count music: straight count, rolling count, and swung count. This article will discuss straight vs. rolling counts. Check out Straight vs Rolling Counts It will help you understand a key difference in why good dancers look the way they do.


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Yesterday for class we did back squats for Skill/Strength and it was the beginning of 3 week squat cycle that has us squatting 4 days a week. For class purposes we will only be squatting on Monday's but if you were interested in joining on the rest of the cycle the other 3 days a week let me know and I can give you some more info. It's a lot of volume but squats are a great way to increase your total body strength and I shouldn't forget to mention they give you a great butt. For some more insight check out my blog http://strongerfasterpowerful.blogspot.com/
12min Skill work: Rope Climb practice then practice skill of choice for remaining time.
WOD: AMRAP's
5 Box Jumps 24/20
5 Deadlifts 185/115
4 Power Cleans 185/115
4 Burpees
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Regularly occuring, monthly meetings.
Please join us for a conversation on the importance of emotional hygiene on the healing journey through chronic pain. We will view a video of a physical therapist and a psychotherapist briefly describing the interconnection of stressors, emotions, the nervous system and fascia, and how they affect the cycle of chronic pain. We will explore/review methods to heal the body-mind.
The Sooke Pain Self-Management Group, presented by the People in Pain Network, provides a safe environment to share the challenges and the solutions with others who truly understand. It helps reduce isolation, grieve the losses and gain an understanding of persistent pain and how you can take back control of your life. Meeting are held at the Sooke Region Volunteer Centre, 6672 Wadams Way, the 4th Saturday of each month from 1-3 pm. http://www.pipain.com/sooke.html
District of Sooke - Regular Council Meeting
Self Advocacy is a process for being able to effectively have a voice.
For more information contact Astrid 250-634-3020 or firstname.lastname@example.com
In October 2013 the District of Sooke declared the Sooke Region Community Health Initiative (CHI) as the official Age Friendly Sooke Committee. This committee went on to develop an Age Friendly Sooke Action Plan and Terms of Reference. They are currently working on setting more detailed priorities and action plans.
Everyone and anyone interested in supporting and enhancing the services and resources available to seniors in our community are welcome to attend. We welcome your participation and input.
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias can leave family caregivers feeling isolated. However, Sooke residents are not alone.
"There are other people to share the journey with you," says Meriel Randerson, the regional Support & Education Coordinator for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. for Sooke and Greater Victoria.
Occurs prior to each Regular Council meeting - on the second and fourth Monday of the month. In the case of a holiday Monday, the meeting will be held on Tuesday.
Agendas and minutes found at www.sooke.ca
The Sooke Region Volunteer Centre committee is open to all community members and representatives non-profit groups, clubs & organizations providing service in the area defined as the Sooke Region: East Sooke to Port Renfrew.
If you are interested in finding out what our plans are and what we have on the go, feel free to drop by the office Tuesday or Thursday afternoons 12:30 - 4:30 p.m., or come to our next meeting.
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The next time they have gait asymmetry, try changing out the insole.../
or putting a textured one in there...or maybe putting a some sand or dirt in their shoe...
Textured insoles change (we like to think for the better) proprioceptive input and can improve balance and gait performance, both statically and dynamically. We have seen this in folks with parkinsons (1) as well as stroke (2), though it can be used in the elderly (3), in diabetes and neuropathy (4), as well as healthy individuals (5,6). Changes from postural stability, to changes in anterior/posterior sway, to medial/lateral sway, to step length and height, the research is there.
These results support the hypothesis that enhanced somatosensory feedback to the sensory system, both through the spinocerebellar and dorsal column pathways, as well as the vestibular system, results in an improved motor output (and most likely coordination) of gait.
Qiu F, Cole MH, Davids KW, et al. Effects of textured insoles on balance in people with Parkinson's disease. PLoS One. 2013;8(12):e83309. Published 2013 Dec 12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.00833
Ma CC1, Rao N2, Muthukrishnan S3, Aruin AS4. A textured insole improves gait symmetry in individuals with stroke. Disabil Rehabil. 2017 Aug 7:1-5. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1362477. [Epub ahead of print]
Annino G1,2,3, Palazzo F2, Alwardat MS4, Manzi V5, Lebone P2, Tancredi V1,2,3, Sinibaldi Salimei P2,6,7, Caronti A2, Panzarino M2,3, Padua E2,3. Effects of long-term stimulation of textured insoles on postural control in health elderly. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2018 Apr;58(4):377-384. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06705-0. Epub 2016 Sep 15.
