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Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it.
Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.
So Peter and the other disciple went out to the place of the dead.
They went running together, and the other disciple got in front of Peter and came first to the hole in the rock;
And looking in, he saw the linen bands on the earth; but he did not go in,
Then Simon Peter came after him and went into the hole in the rock; and he saw the linen bands on the earth,
And the cloth, which had been round his head, not with the linen bands but rolled up in a place by itself.
Then the other disciple who came there first went in; and he saw and belief came to him.
For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.
So then the disciples went away again to their houses.
But Mary was still there outside the hole in the rock, weeping; and while she was weeping and looking into the hole,
She saw two angels in white seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet.
They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him.
And then looking round, she saw Jesus there, but had no idea that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? who are you looking for? She, taking him for the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away from here, say where you have put him and I will take him away.
Jesus said to her, Mary! Turning, she said to him in Hebrew, Rabboni! (which is to say, Master).
Jesus said to her, Do not put your hand on me, for I have not gone up to the Father: but go to my brothers and say to them, I go up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.
Mary Magdalene went with the news to the disciples, and said she had seen the Lord and that he had said these things to her.
At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you!
And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:
Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, named Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
So the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, If I do not see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails, and if I do not put my hand into his side, I will never have belief.
And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you!
Then he said to Thomas, Put out your finger, and see my hands; and put your hand here into my side: and be no longer in doubt but have belief.
And Thomas said in answer, My Lord and my God!
Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!
A number of other signs Jesus did before his disciples which are not recorded in this book:
But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.
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Argument Processing
Argument processing occurs when a function call results in the invocation of a procedure. First, all the arguments are evaluated (except those corresponding to parameters with the evaln or uneval modifiers), and then they are matched to the parameters of the procedure.
Keyword Matching
The Implied true Value
Indexed Keyword Arguments
The evaln and uneval Special Case
Positional and Ordered Parameter Matching
Keyword arguments are always matched first unless the procedure has parameters declared with the uneval or evaln modifiers. Maple makes a pass through the entire sequence of arguments looking for keyword=value equations where the keyword matches a declared keyword parameter of the procedure.
Whenever a matching keyword parameter is encountered, the right-hand side of the equation becomes the value for that parameter, and the equation is removed from further consideration as an argument. If more than one keyword argument matches a keyword parameter, only the last one takes effect.
Keyword parameter names (the keyword part) are Maple symbols like any other. If that symbol is in use as a variable, then using it in a keyword argument may not work as expected, since the variable may evaluate. To ensure that this does not happen, it's best to always use unevaluation quotes around the keyword part of a keyword argument:
f := proc( x::integer, { y::integer := 1 }, $ ) x * y end:
y := sin(z):
Error, invalid input: too many and/or wrong type of arguments passed to f; first unused argument is sin(z) = 2
When calling a procedure that accepts a keyword argument from within another procedure that has a parameter with the same name as the keyword argument, it is necessary to use both unevaluation quotes and the scope resolution operator, :-, to ensure that the global keyword is used instead of the value of the parameter:
g := proc( y::rational ) f(numer(y), ':-y'=denom(y)) end:
If a keyword parameter has a declared parameterType for which true is a valid value (for example, the types truefalse or boolean), the keyword name alone may be used as an argument. In that case, keyword is a short form for keyword=true.
f := proc( x::integer, { square::truefalse := false } ) if square then x^2 else x end if end proc:
If a keyword parameter's keyword is of the form `symbol[symbol]` or `symbol[integer]`, the parameter is treated specially at argument processing time. Although such a keyword is still just a symbol (because of the surrounding left single quotes), it matches indexed names.
Specifically, if an equation whose left-hand side is an indexed name of the form `symbol[symbol]` or `symbol[integer]` is encountered, it matches the keyword parameter whose keyword symbol looks like the indexed name. For example, the argument,
axis_label[1] = "time"
matches this keyword parameter:
{ ... `axis_label[1]`::string := "x" ... }
Keyword arguments with multiple indices are also recognized, by attempting to match them using one index at a time. For example, the argument,
axis_label[1,2] = ""
matches both of these keyword parameters,
{ ... `axis_label[1]`::string := "x", `axis_label[2]`::string := "y" ... }
setting them both to the empty string.
f := proc( { `name[1]`::string := "hello", `name[2]`::string := "goodbye" } ) sprintf("name[1]=\"%s\" name[2]=\"%s\"", `name[1]`,`name[2]`) end proc:
name[1]="hi" name[2]="goodbye"
name[1]="bonjour" name[2]="aurevoir"
f(name[1,2]="good day");
name[1]="good day" name[2]="good day"
There is one case where keyword matching as described so far is not done first. Only if the procedure was declared with any parameter(s) having an evaln or uneval modifier, arguments are first assigned to positional parameters left to right until the rightmost evaln or uneval parameter has received an argument or until all the arguments have been exhausted, whichever happens first. For each argument/parameter pair:
If the parameter has no type declaration, the argument matches trivially, and becomes the value for that parameter.
If the parameter has a type declaration, the argument may or may not match. If it matches, the argument becomes the value for that parameter. If it does not match, an exception is raised. For example:
Error, invalid input: f expects its 1st argument, x, to be of type integer, but received 2.3
The following example illustrates this special case behavior:
accumulate := proc( r::evaln(numeric), n::numeric, { operation::symbol := `+` } ) r := operation(eval(r), n) end proc:
total := 0;
Error, illegal use of an object as a name
After all arguments matching keyword parameters have been processed, matching of required positional and optional or expected ordered parameters is carried out. If any parameter had an evaln or uneval modifier, all parameters up to the rightmost of these will already have received arguments, so further matching begins with the next positional or ordered parameter after that.
Matching is done by traversing the parameter declarations from left to right. As each parameter is examined, an attempt is made to match it to the next unused argument as follows:
1. If the parameter has no type declaration, the argument matches trivially, and becomes the value for that parameter.
2. If the parameter has a type declaration, but no default value, the argument may or may not match. If it matches, the argument becomes the value for that parameter. If it does not match, an exception is raised. For example:
3. If the parameter has a type declaration and a default value, the argument may or may not match. If it matches, the argument becomes the value for that parameter. If it does not match, the parameter receives its default value, and the argument remains available for matching a subsequent parameter.
In cases 2 and 3 above, if the parameter's type uses the seq modifier, Maple continues to match additional arguments against the parameter until one is encountered that is not of the right type. A seq parameter never results in an exception, because even if no arguments match, a valid sequence has been produced (the empty sequence).
