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The all eyes one me collection is inspired by eyes, I loved the idea of playing with shapes and recreate or give this eye look impression. I wanted to design something simple but in the same time that will make a statement.
The Ilise earrings gives you that elegant regal look, like that vintage special piece that doesn't go unnoticed.
They are definitely that statement piece you need for your daily outfit or your going out mood.
Unconventional, elegant and simple is Kasha's DNA.
Kasha Jewelry is inspired by iconic women from across ancient civilizations. From Greek Goddesses to Egyptian Queens and Maasai Warriors, each piece reflects the sensuality, grace and power of the feminine.
All collections are crafted by hand, one piece at a time and coated in brass nano coated for ever-lasting shine.
We are committed to sustainable and fair-trade practices and continue to support local artisans in Bali, Indonesia where handcrafted jewelry techniques have been passed down through the generations.
Kasha Bali invites you to channel your own unique expression of the divine feminine.
We are committed to sustainable practices and fair trade.
At Kasha we create statement pieces that look beautiful on the body, and feel good to the soul. We choose to work with brass not only because it evokes a strong statement but also for the energetic and healing properties of this metal.
Brass is composed of Copper and Zinc, two essential minerals for health and a strong immune system.It's known to help reduce inflammation, arthritis, headaches, and improve digestion.It helps bring the body into alignment and assists in balancing the chakras and meridians.It helps stimulate the flow of energy through the body which supports deeper levels of meditation and yoga practice.It's also known to be a protective metal that enhances courage and attracts abundance and wealth
Brass is easily recycled and is also easy to clean and maintain. Simply wipe it down with a warm, damp washcloth.
Gemstones have been used for millennia for both ornamental and healing purposes. In many cultures it is believed that each stone carries a specific frequency that can be used to balance the body, mind and soul as well as to support the manifestation of your truest desires.
Take a look at the gemstones we use at Kasha and their properties:
AmethystAmethyst is a powerful protective stone. It creates a bubble around the carrier that protects them and transmutes negative energies. The lilac crystal is said to relieve stress, soothe irritability, balance mood swings, and release anger, fear and anxiety. Work with this gem to support your spiritual expansion and connection to your intuition.Crown and third eye chakras.Black OnyxThe Black Onyx is known as a bringer of happiness, emotional healing, good fortune and grounding. The warrior gem can be used for protection, self-control, and as a shield against negative energies. It supports clear focus, amplifies your intentions, encourages sensibility and clear thinking.Root, solar plexus and third eye chakras.Blue Topaz
Blue topaz is known as the gemstone of love, affection and good fortune. It helps to bring the body, mind and spirit into union by soothing, recharging and redirecting the energies of the body to where they're required the most. The blue crystal enhances forgiveness and truth and brings joy, abundance, generosity, and good health. It can also be used to connect you to your higher self while meditating. Throat and third eye chakras.
CarnelianCarnelian is a stone for vitality and motivation that also boosts creativity. Carnelian comes to you when you are working with increasing self-confidence and strengthening your intuition. The crystal protects against envy and resentment, calms anger and helps remove emotional negativity. This gemstone also boosts fertility, stimulates sexuality and a general love for life. Invite carnelian into your life when you have lower back problems, rheumatism, arthritis and depression.Sacral chakra.EmeraldEmerald stimulates psychic abilities, clairvoyance and greater mental capacity. This gem strengthens your connection to divine energies by opening your heart and mind. It represents unconditional compassion, love, and acceptance in every form. This powerful energy stone is considered a stone of regeneration and recovery, assisting in particular with eyesight, heart function and the immune system.
Heart chakra.
CitrineCitrine is associated with positivity and optimism. Work with this stone when you want to invite more positivity, happiness, success and wealth into your life as well as improve your communication. It is said to help release feelings of sadness, anger or despair and aids digestion.
Sacral and solar plexus chakras.
Garnet revitalizes, purifies and balances energy, bringing serenity or passion as it is needed. Garnet is used to inspire love and devotion. The sanguine crystal balances one's sex drive and alleviates emotional disharmony. This powerful gem controls anger, especially toward oneself. Garnet can also promote blood circulation in the body and in ancient times was used to detoxify the blood and enhance heart health.
Root and sacral chakras.Green quartzGreen quartz is said to awaken love, empathy, compassion and deepen connections with others. This stone helps to promote a positive attitude. It is excellent for stimulating creativity and intuition as well as attracting success, prosperity and abundance. Physically it supports the immune system and the pineal gland.Heart chakra.Jade StoneJade stone is a symbol of serenity, purity, wisdom and wealth. Considered one of the lucky stones, it is associated with love & good health. The protective gem shields the wearer from harmful energies. It is also known to support the release of stress and anxiety from the mind. This stone can help stimulate creative ideas and insightful dreams, while helping the wearer to embrace their true self. It is said to support proper kidney function, detoxification and fertility.
Labradorite is one of the most powerful and stunning semi precious stones. Work with this gem when you want to increase faith and trust, heal emotional wounds and boost your self-determination. It is also used to sharpen psychic abilities and expand the sixth sense all while protecting you. It is a magnet of good luck, particularly in business, career and wealth.Throat, third eye and crown chakras.
MoonstoneMoonstone is the stone of inner growth and strength. The gem enhances intuition, heightens inspiration and attracts good fortune in love and business. Moonstone is best known for stabilising emotion and promoting calmness while enhancing clairvoyant gifts including lucid dreaming. It opens the wearer to empathy and helps to balance masculine and feminine energies.Crown, third eye, solar plexus chakras.
TurquoiseTurquoise is a purification stone. It removes and protects against negative energy. The semi-precious stone balances and aligns the chakras, stabilising mood swings and instilling inner calm. It can support those dealing with depression or panic attacks. The gem is also a symbol of friendship, and can attract romantic love. Turquoise is said to have anti-inflammatory properties which support the proper functioning of the immune system and cell regeneration.Throat chakra
Abalone Shell Abalone Shell has a warm and gentle vibration. It is said to enhance feelings of peace, compassion and love. Work with Abalone Shell in times of emotional turmoil to soothe the nervous system and restore a sense of calm in the body. This shell is an excellent support for creating harmony and balance while gently opening up your intuitive wisdom.
Crown, third eye, heart chakra.
PearlPearl is the symbol of faith, charity and innocence. It enhances personal integrity and helps to direct focus. It also symbolizes purity and is known as a "stone of sincerity", to bring truth to situations and loyalty to a cause.Third eye Chakra
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All dogs three months or older must be licensed by Jan. 1 of each year. Violators can be cited with a maximum fine of $300 per violation plus court costs.
An annual license is $8.50 and a lifetime license is $51.50. If the animal is spayed or neutered, the annual fee is $6.50 and lifetime is $31.50. Discounts are available to older adults and people with disabilities.
The small license fee helps the millions of dogs in the state by funding the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.
Dog licenses are available from your local county treasurer and other licensing agents. http://www.licenseyourdogpa.pa.gov/, for Montgomery County, PA residents, visit https://www.padoglicense.com/
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- If your dog gets lost, a license is the best way to get him back. A license helps animal control and shelters identify your dog and get him back home safely.
- The cost of a license is less than the penalty for being caught without one. Owners who fail to license their dogs could face a fine of up to $300 for each unlicensed dog.
- License fees support animal control. The annual fee you pay to license your dog helps keep shelters running and supports the work of the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement, which is responsible for ensuring the welfare of dogs, regulating dangerous dogs and overseeing annual licensing and rabies vaccinations.