Paton J, Glasser S, Collings R, Marsden J. Getting the right balance: insole design alters the static balance of people with diabetes and neuropathy. J Foot Ankle Res. 2016;9:40. Published 2016 Oct 5. doi:10.1186/s13047-016-0172-3
Steinberg N1, Tirosh O, Adams R, Karin J, Waddington G. Influence of Textured Insoles on Dynamic Postural Balance of Young Dancers. Med Probl Perform Art. 2017 Jun;32(2):63-70. doi: 10.21091/mppa.2017.2012.
Collings R1, Paton J2, Chockalingam N3, Gorst T2, Marsden J2. Effects of the site and extent of plantar cutaneous stimulation on dynamic balance and muscle activity while walking. Foot (Edinb). 2015 Sep;25(3):159-63. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 May 11.


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CCL: 'When you get to the final 8 they're all good'
The Sounders now know that when they resume CONCACAF Champions League play in March, they will be paired against either Santos, Pumas or LA.
We asked coach Sigi Schmid about the trio:
"They're all good teams," he said. "When you get to the final eight, everybody's a good team. Whether it's Pumas or Santos Laguna or the Galaxy, they're all going to be tough games. But if you want to win a championship you're going to have to beat somebody along the way, so nobody's going to hand it to you. So, whoever it is, we'll get ready for them when that time comes."


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Percy Harvin returns from "personal matters" as Seahawks begin full preparations for Green Bay
Cancel the civil-defense alarms. Bring back the search parties. Percy Harvin is back with the Seahawks.
I can hear your sighs of relief from here. They effectively erase the angst over Harvin being granted three days last week -- including missing the exhibition finale last Thursday at Oakland -- to deal with what coach Pete Carroll and the team said were "personal matters."
I'm told those matters were indeed innocuous. That plus the fact he was zooming around the fields at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center again this morning during the team's first practice of a regular-season game week indicate the star wide receiver will be fully ready for Thursday's NFL opener at home against Green Bay.
"That type of explosiveness on the field is great to have. We are excited to have him back," fellow wide receiver Jermaine Kearse said.
--We are still awaiting confirmation of the Seahawks' practice squad. Eight players not on the regular-season roster were at practice today. I can tell you they are semi-familiar names to those of you who read this regularly. I'll get you the names when I can release them.
--It had been awhile since I'd been on the weekly teleconference calls with opposing coaches; I'd forgotten how over-the-top guarded those coaches are on these calls, which for them usually sound about as enjoyable as eating nails.
But Packers coach Mike McCarthy did have a couple of usable tidbits. I asked him about what News Tribune intern Evan Thompson researched, that the Packers' 11 linebackers and five defensive linemen currently on their roster are the most linebackers and fewest down lineman among NFL teams that primarily employ 3-4 defensive schemes.
McCarthy said his team went to that arrangement because of lessons learned the last few seasons, when Green Bay's defense generally got shredded. In short, the coach said his defense is far faster this year than last.
I asked him the question remembering what some of you picked up on last week, talk out of Green Bay that the Packers might use an "elephant" package of two defensive linemen and five or even six linebackers as their base set for Thursday's game. If they Packers do indeed do that, they want to be faster outside. And if they do, we may see Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell dial up more inside runs with Marshawn Lynch than he otherwise might, to get Seahawks' offensive linemen mismatched on Green Bay's additional, lighter linebackers with power-run blocking.
Sure, that's all innuendo and guessing at that point. But that's what makes the return of these game weeks fun, no?
--McCarthy was asked about his relationship with Seahawks general manager John Schneider, who was Green Bay's director of football operations in 2009 when McCarthy was in his third year as the Packers' coach; Schneider became Seattle's GM affter that '09 season. McCarthy said with a hint of humor of Schneider winning Super Bowl with the Seahawks: "I'm very happy for John -- but that was last year."
By the way, McCarthy sounds confident about his team heading into Thursday's game. He said this coming out of the Packers' final preseason game, which like the Seahawks' was exactly one week before the opener in Seattle: "I don't know if I've felt this good coming out of the preseason as I do tonight."
