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Adapted slightly from Oh She Glows. We loved this, and it kept in the fridge for a few days. 🙂
Yield: 2 cups
- 1/2 large avocado, frozen (flesh only)
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 tbsp raw cacao powder or cocoa powder
- 2 medjool dates, pitted (soak in water for 10 minutes first)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- pinch of fine grain sea salt
- 3-4 ice cubes, add until very cold
Read more: http://ohsheglows.com/2012/05/07/crazy-woman-chocolate-blender-pudding/#ixzz3KsomLBPL
3 cups blanched almond flour
4 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup honey
2 ripe bananas
2 cups shredded, unpeeled zucchini
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Place the wet ingredients in a bowl and mash or mix together.
Slowly add the dry ingredients.
Spoon the batter into 1 large cake pan. You can also use this batter to make muffins.
Bake for 30 minutes until the middle is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
From MyWholeFoodLife. We loved these and froze a bunch!
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
- 3/4 cup blueberries (I used fresh, but frozen might work too)
- 8 medjool dates (pits removed)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- In a food processor, combine the cashews, oats, vanilla and sea salt. Pulse for 1 minute.
- Then add in the blueberries, dates and lemon zest and pulse for another minute or two until everything looks well combined.
- Roll into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Stick in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up.
These bites should last in the fridge for at least 4 days. You can freeze them for longer storage. Enjoy!
Read more at http://mywholefoodlife.com/2014/06/22/blueberry-muffin-bites/#xiq6htoPDXP5RzxX.99
1 cup muesli mix (I use Bob's Red Mill. You could also do just oatmeal probably, though it would be less exciting)
¼ to ½ cup chocolate chips
½ to ¾ cup peanut or almond butter
¼ to ½ cup chia seeds (flax meal or protein powder would probably work, too)
1 tsp vanilla
Honey to taste
Then mix together, form into balls, and wrap in plastic. If the dough isn't sticking together, add more PB or honey.
Filed under: breakfast, Health, main course, Sunday, weeknight
Our friend made this for us–it is delightful. Tastes delicious but also healthy. I plan to make several and freeze them.
¼ cups shredded parmesan cheese
- Preheat your oven to 375.
- Spray a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick spray. Layer the potato rounds on the bottom and sides of the pan – note that you probably won't fill in every crack with potato and that's OK. Bake the potatoes in the oven for about 10 minutes until they start to look a little translucent; set aside while you finish the rest of the prep.
- In a large bowl whisk together the eggs and milk until smooth. Add in the seasonings and whisk until well-combined. When the potatoes are done par-baking layer the spinach on top of the potatoes and the cheese on top of the spinach.
- Gently pour the egg mixture over the top, being sure to redistribute the cheese as needed to make it all even. Layer the tomatoes on top of the egg mixture.
- Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes until the middle is no longer jiggly. Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese and broil just until the cheese on top is brown and bubbly. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving. Devour!
Adapted from Oh She Glows! I ate this plain and also served over overnight oats. Loved it! Any fruit should work.
- 6 large apples, peeled and diced
- 1.5 cups 100% pure apple juice
- 4 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon or other spices
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
I've been trying to get down some extra chia lately, but I don't always feel like sprinkling it on a salad. Instead, I've been mixing it with a few cups of water and a squeeze of lemon juice. If you need it sweetened, add sweetener of choice. I usually use 4 tablespoons of chia, then mix all ingredients together. I used a quart size jar. Set jar on its side, shaking occasionally. Chia should be mixed in. Drink like normal water! If it is too gelatinous, add more water.


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Started from the bottom now we're here: The Gbenga Artsmith Story.
16 Jan
Story-story? (Story…)
Once upon a time? (Time-time!)
There was once a place that used to be Gbenga Artsmith's workshop (the picture above was taken in 2015 in the said workshop). I started Gbenga Artsmith in 2008 and for 7 years the veranda of my father's villa was my workshop. As my business grew, my dad was magnanimous enough to relocate his Prado Jeep from his car porch to the side of our garden so I could extend my use of the veranda to his car porch. Almost everywhere in the house was my storage room- my dad's wine cellar, the lobby, the courtyard, my room and at some point I even started 'competing' for space with my sister teethreads who had converted my dad's private study room to her workshop (power of supportive parents).
Three years after, I run two jewelry studios in highbrow areas of Lagos- Opebi and Lekki phase 1 to be specific. Not just that, I am now touted as West Africa's most renowned male jeweller. All from a small beginning..
What I had was enough to take me to where I wanted to be. Brethren, stop waiting for perfect conditions; start with what you have where you are. What you have is enough to take you to where you are going!


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Sunday 3rd March 2019
Join me at Newcastle Gurdwara (Cottanham Street NE4 5QU) For Sadhana
5am start 😉
Sadhana is a 2.5 hour spiritual practice."
Sadhana means daily spiritual practice. It is the foundation of all spiritual endeavor. Sadhana is your personal, individual spiritual effort. It is the main tool you use to work on yourself to achieve the purpose of life. It can be done alone or in a group. Sadhana is whatever you do consistently to clear your own consciousness so you can relate to the infinity within you. Before you face the world each day, do yourself a favor—tune up your nervous system and attune yourself to your highest inner self. To cover all your bases, it will include exercise, meditation, and prayer.
During what are called the "ambrosial hours" (the two and a half hours just before sunrise), when the sun is at a sixty-degree angle to the Earth, the energy you put into your sadhana gets maximum results. Your world is quieter. It's easier to meditate and concentrate before the hustle and bustle of the day begins. If you absolutely cannot get up early in the morning to do sadhana, then do it some other time! Doing sadhana at any time of the day or night will benefit you.
Develop a regular sadhana and you take control of your life. Develop a deep sadhana and you open the doors of experience. Commit to meet your higher Self each morning and your decisions and your life become original; your life will bear the signature of your soul; your radiance will express the meaningful intimacy of the Infinite in each moment. Immerse yourself in the joy of victory that comes from starting each day with a powerful sadhana and every challenge becomes opportunity. (www.www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/sadhana)
Begin wake-up and preparation for sadhana.
Optional recitation of JapJi Sahib.
Tune in with the three repetitions of Adi Mantra, Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo.
Kundalini Yoga Kriya for 25 – 45 minutes.
Deep relaxation.
The Aquarian Sadhana Mantra Meditations for 62 minutes.
Contemplative Moments/Prayer.
Optional Hukam, or reading, from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib which contains a written form of the Shabd Guru.
Here is a version of the Japji if you would like to practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuAPRAydzqg


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Adopting a traditional approach of large room with glass walls, GHD faced the problem of room acoustics and speech intelligibility affecting the clarity of video conferencing and meetings.
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Dinner Party Catering Seddon West Vic
8 Insider Tips For Selecting the Right Dinner Party Catering Service In Seddon West
When it comes to the important things that can make or break an occasion, few are as important as the quality, taste and look of the food and drinks you serve. A lot is riding on your choice which caterer to employ, and if you believe this decision actually isn't that crucial, look at it by doing this, incredible catering can rescue an event that's on the rocks, but bad catering will usually send visitors to the doors.
In addition, since catering is typically the # 1 or # 2 line-item cost for the majority of occasions, the catering service you pick is also a considerable budgetary choice and can influence how much money you have left over to invest in other areas depending on food costs and amounts.
Add in the fact that catering services can differ dramatically in their prices and the types of meals and services they offer, and the process of choosing a catering service can figuratively and literally seem like you are comparing apples to oranges.
# 1 Responsiveness And Individual Interest In Your Requirements
Of all the event and catering professionals we talked with, this showed up over and over and over again, primarily since how responsive and interested a catering service is throughout your preliminary discussions is indicative of how they will perform during the length of their contract with you (and more on contracts later on).
A prospective caterer should be finding out as much as they can about you in your first few discussions with them, so you need to expect them to be talking and asking questions about 20% of the time and you providing responses and detailing your requirements about 80% of the time.
# 2 Ability To Manage Your Particular Type of Event In Seddon West 3011
Not every catering service is perfect or every type of occasion, and numerous catering services themselves honestly admit this.
So when interviewing your Seddon West catering services (and you should speak to a minimum of 3 caterers for any occasion with a reasonable spending plan), you have to specify about the kind of occasion you are preparing and the kind of food and/or presentation you are anticipating. Otherwise, you may wind up choosing a catering service who merely isn't really a good suitable for the type or style of your event.
Practically every catering service has a standard menu or menus to choose from, and many do offer some level of built-in versatility to adjust these menus to your particular needs by substituting specific items and/or tailoring others.
However, the standout caterers will exceed standardized menu choices and want to create incredible fare that matches much more particular theme and dietary requirements.
# 3 Desire To Supply Tastings
How will you ever know exactly what a catering service can do unless you sample their goods? And more specifically, how will you understand what the menu items you are thinking about will taste like unless you specifically attempt them?
Some people avoid asking to sample the particular items they want for their occasion since it appears like a hassle for the catering service, however it is standard to ask for a sampling of exactly what you are meaning to order prior to you sign on the dotted line.
In addition, you can ask for wine parings for these tastings if they are appropriate for your event (once again, be prepared to pay a cost, it's a small cost to pay to ensure you pick the best caterer). When you are tasting the food, also attend to how it exists, as any catering service who takes the time to correctly show a sample will most likely be most likely to make that sort of effort on your occasion day.
Are you an event supervisor who needs to manage catering information, spending plans and projects?
Or are you a caterer who has to track propositions, invoices, meal selections, stock and other customer details?
# 4 Familiarity With The Venue
You may remain in for a surprise if you hire a BBQ take-out joint to cater an official ballroom charity event. Or if you choose a high-end corporate event catering service to serve a barn wedding. Why? Since these catering services might not be accustomed to preparing and serving food in such a setting.
This can get even more particular depending upon constraints of the location itself, like when it comes to museums and historical sites.
Even more standard venues can also have limitations that catering services should follow, like specific setup standards or disposal constraints for waste food and water, so having a catering service that recognizes with a venue's guidelines can potentially save you great deals of hassle on occasion day.
# 5 Complete Explanation Of Services/Goods Promised In The Contract
The caterer's contract ought to clearly spell out exactly what food, beverages and services the caterer will be offering on the designated day( s). Additionally, it ought to secure you from non-performance as much as it safeguards the caterer from non-payment/default, so you might wish to consider having a lawyer} take a look at it before you sign it.
Every detail ought to be consisted of in the contract, consisted of selected menus, variety of servings and/or people to be served, beverage/bar service details (if suitable) and all pricing and additional services.
No catering service in Seddon West with a shred of self-respect and scruples participates in an agreement with plans to bail at the last minute, however you have to make certain there is a cancellation stipulation in your agreement simply in case your caterer has to cancel.
You don't wish to be left without recourse with only days or hours before your event, so simply make certain cancellation procedures and charges remain in place so you do have a backup strategy.
# 6 Recommendations You Can Call and Talk To
Obviously you will need to check up on the catering services in Seddon West you are considering, and it's always great to start online and check out sites.
However, don't stop there, as online reviews are not always reliable (or perhaps genuine); for example, an excellent caterer may have had a few nightmare/hater customers who alter their scores, while a truly average catering service may have padded their online reviews. So see if you can locate some past clients of the caterers you are considering and reach out to them.
# 7 Insurance Coverage
Every catering service we talked with called insurance coverage "an offered" for catering services, and you certainly don't want to lawfully be on the hook for some oversight or mishap that was the fault of your catering service.
# 8 A Knowledgeable Chef and Cooking Area Personnel
Surprisingly, how long a catering company in Seddon West has actually been around might not be as crucial in choosing an excellent catering service as you might think.
So ensure to ask about the chef's bona fides and CV since he/she will most likely be the one most responsible for the outcome of the meal and whether your visitors enjoy it or not.
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"The Coinstar reject tray won't be the same without them."
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Lois Manning • Bomb Disposal Specialist
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Price per 4 hours for the month of March is just £10 + VAT.
Currently under refurbishment for a March 2019 launch - Our room for hire in Hull is ideal for a small conference, meeting room, group meetings such as weight loss or help groups, interviewing, committee meetings, training sessions, board meetings, recreational activities and more.
- 7.5 meters long x 4.6 meters wide.
- Refreshments included is Coffee, Tea and Water.
- 12 Off street free parking bays available.
- Break off room.
- Projector and Screen.
- Laptop.
- Table & Chairs.
- Sound System and Speakers.
- Paper and Pens.
Any displays must be free standing, or placed on poster boards as we are unable to allow blue tack, tape or drawing pins on any of the walls.


