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1. Youre eavesdropping and you hear your boss has reservations at his favorite restaurant. You know, the one you cant afford. Call them back and cancel his reservations say youre his wife.
2. Have a friend of yours make an anonymous call to your boss saying that they know what he has been up to, possess incriminating pictures, and hang up. It will scare the bejesus out of him.
3. Put chocolate ex-lax in your managers chocolate licorice. Not only will you feel better, it may wipe that constipated look off of his face too.
4. Call the local Mormon or Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church and ask that they visit your house soon, only give them your managers home address.
5. Every time your boss asks you a question, just look at him and say interesting and go back to what you were working on.
6. Take your eyeliner and smears it in his chair when hes not looking. His wife will feel needed when she has to heartily scrub and wash his pants.
7. Turn the pictures on his desk upside down and act overly sweet and innocent when he asks if you know why they are like that.
8. When your boss goes to the bathroom, turn his computer off. When he asks you if you know what happened, say that you dont and it must have just crashed or something. Smile like the Cheshire cat.
9. Enlist a friend to deliver papers appearing to be legal documents that insinuate he is being sued for 4 million dollars. Put word joke on the last page of the 20-page document. It will be fun to watch beads of sweat form on his brow.
10. Remove all toilet paper from the mens bathroom and put it in the womens. Shake your head in disapproval of the janitorial help in your office when your boss complains about it.
11. Put your boss on all of the mailing lists of his most detested organizations and clubs. When he asks you to call and have them remove him from the lists, say of course, and never do it.
12. Replace the vodka in the liquor cabinet with water. Youre doing him a favor, really you are. When he comments that his vodka tastes like water, respond smartly by saying that it appears that just about everyone is cutting corners these days.
13. When he comments that the coffee is too weak or too strong, ask, in a serious tone, if he is sure that his taste buds havent changed.
14. When your boss mentions a particular food that he does not like, purchase that item repeatedly and eat it in front of him. Put your garbage from that food into his garbage can, so that the smell will linger in his office.
15. When you arrive late, move all clocks back. When you want to leave early, move all clocks forward. Pretend that all the batteries need to be replaced.
16. When your boss inquires about your weekend, say you went sky diving and to Italy. He will hopefully get your sarcasm and not ask again.
17. When your manager inquires as to what your favorite TV show is, reply that it is a childs show like Sesame Street. Say it like you mean it.
18. Out of the blue, say you have an emergency appointment with your astrologer and it is important that you leave now because your charts are waiting!
19. For your managers birthday, hire a palm reader to read your managers palm. Pay them an extra $50 to say Oh My in the middle of the reading and not be able to continue.
20. Grind up leaves from your backyard that look like pot, put into a baggie, and send it to your boss. Stand there while he opens it and gasp when the contents are revealed. Say it is none of my business and walk out of the room.
21. Call the fire department and pretend you are in the office next door to yours and exclaim there is a massive inferno in the building next to yours. It is guaranteed to raise your managers blood pressure a few points or more when the firemen arrive.
22. Time your manager when he goes out to run personal errands and comment that he took an exceptionally long break when he returns.
23. Run into the office exclaiming to your manager that his car has a huge dent in the side! Walk outside with him when he goes out to examine it. After he looks it over thoroughly and asks you what you saw because he cant see it, apologize that it must have just been the way the light was reflecting on it that made it appear that way.
24. Exclaim how sorry you are that your managers grandmother died over the weekend and that you read about it in the obituaries. Declare that it must have been somebody with the same name when he says he has no idea what you are talking about and begins frantically dialing his grandmother.
25. Superglue two middle pages of your managers favorite book and return to the shelf. He will find it after the glue has permanently set.
26. When you are simply not in the mood to get out of your chair, proclaim that the copier is broken when your boss asks for copies to be made. If your manager attempts to make copies on his own and exclaims it works just fine, jam a paper clip in the innards of the copy machine when nobody is looking.
27. When your boss asks you what you would like for secretaries day, first of all, reply that you are not a secretary. Request that he answers the phone on that day as well as having all of your whims fulfilled that are of inconceivable proportions.
28. Using desktop publishing, relabel a can of bug spray as vanilla air freshener and place in mens bathroom.
29. Call in sick and leave a message on the companys voice mail. State that you are ill due to the overwhelming imbalance of wealth and power within the companys structure and your illness should subside once you are paid what you are worth.
30. When your boss asks for a donation to his sons little league fund, ask what the minimum amount is that you can donate in order to keep your job.
31. When your boss invites you to the company Christmas party, matter-of-factly state that youd prefer to spend it with rabid dogs and wild monkeys, but proclaim your sincere thanks just the same.
32. Stockpile in your office your managers favorite type of pen so that he is constantly bewildered as to where they are disappearing and continues to order new boxes of pens repeatedly.
33. During your yearly review, exclaim that you would just like to discuss your raise and not your managers suggestions or comments. Also, add that you do have a list of improvements for him that youd like to share.
34. Find bosss buttons and push them. If it is his weight, ask if he has gained weight or do those clothes just make him look fat?
35. Announce at the next company birthday (cake eating in the lunchroom) that the boss is giving everyone a 10% raise. When your manager pulls you into his office to discuss this, say that he sure is losing his sense of humor in his old age.
36. Stack all incoming unwanted sales related faxes and printed e-mails on your managers desk and connect all sales related calls to him, especially the stock brokers. When your manager comments that he would like you to screen all sales related material and calls, comment that you thought he was open to new ideas and new people and didnt realize he was so introverted.
37. After next company announcement of a marriage or pregnancy, proclaim that you are getting married and having a child, but not necessarily in that order.
38. When company phone bill gets passed around asking you to highlight your personal calls, always state that you would never do that and never highlight anything. Say your family and friends all reside in Tasmania.
39. As soon as your boss returns from a vacation, ask where he went and always state that you vacationed there a few years ago and how fantastic it was.
40. Five minutes into the weekly company meeting, excuse yourself to go to the restroom and return twenty minutes later when it is wrapping up.
41. When the boss is out of town, forward the phones to your house and take a nap. Run back to the office if something needs to be done.
42. Position a cup of coffee on your managers desk so that when he sits down, you can pretend to fumble for papers on his desk and easily knock it onto his lap. State that you hope it isnt hot and that no third degree burns are inflicted.
43. If you are single, place your grandmothers antique diamond ring on your married finger on the left hand. When boss asks you if anything new has happened to you recently after he clearly notices your ring, state nonchalantly no, not really. If you are married, remove your wedding ring and state the same answer when asked the same question.
44. On casual dress day, wear a bathing suit top and the shortest shorts that you own. When you are called into your bosss office to discuss this, ask for a list that defines the parameters of the casual dress day code.
45. Circulate an anonymous memo that this coming Friday is fetish day so dress appropriately. Add that a $100 prize will be awarded to the freakiest costume.
46. After your boss gives you an overwhelmingly long list of items for you to complete, ask if hed like for you to wipe his ass as well.
47. Take items out of your managers sack lunch. When he comments on this phenomenon, reply that society is degenerating at an unbelievable rate.
48. When you manager asks you how your day is going, be honest. Say, well, if people that worked for this company werent so dysfunctional and psychotic, it might be a marginally average place of employment.
49. When your boss says good morning, quickly reply, Oh is it?
50. Once a week, send an anonymous email to your boss that is spiteful in nature. To kick it off, the first one should simply read, you are pond scum.
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A Wealth Tax can provide enough funds to educate all America's children to become the best in the world. Each new generation of High School graduates will become more responsible and mature adults. They will be skilled communicators of highest integrity and character, able and willing to work together in solving all our social and security challenges. Our world will thus be transformed beyond our wildest dreams. African American families will be the major beneficiaries. Former American slaves will be honored for this great leap forward by their past sacrifices and sufferings. The subject of Reparations will thus be satisfied, and the American Dream will advance.
America is only as great as its people, and our people are far from achieving their full potential. Here are three interconnected program policies that will move America forward for the benefit of our nation and of all our citizens, not just the privileged few. Congress needs to take action here.
First, and most important, is to properly fund our early education for every child, with emphasis on schools in our poorest districts, nationwide. Teachers in our poorest schools must be paid top salaries to attract the most qualified teachers of the land. Respect and prestige for teaches must be elevated to the highest levels. Costs should be no obstacle for this rich country. Calculate the dollars required each year, and get the money for them, period. Our potential rewards are enormous as we finally achieve the dreams of our founding fathers. We must value our children because they are our future.
The primary objective is to teach communication skills that are "constructive" rather than "destructive" as currently prevalent. In time, our new generations of mature adults will communicate with respect and compassion and empathy. Some will even learn how to love the other person, regardless of their cultural differences. Mature dialog will solve all problems, past and future, in contrast to the use of power and violence.
Second, we fund much of this program by special taxes paid by our super-rich citizens; Their lives will not be affected in the least. This will tend to restore a much-needed balance of distributed wealth, and bring a healthy prosperity to all. Many of these wealthy citizens will gladly contribute to a sound education plan that can solve so many of our nation's problems.
This redistribution of wealth is long overdue, and what better way to do it than to support stronger and better educated citizens. All patriots should see the value of this program.
Third, we help to diminish our serious racial problem by giving credit in an unusual manner. The early education funds will be in lieu of "Reparations" from past enslavement of our negro citizens. They will get full credit for funding this important program that can "lift all boats". This new kind of early education will focus on developing social skills and communication skills, along with the 3-R's and the arts. Our children will thus become educated for the purpose of becoming mature and compassionate adults, those who truly care for the other with respect and empathy. Indeed, what can be of more value in America. Our African Americans will gain the most, but all Americans will benefit.
This way of using reparations avoids the basic problem of equitable distribution. When America finally awakens later in this century, it is hoped that the evils of racism will be in the past. We will have entered a New Age of equality for all. The American culture can thus move gradually from one of Materialism to one of Human Values.