At the end of this process, if there are any arguments left over, they are either put into the _rest sequence, or, if the procedure was declared with the end-of-parameters marker, $, an exception is raised:
Error, invalid input: 2 positional arguments passed to f but only 1 positional parameter specified; first unused argument is a^2+b
If on the other hand all the arguments were used up, but there are parameters remaining to be assigned values, these receive their default values if they have one. Otherwise, they have no value, and attempting to use them within the procedure raises an exception.
Note: The actual order in which some of these actions occur is slightly more complicated than described. Specifically, when an argument is assigned to a typed positional parameter (i.e. one with no default value), the type check is not carried out until argument processing is completed, since the type may depend on the value of a later parameter.
f := proc( x, y::integer, z::string := "hello" ) x, y, z, [_rest] end proc:
Error, invalid input: f uses a 1st argument, x, which is missing
Error, invalid input: f uses a 2nd argument, y (of type integer), which is missing
For more information on parameters, see
1. Parameter Declarations
2. Parameter Modifiers
3. Using Parameters in Procedures
4. Argument Processing
See Also
Procedure Parameters
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Their first model features a single channel that can be inflated with liquid or air running parallel to the main urinary tract, with nothing but a thin, flexible barrier between the two. Pushing liquid through the small inflation channel forces the thin wall into the urinary tract while leaving the outer dimensions of the catheter intact.
A prototype molded from a 3D printed form worked beautifully, Levering says. The sudden deformation unseated more than 90 percent of the biofilm, which was washed away by a flow matching the slow movement of urine. Biofilm on the wall opposite the inflation channel was mostly unharmed, but the collaborative team has plans to produce a new prototype with inflation channels running along both sides of the main channel.
Lopez believes the demonstration is a clear proof-of-principle that their simple mechanical solution could revolutionize the catheter industry. Because the design would have low implementation costs, closely adheres to the dimensions of current catheters and would be easy for medical clinicians to operate, the team hopes to bring it to market and is currently searching for partners.
"There are more than 30 million of these used every year," says Levering. "And for a technology that has changed very little in 50 years, the problem is kind of atrocious. We hope we have found a solution."
Levering says the general concept has potential applications for a wide range of industries currently plagued by biofilms, such as dairy processing, petroleum transport, city drinking water, and heat exchangers.
"We don't want to get in over our heads, but there are lots of other places where biofilms are severe problems," says Levering. "It's a multi-billion-dollar-per-year problem for sea water filtration alone. There are definitely other potential markets out there."
The research was a collaboration between the Lopez and Zhao groups that, besides Levering, includes Qiming Wang, a PhD student in mechanical engineering and materials science, and Phanindhar Shivapooja, a PhD student in biomedical engineering.
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation's Research Triangle Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (DMR-1121107), the Office of Naval Research (N0014-13-1-0828) and National Institutes of Health Training Grant (#5T32GM008555-18).
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Source: Duke University


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What fun! I was honored and thrilled to present a found poem-mixed media workshop here in Beaufort last week, downtown at Coastal Art Supply, just a block from my studio. We had a full table with nine folks, with lots of earnest creating and snips of scissors. (This was a more intimate version of the Found Poem Makerspace workshop I presented in Bellingham, Washington, in the fall of 2016 with a few dozen children's poets and other brave creative souls. Revisit that link for more of the step-by-step process.)
Our text for finding poems, also serving as our substrate (surface) were Edu-cards from the 1960s or so. I offered a choice of "shell" or "butterfly," with complementary vintage bookplates, postage stamps, and bits of stamped brass bling. Of course, the actual subject of the poem and visual elements were up to each artist! That's the fun part. The art (made in just two hours!) was tucked into a 5X7 mat, ready to pop into a frame.
Jill made this gorgeous piece:
take a hike
in the spring encountering
Every roadway while
rise in clouds
Being strong intelligent
they have
©Jill W.
Yes! Butterflies as strong and successful!
For her collage, Jill's daughter Sierra conjured up WONDER, from an Edu-card with text about a shell. (I'm featuring this poem over on my author blog for Poetry Friday, too!)
grace beauty perfect
But, let's stop and think. Maybe it is
a builder
©Sierra W.
I just love that – and the cool tones and mysterious palette Sierra chose to illustrate it.
I was thrilled to have Kim Poovey, author and historic reenactress, join the party! She came with her creative mother, Karen. In fact, we ended up with three mother-daughter sets – an extra fun element to our creative afternoon. Can you tell Kim is a novelist from her workshop piece below? She picked some lovely language, including "…winged creatures/fairies arising/ nightly wanderings/Luna glow…."
Here's one last sample from the day – ALL of the pieces were unique and beautiful! This colorful creation is from Mikka Dutton:
I love that Mikka included the "From the Library Of" part of the bookplate(!) and followed that with some sassy introductory lines and images – "one courtly/highly prized/"hard to get"/as well….."
I am always surprised and delighted by what folks come up with, and it's magical to me to see individual personalities shine through the choices of words, elements, colors, and the particular combinations of all of these.
MANY thanks to all of our afternoon creators – and thank you for letting me share your work. Thanks also for asking if I would offer another workshop sometime – I am DEFINITELY game! :0) If you'd like me to keep your email address handy for info about future classes, toss me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Breakfast cereals full of sugar
Almost six in ten breakfast cereals (58 per cent) are too sweet - with a shocking difference in levels found in the SAME brand depending on which country it was bought in.
More than one in two (55 per cent) had half the recommended daily intake for a three-year-old in just one serving.
In the UK the product with the most sugar is Kellogg's Frosties with a whopping 37g in every 100g - over 9 teaspoons.
That's over half (58 per cent) the recommended maximum intake for a six year-old in a small 30g serving.
Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and Coco Pops - both made by Kellogg's - had almost as much with 35g.
Then came Nestle's Lion (29g), Nesquick and Cookie Crisp (both 25g) and Cheerios Honey (24g) followed by kellogg's Frozen (21g) - the same as Nestle's Cheerios Multigrain.
WASH (World Action on Salt and Health) said the UK leads the way with salt reduction but still has a way to go with sugar reduction.
It selected 19 products manufactured by Kellogg's and Nestle/General Mills from 29 countries for comparison.
The cereals with the lowest sugar included Kellogg's Corn Flakes with only 8g per 100g.
But only two products were still above the government's 2017 salt target for breakfast cereals.
These were Kellogg's Rice Krispies and Kellogg's Corn Flakes at 1.13g/100g - demonstrating the success of the reduction programme.