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Shri Mokshagundam Visweswarayya was an eminent Engineer par excellence produced by Muddenahalli Village, Kolar district, now part of Karnataka State. In fact Shri Visweswarayya belongs to a Telugu Brahmin family born 15.09.1860. His day of birth is celebrated by Indian Republic as Engineers' day all over India. He did his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1881 from Central College Bengalore. Then he did his Engineering in College of Engineering Pune.
His first job as engineer was in Mumbai Municipality. After that he joined Indian Irrigation commission. He designed and obtained patent for his Automatic Weir flood gates in 1903. These gates were first installed in Khadakvasla near Pune. Later these gates were installed in Tigra Dam - Gwalior and Krishna Raj Sagar Dam – Mysore ( Brindavan Gardens ). KRS dam holds largest water reservoir in Asia in those days. He supervised the construction of the Dam from foundation to inauguration stage.
He was instrumental in river training and flood management works of Deccan.
Shri Mokshagundam Visweswarayya was instrumental in flood management of Musi river. Gandipet and Hussain sagar (Tank bund ) were the gift of Shri MV only.
He visited China, Japan,Egypt, Canada. United States of America and Russia. He went to Aden (Part of India in those days) to advise flood and drainage works there.
During his period of service with the Government of Mysore state, he was responsible for the founding of, (under the Patronage of Mysore Government), the Mysore Soap Factory, the Parasitoide Laboratory, the Mysore Iron & Steel Works (now known as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited) in Bhadravathi, the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Institute, the Bangalore Agricultural University, theState Bank of Mysore
He is rightly called Father of Modern Mysore. He encouraged industries as Diwan of Mysore. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Mysore Soap Factory, the Parasitoide Laboratory, the Mysore Iron & Steel Works (now known as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited) in Bhadravathi, the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Institute, the Bangalore Agricultural University, theState Bank of Mysore, etc.,
Government of India honoured him with India's highest Civilian Badge of "Bharata Ratna" in 1955.
It is sad to note that even though he is a Telugu man respect meted out to him in Andhra are very scant.
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నా ఇతర వెబ్ సైట్లు చూడడానికి ఈ క్రింది బటనులు నొక్కవలెను.
Click on the following LINKS to view my You tube Videos on the issue of,
Saraswati river still flows, all Parts 1 to 9, full length videoHowever you can also view individual videos in parts by clicking on the following links
(2) Part 2, Aryanism a myth and a hoax
(3) Part 3, Harappa, rivers of Indus valley
(4) Part 4. Ghaggar cannot be river Saraswati
(5) Part 5, Brahmavartam, Priest King, Pasupati shiva
(6) Part 6, Seven Saraswati rivers..
(7) Part 7, sindh is saraswati
(8) Part 8, Ghaggar and Gangeya


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F*ck this guy.
Nicholas J. Fuentes is a conservative media personality. He is the host of America First, and co-host of the Nationalist Review podcast. You would expect better from him, but you can't. He tends to enjoy causing controversy over the internet.
This sexist tweet being his latest controversy:
Well, excuse you.
Women can say whatever the hell they want. Although I agree that nobody should use foul language, but just to point out females is just stupid. Women aren't your personal slaves to be handled how you want.
Women on Twitter weren't happy about this and roasted the guy to crisp. Here are some of the best ones:
1. Journalist Kaj-Erik came up with the sickest burn:
Hello nick,
I'm a reporter with KLWG in Boise.
I'm doing a story on men that have never pleasured a woman sexually.
May I use your tweets?
— Kaj-Erik Eriksen™ (@KajEriksen) July 15, 2018
2. He should stay quiet.
You shouldn't say ANY fucking words.
— Douglas Henshall (@djhenshall) July 16, 2018
3. The cursing continued.
— Deep State Sam Andjoe (@VJJofReason) July 15, 2018
4. No f*ks given.
I honestly don't care what you think pic.twitter.com/Yoxdma8stM
— 𝕃𝓾𝐜Ꭵ€ βⓨⓇŇέ-𝔻𝒶𝕧ⓘˢ (@luciebd) July 16, 2018
5. People didn't hold back at all.
There's so much swearing in this thread that I feel like I've found Nirvana lol
— 🇺🇸🌊Proud-#UnredactedLiberal-Dem🌊🇺🇸 (@danicalynn1988) July 16, 2018
6. Calm down, woman!
Do I normally speak this way? Oh, fuck no! I had to work on this. But I don't give a shit if you believe that or not, because…
— 🌹Rebekah Donohue🌹#Resist, arm chair activist (@donohue_rebekah) July 15, 2018
7. She really isn't happy, is she?
I'll tell you one last thing, Nicky Boy. Men with tiny dicks shouldn't speak. Ever.
— 🌹Rebekah Donohue🌹#Resist, arm chair activist (@donohue_rebekah) July 16, 2018
8. It turned out disastrous for him.
9. Some people took it deep.
10. Love one another, except this guy.
11. Get with the times!
What did you think of his tweet? Do you agree or disagree? Let us know in the comments below.


text: I have attended upto level 3 and keep trying to practice sincerely. Although I kept doing the meditation as a routine, I always felt that I was enjoying it fully and hence was not getting the full benefit. Then, I attended Agnikundam. It was a truly amazing workshop. We identified the blockages within us and released. When we did the meditation for spiritual growth, I could feel very distinctly that there was a fear within me that if I went deep into meditation, I may move away from my family. This fear was released in the meditation and after that I could feel a great sense of relief. What really surprised me is that from the next day my meditations have been wonderful and I am experiencing great bliss. My manifestations are also amazing these days! I am waiting eagerly to attend all the higher levels of AMP! Thanks Guruji!


