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Mount Kun Expedition 7,087 Mtrs
With Kun Peak Climbing Expedition in Ladakh Himalaya enjoy the natural beauty of Indian Himalaya region. We offer 26 nights and 27 days Mount Kun Expedition (7087 M) in Ladakh Himalaya
Ladakh Open Tours
Markha Valley with Stok Kangri (6150m)
Experience climbing Stok Khangri along with Markha Valley Trek and enjoy the beauty of Markha Valley and the scenic beauty of the Himalayan Mountains from the summit of Stok Khangri. The climbing is easy even for a trekker without any experience or mountaineering skills.
Kang Yatze Peak 6400m
Kang Yyatze is one of the famous spot for mountaineers and the adventurous people. The peak is higher than the surrounding mountain ranges. The way up the peak is easier than the other mountains and once you are on the top you would be stuck with wonder as you see the mountain ranges and the beautif
Stok Kangri - 6140 meters
Stok Kangri or Kanglachen is one of the most popular trekking peaks in the Indian Himalayas and its proximity to Leh makes it very accessible. Easy to climb from the north side, the shortest time required is 4-5 days. It is not a technical climb and in season requires no advanced mountaineerin
Lungser Kangri - 6666 meters
Lungser Kangri is named after the River by the same name which drains into the Tsomoriri Lake in the Rupshu area. Easy to climb and quite popular among mountaineers. The Climbing is little technical in the starting and easy ascend afterwards.
Best Season: Mid July, August, September and mid O
Chamser Kangri - 6622 meters
Chamser Kangri is located near Tsomoriri Lake in Ladakh which is the third highest peak in Ladakh. The climbing is easy and can be done without any technical requirement.
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Pest Exterminator In Lake Stevens, WA
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Animals are domesticated or wild creatures that encompass a wide range of species. Mammals and other vertebrates are most common in the GTA series which can be found on land and in the ocean. Grand Theft Auto Vice City was the first game to introduce animals in the franchise. Grand Theft Auto V has the most extensive variety of animals in any GTA game.
Animals in the 3D Universe
In the 3D Universe, animals don't play a very major role in the game. In Grand Theft Auto III and GTA Vice City, Seagulls can be spotted flying overhead, but the seagulls in GTA III are just static props, much like the DeadDodo airplane. In GTA Vice City, seagulls can be shot down with a sniper rifle.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas features other birds alongside seagulls; hawks fly low over the desert and dove-like white birds can be seen flying around rural areas. Also, with the addition of diving underwater in GTA San Andreas, marine life can be spotted, such as schools of fish, jellyfish, dolphins, and sea turtles. These, too, are unsolid, and just static props. The fish are programmed to jump away from the player if he gets too close to them. Birds will instantly despawn when hit by any gunfire. Oysters also appear but serve as a collectible.
One particular named animal in the game is Ken Rosenberg's talking parrot named Tony, which can only be seen in the opening cutscenes for the missions Intensive Care, The Meat Business and Freefall. The bird's role in the game is minor, appearing only a few times as a comic relief when Ken resides in Las Venturas. The parrot utters, among others, Mafia slang terms and foul language, as well as a quote from Tony Montana: "I haven't fucked anybody over in my life who didn't have it coming to them", from the 1983 film Scarface.
The only other animal who is named in the game is Herbie, an astral goat who belongs to The Truth during the events of GTA San Andreas. However, the goat is never seen in any mission or cutscene whatsoever. The Truth claims that he travels around on Herbie and that he has not driven in fifteen years, despite owning a Camper. It is presumed that the goat doesn't exist at all and it is just Truth's hallucination.
Flies can be seen buzzing around trash piles throughout the state, including in the maintenance closet in the Four Dragons Casino.
In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, seagulls return once again and remain just as they were in GTA III; unsolid props.
Animals in the HD Universe
Grand Theft Auto IV
In Grand Theft Auto IV the only animals are Flying Rats (pigeons) and Cockroaches. The flying rats will not move from their location, but will coo and peck at the ground. There are 200 flying rats in Liberty City and can be shot, resulting in a puff of feathers and blood. Shooting all 200 Flying Rats unlocks an achievement, an Annihilator on top of a helipad in Star Junction, and is required for 100% completion.
Seagulls once again return in The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. These seagulls function like Flying Rats; they do not move from their location, and have to be killed to achieve 100% completion. There are 50 seagulls around the city, and can be "collected" by shooting them. In TLAD, collecting all seagulls will unlock an Innovation, both at your safehouse and deliverable by Clay. Killing all Seagulls in TBoGT spawns an APC at Yusuf Amir's construction site. All fifty in TLAD were found by the gaming community within five days of release, before any official information was released.
Cockroaches actually have a role in the story, they appear in the mission The Cousins Bellic, when Roman Bellic kills a cockroach seen in his apartment and Niko starts criticizing his lies about having a mansion and hot girls, when he actually has a roach-infested apartment.
In the game's ambient city audio, there is a dog barking sound, but there are no dogs in the game. It was possibly that the dogs were cut during the development.
GTA Chinatown Wars
Cockroaches appear in the dumpsters that can be searched around Liberty City. They can be killed in some versions and the number of squashed cockroaches is recorded as a stat.
Grand Theft Auto V
Animals return in GTA V and play a much larger role in the storyline.
Dogs appear in the game, and can be interacted with in various ways by the player. There are two named dogs in the game, the first being Chop, a large Rottweiler belonging to Lamar Davis, that appears in several missions. Franklin can take the dog on walks and interact with him, boosting Chop's happiness; The other one being Dexie, owned by Kerry McIntosh, appearing in the mission Vinewood Souvenirs - Kerry, in which Trevor has to chase the dog in order to retrieve his collar.
There is also a new Hunting side mission, which consists of Trevor hunting down different kind of animals and sending photos of their dead corpses to Cletus.
The enhanced version of GTA V for PS4, Xbox One and PC, introduced new animals into the game and a new collectable mission to photograph them. Also a further collectible was added Peyote Plants which, once consumed by the player, allows the player to temporarily control different types of animals.
From animals only cockroaches exist in GTA Online, likely for reasons related to server load.
List of animals in the GTA series
Animal names
Game(s) available in
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|Humpback Whale
|V (Enhanced version only)
|San Andreas, V, Online
|Hammerhead Sharks
|V (Enhanced version only)
|Killer Whale (Orcas)
|V (Enhanced version only)
|Vice City, San Andreas
|San Andreas
|Vice City, San Andreas, V
|San Andreas, V
|Sea Turtles
|Vice City, San Andreas
|V (Enhanced version only)
|V (Enhanced version only)
|Snakes (but not moving and only seen in the terrarium)
|San Andreas
|Great Cormorants
|San Andreas, V
|Vice City, San Andreas, Vice City Stories, IV, V
|IV, V (Enhanced version only)
|San Andreas
|IV, Chinatown Wars, V
|Vice City, San Andreas, IV
|V, Online
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Like that little black dress nestled in the closets of many women, a basic white dress shirt is a staple of most men's wardrobes. Unfortunately, maintaining the original color of these dress shirts can be more challenging than keeping a little black dress, well, black. Ring-around-the-collar and armpit stains can turn white dress shirts yellow and dingy -- not to mention the effects of a haphazardly overturned wine glass -- but carefully used chlorine bleach or oxygen bleach can whiten men's dress shirts with minimal or no damage.
Spray stains with a stain-removal spray or wet the stained fabric with water and use your fingers to rub a drop of liquid detergent into the stain.
Allow 15 minutes or the time directed on the bottle for the stain remover to work.
Add the dress shirt to the washing machine with other white clothes. Set the water temperature to warm and the cycle to delicate if the shirt is lightly soiled. Set the water temperature to hot and the cycle to regular if the shirt is heavily soiled. Check the shirt's care label to be sure that you are not damaging the shirt.
Add laundry detergent as recommended by the detergent's manufacturer.
Add chlorine bleach or oxygen bleach to the bleach dispenser in front-loading or high-efficiency machines. Follow the directions on the product label for the correct amount.
Add chlorine bleach or oxygen bleach to the wash water as the machine fills if you're using a top-loading machine. If you're using chlorine bleach, dilute it in a measuring cup with an equal amount of water and add it to the wash cycle five minutes after the cycle starts.
Remove the shirt from the washing machine when the cycle ends and hang it to dry or dry it in the dryer according to the instructions on the shirt's care label.


