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According to earlier reports the Israeli Air Force attacked a weapons depot of the Lebanese Hezbollah near Damascus's global airport. The incident comes after Syria's official news agency reported that Israel struck a military compound outside Damascus International Airport. Read More »
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Top Senate Intel Republican 'Troubled' By Comey Firing
President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ous. It seems highly unlikely that Trump would fire his Federal Bureau of Investigation director for making an announcement credited with getting him elected president-six months after the fact. Read More »
After Comey firing, Arizona lawmakers want independent Trump-Russia investigation
In testimony to a congressional committee in March, Mr Comey confirmed the FBI was investigating Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 elections, including potential ties to the Trump campaign. This is the reasoning provided for the firing provided in the letter which referenced unfair treatment of Trump's then opponent Hillary Clinton . The discovery of those emails while Weiner was being investigated for possible lewd contact with a minor online is what triggered the re-opening of the ... Read More »
Arvind Kejriwal to speak on allegations in special Assembly session
Mr Mishra, who was suspended by AAP earlier this week after he accused Arvind Kejriwal of corruption, has written a letter to his former boss that he tweeted this morning, naming the five leaders - including a minister Satyendar Jain and senior leaders Ashish Khetan and Sanjay Singh - whose trips he wants investigated. Read More »
FBI Director firing 'Nixonian?' Not so fast says the Nixon Presidential Library
Trump sacked Comey amidst a probe into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign's possible collusion with Russian Federation to influence the election outcome, sparking backlash from some Democrats in Congress who said the decision had the appearance of a cover-up and some Republicans who called the timing troubling. Read More »
Divorced through triple talaq, UP woman sees hope in SC ruling
Anuraag Awasthi, a legal expert, however, said that the High Court was within its rights to pass the ruling. In December 2016 the court had observed that "triple talaq is unconstitutional as it violates the right of Muslim women". He thus stated that the complaint of her wife must be quashed as on the date when the report was filled they were no more husband and wife as per the Islamic personal law. Read More »
Country in need of 'shutdown'
Pelosi said that if Republicans pass "Trumpcare" millions will lose health coverage. Removing sick people from insurance rolls was not the aim of the Republican healthcare bill, he said, but added, "The point is that the state governments know how to treat children like the Kimmel baby better than the federal government does". Read More »
No Change to US Navy Freedom of Navigation Patrols: Commander
The admiral added that the US Navy sees "no change in policy" towards the region under Trump and that the navy will continue proposing the freedom of navigation operation in the sea the same way it did under the previous government. They also welcomed "progress to complete a framework of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea" by the middle of this year. "They are either taken advantage of or they're not". Read More »
1st large Chinese-made passenger jet takes its maiden flight
The C919 during ground tests. But to steal a phrase from Dr Samuel Johnson, it is like a dog walking on its hind legs: it doesn't matter how well he does it, one is impressed that he can do it at all. Japan is now pinning its hopes on the 50-seat Mitsubishi Regional Jet, but it is a big comedown from its earlier dreams. Just as the jet relies on systems from firms based around the world, many of those systems are built with components that originated in China. Read More »
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton to launch anti-Trump resistance organisation
The thought he might have influenced the outcome made him "mildly nauseous," he admitted, but that "wouldn't change my decision". "The department can not, by itself, credibly end this, '" Comey said. Clinton will act as the connector, said one source, bringing donors to these groups and helping raise money for them, too. Having identified herself as a part of the so-called resistance, "I'm now back to being an activist citizen and part of the resistance", Clinton told CNN in an interview ... Read More »
Federal Bureau of Investigation in turmoil over James Comey sacking
He then confirmed the news he had been fired . President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director Comey is extremely suspicious. Leahy, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement that Comey's firing was "shocking" and "bizarre" and "raises troubling questions about the president's motivations". Read More »
Senior BSP Leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Son Afzal, Expelled For 'Anti-Party' Activities
Mishra also accused Siddiqui, a three-time senior minister in BSP governments, of being a partner in many slaughter house businesses and of having "benami" properties at many places. Mishra said Nasimuddin has been accused of accepting money from people in return for work. After the Uttat Pradesh assembly polls BSP chief Mayawati had carried out a major organisational rejig in her party. Read More »
Nixon Library weighs in: Comey firing '#notNixonian'
In his recommendation to Trump, also obtained by NBC News , Rosenstein wrote that Comey mishandled the overall investigation of the email scandal and said he was wrong to have announced last July that the Justice Department's investigation of Clinton's emails was being closed . Read More »
Trump Abruptly Axes FBI's Comey in Midst of Russia Probe
I have said to my colleagues and to the public for over four months that FBI Director James Comey would do the right thing in the Trump-Russia investigation. The White House distanced itself from those remarks, saying there was no scientific evidence to support a connection, or to show that officers were pulling back from their responsibilities. Read More »
French police, protesters clash in anti-Le Pan rally in Marseille
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, who has dominated the campaign with her anti-immigration, anti-EU proposals, is appealing to her electoral base in the hopes of maintaining a shot at the run-off. While Macron attacked his rivals as wanting to take the country back to the past. While Macron vs Le Pen remains most the likely second-round scenario, for the investment community, a positive surprise could be an outcome that pits Macron against Fillon, while a negative one ... Read More »
Liberal Moon Jae-in wins South Korean presidential election
Speaking to supporters Tuesday at a rally on Seoul's historic Gwanghwamun Square - the site of mass protests that helped eject Park - Moon said he would be a "president for the people". Moon Jae-in, the liberal former human rights lawyer, must lead a country still deeply divided between conservative and liberal - even as he navigates the political mess left by ousted Park, who once jailed Moon for leading student protests. Read More »
'Pressure Not Working?': CBS' Dickerson Asks Trump About North Korea's Missile Tests
North Korea's continuous actions which disregard the global community's wishes, has actually added fuel to the existing geo political tensions across the globe. "Bad!", U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted . Still, Trump expressed tepid admiration for North Korea's leader. On Thursday, in an interview with Fox News, Tillerson said that China has threatened Pyongyang with sanctions if they continue to conduct nuclear tests. Read More »
Sean Spicer: Trump will not announce Paris climate decision until after G7
On Tuesday, Tiffany & Co. posted an Instagram encouraging the president to support the 2015 Paris climate agreement , an worldwide pact to combat global warming. "The Paris Agreement is the manifestation of our dual obligations to care for the earth and protect the most vulnerable populations among us", Pesner said in a statement. Read More »
Niece of France's Le Pen held as rising star quits politics
Marion Marechal-Le Pen had been seen as a rising star of the nationalist and anti-immigration National Front party. The 27-year-old, one of only two National Front lawmakers in the outgoing parliament and a popular figures among the party faithful, said in a letter to the Le Dauphine Libere newspaper that she would be leaving political life for a while for personal and political reasons. Read More »
Warner calls Comey firing 'shocking,' urges special counsel in Russian Federation probe
The White House said that Comey was sacked based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. During the hearing, Comey said he was "mildly nauseous" if his actions had any effect on the presidential election, while insisting he had no choice but to inform the public about the emails. Read More »
In Venezuela, soldiers arrested for criticising Maduro
President Nicolas Maduro accuses the opposition of attempting a coup, and has responded with an initiative to rewrite the constitution. Maduro, 54, the former bus-driver who narrowly won election to replace Hugo Chaávez in 2013, says his foes are seeking a violent coup with the connivance of the United States and encouragement of worldwide media. Read More »
Hamas picks new Gaza leader amid bid for more influence
Ismail Haniya , a longtime leader of Hamas in Gaza , was Saturday officially named the senior leader of the militant group, which has been trying to soften its public image as it jockeys for influence in the Palestinian territories and internationally. Read More »
THIS Is The One Parenting Technique Ivanka Trump Swears By
Due to the high amounts of concern , President Trump has released an official statement sharing with Americans that his daughter will only serve as an advisor to him and will be bound to the same ethical standards that any other government official is held to. Read More »
A timeline of Yates' warnings to the White House about Mike Flynn
After dropping out of sight for a pair of glamorous island getaways, Mr Obama is emerging for a series of paid and unpaid speeches, drawing sharp contrasts with Mr Trump even as he avoids saying the new president's name. He was sacked, with the White House citing "an eroding level of trust". Trump was notified immediately of Yates' concerns about Flynn. Flynn served as the twenty-fifth national security advisor from January 20, 2017, to February 13, 2017. Read More »
Rivlin thanks French victor Macron for stance against anti-Semitism
Speaking at a campaign event in Harrow, northwest London, the prime minister suggested that Mr Macron's landslide defeat of Marine Le Pen would strengthen France's hand in negotiations over Brexit. France's economic malaise, especially high unemployment, had undermined the popularity of outgoing Socialist President Francois Hollande to the point where he decided not even to run again as a candidate. Read More »
Trump to visit Israel and Saudi Arabia on first trip
The US is trying to push through a multi-billion dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to capital Riyadh, according to a report. "Saudi Arabia realizes the challenges it has; and there is a similar feeling throughout the region", the official said. Saudi Arabia, along with other Arab Gulf nations, then felt neglected when Obama brokered a deal with Iran over its nuclear weapons, leading to fears the U.S. Read More »
Key moments that led up to FBI Director Comey's firing
While Senator Bob Casey called the termination "Nixonian " in a statement, several Democratic officials compared Trump's decision to Richard Nixon's "Saturday night massacre" when the president removed the special Watergate prosecutor, Archibald Cox, leading to the the resignation of attorney general Elliot Richardson, The Guardian reports. Read More »
Theresa May: Conservatives must not take local election results for granted
Alex Salmond has accused the Tories of making "vainglorious boasts" about their chances of winning his seat in the General Election, as he warned Ruth Davidson she could be brought "back down to earth with a bump" by the voters. "At the moment, Theresa May is heading for a majority even bigger than the ones that Margaret Thatcher had in the 1980s, and that means all our communities, your family, your children, being taken for granted". Read More »
JP Morgan sees Macron winning French election even though race has tightened
Still, caveats must apply following Donald Trump's victory in the USA presidential election and Britons' vote to leave the European Union, events which both caught markets off guard past year. It appeared not quite full. France's internal intelligence agency had warned the main candidates of a threat, campaign officials said. "We feel everywhere the temptation of barbarism ready to surge in other guises". Read More »
Now, Sally Yates says she had warned WH against Flynn
They targeted people who worked with Flynn on contracts after he was pushed out of his job as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014, it reported . Yates will be speaking publicly for the first time on what she knew of Russia's interference in the November election, a scandal that has dogged the Republican president from the start of his four-year term. Read More »
Trump Fires FBI Director Comey
The White House decision to seek Attorney General Sessions' recommendation also raises questions about whether he has fully recused himself from the Russian Federation investigation. Comey has come under intense scrutiny in recent months for his public comments on an investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's email practices, including a pair of letters he sent to Congress on the matter in the closing days of last year's campaign. Read More »
UK PM Theresa May talks Brexit with French President-Elect Emmanuel Macron
Without a working majority, Macron could quickly become a lame-duck president, unable to push through labour reforms and other measures he promised to the broadly disgruntled electorate - shown by a record result for his defeated far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen, and a record number of blank and spoiled ballots in Sunday's runoff vote. Read More »
ISIS' Afghanistan Chief Eliminated by Special Forces
The Daesh chapter of Afghanistan is called Daesh-Khorasan or Daesh-K and it was headed by Abdul Hasib, who was killed during the operation. Afghan officials described Hasib, who replaced Saeed, as a charismatic and ambitious commander who orchestrated several high-profile attacks, including the March 8 stealth assault on Kabul's military hospital that killed scores of patients and staff. Read More »
Venezuela leader calls for citizens congress
Demonstrators shout Police dont support the dictatorship during a May Day march by opponents of President Nicolas Maduro in eastern Caracas , Venezuela, Monday, May 1, 2017. Triple-digit inflation and widespread hunger after two decades of socialist rule have engendered protests and street battles, and dozens have been killed in clashes in the past month. Read More »
Federal Budget 2017-18: Committed to 'fairness, opportunity and security' says Turnbull
This will cover nearly half of the "zombie" savings measures the Turnbull Government has been unable to get through the senate. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned Australia's big five banks not to lie to customers if they try and pass on the $6 billion levy proposed in the federal budget. Read More »


