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Electrical Engineering Students: Preparing For Your Career With The Current Economic Recession
Pursuing a course of study in college and watching the market you are about to enter fall apart because of the ongoing recession can be very disheartening. In the field of electrical engineering there are a few things you can do as a student to improve your chances of landing a good job in your field.
What's A Student To Do?
Make Yourself More Valuable
Depending on what year you are in you will have more or less time to bolster your position for employment. The basic plan of attack is to garner a broad background with strengths in as many areas as possible. For an electrical engineer today that definitely means coming out of college with the ability to program, either at the embedded level with C or its derivatives, or at a higher level with Visual C++, Visual Basic, Java, Java-script, Perl, PHP and experience with LabVIEW®, Windows, Linux or MAC OS can also be a big plus. (Oh, and don't forget the mainstays of the office: Word, Excel, Access – these will be tools you will use everyday.)
This background will make you more than twice as useful in an engineering office. A hardware engineer that can write code can work at multiple levels in the department; designing hardware at one time and other times writing software to manipulate, test, collect data or just make the system function.
Almost every piece of electronic hardware today has some aspect of software associated with it, whether it is in the development of the product, testing or the actual operation of it, software will undoubtedly play a role in getting the product into the marketplace. When a hardware engineer understands the software at a level deeper than just a product-user, it can help the development of the product by providing feedback to the software engineers when the code doesn't work as desired. This saves development time and can help optimize the product for the end-user.
What Industries to Learn About:
There are many jobs available today in the power transmission industry, as well as the building and facility design sector. These fields are very different from those of digital/analog circuitry and embedded design. FPGA's, ASIC's, DSP's and microcontrollers exist in a different dimension from the world of high-power transmission lines, substation design, lighting, security, power distribution and communication design for office buildings.
Yes, the very basics of electrical theory apply, but the applications require different mindsets. One can at least get a feel for these specialties by taking a course or two; that is if time and scheduling permits. You may not be an expert in the field but you will at least have something on your transcript that shows you are acquainted with the technology.
The same argument applies to the energy sector. Learn how solar, wind, and other alternate energy systems work. There will be many new jobs coming related to this area of engineering and it will involve power transmission and building/facility design as well as the electronics for control, testing and monitoring these energy systems.
There is also the vast area of work in research, such as: developing new battery, communication, energy and bio-electronic technologies, to name a few. What does this mean? Don't skip the physics, chemistry and other sciences. Chemistry and physics are the foundation of everything engineering is about. The stronger your background is in these areas, the better your chances are to find employment in a research environment. You will be better able to design equipment to assist in the research programs if you understand just what the research is about, not to mention that actively participating in the research process is an added bonus, which can be very exciting and rewarding in its own right.
In Conclusion
By this point I hope you've got the idea that to be marketable in a down economy requires that you have as broad a base of experience as possible. Do as much hands-on research, independent study, and project design that you can while in college—that is your "work experience" for a prospective new employer. If you've learned a programming language or two, make sure you are fluent in it and use it as much as possible to keep your skills honed. It's like most things in life—if you don't use it, you'll lose it!
Lastly. Once you land your dream job do not stop your quest for learning new things, and do not get too comfortable with your present employment situation. If you have learned anything by living through this recession, you should have learned that no job is guaranteed for life and people—including engineers—are expendable. You owe it to yourself to stay as marketable as possible. If your employer offers tuition assistance to take courses, take advantage of it. If not, do it on your own if possible, or do a course through an online program or attend seminars on new technology to stay current of the latest developments. Challenge yourself! It's your career, take care of it and it will take care of you.


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This pulley is not underdriven, it will not effect the electrical system
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I personally work on my own cars, and I keep us backyard machanics in mind.
So, GNP has designed this pulley to work with the same tool that you would
use to hold the stock pulley.
When you are insalling this pulley, like all pulleys, you have to hold on
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and torque away. Why not make it easy.
As for users of the stretch belt with 2008+ Subarus,
GNP's light weight pulley works with the gates stretch belt tool.So again
why not make it easy.
The weight:
Stock crank pulley weight 2.517 kg or 5.5 lbs or 5.2 lbs or 2.358kg
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Here at Sam's Outdoor & More we believe that life is too short for a bad experience, that's why we're dedicated to making your experience in the outdoors the best it can be, every time.
Our family started Sam's Outdoor & More for one very simple reason and that is to redefine what a sporting goods store experience can be. Whether that be in product selection, experienced staff to give you tips and advice or just simply a fellow sportsman to sit down, pour a cup of coffee and share stories and pictures from the field with.
The Northland Tackle Bro Bug Spoon is ideal for targeting perch, walleye, and other fish lurking under the ice. The Bro Bug spoon has a slender taper to fall quickly, getting your presentation where it needs to be faster. This tapered body also provides more hook gap for secure hooksets. Plus, the 3D bulging eyes on the Bro Bug spoon make the lure easier to see on your ice fishing electronics. Available in several color and size options, the Northland Tackle Bro Bug Spoon will quickly become your go-to spoon lure this ice fishing season.
If you want a good selection, friendly staff, and to keep your money local, this is a great place to stop. Very comfortable atmosphere and fair prices. Will definitely be going back here rather than Scheel's or Cabela's for my first stop for future outdoor needs.
Found what we were looking for and even a couple shirts. Great experience!
Really nice workers stopped in and talked for an hour have almost all very helpful and nice
Very cool store! A little of everything in there, family owned and run, worth a stop to see what they have!
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A family owned and operated outdoor store and Bait shop. Stump Deer Blinds Rocky Boots, Outdoor Apparel and field tested outdoor sporting products and much more. With decades of hunting, fishing and outdoor experience, we have the knowledge to point you in the right direction, share stories and photos from the field and maybe even give you some of our tips and tricks while you're here.
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When you shop at Sam's you're getting more than just a pair of boots, some bait or a new fishing rod. You're getting an experience, whether this is your first visit, or your 10th time in, we treat you like like an old friend.
Just because we're small, doesn't mean our prices are high. We encourage you to check our prices against the big box stores, and if you find cheaper prices on any boots, apparel or accessories, we'll match 'em- guaranteed.
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How to create a successful business app. Get in touch with Aquevix to build a successfull mobile app for your business.
There is no doubt that mobile apps have become a potential medium for businesses of all kinds and sizes for the acquisition of users. The market is flooded with so many business apps out of which a surprising number of apps end up with poor reviews and low ROI.
According to Google, 26% of installed apps are abandoned after the first use. Also, of those who stop using apps, 24% would reuse an app if offered exclusive or discount/bonus content.
Business apps allow ease of doing business for the organization and deliver quick services to customers. These days, it's very easy to get caught up in a cool, new technology and mobile apps while forgetting about the user. A great looking mobile app might not be what your customer is looking for. As more businesses choose to create brilliant mobile apps, it is important to know what it takes to develop a useful app to keep users engaged and happy.
So, how can we develop best business apps that are useful for the businesses to promote and market their products well?