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Taken 3 (2014)
It Ends Here
Rating: 6.0/10
Action, Thriller,
Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Dougray Scott,
A Fall from Grace (0000)
Rating: ?/10
Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
Vincent D'Onofrio, David Lynch, Tim Roth, Forest Whitaker, Paz Vega,
Two Men in Town (2014)
One man's freedom is another man's obsession.
Rating: 5.6/10
Ellen Burstyn, Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Luis Guzmán, Brenda Blethyn,
The Butler (2013)
One quiet voice can ignite a revolution
Rating: 7.2/10
Biography, Drama,
Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith, Mariah Carey,
Black Nativity (2013)
Rating: 4.4/10
Drama, Family, Music, Musical,
Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson, Jacob Latimore,
Repentance (2013)
Karma is Action, Vipaka is Reaction
Rating: 4.8/10
Drama, Horror, Thriller,
Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Mike Epps, Sanaa Lathan, Nicole Ari Parker,
Pawn (2013)
Rating: 5.7/10
Crime, Mystery, Thriller,
Stephen Lang, Nikki Reed, Marton Csokas, Forest Whitaker, Sean Faris,
Freelancers (2012)
Rating: 4.6/10
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery,
50 Cent, Forest Whitaker, Robert De Niro, Malcolm Goodwin, Ryan O'Nan,
Panic Room (2002)
It was supposed to be the safest room in the house
Rating: 6.8/10
Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jared Leto,
Winged Creatures (2008)
You have to lose your way to find it.
Rating: 5.7/10
Crime, Drama,
Kate Beckinsale, Forest Whitaker, Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Jeanne Tripplehorn,
Catch .44 (2011)
Rating: 4.6/10
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Malin Akerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll, Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis,
Powder Blue (2009)
Every life has a breaking point
Rating: 6.3/10
Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Lisa Kudrow,
Repo Men (2010)
For a price, any organ in your body can be replaced. But it can also be repossessed.
Rating: 6.3/10
Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Carice van Houten,
The Experiment (2010)
Everyone has a breaking point
Rating: 6.4/10
Drama, Thriller,
Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins Jr., Ethan Cohn,
Our Family Wedding (2010)
To have and to hold... 'Til dads do us part.
Rating: 4.9/10
Comedy, Romance,
Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Lance Gross,
Bank Robber (1993)
Stealing her passion is a risky affair.
Rating: 4.4/10
Comedy, Crime, Romance,
Patrick Dempsey, Lisa Bonet, Judge Reinhold, Forest Whitaker, Olivia d'Abo,
My Own Love Song (2010)
Rating: 5.8/10
Comedy, Drama,
Renée Zellweger, Madeline Zima, Forest Whitaker, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas,
Hurricane Season (2009)
They Turned a Tragedy Into a Triumph.
Rating: 6.7/10
Drama, Sport,
Khleo Thomas, Taraji P. Henson, Forest Whitaker, Bonnie Hunt, China Anne McClain,
Vantage Point (2008)
8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth.
Rating: 6.6/10
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Bruce McGill, Edgar Ramírez,
Street Kings (2008)
Their City. Their Rules. No Prisoners.
Rating: 6.8/10
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Cedric the Entertainer,
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.
Rating: 7.7/10
Biography, Drama, History, Thriller,
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney,
Even Money (2006)
Life is a gamble. How much are you willing to risk?
Rating: 5.9/10
Crime, Drama,
Kim Basinger, Kelsey Grammer, Michael Eaves, Forest Whitaker, Texas Battle,
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
There is no such thing as a no fault death.
Rating: 6.0/10
Drama, Thriller,
Kharl Anton Leigh, Peter Coyote, Forest Whitaker, Juan Carlos Pardo Pardo, Damon Younger,
Phone Booth (2002)
A ringing phone has to be answered.
Rating: 7.1/10
Crime, Thriller,
Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell, Katie Holmes,
The Fourth Angel (2001)
Sometimes revenge is the only solution.
Rating: 5.4/10
Thriller, Drama, Action,
Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Jason Priestley, Briony Glassco, Charlotte Rampling,
Green Dragon (2001)
A story from a war that had been forgotten
Rating: 6.4/10
Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker, Duong Don, Hiep Thi Le, Billinjer C. Tran,
Battlefield Earth (2000)
Prepare For Battle
Rating: 2.4/10
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi,
John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti,
Light It Up (1999)
In the biggest situation in your life, How Far will you go to resist it?
Rating: 6.0/10
Drama, Thriller,
Usher Raymond, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard, Judd Nelson,
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
All assassins live beyond the law... only one follows the code
Rating: 7.5/10
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Dennis Liu, Frank Minucci,
"The Twilight Zone" (2002)
Enter a new dimension.
Rating: 7.3/10
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Forest Whitaker,
Phenomenon (1996)
Some things in life just can't be explained.
Rating: 6.4/10
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi,
John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, Jeffrey DeMunn,
Arrival (2016)
Why are they here?
Rating: 8.5/10
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Michael Stuhlbarg, Forest Whitaker, Sangita Patel,
Species (1995)
If you build it, they will come.
Rating: 5.8/10
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger,
Blown Away (1994)
The fuse has been lit...
Rating: 6.2/10
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzy Amis, Lloyd Bridges, Forest Whitaker,
The Crying Game (1992)
Play At Your Own Risk.
Rating: 7.3/10
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller,
Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar, Breffni McKenna,
Consenting Adults (1992)
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
Rating: 5.7/10
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller, Forest Whitaker,
Article 99 (1992)
When the heroes are forgotten. When the stakes are life and death. There's one stand you've got to take. There's
Rating: 6.1/10
Drama, Comedy,
Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Lea Thompson, John C. McGinley,
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
Rating: 5.4/10
Crime, Drama,
Forest Whitaker, Peter White, John Bedford Lloyd, Seymour Cassel, Dan Kamin,
Downtown (1990)
When you pound this beat, it pounds you back.
Rating: 5.7/10
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama,
Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Penelope Ann Miller, Joe Pantoliano, David Clennon,
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Time to rock it from the Delta to the DMZ!
Rating: 7.3/10
Biography, Comedy, Drama, War,
Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno Kirby,
Johnny Handsome (1989)
Revenge has a new face
Rating: 6.1/10
Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker,
Bloodsport (1988)
The secret contest where the world's greatest warriors fight in a battle to the death.
Rating: 6.8/10
Action, Biography, Drama, Sport,
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton, Forest Whitaker,
Bird (1988)
"There are no second acts in American lives." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rating: 7.2/10
Biography, Drama, Music,
Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David,
Platoon (1986)
The first casualty of war is innocence.
Rating: 8.1/10
Drama, War,
Tom Berenger, Keith David, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn,
Southpaw (2015)
Believe In Hope.
Rating: 7.4/10
Drama, Sport,
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent,


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The Canyon is one of the most popular dive sites in Dahab and an essential dive for all fanatics of caves and cavern diving. The Canyon is up to 10m deep and virtually closed over at the top. It snakes its way up from the depths, to emerge in a large glassfish-filled coral dome, the Fishbowl. After an easy shore entry, you cross a sandy lagoon that opens onto a gently sloping reef marked with coral heads. The amazing and eerie canyon soon comes into view. It has three main openings. At about 12 m is the fishbowl. Below that is another large bowl, opening at about 20m.
Deepest of all is a narrow exit at 52m. In between these openings the walls have grown together to virtually close over the top of the canyon, forming a tunnel. From the top it has the appearance of the fluted mouth of a clam shell. Descend into the Canyon at 20m and drop to the bottom which sits at around 30m. Make sure you stick to a depth well within your ability. Take a minute at bottom and enjoy the magnificent view, the light coming through the crack that forms the entry of the Canyon while you sit in semi-darkness, it is an amazing sight. Finish the dive by swimming through a coral garden at about 8m where there are very good chances of finding the resident octopus.


