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Praise be to Allah.
We do not know of any du'aa' that has been prescribed specifically for the Eid prayer or for the day of Eid; rather it is prescribed for the Muslims to recite Takbeer ("Allaahu akbar"), Tasbeeh ("Subhaan Allaah"), Tahleel ("Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah") and Tahmeed ("al-hamdu Lillaah") on the night before Eid and on the morning of Eid, until the end of the khutbah on the day of Eid al-Fitr and until the end of the days of Tashreeq on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, as is also prescribed during the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because Allaah says concerning Eid al-Fitr (interpretation of the meaning):
"(He wants that you) must complete the same number (of days), and that you must magnify Allaah [i.e. to say Takbeer (Allaahu Akbar: Allaah is the Most Great)] for having guided you"
[al-Baqarah 2:185]
And there are ahaadeeth and reports concerning that also.
And Allaah is the Source of strength.


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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
There are three signs of old age. The first is your loss of memory. I forget the other two.
You're getting old when you don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.
Middle age is when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.
Statistics show that at the age of seventy, there are five women to every man. Isn't that a bad time for a guy to get those odds?
You know you're getting on in years when the girls at the office start confiding in you.
Middle age is when it takes longer to rest than to get tired.
By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere.
Middle age is when you have stopped growing at both ends, and have begun to grow in the middle.
A man has reached middle age when he is cautioned to slow down by his doctor instead of by the police.
You know you're into middle age when you realize that caution is the only thing you care to exercise.
The aging process could be slowed down if it had to work its way through Congress.
You're getting old when you're sitting in a rocker and you can't get it started.
You're getting old when you wake up with that morning-after feeling, and you didn't do anything the night before.
The cardiologist's diet: if it tastes good, spit it out.
Doctor to patient: I have good news and bad news: the good news is that you are not a hypochondriac.
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything.
You know you're getting old when you stop buying green bananas.
Last Will and Testament: Being of sound mind, I spent all my money.
When you lean over to pick something up off the floor, you ask yourself if there is anything else you need to do while you are down there.
You find yourself in the middle of the stairway, and you can't remember if you were downstairs going up or upstairs going down.

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Apple did a very decent job on the default way that Windows 8 looks when installed in a BootCamp partition, however, there are still a few quirks that need to be fixed, like:
1. The size of the title of each window.
2. The font size in a Console or Git Bash window.
Pretty much every website that has reviewed Windows 8 in the MacBookPro with Retina Display already suggests changing the scaling of the fonts to custom, 200%, and that is the sweet spot for that. However, I haven't seen that any of those sites suggest to fix the default font size for the title of each window, which is so small that just shows as 3 or 4 dashes. The weird thing is that after testing the initial adjustment to do it, the smallest setting does look legible, not the way it looked as it did the before making an adjustment at all. So, whether it looks illegible to you or just really small, it would look like this:
Uhm, the screenshot looks huge on regular resolution. The thing is if you're using the default resolution of 2880 x 1800, the font size of each window will look illegible.
To change the size, just go to the Display panel of Windows (Right click on Desktop, Personalize, select Display on the left side panel), and on the lower side of the panel you will see the "Custom Sizing Options". Select "Title bars" from the dropdown, and change the font size to 10 or whatever you feel comfortable with. Then, titles will look way better, like this:
So, onto the next thing. If you use the Command window, or the Git bash window, the font size looks terrible as well. And even if you manage to change what appear to be the defaults, or change the font size for the current window, the next time you launch the program (in the case of Git Bash), the font size will look terrible again, like this:
As I said, you might've tried to right click on the title bar and change the font size using the Defaults or Properties menu option. But you will realize that Windows just will not preserve the changes if you do it that way. In order to get it to work, you have to:
1. Open a Windows Explorer window
2. Locate the Git Bash shortcut in C:\Program Files (x86)\Git
3. Right click it, select Properties.
4. Go to the Font tab.
5. Make whatever changes suit you.
6. Hit Save. Windows will say you need to provide Administrative privileges to make that change. Click Continue.
And that's it. Everytime you launch the Git Bash from now on, the font size will be whatever you set it to be. As for the Command window, actually changing the Defaults will work. Just:
1. Launch a Command window (Run -> cmd -> Enter)
2. Right click the icon on the top left corner, select Defaults
3. Go to the Font tab.
4. Change the font size to whatever you want, click OK.
5. Close and re-open the Command window. Font looks good now.
That's one of the quirks I faced today, and hopefully it'll save someone some Google time. Hope it helps.


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If it's any consolation, just think of it as democracy in action.
I just got word that I can use the letter "Q," but I just won't get paid for it.
Crisis averted.
Speaking of municipal matters, there's a movement afoot to put a bike path on the
Which I only mention for one reason:
Have you ever rode your bicycle around the neighborhood and wished that someone had designed a route that would let you ride around the city, the boroughs and parts of New Jersey in a single, all-encompassing loop? Well, crazy exercise person, your dreams are one step closer to reality as the Harbor Ring Committee has published the Harbor Ring map, and the only piece of the puzzle still missing in a bike lane connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island.
I don't care much about the grammers, but "have you ever rode?" That's like saying, "Have you ever did mescaline?" (I hasn't.) Look, I'm sure the Bensonhurst Bean is under tremendous pressure to keep traditional Brooklynese alive in the face of rampant gentrification, but I expect more from a newspaper named after a legume.
As for the actual question, which is whether I've ever wished to "ride around the city, the boroughs and parts of New Jersey in a single, all-encompassing loop," I'll admit a bicycle slog through a densely populated and heavily industrialized metropolitan area is certainly an item on my bucket list, right above flossing a cat's teeth and right below camping out in JFK airport for two weeks.
Still, I'm certainly in favor of the bike lane, though I'd imagine many Staten Islanders will oppose it, if only because gentrifiers are extremely fond of places that are both vulnerable to hurricanes and inconvenient to the rest of the city unless you're traveling by bicycle (Red Hook, Fort Tilden, and so forth), so if they can ride their Linuses over the span of the "Big V" it's only a matter of time before Richmond County falls to them like a hand-carved artisanal domino.
Speaking of crossing large bodies of water by bicycle, a reader informs me that a man has ridden his bicycle across the San Francisco Bay:
See that? They don't need to put a bike lane on the Verrazano at all!
Schiller, a designer by trade, found a few small manufacturers that made floating kits that would allow any bicycle to snap in. He said the inflatable attachments he used Friday, which can be carried in a small bag, came from Italy and cost about $1,000.
Yeah, sounds like something a designer would do. Also, when asked why he didn't simply use a small boat and place his bicycle inside, he simply responded with a blank stare, and then softly farted.
On the Oakland side of the bay, it took Schiller less than 10 minutes to transform his road bike into a water bike. He wore a T-shirt, board shorts and a flotation device, but no helmet.
They guy riding his bicycle on water wasn't wearing a helment?!? Hopefully next time the Chronicle reports on a cyclist getting hit by a car they'll go out of their way to mention whether or not he was wearing a flotation device. In fact, if they're going to go interjecting random details, I think whenever they mention anybody in an article, no matter what they're doing, the reporter should specify whether or not they are secreting a live gerbil in their anal cavity:
Speaking of safety matters and anal play, it looks like New Yorkers will finally get more protection from deadly drivers:
Just kidding, we're all fucked in the "gerbil hutch":
"There's a lot of case law that has developed around the issue of whether or not vehicle accidents can be subject to criminal action," NYPD Legal Affairs Assistant Commissioner Susan Petito explained. "The DA is a critical part in this. They will be able to tell us whether or not the case is prosecutable under a lot of case law that is developed separate of the penal law."
Vallone asked Petito if she could sum up that case law.
"I'm not an expert, but I know that there is a lot of case law about how many traffic violations have to be associated with an action before vehicular manslaughter is charged," Petito said. "I apologize, I don't know this area of law at all."
Wow. So the NYPD Legal Affairs Assistant Commissioner doesn't "know this area of law at all?" Was this actually a joint hearing, or was it a reenactment of that "Seinfeld" episode where George is trying to get fired from the Yankees?
We are so deeply fucked.
But at least she apologized.
By the way, on the way home from the hearing NYPD Legal Affairs Assistant Commissioner Susan Petito mistook the gas for the brake and ran over fifteen pregnant women as they left a prenatal yoga class in Park Slope.
No criminality suspected, of course--though in this case, given her demonstrable lack of mental acuity, I'm inclined to believe she's actually capable of the mistake.
Lastly, in Brooklyn Heights, commenter and dog enthusiast Leroy spotted this bold Citi Bike "dockblock:"
Adjustable stems and suspension forks should really be mutually exclusive, and if your bike has both you should be asking yourself some serious questions, such as: "Who am I?"; "Why am I so uncomfortable?"; and "Where is the nearest recumbent store?"
Just don't get a recumbent that's too recumbent, or else you might not be able to see over your own paunch:
The same goes for women of ample chestitude:
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Jake Adams is into all kinds of spiritual experimentation and his stepsister Kyler Quinn is sick of it. When she walks in on Jake in a meditative trance, Kyler initially believes that he's faking it. She tries to snap him out of it by flashing her tits at him. Her pussy comes next, but sitting there masturbating still has no impact on Jake. Determined now to get into Jake's head, Kyler pulls out his dick and strokes it to hardness. She leans forward and starts sucking, enjoying the taste of her stepbro's man meat as she works to get his attention. Now that she has a nice hard fuck stick in front of her, Kyler decides to take advantage by turning around and sliding down onto his cock for a bald pussy stiffie ride. Liking how her stepbrother feels indie her, Kyler gets on her hands and knees and does all the work for a doggy style coupling.Eventually Jake comes out of his trance when Kyler stops riding him. He points out that she needs to make him cum, and she eventually agrees as long as he in turn agrees to not do his woo woo act in the living room ever again. Keeping up her end of the bargain, Kyler hops back onto Jake's dick. Then she falls onto her back so Jake can pound that pussy right in the middle of the living room until he pulls out and gives her a cumshot all over her stomach.
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Clear Thinking From a Magician
"It's extremely difficult for me to tell you the secret of anything," says Bill Kalush, 47 years old, founder of the center. "Real secrets are psychological and deep. To take a simple secret and perform it in a way that looks like magic is extremely difficult." He offers as an analogy: "This is a scalpel. See how sharp it is? That's how to do surgery."
Great observation, from an interesting Wall Street Journal article by Demetria Gallegos about the Conjuring Arts Research Center, a magic library for magicians only.