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I found it on the Great Spots website. It is located in the small hamlet of Maple Bay, BC, about a 20 minute drive from Duncan, BC, and perhaps one hour's drive to Victoria, BC, my province's capital. They charge $800/wk (it was $700/wk the first time I went), so, it is a little more than a motel would cost as motels are in the $70-90/night range on the Island, but I made up for the difference by deciding to buy and cook my own food rather than eat out at restaurants, which saves around $35-40/day.
I see they have taken out the hot-tub now on their website, but it was there the last few times I stayed in this spot. This is a guest cottage in front of the owner's main house, which they rent out on a nightly or weekly basis.
|The Old Dock
|The New Dock
The owners were true to their word, and gave lots of privacy. Nice people. There were two bottles of wine waiting as a welcome gift, and the only times I seen them was when I was coming and going while they were in the back yard doing their chores, or if they needed to go somewhere in their boat... Well, and in the mornings and evenings when he set or checked his crab traps... but then, he brought a bowl full of barbecued crab to the door as a gift, so, what can you say except, "Nice of you to stop by!"?
The cottage has one of them pole-style foundations, to compensate for the sloping landscape. The only complaint I have about this place is that these foundations need to be shimmed. Over the years they have settled and the cottage is just a shade off kilter - the one door, for example, is difficult to close.
But, the pole foundation allows for it to be positioned in a difficult area while giving it the most spectacular of settings, almost hanging right over the ocean!
Here's the now ex-hot-tub area on the other side.
It was the deck out front that I fell in love with though.
I spent all day here!
There was always something happening on that deck.
Whether otters or seals, blue herons or bald eagles, sailboats or tugboats (didn't see any whales, although I did see an orca pod while on the ferry), that deck was simply fascinating. I spent quite a few hours just sitting there with binoculars, soaking it up.
|A blue heron looking for fish.
|Jim Pattison, the richest man in BC, sailed by in his 150' yacht "Nova Spirit," but he didn't stop in to say hi. Snob!
|The Beer Drinkin' Chair.
|It has a Dutch Door off to the side, because as we all know, if you ain't Dutch, you ain't much!
Wood heat. I wonder if a system like this could be integrated into this cottage.
This place was completely off the grid. Propane fridge and stove, and two solar panels with a few batteries stored beneath the cottage for lights. It worked good. I got a little tipsy one night and fell asleep without turning off the lights, and they were still burning brightly in the morning. There is a switch on the wall which starts up the generator (housed up-property in a shed) and, running it for an hour would heat up the hot-tub just nicely.
This place didn't have laundry facilities, but I figure that the space where I have my cooler could easily house one of those "two in one" washing machines. Then, just fire up the generator for a couple hours, and do your laundry while also charging your batteries and heating your hot-tub... then, after all that hard work... aahhhh!
This place actually used to be just a shed. The bathroom and bedroom were the shed, and the rest was built on after!
If I were building a place like this, I think I would have left the area above the bathroom & bedroom as a loft, with a ladder. Just a place for extra storage, or an office, or a guest sleeping area.
All in all, this is one of the most kick-ass little places I have ever seen. It is again in the 500-600sf range, which I like, and it is off-grid, which I really like. But, certainly, it is the location that sets this place off the charts.
One thing that this place shows as well is the value you can derive for a property with such a little guest cottage. Even if you re-sell the place and the next owners build a big house, they may use the cottage just as this - to generate an income which offsets their mortgage payments.


