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I know the Bey Hive is not liking this right here. We don't hear about someone shading the Queen herself, Beyonce.
Heres the rundown you have ex drummer, Kimberly Thompson saying that Beyonce uses extreme witchcraft, magic spells of sexual molestation.
Via the Blast
Kimberly Thompson says she used to work for Beyoncé: "I worked for her as her drummer for her band for 7 years."She claims that for some reason, Bey has started a campaign of harassment against her, that includes "Extreme witchcraft, Dark magic" and "Magic spells of sexual molestation." She also claims the "Lemonade" star murdered her kitten.
Also according to the Blast Kimbery Thompson is a drummer that performed with Beyoncé as part of an all-female band. She has also released several albums on her own record label and has played with The 8G Band on "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
Just so we are clear i don't believe ol girl for nothing, like really you have the nerve to put out a restraining order against Beyonce, smh.
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3-3-3-3-3 – Just like split jerks on Tuesday, these should not be very heavy. Hold the bottom position for 2 seconds before standing back up. NO MISSED REPS!
For time
50 burpee pull ups
Scaled WOD
5 rounds
10 burpees
10 pull ups
*Scaled WOD is for those who do not have pull ups yet and still require a band.

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From ISTA President Nate Schnellenberger
Thursday, August 30, 2012
ISTA President Nate Schnellenberger shares an important video message about Glenda's campaign for State School Superintendent.
Watch and then share the video with friends and family. Glenda needs the help and support of every Hoosier who supports and believes in our public schools. There are 4 immediate actions that you can take to help Glenda's campaign . . .
- Within the next seven days, tell five (5) friends, family members or neighbors about Glenda's campaign. Remember, many people do not understand the significance of this race. Approximately 11 percent of Hoosier households have a K-12 student living in them -- however, public education affects us all. DIRECT PEOPLE TO GLENDA'S WEBSITE: www.ritz4ed.com.
- If you're in the Indianapolis metro area, volunteer at Glenda's headquarters (1449 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis). Or get a group of friends and colleagues together and carpool to help. At the moment, Glenda's campaign could really use help assembling campaign materials. If you have time to volunteer, you can do so through Glenda's website.
- Stay tuned to Glenda's upcoming appearances. A calendar of events is posted on her website (www.ritz4ed.com). You can also find the calendar on Glenda's Facebook page. Attend as many events as you can to show your support for Glenda and public schools!
- DONATE TO THE CAMPAIGN! Like it or not, money makes a difference in political campaigns. The amount of cash on hand by the day after tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 1, will determine the type of advertising Glenda's campaign will (or will not) be able to purchase in the upcoming weeks.
You may contribute on-line or mail a check to Ritz4Education,
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The Church Music Association of America owes no one more of a debt than Monsignor Richard Schuler, a musician, teacher and pastor from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. His name was singled out at the Requiem Mass for the deceased members of CMAA on Wednesday, June 27, in Salt Lake City.
Schuler was born into a German family in 1920 and trained musically from his early years, eventually learning to be a fine organist. He entered the seminary in St. Paul after two years at the College of St. Thomas in the same city. After ordination, his superiors recognized his value as a teacher of music and assigned him to Nazareth Hall, the minor seminary for the Archdiocese of Minneapolis/St. Paul. He taught there for three years, before spending a year at the Eastman School of Music where he got a Master's degree. The following summer he spent in Europe and, in 1954, he was awarded a Fullbright scholarship to study in Rome.
The next year he began teaching at the College of St. Thomas. Although he had hoped to be assigned to the major seminary, Father Schuler taught religion and music at the college for 14 years and obtained a Ph.D. in 1963. During this time he also directed two church choirs and was secretary for the Guild of Catholic Organists and Choirmasters. He also wrote articles for church music journals and was active in international Catholic music circles. He soon founded the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale, which would sing the Masses at the only parish he ever headed. The group toured extensively nationally and internationally.
Shortly after the archdiocese got a new prelate, Bishop James P. Shannon, Father Schuler asked for and was given the pastorship of St. Agnes Church in St. Paul. A beautiful edifice that had not yet suffered from the stripping of churches so common in the next decades. St. Agnes would become the focus of weekly Latin (Novus Ordo) Masses with music by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven and Schubert. Father Schuler saw this assignment as a chance to implement the actual decrees of the Second Vatican Council on a parish level and, sometimes against great odds, he continued to do that until his death. At St. Agnes, there were appropriate vestments, processions and ceremony, as well as Gregorian propers and the works of great composers informing the Masses.
Father Schuler also oversaw the completion of the interior of the baroque church. In 1990 the bells were renewed and a fourth bell, named Richard after the pastor, was added. The Catholic school at the parish became famous for its orthodoxy and Father Schuler made certain the catechical materials used were sound. He was always insistent that Catholics must follow the Holy Father and implement the correct teachings of the councils.
His history with CMAA is legendary. He became the editor of its journal, Sacred Music, in 1973 and in 1976 was elected as its president, positions he held until the last few years before his death in 2007.
For his insistence on excellence in the liturgy and orthodoxy in doctrine, Monsignor Schuler has become an icon to those who continue his work. He lived to see several of the Sacred Music Colloquia and his spirit remains among those who strive to pass on the work he championed.
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2012 Photo Challenge
I will be taking part in an event this coming year where you take at least a photo a day for every day of the year. So at least 366 photographs in one year. It's a leap year, remember! Of course, as a photographer, I take more than that a year, but I will be specifically taking photos for this event. As a result, I will be posting each of the photographs here on this blog under the category 2012 Photo Challenge with a blurb about each. Feel free to comment under them and let me know what you think! I know some will be bad, not all photos are great, you know! lol I will also be posting the images on my Facebook Page here: Stone d'or Photos FB Page if you would like to follow along there, too. Don't forget to "like" the page first, though.
Want to participate in the event yourself? Here is the official event where you can join: https://www.facebook.com/events/195583880536672/
Yes, it's based in Canada as a Canadian created the event, but anyone can join! Invite your family and friends, too!
On that note, everyone have a very Happy New Year and get your cameras ready! I know I will!
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An 18-inch replacement cylinder liner was manufactured for an engine used to compress natural gas. During the installation, the liner fractured and fell into the engine block, causing damage. The design of the failed cylinder liner was subsequently changed, incorporating a larger radius where the shoulder of the liner sits on the engine block. We evaluated the cylinder sleeve with two shoulder support regions and modified the design.
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Reviewed by: Mojomums followers Alexis and her two children
What they say: Let's go to the beach! Twist open a world of sun-safe imagination with the GetGo Ugo Sun Tent with UPF 50+ protection. Twist up and you're ready to go. The GetGo Ugo Sun Tent is the NEW way to unleash fun in a flash.
What we say: "I have reviewed the kids sun tent (factor 50 protection) with my two daughters aged 6 and 3. The first thing we noticed is how extremely easy it was to put up. Literally, as quick as an umbrella, I turned the knob on top of the tent, and it opened umbrella style spokes into shape and the rest of the tent fell around it nicely. The pack comes with 6 tent pegs, which I thought was too many, but another great feature is that the "floor" of the tent can be folded outside the front of the door to make a very sweet little entrance, and thus can be pegged down. The door can be velcro'ed open, although the straps are quite long, so it might still hang down a little.
The tent is well made for a simple sun tent and a good enough size for two/three children and a few teddies to sit in quite comfortably. The whole process of putting up the tent and putting in the pegs took less than 2 minutes. Amazingly quick, which is great.
Unfortunately, I couldn't test the strength of the sun factor as it's not been great weather!