--The quote above from Kearse on Harvin being back was the only one I could attribute directly to him while he and fellow wide receiver Doug Baldwin talked following practice. That's because they did a sort of two-man stand-up act, with one speaking for the other to answer each question.
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I was happy to hear from Michelle Smith, a designer, photo stylist and blogger whom I've known in the blogging world now for like, ever. Her new line of Spring-y tea towels puts me in total Sunday brunch mood, complete with twinkle lights and Carla Bruni's new album, Little French Songs. I also think her pillows and prints are super pretty and I love the mood boards she made that inspire her designs. What do you think?
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Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, R&D
- Employer
- AbbVie
- Location
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- Posted
- Aug 29, 2018
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- Discipline
- Administration, Human Resources/Recruiting
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- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, R&D creates and implements a strategic and proactive talent acquisition strategy with full stakeholder buy-in and participation to ensure that AbbVie attracts, sources and recruits the strongest talent. This role requires developing and implementing creative and innovative sourcing strategies and techniques to build a pipeline of candidates, as well as enhancing internal processes and systems, leveraging market insight to drive employer branding and sourcing initiatives in R&D functions, and partnering closely with senior leadership and stakeholders.
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Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Set vision, strategy and goals for all aspects of talent acquisition.
- Lead, mentor and develop the talent acquisition professionals.
- Lead effective recruitment process, practices and standards that provide high quality experiences for candidates and hiring managers.
- Build strong partnerships with the Early Career Team, Talent Management, Talent/Executive Development, Business HR and business leaders across the organization in order to understand trends, business needs and talent needed to deliver solutions that support positive business results.
- Partner in the identification and prioritization of current and future talent needs, and the deployment of recruiting strategies to support business needs.
- Develop and deploy diversity recruiting strategies that increase representation and build high-performing diverse teams at AbbVie.
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Weary gun-control advocates look for new way forward
WASHINGTON - In the week since the mass shooting in Oregon that took the lives of nine college students and the lone gunman who killed them, one bill has been introduced in Congress to address gun violence - a proposal to establish June as "gun violence awareness month."
Its author is Democratic U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the non-voting delegate from the District of Columbia, who readily admits it won't stop the plague of mass shootings like the one at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., where President Barack Obama is traveling Friday.
"It's a bill I guarantee you won't do anything besides what I'm asking you to do," she told a group of college students at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. "It calls attention to gun violence in our country and the do-nothing Congress."
That sense of weariness has marked the new political debate about guns, notable for expressions of futility within the White House, Congress and on the presidential campaign trail, where GOP poll leader Donald Trump said the shootings will continue "no matter what."
With the gun debate seemingly frozen in time, some activists on both sides appear to be broadening their lenses to mental health strategies, particularly those that might make existing federally-mandated background checks more effective, or make it easier to take guns away from markedly disturbed and potentially violent people before they act.
"There's a wide swath of common real estate between people who disagree on the politics of gun control and don't disagree that we need to remove guns from really dangerous people," said Duke University psychiatry professor Jeffrey Swanson, an expert on laws and policies to reduce gun violence.
'Exhausting, traumatizing'
In the political gridlock of Congress, a group of Democratic senators gathered Thursday to lament that they have little hope of getting Republicans or the powerful National Rifle Association to go along with long-debated proposals to restrict so-called "assault rifles" or broaden background checks to private gun sales.
Even after Newtown, Conn., where a 20-year-old gunman killed 20 young elementary school children and six adult staff members in 2012, gun-control activists have been unable to enact any significant new federal firearms restrictions.
"It's exhausting and traumatizing to see shooting after shooting and inaction after inaction," said Sarah Clements, a 19-year-old Georgetown University student whose mother, a second-grade teacher, survived the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Republican leaders in Congress are not backing down on their commitment to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. They're backed by gun-rights activists who argue that the mass shootings, which Obama decried as "routine" last week, have more to do with broader societal ills than access to guns.
"When the community isn't involved, or the family isn't involved, we look to lawmakers to fix our social and medical problems, and the only tools lawmakers have are to make laws," said Alice Tripp, a lobbyist for the Texas State Rifle Association, an affiliate of the NRA. "The politics of guns is not going to fix mental health or social problems."
But while the two sides have become more entrenched in their positions on gun control, some Republicans have started to push mental health reforms as a bipartisan way forward.