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Fax: 520-879-1301
Safe Schools Hotline
Serving Grades 6-10
Site Council
Our first Site Council meeting of the 2018-2019 school year will be on August 27th at 3:15 p.m. Thank you to our Site Council members Jennifer Sullivan, John Carlyon, Marcie Wettstein for contributing their thoughts and their time.
Elective Friday
This Friday will be an elective Friday. Please be sure to bring lots of water and any necessary materials.
Half Day
August 29th will be a half day. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m.
Creative Juice Fundraiser on September 20, from 6-8.
You can paint a picture with your child, have fun with your community and raise funds for Vail Innovation Center's PTSO. The cost will be $30 a painter. All supplies are included. There will be limited spots available. Adult painters will have the option of painting a glass or a fun scene. Student painters will be painting a Halloween themed cat. There will be food trucks! Please call or email to reserve your spots! 879-1302 or firstname.lastname@example.com
After School Tutoring starting on August 6th Tutoring be available after school for students to come in for extra help, or to master a concept they have not yet shown mastery on in school. If your student needs more help mastering a concept, you will be notified by email and a postcard in order to make arrangements for transportation when tutoring ends at 4:00 pm.
Science – Monday Math – Tuesday ELA/SS – Wednesday
Thank you so much to all of our volunteers this week. David and Jessica Carter are volunteering their time on Fridays to help students with their foreign language and keyboarding skills. Erika Gomez is teaching personal finance. Ben Chandler is running a Geocaching/cycling club. We are so grateful to our community. If you are interested in volunteering or are volunteering at Vail Innovation Center, please go to Applitrack to fill out an application. We would love to have you as part of our community.
Lunch Orders
If your student will be ordering hot lunch, you may order through my meal plan. Please remember that you must order through Old Vail Middle School on this link, as they are handling the lunch account funds for Vail Innovation Center.
Info Snap
If you have not updated infosnap this year, we need your help.
Please log into your PowerSchool Parent Account and click on the button "Returning Student Registration" Updating your info should only take 5-10 minutes of your time.
If you would like more information about your PowerSchool Parent Account is please click HERE.
ACT for 9th Grade Students
This month, the Vail School District will begin offering the new Pre-ACT Test to all of its 9th, 10th, and 11th graders for FREE. The Pre-ACT is a multiple-choice test assessment aimed at preparing students for the ACT. It is a very useful assessment in that it allows students to see direct score predictions based on the same scale and content as the regular ACT.
The PreACT has the same four multiple-choice sections as the regular ACT: English, Math, Reading, and Science (no Writing section) and is scored the same way as the regularACT. The main difference is that it's considerably shorter and students will be able to see their questions and their answers within two weeks of taking the test.
We are offering this test in order to help students get a better sense of where they would score on the real ACT and to identify what skills are needed to prepare before taking it. Also, it's FREE ACT test preparation.
We will administer this test on the morning of Wednesday August 29th at the Vail Innovation Center. Please plan on arriving by 8:45 am so the we can being testing at 9:00 am. There is also a mandatory pre-testing session that students need to attend to complete information prior to the testing day. That pre-testing session will be during their school day at the Vail innovation Center.
Teacher/Parent/Student Conferences
Conferences are scheduled on September 6th and 7th. Students will be released at 12:30pm on Thursday, September 6th. There will be no school on Friday, September 7th.
The Conference schedule is as follows:
Thursday, September 6th 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 7th 9:00-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Teachers will be available on a walk-in basis. We look forward to meeting with you during conference times. Students are highly encouraged to attend with you. Teacher/Parent/Student conferences are extremely important as they provide the opportunity for you, your child, and your child's teachers to meet and review your student's progress. If you are unable to attend conferences during these times, please contact your child's teacher via e-mail or phone to arrange for another opportunity to meet.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Online How to Mute Players
Red Dead Redemption 2 Online has voice chat. That's a pretty cruicial feature for any multiplayer game, as most people can't be bothered to type. It's simply easier that way. Sadly, sometimes people on the other end aren't the nicest sort – they play loud music you don't like, hurl verbal abuse and just generally make noise you don't enjoy. It's a good thing, then, that RDR2 Online allows you to filter out voice communication. This guide will show you how to mute players in Red Dead Redemption 2 Online.
How to mute players in RDR2 Online?
As far as we know, there's no way to mute specific players. However, there are voice chat filters that will allow you to restrict the people you hear. If you want to access them, simply open the free roam menu (left on the D-pad), then scroll down all the way to "online options". Open that up, and you'll see the option to choose the range of your voice chat.
At present, there are four options to choose from. The first is "everyone", which allows each and every player in your instance to communicate with you via voice. The second is "friends only", which restricts it to your Xbox/PS4 friends list. Then there are the options to only hear what members of your posse or crew say. These last two are the most useful if you want to play with strangers.
Once you've closed the voice chat to all who aren't allied with you, you can simply kick people out of the posse or crew if they end up making too much noise. It's not a perfect solution, but it works. Hopefully Rockstar adds the option to mute specific players in a future update, so you can still enjoy yourself and talk to random people without worrying about screamers, Jason Derulo, someone's mum vacuum cleaning their room and such.


