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July 13th, 2016
…by voting on an expanded trans anti-discrimination ordinance:
Cleveland City Council is expected tonight to pass legislation empowering transgender people to choose whichever restroom, shower or locker room aligns with their gender identity, without fear of discrimination.
The measure was introduced in 2013 as part of a package of ordinances that update the city's existing anti-discrimination laws to include the transgender community. Council's Committee of the Whole passed the legislation this morning, sending it on to a full council vote.
The legislation removes a passage from the existing nondiscrimination ordinance that allowed for owners of private business with "public accommodations" to discriminate based on a person's gender identity or expression and dictate which bathroom a person should use, "provided reasonable access to adequate facilities is available."
Ordinance supporters testified in 2014 that some transgender people avoid using public restrooms out of fear of being attacked, harassed or assaulted.
September 12th, 2013
Cocktails Lounge, on Cleveland's West Side, has been the scene of at least two designated hate crimes in less than a week and at least six attacks on patrons since spring. Two weeks ago, Jared Fox was surrounded by a gang of juveniles, beaten and robbed while they shouted anti-gay epithets. These things are the kind of attacks that can happen in any American city, but they're happening in Cleveland now, where the City's Director of Public Safety, Martin Flask, is on the case: he sent a letter to the bar's owners demanding that they stop calling 911 so often:
Our records indicate from September 02, 2012 through September 01, 2013 Cleveland Police Officers and/or Dog warden have been dispatched and responded to your property located at 9208 Detroit Avenue inns for various Calls for service. Repeated calls to the same property place an and inappropriate burden on the taxpayers of the City of Cleveland and on our safety forces. The estimated cost for the city safety forces to respond to your property is approximately $100.00 per call for service.
l am confident that we share the same goal and that you will take the necessary steps to eliminate the repeated calls for police services to your property. Therefore, within 10 days of the date of this letter, you will be required to submit your action plan to the First District Neighborhood Police Commander (623-5105), outlining your strategy to eliminate the problems at this location.
Cocktails Lounge manager James Foster was appalled at the letter.
Foster said what's most frustrating is that the majority of those police calls didn't have to do with the lounge itself. Instead, managers and patrons called about incidents happening near the lounge.
"It's your neighborhood bar, everybody knows everybody, everybody's got nicknames," said Mary Wishar, a regular at Cocktails who describes the lounge as friendly and safe.
Outrage erupted on social media yesterday after the letter went public. City Councilman Jay Westbrook, who represents the ward where Cocktails is located, said, "Just when we thought we were turning a corner with these incidents, the safety director shot us in the foot." Mayor Frank Jackson ordered Flask to rescind the letter:
"If I had to do it over again, I would have handled this particular situation differently," Flask said. "After reviewing this issue with Mayor (Frank) Jackson, he has directed me to rescind the letter and instead set up a meeting with the District Commander and the property owners so that we can work together to address the issues raised by the calls for service to 9208 Detroit Avenue."
Lyons could not be reached for comment Wednesday night. The letter said 13 police reports were filed over the one-year period for everything from fights to robbery. None of the calls, Flask said, involved hate crimes currently being investigated by police.
"(I)t is an early warning letter that the Department of Public Safety sends to property owners to help prevent a location from becoming a 'nuisance property'" Flask said. "224 such letters have already been sent to various property owners this year."
Cleveland was selected to host the Gay Games in 2014.
August 4th, 2010
As Timothy mentioned yesterday afternoon, we received word that a decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger is expected this afternoon between 1:00 and 3:00 pm (PDT). Already, Prop 8 supporters have already filed a request for stay of judgment pending appeal, in case Judge Walker strikes down Prop 8. If granted, this would prevent any marriages taking until the Court of Appeals hears the case.
Meanwhile, a large number of rallies are planned in California and across the U.S., forty so far and counting. Rex Wockner is keeping up to date with the latest additions.
January 11th, 2009
Rev. Kenneth W. Chalker, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Cleveland, as also weighed in on Rev. C. Jay Matthews' attempts to overturn Cleveland's toothless Domestic Partnerships. He says that Matthews and others are confusing religion with faith:
It is not unlike the pastors 150 years ago who proclaimed the Bible's endorsement of slavery as a legitimate enterprise, argued that there was no valid marriage between slaves, and therefore no reason to recognize loving relationships between slaves or recognize, in a legal way, their children.
It is not unlike a number of leading pastors in Birmingham, Ala., who joined together in 1963 to give biblically endorsed reasons why the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was out of line and moving too fast with his advocacy for civil rights and the elimination of legal segregation based on race and skin color.
It is all the result of confusing religion with faith.
January 11th, 2009
Ever since we learned that Cleveland passed a Domestic Partnership Registry last month — the one which proved extremely controversial among some council members, the one that is still so controversial that Rev. C. Jay Matthews of Mount Sinai Baptist Church is trying to overturn it — we've been trying to figure out what that registry provides. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Connie Schultz, it's not much at all:
The registry just guarantees that unmarried couples with none of the legal rights of marriage can pay the city a fee to document that they are unmarried couples with none of the legal rights of marriage.
It's as if Cleveland City Council said, "Look, we know that all committed adult couples should be equal in the eyes of the law, but we just can't bring ourselves to say that out loud, 'kay?"
Now, the registry does arm gays and lesbians with a defense, sort of, against greedy relatives, self-righteous clergy and all sorts of official-looking people who think only heterosexuals should have the legal right to marry, no matter how many times it takes them to get it right. To be specific, the registry gives homosexual couples a piece of paper to call their own.
For example, let's say you're gay and weeping over the body of your recently deceased partner when her parents show up at the funeral and demand the keys to the house you shared for the last 20 years. If the house was in her name only, I'm afraid you're still headed for a rental with a futon, but now you can whip out that sheet of domestic registry paper, wave it wildly and shout, "We are too a couple. Says so right here on this document."
Much better, don't you think?
This is what the fuss is all about?
January 9th, 2009
Last month, we learned that Cleveland was about to offer a Domestic Partnership registry. Now we learn that opponents are determined to derail the measure.
Rev. C. Jay Matthews of Mount Sinai Baptist Church failed in his first attempt to gather 11,000 signatures by Wednesday to force a citywide vote on the measure. He's now focusing efforts on what is called an ordinance by initiative. It requires 5,000 signatures to submit legislation to city council for a vote. If the City Council doesn't pass it, it goes to the voters. Matthews hopes to be able to submit the legislation by April.
December 9th, 2008
Cleveland's city council voted 13-7 to provide a domestic partnership registry. The legislation goes to mayor Frank Jackson, who plans to sign the registry into law. It will go into effect 120 days after the mayor signs the bill. According to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, the vote wasn't an easy one for several council members:
But several council members reported intense pressure from local pastors, who oppose domestic partner benefits on religious grounds. At one point Monday afternoon, a rattled Kevin Conwell, a co-sponsor of the legislation, seemed ready to change his position. "I had more than 70 calls over the weekend," Conwell said. Conwell ultimately voted with the majority.
…Councilman Zack Reed, who voted against the registry, said he was lobbied by his pastor, the Rev. Marvin McMickle. Also voting against the registry were Councilwoman Sabra Pierce Scott, Councilman Roosevelt Coats. Pierce Scott said prior to the vote that she had concerns about how the legislation was worded. At a committee hearing, Coats cited biblical passages that he said denounce homosexuality. "Many of you may disagree," he said. "That's fine. These aren't my words. These words are in the Bible."
Cleveland's domestic partnership registry seeks to steer clear of Ohio's draconian constitutional amendment banning all forms of recognition for same-sex couples by being open to same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
November 10th, 2008
Those who crafted the Ohio ban on gay marriage did so with the intention of excluding gay couples from even the most rudimentary of protections.
Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.
While some anti-gay advocates will loudly proclaim that they have no problem with civil unions, those who sought and achieved the ban in Ohio had no such pretenses. Their prime effort was to ensure that ALL concessions, be they hospital visitation or property rights or any other small conveniences no matter how benighn, be denied to the gay citizens of the state.