A new measure championed by Texas U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, would beef up programs to identify and treat people with mental illnesses who come in contact with the criminal justice system.
"For the family and friends of those who lost loved ones last week, like so many others who have lost their children and their friends and their siblings to one of these shootings, we know the emotions are still raw and real," Cornyn said on the Senate floor Thursday.
That was the opening to Cornyn's pitch for his Mental Health and Safe Communities Act, which would give authorities more treatment options for dealing with potentially dangerous people with mental illnesses.
"Some of our Democratic colleagues have said that they're going to introduce some gun control legislation that we all know has been tried before and cannot pass this chamber," Corny said. "What we need … is a broad consensus to try to get something done that can bring people together, and I believe my legislation can do that by addressing the root cause of some of these horrific events."
'Era of the lone gunman'
Some also point to recently enacted laws in Texas, California, Connecticut and Indiana that give police - in some cases at the behest of family members - more authority to temporarily seize weapons from people undergoing mental crises.
Advocates welcome the new efforts, which echo administration vows to expand mental health programs in the wake of Newtown. But they stress that better treatment options are no substitute for curbs on the easy and widespread availability of firearms.
"More resources for mental illness are certainly a good thing, but that alone is not going to address the issue of access to guns," said Lindsay Nichols, a senior attorney with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
The Texas law, signed by former Gov. Rick Perry, has been praised by police chiefs as a valuable enforcement tool. But it is hardly seen as way to head off attacks by mentally disturbed gunmen who have yet to come in contact with the law.
At a moment in time that Norton calls "the era of the lone gunman," there is still little agreement about how to keep dangerously mentally ill people from getting guns.
Gun control advocates have vowed to intensify their push for universal background checks, a measure that polls show has broad public support.
"We're trying to change the rubric of the debate, and part of the rubric is to keep guns out of dangerous hands," said Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "Background checks are a part of that."
Meanwhile, gun rights activists question the effectiveness of so-called "back checks" in detecting the sort of angry, alienated young men so often at the center of mass shootings. They note that most mental health records, even if they exist, are guarded by privacy laws.
Under federal law, individuals adjudicated as "mentally defective" or involuntarily committed to psychiatric facilities are disqualified from owning or purchasing firearms.
But those cases don't always get reported, and mental health advocates emphasize that the vast majority of people with mental illnesses are not violent or dangerous.
One reform that gets widespread agreement is the need for states to more quickly transmit information on court adjudications and civil commitments to NICS, the federal firearms database used to determine whether prospective gun buyers are eligible to buy firearms.
It was that failing that helped Seung-Hui Cho fatally shoot 32 people before taking his own life at Virginia Tech in 2007. He had bought several pistols a little more than a year after being ordered by a judge to seek outpatient care over suicidal remarks he made to his roommates.
Too little enforcement?
While Obama and other Democrats will try to rally support for new gun initiatives in the coming weeks and months, Republicans in the 2016 presidential field say they see too little enforcement of the gun laws that are already on the books, and that new laws are unlikely to help.
"No matter what you do - guns, no guns, it doesn't matter - you have people that are mentally ill, and they're going to come through the cracks, and they're going to do things that people will not even believe are possible," Trump said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Caught in the stalemate, a group of college students, including several from Newtown, rallied with Norton on Capitol Hill this week to press for action.
"I am fully confident that we will come back here by the time my generation is running this country, and we will say, 'What were we thinking 50 years ago?' " said Emma Iannini, from Newtown.
"How could we let the unabated carnage continue, shooting after shooting?"


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Although born in Missouri and raised in Arkansas, he has spent his entire adult life as a Texan. Dr. Deems graduated Magna Cum Laude with his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He completed his residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he served as Chief Resident in the St. Paul Family Practice Residency Program. Later, Dr. Deems served as an Associate Professor in the Family Practice Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center before he entered private practice in Irving, Texas. Dr. Deems is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Physicians. His professional affiliations include the Dallas County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Student illustrations: Biodiversity
In 2011 the International Convention on Biodiversity of United Nations (196 countries of the world who signed, inlcuding Bosnia and Herzegovina) declared the UN International decade on biodiversity 2011-2020. In order to raise awareness on the importance of biodiversity for Human activities and threat for many species around the world to disappear for ever. Species are threatened due to hunting, poaching, illegal trading, the habitat for these species are threatened.