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Downtown Connection Bus
Hop aboard our FREE bus service!
- May 2019 Suspensions: Due to the installation of the West Thames Street Bridge, the Downtown Connection bus will be skipping ten stops along South End Avenue and Battery Place on Wednesday, May 29 (10a-4p); Friday, May 31 (6-7:30p); and Saturday, June 1 (6-7:30p). The stops include: Battery Pl & 1st Pl, Battery Place & 3rd Pl, W Thames & South End Ave, South End Ave & Rector Pl, South End Ave & Gateway Plaza (Seaport-bound) and South End Ave & Albany St (Battery Park City-bound).
- Beginning February 20, 2017 until approximately September 2019, the Downtown Connection bus route will be operating with a service change. For the duration of NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC)'s Warren Street Reconstruction project, the bus will not make the following three stops: Warren Street at Greenwich Street and Warren Street at Church Avenue (Seaport-bound), or at North End Avenue and Chambers Street (Battery Park City-bound). To access Whole Foods and other TriBeCa destinations, please use the temporary bus stop at Chambers Street and West Broadway (Seaport-bound).
Welcome to our free bus service connecting South Street Seaport to Battery Park City with 36 destination stops from river to river.
Seven (7) state of the art buses offering free service, each with periphery seating for 22 passengers. All buses are easily identifiable with the red color, Downtown Connection® brand, and GPS technology. The countdown clocks dispersed along the route provide real-time arrival alerts.
With easy access to subway lines, bus routes and ferries, it's the most convenient way to explore Lower Manhattan's businesses, shops, restaurants, and attractions. Bus rides are free so hop on and off as often as you'd like.
Available seven days a week, except Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Daily service starts at 10 AM and ends with a final run at 7:30 PM
36 stops around the perimeter of Lower Manhattan, including a Warren/Murray Street loop
Arrival times average 10-minute intervals on weekdays and at 15-minute intervals on weekends (traffic permitting)
ADA accessible
Lost & Found: Call (212) 306-5656
GPS Technology/NextBus
In an effort to make the Downtown Connection© even more useful, we have added global positioning system (GPS) technology to each shuttle bus. This technology allows riders to track the exact position of Downtown Connection buses in real time. (See dynamic map above)
Ten NextBus LED countdown clocks — at stops en route, update arrival times of the next two buses.
Riders can use smartphones or computers to determine the position of our buses. Just follow these simple directions:
Step 1. Go to www.nextbus.com/da
Step 2. Choose your stop to find out when the next bus will be arriving.
If you do not see buses on the map, it is most likely because there are no buses running at that time.


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The collection is open for research.
The Sagendorph Woolen Company of East Brookfield, located about sixty miles southwest of Boston in Worcester County, Massachusetts, maintained sixteen looms and specialized in the carding of shoddy and the manufacture of cashmeres, repellents, and suitings. There is some evidence that Sagendorph also spun raw materials for other companies and sold some textile goods on commission.
The mill transactions include other local businesses of historical interest such as the Boston and Albany Railroad Company, Putnam, Davis & Company, and J. Marble and Company.
The daybook contains daily transactions between the Sagendorph Woolen Company of East Brookfield, Massachusetts and other businesses, local residents, and the company's labor force. These detailed entries present a dynamic picture of the company's manufacturing operations ranging from the purchase of raw materials to the sales of finished products.
Also included are many of Sagendorph's intermediate expenses including equipment purchase and repair and standard mill purchases such as stationery and boxes. There is some evidence that Sagendorph spun raw materials for other named companies and sold some goods on commission.
Although the extant records cover only a brief period of the mill's history (November 1885- October 1887), this 400 page volume provides a detailed record of how textile mills operated during the late 19th century.
The collection is open for research.
Cite as: Sagendorph Woolen Company Daybook (MS 430). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Purchased in November 2004.
Processed by Tonia Sutherland, 2005.
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Cold Cases and Inescapable Heat in the Deep South
Photographer Terri Garland first toured the South in the early nineties, documenting the Ku Klux Klan. Since then, she has returned often to Mississippi and Louisiana, capturing disappearing wetlands, rural culture, and the personalities that occupy our romantic, troubled terrain.
Her series "Delta Creation Theories" contains triptych images compiled after a series of visits to the deep South from 2007 to 2010. She did not start out with the idea of juxtaposing images, but, after returning home to California, she decided to try to create small narratives with the large archive she had gathered.
"I'll use the writing analogy," she told me. "In some ways, they might read as paragraphs as opposed to a single word or short sentence. Of course, some short sentences are far more powerful than longer passages, so it really is dependent upon the viewer's perception."
The series brings us into contact with a physical atmosphere, both outdoors and inside humble homes. It stacks moments and totems side by side.
Garland said, "While composed of actual, physical places and objects, the pieces really are about trying to put a memory into visual form. I had begun to photograph in the South twenty years ago making pictures of racist groups and events, and those early experiences have continued to underscore what I notice and am drawn to photograph. But along the way I also fell in love with the South [...] I'm drawn to exploring regional myths and assumptions and the contradictions inherent in the historical social landscape."
Garland's triptychs share not just a place, but a personal attraction. We move often between such sites and scenes, but don't always recollect them as a whole at the end of the day. Garland, as a photographer, tends to shoot often and edit later, so she relies on her memory and intuition to assemble her images.
"My process of putting the images together was purely a matter of what intuitively worked for me visually," she said. "A number of the pieces are homages – to Emmett Till, his uncle – Mose Wright, Dr. King, Medgar Evers. People familiar with those individuals will recognize some of the component of the pictures but not others. I was not trying to illustrate history, but rather create images that spoke to my reaction to those situations after physically being in those locations."
As an outsider who is also a frequent visitor, Garland has a unique perspective. She doesn't pretend to have a detached presence behind the lens. Many of these photographs were taken as she explored the lives and landscapes of families whose lives were impacted by violence and unsolved murders.
"There was a constant, sometimes low, sometimes high, level of anxiety based on what I was learning from my story's protagonist [...] My frame of mind would vary enormously – from excited to saddened. I felt honored that so many people would give of their time to share with me stories and memories of their loved ones who had been murdered. These conversations would come to mind as I was putting together the images back home in California."
Photographs from Garland's "Delta Creation Theory" series will be on display at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art from December 12-January 5 as part of CURRENTS, its annual collaborative exhibition with PhotoNOLA. To see more of this series and other work, visit her portfolio site.


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Interesting news from Canada this week – a sole-source tender has been announced for the development of an experimental urban camouflage (CUEPAT – Canadian Urban Environment Pattern) based on the metropolitan environments of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. The tender makes mention of CBR (chemical, biological and radiological protection) in one sentence, though there is no indication as to whether this prototype camouflage is being developed solely for use on CBR clothing.
Urban environments are notoriously difficult to design effective human personnel camouflage for, as not only is the vertically oriented, rounded, organic shape of a person out of place amongst the hard edges, flat planes and bulky volumes of the man-made environment, but there also is no such thing as a typical urban colour scheme. Any number of greys, browns, creams and greens will be found in the typical city, not to mention all the hues of the spectrum that appear on advertising space, doors, façades and shop fronts, cars, trucks and buses – you name it.
My prediction is that without some pretty clever thinking by the design team, the outcome of this program will be a FAIL for effective camouflage, but a WIN for Army fashionistas and the B.S. brigade, just like UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern) was for the US Army.
The sole-source tender is effectively a no-bid offer to Guy Cramer and Tim O'Neill of Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corporation, stating as it does that there are
no alternative sources of supply for this
requirement as no other Canadian source exists that has the
capability to design and develop digital, non-repeating
camouflage patterns using state-of-the-art fractal algorithms
and feed back loop technology, with concomitant IP protected
access to approximately 8,000 copyrighted patterns that can be
used in full support of meeting the requirement.
Although the terms of the tender allow competing companies to submit a bid, that bid must contain at least 80% goods and/or services of Canadian origin, and be submitted in writing before November 6th. Few, if any, of the other players in the digital camouflage industry are placed to take advantage of such a tightly constrained offer, meaning that however ineffective the design(s) submitted by Hyperstealth might be, the Canadian government will have no choice but to accept them.
There's more on this story at Soldier Systems, and you can read the original tender as a pdf via this link.