Nevertheless, the cities of Cleveland Heights and Toledo have created registries for same-sex or opposite-sex couples. Though such registries have no requirements on any entity, public or private, and provide no benefits, they are useful for employees of those companies that offers domestic partner benefits. It provides an easy and convenient method by which to prove qualification.
Now some councilmen in Cleveland are hoping that their city will join them. From the Plain Dealer
The registry would be nonbinding, meaning employers and other organizations would not be forced to extend health care benefits to unwed couples or allow visits with a hospitalized partner. But supporters of the plan are hopeful it might encourage the allowance of such rights.
Councilman Joe Cimperman, a sponsor of the idea, said a registry would help Cleveland as it bids to host the 2014 Gay Games, a sporting event with a global audience. In addition, fees paid by those who register could pour some much-needed cash into city coffers.
"We are trying to show that we are a serious city when it comes to tolerance," said Cimperman, who with other colleagues is expected to introduce legislation next week.
We wish them success.
(hat tip Stefano)
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Uncompiled vs. compiled script performance
I've recently run a few tests to find out what's tanking my FPS like crazy. And I've come to the conclusion that compiled scripts run a lot slower than uncompiled ones. I tested 4 cs scripts against their dll counterparts. I turned the cs scripts into dlls. Running the dlls I got 10 FPS less on average and I have a quite powerful system. I'm currently running quite a few dlls and I've already removed some mods that add features I don't often use. My current FPS are at 40 on average compared to almost constant 60 without mods. I'm running the game on max settings. I've even tested turning all the graphics options to min, the average FPS DID NOT CHANGE!? Just wanted to let you know.
Huh, interesting.
This could be very important to take into consideration when making large mods.
@Phnx Interesting, I thought it would be the opposite.
I've also noticed that issue with fps not changing even when lowering settings. I guess that explains it!
Hey how many mods do you have i have like 5 scripts and about 6 guns changed skins bodyguards advanced body guars and a script related to lspdfr but does not let you arrest them or doesnt have most of the function of lspdfr so is that to many mods
Does anyone know if you can edit a BLUS script so it only shows 3 mod menus instead of a list of 38?
@Simulacrumgamer I have way too many mods, 33 dlls and 5 cs files.
@Phnx I already removed Mods as well I normaly have 45-60 FPS and with all script mods 20-45 but because of mods affecting pedestrians like Zippos Seizure mods or SoBs mods and Mods like SIngleplayer Apartments

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Quotations From Classes
Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you.
Some say that my teaching is nonsense.
Others call it lofty but impractical.
But to those who have looked inside themselves,
this nonsense makes perfect sense.
And to those who put it into practice,
this loftiness has roots that go deep.
I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and in thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.
- Tao Te Ching (Trans. Stephen Mitchell)
Yoga is first and foremost the discipline of conscious living.
- Georg Feuerstein & Stephan Bodian
To be born means to be embodied. . . . from the moment of our first breath to the moment of our last, we live in and as our body. So, we must come to terms with our embodiment, with ourselves. If we fail to do so, we reduce our aliveness, cutting off the life force wihtin us. . . . So long as we are in conflict with our body, we cannot find peace of mind.
- George Feuerstein & Stephan Bodian
For all to practice the Way
you must coil, you must contract,
you must uncoil, you must expand,
you must be firm, you must be regular [in this practice] . . .
when you enlarge your mind and let go of it,
when you relax your vital breath and expand it,
when your body is calm and unmoving . . .
and you can maintain the One and discard the myriad disturbances.
Relaxed and unwound, yet acutely sensitive,
in solitude you delight in your own person.
This is called "revolving the vital breath."
- Anonymous (4th century Toaist)
Turn around the light to shine within, then just return.
The vast inconceivable source can't be faced or turned away from.
Meet the ancestral teachers, be familiar with their instruction,
bind grasses to build a hut, and don't give up.
Let go of hundreds of years and relax completely.
Open your hands and walk, innocent.
Thousands of words, myriad interpretations,
are only to free you from obstructions.
If you want to know the undying person in the hut,
don't separate from this skin bag here and now.
– Shitou
In truth it matters little how far you can bend forward or how far you can twist, for wherever the point of resistance lies is the place where you have the greatest opportunity to learn and change.
-Donna Farhi
If you can meet yourself just where you are rather than always looking beyond yourself to where you'd like to be, this attitude of steadfastness and compassion will bring the fruits of yoga to you.
- Donna Farhi
"To be in one's head" means not to be present as the entire body-mind. and it is only when one is bodily present and open at the heart that the Self beyond the ego is likely to reveal itself.
- Georg Feuerstein
To the heavens be peace,
to the sky and the earth,
to the waters be peace,
to plants and all trees,
to the Gods be peace,
to Brahman be peace,
to all men be peace, again and again
--peace also to me!
- Yajur Veda XXXVI, 17
When our inner nature is truly free, we find within ourselves a wealth of treasure: love, joy, and peace of mind. We can appreciate the beauty of life, taking each experience as it comes, opening our hearts to it and truly enjoying it. Realizing these qualities within ourselves is the greatest freedom that can be gained.
- Tarthang Tulku
Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling.
Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.
"Com on, girl," said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud.
Ekido did not speak again until that night when they reached a lodging temple. Then he no longer could restrain himself. "We monks don't go near females," he told Tanzan, "especially not young and lovely ones. It is dangerous. Why did you do that?"
"I left the girl there," said Tanzan. "Are you still carrying her?"
- Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Integrated inner work does not seek to overcome or perfect the body. It does not cultivate an aversion to any aspect of our humanity, nor is it about trying to get somewhere other than in our bodies. Rather it seeks to become more self-aware, self-accepting and compassionate within the lived experience of our bodies.
-Julian Walker
Compassion is an attitude of empathy toward the reality of human suffering. On the mat this means turning toward yourself with the same level of kindness and care you would offer a very close friend or dearly beloved.
- Julian Walker
When we are willing to sacrifice our preconceptions about life, the identity we cling to, we invoke within us the Divine Fire that is our true Self. For what is sacred is the sacrificial mind that is ever willing to set aside the accumulation of its past knowledge and look at life with open eyes, with the eyes of Fire. This state of reverence for all life, in which we set aside all our attempts to manipulate it, is the being of reverence that is the Godhead. To become conscious of the sacred nature of all life is to accomplish the real sacrifice, the sacrifice of our manipulative motivations and struggles. It is to be reborn in the Fire of presence that is life as a seer. It is no longer to think, judge, analyse, criticize, or in any way try to gain some special position or advantage. It is to know the center and the periphery are present at every point where life sees itself.
- David Frawley.
Fill your bowl to the brim
and it will spill.
Keep sharpening your knife
and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security
and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people's approval
and you will be their prisoner.
Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity.
- Tao Te Ching


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It's important when first receiving your new camera to go through the following setup procedures. This not only helps you learn how to navigate the different camera modes but also ensures you know the function of each button. This lesson will guide you through the basic setup procedure.
|Charge the Camera
|Insert the Memory Card
|Learn the Buttons
|Photo/Video Modes
|Setup the Date/Time
|Disable Loop Recording
Before you rush out and start shooting video there are a few simple steps your should take to ensure your getting the most out of your new action camera. Follow along and we'll show you the action camera quick start guide to using your new SJCAM SJ4000 Series Action Camera.
Charging the SJ4000
Prior to setup, we recommend you fully charge the camera by using the included USB cable. By either plugging the camera into an available USB port on your computer or by using a compatible 5 volt 1 amp USB power adapter (wall charger). The first initial charge will take approximately 3 hours to complete. The charging status is indicated by the LED status light shown below.
Once fully charged the Red LED will turn off. Your camera is now ready to use.
Insert the Memory Card
We recommend using a Class 10 32GB (or less) microSDHC memory card with the SJ4000 Series Action Cameras. Xtreme Sport DV offers the Sandisk Ultra 32GB Memory Cards for a great price, so if you haven't already purchased one with your camera head on over to pick one up! If your experiencing intermittent camera freeze-ups or glitchy video recordings, the memory card your using is to slow. Either replace the card with a faster speed or lower the cameras recording resolution.
