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Carl and Lanette Kinsey of Meredosia will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday with a dinner with family and close friends.
Carl and the former Lanette Gacek were married Aug. 4, 1978, at Our Saviour Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert Spriggs officiating.
They have one son and one daughter, Chris Kinsey (wife, Peggy) of Arenzville; and Kayla Linne (husband, Ryan) of O'Fallon, Missouri. They also have one grandchild, Violet Kinsey.
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text: Once a generation or so, a mind comes along that not only spans the interdisciplinary chasms, but also propels our insight ahead by generations. Such a mind belonged to physicist Richard Feynman, the subject of this weeks review, Quantum Man by Lawrence M. Krauss out by Norton books as part of their Great Discoveries series. [Read more...]


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The Great Commission in Matthew 28 says, "All Authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, having gone out, make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to keep all that I have commanded you." (author's translation)
The mission, the task, and the responsibility are clear to every Christian. Christians are to make disciples, and one of the pieces of making disciples is teaching. This is a responsibility that falls on us as followers of our King Jesus. It is a responsibility that ought to weigh heavy on our hearts. Everyone who dies apart from Christ will not have eternal life. This includes our very own children.
I am a dad to a little two-and-a-half-year-old boy named Seth. It still seems odd when I say that I am a dad, but being a dad has been awesome! Being a father has brought great joy into my life. Seth is truly a blessing from the Lord to me and my wife Emily.
It is a burden of ours to see Jesus impact our son's life, and it has been a burden ever since we first realized Seth was inside Emily's belly. I remember how excited we were on the day he was born. We were so happy! He is such an amazing gift from our Lord who has shown us much grace. Now, I look forward to see God shed his grace on my son and give him the new birth that leads to eternal life. We pray often that Seth will be a bold follower of Christ.
So, what is mine and Emily's part in seeing our son come to know our Lord? I believe you see it in the Great Commission from Matthew 28. We are to make disciples, and key piece in making disciples is teaching. We must teach our little ones all that Jesus commanded and all that Jesus has done. Emily and I are to teach Seth to love the Lord with all his heart and love his neighbor as himself. We are to teach him everything we can possibly know about Jesus. We are to teach him constantly and point him to the Author of life.
One of my favorite passages that apply to our parenting comes from Deuteronomy 6. The Israelites receive what is famously known as "the Shama." Shama is actually the first Hebrew word in that passage, hence how it received that title. The passage reads, "'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.'" (ESV)
God's word not only says here that his words should be on our hearts, but also that we are to diligently teach them to our children. Everything that the Lord Jesus has said and given to us through his word must be taught to our children. We should teach them this not simply once or twice, not only on Wednesday nights or on Sundays, but we must teach them as we sit with them at dinner, as we play with them, as we watch television with them, as we walk to the park, as we go to the store, as we kiss them good night, and as we greet them in the morning light. We must teach the words of our Lord to our children.
Our children are much too important to forget or be too tired for. We must teach them of our Lord who was slain for us. We must teach them of the One we love, because he first loved us.
Grace and peace,
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Auto Trader verdict:
Granted, the Clubman is not a Mini in the truest sense of the word: it's too refined, too comfortable and far too big to merit that accolade. For goodness sake, the best example is powered by a diesel engine. Even so, the Clubman's ability to deliver a fun drive, intriguing styling and a quirky take on everyday practicality has a curious way of making its rivals look pretty dull by comparison. And for that, we can't help but love it.


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Something to think about in our short lives – they don't even know how long this clam 'could' have lived! If only it could talk!
The ocean quahog clam was dredged from the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Iceland.
Researchers from Bangor University worked out the clam's age by counting the rings on its eight-and-a-half centimetre shell.
The clam's life started in 1602, when Queen Elizabeth I was still on the throne of England, and William Shakespeare was in his prime.
This comes at a strange time as I am reading Heinlein's Time Enough For Love, the story about Lazarus Long the man who is over 2,500 years old. So what would you do, could you do in all that time?
Imagine knowing that time was not fleeting anymore that you can learn what ever you want to survive and thrive no matter how long it took and still have time for all the other things – or will you learn that none of that matters and it is living in the present RIGHT NOW that is really the most important…
Thought for the day… do you think you would cope with eternity?
I don't think I would – I would have used the suicide button long before… especially if everyone I knew and loved had gone away… or I would be so set in my ways that no one could ever be expected to 'fit' into my life…


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Report and executive summary of the findings from the second survey of community planning officials in Scotland, conducted in 2018. It compares the results to those from the 2016 survey and offers an overview of key dynamics, challenges and accomplishments over those two years, with a particular focus on the Community Empowerment Act.
Facilitation training – new skills to facilitate collaboration
Link to a film on facilitation training in Aberdeenshire, a workshop aimed at developing people's skills, to enable them to work more effectively with their local communities and achieve better engagement with all populations.
Insights into co-production of public services, including analysis of successful examples and reflections on issues and opportunities in co-production.
Community engagement
Resources and research to support community engagement including the national standards, issues of inequality, and developing skills for facilitating meaningful and useful engagement.
Blog: Co-production: Do we know what it is and what it achieves?
Guest blogger Elinor Findlay from the Scottish Government, discusses our understanding of 'co-production'. It's an increasingly popular term in May 2015 but what does it mean for how services are designed and delivered?
Blog: Co-production – I believe in Unicorns after all, they are Scotland's National animal!
Hilda Campbell from COPE Scotland, writing about the Scottish launch in May 2016 of Catherine Durose's book, Designing Public Policy for Co-Production: Theory, practice and change.
Blog: People make Partnerships
Guest blogger Anthony Fisher,Team Leader in a Community Care Team and member of Scottish Collaborative Innovation Partnership Process, attempts to simplify, in June 2015, why partnership is the way ahead and that it's so much more than sharing office space.
Blog: Meeting change-makers – connecting research and the 'real world'
What helps deepen our understanding of different aspects to public sector reform? This blog by Kirsty Deacon about her 2017 internship at the Scottish Government explores u.lab online learning as a tool to help develop people's capacity as change-makers.
The Operation Modulus Approach: further lessons for public service reform
Case study that examines how the approach and learning from a successful violence and anti-social behaviour intervention has spread to two other communities. The report shows how the distinct characteristics of the Operation Modulus approach support the principles and practice of public service reform, more widely and in relation to other issues.
Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland
About the Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland, a five-year project in Bridgeton and Dalmarnock in Glasgow which brings people together to do more for children and young people, which will develop and pilot a practical example of the What Works Scotland approach to place-based change.