text: Conamur tenues grandia. Hor. Acts, xx. 28. · LONDON Published by L. B. SEELEY, 169, Fleet Street; to whom Communications may bilet sent (Post PAID), addressed « To the Editor of the Christian Guardian." United Kingdom PRE FACE, At the close of the sixth year of our labours we feel particular pleasure in addressing our numerous readers on the bright prospect now opened before them. We anticipated this the last year, and we rejoice that we have not been disappointed.. ... That the cause of vital religion is much on the increase in our Establishment, is a fact that is incontrovertible; and we sincerely hope that nothing may be permitted to arise among pious Churchimen to destroy the unity of the Spirit. We have been always happy in receiving communications from those who do not think exactly as we do; nor have we had occasion to reject more than one paper for its doctrinal tendency, though many have been witliheld as leading to unprofitable disputation. It has been our endeavour to recommend the formularies of our Church, to show their spirituality, and to explain their meaning: we therefore claim the warm support of our Brethren in the Ministry. " . . Sympathizing with the Moravians, we have excited the benevolent attention of our readers in their behalf; and we have been happy in recording the libérality of a British Public towards those patient servants of Christ, whose work of faith and labour of love will not be forgotten by their Master. ; The Church Missionary Society has gained considerable accessions : 'to its pecuniary resources in the course of this year; and its pro spects of usefulness were never so cheering. To record the progress and success of this Society will always form a part of our plan : at the same time we shall gladly insert Missionary Intelligence from any other quarter. To our numerous Correspondents we return our best thanks, not only for the valuable communications already inserted, but for the supply we have in hand, which enables us to promise our readers an increased variety of useful and interesting articles. We earnestly solicit a continuance of their support. May we, without dictating to our Brethren, request them to transmit to us more Obituaries These are always read with interest. . We have endeavoured to prove ourselves " The Poor Man's Friend," not only in that portion written more immediately for his instruction, but in the general tendency of our little work. Our Youth's Remembrancer, we can promise, will possess addisional value in the next year, as we have in our possession some most admirable papers, more immediately adapted to our juvemle readers. By the advice of several of our friends we have been induced to mispend for the present the Reviewing of Books; instead of which we shall continue to give Short Characters of Religious Publicas tions. This plan will enable us to notice a much greater puniber yaf works : our opinions, not hastily but deliberately and impartially formed, will serve as a guide in directing the judgment of our plain readers ; and we shall have more room for the increasing mass of - Missionary and Religious Intelligence. ii It has afforded us heartfelt satisfaction to find that many of out judicious friends have considered our work to be improved ; and it shall be our endeavour to render it yet more interesting. We feel the responsibility we are under for the right conduct of it; and having no other object than the glory of God, and the promotion of his; cause upon earth, we commit it to His protection who can bleps. the weakest instrument to the promotion of his own causen EARL OF ESSEX. them who die in thee; I, a wretch ed sinner, do submit myself'wholly THOMAS CROMWELL, Earl of to thy blessed will; and, being Essex, affords a striking instance sure that that thing cannot perish, of the mutability of human affairs: which is committed to thy mercy, he was the son of a blacksmith at willingly now do I leave this trail Putney, where he was born in the and wicked flesh, in sure hope that vear 1498. From the confined thou wilt in better wise restore it circumstances of his father, he to me again at the last day, in the was deprived of the advantages re- resurrection of the just. I be. sulting from a liberal education; seech thee, most merciful Lord but, being endowed with an un- Jesus Christ, that thou wilt, by commonly strong natural genius, thy grace, make strong my soul he regarded travelling as the pro- against all temptations, and defend per means of improving his under-' me with the buckler of thy mercy standing: in fact, it was the ex- against all the assaults of the des perience which he had acquired in vil. I see, and know, that there is the course of his travels through in myself no hope of salvation ; the chief countries of Europe, that but all my confidence, hope, and raised him to the elevated situa- trust, are in thy most merciful tion which he afterwards occupied. goodness. I have no merits or By degrees, he became the confi- good works that I may allege bedential favourite and prime minis- fore thee. Of sins and evil works, ter of Henry VIII. and had the alas! I see a great hear. But earldom of Essex conferred upon yet, through thy mercy, I trust to him. Being zealous in promoting be in the number of them to whom the Reformation, he availed him- thou wilt not impute their sins, but self of all his power and influence wilt take and accept me for righte. to remove error from the minds of ous and just, and make me an inhis countrymen ; a measure which heritor of thy everlasting kingirritated the Catholics against him, dom. Thou, merciful Lord, wert to such a degree, as ultimately born for my sake, didst suffer huncaused his ruin : he was attainted ger and thirst for my sake, didst of heresy, convicted unheard, and fast and pray for my sake; all thy condemned to be beheaded. holy actions and works, thoil On his arrival at the scaffold on wrouglitest for my sake; thou sufTower Hil, he kneeled down, and feredst most grievous pains and uttered the following prayer with torrients for 'mv sake; finally, great fervour :-"O Lord Jesus, thou gavest thy most precious who art the only health of all men blood to be shed upon the cross Living, and the everlasting life of for my sake. Now, most merciful CHRIST, GUARD. Vol. VI. |


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Kelly Clarkson Freaking Out Over Meryl Streep Is a Highlight of 2018 Golden Globes
Kelly Clarkson remains the best #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/oTceeScHCz
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) January 7, 2018
Kelly Clarkson hadn't even made it inside the Beverly Hilton for the 2018 Golden Globes on Sunday (Jan. 7) when she created one of the night's best moments. While on the red carpet the pop-country superstar spotted one of her idols, Meryl Streep, and it was all over.
Clarkson was in an interview with Ryan Seacrest and nearly keeled over — Streep was at the end of a staircase and caught her eye, and she couldn't continue. It caught Seacrest by surprise, too — he thought he was saving Clarkson from a tumble down the stairs, but really her shock was a result of seeing her childhood idol.
"Oh my God, that's Meryl!" Clarkson exclaims in the adorable clip, a wave of disbelief washing over her face.
"Oh my God can I meet you? I'm such a fan! I love everyone, I've just adored you since I was like eight," she then calls out to the movie star. Streep was just as gracious to Clarkson, greeting her with an affectionate hug and kiss on the cheek, holding her hand as they chat for a few moments on the carpet.
Clarkson is attending the Golden Globes for the first time to present one of the night's awards, while Streep is nominated for Best Actress, Motion Picture, Drama for her portrayal of Kay Graham in the film The Post.
Clarkson is nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2018 Grammy Awards for her latest single, "Love So Soft." "Thank you so much @PriscillaRenae @mozellamusic and Jesse Shatkin for writing me such a badass song! Love So Soft is so much fun to sing and perform, and this Grammy nomination is for all of us! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork," Clarkson writes in a tweet reacting to the exciting nomination. The Grammys air live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday (Jan. 28) on CBS.
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Home Restaurant Free Restaurant Business Strategy Questionnaire 5.3 Advertising Strategy Questionnaire
Why does a small business like A Touch of Tuscany need to advertise?
As the popular saying goes in business circles, half of all the money spent on advertising is useful and the other half is wasted but the problem is we don't which half is useful - that is the exactly the dilemma of a small business owner like Jack Gordon looking to spend money on advertising. We all know that advertising works but are not sure quite how to measure the return on our advertising dollars. Although with modern technology in the online world, with pay per click we are able to greatly improve our measurement of the returns on our advertising dollars. A small business like A Touch of Tuscany of Westchester County, New York can choose not to advertise at all but run the risk of not getting enough exposure for their products and services. Competitors who offer weaker products and services may be able to gain market share from you because the target market is hearing more from them and does not enough about you and the products you offer.
What forms of advertising are there for a small business owner like Jack Gordon to choose from?
The great news for small businesses like A Touch of Tuscany is that they now have access to different forms of advertising that may be more affordable and give them a much wider audience than in the past. There is print, television, radio, online or a combination of them all. We have seen clients can get significant returns on all three forms of advertising and recommend that your advertising strategy consider taking advantage of every possible venue to advertise.
Print advertising of course is the most traditional form of advertising - you can use direct mail by sending postcards, letters or other material via the mail to your prospects. You can also advertise in local, regional and national print media like newspapers, circulars, magazines etc and local bulk mailers to get you exposure and market your products and services. A small business like A Touch of Tuscany can easily tap into this form of advertising and get a decent return on their advertising dollars especially if their market is very local in nature. Small businesses also have the added advantage of everyone in the community knowing where they are located and this is of course a great advantage for all local clients.
A small business like A Touch of Tuscany can also combine local print advertising with sponsorships and charity events that your business supports and help, to get the name of the business our in the community. Many small and medium sized businesses also get a lot of business from advertising in trade and industry publications.
Radio advertising is often a very good form of getting the word out to local businesses but many small business owners don't know about it and tend not to take advantage of the possibilities it offers. Buying local spots in local radio stations can give a small business a decent amount of exposure to the local market place and the spots don't cost as much either.