To dismantle the tent, you simply push in the button at the top where the knob is, and turn it the other way. It didn't fold down quite as neatly as I hoped but, with minimal struggling, I got it back into the storage bag.
I would definitely recommend this product for people who want something really easy to assemble."
The GetGo Sun Tent is available to purchase from many high street retailers including Debenhams for £33.00


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John Bradley Whetstone, age 65 of Silver Lake, Indiana died on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his residence at 11:27 p.m.
He was born on May 13, 1954 in Rochester, Indiana to James "Jim" M. Whetstone and Helen G. (Kinney) Whetstone. John graduated in 1972 from Mentone High School. He has lived in Silver Lake for 22 years moving there from North Webster, Indiana. He married Debbie Sue Kissinger on November 23, 1973 in Warsaw, Indiana and was blessed with ten children. Debbie died on November 17, 2009.
John's occupation was woodworking. He built and refinished furniture and then went on to establish Whetstone Woodenware making wood utensils and kitchenware with his storefront in Silver Lake, Indiana for 31 years.
On December 10, 2011, John married Deborah Genot in Warsaw, Indiana and was blessed with a new wife with love and companionship. He was a member of Water of Life Church in Silver Lake, Indiana.
At the age of 17, Jesus called John to "Come follow Him". Throughout these years, John would always add, "I have no regrets." His testimony to all that he would meet along the way was that "God is Faithful!" John is leaving with us his example of "Loving others as Christ has loved us."
Surviving John is his wife Deborah Whetstone and (10) children: Samuel (Jennifer) Whetstone of Wabash, IN; Josiah Whetstone (Brandi Collins) of Portland, IN; Jeremiah Whetstone (Lindsey Glisson) of Chehalis, WA; Hannah (Jesse) Bubb of Mentone, IN; Rebekah (Dan) Hazelrigg of Fort Wayne, IN; Jonathan Whetstone of Warsaw, IN; Benjamin Whetstone (Ashley Prater) of Warsaw, IN; Jacob Whetstone of Mentone, IN; Nathan Whetstone (Ashlee Marshall) of Muncie, IN; Rachel Whetstone (Chandler Strickler) of Pierceton, IN; John's mother: Helen Whetstone of Mentone, IN; (2) sisters: Cindy Spitler of Mentone, IN; Peg (Jake) Stutzman of Harrisonburg, VA; (5) grandchildren: Erin, Jamie, Jaron, Kristina, Liam; (4) step-children: Matthew (Candy) Genot; Jessica (Shaun) Young; Remy Genot; Rebekah (Dustin) Collins; (15) step-grandchildren: Lexi, Caleb, Caiden, Kingston, Kenzington, Kohlton, Aurora, Micaela, Kaitlyn, Zakary, Soren, Chase, Arielle, Kalyssa, Luke; many nieces and nephews.
Preceding John in death: his father Jim Whetstone and Debbie Whetstone (1st wife)
Graveside services for the family will be Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Lakeview Cemetery in Silver Lake, Indiana.
There will be a celebration of John's life on October 19, 2019 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Mentone United Methodist Church in Mentone, Indiana.
If you would like to donate to a worthy cause of John's in his memory, you may do so through "Behold Israel" which can be found on the Internet.
Online condolences may be sent to earllovefuneralhome.com
The staff of Earl-Love Funeral Home considers it a privilege and an honor to care for the family and friends of John B. Whetstone.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of John Bradley Whetstone, please visit our floral store.


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Where next for the NHS? Labour's vision for 21st century care
On Friday 23rd November I gave a speech to the Managers in Partnership annual conference, in which I set out Labour's vision for the future of health and social care.
You can read my speech here:
Where next for the NHS Labour's vision for 21st century care Liz Kendall MP 23rd Nov 2012


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ALL THAT REMAINS And JASTA Split 7" Vinyl Available Exclusively On Record Store Day
ALL THAT REMAINS and Jamey Jasta (of HATEBREED and KINGDOM OF SORROW) are releasing a limited-edition split seven-inch blood-red vinyl available exclusively on Record Store Day's Black Friday event on November 25 at participating stores. The split seven-inch vinyl features two songs — "Some Of The People, All Of The Time" off ALL THAT REMAINS' latest album, "For We Are Many"; and "Mourn The Illusion" from Jasta's solo album, "Jasta". The record is limited to a pressing of only 1,000 copies available exclusively on Record Store Day's Black Friday.
"We come from the metal underground, and as such, when we were presented with the idea of doing a split with Jamey Jasta, who also comes from the underground, we were extremely excited about the idea," said ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte. "There's lots of people who still buy vinyl to collect, so it's cool to be able to do some vinyl with a band who is from our area and who is from the same scene."
Added Jasta, "I'm a huge fan and supporter of indy record stores. They've always supported my music and I wanted to make sure we gave fans something special. Doing it with our friends in ALL THAT REMAINS makes it even sweeter."
ALL THAT REMAINS is currently on the road as main support to FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH on the "Share The Welt" nationwide tour, with additional support from HATEBREED. They have also announced separate co-headlining dates with HATEBREED throughout the trek. This run will be the last time fans can catch ALL THAT REMAINS on tour in support of "For We Are Many".
"Jasta" sold around 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 133 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.


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Shea Extended Family - Easton, MA
Oh this family! They were so much fun, but even more than that, they were pure joy to be around. The matriarch, or Mim as her grandchildren call her, works in the superintendent of school's office so I have known her for years but this was the first time that I got a chance to meet her clan, and what a wonderful clan it is. We met last weekend and although it was rather cloudy, and a bit chilly, everyone was in pretty high spirits. It was obvious that they love to be together. We started with some shots of the whole group.
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Class of 2016 - Birica - Canton, MA
Today's post is a little bittersweet, Birica is my last member of the Class of 2016. Talk about saving the best for last, Birica was awesome!! But all of my seniors this year were pretty awesome so instead of saving the best for last, in actuality it is more a case of the icing on the cake (see told you that clichés are the bread and butter of bloggers). I mean, look at this smile, is that not awesome??
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Class of 2016 - Hannah - Canton, MA
I can't say enough about what a good sport Hannah was. It was cold out the morning that we met, and not only did Hannah not complain about it, the smile never left her face the whole time. It's a total cliché but getting to hang with Hannah and her general awesomeness warmed me right up (hey, clichés are the bread and butter of bloggers).
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A Friday night video and a shout out!
I haven't done one of these in a while, well I haven't done either in a while, a shout out or a Friday night video. But a shout out is what I was referring to and it is well deserved today. The AP Scholar Awards were published by our high school yesterday so I would like to offer my congratulations to all, well done!! But I want to send a special congratulations to my Class of 2015 and 2016 members. My own Class of 2015 member (who is on the list, so proud of all of her for always working so hard) sent me a text that said, "A lot of your seniors got an AP award." See that, even my kids know that they are my seniors!! So congratulations to last year's seniors: Abbie, Kati, Shannon H, Kate, Jimmy, Ashley M, Michaela, Steven B, Kristina, Evan, Sarah A., Aastha and to this year's seniors: Taryn, Alyssa, and Darya. Well done, so happy for you all!!
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Class of 2016 - Michael - Canton, MA
Michael's shoot was really fun for a multitude of reasons. It was at one of my favorite places, it was an absolutely gorgeous day outside (like a top 10 day, sunny, 70, plenty of foliage) and Michael himself was a great subject. He was a really good sport about the whole thing. He is also super talented but we'll get to more on that in a minute.