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The United States is full of awesome trails with rocky outcrops and steep inclines. Ohio is no exception, but the Buckeye State offers a unique trail to those who enjoy driving. The Ohio donut trail is located in Butler County and offers travelers a sweet experience.
Featuring a dozen donut shops spanning 80 miles, the Ohio Donut Trail takes drivers through Butler County. Get behind the wheel of a comfortable car, like a Mercedes-Benz, and hit the road!
Those who plan to take on the trail can pick up a passport at any of the 12 donut shops. Visiting 11 of the 12 shops will net donut lovers a free t-shirt from the Butler County Visitors Bureau. Unique donut flavors, including S'mores and Banana Pudding, will satisfy any sweet tooth.
If you've never heard of the Ohio donut trail before, don't feel bad! Founded in 2016, the trail is still relatively new, but it's quickly becoming a hot attraction for visitors of all ages. The shops are located in northern Cincinnati, just a short drive from an airport.
Who Participates
Since its founding, the donut trail has seen the number of bakeries participating rise from nine to 12. The popular route is perfect for families who want to make unique memories. Don't forget to grab a map at the Butler Country Visitors Bureau, and contact us at Mercedes-Benz of Centerville if you want to cruise the trail in style.


text: I currently own a P60 (P4001) and have had the car for about 1 1/2 years. It was last year where I found that I missed an important part regarding options when ordering my P60. I was on I95 in Connecticut and pulled into Milford to a fairly new Tesla supercharger platform. Upon plugging my P60 in, a display on my dashboard popped up indicating that the car was not configured for use with a supercharger. I called Tesla and via the airwaves the car was configured to accept the supercharger and instead of just a one time courtesy charge, I paid $2500 to have the option to accept a supercharger installed permanently. This brings up a couple of points to consider. First, the cost difference from a P60 to a P85 was not really $10,000, but $7,500 (the supercharger option is standard on a P85). Second, if I do wish to use my MS for long trips, even with the supercharger option, it is a bit difficult with a P60. I have really enjoyed my P60 and for the most part it is fine for the distances I travel. However, I am not considering using it many times because of the limitation it has. So, the question that keeps coming up in my mind is, is it worth considering a trade in to move up to the P85?. And is so, is there a trade in program from Tesla? My MS , as noted has the supercharger option installed and has recently had all of the updates performed / installed by Tesla in Syosset NY. Any ideas?


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What is Bitcoin? – Part IV
In the previous article (What is Bitcoin? – Part III) we talked about the concept "asymmetrical encryption" and how the sender (person A) and the recipient (person B) of encrypted messages can be securely identified. Asymmetrical encryption is based on A and B having two encryption keys each. Now we are talking about how The transaction is


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With the current rise of male orientated future leaning R&B scumbags lothario's like the Weeknd and Miguel (and as a huge fan, I mean it as a positive) there's a distinct lack of female voices. Anais Aida might be on the way of remedying that With her song, "Watchawannado".
Here you've got solid R&B vocal stylings, a guitar solo unearthed from the '80s but most importantly drums that hit so hard that right now some 19 year old EDM producer is sampling the shit out of them as a we speak. It's a testament that despite the hard head nod factor that Anais is still the star of the track, smoothly riding the track and making it sound sexy as hell. Listen below:


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Need friends to get the Party Rewards? We help you in that!
Riot Games has started a promotion in which you can get extra IPs if you play with your friends(details below). Sometimes this can be difficult because it can happen that your friend is not online when you would like to play a game. This way you lose the chance to get the extra IPs every time you start a new game. We would like to help you in this, we have a highly moderated group on Facebook where you can find thousands of players who would like to find friends to play with. You can find the Facebook group here. Furthemore, we have started to use a Public Chat Room called "wombocombo". Feel free to invite your friends too to the WomboCombo Facebook group or to our public chat. Check it, maybe someone is online from our community. In case if you don't know how to access a public chat room, this picture will help you:
Riot's official text about the promotion:
"Team up and earn Party Rewards!
We all know playing with friends makes for a more friendly League, so we're sweetening the pot for teaming up. For the next two weeks, queue up with friends both new and old to rack up IP with Party Rewards. The new system awards bonus multipliers based on the size of your premade party. In this trial period, we'll look to see if features like this one can give you more opportunities to crack nexii with friends and make for positive games.
Here's how it works:
Enter any matchmade queue with a premade party and the entire group earns a chance at multiplyingthe standard IP reward. Party Rewards work a lot like normal IP rewards--there're different scales depending on the queue. For example, Summoner's Rift queues award more IP than Twisted Treeline or Howling Abyss queues. There is a chance your group earns no Party Reward, but larger premade groups win higher tiers of IP rewards. Some lucky players will even earn rare, massive IP prizes. If you queue alone, you won't be eligible for Party Rewards.
This table details the maximum multipliers for Party Rewards:
|Party size
|Max jackpot
|Party of one
|Party of two
|4x IP
|Party of three
|6x IP
|Party of four
|8x IP
|Full team
|16x IP
For the next two weeks, Party Rewards is all yours. After the trial period, we'll temporarily disable the feature and sort through the data and learn what the partying hath wrought. We'll be back to talk more about the future of Party Rewards soon."


text: Hutson School of Agriculture Murray State Establishes Center For Agricultural Hemp By Sydni Anderson • Mar 8, 2019 Murray State University A new agricultural center at Murray State University aims to boost funding opportunities for hemp research. Murray State Using Donated Farm for Cover Crop, Hemp Research By Ysabel Lavitz • Aug 23, 2017 MSU Public Relations A 534-acre historic farm, known as the Eagle Rest Plantation, donated to Murray State last year is now serving as a research and demonstration hub for cover crop and industrial hemp. Murray State Equine Science Professor Pairs Student Interests with Real-World Research By Kate Lochte & Matt Markgraf • Mar 16, 2015 Courtesy of Dr. Shea Porr WKMS continues a new series of reports called "Racer Scholar Profiles" - highlighting Murray State Faculty research, scholarly and creative activities across colleges and schools. Our guest is Dr. Shea Porr, whose background is nutrition and exercise physiology in horses with the Hutson School of Agriculture's equine program. Dr. Porr speaks with Kate Lochte on Sounds Good about her work with students, from incorporating social media in the classroom to testing hemp as an alternative to traditional horse bedding. Kentucky Biofuels Division Director Outlines Rewnewable Energy Plan By Kate Lochte & Matt Markgraf • Oct 22, 2014 Murray State University, Facebook Murray State University hosts representatives from Frankfort and statewide agencies in the energy sector today for an observance of National Bioenergy Day (#bioenergyday) at the Equine Center. Sessions include conversations on energy strategies involving advanced biofuels, woody biomass and the first modern legal harvest of industrial hemp in Kentucky (today at Murray State). The observance also includes the official lighting of Murray State's bio-burners and the announcement of a state wood energy grant. On Sounds Good, Kate Lochte gets the details from Tim Hughes, Director of the Division of Biofuels of the Kentucky Department of Energy Development and Independence. MSU's Tony Brannon to Receive Award for Contribution to Agriculture Education By Rob Canning • Oct 9, 2014 Murray State University The dean of the Murray State University Hutson School of Agriculture is being recognized by the National Association of Agricultural Educators. MSU's Tony Brannon will receive the Outstanding Service Citation award at the 2014 NAAE convention in Nashville next month. MSU School of Agriculture: Record Enrollment, Hemp Crop Update By Kate Lochte & Matt Markgraf • Aug 27, 2014 "It's a good time for agriculture and an even better time to be at Murray State in agriculture," says the Hutson School of Agriculture Dean Tony Brannon. He joins Kate Lochte on Sounds Good to talk about another record year of enrollment, a new high profile crop approaching harvest and a fundraising gala for The Arboretum. Take a Stroll Through Murray State's Arboretum By Kate Lochte & Matt Markgraf • Jul 10, 2014 GreenMark PR The Arboretum at Murray State University is a fully accessible horticultural display, public garden and educational laboratory located on Pullen Farm, with an entrance at the end of Hickory Drive, off Main Street. Friends of MSU Arboretum Board Chair Paula Edwards visits Sounds Good to talk about its Watermelon Bust coming up July 17th and the Hutson Harvest Gala on September 4 - as well as what's new at the Arboretum this summer. Hear the conversation: Western Kentucky Horse Owners Unite at MSU Equine Expo By Kate Lochte • Jun 2, 2014 iStockPhoto Murray State's Hutson School of Agriculture teams up with the University of Kentucky agriculture equine program to host A Western Kentucky Equine Farm and Facilities Expo this week Murray State University. The event is open to anyone involved with horses or interested in them. Barn Manager Alysia Conover joins Sounds Good today to talk about the the expo and shares some insight into Murray State's Equine Center. Hear the conversation: Farm Bill Moves to Senate with No Direct Payments, Crop Insurance Increases By Whitney Jones • Jan 30, 2014 kyagr.com Area farmers are waiting for more details on the farm bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday to see how it will affect their operations. Murray State University Hutson School of Agriculture Dean Tony Brannon says the new bill gets rid of the base farmers have received for growing certain major crops, which will save $5 billion a year. MSU Hutson School of Agriculture Dean on Technology, Education, and More By Kate Lochte • Jul 25, 2013 Listen Listening... / 18:51 Murray State's Hutson School of Agriculture Dean Tony Brannon joins Kate Lochte on Sounds Good. They take a look at agriculture in the region and across the state, how technology has changed the course of agriculture and education, and work at the Breathitt Veterinary Center. See more about the Hutson School of Agriculture.


