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The common name "blister beetle" is given to 7,500 species of beetles in the Meloidae family that secret cantharidin, a chemical that causes blistering of the skin. They have a worldwide distribution with over 300 species in the United States. They are most active in mid to late summer and can be both beneficial and damaging in the garden; the larvae feed on grasshopper eggs but the adults consume many flowers such as black-eyed Susan, Clematis and Amaranthus, as well as vegetables including tomatoes, beets, and okra. In addition, livestock can be poisoned by eating crushed beetles in cured hay. The genus Epicauta is the largest group and contains many species that cause problems for gardeners.
Description: Blister beetles are soft bodied, long-legged, and sometimes brightly colored in the western states. Their bodies are narrow and half to one inch in length, their heads broad, their front wings soft and flexible, and their antennae equal to one third the length of their body. These beetles have complete metamorphosis and complete their life cycle in 30 days to 3 years, with one year being typical. Evidence for the presence of blister beetles is usually seen in early to mid summer when they leave behind pebbly black trails of excrement.
Control: The best way to eliminate blister beetles in the garden is to shake the adults off the plants and then crush them on the ground with your foot. Insecticides are not usually needed in the home garden but livestock owners may need to employ them in order to control insect populations in hay.


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This article is part of our Tokyo Olympics series.
The U.S. women's basketball team, hoping to win its seventh straight gold medal, hasn't lost an Olympic game in 29 years. The squad has won eight of the 10 Olympic tournaments it has entered, and it plays Australia on Wednesday in Tokyo for a spot in this year's semifinals.
Though the program has dominated the last three decades, it owes much of its success to the players who brought the sport to national prominence 45 years ago. Center Lusia "Lucy" Harris was one of those pioneers. In 1976, the year women's basketball was introduced to the Olympics, she set the standard of excellence that is carried still today.
Harris wasn't the first Black player to compete internationally for Team USA: Marian Washington and Colleen Bowser did that during the 1971 FIBA World Championship, according to Washington. Harris also wasn't the only Black player on that 1976 team — Trish Roberts averaged 12 points and 3.8 rebounds. Both Gail Marquis and Charlotte Lewis were also on the roster, though they didn't play much.
But at 21 years old, Harris was the first player to score in Olympic women's basketball history. The Mississippi native led the team to a silver medal, averaging 15.2 points on 63 percent shooting, to go with seven rebounds per game.
"Without her, we don't win a silver medal," the late Pat Summit said in a 2005 documentary. The legendary Tennessee coach, a member of that team, called Harris the "anchor" of the 1976 squad in her book "Sum It Up."
Harris did something unprecedented at the time for the U.S.: seamlessly transition from college star to the Olympic stage, competing with the best in the world while maintaining her presence in the paint.
Harris learned to battle successful international stars, like 7-foot future Hall of Famer Uljana Semjonova. "It was tough," Harris told the Kentucky Women's Basketball Oral History project. "She is so much taller, so much bigger, and she didn't jump. All she had to do was extend her arms. And I mean, I'm only 6-3. The thing I figured out is that I would beat her down the court because she wasn't that fast."
Though Semjonova may have towered over her, Harris was dominant against most players she faced. She was quick to the rim, secured rebounds and had a soft touch on her jump shot. Opponents struggled to contain Harris, and she remained nearly unstoppable under the basket throughout her career.
So the Olympics performance wasn't anything new for her.
Earlier that year, in wrapping up her junior season at Delta State, she led her team to its second consecutive Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) title won her second consecutive tournament MVP award and earned her second consecutive Kodak All-American honors. In February 1976, Harris scored 47 points in Madison Square Garden, the most in the venue that season for any college or pro player.
Lusia had the game, All-American honors and national titles along with the fan mail, requests for autographs and multiple "Lusia Harris Days" in her state. She was the nation's best player of her era and the first modern women's college basketball star.
Harris's story began in Minter City, Mississippi, where she learned how to play the game in her backyard. "Days were spent laboring on the farm, picking cotton or scrubbing clothes in the Tallahatchie River," wrote John Stamm in the May 23, 1976, edition of The Clarion-Ledger. "And at night she played basketball."
Harris played at Amanda Elzy High School outside Greenwood, Mississippi, and she planned to attend Alcorn State University, a historically Black university. But Alcorn State didn't have a women's basketball program, and she loved to play. Delta State, however, had just reinstated its women's team and appointed Margaret Wade — who would become the namesake of the Wade Trophy — as head coach.
In her college career, Harris averaged 25.9 points on a 63.3 field-goal percentage along with 14.5 rebounds. In all, she racked up 2,981 points and grabbed 1,662 rebounds in 115 games. Teams tried to double- and triple-team her, but the paint was hers.
Harris attended the regionally held national team tryouts in Nashville. After she made the team, she had to adjust to a new style of play — mostly the running. Delta State walked the ball up and down the court, but U.S. team head coach Billie Moore wanted Lusia to run.