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Kalianiotis Family - Weymouth, MA
Oh my goodness, get ready for cuteness family overload. I love this family, they are awesome. And oh so many connections, I work with the mom, the oldest went to our school for a year, I have taken pictures of the boys several times since 2011 (well the first couple of times were just the oldest, the younger one didn't arrive on the scene until 2013). Plus all of my daughters have babysat for the boys at one time or another. I know that I am leaving the dad out in all of this, I don't really know him all that well but the few times that I have met him, he has been great. Especially when we met last Monday, he was such a good sport, it was a kind of hot out and he ended up carrying one or the other of the boys around the whole time!! It made for good pictures though and really what is a little blood, sweat and tears when it comes to getting good pictures, right?? Just kidding about the blood, not one Kalianiotis was harmed during the making of these pictures, ha!
It really was the most picture perfect, glorious day so we just wandered around a bit. They had never been there and they couldn't get over what a pretty park it is, we started with some of the 4 of them and some of just the boys.
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Class of 2016 - Denise - Easton, MA
What a sweetheart Denise was. I had never met her before and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her and spending some time with her. It was a beautiful fall afternoon when we met and we took full advantage. I also took full advantage of Denise's good nature, cooperative spirit and mad posing skills!!
Surprise! What a fun party! And, what a successful surprise too, the guest of honor admitted that he had no idea about the party until right before he opened the door. It was so nice to see his entrance and to share in the excitement of his special night. It really speaks to how loved and respected he is, everyone was very anxious to say hello and wish him a happy birthday!
10/15/2015 1 Comment
Kashian Sisters - West Bridgewater, MA
Have I got a treat for you all today! I have known these girls for years, the older one is the same year as my son and the younger one has been good friends with my youngest for years. They are wonderful girls, sweet, polite, really nice and oh yeah, really pretty too!!
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Kellogg Family - Easton, MA
I had a wonderful time with this family, what a nice family! It was a beautiful day the day that we met, a bit chilly but very nice nonetheless. The Kelloggs also looked very nice, dressed in gray, black and burgundy. Gray, black and burgundy (or red) is a really smart choice for complementary colors for pictures, it photographs very nicely and it goes with pretty much everything. And as if the human Kelloggs all dressed up wasn't great family overload already, they also brought along their dog Danika, how fun!
The good news is that I was very busy this week, the better news is that the weather was absolutely perfect all weekend and the even better news is that I got to spend a significant portion of the weekend surrounded by natural beauty like this:
The only bad news is that I was so busy that I don't have anything ready for today, not even a sneak peek or two. Hopefully I can correct that in the next day or so. Happy Tuesday, everyone, have a great day!
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Class of 2016 - Derek - Canton, MA
What a great guy Derek is. It was such a pleasure to spend some time with him last Sunday. He was polite, cooperative and just all around a great sport. He actually started me on a streak of great seniors. Well I have been on a fantastic roll of seniors this whole season but I had met most of them in the past. Derek started a stretch of seniors that I had not had the pleasure of meeting before and it has been great getting a chance to meet them, they all have been awesome (I have one this afternoon and I have no doubt that he will continue the trend.)
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Class of 2016 - Nick - Canton, MA
It is so appropriate that I am writing Nick's post now because Nick has played baseball for years and the baseball playoffs started this week. I have to say that I am not a huge fan of the new format with the play in games. I could list the reasons why but then this simple tangent would become a full-fledged rant and we don't want that so off the tangent and back to Nick and how awesome he is!
Oh look at that, another Tuesday and another sneak peek. Hmm. I think that I need to make Tuesday my official sneak peek day, too bad it doesn't have an alliteration like Throwback Thursday. Although sneak peeks are rather tantalizing, don't you think?? Ha! Nick and Derek were both pretty wonderful to work with, maybe I should hold their sneak peek off a day and call it wonderful Wednesday? Nah, I am too excited to share these guys to wait any longer. Enjoy this sneak and look for more on these guys later this week.
So not only did I get to meet with Alyssa last Saturday, I also got a chance to meet with Caroline as well. I was lucky enough to work with her family a few years back so I was thrilled when her mom contacted me about taking Caroline's senior pictures. It was great to see Caroline again, I can't believe that it's been 2 years since I have seen her, it seems like it was just a little bit ago that I met with them. Where does the time go? Oh I know, it goes towards making seniors like Caroline grow up beautifully (and towards making me feel old!)
Photos used under Creative Commons from Kasia/flickr, puroticorico


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Excel 2010 :: Macro To Import Multiple Word Tables Into WorksheetJun 5, 2014
I am trying to take multiple tables from a Word document and import them into an Excel worksheet. Currently I have found two versions that when combined, could yield what I am looking for. The first one imports the table's data from Word, but does not maintain formatting of the table (font, colors, rows/columns etc.):
The next code maintains formatting, but only imports/pastes one table:
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For the second one, I do not like the fact that it is calling a specific Workbook to paste into. If I could somehow maintain the ability to import/past multiple tables while keeping formatting that would be perfect. An extra bonus would be to import each table within the Word document into individual Worksheets in Excel. I am also using Office 2010.
References: [URL] .........
VBA - How to preserve source formatting while copying data from word table to excel sheet using VB macro? - Stack Overflow


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This is kind of a postdated post since I've actually been home for a while but have not had a lot of time to work on pictures. I'm always excited about having a chance to add an additional stamp to my passport. So when I figured out a way to justify an invitation to Cancun I was very excited. Despite my excitement I have to admit that the first stop of this trip did leave a little to be desired...Wal-Mart. I travel all the way to Cancun and we go to Wal-Mart. I guess on the bright side starting out this way means the trip can only get better.
It did. We had a condo right on the beach and spent most of our time in the water. Four of the group were certified for scuba so they went on an open water dive. (They saw a nurse shark, I was very jealous.) I spent a lot of my time snorkeling. There were some very nice reefs right off our beach. Swam with a few rays and some very beautiful fish.
There was also a lagoon right by our condo in Akumal that we went snorkeling in.
We did go on a very colorful tour of Tulum. When our tour guide found out that we were LDS I think he pulled out a different tour book and gave us a very non-scientific pro-LDS tour. It was funny, not very educational but we had a good time.
We also went scuba diving/snorkeling in the dos ojos cenote. There are no rivers in Cancun, all of the water runs underground and occasionally the ground will collapse where the water has eroded the ground enough. This is one of those places and it is quite beautiful. The water is very clear and still relatively warm. It is only about 5 degrees colder than the ocean.
While me and Becca waited for the four scuba divers we went and made friends with this little monkey that was over by a gift shop.
We spent our last night in a small town closer to Chichen Itza I'm not sure what it was called but looking at maps I believe it was Valladolid. Our timing was pretty good, the town was at the end
of a week long Latin celebration. We had planned on doing some tourist shopping but all the shops were closed for the festival so we decided to join in.
Finally we went to Chichen Itza. We had planned on going here the night before but we didn't move nearly fast enough that day. We spent a lot longer at the dos ojos cenote than we had planned on and the drive was longer than we had planned on. As a result we would only have two hours to be able to see all of Chicen Itza before we had to leave to catch our plane. It was way to quick. Luckily tripods are illegal because apparently if you are using a tripod you are a professional and will be trying to make money. Since I couldn't make money I was able to move much quicker and was able to see quite a bit. So if you think any of these pictures turned out nice and you would like to purchase one I will have to warn you that they will not be "professional" because I could not use a tripod.