In 2010, in Aichi Japan the convention on biodiversity decided that each country would need to establish National Biodiversity and Action Plans (NBSAP) for their own country following the Aichi
Targets described with the following goals:
- Strategic Goal A: Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society
- Strategic Goal B: Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use
- Strategic Goal C: To improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity
- Strategic Goal D: Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Strategic Goal E: Enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building


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The National Research Council (NRC) recently released a long-awaited report, Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings. The National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored this report as a follow-up companion study to the Successful K-12 STEM Education report that examined effective approaches to STEM education in schools.
As afterschool and other out-of-school-time STEM programs have grown in number over the past decade, the interest in measuring their effectiveness and impact has also grown. The recent America After 3PM study revealed that 10.2 million children participate in afterschool programs in the United States, up from 6.5 million a decade ago. Further, 69% of parents with children in afterschool programs say that some form of STEM activities are included in these programs.
NSF charged the Board on Science Education and the NRC Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning to conduct a landscape study and review and synthesize existing research in order to outline the criteria that policy makers, program developers and other stakeholders can use to identify effective out-of-school STEM settings and programs. More information is available on the project website.
The Committee found that the growth in programs has outpaced research on not only what types of programs have the best results for students but also what instruments should be used to measure just what those results are or should be. While the report acknowledges the challenge of evaluating diverse programs, it recognizes that learning occurs across space and time; experiences and knowledge accumulate as a result of this learning; and impact is not always limited to the student but is also reflected in program design and the community.
Consequently, evaluations of impact have to avoid depending entirely on short-term student outcomes and find ways to recognize more complex and longer-term outcomes. An extremely important recommendation the report also makes is that, while innovative evaluation approaches are needed to capture the outcomes, it is vital that such approaches do not end up formalizing the informal settings or disrupt the learning experience for young people.
The Committee discovered that the research and evaluation findings were not yet robust enough across the field to make generalized statements about which programs worked for which populations and under what circumstances. However, the findings are strong enough to identify three criteria that result in strong outcomes for students and the design needed to result in those outcomes:
ENGAGING - Engage Young People Intellectually, Academically, Socially and Emotionally
- Program provides firsthand experiences with phenomena and materials.
- Program engages young people in sustained STEM practices.
- Program establishes a supportive learning community.
RESPONSIVE - Respond to Young People's Interests, Experiences and Cultural Practices
- Program positions STEM as socially meaningful and culturally relevant.
- Program encourages young people to collaborate and to take on leadership roles in STEM learning activities.
- Program positions staff as co-investigators and learners alongside young people.
MAKE CONNECTIONS - Connect STEM Learning in Out-of-School, School, Home and Other Settings
- Program connects learning experiences across settings.
- Program leverages community resources and partnerships.
- Program actively brokers additional STEM learning opportunities.
These criteria and the design characteristics should prove very useful for afterschool program developers and leaders as they offer very specific guidance on what programs can do. Many of these characteristics are extremely well-aligned with the philosophy of afterschool programs.
The report also discusses efforts made to create systems of support for afterschool and out-of-school STEM programs including the National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks created by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and an initiative to increase collaboration between afterschool programs and local science centers undertaken by the Afterschool Alliance and the Association of Science-Technology Centers to increase access to more hands-on learning opportunities for students.
The report ends with recommendations for six actions that policymakers, program developers and stakeholders should consider for developing and maintaining productive programs:
- Understand the local conditions for community programs that support STEM learning.
- Design programs to achieve access, equity, continuity and coherence.
- Support the use of creative and responsive approaches to evaluate the success of programs at the individual, program and community levels.
- Increase the professionalization of out-of-school program leaders and staff.
- Strengthen the STEM learning infrastructure for the long-term.
- Invest in research to improve understanding of STEM learning in out-of-school programs.
While the findings in the report are not surprising, it is an extremely positive development for the afterschool field for an influential organization such as the NRC to highlight these issues in a document that will carry significant weight with policymakers and funders. The study makes a very strong case to think about learning in a more holistic way so that education reform is not limited to school improvement efforts but includes out-of-school programs. Recent policy developments to include afterschool as partners in STEM and the STEM ecosystems initiative launched by the STEM Funders Network all suggest that afterschool STEM is now on the map. Let's take advantage of it!