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Friday, September 18, 2009
The Gift of Thrift: Birds of a Feather
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Stan, you've outdone yourself! The hours you put into this gift are undeniable. Even though peacocks are really hot now, I've always loved them.ReplyDelete
One of my late Aunts had a whole bunch running around her farm. Whenever we'd visit, she'd let us pick up the feathers and take them home...Oooh the colors of a peacock feather can put so much love in the air. Can anyone tell me why that is?
Great gift from a great guy. I'm sure they'll love it :+)
Stan ~ that rug is beautiful! It reminds me of stained glass window.ReplyDelete
Thank you for visiting my blog. Your comments are always appreciated!
Have a lovely, blessed day!
What a wonderful rug! The detail is stunning! I wanted to tell you that I love your book and look through it often when I am in need of inspiration. Thank you for your lovely comments that you left on my blog.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 at 11:08 AM
What a thoughtful, lovely gift. I covet it.ReplyDelete
But I don't think you should have smiled so broadly in the photo. Now people are going to call you the Happy Hooker.


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Influential rock band Story of the Year are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their celebrated, landmark album, Page Avenue, with the release of a new acoustic, re-imagining of the record called Page Avenue: Ten Years and Counting, which is due out on October 8th.
In anticipation of the upcoming release, the band has premiered the first new music, a striking, acoustic rendition of their hit rock radio anthem "Until the Day I Die," today at AltPress.com.
""Until The Day I Die" is one of the biggest songs of our career," says singer Dan Marsala. "It's a song that really connects with a lot of people. We wanted this version to be an intimate and mellow take that would be a good platform for the lyrics to really shine through. It's a classic relationship song and this laid back vibe really fits it well.""Creatively speaking, one of our main goals for Ten Years and Counting was to fully utilize the piano and allow it to be the driving presence & focal instrument within these songs, as opposed to just recording a couple of acoustic guitars and throwing a vocal on top," adds guitarist Ryan Phillips. "This version of "Until the Day I Die" strongly exemplifies that mindset and allows the song to open up and breath, giving a stronger focus on the lyrics and vocal melodies. I'm pretty stoked on it, especially toying with arrangement a bit and adding a little guitar solo. Fun."


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'OBAMA! Inshallah!" - Obama! Allah willing! That slogan, scribbled on walls in Gaza, indicates the hopes that Barack Obama has inspired among Arabs.
While Obama has tried to push his origins into the background, his "Islamic roots" have won him a place in many Arabs' hearts. (more)


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The kids got a trampoline for Christmas- One of those little ones with the handle. I remember last year's stir-crazy January vividly and thought the kids would enjoy a trampoline to play with on the days it was too Polar Vortexy outside (such as this past week).
I couldn't get over the amount of warnings that came with this little 3-foot bouncy toy! Between the manual and the tags on the trampoline, I think about every possible behaviour or situation that could lead to any sort of unpleasantness was listed (and forbidden). Lots of exclamation marks and stick guys with red slashes through it.
Wear socks. One at a time. Humans only. Stay in the middle. Bounce on feet only. Get on and off calmly. Nothing in pockets. No food or drink. No sharp objects. Don't jump high. In fact, don't jump at all.
Good God, I thought to myself as I flipped through all the myriad admonitions, talk about taking all the fun out of it! Why don't we just envelop them in a blanket and helmet and sit on the trampoline quietly?! Why… IN MY DAY, they'd bring out the giant trampoline in gym class, and we'd flip on our necks willy-nilly with no nets and no padding over the pinchy pinchy springs, and someone would inevitably go leg-first through the gap… good kid fun!
This is just a kiddie trampoline anyway. how wild can it get?
Then I was reminded how creative kids could get with even a little trampoline. OK, Little Tikes, I kind of see where you're coming from.
Far be it from a child to use a toy for what it was meant. If it can be done, they'll find a way to do it. Two at a time (or more!) is the only way to go, and why merely bounce when you can do headstands and chin-ups? How about jumping with all your toys around your feet to see if they'll bounce too? What about putting your hand on the surface when someone else is bouncing to see if they'll land on your hand (and then get all mad when they do)?
Good thing there's some common sense on our part as supervisors, at least, because I can't remember whether or not the safety booklet cautions against hanging upside down like a monkey from the handle. Maybe it needs to be added to the list.
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That doesn't really apply, but a great story.
originally posted by: Mike Stivic
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You took a long time to get there, but overall you make an excellent point. At the end of the day honesty is a cornerstone to a good relationship.. without honesty what ls the point?
I would much rather be upset for a moment and work through any issue than be lied to or kept in the dark purposefully. If you can't trust the person enough to be honest than you aren't with the right person.
That's my opinion any way .