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Washington agrees to 10-year deal with Adidas
SEATTLE (AP) Adidas will become Washington's official apparel and footwear provider under a 10-year deal announced by the school Tuesday.
The university's board of regents must still approve the contract, which would run through June 2029.
The Seattle Times, citing a source with knowledge of the contract , reported that the deal will be worth almost $12 million annually, making it one of the richest apparel deals in college athletics. The new deal also ends the Huskies' 20-year partnership with Nike.
"As we researched Adidas' college partnerships, we were extremely impressed with their product innovation, global brand significance, and most of all the depth of service and attention they provide to their partner schools," Washington athletic director Jennifer Cohen said in a statement.
Washington is the 12th school to partner with Adidas.
Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com


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Deviled eggs are popular party food for good reason: they're inexpensive and really easy to make ahead of time, plus they look great on a buffet. I developed this deviled egg recipe for my sister Beth's book-themed baby shower, adapting the classic recipe in homage to Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham.
In developing the recipe, I drew heavily from Rachel Ray's Green Eggs and Ham scrambled eggs, and Martha Stewart's Spinach Deviled Eggs. In my recipe, sauteed, pureed spinach gives the yolk filling a greenish hue, and bits of bacon add flavor and garnish the dish. I also took care to use gluten free condiments and bacon so that the dish would be safe for all of our guests to eat.
Spinach Deviled Eggs with Bacon
12 eggs
4 slices gluten-free bacon
1 bunch regular spinach or 6 oz. bag baby spinach
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2/3 cup gluten-free mayonnaise
1 tablespoon gluten-free Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
A day ahead of the rest of the prep, hard cook the eggs. Place 12 eggs in a single layer in large saucepan and cover with two inches of tap water. Cook over medium high heat until the water comes to a boil. Once the water boils, remove pan from heat, cover, and let sit covered for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes, gently add a few cups of ice to the pan, repeating as necessary until the water is cold. Remove cooled eggs from the pan and pat dry. Store in a closed container in the fridge for up to a week.
Peel the eggs. Slice them in half lengthwise, then remove the yolks and set them aside in a small mixing bowl.
Wash and dry the spinach. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the spinach and cook, tossing occasionally, until the greens are completely wilted and start to look a bit dry. Transfer cooked greens to paper towels and squeeze out any extra moisture.
Next, cook the bacon in the saute pan. Drain crispy cooked bacon on paper towels to remove any extra grease. Once bacon cools, crumble/chop it into fine pieces. Set aside.
Combine cooked, drained spinach with mayonnaise and mustard in a food processor. Puree until mixture is well combined and tinted green. Add egg yolks and pulse until yolk mixture is smooth. Add salt, pepper, and paprika to taste, pulsing until well combined. Pulse in half the crumbled bacon to the yolk mixture. Transfer filling to a heavy-duty plastic sandwich bag.
Arrange egg white halves on a serving platter. Snip off one bottom corner of the sandwich bag and pipe filling into each egg-half. Garnish finished eggs with remaining crumbled bacon.
Click here for a printable version of this recipe.
*Hint: if you're preparing the deviled eggs to take to a party at someone else's home, you'll need an egg plate to transport the finished eggs safely. I don't have –or want– an egg plate, so I just used ziploc bags to transport the component parts of this recipe to the party and assembled them on-site on a regular serving plate. This is a great way to store the eggs, too, since the separate parts will stay fresher longer than the assembled eggs. A gallon-sized bag will hold the peeled, halved egg whites. A snack-sized bag will hold the crumbled bacon garnish. And a sandwich-sized bag will hold the filling. Obviously, you should wait to snip the corner of the filling bag to pipe the filling until you arrive at the destination and are ready to set up the eggs for service.


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I'm watching House on Astro, and I find it ridiculous. No, this episode of House is fine, it's the censorship that is ridiculous. House and his team are discussing a case where the patient's brain shorts out and causes him to experience orgasms when he feels extreme pain (sounds masochistic, I know). The ridiculous part is that the words Ejaculation and Orgasm are censored.
Now I can understand if swear words uttered randomly were censored (not that I always agree with that either) but Ejaculation and Orgasm used in a medical discussion?! Come on! What else are they going to cut off? Soon enough we're going to have TV where only we can only hear conjunctions.


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New Police Chaplain (Press Release)
ABILENE, TX – On February 22nd, the Abilene City Council approved the addition of a Police Chaplain for the Police Department. Chaplain Beth Reeves began her full-time employment on March 19th, after having served as a part-time chaplain for the last five years. Beth served as the Congregational Care Minister at Highland Church of Christ from July 2005 to March 2018.
Chaplain Beth earned a Master's Degree in Religious Education from Rochester College, Michigan, in April 2017 and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work from Abilene Christian University. She raised five boys, all of whom are Eagle Scouts and live throughout Texas. She has one daughter-in-law and a second expected in July 2018.
Chaplain Beth will continue to serve the citizens of Abilene through all imaginable crises, while also enjoying life's celebrations including weddings and childbirths. Chaplain Beth will serve as the Police Department's Victim Assistance Liaison and ensure crime victims have access to information concerning their rights, services and protective orders. She will work alongside Noah Project, Regional Victim Crisis Center, Stop the Violence and others to bring comfort and relief to crime victims.
Chaplain Beth offered: "I am excited about joining the City and Police Department in offering care to all, during times of celebration and crisis." - Chief Stan Standridge
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Speech of the President of the Czech Republic at the AIPAC Policy Conference
Shalom. Mr Horowitz, dear friends.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said a year ago that the Czech Republic is the best friend of Israel in the whole of Europe. I'm happy to meet the best friends of Israel in America. Well, sometimes it is important to remember the history but I will be very short about the history. Let me only remember the delivery of weapons and aircraft to Israel in 1948 and remember the Czech pilots who trained the pilots from Israel. One of the pilots became the president of Israel, Mr. Weizman.
But we face the future now and it is more important. There is a growing wave of the so-called international terrorism, but I always say: Islamic terrorism; and that's why we need two steps in order to fight against this growing wave.
The first phase is, of course, the expression of solidarity. You know the famous slogan: "Ich bin ein Berliner." Now we all must say: "I am a Jew".
But this is not enough. Of course, your discrimination is our discrimination, your victims are our victims, but our society is too hedonistic, too consumption-oriented, and there is the cowardice and appeasement. Fine, we organize demonstrations and manifestations, but it is not enough. What I propose is the systematic and coordinated fight against the basis of Islamic terrorism. I was informed that the umbrella organization is the Muslim Brotherhood. The chief of Al Qaeda is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. The chief of Taliban is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the same with Hamas, the same with Hezbollah, the same with Al Nusra, and so on and so on. So, what I propose is a coordinated action of the international community if possible under the umbrella of the Security Council, because the superpowers have many, many conflicts, but one common enemy – Islamic terrorism.
I wonder, Mr. Horowitz, whether you saw the map of the so-called Islamic Caliphate till the year 2020. You may say that it is an idea of a madman and you may be right. However, Adolf Hitler was also a madman and he occupied practically all Europe. Therefore, we need a new strategy in the fight against Islamic terrorism. Not a massive occupation of a territory, no tanks, no infantry, no artillery; but drones, rangers and secret services. I met the chief of Mossad twice and I told him: "It is not true that your secret service is the most efficient one all over the world. It is true that it is the single efficient one, unfortunately."
But at the end, I'd like to conclude my speech with the remembrance of the past. With a sentence I shall never forget till the end of my life. A sentence which was at the origin of the Jewish State of Israel, and a sentence we must accept just now if we are not willing to become the future victims of Islamic terrorism. "Never again shall we march like sheep to the slaughter, never again."
Thank you.
Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, 2nd March 2015, Washington, D.C., USA