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The Sewa Day 2017 report has now been published. You can find out more about the achievements of all the volunteers and the impact they made in their local communities. The Sewa Day team would like to thank all the community organisers, teachers and individuals that managed projects across the world and made a significant impact in their local communities.
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Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor | Apr 25, 2013 10:24AM EDT
Tens of thousands of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials issued in 2008 and 2009 are hitting their five-year expirations, creating a surge in renewals and complaints about delays.
Delays in TWIC renewals are "a potential national disaster," said Gail Toth, executive director of the New Jersey Motor Truck Association, an affiliate of the American Trucking Associations. She said owner-operator drivers whose TWICs expire face loss of income and companies run short of drivers.
TWICs are required for unescorted access into secure areas at port terminals, airports and other transportation facilities. The card, part of the response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, was envisioned as a universal biometric transportation ID card.
Because the Department of Homeland Security hasn't issued plans for biometric readers, TWIC remains merely a photo ID. But it's a necessary ticket for access to secure transportation facilities for truck drivers and others.
At New York-New Jersey, TWIC is linked to the port authority's SeaLink cards for truck driver identification. When a driver's TWIC expires, his SeaLink clearance is canceled automatically and he's turned away at the gate.
SeaLink is unique to New York-New Jersey, but questions are being raised at other ports about the Transportation Security Administration's ability to handle the surge in TWIC extensions and renewals during the coming months.
Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., raised the issue at a recent hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Coast Guard and maritime transport subcommittee. She said some 60,000 TWICs in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will need renewal this year, and questioned whether government officials can keep pace. "I think it's a problem, and we better figure out what we can do," Hahn said.
The extent of the problem is unclear. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp, told Hahn he wasn't aware of widespread delays in TWIC renewals.
Bethann Rooney, manager of port security at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the TSA has been
struggling with a heavy backlog of renewals after the cards' initial five-year enrollments. "Apparently, it's pure volume," she said.
Requests for three-year Extended Expiration Date renewals topped 21,000 a month from January through March, TSA statistics show. TWICs for drivers serving New York-New Jersey port terminals are expiring at an average of 800 to 1,000 per month, and expirations are expected to continue at that level through year-end, Rooney said.
Workers may apply for three-year EED renewals, which cost $60, or a five-year renewal, which carries the same $129.75 fee as an original enrollment.
Coast Guard regulations don't permit terminals to admit a driver who has applied and paid for a TWIC renewal but hasn't received his new card before the old one expires, Rooney said. Truckers have asked for a waiver of that policy.
The TSA is advising applicants to file for renewal four months before their old cards expire. The agency said it normally processes cards in six to eight weeks, but it can take longer. At a New Jersey Motor Truck Association forum in early April, Rooney said about 170 port authority staffers whose TWIC cards expire in May were waiting for new cards even though they applied in January.
Rooney urged companies to follow the TSA's advice and encourage drivers to apply for renewals early. If a worker applies four months before the card expires, the new card should arrive in time, she said. "If you wait till a month before your TWIC card expires, you are definitely in jeopardy of not getting it in on time, and being locked out of the terminal," Rooney said.
Another tip: If you need to call the TSA's help desk, follow the agency's Web site advice and call between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. EDT or between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT. If you call at peak times, Rooney said, you'll be stuck in a long phone queue and "you'll spend several hours on interminable hold with elevator music."
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South Africa: Public Dialogue On The Debate On Homosexuality In Africa PlannedAugust 18, 2014
A public debate on homosexuality in Africa has been organised for August 20 to discuss the current situation of homosexuals in African countries.
Organised by the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) Cape Town, the debate will feature prominent South African LGBTI activists and personalities.
It will be chaired by Thomas Ndayiragije, Senior Programme Officer for Africa for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC).
Speakers will include noted photojournalist, Zanele Muholi and Zakhele Mbhele, one of the first openly gay South African Member of Parliament.
The event schedule is as follows:
DATE Wednesday 20 August 2014
TIME 17h30 – 19h00
VENUE Centre for the Book, 62 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town
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A visit to Saudi Arabia has kicked off Donald Trump's first foreign trip as president.
Trump was greeted at the airport in Riyadh by King Salman, which was notable given that the monarch did not show up last year to welcome President Barack Obama on his final visit to Saudi Arabia.