"As a point guard, I'm running down the floor to kick it up and I'm like, "Where's Luce?" 1976 captain Juliene Simpson told The Black Sportswoman. "She would say, 'OK, here I come. And if I don't get down there, you guys can shoot, and I'll just wait on this other end.' And that just didn't work for what our style was."
So Harris had to learn how to run. Her Team USA training was the first time she did sprinting drills. And it paid off, especially when competing against players like Semjonova.
After the national team won its silver medal in Montreal, Harris returned to Mississippi. During her senior season, Delta State won its third consecutive AIAW title, and Harris won her third tournament MVP award and Kodak All-American honors.
Despite Harris's collegiate and international success, there was no place for her to land after she finished college in 1977. The New Orleans Jazz selected her in the NBA draft, but she didn't think they were serious. She received an offer from a team in France, but she wanted to stay home.
The Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) was founded in 1978, and president Bill Byrne told The Greenwood Commonwealth that Harris would give the league "instant credibility." The Houston Angels asked her to help out with the 1980 playoffs, and they brought her out shortly after she gave birth to her son. She said she tried to get back into shape while with the team, but it felt impossible.
"I came back to my job [as an admissions counselor]. I couldn't make a living out there, and plus, I wasn't any use to the team," she said. "I couldn't help the team. So I came back home."
Eventually, Harris began coaching, which was always a part of her plan as someone who majored in health, physical education and recreation. She spent time at Texas Southern University before losing her job.
In the documentary "The Queen of Basketball," she revealed that she is bipolar and suffered from a nervous breakdown while away from home. She returned to Amanda Elzy and took over for her former coach when he retired.
Harris is now retired herself and living in Greenwood, but she understands her impact on women's basketball and the national team. It doesn't matter if or when Team USA's current win streak ends, or the type of talent that enters the team in the future. Lusia Harris will always be a part of USA basketball history, and she's happy with that.
After all, she got to go first.
"You can't always be the best in what your country invents," she told The Delta Democrat-Times. "Other countries can play basketball, too. I'm very happy with my silver medal. I was just happy to play in the Olympics, and especially the idea of being on the first team."

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Late back inotice, butsome good photo opportunities....
Step to the mid 18th century at the FREE Living History weekend in the Museum Courtyard this Saturday and Sunday (13 & 14 July).
Thrill as you watch some shady characters attempt to smuggle goods past a Royal Navy revenue post....Of course, these are hapless smugglers and things don't go quite as planned!!
Enjoy a Show and Tell display of weaponry and British uniforms of the day too.
The Show and Tell takes place at 12noon each day.
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Waiting on Wednesday (79) - In Honor by Jessi Kirby
8:00 AMHonor receives her brother's last letter from Iraq three days after learning that he died, and opens it the day his fellow Marines lay the flag over his casket. Its contents are a complete shock: concert tickets to see Kyra Kelly, her favorite pop star and Finn's celebrity crush. In his letter, he jokingly charged Honor with the task of telling Kyra Kelly that he was in love with her.Grief-stricken and determined to grant Finn's last request, she rushes to leave immediately. But she only gets as far as the driveway before running into Rusty, Finn's best friend since third grade and his polar opposite. She hasn't seen him in ages, thanks to a falling out between the two guys, but Rusty is much the same as Honor remembers him: arrogant, stubborn. . . and ruggedly good looking. Neither one is what the other would ever look for in a road trip partner, but the two of them set off together, on a voyage that makes sense only because it doesn't. Along the way, they find small and sometimes surprising ways to ease their shared loss and honor Finn—but when shocking truths are revealed at the end of the road, will either of them be able to cope with the consequences?
My sister and I both have a love for any novel which involves some sort of road trip and as soon as we hear about one, we both consider them must-reads. In Honor is certainly no exception! I have a good feeling I'll be falling for this novel right away. It sounds both sweet and poignant, and I'm sure Honor's journey in finding acceptance of her brother's death will be one readers won't have too much difficulty following along. I'm definitely looking forward to reading Jessi Kirby's In Honor!
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Terrific pick! I have this and can't wait to read! She'll be here in TX in April too...yay!
Jen- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Excellent pick, Liz! Jessi Kirby is fanatastic, and I'm really looking forward to In Honor =)
My pick:http://mochalattereads.blogspot.com/2012/01/waiting-on-wednesday40.html
Happy Reading~
A Cupcake and a Latte: Young Adult Reviews! Ooh, I love the sound of this! Though would it be weird I'll be thinking they spelled Honor's name 'wrong' all the time? haha oh canadian spellings :p
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited for this one! I love contemporary books and the plot of this one sounds very interesting :)
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I kind of want to read this one but I'm also noticing a lot of books lately that have this sort of theme - someone dies and someone else goes on a road trip as a result.
I'm not saying I don't wanna read the, just that they are starting to feel like the new vampire.
But who am I kidding? this is totally on my wish list too. I have a soft spot for road trip books, too. Hadn't heard of this one, so thanks for the heads up. Nice pick!
ReplyDeleteI love road trip books and the soul searching that usually comes with it. Just reading In Honor's summary makes me want some kleenex on hand!
