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I am always learning about the Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and the crossover they have with the Common Data Service (CDS). Whenever I think I have a good handle on it, I realise that I don't. It has taken me a couple of months to find all the information for this article. I have read blogs, posted on forums and experimented in my own Power Platform and Dynamics 365 environments. However, it wasn't until I attended a Microsoft PowerApps course that it all came to light. Now, I think, I have all the answers I need to write something intelligent.
This is part one of a series of articles that aim to demystify the sometimes confusing world of PowerApps, Dynamics 365 and CDS environments. Part one focuses on the Default PowerApps environment.
Environments Overview
I am going to talk about two categories of environments in this series of articles. I will refer to them as Dynamics 365 instances and PowerApps environments.
A Dynamics 365 instance can be a Production or Sandbox Dynamics 365 organization which has its own database. Find out more here. This article refers to instances that are on version 9.x of Dynamics 365, where the underlying database is the CDS. This is important to note.
A PowerApps environment is essentially a container for PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, a CDS database, gateways and connections. These containers can be used to separate Production, Test and Development environments, for example, but also have other uses and attributes which can be read more about here.
Setting the Scene
I will start this journey by introducing a fake company and a couple of personas. This will enable us to talk about how different user roles within a company interact with the environments.
Dynamics Citizen Developer Inc. is a brand new company and has decided to go with Microsoft cloud offerings for all of their software needs. As part of this they will be implementing Office 365 and Dynamics 365 as their core application set.
Sarah is an IT Manager and is tasked with setting up and managing all of the Microsoft cloud services. She is responsible for making sure that everything operates smoothly on the IT front and has Global Admin rights across their Office 365 tenant.
Luke is a Customer Service Representative and also works for Dynamics Citizen Developer Inc. He's tech savvy and at his previous company he liked to explore all the apps available to him through his Office 365 and Dynamics 365 licenses so that he could be more effective at his job. He will not be given a PowerApps plan license.
The Default Environment
Office 365 is the platform on which Office 365, the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 resides. Every organisation's Office 365 platform sits under an Azure AD tenant and only the users within that tenant (usually the organization's staff) can access the applications.
Sarah provisions Office 365 in their Dynamics Citizen Developer Inc. tenant. Included is a PowerApps environment by default. Unsurprisingly, this is called the "Default" environment. The Default environment is provisioned with PowerApps and Microsoft Flow automatically. This is depicted in the following digram. The diagram which will grow as Sarah and Luke interact with the environments.
When Sarah navigates to PowerApps through the Office 365 portal she sees the default environment already set up. It has her company\tenant name with (default) appended to it.
Default PowerApps environments are very special. I will explain below
Every user can access the Default environment
Every user, within the company's the tenant, that has a PowerApps license can access the Default environment.
Luke, being tech savvy and explorative, finds this out quickly. Through his Office 365 and Dynamics 365 licenses, which include PowerApps, he is able to execute the following actions in the Default environment:
- Create and edit Canvas PowerApps (see here for the difference between Canvas and Model Driven apps)
- Create and edit data Connections
- Create and edit Microsoft Flows
- Share PowerApps and Microsoft Flows
How does this happen?
Sarah finds out that Luke is able to carry out all of the actions above and she decides to investigate. She's puzzled because she hasn't given Luke permissions to any PowerApps environments.
Update – 30 Oct 2018 – The following section is now out of date after a recent release from Microsoft to the Power Platform. Skip to the section following for the latest details.
Sarah opens the PowerApps Admin Center and navigates to the Security section of the Default PowerApps environment. Under the environment roles, she opens the Environment Maker role and notices that a user named Tenant is a member of this role. This means that everyone in the Tenant, including Luke, has Environment Maker role permissions to the Default PowerApps environment. When Sarah tries to remove the Tenant user from the Environment Maker role she is presented with an error and is unable to do so.
Sarah opens the PowerApps Admin Center and navigates to the Security section of the Default PowerApps environment. Clicking through to the Manage User Roles form, Sarah can see that Luke is assigned the Environment Maker role by default.
Things are now starting to make a bit more sense. Sarah knows from the Microsoft documentation that the Environment Maker role is giving Luke the access that he is experiencing.
Sarah removes the Environment Maker role from Luke but unfortunately this does not seem to do what is expected. Luke still has the same access to create PowerApps etc. in the Default environment.
The Environment Maker role can create resources within an environment including apps, connections, custom connectors, gateways, and flows using Microsoft Flow. Environment Makers can also distribute the apps they build in an environment to other users in your organization. They can share the app with individual users, security groups, or all users in the organization
How does Sarah stop the crazy?
With Luke and his colleagues having free reign over this environment things could become unmanageable in a short period of time. Imagine the mess, multiple PowerApps and Microsoft Flows accessing multiple data sources, inside and outside of the tenant. With no governance to restrict what users can do, you can see where data and security quickly become at risk.
Sarah can't exactly stop the crazy. The Default environment is intended to be treated like a play-pen for employees to create personal apps. It should not be used as a production environment if there is a need for full control.
However, there are some things that Sarah can do to make it a safe play-pen:
- Use the Admin and Maker connectors to create PowerApps and Microsoft Flows for monitoring and enforcing the company's policies. For example, a Sarah may wish to monitor when an employee creates a new PowerApp and shares with other users. Sharing the PowerApp indicates that it is useful to multiple users and would probably be better managed by the IT team in a production environment. Microsoft Flow can detect the new PowerApp, unshare it and notify Sarah so that she can speak to the employee.
- Set up Data loss prevention (DLP) policies to stop organisational data from being shared externally.
- Use the Featured and Hero app setting to ensure the company's most important apps appear at the top of the users PowerApps list and separates them from the noise of end user created apps.
- Monitor the Quotas area of the Flow Admin Center to see the consumption of Flow runs. If a certain Flow is consuming too many runs, maybe it can be optimised.
- Monitor the Analytics area of the Power Platform Admin Center to see app usage. If there are PowerApps that no-one is using, maybe they can be removed.
Default environments cannot have a CDS database
Default environments can have a CDS database
Before the Microsoft Business Application October 2018 update, Sarah noticed that the Default environment did not have a CDS database. When she tried to create a CDS database she recieved an error.
However, Sarah has been able to create a CDS database in the Default environment since the October 2018 update, so clearly things have changed!
Sarah is now worried. Luke currently has a lot of free range to create and edit PowerApps, Microsoft Flows and Connectors in the Default environment. Now there is a CDS database, does that mean he can start modifying the CDS data model and creating Model Driven apps? Luckily the answer to this is no. There is an extra layer of security at the database level which means that Luke cannot modify the data model or create a Model Driven app unless he is given access.
This article has focused on the Default PowerApps environment which has special characteristics that are not obvious at first glance. Office 365 Administrators need to be very aware of these characteristics and put plans in place to make sure they don't end up with an unmanagable environment with potential security holes. Microsoft have provided the tools to do this, administrators just need to decide how to apply them.
Other environment types behave differently to the Default environment. Look out for more articles following this one on the other types of PowerApps and Dynamics 365 environments.
If you want to find out more about PowerApps environments, here are some useful links.
PowerApps Environments Overview
Administer environments in PowerApps
PowerApps and Microsoft Flow Governance and Deployment Whitepaper
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Side Note
Within 2 weeks of writing this article the security configuration for the Default environment changed. I have updated this article, as you will notice above, and I will try to continue to keep updating as things change. Help me out and leave a comment below if you notice that something else has changed.