Later on Saturday, Trump was greeted by a traditional troupe of Saudi drummers and sword-waving dancers. Trump smirked and bopped to the beat as he made his way through the crowd.
Trump made no substantial remarks on his first day abroad and spent most of his time shuttling between opulent palace ballrooms with the king.
The two were overheard discussing natural resources and arms, with King Salman bemoaning the destruction caused by Syria's civil war.
Next up on Trump's trip is joining more than 50 regional leaders for meetings focused on combating the Islamic State group and other extremists.
The president will also give the signature speech of his trip, an address that aides view as counter to Obama's 2009 speech in Egypt to the Muslim world. Trump has criticised Obama's remarks as too apologetic for US actions in the region.
According to a draft of the speech, Trump plans to urge unity in the fight against radicalism in the Muslim world, casting the challenge as a "battle between good and evil", and appealing to Arab leaders to "drive out the terrorists from your places of worship".


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Friday, 9 January 2015
Five male acts topped the BBC Sound of 2015 list. No that is not a problem.
Earlier on today, it was announced that the insanely talented Years & Years had been crowned the winners of the BBC Sound of 2015. An award I feel they completely deserve as I've been head over heels for them since 'Real' was released this time last year.
The BBC Sound of 2015 is something that is on the lips of every music mogul in the final months of the year, with the longlist released just before Christmas and the Top 5 revealed in January, live on Radio One. Whoever makes that Top 5 is almost guaranteed to have the most incredible (and busy) year ahead of them. If you didn't know, here's who made the final five this year:
5. George The Poet
4. Raury
3. Stormzy
2. James Bay
1. Years & Years
What do you notice about that list? Well done, they are all male. Does that bother me? Absolutely not. They're all amazing acts, who deserve their place on that list for their sheer musical talent. However, it seems to have fluffed up a few feathers with the females of the internet.
As I scrolled through my Twitter feed after the winning announcement was made, I was disheartened to see females, instead of congratulating Years & Years on their victory, complaining that there wasn't a single female in the Top 5. If you take a look at the longlist, you'll see the likes of Rae Morris, Lapsley and female-fronted indie-rock band Wolf Alice sitting cosy amongst all the other nominees. Female artists have been far from ignored on this years list, it just so happens that actually, the guys this year have made slightly better music.
The BBC Sound of 2015 is in absolutely no way a sexist competition, it praises the girls just as much as the guys and if you look back at previous winners you'll see Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Haim and Adele taking the crowns. Last year, BANKS and lion-haired Ella Eyre were in the Top 3. It's just a matter of fact, that this year, the guys came out top.
If you've paid even the slightest bit of attention to the new music buzz the past few months, you shouldn't be surprised by the Top 5. It was a no brainer that James Bay, Years & Years and George The Poet would be high up on the list, it was just guessing who'd take the other two spots.
I'm not going to get too deep into the feminism argument, but it's stuff like this that really grinds my gears. Just because a female isn't reigning queen of EVERYTHING doesn't mean that the event/company/judges are sexist pigs. We fought for us to have equal rights as men, so let's keep it equal, we can't be on top all the time, it'd get exhausting. The BBC Sound of 2015 is a fantastic competition that praises music in all forms and introduces us to our new favourite bands and artists, so instead of moaning about it, let's all have a cracking good dance off to THIS!
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Instead of pinning it try using green stuff. I've never had any luck pinning small parts. Roll a small ball of green stuff, put a dot of crazy glue on the largest surface, press the green stuff into it and then repeat with the small surface.
How does this work?
No offense, but the short answer is "poorly"...
There is a good reason so many people pin stuff; it works.
So the greenstuff acts like some kind of super-adhesive with the glue?
...check the part you want to join. Is the wire at least a little thinner than the part? If not, this will never work... (Note: I can't remember if the old aerial wire is .015 (.38mm) or .020 (.51mm). If it is .020, than you can get some .015 and you might still be able to pin it. If it IS .015, I've never seen anything thinner... Also, when asking for it at a hobby shop, it is sometimes referred to as "Music Wire").
Assuming you have enough to work with, do you have a Dremel and a sanding wheel? If so, run it along the outer edge of the tip of the wire to file down any burrs from cutting. I like to go a step further and make the tip into a wedge. That way when you insert the wire into the hole and add a little pressure, it will bite in and keep the part from rotating (rotation over the axis of the wire will break your glue's bound faster than a blow).