Let's talk more about what you should consider before creating a Business App
- Think like the user, then design the UX- To create a useful mobile app, we had to be user-first. The user's needs always come first and the medium second. It is proposed that customer coming to a mobile app will fall into three categories: active users, curious users, and passive users who have no aim at all but just want to browse the app. Well, that's very necessary, both for your business and for the customers whom you want to target. It is vital to develop an app that appeals to all three categories of users. Search functionality for active users so that they can find exactly what they are looking for, categorical organization (such as "Advertising" and "Content") to help curious users zero in on a topic, and recommended features for passive users so as to become engaged and conversant with the content.
- Remember that users are people, not demographics- Despite the fact, it can be painless to rely purely on audience demographics or business, it can be easy to forget that you're solving a problem for people themselves. For example, if you are developing a strategy game then people ages 15-35 might be your best bet. So know who you are targeting. While designing a useful mobile app, it's crucial to know your demographics. Always summarize what makes your target audience excited and simply focus on it. Like creating a loyalty program within your app.
- When promoting an app, consider all the situations in which it could be useful- Know the habits of your target audience and learn when they will be using your app. With best business apps you can connect better with your customers. If they are using your app briefly while on a coffee or lunch break, design your app accordingly. Whether they are using the app for small sessions or for extended periods of time. It's pivotal to know the customer habits of your target audience and cater it to their schedules. A useful mobile app helps you to provide a level of value for your customers that they cannot get anywhere else.
- Keep working on the utility of the app even after launch- Marketing and maintenance are really important for the better functioning of your project. A combination of acquisition and retention can often be the key to an app's growth. Providing UX improvements even after the launch is the most pivotal element. This makes sure that your business app is useful and relevant as time continues on.
To Summarize!
If you're looking to develop a successful business app, firstly ask yourself some questions — is this mobile app friendly for my customer or am I just doing this to get noticed in this competitive world of app business?
Begin your research and find what is seriously the best solution for your customer, and you might find some remarkable things. If an app is not your answer, maybe you should try something else or adapt the app to fit the customer's needs.
As long as your business app is useful to its users, then it should have no trouble being used time and time again.
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Jamie Harrison, CEO of the American Cricket Federation, means business.
"What's happening here now is a turning point, and nothing is going to be the same," he told World in Sport.
"For fifty years, the United States has failed to develop domestic cricket, at all levels, men's, women's and youth," said the man in charge of bringing American cricket into prominence.
"As a result, our international side, ignored and largely dependent on the occasional arrival of talent developed outside America, has slid to the bottom of the ICC Associate rankings, without hope of improvement. The American Cricket Federation is dedicated to the institution of good governance and the rebirth of cricket in the United States," he declared.
Harrison and increasing amounts of cricket stakeholders are calling for the ICC to abandon the currently sanctioned United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) and embrace ACF.
"USACA's reign of error has been widely documented," he said. "The final straw for most American leagues was the disenfranchisement of thirty-two voting leagues by the incumbents prior to the 2012 elections. This caused most leagues to abandon USACA and form ACF."
Harrison looks forward to a landscape where the USACA is a thing of the past.
"Overthrowing an entrenched regime, no matter how incompetent it may be, is ugly business. I anxiously look forward to the day when 100% of our attention can be given to promoting the game in America, but I am willing to endure the necessary conflict leading up to that day," he said.
ACF's approach to the game is built from the ground up.
"ACF has been aggressively promoting the game and developing the infrastructures that will allow the sport to thrive here. It's gratifying to see that the media is starting to take notice," Harrison said.
Americans have more access to cricket than ever before.
Cricket fans, foodies, and beer connoisseurs can unite at America's first cricket-themed sports bar, Hit Wicket in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to watch the likes of Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell bludgeon ball after ball.
It's nearly impossible to get a table there for big matches, but Americans can still catch all the action on all of their devices.
WatchESPN cites cricket as the most popular sport on its streaming service, and the ICC World T20 Final was shown live, nationally on ESPN2.
Willow Cricket carries numerous series including the upcoming India vs. Bangladesh ODIs and is accessible via cable television and most other devices.
Harrison thinks that the United States can compete as a minnow at the international level within three to five years after a lot of hard work.
At the grassroots level, Harrison co-founded US Youth Cricket. In New York City, demand for grounds outweighs the supply.
When it comes to the higher ranked international teams, Harrison is a supporter of Australia. Why?
"Because they alone supported US Youth Cricket from the very beginning," he said.
The ACF's biggest accomplishment to date is launching the American Cricket Champions League (ACCL), featuring 17 teams from sea to shining sea. Six geographically divided divisions play round robins of 40-overs matches.
The tournament culminates in October when the six division winning teams advance to a playoff which will decide a national champion.
Harrison supports the Washington Metro XI, because they represent his hometown.
"Teams are traveling, stars are emerging, local fan bases are developing, and the game is being marketed nationally in a way it never has before," Harrison explained.
Watch out for Fawaad Sher (match winning 96 off 74 last week) and the 2-0 Arizona Cricket Association. They've scored 502 runs in their first two matches.
The ACCL is only the beginning if Harrison gets his way. His vision is to see ACF develop into a full-fledged, domestic cricket ecosystem.
"We're going to develop each ACF league so they come to be like English counties, with a team playing in the 40-over league, and in a parallel T20 league, and a women's league, and an U-19 league. Ultimately, we want to see four-day matches, too. We see this as critical to the development of the game here," he shared.
Will we see first class cricket at the Nichols Park Basin in Phoenix or Woodley in Los Angeles? The prospect is closer to reality than you think.
"Cricket in America is right now where soccer was fifty years ago," Harrison offered.
In order to consider cricket in America a success, how many Yankees would need to trade in their fastballs and home runs for yorkers and sixers?
"The USA is the wealthiest sports marketplace in the world, and already has the second largest concentration of cricket fans in the world. If we can get just an additional 5% of all Americans to adopt cricket, it would mark a seismic shift in the global game," Harrison offered.
Citing member fees, sponsorships, and the potential sale of event rights, Harrison sees plenty of potential revenue in the United States.
"While we are already looking at the possibilities for getting our 40-over ACCL competition streaming online, we recognize that our future 20-over ACCL competition will be the more likely TV product," he said.
If the ICC is ready for a seismic impact on this gentlemen's game, it's time to take a look at the ACF.


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You need to have all the right pieces in place for Internet marketing to be successful.
I firmly believe that every small business owner needs to be doing some sort of Internet marketing.
Marketing has always been a huge piece of running a successful business. With technology and communication these days, marketing can be more efficient than it ever has been.
When you have your marketing running like a well-oiled machine, you can focus on your operations and exceptional customer service to build a very powerful business.
You are good at what you do, but sometimes the business sense or marketing mind doesn't come naturally.
This has inspired me to create what I call the Internet Marketing Mindset for Small Business Owners. These are a collection of key points you must understand and implement in order to achieve maximum success with your Internet marketing campaign.
Your Internet marketing campaign starts with a plan and an understanding of how and what you need to do to be successful.
It starts with you, your mindset and your understanding of how Internet marketing works.
Firstly, I'd like to get a few key points covered right away.