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Insects and other foods the trout should be eating:
1. BWOs (Eastern)
2. Green Sedges (Caddisflies)
3. Cinnamon Caddis (Mostly Abrams Creek)
4. Cream Cahills
5. Little Yellow Stoneflies (Little Summer Stones)
6. Sulphurs
7. Slate Drakes
8. Little Green Stoneflies
Most available/ Other types of food:
10. Sculpin, Minnows (Streamers)
11. Inch Worm (moth larva)
12. Beetles
13. Grasshoppers
14. Ants
New Perfect Fly Leaders
We are taking a much bigger leap into the leader business than we previously have at
Perfect Fly. In fact,
we will be offering as many or more nylon leaders
as any of the
manufacturers including RIO. Some of the nylon leaders will have fluorocarbon tippets and in
some cases, fluorocarbon shock tippets. It will take a couple more months to get our
complete line finished but we already have some of the new leaders available online and
ready to ship.
One leader that we think will be popular in the Smokies as well as any area of the country
with small, pocket water streams, is our new 7 1/2 foot length.
It is available in sizes ranging
from a 1X down to a 7X.
The shorter length works best for the short cast often used in small,
pocket water trout streams.
We also have a new line of
tapered Bass Leaders
that are suitable for both largemouth and
smallmouth bass. These are 7 foot leaders available in 8, 10, 12 and 14 pound test sizes.
We have a new line of leaders for those that like to catch the mighty
Bream, Shellcrackers,
and other types of panfish.
They come in a 7 foot length and 4, 6 and 8 pound test sizes.
By the way, unlike some leader manufacturers, we don't market our leaders with misleading
strength designations. In other words,
we don't call a true 5X leader a 4X leader to try to
fool anglers into thinking our leaders are stronger than anyone's else's leaders
The leaders break near or just above the designated strength. Calling a 5X leader, for
example, a "strong" leader should insult anyone's intelligence.
It's purely a marketing
You can use hard or soft nylon which changes the resistance to abrasion along
with the elasticity. Smaller diameter material can have a higher breaking strength than a
larger diameter material if you change certain characteristics of the nylon, but nylon is nylon.
As you can see from the leader index, we are adding many other leaders including leaders
for several other freshwater species as well as a complete line of saltwater fly fishing leaders.
A Welcome Change Ahead
From a weather and stream level situation, this coming week should be quite different from
what we have experienced for the past few weeks. The temperatures will be more normal
both at nighttime and during the day. Highs are predicted to only reach the mid to high
I woke up to a welcome sound this morning. It was raining rather steady without the lightning
and thunder you would normally expect at this time of the year. It's possible I could have
been sleeping well enough to have missed the thunder and lightning. It was still dark when I
walked out on the porch but it felt so good that I decided to have my first cup of coffee on the
porch listening to the rain. The cool air made it feel more like a Fall morning than a July
There's a good chance of rain everyday for most of the coming week. It's possible for some
of the streams to get on the high side, and if they do, I promise I won't complain. The rain is
needed. The Smokies can be very dry during the late Summer and early Fall and the rain is
always welcome at this time of the year. During the Summer, the freestone streams rely 100
percent on the rain for their water.
KISS A Bug Series - Eastern Blue-winged Olives - Duns
Although they usually spend a few seconds drying their wings on the surface of the water,
trout seem to prefer the emerging nymphs over the duns. As we previously stated, the
trailing shuck version, or a dun that still has its nymphal shuck attached, works great.
I feel confident that there would never be enough of these mayflies hatching at any one time
for the trout to feed on them selectively on them; however, there are so few other mayflies
hatching at the time most of the Eastern BWOs species hatch, I feel sure the trout become
accustomed to seeing them on a fairly regular basis. As I also mentioned before, we have
never failed to be able to consistently catch trout on imitations of the Eastern BWOs when
they are hatching.
Use the smallest tippet you can get away with (5X or 6X) and present the dun imitation using
an up, or up and across stream cast. If there's not much success encountered fishing the
Perfect Fly dun imitation I suggest that you fish the trailing shuck emerger pattern. Again, I
have found the trailing shuck version of the emerging dun to be very effective during this
These mayflies hatch in the slow to moderately moving water that's adjacent to the fast water
of the runs and riffles, or the slow side of the current seams. Instead of concentrating on
getting the fly to drift down the current in the faster water, try to place it in the calmer water
behind boulders and the small pockets along the banks. The fly usually doesn't drift very far
but you will be placing it right where these mayflies emerge.
Flies You Need
Flies You Need
Copyright 2012 James Marsh


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Palazzo Panciatichi– Via Cavour 4 – Florence, ITALY
November 14-24 , 2014
Opening: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 3:30 pm
Angelo Pontecorboli is an artist, architect, and graphic designer. Born in Santiago, Chile in 1949, he resides in Florence and works as a publisher, editor and writer of specialized texts for numerous publications in the art field, with particular interest in the problems of the connection between nature, space and the visual arts.
Since 1975 he has undertaken professional activities relating to the visual arts, communication, advertising, graphic design, book design, package design, trade show installation and design, and publishing. He has worked as art director with major private companies and public institutions. He is also an accomplished painter and a photographer of fine art and furniture. Pontecorboli has exhibited in the SACI Gallery.
Since 1984 he runs his own publishing company, Angelo Pontecorboli Editore, which specializes in high quality books and magazines primarily about architecture, art, anthropology and the social sciences. The publishing house has released approximately 500 publications, including numerous magazines, among the most important of which are: Architettura e Arte, Human Evolution, International Journal of Anthropology, Global Bioethics, Quasar, and Report Casa e Natura.
For 10 days, the Regione Toscana presents an exhibition and conference dedicated to the book, with collages and editorial graphics made by the artist–architect-editor in the intense forty years he has lived in Florence. Pontecorboli celebrates the book, an essential vector of his passion, of ideas, and a symbol of civilization in which cultural messages are expressed and communicated.
Greetings and presentations of the event include: Gian Luca Lazzeri and Silvio Calzolari
Guest Speakers include: Charles Cresti, Founder and Director Emeritus of SACI Jules Maidoff, Angelo Pontecorboli, and Fausto Sbaffoni, with the attendance of Mons. Luis Cuña Ramos
The exhibition on the first floor of the Palazzo Panciatichi can be visited by showing a photo-ID, Monday – Friday during the hours of 2-6:30pm.
On Wednesday, November 19 from 3:30pm, two art monographs published by Angelo Pontecorboli Editore about artist Amalie Rothschild and her daughter, filmmaker and photographer Amalie R. Rothschild will be presented, including a presentation in English by Historian and SACI President Emeritus, Mary Beckinsale.
For a complete schedule of events, see the link and calendar below.
Event sponsored by Tuscany Region – Regional Council


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A few years ago I visited Jerusalem, a place both beautiful and ugly. Centuries of bloodshed have left deep wounds. The sins of human pride, greed, anger and lust have defiled the 'Holy City' and continue to do so. Perverted religion has played a major part.
For people who seek to follow Jesus and for whom faith is about a daily relationship of trust with a living person, the word 'religion' has always been viewed with ambiguity. Religion can be associated with arrogance, legalism, divisive rituals, spiritual manipulation and hypocrisy. Most committed Christians I know would not like to be called 'religious', which often conjures up an image of being 'prim and proper', old-fashioned 'holier than thou' or worse.
The message our Western liberal society gives us is that religion is a fact of life that we should know something about, but should be careful not to take too seriously as regards our own lives. It has become derogatory to use the words 'radical' or 'fundamentalist' when actually those words originally meant 'going to the root of the matter' or 'going back to the foundation'. If the root or the foundation is true and good, we should not have a problem. If it is false and rotten, we will have all manner of problems.
The Bible only uses the word translated 'religion' once in a way that is unambiguously good. James 1v 22-27 says "If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and keep oneself from being polluted by the world." (NIV translation).
After Israel I visited India, to support a friend who looks after orphans and widows in the State of Andhra Pradesh on the East Coast. Many years ago he turned away from the morally polluting worship of idols, rejected the caste system, Indiaand chose a new life in Christ. He lives simply and non-materialistically and has brought hundreds to know the love and forgiveness of God in Jesus. It is this kind of 'religion' that the world needs.
What we do not need is the kind of religion the Bible rejects. When Adam and Eve rebelled against God, they felt exposed in their nakedness and tried to cover themselves with fig-leaves. This was the first attempt at 'religion'. They tried to make themselves respectable by their own efforts. It did not work. It was God who mercifully clothed them with the skin of animals. These animals had to be sacrificed to provide a covering for our shame (Genesis 3). As a way of truly covering our guilt and making us right with God, man-made religion is just as useless today as it was then. If we think we can merit a place in God's kingdom by keeping religious rules, rituals, practising 'jihad', avoiding certain foods and certain people, or giving the occasional token to charity and going to church at Christmas then we are deluding ourselves.
Only by accepting God's sacrificial offering of himself in Jesus and by truly following the risen Lord can we fulfil the requirements of 'true religion.' All other religion is useless – and dangerous.