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The Politics Behind the Dueling Billboards
A billboard company put up a sign over a week ago along Interstate 40 outside the panhandle town of Vega, paid for by an undisclosed customer. The sign read, "Liberals, Please continue on I-40 until you have left our GREAT STATE OF TEXAS."
Well, the backlash was immediate after the sign's message went viral on social media.
An Amarillo resident, Roman Leal, started a GoFundMe account to put up a "warmer, gentler, welcoming" message around I-40 and Coulter: "Texas is for everyone – not for bigotry. Welcome, y'all!"
The offending billboard was replaced with an "inclusive" Austin approved message. The Left has succeeded in hunting down dissidents in remote areas and making them repent, recant, and obey.
It would be interesting to know a bit more about "Roman Leal" and his financial backers. What is his political background, and was he quoted as the instigator of this effort because of his ethnic background? The article appeared in the Austin daily paper which has been a leader in pushing the narrative that opposition to Open Borders and the liberal agenda is based on "racism, sexism, and homophobia." I would be shocked if MoveOn.org or some similar group isn't behind this story.
Fear and intimidation are key to the Democrat's 2018 election strategy. This is no "man bites dog" story that happened to make it into the news. Articles like this and, above all, the scandal du jour "family separation" on the border, are integral to that strategy.
First, they serve to energize the Democrats "hate America" base. Russophobia and the Mueller Investigation have run their course, and the Left needs a new cause to keep stoking the rage of the fist marchers (the ones you see at the rallies) on the one hand, and far more important, remind liberals of their moral superiority to Trump's supporters. The Democrat must foster the illusion that America is under attack and therefore eternal vigilance is necessary. The conclusions the Democrats want from their supporters is that logic, fairness, and consistency in argument must be set aside in order to "fight the right" and save the nation. The liberal is thus led to a totalitarian mindset by accepting that "life during wartime" requires the suspension of civil liberties….
Second, stories like this are extremely effective in winning over "swing" or low information voters (whom I refer to as "the stupids" simply to annoy liberals). This group is anything but low IQ, blue collar workers. Rather, it's ranks are swelled by doctors, lawyers, social workers, etc., who don't read much and whose views are shaped by entertainment TV and social media. The constant barrage about "family separation" and the "children detained by Trump" is relatively easy to combat if you analyze the information and seek opposing viewpoints. On the face of it, arguing for unlimited, unregulated immigration of those with little skills and likely to be on welfare would hardly be a winning strategy for the Democrats.
The reality is that the Democrats are effectively targeting low information voters, who are likely to vote based on their "feelings" carefully cultivated by TV, and the strong desire of those in this group to demonstrate that they are "caring" people and are conversant with "what's going on" in the world. De Toqueville recognized this desire to conform as a powerful tendency in the American character and warned about what could happen if it got out of control. Immigration and other issues are irrelevant to low information voters, they only want everyone to conform, or as it's called today, virtue signal. to the standards of their liberal opinion leaders.
It's sad that it's come to this, but the Democrats' new Rainbow Coalition is a toxic mix of their neo-Marxist base, and the dumbest of the dumb in terms of politics. The Democrats are playing the numbers and taking advantage of their control of the Main Stream (Entertainment) Media to forge an effective coalition to retake political power and privilege. Open Borders will guarantee a permanent electoral advantage, as it has in formerly Republican California. Not a bad strategy for achieving power.
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Here's how EMI is calculated for home loans
Home loan involves a hefty sum of money that is borrowed from the bank. So, it requires a good amount of planning as this money has to be repaid back to the bank. Home loan is paid back to the bank in terms of EMI or Equated Monthly Instalment. The EMI includes the repayment of the principal amount of the loan and the payment of interest on the outstanding amount of the loan. The calculation of EMI depends on the principal amount of the home loan, rate of interest per month and the number of monthly instalments.
There is a formula to calculate the EMI of the home loan. According to the formula
EMI = [P X R X (1+R)^N]/ [(1+R)^N – 1]. Here P is the principal amount of the loan. R is the monthly rate of interest; N is the number of monthly instalments or the tenure of repayment of the loan. The bank generally states the annual rate of interest, so it has to be converted into the monthly rate of interest before substituting it in the formula. It is not very tough; you can easily calculate the monthly interest by dividing the yearly interest by 12.
Now, let us discuss briefly the factors on which the EMI of the home loan is dependent.
Principal Amount of the Loan
The principal loan amount is commonly known as the loan amount. It is the amount of money that you wish to borrow from the bank in order to purchase your house. Once you have finalised the property, the next most important thing that you need to decide is the principal amount of the loan. It depends on the value of the property and your repaying capacity. Generally, the bank issues up to 80% of the value of the property as a loan. You should also remember that your EMI cannot be more than 40% of your monthly income, so based on that you need to decide the principal amount. The rate of interest is calculated on the principal amount. So, this is considered as the most vital part while applying for the home loan.
Rate of Interest
The next most important thing in calculating the EMI of the home loan is the rate of interest. The banks generally state the annual rate of interest. So, in order to calculate your EMI, you have to find out the monthly rate of interest. Currently, most of the banks are offering 8% to 9% as the rate of interest on home loan. There are two types of interest rate; a fixed rate of interest and the floating rate of interest. The fixed rate of interest remains the same throughout the tenure of the loan. In this case, all the EMIs of your home loan will be of equal value. The floating rate of interest changes along with any change in the base rate. So, in this case, all the EMI will not be of equal value.
Tenure of the loan
After deciding on the principal amount and the rate of interest for your home loan, you need to finalize the tenure of your loan. It is the time period for which you will be repaying the home loan. Most of the banks offer long tenure for home loans. It can be up to 20 to 30 years. The tenure of the loan and the EMI are inversely proportional to each other. So, we can say that when the tenure is long the EMI becomes low. You can choose the tenure of the loan as per your convenience.
Nowadays, calculating the EMIs for the loan has become quite easy due to the presence of online EMI calculator on many portals. They also serve as a quick reference to compare the rate of interest, the processing fee of many banks at a glance.


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The Shepard Energy Centre
A crucial step in phasing out coal
Long before provincial targets were set to phase out coal, ENMAX began laying the groundwork for a cleaner energy future with the development of the Shepard Energy Centre, Alberta's largest natural gas-fueled power facility. Since 2015, Shepard has been providing reliable, cost-effective and environmentally responsible electricity – up to 860 MW per day – enough to meet almost half of Calgary's needs.
Located within Calgary city limits, Shepard puts the electricity supply closer to the population it serves, reducing the potential for transmission loss and ensuring that Calgarians receive safe and reliable electricity into the future.
Reduced emissions
A joint venture between ENMAX and Capital Power, Shepard features combined-cycle technology that uses two combustion turbines to generate electricity, and makes use of waste heat through a steam turbine to produce additional electricity. This configuration makes it approximately 30 per cent more efficient than conventional coal plants. Additionally, it emits less than half the CO2 emissions per megawatt hour of a conventional coal plant, as well as fewer carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide gases.
Bringing Shepard online in 2015 was a crucial step in eliminating coal from our generation portfolio, which is now made up of 87 per cent natural gas and 13 per cent wind.
Water conservation
The facility's cooling towers use 14 million litres of reclaimed water daily from the City of Calgary's Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is the first use of reclaimed water for power production in Alberta, replacing the need to remove fresh water from our rivers and lakes. The water is transported through 14 kilometres of underground pipelines between Bonnybrook and Shepard, travelling through a tunnel underneath the Bow River and Deerfoot Trail.


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Cynthia Hopkins' The Success of Failure (or, The Failure of Success) at St. Ann's Warehouse, New York Post, May 28, 2009.
I know Hopkins has her fans. Let's just say I'm not one of them.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The failure of failure
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Shaping our water future!
The Congress is a Place for Learning
Whether this is your first time at a Congress, or you have been around a few IWA Congresses, IWA wishes to provide its young water professionals with guidance to the congress's learning and networking opportunities.
Have you not convinced your boss yet?
Use the Justification guidelines, to justify your attendance to your boss!
Overview of events and networking for Young Water Professionals only
Time TBC: IWA Emerging Water Leaders Steering Committee (2018-2020 leaders and 2020-2022 leaders only)
Young Water Professional Dinner organised by Danish YWP chapter.
Programme to be developed
Programme to be developed
Programme to be developed
Want to get involved or have questions?
Kirsten de Vette
Leadership Engagement Manager
For further information about what the YWP community does email Kirsten
For membership queries contact: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the state funded business counselling on firm growth.
Design/methodology/approach– A quasi-experimental difference-in-difference estimation of treatment effects, using a matched sample of comparable untreated firms.
Findings– Firms that have been granted counselling vouchers have a higher growth in value added than comparable untreated firms. This effect is mainly due to increased use of labour and capital, rather than increased efficiency. Results are upwardly biased due to sample selection among treated firms.
Research limitations/implications– An improved strategy for identifying potential comparison firms from the pool of all firms may be necessary for further impact evaluations on business development programmes.
Social implications– Policy makers may have to reconsider the programme design, since the programme currently suffer from a large potential for crowding-out, and low additional value of business counselling.
Originality/value– The paper uses a matching procedure in order to infer causal effects of business counselling and compares the effect of, respectively, contamination and selection on estimated impact on firm growth and survival. The data used are an original, rich micro-level data set on state investment support to businesses.