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Horrified onlookers gazed skyward at an air show in Chile recently as what appeared to be a giant Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) streaked across the sky and seemed to nearly collide with a fighter jet participating in aerial maneuvers.
The Daily Star reported this week that while an aerobatics jet squad called Halcone Fach performed at an airshow last week in Puerto Varas, a large UFO was observed shooting across the sky, just missing one of the jets, which had begun a perpendicular (the ground) ascent up the sky. The UFO — described as a "high disk" — passed just beneath the climbing plane, seemingly passing through air that had seconds before been occupied by the jet itself. Although the Daily Star sensationally claimed that the object appeared to "narrowly graze it," a closer look indicates that the giant white UFO flew past with some distance between it and the sky-climbing jet fighter.
And it was all caught on film — and uploaded to YouTube. The original video clip was taken by Davisito de Zabedrovsky and has garnered over 13,000 views to date — in less than 48 hours.
Local media reported that "numerous" witnesses came forward to say they had seen "numerous unidentified objects near the planes during the demonstration."
Of course, not everyone believes the large white object is a UFO. Some have speculated it to be a meteor or possibly an air force jet flying past in a near-miss incident (or perhaps even another plane unattached to the aerobatics team accidentally invading the squad's airspace). The Mirror noted that there was even speculation that the UFO was a bird. Commentary with the YouTube video also indicates that some believe the UFO video to not be authentic — "muy fake" in the Spanish of one commenter.
Another commented beneath the video, "I actually think there are two UFOs if you look carefully." (With no further clarification, it is unclear as to where the viewer believes a second object was detected.)
The new footage is as yet unconfirmed as authentic, so whether or not the giant white UFO sliding diagonally down the sky in the video clip is an actual unidentified flying object or something else (reflection on the lens of the camera, a technical glitch, or some natural or man-made object flying through) will be determined later.
According to a report last year in the Inquisitr, the Chilean Navy made the entire world take notice when it, along with the Chilean government, released a UFO video and files admitting that, after an extensive two-year investigation into a sighting that was caught on infra-red video by a Chilean Navy helicopter, the object detected was a UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon), another way of designating a UFO.
The Navy had even secured the assistance of French video experts to attempt to determine what sort of craft had been picked up on the infra-red cameras. (According to the official report, the two servicemen in the helicopter never got a line-of-sight confirmation on the object, nor was it detected by ground radar from nearby installations, and the only way it was "seen" was on the helicopter's video feed as it attempted to follow the object.) Although the French team believed the dark object in the video to be some sort of jet plane, they were unable to state their findings with total certainty. On that note and the government concluding that no commercial craft were in the air in that area at the time of the incident, the Chilean government closed the case and signed off on the object as a UAP.
The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), the world's largest UFO reporting organization, uses a handy disclaimer when investigating and publicly displaying witness and video reports: "Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made."
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The Power of Design in a Venture Studio
One of our all-time most popular guests, Kristian Andersen, from venture studio, High Alpha, returns for a follow-up conversation. Kristian and I talk about the role of design in powering the most crucial decisions about how to make and launch new companies.
Mentioned in this episode:
SalesForce acquisition of ExactTarget
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Retail Research
Savills Research & Consultancy delivers objective advice to clients in order to help them make well-informed real estate related decisions and realise pre-defined goals.
Featured report
Japan Retail - May 2019
29 May 2019
Retail assets remain attractive, particularly in prime locations, and large deals have already taken place in 2019. New restrictions on the resale of imported goods in China may have affected luxury sales somewhat, but domestic demand is still sound, particularly in popular shopping areas.
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Japan Retail - October 2018
23 October 2018
Retail rents are trending upward, supported by a positive economic climate. Inbound tourism and improvements in transportation infrastructure should be key to the growth of regional markets. Although investment volumes have declined, acquisition interest, particularly in prime retail, appears to remain sound.
Japan Inbound Retail October 2018
02 October 2018
Japan is evolving as a global travel destination, and the retail market is benefitting from the explosive growth of inbound tourism. The impact is being felt across various retail sectors. If the country skillfully targets different tourist preferences, some of Japan's retail market could continue to grow even faster than the rapidly expanding hospitality industry.
Japan Retail - May 2018
18 May 2018
Positive macro conditions such as growing tourism and a mild uptick in consumer confidence appear to be improving retail rents in some submarkets. Investment interest, notably in Japanese prime retail assets as core assets, remains strong, leading to further cap rate compression.
Japan Retail - November 2017
02 November 2017
Ginza, Omotesando, Shibuya, and Shinjuku are seeing redevelopment and expansion. Retail sales, wages, and consumer confidence are all mildly positive. Investment volumes appear on track to exceed 2016 totals, though tight yields are still making buyers cautious.
Japan Retail - April 2017
26 April 2017
Stable rental trends appear to continue as 1/F rents increased after a temporary softening. Marginally improving economic conditions and strong tourism figures offer some upside for the retail sector.
Japan Retail - October 2016
24 October 2016
Stable rental trends from last year have continued through mid-2016. Slight moderations in 1/F rents are offset by growth in non-1/F rents, resulting in little overall movement. A late uptick in consumer confidence and retail sales may hint at mild increases ahead. Chinese "bakugai" appears to have fallen off due to new import duties in China, but the long-term trend for tourist spending is still positive.
Japan Retail - April 2016
19 April 2016
Rental growth has paused in light of recent economic uncertainty, but investment volumes continue to increase and redevelopment projects are breathing new life into major Tokyo districts. Record-breaking inbound tourism could offer significant upside potential to select retail businesses.
Japan Retail - September 2015
25 September 2015
Improvements in household spending and an increase in overseas tourists are tailwinds for the overall retail industry. Retail sales efficiency is on the rise and is expected to pick up further, especially in large cities. This will in turn lead to an improvement in rental affordability, and rental levels are likely to rise.
Japan Retail Spotlight - July 2014
17 July 2014
Japan continues to urbanise, with its population gravitating towards its largest cities and sleeper towns. Key high-street retail destinations and suburban shopping centres are therefore well positioned to benefit from the recent economic revival catalysed by Prime Minister Abe's cabinet and the Bank of Japan.
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SINGAPORE, June 21 (Reuters) -
* Global LNG Exchange (GLX), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading marketplace, has received its first bid after launching its digital bid-offer system in the European market earlier this week, the company said on Friday
* Commodity firm Trafigura placed a bid on the platform on Thursday, GLX said in a statement
* Perth-headquartered GLX was launched in Asia in April 2017 and its first trade was completed in May last year involving Malaysia's Petronas, which also has an equity stake in the platform.
* GLX's launch in Europe comes shortly after pricing agency S&P Global Platts received its first transparent bid for an LNG cargo for delivery into Europe earlier this month
* A surge in LNG production from new liquefaction plants around the world coupled with lacklustre demand in Asia has prompted an influx of imports into Europe, helping to depress natural gas prices there. (Reporting by Jessica Jaganathan, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)


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How the way technology companies recognize revenue is about to change
CIOs should familiarize themselves with new accounting standards ASC 606 and IFRS 15. These guidelines will likely prompt changes to a company's IT, sales, marketing, and financial systems.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) worked together to develop a common framework for revenue recognition: ASC 606 (Accounting Standards Codification) and IFRS 15 (International Financial Reporting Standard). These new accounting guidelines seek to simplify and standardize how companies recognize revenue.
Normally, accounting changes attract the attention of investors, accountants, and financial folks — not CIOs. However, enterprise IT leaders need at least a basic familiarity with the impact of the ASC 606 core principle, since it has implications for software sales, sales compensation, and, of course financial systems.
The guidance goes into effect soon: Public organizations should apply it starting with annual periods beginning December 15, 2017 and nonpublic organizations should apply it beginning a year later on December 15, 2018.
Per the FASB site, the core principle of the new standard is to "Recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services."
Software vendors will need to appropriately report revenue and expenses that correspond with the period of contracts. Generally, revenue from a one-time sale of software installed at a customer site would be recognized immediately. Similarly, revenue from a contract for access to software over a period would be recognized evenly over the period, regardless of how payments might be structured.
For salespeople, the new guidance won't affect compensation plans. (Yes, I mentioned that first, since I know that's what many software salespeople care about.) But commissions will be accounted for differently. Unlike today, when most commissions are immediately expensed, commissions will be amortized over the period of the contract. In some software companies, this may have the effect of not only reducing commission related expenses recognized in the short term, but also smoothing these expenses over time.
IT vendors that sign contracts to provide a mix of services and software may need a more detailed review of specific performance obligations to determine when to recognize revenue. The FASB site details the following 5-step process:
- Identify the contract with a customer.
- Identify the performance obligations (promises) in the contract.
- Determine the transaction price.
- Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.
- Recognize revenue when (or as) the reporting organization satisfies a performance obligation.
- These last two items — clarifying the performance obligation and determining the transaction price — may be particularly challenging for some IT providers. Any sort of contract that includes delayed or deferred delivery of services or software may need review.
Get help with the process. Make sure your CFO and CIO talk through the issues. Involve the CMO and head of sales, too, since your organization's software may need updates to track information related to contracts, performance, and commissions. Consult a CPA for guidance. The big four accounting firms — Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and KPMG — all provide general information about ASC 606 (see linked items) and have experts that can assist, as well.