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One of the last 300 California Condors died this week, the victim of lead poisoning. No, condor #245 (as it was affectionately known) didn't play with any Chinese-made toys, but it did in all likelihood eat lead bullet fragments after feasting on a big-game carcass.
Poisoning from lead ammunition is one of the top threats to the California Condor, a critically endangered species which numbered just 22 individuals two decades ago. When captured last month for treatment, condor #245's blood had 50 times the level of lead that would require emergency action for a human child. It would take direct ingestion of lead to create levels that high and that toxic.
A process called chelation can detoxify a contaminated condor, but it is expensive and painful -- and as we saw this week, it is hardly foolproof.
Last month, more than 45 top scientists and biologists signed a "Statement of Scientific Agreement" arguing that the continued use of lead ammunition threatens the survival of the California Condor in the wild. Next week, the California Fish and Game Commission will hold a special session in Sacramento to consider a ban on lead ammunition for big-game hunting in areas known to be condor habitats.
Cross your fingers.
Story by John Platt. This article originally appeared in "Plenty" in August 2007.


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Carolinas Physicians Network Inc
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Overview of Carolinas Physicians Network Inc
- NPI number: 1437785375
- Provider type: Organization
- Active since: 07/16/2010
- Last updated: 03/02/2020
Primary Scrop of Practice
- Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
- Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
- License Number: unknow
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- Address: Po Box 19305Charlotte, NC 28219
- Phone: 704-631-0002
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- Address: 307 Yadkin StAlbemarle, NC 28001
- Phone: 980-323-6180
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- Name: Thomas Laymon
- Position/Title: Senior Vice President
- Telephone Number: 704-446-8250
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- Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
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- A: An NPI is a 10-digit numeric identifier. It does not carry information about you, such as the State where you practice, your provider type, or your specialization. Your NPI will not change, even if your name, address, taxonomy, or other information changes.
- Q: What are health care provider taxonomy codes?
- A: The Health Care Provider (HCP) Taxonomy Codes Codes define a health care service provider type, classification, and area of specialization.
- Q: What is the npi number for Carolinas Physicians Network Inc?
- A: The npi number for Carolinas Physicians Network Inc is 1053624247.
- Q: What are Carolinas Physicians Network Inc's specialties?
- A: Carolinas Physicians Network Inc's specialties are Cardiovascular Disease and different specialities.
- Q: Where is Carolinas Physicians Network Inc business practice location?
- A: Carolinas Physicians Network Inc business practice location is 307 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC 28001.
- Q: How to contact Carolinas Physicians Network Inc?
- A: You can contact Carolinas Physicians Network Inc via 980-323-6180.
- Q: What is the authorized official for Carolinas Physicians Network Inc?
- A: The authorized office name is Thomas Laymon with position/title is Senior Vice President and you can reach the authorized official via phone number 7044468250.


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Description: Bateleur is a Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developed by Denel to meet South African Navy and Air Force requirements for a Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). Bateleur is being designed to conduct real-time day and night surveillance; maritime, coastal and border patrol; battlefield surveillance; search and rescue operations; and military and paramilitary multi-sensor reconnaissance. This UAV system will use Seeker 2's ground control station for long range/over the horizon operations while a new ground station will be developed by Denel for line-of-sight missions.
South Africa's MPA program focus on providing search and rescue capability over an area of 5 million square miles and surveillance capability along South Africa's 3,000 kilometers of coastline including its 200 nautical miles of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) sea inside. In addition, MPA would provide surveillance over Marion Island in the southern Indian Ocean which lies 1,775 km from South Africa. To meet those high demanding requirements Bateleur will use Ku-band satellite data link which would allow operations over the horizon to a range of around 3,500 km.
Little is known about Bateleur specifications. Denel shown a scale model during Dubai International Airshow in November 2005. Besides, Denel released that the combat radius of its newest UAV was 750 km and its endurance on station over an assigned area was between 12 and 18 hours.
Bateleur Specifications
Crew: 0
Propeller Blades: 3
Propeller Diameter: 1.70 meter
Wingspan: 15 meter (49 foot)
Ceiling: 25,000 foot (7,620 meter)
Radius of Operation: 750 kilometer (405 nautical mile)
Take Off Run Distance: 395 meter
Cruise Speed: 250 kph (155 mph)
Loiter Speed: 120 kph (65 KTAS)
Flight Endurance: 24 hour (1 day)
Max Takeoff Weight: 1,000 kilogram (2,205 pound)
Payload: 200 kilogram (441 pound)
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In this age of disruption it's easy to buy into the doom and gloom. However, a number of speakers at this year's NGA Show pointed out that things aren't as dire as many believe. Independents have faced shifts in the marketplace for decades and while we're in what some are describing as a "retail metamorphosis," there are a number of areas where independents can differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Below are some key takeaways from The NGA Show, held last week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
**Retail Relevancy: Succeeding against a formidable new competitor – whether a hard discounter or any other retailer — is about staying relevant, said Harold Lloyd, president of Harold Lloyd Presents. Independents have faced many fierce competitors over the years, but the key to success is to "focus your shots to achieve points of difference," he emphasized.
**Foodservice Strategies: Independents can make meaningful gains in foodservice without having to launch in-store restaurants, said Mike Eardley, president and CEO, International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA). One useful approach is to leverage portable foodservice equipment that can change out offerings by daypart, including a concept called "Pop-Up Wok," developed by IDDBA as a concept for its members.
**Specialty Spotlight: Independents have an opportunity to enhance their businesses through the fast-growing segment of specialty foods, Phil Kafarakis, president, Specialty Food Association, told the audience at an NGA workshop. "These products embody what consumers are looking for today," he said. SFA is collaborating with NGA on show education sessions, and inviting independents to become more familiar with its resources, including the Fancy Food Show.
**Deli on Demand: Foodservice is a powerful opportunity for independent grocers, and one of the cardinal rules is to accurately analyze demand to avoid out of stocks on key items, according to a workshop on this topic that leveraged the expertise of International Foodservice Distributors Association. "When a store is out of stock on rotisserie chicken at 5:15pm, customers will leave to go to another store and pick up other items too," warned Kellie Janssen, president of foodservice distributor Henry's Foods.
**Power of Independents: The latest version of Nielsen's insight pieces for NGA identifies new winning strategies for independents, based on in-depth consumer research. A panel of retailers addressed important goals, such as getting even closer to communities, addressing ethnic marketing, and figuring out e-commerce.
What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas – or at least that's how the old saying goes, but hopefully, the lessons learned from this year's NGA Show are taken back home with attendees.