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The ASOIF dinner, jointly hosted by World Sailing, world governing body of the sport, allows senior officials from the international federations of Olympic sports to network and share best practice in advance of the SportAccord Convention.
Overlooking the racing areas that will be used at the Aarhus 2018 Sailing World Championships, the evening held a sailing theme. Guests were welcomed to the venue, the Varna Palace, with the Nacra 17, fitted with the foiling configuration, and the Danish 49erFX that won bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on display, allowing officials to view the equipment first hand.
Meanwhile on the water, Danish kitesurfers, 49er sailors and RS:X competitors put on a demonstration directly in front of the venue.
Addressing his peers, Andersen said, "I am so proud to welcome you all to Denmark and to Aarhus. For me it is a very special feeling to stand here before you tonight, to welcome the Olympic family, my friends and colleagues to my home country.
"While Aarhus might seem like a relatively small city, and Denmark a small country.
Let me assure you, that when it comes to sailing, you are visiting a legendary city.
"For decades Aarhus has hosted World Championships in countless sailing events. From youth to elite, the best sailors in the world have competed in these waters.
"And next year, in 2018 the Sailing World Championships will be here. All ten Olympic classes with more than 1,600 sailors will be competing. It will be four times the size of the last Olympic Sailing Competition.
"It will be a fantastic event, and I hope that you will join me back here, in Aarhus, next year as my guests."
World Sailing released its new strategic positioning at the end of 2016 putting sport, nature and technology at its core. The stronger and contemporary brand identity came to life on the evening with insightful literature and technology in action displays, showcasing innovation within the sport.
The positioning resonated well with sailors, coaches, sailing fans and sports fans and attendees on the evening that included Pavel Kolobkov, Russian Minister of Sport and IOC Members Alexander Zhukov, Juan Antonio Samaranch and Sergey Bubka gained further insight into World Sailing with a showing of the governing body's brand film. Click here to view - http://www.sailing.org/tv/41067.php#.WOM3dI4lFZI
Andersen concluded, "For me sailing is a sport which truly brings together the forces of nature. Where our athletes see themselves as guardians of the ocean. And where we combine sport with nature and technology in powerful harmony.
"These are part of our new vision and mission - and each one uniquely capture why sailors and sailing fans are passionate about our sport."
As a parting gift, attendees received a small note bag, made from a recycled sail with its own unique story.
The SportAccord Convention continues through to Friday 7 April with World Sailing represented by President Kim Andersen, Chief Executive Officer Andy Hunt, Director of Events Alastair Fox and Communications & Digital Manager Daniel Smith.
World Sailing Newsletter
World Sailing Newsletter is the weekly online newsletter of World Sailing.
It features the latest news and events from the sailing world together with features and info in an easy-to-use format.
It features the latest news and events from the sailing world together with features and info in an easy-to-use format.


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Individual Therapy
Life is challenging…
…and when anxiety takes hold, it can feel as though you're in the center of a maze with no way out.
The reality is that anxiety is a manifestation of irrational thoughts that can create fearful and self-defeating behaviors.
Thankfully, with guidance and determination, you can retrain your brain and gain control over this detrimental cycle!
We provide a safe space
Individual counseling offers a confidential environment to share your innermost thoughts and feelings with a professional who will help you explore ways to remedy your concerns.
At The Mental Gym, our therapists are trained to help you:
Increase self-awareness: Do you have trouble reading the room or struggle to understand how your behavior affects others?
Lacking awareness in personal and professional settings can spell disaster. Unintentional, inappropriate behavior can color perceptions and limit opportunities.
Fortunately, with practice, self-awareness can be fine-tuned using an array of techniques designed to increase clarity and insight.
Challenge self-defeating thoughts: "I'm just not good enough," "I'll never be happy," or "People always let me down." These statements limit our potential by distracting and keeping us from enthusiastically participating in our personal lives and careers.
We help our clients reframe these distorted beliefs and assist them in developing healthier perspectives: "I have abilities to contribute," "Happiness is a decision, not a pursuit," "Only I have the power to determine my feelings," or "I can respond from my principles, instead of my impulses."
Together, we can adjust negative thinking in favor of more positive outlooks.
Relinquish control: Life can be scary and overwhelming. We often try to control our surroundings in attempts to manage these feelings. However, manipulating life's events to feel secure is ineffective and downright exhausting!
The truth is, the only thing we can control is our self-perceptions.
Together, we'll teach you to relax your emotional grip so that you can take a healthier swing at life – curveballs and all.
We specialize in stress and anxiety reduction
The Mental Gym's therapists help you release negativity and overcome the grueling symptoms of stress and anxiety. Our goal is to help you learn and use the therapeutic tools necessary for a calmer, more-present existence.
We understand that each individual's worries may differ, so we'll customize both our pace and approach to meet your specific needs.
You'll develop strategies for facing your fears, establishing on-the-spot methods for leaning-into, and effectively-managing stressful situations.
Here's one example of how we can assist you in tackling your challenges:
- First, we'll pinpoint your particular symptoms and the situations that are sparking them.
- Then, we'll explore any existing thoughts and habits that are stoking these fears and worries.
- Next, we'll brainstorm more realistic and productive views to replace these irrational beliefs.
- Finally, we'll develop go-to behaviors that focus on remedies, not the problems.
As you reinforce this structured approach through action, your brain will make the necessary changes to accommodate this healthier mindset.
At all points in this process, we'll coach you, support you, and empower you.
Whether you're experiencing:
- Overwhelming stress…
- Self-doubt…
- Confusion about your place in the world…
- Frustration within your relationships…
The caring professionals at The Mental Gym are here to guide you through it!
Let our skilled therapists open your awareness, point you in a healthier direction, and support you in getting there.
It's time to put an end to the hardship of anxiety in your life. Call now for a free 15-minute phone consultation: (310) 849-9399


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Tagged: ruby
Fix slow rspec on macOS – 10x speedup
For some reason rspec was running horribly slow on my macOS laptop, with a simple test suite taking over 30 seconds to run. This made TDD almost unbearable:
>rspec spec/features
Finished in 27.29 seconds (files took 33.71 seconds to load)
8 examples, 2 failures
After some googling, the recommended approach is to compile spring binstubs for rspec. For good hygiene, we'll use bundler to do this, and use guard so we can leave a terminal window open on a second monitor and see test results automatically after saving code changes.
# edit /Gemfile
group :development do
gem 'guard'
gem 'guard-rspec'
gem 'spring'
gem 'spring-commands-rspec'
gem 'spring-watcher-listen'
>bundle install --path vendor/bundle --without=production --binstubs # install gems into vendor/bundle
>echo 'vendor/bundle' >> .gitignore # don't track installed gemfiles
Now replace the bundler rails binstubs with updated rails gem versions and insert spring:
>bundle exec rails app:update:bin # now regenerate standard rails binstubs
>bin/rails app:update:bin # norly plox use teh rail binstubs
>bundle exec spring binstub --all # use spring versions of binstubs
>bundle exec guard init # create guard config file /Guardfile
Note: bin/rails can get overwritten by bundler and stop accepting commands eg "bin/rails server" will show the default output of "rails" instead of launching the server. This can be fixed by running "bundle binstubs railties" then updating the binstubs again as per the instructions above.
Running "bundle config –delete bin" will stop bundler from blatting bin/rails but this also means you will need to manually generate binstubs using eg "bundle binstubs cucumber".
Note also that bundler pulls in config from $APP/.bundle/config and ~/.bundle.config, so disabling binstubs in your app folder can be overridden by your home directory config.
# edit /Guardfile
guard :rspec, cmd: "bundle exec bin/rspec", failed_mode: :keep do
>bundle exec guard
Finished in 1.72 seconds (files took 3.17 seconds to load)
5 examples, 2 failures
From 33 seconds to 3 seconds. Nice!
Note: now instead of using "bundle exec" rails or rake, use bin/$GEMNAME eg "bin/rails console". The spring server running in the background will respond much faster than booting rails each time.
simple MagicCloud example
Simple demo of the MagicCloud gem, as the docs are not explicit about how to output an image:
require "magic_cloud" words = [ ['test', 50], ['me', 40], ['tenderly', 30] ] cloud = MagicCloud::Cloud.new(words, rotate: :free, scale: :log) img = cloud.draw(800, 600) img.write("magic_cloud.png")
regex: attribute list to Ruby hash
Snippet to convert a list of attributes to a Ruby hash.
cn:ID sn:Surname fn:FirstName
Target output:
"cn" => "ID", "sn" => "Surname", "fn" => "FirstName",
/(.+?)(?=\:):(.*$)/"$1" => "$2",/
from rbenv to chruby: zsh startup time
Just switched from rbenv to chruby using this guide, and my zsh startup time improved by about 10 seconds. I'd been meaning to debug why it was taking so long — bonus!
Here's the offending lines that were removed from ~/.zlogin:
export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH" eval "$(rbenv init -)"


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Home for Sale 5131 Queens Castle Road Louisville, KY 40229
This move-in ready home at 5131 Queens Castle Road in the quiet Indian Falls subdivision offers a desirable open floor plan, 4 spacious bedrooms and lots of room for living and entertaining. Entering the home, you will love the beautiful fireplace and soaring vaulted ceilings that flow from the living room into the dining area.
The eat-in kitchen is easily accessed from both the living room and dining area and features hardwood flooring. Just off the dinning area is the splendid deck which makes entertaining a pleasure.
The 1st floor master suite can easily accommodate a king-sized bedroom ensemble. Complete with a jetted tub, dual sinks and a large walk-in closet, the master bedroom is the perfect retreat after a long day at work. The laundry room and a half bathroom complete the first floor. Upstairs, you'll find a loft area that can be used as an office or play area, along with 2 additional bedrooms and a full bathroom.
The finished lower level offers a family room with access to the patio area, a bedroom and another full bathroom. With a 2-car attached garage you and your car will stay warm and dry.
Fresh paint is found throughout this well-maintained home which is also close to great shopping and the Gene Snyder Freeway. Call today for your own private showing of 5131 Queens Castle Road!


