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How UiPath Training is beneficial for your career?
UiPath is a feature-rich RPA tool designed to help business analysts and administrators to automate processes within their businesses. This software provides enterprise wide automation advantages to businesses especially in the call center, document management, financial, healthcare, API enablement, process automation, document extraction and migration, process outsourcing verticals, and application integration. UiPath Training delivers Hands-on learning session in each and every module to step into the RPA to find various career opportunities. By the end of this training program, students can get sound knowledge in every aspect to face real-world challenges with ease.
UiPath RPA automates all repetitive tasks you perform on your computer including legacy application integrations, data entry, screen scraping and testing, data migration, etc. This high tech solution has three modules UiPath Studio, UiPath Robot, and the UiPath Orchestrator. The modules work together to manipulate application software like human users to reduce cost and increase business productivity. The objectives of this training program are:
- In-depth understanding on variables and passing data inside a workflow
- Leverages knowledge in performing various UI automation, Desk automation, web automation and reusing automation
- Working with several conditions, branching a workflow and to debug a workflow
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UiPath RPA is at the forefront of transforming the future of robotic process automation. The software is designed to serve businesses of different sizes. For businesses which use high volume human labor UiPath provides a reliable technology that adds impetus to their innovation and profitability.
It helps businesses to adopt robots that effectively automate repetitive, manual rules based tasks. Business integrates the robots without altering the legacy system, and all this is achieved at a fractional cost of their human equivalent. Also, UiPath robots are trainable, and they view the interface just like a human. They are automated assistants designed to collaborate with your employees and permanently report on the progress. The robot resides on your employee workstation acting in the background as the staff continues to work uninterrupted. This leads to high productivity and reduces the handling time in helpdesk, service desk, and call center activities.
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As the semester comes to an end, Associated Students, Inc. President Marvin Flores and Vice President Logan Vournas are reflecting back on the accomplishments made this semester. While looking at what they have done, they also look forward to what they still plan to do next semester.
Flores and Vournas took time to sit down and discuss what is still left to do for the rest of their term.
What goals have you achieved so far this semester?
Vournas: For me, the biggest thing I was able to accomplish was the opening of the [ASI Beach Pantry] and all the work that went into that. One of Marvin and mine's goals this year was to rebuild not only the relationship with ASI and the university, but more so ASI and our students. This entire semester, we worked really hard on trying to make ASI more representative for all our students. We're trying to lead ASI in a more social justice-oriented position and more heavily working in solidarity with all our student organizations.
How exactly have you connected more with students and organizations?
Flores: By going out to talk to them face to face. I think Logan has been a big advocate. We both went out and talked to them and asked them: "What do you need?" I know with previous years, it's always one of our goals for students to know we're here for them. When we talk to them, we understand better what their needs and what they want instead of us assuming what is best for them.
How has the process been for the Food Bank and Swap Shop to get them up and running?
Vournas: It started about year – we built a relationship with Food Finders. We met up with them last summer and we were able to get all the information to make our food pantry better. The hardest part was finding a place for it. This previous summer is when a lot of it went into work. It was just a lot of work, it is creating a new entire program from scratch. Right now, the hardest thing is sustaining it for students. We are always trying to expand it so we should have a fridge by next semester, so we can have produce too.
What have you not been able to accomplish this semester?
Vournas: Something I have been working on that I am hoping to carry over next semester is the Queer Student Success Initiative. On our campus, we have initiatives like Men Success Initiative for Men of Color [and] Asian Pacific Islander, but we don't really have anything specifically for queer students. Something I was really proud that we accomplished, that I want to further next semester, [was being]able to get a lot of gender-inclusive facilities on campus. For instance, in the Recreation Center we converted two single shower locker room spaces that were originally one male and one female into two gender-inclusive facilities, so that anyone – regardless of gender orientation – would be able to use it. Something I want to try to work on next semester is opening up a multi stall gender-inclusive bathroom stall on the campus. I have worked really closely with Mary Stevens, the vice president of finance for the university, and the facility management on converting all the single stalls into gender-inclusive facilities.
[pullquote speaker="Logan Vournas, Associated Students Inc. vice president " photo="" align="left" background="on" border="all" shadow="on"]The biggest thing I want to do is help. I want to make sure when I leave, that we leave the university better than when we started. We want to make sure that the students know that they are supported and that we tried to do everything we could to make this campus better.[/pullquote]Flores: One of the goals I am continuing next semester is to put a freeze on tuition. To be able to go out and work with a variety of organization on campus and through the state to make sure we are not alone in this fight because in the end it will affect all of us. We want to make sure everybody understand that this is not something we are okay with.
What are your plans for next semester?
Vournas: Part of the plans for next semester are fighting potential increase, urging our university to invest responsibly. We want to work on getting parking sensors. So with the new license recognition software, a future step is having sensor on the structure so you know if the structure is full or not.
What are you doing in terms of the proposed tuition hike?
Vournas: They moved the vote for the tuition increase from January to March. There is a CSU Board of Trustees meeting in January and in March. So, what ASI is doing is trying to work really close with California Faculty Association and Students for Quality Education to help mobilize our student body. The biggest impact we have seen is the power of protest and the power of democracy in the streets and having the ability to raise your own voice. We want to help mobilize and bring students to that meeting. So we are working with the CFA so we can [shuttle] students from the university to the CSU BOT meeting. As well, our Lobby Corps is going to be phone banking.
With the recent election results, what is ASI doing to calm concerns on campus regarding racism, sexism, xenophobia, etc?
Vournas: Something we did following the election, we brought out giant poster boards and white boards. We wrote on these poster boards "how are you doing," "what are you thinking" and "what are you grateful for" just so students can have that outlook because a lot of times you don't really know what to say. We saw hundreds of students throughout the day come cry with us, write on their board with us; we had snacks and we had places for people to color. Now we are working on writing a resolution with the ASI Senate to make CSULB a sanctuary campus for undocumented students as well as making a stand regarding everything our president-elect stands for to our student body. It is frightening, our students have been threatened and I have been threatened. It is important for us to stay strong. I do believe we need time to mourn, and after we take our time to mourn it is then time to mobilize.
What kind of legacy do you hope to leave?
Vournas: The biggest thing I want to do is help. I want to make sure when I leave, that we leave the university better than when we started. We want to make sure that the students know that they are supported and that we tried to do everything we could to make this campus better.
Flores: We are in here doing emails, helping students and hearing their concerns. But we are out there trying to meet students to see what they want from us. Last year we saw a lot of students didn't have a lot of faith in ASI, and we both see that this is a very empowering experience that we get a chance to meet with administrative and being the voice of students. Being able to say that we are here for our students no matter what and support everyone as much as possible. If there are concerns, we can hear them so we can voice them to the university to resolve them.