#1: "Build it and they will come" doesn't exist
When you build your website, people don't just stumble upon it. There are over 1 billion websites on the Internet. It takes time and work in order for people to find it, trust you and then do business with you.
#2: Why you do what you do
What you will learn in this program will assume that you have a brand message and/or core meaning behind why you started your business.
If you don't understand what I'm talking about, it would be a good idea to talk with a Businsess Consultant or Business Coach to iron out your business plan and or strategic plan before starting Internet marketing.
Your marketing contractors or marketing director would appreciate looking at where you are heading and why.
Your marketing will work much better if you have a clear and concise direction on where you want to go and what you want to achieve.
When you hire any marketing contractor, s/he should minimally do a small discovery meeting with you before beginning marketing. However, when people come to me with no plan or no understanding of strategic planning or business planning, I often suggest they dig deeper with a business consultant before starting Internet marketing as you will get more value starting this way and will often build a stronger and more consistent Internet marketing campaign.
#3: Brand & Materials
The information you will learn in this program will assume that you have the basic level of branding completed including a logo, brand colors and all relevant files from the designer. This would require hiring a graphic designer who should give you the proper files that you'll need throughout your marketing moving forward.
Internet Marketing Mindset for Small Business Owners
Professional Website
This is an obvious must. Your website must be professional in order for your business to succeed, let alone your Internet marketing campaign. In later chapters, I'll go through what needs to be included in your website.
Content That Converts
Your website content needs to talk directly to your ideal customers. Your website should build trust, express credibility and educate your visitors on why they should buy from you. You need to include pain points, calls to action, and testimonials.
Ease of Navigation
Website visitors need to find the information they are looking for quickly. Your website should be easy to navigate. Guide your website visitor to finding the information they are looking for. What are the most common questions your customers ask you? Those answers should be in prominent locations throughout your website.
Effective Advertising
Remember: "build it and they will come" doesn't exist. If you want people to find your website, you'll likely have to do some sort of advertising, social media marketing or search engine optimization in order for people to find it. Depending on your industry, common options include Google Ads, Bing Ads, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, LinkedIn Ads, etc.
If you are running these campaigns yourself, are they actually being effective?
The keyword here is "Effective Advertising." If you are spending the money on advertising, do it right to succeed. Maybe take a course or hire someone to teach you if you are going to do it on your own. My advice is to hire someone, so you can focus on what you should be doing with your business (which is serving customers exceptionally and fine tuning your operations or products).
Measure Your Success
Any marketing campaign needs some form of measurement. One of the main reasons Internet marketing can be so efficient and effective is that a lot of your campaigns can be tracked and measured. Use software to track the amount of visitors to your website. Our suggestion is Google Analytics. It's free and installs directly into your existing website. You can code your advertising campaigns, social media channels and any link you want to measure the amount of visitors coming to your website.
The biggest key is measuring how many people email you from your website forms or email addresses.
These are key tracking points as well as coding if someone is clicking on your phone number and calling you from a mobile phone. I also suggest keeping track of your sales and inquiries that you are getting as a direct result of Internet marketing. Put procedures in place for tracking leads and converted business. These are all valuable data to find out whether Internet marketing is working for you.
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John Piper tackles an oldie but a goodie in the form of a question from a 12-year-old girl: What happens to people who die without ever hearing about Jesus?
The main passage in the Bible that talks about this is Romans 1:18–23. Here is what it says. Then I'll make a comment or two.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
Notice several things:
- All people "know God," even if they have never heard the Bible. "What can be known about God is plain to them" (verse 19). "Although they knew God…" (verse 21).
- The way they know God is by the way God has made the world and their own consciences (verses 19–20).
- Even though they know God, no one who knows God anywhere in the world "honors God as God or gives him thanks" (verse 21). Instead, they "suppress the truth" (verse 18). That is, they resist the truth deep in their hearts and "exchange it" for other things that they would rather have (verse 23).
- Therefore, they are "without excuse" (verse 20). That is, they are guilty and deserved to be punished.
It's a good effort, but if I were the 12-year-old girl, I'd have some follow-up questions, including:
– So, people who have never heard of Jesus aren't going to hell for rejecting Jesus, because they've never heard of him, but they're still going to hell, right?
– What does it mean to "know God" without ever having heard of Jesus or the Bible? What does that look like?
– If it's possible to know God without ever hearing the Gospel, is it possible to hear the "still, small voice" of the Holy Spirit calling you to seek God without ever hearing the Gospel? And if so, does that count for anything?
I'm not asking these to be a smart-alec; I'd really like to know how Biblical scholars would address them, because 12-year-olds can be pretty persistent if you don't cover all your bases. I have some ideas, but I'm not an official theologian or anything.


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Camp 2 Begins!
June 23, 2019
Camp 1 seemed to fly by, and it was a great week. Camp 2 began today, and it's already shaping up to be another great week. It's always an adjustment to transition from one group to another, who is a bit older, but we will do just that, and enjoy all that the week brings.
We continue to use the Moses story with this camp, too. It's full of action, mystery, and life lessons, and is a great tool for teaching English.
Team Leaders
Pr. Phil & Carolyn Lee are the EEMN Albania Team Leaders. After serving as team members in 2017 they grew a true affinity for the people and for the stunning land of Albania. After faithfully serving Deny Park Lutheran in Seattle, Pr. Phil & Carolyn now spend much of their time serving in Arizona at Shepherd's Canyon Retreat Center for pastors, spouses, and ministry leaders in need of emotional and spiritual support.


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Albany Symphony Orchestra's October 19th And 20th Concerts At Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
The Albany Symphony Orchestra is proud to feature Schumann's Symphony No. 3 this Saturday October 19th at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall at 7:30 pm and Sunday October 20th at 3pm.
This concert, filled with delightful works by Ravel, Faure, and Aaron Jay Kernis is sure to leave a lasting impression on you. The living American legend, Aaron Jay Kernis, will also be making his world premier of Three Flavors for Piano & Orchestra.
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Well that was insane.
Although Game of Thrones embraced magic with its season one finale and the birth of Dany's dragons, Garden of Bones' ending is the most outright magical thing this show's ever done. Melisandre casually takes off her robe in front of Davos, and reveals a surprisingly pregnant belly (she only recently seduced Stannis). She then proceeds to give birth to a creepy shadow monster and it's a truly mindboggling moment. But yet, somehow, it works. The show's been grounded for so long, but the subtle introduction of various fantasy elements (even with the pilot's teaser featuring the White Walkers) ensures we remain totally invested. Whacky stuff!
It's amazing really how Joffrey keeps getting more and more sinister with every episode. His evil ascended to incredible heights this week as he brutally ordered Sansa to be stripped down and punched in his throne room, and then forced Ros to abuse another prostitute. Jack Gleeson is so good in the role, and the moment where he hands Ros the staff is just ridiculously bone-chilling. I can't remember the last time I loathed a villain this much. Well played Gleeson.