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Santino has taught me a new word: "turdy". I am going to use it from now until forever.
Santino has taught me a new word: "turdy". I am going to use it from now until forever.
Posted by Stinkydog at 6:53 AM
Yeah. that's about the only good to come out of Santino.
Oh, that and his Tim imitations. :)
Hey, Lee. I'm Bone's Sis in Law. Married to Mark. Thought I'd say hi.
Ha! I am so glad you are hooked on this show too! Santino would have be aufwiedersehen'd a long time ago if he weren't so damn easy to hate. They keep him around because he creates good tv drama. He is a complete ass-wipe sociopath with no aesthetic sense of fashion.
I'm watching it this season too, but I missed the episode where he was making fun of Tim. I'm not-so-secretly rooting for Santino, simply because he's so orginal...one of the judges hit the nail on the head, he's into "wearable art". BUT In think Daniel or Chloe will win it. They really deserve to as they consider the people who would be wearing the clothes.


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2015 Legends Classic Series
Website: www.leaguelineup.com/legendsclassic
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Venue: Hub Arena (North Hagerstown HS)
Format: In 2015 the North Hagerstown Greats will play the South Hagerstown Greats
Rules: The game will be an official 40-minute game (two 20-min halves), using standard 2014-15 NFHS rules. A two-man Washington County Basketball Officials Assc team will be used.
Coaches: North-Tim McNamee South-TBA
Info: The first-ever Legends Classic game will pit the North Hagerstown Hub greats vs. the South Hagerstown Rebel greats for Hub City bragging rights! A MVP plaque will be awarded to the game's top player. A few weeks prior to the game, all participating players will be invited to Event Media day at the Hagerstown Buffalo Wild Wings on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Players will have their photos taken and fill out some info for the event media guide and may be interviewed by the Herald-Mail newspaper, WHAG-TV and Inside Sports.
Costs: The only cost required to participating players will be a $10 fee for the official game shirt with a number. North will wear red and South will wear green. All players must wear black shorts for the event. The participation fee can be paid on the website (in February) or at Media Day on March 1. If your fee is not paid, you will not receive a shirt and will not be able to participate.
Official rosters released: February 8, 2015
Contact Info: Event Director Dave Foltz: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Representatives from Midwood and Mapleton libraries thanked Councilman David G. Greenfield during a farewell tour last week for the millions in government funding that he has secured to improve local libraries and open them on Sunday.
Greenfield's mark on Midwood Library, on East 16th Street and Avenue J, is easy to discern. In 2015, he cut the ribbon on a new outdoor plaza at the library with benches, fountains, and gardens. In fact, his role in the library's history will continue for years, with a $3.5 million renovation of the library's second floor, which he has already funded, set to begin construction in 2018. The project will leave Midwood Library with a brand new state-of-the-art children's floor.
"Thousands of children visit Midwood Library each week, but the children's floor is woefully out of date," Greenfield said. "Yet Midwood and Boro Park have more young children than anywhere else in New York, and they deserve the best public resources. That's why we're going to completely rebuild the second floor and give kids more computers, more books, and more spaces for play, plus stroller parking for their parents."
"Midwood Library has benefited greatly from the very generous support provided by Councilman Greenfield," said Managing Librarian Steven Rosenberg. "He has allocated a considerable amount of money for the Midwood Library, which has greatly enhanced our Jewish Interest book collections. The front of the building has been completely renovated thanks to his generosity–providing a lovely space with trees and flowers for members of the public to sit on comfortable benches and to enjoy the quiet space."
After Midwood Library, Greenfield visited Mapleton Library on 60th Street and 17th Avenue, where he has donated thousands of new Jewish books and also secured over $1 million for a new outdoor sitting space and playground. Greenfield was accompanied during his visits by Brooklyn Libraries Executive Vice President David Woloch, whom he called an incredible community partner.
At each site, Greenfield thanked individual staff members for their contributions to the city's next generation. "There's no better use of city funds than education and safe after-school spaces for children, and that's what these libraries are. Better libraries make for a better Brooklyn," Greenfield said.
Greenfield also oversaw the construction of the brand new Kensington Library on 18th Avenue. That beautiful 18,500 square foot building is one of the first new libraries in a generation in Brooklyn and was paid for with $15 million in government funding.
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O, my mother!
I know, it has been a long time
since we talked to each other
I know, you would be restless
to inquire about my condition
I am fine, my mother
I keep remembering you
in my heart and prayers
I know what I mean for you
But don't be upset over this separation
I have put my trust in Allah
And I know he will keep you safe
in the caged valley
My request to you is that
be grateful and thankful to Allah
that your son is still alive
O, my mother!
although it is very heavy for me to say
and for you to listen
There is another mother in our valley
who has lost her son
the piece of her heart
the light of her eyes
the happiness of her life
her everything
when I start feeling that pain
my heart screams inside me
that grave keeps haunting me
where her final kiss on his face resides
It almost makes me lost
lost in her unimaginable pain
And only hope and prayer that brings me to life
that Allah will return her son in the paradise
But my mother
I am fine
I just miss you


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Food24 Takes 10 with Paul Gindra to find about his food, his new venture and the meal he made for Brad Pitt.
The Radisson SAS Hotel Sandton has secured the talent of top South African chef, Paul Gindra, as Executive Chef for the hotel and their new restaurant Vivace.
We sat down with Paul to chat about his new role and some of his favourite foodie things.
1. Tell us about yourself and how you got to where you are now?
I grew up in Durban and left at the age of 17 for the UK. I started working as a chef in Southampton where I did my apprenticeship at the five star De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel.
I have been working as a chef for the past 12 years and have been fortunate to work in some of the most exclusive hotels and with some really fantastic chefs. Opening the new Radisson hotel has definitely been the biggest challenge yet.
3. How would you describe your food to someone who has never eaten it before?
It is uncomplicated, fresh and may remind you of home with a slight twist.
4. What meal did you cook for Brad Pitt?
It was a citrus baked ricotta terrine with baby shoots, roast red onions and a fig balsamic reduction.
5. Over the holidays most of us revert to the most traditional foods we know. What do you cook for the holidays?
This year I am playing around with a traditional Italian Christmas lunch which includes dishes like a chicken broth with a wild mushroom tortellini, seared lamb rump and also tuna Carpaccio.
6. What do you think of global trends like veganism?
I don't know where all these people were 20 years ago, I think in some cases it is more of a fashion statement. But at the end of the day I am in the service industry and will always do my best to accommodate any of my guest's requests.
7. If you could have any chef cook for you who would it be?
Gordon Ramsay
8. Your favourite recipe book:
The French Laundry by Thomas Keller.
9. Favourite place to eat in South Africa:
I would have to say my most recent great meal was at Roots Restaurant.
10. Your best foodie memory:
I recently went to Yve Matanye's two Michelin starred restaurant in Brussels where I had the most delicious and expensive sole of my life.
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The third edition of India's largest conclave on IoT, the IoT India Congress 2018 in partnership with Exhibitions India Group, started at the NIMHANS Convention Centre in Bengaluru from 09th till 10th October 2018.
Inaugurating the event, Raj Kumar Srivastava, APCCF & Advisor, Department of IT, BT & S&T, Government of Karnataka said, "The government of Karnataka always aims to work with the players with an aim to co-create and co-innovate. This was followed by the formal launch of the IoT Live Experience Zones for healthcare and digital communications."
One of the key highlights of the day is the launch of Future of Mobility and Transport (FOMT), India's first neutral platform for all mobility stakeholders. The FOMT will focus on urban mobility, rural mobility, logistics and freight. The panel will focus on decongestion, decarbonisation, improving citizen convenience, enabling non-farm employment and improving efficiencies in the logistics sector.
IoT India Congress focuses on six tracks – Healthcare, Manufacturing, Digital Communications, Standards, Media and Smart Cities. On the technology front, the focus is on AI, Blockchain and Cyber Security.
An IoT Live experience zone where attendees can touch, feel and experience IoT. A primary healthcare center of the future, telecom experience zone for 5G, NBIoT, Sigfox and LoRa technologies, smart cities experience live zone for smart homes, education, grids and governance as well as a Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 zone will be on showcase.
Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Dr. Rishi Bhatnagar, Chairman of the IET India IoT Panel and President, Aeris Communications said, "Started with a vision to provide people a platform for individuals, the IoT India Congress encourages them to meet and create a roadmap for IoT adoption beyond the borders of their organisations. We, at the IET IoT Panel, believe in connecting industry leaders to further the growth and adoption of IoT Technology. It's encouraging to see the participation of IoT enthusiasts at the third edition of IoT India Congress and we look forward to more engaging sessions tomorrow."
"It is exciting to see the entire tech community come together to chart out the way forward in the industry. In this edition of the congress we have multiple tracks and with the inclusion of sessions such as PoP +91, Speed dating, Healthcare Live Session and Argonaut, we see a greater level of excitement from participants." said Shekhar Sanyal, Director and Country Head of the IET.