Next, I would suggest prepping both parts. Clean up the edges you plan to join with a light sanding on the outer edge to remove any burrs and then lightly sand the two edges you will be drilling into to.Now, go find a needle, nail, finely pointed tool, and make a slight indent where you plan to drill. This starter hole will keep your drill bit from dancing across the top of your already too little surface. And the filed down shiny surface that you did during prep will make it easier to see.
Once you have the first side done, then line up where the second hole should be and do the other side...
And now is the time for green stuff... Not only will it help you hide the repair, the sticky nature of it will help hold the part together, because every little bit helps.
If you have a hobby vise, those come in handy, but I wouldn't recommend buying one unless you plan to do a lot of reposing/bashing.Caz
No. The glue keep the GS in place until it cures. Its just standard GS but if the part is small then I find (YMMV) tha tit is simpler for me to use GS instead of trying to pin
When using a drill, especially fine, brittle bits on soft metals, the metals cling to the bit, so I use a light lubricant, like machine oil to make the work easier to keep clear of debris. If you have to make a deep hole, drill only a little at a time and apply oil often so the bit doesn't get stuck. Drill a little, reverse rotation, pull out, add more oil. Once you're finished, using acetone or dish washing liquid to remove the oil will prepare you for your next work. For pinning, I have a selection of paper clips that I trim to order. A note: Due to the nature of steel in contact with non-ferrous metal, steel pins will rust over time. I found brass paper clips and you may substitute brass or copper wire found in craft shops for pins and even antennas.
it looks about 3-4 times as wide as the wire I plan to use.
I have a dremel. This sounds like a great time to wear eye protection.
What do you think of inserting the wire at this point and using that to mark the other part?
No problem; I needed it for something else anyways.
I do a lot of drilling and pinning, but I have never found a vice (if I know what you mean) that wasn't a piece of expensive junk. We are talking about the things with the articulated arms, toothed grippers and usually a magnifying glass, right?
I never thought of using glue to get a soft material like this to stick, before.
I use copper wire the bigger parts, but this is the smallest part I have ever worked with.
I can't dispute the claim of rusting. All I can say is that I've never seen any signs of it on the rare occasion I've had to make a repair.Caz
If that is the case, does it look like you have the room to get two pieces of wire side by side?
That is my prefer method actually...
Don't get me wrong... Green Stuff is an important part of any repair. It is the best gap filler I've ever found, and it's sculpt-ability is important for hiding that the part was ever repaired... As I've relearned recently (much to my chagrin), prep matters and paint hides nothing. Any imperfection will draw the eye to it, and an imperfection perceived becomes hard to ignore... Maybe you plan to do a "table-top" paint job, but even still, what better time to practice then when it doesn't matter.
Oh good heavens no... Those things are, well let's just say "expensive junk" is both polite and kind... The only thing worth anything on those might be the clippy arm pieces, but even they will scare metal. I prefer wooden clothes pins to those (and I get a whole batch for a whole lot less)...
No, I am talking about a hobby vise.
I've never been a big fan of paper clips or any other wire that bends easily... Music wire at the same diameter as most paper clips requires two sets of pliers to bend and a fairly hefty pair of cutters to trim, while most paper clips you can bend with your hands (even the large ones). Cooper, I would think, bends even easier... Meanwhile, that unyielding strength of the music wire is how I manage to get many of my minis on one foot in a run position, instead of gravity slowly toppling them over (I had a Crab that did that once)... I will concede though that for the length of piece we all typically use, it may be negligible. Chalk it up to personal preference... I can't dispute the claim of rusting. All I can say is that I've never seen any signs of it on the rare occasion I've had to make a repair.Caz
I lived in Hawaii, so humid that steel would rust while you watched it. You also had to be careful what you used for filling bases, because the (huge, flying) roaches would eat papier mache, cardboard or white glue...
That actually makes me feel better. I always felt guilty that mine basically became a toy, gathered rust and fell apart and the parts got lost.
Look at that! I have never seen such a thing! I'll have to see where I can get one. I like to shop local when possible.
I'll have to check that out. You get it at music stores? I use guitar wire for other things, so I know where to go if that is the case.