After getting a total of two scenes in the first two hours of the season, and not even making an appearance in episode three, Dany finally gets some narrative momentum as she arrives at the magical city of Qarth. The leaders of the town, The Thirteen, deprive her entry because they want to see her dragons, and Dany's response is the best Emilia Clarke moment in a while as she completely explodes and threatens to exact vengeance when her dragons are grown. It's a blood-pumping moment that's beautifully played by Clarke. Also, I can't wait to learn more about this mystical city; Game of Thrones has excelled in creating lush new environments and settings at every turn.
Bits & Beheadings
– Richard Madden hasn't gotten much to do besides bark orders since the show started, so watching Robb grow a little soft spot for Talisa the nurse is a great step forward. I'd like to see more!
– Yet another impeccable new location: Harrenhal, the cursed castle that Arya is dragged to. What a bleak and grimy place, exquisitely bought to life.
– Arya reciting the names of the people she wants to kill before going to sleep is a terrific moment. Thank you Yoren! Love how she adds the bully guard on the spot.
– Cat pulling a sword on Littlefinger was badass. And her seeing Ned's ashes was heartbreaking.
– I love that Tyrion and Bronn assumed the prostitutes would help out with the Joffrey debacle. Oh how wrong they turned out to be.
– The most creative torture tactic I've ever seen: trapping a rat in a bucket at someone's chest, and then lighting the thing on fire from behind, forcing the rat to eat through the victim's skin. Yuck.
– Loved Renly insulting Melisandre. And can she please stop saying "The night is dark and full of terrors." It's already gotten old. Also, this reminds me of my favorite GOT meme.
– How unexpected that Tywin is the one who ends up saving Arya by ordering that all the slaves be put to work? Also, since he actually has a brain, he immediately figures out that Arya is a girl. Uh oh.
– Tyrion tells Lancel that the knows about him and Cersei, and makes him his spy. Also, he'll be releasing Pycell. How amazing is Tyrion? Peter Dinklage is still impeccable.
– It's a small touch but Stanis corrects Davos' English on the boat. That says a lot about both. Also, he's removed Davos' fingernails in the past, and the advisor is still loyal to his king.
Kings & Quips
Renly: When I take the throne, you hope to retain your position. And your head.
Littlefinger: I would give priority to my head.
Melisandre: You should kneel he's the Lord's chosen, born amidst salt and smoke.
Renly: Born amidst salt and smoke? Is he a ham?
Daenerys: I am not a liar.
The Spice King: Oh, I don't think you are. But as I've never met you before, my opinion on the matter is of limited value.
Daenerys: When my dragons are grown, we will take back what was stolen from me and destroy those who have wronged me. We will lay waste to armies and burn cities to the ground. Turn us away and we will burn you first.
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First of all, it is essential to identify the most delicate devices or functions: the ones that should be given protection priority. Delicate devices can be the cause of shut-downs or malfunctions of the installation. It's very important to know the critical temperature for each device and the critical humidity level for each device.
The thermal management solution must be sized according to the critical temperature of the most delicate element of the enclosure. This temperature should never be exceeded. The mean working temperature recommended for the inside of the enclosure is 35°C. This is the reference temperature for the control equipment integrated in the thermal solution.
Measuring the air temperature
The measurement of air temperature inside the enclosure, must be taken over a complete period (e.g.: one production cycle, 24 hours, 1 week, etc.).
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- To calculate the loss of power (W) of each device
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The economic globalization that transformed the world at the turn of the century promised, according to its advocates, a glorious vista of prosperity that would provide unprecedented economic growth and raise billions of people out of poverty. In practice it generated personal and national insecurity, growing inequality, and a race to the bottom in which every community, nation, and workgroup had to reduce its social, environmental, and labor conditions to that of its most impoverished competitor.
But economic globalization also gave birth to a new convergence of global social forces that opposed this kind of globalization. People all over the world fought back against this "globalization from above" with their own "globalization from below." They used asymmetrical strategies of linking across the borders of nations and constituencies to become a counter power to the advocates of globalization. They created a movement – variously known as the global justice movement, the anti-globalization movement, global civil society, or as we call it, "globalization from below" -- that some in the media even characterized as "the world's other superpower."
The anti-globalization/global justice/globalization-from-below movement developed in response to the expansive phase of globalization and neoliberalism. Now the global economy has entered the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. The financial crisis has turned out to be the start of a cascade of other economic crises that are reshaping the global economy as definitively as an earthquake reshapes a city. Current leaders of the world's nations have utterly failed to develop a solution. The likely impact of their failure on ordinary people around the world will be incalculable.
A Vision for Hard Times
The crisis of the global economy provides new challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities for the diverse social, labor, environmental, and other movements that have constituted globalization from below. It also raises the question of what the role of globalization from below should be in the new situation.
In October, a group of activists, social movements, and NGOs who were in Beijing for the Asia-Europe People's Forum met nightly to discuss the crisis. Their "Beijing Declaration" provides a brilliant first expression of a globalization-from-below alternative to the failures of globalization from above.
The basic vision of the Declaration is summed up in its title: "The global economic crisis: An historic opportunity for transformation." Its goal, in other words, is not to shore up the status quo and return to the destructive form of globalization that preceded the crisis. Its objective is almost the opposite of the five trillion dollars of bail-outs, rescues, and subsidies provided to business in the past couple of months by the world's governments. It aims instead to provide "a transitional program for radical economic transformation" to a "different kind of political and economic order."
"Transitional program" may sound like antiquated socialist rhetoric – a call to take state power and nationalize industry. But both the goals and the methods are very different. Indeed, the Declaration points a path between merely reestablishing the status quo and assuming that actions must be "revolutionary or nothing."
No "maximalism" here. "To capture people's attention and support" the Declaration argues, proposals must be "practical and immediately feasible." That is possible because, even under the domination of globalization from above, people have been developing alternatives within the world's nooks and crannies. The unfolding economic provides the opportunity "to put into the public domain some of the inspiring and feasible alternatives many of us have been working on for decades."
The goal linking these alternatives is "the well-being of people and the planet." And that requires a focus not primarily on restoring the financial system, but first and foremost on the great human and environmental crisis the world is facing in relation to food, climate, and energy.
Such common human interests are not the principal concerns of the people and institutions that now call the shots in national governments or the global economy. The "well-being of people and the planet" will not be achieved by economic jiggering. Instead, "democratic control over financial and economic institutions are required."
The vision of such democratic control, however, is not of either a centralized national or a centralized global economy. It is closer to what Walden Bello elsewhere described as the "co-existence" of a variety of "international organizations, agreements and regional groupings" that would allow "a more fluid, less structured, more pluralistic world with multiple checks and balances" in which nations and communities can "carve out the space to develop based on their values, their rhythms, and the strategies of their choice."
The current economic crisis creates opportunity for transformation because it "severely weakens" the power of the US, the EU, and the IMF, World Bank, and WTO. It undermines the legitimacy of the "neo-liberal paradigm." And, where global pseudo-consensus once asserted that "there is no alternative" to liberal capitalism, the future of capitalism is now becoming an open question.