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Sorry for MIA-ing after one post of my japan trip and then the many other "filler" posts hehe.
Well, cause after my trip, I was left with last few days of work. After work ends, I moved into NTU hostel (blogging from there now hehe) and joined hall's FOC (freshmen orientation camp).
Overall its really fun! I genuinely enjoyed myself throughout the entire camp.
Its hard to not have small cliques here and there but I think that anyone in my OG is able to talk to and willing to approach everyone? Like we wont explicitly exclude or to isolate anyone?
Currently I'm having FOW (freshman orientation week). But that's for my faculty, which is the School of Computer Engineering. Today its the first day and its good to have seniors showing you around the place which you will spending most of your time at. And also some tips and know hows from them.
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10 Creative ideas for Facebook covers to inspirePosted on - 26th Jul, 2017 |
Facebook cover photos are a small but powerful tool when it comes to promoting a business. It is the first impression when a user visits your Facebook page and your creativity will decide whether the user scrolls past it or stops and looks more closely.
Amazing cover photo designs that attract users and keeps current customers engaged so that they revisit the page.
1. Get sketchy
Most people think of this type of design as a computer graphic, which is sometimes true, but most graphic design projects start out on paper drawn form. A sample Facebook cover page from D&AD – it shows creativity and channels notepad doodling, with dynamic images.
2. Play with symbols
Symbolism is not only for novels. Not anymore. The symbols help to communicate emotions, ideas and brand values without typing a letter. If you are a web design company, then you can show icons, vector as presentations of:
1. Web design
2. Website optimisation
3. Code optimisation
4. Online shop
5. Ecommerce Software
6. Android OS app
7. Google place optimisation
8. Keyword research
9. Local seo
10. SEO performance
11. SEO tips
12. Page speed
13. Pay per click optimisation
14. Link building
15. Active search
16. Targeting audience
17. Analytics graph
18. Page quality
19. Mobile marketing
21 Video marketing
3. Show your customers or members
Take a snapshot when conducting an event or outdoor visit. By highlighting this event, your loyal customers act as an endorsement of an outstanding business. Take advantage of your next event and get a great photo.
4. Introduce your staffs
This is the best way to humanise your brand. Good for your fans to recognise the business from the people who are working there. This inspires the trust and there's nothing better than a friendly face to relate to.
A recent study from marketing experiment shows the real people images are more effective for conversions. Basically, customers don't want to see models that are unknown but instead prefer to see the actual staff behind the brand that make it, what it is.
5. Display some of your work
Showing some of the best work that your business does is a wonderful way to show the public what type of work you do. Suppose if you are a web development company then showcase your best web portfolio from one of the clients. If your business belongs to furniture selling, then showcase the best design you have made in recent times. This shows your businesses quality to the visitors.
6. Displaying the face
Designing for a public figure, you can splash their face all over the place such as cover, content, profile pic, etc. but try to resist this. It is good to put a face to the name and be intentional about it. A sample for you
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The key is to make a clear spot for the call to action button and that to be visible.
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- Sign up
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If you are interested in displaying favourite image in the cover image, then create a gallery. When you see a gallery, the picture isn't jammed next to each other with no room to spare, in fact, they are spaced out, and given enough room to breathe.
Draw some margins between each image to avoid a cluttered look.
9. Set it up
The table-top photos are a huge trend in Facebook covers and insanely flexible. Type of objects you choose to display in the photo can create innovative ideas and moods.
10. A different side
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There are more things to consider when it comes to a cover photo. How to represent the brand? What to include and leave out? There are no specific rules or guides, but other than that ask yourself the questions.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
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The emerging field of droplet microfluidics deals with the manipulation of nL-fL droplets encapsulated within an immiscible carrier phase. The droplets are used as reaction containers for biochemical assays, enabling drastic reduction in assay volumes needed for modern life sciences research. To achieve this, basic laboratory processes such as mixing, detection, and metering must be emulated in the droplet format. Three important unit operations relevant to high throughput screening include 1) the concentration of particles and species within droplets, which is necessary for heterogeneous assays; 2) sensing the biochemical contents of a droplet; and 3) the sorting of droplets based on physical or chemical properties, which is important for single cell and proteomic assays. Currently, particle concentration in droplets requires active components, such as on-chip electrodes or magnets, along with charged or magnetic particles. Similarly, sensing and sorting droplets by chemical composition is based on flow cytometry, which also requires on-chip electrodes, feedback control, and chemical labeling. It is desirable to avoid active field techniques due to complexity, size, and cost constraints, and replace them with more simple and passive techniques. In this thesis, we utilize microvortices, the rotational motion of fluid, to enhance the capabilities of droplet microfluidics in the above three areas. The microvortices are generated using two methods: (i) hydrodynamic recirculation drag and (ii) tensiophoresis.
In the first method, species concentration is accomplished by exploiting the shear-induced vortices that occur naturally inside a droplet/plug as it moves through a microchannel. Prior studies utilized these flows for enhancing mixing or interphase mass transfer. This work exploits microvortices together with two other independent phenomena--sedimentation of particles and interfacial adsorption of proteins--to concentrate both types of species at the rear of the droplet, where they can be extracted from the drop. In the latter case, the protein localization at the rear of drop reduces the interfacial tension locally resulting in an asymmetry in the drop shape. Under laminar flow, the shape deformation is deterministic and can serve as a sensitive, label-free indicator of protein concentration in proteomic screening.
In the second method, label-free sorting of droplets is accomplished by a novel droplet actuation technique termed Tensiophoresis. A microchemical gradient across the droplet is transduced into a microvortex flow which propels the droplets up the chemical gradient. Using laminar flow to precisely control the gradient, droplets can be sorted by size with 3.3% resolution over a wide turning range. Droplets can be also sorted based on chemical composition because tensiophoresis is inhibited by surface active agents adsorbed on the droplet surface. Studies conducted using Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) show that the droplet migration velocity scales inversely with protein concentration in the droplet, and migration velocity can be correlated to protein concentration with a 1 femtomole limit of detection.
As modern life sciences research becomes increasingly reliant on high throughput workflows, microdroplet technology can meet the growing demand to perform screening at ultra-high throughputs with reduced sample volume. This thesis contributes three important unit operations which expand the capabilities of droplet-based workflows in proteomics, cell biology, and other areas of biomedical research.
Recommended Citation
Kamalakshakurup, Gopakumar, "Microvortices In Droplets: Generation & Applications" (2014). Wayne State University Dissertations. 1015.


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1 History
1.1 Asia
1.1.1 West Asia
126.96.36.199 Ancient Egypt, Canaan, and Hittite Empire 22.214.171.124 Ancient Persia 220.127.116.11 Ancient Greece 18.104.22.168 Ottoman Empire 220.127.116.11 East Asia 22.214.171.124 Ancient India
1.2 Europe
1.2.1 Ancient Greece and
1.3 Rules of modern diplomacy
2 Diplomatic immunity 3 Espionage 4 Diplomatic resolution of problems
4.1 Arbitration and mediations 4.2 Conferences 4.3 Negotiations
5 Diplomatic recognition 6 Informal diplomacy 7 Small state diplomacy 8 Types
8.1 Preventive diplomacy 8.2 Public diplomacy 8.3 Soft power 8.4 Economic diplomacy 8.5 Counterinsurgency diplomacy 8.6 Gunboat diplomacy 8.7 Appeasement 8.8 Nuclear diplomacy
9 Diplomatic training institutions 10 See also 11 Notes and references 12 Bibliography 13 External links 14 Further reading
History[edit] Asia[edit] West Asia[edit] Ancient Egypt, Canaan, and Hittite Empire[edit]
The Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty, between the
New Kingdom
Some of the earliest known diplomatic records are the Amarna letters
written between the pharaohs of the
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
A French ambassador in Ottoman dress, painted by Antoine de Favray, 1766, Pera Museum, Istanbul.