Television advertising is yet another effective way to market your services. The world of television advertising is fairly complicated and we recommend that you partner up with a local advertising agency that will help you produce commercials that will be broadcast on local television stations. Advertising to a national audience is a very expensive preposition and we have not seen too many instances of that being done by small businesses.
Online advertising is a brave new world and in our opinion it was built for small businesses - using the pay per click or even affiliate marketing models, a small business like A Touch of Tuscany is able to get a direct benefit from the visitor actually taking the action of clicking on their banner advertisements or buying a product that is advertised on the web. The business only pays when the prospect takes a specific action and thus the results are very measureable as opposed to the offline world where it is often hard to get a handle on the real returns on advertising. Another major advantage of online advertising is that you can market your services locally to folks looking for your products or services in their own local markets like Westchester County, New York, as well as nationally.
Why does a wholesale business need to advertise?
Advertisement is a way for any business to promote its products. This product may be promoted at the wholesale level or at the retail level. Thus if you are a manufacturer that only sells to the wholesale community, you still need to be able to get the word out there to the rest of the wholesale community. You may want to advertise in your industry trade publications to create more awareness about your brand. You can be sure that competitors will be doing just that.
Can a small business like A Touch of Tuscany alter its image by advertising?
Yes. Lets say you are a small business that stumbled and your competitors are running advertisements to malign you. In order to prevent the negative publicity and mis-information that is spread through negative advertising, a small business can turn to advertising and put out a very positive image of itself to counter balance the negativity brought on by the competitors actions. This is very common in the world of politics.
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Things You May Not Realize You Can Do In Michigan
Things You May Not Realize You Can Do In Michigan
You may know you can snowmobile in the winter in Michigan or catch one of the four major league sports in the Detroit area, but the Wolverine State is not without its surprises. Here are some things you may not realize you can do in the state of Michigan.
Race Over Sand Dunes
The desert Southwest is not the only place in America to experience racing over sand dunes in America. There are some amazing sand dunes in Michigan. One, "Old Baldy," at Whitefish Dunes State Park in Sturgeon Bay, soars about nine stories above lake level.
Enjoy Christmas All Year
In Frankenmuth, Michigan, Christmas is celebrated year round, and the celebration reaches new heights during the holidays. Frankenmuth is a cute little town in Central Michigan that is worth a visit anytime of the year.
See the Nation's Largest Stadium
They call it "The Big House" for a good reason. The University of Michigan Football Stadium in Ann Arbor has a seating capacity of about 108,000 but has held up to 115,000 people for a 2013 game against Notre Dame. It is the largest stadium in the United States.
Drive South to Enter Canada
Most are aware that Michigan is a Northern Midwest state that borders Canada (at multiple junctures). But few realize that you must actually travel due south from Detroit to get to Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The Detroit River separates the two cities, with Detroit to the north.
Dip Your Toes Into Four Great Lakes
There are five Great Lakes, and eight states touch at least one of them. Michigan, however, is the only state that touches four of the five, including Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie. The only Great Lake it does not directly touch is Lake Ontario.
Go to Hell
In Michigan, you can literally go to Hell, an unincorporated town in Livingston County. The town has embraced its name and, for a price, you may even become mayor of Hell for a day.
We can sometimes have a preconceived notion of cities and states and what they may offer. It can pay to look deeper. The same can be said for your insurance coverage. Maybe it is time to look a little deeper into your auto, home, life, or even business insurance options. Contact one of our independent insurance agents for an insurance evaluation and price quote. You may be pleasantly surprised by the amount of money you can save.


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Here's a little background. I'm a computer science major that knows just enough C++ to keep passing 200-level quizzes and exams. I've been writing Ruby for about a month, and while I love it, I still feel as if I barely know it. I'm brand-new to the world of *nix/OSX, but I find myself using these technologies every day at work. I was lucky enough to get a job as the systems administrator at a small business, but I only have the job because I know the owner and I'm good at "fixing computers" (i.e., taking care of everyday troubleshooting issues that arise in an office populated by computer-illiterate middle-aged women using Windows XP). I'm a fast learner, so I've been picking up on things quite rapidly, but there's still a vast universe of things that I don't know.
I'm also a moderator on a larger forum that deals with electronic music production. I'm fairly knowledgable about how Internet etiquette works, and I know firsthand how annoying it can sometimes be if you feel as if a member of a community is just taking and taking and taking, but not giving anything back. This isn't so bad on a music production forum - it's not hard to contribute to the community, even if you're completely new - an easy way to get 'cred' is to review other people's music and leave feedback, and that requires basically no skill. However, here, well... there's not much I can do. I try to post on Audio when I can, but 95% of my posts on SE are work-related, and you all have saved my butt more times than I can count.
I just guess I feel bad, because I'm not giving anything back to the community. I'd answer questions and such, but every time I check the front page, everything is way over my head. I've become what I hate - some random guy who takes and takes from the community but doesn't give back - but not out of laziness.
How, then, is the attitude towards such people on SE? How does that social aspect work? Is it okay for me to ask a lot of questions here, even though I can't really be of much help to anyone yet?
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A family wedding with a fake boyfriend, meddling parents, and an obsessive ex . . . What could go wrong?
The only thing worse than being single at my sister's wedding is finding out that my ex will be there too. Not just any ex—the guy everyone expected me to marry, the man I came to Jackson Harbor to escape.
Now I need a date, and fast. Enter Carter Jackson—the firefighter who's dealing with an unwanted five minutes of fame ever since a shirtless photo of him saving a puppy went viral. He's warding off propositions left and right, and he needs a fake relationship as much as I do.
Sweet and sexy, Carter is completely off-limits. See, I have a rule. A no heartache rule.
Not only is Carter my friend and a known heartbreaker, but his job as a firefighter puts him in danger daily, and that's something I just can't handle.
The commitment between us might be pretend, but the passion all too real. As crazy as it makes me, I have to keep Carter at an arm's length. Even that might not be enough to spare my heart.
"The whole drive from the hospital, I told myself I wanted to check on you." Carter wraps his hands around his coffee and looks up at me through thick, dark lashes most women would pay a premium for. "But the second I walked in the door, I knew that wasn't what brought me here. I want to finish what we started." I bite my lip and whimper. "You're killing me." "And when you look at me like that, all I want to do is seduce you into ignoring your better judgment." That! my traitorous body cries. Yes, let's do that! "But I get it," he continues. "We're friends, and as tempting as I find you—as tempting as I've always found you—if adding sex to our friendship is out of the question for you, this conversation is over. I want you, but I'm not enough of an idiot to ruin this just to take you to bed." My brain stumbles on as tempting as I've always found you before landing on adding sex to our friendship. Is that an option? Does that ever work? Crap on a cracker. I've known Carter for four years, and I've never had to exert so much self-control for something as simple as not straddling his lap. "Tell me what you're thinking." His voice is low, a husky rumble that bypasses my brain and speaks directly to the parts of my anatomy I'd rather exclude from this conversation. I'm thinking I want you too. I'm thinking we could be naked and in my bed in less than sixty seconds. "I'm thinking you should leave," I blurt, pushing the words past the other really bad ideas on the tip of my tongue. He blinks at me, then nods as he pushes out of his chair. "Sure. I understand." Jumping up, I catch his arm. I can feel the heat of his skin through the cotton of his shirt sleeve. "I've never done this." His eyes go wide. "Wow. I thought . . . Seriously?" "Not sex, you idiot. The whole friends-with-benefits thing. I'm not sure I'm made that way." He's quiet for a long beat. "If you need more than that from me, Tea, I—" I press my fingers to his lips and shake my head before he can say anything else. I'm not hoping for more. More is out of the question for me with someone like Carter. But even so, I don't want to hear that he doesn't want anything either. I know it'll feel like rejection—even if that makes me a hypocrite. "I don't want more, but I don't know if . . ." I drop my hand from his mouth and lift onto my toes to press my lips to his. I want to know if it'll feel like it did last night, and the second our mouths touch, I have my answer. Electric need zips through me. I loop my arms behind his neck, planning to take the kiss deeper. He doesn't let me. With a hand on either of my wrists, he pulls my arms away and steps back, his eyes dark. "I'll go. You think. If we do this, it needs to be a decision, not an accident." I nod and watch him leave, but I stand there for a solid five minutes, considering running after him. |
Title: Crazy for Your Love
Series: Boys of Jackson Harbor #5
Author: Lexi Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Lexi Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of emotional romance that sizzles. A former academic and English professor, Lexi considers herself the luckiest girl around to make a living through storytelling. She loves spending time with her crazy kids, weightlifting, ice cream, swoony heroes, and vodka martinis.