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Wei Jianguo: China's Market Economy Status is not Subject to one Nation's Rejection
- Date:2017-12-01
- Source:CCIEE
On November 30, the United States officially submitted a legal application to the WTO, refusing to recognize China's market economy status. In its written statement, the United States has ignored the WTO rules and repeatedly confused the question of "alternative country" with the issue of "market economy status" in an attempt to confuse the general public.
Why the United States denies China's market economy status?
When China acceded to the WTO in 2001, it had no choice but to accept an unfavorable clause in the accession agreement: China would not have the market economy status within the next 15 years (until December 10, 2016).
According to WTO rules, when a "market economy" launches anti-dumping proceedings against the exports of a "non-market economy", the criteria for judging whether the export price is too low are based not on the actual domestic price of the "non-market economy" but on the price of an alternative "market economy". Thus, it is very easy to convict a country of anti-dumping if the high-cost of an alternative market economy can be used as a benchmark. However, if China has the market economy status, it will not be so easy to be judged as "dumping."
The United States politicized the market economy status issue
Wei Jianguo, Vice Chairman of China Center for International Economic Exchanges and former Vice Minister of Commerce, told China's Fortune Bond that China's market economy status is not subject to one country's rejection. Since China has started its reform and opening-up nearly 40 years ago, it has always regarded the market economy as a very important direction of development, and it has made great achievements. The development of the Chinese market economy has also made an important contribution to the effective operation of the multilateral trading system and is beneficial to the rest of the world, including the United States. In rejecting China's market economy status for its own practical interests, the United States is actually politicizing the issue of market economy status, which does not help to solve the problem at all.
Wei Jianguo said that America's action further demonstrates that the United States is a country with dishonesty and violates the original commitments it made when China joined the WTO. Disrespecting facts, failing to abide by the rules, have greatly damaged the credibility of the entire US market.
The United States Should Face China's Development
America's refusal to recognize China's market economy status will also have a negative impact on the development of China's foreign trade, Wei Jianguo told China's Fortune Bond. This would allow other countries to follow suit and use "alternative countries" to conduct anti-dumping investigations against China when conducting bilateral trade with China, adversely affecting China's export.
Bai Ming, Deputy Director of the International Market Research Department of the Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, recently expressed in the Global Times that the United States should accept China's changes and developments. President Trump has just concluded his visit to China, the US and China have also reached a "hundred-day plan" in trade and economy and therefore, "pouring cold water" at this time is not good for both countries.
The U.S. position will not affect the ongoing WTO dispute settlement mechanism
At the crossroad of this dispute, the ongoing WTO dispute settlement mechanism has also become the focus of attention. On December 12, 2016, China formally initiated the dispute settlement process by submitting requests for consultations under the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism on the use of alternative countries for anti-dumping by the United States and the EU against China.
Wei Jianguo told China's Fortune Bond that the U.S. position will not affect the ongoing WTO dispute settlement mechanism. According to the procedure, an expert panel will be set up to decide if the appeal of the losing party still needs the ruling of the appellate body. Although this process is estimated to take two or three years, we believe that China will eventually win.


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- adj.- a complicated problem that has caused a lot of discussion and argument and is difficult to solve
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If you've recently ordered a Wallboard Tools Access Panel – you may have noticed a few things have changed. Don't worry though – the quality and specifications of the panels have remained at the same, high standard.
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This Has Been A Very Bad Flu Season, and Texas Appears To Be Ground Zero
On Friday, Dallas County Health and Human Services confirmed flu-related death numbers 53 and 54 on the season. The patients were 61 and 84 years old. As is often the case, both were already afflicted with high-risk health conditions, and died of complications related to the seasonal flu.
This year's fatality total is higher than the last three seasons combined, and one less than the 2013-2014 season, when 55 people died. The deaths are only one metric of a torrid flu season, however, and there's another that might better show just how bad it's been here in Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas at large.
Let's turn to the Walgreens Flu Index, which is based on retail prescription data related to antiviral medication used to treat the flu. It's meant to measure the number of incidents, not
necessarily the severity. Last week, Dallas-Fort Worth registered as the market with the fourth-highest flu activity, topped only by El Paso, Corpus Christi, and Waco-Temple-Bryan. To be clear, this is a national index. Yet of the top 10 markets, seven are here in Texas. (The index does not include markets in which there are less than 10 Walgreens locations, but that doesn't rule out much, according to this map.)
Not surprisingly, when broken down by state, Texas has the highest flu activity, followed by Oklahoma and Iowa.
At a weekly briefing Friday, Center for Disease Control and Prevention acting director Anne Schuchat told reporters that across the country, flu hospitalizations are the highest they've ever been in less than a decade of tracking. The spread of the illness, she said, as of yet shows no signs of slowing down. We're only about halfway through the flu season, which typically peaks between December and February but can continue as late as May.
Walgreens' index says DFW activity hasn't slowed, either; the market was also ranked fourth last week among the markets with the highest gains in flu activity. Meanwhile, the ambulance service MedStar says flu-related call volumes are still considerably up from two months ago. The service saw 1.8 flu cases a day in November, 6.5 cases a day in December, and 17.5 cases a day in January. Mercifully, however, the service said in an update over the weekend that the daily volume "appears to be leveling off." Let's hope so.


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The Board has established an annual recognition for those members of our staff who will have been employed in the district for twenty-five+ years by June 30, 2019, or upon retirement.
Listed below are the names of the staff members who were recognized at a Board of Education meeting in June 2019.
In recognition of excellence in teaching, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education has been sponsoring since 1979 an annual Distinguished Faculty Award. Candidates are selected based on three criteria:
A committee consisting of previous recipients of the award as well as representatives from each of our district's schools review nominations and recommends a teacher for the award.
There will be one elementary level recipient and one secondary level recipient. The recipient will receive two plaques – one for the individual teacher and one to be displayed at the teacher's school – as well as a $500 grant to be used by the school in the name of the distinguished teacher.
We are proud to congratulate this year's honorees:
Distinguished Faculty Award – Secondary 2018-2019
Kathleen Effner – Parsippany High School
Our recipient of this year's Distinguished Faculty Award has made her mark not only on the school in which she teaches, but also on the broader community of which she has been a vital part. Her selflessness, positive and encouraging leadership style and her dedication to the betterment of the her department make her an excellent teacher. She puts the needs and concerns of her department above her own and consistently looks for ways to make things more efficient. She is proactive and a good listener, who sees the value of giving everyone a voice. Mrs. Kathy Effner has served as the Lead Teacher of the Math Department at PHS for the past ten years.
Kathy is a wonderfully effective teacher who serves as an ideal role model for her department. Her lessons are engaging, organized and focused on the development skills and the application of mathematical concepts. Her students are put at the center of instruction both in and out of the classroom. Kathy is willing to do whatever it takes to help them succeed, devoting time before and after school to providing support and additional instruction.
It is difficult to describe the enthusiasm and passion Kathy has for what she does. She truly loves teaching Math and Computer Science and is most adept at giving every student what he/she needs to succeed and to become interested in and excited about learning. Kathy possesses a strong content knowledge and the ability to communicate concepts and procedures so that her students can understand them. She is an accomplished teacher and can identify where students will struggle and develop strategies to help students avoid misunderstandings. Whether students come to Mrs. Effner's computer science classroom with little programming knowledge or already a programmer, their learning is expanded, strengthened and becomes an integral part of their high school experience.
Kathy is very focused on promoting Computer Science. When the College Board first established AP Computer Science Principles, Kathy worked to develop this course for our high schools. She proposed courses in Python and Robotics, researched different resources for these courses, and wrote the curricula for these. Kathy works diligently to keep current with the Computer Science world, attending conferences, taking classes, and steadfastly consuming information to enhance her lessons.
She arranges for field trips (plans an NJIT trip each and every year), has speakers (from the Computer Science field such as Microsoft and Pixar) interact with her classes through Google Chat and has invited NJIT personnel, TSS and former students to speak to her classes about various Computer Science topics, the most recent being Cybersecurity, a topic in which her students were most interested. Two of her students were just awarded summer internships with Delta Dental to work on cybersecurity.
Kathy helped to create PHS' first Robotics Team which has achieved much success, advancing to the Regionals last season. Having seen these students compete, it is a testament to Kathy Effner's passion for problem-solving and student teamwork that the team has progressed in competition. Kathy also uses this team to mentor younger middle school Robotics participants so the torch can be passed year to year.
Kathy is a consummate professional. She rarely misses work, carries out assignments conscientiously and punctually, keeps meticulous records and is never late. She is very generous of her time assisting students and colleagues before school, after school and during her lunch.
Kathleen Effner is a skilled and caring educator. More than anything, she is an invested individual: in her students, in her growth as a teacher, in promoting Math and Computer Science and in the betterment of Parsippany High School and the district. She possesses the necessary passion, compassion, enthusiasm, intelligence and work ethic to make a difference in the lives of her students, and she does. We are truly privileged to claim her as a Parsippany Teacher.