Relations with the government of the
Ottoman Empire
Portraits of Periodical Offering, a 6th-century Chinese painting
portraying various emissaries; ambassadors depicted in the painting
ranging from those of Hephthalites,
The Koreans and Japanese during the Chinese
Tang Dynasty
India's Diplomatic Personnel
Ancient Greece and
Omurtag, ruler of Bulgaria, sends delegation to Byzantine emperor
Michael II
Main article: Byzantine diplomacy
The key challenge to the Byzantine Empire was to maintain a set of
relations between itself and its sundry neighbors, including the
Georgians, Iberians, the Germanic peoples, the Bulgars, the Slavs, the
Armenians, the Huns, the Avars, the Franks, the Lombards, and the
Arabs, that embodied and so maintained its imperial status. All these
neighbors lacked a key resource that Byzantium had taken over from
Rome, namely a formalized legal structure. When they set about forging
formal political institutions, they were dependent on the empire.
Whereas classical writers are fond of making a sharp distinction
between peace and war, for the Byzantines diplomacy was a form of war
by other means. With a regular army of 120,000-140,000 men after the
losses of the seventh century,[8] the empire's security depended on
activist diplomacy.
Byzantium's "Bureau of Barbarians" was the first foreign intelligence
agency, gathering information on the empire's rivals from every
imaginable source.[9] While on the surface a protocol office—its
main duty was to ensure foreign envoys were properly cared for and
received sufficient state funds for their maintenance, and it kept all
the official translators—it clearly had a security function as well.
On Strategy, from the 6th century, offers advice about foreign
embassies: "[Envoys] who are sent to us should be received honourably
and generously, for everyone holds envoys in high esteem. Their
attendants, however, should be kept under surveillance to keep them
from obtaining any information by asking questions of our people."[10]
Medieval and Early Modern Europe[edit]
Further information: Category:Medieval diplomats, Niccolò
Machiavelli, and The Prince
In Europe, early modern diplomacy's origins[11] are often traced to
the states of
Northern Italy
French diplomat
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
From Italy the practice was spread across Europe.
Frontispiece of the Acts of the Congress of Vienna.
At the same time, permanent foreign ministries began to be established
in almost all European states to coordinate embassies and their
staffs. These ministries were still far from their modern form, and
many of them had extraneous internal responsibilities. Britain had two
departments with frequently overlapping powers until 1782. They were
also far smaller than they are currently. France, which boasted the
largest foreign affairs department, had only some 70 full-time
employees in the 1780s.
The elements of modern diplomacy slowly spread to
Eastern Europe
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Main article: Diplomatic immunity
The sanctity of diplomats has long been observed. This sanctity has
come to be known as diplomatic immunity. While there have been a
number of cases where diplomats have been killed, this is normally
viewed as a great breach of honour.
Genghis Khan
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Various processes and procedures have evolved over time for handling
diplomatic issues and disputes.
Arbitration and mediations[edit]
Nations sometimes resort to international arbitration when faced with
a specific question or point of contention in need of resolution. For
most of history, there were no official or formal procedures for such
proceedings. They were generally accepted to abide by general
principles and protocols related to international law and justice.
Sometimes these took the form of formal arbitrations and mediations.
In such cases a commission of diplomats might be convened to hear all
sides of an issue, and to come some sort of ruling based on
international law.
In the modern era, much of this work is often carried out by the
International Court of Justice
Anton von Werner,
Congress of Berlin
Other times, resolutions were sought through the convening of international conferences. In such cases, there are fewer ground rules, and fewer formal applications of international law. However, participants are expected to guide themselves through principles of international fairness, logic, and protocol. Some examples of these formal conferences are:
Congress of Vienna
Celebrating the signing of the Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter, Anwar El Sadat
Sometimes nations convene official negotiation processes to settle a specific dispute or specific issue between several nations which are parties to a dispute. These are similar to the conferences mentioned above, as there are technically no established rules or procedures. However, there are general principles and precedents which help define a course for such proceedings. Some examples are
Camp David accord
Diplomatic recognition[edit]
Palugyay Palace in
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Diplomatic recognition is an important factor in determining whether a
nation is an independent state. Receiving recognition is often
difficult, even for countries which are fully sovereign. For many
decades after its becoming independent, even many of the closest
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recruit figures in other nations who might be able to give informal
access to a country's leadership. In some situations, such as between
United States
Czech (originally Czechoslovak) Embassy in Berlin.
Small state diplomacy is receiving increasing attention in diplomatic
studies and international relations. Small states are particularly
affected by developments which are determined beyond their borders
such as climate change, water security and shifts in the global
The ministers of foreign affairs of the United States, the United
Kingdom, Russia, Germany, France, China, the European Union and Iran
negotiating in
Nuclear diplomacy is the area of diplomacy related to preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear war. One of the most well-known (and most controversial) philosophies of nuclear diplomacy is mutually assured destruction (MAD). Diplomatic training institutions[edit]
The Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at 53/2 Ostozhenka Street in Moscow.
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^ (in French) François Modoux, "La Suisse engagera 300 millions pour
rénover le Palais des Nations", Le Temps, Friday 28 June 2013, page
^ Ronald Peter Barston, Modern diplomacy, Pearson Education, 2006, p.
^ "The Diplomats" in Jay Winter, ed. The Cambridge History of the
First World War: Volume II: The State (2014) vol 2 p 68.
^ "Ancient Discoveries: Egyptian Warfare". Archived from the original
on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-27. Egyptian monuments and great
works of art still astound us today. We will reveal another surprising
aspect of Egyptian life--their weapons of war, and their great might
on the battlefield. A common perception of the Egyptians is of a
cultured civilization, yet there is fascinating evidence which reveals
they were also a war faring people, who developed advanced weapon
making techniques. Some of these techniques would be used for the very
first time in history and some of the battles they fought were on a
truly massive scale.
^ a b c Goffman, Daniel. "Negotiating with the
Black, Jeremy. A History of
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Crucible of Gold - Naomi Novick
Temeraire to S America. wish it were longer. good solid character & world building.
Lead to several discussions on the alternative to the outright conquest of the Americas. this brings out the question of whether the plague that hit the dragons in the earlier books was merely the mirror of what happened to the Incas.
certainly reminds us that inbreeding populations results in dangerous susceptibility to disease. also a good lesson on how one of the biggest changes to civilization is the availability of vaccines.
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The Handlers & the Sherbet
By Randy Kime
The 4th of July a celebration message and countdowns in fireworks a message to get ready…..
The 4th of July a celebration message and countdowns in fireworks a message to get ready…..
It was like playing the game Operation.