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New Delhi [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Bandhuraj Lone, a petitioner seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe in Justice Loya death case on Monday hoped that the former Judge is served justice.
While asserting that he has complete faith in the Indian judicial system, Lone hoped for a favourable verdict.
"We have kept forward the circumstantial pieces of evidence in the Justice Loya death case. I am hopeful that the decision will be in our favour. I believe justice will be served to Justice Loya," Lone told ANI.
Lone further welcomed the constitution of a new bench to hear the matter and said that it is crucial to end all doubts in the connection
"We demand an enquiry by an independent agency in the matter," he added.
A three-judge Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra will hear the pleas seeking an investigation into the allegedly suspicious death of Justice Loya.
On January 16, a Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar recused themselves from hearing the PILs.
The Judge Loya case was one of many issues raised by four Supreme Court judges in the January 12 press conference. They alleged that the CJI was assigning cases to benches of his personal preference.
Justice Loya, died of a heart attack in December 2014, while he was hearing the politically-sensitive Sohrabuddin Sheikh police encounter case in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah was an accused along with several others. Shah was subsequently discharged from the case by the judge who took over the case. (ANI)


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This is the final blog post in the series Large organisations find Lean UX hard, it's not them, it's us!, based on my talks at UXCambridge and UXScotland. This post will look at how we might navigate the politics of large organisations more effectively.
Acknowledge The Pressures
There are many types of pressure on organisations and people (internal and external).
My first tip - remain demonstrably focused on understanding the expectations on scope, platform, delivery, budget etc. Make sure people know you're taking their needs into account. Capture these needs on whiteboards, or flip charts - something big.
Organisation Health Metrics
I came across the idea of Organisational Health Metrics in Christia Wodtke's book Radical Focus and I think this is something we can use to reassure the business that we understand the issues they face.
As I understand them in OKR terms 'health metrics' are things you want to protect as you try to improve whatever you're focusing on. These can be as literal as health of your staff, or something less tangible, like brand values. For example, if you make environmentally friendly shoes, it's not acceptable to improve productivity by using toxic tanning agents.
Recognise your own assumptions and expectations
We should not assume that our expectations are in line with the stakeholders/execs/finance/business…We want to work 'time and materials' as we're agile…finance hear 'RISK: Open-ended contract with no agreed deliverables or deadlines.'
It's often not us who pitch these uncoventional approaches to the organisation either, so we're asking people to risk something very dear to them on our behalf.
Personal Reputation
Personal reputation is extremely important to most people. It's often what our self-image is build around, and how in part we measure achievements. I believe this is amplified by our use of social media, especially in the young. "How many likes did I get? How many followers do I have?"
Large organisations are usually extremely hierarchical in structure. Reputation influnces opportunities, duties, promotions and potential salary. That's what we're asking people to stake on us.
We need to try and help them feel less reputationally 'at risk' when we ask that of them.
Ask What would you be comfortable changing?"
Ask what would you be comfortable changing and work back from there, you might be able to move the boundaries a little, but you'll almost certainly need to prove you can deliver before you'll be able to move them dramatically.
Earn Trust - Be honest, be humble, over-deliver!
We're sometimes (often?) asked to do things that are outside of our remit. If you have the time and skills, do them!
One example of this that sticks in my mind, is when I was asked to design Powerpoint slides for a client. I had the capacity at the time and so pitched in.
This meant that the person I was working with had a presentation they were more comfortable giving and that helped get buy in for our project. It took a couple of hours, but the value all around was far greater than that. I'd earned trust and demonstrated how 'cross-functional teams' operate.
If opportunities don't present themselves, just help clearing up after a meeting, or workshop or lunch.
Admit you don't know.
None of us know everything. Let's start saying so. When we admit we don't know, it makes it safer for others to say they don't know either. Over time this allows conversations to be had around what we need to learn, not what we 'know'.
Ask "Why?" (and then listen to the answer)
It sounds so obvious, but we often don't listen to the answers to questions we ask. Or we think we do as we half-listen, preparing our response in our head.
"We can't do that" Why?
"Those systems can't be changed" Why?
"We can't pay users for their time" Why?
Sometimes the answer will really be a reason you can't do something and that's useful to know. Sometimes it will reveal there is scope to work around the situation. (OK, what if we did XYZ?) If you're really lucky asking why will reveal the reason isn't really a blocker, and we can ignore it, but you'll often miss these cues unless you are listening fully. I also find reflective listening useful to confirm what I think I've heard is in line with what's actually been said. (Warning - overuse can be counter productive!)
Visualise Things (Draw)
Draw. Maps, comics, diagrams and visual/sketchnotes.
You'll be amazed what this opens up communication wise. People notice, then they ask about it, then they want to show someone, soon it's being used to frame a problem and you're asked to do more…earning buy-in and trust.
Teach people to draw - well enough.
Drawing isn't hard, but people think it is. Let's derisk it for them.
More often than not, people believe that nothing less than a 'Leonardo Da Vinci' level of ability is good enough. We're not creating fine art, we're discussing ideas. Almost anything is better than nothing, a scribbly napkin sketch prompts conversation, and that's what we need.
There are lots of great resources out there to get people started. I was lucky enough to attend Bonny Colville-Hyde's How to Make Your First UX Comic or Storyboard. I learned lots of great new (simple) techniques. She has a page with lots of slide decks and resources here
Use the informal networks.
One of the biggest challenges when you start working with a new organisation is to get a feel for the politics and the people. I usually - depending on the engagement, try and spend a couple of days orienting myself by speaking to anyone and everyone involved in the project. This is usually a casual chat. Often, during this 'walking the business' time, I'll need to speak with someone, not directly on the team, so I'll ask people, who should I speak to in department X. Often they don't know, sometimes haven't even heard of department X. If you're lucky they'll say, I don't know, but you should speak to Jane she know's everyone. Find your Jane, befriend them (not in a cynical way!). They will help you navigate the "undernet"
Mitigate The Hippos
How often have you heard "I know what users want", followed by a personal opinion. It could be right, but it could also very well be wrong, how do we manage that?
Whilst arguing the point early on may be worthwhile sometimes, I've found objective proof to be the most powerful way of changing people's opinions.
Sometimes, building a prototype then user testing is our best solution. I find video of person after person struggling to use something, is far less disputable than one person's opinion versus another (despite how much experience you may have!)
Find New Ways / Hack The System / **** the Status Quo
We're in an evolving industry, there are few if any 'right' answers, just tools and techniques we can try. Sometimes there is no solution that fits your needs – necessity is the mother of invention, figure it out, and share back your learnings with the broader business, and the community where possible.
You Too Must Compromise
I'll leave you with this (paraphrased) though:
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr


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And, if you have been clicking on the headings, chances are you may also be visiting the websites and marketing sources for the treatments that are being promoted.
Catchy headlines for 'quick fix treatments' can range from anything that includes protocols to regrow your hair, how to cure your baldness now, stop hair loss now, special shampoos to grow your hair, how to get fierce regrowth and personal accounts of fighting hair loss that you should also follow.
According to a research by Choice Magazine, plenty of companies promise cutting edge technology to stop your hair marching back – but it often comes at a high price. Sometimes it works, but sometimes it doesn't.
While some of the proposed treatments may sound appealing, it's advisable to be extremely circumspect about anything that is not medically proven or approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), says leading hair restoration surgeon and researcher Dr Jennifer Martinick.
Hair loss, which affects 70 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women at some stage of their lives, may be regarded as an unavoidable part of the ageing process, says Dr Martinick.
While many male patients over forty reluctantly accept the condition, others of the same age group as well as younger men and women are eager to do as much as possible to treat their hair loss.
Dr Martinick says the only clinically proven treatments for hair loss are alpha reductase inhibitors such as finasteride medication, the topical solution, minoxidil, low frequency laser therapy and hair restoration surgery.
Medications which serve to preserve the hair follicle and assist with regrowth in some people, but not all, can provide a vital step towards ensuring patients have the option for successful permanent hair restoration later on.
While low level laser therapy has been successfully used to prevent hair loss and encourage renewed growth, it's important to be aware that not all marketed laser products have passed the FDA's rigorous clinical trials.
Only very specific wave lengths of laser products, such as those of the HairMax LaserComb, have met the FDA's approval process.
Lasers most effective in preventing hair loss and encouraging renewed hair growth are those with a wavelength of around 655 nanometers.
Unlike high power lasers used in surgery, lasers used in hair loss prevention must be of a power below 5 milliwatts.
Another FDA approved treatment for hair loss, is the Help Hair Protein Shake ™.
Developed by a leading dermatologist, this complete nutritional hair loss product which has also earnt TGA approval, contains biotin, as well as B vitamins, iodine and niacin.