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Cardiolipin antibodies (IgG, IgM, IgA), anticardiolipin, aCL antibody
A cardiolipin antibodies test looks for a certain kind of antibody in your blood. An antibody is a substance in your blood that helps fight off infection. The antibodies attack cardiolipins by mistake. Cardiolipin is a phospholipid, or a kind of fat in the blood that is important for blood clotting. When the antibodies attack cardiolipin, blood clots can occur. Platelets, blood cells that help blood to clot, also get used up, leading to problems with bleeding. The levels of these antibodies are often high in people with abnormal blood clotting, autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or repeated miscarriages.
You may need this test if you often have abnormal blood clotting or abnormal bleeding. If you have had frequent miscarriages, the test might help healthcare providers figure out why. Also, people with some autoimmune diseases, such as SLE, have cardiolipin antibodies in their blood. This test may be used to help diagnose this disease. When high levels of cardiolipin antibodies are found in people with these or other issues, it is known as cardiolipin antibody syndrome. This test helps diagnose this condition.
The cardiolipin antibodies test is usually just 1 of many tests that may be done to check why you are having your symptoms. The tests you get will depend on what your healthcare provider is looking for. For example, if your healthcare provider thinks you have SLE, you will probably need other blood tests. You may also need imaging tests and tissue biopsies.
These other tests may include:
Complete blood cell count
Partial thromboplastin time and activated prothromboplastin time. These tests see how your blood clots.
Antinuclear antibody test. These antibodies are found in people with lupus.
Antiphospholipid antibody test. These antibodies are found in people with abnormal blood clots.
Ultrasound to look for clots in your arteries or veins
Test results may vary depending on your age, gender, health history, and other things. Your test results may be different depending on the lab used. They may not mean you have a problem. Ask your healthcare provider what your test results mean for you.
The results of a cardiolipin antibody test are easy to understand. If you're negative for cardiolipin antibodies, that is normal. If you're positive, you might have cardiolipin antibody syndrome. You will probably be retested to see if the antibody stays in your blood. You may need to wait as long as 12 weeks between each test period.
The test is done with a blood sample. A needle is used to draw blood from a vein in your arm or hand.
Having a blood test with a needle carries some risks. These include bleeding, infection, bruising, and feeling lightheaded. When the needle pricks your arm or hand, you may feel a slight sting or pain. Afterward, the site may be sore.
Although cardiolipin antibodies are commonly related to SLE, a positive test for them doesn't mean you have it. Other tests will be needed to confirm the diagnosis. When you have problems related to blood clotting, miscarriages, or other issues, this test result can help healthcare providers figure out the best way to treat your condition.
You don't need to prepare for this test. Be sure your healthcare provider knows about all medicines, herbs, vitamins, and supplements you are taking. This includes medicines that don't need a prescription and any street drugs you may use.


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Traditional braces consist of bands, brackets and wires, which are easily dislodged or damaged while eating. When orthodontic braces sustain damage, they cease to work in the intended way. For this reason, it is essential to take good care of your braces and follow guidelines for eating as provided by your orthodontist.
Certain types of foods should either be completely avoided or eaten with extreme care. Here are some general guidelines to follow when eating with braces:
Hard foods pose the biggest threat to braces. They can dislodge the brackets and snap the wires. Here are some foods which must never be eaten whole:
Hard candy
Popcorn (the kernels can cause breakage or inflammation if they get stuck between teeth)
Ice cubes
Unsliced hard fruits and vegetables
Hard potato chips
Slice Fruits and Vegetables Before Consumption
There are many hard, healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables that should still be consumed, but need to be prepared first. The best way to eat fruits and vegetables, such as carrots and apples, without damaging braces is to slice or dice them into small pieces. This will make them easier to eat and reduce the chance of dislodging braces.
Do Not Eat Sticky Foods
Sticky foods can quickly dislodge braces and tend to wrap around brackets, making them look stained and unattractive. Examples of sticky foods to be avoided include:
Chocolate bars containing caramel
Do Not Chew On Inedible Items
Chewing on pencils, crayons, pens or fingernails can easily damage braces. Always keep in mind that your orthodontic appliances are fragile. Some habits and activities require a change in routine to ensure effective treatment.
Avoid Sugary Foods and Drinks
It is no secret that high sugar levels lead to tooth decay. As orthodontic appliances can exacerbate the decay process, it is even more crucial to think about the sugar content in foods. It is also essential to thoroughly brush teeth (including in-between the brackets) a minimum of four times each day. If brushing is not an option after every meal, try to rinse with water to remove food particles captured on brackets and between teeth.
Always remember to remove retainers before drinking beverages. The sugary liquid can become trapped between the device and teeth, which expedites the decay process.
Here are some sugary foods and beverages to avoid (the sugarless versions are acceptable):
Breath mints
Iced tea
Jam and jelly
Fruit juice
If you have any questions or concerns about what foods to eat while wearing braces, please contact your orthodontist.
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To perform your best, you need to hear your best. Stage performers are routinely exposed to hearing damage both from amplifiers and the ear monitors that must be turned up to potentially harmful levels just so that they can be heard above the music. Inside-the-ear musician's monitors replace traditional wedge-shaped monitors with precise, isolated sound delivered directly to you, so that you can stay in tune and perform your best.
Today's professional musicians know that the superior fit and sound quality of in-ear monitors provide clearer sound and effective sound monitoring at much lower volume levels. This means you can hear and perform your best while protecting your hearing from the prolonged exposure to loudspeakers and from damage to your hearing — one of your most precious resources as a musician.
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Media and music are more accessible than ever, making earbuds and headphones essential. With the rise in technology, it's no surprise that there's a rise in hearing loss. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 13 percent of Americans ages 12 years or older have hearing loss in both ears.
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Listen and Learn: Think about when you turn up your headphones. It's probably during your favorite song, or to block out background noise. This common theme is what really hurts your hearing. With custom earbuds, you don't have to worry about that annoying background noise; their secure, custom fit allows you to hear what you want to and not what you don't. Noise-cancelling headphones are also a good option.
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- Be conscious of how long you're listening to your music and at what volume.
- Don't believe the myth that certain music is more damaging than others; it's all the same. What really matters is the decibel level and the length of time you listen.
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Dick Lugar Defeat in Indiana Shows the Dangers of the Tea Party
Shame on you Tea Party. By driving the defeat of 36-year Senate veteran and elder statesman Dick Lugar, you proved what many of us already knew: that Tea Partiers are as a whole are a radical wing of the Republican party hell bent on rigidly defending their intransigent beliefs rather than putting their country first.
Offended by Lugar's extensive knowledge and leadership in diplomacy and foreign affairs, his strong bipartisan record and his sterling reputation among his peers and colleagues, Tea Party members ousted the long time Senator in favor of state Treasurer Richard Mourdock whose promises to be a more "pure conservative" and to never compromise with Democrats resonated with the Tea Party faithful.
To Tea Party activists, Lugar's 77% "life time" rating by the American Conservative Union somehow wasn't enough. This is not to say the six term Indiana Senator wasn't to blame for losing his primary campaign. Senator Lugar irked many voters by giving up his permanent residence in the state and living full time in Virginia, as well as failed to make a concerted effort to appeal to his base leaving many Indiana Republicans feeling that Lugar had lost touch with the constituents he represented.
Regardless, the message tonight was not a reflection of Lugar's campaign as much as a clear statement that the Tea Party will not support bi-partisanship or compromise by candidates regardless of stature, experience or esteem. While the loss of a great senator who led the effort to dismantle Russian nuclear weapons, who was the head of the Foreign Relations Committee and who was rated one of the Top 10 Senators in 2006 by Time Magazine should not be diminished, the larger message is even more worrisome.
The Tea Party's unflinching recalcitrance against compromise and reaching across the isle is polarizing American politics, forcing respected and accomplished moderates out of office and grinding the political process to a halt. A movement that promises to Restore the American Dream by "returning our country to the Constitutional principles," the Tea Party has managed to ignore perhaps the greatest legacy of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison and the rest of the signatories of the Constitution: The ability to come together and work towards a greater common goal.
It is no coincidence that the rise of the Tea Party coincided with the lowest approval rating in the history of congress. Yet time and again the Tea Party has rejected the calls by the American public for Congress to work together in a bi-partisan manner and pass legislation in favor of a rigid anti-government ideology.
As American enters another election season, such dogma will only spell further trouble. Dick Lugar's prepared statement which served as part concession speech and part warning summed it up best: "He (Mourdock) has pledged his support to groups whose prime mission is to cleanse the Republican party of those who stray from orthodoxy as they see it. This is not conducive to problem solving and governance. And he will find that unless he modifies his approach, he will achieve little as a legislator. Worse, he will help delay solutions that are totally beyond the capacity of partisan majorities to achieve."
It is a sad day for Indiana, the Senate and our country as a whole, but as long as Tea Party remains an influential voice in American politics, darker days remain ahead. Tonight, my fellow Hoosiers and I mourn the loss of good man and a strong leader who was a voice of reason and experience in our government.