Lexi lives in Indiana with her husband, two children, and a spoiled dog. You can find her at her website: www.lexiryan.com
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I baked my cakes the day before using THIS recipe. I was able to fill a 12", 9" and 6" pan with each batch of cake batter. I made three batches. Each tier had three layers. I wanted the middle layer to be a little taller, so I filled that pan a little fuller each time.
I rolled out my tylose fondant, ran it though the flat part of the machine a couple of times to make it thinner. Then I ran it through the noodle cutters to get these long strips.
I used the long strips to form all my shapes. A paint brush and water worked great for glueing my pieces together. When I was done I let them dry over night.
The next morning they were hard and I started piping the lattice work. I would recommend doing this the day before too, but I was too tied. I piped the lattice work with royal icing and it took a couple hours to dry. Since it was on parchment paper once the icing dried the pieces could be picked up and used as I needed. HERE is a good post about royal icing lattice work. I made mistakes, if I couldn't live with them I would break off the lattice work clean up the shaped fondant and pipe it again.
For the flowers I ran another piece of tylose fondant through the pasta machine machine until it was quite thin. Then I used Wilton circle cutters to cut three sizes of circles out. I glued one on top of the other (off centered) with water. Then I laid them in various spoons and things to dry over night.
My fondant was my biggest problem. When I did my practice cake it was the easiest part, so I wasn't worried. I think I may have tried to rush myself and rolled it a little to thin. I was really embarrassed at how bad it looked. I was grateful to have big decorations to cover it up.


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The Shopify API is a powerful resource that allows you to add additional functionality to any Shopify store. As a store grows in size and complexity, it is important to ensure that you use the Shopify API wisely and effectively.
In this article, I'll walk you through seven critical tips to maximize your use of the Shopify API. These tips should help your API jobs run faster and more efficiently, so you can make the most out of using the Shopify API.
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1. Create an API usage plan
The first step in maximizing your usage requires that you do some upfront planning on how you will interact with the APIs. That means creating an API usage plan. By mapping out your intended usage upfront, you'll be better suited to identify issues and streamline your efforts.
Your API plan should include:
- What jobs need to be done?
- Product updates
- Inventory updates
- Order Fulfillments
- How many API calls (roughly) will it take on average for each of these jobs?
- How often do you need to run each job type?
The Shopify API is built for extracting data quickly. However, for the most part, updates require an API call for each item being updated.
For example, based on a 1,000 product store:
- Getting all 1,000 products will take 4 API calls, at 250 each
- Updating all 1,000 products will take 1,000 API calls since you need to do them one at a time
2. Schedule jobs concurrently
To help manage your API usage, you will need some sort of job scheduler that is capable of:
- Running jobs in the background
- Running multiple jobs at once
- (Optionally) Retrying jobs that failed
Running jobs concurrently will reduce the total time it takes to complete your jobs as opposed to running them as a series. The Shopify API call limit only allows for two requests per second. However, thanks to its leaky bucket formula, this limit allows bursts up to 40 API calls.
If you are using Ruby, I personally use and recommend Sidekiq as a job scheduler.
3. Synchronize requests around a shared API call budget
Each request to the Shopify API returns the remaining call limit available as a header in the response:
When you run multiple background jobs concurrently, each of those jobs will consume one of your API calls.
When running jobs concurrently, it is not sufficient to only check the header for the remaining call limit, since this limit is being consumed by many workers at the same time.
For example, given this scenario:
If all three API calls track their own Call Limit, they would think one API call was still available. All three would attempt to sent the request, but two of them would receive the dreaded 429 - Too Many Requests error.
The less-than-ideal approach would be to just run each job until it hits the 429 - Too Many Requests error. Then you would sleep for some arbitrary amount of time and try again.
A better approach is to use a shared counter to track the remaining calls. This prevents you from wasting time or resources by sending requests to Shopify only to discover there are no API calls available. To implement this approach, each Shopify API call should do the following:
- Check the shared remaining budget to make sure there is an API call available
- Decrement the shared remaining budget
- When the Shopify response is received, set the shared remaining budget based on what Shopify returns
Here is a Ruby example which uses a shared credits_remaining, protected with a Mutex so only one thread can modify it at a time:
To test this functionality, we can spin up 42 threads to hit our limit quickly:
This results in the following output:
It is worth pointing out that this technique is not perfect. Shopify responses may be processed out of order as you can see in the sample output. This would give you an incorrect current total api call limit.
As a result, plan on leaving a bit of a buffer (in the example I used five as a buffer) and adding support to retry failed API calls.
Note: If you are not using Ruby or Sidekiq, you could using something like Redis to track your shared budget counter.
4. Schedule your jobs efficiently
You can maximize your API call budget by using a few simple scheduling techniques:
- Start jobs at different time blocks
- Group smaller / faster jobs together
- Keep larger jobs / slower jobs separate to allow them the full API limit
Scheduling your jobs more efficiently will allow you to spread your workload more evenly throughout the day. Each group of jobs should complete before the next one finishes, or you may end up growing your job queue faster than you can finish it.
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5. Only request only what you need
When requesting data from Shopify's APIs, it is always a good idea to only ask for the specific elements you need. Most API list views have a fields option you can use to limit the information sent back.
For example, if you want to get a list of Product IDs and titles, you can request just those values like so:
This has two main benefits:
- Less data needs to be sent, so the payload should be faster to receive
- Less work needs to be performed by Shopify to construct the data
In particular, the less work for Shopify is probably the biggest benefit. If Shopify can build the response faster, that should reduce the overall clock time it takes to run each request. This should result in a net increase in your effective API budget.
6. Only update things that changed
Similar to only requesting what you need, you should only send Shopify the fields that have changed.
For example, if you need to update the inventory of variants, you can send just the variant id and inventory_quantity data like so:
Also, notice you can batch update variant data for products, which will also greatly reduce the total API calls to get this job done.
Sending less data will make your API calls return much faster, since Shopify will not need to update many records in it's database or perform additional processing.
Note: In particular, sending image urls every time will cause a lot of extra work for Shopify to reprocess the same images.
7. Beware of storing data in too many places
As mentioned previously, Shopify streamlines the retrieval of data, but updates require a call for each item being updated. As a result, if you are not careful, you may need to make a lot of extra API calls to update each piece of data.
The most common place this may occur is through the use of metafields. Metafields allow you to store additional data at many places throughout the Shopify API including: Products, Variants, Orders, etc.
To highlight this issue, let's assume you have a store with 1,000 products, each with five variants. Let's say you want to store two additional attributes with each variant: Width and Height.
If you add these as variant metafields, this will require:
- 5,000 API calls to update the Width metafield for each variant.
- 5,000 API calls to update the Height metafield for each variant.
However, another approach I've been using is to store these attributes as a JSON Hash inside a product metafield like so:
The key for the Hash in this example is the variant SKU. This reduces the number of API calls needed to update these values from 10,000 down to 1,000. I'd say that is an impressive reduction.
To obtain values for a specific SKU, you can look it up like so:
Note: At the time of this writing, you can create variant metafields in bulk if you send them as part of a Product update. However, you can not modify existing variant metafields in bulk.
Start maximizing your Shopify API usage
This article covered seven critical tips for maximizing your use of the Shopify API. These tips included:
- Create an API usage plan
- Schedule jobs concurrently
- Synchronize requests around a shared API call budget
- Schedule your jobs efficiently
- Only request only what you need
- Only update things that changed
- Beware of storing data in too many places
If you follow these as a guideline, you should be able to stretch your Shopify API budget a little further and simplify your overall API usage.
You can access the full code used to create these examples on Github.
What are your favourite tips for using Shopify API? Share them in the comments below.
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Will Space Station Plunge Into Ocean Grave in 2020?
Russian space officials announced their intentions to plunge the International Space Station into the ocean at the end of its operational life in 2020 as a way to avoid perpetuating the problem of space junk in orbit, according to news reports.