ReplyDeleteYay for road trip books! This one sounds like there'll be a nice balance of light and heavy emotion :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely looking forward to this one! It's one of my most anticipated contemps - and I really love the cover too. And like everyone else - I'm a fan of road trip books! :P Great pick :).


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In its first episode after a hiatus, Saturday Night Live took aim not at Washington in its cold open, but at two cultural juggernauts that have dominated conversation in recent weeks: Game of Thrones and The Avengers.
The cold open began with a nod to Attorney General William Barr deciding to skip his scheduled appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, with an announcer saying the SNL cast decided to depart the "depressing" world of politics in favor of "the two things all Americans can get behind."
Bringing back the tried-and-true Celebrity Family Feud format, Kenan Thompson returned as Steve Harvey "of House Mustache" to host teams made up of Avengers and Game of Thrones characters.
First, Thompson introduced the Avengers team: Thor (Alex Moffat), the "sexiest man at a Renaissance Fair;" Thanos (Beck Bennett) or "swole Grimace;" Okoye (Ego Nwodim) from Wakana or "Okie-dokie;" and Groot (Leslie Jones).
When it came time for the Westeros characters, Thompson had to take a swipe at the last episode, which many noted was difficult to see because it was so dark.
"I gotta be honest, I didn't see the last episode," Thompson said. "I watched it, but I couldn't see it. You know it's dark when you can't even see the white people," he said.
Representing George R. R. Martin's world were: Brienne (Kate McKinnon), Tormund (Mikey Day), Melisandre (Cecily Strong), and Bran (Kyle Mooney).
The first match-up featured Thor versus Brienne, who were tasked with naming things that would appear on a bucket list.
McKinnon's Brienne buzzed in first, saying she has "Jamie Lannister, one night, three hands, no rules" on her bucket list. Thor's bucket list included reforming Asgard's Rainbow Bridge and rebuilding Valhalla, which Thompson abbreviated to "some kind of white nonsense" and the Feud judges further shortened to "travel," something that appeared on the board. So the game swung over to Thanos and the Avengers.
Thanos' bucket list included getting off HGH, while Okoye wanted to just put on sweat pants and watch eight hours of Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club. Groot just said, "Bitch, I'm Groot."
None of those things appeared on the board, so the game was tossed over to team Westeros to win, with Arya Stark (Melissa Villaseñor) showing up at the last minute.
"Well, Steve, as a battle approaches, and I stare into an endless night, there is but one thing a girl must do," Arya said.
"Oh, say no more. I saw what you did in that episode," Steve said. "Show me ... getting that booty!"
With that, the Game of Thrones team took the top answer on the board, setting themselves up for a win.
Thompson cut things off there, promising a Jocedi-themed duet with the Black Panther.
Unfortunately, the cast ended the cold open there, leaving all of us to imagine Steve Harvey and T'Challa harmonizing their way through "Come and Talk to Me."


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Dr. Fredrick N. Oduori is a lecturer in Tourism and Marketing at Strathmore University School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH). He joined STH as an adjunct faculty in Tourism, and holds the position of Lecturer from 2017 and Director of Research and innovation from 2019 to date. Previously, he was assistant lecturer at the School of Tourism and Hospitality. Dr. Fredrick Oduori is passionate about leading his students to new and different perspectives on current and future business challenges in tourism and hospitality industry. He brings extensive management experience to his teaching Dr. Oduori consults as a Strategic Management and Marketing Practitioner.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Management (Marketing) from USIU-Africa, MBA (Marketing) from University of Nairobi and MBA (International Business & Strategy) from USIU-Africa. His PhD is in Business Administration and Management from the University of Stellenbosch. His research interests include service marketing, competitive strategy and service innovation.
Dr. Fredrick Oduori teaches business management and marketing, destination management and customer experience management.


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Stranger Things: Where are they now?
After what felt like forever, Stranger Things is finally back! Season 2 takes place in 1984, one year after the gang met Eleven and poor old Will took a trip into the Upside Down.
Everyone in this season is a little bit older and a little bit wiser, which got us thinking: if the gang are this different one year on, what would they be like today?
To answer that question, we analyzed the personalities of six of the show's best characters and used career and personality quizzes to determine what they're likely to be doing in 2017.
Spoiler alert: only one of them still plays Dungeons & Dragons…
Lucas Sinclair
Age: 46
Occupation: Accountant
Hobbies: Building computers and home improvement
Lucas is the most practical member of the gang… but he's also the most skeptical. Both of these traits serve him well in his grown-up career: accounting.
Yep, Lucas became an accountant. It ain't as exciting as chasing demogorgons with your telekinetic friend, but it pays better (and it's slightly less dangerous too).
Before moving into accountancy, Lucas had a brief foray into (school) politics. However, this budding venture ended when he lost the junior year class presidential race to Dustin.
This event caused Lucas to drift away from the gang, although he still attends their dinner parties every now again; he's the guy who never brings wine and leaves before everyone else.
Age: 46
Occupation: Fundraiser
Hobbies: Vegan baking and tarot card reading
Eleven didn't have the easiest of childhoods but she's overcome her lab years to become Hawkins' premier vegan baker and protector of animals.