Just in case you were wondering not only were the Mayan extremely talented in architecture, astronomy, and athletics but they also seemed to have developed a very early form of Tic-Tac-Toe. I think they missed the basic gist of the game since X took more turns and O still won but it does demonstrate the sheer ingenuity of the ancient Mayan.
And finally as a new twist on the self portrait we did one while driving to the airport. And you thought talking on your cell phone while driving was unsafe.


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Annika's Secret Wish: Book & CD edition
Beverly Lewis & Pamela Querin
Bethany, 2004 (2000)
Hardcover, Softcover
Reviewed by Melissa Parcel
nnika looks forward to the Swedish tradition of rice pudding on Christmas Eve every year. The child who finds an almond in their pudding gets to make a wish. Annika's secret wish is for a black pony. But her brothers and cousins all want the almond too, so they can make wishes of their own. Annika calms her nervousness by helping to prepare her home for Christmas, visiting with friends, and helping her mother with the cooking. What will Annika do if she finds the almond? Will she make her wish, or will she give it away to someone who needs it more?
everly Lewis's
Annika's Secret Wish
is a delightful holiday tale. It features Swedish culture and traditions that will intrigue kids from other backgrounds. My own children were fascinated by Annika's family, and wanted to try some of their ideas in our own home. Annika is a true heroine, thinking about others even when her heart desires to be selfish. This edition comes with an audio CD, in which the narrator reads the story (with a few extra descriptions), talks about Swedish foods and traditions, and sings two Christmas carols.
amela Querin's colorful, detailed illustrations enhance the story, allowing readers to picture everything described. You can see Annika's dilemma in her face as she struggles to make the right choices, and can sense the children's anticipation of holiday festivities. This heartwarming book is a welcome addition to any holiday collection.
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Is Thyroid RFA Safe and is it Effective for Benign Thyroid Nodules as Alternative to Surgery? The Answer is Yes.
Comments by Dr.Guttler
Korean J Radiol. 2018 Jan-Feb;19(1):167-174.
Jung Suk Sim, MD, PhD, et al
Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Multicenter Study.
Who are Candidates?
1.Symptomatic problems due to the size of the goiter. Also cosmetic issues of distorted neck appearance.
2. Benign thyroid biopsy on two occasions and or benign molecular marker testing.
3. No malignant ultrasound findings.
4. Mostly solid nodule with some cystic component.
5. Normal TSH and FreeT4.
6. Exclusion criteria included follicular neoplasm,thyroid cancer nodule, history of neck radiation, pregnancy, and mostly cystic thyroid nodules best treated with ethanol PEI in the USA.
7 Ethanol ablation PEI is the treatment of choice for cystic benign thyroid nodules.
8. Call 1310-393-8860 for details on how to prevent surgery for your recurrent thyroid cyst with PEI.
Comments: Present state is Thyroid RF is not FDA approved in the USA, and patients need to travel to Italy or Korea. This is arranged by referral after my evaluation. The patient will only have to stay 2 days just for the treatment.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Cool Stuff on Beaked Whales
Many of you may have heard about an unusual beaked whale that was medi-vaced to the Big Island. Although it passed away on Monday, right after it was taken in and stabilized (almost two weeks ago), a team of scientists from Paul Nachtigal's HIMB lab immediately flew out to do a non-invasive test of the hearing range of the animal.
Why would hearing matter? These animals "see" with sound as well as using it for communication. Today's oceans are becoming increasingly noisy (boat noise, sonar noise, explosive charges used for mineral exploration, etc.), so it is critical that we understand the frequencies of importance to these animals. And at this point, we simply don't.
So Paul's lab now goes where ever and whenever they can to collect more information. Maybe the big island, maybe even Portugal to the Lisbon Zoo (See: FIRST PILOT WHALE HEARING MEASUREMENTS).
Susan Scott of Ocean Watch gives a great overview of the recent beaked whale event, minus the hearing test See:Beaked whales not rare but are seldom seen in isles The fate of the animal is detailed here: Rare whale dies.
Top image from S. Scott article.
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Verna Byrns
This book is dedicated to my mother, Verna Byrns.
As a child, I had a lot of problems learning to read and write due to dyslexia. Back then, in early 1970s Britain, educational problems were rarely diagnosed and many teachers were simply unaware of them. Children who could not read were written off as stupid and doomed to a life of illiteracy.
My Mother, a teacher herself, refused to accept this fate for me. Immersing herself in the research and educational techniques coming out of America, Verna persevered. Somehow she managed to get the letter shapes and sounds of English to connect in my mind and, in doing so, my Mother not only saved me from the dead-end of illiteracy but also opened my eyes to worlds of adventure and magic. One of my few childhood memories is discovering The Hobbit and that book, plus a new-found love of reading, sent me on a journey which in time led me to role-playing games and this book.
Not long after retiring from a lifetime of teaching children to read, my Mother had an unexplained fall. After a few months of brain scans and doctors' appointments she was diagnosed with dementia. Since then it has progressed rapidly, ravaging her brain, and though physically alive the person who was my Mother is gone.
Almost from the moment this book's creation was successfully funded by a Kickstarter campaign, Verna's physical condition started to decline significantly. For most of the last year my life has consisted of nothing except working on the 6d6 RPG and helping with my Mother's care. Past, present and future, this book is intrinsically and irretrievably linked to her.
To my Mum, who made it possible for me to explore worlds.
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Speccy causes BSOD when launched (due to iaStor.sys)
chamberlainpi replied to chamberlainpi's topic in Speccy Bug ReportingHaha and now his post is nowhere to be found (didn't even provide the "basic" steps either). Ah well. Funny you say that, I did let that machine sit for a few years and recently (about a week ago) decided to use it as a gaming rig in our spare living room. But, even after upgrading it from WinXP (which had just too many outdated problems with Steam and other software) to Win10, and even replaced the video card I had inside with an old ATI Radeon 5770 I had originally in my macpro (2012), it surprisingly fit and was compatible with it, but that alone wasn't enough to run basic games like Celeste or Duck Game (both render retrostyle pixelated games, not sure why they require so much resources). So I'm going to install a SNES emulator, at the very least. Hope it runs smoothly enough, otherwise I can't think of any other use for that Dell
Hi, I just wanted to notify you of a bug AND provide my solution to get Speccy to work on my Dell Dimension 8400. I was frustrated yesterday when everytime I launched Speccy, it caused a BSOD. It says it was caused inside of ntoskrnl.exe, but after wasting many hours trying to replace, update, but finally rollback that file, it didn't seem to be the root cause. I then looked into if it could be a weak CMOS battery issue. Yes, I've had the same factory battery inside that prehistoric desktop (almost 10 years now), so I figured changing it wouldn't hurt. Conveniently, I had the correct coin battery kicking around in my toolbag (model: CR2032, 3V. brand: Energizer [doesn't really matter though]), so I popped open the case, moved my Audio card a bit. I couldn't figure out how to remove the Graphics card without breaking a small green plastic lock that is placed right under the card (near the PCI-slot), but thankfully enough - the Video Card wasn't too much in the way and I could still eject the CMOS battery. After I got that replaced, I tried Speccy again... NOPE! Still the same problem (although it seems like it was hesitating a bit longer, could just be me). So I knew among the other files reported in the last MiniDump of my BSOD crash, there was mentioned that "iaStor.sys" could be responsible too. I didn't think it would affect at first, but hey I was wrong! I went over the Dell Support site, and looks like it was a common error for other Dimension 8400 owners. There is a new driver for the Intel Matrix Storage found here: Instructions (however... read below): http://support.dell....8&isLegacy=true The download link is here: ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/SATA/R130119.EXE NOTE: What they FAIL to say though, is that you can't boot up Windows XP when your BIOS is set in the mode "RAID Autodetect / ATA" (at least I couldn't use it, maybe it's because it was initially installed while "RAID Autodetect / AHCI" was activated). In summary, all I had to do was: - Boot-up in SafeMode; - Install the drivers (from the EXE above); - Restart, and voila! When I ran Speccy, bam! All the data populated within a few seconds! The CMOS Battery replacement may have played a role here, but hard to say really, just try the above iaStor.sys driver-update first before you bother to open your case. Hopefully this guide can help other people having similar problems. Who knows, it might not only be Dell related!