But 98 out of 291 (34 per cent) of cereals surveyed were above the 2017 UK salt target for breakfast cereals.
A Kellogg's spokesperson said: "For more than a decade, Kellogg has been committed to reducing the sugar and salt in our cereals while providing positive nutrition and great taste.
"In the UK alone, we will have removed more than 2,000 tonnes of sugar in our cereals by the end of next year.
"As a trusted provider of high-quality foods that contribute to the health of our consumers, we continue to be committed to offering choice through a diverse range of foods, and by educating consumers about nutrition and a balanced diet."


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- "Oh, you're both pathetic, being jealous of your own offspring. Now you should be happy they became successes, instead of following in your foot stamps."
- ―LaBarbara
- "Oh, it's true. But they grow up so fast. We just wanted a few more years of being better than them."
- ―Hermes
- "They're so stinking talented, they don't even need their fathers anymore."
- ―Farnsworth
"The Route of All Evil" is the 44th. episode of Futurama. It first aired on the Fox Network on December 8, 2002.
Opening Sequence[]
Futurama logo with subtitle, Alienese and (often), cartoon.
Act I: "My manwich!"[]
While searching for the right beer to drink, Fry, Leela, and Bender decide to homebrew within Bender. Back at Planet Express, Cubert and Dwight were suspended from boarding school for salting Brett Blob when he shoved their lunches into a miniature black hole they made. They amuse themselves by using Hermes' power stamper, forcing him to stamp "VOID" on everything it stamped as tax exempt, and then use the Professor's voice changer to send the crew off on a bogus pizza delivery to Dogdoo 8 at the edge of the universe. But the universe ends at Dogdoo 7, which they realize a week later. Leela breaks their video game and their fathers order them to get jobs. Dwight and Cubert decide to form a newspaper delivery service called Awesome Express. Their fathers jest at their efforts and beat up their sign.
Act II: "The edge of the universe is at Dogdoo 7!"[]
The duo order an easy-to-construct ship that moves via pedaling. They soon make so much money off their deliveries that they make more money than Planet Express. But their fathers refuse to say anything. Depressed, they decide to get back at them through plan Dwight Lightning; they offer the crew a better deal and pay, and soon find that the Professor declared himself dead three years ago as a tax dodge when he took a nap in the park. Because of this technicality, Cubert inherits the company and renames it Awesome Express; they also fire Hermes and the Professor.
Act III: "Can we leave this mess behind us?"[]
Bender soon gives "birth" to his beer, named BenderBrau. At that moment, calls start coming in that people haven't gotten their paper delivered in a long time as Dwight and Cubert dumped all of them in a crater on the moon. Panicking, they go to their fathers, who were staying at Hermes', disappointed as they wanted a few more years of being better than their sons. They see another chance and help their sons deliver all the papers with the Planet Express Ship. The last house was Brett's, where they broke his window during their business. The fathers had them go to apologize but Brett's father refuses their apology and the fathers get into a fight in which the humans are severely injured. Later, in a hospital, Brett's father comes to apologize. They drink BenderBrau together as Brett ingests Cubert and Dwight.
Ongoing Themes[]
Injury, Dismemberment[]
- On learning that one can brew one's own beer, Bender's head disconnects and springs away to crash somewhere off-screen.
- Dwight and Cubert salt Brett into a gelatinous puddle that vows revenge.
- Cubert and Hermes are stamped "tax exempt" by a runaway stamping machine. Hermes stamps himself "VOID" but lapses in his role as company bureaucrat in failing to so stamp Cubert.
- The delivery container for his spaceship strikes Cubert in the head, sending him bodily flying across the room.
- A dog in a space-helmet is eaten alive by an asteroid monster while chasing Dwight and Cubert on their paper route.
- Bender, Fry, and Leela watch a TV commercial in which a person loudly burns to death.
- Hermes shoots Le Petit Prince in the face with a newspaper, knocking him off his asteroid into empty space.
- H.G. Blob ingests Farnsworth and Hermes after beating them so severely that they next appear in the hospital trauma center in body casts and traction.
- Bret Blob ingests Dwight and Cubert.
- Bender serves as the machinery for the brewing operation.
- Leela's Wrist LoJack-a-mater serves as a telephone.
- Dwight and Cubert impersonate Farnsworth using his voice changer invention.
Character Arcs[]
Sal's speech impediment has leveled off for quite some time now. Any time he speaks, his disorder is obvious, but it is still not too hard to understand him.
Hermes and Zoidberg[]
Hermes tells Dwight that his delivery company isn't a real company, because Dwight doesn't have "one of those things", referring to Zoidberg. This is quite a compliment coming from anyone, but from Hermes in particular, with his obvious, thinly-veiled Zoidberg-issues, it is astounding. Hermes must have found some good herb.
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Focusing on work you really want to do is probably the best way to get more done. But for a small side benefit, try adding something sweet to your caffeine breaks. A new study shows glucose and caffeine could work better together.
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Not that it's an endorsement for adding 300-plus calories to a simple cup of coffee, but a bit of sugar consumed at the same time as a caffeinated beverage seemed to help out 40 study subjects in some standard memory and focus tests:
Specifically, the team found that individuals who consumed caffeine and glucose in combination showed reduced brain activation associated with the task in the bilateral parietal cortex and the left prefrontal cortex — two regions that actively participate in attention and working memory processes. The reduced activity and the fact that no drop in behavioural performance was observed during the task suggests that the brain is more efficient under the combined effect of the two substances, since it needs fewer resources to produce the same level of performance than required by those subjects who were administered the placebo or who took only caffeine or glucose.
You can figure out what might be the sweet spot for your pick-me-up with the Buzz vs Bulge grid. For (a whole lot) more on what caffeine can do to your brain, read our take on that big topic. And, please: tell us how you add just a bit of sugar to your drink of choice in the comments.
Caffeine and glucose combined improves the efficiency of brain activity [ScienceDaily via @ExpertDan]


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EFF recently launched Reclaim Invention, a project to encourage universities to manage their patent portfolios in a way that maximizes the public benefit. Specifically, we've urged universities to sign a Public Interest Patent Pledge not to sell or exclusively license patents to patent assertion entities, also known as patent trolls. EFF is proud to partner with Creative Commons, Engine, Fight for the Future, Knowledge Ecology International, and Public Knowledge on this initiative.