Along the way, she endured some difficult teenage years and a brief punk phase but eventually opened up and put an end to her occasionally destructive psychic rages.
She still has her telekinetic powers, but these days she uses them to deseed avocados and make the best vegan brownies you've ever tasted. Seriously, they're to die for.
Dustin Henderson
Age: 46
Occupation: Teacher
Hobbies: Hosting dinner parties and mentoring
Loveable Dustin still lives in Hawkins, where he remains one of the town's most popular residents. He holds the record for most terms as class president and probably could have made a serious run as a Senator if he didn't spend so much time playing Dig-Dug.
Dustin instead turned to stand-up comedy and embarked on a brief tour of the Midwest. Sadly, audiences didn't get his jokes about parallel universes and shady government experiments and he eventually stepped down from the comedy circuit.
Dustin's caring nature eventually led him to back to the scene of his greatest successes, Hawkins High, where he works as a teacher. He also works hard to keep the group together by listening to Lucas moan about work, complementing Mike's average plays and pretending to enjoy Will's band.
Mike Wheeler
Age: 46
Occupation: Event planner
Hobbies: Amateur theater, Sudoku
Mike's creativity and natural leadership skills have made him Indiana's finest event planner, organizing epic parties for kids and grown-ups alike.
Mike's real passion lies outside of work, however. He is the lead actor and artistic director of Hawkins amateur theater group, where he devised and performed in a musical extravaganza called A Day in the Upside-Down.
Mike also maintains a strong interest in Dungeons and Dragons. In the early years of the internet, he created one of the web's biggest D&D forums and maintains it to this day. Just don't tell his friends, alright?
Will Byers
Age: 46
Occupation: Project Manager
Hobbies: Rocking out, political activism
After everything he's been through, we wouldn't blame Will for shutting himself indoors and playing Nintendo forever.
But Will's a tough little dude. Instead of cowering away, he used his pain and fear to form one of Indiana's biggest 90s grunge bands: Demogorgon. Someone even compared him to Kurt Cobain once.
Unfortunately, Demogorgon's popularity died out in the early 2000s and Will moved into project management. He still plays small shows around Hawkins with his brother though.
Barbara Holland
Age: 51
Occupation: Investigative journalist
Hobbies: Shopping, books, returning from the dead
Erm… yeah. So it turns out that, just like J.R., Barb didn't really die. Or maybe that's just 'cos we can't accept the alternative…
Anyway, the totally non-dead Barb went on to write a Pulitzer-worthy report on the Hawkins lab experiments. Her subsequent reports took her around the country and she became one of America's best loved journalists.
Oh, and she wrote seven novels. And, despite her fortunes changing pretty dramatically, she still wears those fire bottle-top glasses from the 80s.
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Hair fall problem, diffusive or focal and head skin diseases are the widespread reasons to refer to the dermatologist. Hair is an important part of our organism, and any disturbance of a scalp it is interfaced to inconveniences which we aren't inclined to underestimate.
There is an opinion that hair serve as a fashion and sexuality symbol. The people deprived of hair, seem us unattractive and look unusually. Men feel less "courageous" and test uncertainty in personal relations and on work.
Hair passes a growth cycle (anagen) and abaissements (telogen); in norm drops out to 100 of hairs a day. Only when this indicator is exceeded, loss of hair becomes appreciable. There is also a seasonal dependence: in summer hair is lost more than in other seasons.
Diffusive baldness
Telogen hair fall. The diffusive alopecia can develop after a serious illness or operation and it can be enough expressed. As a rule, in two-three months after the delivery or illnesses a considerable quantity of hair moves from anagen in telogen and drops out. It is shown in the form of a superfluous hair fall, but not a full baldness, here again it is important to abirritate the patient, having convinced him that hair will be restored. The same is observed and after exhausting diets.
Character of a hair fall after a chemotherapy course differs from the aforesaid as it occurs in an anogen phase. Deficiency of iron and thyroid gland disease also can lead to a diffusive baldness.
Androgenic alopecia. 60 % of women more senior 30 years suffer a baldness on man's type, and their quantity is enlarged after a menopause.
As well as at men, the frontal part and a vertex mainly grow bald; also it is again necessary to abirritate women – such loss of hair seldom happens serious. However high temples have no tendency to grow. To slow down a hair fall the special medical lotion will help, but though only at 30 % of patients improvement is observed.
This expensive treatment is inaccessible within the limits of national system of public health services. Besides, influence of this treatment remains only during preparation application, then the condition of hair gradually comes back to the former.
The androgenic alopecia somewhat develops at women with a polycystosis of ovaries, acne, the hirsutism and the irregular menstruation. At hormonal disturbances also can help medical preparations in a combination with estrogen, as in contraceptive tablets.
Men with an androgenic alopecia start to lose hair from temples, and then from a vertex. Gravity of baldness varies in very wide limits. The quantity of men with such type of a baldness is enlarged with the years while by 70 years does not reach 70 %.