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What is the role of an MP?
Do you know what an MP does? These activities will help you to find out more.
Do you know what an MP does? These activities will help you to find out more.
Knowing who your local MP is can help you get more involved in your community, and give you the opportunity to speak up about different issues. In
In the UK you are allowed to vote if you are over 18 and you are a British citizen. These activities will help you to learn more about what happens on election day
Sometimes people throw away big, bulky items like tables, freezers and sofas. Bulky means big and heavy.
Adults should have an eye test every two years. In this activity you will listen to Marta making an appointment at the optician and learn language for making an appointment.
Do you know what your local council can do to help you? Here you can listen to two local residents talking about their local council and how they got help.
When was the last time you went to the dentist? Did you understand what the dentist said?


text: The use of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have expanded rapidly the last decade and today's market includes several different solar utilizations, where floating PV is one of them. Previous studies have shown how floating PV systems increase the PV efficiency and at the same time reduce the water evaporation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and optimize energy solutions using floating PV systems for a shrimp farm cultivation in Thailand, where the technical, environmental and economic aspects will be included. The optimizations have been done in the open source model OptiCE, where genetic algorithm (AG) have been used to maximize the renewable reliability and minimize the Levelized Costs of Electricity (LCOE). In order to find the optimal renewable solution for the investigated shrimp farm, four scenarios have been compared considering different PV system combinations. The simulated results showed how the scenarios considering floating PV system generated a higher reliability than the scenarios considering ground-mounted PV system. The scenario considered tracking PV system increased the system´s renewable reliability compared to fixed PV system. However the shrimp farm is connected to the national electric grid or not will have a huge impact on the LCOE due to the low electric price and the implemented feed-in-tariff (FIT) program. The size of the installed PV capacity significantly affects the reliability results were the capacity of 200 kWp reaches a reliability of almost 100%. The optimal solution for the investigated shrimp farm to become independent is therefore to install a combined floating PV and battery storage system.


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Stitch in Public Day
What is the purpose of Stitch in Public Day?
The purpose of Stitch in Public Day is to promote EGA and embroidery. Embroidery is labeled as a needlework craft and involves a range of stitching from simple hand stitching to high tech computerized stitching. Most American consumers do not realize the magnitude of the art or the skill involved with embroidery.
When is Stitch in Public Day?
The first Saturday of February was chosen as EGA's national Stitch in Public day to coincide with National Embroidery Month.


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Elaine, a registered nurse with an MBA, has worked in care for more than 30 years.
The last 15 have been in older persons' care with the last four at Colten Care, where she has led a focused programme – 'All About Me'- designed to put the resident at the centre of all care delivery and actions. She spearheaded a review of the company values and, in collaboration with staff teams, the new values of 'kind, friendly, individual, reassuring and honest' were born. More than 70% of residents agree the values, which were designed to support the company's vision of making a positive difference to how residents are supported, are understood and are part of the everyday culture.
Under Elaine's leadership, Colten achieve three Outstanding ratings from the CQC in the past year. All 20 homes are now either Outstanding or Good. At the same time, independent reviews on Carehome.co.uk give Colten a group-wide rating of 9.8, one of the highest in the UK for providers of its size. Staff from all the homes were invited to share in Elaine's success at the inaugural Colten Champions awards in April 2018. Individuals and teams were nominated for their excellence in care with winners and finalists recognised at an awards ceremony.
Elaine also introduced an annual Dementia Utopia day, where nurses and other colleagues discuss how to help people live well with the condition, and a Clinical Excellence Day for broader sharing of best practice in clinical care among nurses.


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Are the U.S. and Europe Coming Closer to War on Iran? | Opinion
There is a sense of relief and success in Iran over the Warsaw Summit. Designed to mobilize an international coalition against Iran, the summit attracted few recognizable faces—which has been translated as failure of the summit in itself by many. Russia outright declined the invitation, while many Western European countries chose to send lower-ranking officials to participate the conference.
Still, if the prospect of a regional war in the Middle East fills you with dread, it's too soon to be jubilant. This conference is likely to be more than an inconsequential public bashing of Iran.
The U.S. anti-Iran policy is a process, not just an event. The Warsaw Summit is part of a broader policy of isolating Iran and builds on a previously existing hostile policy infrastructure. At the Middle East level, the U.S. is spearheading the establishment of an Arab military alliance (MESA) against Iran. The Warsaw summit was part of a move to build a wider international consensus against Tehran.
Irrespective of profiles of participants, these initiatives are generating major challenges for Iran and for Europe's ability to forge its own policy for the region, independently of the U.S. The U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal already broke the transatlantic consensus on Iran. With Poland summit, the U.S. is likely to break the Europe's own internal consensus on Iran. And this rupture isn't going to be just confined to Eastern European countries—which traditionally adopt positions that are closer to that of the US—versus the Western European states. Although he arrived ostensibly only to take part in discussions on Yemen, British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt participated in the conference. talian foreign minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi was also amongst the few ministers that was in Warsaw.
So where do Europe and the U.S. differ on Iran?
The U.S. wants to once again securitize the geopolitical identity of Iran and its regime, and prevent further normalization of Iran in international affairs. Thus, the US portrays Iran's unpalatable regional policies as an inevitable reflection of its problematic regime type, from which follows that the ultimate answer to the Iran question is regime change, not just policy change. The current U.S. administration's language and diplomatic activism clearly reflects this preference. The main internal division appears to be between supporters of "hard" regime change, which would necessitate military confrontation, and certain elements of the U.S. government wedded to the idea of Soviet-style domestic collapse through severe economic sanctions and international isolation.
In contrast, the Europeans have increasingly come to embrace the idea of policy or behavior change instead of regime change. Their straightforward: the more you normalize Iran in international affairs, the more you can ask Iran to behave "normally." Re-imposition of sanctions will indicate that the West is seeking to change the regime itself, rather than its behavior, and this would discourage Iran from cooperating with the West.
Yet if we put the nuclear deal and the question of regime change aside, there are significant level of convergence and consensus between the U.S. and Europe on Iran. Europe can reject the re-imposition of the economic sanctions on Iran, which in return can lessen the Iranian fear of Soviet style domestic collapse. But at the same time, Europe is likely to join the US in rejecting Iran's missile programme, regional policy and militia network.
Indeed, the missile and militia components of Iran's regional policy are the likeliest issue on which Europe could align itself closer with the U.S. Both Britain and France argued that Iran's test of the medium-range ballistic missile might be in breach of the United Nations obligations. Likewise, a number European powers have increasingly voiced concerns over Iran's regional policy, particularly its regional alliance network of state and non-state actors, including pro-Iranian Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi, People Mobilization Units in Iraq, the Assad regime, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthis in Yemen. Iran's idea of its national security is premised on maintaining this alliance network in the region, but this expansive approach induces backlash from other regional powers.
Iran is unlikely to give up on this regional policy, or, indeed, its missile program anytime soon. To the contrary, the more the U.S. pushes for an anti-Iranian block, the more incentive Iran has to further entrench its regional presence and network, as this is the only thing with which Iran can effectively negotiate with international as well as regional actors. Iran's potential to cause harm and inflict pains on its regional foes, and ability to undermine international powers' regional agenda are major factors that motivate many to engage and negotiate with Iran. Being fully conscious of this, Iran is unlikely to downsize its regional presence.
This creates a vicious cycle. If Iran reacts strongly to the US—European policy on its missile program and regional policy, this can create further convergence between Europe and the U.S. on Iran and which in return will be the harbinger of a new era of confrontation between Iran and the West.
It was ironic that when attendees of the Warsaw summit were grappling with the question of how to contain and confront Iran, leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran were meeting in Sochi to chart the new course in Syria. Another consequence of the Warsaw summit, if pursued through other platforms and means, is that it can solidify the emerging camps in the Middle East: Gulf Arab countries aligned with Israel and the United States versus non-Arab northern tier countries (Turkey and Iran) pragmatically and conjecturally cooperating with Russia.
The US' current regional policy and alliance network motivate this latter grouping to gloss over their difference and stick together for longer. This in return aggravates the regional divides, further strengthens Russian regional role and reduces European room of maneuver in the Middle East.
Galip Dalay is a visiting Scholar at the department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and non-resident fellow at Brookings Institutions, Doha Center.
The views expressed in this article are the author's own.