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Warning against a Black Wave of Islamism
It is past three o'clock in the morning when Fadhel Jaibi calls it a day and ends rehearsals in the Roman amphitheatre of Dougga. The next day, his latest play, Tsunami, will be staged for the first time in front of a big audience in his native country, Tunisia. The tension is palpable: the unusual location has forced the director to strip his play down to the essentials and to do without video projections, lights, and backdrops. His cast will perform in broad daylight on this ancient stage in the north-west of the country, where Fadhel Jaibi himself discovered classical theatre in his youth.
Jaibi and his partner, Jallila Baccar, who writes the scripts for his plays, are two towering figures in contemporary Arab theatre. Even before the upheaval in Tunisia, Jaibi was making committed, political theatre in which he subtly yet emphatically criticised the powers-that-be in the country.
Tsunami is the last play in a trilogy in which Baccar and Jaibi dissect the state of politics in Tunisia. After Khamsoun and the almost prophetical Amnesia (Yahia Ya'ich), in which they told the story of the overthrow of a despot in 2010, Tsunami is their first play since the 14 January 2011, when the former ruler, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, fled the country. It also addresses the identity questions that are currently being posed and debated in Tunisia.
Fear of the Islamists and the struggle against them
Dorra is in her mid-twenties. When she discovers that her family wants to marry her off against her will, she flees. Then there is Hayet, a left-wing activist in her sixties. Their paths cross and Hayet offers the younger woman a place to stay. But it is not all peace and harmony; there is a lot of friction between them too. Although they do have certain things in common – fear of the Islamists and the struggle against them – they cannot agree on the best way to go about fighting the Islamists.
Before their eyes, the world around them is descending into a state of civil war – a development the protagonists can only stand by and watch helplessly, transfixed by the situation.
In a series of images, Tsunami recalls the political events that have shaped Tunisia over the last two-and-a-half years. Again and again, individual actors break away from the carefully choreographed group scenes, establishing a link between the story of Dorra and Hayet and the political context. The assassination of the opposition activist Chokri Belaid in February 2013 plays as important a role in the play as the protests in Siliana, a small town in Tunisia, where police brutally attacked demonstrators in November 2012. Many were injured by shot in the attack.
In Jaibi's play, citizens of Siliana demonstrate; their injured eyes bound; their placards devoid of any slogans. Their social demands are not of interest here, neither to the Tunisian government and the opposition, nor to Fadhel Jaibi and Jallila Baccar, who follow the logic of politics and also focus primarily on the debates about identity in this play.
Little room for nuances
When speaking about Tsunami, Jaibi is keen to emphasise that his aim is to warn people about an Islamist state. The lines in his play are straight; the roles clearly distributed. On the one hand, we have the Islamists, a uniform mass of people, each of whom is swathed in black garments. On the other we have the secularists, each of whom is wearing a top of one single, vibrant colour. There is little room for any nuances in all of this.
The stylising of the battles for political orientation and the public sphere in Tunisia are typical of Tsunami, which lacks the subtlety of earlier plays by Jaibi and Baccar. The play works through new hate figures. However, the way it deals with the period since the overthrow of the Ben Ali dictatorship is often quite crude. Jaibi preaches to his audience, warning them against the Islamists. He seems to lack the necessary distance to the daily disputes that are the focus of the play to come up with a more subtly differentiated analysis.
Into this, his first play since the revolution, the director packs everything he was unable to say beforehand – or was only able to say in code. For this reason, Tsunami is not only a warning against the black wave of Islamism that Jaibi sees washing over Tunisia, but also a tidal wave of words, fears and urgency. Perhaps his next play will be a little less overloaded and will see him return to his subtlety of old.
Sarah Mersch
© Qantara.de 2013
Translated from the German by Aingeal Flanagan
Editor: Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de


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he Buzz-It 230V Check plug is a fast and easy way to ensure 13 Amp UK sockets are wired correctly in the same way as the CP501 check plug pictured and described above. As well as showing socket faults by the three neon indicators, the Buzz-IT Check plug also gives an audible signal when the wiring is correct. This allows for awkwardly placed, or not easily visible, sockets to be checked hassle-free. The Buzz-it socket tester can also be used as a basic fuse finder - when the correct fuse is pulled the audible signal on the buzzer stops.
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perfect for US Size 4 - 12 ( S-M-L )
Aladdin Pants for Men and Women. Super comfortable cotton pants made of soft cotton. The ideal pants for Travel, Yoga, Lounge, Chill out and wherever it should be loose and comfortable :-)
- One size due elastic waist and drawstring
- perfect for US Size 4 - 12 ( S-M-L )
- waist (circumference) max. 38 inch
- hip: max: 45 inch
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- the model at the pictures is 5' 7" tall
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By Sherri Shields
COCOA, May 17, 2013 – Students, teachers and the community of Haines City will reap multiple benefits from the new 10,000-watt photovoltaic (PV) system at Haines City High School. The PV system with battery backup will provide emergency power during an outage, reduce daily electricity costs to the school, and serve as a learning resource.
The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a research institute of the University of Central Florida (UCF), held a dedication ceremony and solar workshop for teachers to celebrate the installation of the 42-panel PV system at Haines City High School on Wednesday, May 15th. Coordinated by UCF's Florida Solar Energy Center, the system, valued at $85,000, is the 85th PV system installed through the SunSmart Schools Emergency Shelter Program.
In conjunction with the dedication, a professional development workshop gave teachers from Haines City High School, Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts in Osceola County, Bloomingdale High School in Hillsborough County and Montessori World School in Orange County an opportunity to experience hands-on solar activities, showcasing the FSEC curriculum and a companion renewable energy kit. More than 250 teachers have participated in similar workshops, impacting more than 50,000 students statewide.
Not only does the PV system reduce electricity costs by up to $1,500 a year and serve as a generator when a power outage occurs, the system also reports performance data to FSEC; the data will be available on energywhiz.com in June. This site will allow students and teachers to analyze PV system performance data to better understand how the technology works. "We hope we never have to use the system as a generator, and we're excited about the hand-on learning application for our students and teachers. Being able to see the real-time data that our system produces will be a tremendous resource," said Stephen Scheloske, assistant principal at Haines City High School. Read more