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ACT willing to go it alone on R-rated games
The ACT Government hopes a proposal to introduce an R18+ rating for video games will gain traction at a national meeting of attorneys-general today.
Under the current guidelines, games that do not meet the MA15+ rating are refused classification.
The Federal Government is considering introducing an R rating as part of changes to the classification scheme, which would allow the sale of more violent and sexually explicit material to people aged 18 and over.
"The rating will bring computer games into line with film and literature in Australia and will give guidance to parents and young people about the suitability or otherwise of the material ," Mr Corbell said.
"It will also help address the black market that exists in the R18+ material."
State and territory attorneys-general are meeting in Adelaide today to discuss the move.
The Commonwealth, states and territories all need to agree to an R18+ classification for it to become a reality.
Mr Corbell says a number of jurisdictions have already backed the plan, but some states are yet to declare their hand.
He says if the national push fails, he will still work on introducing the classification in the ACT.
"But that's not a desirable outcome, a sensible outcome is to get a uniform scheme covering all Australians and that's what the ACT will be supporting," he said.
"We have been consistent for many years now in our support for an R18+ classification for computer games and I hope that result is achieved at the meeting.
"We rely on Commonwealth legislation in relation to these matters, so I'll be pursuing the matter further with my counterpart Brendan O'Connor if that is the path we have to pursue."


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The Center for Undergraduate Research offers students several opportunities each year for students to present their research. The University of Florida Undergraduate Research Symposium is held twice a year in spring and in fall. CUR also provides transportation and rooms for UF students that have submitted their abstract and been accepted to the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference held every year across the state. In addition to these conferences, if a student gets accepted to present at a conference in their field, they can apply for a $500 travel award to help cover their expenses.
CURBS holds workshops and peer advising to assist students throughout the entire research process. Click the buttons below for more information!
There are a variety of opportunities for undergraduates to publish their research. All undergraduates are invited to submit their faculty-mentored research papers to the UF Journal of Undergraduate Research (JUR). Additionally, each year, JUR holds the Best Undergraduate Research Paper Contest, where three awards are given–each in a different academic discipline. Furthermore, other opportunities for undergraduate research publications exist across the country.


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New Technology for a New Way of Farming
Today's continuous flow propane-powered grain dryers were designed to meet the needs of modern, fast-paced, high-yield operations. Not only are they up to 50% more efficient, their clean-burning technology produces fewer engine deposits. That's less maintenance for you, and less downtime. And don't forget irrigation engines and flame weed control. From 2008 to 2013, 25% more farmers added propane irrigation engines to their operations; that's more than 6,000 farms, irrigating 1.1 million acres. And propane-powered flame weed control is growing in popularity because it's an environmentally friendly alternative to herbicides that is equally effective.
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How can I make my life more enjoyable? I feel like I'm missing something. originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.
Answer by Jill Uchiyama, M.A. in Counseling, on Quora:
More than enjoying life, you can have an ecstatic life. No matter what your life circumstances are, you can find so much to be excited about. It's all about perspective.
The secret to an ecstatic life is the continual balance between pressure and everyday pleasure.
Work your fingers to the bone. Push. Work hard. Dedicate your best self to that job every day. Make your money. Save some for a goal and then breathe. While you breathe, throw your branches out to the wind just a little farther. Feel the ecstasy of that growth. Work wherever you need to until you work your way into the job of your heart's desire. Isn't there a way to touch people in your job? Make it a point to make someone else happy- every day-by being the best at your job. No job is beneath you until you get to do what you want to do in life. Nothing is a waste of time when you are on your path and you know it. You can enjoy being in any job knowing that it is leading you somewhere, even if it feels like the job itself is going nowhere. This is the perspective: your nowhere job is leading you somewhere on your own path, to your own goal. Therefore, it is a part of your ecstatic life.
Have you ever gone for a long run or walked many miles and then sat down to a meal? Your body is tired, your legs are throbbing, your head is light. The food comes and your can't believe how good it looks, how good it smells. You pick up your fork or chopsticks and take that first bite and it is the best tasting food you've ever had. Life gets dull when you are not using your body, mind, and spirit to make something happen. Sitting around for long periods of time will make you miserable, bored, and dull. We are meant to be active. Look at your hands. Look at your legs. Is this a body that is meant for laying around? Hell no. Everything about you is made to create something, do something, push rocks up a hill, man. When you meet that evolutionary expectation regularly enough, you will enjoy your sleep more, your food, your sex life. You will be in touch with the ecstatic nature of everyday potential.
Books are our direct connection to the live wire that connects us to the rest of humanity-including its history, emotions, fears, and beauty-as does all art. Some people pick up the New York Times on a Sunday as if it is a rare jewel. They grab their coffee and are feeling the groove of being part of the world and its news. It is their special ritual. It's so enjoyable to dare to care and be part of the world, rather than a bored, passive bystander. It is possible to feel such an electric charge from holding a new book that you can't believe how good life can be. So what's the difference between someone who feels that way and someone who is disinterested in reading? How alive you are on the inside. How deeply you dare to really be here.