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Editors' favorite submissions to the photo contest.
Sugar And Gum Drops
Photo and caption by The Scenic Suitcase
The colorful streets of Bo Kaap weren't always this way. The facades were once mandated to be a drab, uniform color during Apartheid. After Apartheid ended, the residents painted their homes every color of the rainbow to celebrate their freedom. Visiting Bo Kaap during the intense mid-day sunlight, the houses were so brightly colored it was almost blinding!
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Sharks City
Photo and caption by Marc Henauer
The Bahamas is home to one of the largest shark communities in the world. Far from the preconceived ideas, diving with these animals presents almost no risk. In the natural state, man is not a prey for the shark, it is even rather fearful and it is not so easy to be able to approach them so close. South of Nassau, the environment to observe them is extraordinary with large wrecks laid on a background of white sand in translucent water.
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Sensual Sands
Photo and caption by Nikohl Starr
Coastal regions of the Namib are frequently enveloped in a thick belt of fog developing offshore from a collision of the cold Benguela Current and warm air from the Hadley Cell. So as the helicopter took off that morning, I knew there was a chance I wouldn't see much of the coast. As luck would have it, pockets of sun were able to penetrate the dense fog and illuminate the dunes below, casting intense dark shadows. The results were incredibly sensual and complex images that looked otherworldly.
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Blue pond in early winter
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Blue pond in early winter. In Biei, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Rhino Silhouette
Photo and caption by Khai Chuin Sim
Took an early ride out from the camp in Masai Mara national park, searching for the great migration, where I saw a rhino from far away standing beside a tree. The back lit from the early sun was too strong, so I took a silhouette instead.
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Travel Photographer of the Year 2018
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Scientific Skills and Languages (ECM 06+)
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Scientific Skills and Languages
The students are able to perform systematically literature research. They are able to develop a structure for a scientific paper based on argumentation models. The student are aware of standards in scientific writing and apply them when writing own papers. Within the language part of the module students, who are not native German speakers, shall become proficient in German. Depending on their pre-knowledge those students should at least take "Deutsch als Fremdsprache 3 (DaF3)". Students, who are already proficient in German, shall first use the language courses to get proficient in English. Following that, students might choose other languages.


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Today is the first day of National Short Story Week. As relatively recent convert to the joys of the medium, I think it's a great idea. In this modern age, where time always seems to be at a premium, perhaps we'll see a rise in the popularity of short fiction – particularly as we can now download the written word pretty well anywhere on our smart phones, iPads and so forth.
For a selection on online and downloadable stories, why not visit http://www.swampwriting.com/, http://etherbooks.com/, http://www.circalit.com/public/ or http://alfiedog.com/
For all the details of all the National Short Story Week events, competitions and more, go to http://www.nationalshortstoryweek.org.uk/


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Versatile pedal
I pride myself on having a very minimal reliance on pedals. For the longest time, all I used in my rig was a delay for slapback, which I thought was enough to get my country/rockabilly tone. After watching the ad for the EHX Platform, I knew I had to incorporate this pedal into my rig. The compression and limiter functions are great as standalones, but the drive and swell features added an immense amount of versatility to this pedal. I can now create pedal steel sounds, and add as much fuzz to my tone as I'd ever need (and then some). My only gripe is that I wish the dials were constructed with metal, which would make the pedal more durable. That's a minor con for an otherwise fantastic pedal. Coming from someone who tends to steer away from pedals, I can't recommend this enough!


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Beer, vodka and sausage tasting
- Snapsprovning av Żubrówka (Visentvodkan). Bild: zubrowka.pl
- Snapsprovning av Wódka Żołądkowa Gorzka. Bild: zoladkowagorzka.com
- Polsk honungsvodka - Krupnik. Bild: belvedere.pl
- Mjöd - en dryck förtfarande populärt i Polen.
- Mjöd - en dryck fortfarande populärt i Polen. Bild: Silar | CC BY-SA 3.0
In Poland we are fond of good food and drinks. Get to know more about the Polish culinary culture and organize a tasting for your group!
In the majority of the Polish big cities you can easily find local microbreweries where you can enjoy the best sorts of craft beer. Such names as Browar Piwna in Gdańsk, Brovaria in Poznań, Spiż in Wrocław or BrowArmia in Warsaw have during the recent years become synonymous with high quality, fantastic taste and love for the good in life. In each venue you will be med by the brewer presenting his pride - a beer unique for this very facility. Why not having a beer tasting during lunch?
The Polish vodka culture has a really long history - we are positive that vodka was invented in our country (our chronicles name this drink already in the year 1405). In this land you can enjoy all possible sorts of vodka. We do, of course, like the classical pure vodka, but spiced vodkas play a significant role in our life. The best known vodka is Żubrówka, sometimes even called the bison grass vodka. Its unique taste comes from a straw of grass to be found in each bottle (in UK this grass is referred to ans Holy Grass). It's said that this vodka tastes best with apple juice - such a drink is called by the Poles for… apple pie.
Another Polish speciality is Żołądkowa Gorzka - it's name means literally Bitter Stomach Vodka. This relative to Jägermeister is, however, much milder and sweeter than it's German cousin. Amongst the ingredients you'll find absinthe wormwood, gentiana, pepper vine, galangal, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and even caramel. By the way - it's the nly vodka in Poland that matures!
Many claim that the Polish vodka with the richest ans most nuanced taste is Krupnik. This honey vodka is best consumed pure - like a liquour. During the maturing process - except water and honey - even cinnamon, clove, ginger, orange skins, vanilla and pepper are added.
In Poland you can also taste something quite unusual for the UK - mead. This drink has a very long tradition in our country. Wine is a product of fermented grapes, whereas mead receives its alcohol (susally 11-16%) from fermented honey wort. You can find a few types of mead, deepnding on the proportions between honey and water. The best type is półtorak, where one unit of honey is diluted with one and a half unit of water. Dwójniak is a little bit weaker, but still very good - one unit of honey is diluted with two units of water. The weakest types are trójniak and czwórniak, where one unit of honey is diuted with three or four units of water.
And you shouldn't of course miss the good Polish sausages (kiełbasa, as we call it). You'll find countless types of sausages in our country - both those which should be consumed shortly after production as well as such which can be stored for a long time. Many can be eaten cold, but many can be warmed (and some are suitable for eating only after they've been cooked).
Feel like tasting something on your own? Contact us using the form below and we'll see to it that you get the best of your visit to Poland!