Ever so careful not to clank.
very slow and gentle, he pulled that morning beer out from the rack in the fridge
DO NOT…I repeat…. DO NOT
clank them together for she will know,
pounce out of bed and scold me for this one time again.
They are superior to us, like we humans are to animals
They have a hunting lottery
When the population count gets out of control,
They offer a lottery to abduct people,
They stuff us,
They mount us in their homes.
They even use our skin for fancy clothes.
I always wanted to be a writer or so I thought. Well, not always. Maybe right now I want to be a writer.
It's funny to read some of my favorite authors schlepping around typewriters in the 60's just to carry a story
I chuckle at the thought while I bang away on this wireless keyboard made by a company called Apple.
Where and when will you be when will you hear this NOW? Maybe tomorrow in your car, perhaps on the Red Line in years.
Right "Now", you are reading this in the future of when I wrote it, which is in a sense……. telepathy
If you think about it, I have never spoken a word to you nor have we meet, but somehow you know what I am saying
We are speaking to each other at this exact moment in my time, but also in your time, which is "Now" for both you and I.
Let's try this….
since you are hearing this in the vast future or should I say your "Now", you must be able to teleport yourself by "Now"?
Has Technology won over your dimension yet?…..What was that?
OH, OK, good.
What I ask of you is this,
teleport yourself to the left of my desk………. In front of the closet doors and I don't know, give me the piece symbol with your fingers.
OK, ready? On three…
1, 2. 3.
You are not here, Am I?
I motioned the two-finger sign to my new favorite bartender and she sent me down the poison and I drained it. I motioned another and another and I offered up a toast to honor my solitude on this lonely bar stool. "this is for always trying to get there and when you finally arrive, you don't know what the fuck to do".
No one cared.
One shoot, two shoots, three, four, five, a beer, six, a joint in the back with a cook on break. Seven, eight,
These people are vampires, so fake and uninteresting; they all try to be each other and never know who they are. Over analyzing every little detail. Making it all up as they go and they love it. they even, beg for more.
Wallet, phone, watch…check.
I did my best to hold it back last night. But what the fuck happened?
Snap shot:
The shutter speed is amazingly slow but I believe I just made out a bon fire.
Muddy details:
Did I burn myself?
No, I don't think so.
Snap shot:
The shutter speed is slowly improving.
Muddy details:
What did I get at the store? What store was this?
Snap shot:
I reach over to rewind the tape. Then hit play "Yeah, suck it in man, suck it deep…. eyes wide… hold your breathe. Compose yourself god damn it. You know the stink oozes from you. "
The rest of the tape was inaudible, the microphone may have been jammed into my pocket or just covered in the stink.
She wouldn't let me in the bar even though I showed her my tattoo
eat brownies,
eat shrooms,
walk back to the redline
stop to take a picture of my work building up and close just for prosperity
get on train,
stick figure was is grinding to life in my ear buds,
I tell everyone that they are all slaves to their devices
everyone was on a device but I wasn't…I had it in my ears 🙂
get off a Davis square because someone is surely on to me
walk around Davis square just a bit to sober up
a bit turned into missing the last train
walked in a four block circles for hours
tried to use google maps but wasn't happening
found a backyard patio in a fenced in area to rest
tilted my Sox cap over my face an watch the patterns dance behind my eyelids
woke up around 4am and walked to alewife
got in my car drove home
woke up at 8 and went back to work


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The Room Is Finally Finished
Finally man…. I tell you, it takes 2 full days to paint a room properly and clear out the junk. I only had 2 weekend nights so I think I did a pretty good job.
Some of you wanted to see the pics of the room..so here they are 😀
I really need to fix my digi camera!
My ceiling still has the glow in the dark stars from my childhood…haha i didnt have enough paint la so left the ceiling alone for a while.
Sadly..i still have a pile of clutter in the corner to make "zen"..I really got A LOT of crap that needs to either be stored or thrown. And this is consider 3/4 thrown away already 😦
Comments4 Responses to "The Room Is Finally Finished"
looking good 🙂
hello Miss Anto,
Looks like you've been quite industrious. Very nice indeed 😀


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Patient whose kidney function is less than 10% means that they are in uremia stage. Patients commonly choose dialysis to maintain life, but with long time dialysis that patients are commonly oliguria or no urine. This article will tell you how to improve urine volume.
Kidney function is less than 10% means that the kidney is damaged seriously. Kidney barely work that we need to eliminate the excess substance by other ways. For a longer and better life that we should take natural treatments to treat kidney disease. If patients have urine that there is a big hope to recover kidney function.
Medicated bath help eliminate the excess substance and improve kidney function.
Medicated bath is an external application with chinese herbal medicines, the purpose of putting chinese herbal medicines into hot water aims at repairing the diseased cells and tissues, removing the excess substance out, enhancing physical immunity. Patients need to lie in the bath with chinese herbal medicines, the active ingredients will penetrate inside blood through skin. Chinese herbal medicines help improve blood circulations, expend the blood vessels. Promote the metabolism through its anti inflammation, anti coagulation, degradation.
Medicated bath help the nutrients and oxygen to diseased cells and tissues, so it can help repair the diseased cells and diseased tissues. Patients will have a good sweat when they are in the bath, which are beneficial for the excess substance to be eliminated. After several times treatments, patients can have a good sleep, some obvious symptoms will disappear, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high creatinine level will reduce, urine volume will increase.
All the chinese herbal medicines used in Medicated bath come from nature, so patients do not worry about the side effects. It is also called natural treatment, so Medicated bath can help improve urine volume naturally whose kidney function is less than 10%.
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Originally posted on November 21, 2010 As we begin to prepare for Thanksgiving I wanted to talk a little about the difference between Thanksgiving and Praise.
Strong's Concordance defines thanksgiving as "being thankful at what God has done historically in your life". I will discuss more about this tomorrow.
Strong defines praise as the acknowledging of His perfections, works, benefits, and excellences. When you praise you are focusing on who He is. Praising Him for His excellence and giving Him admiration for His attributes.
Look at how David praised the Lord in Psalm 103:1-5 (NKJV).
Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.
Learning to praise Him activates the fullness He has for you and it begins to take the focus off of you and puts the focus on Him. Who He is in you. Praise doesn't require music; it requires an attitude of worship. Praise is a place where God can inhabit in you. Where He can dwell.
How do you praise Him?


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ELIPHALET EVERETT was born 3 Dec. 1757 in Sharon CT, son of EBENEZER EVERETT and LUCY MOULTON. He married RHODA PECK who was a descendant of the Massachusetts Peck and was a farmer. He lived for many years in Sharon (Ellsworth Society) CT. Later he moved to Watertown NY. On 3 March 1777 he enlisted as a private soldier for three years and in April 1778 was transferred to General Washington"s Life Guards and remained with them until 1780. Family tradition says he was for two years steward of Washington's military family. He died on 27 Mar. 1815 at 57 years and is buried in Brownville, Jefferson Co NY. Rhoda died on 2 June 1851 at 89 years and is also buried in Brownville. Rhoda was a descendant of Deacon William Peck of New Haven CT.
Children of Eliphalet Everett and Rhoda Peck:
2. AUSTIN EVERETT born Sharon CT 11 Dec 1797; When he was 21 he married 1st to HANNAH MOSS of Dorset VT in 1819. After Hannah died, he married MINERVA CRANDALL. She was the daughter of EZERIAH and MARTHA CRANDALL of Johnstown NY, born 16 Aug. 1809.