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You've heard of "the Big One," the earthquake that could hit California any day now. You may also have heard of a similarly imminent quake that some predict will devastate the Pacific Northwest in the not-so-distant future.
You may not have heard about the one a number of geologists suggest may ravage the Midwest someday soon. Which makes sense, as unlike California, the central portion of the US isn't known for its seismic activity.
In fact, a really big quake hasn't hit the region for more than 200 years. Since then, a number of smaller ones have shaken states like Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. But none of them have been as major as the four that jolted much of the Midwest -- via the New Madrid fault -- in late 1811 and early 1812.
Each of those earthquakes were magnitude 7.0 or greater, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Although they didn't cause much damage, that's only because there wasn't much to damage back then.
That Was Then, This is Now
If the same series of tremors rocked the Midwest today, the result would be far more dramatic.
For example, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Mid-America Earthquake Center of the University of Illinois predicted in 2009 that a major Midwestern quake could:
- damage 715,000 buildings and 3,500 bridges
- leave 2.6 million households without electricity and 1.1 million households without water
- displace over 7.2 million people within three days of the event
- injure 86,000 people
- kill 3,500 others
As for how much all of that damage would cost the region's insurers and homeowners, a recent report from Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Re suggests $300 billion isn't out of the question. Insurance companies would be sent about half of that bill, by the way, while uninsured home- and business-owners would have to deal with the rest.
(If you live in this part of the country and you don't have earthquake coverage, you may want to start looking for it.)
Why Midwesterners are at Risk
What makes the Midwest so susceptible to a destructive and expensive quake? Swiss Re points to three issues in particular:
- Its geological make-up "allows seismic waves to travel large distances with minimal loss of energy. Plus its soft soil can exacerbate the duration and intensity of seismic shaking."
- There are 47 million people and five major metropolitan areas in the region. Which means a lot of residential and commercial buildings could be damaged or toppled by a strong tremor. And most of them weren't built or haven't been retrofitted to withstand such shaking.
- Physical damage isn't the only thing Midwestern home- and business-owners have to worry about when it comes to a mega-quake occurring. A couple of cases in point: "businesses would lose revenue while offline for an extended period. Demand for contractors and supplies would outrun supply, causing price inflation, and the claims handling process would be complicated by disputes over things like event definitions and deductibles."
Insurers Unprepared
All of that adds up to a big deal for both insurers and their customers who live in the Midwest.
For insurance companies, the main issue is that over a third of the loss estimate included in the Swiss Re report "is attributed to the multiple effects of large earthquakes occurring one after the other, something that wouldn't be seen in a single, isolated earthquake."
Although "most insurers, reinsurers, rating agencies, and policymakers are prepared for one large New Madrid earthquake," it adds, Swiss Re's "not at all certain that they're prepared for more than one."
Homeowners Unprepared, Too
By most accounts, Midwestern consumers aren't prepared for even a single quake.
"It is very uncommon to find [people] who currently have earthquake insurance," says Chuck Schramm, a producer with the insurance firm Lamb Little & Co. Ltd., in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
Missouri proves that point. In the part of the state that's nearest the New Madrid seismic zone, only one in five homeowners has earthquake insurance, says the state's Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP). Fifty percent of New Madrid homeowners had that coverage in 2008, while more than 60 percent had it in 2000.
Admittedly, part of this market contraction can blamed on Missourians not trusting or believing an earthquake could impact their area. Another part, though, is due to insurers simply leaving the market or refusing to issue new policies in that high-risk portion of the state.
And then there's the fact that the coverage offered to this region's residents tends to be expensive. Really expensive. According to the Missouri DIFP, the price of earthquake insurance has grown by more than 500 percent in some of the state's counties over the last 15 years. Also, it isn't unusual for earthquake insurance deductibles to be up to 20 percent of a home's value.
"When insureds are told about a potentially devastating loss potential with a very low frequency, they are unwilling to pay anything more than a minimal amount for the coverage," Schramm says.
Not Everyone Believes a Midwestern Quake is Imminent
The good news for anyone who calls Missouri or some other Midwestern state home: not everybody thinks a "Big One" is just around the corner. Seth Stein is one example.
"There's no reason for great concern about earthquakes in the Midwest," says the Northwestern University seismologist. (He's also the author of "Disaster Deferred: How New Science is Changing Our View of Earthquake Hazards in the Midwest.")
"Earthquakes that cause minor damage occur about once every 20 years," Stein adds. "The largest in the past hundred years, a magnitude 5.5 quake that occurred in southern Illinois in 1968, caused no fatalities. Only minor damage occurred; fallen bricks from chimneys, broken windows, toppled television aerials, and cracked or fallen brick and plaster."
The largest earthquake to hit the region since then was a magnitude 5.2 quake in 2008. It shook buildings in Chicago and was felt as far away as Kansas and West Virginia, but caused only minor damage near its epicenter in southern Illinois, Stein shares.
Of course, the tremor being talked about here is supposed to be a lot bigger than a 5.2 or 5.5.
Specifically, the USGS estimates there's a 7 to 10 percent chance one that's a magnitude 7.5 or greater will hit the region in the next 50 years. The probability of one that's more than a magnitude 6 striking within the same period: 25 to 40 percent.
Looking Beyond the Hype
Even then, Stein isn't sure it warrants all the current hype and fear. Why? "We know enough about what happened [during and after the 1811 and 1812 quakes] to take a calm view" of the ones that may hit the region in the near or distant future.
"Historical accounts show that damage was minor except close to New Madrid," he explains. "About 100 miles [away] in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, the shaking caused no major damage. Similarly minor damage with 'no real injury' occurred in Nashville, 160 miles away, [and the same was true in] Louisville, Natchez, and Vincennes. No damage occurred in Fort Wayne, Wheeling, Asheville, Brownsville, Norfolk, or Detroit. In the Kentucky hills south of Cincinnati, many families slept through the shock. This gives good insight into what would happen if such an earthquake were to occur again."
In fact, Stein says "if such an earthquake occurred today, the best estimates are that there might be 10 to 100 fatalities. Significant property damage would occur in areas like Memphis, and minor damage would occur over a larger area."
He also reminds that "earthquakes aren't a major cause of deaths in the US. Many more deaths result from familiar causes like drowning, fires, or bicycle accidents. Severe weather disasters are about 25 times more dangerous than earthquakes. Earthquakes rank at the level of in-line skating or football."
Still, It Can't Hurt to Prepare
As a result, Stein suggests "the probability of damage is small enough that it's not worth major concern."
For example, "it's hard to see how homeowners could come out ahead by doing retrofits or buying earthquake insurance, especially because earthquake insurance has large deductibles. The odds are high that one would never experience enough damage to collect."
Still, Stein adds, in higher risk areas like New Madrid or Memphis, "insurance and minor preparation, such as securing water heaters, might make sense."
If you live in one of these higher risk areas, take a few moments to compare homeowners insurance policy rates from at least three companies to make sure you get the best price on the amount and type of home protection you need.


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Today I want to share the 70's classic "What's Going On?" by Marvin Gaye remixed live by the Mad Professor. Mad Professor is a dub producer and remix pioneer. Many of the sounds you hear in today's modern electronic music come from this man. Heavy echo, reverb effects, breaks, and warps mixed with traditional instruments and tracks are characteristic of Mad Professor's music. Some people don't see turntables and mixing as a true musical art-form but as this video shows, that's untrue. And for all the haters of remixes of classic songs, I'll just say one thing; it's thanks to our open source culture that classic songs are able to stay alive and accessible today. Thanks to artists like Mad Professor, songs like this ring just as true and relevant today as when they were first recorded. Enjoy. And thanks to Montrey for bringing this video to my attention.
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On? (Mad Professor live remix)