The comments were issued today (July 27) by Vitaly Davydov, the deputy head of Russia's Federal Space Agency, or Roscosmos, the news agency AFP reported.
"After it completes its existence, we will be forced to sink the [International Space Station]," Davydov said, according to AFP. "It cannot be left in orbit, it's too complex, too heavy an object, it can leave behind lots of rubbish."
But it seems that the space station's 2020 end is not completely final. While Russia and its international partners have agreed to keep the space station running through at least 2020, preliminary talks between the partner space agencies have examined the possibility of further extending the life of the outpost.
"[T]he heads of the International Space Station agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2010 to review station cooperation and agreed there are no identified technical constraints to continuing the station operations to at least 2020," NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries told SPACE.com in an email interview. "The partnership is currently working to certify on-orbit elements through 2028. We will continue the technical evaluation and discussions with our international partners."
Humphries confirmed that there is a plan to "safely deorbit the station over the ocean when it reaches the end of its life." [Infographic: The International Space Station Inside and Out]
The $100 billion International Space Station took 13 years to assemble in orbit, and represents the efforts of five space agencies representing 15 countries. Construction of the complex began in 1998 and NASA and its partners are now shifting their focus more to utilization of the laboratory for science and technology research.
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The orbital outpost, which flies about 220 miles (354 kilometers) above Earth, consists of 13 rooms and is typically home to a six-person crew. The space station weighs nearly 1 million pounds, which is roughly equivalent to 320 cars.
Plunging the station into the ocean would avoid further cluttering low-Earth orbit, where space junk already presents a growing problem for spacecraft and satellites. Last month, a piece of space debris flew uncomfortably close to the space station, requiring its six residents onboard to take shelter in their Soyuz spacecraft.
NASA and its partners have well-defined methods for tracking space junk, as well as safety procedures for the space station to avoid any collisions.
The Russian space station Mir, a predecessor to the International Space Station, also met a watery demise in 2001. At the end of its 15 years of operation, Mir plummeted through Earth's atmosphere and splashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Disposal of the Mir space station in the Pacific Ocean was planned, much like the International Space Station's eventual demise. NASA also discarded its first orbiting laboratory in similar fashion, but not all of the station's parts landed in the water. The 77-ton Skylab plunged through Earth's atmosphere and rained debris over the Southeastern Indian Ocean and parts of Western Australia. Planners for the International Space Station's final disposal ultimately want to ensure that this does not happen again.
You can follow SPACE.com Staff Writer Denise Chow on Twitter @denisechow. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook.
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Denise Chow is a former Space.com staff writer who then worked as assistant managing editor at Live Science before moving to NBC News as a science reporter, where she focuses on general science and climate change. She spent two years with Space.com, writing about rocket launches and covering NASA's final three space shuttle missions, before joining the Live Science team in 2013. A Canadian transplant, Denise has a bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto, and a master's degree in journalism from New York University. At NBC News, Denise covers general science and climate change.


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Uncle Sam Has Shrunk the Gender Pay Gap Over the Past 20 Years
Federal women in 2012 earned 87 cents for every dollar a man earned – 17 cents more than in 1992.
The federal government has narrowed the gender pay gap by 17 cents on the dollar among its employees over the past two decades, with women earning 87 cents for every dollar a man earned in 2012, according to a new study.
The pay disparity was even smaller among federal managers and senior executives, the Office of Personnel Management found. The gap was less than 5 cents on the dollar for supervisors and less than 1 cent on the dollar for women in the Senior Executive Service. Still, there are fewer women holding the top jobs in government: Women make up about one-third of the SES.
"We won't be satisfied until women working in federal jobs earn the same as their male counterparts, at every level," said OPM Director Katherine Archuleta, in a blog post on the agency's website. OPM reviewed 37 white-collar federal job categories for the years 1992, 2002 and 2012, receiving responses from 51 agencies. During that time period, the gender pay gap shrunk from 30 percent to 13 percent for white-collar jobs and to 11 percent for General Schedule-only positions.
"While occupational distribution explains much of the pay gap, we are not ruling out the possibility that discriminatory influences played a role in occupational distribution," the report noted.
Other factors that may have contributed to the existing gap include women's starting salaries in government, which tend to lag behind men's by 10 percent on average, according to the study. "Women are overrepresented in occupations with lower maximum salaries and underrepresented in higher-paying occupations, including STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)-related fields," the study found.
OPM attributed the decrease in the pay gap in part to more women working in professional jobs now than in the early 1990s, and more highly-educated women in the federal workforce. The federal government also appears to have benefited from its foundation in merit system principles and the classification standards program for GS positions established by the 1949 Classification Act.
Overall, U.S. women currently earn about 81 cents on the dollar compared to men, according to the Labor Department.
The report comes days after President Obama signed two executive orders aimed at closing the gender pay gap in all sectors of the workforce. The first executive order will protect a federal contractor's right to discuss their pay openly with coworkers. The order will prohibit an employer contracted by the federal government from retaliating against employees who disclose their pay
The second order will enable the government to better track pay information based on race and gender. Obama will direct Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to create regulations that require federal contractors to collect and submit this information, which the agency could then use to enforce existing laws.
The OPM study of the federal workforce also found that the gender pay gap was smaller among younger federal employees. And in all three study years, women received more promotions than men on a percentage basis. In 15 of the 37 occupational groups reviewed, the female average salary exceeded the male average salary.
OPM listed several recommendations and plans of action for decreasing the wage gap and helping more women get into the pipeline for top-paying government jobs, including promoting greater salary transparency for pay scales outside the GS system. OPM said it "strongly encourages agencies with independent authority to establish salary tables or rate ranges to post such salary tables or rate ranges on their public websites with appropriate contact information." Other steps include working with agencies to review their pay classification systems and helping them conduct their own gender pay analyses to decrease wage disparities.
Obama in May 2013 asked OPM to conduct the study looking at differences in pay among the genders as part of an effort to make the federal government a model of pay equity for the rest of the American workforce.
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Curtis Porter : CRash CouRse in CR Geometry
- Graduate/Faculty Seminar,Uploaded Videos ( 2252 Views )CR geometry studies real hypersurfaces in complex vector spaces and their generalizations, CR manifolds. In many cases of interest to complex analysis and PDE, CR manifolds can be considered ``curved versions" of homogeneous spaces according to Elie Cartan's generalization of Klein's Erlangen program. Which homogeneous space is the ``flat model" of a CR manifold depends on the Levi form, a tensor named after a mathematician who used it to characterize boundaries of pseudoconvex domains. As in the analytic setting, the Levi form plays a central role in the geometry of CR manifolds, which we explore in relation to their homogeneous models.
Margaret Regan : Using homotopy continuation to solve parametrized polynomial systems in applications
- Graduate/Faculty Seminar,Uploaded Videos ( 1832 Views )Many problems that arise in mathematics, science, and engineering can be formulated as solving a parameterized system of polynomial equations which must be solved for given instances of the parameters. One way to solve these systems is to use a common technique within numerical algebraic geometry called homotopy continuation. My talk will start with background on homotopy continuation and parametrized polynomial systems, followed by applications to problems in computer vision and kinematics. Of these, I will first present a new approach which uses locally adaptive methods and sparse matrix calculations to solve parameterized overdetermined systems in projective space. Examples will be provided in 2D image reconstruction to compare the new methods with traditional approaches in numerical algebraic geometry. Second, I will discuss a new definition of monodromy action over the real numbers which encodes tiered characteristics regarding real solutions. Examples will be given to show the benefits of this definition over a naive extension of the monodromy group (over the complex numbers). In addition, an application in kinematics will be discussed to highlight the computational method and impact on calibration.
Demetre Kazaras:The geometry and topology of positive scalar curvature
- Graduate/Faculty Seminar,Uploaded Videos ( 1663 Views )I will give an informal overview of the history and status of my field. Local invariants of Riemannian metrics are called curvature, the weakest of which is known as "scalar curvature." The study of metrics with positive scalar curvature is very rich with >100 year old connections to General Relativity and smooth topology. Does this geometric condition have topological implications? The answer turns out to be "yes," but mathematicians continue to search for the true heart of the positive scalar curvature conditions.