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FM 2014 Player Profile – Marco Asensio
written by Darren Smith
Marco Asensio
Age: 17
Position: AMC/MC/AML
Role: advanced playmaker / attacking midfielder / trequartista
Club: Mallorca
Nationality: Spanish
Value: £300K
Price tag: £3.9 million (in patch 14.3)
CA: 100 / PA: -9 (between 150-180)
Marco Asensio profile in 2013 (after starting new game, patch 14.3)
Marco Asensio profile aged 26 in the year 2022
Marco Asensio career history until 2022
This FM 2014 player profile of Marco Asensio shows a technically gifted AMC with great potential. In my test save he never reached that potential and certainly has much more to give, but he did gain great first touch, passing and technique. Its just those mental attributes that are low, but what draws me in is good finishing and dribbling alongside all that other technical ability, if Asensio could develop mentally he'd be a scary option for behind the forward. Not a bad punt for £3.9 million.
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Politics & Government
Ex-judge Robyn Williams, wife of David Williams, may run for attorney general
FRANKFORT — Former district court judge Robyn Williams, wife of state Senate President David Williams, is considering a possible bid for state attorney general in 2015.
"I have gotten a lot of encouragement to run for the office but have made no definite decision," Robyn Williams, a Republican, said in a telephone interview from her home in Russell Springs.
She quickly added that "as a mother of a 13-year-old and a 15-year-old, it's unrealistic for me to be able to predict at this time what I will do" about that race.
Several other well-known Kentuckians — all Democrats — already have been mentioned in media reports as possible candidates in 2015 to be the state's chief law enforcement official.
They include Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes; lawyer Andrew Beshear, son of Gov. Steve Beshear; former state Democratic Party chair Jennifer Moore; and state House Judiciary Chairman John Tilley of Hopkinsville.
Robyn Williams is a former state district court judge for Russell, Wayne and Clinton counties. Former Gov. Ernie Fletcher appointed her in October 2004 to the bench. She served until December 2010.
She and Senate President Williams, R-Burkesville, married in July 2003. He lost a bid last year for governor against Democratic incumbent Steve Beshear by more than 20 percentage points.
A graduate of Chase Law School at Northern Kentucky University, Robyn Williams said she would like to see someone run for attorney general "who would not consider it a consolation prize and would be a true partner with prosecutors."
The current attorney general, Democrat Jack Conway, cannot seek re-election in 2015 because of term limits. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and has been mentioned as a possible candidate for governor in 2015.
Asked if her husband would help or harm her candidacy for attorney general, Robyn Williams said, "The potential is there to help and hurt.
"But he has helped me tremendously. I have learned so much about government from him. He's my best friend in the whole world. I know he would be very supportive of me whatever I do, and I of him."
Robyn Williams said she hopes to do volunteer work for prosecutors in the fall "to get back in the courtroom."


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What IS it about chicken salad that is so stinkin' indulgent and delicious? When done right, it's one of those things I have a real hard time passing up if it's on a menu. But to be honest, I thiiiiiiink I make it the best at home. And that's why it's a favorite of mine to make ahead for weekday lunches.Read More
I don't want to jump the gun here, but one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is how everything on the dinner table goes so well together, although not in an entirely intuitive way. Even right down to dessert! The whole combination is just dynamite, and I love applying the same sort of formula to other dishes and recipes. Because who doesn't love the O.G. Thanksgiving formula of savory and sweet?...Read More
Give me summer or give me death. - Patrick Henry.Read More
Sometimes, you have to just let a picture speak its thousand words without adding your own thousand words below it. I think that's how I feel here. This sandwich is so, so right. Just look at it.Read More
This is one of those weekday lunches for which noon cannot come fast enough.
*Checks clock.* *Checks clock again.* *Checks clock and IT'S STILL ONLY 10:30.*
The worst.Read More
Jon is a man of many hats—one of the more common ones is workman. He has completely gutted and/or renovated and/or built out all three of his restaurants, and he really, really enjoys it. He is currently engaged in the overhaul of the kitchen at the bar, and on Sunday, he and two friends planned to work on it all day. I thought it would be nice to bring them over lunch, so I made what is my favorite deli meat sandwich, inspired by one from a local bakery that I can't get enough of: good white bread, roast beef, provolone, arugula, red onion, and caper mayo with a little bit of horseradish. Grilled. And served with kettle chips. It's perfection.Read More
For all my office worker bees, or anyone who packs a lunch during the week: this is for you! I understand the effort required to A. make lunch ahead of time, B. pack it up for work, C. make and pack up a lunch for work that still sounds appetizing come lunchtime when there are paninis/pizza/pho just around the river bend AKA block. I rely on make-ahead lunches for work and I promise I'll only ever tell you about them if they're worth it. Chicken salad is one of my favorite things to make because there are so many directions you can go with it (traditional, with celery and tarragon / summery a la Pioneer Woman with sweet corn, blueberries, and feta / Asian, loaded with veggies, Sriracha sauce, and sesame notes—the list goes on), and all feel indulgent and satisfying.Read More
I'm such a sucker for sports culture—the comradery, the excitement, the sportsmanship, the win-big together / lose-big together attitude, the drinking, the tailgating, everything. I've never been a diehard sports fan, although I loved playing sports myself, but I love the community surrounding sports. There's a book by political scientist Robert Putnam from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government called Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. It is about the decline in all forms of social and communal engagement among Americans—and he famously uses the example of how the number of people who bowl has increased in the US, but membership in bowling leagues has steadily declined over the last couple of decades. Putnam is concerned about the education, enrichment, and general sense of civic duty being lost if people choose to do these kinds of activities alone, rather than with other people. (I promise this will eventually be about pulled pork)Read More


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I am fiddling around with some ideas for Gothic 1 and I've encountered a problem:
I am trying to delete some original VOBs from the game (some plants, to be more precise)
and i am sure that i am forgetting something because the Spacer does not save my modifications.
This is what i am doing:
1. Load the .zen in Spacer
2. From the VOB object list, i select and delete (with Del key) the VOB i want to delete
3. Save the .zen file (compiled ASCI)
4. When i reload the .zen file I've saved earlier, the item that i deleted is still there
I appreciate any ideas and help on this matter.
Thanks in advance.
Found a workaround for this: modify the .zen and then save it under a different name.