As part of our project, we've also released draft state legislation that we hope state legislators can adapt to promote pro-innovation technology transfer at state universities. Our legislative language has two components. First, it requires university technology transfer offices to adopt a policy committing them to manage patent assets in the public interest. University policy should include:
- researching the past practices of potential patent buyers or licensees;
- prioritizing technology transfer that develops inventions and scales their potential user base;
- endeavoring to nurture startups that will create new jobs, products, and services;
- fostering agreements and relationships that include the sharing of know-how and practical experience to maximize the value of the assignment or license of the corresponding patents.
The second part of the legislation voids any agreement to license or transfer a patent to a patent assertion entity.
The policies advanced by the proposed legislation are similar to principles that many in the university sector have already advocated for (like the Nine Points to Consider promoted by the Association of University Technology Managers). The view that universities should promote true technology transfer, and not trolling, is not radical. Despite general agreement on these points, universities sometimes sell to patent assertion entities like mega-troll Intellectual Ventures or dietary supplement troll ThermoLife. Legislation that carefully codifies the public-interest mission of university technology transfer would ensure that trolls don't get hold of public universities' patents.
Getting tech transfer legislation introduced in 50 states would be an enormous job, but that's where you come in. If you'd like to see your state legislators fight patent trolls, then use our form to contact your state lawmakers.
Both in urging universities to change their patenting policies and in passing reforms on the state legislative level, we can't replace local, on-the-ground activism. Reclaim Invention relies on our network of local activists in the Electronic Frontier Alliance and beyond. If you would like to help convince your college to sign the pledge or work with local lawmakers to introduce legislation, please contact us.
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Last week's economic reporting included readings on construction spending, written testimony from Fed chair Jerome Powell and data on public and private sector jobs and national unemployment. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and jobless claims were also released.
Fed Chair Hints at Rate Hikes in Written Testimony
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that consistent rate hikes of the Fed's target interest rate range will likely occur throughout this year, but he said that the Fed would proceed carefully. Analysts interpreted Mr. Powell's remarks to mean that he would limit each rate hike to 0.25 percent but could be higher depending on the pace of inflation.
Inflation rose by 7.50 percent year-over-year in January; this was the highest inflation rate since 1982. Chairman Powell said the Fed wanted to prevent persistent high inflation while promoting sustainable economic expansion and a strong labor market. The war in Ukraine could lead to faster inflation as Russia is the world's second-largest producer of oil.
Mortgage Rates, Fall, Jobless Claims Mixed
Freddie Mac reported lower average mortgage rates last week as the rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell by 13 basis points to 3.76 percent. Rates for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages were also 13 basis points lower at 3.01 percent and rates for 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 2.91 percent and were seven basis points lower on average. Discount points averaged 0.80 percent for fixed-rate mortgages and 0.30 percent for 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgages.
Initial jobless claims fell last week with 215,000 new claims filed as compared to 233,000 jobless claims filed in the previous week. 1.48 million continuing jobless claims were filed last week as compared to the prior week's reading of 1.47 million continuing claims filed.
Jobs Data Shows Mixed Results
Public and private sector jobs data and the national unemployment rate reflected a strong labor market. The government's Non-Farm Payrolls report tracks public and private-sector job growth and reported 678,000 jobs were added in February as compared to expectations of 440,000 jobs added and January's reading of 481,000 jobs added.
The ADP jobs report includes only private-sector jobs data; 475,000 jobs were added in February as compared to predictions of 400,000 jobs added and January's reading of 509,000 private-sector jobs added. The national unemployment rate dropped to 3.80 percent; analysts expected an unemployment rate of 3.90 percent and January's jobless rate of 4.00 percent.
What's Ahead
This week's scheduled economic reporting includes readings on job openings and quits, inflation, and the University of Michigan's preliminary reading on consumer sentiment. Weekly reports on mortgage rates and jobless claims will also be released.


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Joining Asecap
The members of the Association are either Full Members (one per country) or Associate Members.
The Association may also develop links with Supporting Partners.
Full members
Full members are associations of companies or companies holding at least one tolled motorway section or a tolled construction in Europe and whose income derives principally from collecting tolls paid for by the users.Associate members
Associate members are national associations or groups of toll motorways or concession holders operating in non-European countries adjacent and directly connected to the European members of the Association by land or by the Mediterranean sea, or – under certain conditions – companies in charge of collecting a distance-related user charge from the road users.Membership application procedure
The applicant should send a letter of interest to Ms Malika Seddi, ASECAP Secretary-General, with a proper description of its profile.Contact
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B-1040 Brussels
How to become a supporting partner?
ASECAP members are either full or associate members. Membership of the association is subject to a number of criteria related in particular to the collection of distance-related tolling under concession schemes, and requires the agreement of the ASECAP Governing Bodies. In addition, ASECAP may also develop links with so-called Supporting Partners, a category which covers a broad range of organizations that are not entitled to membership as such but have a direct interest in the development of motorway policy.
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If you want to become a supporting partner of ASECAP, a written and duly signed application should be submitted to the Secretary-General of ASECAP. Subsequently, the ASECAP Governing Bodies will assess whether there are no conflicts of interest and deliberate whether they accept your organization as a supporting partner of the association.


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KJ-52 - Industry
(from the album Collaborations)
© copyright 2002, KJ-52
Do you remember the time, when the purpose and the rhyme,
was to see the souls affected.
But now its to man, every purpose and every plan, to whom
the praise is directed.
We live out dream, make the crowd scream, but turn to yell
at the sound man,
Since where and when did we stop checking the word and begin
to start checking the sound scan.
Remember when shows were for souls and rhymes were for
Now we spend one minute to pray, if even that for each day,
but spend 2 hours checkin our clothes.
what happened to the passion we was having that was sparked
in the begining.
but we're quick to cry, point the speck in your eye, but
even quicker to justify our sinning.
we're wuick to diss and raise the fist to justify the things
that we do.
but for every finger we point at them, just remember freind
there's 4 more pointin back at you.
how and when did it all begin as ministry turned to
cause did jesus need a manager, record label, ditributor, or
even a boooking agency.
when troubles came, did he call upon the name, or turn to a
lawyer to handle it.
why do we ask God last, ignore the past, but be the first to
ask our management.
cause next to him, our glory's dim and truely pales in
why does every move we choose seem to revolve around
we can get our groove on, but yet worry about comin on to
yet we water it down so much there aint even nothing left to
chew on.
souls become sales, and sales become a salary
give the crowd something to feel, whine about keepin it
but dont try to keep it to reality.
yet when its all over and the mic is hung and its all said
and done.
it wont matter how many battles i won, but only the souls
that i have won.
on the other side, will my silly pride cause me to hold my
head up proud .