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LifeKeeper for Linux NAS Recovery Kit
The primary focus of the LifeKeeper for Linux NAS Recovery Kit is to offer LifeKeeper users an alternative storage method to shared storage and data replication.
The NAS Recovery Kit enables the creation of LifeKeeper resource hierarchies on LifeKeeper protected servers or clients that have imported (mounted) an exported Network File System (NFS) from either a Network Attached Storage device or an NFS server in the cluster. When a failure is detected on the node in the cluster where the exported file system is mounted, the NAS Recovery Kit initiates a fail over to the predetermined backup node.
Therefore, once the exported file system is mounted on a LifeKeeper server or client, it can be fully utilized as an additional storage basis for LifeKeeper hierarchies.
When you elect to use an exported file system as a storage medium, LifeKeeper does not require you to protect the server where the file system is exported. However, to achieve a greater degree of availability, users are encouraged to use the LifeKeeper for Linux NFS Server Recovery Kit to protect the server from failure where the file system is exported.
Resource hierarchies for the NAS Recovery Kit are created using the currently existing File System Recovery Kit available with the LifeKeeper Core product (steeleye-lk package).
While the NAS Recovery Kit delivers several advantages, the two most significant advantages are the elimination of the need for costly shared-storage devices and the capability to have multi-node cluster configurations.
NAS Recovery Kit Restrictions
- This version of the NAS Recovery Kit does not include support for a local recovery when access to the NAS device fails. When a failure is detected, the default action is to initiate a transfer of the hierarchy to a backup server. Depending on the makeup of the resource hierarchy, this action can result in hung processes. To avoid hung processes, the default action can be changed to halt the server and force a failover to a backup server. To change the default switchover behavior, alter the setting of LKNASERROR in the LifeKeeper defaults file. See the section Configuring the NAS Recovery Kit later in this document for more discussion on LKNASERROR.
- The NAS Recovery Kit does not provide protection for your Network Attached Storage device. The objective of this kit is to expand LifeKeeper storage options into the Network Attached Storage arena.
- The NAS Recovery Kit does not permit the NFS file system to be mounted more than once on different mount points. Attempts to create hierarchies when the file system is found in the /etc/fstab file multiple times will fail.
- The NAS Recovery Kit does not support the following format of NAS device or NFS.
- ":" is included in the exported path (e.g. 192.168.1.10:/export/pa:th)
- IPv6 is used (e.g. fc00::10:/export/data)


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Sharing the love with BitTorrent
Xubuntu 8.04 is out! This release, along with those of Ubuntu, Kubuntu and whatnot, means that the Ubuntu servers are going to have a hard time with everybody and their stork downloading these new releases at the same time. Being the good open source citizen that you are, you are probably more than willing to take some of the load. Look no further, as BitTorrent is here to save the day!
In short, BitTorrent allows you to download files from other people, meanwhile sharing the parts you have already downloaded with other people who, just like you, are eager to try out the latest and greatest the open source community has to offer.
To download files using BitTorrent, you need a BitTorrent client. Since Xubuntu 8.04 includes Transmission, that is what we will be using. If you're not using 8.04, make sure to install it.
The first thing we need, is a torrent file, a file with a name ending in .torrent
that contains all the information Transmission needs to download the appropriate files. The Xubuntu 8.04 torrent can be downloaded from Ubuntu's torrent website, where you can select the graphical Desktop CD (which is what most people want) or the text-based Alternate Install CD. We want the torrent files for Intel x86 architectures (most computers) or for AMD64 architectures (you'd probably know if you need this, using 64 Bit). A torrent file is not that big, so it should not take too long to download and does not place much of a burden on the servers.
After having downloaded the file to wherever you like, open up Transmission from Applications->Network->Transmission
When newly installed, Transmission will download all files into the same directory as the torrent file. Instead of adapting to software (by remembering where it downloads files to), I make software adapt to me, so when I open a torrent file with Transmission, I want it to ask me where I want the files to be downloaded to.
Luckily, this is easy: simply open File->Preferences
. While the preferences window is filled with cryptic terminology, the option I'm looking for is quickly found: all I need to do, is check the checkbox in front of Always prompt for download directory.
You can configure a whole host of additional options in the prefences window, such as the maximum download and upload speed. Be aware, though, that if you lower the maximum upload speed (i.e. the speed with which you are sharing the files with other people), the download speed will also decrease, so as to encourage everybody to share as much as they can.
When you're done configuring Transmission, click Close in the Prefences window – it's time to start downloading! Click File->Add
and locate the torrent file you downloaded earlier. After you've opened the file and selected a target folder, Transmission will start downloading. While it will still be a long wait (the Xubuntu ISO image is a whopping 544 MB), if a lot of people are sharing the love then it'll be faster than a direct download, and you're helping other users at the same time.
Once you're done downloading, you'll want to verify that the file you downloaded is the correct one. After you've done that, the big moment is there: you can install Xubuntu!
Don't close Transmission though! If you leave the window open after your download has completed, Transmission will continue sharing the downloaded file with other users – this is called seeding and is a good habit if you want to be a Nice Guy. You can also resume seeding after you've closed a torrent – simply re-open the torrent file and select the same download location.
All in all, while often associated with illegal downloading, there are plently of legit situations in which BitTorrent saves the day. Now spread the love!


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The concepts of shadows, abstract shapes and spatial relationships are all explored in the current Charles Allis Art Museum exhibit on John Heymann, "At a Moment's Notice: The Photographs of John Heymann," which runs through Sept. 21. Heymann, a photo-journalist featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe, displays approximately 45 prints in black and white or color that use the construct of light playing against the manmade or natural world. In his prints these shadows suggest abstract sculptures or mysterious relationships between objects and physical space, which define Heymann's compositions. The repetition of shadows seen through various types of light and the intricate patterns they form create an alternate reality in his pictures, asking the viewer to look deeper to find hidden meanings.
The Photographs of John Heymann
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Governance Polls: Ratifications
August 9, 2021
The Maker Foundation Interim Governance Facilitator has placed an Executive Vote into the voting system, which will enable the community to approve the following alterations to the protocol:
The Executive Vote (FAQ) will continue until the number of votes surpass the total in favor of the previous Executive Vote. This is a continuous approval vote.
These changes were discussed in the Governance call on Thursday, May 21. Please review the Video, Audio, and the online discussion to inform your position before voting.
The MakerDAO community is moving forward with an Executive Vote to determine whether it will enact the changes established by the previous Governance Polls.
Voting for this proposal will place your MKR in support of implementing the changes outlined above.
Additional information about the Governance process can be found in the Governance Risk Framework: Governing MakerDAO
Demos, help and instructional material for the Governance Dashboard can be found at Awesome MakerDAO.
To participate in future Governance calls, please join us every Thursday at 16:00 UTC.
To add current and upcoming votes to your calendar, please see the MakerDAO Public Events Calendar.


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The 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Trailer Is Here, and Baby Groot Steals the Show, Obviously
We've done our waiting, and now it's finally here — feast your eyes on the first official Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer! All of our favorites are back, plus a few new faces and one very big tentacle monster. This trailer keeps the rock music vibe of the first movie alive with their choice of Sweet's "Fox on the Run," and it looks just as fun, if not even more fun, than its predecessor.
Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Baby Groot (!!!) are back for round two, and they're adding a new member to the club: Mantis, who's a part of the Guardians team in the comics, but who's been absent from the movies until now. She has the power to read people's emotions just by touching them, as she does to a hapless Peter Quill, revealing his… feelings for a certain green-skinned, red-ombre-haired member of the group. Gamora doesn't seem too fazed, though, which could mean that the feeling is a little mutual, or it could mean that it's just Gamora not being fazed by anything, as usual. And Drax's reaction is PRICELESS. Who knew such a huge, terrifying guy could have such a joyful laugh?
Set to the backdrop of 'Awesome Mixtape #2,' Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits theaters May 5, 2017.