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I teach at, as well as worship at, Northland Church here at Longwood.
The Rev. Joel Hunter was invited to give the Benediction at the DNC. His mega-church here is a testament to his brand of Christianity, which is the model that Jesus teaches in the New Testament.
I know that the Son of Man would be appalled at fake prophets who twist His Word to justify hate towards others and enrich themselves. He is the new breed of Christian, like the Rev. Warren, who believes that Christians are defined by what we do and what we are for--not just what we are against (re: abortion and gays). His kind is the antidote for the hate that falsely defined Christianity--mostly stemming from the former Falwell and Pat Robertson. Evangelical Christians are giving Obama the chance he needs, and like my church, I couldn't be more proud.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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Iola Leroy
After Iola had left the settlement, accompanied by Robert as far as the town, it was a pleasant satisfaction for the two old friends to settle themselves down, and talk of times past, departed friends, and long-forgotten scenes.
"What," said Mrs. Johnson, as we shall call Robert's mother, "hab become ob Miss Nancy's husband? Is he still a libin'?"
"Oh, he drunk hisself to death,' 'responded Aunt Linda.
"He used ter be mighty handsome."
"Yes, but drink war his ruination."
"An' how's Miss Nancy?"
"Oh, she's com'd down migh'ly. She's pore as a church mouse. I thought 'twould com'd home ter her wen she sole yer 'way from yore chillen. Dere's nuffin goes ober de debil's back dat don't come under his belly. Do yo 'member Miss Nancy's fardder?"
"Ob course I does!"
"Well," said Aunt Linda, "he war a nice ole gemmen. Wen he died, I said de las' gemmen's dead, an' dere's noboddy ter step in his shoes."
"Pore Miss Nancy!" exclaimed Robert's mother. "I ain't nothin' agin her. But I wouldn't swap places wid her, 'cause I'se got my son; an' I beliebs he'll do a good part by me."
"Mother," said Robert, as he entered the room, "I've brought an old friend to see you. Do you remember Uncle Daniel?"
Uncle Daniel threw back his head, reached out his hand, and manifested his joy with "Well, Haryet! is dis you? I neber 'spected to see you in dese lower grouns! How does yer do? an' whar hab you bin all dis time?"
"O, I'se been tossin' roun' 'bout; but it's all com'd right at las'. I'se lib'd to see my boy 'fore I died."
"My wife an' boys is in glory," said Uncle Daniel. "But I 'spects to see 'em 'fore long. 'Cause I'se tryin' to dig deep, build sure, an' make my way from earth ter glory.'
"Dat's de right kine ob talk, Dan'el. We ole folks ain't got long ter stay yere."
They chatted together until Job and Salters came home for supper. After they had eaten, Uncle Daniel said:--
"We'll hab a word ob prayer."
There, in that peaceful habitation, they knelt down, and mingled their prayers together, as they had done in bygone days, when they had met by stealth in lonely swamps or silent forests.
The next morning Robert and his mother started northward. They were well supplied with a bountiful luncheon by Aunt Linda, who had so thoroughly enjoyed their sojourn with her. On the next day he arrived in the city of P--, and took his mother to his boarding-house, until he could find a suitable home into which to install her. He soon came across one which just suited his taste, but when the agent
At length Robert went alone, and, finding a desirable house, engaged it, and moved into it. In a short time it was discovered that he was colored, and, at the behest of the local sentiment of the place, the landlord used his utmost endeavors to oust him, simply because he belonged to an unfashionable and unpopular race. At last he came across a landlord who was broad enough to rent him a good house, and he found a quiet resting place among a set of well-to-do and well-disposed people.


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More money.
There was a big deal made of the fact that college's Southeastern Conference was going to allow its 14 member schools to sell alcohol at athletic events. It sure seemed that there was a major change of policy until you get into the fine print. The big money people, the renters of luxury boxes, those in club seats or people who leased areas within a stadium or an arena, could buy alcohol anyway. It is the nickel and dime people who attend games and don't buy expensive seats who may get a chance at buying a beer. Those people in public areas who probably don't know how to interact with money people. The New York Yankees COO Lonn Trost bought up that aspect in 2016 with people buying premium tickets that were available at the last minute on the secondary market. Trost articulated what others have thought for years.
Selling alcohol, in this case beer or wine, to the general not so big money ticket buyer, will bring additional revenue to schools but not the performers. There is only one reason that people go to stadiums and arenas to watch college games. To see the players not the college presidents or chancellors who approved the concept of selling beer and wine to the not so big money ticket buyer. But the players are not going to see a nickel from the alcohol sales because the people who run college sports don't believe they should get paid and that a chance at an education is a fair trade. Except most college football and basketball players don't have the time or the inclination to get the schooling. The participating schools have to limit the amount of drinks per individual, impose a stop sales time and make sure the alcohol is in cups. It's about money.