Of course, this moment can also be seized by "fascist, right wing populist, xenophobic groups" who will try to "take advantage of people's fear and anger for reactionary ends." The
What is the agency for pursuing constructive alternatives and resisting destructive ones? It starts with the "powerful movements against neo-liberalism" that have been built over past decades. These will grow along with public anger at the abuse of public funds for private subsidy, the crises of food, energy, and the environment, and the deepening recession.
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Quality is at the heart of the Barbier Group's development and production activities.
The principles of the Barbier's Group's quality policy are gathered in a declaration signed by Serge VASSAL (President) and Thomas BARALON (MD).
The 5 key axes of the quality policy are:
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During production, the operators regularly self-monitor the manufacturing parameters and characteristics of the finished product. These controls are complemented by quality analyzes carried out by the different laboratories.


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But this is quite far from an accurate representation. For one thing, ocean crust is only about 7 km thick, while continental crust near passive margins is at least 20 km thick. Along convergent boundaries where the crust is being thickened, it could be 50 or 60 km thick. Then there's the fact that the average depth of the ocean is about 3.5-4 km deep and the tallest mountains on Earth max out at almost 9 km. As a general characteristic, for every kilometer in elevation, the crust increases its total thickness by about 6 km.
Consider also that the average elevation of the Tibetan Plateau's is about 4.5 km, which means that the top of this 20 – 60 km thick continental crust projects around 4 to 12 km above the top of the ocean crust. Leaving a good ten, twenty, fifty or more km worth of continental crust to poke down into the upper mantle. To a proper vertical scale, the relationships would look more like this (although the lithosphere is just kind of thrown in there without much consideration for it's 100 km thickness...):
The horizontal scale in this sketch, however, is greatly compressed. The continental shelf, which may be upwards of 100km wide, is only about as wide as the ocean crust is thick (7 km), so the overall vertical exaggeration is probably about 14x "normal." This is still somewhat ungainly despite being reasonably accurate. But here's a slightly modified version:
The ratio of elevation to total thickness is about 1:4 and I've exaggerated the surface elevation changes more than the underside of the crust. Although at ~10x vertical exaggeration, the angle of subduction as drawn is probably too shallow (unless you're a fan of Laramide-style crustal thickening).
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I know, it's been ages and ages. I know, I probably used that same intro. line the LAST time I hadn''t written in over a year.
I won't try to sum up or review.
And I also won't promise to blog more often! But I came upon the sad existence here and then realized that in mid-April for WHATEVER reason over 150 readers graced this page (reasons unknown to me?) and that I hadn't updated in so long that I ... probably should.
So the update is- HEYYYYY_---- I've got 2 kids! and HEYYYYY I'm still a working artist!
Things upcoming include a concert of SUPER modern music that NO, I have NOT had the time I've needed to learn (yet), and YES, does have a rehearsal in just over 2 weeks.
Then some more 'gala-esque' concerts which are always great since I get to pull out operatic gems PLUS learn a few new crowd-pleasers that I've wanted to take a look at and now have an excuse to do just that!
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Some restaurants have a mythology surrounding them. Franklin BBQ, in Austin, Texas, is one such restaurant.
"You have to get there early," people will say. "They line up starting at 9 o'clock and don't open their doors until 11." "It's because Aaron Franklin carves all the meat by hand and takes his time doing it." "They'll ask how much meat you want before you go in so they can figure out when to start turning people away." "It's a one hour wait." "It's a two hour wait." "It's the best BBQ you'll ever have in your life." "You'll want to kill yourself after you eat it because there'll be nothing left to live for."
I'm all for BBQ and I'm all for restaurant mythology, but one thing I'm not all about is eating big piles of meat at 11 o'clock in the morning. Nothing about that sounded appealing.
But last night I went to dinner with Raphael Brion and Paula Forbes of Eater.com and they hounded me about not going to Franklin BBQ. "If you tell people you were stranded in Austin for a week because of the hurricane, they're not going to believe that you didn't go to Franklin," said Raphael. "It really is some of the best BBQ you'll ever have," said Paula.
Still, this morning, I had my doubts. Did I really want to go, bleary-eyed, at 9:30 AM to stand in line waiting for meat? People on Twitter were relentless. @Temp6868 was the funniest:
That Tweet got through to me and, before I knew it, I was taking a car from the hotel to the famous Franklin BBQ.
The line wasn't so bad at first. Only a few people ahead of me:
This woman walking by called out to us: "Is the BBQ here really that good? Is that why y'all are lined up?"
"Yes," said a woman at the front of the line. I kind of shrugged my shoulders because I was dubious myself.
As we waited (I read from "Let The Great World Spin," the book I'm currently enjoying) the line grew:
And grew:
And grew:
A woman came by to find out how much meat we were ordering.
(It's the woman with the red hair and the pad.)
I told her I was going to have the Tipsy Texan (something the driver from my hotel told me to order) and she said, "Is it your first time here?" I said, "Yes." She said, "Then I wouldn't order that…I'd get the two-meat plate with the ribs and the brisket." Her matter-of-fact tone was pretty compelling so I said, "Ok."
At 11 o'clock, pretty much on the nose, the doors opened–the crowd cheered–and in we went.
Country music played inside (most notably Johnny Cash) and the writing was on the wall:
The line moved along steadily, not speedily, but quick enough. These two guys–blue bandana, red bandana–manned the counter.
Were either of them Franklins? I'm not sure.
When it was my turn, the man in the blue bandana offered me a taste of brisket. I ate it and my eyes widened. Then I told him I was having a two-meat plate with brisket and ribs and asked if I could take pictures of him carving. "Sure," he said. Here's the maestro at work:
For my two sides, I chose coleslaw and beans and also ordered a sweet tea to drink. "Do you want bread with that?" asked the man at the register. "Ok," I said and he put a slice of white sandwich bread on top of my tray.
Which I then carried to a table outside, feeling a bit like a kid in a middle school cafeteria for gluttons.
Here's my plate up close:
I started with that rib on top. I won't lie, my first bite was underwhelming. A bit dry. It was an exterior portion of meat and, interestingly, as I got closer to the bone the meat got more and more tender and sweeter until I finally got what all the fuss was about. The meat at the interior was as succulent and enjoyable as any BBQ I've ever had.
But the truly sublime moment came with the brisket. On the table were various sauces:
And I poured some of the darkest sauce, which contains espresso, over the brisket.
Holy cow.
Those bites, with the espresso BBQ sauce on top and the fork-tender brisket are the stuff dreams are made of. In that moment, Franklin BBQ went from myth to reality; this wasn't some Shangri-La or lost City of Atlantis. Franklin BBQ was a real place and here I was eating some of the best BBQ in the country. I felt very lucky, especially lucky that so many people urged me to go. Everyone was 100% right and I was 100% wrong. I'd get up at 5 AM to eat this again.
I also want to mention the beans, which would've been notable just by themselves:
They were firm and slightly sweet but, most importantly, smoky–a flavor, I suspect, achieved by some kind of smoked pork product cooked along with everything. Even though I've already made the best beans of your life, these beans were even better. Some day I'm going to hunt down the recipe.