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This Web site is protected under the copyright laws of Canada and other countries and Mortgage Intelligence Inc. Shall legally enforce its rights concerning the content contained herein. Except for personal or non-commercial use, no person has permission to republish or reproduce the contents in any form or by any means without prior written consent from Mortgage Intelligence Inc.
At Mortgage Intelligence Inc. ("Mortgage Intelligence"), we are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the personal information of our clients (individually, the "Client" and collectively, the "Clients".) As financial service providers, we have a professional obligation to maintain in confidence information we receive within our role as a financial services provider. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to advise you as to why we ask for personal information, how we use it, what safeguards we employ, and how to contact us with privacy-related matters.
What is personal information?
In this Privacy Policy, "Personal Information" means information that is gathered in connection with an application, pre-approval, request for information for a mortgage(s) or loan(s) and insurance or other product through Mortgage Intelligence or Mortgage Intelligence affiliate and is provided to, or collected by, Mortgage Intelligence and its staff or by Mortgage Intelligence' agents, associates, and affiliates on Mortgage Intelligence' behalf (collectively, "Mortgage Intelligence").
Why does Mortgage Intelligence collect personal information?
Mortgage Intelligence collects and uses Personal Information for the following purposes:
- Providing mortgage brokering services to the Client and offer products and services best suited to their needs, including arranging and/or renewing loan(s)/mortgage(s), informing the client of group creditor insurance and other products offered or approved by Mortgage Intelligence or its affiliates that may be of interest to the Client;
- Checking Client credit worthiness through credit bureau inquiry and personal information agents who have information on a Client's financial position.
- Auditing the services provided to our Clients, compliance with all municipal, provincial, federal and other applicable laws and other specific purposes which are communicated to the Client by a member of Mortgage Intelligence before collection of such Personal Information.
Except when otherwise permitted by law, we will only use a Client's Personal Information for the purposes identified to the Client. When Personal Information is to be used for a purpose not identified, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that new purpose is identified prior to use.
How does Mortgage Intelligence collect personal information?
The Client is our main source of information. With the Client's consent, we may also obtain information directly from a third party to help us determine your eligibility for various financial products and services. For credit matters, for example, it is essential that we know your financial worth as well as your credit record. We will also contact other lenders, financial institutions, credit bureaus and employers. Your consent is therefore important because without it, we will not be able to carry out the appropriate inquiries and it might be difficult for us to offer you the credit product you request. In most cases, your consent is given on the forms used for specific products or, from time to time, on a separate form. You will notice that the declaration of consent is clear and unambiguous.
Your provision of Personal Information to Mortgage Intelligence means that you agree and consent that Mortgage Intelligence can collect, use and disclose your Personal Information in compliance with this Privacy Policy. Mortgage Intelligence will not collect, use or disclose a Client's Personal Information without the Client's requisite consent, except in certain extraordinary circumstances. Such extraordinary circumstances shall include without limitation, when legal, medical or security reasons make it impossible or impractical to obtain consent or where it is otherwise in the best interests of the Client.
The most common method we use to obtain a Client's consent is by way of the Client's consent as confirmed by the application. Where practicable, we may also obtain a Client's consent through oral communications or other written documentation. Our Clients may withdraw their consent by written notice to us at any time, subject to any legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. A Client's refusal to provide, or subsequent withdrawal of, his or her consent may affect Mortgage Intelligence' ability to provide the Client with mortgage services. A member of Mortgage Intelligence will inform the Client of the implications of such withdrawal. To withdraw consent, Client should contact the Chief Privacy Officer in writing at:
Mortgage Intelligence Inc.
Attn: Chief Privacy Officer
5770 Hurontario St., Suite 600
Mississauga, ON L5R 3G5
Use and disclosure of personal information
We will use a Client's Personal Information to provide financial advice and services to the Client, to administer our database, to include Clients in direct marketing activities and for the other uses described above under the heading "Why does Mortgage Intelligence collect personal information". Under certain circumstances, Mortgage Intelligence will disclose a Client's personal information to third parties. Specifically, Personal Information may be used, shared and disclosed to, from, or with, the members of Mortgage Intelligence, witnesses in a litigation proceeding, experts retained on a Client's behalf, private investigators, agents retained on behalf of a Client, credit reporting agencies, credit bureaus, as well as such other third parties as are necessary to facilitate the matter for which the Client has retained our office and provided its consent.
Under certain circumstances Mortgage Intelligence may disclose Personal Information where:
- required or authorized by law to do so, for example if a court issues a subpoena;
- a Client has consented to the disclosure;
- when mortgage services by Mortgage Intelligence are provided to a Client requiring us to give Personal Information about a Client to a third party (for example, to a lender in a real estate mortgage transaction) the Client's consent will be implied, unless the Client tells us otherwise;
- where it is necessary to pull a credit bureau for purposes of processing a mortgage transaction;
- if Mortgage Intelligence engages a third party to provide administrative or support services (such as computer back-up services, shredding or archival file storage) and the third party is bound by our Privacy Policy;
- protection of Mortgage Intelligence' best interests
- protection of public interests such as the denouncement of criminal activity such as fraud or money laundering. In all such cases, authorities are contacted and personal information may be disclosed or if we retain a law firm(s) to act on our behalf for any reason;
- if the information is already publicly known.
In addition, if you are a British Columbia Client, your Personal Information will be provided to your Mortgage Intelligence agent (and a copy retained by Mortgage Intelligence for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy) in the event of his or her departure from Mortgage Intelligence, in order to meet your ongoing financial needs. If you have any questions, or to withdraw your consent to this use, please contact Mortgage Intelligence' Privacy Officer.
Limiting collection and retention of personal information
Mortgage Intelligence limits the collection of a Client's Personal Information to that which is necessary for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy as it may be amended from time to time, or for any additional purpose identified to the Client before the collection of the Personal Information. As well, Personal Information is not used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected, except with the consent of the Client or as otherwise permitted by law.
Mortgage Intelligence will retain Personal Information only for so long as it is needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was obtained and to meet our professional requirements as set out our governing regulatory bodies and/or any other legal requirement, statutory or otherwise, from time to time.
Mortgage Intelligence strives to ensure that a Client's Personal Information is as accurate, complete, and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used.
Mortgage Intelligence endeavors to maintain adequate safeguards to protect against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification of Clients' Personal Information in the care of the Mortgage Intelligence. Mortgage Intelligence uses various methods to safeguard personal information, including physical security, computer and electronic security, destruction of information no longer needed, and contractual protections with third party data processors.
Client lists are never passed on to third parties other than affiliated members of Mortgage Intelligence. When they are hired, our employees and agents must undertake to respect the confidential nature of client information. Only employees who need to view your file as part of their work have access to this information.
Accountability, Openness and Client Access
Mortgage Intelligence is responsible for the Personal Information under its control and has appointed a Chief Privacy Officer to oversee our efforts to comply in all material respects with applicable privacy legislation and the terms of this Privacy Policy. The Chief Privacy Officer and those designated by the Chief Privacy Officer address and investigate questions or concerns regarding a Client's Personal Information.
To reach the Chief Privacy Officer or a member the Privacy Team,
please call 905.283.3380 or 1.888.468.4734
Mortgage Intelligence will provide a Client access to their Personal Information. The Client may correct or amend any inaccuracies in the Client's Personal Information. Mortgage Intelligence has the right to refuse a request for access to Personal Information if:
- The information is protected by legal privilege;
- Granting access would reveal confidential commercial information;
- The information was collected for purposes related to the detection and prevention of fraud;
- The information was generated in the course of a formal dispute resolution process;
- The information would likely reveal personal information about another individual;
- The request is vexation or frivolous;
- To protect our firm's rights and property.
Communicating With Mortgage Intelligence
We recognize that convenience and quick access to advice must be balanced with security needs. We use many different means to communicate with clients, some of which are more convenient such as e-mail. Our emails are sent with industry standard 128 bit encryption. Such encryption however does not guarantee privacy and security as encrypted messages can nonetheless be subject to interception and translation. If you do not wish us to communicate with you by e-mail, please speak with the consultant/broker/agent handling your matter about alternative arrangements.
If you have questions or comments regarding the management of your personal information, contact:
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Attn: Chief Privacy Officer
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What is MS?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease of the nervous system
Last updated: 25th October 2021
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Today more than 2.8 million people around the world have MS.
MS is an inflammatory demyelinating condition. This means it is caused by damage to myelin – a fatty material that insulates nerves, acting much like the covering of an electric wire. Myelin allows a nerve to transmit its impulses rapidly. It is the speed and efficiency with which these impulses are conducted that permits smooth, rapid and co-ordinated movements to be performed with little conscious effort.
In MS, the loss of myelin (demyelination) is accompanied by a disruption in the ability of the nerves to conduct electrical impulses to and from the brain. This produces the various symptoms of MS. The sites where myelin is lost (plaques or lesions) appear as hardened (scar) areas: in multiple sclerosis these scars appear at different times and in different areas of the brain and spinal cord. The term multiple sclerosis means 'many scars'.
MS symptoms vary widely and include blurred vision, weak limbs, tingling sensations, unsteadiness and fatigue. For some people, MS is characterised by periods of relapse and remission while, for others, it has a progressive pattern. For everyone with MS, it makes life unpredictable.
Quick MS facts
- MS is a progressive disease of the central nervous system, for which there is no cure at present.
- More women than men have MS – it is two to three times more common in women than in men.
- MS is the most common disease of the central nervous system in young adults.
- MS is not directly hereditary, although genetic susceptibility plays a part in its development.
- MS is not contagious or infectious.
- Diagnosis of MS is generally between 20 and 40 years of age, although onset may be earlier.
- There are a wide range of symptoms, with fatigue being one of the most common.
- MS is more commonly found in countries further from the equator.
- There is no drug that can cure MS, but treatments are available which can modify the course of the disease.
- Many of the symptoms of MS can be successfully managed and treated.