Measure-Theoretic Dvoretzky Theorem and Applications to Data Science
- Probability,Uploaded Videos ( 1451 Views )SEPC 2021 in honor of Elizabeth Meckes. Slides from the talks and more information are available at this link (here).
Oliver Tough : The Fleming-Viot Particle System with McKean-Vlasov dynamics
- Probability,Uploaded Videos ( 1332 Views )Quasi-Stationary Distributions (QSDs) describe the long-time behaviour of killed Markov processes. The Fleming-Viot particle system provides a particle representation for the QSD of a Markov process killed upon contact with the boundary of its domain. Whereas previous work has dealt with killed Markov processes, we consider killed McKean-Vlasov processes. We show that the Fleming-Viot particle system with McKean-Vlasov dynamics provides a particle representation for the corresponding QSDs. Joint work with James Nolen.
Zoe Huang : Motion by mean curvature in interacting particle systems
- Probability,Uploaded Videos ( 1254 Views )There are a number of situations in which rescaled interacting particle systems have been shown to converge to a reaction diffusion equation (RDE) with a bistable reaction term. These RDEs have traveling wave solutions. When the speed of the wave is nonzero, block constructions have been used to prove the existence or nonexistence of nontrivial stationary distributions. Here, we follow the approach in a paper by Etheridge, Freeman, and Pennington to show that in a wide variety of examples when the RDE limit has a bistable reaction term and traveling waves have speed 0, one can run time faster and further rescale space to obtain convergence to motion by mean curvature. This opens up the possibility of proving that the sexual reproduction model with fast stirring has a discontinuous phase transition, and that in Region 2 of the phase diagram for the nonlinear voter model studied by Molofsky et al there were two nontrivial stationary distributions.
Alex Hening : Stochastic persistence and extinction
- Probability,Uploaded Videos ( 1224 Views )A key question in population biology is understanding the conditions under which the species of an ecosystem persist or go extinct. Theoretical and empirical studies have shown that persistence can be facilitated or negated by both biotic interactions and environmental fluctuations. We study the dynamics of n interacting species that live in a stochastic environment. Our models are described by n dimensional piecewise deterministic Markov processes. These are processes (X(t), r(t)) where the vector X denotes the density of the n species and r(t) is a finite state space process which keeps track of the environment. In any fixed environment the process follows the flow given by a system of ordinary differential equations. The randomness comes from the changes or switches in the environment, which happen at random times. We give sharp conditions under which the populations persist as well as conditions under which some populations go extinct exponentially fast. As an example we look at the competitive exclusion principle from ecology, which says in its simplest form that two species competing for one resource cannot coexist, and show how the random switching can facilitate coexistence.
Stochastic and continuum dynamics in intracellular transport
- Graduate/Faculty Seminar,Uploaded Videos ( 1111 Views )The cellular cytoskeleton is made up of protein polymers (filaments) that are essential in proper cell and neuronal function as well as in development. These filaments represent the roads along which most protein transport occurs inside cells. I will discuss several examples where questions about filament-cargo interactions require the development of novel mathematical modeling, analysis, and simulation. Protein cargoes such as neurofilaments and RNA molecules bind to and unbind from cellular roads called microtubules, switching between bidirectional transport, diffusion, and stationary states. Since these transport models can be analytically intractable, we have proposed asymptotic methods in the framework of partial differential equations and stochastic processes which are useful in understanding large-time transport properties. I will discuss a recent project where we use stochastic modeling to understand how filament orientations may influence sorting of cargo in dendrites during neural development and axonal injury.
Roman Vershynin : Mathematics of synthetic data and privacy
- Probability,Uploaded Videos ( 1110 Views )An emerging way to protect privacy is to replace true data by synthetic data. Medical records of artificial patients, for example, could retain meaningful statistical information while preserving privacy of the true patients. But what is synthetic data, and what is privacy? How do we define these concepts mathematically? Is it possible to make synthetic data that is both useful and private? I will tie these questions to a simple-looking problem in probability theory: how much information about a random vector X is lost when we take conditional expectation of X with respect to some sigma-algebra? This talk is based on a series of papers with March Boedihardjo and Thomas Strohmer.
Holden Lee : Recovering sparse Fourier signals, with application to system identification
- Graduate/Faculty Seminar,Uploaded Videos ( 1090 Views )The problem of recovering a sparse Fourier signal from samples comes up in signal processing, imaging, NMR spectroscopy, and machine learning. Two major challenges involve dealing with off-grid frequencies, and dealing with signals lacking separation between frequencies. Without a minimum separation condition, the problem of frequency recovery is exponentially ill-conditioned, but the signal can still be efficiently recovered in an "improper" manner using an appropriate filter. I will explain such an algorithm for sparse Fourier recovery, and the theory behind why it works - involving some clever analytic inequalities for Fourier-sparse signals. Finally, I will discuss recent work with Xue Chen on applying these ideas to system identification. Identification of a linear dynamical system from partial observations is a fundamental problem in control theory. A natural question is how to do so with statistical rates depending on the inherent dimensionality (or order) of the system, akin to the sparsity of a signal. We solve this question by casting system identification as a "multi-scale" sparse Fourier recovery problem.
Yiming Zhong : Fast algorithm for Radiative transport
- Graduate/Faculty Seminar,Uploaded Videos ( 991 Views )This talk consists of two aspects about solving the radiative transport through the integral formulation. The radiative transport equation has been numerically studied for many years, the equation is difficult to solve due to its high dimensionality and its hyperbolic nature, in recent decades, the computers are equipped with larger memories so it is possible to deal with the full-discretization in phase space, however, the numerical efficiency is quite limited because of many issues, such as iterative scheme, preconditioning, discretization, etc. In this talk, we first discuss about the special case of isotropic scattering and its integral formulation, then walk through the corresponding fast algorithm for it. In the second part, we try to trivially extend the method to anisotropic case, and talk about the method's limitation and some perspectives in both theory and numerics.
David Aldous: Probability Seminar
- Probability,Uploaded Videos ( 649 Views )David Aldous, Probability Seminar Sept 30, 2021 TITLE: Can one prove existence of an infectiousness threshold (for a pandemic) in very general models of disease spread? ABSTRACT: Intuitively, in any kind of disease transmission model with an infectiousness parameter, there should exist a critical value of the parameter separating a very likely from a very unlikely resulting pandemic. But even formulating a general conjecture is challenging. In the most simplistic model (SI) of transmission, one can prove this for an essentially arbitrary large weighted contact network. The proof for SI depends on a simple lemma concerning hitting times for increasing set-valued Markov processes. Can one extend to SIR or SIS models over similarly general networks, where the lemma is no longer applicable?
Oguz Savk : Bridging the gaps between homology planes and Mazur manifolds.
- Geometry and Topology,Uploaded Videos ( 315 Views )We call a non-trivial homology 3-sphere a Kirby-Ramanujam sphere if it bounds a homology plane, an algebraic complex smooth surface with the same homology groups of the complex plane. In this talk, we present several infinite families of Kirby-Ramanujam spheres bounding Mazur type 4-manifolds, compact contractible smooth 4-manifolds built with only 0-, 1-, and 2-handles. Such an interplay between complex surfaces and 4-manifolds was first observed by Ramanujam and Kirby around nineteen-eighties. This is upcoming joint work with Rodolfo Aguilar Aguilar.


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The purpose of the Western High Speed Rail Alliance is to determine the viability of and promote a network to provide high speed rail connections throughout the Rocky Mountain and Intermountain West regions with eventual possible connections to the Pacific Coast and other areas of the United States.
Economic Impact
The U.S. Congress and President Obama have made high-speed rail (HSR) a key component of our nation's transportation future by including $8 billion for HSR in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The president has committed to request $1 billion a year for the next five years for HSR in the budgets he will present to Congress. This presents the West with an opportunity to invigorate our economy, create thousands of jobs, and improve our environment and our collective quality of life.
Green Technology
Today's intercity passenger rail service consumes one-third less energy per passenger mile than cars. It's estimated that if we built high-speed rail lines on all federally designated corridors, it could result in an annual reduction of 6 billion pounds of CO2. Eurostar, a high-speed railway passenger service connecting London with Paris and Brussels, found that the environmental benefit of taking the train instead of a plane is probably much greater than 90 percent.