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2.1. Digits
Panels equipped with LEDs representing digits, arranged in seven and twelve segments with or without slant, most usually white (best for intensive outdoor use), supported with accompanying electronics for operation management and connection with auxiliary digits when assembled as numbers.
Standard sizes:
10cm, 1 red
12cm, 2 reda
15cm, 2 reda
20cm, 2 i 3 reda
25cm, 2 i 3 reda
33cm, 3 reda
2.2. LED price tags
Digits are packed to form price display which is placed on totem poles within petrol stations to indicate a price of fuel derivatives. Each price is controlled by individual microprocessor. The arrays of prices are controlled by central communication line.
Possible price control is straight from PC, RF remote, SMS messages and using DOMS interface.
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2.3. Accurate time/date
This is a device for display precise time. Time base is obtained through the use of GPS signal, which provides continuous accuracy of time display. Products may be digital, analog and combined. If desired, date/time information is supplied by time zone and summer/winter savings time shift.
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2.4. Meteo station
Device for meteo data display may show data alternatively (one or multiple numeric displays) an ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and atmospheric pressure.
2.5. Counters
These are devices which may count up or down to show time (stopwatch) or other events relied to counting products, automatisation by sensor control or manually. These devices may be used for display on parking lots to show available parking places, timeouts, stopwatches etc.
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2.6. Displays for numeric displays in roulette in casinos
MD-810 – displays last 15 scores on roulette in desired colors, with option of listing four additional sets of previous numbers. Score entry is manual, by the croupier, using an appropriate keyboard. Set dimensions are 1000x180x60mm.
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Accordion Blocks Test
Title of accordion 1
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And finally, number 3
Breaking News Alert
What does a University Degree get you?
This post has no answers. It only has questions. Questions which are, no doubt, hard to answer. But I believe they are questions which need thinking about and – eventually – answering if universities are to continue to be the education driving force they strive to be.
Many students are coming to university with the sole purpose of making themselves more employable. With Barack Obama, Christy Clark and other high profile politicians espousing that if, by the end of a degree program a student isn't employable, then the University has failed, then the expectation is set and the pressure is on to deliver programs which achieve that goal.
This means that simply having a degree certificate from an institution isn't as powerful as it once was. No longer is being accepted into the University of Tokyo (for example) a precursor for success. You're not set for life any more, simply by being accepted. The onus is on the University to respond to the changing business world to deliver courses appropriate to making their students employable.
What happens if companies or whole business sectors start highly valuing self-taught, online courses more than a university degree?
Let's say, for example, an entrepreneurial, private-sector company provides a wealth of useful, modern, well-taught courses available on a multitude of mediums. These courses are affordable, self-paced and are delivered by a company whose name is becoming synonymous with quality. After you complete these courses you get a 'badge' of some sort.
Now let's say as an employer, I see that one prospective employee has a degree in a relevant field but another prospect has a set of badges from this online provider. I can find out precisely what these badges are, what this person had to do to achieve them and I already know that they did this in their own time.
Which person am I more likely to call for interview? Does it matter which university the first person's degree was from? If so, is there a certain group of Universities from which obtaining a degree will always be held in high regard?
It will be no surprise to say that this sort of thing is happening already. In the IT sector there are websites such as CodeAcademy or Treehouse which allow people to train themselves in an ever-growing number of programming languages. More and more companies are starting to interview people based on their online accreditation (normally in combination with a github profile and/or stackexchange score). More job advertisements are saying 'University degree or relevant experience' and, importantly, that relevant experience clause is starting to include provable online training and community experience. Some adverts are simply leaving off the requirement for a university degree completely.
Are there sectors by which this sort of movement couldn't be affected? Probably. (I, for one, wouldn't want to be operated on by someone who learned their trade from WebMD and Wikipedia, for example.) Are there more sectors which could start valuing a University degree less and less?
What happens if University accreditation becomes worthless?
Surely institutions like Harvard and MIT (not chosen at random) will always have their name and reputation to fall back on? i.e. Get a degree from one of those universities and you're going to be in with a damn fine shot of being employable simply because you attended one of them. Is this hypothesis supported by the fact that the University of Oxford simply hasn't embraced MOOCs? What can universities offer students beyond just accreditation? And are those offerings enough to warrant the financial costs (to the student and/or the government) if the value of accreditation depreciates?
Many of these questions are completely hypothetical. Many of them may not even have answers right now. And there are many more questions on a more macro- and micro-scale that I haven't asked. Food for thought.
Botnet attack on UBC WordPress websites
For the past 24 hours (since about 10PM on 21st July 2014), UBC IT has detected a large botnet attack specifically targeting WordPress websites. If your site is hosted on UBC CMS or UBC Blogs, you should have no reason for concern. This sort of attack happens regularly and we have systems in place to mitigate against issues of this sort.
As UBC Blogs and UBC Wiki are behind the CWL, attacks don't reach the servers hosting these services.
For other WordPress websites, outside of CMS and Blogs, you may have noticed a slow-down as their servers may be publicly accessible. If you are the administrator of small-to-medium WordPress websites on campus, I recommend installing and activating the WordFence plugin. This plugin adds several layers of security to your site and should work 'out of the box'. If you wish to specifically ban the IP addresses being used at the moment, here's a list of the IP Addresses that we have detected;
- 184.108.40.206
- 184.108.40.206
- 220.127.116.11
- 188.8.131.52
- 220.127.116.11
- 188.8.131.52
- 22.214.171.124
- 126.96.36.199
- 188.8.131.52
- 22.214.171.124
- 184.108.40.206
- 18.104.22.168
- 188.8.131.52
- 18.104.22.168
- 18.104.22.168
- 126.96.36.199
- 220.127.116.11
- 126.96.36.199
- 126.96.36.199
This list is not exhaustive, but should be a good start. Note, however, that at the moment I don't recommend WordFence for large WP installs or very high traffic sites. There is a noticeable performance issue. I recommend in that case that you speak to your faculty's IT department.
TimThumb Vulnerability June 2014
tl;dr: UBC Blogs, UBC CMS and the new CTLT Events websites are not and were not vulnerable. Your blog or cms site is and was safe.
A serious vulnerability was disclosed earlier this week in a popular third-party image manipulation script called TimThumb. The vulnerability allowed an unauthorized visitor to create, remove and modify many files on the server on which it was used.
Specifically, the 0-day issue is with a part of TimThumb called 'webshot' which, when enabled, creates a screenshot of a specified URL. Webshot is disabled by default in TimThumb meaning most websites that use it are safe from this particular attack.
Simply disabling webshot, by setting
WEBSHOT_ENABLED to be
false is enough to prevent this attack.
What about my UBC Blog or UBC CMS Site?
Your blog or site is – and was – completely safe. The vast majority of sites on Blogs or CMS do not use a theme which includes TimThumb. Of those themes that do use it, all have the webshot functionality disabled (the default).
Across our platforms we have 3 themes which use TimThumb. 2 of these are deprecated (CLF-Base and Thesis) and will be phased out this summer. The other 1 (Koi) isn't widely used. As mentioned, all 3 were using a non-vulnerable version of this script.
How can I test for the vulnerability?