If I wont have beef with you then, tell me freind, why
should I have a beef wth you now.
At the end of my life when I held that mic did I really
truelly deserve it.
Forget if i was phat, Forget if i was whack,
I want to hear well done my good and faithful servant.


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Come join us for the 1st Annual Hudson Children's Book Festival on Saturday, May 16th. I'll be there along with actual luminaries, such as: Donald Crews, Michelle Knudsen, Fran Manushkin, Emily Arnold McCully, Coleen Paratore, Charles Smith, Seymour Simon, Hudson Talbott — and many, many more. The event will feature the usual book signings and book buyings, but also hands-on workshops, individual author presentations, and panel discussions on a variety of topics: the creative process, female characters by female writers, reluctant readers, first amendment rights, and getting published.
I'm always discovering new authors at these events — completely amazing, talented folks whom I've never, ever heard of. But then: It's not my job to keep track of this stuff. So while there are some more established names that might be more familiar, here's a great opportunity to catch some rising stars.
A lot of people have put in a tremendous amount of work in an effort to pull this off — starting something from nothing always takes guts, and more time than you ever expected — so come on out to Hudson and lend your support. Bring the kids! Bring the grandparents! Bring the checkbook!
And please, say hello.


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Delving into the diversity of Chinese cooking at three eateries, starting with Ho Boh, a trove of Hakka recipes in Puchong.
I'm half-Hakka & completely love 'lei cha,' the mix of pounded tea, nuts, grains & herbs that's often considered an acquired taste. Ho Boh does a satisfactory version, costing a reasonable RM8 for a fibre-rich serving with brown rice & anchovies.
Green is good - Ho Boh also does 'lei cha'-style pan mee & fried rice; both taste more wholesome & nutritious than the norm.
Ho Boh isn't a vegetarian outlet though - there's fowl play afoot, from brown ginger duck to equally aromatic yellow wine egg
Abacus beads, another cornerstone of the Hakka culinary heritage, alongside lotus roots, a perennial family favourite.
Next up: I'm also half-Hainanese, which makes Ping Wah in PJ's Taman Paramount an extremely easy recommendation.
There's a feast of comforting soul food here - savoury braised potato with pork (RM8) to tangy fish maw with pineapples (RM12) & the piece de resistance, which you might spot on every table: Hainanese-style fluffy 'choy poh' egg (RM8).
Ping Wah's crispy village duck (RM24) seems a bit dry, but it does come in a hearty portion; meanwhile, the village chicken with crispy 'choy poh' (preserved turnip) is tasty but pricey at RM18 for a less substantial serving. The deep-fried senangin fish with ginger & soy sauce (RM4.50 per 100 grams) & fried bitter gourd are both serviceable.
Final stop: Hoi Kee, a Henghua neighbourhood restaurant in Taman Desa that gets exceptionally crowded in the evenings.
Oysters run riot on Hoi Kee's menu; have 'em with mee sua in broth (RM30) or fried in an omelette (RM26), both nutty & nice.
Claypot fish maw with stewed mushrooms (RM48) supplies steaming-hot, soupy nourishment for a stormy evening; boneless chicken wings stuffed with ham & mushrooms (RM15 for six pieces) are also delicious. Ginger fish head (RM38) Heng Hwa fried veggies (RM22) both taste encouragingly wholesome enough to endorse.
Ho Boh, 21A Jalan TK 1/11a, Taman Kinrara Seksyen 1, Puchong. Tel: 03-8076-8329
Ping Wah, Jalan 20/12a, Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya. Tel: 03-7875-8987
Hoi Kee, 16, Jalan 1/109e, Taman Desa Business Park, Kuala Lumpur.
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Sterling Silver, Owl Necklace - Hand Painted, Handmade - Perfect For the Owl Lover!
This unique, artistic necklace is handmade using a sterling silver tray. The enclosed, original painting is done in alcohol inks on yupo paper. A sterling silver owl and wire are added. The work is then protected by a clear, ice resin.
The necklace is 1" in diameter. It hangs from an 18" sterling silver snake chain.
All metal is 925 sterling silver
The necklace is presented in a 4.5x6x1" white gift box with a description of how it is made.
Every necklace is made with loving care and attention to detail. This necklace with original art is one of a kind! It is not a print and no two are alike!
To care for your necklace, wipe the resin with a damp paper towel. You can use a commercial product like tarn-x to remove tarnish from the silver.
Do not wear the necklace while showering or swimming.
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Anti-government protesters in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev have toppled a statue of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin.
Instagram user Arthur_potachik posted this video of the moment:
NPR's Corey Flintoff, who is in Kiev, told our Newscast unit earlier today that opposition groups in the country are calling for a million people to rally against government plans to forge stronger ties with Russia.
"Thousands of protestors have been camping out here in Kiev's central square, but organizers are calling on people from around the country to join them," Corey said. "The protest started as a response to President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to reject a trade and political deal with the European Union."
The EU deal would require Ukraine to make democratic reforms.
The AP reports that protesters today dragged the Lenin statue off its pedestal, decapitated it, and then took turns beating it with a sledgehammer, while the crowd chanted, "Glory to Ukraine."
Lenin, of course, is the Russian communist revolutionary whose embalmed body is still on display in Moscow's Red Square.
Sky News reports that the 11-foot statue was erected in 1946 just after the end of World War II. The network adds that the leading opposition politician said the toppling was not planned by the main demonstrators who have taken over Independence Square in Kiev.
"We can say that people organized themselves," Andriy Shevchenko told Sky.
As we've reported, Ukraine has seen daily protests for more than two weeks now.
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One thing few people have been talking about since Roe v. Wade was overturned is how abortion restrictions will affect young girls across the United States.
Around the time of their first period, many young people learn the basic mechanics of managing their periods, such as how to put on a pad or tampon and that it happens once a month. Traditionally they might also receive some admonishment to keep their period hidden. Young people may get information about menstruation from a family member, friends or a teacher, or by searching on the internet.
But often it is only later that they learn and truly understand the more complex details about the menstrual cycle. This includes guidance around regular and irregular patterns and when to seek medical care for any shifts in timing, duration or the overall experience, including the severity of menstrual pain or heavy bleeding. These conversations also have clear implications for ovulation and pregnancy prevention.
Now, with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, young people who begin to menstruate will also need to learn early on how to recognize a missed period as soon as possible. In the past, a young person's delay in mentioning that a period was late or skipped a few months might not have presented any particular urgency. However, going forward, in contexts where a ban on abortions beyond a very short period of weeks exists, even one missed period could have serious implications for a young person's life.