When inserting the memory card, do not force or jam the card in. When installed correctly it'll slide down into the spring-loaded slot with little effort. If the card is going in crooked or with friction then try inserting the other way around.
SJ4000 Buttons
- OK Button
- Used to take a picture in photo mode or start/stop video recording in video mode.
- Used to confirm selections while in the preview mode and camera settings menu.
- Power / Mode Button
- Press and hold for 3 seconds to power on/off the camera.
- With the camera is powered on a single press to toggle between video mode, photo mode, preview mode and the camera settings menu.
- Up / WIFI Button
- While in video and photo modes, pressing the up arrow will enable wifi (if equipped). Enabling WIFI will drastically decrease the battery run-time and we only recommend using it while the camera is plugged in or constantly powered using a USB battery bank.
- While in video and photo modes holding the up button will zoom in.
- While in preview mode and the settings menu the up button will navigate selections "UP".
- Down Button
- While in video and photo modes holding the down button will zoom out.
- While in preview mode and the settings menu the down button will navigate selections "DOWN".
SJCAM SJ4000 Series Photo & Video Modes
The SJCAM SJ4000 features several camera modes. To cycle through these modes, press the Power/Mode button on the front of the camera until the desired camera mode is located.
The SJ4000 defaults to full HD 1080p video at 30fps. Once the camera is powered on, you're ready to shoot video. To start/stop recording, press the OK button.
Photo mode is accessed by pressing the Power/Mode button one time from the video mode default setting.
To preview video and photos stored on the memory card, press the Power/Mode button to toggle to the playback screen.
Setting the Date/Time on the SJ4000
- To change the date and time on the camera first start by powering on the SJ4000 camera and navigating to the settings menu. After power-up this will be 3 presses on the "Power/Mode" button.
- Find the "Date/Time" setting by repeatedly pressed the up or down arrows. Confirm your highlighted selection by pressing the "OK" button.
- Using the up/down arrows, set the year. Confirm the selection by pressing the "OK" button. Continue this step to set the month, day and time fields.
- Once the correct date/time has been entered confirm and save the settings by pressing the "Power/Menu" button. You will be returned to the main settings menu.
The SJCAM SJ4000 in it's default state will have the timestamp setting enabled. This setting will overlay the current Date/Time we previously setup onto your video and picture files. Depending on your requirements, you may want to disable this setting. You may do so from the settings menu.
SJ4000 Loop Recording
We HIGHLY recommend turning the loop recording setting OFF in almost all situations. Leaving this enabled may result in data loss. One of the only situations this should be enabled is for dash camera usage.
With loop recording enabled the camera will record a bunch of video files based on the interval selected in the settings. Once the memory card becomes full the camera will automatically delete the oldest video file to make room for the new file.


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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Puppet Theater/Flannel Board from a Bookshelf
We still needed ours as a very ugly bookself, though...until my recent FreeCycle Find of the Century. So now that we didn't need it for a bookshelf, I figured, "What the heck...Can you really ruin something already so ugly? Might as well try the puppet theater out..." Of course, we really don't have many puppets in the house, but about 4 years ago I was at a workshop at church where the lady gave a really inspiring workshop on using puppets to teach children the Gospel and making scripture stories more real. I came home from the workshop really inspired...and did nothing with the ideas...until now. Here's our finished puppet theater!!
I got a lot of help on it from my friend Patti. Patti is a great friend for a lot of reasons, but one of the reasons is she is so creative. She had ideas for almost every step that just made it so much cooler! Thanks to her help, power tools, and scrap wood, we managed to do this whole project for about $1 (and that was just for the craft paint to do the curtains.) THANK YOU, PATTI!!!
We started by taking the back off. All of the kids wanted to help us take the screws out. Once that was done, we traced where we would need to cut since we had the trim on the front to work around, and cut the back piece down to size to put onto the front. We put it on backward, since the front would be covered with the flannel board. We cut just a little inside where the trim would be, so there would be room for the fabric to slip back inside. We screwed some scrap wood just behind the trim on the front for added strength and stability. W also needed something for the sides for stability, so we cut some scrapwood up that Patti had. I'd planned to cut it straight like the example, but we were using a jigsaw to do the cutting, so Patti suggested that as long as we were going to cut it, we might as well cut it curvy. We just drew a pattern we liked, cut it out, and then used it to trace a second one. Then we screwed it on to the base.We made it stick out a little more in the front than in the back since we figured that was the direction is was most likely to tip and then we could get it a bit closer to the wall for storage. Patti also had a couple pieces of molding that we were able to cut down to size to border the flannel board. I brought it home once we'd got all the wood cut and the sides screwed on because the kids were going crazy. Once home, we sanded it. Firecracker LOVED helping with this part and it was something she could do without getting hurt and without too much supervision. We didn't sand everything off, just enough to rough it up. I'm not thrilled with the paint job, but the paint was free and since we have a super tiny apartment, it's in our living room for now, so I didn't want a super loud color.
Once it was painted and the front was screwed on, I used staple gun to put the "flannel" part on. It is actually a scrap of the real cotton batting that my friend Lisa gave me. (She does some great webdesign and greeting cards.) I stapled the top and bottom first, keeping it a bit snug. I didn't worry about this part being pretty because it would be covered up with the moulding. Then on the sides, I pulled it through the gap and stapled it to the inside of the moulding.
Firecracker and I used this technique found on That Artist Woman to paint the curtains. I did this partly because the kids wanted purple and partly because it was a good way for Firecracker to leave her mark on the project since she couldn't help paint the structure itself as much as she would have liked. More about how we decorated the fabric for the curtains is here. We had some little hooks in the tool box that were the perfect size.Then I painted the trim purple...because after all this is for the kids and they love purple. (Boy is actually standing in front of the puppet theater as I type this saying, "Purple, Like purple. Pretty!!) Of course it's was Patti's creative idea to put the comedy/tragedy masks on, and I think it was a great finishing touch. The kids are already loving it. We had the most success ever having Firecracker teach a Family Home Evening lesson with it last night, and Boy likes wearing the puppets around too. (Here is Firecracker doing her FHE lesson last night before the trim was painted and the molding was nailed in.They are also loving the flannel board with some flannel board figures we were given a while ago.
Stay tuned for puppet posts.
Until then, here are a few links to some puppet ideas. The first one is the one I'm working off of for now because it's so easy, but the others are great for extra stuffed animals...
Scripture Puppets at The Craft Patch
Puppet out of a Stuffed Animal on Infarrantly Creative
Puppet out of a Stuffed Animal on Obesessively Stitching
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Very, very awesome. I'm looking forward to a command performance at our next visit!ReplyDelete
Wow. That turned out really cool. Even if it was a funky bookshelf, you're so lucky it had a good structural design (like the frilly woodwork on the top) for becoming a puppet theater. It looks much more regal this way. Great job!ReplyDelete
The puppet stage is fabulous! I'm so impressed you were able to turn a bookshelf into such a cool-looking stage. I'm sure you have hours of puppet shows to look forward to!ReplyDelete
Thanks for dropping by my blog this week!
This is awesome. It looks terrific.ReplyDelete
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Anal Atresia, otherwise known as imperforate anus, is a birth defect that affects the anus (the exterior opening from the bowel to the outside of the body) of an infant. Anal Atresia occurs when the anus is abnormally dilated or constricted, positioned abnormally, or when a fistula (crack or channel) is present that empties the colon into the bladder, vagina or urethra. Sometimes the anal opening is missing altogether.
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Very nice. Mirrors are always useful in a TF, or any picture, for that matter, fitting more character in less space.
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This image is based on a fever dream I had a while ago, and is drawn in the style of the 'You'll never improve if you obsess to the point where you never finish anything so just bite the bullet and DRAW' school of art.
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Very nice. Mirrors are always useful in a TF, or any picture, for that matter, fitting more character in less space.
That is a seriously good piece of artwork, and a great idea.
Very good work, I really like the soft coloring scheme and detail.
W0W! That is awesome!
Awesome Awesome Awesome tf, there are so few new squirrel tfs being done, and your style is great. It's even a sequence!