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STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 4, 2016…..Marie Hoffmeister said she has been searching for weeks for a detox unit or substance abuse treatment facility that will help her overcome addiction and become sober. But there's been one major roadblock in her attempts to seek help: Hoffmeister is deafblind.
"I've struggled and fought for weeks and weeks, and they said, 'Well we can't serve you, we can't find interpreters for you, you won't have communication access,' and it's been extremely frustrating," Hoffmeister told the News Service through an interpreter. "It's time to change, it has to be time to change. People want to come back from this, but they can't. There's nowhere for them to go because there's no communication access."
Hoffmeister was among hundreds of people who gathered on Boston Common on Wednesday to raise awareness and increase political pressure to address the needs of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing individuals. Wednesday's event, sponsored by the Deaf Grassroots Movement of Massachusetts, is part of a national effort to bring attention to issues in the deaf community.
Hoffmeister said she's been working with Tabatha Patrican, a deaf woman who has been in recovery for more than a year, to try to find a treatment facility that can meet her needs.
"For three weeks we've gone through interviews, the paperwork process, what if she died tomorrow? The state would be responsible for her death if that were to happen," Patrican said through an interpreter. "We need to have money provided for halfway houses, for trainers, for interpreters. They need to understand we're at risk, we're in danger, we need support, we need guidelines for this."
The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) said that it spends approximately $350,000 annually to ensure individuals have access to meetings, day treatment, and other services with American Sign Language interpreters or Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) support.
"We have partnered with the Department of Public Health to bolster our efforts for opioid-related supports and will continue to work to make sure there is equal access … for every individual who is seeking treatment," Aurora Wilber, spokesperson for MCDHH, said in a statement. "We are also pursuing initiatives in five key areas aimed at improving coordination of treatment, increasing technology to aid in communication, education and training programs in response to our population's needs."
During fiscal 2015, MCDHH provided 6,389 hours of ASL interpreting and CART services in substance abuse settings in response to 3,427 service requests, the commission said. The commission is also implementing a program to train deaf peer supports to use Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal drug.
Patrican said detox centers have told her they don't accept deaf or deafblind patients and even walking into facilities asking for help has not worked. When an addict is ready to get help, Patrican said, it's imperative that treatment starts quickly, before the addict could change their mind and continue to use.
"Hearing people can walk in and immediately have services, but for deaf people there is always a delay," Patrican said. "I've lost two deaf people from drugs. And they died because there was no treatment available to them."
Eveleen Cunningham, a licensed alcohol and substance abuse counselor who has been in recovery for more than 30 years, said there is a high rate of relapse among deaf individuals in recovery because they don't have complete access to the same kinds of treatment and support programs that hearing individuals have.
Despite Beacon Hill's laser-like focus on the opioid epidemic, Cunningham said the deaf community has largely been forgotten because "there isn't enough advocacy to increase services and there isn't a focus on addressing deaf services for people who are in recovery."
"Gov. (Charlie) Baker has funded a lot for opioid treatment and addiction recovery, but nothing specifically for deaf individuals that would be available around the clock," Cunningham said through an interpreter. "We need funding, we need treatment options that focus on the continuum of services for substance abuse, including 12-step programs adapted for deaf individuals so they can understand and access it."
In the mid-1980s, Cunningham, who is deaf, sought help for her own addiction. She said she had to fight to get into a treatment program and then had to teach the counselors there some rudimentary sign language so they could work with her. Since then, she has worked with and mentored deaf individuals starting their own recovery.
"The system has improved a little bit since my time, but not significantly," Cunningham said. "There's all kinds of treatment centers in Massachusetts, but if a deaf person shows up when they're ready to accept treatment, it's never available on demand like it is for hearing individuals."
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How Long Does Cocaine Stay in Your System (Urine, Blood & Saliva) 1 March, 2020
In this blog post, updated for 2020, we attempt to answer the common question "How Long Does Cocaine Stay in Your System?". This is a common question we get asked at our drug rehab clinic. By using the word "system", we define this as meaning your blood, your urine and.
Study Finds Alcohol Impacts Risk of Postmenopausal Hip Fractures 14 December, 2019
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The Benefits of the Paleo Diet for Addiction Recovery 5 March, 2019
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A Guide to NLP and Addiction Treatment 4 March, 2019
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A Review of the Most Effective Home Drug Detox Kits 2019 4 March, 2019
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What is Equine Therapy and Does it Work for Addiction? 4 March, 2019
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Guide to Drug Driving – Knowing the Facts [INFOGRAPHIC] 11 February, 2019
Some choose to drive a vehicle when under the influence of drugs even though it is illegal to do some. Many of these same people would not consider driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, but feel it is permissible to drive a vehicle whilst under the influence of drugs s.
Dry January: Does it Lead to a February Binge? 11 February, 2019
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A Guide to Stopping Teenage Drug & Alcohol Addiction 14 January, 2019
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The 992 is a great automobile. I want to compare GT3 vs GT3 when the 992 version comes out, but I'm leaning towards declaring it better than the 991. Maybe not peak 911 since I'm still partial to the old lightweight analog stuff, but base vs base I found it to be better than it's predecessor. The only thing I hate about it is the little Braun shifter, but that's easily solvable by going manualView attachment 1343238
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Calling villages the 'real India', Britzo plans to unleash low-price smartphones for the rural population
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Britzo's founders shared a dream to empower rural India with an affordable way of keeping in touch and staying connected.
Startup: Britzo
Founders: Pradipto Ganguly, Dharamvir Shaw
Year it was founded: 2017
Where is it based: Noida
The problem it solves: Makes low-cost smartphones for users in Tier-III, IV, V cities
Sector: Mobile phones
Funding raised: Bootstrapped (Undisclosed)
"The future of India lies in its villages," the Father of the Nation had said. What adds weight to Mahatma Gandhi's words is the ongoing digitisation that has swept the nation, and, no, unlike earlier periods of innovations in the country, the hinterlands are not left behind this time.
At the start of the Digital Age, innovative offerings were developed and targeted at urban markets, and would eventually trickle down to the rural population over a course of time. But startups like Britzo are now betting on a complete reversal of the status quo, and are engaging with the rural population, which presents a huge opportunity.
Founders Pradipto Ganguly and Dharamvir Shah are confident that their continuous efforts will prove that this feat is possible. With that, the duo is launching Britzo officially on April 17, 2018.
Britzo is a communications brand and the latest entrant in the Indian mobile phone market, which claims to be leveraging on its in-house innovations in ICT (Information and Communication Technology), to offer a technologically evolved alternative to feature phones.
Its smart range of products is targeted at and designed for consumers in Tier-III, IV, and V markets. Their mission statement - 'Provide mobile phone for every Indian at a price and quality that brings a smile to them.'
What sparked Britzo?
Pradipto has a 19-year track record in leading diverse roles that required him to spearhead high-level transformations for across-the-board processes. He was a core team member of Samsung and TECNO Mobile and played a pivotal role for the companies at their crucial growth stages, something that helped them achieve their current market positions.
An economist by education, he is an analytical decision-maker, a strategic thinker and a technology enthusiast with an interest in social responsibility.
Dharamvir was born and raised in Kolkata. He holds a Master's degree in Marketing and has honed his skills in sales and distribution by working for over 15 years with global giants including Nestle, Motorola, Samsung, Gionee, and TECNO Mobile.
Pradipto says,
"With the launch of Britzo, our objective was to bring this rural mass online and deliver superlative smartphone offerings to them. Our complete focus is to drive digital enablement across the 'real india' and offer an evolved and smart alternative with greater functionality when compared with feature phones."
Britzo was incorporated in December 2017. The team has not launched its product offerings as of now, which they will as per their product roll-out schedule. It aims to acquire its first set of customers by extending them technologically evolved alternatives to feature phones at a cost-effective price point by leveraging their in-house innovations in ICT (Information and Communication Technology).
"Apart from our innovation in product, we have also on-boarded the finest talent with an accumulated experience of more than 200 man-years in the handset industry," he says.
Customer presence
Britzo says it has a service presence of 200 direct/indirect channel partners and 20,000 retailers, in addition to more than 900 service centres on a pan-India level. Its end-to-end product offerings come with a 201-day replacement warranty, on top of the 12+3 months product warranty from the date of purchase.
Its manufacturing facilities have been reportedly certified with ISO 9001:2015 for quality management and they incorporate more than 20 quality control (QC) methods (including automated and manual QCs) to ensure quality standards higher than the national average.
Pradipto calls Noida-based Britzo a company without hierarchy. He says,
"The brand, moreover, has market research-driven inline QC and individual QC checking in place. We have deployed specialised testing teams for software and hardware quality checking. We aim to secure 3 percent of market share in the Indian mobile phone segment by the end of FY 2018-19."
It envisions achieving this goal by establishing its product iVVO's market presence across 17 states including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Northeast and Assam, and Gujarat during the first phase of its expansion.
The company will target other regional markets across India after Q1 of FY2018-19. Britzo intends to invest Rs 100 crore on indigenous development of products towards the Make in India initiative. It has tied-up with 25,000 E-Seva Kendras to ensure service availability in tier-5 regions.
The secret ingredient
Pradipto describes his handsets as new-era smart feature phones that are developed through extensive research with regard to Indian masses and the prevailing challenges.
He opined that the unique selling points of Britzo are its human assets, competitive product range with innovative features, extensive distribution partners, and seamless after-sales services.
"We envision enabling convenient access to customers across the socio-economic spectrum. The price range starts at Rs 700 and will bring about a smarter experience with customised Operating Software (OS) that gives our customers access to smartphone-like applications."
The team is now banking on the traditional model of channel distribution. They put their faith in the model of 4-tiered channel distribution.
Super Distributor -> Distributor -> Retailer -> End Consumer
"We are also contemplating partnering with a major online player that has the greatest penetration across rural geographies in India," he said.
Employee to an entrepreneur
Pradipto calls his friends and family his backbone and without their constant support, this would not have been possible.
"The shift from an employee to an entrepreneur in itself was an exciting experience. It is not easy to follow a dream by setting aside a secure and comfortable job. After realising where my life's true calling was, I had to win over my family and friends to believe in me and my dream."
The next challenging yet fascinating experience for him was getting his first few team members onboard and convincing them to share the same vision in achieving this dream. For the first few days, the team worked from Pradipto's residential pad, ideating round the clock. Then channel partners came into the picture.
The duo and their team were extremely cautious in choosing them as they were the first touch points for the veritable 'king', the end-customer, they intended to serve.
"After 19 years of my professional journey, the passion that I feel for the brand Britzo is an intense and indescribable one. It's something like falling in love again," he prides.
Talking about the future, Pradipto says that they have started working on 4G feature phones as well as affordable smartphones and by 2019, the company intends to enter the connected devices market.
In terms of partnerships, Britzo is now in talks with operators for better consumer offerings. By the end of 2019, diversifying into smart consumer appliances is what the team is aiming at.
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About NC Sociology:
NC Sociology is a resource for all Sociology students at Northampton College.
At A Level, Northampton College uses the OCR Sociology specification, specialising in Mass Media and Crime & Deviance. Staff specialisms also include Religion, Health and Social Stratification.
On this site, you will find detailed information and updates relating the the key units of the A Level course, alongside forums, blogs, articles, polls and much, much more. Students are encouraged to develop their own blogs and web-pages and link them to this one.
Lesson resources (including Powerpoints) are available via the Lesson Resource Bank, whilst Past Papers, Mark Schemes and Examiner Reports are available from the OCR Sociology site (links to both at the top of this page).
Northampton College also runs a range of Access to Higher Education programmes, incorporating Sociology and Criminology. Units covered include Crime & Deviance, Criminal Investigations, Identity, Culture, Semiotics, Health and Research Methods.
What is Sociology?
Sociology is the study of human relationships and institutions and the impact of these things on human behaviour. It explores the ways in which human beings build societies and the effect these societies in turn have on human beings.
Studying A Level Sociology is the first step in developing a sociological imagination. This means using your experience of the world and combining it with a wider range of social experiences and concerns. In other words, you will be considering how your own experiences of the world compare to the experiences of other groups and types of people - and the extent to which the society you live in has influenced your experiences.
Sociology is also about the gathering and analysis of evidence. The work of Sociologists is to conduct in-depth and detailed research into societies and individuals. Some Sociologists adopt a scientific approach, using rigorous and highly reliable methods to gather precise data, whereas others approach research take a more personal approach, getting rich, valid data through really getting to know the individuals and groups they are studying.
At A-Level and Access, you will be expected to understand and refer to the work of sociologists and demonstrate an understanding of the methods they use to conduct their research. You will also be expected to understand the 'big' Sociological theories and perspectives that underpin all areas of the subject. These include Postmodernism, Marxism, Functionalism, Feminism and Interactionism.