In the meantime, I'm now recovering from my morning at Franklin's. It was an Austin rite-of-passage, an indoctrination of sorts and I'm so glad I finally stepped up and drank the BBQ sauce (way better than drinking Kool-Aid). Next time I'm in Austin, I can't imagine not going back… I was a non-believer and now I'm a disciple. It was a baptism by BBQ.


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CAP remains committed to accommodating the "beursalen" in the new normal
Willemstad July 23, 2020 ̶ It is almost that time of the year again when our airport premises will serve as the center stage of an utmost crucial moment in the lives of many youngsters, who will be leaving families, friends and their beloved island as they embark on their further educational journey abroad in The Netherlands. This year, Curaçao Airport Partners (CAP) is preparing once again to assist on this big day while taking all safety measures related to the new normal into consideration. This year's farewell for students departing for the Netherlands will be extra emotional with all the possible concerns of parents who are sending their children off into a world where we are unfortunately experiencing a life changing, historic moment due to this pandemic.
CAP has adapted its operations to the 'new normal' since the start of this pandemic. In order to make this day as easy for the families as we can, we have defined a setup which will adhere to the precautionary guidelines that belong to this new normal, while also providing families the time and space to say their goodbyes. It will be a regular business day for our airport, meaning that all regular operations will and must continue as usual. However, our personnel is well aware of the higher amount of persons that will be present and managing this crowd accordingly will be of utmost importance. Therefore, we hereby wish to inform all visitors and passengers and the family members of these departing students to take good note of the following changes we have implemented to accommodate the large group of visitors expected on this day.
The check-in hall remains only accessible for the departing passengers, Therefore, besides regular passengers, it is only allowed for the students and the team of the SSC organization and Airport Community to be inside of the check-in hall. Thus, all parents and other family members must say goodbye to the youngsters outside on the airport boulevard. In this area, there will also be a coordinated effort to manage the crowd and ensure all goes well and safe. An exception to the rule on this day will be for the students who are underage, to be accompanied inside the check-in hall by only 1 parent or legal guardian. It is possible to start checking in from 11am. If a student checks in after 1pm, he/she cannot go back outside and must proceed to join the rest of the group upstairs in the waiting hall. Furthermore, as instructed to the students during a special virtual session to explain the guidelines, it is required for all passengers, including these students to wear a mask inside the airport facilities and strictly follow the airport health and safety guidelines.
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The drop-off lane will be strictly coordinated in order to ensure a smooth flow for all who need to drop-off their luggage. One of the drop-off lanes (the right-hand side) will be closed making it even more important for everyone to be quick when dropping off passengers as the spaces will be limited. We also wish to remind all to make use of the parking lot accordingly and avoid any inconveniences due to incorrect parking. We advise to make use of 'carpooling' as much as possible on this day. We advise not to park your car along the side on the FD Rooseveltweg as it may be towed away. You can make use of our parking lot to ensure your car is safe and from there you can also walk to the old lookout point ('Mirador bieu') to see the plane depart as the new lookout point ('Mirador nobo') remains closed since the start of the pandemic.
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Second Hand Arms Dealers-Living
Punk is one of those genres that never seems to go away. Just when you think it's done, another bunch of angry, disenfranchised youths come together to air their grievances for all the world to hear. That's exactly what we have here with Second Hand Arms Dealer, and their latest track Living.
While not as snarling and abrasive as your stereotypical punk outfit, the Bristol-trio have plenty of punk spirit about them. However there are clearly other influences at work.
We kick things off we an atmospheric bass riff, which echos those of Peter Hook, formally of post-punk groups Joy Division and New Order. The atmospheric calm does not last however, as the slashing guitar quickly blasts that away, its start-stop nature every reminiscent of At The Drive-In's early work.
The post punk influences rear their head once again as we come to the verses, which have a feel of The Cure about them, but they merely act as the calm in between the storms that are the massive sounding choruses.
Lyrically there is not much to write home about. They are nothing new and aren't particularly memorable. However its the music that sells this this track so it's not big issue. The bass and guitar is what will appeal to the punk community.
This is a very solid introduction to one of the newest voices in the punk scene. Second Hand Arms Dealer look set to become a force to be reckoned with.
Click here to listen to their songs
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Damascus, SANA_ Plastic artist Dr. Ghatfan Habib considers art as a global message that exceeds the limits of language, transmits creative human thought in a visual way that reaches the mind of the recipient wherever he/she is. It deals with human issues and touches his pain and hopes with calligraphy and color.
" Plastic art is a way to exit from the difficult reality into a more spacious and comprehensive space that the artist can formulate in a brighter way". he said.
As for his artistic work, "The Syrian New Year", which coincides with the first of April, Ghatfan explained that it is one of a group of works he implemented in the last stage using natural stone, acrylic and earthy colors on the canvas, "a special material for paintings", which in general sheds light on important events of our ancient history, specifically from the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Syria.
Most of his paintings that deal with the subject of women show the strong eastern female, the leader and the queen that bears the features of Syria and the East, were implemented by the technology of natural stone extracted from the land, according to Ghatfan.
Ghatfan, through his works, adopts Aristotle's saying that "the job of art is not to present the external form of things but to address its internal connotation, for real and original art in his opinion, is the ability to signify with color and technology and to reformulate the form with a metaphysical symbol that includes culture and knowledge.
He clarified that the plastic movement in Syria has accelerated recently, despite the circumstances our country has gone through, as this stage has produced an art that emphasized, in a way, the resistance and the refusal of death and the desire for life through which the Syrian artists prove that their country is still the heart of the world.
"Despite all the devastation that has affected our monuments and historical ruins because of terrorism, the potential for renewal and resurgence which is inherent in the spirit of every Syrian artist can restore all that has been ruined." Ghatfan concluded.


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A few days ago, another conversation between Pope Francis and Eugenio Scalfari happened. As happened several times before, heretical statements were ascribed to the pope: statements that to date have not been specifically repudiated by either the pope or the Vatican Communications Office. When Scalfari asked about the punishment of souls who die in mortal sin, the pope allegedly said that they aren't punished and they simply cease to exist. Right there you have heresies against the existence of hell and the immortality of souls.
This conversation is all over mainstream media. The pope needs to clarify his statements immediately if he never uttered those heresies. If he did make those statements as reported, we will need to come to grips with the possibility that our pope has uttered heresies.
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3rd party Sickipedia viewer for Android! (warning: mature content)
If you like the app, get the in-app purchase to support it's development, and you'll receive text-to-speech support for jokes, and a darker theme too! If you like Sickipedia, support them by visiting their site and buying a t-shirt!
Why do you update the app so much? You're ruining my life!
Holy entitlement batman! Noone is forcing you to update the app, if it works for you, don't update it for a while! Nothing is more annoying that putting in effort to fix problems people email me about, and implement new features, then see comments where people actually *complain* about the work i'm putting in, for a predominantly free app no less!
Enjoy your 1 star, you ruined my life! Thanks, but can you explain why? Constructive criticism can be useful, and if i have no idea *what* your problem is with the new version, how can i possibly attempt to fix it?
I can't purchase TTS/the darker theme? Make sure the app is on the latest version and it should work, the Google Play app can be quite finnicky about stuff like that. Failing that, email me your log file please!