No, dreams are not funny....jk
Drawn as if you had the real thing to work off of. Way cool.
Now thats something to wake up to! Bravo :)
heh, cute.
Cute full animal TF! What was a story? Did he becobe a boy back?
Simply gorgeous. He could stop at that stage for my taste. :)
Yeah. Wonderful drawings. Very cute squirrely.
Your detail on the human hands to rodent forepaws is amazing. The picture where the squirrelboy holds up his shirt to show the scale of his shrinking is a nice touch.
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Wow, this is a GREAT picture. I can imagine it being in a kids' picture book about a squirrel TF ("My Life in the Trees"?) Beautiful detail & coloring & the mirror perspective really works - it definitely has that "this is really happening - to ME!" quality to it.
More excellent work from terrifel. Keep it up!
Absolutley adorable. I agree that showing him holding the shirt is a great attention to detail to show his size diffrence. I do wonder why there are so few squirrel tfs (literature and art). They do seem to be a well loved critter and these two pics do seem to have a story behind them.
I also agree on the comment from the first image about how it looks like something from a childrens book about a boy becomming a squirrel.
Come to think of it, why doesn't someone submit a manuscript for said childrens' book?
Great way of de-stigmafying furries a few years down the line.
DUde that was a really good pic i like all your opics your offically my favorite artist!
could you describe the dream? (i loves dreams!)
you have a gift when it comes to shading fur. Excellent as always.
Rusty (if you ever see this), This reminds me of the original paperback cover of a children's book by Bruce Coville (The Monster's Ring). (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n5/n26637.jpg) Except of course, yours is far better Terrifel.
The perspective of this is excellent! The enviornment elements and even the hand fingers perfectly match their mirror counterparts!
The description is interesting too I'm glad you decided to draw and share this :3


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Wood Innovation and Design Centre Project
The Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) will be a centre of excellence for wood innovation, design and product diversification to expand the use of wood in construction and innovative wood product manufacturing.
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Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) launches a program designed to address skills development and youth employment in Ethiopia during an event held for two days from July 10 at Ethiopian Skylight Hotel.
The SIFA Financing Facility launches a call for proposals under Funding Window I for large skills development investment projects proposed by Ethiopian TVET entities in partnership with private sector companies. The Grant amount per project under this Funding Window is up to 3 million euros.
SIFA is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Union Development Agency- NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) supported by the German Government to strengthen occupational prospects of young people in Africa. Under SIFA, AUDA-NEPAD and KfW support a Financing Facility for Skills Development to provide funding on a competitive basis for the implementation of innovative and sustainable skills development initiatives. The second pillar of SIFA is a technical assistance program supported by GIZ to strengthen private sector engagement. SIFA aims to foster the employment and entrepreneurship of youth, women and vulnerable groups including refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons, the disadvantaged and disabled.
The SIFA Financing Facility for Skills Development addresses the common challenges in skills development in Africa by upscaling and/or disseminating local best practices and supporting innovative and sustainable approaches.
Ethiopia has been selected as one of the eight participating countries in SIFA. The others are Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Togo and Tunisia.
One way of tackling youth unemployment in Ethiopia is investing heavily in vocational and technical education and training (TVET).
Funding Window I can fund a combination of the following 5 technical and didactical interventions.
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06th Feb 2018, Shah Alam – Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (DMSB) – largest Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (HMSM) authorised dealership group wins a total of 3 awards at the 26th Hino Dealers Conference & Dealer Awards Presentation Night held last month.
Picture shown DMSB MD, Dr. Iqbal Shaharom (right) receiving the award from the MD of HMSM, Mr. Ken Iwamoto (left) during the award presentation night.
DMSB were named the 'Best Vehicle Sales Improved 3S Dealer' and '1st Runner-up Highest LCV Sales' on top of the '300 Club' won in previous year during the awards ceremony held by HMSM to celebrate and honour the achievements of its dealerships in Malaysia.
"We are truly honoured to be receiving these awards, specially winning the Best Vehicle Sales Improved 3S Dealer. We at DMSB constantly strives for improvements and excellence, instilling KAIZEN practices in everything that we execute." said Mr. Arman Mahadi, the GM for DMSB, adding that DMSB intends to keep this momentum going and thrive towards the year with abundance of opportunities in 2018.


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Students from this university socialized Sunday afternoon with visitors from Baltimore Yachad while making cards for Israeli soldiers in the Hillel multipurpose room.
Yachad is an international organization that promotes the inclusion of special needs individuals into Jewish life, whether at the synagogue, at school or a social activity like this one. The event brought together about 10 students of approximate college age from Yachad with seven volunteers from this university for an arts and crafts session that lasted about an hour.
"The college campus is a great place" for the cardmaking, Yachad organizer Mira Labovitz said.
This is the second event of its kind Labovitz has organized with Hillel since February 2015. February is Yachad's North American Inclusion Month (NAIM; the Hebrew word for "pleasant"), according to Yachad's website. Other events have included decorating Hillel's Sukkah for Sukkot and weekend retreats called Shabbatons at Yachad's Baltimore branch.
Volunteers and organizers gave Yachad guests a boilerplate message with spaces to fill in their names to send to the soldiers, and the visitors decorated the cards with markers, construction paper and stickers.
The visitors from Yachad were on a spectrum of special needs. Some were nonverbal and required more assistance, while others were eager to converse with the student volunteers about their favorite music, TV shows and movies.
"It's all about inclusion," Moshe Klein said. "'[Because] everyone belongs,' that's their motto."
Klein, a sophomore government and politics and economics major, has volunteered at the Baltimore Yachad and is currently helping Yachad establish its Potomac branch.
"Moshe Klein is instrumental in facilitating the partnership" between Yachad Baltimore and Hillel, Labovitz said.
When asked about this statement, Klein said: "This isn't necessarily a difficult event to organize, because we have all the materials here."
The event also served as an opportunity for career experience. One volunteer, Danielle Galitzer, a freshman special education major, has worked at Friendship Circle International. Friendship Circle is a Chabad organization with similar goals that is geared towards younger special needs children.
"I've always wanted to get involved since coming to College Park, and this seemed like a good event," she said.
Klein has also had special education experience at the Hebrew Academy for Special Children, but he said that isn't a requirement.
"You don't have to have any experience, you're just being a peer," Klein said.
As the event came to an end, volunteers showed the Yachad students out so they could begin their trip back to Baltimore.
Labovitz said the goals for the cardmaking were simply to "enjoy each other's company and do something for the greater [Jewish] community."


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From the standpoint of temperament, here's a mount that will almost certainly feel safe to ride -- and this one, at least, is willing as can be! Thanks to eventingnation.com for sharing...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
My next horse will be a Hereford?
From the standpoint of temperament, here's a mount that will almost certainly feel safe to ride -- and this one, at least, is willing as can be! Thanks to eventingnation.com for sharing...
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I saw this too and had me a little giggle!ReplyDelete
I LOVE THIS GIRL. I totally would have done this same thing if I had had a cow but not a horse in my backyard.ReplyDelete
Why not. She surely seems pretty willing. *G*ReplyDelete
I still remember being told by the Ansur saddle people that a woman requested a test ride in one of their treeless saddles for her steer.
Hard to say, but it looks like Luna may be in a treeless of some kind.
Maybe this one instead:ReplyDelete
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ha! I saw this on FB this morningReplyDelete
Saw this on FB too! Definitely give that girl props!ReplyDelete
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would you all please watch and note that a COW can jump from a half hearted trot and nearly standing start. No more 'oh my god I can't possibly jump that I'm not going fast enough' refusals please, the game is up.
Digging the little tiny leg wraps... hope that girl gets her horse one day - she deserves it! :)ReplyDelete
People think of cows as lumbering creatures sitting around contentedly chewing their cud and ambling to the milking stall... True enough, but they are very limber when they want to be! In the 40's, my mother knew a fellow who wanted a horse but his father wouldn't let him get one. (All the grass was for the dairy cows.) So he trained a cow and went fox hunting on the cow.ReplyDelete
Another foxhunting fellow had a standardbred who wouldn't gallop, so he trotted all the way.