Children of Austin Everett:
HARRIET M. EVERETT; married VELORA W. SMILEY, son of FRANCIS SMILEY of Watertown on 17 Jan. 1849.
3. LAURA EVERETT born 19 Sept 1787; married HENRY HATCH (see below)
4. MARY EVERETT born 30 Jan 1796 and died 19 Sept 1867; married on 26 Dec 1819 to OLIVER BARTHOLOMEW; see Migrations No. 42 this site for additional information on Oliver Bartholomew
5. HAMPTON EVERETT; died 29 July 1863 at 62 years; buried Brownville.
LAURA EVERETT (LORAINA) was born 19 Sept 1787 in Sharon CT and was married on 18 Oct. 1806 to HENRY HATCH of Kent CT. They moved to Watertown NY in 1811. She died 4 Feb. 1882. Six of their children grew to maturity.
1. MARIA HATCH; married AMASA POWERS and lived in Hounsfield where she died.
2. MARY HATCH married 1st JESSE AYERS and 2nd ELISHA WAKEFIELD; she died in Watertown, Jefferson Co NY.
3. ABIAH HATCH married WILLIAM BROWN and lived in E. Arlington VT where she died
4. LAURA ANN HATCH married NATHAN COFFEEN of Watertown where she died
5. MAHALA HATCH married ABNER TREMAINE and lived in Watertown, Jefferson Co.
6. GEORGE WHITFIELD HATCH died in May 1903 in Watertown
Source: Oakes Vol. 2
WILLIAM P. CRANDALL was born 5 Sept. 1773 in Stonington CT and was one of 13 children of JARED CRANDALL, who for 18 years was a sea captain. William moved to Herkimer Co as a young man and then, with his brother Naboth, moved to Jefferson Co. by ox team in the autumn of 1800. He settled on a farm in Watertown and in April of the following year brought his family to their new home. He was a successful farmer. In 1795 he married CONTENT BARSTOW, daughter of ALPHEUS BARSTOW of Leyden MA, a member of the legislature when John Hancock was governor of the state, and a Miss Carter, his wife. William died in 1843 at 70 years. Content died in 1867 at 91 years, born 1776. William Crandall and Content Barstow were the parents of seven sons and one daughter:
1. WILLIAM CRANDALL; farmer in Jefferson Co and lived to 93 years.
2. ORINDA CRANDALL; married OLIVER WAY
JARED CRANDALL who died at five years
BARSTOW CRANDALL who was three when he died
JOHN CRANDALL; a farmer in Watertown
ISAAC CRANDALL; died at 27 years
REUBEN CRANDALL; lived as a farmer on the homestead and died 7 Sept 1889 at 72 years
JEREMIAH CRANDALL, son of WILLIAM P. and CONTENT CRANDALL was born 9 Jan. 1815 in Watertown. In 1868 he disposed of the property and became the owner of a farm in Rutland where he passed the remainder of his life. He married on 13 May 1836 to MALVINA BABCOCK, daughter of BECHUS and SALLY (BETTIS) BABCOCK of Copenhagen. She died 21 May 1877. Jeremiah died in 1902.
Children of Jeremiah Crandall and Malvina Babcock:
OCTAVIA CRANDALL born 6 Mar. 1837; married OLNEY STAPLIN, a farmer in Spirit Lake, Iowa
EUNICE CRANDALL born 24 Aug 1838; married M. H. ALLEN of Clifton Springs NY and died 7 Mar. 1901
CONTENT CRANDALL born 5 Sept 1841; married CHAUNCY BULL, a farmer of Lincoln Nebraska
IMOGEN CRANDALL who was born 13 April 1843; married SAMUEL WETMORE and lived Clifton Springs NY
JERRY W. CRANDALL born 29 July 1845. He married 10 Oct. 1878 to IDA KELLOGG and they had a son, ROSS CRANDALL, born 26 Mar. 1889.
IDA KELLOGG CRANDALL was a lineal descendant of Lt. JOSEPH KELLOGG who was born in Scotland c 1627 and in 1662 emigrated to America where they settled in Hadley MA. Several generations later, FRANKLIN KELLOGG was born in Westfield MA and moved to Jefferson Co where he became a farmer in Rutland. He married MALBINA STAPLIN, a direct descendatn of ISAAC STAPLIN, who at the time of the Revolution came with the British army to this country and then became an American citizen. FRANKLIN AND MALBINA STAPLIN were the parents of IDA STAPLIN who was born 18 Jan. 1855 in Turin, Lewis Co NY, and married Jerry W. Crandall, above. Ida was a member of the DAR.
Source: Oakes Vol. 2 and Child's
POLLY BABCOCK was born in Stonington CT on 22 April 1778 and died in North Adams NY in Aug. 1858. She married at Berne, Albany Co NY on 21 Sept 1800 to REV. ELISHA MORGAN who was born in Lyme CT on 13 June 1779 and died 30 Oct. 1866. She was the daughter of DAVID BABCOCK and MARY HINCKLEY. Rev. Elisha Morgan was a Baptist minister and farmer; he preached in Jefferson Co NY for more than 50 years. Polly wrote religious rhymes.
Children of Polly Babcock and Elisha Morgan:
LUCY MORGAN born 31 Jan 1804; died same day
ELIJAH W. MORGAN born 15 May 1805; married LUCY STOWE. He moved to Ann Arbor, MI where he practiced law and died at about 86 years. His wife survived him.
DAVID HENRY MORGAN born 31 May 1807; died 4 Sept. 1874; married ELIZABETH MERRICK. He lived in Illinois.
LUCY CELIA MORGAN born 22 June 1811; died Kalamazoo MI on 14 June 1900 married at N. Adams NY on 23 May 1835 to LOVETT EAMES. He was born in Rutland NY on 22 Sept 1810 and died Kalamazoo MI on 6 Sept 1863, son of DANIEL EAMES of Rutland, Jefferson Co., NY and MOLLY WRIGHT.
Children of Lucy Morgan and Lovett Eames:
a. ELISHA D. EAMES born 23 May 1836; resided Watertown NY; married 18 June 1862 to MARY ROBINSON. He died Watertown 1 July 1898
b. LUCIA AUGUSTA EAMES born 7 June 1841; married HENRY F. BLOUNT
c. FREDERICK WILLIAM EAMES born 10 Nov. 1843; died Watertown NY on 20 April 1883
d. ALFRED EAMES born 6 Feb. 1846; married 28 July 1873 to HARRIET CASE
e. JUDSON EAMES born 18 May 1848; died 15 Dec. 1857
f. GARDNER T. EAMES born 10 Mar 1851; resided Cincinnati OH; married 1 June 1881 to FANNIE VINTON
g. CHARLES BRIDGE EAMES born 8 June 1853; resided St. Louis MO; married MARY SCHMUCKER
h. ELLEN DORCAS EAMES born 22 Sept 1854; resided Chicago IL; married Kalamazoo MI in Dec. 1873 to CHRISTIAN DE GRAFF.
Source: Babcock Fam. Geneal.
ALBERT BABCOCK, son of CHARLES and TACY (LANGWORTHY) BABCOCK, was born in Brookfield NY 6 July 1814 and died at Adams Center NY on 8 May 1884. He married at Verona NY on 20 Feb. 1845 to SOPHRONIA O. GREEN, daughter of CALEB and SUSAN (WILLIAMS) GREEN, born 14 Feb. 1816 and died at Adams Center on 7 Mar. 1890. Albert was a merchant and later owned a flour mill at Rome NY which was destroyed by fire.