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In the calm sea, I went outside the first rock at Merwin Point, putting the sun behind me so that I could see what I was looking at. The clam boats are farther out today, a mile or two or three. It's hard to say, but my camera says that it is infinite, just one of the endless lies of photography. I hear a loon call, but cannot figure out which of the silhouetted birds made it. There is, at least one loon, and that is enough.
The brants outnumber the gulls today, something I have not seen. The migration must be on. No longer is it the winter gathering of 5 or 15 geese. Today, it is flocks of a hundred or more. The world goes on.
I pass Oyster River Point and continue a ways farther. There are a lot of jelly fish here. Most are orange with symmetrical patterns in the body and long tendrils. They vary from the size of a knuckle to the size of a hat. Every once in awhile, I spot a different type.
|one of the orange jelly fish
They are an inch in diameter, spherical and with 8 white ribs on a clear body. Two antenna like tendrils stick out of the top. They look like tiny versions of the old communication satellites from the early 1960's. I try, but can't get a photograph of them.


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Death & the Devil
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Lord has provided a gift that cannot be forgotten. This gift is given freely to all who will accept it.
From the creation of mankind the Lord has made a plan for you and for me to be with Him for eternity. He has created us for his glory. We are created in His image. We are to serve Him, and worship Him, and seek Him for wisdom, knowledge, and instruction.
Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
There is a real God who has created all of these things that we can see with our eyes, and the things that are unseen, and unknown.
The world is in chaos because it is out of the will of God. Corruption has set in the hearts and minds of many. The world doesn't look to the Holy One the Lord Jesus Christ.
The world looks to man and his devices that he has created. These devices only bring a further separation from God. Take a look at the headlines! Abortion, murder, rape, lying, cheating, stealing, homosexuality, drunkenness, drug abuse, adultery, fornication, pedophilia, beastiality, self idolization, glorification, and body mutilization.
There are thousands of religions, and millions of excuses that are given to avoid accountability.
There is only one true God who has created all things, and He has one only begotten Son by Him and His name is Jesus Christ.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
There is no other gods, no other way for eternal salvation, no escape from the coming judgment of God, and no way of reconciliation, except through repentance of personal sin, and being born again of the spirit through Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life!
Jesus was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of a virgin woman, lived and grew up as a man, God in the flesh who laid aside His deity, and was free from sin. He was accused for speaking the truth, crucified, died and buried, and rose from the dead 3 days later, and is now seated at the right hand of the Lord God Jehovah, and will soon return again to judge the world.
Matthew 7:13 ¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Matthew 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Millions of people in the world profess this religion, or that religion, and even claim to be followers of Jesus Christ, but Jesus states it clearly
(Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it)
It's time for a self evaluation on where your walk is with Jesus Christ.
Where are you today spiritually?
Christians are you really a Christian?
Matthew 10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
There are so many things in this life that we strive for in this life. We put our families on the sacrificial table of life for our employments and status among people. We forsake morality for pleasure and entitlement.
We are self seeking and selfish creatures, but God still has created us for His purpose, and he offers a gift, His Son Jesus Christ.
It all started thousands of years ago when mankind was tempted by the Devil, and mankind gave in to the pleasures of this life. When mankind gave into sin and his will, that gave the enemy the devil dominion over this world, and put mankind into the bondage of sin.
Sin weighs you down, and it's only fun for awhile. As time passes on we begin to grow old and through sickness, and the tragedies of this life no man or women or child can say how long their time is on this earth.
Death and the Devil hold no prejudice against mankind.
Job 1:7-10 7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
If you're a Christian, atheist, or of one of the thousands of other religions in the world, God has provided a gift for you today that is still available.
It is the gift that you can never forget, a gift that He will never take away from you.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:


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Branson is home to many types of entertainment, including comedy. Get ready for some light-hearted jokes and loads of fun at these Branson comedy shows:
Comedy Jamboree
The name says it all with this show at Grand Country Music Hall. You'll laugh at comedians such as Applejack, Stretch McCord and Andy Parks, sing along with the Jamboree Singers and clap your hands when pianist Tracy Heaston tickles the ivories (and maybe your funny bone too!).
Branson's Famous Baldknobbers
Traditional Ozarks humor has long been a hallmark of the Baldknobbers' show, which began in Branson in 1959. Classic tunes of yesterday and the hits of today are in the repertoire. Plus, you'll get a generous dose of comedy from characters known as Droopy Drawers and Hargas Marcel.
Prepare to "Make America laugh again" with famous Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff and his unique style of patriotic comedy. You'll double over with giggles after hearing his journey "from red to redneck!"
The Jim Stafford Show
It's easy to imagine the fun you'll have at this show, which features the talented performer who charted such hits as "Spiders and Snakes" and penned the song, "Cow Patti." Jim is an incredible guitarist, and you'll be kept on your toes with his quick wit.
Presleys' Country Jubilee
One of the longest-running shows in Branson has been making visitors laugh for decades. You'll be wowed by the Presley family's talented musicians and vocalists while "Herkimer" and his antics keep you doubled-over with laughter.
Comedy Hypnosis Dinner Show
Get ready for a one-of-a-kind dinner and performance with nationally-recognized comedian and hypnotist Jecobie Roberts at Branson's Comedy Hypnosis Dinner Show. Accept her invitation to let go and be guided in your actions, or watch the hysterical antics on stage from the audience. You're promised lots of laughs, either way.
C.J. Newsom's Classic Country Classic & Comedy
C.J. Newsom's Classic Country & Comedy (formerly Patsy Cline & Friends) stars critically-acclaimed vocalist C.J. Newsom and the Re-Cliners Band with five-time comedian of the year, Terry Wayne Sanders. Enjoy C.J.'s vocal arrangements of classics from Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and Chuck Berry, along with hilarious impressions of Homer Lee, Joan Rivers, Gramma Beulah and more from Terry.
Pierce Arrow: Gold
Hear the Pierce Arrow quartet's take on country, classic rock, gospel and patriotic tunes in addition to the comedy of James Sibley, former comedy writer for "Saturday Night Live." You'll get a workout alone from laughing!
For a complete list of Branson's comedy shows, visit here. Looking more fun activities to do while you're in Branson? Check out our itinerary ideas.


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"A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle."
I was very fascinated by anime in the late 90's and early days of the 21st century. The medium was going through an especially robust period at the time, where it all seemed very fresh and new to a gaijin—at the time there were, after all, three different shows you could call "space westerns" that each felt radically distinct in their style, focus, concerns and whatnot. Visually and storywise, there was nothing else like it, and while the grim mechanics of commoditization were starting to fall into place, that had yet to full spill over into what was being created and what was being brought to the English-speakers, so even though t-shirts and wall-scrolls abounded, there was still a vibrant sense that the work came before the trading cards. And also, there was a rich history to reach back into (from which Castle in the Sky hails). While I didn't see Castle in the Sky during this era, it would have fallen right into place with what animated me so about the form—a weird mish-mash of influences pressed together until they form something wild and more than a little magic.
But Castle in the Sky also reminds me strongly of the 80's heyday of fantasy oddities, the time when I often flipped through unknown channels at someone else's house, and found some strange, unidentified cartoon from some indeterminate land—in particular, I remember some series, either from Japan or a Germanic country, about a boy traveling across the alpine countryside in the company of a bear or possibly a lion, searching for medicine for his father. In that circumstance, Castle in the Sky definitely would have pulled me in.
While you might expect Castle in the Sky to spend most of its time poetically speaking in the clouds, with its zany sky pirates, military airships, the Jules Verne-an atmosphere, and, of course, the eponymous castle in the sky, the film spends wandering the ground, with the striking, deep cut canyon and the hard-scrabble working class mining folk who live there. Likewise, dreams get mitigated by reality. The savior robot is wantonly destructive, and in the end, the castle in the sky crumbles and falls.But only mostly. The tree, the natural part of Laputa, remains.