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Akashi Single Malt 50cl 46°
Akashi Single Malt 50cl 46°
Akashi Single Malt is a classic of the White Oak distillery, one of the characteristics of which is to combine ancient Scottish methods with Japanese culture.
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The White Oak distillery is the oldest in Japan and develops rich whiskies by combining ancestral Scottish methods with Japanese culture. It started its activity in 1919.
Located on Honshu Island, near Kobe, it is owned by Eigashima, one of Japan's oldest sake producers.
The White Oak Distillery offers us with this Akashi Single Malt, a round whisky with balanced aromas of chamomile and berries and a delicate woody and vanilla touch. This Single Malt has matured in Sherry and Bourbon casks. It is very lightly peated and has been produced with barley from Scotland. It is an un-chillfiltered whisky.
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The history - if not the legend - of Japanese whiskey starts with Masataka Taketsuru, founding father of Japanese whisky, who embarked on a two-year journey to Scotland after World War One to learn the art of distilling.
When he returned, Shijiro Torii, founder of Suntory, relied on Taketsuru's knowledge to build the Yamazaki distillery in 1924. A few years later, Taketsuru took off and established his own company, Nikka, still recognized today for the quality of its malts. Japanese whisky became very popular after World War Two with the renewed prosperity. Most Japanese executives and managers of companies based on the US model started enjoying whisky as part of an after-work convention destined to foster the company's team spirit.
Taketsuru was not the first to distil whisky, as White Oak offered older whiskies. Located in Akashi, on the coast of the interior sea of Seto, the White Oak distillery obtained its license to distil whisky and other spirits as early as 1919. The distillery is today owned by the Eigashima Company, one of the oldest sake producers in Japan, established in 1679. It became one of the most famous distiller of the traditional Japanese alcohol, and the first to bottle sake in 1899.


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Gosh, it's been seven months since last I posted. Where did the time go? I moved to a smaller apartment and bought a smaller car. My husband got COVID at the memory care facility, was hospitalized, and died in January. He was cremated and everything that needs to be done has been done.
Having him at home was painful, but so was having him in the facility. Because of the pandemic, I saw him only a few times, but each time he seemed to have deteriorated both physically and mentally. Phone conversations were harder to have and communication with the facility about him was less than adequate. I couldn't be with him when he died and we have not yet had a memorial service yet – but soon.
After watching him change for four years, I thought that I was prepared for his death, but after five months of being on my own some days are just plain difficult. I have a great support system and keep busy, but the evenings are the hardest when we took a walk, watched television, or worked on a puzzle together. I can't say I want the person he became back, but I sure do miss the person he was.


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Talk:Geni, Inc.
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Is it West Hollywood or Los-Angeles? The articles on the web do not mention a move.
This page and Meta:About are basically the same page, are they not? I think one should be made dominate and the other redirect to it. I would like this page or one like it (maybe without the punctuation in the article title) to be the dominate Geni about page. Anyone else have any thoughts? --jon.jaques 10:42, 6 September 2007 (PDT)
- Not intended to be as such. The Meta:About page is about the the company's product and community (with links to this article and other corporate entities that are important to the project) while this article is intended to introduce the corporate side that provides the product. This will be a helpful article with regard to research and investing. Additionally, assuming the company turns to new markets and services this article will be the source for the company as a whole rather than a single product.


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We bring together authentic diverse, inclusive and equitable innovators, entrepreneurs & investors to disrupt poverty and close the wealth gap for all.
From Spelman to Microsoft
From Spelman to Microsoft
From Spelman to Microsoft
From Spelman to Microsoft
From Spelman to Microsoft
Coding while black: A day in the life as told by our founder, Rodney Sampson
The ideation, startup, launch and now scale of our coding and software development initiatives have been a priority ever since I first sat down with John Saddington on April 3, 2014 at Opportunity Hub's first campus in Atlanta, GA to discuss ways that we could partner together. We've come along way since that first meeting.
The Why
Why? Since the release and launch of Kingonomics, we've been focused on discovering and implementing the quickest paths to accelerate the close of our nation's racial wealth gap; and based upon our exposure, experience and diligence, there are at least three ways that we know to create opportunities that can create wealth for sure.
Become a software developer. Just look at the data regarding the related salaries.
Start, build, grow, scale and exit a tech company.
Invest in the startups that grow, scale and are acquired.
Our pilot.
To start, in the Spring of 2015, I asked The Iron Yard to fund $60,000 in full and partial scholarships at its Atlanta campus. They said yes. We announced the partnership during SXSW. It was a success. Eight students had the opportunity to attend The Iron Yard's Front End Bootcamp during the Summer of 2015. These students successfully completed their bootcamps and are now working as software developers and building startups.
Our minimum viable product.
In September 2015, I met with Michael Sterling, former Executive Director of The City of Atlanta's Workforce Development Agency. With a Post-it note as our canvas, we mapped out the first workforce program of its kind in the nation that would train "opportunity youth" as junior software developers, corporate innovators and entrepreneurs. CodeStart, a year-long, residence based intensive training program was born.
Michael and I were intentional about launching the program in Q116 or the first quarter of 2016; and it would take a multiplicity of stakeholders to make it happen. The Iron Yard would teach Java. TechSquare Labs would house the cohort and provide corporate innovation and entrepreneurial training. Gifted Education Foundation would provide career readiness. The Memo would provide salary negotiation. The Community Foundation for Financial Literacy would provide financial literacy. Georgia Community Clinic would provide mental health support. Approximately 100 youth attended the open house; and 15 students, ages 18-24 were admitted into the inaugural cohort.
All hell broke loose.
During the first week of #CodeStart, one of our students was involved in an incident that magnified Atlanta's intersection of income inequality and access to opportunity. Predatory financial "services" collided with racial profiling, police brutality, and mental and verbal abuse. Internalized institutional racism, classism and discrimination were all at play.
Here's the Storify we published, organizing our narrative around the events of the day.
Today, seven of the students are working full time at Emory University's Biomedical Informatics Lab and Morehouse College of Medicine. Two former students are building their startup.
Long story short, we made it through that day and year; but learned, that these programs aren't just designed to help young men and women hack code - but hack life.
Today, we are socializing a statewide version of CodeStart and would welcome your collaboration and partnership to expand nationwide.
Our scale.
After confirming that Megan Smith would visit TechSquare Labs in February 2016, I immediately called Peter Barth, Founder & CEO, The Iron Yard to attend. He flew in with his board chair a day before the TechHire roundtable. We met in our front conference room and we got right to the point. I pitched Peter on scaling our successful pilot funding scholarships at every one of their current and future campuses.
He listened with intense passion and reiterated his ongoing and evolving commitment to creating a meaningful and authentic diversity and inclusion initiative at The Iron Yard and beyond. After about an hour and a half, we concluded our meeting. That evening, I received an email from Peter committing to this idea and outlining a way forward together.
A little over two years since Peter and I met, we came together to announce the largest commitment to train people of color, women, veterans and citizens with disabilities with barriers to opportunity for the technology jobs of today and tomorrow.
Today, that commitment has manifested as the Tech Opportunity Fund. In March 2017, we changed the name of the fund to #YesWeCode Fund in partnership with Van Jones & DreamCorps.
Over the next five years, the #YesWeCode Fund aims to award $100 million in diversity scholarships to in-need students from groups that are currently underrepresented in the tech workforce including women and minorities. The Iron Yard has committed $40 million in full-tuition scholarships to the school's immersive programs over the next five years, Code Fellows has committed $5 million in full-tuition scholarships, and Operation HOPE will serve as the Fund's financial literacy and entrepreneur training partner.
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"In 2012, I was a recipient of the ATHENAPowerlink Award in Akron, Ohio. It was a fantastic year of growth for our business. The board that was assembled for our company was an excellent mix of strengths to review our weaknesses.
Over the course of the year, they helped me refine our target market by evaluating our business dimensions. I was put to task to learn to understand and evaluate our financial stability by revising our customer database programs and restructuring our chart of accounts. I can now run daily, weekly and monthly reports to know the fiscal health of our company. We also have policies and procedures in place, as well as growth plans for our employees with built-in incentives and accountability .