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Event Detail
Fri Feb 23, 2018
60 Evans Hall, 4:10–5 PM
|Logic Colloquium
Douglas Marshall (Carleton College)
An Approach to Two Puzzles Concerning the Applicability of Mathematics
In its applications to empirical science, mathematics allows us to represent and reason about the physical world. A similar phenomenon occurs internally to mathematics when one branch of mathematics allows us to represent and reason about the subject matter of another. I argue that taking seriously the close analogies between these two kinds of case will help us resolve two philosophical puzzles concerning the applicability of mathematics: 1. If (as some platonists contend) mathematics studies abstract objects, but the empirical sciences study concrete objects, then how is mathematics relevant to the empirical sciences? 2. How can one branch of mathematics be applied to another if (as some empiricists contend) mathematics has no factual content?


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17 Ways to Save Up to 50 Bucks
Dan Saelinger
En español | Insulate your hot water lines. Preformed foam insulation jackets slip over hot water pipes in your basement. You could easily lower your energy bill by $40 per year.
Wait to upgrade your phone. Keep using your phone after you've paid it off, and drop the extended warranty. Total monthly savings: $45.
And replace dead or dying phone batteries. Order another battery online — for about $40 at several easy-to-find sites. You'll save up to $45 a month if you don't have to buy a new phone.
Buy bulk movie tickets. Tickets can cost $12.69 at an AMC theater. You can get 10 tickets shipped free from Costco.com for $91.98. Savings: $34.90. Regal offers AARP members $9.50 tickets online.
Don't pay for redundant virus protection. Add-on software can cost $25, but your PC likely came with virus protection already loaded. Or try a free program such as Avast.
Have a Gmail account with Google? Set up the calendar to send email reminders when bills are due. This will help you budget and could save you $35 on a single late fee.
Parking at the airport? Prebook your long-term parking. At Phoenix Sky Harbor airport, parking is about $7 less a day if you prepay through its website. Savings: $28 over four days. AARP members can check savings at ParkRideFlyUSA.com.
Have your computer search for savings. Honey (joinhoney.com) is a free extension you add to your web browser. When you shop online, click on the icon and it searches for coupons. For example, while shopping for a refrigerator at Sears, Honey found a code for an extra $35 off.
Get cell service from a mobile online network operator such as Tello or Ting. You'll pay full price for your phone, but after that you could save about $30 per month over major carriers.
Check out your local open mic. Enjoy great music without forking over $50 for a concert ticket. Open mics are free or cheap. Some performers are diamonds in the rough, but that's part of the fun.
Discover financial freedom with AARP The Magazine's Special Money & Retirement Issue. Read it online now
Split the costs of memberships. For example, an Amazon Prime account can be shared between two adults and up to four kids in a household. Potential savings: $49.50 a year.
Visit a massage school. A massage can cost $60 an hour. The Arizona School of Massage Therapy, as one example, charges $25 for a 50-minute massage. Savings: $35.
And get a beauty-school haircut. Empire Beauty Schools, for example, ask $9 for a cut. That's $34 less than the usual cost of a woman's haircut.
Attend spring training. See how your favorite baseball players work with their coaches — for free! Check out springtrainingconnection.com for locations and schedules. Savings: $30 (the average price of a ticket to a major league game).
Create an annual holiday: Apple Day! Once each autumn, visit a pick-your-own farm and stock up on apples. You'll pay about half what a store charges. So if you pay $18 to pick half a bushel, you'll save $24.
Buy tea in bags, not bottles. Twelve bottles of iced tea can cost $36 if bought individually. Teabags are about 10 cents apiece. Add two teaspoons of sugar at about 4 cents and make an equivalent amount of iced tea for $1.48. Your savings total more than $34.
Celebrate your birthday with free eats. The website Thrillist has a list of 75 major food chains that offer free items on your special day. Benihana restaurants, for exam- ple, offer $30 off during your birthday month.
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Guidelines for Selecting the Right Hotel
The urge for a good hotel is vital to all people in the whole world. Usually, getting the right hotel is not challenging. Get to understand your first choices to have the top hotel. You will find different hotels to pick. But then again not all are suitable for you. For that reason, you are required to carry out advanced research for the top restaurant the precisely meets your needs. We need food for us to live. Food is our primary need, and we cannot live without it. We usually dont eat at home always. There is a moment you get far from home, and you need to eat thus you find a neighboring cafeteria. Typically, most restaurants try all they can to allow travelers or visitors to appreciate what sell once they arrive there. Either they can publicize systematically, post truthful pictures as well as exhibiting skilled reviews to the potential clients. As well, restaurants are now displaying helpful info to their customers. Hotels are making their services more suitable to the consumers following the perquisites of the previous customers. You now obtain the top restaurant in the most convenient way. The article, therefore, outlines factors to consider when finding a good Restaurant.
To start with, you need to discover what you want. Make sure you realize the things you want from a specific restaurant. It will not be logic to select a hotel blindly. There are those restaurants that sell specific food. There is a tendency for you to get to a hotel that doesnt sell what you need. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the sort of food you want as well the hotel. With your family, you can choose that hotel that has a lot of fun.
Ensure that you look for a practiced hotel. It is essential to understand the time that cafeteria started to work. Evaluate the skill gained in that restaurant even if it appears strange. You will find other restaurants dealing with clients in the wrong manner. If a hotel is well involved it will be a walkover. Again, make sure that the chefs in that hotel are also experienced and knowledgeable.
Select a restaurant that provides better facilities. There should be such services as internet connection, a good packing, well-aerated rooms and the like. Such services should be available at a reasonable fee for clients to appreciate and keep on coming to the same hotel. Comforts such as Wi-Fi fascinates more clients since they like being updated at any time and also like see the sights on the internet.
Lastly, you can get references. Be guided by friends where to find a good cafeteria. Your allies will guide you since they all attend the right restaurants. Your kinfolks will also be the best sources of reference. Also, through online you can get more info about the top restaurant. You will be able to see the sites for a better recommendation.
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Job Title: CNA/Instructor
Department: Activity Center
Reports To: Administrator of Day Services
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
The CNA/Instructor position involves instructing, training, and supervising consumers on site and during community-based activities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Instructs, trains, and supervises consumers on site and during community-based activities to enable them to accomplish the goals identified on their ISP service plans and to achieve their full potential for learning and practicing independent living skills at home and in the community.
- Uses lesson plans, discussions, activities and outings to teach independent living skills using a ratio of one instructor per four consumers (1:4).
- Contributes new ideas, activities, and discussion topics to existing lesson plans in order to richen the consumers' learning experience.
- Implements relevant sections of the consumer's ISP and the appropriate evaluation.
- Reports objective observations of consumers' strengths, abilities, challenges, behavior, preferences, and progress in achieving ISP goals and independent living skill competencies to Activity Center Counselor and carries out behavioral interventions and strategies recommended by the Counselor.
- Maintains accurate daily records including, but not limited to, consumer attendance and participation in classroom and community activities.
- Reports, documents, and maintains records of all consumer incidents, accidents, and seizures. Maintains confidentiality of all consumer information.
- Reports all suspected cases of consumer physical abuse, verbal abuse, or neglect as mandated by law to the Program Administrator or Activity Center Counselor.
- Arranges and provides two (possibly more) community visits each week for each consumer.
- Assists consumers in wheelchairs transfer to /from toilet as needed.
- Changes and cleans consumers who have had a toileting accident.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- Maintains a clean, safe orderly room according to the rules and safety standards of the facility.
- Attends all required meetings.
- Believes in and supports the agency's mission, vision, and core values. Works effectively with co-workers, consumers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner; listens to and objectively considers ideas and suggestions from others; keeps commitments; keeps others informed of work progress, timetables and issues; addresses problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical solutions; addresses others by name, title or other respectful identifiers; and respects the diversity of the New Horizons workforce in actions, words and deeds.
- Responsible for other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
A valid California Driver License and driving record acceptable to the agency's insurance carrier are required. Current certification in First Aid and CPR are also required. Must pass criminal background check.
Education and/or Experience
High School graduate or equivalent is strongly preferred. CNA certification required. Six months experience working with persons with developmental disabilities; additional education beyond high school in Special Education, Recreation, or related areas may be substituted for work experience. Experience working with computers, Microsoft Office or willingness to take evening or weekend classes to learn computing using the software mentioned.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend in English simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write in English simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in English in one-on-one and small group situations to consumers, families and other employees of the organization.
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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Must be able, with the aid of another staff member, to assist an adult wheelchair user (approximately 150 lbs.) transfer to/from a wheelchair to a toilet and to/from a wheelchair to a vehicle. In addition, must be able to change and clean an adult who has had a toileting accident.