Conversely, it's critical that young people know that irregular periods can be normal and that it's not always cause for alarm.
I have been researching young people's experiences with menarche — the onset of menstruation — around the world for almost 20 years. In 2018, my team began to explore the experiences of American girls with their periods, including their recommendations for what all young girls need to know as they enter puberty and begin to menstruate.
Based on those suggestions and insights, we published A Girl's Guide to Puberty & Periods, a body-positive illustrated graphic novel-style book that includes first-period stories, advice and questions written by girls.
Globally, I have learned that girls growing up in Africa, Asia and here in the U.S. often receive inadequate information and support about their periods.
Information about menstruation is inadequate
Menstrual health literacy, or a person's understanding of the menstrual cycle and its intersection with one's health and well-being, is essential from the time leading up to the first menstrual period through menopause.
Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics have recommended that just as doctors and nurses check someone's blood pressure or temperature at each visit, they should also ask about periods.
These professional societies suggest that health care providers prepare girls and their families for the onset of menstruation and ensure that they understand the variation in menstrual patterns.
My team's U.S. study focused on adolescent girls in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. Our findings, along with research on state-level menstruation education standards across the country, suggest that the U.S. is a long way from delivering menstrual health literacy to the population. Our research indicated that many girls received no guidance before their first period or had been given information that felt dated and hard to relate to. Think educational videos made in the 1990s.
A recent publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the median age of onset of menstruation decreased from 12.1 years old in 1995 to 11.9 by 2017. This means that nowadays, many girls are in elementary school when they get their first period.
For this reason, it's clear that young people in fourth or fifth grade need to be receiving health education that addresses menstruation. Girls who do not receive education and support — particularly those who get their first period at a young age — are more likely to experience depression and low self-esteem. Low-income and minority girls are particularly vulnerable.
Yet many American girls still do not learn the basic facts about their menstrual cycles at home or school or from health care providers. As our study found, parents are often uncomfortable discussing periods, perhaps because it feels too linked to sexuality.
Our research also captured American girls' first-period stories across 25 states and found that many young people are afraid and ashamed and do not know whom to ask for advice when their menstruation starts.
Missed opportunities abound
The internet and social media, which are important sources of news and guidance for many young people, may deliver misinformation or reinforce menstrual stigma. And a 2020 study of members of the American Academy of Pediatrics found that 24% of pediatricians surveyed do not regularly provide guidance before the first period. Furthermore, 33% do not discuss periods with their menstruating patients. Male pediatricians were also less likely to assess a patient's menstrual cycle and provide information, perhaps because of discomfort with the topic.
Schools also may not be delivering the necessary guidance. In New York state, where I work, there is no requirement for the provision of menstrual health education, and sex education is not required to be taught or to be medically accurate. Only 30 states and Washington, D.C., mandate sex education in schools, but not all of them require medical accuracy.
It's hard to know if many states are even including menstrual health in the curriculum, as data is limited and public information is not always available. I believe that, given the critical importance of some menstrual health literacy by late elementary school, schools could consider delivering puberty education — including menstrual health — separate from sex education. This is particularly true in states that are hesitant to mandate sex education.
Menstrual health literacy translates to health literacy
One survey of women of childbearing age suggested that only about 50% knew the average number of days of a regular menstrual cycle. Not knowing what is normal or not normal in relation to an average menstrual cycle — ranging from how often you get your period to the extent of bleeding or pain experienced — increases the health risk for an adolescent girl or woman.
Health — including menstrual health — is a basic human right. For those who menstruate, this means a right to menstrual health literacy, along with being able to seek care for the myriad menstrual and reproductive health disorders. These range from dysmenorrhea, or severe pain, to endometriosis, a condition in which endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus and can cause menstrual irregularities and significant discomfort. Both require diagnosis and treatment.
Menstruation is an issue of public health and one long overdue for increased attention and resources, starting with — but not limited to — menstrual health literacy. The fall of Roe adds urgency to this public health priority.
This story was originally published in the online magazine The Conversation. Marni Sommer is a registered nurse, an associate professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University and receives funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop guidance on indicators and related measures for improving national-level monitoring of progress on menstrual health and hygiene globally.
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HELSINKI, Finland — The top U.S. military officer met with his Russian counterpart Wednesday, against the backdrop of U.S. struggles to get military basing rights and other counterterrorism support in countries bordering Afghanistan — a move Moscow has flatly opposed.
The meeting in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, between Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov comes at a crucial time in the wake of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Without troops on the ground, the U.S. needs to forge more basing, intelligence sharing and other agreements to help monitor al-Qaida and Islamic State militants in Afghanistan to ensure they are not regrouping and posing a threat to America and its allies.
Russia's deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said in July, however, that Moscow warned the U.S. that any deployment of American troops in countries neighboring Afghanistan "is unacceptable." He said Russia told the U.S. "in a direct and straightforward way that it would change a lot of things not only in our perceptions of what's going on in that important region, but also in our relations with the United States."
Ryabkov also said that Russia had a "frank talk" with the Central Asian countries to warn them not to allow U.S. troops within their borders.
Milley declined to provide details of the meeting to reporters traveling with him to Helsinki. In a statement Wednesday, Col. Dave Butler, Milley's spokesman, said the meeting was a "continuation of talks aimed at improving military leadership communication between the two nations for the purposes of risk reduction and operational de-confliction."
Butler said both sides agreed not to disclose details of the talks, which has been the practice in previous meetings and calls.
But just a few days ago, Milley made it clear the basing issue was a key topic on his mind on this European trip, saying he discussed it with NATO counterparts when they met in Athens over the weekend.
Milley, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and American intelligence officials have warned that al-Qaida or the Islamic State group could regenerate and pose a threat to the United States in one year to two years.
U.S. military leaders have said they can conduct counterterrorism surveillance and, if necessary, strikes in Afghanistan from "over the horizon" — meaning from assets based in other countries. But they acknowledge that surveillance flights from bases in the Persian Gulf are long and provide limited time in the air over Afghanistan. So the U.S. and allies want basing agreements, overflight rights and increased intelligence-sharing with nations closer to Afghanistan, such as Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan.
So far there are no indications of any progress. Moscow maintains a tight grip on the central Asian nations and opposes western presence there.
The U.S. used the Transit Center at Manas, in Krygyzstan, for a large part of the Afghanistan war, moving troops in and out of the warzone through that base. Under pressure from Russia and its allies, however, Krygyzstan insisted the U.S. vacate the base in 2014.