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Some known Filipino leaders in Vienna contend that crab mentality is one of the major obstacles preventing the community from gaining unity.
Crab mentality, or the proverbial "talangka" mentality, refers to infighting among Filipinos. Often cited as a negative Filipino trait, crab mentality was derived from the instinct of crabs to pull each other down with their claws.
Crab mentality continues to plague our community. I firmly believe, however, that younger generations of Filipino-Austrians are growing out of this bad habit and that the future of Filipinos will be much brighter.
While also acknowledging that crab mentality is still prevalent, I firmly believe that this attitude can be healed. Little by little, step by step, the flying geese mentality is gaining strength. The geese fly in a V-shape formation allowing the momentum of the flight to assist those with weaker wings to move forward with the others. The geese take care of each other and assign members to take care of those who have to break off from the group because of illness or whatever kind of infirmity.
Proud to be a Filipino
I know I'm going to be shot here but, I have to say, the Filipino community is more Filipino than Filipinos in the Philippines. Filipinos (or Filipinos in the diaspora as a whole) are the conservers of Filipino values, culture, religion and history. There is a resurgence of interest in Filipino roots. Many second, third, fourth generation Filipino-Austrians are hungry for their history; know how to dance the tinikling and pandanggo sa ilaw; practice arnis de mano (and propagate this practice too); know how to cook adobo, pancit and lumpia — it's incredible. Just go to any Filipino party here in the diaspora, or any Filipino household — invariably, there is Filipino karaoke (or minus one tapes if laser disc is not available), Filipino movie tapes, bagoong kept in the refrigerator, some Filipino cheap souvenir (like Igorot in the barrel, large wooden spoon and fork wall hanging, or a wood carving of the tinikling). Among the young, 'Flip' is no longer derogatory, but a proud identity.
So, get the crab out — and celebrate our Filipino identity.
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CBS' Tony Dokoupil shows how to push back against climate science denial
Rep. Steve Scalise used denier talking points about global cooling and temperatures going "up and down"
CBS This Morning co-host Tony Dokoupil refused to let Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) get away with denying climate science during an interview on June 14. At the end of a discussion on Scalise's recent book, Dokoupil asked the congressman about his plans to deal with climate change, which is already affecting his home state of Louisiana. Scalise tried to sidestep the question by resorting to oft-repeated climate-denial talking points.
Scalise said the Earth's temperature "goes up and down." The idea that the climate is always changing and that this explains recent dramatic global warming is a popular denier myth. Scientists have offered overwhelming evidence that the Earth's temperature has been steadily rising in recent decades because of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and that the past five years have been the hottest on record. Scalise also mentioned a 1970s theory about global cooling, but it was not widely accepted by scientists even at the time and has been totally discredited by today's climate science.
In response to Dokoupil's question about his plan to address climate change, Scalise said Louisiana is using oil-drilling revenue to rebuild the coast. Dokoupil drew attention to the irony of that response. Indeed, climate scientists agree that we urgently need to phase out fossil fuels in order to stave off the worst effects of climate change.
It's rare that climate change is discussed on mainstream TV news programs. When it happens, too often guests downplay or deny the threat of climate change and hosts or journalists fail to push back. Good on Tony Dokoupil for questioning Scalise's climate denial and challenging him to explain how he proposes to deal with the climate crisis.
From the June 14 edition of CBS This Morning:
TONY DOKOUPIL (CO-HOST): Your book is in part about healing political division, so I just want to get you on the record on one major division in politics, and that's about climate change. Louisiana, according to researchers, falling into the Gulf of Mexico at about a football field per hour. So, do you accept the science of man-made climate change, and if so, where's the plan to address it?
STEVE SCALISE (CONGRESSMAN, R-LA): Well first of all, the reason that Louisiana loses a football field of land every single hour --
DOKOUPIL: Your own climate scientists say it's man-made.
SCALISE: I was asked a question. Louisiana does lose a football field of land every hour because of coastal erosion, which is an important problem --
DOKOUPIL: And sea-level rise. And sediment displacement.
SCALISE: That is dealt primarily because we've cordoned off the Mississippi River. Sediment used to come down from the entire country. To build it --
DOKOUPIL: We can debate this for hours. The scientists have agreed that climate change is a catastrophic risk. Do you have a plan, as some other members of your party are beginning to, to address it?
SCALISE: I've got a plan. First of all, we do know that the Earth's temperature changes. It goes ahead up and down --
DOKOUPIL: You don't accept the science?
SCALISE: In the 1970s, they said we're entering a new cooling period.
DOKOUPIL: That's not what the scientists are saying today. So you don't accept it?
SCALISE: So let me tell you what we're doing, let me tell you what we're doing in Louisiana. We're actually taking revenues from drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and using that to rebuild land, to rebuild our coast, what was lost from cordoning off the Mississippi River, and it's I think a real important step to show how people can actually take ownership of the problem that they have in their own community.
DOKOUPIL: So to save your constituents from climate change, you're drilling more in the Gulf of Mexico?
SCALISE: The money from drilling is actually being used to help rebuild land. You should go see it, I'll invite you out there.


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Yep, EVs (electric vehicles) are coming, and they're coming faster than anyone (in power) has the sense to realise.
I've seen how quickly the convenience, efficiency and economics of electric power can revolutionise a sector -- and it's scary. Less than 10 years ago, virtually all of my RC planes were powered by internal combustion engines (ICE) and consumed liquid fuel.
Back in the day, electric was "possible" but largely impractical -- kind of like the EV was a decade ago.
Today however, I rarely get out my old ICE-powered models. With fuel costing around up to $20 a litre and regular maintenance taking extra effort every time I get them out, it's just so much easier and cheaper to charge a battery and fly.
Lithium batteries, brushless motors, rare-earth magnets and a host of other technologies have combined to absolutely transform this hobby.
What's more, the pace of development in the RC flying area now means that, as in the automotive world, an electric-powered model usually far outperforms its ICE equivalent in terms of speed and power. But things have progressed even further and now electric models generally have a greater endurance than their liquid-ingesting peers.
This is why I believe that, within less than a decade, EVs will outsell ICE-powered vehicles and the composition of our road-transport fleet will see dramatic change.
However, thanks to this unprecedented rate of change to electric, there are several looming problems which need to be addressed right now.
The first and obvious one is the electricity generation and distribution infrastructure in place around New Zealand.
To be honest, if we changed even 1/3 of our transport fleet to EVs we'd probably incapable of recharging them.
Years of concerns about the "lesser red breasted widget pied double-crested stilt" and its breeding grounds on the banks of the Waiputadamhere river have effectively thrown a spanner in the expansion of our hydro generation plans and the shortfall has only partially been compensated for by the growth of wind-power systems.
How ironic would it be if we start going green by way of EVs, only to have to turn our fossil-fuel generation stations up to 110% capacity, munching coal and gas, just to meed the increased load that these EVs place on the grid?