Children of Albert Babcock and Sophronia Green:
CHARLES BABCOCK born 1846 Brookfield; resided Adams Center NY; marred at Adams Center to ELLA WILLIAMS
HAMILTON BABCOCK born 1848 in Brookfield; resided in Watertown NY; marred at Lee, NY to NELLIE PUTNAM or Putman
ORLETTA A. BABCOCK born 18 July 1849; married ORVILLE POTTER
MARY A. BABCOCK born 30 July 1853 to MORRIS MERRIMAN
GEORGE N. BABCOCK born Verona in 1855; died Verona
IRVING BABCOCK born Verona 1858
Source: Babcock Genealogy
PARDON BABCOCK was the son of RUSSEL and LUCINDA (MAXSON) BABCOCK, born 21 Oct. 1820 and died Watertown NY on 30 Dec. 1895. He married on 2 Feb. 1843 to CLARISSA BENJAMIN who was born 20 Oct. 1820 and died S. Brookfield NY on 23 Feb. 1896.
Children of Pardon Babock and Clarissa Benjamin:
FRANCES V. BABCOCK born Adams Center on 22 July 1844; resided Chicago Heights; married 1st at Adams Center on 8 July 1862 to STILLMAN WHITFORD, son of MAXSON WHITFORD and 2nd to MR. AMELSBURY. Died Farina IL
LIZZIE M. BABCOCK born 20 Aug. 1860; married CORYDON L. MAXSON
Source: Babcock Geneal.
JAMES BABCOCK, son of TIMOTHY BABCOCK and THANKFUL READ, was born at the old Babcock homestead in N. Stonington CT on 5 July 1770 and died in Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY in 1854. He married 1st at N. Stonington on 15 May 1791 to SARAH BUDLONG of Voluntown; she died Sherburne NY on 24 Feb. 1809. He married 2nd on 10 Dec. 1809 to DOLLY SCOTT who died 10 Sept. 1814 and 3rd at Hamilton NY on 8 Feb. 1815 to PRUDENCE WATERS who died at Sherburne NY on 27 Dec. 1825. He married 4th at Sherburne on 5 Nov. 1826 to LOIS HIBBARD who died in Alexandria, Jefferson Co NY in 1845. On 23 Feb. 1793 James sold his interest in his father's estate to his brother-in-law, STANTON CAMPBELL. In about 1798 he moved from N. Stonington CT to Sherburne NY., then from Sherburne to Hamilton NY about 1811 and then back to Sherburne; then to Alexandria where several of his children were living in 1832.
Children of James Babcock and his first wife:
SARAH BABCOCK born 4 July 1792 married___Bradshaw; lived and died in Michigan
DANIEL BABCOCK born 14 July 1794; married HARRIET PAGE
LYDIA BABCOCK born 2 May 1797; married HORACE CRAINE
NANCY BABOCK born 28 April 1799; married___PARMETER
POLLY BABCOCK born 5 May 1801; married WILLIAM HOLMES
RECTINA BABCOCK born 9 May 1803; married SOLOMON PORTER
RHODES BABCOCK; born 30 April 1805; married MELISSA THORN
JOSEPH BABCOCK born 13 May 1807; died Alexandria 27 July 1871; married EXPERIENCE GEORGE, daughter of PAGE GEORGE of Alexandria
PHILENA BABOCK born 18 Feb. 1809; married___DONNING
Children by third wife:
ORRA MARIA BABCOCK born 21 Nov. 1815; died Hamilton NY 4 May 1877; married___Collins
ORA BABCOCK born 16 June 1817; married CATHERINE DEROSIE
ORRIN BABCOCK born 6 April 1819; married ELMIRA BABCOCK
Source: Babcock Geneal.
DANIEL BABCOCK was the son of JAMES BABCOCK and SARAH BUDLONG. He was born in N. Stonington CT on 14 July 1794 and died in Alexandria, Jefferson Co NY on 26 Aug. 1875. He married HARRIET PAGE, daughter of GEORGE PAGE and died 2 Oct. 1872 at 72 years. Daniel and his sister, Polly, were the first Babock family to settle in Alexandria NY
Children of Daniel Babcock and Harriet Page:
ANGELINE BABCOCK born 16 Dec. 1821; married JOHN P. HIBBARD
THANKFUL BABCOCK born 29 Dec. 1823; married WILLIAM H. CURTIS
ELMIRA BABCOCK married ORIN BABCOCK
Source: Babcock Geneal.
POLLY BABCOCK, daughter of JAMES BABCOCK and SARAH BUDLONG, was born in Sherburne NY on 5 May 1801. She died in Alexandria, Jefferson Co NY on 26 July 1884. She married in Dec. 1822 to WILLIAM HOLMES who was born 19 Oct. 1787 and died Alexandria on 26 April 1866. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was wounded in the battle of Queenstown Heights. They settled in 1822 in Alexandria.
Children of Polly Babcock and William Holmes born in Alexandria:
SARAH B. HOLMES born 13 Sept. 1826; married JOHN BURDICK
LOIS B. HOLMES born 28 June 1828; married 26 Dec. 1848 to DANIEL REYNOLS – ten children
MARYE E. HOLMES born 15 Sept 1831; married DANIEL EBBLIE
HARRIET E. HOLMES born 27 Nov. 1839; married 31 Dec. 1839 to ZERA WAKEFIELD. They lived in Watertown and had seven children, all of whom died but one, IDA WAKEFIELD, who married WALLER WOODWARD and lived at Great Bend, NY.
Source: Babcock Geneal.
ORA BABCOCK was the son of JAMES BABOCK and PRUDENCE WALTERS, born 16 June 1817; died Marquette MI; he married at Alexandria, Jefferson Co. to CATHERINE DEROSIE. He was a soldier in the Civil War.
ORRIN BABCOCK, brother of Ora, was born in Hamilton NY on 6 April 1819 and died in Alexandria, Jefferson Co on 7 April 1883. He married ELMIRA BABCOCK, daughter of his half-brother DANIEL. After the Civil War, Orrine moved to Alexandria, Jefferson Co NY.
Source: Babcock Geneal.
GEORGE R. BEAN moved with his parents from Otsego Co when he was about two, to the city of Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY. He was educated in the public schools and entered the service of Dexter & Herrick who were in the flour and feed business. George worked for the company for 17 years. In 1885 he opened his own business which continued for nine years. The firm operated the only electric mill in the county, and ground everything except wheat. Five to ten men were employed at the mill. George married in Jul 1877 to MYRA NELSON of Pulaski NY.
Source: Emerson-Our Co and Its People
PETER BERGEVIN was a native of Canada and was born 9 Dec. 1842. His parents moved to Watertown in 1850 but remained only a month. Peter then moved to the town of Rutland where he was engaged in farming until 1874 and then returned to Watertown and established a livery business. In November 1871 he married JOSEPHINE BECKER of Natural Bridge NY. Peter was a member of the GAR having served in Co. A., 10th Regiment of the NY Vols.