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It is my understanding that tithing moneys given to the church are not used for charitable purposes by the church, but for "building up the kingdom of God" (i.e. new churchs, temples, operating costs, etc...)' Tithing (10% of one's income) is a commandment to Mormons, and is required by the church to attend Mormon temples (which is required to return to live with God). The church encourages "fast offerings," which are used by the church for charitable purposes, but they are not required. The suggested donation amount for fast offerings is the equivalent of two meals per month.
Excerpts of Utahns are nation's most charitable by Lee Davidson, Deseret News.
Utahns give far more of their income to charity than any other Americans, a Deseret News study of Internal Revenue Service tax data shows.
Utahns reported providing $2.9 billion to charity in 2006, or 5 percent of their adjusted gross income.
Nationally, Americans gave an average of 2.3 percent of their income that year -- or less than half of what Utahns provided.
Economists, politicians and officers of nonprofits say most Utah donations go to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which tackles many of the state's charitable needs. Other Utah groups, from the United Way to political parties, say they raise less here than organizations similar to them in other states.
In short, they report tough fundraising among very charitable people.
How much Utahns give to charity varies greatly in different ZIP codes. It ranges from a high of 11.4 percent of income in a downtown Salt Lake City ZIP code surrounding Temple Square and LDS Church headquarters to a low of 0.07 percent in the ZIP code for the University of Utah.
Also, Utah taxpayers in richer categories do not always pay more of their income to charity than do less-fortunate brackets.
The church teaches its faithful to give 10 percent of income as tithing and to skip two meals the first "fast" Sunday of every month to give the money saved or more to help the needy. It also raises money for humanitarian work worldwide, for missionary work and for educating Mormons in Third World countries.
"One of the studies that I've seen in the past showed that if giving to religious organizations is excluded that we (in Utah) fall down pretty dramatically."
Giving the biggest proportion of their income were the 113 people who filed tax returns with addresses in ZIP code 84150 -- a small area including LDS Church office buildings and Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. That ZIP has no residences, so those filing likely work for or are officials of the church.
They gave 11.4 percent of their average adjusted gross income to charity.
Others in the top 10 ZIP codes were heavily concentrated in Utah County.
That top 10 includes: 84662 in Sanpete County's Spring City, 10.07 percent; 84604 in Provo, 8.74 percent; 84649 in Millard County's Oak City, 8.73 percent; 84004 in Alpine, 8.72 percent; 84042 in Lindon, 8.52 percent; 84664 in Mapleton, 8.5 percent; 84097 in Orem, 8.46 percent; 84710 in Kane County's Alton, 8.41 percent; and 84003 in American Fork, 8.24 percent.
A list of how much was given in each Utah ZIP code where at least some residents itemized deductions is available online at deseretnews.com.
On the other end of the spectrum, the ZIP code where tax filers reported giving the least of their income to charity was 84112 around the University of Utah. Of course, students tend to make little money and have less reason to itemize deductions on tax returns. (Several other ZIP codes had no one itemize deductions.)
Several ZIP codes where few charitable deductions were reported are on Indian reservations. Among them were 84026 in Ouray on the Ute Reservation, 0.29 percent of income; 84534 in Montezuma Creek on the Navajo Reservation, 0.31 percent; and 84512 in Bluff near the Navajo Reservation, 0.42 percent.
By sheer dollar amount -- not percentage of income -- the 1,850 people who itemized charitable deductions in ZIP code 84004 in Alpine reported giving the most, $25,495 each.
Behind them were 84150 (the ZIP with LDS Church headquarters), $18,827; 84781 in Washington County's Pine Valley, $16,192; 84604 in Provo, $16,112; and 84662 in Spring City, $14,987.
The bracket that pays the least, just 1.5 percent of income to charity, are those who make between $10,000 and $25,000.
But they are not the poorest income bracket. Below them are those who earn less than $10,000 a year. But they give more to charity, 3.2 percent of their income.


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Board of Directors
president - catherine Hickson
Dr. Hickson is an experienced geothermal resource development expert. She received her PhD from the University of British Columbia in 1987 focusing on the subglacial volcanoes of Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia. However, her career in geothermal started as a summer student with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) where in 1981 she joined the survey's geothermal program doing downhole temperature measurements as well as field mapping. She spent the next 25 years of her career as a Research Scientist with the GSC. In 2008, she left government and joined Magma Energy Corp. (later to become Alterra Power Corp.) Her role was as VP Exploration and Chief Geoscientist. She led the company's exploration and advanced resource assessments globally spending significant time on projects in Chile, Iceland, Italy, Peru and the USA. She continues to work actively in geothermal exploration and development and is President of Tuya Terra Geo Corp., a company that provides geoscience and management services to the industry.
vice president - steve grasby
Dr. Grasby received a Ph.D. in Geochemistry from University of Calgary in 1997. He has worked on regional groundwater studies in the Canadian Prairies and in British Columbia, including climate change impacts of regional water supply. He has also conducted extensive studies on thermal and mineral springs in western and northern Canada. He is lead author of the 2011 GSC publication, "Geothermal Energy Resource Potential of Canada"
secretary - katie huang
Katie is currently pursuing her M.Sc. Geology at University of Iceland, specializing in geothermal energy. She has previously worked at CanGEA and co-published "Barriers to Geothermal Development - Why Canada Produces 0MW" for Geothermal Resources Transactions, 2017. She is currently working during the summer as a geology intern for Borealis GeoPower and sits on the GRC Student Committee.
Treasurer - jeff witter
Jeff Witter is Principal Geoscientist at Innovate Geothermal Ltd., a Vancouver-based geothermal consulting firm. He has over 20 years' experience in geoscience and has focused on the geothermal energy sector since 2008. He holds a Master's degree from the University of Hawaii and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, both in volcanic geology. Jeff has provided expert geoscience advice to U.S. and Canadian geothermal developers, served as a geothermal advisor to government, and provided geothermal due diligence services to investor groups.
director at large - Kirsten Marcia
Kirsten Marcia is the co-founder, president, and CEO of DEEP Earth Energy Production ("DEEP"). DEEP is a private company focused on developing geothermal resources to meet increasing Saskatchewan energy needs with sustainable, baseload renewable power. Ms. Marcia is a geology graduate from the University of Saskatchewan and a Professional Geoscientist, registered in the Province of Saskatchewan. She has worked in the resource exploration industry for 20 years for commodities including diamonds, gold and base metals, coal, uranium, and oil and gas. Her past experience was focused in Saskatchewan and Alberta for Canadian TSX-listed companies, including the position of Vice President of Exploration for Wescan Goldfields Inc., Exploration Manager for Shore Gold Inc., a Saskatchewan diamond development company, and Director of Investor Relations for Vena Resources, a Peruvian mining company.
director at large - ryan dick
Ryan completed an MSc in sustainable energy development from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Alberta. Ryan has experience developing solar energy projects in South America, the United States, and Canada. As an entrepreneur, Ryan originated, developed and sold two large-scale renewable energy projects in Ecuador to an international consortium of investors. He has more than ten years of energy policy experience including advising and collaborating with all levels of governments on new renewable energy policy and regulations, in addition to working with multi-lateral development banks on project financing for energy projects, aboriginal stakeholder consultation, and environmental impact assessments. Ryan works with Indigenous groups and government policy working groups to plan and develop renewable energy projects on-reserves and settlements. In his role as the Director of Market Development for Terrapin, he is leading several studies with regional governments in Alberta to assess their geothermal resources and plan geothermal projects based around oil and gas well retrofits.
director of british columbia - bastien poux
Bastien is a geologist with about 10 years of experience in geothermal resource exploration and evaluation, wellsite geology and 3-D modeling. Bastien has completed geothermal resource assessments on numerous geothermal projects, mostly located in the United States, Iceland and the Caribbean. Bastien has been a wellsite geologist on about twenty deep geothermal wells, including the Iceland Deep Drilling Project IDDP-2 in 2016 and some of the world's deepest geothermal wells in the Geysers field in California. He is currently the Technical Sales Advisor in the Americas for the Leapfrog Geothermal software by Seequent.
director of western canada (alberta & saskatchewan) - grant ferguson
Grant Ferguson holds degrees in both geology and engineering, focusing on geothermal energy and hydrogeology. He has conducted research on geothermal resources for over a decade and has focused on topics ranging including the sustainability of open loop heat pumps, subsurface urban heat islands, hot sedimentary aquifers and the use of springs as geothermal exploration tools. Dr. Ferguson has published numerous articles on geothermal energy and has sat on geothermal energy related committees for various organizations, including the National Ground Water Association and the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition.
director of central canada (Manitoba & Ontario) - Maurice Dusseault
Maurice has 45 years' experience in subsurface geoengineering, starting in the oil and gas industry, and branching out into areas such as deep granular waste injection, carbon dioxide sequestration, fractured rock mass behavior, hydraulic fracturing, and so on. In the last few years Maurice has been developing a focus on geothermal, looking at hybrid geothermal systems (shallow heat pumps plus deep heat sources), large scale geostorage of heat, well stimulation, thermal geomechanics and stress changes, and related issues. He believes that geothermal energy sources and storage have important roles to play in Canada, particularly because our needs for both power and heat for most of the year are great, especially in remote communities.
Selected Research:
Optimizing the design of a geothermal district heating and cooling system located at a flooded mine in Canada
Geothermal Characterization of the St. Lawrence Lowlands Sedimentary Basin, Québec, Canada
Evaluating the geothermal heat pump potential from a thermostratigraphic assessment of rock samples in the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Canada
director of Eastern Canada (Quebec & Maritimes) - jasmin raymond
Jasmin Raymond is a hydrogeologist and he teaches geothermal energy basics at Institut national de la recherche scientifique in Quebec City. He obtained his Ph.D. at Laval University and a B.Sc. at McGill University. During his young career, he received numerous prizes such as a Banting Scholarship for his postdoctoral research. He currently holds a research chair from l'Institut nordique du Québec to investigate the geothermal potential of northern communities and mines in addition to being the co-leader of an international research group on geothermal energy supported by UNESCO.
director of northern canada (yukon, nwt, & nunavut) - tiffani fraser
Tiffani is a bedrock geologist with the Yukon Geological Survey in Whitehorse, Yukon. She has a B.Sc in Geology and a Master's degree in Quaternary studies. She specializes in stratigraphy, sedimentology, and basin studies. She is currently project manager for a multi-faceted geothermal research project in Yukon that is focused on understanding heat generation and ground temperature in the territory. The project is a collaborative effort among federal and territorial geoscientists, universities, First Nation governments and geothermal consultants.
Student director - mafalda miranda
Mafalda holds a BSc in Geology and a MSc in Geosciences from University of Coimbra, Portugal. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Earth Sciences at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Québec City, Canada. Her project aims to assess the deep geothermal energy potential in the remote community of Kuujjuaq, northern Québec, Canada.
Before starting her PhD at INRS, Mafalda worked as a research fellow in the European project EMSURE – Energy and Mobility for Sustainable Regions, and at the Laboratory of Natural Radioactivity of the University of Coimbra. Her main research task was the assessment of the deep geothermal energy potential in Guarda region, central Portugal.