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Easy now sugarcube
(upset) Now what in tarnation!
(blushing) Aww Shucks
Any line from the show.
(excited) oh my gosh i am so nervacited
Sing one pinkie pie song.
oh, that's um nice.
Discord! put me down!
Any line from the show
Actualy spike that is compeletly illogical.
Spike! Spike where..there you are
(crazy) Hi girls
darling I possible cant wear this...um...gown.
(upset) I don't know what I wallolling in but i'm wallowing in something
I am not whining i am complaining. Do you want to hear whining? This is whining. This harrness is to tight it's going th chaff can't you losen. Oh it's dirty. Why didn't you clean it first.
(Excited) That was awesome.
(angry) I am not angry! Do i look angry!
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Archive for December 2007
Six things that annoy me at Christmas time…
Complaining that "Xmas" somehow means Christmas without Christ. Maybe an atheist somewhere was feeling clever one day and posited that particular meaning, but X is the first letter of Christ's name in Greek. "Xmas" is just shorthand. Nothing to get in a twist over.
Bunt cake in holiday movies. Whenever bunt cake shows up in a holiday movie, it's only to allow the opportunity for some stoic character to declare "I hate bundt cake," thus earning everyone's scorn. Nobody cares.
Quibbling over Christmas trees. Yes, we borrowed the Christmas tree from a pagan festival years and years ago around the time Christians decided to celebrate Christ's birth in December, even though the event more than likely took place in the spring. If we were to really get into this issue, we'd find a number of practices in the Christian church out of sync with biblical historicity. A messianic rabbi told me once that it wasn't a Jewish custom back in the day to even celebrate a loved one's birth. They celebrated a loved one's death. Easter, then, would be the holiday everyone lined up for. Yet, the very name "Easter" has its own unsavory connections. It just goes on and on and on…
Songs from The Sound of Music passed off as Christmas carols. When did "My Favorite Things" become a Christmas carol? There's one line of loose relevance in the entire song. One line! Next thing you know we're gonna start singing "Edelweiss" for the 4th of July.
Last minute shopping. Every year I vow that I'll have all my shopping done by August, and every year I'm scrounging around for gift ideas right up to the night before Christmas. It's embarrassing. Yes, I am a part of that gargantuan crowd feverishly storming Wal-Mart for their last remaining gift items when all you want to do is buy egg nog. (Quick tip, the line at the garden center is usually shortest.)
The reminder that I don't have money. There are always gifts I would love to get someone that have to remain on the shelf because I simply can't afford them. Thus, the gift card becomes a great tool. And I hate it. It lacks personality. In some respects it's useful; it says, hey, I want you to get something that you enjoy. On the other hand, it misses the personal statement—the time and thought invested to find a gift that will make a real memory.
The best show on television returns January 31st
LOST. Season Four. See the promo here.
Thanks to the writer's strike, we're only going to get eight episodes this year (as opposed to the 16 that were planned).
A Question of Time Travel
Last night, watching the Journeyman finale, I asked my wife, if she could travel back to any time and place in history, where would she go?
She thought about it for a moment, looked at me and said, "I'd want to go meet Jesus."
There are times in a marriage when you feel eleven inches tall. I was thinking I'd like to go back to Oxford in the mid 1950s, try strike up a student-mentor relationship with C.S. Lewis. In the wake of her answer, I felt a little silly.
I told her she'd have to learn Aramaic if she were to do that. But then my imagination took over. This is the Son of God. He'd see her strolling down the dirt lane, and though the people on the road would look at her clothing 2000 years removed and assume she must be a wandering gypsy from south of Galilee, Jesus would likely pull her aside, smile in that knowing way of his, and say something like, "You're not supposed to be here, are you?"
My wife would hear this in English, of course. If Christ could heal the sick, give sight to the blind and raise Lazarus from the dead, performing a little work on her tongue and ears allowing her to speak and understand Aramaic would be such a small matter.
She'd witness that part of Christ's life that never made it into scripture; that part we can only interpolate from the evident traits available in the four accounts we have of his life. She would witness his humor, his patience, his compassion, his humility. I always imagine Jesus had a stellar sense of humor. You'd need one, dealing with the likes of Peter's pride or Simon's zeal. She'd see his fearlessness in the face of opposition. Witness his cunning. And his grace.
There would be precautions, obviously. Someone would find her a robe so she wouldn't look so out of place. She'd have to bury her shoes—the fabric of the space-time continuum is rather fragile, you know. Although I'm sure the Roman's would have appreciated Nikes.
"The world needs more Hank."
Corner Gas. One of my new favorite shows. (Click the link to see a clip!)
HT: The Point
"To them, you're just a freak…like me."
I think most people probably cocked an eyebrow when they learned Heath Ledger had landed the part of the Joker in The Dark Knight.
We've seen pictures of Ledger as the Joker posted here and there. And we know he looks good. This trailer, however, will dispel all doubt.
Heath Ledger IS the Joker.
New Review
I have a much amended review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix up at Infuze.
In the original review, I camped too much on the adaptation quotient. I still think turning an 870 page book into a 130 minute film cannot capture the essense of the author's story, but it can come close. Phoenix just about gets there, even if it does play like a highlight reel.
I tried this time to focus on the more positive aspects of the artists involved. However, some of them (I'm talking to you, Michael Gambon) deserve their criticism.
Before anyone ever sat down to adapt the 870-page Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the franchise already faced considerable challenges. Film franchises begin to tire once they reach their fifth installment. Many of the artists, writers, and designers who helped to tell a successful story in the beginning have started to check out, and creative endeavor splinters under the pressure to deliver another $100 million hit.
The immense popularity of the books, and some wise decisions on the part of Warner Bros., kept "the boy who lived" above water for four films. Steve Kloves, who adapted the first four films, had already proven an immense story could condense well onto film and still run under three hours. The Goblet of Fire, however, carried many visual elements that transitioned well to the screen. Phoenix — a darker, longer, and much more cerebral tale — does not.
After witnessing the death of a student and the return of Lord Voldemort last year, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) ambles along the streets of Little Whinging to pass the summer days before he can return to school. Dementors interrupt his cousin Dudley's (Harry Melling) cruel taunts, propelling the boy wizard into another cauldron of trouble. Soon he's whisked into hiding by the Order of the Phoenix — the underground resistance formed by Headmaster Dumbledore in the first years that Voldemort terrorized the wizarding world — now reestablished to counter the looming threat of the Dark Lord's return.
Back at Hogwarts, Harry endures eerie visions in his sleep, and struggles against the accusations of lies alleged in the papers and shared by many of his friends. A new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher (Imelda Staunton as the devious Professor Umbridge) only fortifies the Ministry of Magic's suppression of Harry's version of events, and refuses to instruct the students on how to defend themselves. In an effort to prepare themselves for the coming war, Ron and Hermione (Rupert Grint and Emma Watson) convince Harry to teach the students how to fight.
With a new director at the helm (David Yates) and a writer needed to develop a script after Kloves's departure, screenwriter Michael Goldenberg stepped in to handle the chores. Goldenberg, who had already proven his ability adapting Carl Sagan's Contact in 1996, manages to capture the rage that hovers within Harry for much of the film. Certain elements from the novel had to go to keep the running time down (leaving those of us wishing for a rousing rendition of "Weasley is Our King" mildly disappointed), but Yates and Goldenberg keep the gargantuan plot moving and manageable.
Much of the novel's more visual elements make it into the film. The growth of Dumbledore's Army, edited to taut precision by Mark Day, make up the finest moments of the film. Yet where film is more concerned with telling a visual story, many of the character elements that moved the fans of the novel never reach their fullest potential.
Harry's relationship to Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) receives enough attention to endear the greasy haired rebel somewhat to the audience, but it's far from a homerun. The same goes for Harry's relationship with Cho Chang (Katie Leung) and the development of Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis). Dumbledore, whose humble power roared in the novel, receives a terribly underwhelming treatment from veteran actor Michael Gambon. The dénouement in the headmaster's office that so powerfully resonated in the book gets a scant minute and a half of screen time, feeling more like a highlight reel than an actual resolution.
Imelda Staunton, however, captures the cringe-inducing Delores Umbridge to near perfection, reading Goldenberg's lines as though they were scratched from the surface of a blackboard. Nicholas Hooper's score rises in places to the level John Williams set on Prisoner of Azkaban, creating a subtle and charming theme for the oddly amiable Luna Lovegood, and sweeping the audience through Harry's sessions with Dumbledore's Army. Director Yates wisely keeps to the same design and atmosphere established by Alfonso Cuaron on Azkaban, and adds more handheld camera work to breathe frenetic energy into the film's climactic action sequences.
At its finish, however, the film feels stretched between creative trims and cuts to produce an entertaining movie, and the studio's fiscal concerns to produce a film that can play enough times in a day to earn enough money.
DVD special features include an electronic version of the film for your PC or portable video device (sorry, iPod users, the file won't play with Apple's iTunes software). Deleted scenes add little to the experience and fortify the editorial choices in the film, although Emma Thompson does get to show off her comedic genius in an extended cut of the opening feast. Following Tonks actress Natalia Tena around the movie set will score some chuckles (keep an eye out for the refrigerator — turns out Tonks has an affinity for Coca-Cola). Two other documentaries are included: "The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter," which makes for an entertaining recap for those only familiar with the movies, and director Yates and editor Day walk through the Dumbledore's Army sequences.
Phoenix would likely have played better had certain elements received their due attention, but that would mean a running time perched dangerously close to three hours. And Order of the Phoenix is not The Lord of the Rings.
(edited by Sam Gaines)
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Time is happiness!
The constant haste, the accelerated daily life and the lack of time for the family affect us all.
To change this cycle, all help is welcome above all the support of smart home appliances like Samsung QuickDrive.
Reconciling work and family life is becoming increasingly difficult. Professional success implies spending many hours in the office, being late for home and not having time for anything.
And then you have to go to the supermarket, put the machine to wash, take the kids to swim, help with homework, prepare meals, to extend the clothes.
The fast pace leaves us little time to be in the family.
But if it is not always possible to work less, an excellent solution would be to reduce time on household chores.
It was to think of this need that Samsung created the QuickDrive, a washing machine that reduces laundry time by up to 50% and by up to 20% energy consumption without compromising cleaning efficiency.
QuickDrive does a thorough wash in half the time of most machines.
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Thanks to an innovative system – the Q-Drum – consisting of the main drum and the back plate that rotate independently, ensuring that the pieces of clothing move dynamically, and are washed in less time and without wearing down the fabrics.
Very useful on stains, QuickDrive also has Ecobubble technology that turns detergent into active foam baths, enhancing washing power even in cold water.
Then, thanks to the Add Wash door, you can pause the drum and add forgotten items after the wash has already started.
But that's not all. This intelligent machine has a detergent dispenser and Automatic Cycle that uses four types of sensors that, when identifying the weight of the load and the level of dirt, optimize the amount of water, detergent and the time of rinsing.
Energy efficiency that contributes to their economies and to a more sustainable planet.
And, if after this, you continue to think that washing clothes are a headache, it is because you still do not know the Samsung SmartThings.
Downloading this app will find the Q-Rator, a kind of personal laundry assistant that suggests the optimal wash cycle for each load of laundry.
Using Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, you can choose the fabric type, color, and level of dirt, and even set the end time of the remote wash cycle.
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In the end, you have little more to do than making the most of the extra time you have earned.


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I walked into the living room today and heard Milly say, "I'm pretending to be a bridge." I looked up, and sure enough, there she was, pretending to be a bridge. Where does she come up with stuff like that?
As fun as that was, Milly didn't have the best night last night. She woke up three times last night. One was for a very large and solid poop, another was because she wanted her blanket, which was by the door. She wanted her sleeping bag too. The Lambeths gave it to her last time they visited, but she never really took to it much. She used it as a blanket last night, though tonight when she went to bed she finally said she wanted to put her legs in it. We'll see if it's still on in the morning. I digress. I can't remember what the third time was for.
I was reflecting today, and I reflected on the fact that I like working for myself so far. I worked out an amount to pay myself on a weekly basis a while back, though I haven't really stuck to it for fear of not having enough, which hasn't been the case so far. I'm leaving plenty in the checking account for when tax time rolls around though. Not really looking forward to that at all. But it's fun. I'm doing things at a good clip and keeping busy enough. It's nice to see that I'm actually making money, you know. I think I mentioned this recently (maybe even yesterday?), but I really want to focus on doing more social networking and search engine optimization. I enjoy the strategy.
Amanda used her special new pan to make more mini pizzas for lunch today, then she made brownies for small group. The brownies in that thing are awesome because they're all edge pieces.
Small group was at our house tonight. It's usually at the Johnsons', but they're gone for the next few weeks so I think we're going to rotate. Milly kept everyone entertained until she went to bed. She went to the corner for two minutes though because she kept fidgeting and goofing off when I was trying to put a pull-up on her and she completely ignored all my requests for her to settle down and put it on. She went to bed easily enough, although she cried a minute after I left her because Carle fell eight inches to the ground from her bed. (Carle is a stuffed caterpillar from The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.)
Anyway, small group went fine. Aside from the Johnsons not being there, we were missing the male halves of the Andrews and Stufflebeam sets.
After everyone left Amanda and I watched Once Upon a Time. It was the season finale wherein the chick from House finally realized the truth of the situation and other shenanigans ensued. I just looked it up and it appears that there will be a second season. It's apparently the most-watched show on Sunday nights.
Happy birthday to Brynn Mason, by the way! Amanda watched her and Callie today. I didn't see much of them, but I did make sure to go say hi to them. It's cool to see how much Brynn has developed in the time that Amanda's been babysitting her and Callie. She can talk a little bit, or at least make sounds that let you know she's trying to say things like "bye" and "dog". We also have this game we play where I'll make a first and she'll tap it for me to open it then tap it again to close it. Apparently it's pretty entertaining. Anyway, happy first birthday, Brynndolyn! (That's not her name- I just call her that.)
Zach Dotsey