Art is not just a nice thing that some people understand that means nothing to others. Art is actually a time capsule into the past. When you walk into an art museum, you can actually feel the energy of hundreds or thousands of years of conscious thought in the room if you are perceptive enough. Stare at something that was sculpted thousands of years ago and let in that depth of time. Let in that a human being created that work of art and try to imagine yourself from the point of view of that human. What was he or she trying to accomplish? What was in his/her heart? What is that artist trying to tell you? Life becomes ecstatic when you bring a multi-perspective approach to your world.
Don't just enjoy life. Live it. Living life is so much more than just getting through each day. It's a conscious decision to be in life, totally, completely, for as long as you have on this planet. Dare to be thrilled by the ecstatic nature of life. Isn't that a great way to spend the rest of your time here?
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Miriam Kwarteng-Siaw, MD
Internal Medicine Resident Physician
Education: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Senior Resident
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The Actor Playing Tupac In 'Straight Outta Compton' Looks Exactly Like Tupac
18 August 2015, 10:06
This is creepy.
Before you grab your popcorn and get ready to watch N.W.A's highly anticipated biopic 'Straight Outta Compton,' be warned that its been confirmed that there is a Tupac cameo - and be further warned that the actor playing Pac looks eerily like the rap legend.
Actor Marcc Rose has been tasked with playing the late Tupac in the forthcoming film, out 28th August, in a short scene that sees him record 'California Love.'
Rose has shared behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram, taken whilst shooting the film and in full-costume, and the resemblance to Tupac is uncanny.
Rose's scene was shot back in June, on what would have been Tupac's 44th birthday. Ice Cube wrote on Instagram; "Happy Birthday to the homie Tupac. Shooting the Tupac scene for 'Straight Outta Compton' today. The stars are aligned."


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MMDA: Employees return to work on bikes
MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 1,300 people returned to work on bicycles during the first day of the implementation of the more relaxed general community quarantine in Metro Manila, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
Around 800 cyclists were seen traversing EDSA on Ortigas Avenue, 400 along Quezon Avenue and 177 along Roxas Boulevard from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., MMDA bike lane program head Ching Salinas said in an interview with The STAR.
Salinas said the figures were expected to increase when workers returned home using the same route.
She said the MMDA is counting the number of bicycle users in Metro Manila streets as part of a study before establishing a permanent bike lane along EDSA in the new normal.
"It is thrilling to see them bike to work, but you also feel bad for them because there are still no dedicated bicycle lanes," Salinas said.
Cyclists used EDSA in going to work yesterday despite a warning from MMDA general manager Jojo Garcia that they are still not allowed along the busiest thoroughfare in the metropolis due to the lack of a designated bicycle lane.
The agency has two working bike lanes on EDSA: the 982.6- meter lane from White Plains to Temple Drive and the 2.105-kilometer lane from EDSA Ortigas to Santolan.
Bike lanes are not connected and are being used by pedestrians, according to security guard Adolfo Manaog, who is preparing to return to work.
"I hope there would be dedicated bike lanes along EDSA so that cyclists would not be put in danger," Manaog told The STAR.
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Shared below are six different types of circles in ink. When looked at minutely, the design of each of these circles is unique. But you do not have to analyze this right now. To attempt this test, all you need to do is quickly choose the circle which attracts you the most. You do not need to justify why you are attracted to a particular design. Just quickly pick the one that speaks to you. Take not more than 5 seconds to make your decision.
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Once you have chosen your circle, scroll down below to read what your choice says about your personality.
Circle 1
If you choose the first circle, it means you are an independent person who is not much of a sharer. You are quite private about your life and have a limited, intimate circle of friends and family.
Circle 2
If you choose the second circle, it shows you are an ever-evolving and open-minded person. You give a lot of value to friendships in your life. People around you respect you for your fearless attitude.
Circle 3
If you are attracted to this circle which carries a tree at its center, your focus is always on family. You value connections, especially with your family and intentionally work towards maintaining love and unity among your family members.
Circle 4
This circle stands for your ability to rejuvenate despite the biggest challenges. The lotus acts as your symbol of strength and perseverance. The many layers of the circle represent your life's challenges.
Circle 5
This closed circle shows you are a dynamic person. While this adds colors to your personality, you may find it difficult to commit to a particular place or person. You are also fond of traveling and enjoy exploring unseen places.
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Circle 6
The last circle represents your ability to adapt to changing circumstances. You also have a wide imagination and are able to see the world from your unique point of view.
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Schoolchildren in Oakland may benefit from the city's Summer Food Service Program, which is providing free breakfast and lunch during the summer school break.
The program, from Oakland's Human Services Department, began Wednesday. Approximately 20,000 children in Oakland depend on free and reduced-cost school meals during the school year. However, most families struggle to replace those meals for their children during summer vacation.
The free meals will be made available for pickup at more than 20 sponsored youth-serving sites, including community-based organizations, Oakland Housing Authority locations and city recreation centers. Meal distribution takes place with no contact and with social distancing. Parents and guardians may pick up meals for multiple days without children present.