We increased the depth of our marketing by not only tracking the source of new business, but the dollar amount attached to each marketing program and cost vs value of new clients. The protocols we put in place, the processes we established have placed Epcon Lane in a position of increased growth and leadership. The ATHENAPowerLink experience was beneficial and we are grateful for the opportunity and thankful to our board.
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Find a REALTOR® that you can relate to and one that understands your needs. They will assist you in finding a property, help you to compare properties, share valuable market information with you including recent sales activity. They will also assist you with determining the necessary subjects to include in your offer and help explain the contract to you. A REALTOR® is there to help you with your purchase and will be negotiating on your behalf.
It is a benefit to have a REALTOR® that sees a variety of properties with you getting to know your likes and dislikes and the things that are important to you. They can alert you to opportunities you may not have been aware of.
I would be happy to meet with you and discuss how I can help you. I like to use the philosophy that I give my clients the same advice and information that I would if you were my Mother, Brother of Grandparent. I believe in being open and honest and feel that this is the best way for us to work together.
Start studying the listings in the area you would like to purchase. It is not enough to watch them as they list at www.realtor.ca. I can set you up in a database that will help you to see new listings before they appear on realtor.ca. This online system will allow you to sort your favourites and watch specific listings. The system will also notify you of price changes as well as what properties actually sell for - probably the most useful information. This information is not available on realtor.ca.
Through this process you can become a knowledgeable and educated buyer which will help you to become more confident in the decisions you make.
Start viewing listings. All the MLS photos and virtual tours are no replacement for physically seeing a property.
The house may be fabulous - everything you ever dreamed of and shortly after you arrive you realize it is right beside a noisy generator powered building running 24 hours a day (not likely on Pender!!!!).
The surroundings of the property will also be an important part of your purchase – do you want to have a garden, is there enough sunshine? Does the property you want have a view, are you in control of that view? This can work in the reverse too, perhaps a property is filled with knickknacks and shelves of things or poor taste in décor and paint colour, it could be difficult to get a great picture of the property but if you remove all that and change the paint it might be a gem in disguise.
My point is the importance of viewing properties and recognizing market value.
Learn about the opportunities for first time buyers
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The next step is to put in an offer on a home. This can be a somewhat emotional time and your REALTOR® will help you during this time. Negotiations don't always turn out the way you had hoped or expected and at times you can be disappointed. It is important not to get to emotionally involved with your negotiation and not take it personally. If it is the right fit things will work out and if not you may need to continue your search.
Now that you have made your first purchase you can begin building equity. Start by keeping up with the regular maintenance on your home. Over time you may wish to make some improvements which can improve the value. The market can fluctuate over time, at times the value may increase and at times the market may fall. If you are prepared to make a long term goal you can be building equity. When you are paying rent you never receive a penny of that money back again.


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New public ship connections
A new connection between the Ionian Islands will start on May 1.until October 31 2018, as the Ilida Paxos Hydrofoil company has announced. For the first time, a passenger line will connect Corfu with Paxi, Lefkada (Vasiliki port), Ithaki (Pisaetos port), Kefalonia (Sami port) and Zakynthos. This route will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The other way round, Zakynthos to Corfu will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The time table is not yet final.
This new line allows you now to do an island hopping. See, for example, Zakynthos with it's Shipwreck Beach.
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Sunday Funday should be our legal middle-name, but until the paper-work comes through take our word for it and get down here to experience the Magic! If you like free booze, jokes so bad they're good, and a fun atmosphere-- look no further! Our host Gunar Huff supplies all three in bulk, and Zelle is slangin' Happy Hour Priced Drinks all night long!
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The Individual Privacy Act, 2018 (2075) (the "Act") came into force on September 18, 2018 (Ashwin 02, 2075) as the first specific legislation of Nepal governing the protection of individual privacy. The Government of Nepal (GON) has not issued implementing rules yet.
The Government has also drafted Information Technology Draft Bill and Cyber Crime Draft Bills and when these bills are enacted, provisions of these laws will also supplement the provisions of the Act.
The scope of the Act extends to ensure (a) the right to privacy of every individual such as his/her body, residence, property, documents, data, correspondence, personal information, character and information in online medium, (b) management, protection and secured utilization of personal information[1] entrusted upon public authorities or entities, and (c) asserting restrictions on the infringement of individual privacy. The Act further classifies certain information as sensitive personal information[2] and specifically restricts public authorities from processing such information.
Currently, in view of the definition of the personal information and sensitive personal information, it is not clear if the term "person" refers to information of a natural person or legal person. However, the specifications made in the definition (such as, caste, ethnicity, education, passport etc.) indicate that it is referred to the natural person. The protection and management of information of legal person or entities currently seems uncertain.
The Act is applicable to the collection or use of personal information. It intends to regulate data or information generally collected, retained, analyzed or processed by public authority or corporate entities incorporated under the laws of Nepal. The enforcement of the Act is uncertain in regards to the collection or use of personal information relating to a Nepalese resident- (a) from outside the territory of Nepal, or (b) is made by an offshore entity within Nepal.
The Act requires fulfillment of the following criteria to collect personal information of natural persons: (a) approval of the "Competent Authority", (b) consent of the data subject, and (c) information to the data subject.
4.1. Approval of the Competent Authority
Generally, the Act restricts collection, storage, retention, analysis, processing or publication of personal information of any individual except by the – (i) Competent Authority, or (ii) person authorized by such competent authority (the "Authorised Person"). However, the Act has not defined what would be the "Competent Authority" and it is still to be seen as to whether the implementing rules might provide for separate competent data protection office or authority.
4.2. Notice to the Data Subject
The Authorised Person is required to comply with following requirement in respect of collection, storage, retention, analysis or publication of personal information:
The public authority or corporate bodies is restricted from using or disclosing personal information collected, stored or retained by them, without the consent of the concerned person. However, this restriction does not apply when it is used for the purpose it is collected during the course of criminal investigation or as per the order of court or as required by the competent official who is authorized to require/ask such information.
Similarly, the Act permits-(a) publication of personal correspondences or study, research, or verification of certain portion of such correspondence in situations where the person has consented; (b) document bearing personal information is necessary for the identification purpose for availing 'public services' or, (c) an order is issued by the court or competent authority in a pending case or during the course of investigation or prosecution of any criminal offense.
The personal information or data may be used or disclosed to others by the Officials, without obtaining consent of the data subject, under the following circumstances:
The Act imposes upon the public authority an obligation to protect the personal information collected or retained by them. Furthermore, the public authorities are required to arrange effective security measures against risks involving unauthorized access, use, alterations, disclosure, publication or broadcasting of such data.
The violation of the Act is a criminal offence where the case may be initiated by either an individual or the State as per the nature of the offense. The offender is liable for imprisonment up to 3 years or fine of up to NPR 30,000 (USD 300 approximately) or both. The aggrieved party is also entitled to compensation for the loss suffered due to the violation of the provisions of the Act.
Disclaimer: This Pioneer Law Briefing may not necessarily deal with every important aspect of the subject matter. This Briefing is intended for general information only and not to be construed as legal or other advice.
[1] The Privacy Act further defines "personal information" as the following information related to any individual: (i) caste, ethnicity, sexuality, gender disclosure, birth, origin, religion, race or marital status, (ii) education or educational degree, (iii) address, telephone or e-mail address, (iv) passport, citizenship certificate, national identity card number, driving license, voter identity card or details of identity cards issued by public authorities, (v) any documents sent or received by the individual which contains personal information, (vi) fingerprint, handprint, retina of eyes, blood group or other biometric information, (vii) criminal background or details regarding punishment awarded to or suffered by an individual for any offence, (viii) any professional or expert opinion or view delivered by an individual in the course of making a decision.
[2] Information relating to (a) caste, ethnicity or origin, (b) political affiliation, (c) religious belief, (d) physical or mental fitness or condition, (e) sexual orientation or incidents concerning sexual life, and (f) details of property.