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Do you like stories? Do you? Me too. And my grandchildren like them too. I will tell you a story how my friends and I saved the forest.
It was a long, long time ago, back in 1965. I was 14 years old then. I used to spend every summer with my grandmother who lived in a big forest on the outskirts of Rijeka. One day I received a disturbing letter with a map. Foxy, my old friend, wrote to me. She asked me to come as soon as possible because the trees in their forest were cut down and disappearing.
A crazy scientist, Doctor Test, who lived in a nearby castle, was very busy inventing new things. He was drawing up his plans on paper, lots of paper. His castle was full of paper and his failed experiments. He needed more wood from the forest to make more paper. So he ordered to cut down the trees. Shocked as I was, I immediately packed and hurried to my grandmother's house as fast as I could.
My loyal friends welcomed me there: Lisa, a 13 year old girl with straight black hair and big dark eyes, Barry the brown bear, Roger the white rabbit and Squishy the fast squirrel.
We investigated the situation. Indeed, the machines were cutting down the trees and the forest was shrinking at an incredible speed. Poor animals, scared, escaped leaving their homes. "We have to do something!", we concluded. "Fast!"
We made a plan. Early in the morning we ran upstairs to my grandmother's attic. In the old, dusty chest we found exactly what we needed. I disguised myself into a big fire spitting dragon. Lisa became a scary Indian. Barry put on a dangerous pirate costume. Roger was a knight in armour and Squishy a masked avenger. We decided to wait until the night.
We wore our costumes and waited impatiently. Time was passing slowly. At midnight, we entered the castle. It was silent and dark. We only heard an owl and the beating of our frightened hearts.
We sneaked into the castle and waited for the right moment. "Now!" I shouted. "Attack!" We all started to shout and throb in one voice. We created deafening noise. Doctor Test was so horrified when he heard the noise and saw our shadows on the wall. He thought he was attacked by a terrible monster and ran away as fast as his legs could carry him.
Finally, the forest was free! After a while, the trees grew again, the animals came back and built new homes. And me? My friends and I were back every summer playing in our beautiful forest.
Oh, I didn´t tell you what happened to Doctor Test! To be honest, I don´t know. For some time we were trying to find out where he went. But we never did. His castle was turned into a museum and the ticket money was spent on preserving the forest.
mentor: Ines Vuković Prpić
OŠ Nikola Tesla


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Robert Redford and Jason Siegel have been cast on Sci-Fi film The Discovery alongside Rooney Mara.
The Discovery is set in a world two years after the existence of an afterlife has been scientifically proven, resulting in millions of people taking their own lives, believing that suicide is like pushing a reset button.
Redford will play the man who discovers proof of the afterlife while Siegel plays his son. Filming is set to begin this month in Rhode Island, USA.
SOURCE: Hollywoodreporter.com


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Edward Glazer to sell 3 million United shares
Manchester United announced on Monday co-owner Edward Glazer plans to sell 3 million shares, which could earn him close to $50 million.
In a statement released during the second half of United's 2-1 Premier League win at Southampton, the club revealed Glazer, son of former majority owner Malcolm, is keen to cash in on 85 per cent of his shares.
Malcolm Glazer died in May at the age of 85.
According to details on the New York Stock Exchange website, where Manchester United plc is listed, Edward Glazer owns 3.5m shares, while selling 3m could see him pocket $49.29m based on the most recent price of $16.43 per share.
"Manchester United will not receive any proceeds from the sale of any Class A Ordinary Shares by [Glazer]," the statement read.
"The offering is expected to close on December 12, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions."
The sale comes just over four months after the Glazer family - United's majority shareholders - announced they would sell 8m shares, approximately five per cent of the club.
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That idea is good, but a little too close to the Exiles idea, where I'm trying to keep it a little closer to Sliders. That being the characters are stuck together, trying to find a way home, and have to find their way without a cosmic guide dog.
I think the Crossover Gem Fragments could cause disruptions in the realities, but on a very minor scale. Odd anomolies, perhaps, sort of like the Bermuda Triangle, on a smaller scale. That will help the characters find out where to go and where to eventually find the fragment in the dimension they are in.
QC1: From this day forth you shall be called "Sprinkle Berryweather".
Kevin Flynn: The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they look like? Ships, motorcycles? Were the circuits like freeways? I kept dreaming of a world I thought I'd never see. And then, one day... ...I got in!


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Republican Gov. Paul LePage's administration has zeroed in on a site to build a new facility for forensic psychiatric patients held in state custody. The governor said during a Thursday morning radio interview that he expects to identify the site early next week.
Though he did not disclose the location, LePage appears to be following through on his stated intention to choose a site outside Augusta after Democratic legislative leaders' opposition stalled his plan to build the facility next to the state-run Riverview Psychiatric Center on Augusta's East Side. LePage previously said his administration is considering sites in Brunswick, Freeport, southern Maine and the Bangor area.
LePage said during an interview on WGAN radio that he was meeting with Department of Health and Human Services officials and others Thursday morning to discuss the new site, with hopes of picking one.
LePage said he told Democratic Speaker of the House Sara Gideon of Freeport on Wednesday that his administration is "moving on" and will find a site outside the authority of legislative leaders, who by law must approve state construction in the Capitol Area. Gideon and LePage met earlier this month on this issue and Gideon said she intends to put the proposal on a fast track through the legislative process. LePage doesn't like that idea.
"She's insisting on reopening the whole thing and I'm not going to do that," said LePage. "The Maine people deserve better."
Gideon said in a written statement Thursday that she and Republican Senate President Mike Thibodeau are pushing forward with a legislative review that is scheduled to begin in the first week of January.
"As I have been saying for weeks, we need to ensure the safety of patients, the workers who care for them and the public, and also that we are spending taxpayer dollars appropriately," said Gideon. "I have been honoring that commitment and been engaging in conversations with members of [LePage's] administration and Democratic and Republican lawmakers."
The Legislative Council, a 10-member governing body made up of House and Senate leaders from both parties, has oversight of projects within the boundaries of the Capitol Complex, state-owned land in Augusta. Its votes not to allow the LePage administration to move forward with plans to build the forensic unit near Riverview, which is located within the Capitol Area, spurred LePage to seek alternative sites.
The Augusta Planning Board had previously approved plans for a forensic unit. The forensic unit in question would house patients who are put in state custody by the courts or Maine Department of Corrections but who don't require hospital-level care. The unit is necessary as part of a plan to bring the state into compliance with federal rules and for Riverview to regain certification.
Though the LePage administration has tried various proposals in the Legislature to build this facility — which were rejected by lawmakers — this iteration has not been to a legislative committee. Among the top concerns among some lawmakers is that LePage intends to hire a private company that would lease the state's facility and run the forensic unit.
In other items discussed on WGAN this morning:
— LePage reiterated past concerns that he does not trust the validity of Maine's voting system. He acknowledged that oversight of the state's elections rests with Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, a Democrat who has dismissed LePage's assertions and stood by the election results. LePage said Thursday morning that he will encourage Dunlap to follow up on his concerns that people, mostly college students, who vote in Maine also abide by the state's residency requirements for drivers' licenses and vehicle registrations.
— The governor said he will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.


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