Source: Emerson-Our Co and Its People
FRANK H. BUSH was born at Philadelphia NY on 27 Sept. 1859. After leaving school he served an apprenticeship at the painter's trade and was employed in that field for 13 years. In 1895 he bought an interest in his brother's grocery business under the name of F. V. Bush & Co. where he contined to work. Frank married on 10 Jan. 1882 to ROSA B. GIEGERICH of Watertown and they had a daughter, MILDRED BUSH.
Source: Emerson-Our Co and Its People
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Junction 2
Boston Manor Park, London
A TECHNO festival under the M4 motorway may sound unconventional, but it's actually a nod to Britain's illegal rave tradition of the 1980s and '90s, when DJs were forced to perform in all manner of out-of-the-way places.
Junction 2 seeks to recapture that vibe, does so remarkably well and its Bridge Stage, hosted by Adam Beyer's Drumcode label, has garnered legendary status. The stage has always hosted the big man himself alongside other techno heavyweights, from Carl Craig to Ben Klock.
This year it's Carl Cox, who for the first time ever performs a back-to-back set with Beyer. Cox, who has always defied the looking-cool DJ persona, is grinning from ear to ear while making the odd shout out to the crowd. Their set, amid some impressive lasers at the back of the stage, is one to remember.
Another major highlight, and it's a shame her set clashed with the headliners, is Russian DJ Nina Kraviz. She performs at the huge outside arena The Hex and the techno goddess's set is impressive enough to even pull people away from Cox and Beyer.
Elsewhere, The Woods stage, on the small side for the crowds it pulls, hosts the likes of Joy Orbison, while The Warehouse tent — think Glastonbury festival's Block 9 but without the Tube train smashing through the fifth floor — features, among others, Berlin's Len Faki and a great three-way set from LSD (Luke Slater, Steve Bicknell and Dave Sumner aka Function), and The Pavilion has a six-hour set with Dixon and Ame.
All in all, this is arguably the best techno festival in London — Junction 2 is the one to beat.
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Metamorf's a....climate skeptic?!? Wow. You really want to upset the Crooked Timber frat boys ...proclaim your doubts of AGW and Al Gore/IPCC. They'll probably ..ban you, curse you, take you off the CT par-tay A-list. (as they did me a few years ago). That loud hack Puchalsky starts frothing at the mouth when anyone dares to question the authority of big Al Gore.ReplyDelete
Having read a bit of material on the topic over the last few years I'm fairly convinced temperatures have increased slightly over last few decades--tho' reliability of the data an issue the AGW fanatics overlook. GHG probably had something to do with it--yet I don't think that means approving of Al Gore's alarmism or the IPCC's spin. The man-made CO2 to warming claim especially seems a bit tenuous. That said, I favor some of the measures taken against the petroleum and coal corporations.
Temps have actually been cooler over last decade as well. There are other signs..the ice-melt ratio, droughts, and supposedly some ocean rising--yet I don't think it's as much as an emergency as the Gore-bots or Camerons claim (I wouldn't pay hard earned shekels to see his latest space-cartoon).
I'm a kind of a "climate skeptic" I guess, but mainly just skeptical, as you are, of much of the hyperventilating over it (and I've already upset the CT "frat boys" a few times about that).ReplyDelete
Here's the start of a three post series that I put together a while back on it.
You're correct on the uncertainty of some aspects of AGW (such as the man-made CO2 claims)--that's not necessarily in the skeptics' favor, though it does suggest Gore's approach was premature. He certainly sounded confident that all of his models (and those of the IPCC) were the "facts" when that wasn't the case exactly. Mann the hockey stick guy has been charged with bias as well. However I do think that the facts support the basic claim about warming --not sure what that really implies. Is it man made or not? Mostly or only in part? The AGW people made it seem like everything had been confirmed when that wasn't the case (ie the time lags, etc): at times CO2 increased greatly (30s and 40s, due to industry, etc) with no corresponding increase in temps (as leftist fiend Alex Cockburn noted...another writer detested by the CTsters). Even if the IPCC models turn out mostly accurate, it was bad science. And if they are not completely accurate...millions (if not billions) have been thrown away.ReplyDelete


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He writes in Jay P. Greene's blog an article challenging Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's claims that CCSS will not affect curriculum. From Constructive Criticism for Common Core Constructivism Deniers:
In a recent Twitter exchange, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education informed me that the CCSS don't "tell teachers how to teach." This is a phrase that has been echoing across the country as the Common Core has come under attack from the left and the right.
The fact is that curriculum standards don't tell teachers how to teach in the same way that a high jump bar doesn't tell a jumper how to jump. You could theoretically jump over a high jump bar in whatever way you would like; but because of how the jump is structured there is a clear advantage to doing the old Fosbury Flop.Read more here.
It is clear from documents on the Common Core website and from the discourse throughout the country that these new standards encourage constructivist teaching practices. Take for example these two quotes from a Key Points in Common Core Math document.
Common Core developers themselves are saying that traditional methods of math instruction aren't working and students should be learning through "hands on learning." It is reasonable to assume the tests will likely favor constructivist teaching practices.
- The standards stress not only procedural skill but also conceptual understanding, to make sure students are learning and absorbing the critical information they need to succeed at higher levels ‐ rather than the current practices by which many students learn enough to get by on the next test, but forget it shortly thereafter, only to review again the following year.
- Having built a strong foundation K‐5, students can do hands on learning in geometry, algebra and probability and statistics. Students who have completed 7th grade and mastered the content and skills through the 7th grade will be well‐ prepared for algebra in grade 8.
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James V. Shuls Wonder how DESE will spin that tweet?
@ericalayne @MOEducation Me: "Where does the curriculum come from?" Principal: "Common Core State Standards" Direct quote


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According to the latest reports from 9to5mac, the upcoming Apple gadgets which are planned to launch at it's March event will be available Online as well as Retail Stores starting from March 18th. The new flagship devices that are going to entertain users are the 4-inch iPhone and iPad Air 3. It's been a while since the company has released a full version iPad model.
Rumors say that the unveiling process would be on March 15th, but it is not made official yet by Apple. The information gathered explains that the schedule could change again at any time. Usually the time gap between all device launches and sale period takes minimum of two weeks time. But this time the company must sure has come up with some brilliant plans.
iPhone 5se is designed as a mashup of both iPhone 5s and iPhone 6s. The beauty of 5s model and enhanced features of later version are mixed up in making this wonderful smartphone. It looks almost like 5s in design with a change of curved edges like we saw in the latest released mobile 6s. For better performance, 5se has internal A9 and M9 processors chips.
Many new features that are introduced in the iPhone 6s can now be experienced on this 4 inch one. Like NFC support for Apple Pay, Always-on Siri and the ability to take Live Photos. At first the name was decided as 6c as in extended version for 6, but later changed to 5se as it features most of the 2013's flagship device.
Since iPad Air 2 came in 2014, there was no full length iPad released by Apple. So iPad Air 3 will surely excites most users. At the company's March event along with these two gadgets, multi-colored Watch bands and latest OS versions for iOS, OS X, tvOS and watchOS are said to be released.


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Friends are important. It has often been said that," no man can live like an island". As our population increases in size, this is becoming increasingly true. A person will have trouble coping with society without friends.
Friends should not be confused(困惑的) with acquaintances. Acquaintances are people whom you may see often. But, you could never share weal(幸福) and woe(悲哀) with an acquaintance. Acquaintance are usually with you for what they can get. Maybe, they like to be with you because you are popular. People usually have few friends and many acquaintances.