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Lex Sokolin | Autonomous Research
Cryptocurrency and blockchain predictions
Lex Sokolin is a Partner and Global Director of Fintech Strategy at Autonomous Research. Lex is a futurist and entrepreneur focused on the next generation of financial services. He was named one of Linkedin's "Top FIntech Voices of 2017". We recently sat down with Lex, who will be chairing our Digital Asset Strategies Summit (Oct. 16 – 17 – Dallas), as he shared his thoughts on new developments he thinks may happen in the world of crypto and blockchain.
Digital Asset Strategies Summit: At what point does digital lending and crypto converge?
Lex Sokolin: In my view, Crypto and Fintech are closely related, but different themes. The latter is about using technology to democratize access to existing financial product. Think about using desktop or mobile-first interfaces as front-office or middle-office solutions. So companies like Roboadvisors, Neobanks, or Digital Lenders are all great at democratizing solutions, creating access to products at a much lower cost, with a lower distribution overhead, thereby allowing many more people to access high-quality financial products from institutions.
Crypto, on the other hand, is about decentralizing the manufacturing of financial product. You can certainly layer other Fintech solutions on top of that – so as to have a Roboadvisor or Digital Lender that uses blockchain underneath it. But the core innovation of decentralized global computing or digital assets is something completely new.
I believe it will take quite some time, likely 3 to 5 years, for regular people to get fully comfortable with financial products that have been manufactured in a decentralized fashion. We saw a comparable gap in the case of BitTorrent and the modern streaming services. Media sharing led the invention of technology that in large part now also powers how music and media are downloaded at scale by everyone.
Digital Asset Strategies Summit: How does crypto make financial services companies more customer centric?
Lex Sokolin: To understand crypto, you have to understand the communities that drive different projects. The builders and the users literally hang out together and build together. This behavior was seen before in open source communities, but did not need to apply to financial services companies with traditional value chains. Looking at Crypto today, financial services companies can learn a lot about customer growth, user-led marketing, rewards that people care about, and social platforms which determine which projects succeed or fail. Such decentralized networks exhibit growth that certainly rivals that of any finance company in history.
Digital Asset Strategies Summit: Will regulations ultimately obsolete ICOs or will they enhance them?
Lex Sokolin: At the surface level, there are two things to say about regulations. First, shining a light on good and bad practices, and creating implications for poor types of behavior is an absolute positive. While global regulations differ, coherent frameworks are starting to emerge from the patchwork. These will help quality projects move forward and they will also help drive adoption by normalizing the asset class. Driving out the bad actors by starving them of oxygen — the easy scams and hacks available now — is also a good thing. The second point is that regulations are very likely to reflect our existing worlds as opposed to future ones. That can be a danger to innovation and experimentation, which different societies prefer at different amounts. Hopefully, that can be decided through cultural and social negotiation and not by decree.
The broader point about regulation is that, at least to a meaningful extent, crypto governance has to happen in the software itself. Code will execute as it is written. Therefore, until lawyers, regulators and common practitioners have a strong grasp of computer science, human judgement-based approaches to litigating issues within these networks may come off as foolish.
Digital Asset Strategies Summit: If 2018 can be summed up as the year of developing the crypto infrastructure, what do you predict will define 2019?
Lex Sokolin: If the infrastructure does get built in a significant way during the rest of this year, then I hope 2019 will be about creating interesting and easy-to-use applications for real people. A few hardware projects are also in-flight, which may land mobile phones that are block chain-native into the hands of consumers. Interesting mass-appeal crypto projects could come from unexpected places. For example, it could be the next augmented reality Pokémon GO game that brings digital collectables into teenager hearts. Or maybe a local community in a developing country will start using an application that allows for credit to be used between the un-banked. Or, perhaps certain medical data can be jointly shared by hospitals and governments around the globe to help treat critically-ill patients, saving lives using the technology. While it is hard to predict an accurate outcome, I'm excited about the direction of travel within the application layer.
Digital Asset Strategies Summit: You have stated that there is no distinction between the web enabled world and the crypto enabled world. Can you explain?
Lex Sokolin: To answer this, you almost have to get to philosophical grounds. Should people believe in Progress? Is such a concept naive and idealistic, neglecting the lived experience of millions of people in the world today? Is it revisionist history, justifying everything that's happened before with broad strokes? I think, if we put aside socially constructed issues like culture and politics, we can find some version of Progress in technology. This is also a very Millennial perspective. Technology has been getting better and better every year in my lifetime. And certainly some have drawn that arrow of history to the first time people made fire.
So I believe that crypto is the next step of a technological toolkit. That means anything that is currently on the web will in the future incorporate blockchain-based elements (in the same way that technology today incorporates electricity, or radio waves, etc.). If you are an entrepreneur today, there is no reason not to use at least a small portion of what the crypto world has to offer within your business idea and see what happens. It's an exciting time!
Digital Asset Strategies Summit: Thanks Lex. We look forward to hearing more of your thoughts at the Digital Asset Strategies Summit October 16 – 17 in Dallas.