The easiest way – on a linux-based server – is to use a combination of the
find and
grep commands. You can search for the string 'WEBSHOT_ENABLED' in a simple one-liner:
find /var/www/location/of/wordpress/wp-content -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l "WEBSHOT_ENABLED"
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define( 'WEBSHOT_ENABLED', false );
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TimThumb, directly, has nothing to do with WordPress. It is a separate, stand-alone, can-be-used-anywhere PHP script written several years ago by someone for their own use on their own (WordPress) site. That person chose, in the spirit of open-source, to release what-was-to-be-named TimThumb so others could benefit from and improve upon his code. It solved a problem that many developers were having and gained a large audience very quickly. WordPress was already the most popular open-source CMS (as it remains to be) and as such had a huge following within the WordPress community.
The original developer – for whatever reason – could no longer support TimThumb and it was picked up and forked by several others.
Whilst the team behind the WordPress project have provided assistance in fixing vulnerabilities in the past and helped spread warnings to folks who were using outdated, vulnerable code, they really have nothing to do with it. As such, WordPress itself, has nothing to do with it. (As it happens, TimThumb is now practically obsolete within a WordPress environment as WP provides its own internal, native ways of doing what TimThumb can do).
Poorly researched articles by journalists who should know better have proclaimed that 'yet again WordPress is vulnerable'. Not only is this nonsensical (WordPress, as a code base, hasn't been hacked for an awfully long time now) and wholly inaccurate (as explained above), it's nothing more than link bait which belittles and patronises the reader.
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So, there I was yesterday thinking about this one website I've been planning for months now on building and again toying with the idea of using WordPress but going back and forth in my mind about it because every so often I see yet another article about WordPress and some kind of security vulnerability and here today is a brand new one! So much for WordPress!
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Original Document: WebReference Update Newsletter (Aug 1, 2002)
No matter who you are, be it a large multinational business or a local hobbyist, you will most probably have a web site that you have invested a large amount of time and/or money in to attract as many visitors as is humanly possible. More and more sites are developing rich web content in order to increase their visitor quota and as the content grows, the sizes of your web pages may inflate as well. Is it subsequently all too much for your lowly 56K modem visitors to handle?
Having built your web site, added your content and attracted a steady stream of visitors are you still not seeing results? Are your pages taking longer than 10 seconds to download on a 56.6kbps modem? The harsh facts are then, that you are losing anywhere from 10% to 25% of your visitors because your site has been deemed as 'sluggish' by those passing through (and straight back out of) it. Why make visitors wait for your pages to download if you are offering rich content that would appeal to them should they reach it?
"Waiting for content to load is just behind spam in most users' top ten hates about the Web." - WebReference Newsletter (Mar 28, 2002)
Behind the technology of the Internet is the psychology of its users. Drawing from my personal experience, a web site that took 78 seconds and presented only one relevant page later will always be perceived as inferior to a competitors' site that I could handle with greater agility and personal satisfaction.
Everybody has had the same experience at some point on the web and this superiority and inferiority rating between yours and competitors sites is being judged by your visitors in every market sector and every interest area in every time zone of the world. The flood of personal home pages, that dwarf business pages at a ratio of 15:1, sometimes unfortunately present 'the artist formerly known as MIDI' and around 3% of that 249K GIF image by the time I click back to where I came from. Unfortunate is the fact that many business sites are employing the same bandwidth eating components as these home pages and, to be blunt, it is not big and it is definitely not clever.
Here's the 'acid test,' if you like, for testing your site download speeds as described by Jason Cook of WebMonkey:
"Find a two-year-old computer and connect it to a phone line. Dial into AOL or another common ISP. Have your site's manager look on as the least technical person you can find in the office tries to download your pages and then your competitors' pages. Have the test driver surf back and forth between fast and slow pages. If this simple demo doesn't convince everyone that download time directly affects your site's "brand equity," as well as its page views, it's time to update your resume."
- Site Optimization Tutorial, WebMonkey
Alternatively, look at download speeds this way: visitors to your site will stay for an average of X amount of time before they move on to other sites and as Jacob Nielsen (www.useit.com), a web usability guru puts it, those pages viewed must download within 10 seconds to keep users attention on the task at hand. (No ifs and buts from the gallery should be necessary at the present time).
The classic example of the fast loading web site is Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com). Having navigated to the news site of Yahoo you are almost instantly presented with the news summary page. You can visit 10 content pages in the time it took to visit 4 on a previous site because it only takes 5 seconds to download each one and you have only spent 20 (as opposed to 78) seconds downloading the first 4 pages. Yahoo is an extremely 'content rich' web site and its main aim is to deliver this content to visitors as quickly as possible. Believe it or not, it took over 20 designers to create the current Yahoo web page template and the home page still remains relatively unchanged since its beginnings in the mid-nineties.
Should it be your priority to engage the visitor in your web site so that they do not have a second to think of moving on? Yes of course it should, and at many points Yahoo is like this, and it becomes intensely clear why Yahoo is the most visited web site in the World today and will continue to be in the near future. Yahoo is stickier than almost every other site and it focuses on giving its visitors what they want - Speed and Content in equal proportions. This is not to say that your web site needs to be a carbon-copy of Yahoo, but webmasters should focus on the balance between speed and content for optimum visitor satisfaction and return visits. Ask yourself these questions:
Making your site fast is easy with a few simple steps. There are plenty of articles and tools related to this subject on the web today and a search on any of the major search engines will keep you busy for around a half hour. I personally recommend checking out NetMechanic (www.netmechanic.com) which will check amongst other things the download speeds for your web site, check your HTML code validity, Web Page Link Validity, and reduce your web image sizes for optimum performance. Consider the following points as a rule of thumb:
Page download speeds are as important as ever, even with the latest boom in Broadband Services. There are some countries and regions of the world that have never even heard of DSL and so, web sites should always be trying to expand their visitor quota in any way possible. Try to design to a 56.6kbps specification and even consider designing for 28.8kbps Internet users. In the process you will be claiming back that 10% to 25% of visitors that you lost in the past whilst also increasing your visitors satisfaction and return rate... starting now!
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About the Author: Richard Tibbett is a writer specializing in current Internet and Electronic Commerce issues. Mr Tibbett is also the Managing Director of SiteXpress LTD an E-Commerce Systems company based in Middlesex, UK and has been working with the Internet since 1997. His site is at http://www.sitexpress.co.uk and he can be reached at richardsitexpress.co.uk.
Original Document: WebReference Update Newsletter (Aug 1, 2002)
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The above figure, that 10-25% of visitors may leave before they see the first page, might be on the low side. As the article "Small is Beautiful" indicates, any Webpage with a size that actually qualifies as "bloated" could loose up to half its visitors.
I wonder how many stores could still do well, if up to half the potential customers turned around in the doorway and left— before even seeing what the retailer has to offer?


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