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Near Death Flying Turtle presents the inner adventures and outer musings of a single turtle hurtling through the upper atmosphere. He cannot fall, he cannot land, he has no control over his trajectory. Are we relating yet?
You can read new comics here, weekly, and read past comics at neardeathflyingturtle.com.
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On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo 11's lunar module onto the surface of the moon, the first human in history to do so. By touching down on the lunar surface, Armstrong and his fellow Apollo 11 crew members Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins changed the course of history inspiring generations across the globe.
The journey to the Apollo 11 mission was a process that stretched back several years. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech to Congress, asking for a robust space exploration program that would put a man on the moon. The speech came just a month after Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter outer space, and just shortly after Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space.
In 1962, Kennedy spoke at Rice University in Houston, further stressing the national goal to reach the moon.
"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard," Kennedy proclaimed. "Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."
Kennedy's dream was realized in 1969 with Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins' successful voyage. When Armstrong stepped down onto the moon's surface, he uttered the immortal words "that's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind."
The trio returned to Earth as heroes, with their successful voyage considered one of the greatest accomplishments in history. Since then, humanity's exploration of space has broadened exponentially, with Armstrong and the Apollo 11 crew's journey having inspired countless generations to reach for the stars.


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Our Mission
As a ministry of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, St. Charles Borromeo School affirms the fundamental dignity of all people through a comprehensive academic program grounded in the faith and morals of Catholic doctrine. As a school family in partnership with parents and guardians, we integrate the gospel message of Jesus Christ into all aspects of school life, and thus empower our students to enter the world with the tools needed for success. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a special aspect of our school heritage that comes to us from our founders, Monsignor James Poole and the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Brain Training
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Discover the new CogniFit fitness mobile application now available for your iPhone! training can help you assess and train your mind and other abilitiessuch as your memory with scientifically developed mobile brain games.
The iOS app is fully integrated with the CogniFit . Every progress you make is fully synchronized and saved on both platforms!


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Carpet, VCT Flooring, Tile, Marble, Hardwood… We Clean it All!
Heaven's Best can make your business look spotless. When people come through the doors of your business, they are analyzing everything, deciding whether or not they will become your customer. Heaven's Best will help you make a good impression.
Our Dry in an Hour Process
We use a special cleaning process that uses less water and specially formulated cleaning products that are safe for you and your customers. Since Heaven's Best uses less water for carpet cleaning, that means less waste and that your carpet will be dry in one hour. After we clean your floors and upholstery, you'll be able to get back to your customers, instead of worrying and waiting for the carpet to dry.
With Heaven's Best, the carpet won't take hours or even days to dry, it'll be dry in one hour. So join the many businesses that depend on us for clean offices and stores! Our quick drying time means you can get back to business without delay.


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Physicists Find Key To Long-lived Nanowires
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- August 31, 2005
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- University of Arizona
- Summary:
- University of Arizona physicists have discovered what it takes to make metal 'nanowires' that last a long time. It's important to the electronics industry.
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University of Arizona physicists have discovered what ittakes to make metal 'nanowires' that last a long time. This isparticularly important to the electronics industry, which hopes to usetiny wires -- that have diameters counted in tens of atoms -- inLilputian electronic devices in the next 10 to 15 years.
Researcherspredict that such nanotechnology will be the next Big Thing torevolutionize the computing, medical, power and other industries incoming decades.
Although researchers in Japan, the Netherlands,Spain, Brazil and the United States have had some success at makingnanowires -- extremely small filaments that transport electrons -- thewires don't last long except at low temperatures.
What researchers need are robust nanowires that will take repeated use without failing at room temperature and higher.
UApost-doctoral associate Jerome Buerki and physics Professors CharlesStafford and Daniel Stein developed a theory that explains whynanowires thin away to nothing at non-zero temperatures. Energyfluctuations in a nanowire at higher temperatures create a collectivemotion, or "soliton," among atoms in the wire. As each of thesekink-like structures propagates from one end of the wire to the other,the wire thins.
Stafford has posted movies that show thisphenomenon on his Web page,http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~stafford/necking.htmlThe movie was madeby the Takayanagi group at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
"Ourtheory makes one very simple prediction, which is that the energybarrier that creates these kinks depends, very simply, on the squareroot of the surface tension of the wire," Stafford said. "That's quitecounterintuitive, because naively you'd think that surface tensionshould actually make the filament unstable. But the larger the surfacetension, the more stable the wire, regardless of the radius of thewire."
Creation of solitons, or kinks, in the wire depends on twocompeting forces - the surface tension and a quantum force that holdsthe wire together, Stafford explained. "It just so happens that thecompetition between those two forces leads to a kind of universalenergy barrier which goes as the square root of the surface tension."
Thediscovery explains why experimentalists have had more luck at makinglonger-lived nanowires using such noble metals as gold and silverrather than sodium or other alkali metals. According to the UAphysicists' theory, copper is the best metal for making nanowiresbecause it has the largest natural surface tension of the nanowiremetals.
"The hardest thing with developing nanowires, I think, ishow to fabricate them in a controlled way," Stafford said. "The moviesshow how researchers can fabricate one tiny wire, but that's notconnecting many such wires, or connecting them to make a circuit.
"Butat least, our work says that these wires are very stable, and that weunderstand exactly how stable they are. I think that can give peopleconfidence to move ahead with trying to do something practical withthem."
The research, funded by the National Science Foundation,will be published this week in Physical Review Letters. The article,"Theory of Metastability in Simple Metal Nanowires,"appears online at http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v95/390601.
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The Party is in the Details
Some of these are very silly.
Here at It's the Bomb' we are pretty discreet. However, we had to add some kinda dirty and very naughty bachelorette products to help with the 1-stop shopping needed for the bachelorette / bachelor party customers.
A bunch of different types of products here. Plates, Napkins, Suckers, Straws, Birthday Candles, Balloons, etc