There are no program requirements or paperwork to complete to benefit from this program, which not only benefits children 18 years of age and under, but adults with disabilities who are enrolled in a school program.
To download a list of distribution locations, people can visit https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/summer-food-service-program. Locations are also listed at www.oaklandca.gov/food.
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Ammonite (Promicroceras) 10.0 cm - Marston Magna, Somerset - Jurassic
Promicroceras. This fossil is from Marston Magna, Somerset and dates to the Lower Jurassic Period.
Matrix: 10.0 cm x 6.0 cm x 2.5 cm
Largest ammonite: 1.6 cm (diameter)
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The September/October edition of NewSkokie, scheduled to arrive in homes and businesses during the week of August 24, features information on the Skokie Health Department's fall flu shot clinics, Public Works leaf collection program, September 11 observances at the Skokie fire stations, emergency preparedness and much more.


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We exist to break the cycle of abuse and neglect for orphaned and vulnerable children.
Children in unsafe conditions or who have been deserted need a safe place to be while efforts are made to discover ideal options for that child, such as family reunification, foster care, adoption, or otherwise. Our Thrive Certification Program exists to ensure that there are indeed safe places for children to be cared for. Understandably, because of corruption in the orphan care system, people often don't feel confident in donating to orphanages because they question if their investment is truly helping the child. Using our "Thrive Assessment" based on the United Nations' Rights of a Child, we do the work to ensure that the homes we work with are truly safe places with leadership focused on the well-being of the children.
With your help, we can ensure that there are safe places for all children as they begin the path toward stable families and a stable future.
We believe every child deserves to be in a safe environment.
We believe that there are selfless and honorable orphanage leaders wanting to best serve kids and their community.
We believe that caregivers hold the keys to positive experiences and growth while children are in their care.
The Thrive Process
Because we assess and certify orphanage leadership as effective, we make it easy for donors to see how their contribution makes a difference at the level of each individual child. They're able to raise more money and get more support because donors feel confident that their contribution will be used in the best way possible.
One of the primary things we do at A Child's Hope Foundation is assess and certify orphanage leadership as effective. We perform our Thrive Assessment, which tells us how the orphanage currently operates in relation to the 15 Rights of a Child or "standards of care." From there, we can determine the most appropriate next steps by helping them develop their Improvement Roadmap. This enables us to know the best places for donors to invest to make a difference. When donors know that they're helping orphanage directors that are good stewards of their resources, they become much more likely to invest.
The certification process is structured as follows:
Child Advancement Programs
Stable and committed relationships are the key to child resilience. When kids are separated or removed from their families, it is the caregivers in the orphanage home who carry this responsibility until a better situation for the child is found, which sometimes can take years. Investing in caregivers to enhance their ability to effectively care for, teach, discipline and love the children is of utmost importance.
Every child needs to be seen as an individual. Each has personal challenges and aspirations. Child Advancement Programs are designed to meet each child's unique needs with the help of partners; including therapy, tutoring, caregiver support, family placement & mentorship, so that they can begin to have hope for a better future.
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Natural Skin Care: Secrets to a Younger-Looking and Fresher-Feeling Skin
Ismael D. Tabije
The skin forms a protective covering, a close-fitting garment, for the whole body. It is of unequal thickness, it is thick and tough over those parts that are exposed to pressure and friction, but it is especially elastic in other parts that vary in size. But in every place it is adapted to the purpose of protection.
It is both a secreting and an excreting organ, and our health, our very lives, depends upon its proper action. If its millions of glands and pores become obstructed it is impossible for one to be healthy. On the other hand, when these openings the safety valves of the body are free and clear the impurities of the body are readily thrown off. The circulation is then improved, digestion is easier, intestinal and urinary secretions become more regular.
Equilibrium is established in the eliminating process between the skin and the internal organs, and an improvement in the nervous condition result as well. My own experience has been that daily friction of the skin will materially relieve insomnia. These friction exercises should be followed by a tepid bath. The moral of it all is: Keep the skin clean by friction and bathing.
The skin is composed of three layers. Overlying the true skin is the cuticle, or scarfskin, and although we commonly call this the skin, it is really only a protecting layer over the true skin. It has no blood vessels, so it never bleeds and, since it contains no nerves, it feels no pain. The microscope shows that it is composed entirely of minute flat scales, which overlap each other very much like the shingles of a roof. These scales are formed by the true skin beneath, and are constantly thrown off from the body. Ordinarily this is imperceptible; but sometimes the scales accumulate into masses, called scurf. Or, if the accumulation is upon the scalp, it is known as dandruff.
The complexion largely depends on the condition of the scarfskin. If it is rough, a good complexion is impossible. Temporary improvement can be obtained by use of the remedies dear to the feminine mind "skin foods," face creams and face powders. But all of these ap¬plications have the same result: they simply fill up the minute lines, and temporarily smooth the rough surface. However, when this coating is washed off, the skin will resume its former condition.
Advertisements of so-called "skin foods" lotions, creams, etc. positively assert that these preparations feed and nourish the skin, and build up the underlying muscles, and that the benefit derived from their use is therefore permanent. If the ingredients of all these preparations could be forced into the true skin and the muscles, and could there be converted into living cellular tissue, of which all parts of the body (the skin included) are com¬posed, this claim might have some foundation of truth.