The U.S. also leased Karshi-Khanabad, known as K2, as a base in Uzbekistan for several years after the Afghanistan war began. Uzbekistan ordered the base closed in 2005 amid tensions with Washington, and the Defense Ministry reaffirmed in May that the country's constitution and military doctrine rule out the presence of foreign troops there.
It's unclear if there is any potential for negotiations with the Russians to encourage them to lessen their objections to U.S. or allied presence in the region. But Russian officials also have expressed concern that the Taliban takeover could destabilize Central Asia, and they worry about a growing threat from IS.
Milley spoke optimistically this week about getting help from allies in the over-the-horizon fight. He never specifically identified Russia or the South Asian countries, but said NATO allies are discussing potential contributions.
"There are opportunities where alliance members may choose to work closely with us on these over-the-horizon capabilities," Milley told reporters.
Milley's meeting with Gerasimov, and broader discussions about counterterrorism this week, come on the heels of a deadly U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan in the final days of the chaotic evacuation of Americans, Afghans and others. The U.S. initially claimed the drone strike killed an Islamic extremist looking to attack the Kabul airport, but now says it was a mistake that killed 10 civilians, including seven children.
The incident triggered questions about the future use of drone strikes to target terrorists in Afghanistan from over the horizon. But Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said that while that airstrike was a "tragic mistake" it was not comparable to future counterterror strikes.
McKenzie said that the strike that killed civilians was based on intelligence pointing to an imminent threat of another attack on the Kabul airport. A suicide bomber just days earlier had killed 13 U.S. troops and dozens of Afghans and other civilians at an airport gate.
Future strikes on insurgents deemed to pose a threat to America, McKenzie said, would be "done under different rules of engagement" and there would be more time to study the target.
"We will have an opportunity to further develop the target and time to look at pattern of life. That time was not available to us because this was imminent threat to our forces," said McKenzie. "We did not have the luxury of time to develop pattern of life and to do a number of other things."


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BEIJING, China — China's legislature is debating draft guidelines that would drastically overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to give Beijing near total control over the region's election outcomes.
While Beijing has not publicized the details of the proposals,it has outlined broad changesthat would effectively allow Beijing to vet candidates for Hong Kong's legislative council and pack an election committee which chooses the region's chief executive.
Chief among the proposed guidelines would be an increase in the size of Hong Kong's legislative council and its election committee. That committee would also vet all candidates running for legislative council positions, guaranteeing Beijing a majority in each body.
"The administrative power in Hong Kong must be maintained in the hands of patriots," Xia Baolong, China's top official in charge of Hong Kong affairs, said in a speech last week.
"You cannot say that you are patriotic but you do not love the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party or you do not respect it," added Eric Tsang, a senior Hong Kong official, the day after.
Beijing-appointed officials have been preparing to roll out these electoral changes for weeks in the run-up to China's annual political meetings.
"This need to change the electoral system and arrangements in Hong Kong...is to make sure that whoever is governing Hong Kong is patriotic," Hong Kong's current chief executive told reporters last month."
But a public announcement of the proposals came only late Thursday night by a senior Communist Party official, Zhang Yesui. Hong Kong's election system then suddenly appeared on the agenda of China's rubber stamp National People's Congress hours before it convened for a week of annual political meetings. China's parliament is expected to pass the guidelines by March 11, when the meetings end. An elite body of legislators will create more detailed implementation rules afterwards.
Two of Hong Kong's former chief executives urged the region's residents to embrace Beijing rule. Tung Chee-hwa, the city's first chief executive, released a statement Friday arguing that Hong Kong has reached a juncture when "it has to reform." Tung currently is vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a political body that also meets this week.
Leung Chun-ying, who was chief executive until 2017, said in a two-part video speech that many of the region's political opposition were "separatists" who opposed Beijing's rule: "In Hong Kong the extra autonomous power that we enjoy actually comes from Beijing." Leung is currently a delegate in China's legislature.
Hong Kong has never been an electoral democracy, but under the region's Basic Law — a mini-constitution adopted after the region's handover to Chinese rule in 1997 — residents can vote for local district councilors and directly elect half of the region's 70 legislators.
Even before Beijing's proposed electoral changes, mainland China exerted significant influence over Hong Kong's government bodies.
The makeup of Hong Kong's 1,200 person-strong election committee, which chooses the region's top chief executive post, is already packed with officials who favor Beijing and the Beijing-appointed delegates to two mainland political bodies. In 2014, Beijing announced it would vet future candidates for the chief executive post, prompting large peaceful protests.
"Some of the chaos in Hong Kong shows that there exist obvious loopholes and deficiencies in the current electoral system and mechanisms which provided opportunities for anti-China and anti-Hong Kong forces to take over management in Hong Kong," Wang Chen, vice chairman of China's legislative elite standing committee, said in a speech Friday.
Wang is likely referring to a November 2019 local election in which pro-democratic forces won 17 out of 18 of the region's district councilsamid record voter turnout. The landslide election gave pro-democratic politicians hope that they could work together to win enough seats on the Legislative Council, some members of which help decide Hong Kong's next chief executive.
Last July, pro-democratic activists organized an informal primary poll to pick legislative candidates with the most public support — an action Hong Kong officials called potentially a subversive. Fifty poll organizers were eventually arrested under a national security law. Hong Kong delayed legislative elections for a year, citing the coronavirus pandemic.
This week, forty seven of those arrested were formally charged with subversion for organizing last July's informal primary. All but fifteen were denied bail before their trial in May.
"Beijing is no longer prepared to tolerate an election that it cannot rig," said Alvin Cheung, a legal scholar at New York University's U.S.-Asia Law Institute
Amy Cheng contributed research in Beijing.
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Automatic Creation of a Mirror in WSFC
- Use the SIOS DataKeeper GUI to configure a mirror.
- At the completion of the mirror creation operation, the following dialog box will pop up which will allow you to automatically add the mirror as a DataKeeper volume resource into WSFC.
If Yes is selected, then the DataKeeper mirror will be added as a DataKeeper volume resource to "Available Storage" in WSFC. However, if No is selected or an error is encountered, follow the steps in the section Manual Creation of a Mirror in WSFC, to create the mirror manually.