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Accepting what is, is hard for our human nature, especially when we are asked to accept something that is challenging. We want to have some sense that we are in control. That's human nature.
This is partly because of how the unknown outcome plays out in our mind. We think we know how something will turn out before it does and in challenging situation the story usually isn't positive. Not many of us go through challenging situations and believe the best will happen unless we have done a lot of deep inner work. I have done a lot of deep personal work and it is still hard for me.
What if letting go of what you fear might happen, opens the door for your best possible outcome to happen? what if things really do always work out for your highest and best? I have had this happen on a number of occasions but I usually have to go through my control gyrations first. You would think positive experience would dictate response but that doesn't always happen, especially with health challenges.
What if the story you conjure up in your mind is no where near the outcome that is intended and you are blocking a blessing by holding on?
The deeper healing comes when you can say to yourself, here is what I am afraid will happen and I accept that too, no matter how bad you think that will be. You can't trust the highest outcome if you are busy trying to control.
Today I am practicing acceptance, patience and letting go.
Question, how does letting go and holding a positive intention for the outcome fit together? Or does it not fit together? Is intention setting just another form of control?


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Hi I'm a student learning Civil 3D and Surveying, I am in the UK.
I have a query.
I have performed a basic RTK-VRS survey of a property for training and downloaded a OS MasterMap and overlayed it in Civil 3D. The GPRS measurements do not line up with the boundries indicated on the OS MasterMap.
However the measurements on the CAD drawing match the GPRS measurement on the ground.
I'd like to confirm that I'm using the correct Coordinate settings in the TSC3 I have. I've taken some screen shots of the setting and would appreciate if you can confirm these are correct or not. This will allow me to discount this area as being at fault.
I've added a screen shot of the overlay problem I have as well
I'd really appreciate some help, thanks


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On his trip to the United States next month, Pope Francis is going to canonize the Rev. Junipero Serra, the great Spanish missionary of 18th-century California. As fourth graders from Chico to Chula Vista have been taught for generations, Father Serra founded the first of the 21 Catholic missions that stretch along the coast like rosary beads. He laid the foundation of California as we know it: the tile-and-adobe wonderland of vineyards, citrus, olives, wheat and cattle.
That story has a dark side, as even the most sympathetic Serra biographers admit. Father Serra had soldiers with him. The civil and religious conquest of Alta California was accompanied by brutality, coercion and vast death. As the missions grew, California's native population of Indians began a catastrophic decline.
Father Serra's defenders try to separate the saint from the savagery. If you look at the totality of his achievements, they say, and see him as a man of his times, the good outweighs the bad. He loved the Indians and many Indians loved him back. He was there to bring them to God, never mind what the soldiers and settlers were there for. Against the depredations of his rapacious countrymen, he was a compassionate and moderating influence.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles makes this case at a website, stjunipero.org, citing works of sympathetic scholarship to proclaim Father Serra's benevolence. It makes broader exonerative arguments, too: If the Spaniards hadn't moved in, the Russians or English would have. Fate was far crueler to Indians east of the Mississippi. As for deaths from starving and disease, nobody could have averted those fatal consequences of cultural collision.
Nobody needs to tell Pope Francis, of Argentina, anything about the consequences of Spanish invasion. Last month, in Bolivia, he apologized for the church's "grave sins" against native peoples.
But to some Californians, regret is not enough. Small bands of protesters have been trying to pierce the good will humming around the canonization. Indian activists like Valentin Lopez, chairman of the Amah Mutsun tribal band, have written letters. They say the poverty and social ills among California's scattered Indian tribes are the echoes of great evils from the distant past.
"How can Pope Francis and the Catholic Church speak or act with moral authority when they know that they have mistreated the indigenous people?" Mr. Lopez says. "They lost the moral authority, and by canonizing Serra, they lose any claim of moral authority going forward."
But even he admits it's too late to turn back sainthood. The church apologizes and, powerless to alter history, moves on, resolving to sin no more.
It is possible, of course, to celebrate St. Junipero in the California of today, where Hispanic faith and love of the church are strong. But to do so requires an explicit examination of conscience.
In that spirit, it is helpful to read a book like "A Cross of Thorns," by Elias Castillo, a California journalist who does not hide his disdain for the little priest from Mallorca. His prosecution brief includes testimony taken in 1797 by a Spaniard, Lt. José Argüello, from Indians who had fled the missions and were recaptured. (Once brought into the missions and baptized, Indians were not free to leave at will.)
Tiburcio: He testified that after his wife and daughter died, on five separate occasions Father Danti ordered him whipped because he was crying. For these reasons he fled.
Liborato: He left because his mother, two brothers, and three nephews died, all of hunger. So that he would not also die of hunger, he fled.
Román: He left because his wife and a son had gone back to their land, because of the many whippings, and because he did not have anyone to feed him.
At San Gabriel Arcángel Mission, outside Los Angeles, founded in 1771, a visitor can see winemaking machinery and giant soup pots, walk under olive and orange trees, and visit a cemetery garden shaded by grape vines.
A faded, hand-painted sign encourages a sense of nostalgic bliss. "Saludos Amigos," it says. "Forget your cares and troubles," and "Pause for a time to witness what God has wrought under the enchanting California sun."
Headstones mark the graves of the few dozen Franciscans and Claretians who served there. There are no such markers for the 6,000 unnamed Indians also buried on the grounds. Those were just the baptized. How many thousands of other sets of bones, unsaved, lie outside the mission boundaries, is impossible to know.