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Sunday Summer Social
What's the future got in store for a social distancing Sunday? Registration required for entry. Members only. (Newbie Couple Workshop 6pm - 8pm)
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06 sept. 2020, 18:00 – 07 sept. 2020, 00:00
Purple Mamba Club, 5 Radcliffe Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5FF, UK
À propos de l'événement
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2Fort vs Payload – Grudge Match
Posted on: June 11th, 2011 by The JibIn a Crips vs Bloods-esque battle, 2Fort and Payload took to the streets to represent their home turf. A number that's been floating around is Payloads undefeated 16-0 run versus 2Fort.. 2Fort had one thing in mind tonight, to show they were not to be taken lightly, and that the last 16 losses were merely flukes.
The match was a best of 3, encompassing each sides strengths to provide the most even playing field. The first map was 2Fort. 2Fort is a map where with two identical bases separated by a brid…. Oh wait you've played 2Fort before? Oh who knew.. Well you probably haven't played 2Fort like the 2Fort squad has. 8 out of 10 2Fort players had more time logged on the map than they claimed on taxes this year.. And that fact was evident by taking home the W, their first in the grudge match history. For the sake of time, 2Fort was given the victory after the first capture – because we all know Payload turtles ; )
The second map played was Badwater, which is the equivalent to 2Fort in the Payload world. Both teams played offense and defense, but Payload emerged victorious at 2-0. 2Fort had an epic last stand on the last point on defense, however Payload pulled out some old school tricks for the win. 2Fort struggled on offense, as Payload gave up little ground.
Bringing the score to 1-1, the match was brought to a tiebreaker on Granary. A sudden death scenario, where the first team to win the round would earn the title of champion, and take home the $100,000 cash prize.. (wait what?) 2Fort did their best to hold the line, but Payloads teamwork was too strong. Winning the tiebreaker forever etched their name into Newbs history as champions, bringing the lifetime score to 18-1 in their favor.
We then took part in the customary 'Pick the other teams classes' round, just for giggles.
All talk was left on, much fun was had by all.. It's always a good time to see people out of their comfort zone. Ggglygy held it down for the 2Fort team with some epic spy maneuvers, but sadly it wasn't enough.. Payload was yet again victorious.
While Payload took home the match, 2Fort earned the respect of many with a win versus their strong opponent. It goes without saying that the Payload squad is the better team when it comes to capture point and payload maps, but no one.. And I mean no one, walks into 2Forts server and caps the intel.. And that's something to hang your hat on 2Forters.
I'd like to give a big thanks to those who participated. It can be difficult to make video game plans and follow through, as previous skirmishes have shown. However I was very pleased to see a full 12v12 even into the tiebreaker. Big shout out to Crap and Anonymouse for organizing the event. Crap more-so on the admin side of things, and Anonymouse with setting a time and getting teams organized. Very nice work – the Newbs community thanks you for your efforts.
Until next time, stay classy San Diego.
Demos (Courtesy of Crap)


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A Philadelphia priest, previously accused of sexually abusing 20 boys, is now criminally charged with allegedly sexually assaulting an altar boy over a three-year period.
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced the arrest Thursday morning of Rev. Robert L. Brennan.
"A serial predator is now behind bars thanks to brave actions of this young man," Williams said.
Brennan is accused of sexually assaulting the altar boy from 1998 to 2001 when the child was between 11 and 14 years old, according to authorities.
Williams described in graphic detail how Brennan, who was 60 when the alleged attacks started, began sexually assaulting the boy when the victim was in the 6th grade.
The alleged assaults happened inside the church as well as off church grounds while Brennan was an assistant pastor at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in the Rhawnhurst section of Northeast Philadelphia.
"The assaults took place in the sacristy of the church, in Rev. Brennan's bedroom, in the rectory, in a storage area on parish property and in a movie theater," said Williams.
Brennan, now 75, is charged with rape, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse and aggravated sexual assault. Previous allegations of abuse by Brennan, detailed in a grand jury report, did not result in charges because the alleged assaults fell outside the state's statute of limitations.
He was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Perryville, Md. and was returned to Philadelphia on Thursday evening after waiving extradition. He is expected o be arraigned on the charges Friday afternoon.
Williams described the investigation into the abuse as a "sea change" for the archdiocese and complemented Archbishop Charles Chaput and the church for its swift action in bringing the allegations to prosecutors.
"The victim reported Brennan's abuse to the archdiocese in January of 2013 and the archdiocese then immediately -- and by that immediately I mean the same day -- contacted the district attorney's office," he said.
Williams said he spoke with Chaput Thursday and thanked him for the internal changes in the local church.
The Archdiocese had a history of moving pedophile priests from parish to parish rather than report their crimes or banish them from the church. Williams said Brennan was one of the priests who was, for years, protected rather than punished.
"The case of (Brennan) is another example of how the Monsignor William Lynn shielded predator priests from exposure and prosecution, which led to the victimization of countless Philadelphia children," Williams said.
Brennan's duties within the church were severely restricted after a 2005 grand jury report on sexual abuse in the Philadelphia church found that during Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua's tenure that Brennan had sexually or inappropriately touched more than 20 boys; many from the schools or parishes where Brennan worked.
"Because of William Lynn and others in the archdiocese, Brennan, until today, escaped prosecution for his decades long sexual abuse of boys whom he encountered as a priest," Williams said.
According to a grand jury report which revealed accusations of sexual wrongdoing against dozens of priests, the archdiocese reassigned Brennan from parish to parish without warning his supervisors, even after sending him for psychiatric treatment or counseling four times.
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Williams said it was documented that church officials ignored reports from St. Pius X Catholic High School and at St. Mary's Parish school in Schwenksville, Pa. in 1990 and 1991 that Brennan was being inappropriate with numerous students. Only the complaint for a mother in 1992 that Brennan touched a seventh grader inappropriately at St. Mary's.
"After Brennan was removed from St. Mary's, Msg. Lynn, who served as Bevilacqua's secretary of clergy from 1992 to 2004, it was only then that it was recommended in December of 1993 that the accused priest be reassigned to Resurrection of Our Lord Parish."
Lynn's action came despite doctor warnings that Brennan "showed evidence of pedophilia," Williams said.
"Brennan continued to exhibit at Resurrection of Our Lord the same sexually abusive behavior toward adolescent boys that principals at St. Mary's and St. Pius X had reported," Williams said.
More reports came in from rectory staff of Brennan's alleged abuse but Williams said Lynn continued to keep Brennan as assistant pastor.
"In that capacity he met, supervised and abused the victim that has no come forward," Williams said.
Various men have testified that they were abused by Brennan but because of the alleged offenses falling outside of Pennsylvania's statute of limitations nothing could be done until now, Williams said. One man even sued the church a few years back claiming he was abused at Resurrection of Our Lord from 1993 to 1994.
According to Williams, Lynn, and others in the church couldn't be prosecuted in this case because the victim's current age doesn't allow prosecutors to charge Lynn with child endangerment. Lynn, however, did go to prison after being tried on conspiracy charges for protecting other pedophile priests.
The Philadelphia chapter of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests disagreed with Williams' assessment of changes in Chaput's administration.
"The Philadelphia Archdiocese deserves no kudos for reporting this priest to law enforcement. And one incident cannot be deemed some sort of 'sea change' in a long-standing, deeply-rooted culture of secrecy, recklessness, callousness and deceit," said SNAP spokesman David Clohessy.


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Man About Town
Hollywood agent Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck) has a ruthless dedication to his work and a tendency to neglect his wife, Nina (Rebecca Romijn). Upon discovering that Nina has been sleeping with an up-and-coming actor, Giamoro enrolls in a self-help course and begins keeping a diary. But, when that diary, with its tell-all account of Giamoro's professional and personal turmoil, falls into the hands of freelance writer Barbi Ling (Bai Ling), he struggles to retrieve it and prevent a massive scandal.
Starring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, and John Cleese, written and directed by Mike Binder, edited by Roger Nygard.