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PLC Projects
One of the most exciting aspects of the PLC has been collaboration. From the beginning of the PLC we have identified areas of progress that EdLeader21 schools and districts were interested in and we have facilitated their collaboration on this ground-breaking effort.
4Cs Rubrics Implementation
– The 4Cs rubrics have been developed by EdLeader21 staff with collaborative guidance and revisions from over 70 EdLeader21 member schools and districts nationwide. Many subject matter experts in the field also provided helpful commentary and revisions. › go
4Cs Performance Assessment Bank– The 4Cs Performance Assessment Bank project aims to establish a 4Cs-aligned bank of performance tasks that can be customized locally. › go
Common 4Cs Performance Assessment– The Common 4Cs Performance Assessment project aims to implement a "common" set of valid, reliable 4Cs-aligned, standards-aligned performance tasks. › go
Three Year Roadmap– The Three Year Roadmap project aims to support member efforts to integrate the 4Cs system-wide by focusing on key aspects of the first three years of the district transformation process. › go
STEP21– How can the district best demonstrate evidence of student success? The STEP21 analysis rubric and review protocols rely on a rigorous input-output-impact framework for collecting and reviewing evidence. Over time this will result in the collection and sharing of evidence demonstrating success at systemic integration of 21st century education outcomes. › go
Improvement Science– For the coming year, the Improvement Science working group will function as study group around a process of disciplined inquiry that can be used to scale up promising interventions in education. › go
4Cs Leadership Academy– Beginning July 2017, this year-long intensive academy for central office leaders, principals, and teacher leaders will support deeper expertise in implementing the 4Cs. › go


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Suggestion – put this blog on your reading list – Stirling Behavioural Science Blog and start with this posting – The 15 Best Behavioural Science Graphs of 2010-13
Suggestion – put this blog on your reading list – Stirling Behavioural Science Blog and start with this posting – The 15 Best Behavioural Science Graphs of 2010-13
I can honestly say I engage in many of these knowledge management activities and certainly I have the dress code directive aced – but… 'nap' and 'sleep' are way off my radar, and 'discard what you do not use' – which I assume refers to paper files, more often means to me donating useful things… Continue Reading
News release: " Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in November. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from October and five states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-two states had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, seven states and the District of Columbia had increases, and… Continue Reading
Quantitative Analysis of Culture Using Millions of Digitized Books, Jean-Baptiste Michel, et al. Science 331, 176 (2011); DOI: 10.1126/science.1199644 "We constructed a corpus of digitized texts containing about 4% of all books ever printed. Analysis of this corpus enables us to investigate cultural trends quantitatively. We survey the vast terrain of 'culturomics,' focusing on linguistic and cultural phenomena that were… Continue Reading
"MedWatch (also provides a searchable database) alerts provide timely new safety information on human drugs, medical devices, vaccines and other biologics, dietary supplements, and cosmetics. The alerts contain actionable information that may impact both treatment and diagnostic choices for healthcare professional and patient. To find recent safety alerts, select the current year in the menu to the… Continue Reading
Reuters: "The UN General Assembly has unanimously called on a curb of supernormal surveillance of communications. The resolution drafted by Brazil and Germany was in response to revelations over the eavesdropping conducted by the US on a global scale. All 193 UN member states agreed "to respect and protect the right to privacy, including in the context… Continue Reading
The Impact of Digital Tools on Student Writing and How Writing is Taught in Schools – Kristen Purcell, Director of Research, Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project; Judy Buchanan Deputy Director, National Writing Project; Linda Friedrich Director of Research and Evaluation, National Writing Project. july 16, 2013. "In a survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers,… Continue Reading


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A big, bald man with a wind-burnt face, Stiv is leader of a group of wildlings from the lands beyond the Wall. His clothing is filthy and faded all over, but his grey cloak may once have been black.
Westeros.org is the premiere fansite for George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Discuss the series on the forums and browse the fan-edited wiki. Read all about HBO's Game of Thrones, learn more about the books from our resource collections and play the MUSH.
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Not everyone has the time or inclination to master the subject of personal finance. Luckily, it is not always necessary to master it. In the same way you can hire an electrician without understanding the inner workings of home wiring, you can hire a financial advisor to get your money in order. There are all sorts of reasons why you might choose to do this: lack of interest in personal finance, lack of time to study it or circumstances requiring urgent action, to name a few. No matter the reason, a financial advisor is a must if you cannot or will not manage your own money.
Photo by freddyfromutah via Flickr
Following are several situations in which it pays to use a financial advisor.
The most helpful task an advisor can assist you with is developing a comprehensive, big-picture analysis of your finances. As any advisor will explain, personal finance is not just one thing, but an entire constellation of concerns: savings, investing, retirement planning, estate planning, tax preparation and more. To succeed financially requires devising some kind of overall plan that addresses each of these issues in an intelligent and responsible manner. From there, the advisor will seek input from you as he or she plans each specific area in more detail.
Any advisor worth using will tell you that savings is the bedrock of a solid financial foundation. With savings, your options expand. Vacations, starting a business, or helping a child attend college are all feasible. Without savings, your financial options will be vastly and perhaps painfully reduced. Yet advisors also know that saving for a reason is far more motivating than just "saving." Therefore, most financial advisors will assist you in developing goals for your savings, both short and long term. These goals will include specific dates and targets (such as "$50,000 for our second home by August 2014) to keep you focused on progress.
Most experts agree that 90% of your investment returns are a function of your asset allocation. That is, how much of your money is invested in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. Unfortunately, some people are too intimidated by all the conflicting investment information out there to decide upon an asset allocation for themselves. This is another area in which financial advisors can help. As someone who has helped countless other people set up investment portfolios, the advisor is fully qualified to get you started. Best of all, advisors can set up automatic transfers so money is added to your investments at scheduled intervals.
The most important long-term savings goal most people have is retirement. No matter your age, it is important to have a strategy in place that lets you retire at a set age with a known sum of money. But where do you start — a 401(K) or an IRA? Roth IRA or Traditional? (Each has different tax implications.) And what do you invest the account's funds in once you open it? All of these questions and more can be confidently answered in consultation with your financial advisor. Taking your stated goals (and income) into account, the advisor will suggest a step-by-step retirement strategy involving which account(s) to use, how much to contribute and when to begin taking withdrawals.
One of the most dreaded personal finance errands of all is tax preparation. Given the complexity of our tax code and the overall stress associated with tax time, it might seem that only a few sadistic minds would enjoy tax preparation. However, this is yet another area in which a personal finance advisor is completely capable of helping. Simply put, your tax return will look different depending on whether you are an employee, an independent contractor or a business owner. It will also look different if you buy and sell investment property. But regardless of these details, a competent financial advisor can help ensure that your return is done correctly and filed on time.
Despite general assumptions, estate planning does not refer only to your home. Rather, an "estate" refers to the totality of your assets: legal rights, interests in property of any kind, including real estate, businesses, investments, insurance benefits and the like. Without a clear plan specifying who gets what when you die, your heirs will be left to fight over it in probate court (an unpleasant experience to put it lightly.) Instead, financial advisors will work with you on putting together a will and other documents to ensure that your estate as divided in accordance with your own wishes. In fact, estate planning is one area in which even those who generally handle their own money tend to seek professional help. The legal complexities (and consequences) are simply too complex for most people to adequately navigate on their own.
Reviewed and updated September 11, 2011.
This article is helpful, but misses an opportunity to clearly explain what a financial advisor actually does. First, savings are not the bedrock or foundation of the plan. Protection is the first step: having the right amount of insurance in place in the event of your being sick or injured and unable to work for a time, and also, in the event that you pass away, leaving those who may depend on your income without the means to support their current lifestyle or just pay necessary bills. These events, especially the first one, happen all the time, and people turn to their savings, then their retirement accounts, to cover the difference. That's just the beginning of what an advisor can help prevent. Accumulation goals, asset allocation and proper diversification of portfolios, mitigation, estate planning, long-term care planning, help with group benefits at work, charitable giving, budgeting and debt reduction (to a lesser degree), and structuring one's "spend-down" retirement years so that the money lasts through one's lifetime. Finally, when a person passes on, your advisor can work with your executor and attorney(s) to help you get through the process of transferring the estate to the decedent's heirs. As you can see, there is far more to financial planning than what is touched on here. It is certainly not just something for people who don't enjoy giving attention to their finances! Even financial professionals have to keep current daily on a myriad of information that might affect their clients.
I think that the vast majority of people are capable of managing their investments themselves using things like index funds and the like. However, there is only a small minority that are actually interested enough in the topic to actually spend the time and energy to educate themselves and do things right. I'd estimate that 90% of the population is better off with an adviser. It's not a matter of intellect, it's a matter of effort.
I think many times people can handle their own financial planning up to a certain point but when it comes to complicated financial scenarios it is important to consult with a professional that understands all the ins and outs completely.
The first and the most important step is to get out of debts. Once you do this , everything else should be easy to tackle.
in my point of view, all of us do need financial advisor. if you have a mound of money, we need a plan to spend that. in the case we don't have good plan, we will loose all money someday. So, somewhat, somehow…some advisor will be needed..
Can financial advisors help you with a get out of debt plan?