Friends are always there when you need them. They are dependable(可靠的) and responsible(需负责任的) they share your sorrow(悲痛) and happiness. They are not interested in what they can get from you. They influence your development, maturity(完善) and sense of responsibility. They also warn you when you are in danger of doing wrongly. Yes, friends are wonderful. It is nice to enjoy the warmth radiating(散发) form good friends.
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I have a new term - Broodband. I am brooding. I have waited a long time for broadband to come to my rurual idyll in Wexford. I use a satellite service that is slow and expensive - really slow and really expensive. My fault for living in the countryside I guess. How dare I.
Recently, I have had some cause for optimism. I met the Chairman elect of eircom, Pierre Danon and he seems like a man that means business. Will this mean ubiquitous broadband? Chink of light says it might. Then I hear that Sky might be rolling out a broadband service and I have Sky TV - excellent.
And then the brooding. Tony O'Reilly being interviewed on radio saying that people did not understand broadband and that eircom had perfomred more than adequately in provision of broadband. Lord! You can follow the comments over on the Irish Internet Association's blog.
Then more brooding. A letter from Sky saying that due to incompatibilities in the Irish phone system Sky would not be able to roll out there service here, yet. Like they didn't know this before? But they did over a special on HD and Sky Plus as a consolation. I do not want a consolation I want BROADBAND and I WANT IT NOW.
Some schmissem of hope, met with Senator Shane Ross - now, he is a politician I could work with. He seems genuinely concerned with the issues and looks like he might raise the profile of the problem. Let's see.
Now, I am off for a long brood during a walk with my little dog Sputnik. My satellite has just passed overhead anyhow, so I have missed my emailing window for another 28 minutes. Ho Hum.


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More and more Australians understand property investment can be a fast track to financial freedom, but it's the 'how' they struggle with.
There's so much to think about. What's the best age to start? What makes one property a better investment than another? Is it a good idea to refinance the family home to fund an investment?
Danelle Hunter, Managing Director of Biggin & Scott Knox, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, shares her top tips for getting started in the property investment game.
First of all, Hunter says age is irrelevant.
"(When to start) all depends on employment status and savings, but to young ones, I would say start saving as soon as you have a job," she says.
"If you have your own home, only pay the minimum repayments and save any extra money. There is no ideal age," she says.
Hunter's next tip is to do homework – and lots of it.
"Research everything carefully before deciding on an area and if you want to develop or purchase for investment. You want to invest in an area that will increase in value," Hunter says.
She also advises to look closely at the rental return, which is the amount earned from renting out the property.
"Rental returns differ and you will want a high return, so look at what (a property has) leased for in the past – and not what was advertised for. Spending a lot of money and then getting a low rental return is a common mistake," she says.
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The Korean Community of Philadelphia Church is a new developing
church which uses a House church that enables non-Christians to
feel at home.
House church is a church that meets in a home. October, 2003,
at present time, the Korean Community of Philadelphia Church is
an example of a House church because it is made up of just the pastor's
family. However, when the family members increase through evangelism,
the house church will separate into two house churches. Eventually,
in the Korean Community of Philadelphia Church, all house churches
will exist in the shape of a new developing church. Every Friday,
each house church will have a meeting (worship) in a respective
house. On Sunday, all house church members will gather together
and worship.
A House church meeting creates an environment whereby all can
know that one soul is more precious than the universe. Such preciousness
of a soul does not lie on the effectiveness he or she has on the
world. Rather, the true reason lie on the fact that he or she calls
God, who is more precious than the whole universe, "Abba, Father."
A House church brings non-Christians through natural relationships
that are established with neighbors. The non-Christians, in observing
and experiencing sincere sharing among the house church members,
they are able to open their heart toward God. Then, these non-Christians
who have opened their heart will experience the truth about their
relationship with God and with their neighbors through the Bible
study, "Living life" run by the Korean Community of Philadelphia
Church. In result, they will accept Christ as their Savior, be baptized
and become a part of the family in faith.
As a new member of the family in faith, they will continually experience
through House church meetings a life of obedience and service for
salvation of souls. Such repeated experiences will again raise them
up as people of service so that they may become like Jesus Christ.
1. House church ministry
House church will assume all church's ministry. In other words,
House church will be responsible for worship, fellowship, service
and mission as an independent new church.
2. Examples of House church
Some examples are New Testament churches (Romans 16:3-5, 14, 15/Colossian
5:15) and House church in China. Also many churches in both Korea
and U.S. are changing to House church.
3. Reasons why we need House church
1) So church members may become one family
2) So all church members can act as a part of the body of Christ
3) So all church members can participate in evangelism


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Pramerica Systems Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S.-headquartered Prudential Financial, Inc., today opened a new €42 million campus in Letterkenny, continuing its long-term commitment to County Donegal. Opening with just 8 employees in 2000, Pramerica has grown to become the largest employer in the northwest region with more than 1,500 people on staff.
The new 130,000-square-foot campus features green technologies for electricity generation and rainfall harvesting. It has parking for more than 1,000 vehicles, landscaped and green areas for staff recreation and many other amenities. Pramerica was established in Letterkenny 17 years ago, and provides a wide range of technology and business services and solutions to Prudential.
"This investment underscores our commitment to the Letterkenny community and to Ireland," said Barbara Koster, senior vice president and chief information officer, who was on site for the opening. "This new campus ensures that the immensely talented people who work here have every resource they need to provide excellent service to the customers they support. The exceptional community backing we enjoy here only adds to the success."
Construction took a year, was one of the largest construction projects in the country and employed more than 220 local tradespeople.
During her visit, Koster will be recognized as a recipient of the Tip O'Neill Irish Diaspora Award for her professional achievements and support for Ireland. O'Neill was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, and his maternal grandparents were from Donegal.
Pramerica will donate €10,000 to the local Special Olympics to coincide with the opening, continuing a tradition that it started when the first office opened in 2000.
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Another problem she faces is the OF-109 form, which every State Department employee is required to sign upon departure from their job, certifying that they have turned over all work-related documents and communications, including email. So did she sign it, and hold on to the work material for nearly two more years, or did she get a pass on signing it? Either way, this would apparently be a violation of a law, or at least a State Department policy. So far, Hillary is refusing to answer that one, as is the State Department.READ MORE
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Sleep paralysis is the term used to describe a state of paralysis that grips the body usually shortly after waking, but occasionally before falling asleep. Scientifically it is thought to be a part of the natural sleep cycle known as 'REM' (rapid eye movement). The human body excretes hormones into the blood-stream whilst sleeping in order to limit locomotion, i.e. to stop you getting up and wandering around in the night (a lack of this hormone is thought to be the cause of sleep walking, etc.). Sleep paralysis is thought to occur when the brain awakes but the body is still under the influence of these enzymes. These episodes are often accompanied by nightmarish hallucinations, and a heightened sense of helplessness and fear.
This condition is well documented and is often connected with the paranormal, in Vietnam it is known as 'Ma De - held down by a ghost', in China it is known as 'Pinyin - body pressured by a ghost', in Iceland it is known as 'Mara - Devil sitting on your chest trying to suffocate you', and so on, around the globe this condition is believed by many to be associated with some form of ghostly/demonic attack upon the soul. And you never know, scientists have been known to be wrong before...
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