How do i remove the filters? Long press on the category that is filtered and hit unblock. Or hit Menu -> Clear filters. If you can't comprehend these simple instructions (that are also presented to you when the app first runs) then i suggest that this app isn't for you, as you may be illiterate 🙁
My categories aren't working, but normal jokes are? Go into the categories view and hit refresh then try again.
The font size is too big/small! There's an option in the menu to increase/decrease it as much as you want.
I can't open the app unless i go to the market page! Your device is rubbish, try uninstalling/reinstalling the sickipedia app and restarting your device.
My widget is dead? Try restarting your device and re-adding the widget, it *should* be working still! Also make sure the app hasn't been moved to the SD card!
The old app was better/you suck! Cheers, but it wasn't better, it was broken, didn't use the newer android libraries, didn't support tablet layouts, and was ugly. It may have been marginally better for older phones, and i'll dig out a link to the old apk at some point for those people, but going forward for newer devices this will be a far better experience.
New version, pretty much a complete rewrite, compatible with tablets and phones, download at your peril! (Android 2.1 and up only, sorry folks).
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Singing Auditions for Kids — Charlie Brown
audition notice posted by the Artistic Director
Casting notice posted on auditionsfree.com, casting location: Riverside Ca
Charlie Brown auditions are January 18tth at 7:00 pm. Casting all roles adult and kid casts will coincide for the auditions. Bring a 16 bar song, and be prepared with a short (1 min!) acting piece about what you have in your lunch for school. The show will feature a live band, and a fantastic set. Looking for great actors who sing and can move.
The show will premiere in April at the Steel Workers Auditorium in Fontana.
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the inspired room
I'd like to upgrade our coffee station. It might make getting up in the morning that much more welcoming! Here are some other coffee bars worth admiring, and with ideas worth borrowing.
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living pretty
hi sugarplum
Yes, this is a jaw dropping masterpiece! My little coffee bar still needs some TLC i"m afraid.
These are particularly wonderful as I just got my espresso machine about a week ago -- which has claimed the corner of our kitchen. Now I think I must make a perfect little spot for my coffee bar. I agree completely with your assessment of the first photo. It really is perfect.
Obsessed with Melissa's coffee bar as soon as I saw it - it's so pretty and functional and serves the best purpose of all - caffeinating!! Hope you and your family are doing well Casey :) I'll get a post up soon.


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The morning after the night before, Michael Ignatieff went for a stroll down the adhesives aisle of a Rona in suburban Gatineau. A Liberal candidate stood on each side of him. A semi-circle of photographers and cameramen shuffled backwards in front of him as he went.
Turning the corner he happened upon a shower door that caught his interest. Opening the door, he stepped behind the glass and looked out at the cameramen who clicked away happily. Further on he spotted a tub and signalled for his wife to come have a look. After some consideration, both appeared to be impressed with the bath's craftsmanship and design.
He continued on between the giant shelves of this high-ceilinged retailer. Turning another corner he came upon an assortment of French doors where, coincidentally enough, someone had set up a podium to which was affixed a red Liberal sign. A row of television cameras had been set up in anticipation of his arrival.
He was here not only for the tubs, but also to announce that his party, were it to win a sufficient number of seats in the House to form government, would provide a tax credit to those who renovated their homes in an environmentally friendly manner.
Mr. Ignatieff wore a blue zip-up vest over a sweater and some informal slacks for the occasion. He was positioned between two doors, either of which can be yours for 15% off the sticker price. "It's becoming clearer and clearer what the choices are," he said. In fact, he continued, "the choice is clear." "The only party that can replace Mr. Harper," he explained, "is the Liberal party of Canada." The audience of morning shoppers seemed mostly pleased with this.
After dispatching with a dozen questions from the reporters who, coincidentally, were also shopping at this hour, Mr. Ignatieff returned to browsing. At the front of one aisle he was impressed by a sizeable power drill. Down an adjacent aisle he tried out a sledgehammer. He paused briefly to chat with a few shoppers who'd lined up to have a word, then turned and headed for the service department where he posed for pictures with a couple members of the staff.
Out the door and back on the bus, he waved for the cameras from the steps. Before he could go though a woman approached and handed him a package. She had, apparently, an abstract painting to give him. He accepted it happily. Presumably he will be back for the tub later.


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Over the weekend, radical right-wing commentator and rabid conspiracy theorist Sheila Zilinsky appeared on Dave Hodges' "The Common Sense Show," where she was joined by End Times prepper Bob Griswold of Ready Made Resources to discuss the judgment that God will soon unleash upon America.
"God raised Donald Trump up, I believe, for one specific purpose," Griswold said, "and that is to pull the lid off of the vileness that has become our government so that nobody is going to say, 'Why did it happen to America?'"
Griswold said that "when judgment falls on this land" in the form of a nuclear attack, nobody should be surprised because "we have opened the doors to His judgment, we have offended the Most High in the most egregious ways we could do it. We have even invented ways that Israel never thought of doing, we have put ourselves below what the heathens practiced, all the while, we knew the truth. And that is the most damning part of it: we knew the truth and we decided to walk away from it to please our flesh."
Zilinsky agreed, but also saw an upside, proclaiming that when God's judgment does fall on this nation, the "devils" like Hillary Clinton will finally face the punishment they deserve.
"A lot of people say, 'You know, there is never going to be any justice for these devils like Hillary Clinton, you are never going to see anybody go to jail,'" she said. "I actually have a news flash for people because when God is done—He is sorting out the men from the boys right now—it's over. When God has had enough of these clowns, it's game over."
"The corruption is running amok and, yeah, we don't feel like politicians are going to get any justice and the corruption is so fierce," Zilinsky added, "but I assure you, the day is coming when every person in Washington, D.C., will answer for this corruption. God judges Noah's generation that mocked the message of salvation, aka the ark. He wiped out all of them … He judges Sodom and Gomorrah and today, America's got nothing on Sodom and Gomorrah."
The day is coming, she warned, when "sick pervert demons" like John Podesta will be locked up because "the time for games, it's over."


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Week 8: Geetha & Ben
This past week I came up with a writing prompt for Ben. The idea this time is not to replicate the way zebra finches learn to sing, but to pay homage to it. I asked Ben to think of a skill that could be taught to another person, and write instructions for that skill transfer in the second-person imperative voice (you must cut the tomatoes, turn on the fan, filter the coffee through the copper sieve). Once the base text is complete, we'd pick an arbitrary number, n, and change every nth word in the text to something new and random, much like I've been doing in my poem prompt. Then Ben will need to course-correct the text, but can only do so by modulating the three words that immediately precede and follow the nth words. The next iteration would be to pick a new number, x, change every xth word, and repeat the course correction. In this way, speech/words become sound analogs, and instead of error-correcting the pitch of a song the way a juvenile bird does, we're error-correcting meaning.