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I've spent far too much time today going over police reports on various murders and looking at crime scene photos. Research. I do that when I'm working on a manuscript, and since I don't write about pleasant things, I have to delve into stuff that some people would describe as "fairly sick shit." At a certain point I started to wonder if I was doing research or just proving my thesis on humanity. I think it's fair to say that it started out as research, but as photo after photo exposed new and amazing ways the body could be turned into art, it was my thesis at work.
Humanity, it seems, isn't worth crying over.
If you want to get a good look at what man (labeled in the most generic of ways) is capable of doing to his fellow humans, you don't have to look at the photos of body piles courtesy of Nazi Germany. We all know that was bad. War and genocide are by necessity ugly, mean-spirited affairs, and those who feign shock at what they see have not really looked into what war and genocide really mean. The bodies stacked like winder wood aren't surprising. What is surprising is that it doesn't happen more often. We only think we are more civilized than that.
No. If you want a shock, steer clear of tired old WWII photos and turn your gaze onto the two halves of Elizabeth Short. The Black Dahlia. (I won't reprint the pictures here. Most of you have seen them.) My research began with her, and hours later ended with her. Full circle. Fitting tribute. You see, what was left in a vacant lot on 1/15/47 drained of all blood (except for one stray drop on the sidewalk), cut in two and mutilated something fierce was, by its nature, an act of passion gone awry. The body wasn't hacked in two. It was surgically sliced. A tattoo taken. A mouth cut wider in an insane grimace. Breasts barely left. Body put on display in a vacant lot, the two halves separated by a few feet, legs spread open as an invite.
This wasn't a robbery gone wrong. This wasn't some rough sex that got out of control. This was an act of passion. Someone knew her. She pissed someone off. She was left to be found. Larry Harnisch has an excellent and thoroughly plausible theory as to who did it and why. It remains, however, one of America's most infamous unsolved crimes, and even by today's high standards of transgression it is brutal to behold.
You definitely didn't want to be the one to stumble upon her pieces on that Wednesday morning. The woman who did was out with her child. She found Short around 10 a.m.. I guarantee you that at 10 a.m. on any given morning you aren't expecting to find a body where the killer has cut out a tattoo. You aren't thinking you'd stumble across a corpse where just above the vagina is an incision that looks like the killer was trying to make yet another vagina. And you definitely wouldn't be expecting to find the tattoo and grass inside the body's vagina. And if you delved deep enough, you'd find feces in her stomach. Most people never expect to come across such a thing, but Betty Bersinger did, and I can only imagine her reaction.
The absolute insanity that was Short's murder, torture and display is a perfect example of what man is capable of doing. It wasn't an act of war, genocide or terrorism. If, in fact, you believe Harnisch's theory, the killer was a man who walked out on his family, had lost a son, and spent his free time with his girlfriend eating dinner and listing to classical music while watching autopsy movies. Fairly mundane in the grand scheme of things.
Hours of pouring over police reports, death certificates, crime scene photos and more. Watching a documentary. Looking for links. Research, I called it. It was something more, though. Man's inhumanity towards his fellow man.
In the box of Short's stuff that was sent to the media after the discovery of her body was an ad with the phrase "Heaven is here." Yes, I suppose it is.
Heaven is Here
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The Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences has been awarded to Lisa Bjorkman, for her manuscript, Pipe Politics: Mumbai's Contested Waters. The Edward C. Dimock Prize in the Indian Humanities has been awarded to Jessica Marie Falcone, for her manuscript, Battling the Buddha ofRead more →
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Another Open Letter from a Female TV Director
This time from my friend Rachel Feldman. The fight to be recognized and employed continues. This article has a little bit more information about what is really going on inside the television and movie business and why female TV directors are so rarely employed.
An excellent open letter to showrunners who are at the neck of this bottle in television.
Showrunning is a very tough job, but hiring more women directors is not simply a labor/employment inequity that needs to be rectified — it's an issue that has important, global social relevance. Film and television are our culture's most powerful influencer and ambassador. All around the world, even in the most remote corners of our planet, men, women and children see how Hollywood movies and television present the human condition. Our media is a great proselytizer, and we have a tremendous responsibility to ensure that the images and ideas we disseminate represent the most enlightened aspects of culture and are not created with a single-gender perspective.
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Cathay Pacific Lounge, Hong Kong
I've slept at airports, freshened up with baby wipes and on one unfortunate occasion, flown in day-old clothing without a toothbrush. Flying is not glamorous (at least, not the kind I do) and no amount of hot towels from stewards, mid-flight underwear changes or hand sanitiser is going to avoid that grimy post-flight feeling. That sensation is only compounded if you've got a connecting flight.
Airport lounges are the perfect antidote to the polluted plane feeling. Hot showers, free-flowing alcohol and food choices beyond "chicken or vegetarian pasta?" - it's heavenly. My boyfriend and I flew from Perth, Australia to London last month with a total flying time of 22 hours. We had a four hour layover in Hong Kong and were keen to access Cathay Pacific's lounges. What a treat it turned out to be!
lounge entry
If you're flying First or Business class with Cathay, you're in! Cathay's Marco Polo Club members with Silver, Gold or Diamond status can also access lounges. OneWorld Emerald and Sapphire members are also eligible and can bring a guest. The OneWorld alliance includes Qantas, British Airways, American Airlines and Malaysia Airlines - so if you have regular lounge access with one of these airlines, you should be fine. We had access through my boyfriend's Qantas Gold membership. View full admittance details on Cathay Pacific's website here.
'The Pier' lounge
Hong Kong International Airport is huge and there are multiple Cathay lounges among its 80+ gates. A friend recommended The Pier lounge, near Gate 65. We discovered it was the newest of Cathay's lounges, with renovations completed in 2016. It was by far the biggest too.
There are multiple areas to base yourself, all connected by a single walkway. I'll start with the most important thing:
the Bar
This is self explanatory, but my personal highlight of any lounge. The staff were opening a bottle of champagne as I approached which I took as a good sign. I had three glasses of Moët, while my boyfriend enjoyed a few Jameson Whiskeys and the new Betsy Beer, brewed especially to be consumed at 35,000 feet. Granted, he was drinking it at ground level. But it tasted good!
Cathay's shower suites put my own bathroom to shame. The basin had a full line-up of Aesop products including cleanser, toner, facial moisturiser, hand wash and lotion along with shampoo, conditioner and body wash in the shower. There was a hairdryer, cotton buds and a shower cap, but the real treat was soft, soothing music. The rainfall showerhead was sensational and I made a note for future home renovations.
Noodle bar
After a shower and champagne, the Noodle Bar was my next stop. It's a large space with diner-style seating, offering three noodle dishes and three dim sum, each with a vegetarian option. I ordered vegetarian rice noodles and vegetarian dumplings, and added some Szechuan peppercorn oil I'd spotted among the condiments. Wow! It made my lips tingle! Also on offer was self-service congee, fried rice and stir-fried vegetables.
Food Hall
This area serves Western foods including a variety of breads, paninis, salads and cold cuts. We were there at 9am so there were also hot breakfast items like baked beans and hash browns. I was full from my noodles and dumplings so didn't sample anything, but it all looked good.
Tea house
Fancy an exquisite tea brewed to a precise recipe? The Tea House is your place. Order from the extensive and descriptive menu and collect when your buzzer goes off. I had Pu-erh (fermented Chinese tea) served in a heavy, dark teapot. There were also invigorating juices, pastries, Earl Grey cookies and red bean paste dumplings. This venue could've stood alone in a capital city and done a roaring trade.
Relaxation zone
This area is at the very end of the lounge. It's essentially a place to sleep, with long chaise lounges and dimmed lighting. It was very quiet and I wasn't sleepy, so I tiptoed out back to the bar.
Runway view
By 10am, I was showered, champagned and full of carbohydrates. There was nothing to do but sit, relax and wait for my connecting flight. There's an area adjacent to the bar where you can snuggle into large leather lounges and look out directly onto the runway. There are USB ports built into the side tables so you can stay connected too. I wrote most of this blog post sitting in this area, stopping occasionally to watch a plane take off.