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Soufrière Hills, Montserrat: volcano news & activity updates
Soufrière Hills volcano (Montserrat), activity update: low activity - pyroclastic flows
Tuesday Mar 10, 2009 13:33 PM | BY: TS
On 20-27 there was a low activty reported from the lava dome and only some pyroclastic flows were reported.
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Thursday, Jan 15, 2009
It was reported that during 2-3 January activity from the Soufrière Hills lava dome increased drastically. On 2 January, a pyroclastic flow traveled down to Tyers Ghaut (NW) and to to the upper part of Belham River. On 3 January two explosions produced ash plumes to high altitudes and ashfall affected most of the island The strong explosions reached to at least 500 m above the dome. In-column collapses resulted in pyroclastic flows. The level of activity decreased dramatically after the second explosion. [more]
Friday, Nov 21, 2008
During 7-14 November the activity level at the Soufrière Hills lava dome increased slightly, but remained low, and there was no evidence of lava extrusion. Rockfalls were detected by the seismic network.The Hazard Level remained at 3. [more]
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008
MVO reported that during 10-17 October the activity level at the ... [more]
Sunday, Sep 14, 2008
MVO reported that during 29 August-5 September, data suggested that the W side of the Soufrière Hills lava dome continued to grow. Lahars and rockfalls dominated the activity. Lahars likely descended the Tar River valley on 29 and 31 August. On 1 September, a lahar descended the Belham River valley to the NW; the event lasted approximately 50 minutes. A new vent on the NW part of the lava dome, a little further N of the previous Gages vent, was observed during an overflight on 4 September. The smell of volcanic gases was occasionally noticed when the wind blew N and NE. The Hazard Level remained at 3. [more]
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008
Soufrière Hills volcano produces small pyroclastic flows going down the Tar River on the East flank of the lava dome, which continues to grow with lava extrusion on its western part. [more]


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This morning started off just as crummy as the last two. Still had issues with with my blood pressure being too low but this evening that all seems a world away this evening.Continue reading "Little Victories!"
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Downward Trend Begins
Sorry for my silence the last day or so. The lows are finally starting to hit and I've had a rough day. Some of my meds can make you have to go while others make it harder to go to the restroom. They try to manage with laxatives but it is a balancing act.
This morning the I was finally able to go but not without a lot of pain (I apologize for the TMI but there's no better way to explain what's going on) losing all the fluid has messed with my body. They have been giving me fluids all day long to try and get my blood pressure back up but I can't really stand more than a minute without feeling faint.
So today begins some of the downward trend of good days as my body gets hit by the chemo. I've basically been resting in bed all day. It took a while but I was finally able to eat a little toast and Jam and feel more comfortable in bed. The only way to describe it is 100% pure exhaustion. I can barely keep my eyes open even while typing this.
Please bare with me as I navigate these more difficult days. They say that this next week will be one of the harder ones as my counts continue to drop.
Well that's all for now as typing isn't the easiest when you keep falling asleep. It's even hard to stay awake for Kevin Bacon in footloose! One of the greatest movies ever.
Trying not to Read into the Negativity
You would think that when someone gets a diagnosis as scary and daunting as cancer that there would be nothing but positive energy and love coming from all sides. We have felt all of this but I have also noticed some really negative Nancy's coming out of the woodwork (due to all the media attention) that have irked me and I honestly just need to vent.Continue reading "Trying not to Read into the Negativity"
Chemo Day
I haven't posted today's update yet because it's a chemo day and I figured I'd wait until later. I'll get started though because I'm bored and killing timeContinue reading "Chemo Day"
East Coast Cravings
The last few days since being in here I've been working hard to try and keep my weight up. Overall I can't complain about the hospital food because honestly any time I don't have to cook for myself is a treat.Continue reading "East Coast Cravings"
Keeping Up
I have definitely begun to start feeling some of the effects of my treatment so that is making my daily posts a bit more difficult.Continue reading "Keeping Up"
Odd Day
Today has been odd. I woke up feeling pretty good aside from being a bit dehydrated. No headache, no pain, just a bit tired. Breakfast was quite yummy and afterwards I did some walking in the hall for about a km.Continue reading "Odd Day"


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This is a Whipple Intercooled Supercharger System with a W175FF 2.9L blower setup for the 2008-2013 Chevy Corvette LS3. This system is 100% complete, including handheld programmer, fuel system and tuning for stock vehicles or those with a catback only, just bolt on and drive! If you have other modifications such as headers, midpipe, camshaft, etc. then look at the Tuner kits.
This all new system features Whipple's massive oversized air-to-water intercooler for unmatched cooling capacity, a unique front feed W175FF (a whopping 2.9 liters) integrated Whipple twin-screw supercharger that reaches 99% volumetric efficiency and industry leading power potential. The unique intercooled bypass system offers better acceleration and less than 1hp of consumption during cruising for excellent fuel economy. The system also includes high-flow fuel injectors, aluminum high flow intake manifold and a Whipple Power Flash Programmer for the factory ECU recalibration. While others claim, Whipple Superchargers simply deliver more power per pound of boost than any other supercharger on the market today.
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With all the latest technology, the all new Whipple system makes more power than any other positive displacement supercharger system on the market giving you tire frying, neck whipping power that will give you a grin from ear to ear. The new Whipple system is 100% complete and is designed for stock engines but has enough capability to work with heavily modified engines. The all-new system features Whipple's massive oversized air-to-water intercooler for unmatched cooling capacity, a unique front feed W175FF (a whopping 2.9 liters) integrated Whipple twin-screw supercharger that reaches 99% volumetric efficiency and industry leading power potential.
The unique intercooled bypass system offers better acceleration and less than 1hp of consumption during cruising for excellent fuel economy. The system also includes an aluminum high flow intake manifold and a Whipple Power Flash Programmer for the factory ECU recalibration. While others claim, Whipple Superchargers simply deliver more power per pound of boost than any other supercharger on the market today.
Front Inlet vs. Rear Inlet
The Whipple front feed system is far superior to rear inlet based SC systems for a very simple reason, less inlet restrictions. While some companies make phony claims about how many bends they have, the fact is simple, the front entry systems do not require multiple 90deg bends or one sweeping 180deg bend before the SC inlet, which causes unequal rotor filling and lower volumetric efficiency. For 50-state emissions legal systems, the Whipple front entry system requires 1 less bend (3 to 4) then any rear entry SC. With other cold air intake systems, it's 2 less bends (1 to 3). Others just show pictures of the air tube, but forget to mention the SC inlet which makes 2 90 deg bends, while also restricting plenum volume so they can clear the firewall. Not all front inlet systems are created equal. As in typical Whipple fashion, the Whipple front inlet system is not restricted by a 93mm inlet system which severely limits your potential power gains. The Whipple SC system uses a unique 112mm round (round flows significantly more then oval or rectangle) inlet for nearly 1800cfm capacity (1200hp).
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- Completed installation looks factory installed, not some cobbled together kit with multiple billet adapters
- Kits come complete with all necessary parts and hardware for installation
- Unique oil level sight glass for easy oil level and quality check, no dipstick to bind or misread
- Plug and play wiring with male and female connections
- High flow air filter system (50-state legal filter system), coolant reservoir is maintained
- Proven 6-rib belt system with heavy duty spring loaded tensioner and adjustable idler system
- Optional 10-rib belt system with matching billet pulleys
- Stainless steel jack-shaft with unique plastic cover for increased safety
- Complete kits, Tuner kits and Hot Rod kits are available
- Available in wrinkle black, polish or any custom color
- Easily upgradeable with big cold air intakes and bigger throttle bodies (102mm or 109mm)
- Instant boost at the touch of the throttle
- 3 minute pulley changes
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The World Bank Group's Public-Private Partnerships Cross-Cutting Solutions Area (PPP CCSA) is both a beautiful acronym and a leader in PPP knowledge. As a part of the Bank, they manage resources on PPPs contributed by other thought leaders in the field, including the Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, PPIAF, and the PPPIRC.
This isn't an easy task, since data and learnings from these resources cut across different industries, projects, and countries. In order to share the necessary information while attributing the hard work put in to the rightful contributors the PPP CCSA needed a new solution: a collection of sites and resources to share and highlight contributions and contributors.
To keep the different contributing teams updated and engaged, we developed a roadmap website to share progress and milestones while our project manager maintained an open channel of communications. This transparency allowed us to develop a feedback loop to build buy-in and incorporate different teams' ideas and suggestions.
Initial interviews and workshops brought a major concern to our attention: the original plan of creating an all-encompassing, stand-alone file storage system didn't meet the needs we were hearing from users. Instead, the system not only needed to manage thousands of files, contracts, and resources from contributors, but also reference them back to the authoring organizations. After some serious brainstorming, we refocused the project from the initial system-centric approach to one that really emphasized the collaborations that the initial concept was founded on.
This turned out to be a two-part system rather than a single application (which still counts as "making things simple", despite what math may argue): the Knowledge Library and the Knowledge Lab. The Knowledge Library is the system's repository, a single area for knowledge documents to be managed, curated, and delivered to third-party websites. Drawing from the Library is the Knowledge Lab, the main website-slash-hub where resources are shared across institutions and with the general public.
The PPP Knowledge Suite was launched in London at PPP Days 2015, and new contributions are made regularly by partner institutions. Integration with knowledge initiatives from other organisations is ongoing. You can learn more about PPPs by looking through the Knowledge Lab or visiting the Library to check out the developer documentation.