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The first batch of results from the 2020 census are out. Today's numbers include the latest state population counts and are key in determining U.S. congressional seats for the next decade. Those numbers also affect each state's share of votes in the Electoral College. We're joined now by NPR correspondent Hansi Lo Wang.
Hi there, Hansi.
HANSI LO WANG, BYLINE: Hey, Audie.
CORNISH: Covering the census and congressional correspondent, Susan Davis - welcome to you.
SUSAN DAVIS, BYLINE: Hey there.
CORNISH: Hansi, let's start with details from the results. What do you know?
WANG: We've learned the official population count. According to the 2020 census for the country, it's 331,449,281, and that represents a population growth about 7.4% since the 2010 count. And this is the second slowest rate of population growth in U.S. history. And because of these numbers, six states are gaining more political clout, more seats in the House of Representatives, which in turn means more Electoral College votes. Texas is the biggest winner here with two extra House seats, as well as Electoral College votes, one more seat each for Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon. And seven states will each lose one seat - Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and California, which lost a seat for the first time since it became a state.
CORNISH: Second slowest rate of population growth in U.S. history - other surprises?
WANG: Well, it's always interesting to find out which state got the last of the 435 seats for voting members in the House, and this time it was a remarkably close scramble. During the Census Bureau's press conference, Kristin Koslap, the bureau's senior technical expert on 2020 census congressional apportionment, revealed that if one thing turned out differently, New York could have kept the one seat it lost. Let's listen.
KRISTIN KOSLAP: If New York had had 89 more people, they would have received one more seat instead of the last state that received their last seat. There are 435 seats. So the last seat went to Minnesota, and New York was next in line.
WANG: So we have another example here for the history books about why the census counts and why every person counts.
CORNISH: Sue Davis, politically at stake here are congressional seats and votes in the Electoral College. What do these gains and losses actually look like?
DAVIS: Well, in the Electoral College, it certainly had an impact. If you consider that if these had been the state counts in the 2020 election, Biden would have won, but he would have won by three fewer Electoral College votes. Obviously, that wouldn't have changed the 7 million popular vote winning margin, but I think that this is the kind of thing that could fuel Electoral College critics who say it's moving further and further away of reflecting the political will of the country.
On the congressional level, it has a huge impact. You know, it does continue the sort of generation-long shift we've seen in shifting the power centers in the country away from the Northeast and the Midwest and into the South and West, where people are moving and population is growing. I also think it's important to remember that this isn't just about those 13 states that Hansi mentioned that are going to gain or lose seats. Thirty-seven seats aren't going to change their number of House districts. But they all, for the most part, will go through a redistricting process to redraw the lines in their states based on population shifts within the states to reflect where people are living today.
This often gets the most ugly, Audie, in states that are losing the seats because they don't really have a lot of options. It essentially means they either have to draw out an incumbent member of Congress, someone has to retire, or they're essentially daring lawmakers to run against each other.
CORNISH: I know it's early - any reaction out of Capitol Hill?
DAVIS: Oh, yeah. I mean, this is very closely watched by literally everyone, especially when you look at the House right now and how narrowly it's split between the two parties. They're both trying to gain as big an edge of possible out of this process. Just one example - Montana is going from one seat to two. Senator Steve Daines - he's a Republican. He was out very shortly with a statement saying they need to make sure there's no gerrymandering - we're going to hear a lot about that - to keep communities of interest together. This is a state where Democrats could, in theory, have some hope of gaining this new seat depending on how those lines are drawn. And when you're talking about House margins this narrow, literally every competitive seat's going to matter in 2022.
CORNISH: So that's what is at stake. And, Hansi, you watched all the twists and turns leading up to this - right? - because it's so high-stakes - numbers delayed because of COVID-19, changes the Trump administration tried to make and concerns about accuracy of the data. At this point, what can be said about the reliability of the 2020 census?
WANG: Well, the Census Bureau's career officials say they're very confident in the accuracy of these new state population numbers. But it's important to keep in mind it's going to be months before we have substantial indicators of the quality of these results. There are researchers with the American Statistical Association who are doing an independent audit of the Census Bureau's work. We're expecting a report out sometime in June. And in December - it's going to be a while. December - that's when the bureau will start releasing estimates about how many people may have been missed as well as rates of overcounting and undercounting groups by race and ethnicity.
And for this census, there are particular concerns that historically undercounted groups, including people of color, immigrants, renters, rural residents, may have been especially undercounted this time around because of the last-minute changes the Trump administration made to the census schedule, cutting short counting. And because it was so hard to reach those households that didn't respond by themselves, by filling out a form on their own, by sending out in-person visits, doorknockers - literally impossible to do in the early months of the pandemic.
CORNISH: OK. Looking ahead, Susan Davis, what are the next steps when it comes to redistricting?
DAVIS: Well, now we wait. The census says they're going to release the sort of nitty gritty data that the states will use to actually redraw their congressional and legislative district lines. They're going to do that by August 16. This is going to be data about population by race, by age and housing. They can literally get down to the neighborhood level.
All 50 states have their own way of redrawing their lines. Some use nonpartisan commissions. Other states, it's driven by whichever party runs the legislature. And because of COVID, this is all happening later than usual, releasing this data. So it's going to probably cause some deadline drama, probably going to cause some legal headaches. Certainly expect court challenges. And states might have to consider things like pushing back their candidate filing deadlines and when they plan to hold their primaries for the next election.
CORNISH: And, Hansi, to you, what happens next with the numbers that we've got?
WANG: They're part of a handoff process and on their way to Congress and ultimately ends with the clerk of the House of Representatives certifying these numbers and reporting them out to the states. And some states that have lost seats may end up filing lawsuits challenging how these seats were assigned, so this could also get contentious in court before these new House assignments are used for the 2022 midterm elections.
CORNISH: That's NPR census correspondent Hansi Lo Wang.
Thank you.
WANG: You're welcome.
CORNISH: And NPR congressional correspondent Susan Davis, thanks for explaining it.
DAVIS: You bet.
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David Cay Johnston has employed a couple of key graphic images that tell a significant story about the way that US laws have favored the rich--including tax administrative procedures that have reduced real audits of the rich and tax laws that have cut the top rates significantly and cut the rates on the "favorite" form of income of the rich to extraordinarily low rates. See David Cay Johnston, The rich get richer, reuters (Mar. 15, 2012) (noting that the figures he uses here, in 2010 dollars, are from an analysis of IRS data by Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty). [hat tip Francine Lipmann and Tax Prof]
The 1934 economic rebound was widely shared, with strong income gains for the vast majority, the bottom 90 percent.
In 2010, we saw the opposite as the vast majority lost ground. National income gained overall in 2010, but all of the gains were among the top 10 percent. Even within those 15.6 million households, the gains were extraordinarily concentrated among the super-rich, the top one percent of the top one percent.
So while the Great Depression acted as a leveler, the cascading impact of tax and other fiscal policies that are extraordinarily favorable to the rich was little influenced by the Great Recession. Here're the two telling graphs from the article.
Johnston notes that the story in numbers for adjusted gross income is discouraging:
Saez and Piketty show that the vast majority's average adjusted gross income, of which wages are just a part, was $29,840 in 2010. That was down $127 from 2009 and down $4,842 from 2000.
Most shocking? The average income of the vast majority of taxpayers in 2010 was just a smidgen more than the $29,448 average way back in 1966.
At the top, the super-rich saw their 2010 average income grow by $4.2 million over 2009 to $23.8 million. Compared to 1966 their income was up on average by $18.7 million per taxpayer.
The graphic illustration shows just how much the inequality we see today is from the richest of the rich getting an indecent proportion of income growth.
Is this a problem that needs fixing? Yes, it clearly is. We have long recognized the importance of a society where everyone takes part and everyone has at least the minimum essentials for a decent life and a chance for improvement.
A society where a very few "elite" at the top garner all the benefits of the system and more and more of the income for themselves is not a sustainable society--the top becomes predatory, willing to take gains no matter what the cost to everyone else. It is the kind of attitude that many who are familiar with Wall Street banks have criticized as endemic to Wall Street culture--and one that was revealed even more starkly by the resignation from Goldman of a star banker who publicly criticized the current culture at Goldman that believes in profits for the firm at the sacrifice of the good of the customer. See Greg Smith, Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs, New York Times Op-Ed (Mar. 14, 2012). Shareholders obviously agree with Smith that the "profit for the firm above care of the client" mentality is wrong. See Christine Harper, Goldman Roiled by OpEd Loses 2.2 Billion for Shareholders, Bloomberg (Mar. 15, 2012).
[Goldman is worried--I got a release from a PR firm suggesting that Goldman's profit-making is a boon to the economy and gives its clients great trust in the firm. I read it and thought--hmm, misses the point. Smith isn't condemning profit-making per se. He is condemning profit-making at all costs, and in particular the "greed is good" type of profit-making that creates conflicts of interest with the client that is purportedly being served but would as soon eat a client as eat a steak, if money could be made for the firm (and the trader's bonus) that way.]
If we want the kind of society that gives everyone a chance to have a decent education, we have to quit running down public schools and diverting public monies to support private religious schools. Hold schools accountable, but quit the wasteful focus on testing and assessment. Do a little assessment and a lot more teaching.
If we want a more equal society, then we have to change our tax laws so that they don't favor the rich over everybody else. Reduce the interest deduction, so that leveraged buyouts aren't a way to take a stable working company, make a huge profit by borrowing, and then dump it (either in bankruptcy or out of it, but nonetheless yoked with the debt that got the private equity firm rich). Get rid of provisions that are primarily beneficial to the wealthy--reinstate a hefty estate tax, eliminate the preferential rate on capital gains, reinstate the phase out of deductions at high income levels, increase the top income tax rate (let the Bush tax cuts lapse in toto or at least for the top earners), phase out the accelerated depreciation schedules, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions, and otherwise return our tax system to a saner progressive model that can support the important basic research at universities and basic public infrastructure development that are the real keys to economic growth.
The right has bamboozled the public with its tiresome but endless class warfare rhetoric pushing corporatist policies that claim that tax cuts for wealthy corporations and wealthy individuals are the way to boost growth and help the majority of Americans have good jobs and decent wages. It's a lie. The way to do that is by moving to a more progressive tax system and providing more government funding for basic research (NIH, NSF, etc.) and for public infrastructure (mass transportation, rails throughout America and its inner cities, urban development).