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Do you sing, read poetry, or play the kazoo? Whatever thing you do, you're invited to do it any time from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Salmon Creek Burgerville. It's Open Mic Night, a chance for the community to come together and show off their mad skillz while raising money for the Council for the Homeless. Burgerville will donate 15% of sales on Saturday night to the Housing Relief Fund to help local homeless families move into a home during the holidays.
Participants will each be given ten- to 15-minute sessions to share their talent or skill. Past performances have included guitarists, vocalists, rappers, cellists, and ukulele players. (Beat that for entertainment value!) The sound system will be all set up and ready for you to go, and DJ services will be provided by DJ Glenn. For more details or to add your name to the list, contact Tony Fleck at 360-573-8223 or email@example.com.
If you'd like to support the cause but don't like the limelight, you can grab a table and some golden Yukon waffle fries to enjoy the show, come to the drive-through window during event hours, or simply stop by to make a donation. You can even donate online by clicking here. The Salmon Creek Burgerville is located at 13309 N.E. Highway 99 in Vancouver.


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Makati subway to create jobs for 6,000 people
The construction and operation of Makati City's ambitious intracity subway system are projected to generate 6,000 new jobs in the financial capital by the time of its completion in 2023.
In a statement on Monday, Mayor Abby Binay said she was committed to finishing the Public Rail Transport (PRT) in five years.
But who would oversee the start of its construction depends on who will win in 2019. She will be running against her brother, former Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay Jr., who is seeking to regain his old post.
"The Makati subway project will create around 6,000 new jobs for Makatizens and numerous economic opportunities," Abby said, including indirectly spurring job growth and productivity with a faster, more efficient transport system.
The PRT, a joint venture between the city government and a consortium of investors, will span 10 kilometers and allow 27,000 commuters to crisscross Makati in each direction every hour.
The government is hoping to break ground on the project before the end of the year.
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Internet money has enabled monetization of ideas paving way for technological revolutions that could not have been imagined a few years back. UCIM envisions to catalyse decentralisation in its true essence by bringing together people and experts who believe in its power.
UCIM offers a middle ground between the traditional structures of centralisation and the emerging ideas of a decentralised economy. With this borderless and friction-free network, witness the integration of technologies, businesses, ideas, and dreams.
By taking a step towards the coming age of Blockchain, UCIM made networking, marketing, investing, and technology sharing possible with its first conference organised in November 2018, followed by two editions of Pitcher Perfect at Singapore and Berlin. Taking forward the vision with our next edition being destined at Hong Kong.
Pitcher Perfect .
The investment cycle is incomplete until the unending demand for investment by the promising projects is matched with the requirements of investment firms. UCIM brings forth "Pitcher Perfect", so as to bridge the gap between the avant-garde ideas and revolutionary upshots. We serve as a strong link uniting the nascent projects with high-impact investors and industry veterans.
Fueling a neo-revolution, the event empowers ingenious projects that essentially, are the future of innovation. We are the catalysts of decentralization, breaking the boundaries of conventional practices and making our mark across the globe, one destination at a time.
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Power Theory (U.S.)
On a previous issue, this zine observed that Power Theory's album "An Axe to Grind" is:
"Straight-up, no-tomfoolery, rocking, mean, traditional heavy metal, as Power Theory have learned from bands like Accept and Judas Priest.
Power Theory has a gritty, hard, street heavy metal sound; thus, this is not "keyboard metal," nor "symphonic" stuff: just loud guitars, with heavy-metal riffs, and heavy-metal solos; midtempo and uptempo drumming that concentrates on hitting hard (speed is not the main thing) and double-bass kicks in the correct places; and a singer that sounds in the Udo Dirkschneider/Lemmy style.
No sugary melodies, no breakdowns, no blastbeats, no thrash, no core, no emo, no cookie-monster vocals, no stupid hardcore yelling, and any kind of stuff like that." www.reverbnation.com/powertheory
Bob Ballinger (guitars) replies to some questions.
With "An Axe to Grind"! You have delivered a real heavy metal work, with not a single weak song to be heard anywhere. Can we begin by you telling us about where you, as a band, come from, musically? So, only the guitarist Bob Ballinger remains from 2007, when the band started? What is Colossus and Night Myst, how old are those bands? Was Bob active in heavy metal bands in the 90s?
BB: Hello and Thanks so much. We were all from common, and different, elements of Hard Rock and Metal. I think there are certain bands we all have great respect for, and are influenced by, such as Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, UFO, Manowar, Accept, Saxon, Scorpions, and Savatage. But for example our individual tastes contain: Grave Digger, Running Wild, Type-O-Negative, Metallica, Testament, Sacred Steel, Cirith Ungol …. I could go on and on haha.
Yes from the original line-up only myself but Dave came in not much longer after the start.
Colossus was very ahead of it's time musically and first surfaced as a 3 piece unit in the early 80's when Jay and I were very young, a cross of vintage Motorhead, Saxon, and Exciter, there was another line-up a few years later that was 4 piece and Jay and Steve as members and there are some old recordings we have. Night Myst was my first band I assembled when I fully returned to the scene in the early 2000's. A Hard Rock-Metal band that self-released a 5 song EP called "Nocturnal Demise", in essence it was an early foundation of Power Theory as some of the EP song riffs were re-worked musically and lyrically by myself and Dave and were recorded on "Metal Forever", Power Theory's debut EP. As far as being fully active in the 90's no, for several reasons: first and foremost I was a young father with 3 sons and my place was to be with them, secondly I was not about to sell myself out and play any of the grunge, ballad, rap/rock, or new metal styles that were mainstream in the 90's, lastly True Metal never dies so I just kept writing and knew the time would come and then boom Pantera killed the trends.
Your other guitarist Steve Stegg was in metal in the 1980s, like Sleepy Hollow? Does your drummer Lorin Savadore play on this album? Had been long enough in the band for that?
BB: Yes, Steve also was an original founding member of Blood Feast and Tapping the Vein, both bands have had good success. Lorin is the only drummer on "Axe" and has been in the band since June 2011, he is a hard hitting, double bass machine.
Now, the bassist Jay Pekala was also in Colossus and Night Myst, but he only joined Power Theory in 2011? Why is that? And Dave Santini has been in other regional bands? Is that true, like the band RiffRaff? Is that a tribute band to AC/DC?
BB: Jay was a member of Colossus but not Night Myst. We had been living in different areas and such and Jay was avidly teaching Muy Thai fighting and mixed martial arts in NJ and then we got back in touch via Facebook and he came to see us play in his area. Dave was yes, but he too was raising a son and trying to put together a band when we were introduced and he's been with me since the first "Jam", no ha ha it was and original metal band but one of my favorite AC/DC songs too.
Playing this type of heavy metal in this day and age, when everyone talks about the crisis of the music industry, what type of expectations of success do you have?