Seriously people, we need to either get rid of the aluminium smelter down south (and thus free up an enormous amount of electricity which is presently being almost given away), or we need to start investing right now in added generation capacity of the renewable kind.
Imagine if even just one third of NZ's personal transport fleet was electric. That's over a million vehicles. Now imagine if each of those vehicles was topped up with a 10KW/H charge overnight. That's an additional 10 GW/H of demand on top of the current energy consumption of the nation.
Do we have the capacity to deliver this much extra energy -- especially during the long dry summers where we draw heavily on our hydro storage? (hint: the answer is NO).
Can we build this extra *renewable* energy capacity in time to meet the demand?
Answer: not if EV growth continues at the rate it looks set to.
However, that's not the only fly in the ointment of EV growth.
Tesla themselves have warned of looming mineral shortages due to the massively increased demand from the EV industry.
Your average EV uses a hell of a lot more copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt and other elements than the present ICE vehicles -- and the increased demand will undoubtedly cause problems in ramping up manufacturing capacity to meet demand.
When you consider that an 85KW Tesla battery pack for one of its cars uses over 7,000 individual lithium-ion cells, it's easy to see that meeting the demand for the materials used in the fabrication of those cells is a herculean task and that this could become an even bigger problem than it already is, in the very near future.
So perhaps we won't see the rapid growth of EVs as I predicted. That won't be because people don't want EVs though. It will almost certainly be because we won't have either enough electricity or enough raw materials to meet the demand.
Now it strikes me that when you have a demand that vastly exceeds supply, there are fortunes to be made.
Anyone for mineral futures and shares in power companies? I would think that now would be a great time to start diversifying your investment portfolio into these areas. Invest wisely and you could be one of the lucky few who can not only afford to buy but also afford to charge a shiny new EV :-)
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In the poker game of life, God always has the perfect hand, and He doesn't have a poker face. If you want to know something, just watch Him and follow His eyes. The problem is, He would (and does) reveal His hand, or His secrets, but some of us won't believe Him and therefore dismiss Him and go on about our own way.
For example, what if God said that deep outer space is made of cream cheese, and you have to bike peddle through it. Sounds absurd. And that is what some people would conclude and would not only quit listening to God, they would become antigod, trusting in their own reasoning instead. Others would believe because He's God, and they know He's always right, so they search out the matter.
God simply reveals His secrets to those who have an open enough mind and heart to believe what might seem crazy. And a lot of things of God seem crazy. Why? For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isa. 55:8-9)
Trust is the issue. Will you believe what God says? Small children easily believe their parents. If Dad says deep space is made of cream cheese, then that settles it. God wants us to have that kind of faith in what He says. (Luke 18:16-17)
Some argue against blind faith. I'm against it too, if it has no basis. But if God said something, take the faith position that you will believe it first, then you will search it out further in the Scripture. Be curious. Curiosity is a secret of learning secrets.
When you study the Bible on any particular topic (secrets for example), it's a good idea to start with the passage with the most to say about it. I went into my eSword online Bible (you could do the same with The Blue Letter Bible phone app) and did a search for secret. It shows me there are 65 verses with that word. As I scroll down through the references, I notice that one chapter, Daniel 2, uses the word six times. That's more than any other chapter in the Bible. I conclude that Daniel 2 must be the most thorough guidance in the Bible on secrets. In Bible-study terms, this is called the passage of "full mention." (Other examples: 1 Cor. 13 is the go-to passage, or most complete mention, of love or charity. Hebrews 11 is the full mention of faith, etc.) You simply start with the full-mention passage when you study something and look for cross references from there.
In this Daniel 2 passage, pagan King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream. He didn't know what it meant and summoned a group of people who specialize in figuring things out—magicians, astrologers and sorcerers. He wanted to know the interpretation of his dream. Only to make matters worse, he didn't even remember the actual dream itself to explain it to them. Of course no one could come up with the actual dream and its interpretation. Shall we call this the ultimate secret?
But there was Daniel. He and his three buddies prayed that God would reveal this big secret. Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven (2:19) He worshiped God according to truth. Listen in: He changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. (2:21-22)
He then promptly went to Nebuchadnezzar and told him what his dream was and what it meant. Nebuchadnezzar thought he was the greatest. Daniel deflected the praise. Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart." (Dan. 2:27-30)
On your own, you can read through the four verses above and draw all kinds of conclusions. As you do, one question to ask while studying full-mention passages is, do these verses remind me of any other verses in the Bible? Two jumped out at me regarding God sharing secrets with those who ask. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (James 1:5) It's not God's plan to keep everything a secret. He likes to enlighten curious, God-seeking and God-believing people. Here's a prayer: Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. (Psalm 119:18)
Another thing regarding secrets we see in our Daniel 2 passage is that God doesn't enlighten unbelievers. Why? Because God is on a different frequency than the unbeliever. King Nebuchadnezzar knew nothing of the God Daniel served and worshipped. The king was a natural man with no access to the supernatural God. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they (the things of God) are spiritually discerned. (1 Corinthians 2:14) You need an implant to even begin to grasp God's secrets: the Holy Spirit living inside you—an outcome of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ.
The final point I'll make about the Daniel 2 passage is that King Nebuchadnezzar's dream had to do with end-time prophesies. Does anyone else find it interesting that God entrusted this key prophesy to a pagan who would never get it on his own? I mean, he didn't even have the wherewithal to remember what the dream was, let alone what it meant. He was clueless, just like any other unbeliever with a piece of God's Word in hand. Fortunately, there was Daniel, a vessel for God to work through.
Let's be like Daniel. Love God, study His Word, ask for wisdom and share it with others.
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Located at the new extension of Festival Mall right by a calm river amidst local flora, Skewered by Phatchick os a cozy, nautical themed Asian fusion joint that specializes in different types of skewers.
We started with the classic Kaarage – Japanese-style fried Crispy Chicken Tenders (PHP 288) with pickled cucumber and carrots, romaine lettuce and fresh herbs, served with their signature salted egg sauce, hot sauce and minced fresh garlic. We loved how you can wrap the tenders around the fresh green romaine lettuce for a crunchy treat.
Next up on our fresh menu, we were served two types of salad: the first was their Asian Slaw (PHP 188) – an appetizing slaw of red, green, and Chinese cabbage, romaine lettuce, orange slices and edamame, with citrus-sesame soy dressing. Second, was their Mango Kani Salad (PHP 188) – a refreshingly sweet and tasty salad of shredded Romaine lettuce, cucumber, carrots, kani, fresh mangoes, Japanese mayonnaise, ebiko and wasabi toast.
As if we can't get any more fresh, we were served their Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls (PHP 279) made with shrimp, vegetables, rice vermicelli, noodles wrapped in Vietnamese rice wrapper, fresh herbs and crushed peanuts, served with hoisin, nuoc cham, and hot sauce.
Recently added on their menu, their Pad Thai (PHP 329) is probably one of the most unique ways I've ever seen Pad Thai served. Carefully wrapped inside a layer of egg, the flavor is intensified as the trapped heat interacts with the egg in this flavorful dish.
Their Vietnamese Pho Ga (PHP 249) is fragrant and tasty. It's Vietnamese rice noodles soak up the clear chicken broth, with bean spouts, chicken strips and fresh herbs.
Finally, we served their iconic Skewers. We started with Torched Salpicao (PHP 349), drizzled with steak juice and torched just right. The meat was tender and savory. To end our main course, we ended off with four kinds of skewers:
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Szechuan Pork (PHP 79)
Chicken Tandoori (PHP 119)
Japanese Pork Belly (PHP 99)
All the skewers were delicious and juicy. My favorite of the four is the Chicken Tandoori.