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The Chicanx and Latinx Engineers & Scientists Society (CALESS) is a non-profit organization at the University of California, Davis that promotes and supports the academic, social, and professional success of Latinx and Chicanx students majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
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What is Chondroplasty?
Chondroplasty is a surgical procedure to repair and reshape damaged cartilage in a joint. The procedure involves smoothing degenerative cartilage and trimming any unstable flaps of cartilage.
Indications for Chondroplasty
Chondroplasty may be recommended if you have mild to moderate cartilage wear or a cartilage injury in your joint, rather than widespread or irreparable cartilage damage. Typically, damaged cartilage does not heal on its own as it does not have a proper blood supply. Medical intervention is necessary to correct the condition. Chondroplasty prepares the joint for further cartilage restorative procedures.
Chondroplasty Procedure
Chondroplasty is a surgical treatment for damaged joint cartilage. It is usually performed by a minimally invasive procedure called arthroscopy.
During the procedure, your surgeon:
- Makes small incisions around your knee
- Inserts an arthroscope (narrow illuminated tube with a camera) which provides an enlarged view of the inside of the joint on a monitor
- Pumps fluid into the joint which expands it to improve visualization
- Uses special tools to remove frayed cartilage or loose fragments
- Trims the damaged cartilage and smoothes the remaining surface
- Drains out the added fluid once the repair is complete
- Closes the incisions with stitches to complete the procedure
Recovery from Chondroplasty
Though you may need crutches or other assistance after chondroplasty, you can usually return to normal activities within three weeks.
Benefits of Chondroplasty
Potential benefits of chondroplasty include:
- Reduced joint pain
- Improved joint function
- Slows cartilage degeneration
- Fast recovery and immediate relief
- Repair or treatment of other abnormalities can also be performed during arthroscopy
Risks Associated with Chondroplasty
The above benefits apart, instances of slight risks such as scarring, or mild pain have been reported.


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荒漠甘泉∕10 月 10日
原作∕Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
「不要....心懷不平。」(聖經詩篇卅七篇 1 節)
這是神的命令;和「不可偷盜」(聖經出埃及記二十章 15 節)一樣是神的命令。
醫生能告訴你:發一次怒,對於身體的損害,比發一次熱還要厲害,所以一個常「心懷不平」的人不能得到康健的身體,因為我們知道「心懷不平」容易叫我們生氣,生氣容易叫我們發怒。讓我們服從神的命令 ── 「不要....心懷不平!」 ── 濮登(Margaret Bottome)
"Fret not." (Psalm 37:1.)
This to me is a Divine command; the same as "Thou shalt not steal." Now let us get to the definition of fretting. One good definition is, "Made rough on the surface." "Rubbed, or worn away"; and a peevish, irrational, fault-finding person not only wears himself out, but is very wearing to others. To fret is to be in a state of vexation, and in this Psalm we are not only told no to fret because of evildoers, but to fret not "in anywise." It is injurious, and God does not want us to hurt ourselves.
A physician will tell you that a fit of anger is more injurious to the system than a fever, and a fretful disposition is not conducive to a healthy body; and you know rules are apt to work both ways, and the next step down from fretting is crossness, and that amounts to anger. Let us settle this matter, and be obedient to the command, "Fret not." --Margaret Bottome.
OVERHEAD IN AN ORCHARD Said the Robin to the Sparrow: "I should really like to know Why these anxious human beings Rush about and worry so?"
Said the Sparrow to the Robin "Friend, I think that it must be That they have no Heavenly Father Such as cares for you and me." -- Elizabeth Cheney.


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text: It's Easter. For some of people, this means they can take up all the vices they gave up for Lent, and binge on chocolate till they feel sick. For the hyenas of northern Ethiopia, it means it's time to stop hunting donkeys. Spotted hyenas are unfussy eaters and incredible opportunists. They can feast on rotting meat, anthrax-infected corpses, garbage and dung. They digest their food so completely that their droppings tend to consist of hair, hooves, and white powder made from broken-down bones. Unsurprisingly, they do rather well near urban environments, where humans provide them with a bonanza of scraps, leftovers, and livestock. The hyenas of northern Ethiopia get almost all of their food by scavenging on such sources. Local humans tolerate the hyenas, which are affectionately known as "municipal workers". The animals clean the waste from butchers, households, and even the local veterinary college. They're seen and heard almost every night, and they almost never attack humans. Instead, they have come to depend on the Ethiopians for their food. But that changes in the run-up to Easter. For 55 days, the local Orthodox Christians go through a period of fasting. Meat goes off the menu, and few animals are slaughtered. This lack of demand creates supply problems for the hyenas. Gidey Yirga from Mekelle University in Ethiopia has found that they sate their hunger by hunting instead. Contrary to their common reputation, spotted hyenas are skilled hunters. In most of Africa, they kill between 60 and 95 per cent of what they eat. The Ethiopian clans can afford a life of scavenging but when that's not an option, they too will kill. In the Easter season of 2010, Yirga collected over 550 pieces of hyena dung from around the town of Mekelle. He used the hair in each dropping to work out which animals the hyenas had been eating before, during and after the fasting period. He found that while the Christians fast, the hyenas eat far fewer goats and sheep than they normally do. Instead, their consumption of donkeys doubles. These animals are just the right size for a hyena, they're the only livestock that aren't corralled within compounds, and they are often abandoned if weak. They are easy prey. Yirga says that this behaviour shows just how adaptable hyenas can be. The local Christians may give up meat for lent, but the hyenas do no such thing. Reference: Yirga, de Iongh, Leir, Gebrihiwot, Decker & Bauer. 2012. Adaptability of large carnivores to changing anthropogenic food sources: diet change of spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) during Christian fasting period in northern Ethiopia. Journal of Animal Ecology http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01977.x


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Choosing the best photographer for dancer headshots in Chicago can be very difficult. But the biggest thing you should keep in mind is there level of experience and expertise. But most important of all is whether or not you vibe with their artistic style.
About Us
Models, actors and everyday people choose Chicago headshot photographer and portrait photographer John Gress to shoot great headshots, build their professional portfolios or celebrate one of life's milestones. With years of experience in lifestyle and fashion photography, John Gress brings a creative approach to head shots that will set your LinkedIn apart, or that casting directors & agents notice.You can shoot in his studio or nearby outdoors. To view his headshot portfolio, please visit our gallery.
Our pricing and packages are designed to give you the flexibility to get exactly what you need, without having to pay for options you don't want. Whether you are looking for a single finished image for your LinkedIn, or 20 images for your Instagram, you can get exactly what you need. All sessions include at least 1 retouched image with additional images available for purchase.
After the shoot I will send a link to a web gallery with all of the photos, minus the terrible ones, with a watermark on top. Then you will go through them and pick the images you would liked retouched. Once you send us the file names, we will retouch them, taking in to account any notes your have. Then, we will upload high resolution versions of the retouched images without watermarks for you to download.
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Whether you decided to book John Gress for us or not, we wanted to share with you what you should know before working with photographers for model portfolios and acting headshots.
What types of jobs can you get modeling?
Modeling isn't just something you do on a runway in Paris or in a photo spread that appears in Italian Vogue. Just like there are many different types of people, there are many different types of models. In Chicago, there is a lot of work modeling for lifestyle ads, which showcase everyday life and sell a product of service. Often times lifestyle models are good looking everyday people who can come in every shape, size and age. An insurance company may need a distinguished senior citizen and a beer brand may need a sexy 25 year old fit male with facial hair, who looks like he drinks beer. I've done several shoots where the client requested a good looking soccer mom and kids ranging from newborns to teenagers. A lot of fashion modeling in the Midwest is catalog shoots for stores like Sears, K-Mart and Kohl's. Some might scoff at doing these types of shoots, but they pay really well. Of course some of the people I have photographed have gone on to make it big modeling everywhere across the globe.
What types of jobs can you get Acting?
Acting in Chicago is similar to modeling. You can work at all levels, from community theatre to touring broadway shows. Of course there are companies like Steppenwolf and Second City and TV shows like The Chi, Chicago Fire, PD and Med. Plus Actors can be cast for commercials and lifestyle photoshoots.