BB: Well, with our first release we got the attention of the market we targeted, the European Metal community and got our foot in the door, and with "An Axe to Grind" I believe we showed strong growth all around and that allowed us to kick that door open wider and start to gain a level of credibility as solid no bullshit band, and with this next release we are now writing and tracking for we have a goal of pushing Power Theory into a "cult" status in the same market and blow the door wide open. It takes some level of work every day to keep this thing going; social media, writing, pr, pr, pr and we have 2 pr companies on our team as well haha. We all have day jobs still because it doesn't pay the bills, but that is not why we do this, we love it and are realistic to know the days of industry excess and gluttony are gone. We own all the rights to our masters and our music 100%, we invested our own blood, sweat, and money to get this thing this far and won't stop. It will eventually pay for itself and then a little more and we know you have to invest in your business to make it grow.
It is very noticeable that you have tightened up the heavy metal quite a bit. For example, there is no love song nor ballad. Is it simply the way things have worked out so far, or do you have a problem with slow songs/ballads?
BB: Haha no problem with those kind of songs, but they are not meant for the type of music we play, slower melodic parts or bridges are okay when they fit the song theme and moods.
How much autotune is there on the vocals? How much overdubbing? If I happen to catch you at the local club, playing, would you say your singer sounds this way, more or less?
BB: There is no auto-tune at all on the vocals and I believe if you see us live you'll like Dave's vocals even better, again this is no bullshit heavy metal!
On the song "PureSteel" there is a noticeably bouncy drum beat. It gives the song a very cool vibe. "Deceiver" has a very "bang that head" feel. How do you go about writing songs with a heavy metal anthem style? What is the work ethic of the band, actually?
BB: The songs all start out as riffs and grow from there on, Pure Steel was a riff that turned into a song in the rehearsal room. Some of the riffs were worked out by Jay and I outside (of the rehearsal room) and then completed the songs/arrangements in there with the whole band adding parts. The band rehearses 2 times a week together and everyone does theie homework individually. When studio time is upon us we will add more rehearsal time.
You write songs about playing heavy metal music. Why do you think it is normal for you guys to write self-referential lyrics about the genre you play? Does playing a form of music considered "uncool" by many metal fans into "modern" styles and trends, do you ever feel sick of whatever is the newest thing in metal, be it the breakdowns, the people with the windswept hair, the emo screamo core bands?
BB: Sometimes the songs just have that feeling and they come out that way, but we really don't try to force it, that's when themes and lyrics can be too much of the overdone clichés and become too mainstream. A few years back some of the newer types of metal fans started turning their backs to the stage etc., when traditional, true, and power metal bands would play and then only face the newer death, metal core, and extreme genre bands, that's when the Heavy Metal Scene started to weaken. It created fans who were separatists' and elitist's and they failed to support all Heavy Metal, whether it was their favorite genre or not, and the industry looked away from us again. Those fans were too narrow-minded to realize that the newer types of Metal wouldn't exist if traditional Heavy Metal never existed. But the good news is I see that wall has been broken down lately as the shows we are playing are including more genres of Metal bands that are capable of crossing over.
You have a song called "A Fist in the Face of God," which I assume is not religion-friendly. Do you have lyrics about the war in Afghanistan or things like social matters? It appears that you do not have too much on things like that, and I wanted to ask why? Do you buy into this idea that musicians should have no opinions about real things, that they should only talk about rock and roll?
BB: No, it's not really anti-religion at all. Actually, the song is about a person who feels like he lives a good life, doing moral things the "right" way as society says to, and feels God is never there to support him because he's always getting shit on.
I personally feel that as an artist it is very unfair for me to force my personal political and social beliefs and opinions on people through my art, and I feel there is no place in Heavy Metal for Politics and Religion. I also read a lot of books; history, fact, fiction, fantasy, biography, and a lot of my lyrics are en extension of those, but in a sub-rosa way that I relate to in people I have met and situations I have experienced that are very similar. I just recently read a line that summarized as; "A man who reads will live a thousand different lives, and a man who doesn't read lives only one…"
Why do you suppose that it is common to hear metal people say that musicians "need to shut up and play yer guitar" and ignorant stuff like that? Do people think that musicians are like circus animals that need to obey the audience's desire for "pure entertainment" and express no views on war, economics, corporations, capitalism, or the music business or whatnot?
BB: I'm not really sure, some people will never change and are just narrow minded and ignorant. I don't think so but that kind of thing (protest style music) burned out on me a long time ago and it's been overdone, again only my opinion and why I chose to deter from it.
Finally, what would Power Theory have to do to get on that New England Metal and Hardcore festival?! Do they have mostly bands with dreadlocks, synchronized jumping, emo core clean/scream stuff? I don't know that much about it! Give the necessary info to be in touch with your band.
BB: Thanks for your time also. Updates, tour dates, and news can be found at: www.facebbok.com/powertheory, www.powertheory.net, www.puresteel-records.com/powertheory.
I don't know much about the New England festival either, but we will be paying Warriors of Metal Open Air Festival IV again in June 2013 and if you are a fan of Traditional, Power, and Thrash Metal then this is the place to be, check it out: www.warriorsofmetal.com


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Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kansas has been awarded a $5,499 Innovative Technology Grant from the Kansas Board of Regents. The funds will support the Crime Scene Investigation program and will be used to purchase a thermal imaging camera that will expand the capabilities of the drone that is currently being used by the Crime Scene Investigation program. The DJI Zenmuse XT Thermal Imaging Camera and 3-Axis Gimbal is an attachable camera that will pair with the DJI Inspire 2 Drone that was provided to Northwest Tech by the Cheyenne County, Kansas, Sheriff's Office.
"We are excited to have access to this camera," commented instructor, Jason Showalter. "Our students will benefit by being trained on its use."
Local law enforcement will also be able to use the technology for search and rescue operations.
The Kansas Board of Regents established the Innovative Technology Grants to award funds to community and technical colleges in Kansas to support innovative technical courses or programs in emerging technologies or areas of skill shortages. The targeted programs for this fund are high growth, high wage and highly skilled occupations with higher than average job vacancy rates or projected growth rates. Successful grant awards must include a strong partnership and alignment with industry.
The Crime Scene Investigation students and faculty work closely with local law enforcement agencies to bring new and innovative equipment and practices to the classroom and to surrounding communities. The local law enforcement agencies have access to Northwest Tech's Crime Scene Investigation laboratory and training from the current instructors. This benefits the Northwest Kansas region immensely by providing state-of-the-art equipment for students and community members.
The program, currently in its fourth year, provides a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree as well as a shorter-term technical certificate. It is a practical and in-depth technical program designed to provide students with the skills necessary to successfully gain employment in the law enforcement field. The Crime Scene Investigation program uses a combination of criminal investigation and forensic lab theories and practical applications to develop skills necessary for employment.