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At least six owners reportedly don't want an MLB season — here's why that could be a big problem
Major League Baseball's 2020 season, it turns out, could hinge on just how many owners would rather play baseball than skip the season entirely.
At least six owners, according to SNY's Andy Martino, would rather just cancel baseball in 2020 than play. While The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich quoted an agent who said there are at least eight owners that would prefer not to play. And the difference in that number could be key.
As backward as it seems: Baseball team owners not wanting a baseball season could actually sink MLB in 2020.
The reason? The league's last-ditch effort to restart baseball if it can't come to an agreement with players would be to mandate a season. A March agreement between MLB and the players' union gives commissioner Rob Manfred power to impose a season of any length of his choosing so long as players are paid prorated salaries equal to the number of games played.
In order to do that, however, Manfred needs 75 percent of owners to approve the plan.
What's 75 percent of 30? That would be 22.5 — so there's a big difference between six owners not wanting a season and eight owners not wanting a season.
The issue dividing players and owners remains salaries. The March agreement calls for players to get paid prorated salaries, but owners have asked again and again for additional pay cuts, citing a lack of revenue from fans most likely not being in the stands. Players have been steadfast in their refusal of any offer that doesn't include prorated salaries. If all else fails, Manfred and the owners could offer prorated salaries at a number of games that's comfortable to the bottom line — which would get us a season that's potentially fewer than 50 games. Players threw up their hands over the weekend, saying owners are operating in bad faith and have now adopted "Tell us when and where" as a mantra.
The latest stumbling block in this saga came Monday when Manfred backed off his previously guarantee of a 2020 season and said he's now not 100 percent certain. The underlying issue now, a source confirmed to Yahoo Sports, is that owners are concerned that players would file a grievance against the owners saying they did not in good faith pursue the greatest number of games. One of the league's demands is that the players' union waives its right to a grievance.
It's the threat of a grievance — and a potential billion-dollar price tag if they're found to have been operating in bad faith — that owners fear the most.
The fate of a 2020 season may depend on how many owners' fear of a grievance is stronger than their desire to see baseball on the field.
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There is considerable discussion about data, how it can improve energy efficiency and reduce the use of electricity.
Frequently, it's about capturing data of energy usage in the home so as to reduce the use of electricity and cut CO2 emissions. Magazines, such as Intelligent Utility and EnergyBiz, have frequent articles on the subject, but focus on the limited concept of reducing the use of electricity to cut CO2 emissions.
The only technology that can significantly reduce the use of electricity, is the LED, in the home, in industry and commercially. See, Only LEDs Can Significantly Cut Electricity Usage.
Using data to know when to turn on the dishwasher is not the real opportunity.
Controlling home appliances and other equipment has frequently been referred to as the Internet of Things, but it is too narrow a concept.
The importance of data isn't that it might reduce the use of electricity. The real opportunity lies in improving quality, reliability and lowering costs … for both companies and customers.
General Electric Company appears to have embraced this concept faster than most companies.
Other companies also recognize the importance of data in the digital world, but GE has invested in the necessary software engineers, located in San Ramon, California, and has organized around a concept, which it calls GE Digital.
For example, Baker Hughes released its "FieldPulse model-based, predictive analytics software, enabling operators to optimize production by giving them a clear understanding of an asset's performance in real time."
In one sense, GE has an advantage that some other companies lack, in that it has multiple products and installations that can benefit from analyzing data.
But what is involved in making use of digital data?
The initial step is to be able to install sensors in the equipment that's being manufactured and installed, or in assets, such as pipelines. It can be a sensor to measure stresses on turbine blades and buckets, or to measure flow rates of fuel pumps, etc.
Sensors can be installed on any component or equipment where data on stresses, temperatures, flow rates and on nearly anything that moves, bends or stretches, or can give off signals can be captured. Data can also be captured on what people are doing, such as the time a truck driver spends standing idle due to a breakdown somewhere else in the system of material movement.
The next step is to capture the data, which can amount to trillions of bytes that seem unrelated to each other, and then storing them while making them accessible to various programs. Use of the cloud allows for this interoperability and analysis of data using multiple algorithms.
The next, and probably the most difficult activity, is to understand how the data can be used to forecast problems, predict when equipment should be maintained, the type of maintenance required, how parts can be designed to improve life, how equipment scheduling can be improved, how operator and machine interfaces can be improved plus a thousand other attributes that can result in improved quality, reliability and costs.
And this requires developing algorithms and the analytics that will utilize the data to achieve the desired results.
Finally, compare this vision of digital data utilization with using LEDs for street lighting to reduce the use of electricity.
LED street lights can reduce the use of electricity by 80 to 90%, while using data will result in only small, though still cost effective, reductions in the use of electricity.
Using data to reduce the use of electricity has a tiny payoff, such as knowing when to turn off the LED streetlights … Or use the dishwasher or clothes drier.
Using data to cut electricity usage is a myopic view of the importance of digital data.
Utilities have major opportunities for using data to improve reliability and control costs.
This is why using data is important, not merely to reduce the use of electricity to cut CO2 emissions.
Sensors on transformers, reclosers, capacitors, breakers and regulators, for example, to measure temperatures, surges, voltage drops, and impedances and also to capture other data on the distribution system can help isolate problems more quickly and reduce down time for homeowners and businesses, while also reducing costs.
Smart City and Smart Grid are euphemisms that purport to imply the use of data, but which ignore the hard work and sophistication required to achieve improvement in quality, reliability and lower costs. A smart meter for example, isn't the key to a smart grid: At best, it's merely a sensor.
Reducing the use of electricity so as to cut CO2 emissions is the wrong objective for capturing and using data.
The big payoff will come from using digital data to improve quality, reliability and costs … for manufacturers, utilities, drillers, airlines, etc., and customers.
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Per Diem Pharmacy Jobs in Detroit, Michigan
Per diem workers are extremely important in the healthcare industry, especially inside pharmacy facilities.
Per diem is Latin for "per day," so per diem pharmacists or pharmacy technicians work from day-to-day and not necessarily a set schedule. Healthcare facilities rely on per diem pharmacy professionals to fill any short term gaps they have in their coverage - ensuring patients receive the care they need.
Per Diem Pharmacist Jobs
Since a per diem pharmacist can work in many different facilities, the job requirements and responsibilities will depend on the pharmacy they are working in on any particular day. For example, one week could be working several shifts in a small mom and pop pharmacy, and the next week you could be inside a large, chain retail facility. The constant variance of duties, settings, coworkers, and patients can help sharpen your skills as a pharmacist and lets you see something different every day.
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CAT had the privilege of hosting Stuart Batty for the August 13th demonstration. Attendees saw the magic of the 40-40 Batty grind for turning both bowls and "between center" pieces. Those who attended the one-day workshop on August 16th took it one step further—perfecting their bowl turning technique and learning to free hand grind their own tools with the 40-40 grind.
What is the 40-40 grind you ask? Simply it is a bowl gouge grind that is ground with a 40° nose and flat wings that are 40° to the nose. This grind can only be accomplished by hand grinding on a platform. Although there are a few commercial jigs which come close, they cannot duplicate this profile. Why is the 40-40 grind so special? The 40° nose slices through the material with the 40° wings peel the rougher, leading cut with a smooth finishing cut with an equivalency of at least 220 grit sanding. Now, this gouge is both a roughing and finishing tool for bowls and spindles. Be sure to sharpen before your last pass for best results.