We paired our skewers with two types of fried rice bowls: Phatchick's Fried Rice (PHP 75) with sweet Chinese sausage, scrambled eggs, spring onions, carrots, corn, and green peas. The second rice bowl is the Pork and Cabbage Fried Rice (PHP 75) with wok-fried braised pork belly and cabbage.
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For drinks, they served rum based drinks in charming tiki-style glasses with environmentally friendly metal straws.
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What a difference a year makes.
Last January, the Obama Administration took one final shot just before Inauguration Day to try to stop the Dakota Access (DAPL) pipeline project by issuing notice that the project would require another environmental evaluation. This after almost three years of review of the DAPL application, six months of costly protests by anti-fossil fuel activists, and a late denial of the final easement needed to build the pipeline.
After taking office, the Trump administration was quick to grant federal approvals for the pipeline. In June, the 1,100-mile long pipeline went into service and began transporting crude oil.
As predicted, DAPL is already bringing great benefits to North Dakota and for our nation. Drilling operations have increased dramatically, significantly more American oil is being produced, and jobs are being created. A new editorial by the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) highlights the advantages:
Increased oil production has resulted in job growth. North Dakota's unemployment rate was 2.3% in November, and more than 850 existing wells need fracking crews. State revenue rose by about $43.5 million in the first five months the pipeline was operational. And solely because of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the state is on track for $210 million to $250 million in additional tax revenue by the end of this biennial budget period.
When ordering the expedited federal approval of DAPL, the President stated "I believe that construction and operation of lawfully permitted pipeline infrastructure serve the national interest."
As long-time leaders in the call for more pipelines and energy infrastructure, we wholeheartedly agree with the President. Pipelines remain the best way to move oil and natural gas. Pipelines and energy infrastructure power America, and more are needed to spread the benefits of the energy revolution throughout our entire nation. The Dakota Access story is great news for the American people – and if smart policies and the right leadership prevail, we hope to hear more like it in the future.


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About the company
This is an Australian manufacturing success story that through innovation and a customer focus has been able to grow over decades where their competitors have had to reduce their local operations. This is an R&D driven company that values innovation in their products and in their processes and operations. They are now building for the future, implementing capacity expansions in order to meet ever increasing demand for their products.
About the role
As the Engineering Project Manager you will take ownership of a significant piece of CAPEX that has been approved for the site, this will replace an old production line while also upgrading it to build in further plant capacity. The project is at very early stages, which means you'll have influence over the entire process and you'll be able to ensure the best outcome is achieved for the business. We're expecting this project to take 18-24 months to deliver, and so the role is required for at least that duration.
About you
We're looking for an experienced Project Manager with proven experience managing these kinds of projects:
- Relevant engineering degree
- Significant experience delivering CAPEX projects within manufacturing companies
- Experience managing projects of at least $10m budget
- Sole point accountability for project outcomes
- Strong influencing ability and stakeholder engagement skills
This role has everything that you'll need for a fulfilling experience - you have direct access to business ownership and ability to influence at that level, you have autonomy and sole point accountability for a critical CAPEX project of over $10m, a strong company culture, and the real chance to turn it into a permanent role in the future.
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District Principal - Aboriginal Education - Shelley Oppenheim-Lacerte
I am Shelley Oppenheim-Lacerte, District Principal of Aboriginal Education, from the Nlklampux Nation of Coldwater Reserve, Merritt BC.
I graduated from the Native Indian Teacher Education with my Bachelor of Education, University of British Columbia.
I taught in Tache, North of Fort St. James for four years, then moved back home to Merritt. I taught eleven years and then became Principal for three years at N'Kwala School with the Upper Nicola Band. I then became District Principal of Aboriginal Education at SD#74, Gold Trail for three years. I moved to Merritt SD#58 as District Principal of Aboriginal Education since April of 2010.
Once I was hired as Principal at N'Kwala school I completed my Masters in Education in Leadership and Administration with Gonzaga University.
We strive for Student success and focus on providing Aboriginal cultural and traditional teachings in the school system.
First Nations Support Worker - Leona Dumont
Leona comes from the Lower Nickola Band, one of the five bands in the Nicola Valley.
Principal- Colleen Mullin
Colleen has been working with youth in a variety of ways since she was 13 years old. She has been a certified teacher since the fall of 1999. She has earned three degrees, including her M.Ed in Leadership and Administration from Gonzaga University. After 12 years of working with secondary programs as a secondary science teacher in Fort Saint James BC, she moved to Merritt in February of 2012. It was here that Colleen reached a turning point in her career when she was introduced to Distributed Learning and Alternative Education by Al MacKay-Smith, the Principal at SCIDES (South Central Interior Distance Education School). Colleen joined SCIDES and the rest of the KLC team in September 2012, passionate about being part of a team that was pioneering new ways of meeting students' needs. In May 2014, she was the successful candidate for Principal of the Kengard Learning Centre.
Colleen continues to live in Merritt with her husband, Shaun, who works at Tolko, and her two young boys who attend Collettville Elementary school. Colleen is passionate about personalized education and meeting students where they are at. She strives to meet as many of the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement and Local Enhancement Agreement goals as possible in every facet of the programs at KLC.
Meet the CLC team here: CLC team link
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Forex Brokers that Accept PayPal
Compare Forex brokers that accept Paypal for deposits and withdrawals. And find out more about PayPal's fees, limits and withdrawal options.
Access over 10,000 financial instruments when you open an account with FPMarkets, also known as First Prudential Markets.
- Currency pairs: 65+
- Markets: Commodities, Cryptos, Forex, Gold and metals, Indices, Oil, Shares
- Platforms: Copy trading, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5
- Regulators: Australia, CySEC
- Incorporated: 2005
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Why use PayPal for deposits?
- Fund your account online 24/7 through your PayPal account.
- Activate and fund your account in less than 5 minutes.
- Make direct withdrawals to your PayPal account.
What is PayPal?
PayPal is like an online wallet that stores your credit card and bank account details. You can use your PayPal account to shop online without having to remember your details or enter them into a website again.
Opening a PayPal account is easy and it's free. All you need is an email address and a password. After that, you can link your PayPal account to a bank account, credit card or debit card.
Benefits of using PayPal
- Secure: PayPal is a safer way to pay because you store your financial information with PayPal rather than the merchants you buy from. This is a genuine advantage because your information could be at risk from hackers or prying employees even if you transact with established and reputable websites.
- Convenient: with PayPal, you only enter your credit card or bank account details once when you open open your account. After that, all you need is your PayPal email address and password to shop online.
- Fast: with PayPal, you can send and receive money in real-time.
Account limits
When you open an account, PayPal only asks for essential information so that you can get started right away. Your account will be classified as "Unverified" until you provide more information about yourself (this is to comply with anti-money laundering laws). Unverified accounts are subject to initial limits on the amount you can send, receive and withdraw.
It's a good idea to verify your account as soon as possible. Otherwise, PayPal could force verification on you at a later stage if your account balance or transaction volumes rise above certain thresholds. When this happens, your account will be "Limited" and you will no longer be able to send, receive or withdraw money. This could play havoc with your trading, preventing you from meeting margin calls or taking advantage of changes in the financial markets.
PayPal withdrawal methods
While PayPal typically allows withdrawals to a bank account or a card, this may not be possible in all countries. In some countries, PayPal restricts withdrawals to US bank accounts only. And in others, it does not support withdrawals to credit or debit cards. Remember to check PayPal withdrawal options in your country to make sure it works for you.