Whether the mirror is created automatically or manually, the DataKeeper volume resource(s) is placed in "Available Storage." The DataKeeper volume resource(s) can now be utilized just as if it were a physical disk resource. While clustering some applications (SQL for example), the DataKeeper volume resource is recognized and treated exactly the same as a physical disk resource. This means that during the cluster create process, the DataKeeper volume resource will be pulled automatically into the cluster resource and the dependencies will be created automatically. Other applications, notably the Hyper-V "Virtual Machine" resource, are hard-coded to look for a physical disk resource and will not automatically pull the DataKeeper resource into the cluster configuration. In these circumstances, the DataKeeper volume resource can be easily added to the cluster resource and the dependencies can be created manually through the WSFC GUI.
Use the DataKeeper GUI to monitor the mirroring states. It provides more information than the Failover Cluster manager UI.


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Healthy Living
Recipe – Caramel Kettle Popcorn
This sweet popcorn has just a hint of salt to make this snack a perfectly balanced crunchy afternoon delight.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 102 Per Serving
Protein: 2g Per Serving
Fiber: 2g Per Serving
Servings: 4
Serving Size: 2 Cups
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, preferably sea salt
• 8 cups air-popped popcorn (1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon popcorn kernels)
• 5 drops unflavored liquid stevia sweetener
• 2 squeezes caramel-flavored liquid stevia sweetener
1. In a small skillet, heat the oil, both flavors of the liquid stevia sweetener and salt over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes, or until warmed through, stirring occasionally. Let cool for 5 minutes.
2. Pour the mixture into a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag. Shake well to coat the inside of the bag with the caramel mixture. Add the popped popcorn to the bag. Shake well to evenly coat.
3. Pour the popcorn into a serving bowl.
Cooking Tip: To make homemade popcorn in a jiffy, you can use a traditional air popper or a microwave popcorn popper. You can easily find a variety of microwave popcorn poppers in kitchen and retail stores and online. Be sure to look for one that does not require any oil.
You can also use store-bought microwave popcorn for this recipe. However, be sure to choose an unsalted, 94% fat-free variety. If you cannot find the unsalted variety, look for bags with 30 to 40 milligrams of sodium per serving.
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The Parents' Guides to Student Success were developed by teachers, parents and education experts.
Created for grades K-8 and high school English, language arts/literacy and mathematics, the guides provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning at each grade in order to be prepared for college and career.
We're parents too, so we know just how critical you are to your child's future. That's why we wanted to share our toolbox to help you navigate all of the academic, social and emotional milestones your child will experience.
Guides for grades K-High School are available in both English and Spanish.
The guides include:
Tips for planning for college and career (high school only).
PTAs can play a pivotal role in how the standards are put in place at the state and district levels. PTA leaders are encouraged to meet with their school, district and/or state administrators to discuss their plans to implement the standards and how their PTA can support that work.
The goal is that PTAs and education administrators will collaborate on how to share the guides with all of the parents and caregivers in their states or communities as the Common Core Standards are fully implemented.


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Marine Skin Camping 19
Navy leather camping 19, jute espadrilles for men
As every year, Camping-type sneakers are once again the queens of the spring-summer season, a must that cannot be missing in any wardrobe. The truth is that this shoe model is a timeless shoe that does not go out of style and is always present.
Our camping-type sandals are a very comfortable jute espadrille model, in short, they are the classic espadrilles that have existed throughout life.
In recent years, camping has become another accessory for men's or women's fashion, footwear that is no longer only intended for going on excursions to the beach or the countryside (hence the name camping) but also for It is an all-rounder for summer footwear and is suitable for long walks on summer afternoons or even to combine with more formal clothes if you go to an event or dinner at night.
We always advise that camping be worn without socks, although there are people who prefer to wear them, in which case we recommend wearing socks that do not have any fabric around the ankle.
Its comfort, ability to be combined with all kinds of garments such as jeans, shorts, chinos, long-sleeved shirts, t-shirts or polo shirts make it one of our star products.
In addition, the composition of our 100% cowhide leather camping, combined with jute, gives these sandals great comfort, resistance and breathability.
Characteristics of the marine skin camping 19
- Jute plant fiber sole
- Made with rubber and 100% bovine leather in various colors
- Inner heel cup in cowhide leather with a 4-millimeter layer of latex foam
- breathable and comfortable
- Hand-made
- High-quality noble materials
- Completely Spanish products and manufacturing
Marine leather camping 19 for men, the jute espadrille
For our navy colored leather camping sandals we opted for jute, replacing the classic esparto sole. Thus providing its own identity stamp, relying on a more comfortable, more breathable material, and above all, respectful of the environment.
The Abarca are made using a strong and comfortable canvas. It is a very light shoe, with good grip on the ground and an extremely thin sole. It is woven by hand on home triangular looms, combining different colors.
100% national marine skin camping. Espadrilles made in Spain
As always, Abarca bets for this model for the perfect union between the most modern and avant-garde style with the passion for craftsmanship and the use of top quality materials, espadrilles 100% made in Spain .
With your feet on the ground and with the good predisposition for life that comes from feeling comfortable, the espadrille returns to your closet with a design and colors that will define your style.
The handmade manufacturing of the navy-colored leather campsite is reflected in the quality of the product, from which it derives its convenience and comfort. All our Abarcas are completely handmade by Spanish artisans and assembled element by element.
Most of our collection adopts jute for the sole, as a hallmark. A characteristic that goes hand in hand with the naturalness that your footprint provides. All without giving up the high quality of its materials and its exquisite design.
reinventing a classic
Our camping model is a complete reinvention based on the varied colors, thanks to a studied selection of leathers, the result of the work of our R+D+i department that successfully reconciles fashion and trends with the raw materials used.
Combining maximum comfort with the latest fashion trends, based on permanently updated techniques. It is one of the many advantages of being a 'Made in Spain' shoe.
Abarca has established itself as a reference brand for buying espadrilles online and also for seasonal footwear through its more than 400 points of sale. With the conviction that our jute espadrilles for men are always current, reinventing classic designs so that they can continue to be enjoyed, without sacrificing quality.
Because at Abarca we believe in the excellence of our work and every day we work to obtain a perfect shoe, regardless of the time spent on it. Abarca, therefore, is synonymous with high-quality shoes, a shoe that allows you to walk in a healthy way, as our quality controls attest.
Stepping strong and with the good predisposition for life that comes from feeling comfortable with our footwear.
ecological shoes
With our environmental policy, Abarca Shoes wants to help the sustainable development of society and the environment with which it interacts. The commitment to the environment is included in our organization's responsibility policy.
On the other hand, we recycle everything that is recyclable (plastics, paper, cardboard, glass, ink cartridges, etc.) and both the cardboard and the paper, bags and plastic used in packaging are recycled. So we offer 100% ecological shoes .