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Women's Healing Circle Meets Monthly
Thursday of each month from 6:30-8:30
2019 Dates: Jan 10, Feb 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 11, Aug 1, Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 7 & Dec 5th
Since the dawn of our existence women have been gathering together as daughters, sisters, mothers and as healers. Powerful stories have been shared, tears have been shed and many magical moments of healing, strength and love have occurred. It is in honor of this ancient tradition that the 13 Moons - A Women's Healing Circle has been created. This sacred healing circle will be offered evening a month. Under these 13 moons we will come together as women and healers. Each moon we will explore a variety of topics including: sacred healing, women's plant allies and the wise woman tradition. We will also create rituals for honoring our moon cycle, birth, death, divorce and more and will focus on positive manifestations, cutting cords and fully explore our role as women, sisters and community healers. The circle will be a private and sacred group, open to women or those who identify as woman. If you are interested in sharing in this experience and would like more information please send contact Bekah at email@example.com
Investment $25.00 in advance (see below) or $30 at the door.


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San Francisco metal titans, Deafheaven, have unveiled their stunning new track, Honeycomb.
Clocking in at just under 12-minutes long, Honeycomb veers from hypnotic blast beats and black metal fury, through gorgeous layers of post rock ambience. It plays over a hazy video of images shot around the band's Bay Area home town.
It is the first offering from their newly announced album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, which is released on July 13 via Anti-. It serves as the long awaited follow up to their groundbreaking 2015 album, New Bermuda.
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The launch of Freshly Chopped Ireland at Galway Shopping Centre was a dazzling display of all things health and wellness. In an age where people are demanding more nutritious fast food Chopped Ireland have certainly come up trumps to provide customers with just that - healthy fast food on the go.Read More
We love to create content for people interested in things like food and catering and with that in mind we have created a visual asset (Please see attached) about 'Living Alone & Poor Nutrition – how to buy, cook, & store food for one'.Read More
Our gut is home to 100 trillion microorganisms. The staggering number alone can cause anyone to panic, but only some will be surprised by the fact that this is completely normal. Yes, there are more bacteria in your digestive system than there are cells in your body, and keeping this number even is crucial to our health and improved lifestyle. In fact, a healthy gut is the hidden key to weight loss, and here's why.Read More
Are you a dairy free, skinny latte or a downright full fat kinda person?
The whole diary versus no dairy topic is of huge interest to many many people and, like most food related issues, there is a lot of conflicting information out there.
I have my own stories around "milk" and how it has impacted my own and my children's health. So, I decided to chat with some nutritional experts as well as people like myself, who have "personal milk stories" to check out a few facts.Read More
With Galway being officially awarded a European Region of Gastronomy 2018, the first region in Ireland to receive this designation, what better way to sample some of the culinary delights of our region than by attending the Galway Food Festival.
The Galway Food Festival boosts food demonstrations, culinary walking tours, foraging walks, kids pizza materclasses and so much more!! Of course there are also many, many food stalls with a diverse range of products from seaweed to biscuits; chocolate to cheese; kale to honey and cheeses of all shapes and sizes!! Hard for anyone not to find something to tickle the taste buds at this delightful festival.Read More
In this day and age, when we are surrounded by pollution, the one thing we can control and take care of is what kind of food we eat. Therefore, a lot of people are choosing to eat a bit more expensive organic food rather than conventionally-grown food which is full of various toxic chemicals.
What does 'organic' mean?Read More
One of the biggest forms of waste in today's world is the increasing amount of food that's never eaten. As the world population continues to grow, so does the need for producing enough food to feed everyone.
But approximately 30 percent of the food that's produced ultimately goes to waste. This results from a number of factors including issues related to the food supply chain.Read More
As a busy working Mum I love easy, healthy recipes which take very little time to prepare. This particular brown bread is great and it uses both wholemeal and plain flours.
I always make extra loaves and freeze them so I very rarely run out!Read More
Hey guys, this is my recipe for a super easy Lemon Drizzle Cake.
This recipe has sugar and sunflower oil but please do substitute these if you wish.
This cake is going with me to a friend's house and it is a treat ,, everything in balance ;-)Read More
"Our mission is to reinvent the way you eat desserts, and turn it from a guilty pleasure into a healthy treat".
I had the pleasure of trying some of these delicious treats at the Vegan Xmas Food Stall in Galway recently. I love my guilty pleasure after my dinner each day and, I don't want to eat a substitute that doesn't give me the same satisfaction! I am always on a mission to eat cleaner while at the same time eating tasty food!Read More
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No, it's not just for the ladies. Iodine turbo-charges sperm. Sperm make babies. Good sex gets sperm to where they need to be for conception. Trying for a baby often breeds a different kind of sex to your free-range fun sex.Read More
When I think of adding seaweed to my food I have to admit I think gulps of sea water when I am swimming!! However I was more than pleasantly surprised with NORI bake! If you use the right amount in your recipes you do not taste it and the kids will not even notice you added it!Read More