PayPal fees
PayPal is a cost-effective way to trade. If your PayPal account and broker are in the same country, you could finance your trades and withdraw your profits to a local bank account entirely free of charge. Here's a breakdown of PayPal fees:
- Joining: free to join.
- Deposits: free to add money to your PayPal balance from a domestic bank account.
- Withdrawals: free to make a standard withdrawal from your PayPal balance to your bank account. PayPal charges a fee for withdrawals to a card and accelerated withdrawals to a bank account.
- Buying: free.
If your transaction requires a currency conversion, PayPal will add a processing fee above the wholesale exchange rate. In addition, PayPal also charges a cross-border fee for cross-border payments. The cross-border fee applies when the sender and the receiver have PayPal accounts registered in different countries. Please check the PayPal User Agreement for fees applicable in your country.
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CRL gathers and provides information here about commercial and open access digital resources of interest to the CRL community. This information is intended to inform library decisions on investment in electronic resources and related services.
Cairn aggregates scholarly journal content for social science and humanities journals published in France and Belgium. Most of the content dates back only to 2001. As of late 2014, over 400 journals and 4,000 ebook titles (more than 300,000 full-text articles and book chapters) were included. Content is updated continually, averaging five new journal issues per day.
Since 2010, Cairn also offers e-book packages from major French, Belgian and Swiss publishers.
Cambridge Histories Online
Cambridge Histories Online is an extensive collection of leading scholarly content across a diverse range of topics, giving access to authoritative thinking and research.
Cambridge Journals Digital Archive
The Cambridge Journals Digital Archive comprises of 171 journals published by Cambridge University Press. The archive contains approximately 350,000 articles, over 3,318,700 pages; The Cambridge Journals Digital Archive is comprised of the following subject collections: Scientific, Technical and Medical; Humanities and Social Sciences, Part 1; Economics History Law Politics and International Relations; Humanities and Social Sciences, Part 2 with • Anthropology and Archaeology • Asian Studies • Classics • Music • Drama • Language and Linguistics • Philosophy • Religion.
Caribbean Newspapers, Series 1, 1718-1876: From the American Antiquarian Society
Caribbean Newspapers, Series 1, 1718-1876: From the American Antiquarian Society provides access to the online collection of 18th and 19th-century newspapers published in the Caribbean. Features more than 140 newspapers from 22 islands.
Caribbean Studies in Video: The Banyan Archive
Caribbean Studies in Video: The Banyan Archive provides access to more than 1,100 hours of both edited programs and unedited footage from Banyan Productions in Trinidad & Tobago.
Founded in 1974, Banyan Productions provided entertainment programs in the Caribbean. It featured a mixture of documentaries, drama and music entertainment, and social commentary for, about, and by the Caribbean people.
Cengage Learning eTextbook Collections
Cengage Learning eTextbook Collections offer online access to core text books covering a range of subjects. Adding Cengage Learning eTextbook Collections to the library online collection offers users access to texts that are used and needed by students and provide academics a unique resource to aid teaching and facilitate learning.
China and the Modern World
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The collections in this series:China and the Modern World: Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals China and the Modern World: Records of the Maritime Customs Service and China 1854-1949 China and the Modern World: Hong Kong, Britain, and China, 1841-1951
China: Empire to Republic, 1817-1949
China: Empire to Republic, 1817-1949 provides access to 17 English-language periodicals published in or about China between 1817-1949.
This collection features historical events, such as: the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, the Boxer Rebellion, the Revolution of 1911, the second Sino-Japanese War, and the Chinese Civil War among other events.
Church Missionary Society Periodicals
Church Missionary Society Periodicals provides digital access to two hundred years of serial publications from the British-based Church Missionary Society (CMS) and the South American Missionary Society. The collection consists of two modules.
Module 1: Global Missions and Contemporary Encounters was released in April 2015 and features a wide range of titles from the collection at the Crowther Mission Studies Library in Oxford. It includes the Church Missionary Gleaner, CMS Outlook, CMS Intelligencer, Ruanda Notes (MAM News) and the South Missionary Magazine, encompassing issues from 1804-2009....
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Classic Mexican Cinema
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Golf Tips and Instruction
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Longevity Easy
This is great advice, to keep in mind as we get older. This is great advice, to keep in mind as we get older. Please take a few minutes to read this page could be a very special day in … Continue reading
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Lesson 25 All the top golf tips: To save you shots
Lesson 25 we feature top tips. By popular demand we are, featuring tips on how to achieve more distance. When you see the top players on TV driving 300 yards plus every time, and they are making it look … Continue reading
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Hi to all our Members SORRY we have been away for so long- ( Things I had to do) Back now will make it up to you promise. You know in school how they teach you NOT to copy: They … Continue reading
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University of Iowa named 'StormReady' by National Weather Service
University of Iowa named 'StormReady' by National Weather Service
National Weather Service officials have recognized the University of Iowa as StormReady®.
The StormReady program is a grassroots effort designed to help communities and universities establish severe-weather safety plans and actively promote weather awareness. StormReady communities and universities have made a strong commitment to implement the infrastructure and systems needed to save lives and protect property when severe weather strikes.
"This is about being proactive in planning for and responding to weather situations that pose a threat to the campus community," says UI Emergency Management Coordinator Floyd Johnson. "This process has enabled us to provide members of our community with the tools and information they need to stay abreast of the dynamic weather conditions that we face in Iowa."
The nationwide preparedness program was founded in 1999. Today, more than 2,200 StormReady communities and universities throughout the nation help citizens become better prepared for severe weather.
"The University of Iowa has developed a severe-weather strategy that is both practical and proactive," says Donna Dubberke, warning coordination meteorologist with National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in the Quad Cities. "This StormReady designation recognizes their efforts and also acknowledges their growing role as a strong partner during severe weather events."
To be recognized as StormReady, a university must:
- Establish a 24-hour warning point and emergency operations center;
- Have redundant ways to receive severe-weather warnings and to alert the public;
- Create a system that monitors local weather conditions;
- Promote the importance of public readiness through community education;
- Develop a formal hazardous weather plan, which includes training severe weather spotters and holding emergency exercises.
The StormReady program is part of the National Weather Service's working partnership with the International Association of Emergency Managers and the National Emergency Management Association.
The UI also recently became the first university in Iowa, and the second in the Big 10, to be recognized by the National Weather Service Lightning Safety Program.
Rich Kinney, senior meteorologist at the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities presented the UI with a certificate during a ceremony on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016.


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Synthetic Biology for Genetic Engineering in the 21st Century
Presenter: Hamilton Smith
Published: July 2014
Age: 18-22 and upwards
Views: 750 views
Tags: Synthetic;biology;chemical;synthesis;bacterial;genome
Type: Lectures
Source/institution: Lindau-Nobel
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Synthetic biologists seek to design, build, and test novel biological systems. We have chemically synthesized a bacterial genome (Mycoplsama mycoides, 1078Kb) and brought it to life by transplantation into the cytoplasm of a related species. We are interested in reducing the gene content of this 'synthetic cell' to help us understand the minimal requirements for simple cellular life. Using Tn5 transposon mutagenesis we have identified 438 genes that are apparently non-essential out of a total of 911 genes. Using this information, we have designed reduced versions of 8 overlapping segments of the genome. We have now built and tested each of the 8 reduced segments, and they are all viable in the context of the remaining 7/8th wild type genome. When all 8 of the reduced segments are combined, the resulting reduced genome is not viable. However, several combinations of reduced segments are viable. We are now refining our design so as to achieve a viable cell containing all 8 of the reduced segments.