My poem iterations now seem like a machine had a hand at writing them, which is interesting since we've also talked about machine learning and algorithmically generated texts for this project. But to break free from rule-based writing, I started jotting down notes on memory and consciousness for another project. It's relevant at this point to mention that I have a three-month old baby, and that I've been doing a lot of associative thinking about how her brain is developing. I think that every time she wakes from sleep, she's coming to terms with her existence, which can be overwhelming to handle (if not terrifying) for a creature with poor muscle control and few life experiences. So she wakes up, begins to cry, and calms when I approach because she remembers me. I want to know what memory means for a baby, and how the adults we become are overlaid upon those early memories. I asked Ben if early memories are erased and overwritten like in computer systems, or if the physical structures of those early nerve networks "lignify" the way trees preserve the branching patterns of their past, sapling selves. It turns out neither of these metaphors works well enough to explain what might actually be going on, and so I've got some course-corrective notes to work with now.
The other thing we discussed was the nature of consciousness. I've still not wrapped my head around all this, since Ben's given me a lot to think about regarding the lack of vocabulary or conceptual definitions that people can agree on before we decide what is or isn't conscious. But for me this line of thought begins with open speculation on how much (or little) it takes to create a complete neural network (with input and output structures) in a petri dish. I fell into a research wormhole on brain organoids (pea-sized, self-organized, differentiated neuron bundles made from scratch out of human stem cells) and the ethics of creating and using them. More on that at a later date.
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I've never cracked an Uncle John's book. I might just have to.
Uncle John's Visits Hollywood
Posted on February 23, 2006 Posted by John Scalzi 6 Comments
Oh look, another Uncle John's book I contributed to has hit the stores: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into Hollywood. As per the Uncle John's tradition, the individual articles are not attributed so unless you have a truly excellent eye for my writing, you'll not know which pieces are mine. And, frankly, I wrote these pieces so long ago that even I'm not entirely sure which are mine; I'd have to look at my check stub to be sure. But regardless, the book is chock full of Hollywood trivia goodness, so if you're a Hollywood and/or Uncle John's buff, you will be deeply satisfied by this offering. It's pretty damn interesting.
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Well, the Uncle John's books are in every bookstore (it seems like), so you can certainly check them out before you plunk down your cash. They are as advertised: filled with pieces short enough to be read while you are, you know, doing your business.
That's something I actually never do.
Every single person in family did it, though, so maybe it's my form of rebellion not to.
You should have a contest with one of these things: Name an article Scalzi wrote for [fill in the blank Uncle John Book] and win a prize.
The Uncle John books are fantastic…I'm in the middle of the Uncle John's Long Lastin' Fast Actin' Bathroom Reader. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go check out the next article…
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The venerable Kelsey Grammer has embodied a number of memorable characters over the years, including (but certainly not limited to) Sideshow Bob, and Captain Morgan Bateson on an episode of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation', and of course Dr. Fraiser Crane. This holiday season, the legendary actor comes to Netflix to voice a troll named Blinky in Guillermo Del Toro's latest animated project, 'Trollhunters'. However, when the show also featuring the voices of Anton Yelchin, Ron Perlman, Steven Yeun, and Charlie Saxton premieres, don't invite him over to "Netflix & chill" because he won't be having any of it.
While promoting the upcoming film at New York Comic Con, we had the chance to speak with Grammer about his work on 'Trollhunters'. And during the course of the conversation, someone inquired about the actor's thoughts on a modern viewer's tendency to binge-watch shows these days. While sharing his thoughts on how television storytelling has changed because of this, he shared that he isn't a fan of taking in TV in that manner.
In addition to that, Grammer touched on a number of different subjects including the different ways that he may prepare and craft a voiceover performance. Finally, since nostalgia is a big seller in today's world (as evidenced by 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', 'Twin Peaks', 'Girl Meets World', and more) and 'Trollhunters' offers the audience a bit of nostalgia due to the similarities to the old school Amblin animated features, we asked if there had been any interest in revisiting some his greatest shows or characters. Also, how could we not talk to Kelsey Grammer without bringing up 'Fraiser' just once? It's arguably one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.
Anyway, check out everything he had to say in the video below:
'Trollhunters' starring Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer, Ron Perlman, Steven Yeun, Charlie Saxton, Jonathan Hyde, Lexi Madrano, Amy Landecker, and Fred Tatasciore premieres on Netflix on December 23, 2016.
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Avoiding the Caregiver Crunch
Published by: TELUS Health,
If you're caring for a loved one, over time, you may find yourself feeling stretched thin with all of your responsibilities. In fact, research suggests that elder caregivers will spend more time tending to older loved ones than caring for their own children. Therefore, it's important to carve out time for yourself and avoid caregiver burnout. This article has ideas for how to make sure that your caregiving responsibilities are sustainable in the long-term.
Take time out for you. With so much energy going to other people, it's easy to forget about yourself. Many caregivers feel guilty for enjoying themselves, but interests, hobbies and plain old fun can actually help you relax and recharge so you can provide the best care. Be sure to establish boundaries and hold firm on them so that when you're taking some "me" time no one interrupts.
Get support. Need a break? Ask a relative to take over for a day or look into community respite services that can help lighten your load. Connect with others in a similar situation by joining a local caregiving support group or an online forum. Remember: you don't have to go it alone. Support is out there.
Know that good health equals good care. To give the best care, you need the best you. Stay emotionally and physically healthy by getting enough rest and eating a well-balanced diet. Squeeze in exercise whenever possible to boost your energy, mood and shed stress.
Plan it out. Shave time off running errands and daily tasks by getting organised. See if your local grocer or pharmacy delivers and pay bills online. Hold a family meeting and create a chart that assigns chores to every member. Simplifying a hectic schedule can go a long way in easing anxiety and your time crunch.
Being a caregiver is challenging and, at times, taxing. However, the rewards of caring for someone you love can often outweigh these demands. Be sure to look after your own emotional and physical wellbeing so you're able to invest the strength needed to provide the best care to your loved one. After all, this might be the most important job you ever have.


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RNA-seq analysis
Runs with illumina total RNA-sequencing data. Aligns to the reference genome, gives QC metrics and finishes with gene count matrices.
RNA-Seq is a bioinformatics analysis pipeline used for RNA sequencing data. The pipeline is built using Nextflow, a workflow tool to run tasks across multiple compute infrastructures in a very portable manner. It processes raw data from FastQ inputs, aligns the reads, generates counts relative to genes or transcripts and performs extensive quality control on the results.
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RNA sequencing analysis pipeline using STAR, RSEM, HISAT2 or Salmon with gene/isoform counts and extensive quality control. - https://nf-co.re/rnaseq
When we run analysis
We run this analysis routinely for all RNA-seq projects where we have prepared the sequencing library in-house. If you have prepared a library yourself and we are just sequencing, please get in touch and mention that you would like us to run this analysis.
The analysis works with any of the species that have a reference genome available in AWS-iGenomes. If in doubt, please ask whether we can run the pipeline for you.
Input data
bcl2fastq demultiplexed FastQ files and a genome reference.
The pipeline generates aligned BAM-files, gene count matrices and FPKM metrics for genes and transcripts, along with numerous quality control metrics. For more information, please see https://nf-co.re/rnaseq/docs/output.
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