Stuart emphasizes following a few simple rules to develop repeatability and quality of finish. First rule, your right hand is the "gas pedal" your left (don't squeeze) is the "brake". Next, the right hand is used to control the cut by (1) push/pull, (2) lift/drop, (3) twist, and (4) swing. Straight cuts only use actions (1) and (2) while curved cuts use all four actions. Finally, your left hand is (a) providing weight (2 pounds of downward force), (b) positioning the start of the cut, (c) preventing the tool from skidding, and (d) braking. With the right and left hand in coordination with the lathe, they control the variables for a perfect cut:
1. Tool cutting rate or feed speed: slower is better.
2. Lathe speed: higher is better, but always within your safety zone.
3. Flute orientation: open flute leads to a poor finish, a closed flute yields a better finish.
4. Sharp tool. Sharp tool. Sharp tool.
To keep your tool sharp, frequent the grinder often during your turning. Set the platform at 40° to the wheel and lock it down tight. Set marks or place tape on the wings of the platform to establish the 40° go/no go boundary for the wings. Holding with your right foot forward and standing to the left of the grinding wheel establish the first wing. Separately, establish the 40° nose, not too blunt or too pointy, but just Goldilocks right. Then grind the second wing and when completed lightly blend the three elements into a continuous, uninterrupted profile. Easy peasy, Bob's your uncle.
Foot position also plays an important role. For straight, parallel cuts place both feet under your shoulders the same distance from the lathe. For a straight cut, the right foot is placed under the shoulder with the left foot forward but in line with the shoulder. For an oblique angle cut the left foot is placed in front of the right foot which is under the shoulder. Finally for curved cuts, the left foot is under the shoulder and the right foot forward. In all cases your cuts should start in the uncomfortable position and end in comfortable one. Never stop in the middle of a cut to adjust your feet. If your feet are properly placed you should be able to complete a cut in one continuous motion.
According to Stuart begin on the outside profile of your bowl with three heavy cuts rather than five light cuts. The wings are doing the heavy work in stock removal, so on the third pass sharpen the gouge as the wings will dull quickly with a heavy cut. Using five cuts is inefficient, especially if you are a production turner. Finally, turn the inside of the bowl with the same bowl gouge, however, because of the transition geometry you must switch to a 60° bottom feeder (5/8" British traditional grind) to get the best finish without bruising the grain.
In summary, Stuart stated that if you follow seven fundamental rules you can produce clean, almost ready to finish bowls without fatigue time after time if you:
1. Know the grain direction and account for your angle of cut.
2. Chuck both accurately and securely (correct tenon angle and absolutely flat chuck mating surface).
3. Sharpen tools. Sharpen tools. Use sharp tools.
4. Turn as fast you can while still feeling safe.
5. Adjust your tool rest to the correct height, angle, and distance for the cut you are making.
6. Use the correct stance to provide an uninterrupted, smooth cut.
7. Practice good technique and tool control. Be sure to use both right and left hands correctly and in coordination with each other.
Ken Poirier
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Tour Nageshwar Dwarka Somnath 3 Night 4 Days
Day 1 Arrive in Dwarka darshan at Dwarkadish Temple temple. Night halt at Dwarka
Day 2 have early morning darshan at Dwarkadish Temple. The darshan timings are 6:00 am. To 12:00 noon. Proceed to Beyt Dwarka and Rukmini Temple, Nageshwar Temple. - Night halt in Dwarka.
Day 3 Dwarka - Porbandar - Somnath After breakfast check out from hotel and transfer to Somnath on the way we visit Porbandar, Porbandar is the Birth Place of Mahatma Gandhi, His first home "Kirti Mandir" is now museum where a sense of his presence can be still felt. Later transfer to Somanth, arrival in Somnath direct go to Sandhya Arti Darshan at Somnath Mahadev Temple, after check in to hotel for Night stay in Somanth
Day 4 Early morning have darshan at Somnath temple. visit Bakhla Tirth, Triveni Tirth, Surya Mandir and Ahilya Mandir, Proceed to Rajkot from Veraval which is 70 kms, board Saurashtra Mail from Rajkot at 5.00 pm or take flight. Tour Ends.
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Ohlins FKC 102 Front Fork Cartridges
This kit features an 8mm steel shaft, and aluminum damper tube and 25mm pistons. The kit also features the Ohlins NIX technology with rebound damping in one leg and compression damping in the other leg. This maximizes the damping that is available within the confined diameter of the fork leg. Due to the mounting requirements of the FLH/FLT fork legs, the FKC 102 kit does not have external adjusters. This kit is easy to install in the originally equipped fork legs and even easier if you purchase the specialty tools.
Ohlins FKC 102 Front Fork Cartridges pairs great with a set of Ohlins HD 159 or HD 774 rear shocks.
Motorcycles are designed for a broad spectrum of riders (an average), but a motorcycle's suspension only functions properly when it's designed for you. Öhlins USA is dedicated to personalizing motorcycles to match the needs and abilities of riders, from neophytes to champions.
In motorcycling, more than increased horsepower, lightweight components, or digital ignition management, the suspension defines the experience. An Öhlins suspension alone can significantly reduce lap times, increase confidence and double the enjoyment for every rider of any ability. An Öhlins suspension can make a world tour a ride around the park.
The dynamic relationship between rider and road is managed solely by a motorcycle's suspension. Because of that, the feel, the feedback, and the fun of riding all depend on the quality of the suspension. Our highly trained technicians at Öhlins USA are here to assist you in personalizing your machine to your needs.
Öhlins is the fun quotient!
Öhlins USA technicians are control freaks, determined to tune your motorcycle's suspension to give you maximum control. At Öhlins USA your suspension is designed for your needs, your abilities, and to maximize your personal enjoyment of your track day experience.
The fastest starts, the quickest stops, the highest speeds, the slowest crawls, the tightest turns, and the sharpest bumps, are where Öhlins suspension tuning and components excel. The world's best riders rely on Öhlins to help them ride better, and they're already the world's best riders. Let Öhlins make you a better rider.


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After 3 straight games of 20+ points, Iowa Sate All-American Georges Niang fell below the 20 point mark during Monday's loss to West Virginia. He also got a tech for going below the belt when he grabbed Tarik Phillip's groin during the game!
Phillip laughed at the low blow and continued his hot streak by connecting on 6 of 8 from downtown and finishing with a season-high 22 points.
This might not be such a laughing matter for Niang. He's one of the 10 finalist for the CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) Award, which is given to a senior athlete "who excels on and off the court in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition."
I'm pretty sure fondling an opponent wont sway any voters.
Here's the other finalists: Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova; Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia; Perry Ellis, Kansas; Buddy Hield, Oklahoma; Marcus Paige, North Carolina; Justin Sears, Yale; Denzel Valentine, Michigan State; Fred VanVleet, Wichita State; Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
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M830r LRF 8x30, Laser Rangefinder
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This compact, powerful laser rangefinder is universally suited for all military services and tactical units. It's the perfect combination of premium Steiner binoculars with a powerful class 1/eye safe laser for determining range to targets, plus a SUMR reticle for targeting redundancy in case of battery failure or out-of-range target. No other bino/rangefinder combo will deliver the image and ranging accuracy and reliability of these military veterans.
Perfect for mobile troops who travel light. Lenses and prisms are combined with state-of-the-art coatings to provide bright, crisp images at any range. Ranges can be set to meters or yards.
Included Accessories: Neck Strap, Objective Cover, Rain Protection Cap
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shifts the center of gravity into the palms for comfortable, long-time observation and round-the-shoulder shape won't hang up on hatches and doors in urgent situations.
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seals 14-psi pressurized dry nitrogen into the optic, for fogproof clarity in any condition - from artic cold to desert heat.
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is durable polycarbonate with NBR Long Life rubber armoring, creating a lightweight, rugged chassis that withstands 11 Gs of impact. Impervious to harsh conditions for generations of trusted use.
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Good Morning, do you have nitrogen injection kit for a M830r LRF 8x30 Binoculars Laser Range Finder?
I understand the m830r has a inclinometer (right?). Q1: Does it display the Angle Modified Range as well as the true (direct line) range? Q2: What can we expect with ranging on non-reflective surfaces? Q3: What is the beam divergence and frequency?
I just received my order for a 8x30lrf. Is the SUMR reticle supposed to be centered in the middle of the red LRF circle/
Do any of your binoculars have LRF, mil range reticle, and compass?
could you explain the difference between fully multi-coated optics and high definition optics?
Is the 8 or 10 power advisable for hand held only in open country. No tripod and standing - scanning for elk in timber on the edge of a meadow 500 yds away before sunrise for after sunset - accompanied by a Steiner Tx5i 5x25 on the rifle for the shot.
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