other lounges
On the return leg, we went to The Wing lounge (near Gate 3) as we had less time and it was closest to our gate. It was much smaller by comparison but still offered runway views, spring rolls and champagne.
In both lounges, the spaces were clean and staff were polite and helpful. The Pier especially seemed immaculate, perhaps due to the renovations. I felt as fresh as could be expected in transit. Next time I'm travelling through Hong Kong, I'll be sure to stop visit The Pier again. Whether you want whiskey, wellness or wi-fi, it's set a new standard for meeting travellers' needs.
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Today I checked the calendar and realized that November is only a few weeks away, and that means that National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo!) is nearly upon us.
Who else has decided to join in on the NaNoWriMo fun?
If you've never heard of NaNoWriMo before, it's a month-long event where writers challenge themselves to pen a 50,000-word novel (about the length of novels like The Great Gatsby or Fahrenheit 451). The goal is to begin writing on the first of November and finish by midnight of November 30.
You can plan and outline your story as much as you like beforehand but the actual writing of the story can only be done during November. Sounds kind of crazy, right?
I've participated several times over the years and completed the challenge twice, and it's always been a fun and ultimately satisfying experience.
Sometimes I've jumped in because I've been plotting a story idea and wanted the push to start fleshing it out on paper. Usually, though, (like this year) I decide to participate because NaNoWriMo forces me to set aside time for my fiction writing.
I schedule my fiction writing sessions for the evening, and with the craziness of life, it's easy to make excuses to skip them – I'm too tired or I need to finish a nonfiction article I'm working on or I've been writing all day and I'd rather read a book instead. If I'm not careful, days will go by where I haven't added a single line to one of my stories.
NaNoWriMo gives me the motivation to ignore these excuses and get back on track with devoting time each day to writing fiction. Anyone who wishes to excel at their craft must put in the time to practice.
If you're planning on participating in NaNoWriMo next month too, here are my five tips for getting the most out of the challenge and winning on November 30. These tips can help you work towards completing any writing project whether you are participating in NaNoWriMo or not.
1. Focus on Writing Every Day
I don't know about you, but writing 50,000 words in one month always sounds like a very intimidating goal to me. To make that goal a lot less intimidating, it's important to break it down into smaller, manageable steps that you can accomplish each day.
That means just focusing on the daily word count goal of 1,667 words.
Of course, even that can be a tough goal. I'll start NaNoWriMo with a burst of energy and excitement, but there'll inevitably come the day when I'm struggling with writer's block or I'm so busy I don't want to make the extra effort to find time for fiction writing.
Big mistake. I find that when I miss even a single day, I begin to lose momentum.
The author account on NaNoWriMo displays a helpful graph that tracks how many words you have written each day and how many you need to continue writing each day in order to reach 50,000 words. When you miss a day, the daily word count quota climbs higher. It becomes tempting to just keep missing days and give up on NaNoWriMo entirely.
Instead, I tell myself to just focus on putting words on paper. Even if I have a day where I only manage to write one hundred words, it's better than not writing anything at all. I will not fall as far behind, and I'll be motivated to keep pressing forward.
The Victorian writer Anthony Trollope observed, "A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules."
(Bonus tip: check out my article here for the technique Anthony Trollope used to ensure he met his daily writing goal. If you're not already writing daily, I recommend that you start implementing a daily writing routine in the weeks leading up to NaNoWriMo.)
2. Find a Partner to Keep You Accountable
My brother Michael has always joined me when I set out on the NaNoWriMo adventure. I think this is partly the reason why we both succeeded in completing the challenge several times.
Sometimes we compete against each other to see who can write more words in a period of 15 or 20 minutes. When one of us doesn't feel like writing, we will encourage each other and cheer each other on. We'll also read each other's stories and suggest plot twists and new characters when one of us doesn't know in what direction to take his or her story.
I have found that you are less likely to quit a project when you have friends working towards the same goals as you. Even if you are working towards different goals, you can all keep each other accountable, inspire one another, and encourage each other not to give up.
(Bonus Tip: If you're looking for friends to cheer you on while you participate in NaNoWriMo this year, make sure to join my private writing group on Facebook. Click here to get your email invite.)
3. Formulate A Plan Before Setting Out
In 2013, I sat down in front of my computer on the first day of NaNoWriMo and had absolutely no idea what I was going to write.
"I don't think I can do this," I told Michael. "I don't have any story ideas."
"You can't quit before you even try to write anything," Michael told me. So after an hour long stare down with a blank Word document, I finally typed the first line of my novel. That first line ended up turning into a 100-page story.
This proves that it's possible to write a novel (or a very rough first draft as I call my manuscript) without any prior planning. However, I ran into a lot of writer's block when working on that story and almost quit NaNoWriMo entirely. I found that having a structured plan before you set out makes it much easier to work towards your goal a little bit each day.
Now when I jump into NaNoWriMo, I try to have the rough outline of a plot typed up before I begin. Last year, I was working on a collection of interconnected short stories, and I spent October coming up with a list of story ideas and plot summaries. This year, I'm using the Story Grid method to plot a novel. You can also check out the Snowflake Method.
Having an outline doesn't mean that you must follow it to the letter, but it does mean that you will have a nice roadmap to follow and will have a better chance of avoiding writer's block because you will have a general idea of where your novel is headed.
(Bonus tip: choose a story idea that you love and are excited to start working on. That passion will help you keep coming back to the keyboard.)
4. Write First, Edit Later
NaNoWriMo is a fast-paced project. If I went back each day to edit and rewrite passages, I'd never finish the challenge on time.
Normally, I like to take things a bit slower and not write at such a breakneck pace. But this often means that I get caught up with plotting my stories and am afraid to start writing until every plot point is just right.
I love NaNoWriMo because it forces me to overcome my perfectionism and procrastination. It lets my creative brain have free rein without being inhibited by my inner editor.
It's quite a noble goal to want to do things to the best of our ability, but often perfectionism can prevent us from ever getting out of the starting gate. NaNoWriMo has taught me that if you want to accomplish your goals, you need to be courageous, you need to banish procrastination, and you can't be afraid to make mistakes and reach the end of the month with a very unpolished first draft.
(Bonus tip: Try to end your writing sessions in the middle of a scene. Ernest Hemingway once advised, "The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day when you are writing a novel you will never be stuck.")
5. Never, Never, Never Give Up
You can't win NaNoWriMo if you quit. Even if you skip one day or three, don't get discouraged. Just head back to your desk and get back to work.
You'd be surprised at what you are capable of when you refuse to give up. There's a psychological term for this: grit.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, grit is "firmness of character; indomitable spirit." More specifically, it's the quality of persevering towards long-term goals no matter the obstacles.
From my personal experience, it's been the days when the word count seemed insurmountable, that it seemed impossible that I would ever catch up and finish the novel in a month, that I found I had the most inspiration. Those were the days that the words seemed to flow without any prompting.
By setting a daily writing goal for yourself and refusing to quit, you will develop endurance and discipline. You will discover the grit that you never knew you had. You will discover that you have an incredibly huge reserve of creativity, energy, and determination than you could ever have imagined.
And regardless of whether you end up "winning" NaNoWriMo, that's something to be proud of.
Are you participating in NaNoWriMo this year? Make sure to get your invitation to my Facebook group for NaNoWriMo writers!
If you've participated in NaNoWriMo in the past, let me know in the comments if you have any additional NaNoWriMo tips and please share this post with a fellow writer that you would like to inspire.
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