What is a Look?
A look is a set of pictures taken in a single scene wearing a single outfit. Some photographers limit the number of pictures they will take per look, but I always shoot until we get the shot and I try to shoot as many llooks as possible during the timed session you have booked.
What is a Compcard?
A compcard is short for composite card and is a collection of five images printed on 8.5″ x 5.5″ card stock. Four vertical images, all of the models stats and contact info typically appears on the reverse. While the front is usually covered with one image that is traditionally a head shot. The purpose of a compcard is to give potential customers of a model's services an idea of what they look like up close, full body, smiling and not smiling. The images can come from five different looks or as few as three.
What do you mean by Retouched images?
Images that have been color corrected with the contrast and brightness optimally adjusted to showcase the subject. Blemishes, stray hairs and other distracting elements are removed to help the model look their best. Retouching, like make-up, shouldn't be heavy handed, because no one will hire a model or an actor if they look unnatural in their photos. Retouching an image properly can take around 30 minutes and that's why photographers limit the number of retouched images and charge extra for additional images. We are a natural retouching company and strive to have you look you best, maybe a bit younger, but probably not lighter.
Print's are not included in any of our packages, however we offer prints for an additional price. Images will be cropped to accommodate the proportions of the print size.
What exactly are Headshots?
Headshots can refer to head and shoulder image or the word can refer to a variety of image framing types showcasing a model or actor.
How many images do I need?
Actors often need one or two images, but can use different images for different roles. Aspiring models may wish to just add a few images to their portfolio or they may want to have five images for a compcard. A portfolio can be composed of as many images as you like, but keep in mind less is more and you only want to show your best. A model will also want to have at least one image that shows his or her full body
What should I wear?
I think its best for people to bring twice as many looks to the studio as they would like to shoot. The looks should span a variety of styles but its important that everyone have a t-shirt and jeans look in addition to clothing that isn't covered in logos. Lifestyle models should have clothing that is classic, solid colors are preferred and the fit and style shouldn't be too sexy. Actors often look great in Bright solids and neutrals as well.
What should I be doing in the images?
Potential clients may want to hire a model or cast an actor based on how they look in an edgy pose, but others may want to know how the model or actor looks when they're smiling. Remember to move during the shoot and don't be afraid to continuously change your poses between images. There are no wrong answers and it's ok to miss the mark. Remember there won't be much to choose from if there are too many images that look the same! .
Do you really need a make-up artist or hair stylist?
If it were me being photographed, I'd want a make-up artist on set. A lot of guys think they don't need make-up and a lot of girls think they can do it themselves, but we all can look our best with the help of a professional. But an actor may be well skilled at doing their own make up. No one is blemish free and proper makeup is the foundation for proper retouching. It really improves the finial product because some challenges that makeup can fix can't be properly addressed in Photoshop. Hair styling may not be necessary for shorter haired male models, but changing a hair style and make-up between looks is highly recommended for female models.


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Parents check all the apps your kids are using! Jenny Rapson of For Every Mom posted — "Her daughter wanted to get the Musical.ly app. When this mom checked into it, she was beyond horrified by what she found. -She found live stream porn on Musical.ly. -She found people self-harming on Musical.ly. -She found children…
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Kane Brown challenges Jason Aldean to a duel as they head out on tour
It's been a busy week for Kane Brown: he's barely back from Wednesday's Billboard Music Awards in Vegas, in time to hit the road with Jason Aldean tonight on his Ride All Night Tour.
Even though Kane's still a relative newlywed — having just tied the knot in October — he and wife Katelyn are already expecting their first little one. At the BBMAs, they revealed they're expecting a girl. The "Good as You" hitmaker says his fans can't wait for the baby's arrival.
"They've been telling us to have a kid for like the last year, so they actually got their wish," Kane tells ABC Radio. "I'm excited. You know, me and my wife are in it together, and I get to be the dad that I never really had."
"We've already got a name," Kane adds. "We're just waiting to announce it."
Jason was so impressed with Kane when he took him out on tour with him several years ago, the ACM Entertainer of the Decade asked him to come along again. But this time, Kane warns he's upping the ante.
"We're going to try and give it our best out there," Kane says, "and I told Jason we're gonna be competing with him."
"He's my boy," he explains. "He's like my best friend in country music… we're just both competitive. So it's gonna be a really fun tour."
"My band's gotten so much tighter," Kane adds. "Our production's grown a lot. My stage presence has grown, and we're a lot more confident onstage now. And we're just ready for the tour."
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DC's 'Year of the Villain' begins its sinister conclusion! Lex Luthor has brought Perpetua back from her cosmic grave and restored her power! Now the Multiverse lives in fear that she might wipe out all existence. The only thing that could stop her are the forces of the Dark Multiverse- which means it's Luthor's mission to defeat the Batman Who Laughs! But if Batman and Superman couldn't stop him, what chance does Luthor stand? Spinning out of the end of the 'Justice/ Doom War' in Justice League #38 and the conclusion of the epic 'Infected' arc from Batman/Superman #5, DC's two top villains face off in a battle royal-and the fate of all reality hangs in the balance!
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Rollerblade is a tool that you can use to easily create issue reports and tickets for your team, right from an in-line interface on your WordPress installation.
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It's the perfect solution for developers, designers, teams, QA professionals and anyone that needs client feedback in a documented and easy to understand way.
Our support portal is located at http://rollerbladeapp.com/support.
- Install the plugin from the WordPress Repository
- Click Activate
- Follow the instructions in the step by step set up wizard.
- Why should I install Rollerblade on my clients' sites or sites that my WordPress team is working on?
Because it's going to save you tons of time over the traditional QA and web site feedback methods. Once you try it, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. Here's the video answer to this question:
- How much does the Rollerblade service cost?
We are in beta right now. It's free and we're likely to have a free forever plan!
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v. 1.1.0
- Allow remote login to Rollerblade app from your WordPress Installation.
- Add ticket author to tickets when remote login is being used.
- Improve sign up and set up confirmation messages and emails.
- Improve browser screenshot extension installation prompt wording.
In addition to the above changes to the plugin, we have also made the following improvements in your ticketing portal:
- Add commenting feature on submitted tickets.
- Disable default sign ups that had plain text passwords.
- Make tickets portal mobile responsive.
- Create direct links to specific tickets.
v. 1.0.0
- Improve usability for browser extension installation flow.
- Integrate Safari extension installation.
- Add support portal link to plugin meta.
- Improve error reporting system if ticket creation fails.
- Add clearer confirmation when sub-domain is entered into plugin settings.
- Add ticket meta indicating when screenshots used the extension.
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- Compatibility for Rollerblade Screenshot Extensions for Chrome (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rollerblade-screenshots-f/kkljdoalkdfkpjomjoaoeikpmjkkkknn?hl=en) and Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/rollerblade-screenshots-for-wo/).
- Inline Installation for Rollerblade Screenshot Extensions for Chrome and Firefox.
- Improve comment spinner aesthetics
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- Fix for comment box when it's near the edge of the screen.
- Open tickets in a new tab from ticket submission confirmation message.
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v. 0.0.4
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The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James is a short book of humourous computer parables inspired by an ancient Chinese text, the Tao Te Ching.
The Tao Te Ching is believed to have been written 2500 years ago by Lao Tzu and provides the basis for Taoist philosophy. The book is separated into 81 (34) short chapters of parables and proverbs.
James divides The Tao of Programming into 32 (25) chapters, a mix of tales paraphrased from the Tao Te Ching and anecdotes advocating the key principles of the hacker ethic:
- code should be small, elegant and easy to read
- management shouldn't interfere with programming
The preface (not included in the online copy) describes how James, an amateur computer archaeologist, stumbled upon and decoded The Tao of Programming while searching through a stack of obsolete punch cards.
My favourite chapter has to be the description of well-written programs closely followed by Turing's dream:
"A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity."
-- The Tao of Programming, Chapter 4.1
"Grand Master Turing once dreamed that he was a machine. When he awoke he exclaimed:
'I don't know whether I am Turing dreaming that I am a machine, or a machine dreaming that I am Turing!'"
-- The Tao of Programming, Chapter 2.2
Although the book is short and you probably won't learn anything new, it's definitely worth a read if you have 30 minutes to spare.