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This week a met Julie McKenna, Marketing Manager at Alexander Thamm to ask her a couple of questions on Alexander Thamm and their participation to GTC Europe 2018.
Christian Lorentz (CL): Who is Alexander Thamm? Can you give us a little bit of a company background and what you are doing in the AI field?
Julie McKenna (JMK): Alexander Thamm GmbH is the leading data & AI consultancy in the German-speaking region. As data and machine learning pioneer in Germany, we have already implemented more than 500 data science and AI projects in various industries – 90% of our pilots are transferred to the operational business. Our customers include many of the German DAX companies such as BMW, VW, Daimler, Vodafone, Vorwerk, RWE, RTL and many more.
At Alexander Thamm, we know that AI will shape the future. Both products and services are enriched with intelligence – to achieve this, self-learning algorithms have to be developed. This is why we consistently pursue AI and machine learning. Our well-rehearsed team of data scientists and machine learning engineers has set itself the task of inventing, developing and implementing AI and machine learning solutions that help companies generating real added value from data.
We offer several AI services ranging from the implementation of state-of-the-art predictive analysis and forecasting models, a library of 250 ML and AI algorithms, deep learning solutions for image recognition and much more.
We refer to value generation through data as Data2Value. To achieve this goal, we have developed the Data Journey. From the Data Strategy, it leads via the Data Lab to the Data Factory, where a market-ready Data Product is created. Thanks to our approach, Crisp Research named us #1 Value Creator in Machine Learning and Experton Big Data Leader.
CL: What are you showcasing in the NetApp booth?
JMK: We are going to showcase the Thermomix by Vorwerk: a product, that has emerged as the number one IoT kitchen appliance. Complemented by a digital ecosystem it supports customers around the world in the preparation of enjoyable and healthy meals at home every day. On the continuing digital journey of Thermomix, modern, data-driven methodologies have been identified as a promising means to generate new Business insights and boost customer satisfaction. Obviously, a capable data processing infrastructure is a prerequisite for leveraging vast amounts of device and user generated data. In our showcase, we will present how the data-generating-process is initiated on the Thermomix device, how data is pumped into a distrusted data repository used for data-driven applications and share some lessons we have learnt during the implementation and operation of the various technologies involved.
CL: For which kind of use cases is this interesting?
JMK: Our showcase is a great example of the customization of an everyday product. Implementing data-driven solutions to the Thermomix improves customer satisfaction and provides our client Vorwerk with valuable data about user behavior. Therefore, this showcase will be of interest for anyone, who strives to connect devices in the era of IoT with focus to achieve customer loyalty and increased value by enhancing customization.
CL: What are your expectations for the GTC show?
JMK: First of all, we are delighted to be part of the GTC Europe. Thank you to NetApp for this great opportunity! We are looking forward to connect with clients, industry experts and also present our own expertise in AI. Besides, we are curious to learn more about newcomers in the industry as well as the newest, disruptive developments from other parts of the world.
To learn more about this use case and understand how NetApp can accelerate your AI journey visit our NetApp booth P.09 at GTC Europe 2018.


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Interview with Kelli Kovak – Consultant to Healthcare Insurance & PBM Industry
[The expansion of health networks- the trend and the implications]
The idea that increased collaboration among rural healthcare providers could benefit both the collaborating organizations and the communities they serve is not new. In the past, collaboration among rural pharmacies, hospitals, and insurances has been advocated as a "strategic response" to the challenges these facilities face.
However, with respect to participation in multi-healthcare networks and health systems - the actual "SAVINGS" and data - offers little evidence that such arrangements yield significant benefits for rural communities, pharmacies, and hospitals.
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I have finally managed to make XDR-GTK working under OS X! Complete binary of 0.2.2 version is available under this link. The installation process is pretty simple, anyway I have added description in XDR-GTK page.
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Specimen Poetry
These images document my work in the Insects Collection of the Field Museum of Natural History (from 2011 through 2015) and how I grew to see specimen labels as a form of storytelling.
During this period I helped accession several donated collections and as I organized and transcribed, the person behind these objects inevitably began to take shape. The handwriting, collection methods, and even word choice; hinted at and slowly revealed the collector. Much in the way an artwork can say more about the artist than its subject, these specimens revealed something personal, something in addtion to their scientific merit.
Each neo-tropical butterfly in glassine paper became a snapshot; a moment of time being pinned to the board and spread.


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Crash on southbound I-17 causes delays for Christmas travelers
Drivers traveling south on Interstate 17 near Bumble Bee experienced delays Tuesday because of a crash.
Around 10:40 a.m., a crash blocked the right lane on the southbound I-17 just past Black Canyon City, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Traffic was backed up for about 4 miles, ADOT said around 12:40 p.m., due to the crash.
Details about how the crash happened were not immediately available.
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The Cockroach Even Google Can't Kill/
Google couldn't have planned Samsung's massive losses better for the launch of their Apple-trolling Pixel phone. But now some of the trust of the device's security has been broken with their new Pixel phone being hacked twice in the last month.
It's pretty routine for new products to have weaknesses or bugs. If every company were perfect, you wouldn't get all those patch updates popping up. Leave it to the Chinese though to show us where those weaknesses are. At least this group was an internet security company and the hack took place at a very public hacking competition this past Friday.
The group, from Qihoo 360 (the aforementioned security company), accessed Google Play on the device and then opened a page in Chrome that taunted, "Pwned By 360 Alpha Team." And it only took 60 seconds. LESS THAN A MINUTE. Some mornings it takes me almost that long to type my password correctly, so I think I'll keep my day job. The weakness in Chrome was fixed the next day.


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ALONG THE NILE, THROUGH EGYPT AND THE SUDAN Photograph by A. W. Cutler THE STREETS OF CAIRO Few cities so combine the ancient and the modern as does Cairo. From the terrace of the tourist hotel to the Silk of the sandal merchants is a stride of centuries. The donkey has a load of clover fodder, and the camel is acting as taxi for two, with excess baggage. a floating bridge at Kantara. And the Cape-to-Cairo line is nearly finished, too. How easy, even now, to visualize a Cape Cairo-Calcutta route, with through trains via Mecca, the Persian littoral, and northern India, tying up at Basra with a Bagdad-Antwerp road, and at Bushire with a future Persian-Russian trunk line! (See Map of Africa, issued as a supple ment with this number of TrIE GEo GRAPHIC.) An old, old prophecy was fulfilled, the Arabs say, when "The Nile came to Jerusalem"-that is, when Allenby's ad vancing army laid a pipe line as it marched, bringing fresh Nile water with it across the Arabian Desert to Pales tine.* An amazing accomplishment, cer tainly, yet quite in keeping with the bold, far-flung sweep of the Cross over this region where so long the shadow of the Crescent has lain. In this far - reaching economic up heaval, white men of various creeds are swarming in to rejuvenate these long * See "An Old Jewel in the Proper Setting," in the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE for October, 1918. abandoned, Biblical regions. British sol diers are in Bagdad now, and Christian armies have cut and recut the old trails of Genghis Khan, Xerxes, Darius, Marco Polo, and Alexander the Great, and from Cairo to the Cape, 5,000 miles, a Boer flying-man has driven his plane, swooping above reeking jungles where Stanley searched for Livingstone. Geographically, Egypt comprises all the land between the Red Sea and the Sahara, and runs from the Mediterra nean south to the Nubian border, includ ing the Sinai Peninsula; in fact, it is about as big as Arizona and Texas com bined. But, except for about 12,000 square miles along the Nile banks and in the Delta (or a region about equal to Connecticut and Massachusetts), Egypt is practically a desert. Its people, including fellaheen (native peasants), Copts, Arabs, Greeks, Syrians, Turks, Persians, and Europeans, number over twelve millions. Quickly told, the story of modern Egypt is that Napoleon invaded it in 1798; then the Albanian adventurer, 383
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Creeper Hooded Towel
Made with a soft 100% cotton full sized bath towel which measures approximately 30 in. by 54 in. The hood is 1/2 the width of a hand towel.
This would be wonderful for any child through age 12.
Items come from a smoke free home and were prewashed to minimize shrinking.
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