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The Advantage RL 75 hybrid conveyor belt from Ashworth combines a stainless steel backbone with acetal plastic links and offers high pull strength on spiral and turn-curve applications. With a more than 70% open area, the belt enables easy cleaning. The belt's design also eliminates the need for spiral cage bar caps, which reduces bacteria entrapment areas. The large open area and the short 0.75-in. pitch also make it suitable for cooling, proofing and freezing applications. The belt operates in harsh environments as low as -50
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[I wrote this note on Facebook after the Season 1 finale of Game of Thrones, and in ramping up for the Season 2 premier episode coming soon, thought it would be cool to re-post this here! — Bennie]
I wanted to respond to the season finale of Game of Thrones in something a bit more than a status update, so doing a note seemed wiser.
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YOU might think that given the scrutiny the BBC is facing over its shambolic Question Time from Motherwell, it would want to be taking a little more care with all things Scotland.
It seems not, judging by last night's edition of Newsnight.
The show was discussing the "changing landscape of UK politics", amid talk of a new centrist party being formed.
READ MORE: Question Time faces furious backlash over audience bias
What was most interesting, however, was the graphic behind those talking.
There appears to be something seriously amiss with the backdrop graphics on @BBCNewsnight... can you tell what it is yet? pic.twitter.com/mt3y3I4aZx— Erik Geddes (@erikgeddes) 8 February 2019
As you'll see above, on the screen appeared logos for the Conservatives, Labour, LibDems, a huge Ukip logo and a Green Party one floating in on occasion.
Ukip, it's worth remembering, do not have a single MP.
You'll have noticed a distinct ommission in that list – the third largest party at Westminster, the SNP, are not represented.
Because, as we've come to expect from the BBC, the "changing landscape of UK politics" seems to mean "changing landscape of English politics".
The SNP are the second biggest UK party by membership and the third biggest in the Commons, but nobody at the Beeb thought fit to have their logo on the screen ... in a piece about the changing landscape of UK politics.
It's so bad, the BBC have even been forced to apologise.
A BBC spokesperson said: "Newsnight was covering the changing landscape of UK politics, and particularly the speculation around the formation of new so-called 'centrist' party.
"Its studio backdrop featured the logos of several political parties, including those most closely associated with recent speculation about MPs potentially breaking away to form a new grouping.
"The Scottish National Party was not the focus of the discussion, but nonetheless the programme team accept that, as the third biggest party in the UK parliament, its logo should have been included. Newsnight apologises for the omission."
Just a day after that outrageous Question Time audience, it's an especially blatant mistake to make.
Keith Brown, depute leader of the SNP, said the party had accepted the BBC's apology: "We accept their apology on this occasion and will continue to press for a fairer share of news and current affairs coverage on this programme and across the BBC network."
And don't miss tomorrow's Sunday National, where we'll have the full story on this logo gaffe.


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By: Jake Collins (@MelanCholyFolly)
Growing up, I used to be a big WWE fan. The drama and circus acts of people trash talking each other during matches was great fun; the fact is wasn't real fighting didn't really matter to me because I was entertained. My surprisingly human like flippers would clap together as I watched happily like a seal waiting for his fish. Overtime and with the inexorable downer that is maturity, I began to more interested in boxing. Boxing was what really entertained 'adults', surely? Well, so I thought…
David Haye's comeback – at best – can only be described as a farce. I get you'd want a tune-up fight, maybe two against a domestic level fighter maybe. This is the former heavyweight champion of the world remember.
What we've been served however, is no less than a McMahon-styled performance that people are staggeringly happy to part money for. Haye's two choices of opponents have been downright abysmal. I don't know what black magic was worked to give De Mori a top 15 ranking (or why Briggs is 7 with the WBA, more on that later) but it was absolutely farcical.
It was Haye's first fight back after a few years out though, so let's give him the benefit of the doubt there. To his credit his selected an unbeaten fighter who'd spent much of his career fighting in the boxing nebulous that is Switzerland.
Arnold Gjergjaj folded much the same way as De Mori did. As soon as he was hit (put down with a jab no less), he didn't really want to know. These two fights have actually given Haye a fairly high ranking with the WBA as well, meaning him against Briggs will propel the winner up the rankings even higher.
Before and after the fight, we've had Briggs doing his usual "let's go champ" routine to try and orchestrate a fight. The faux-rivalry between him and Haye is really WWE stuff, frankly quite ridiculous.
We've all brought into 'hatred' and the like between fighters, but this is surely the most transparent build-up to a potential fight I've ever seen. What's more, Haye actually considers this a big fight. He ruled out a rematch with Wlad Klitschko citing that he is "too old" but is seemingly happy to progress with former champion Briggs who is 44 and held his title in 2006.
Briggs was at his boxing prime literally a decade ago. That was realistically his last win of note too, defeating Liakhovich for the WBO Heavyweight title before losing it in his subsequent fight.
Haye against Briggs is not a competitive fight. It isn't a meaningful fight. It isn't really anything beyond parody. Haye clamied he'll be knocking Briggs out – of course but the problem David, is that no one asked for proof.
I mean, it's great we're having boxing on free TV (Dave). I always welcome that. What I don't like it people just getting into boxing thinking that joke mismatches like this are all the norm in boxing and something to be encouraged.
With the De Mori fight, the production wasn't terrible and we was even treated to Paul Dempsey – who I think is an excellent presenter. Allegedly however, Dempsey was banned from the second event due to asking 'awkward' questions of Haye in the post-fight interview. He asked if Haye was just doing this for money due to being a bit skint and if the caliber of opposition should be questioned. Both perfectly valid questions and both questions I'd have much preferred an honest answer to.
Haye is losing a lot of credibility with the more hardcore boxing fans. I think he lost a lot of it by blaming the loss against Wladimir Klitschko on his little toe and then pulling out of the Fury fight twice.
Still, boxing fans are often forgivers and lining up decent fights upon the much clamored return would have ensured people call for him to fight the champions in the division. Instead, we've been given this mockery of a salesman and are seeing a packed 02 arena full of celebrities who have no interest in boxing (and most likely were paid to appear there).
I've always considered Haye's career at Heavyweight as a little bit of a myth. His best win at the weight is probably Chisora or John Ruiz, neither of which would really be discussed as true top level operators of the sport. I truly respect what Haye did at Cruiserweight but I think that tends to give him a bit of a pass when people discuss his reign at Heavyweight. Even so, you'd be hard pushed for someone to doubt his ability as a fighter. So I don't think it's really much to ask for him to fight a live body to show he deserves the big fights he's ubiquitously yelling about.by


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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's most iconic and photographed landmarks. After six years of construction, the bridge was opened March 19th 1932. Affectionately known as the 'Coathanger' because of it's steel arch design, the 49 metre wide deck makes the Sydney Harbour Bridge the widest longspan bridge in the world. If your after the ultimate climbing experience, three hundred and sixty degrees of unforgettable Sydney views at a height of 440 feet, why not book a BridgeClimb tour. It could be an experience you will never forget! To bring these products to you MAD Products have partnered with a local family business based in Fitzroy Melbourne that has a strong social consequence of employing those with special needs.
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