But as these cells can only come into life by the process of digestion and assimilation, the fallacy of the above claim is apparent. You certainly cannot form or "build up" living tissue from dead matter. The term "skin food" is a very attractive title for these greasy, waxy preparations, but neither the skin nor the muscles can feed on that kind of food. By friction some very slight superficial absorption of the lotion or cream is possible; but even this does not become living tissue.
Their immediate effect is to coat the surface of the skin, which, after their use, assumes a smoother appearance. But this is temporary, and there can be no growth or improvement of the underlying muscles by such applications. The objection to these ointments is that they clog up and obstruct the myriads of underlying pores and glands. If you would have a healthy skin, these out¬lets for the impurities of the system must be kept clean and clear. Otherwise the skin cannot be healthy.
Natural Skin Care: The Exercise Way to Cure Wrinkled Skin
The secret of a fresh, healthy skin is friction and cleanliness. It is advisable that these friction exercises be practiced daily and followed by a tepid bath.
For the face and neck, friction with the palms of the hands is an effective method of removing wrinkles. They can be rubbed out, and the skin can be polished just like any other piece of leather. Use tepid water and soap for the ablutions of the face and neck.
In a very short time after beginning these friction exercises for the body, you will find that the nervous system is calmer and that both the digestion and the circulation are improved. And what will prove of special interest to ladies is that the friction exercises for the face and neck will surely result in a marked improvement.
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error while drawing lines from houghlines()
hi guys, im new to openCv and image processing in general and i need to draw the lines in real time from a camera input. it working fine until i try to draw in the original image the lines detected with houghlines(). here is my code:
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { Mat input; Mat HSV; Mat threshold; Mat CannyThresh; Mat HL; //video capture object to acquire webcam feed cv::VideoCapture capture; capture.open(0); capture.set(CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 640); capture.set(CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 480); //start an infinite loop where webcam feed is copied to cameraFeed matrix //all operations will be performed within this loop while (true){ capture.read(input); cvtColor(input, HSV, COLOR_BGR2HSV); //hsv inRange(HSV, Scalar(H_MIN, S_MIN, V_MIN), Scalar(H_MAX, S_MAX, V_MAX), threshold);//thershold MorphOps(threshold);//morph operations on threshold image Canny(threshold, CannyThresh, 100, 50); //canny edge detection std::vector<Vec4i> lines; HoughLines(CannyThresh, lines, 1, CV_PI/180, 150, 0, 0 ); for( size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); i++ ) { float rho = lines[i][0], theta = lines[i][1]; Point pt1, pt2; double a = cos(theta), b = sin(theta); double x0 = a*rho, y0 = b*rho; pt1.x = cvRound(x0 + 1000*(-b)); pt1.y = cvRound(y0 + 1000*(a)); pt2.x = cvRound(x0 - 1000*(-b)); pt2.y = cvRound(y0 - 1000*(a)); line( input, pt1, pt2, Scalar(0,0,255), 3, CV_AA); } imshow("camera", input); waitKey(30); } return 0; }
im getting the following exception:
First-chance exception at 0x74DB3E28 in Proyecto0.1.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: cv::Exception at memory location 0x00D6F47C.
i know the error is happening in the
for( size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); i++ )
line because if i comment everything inside the for loop, i still get the same error, but if i remove the whole for-loop, it doesnt throws the exception. any ideas of what may be happening?
the debugger doesn't throw any errors. but in the console of the program it says OpenCV Error:Assertion failed (channels() == CV_MAT_CN(dtype)) in cv::Mat::copyTo, file C:\builds\master_packSlave-Win32-vc12-shared\opencv\modules\core\src\copy.cpp, line 281
. Also the last call in the call stack is this: > KernelBase.dll!_RaiseException@16() Unknown
, im starting to thing is an opencv problem and not a code problem, maybe something with that dll.


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Congress leader Parameshwara likely to become Karnataka Deputy CM
Senior congress leader G Parameshwara is likely to become the chief minister of the Indian state of Karnataka, which recently witnessed a highly suspense-filled assembly election.
Earlier, the Congress and JD(S), in order to prevent the triumph of the saffron regime, entered into a post-poll alliance and agreed to make the JD(S) nominee as the Chief Minister candidate, when they indentified that the BJP was at least six to seven seats short of attaining the simple majority required to form the government in the state and if the second largest and the third largest parties form an alliance they could reach that magic number needed to rule the state.
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy is the nominee of his party, which emerged as the third largest party in the assembly election on the basis of the total number of elected lawmakers, for the Chief Ministerial seat offered to them by the second largest party of the state.
Kumaraswamy will take the oath as the Chief Minister of the state today. As per a report, there will be thirty-four ministers under him in his ministry. Of this thirty-four, around twenty-two ministers will be from the congress party and nearly twelve ministers will be from the JD(S).
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Modern Bridal Editorial | Simple Elegance
This past month, we teamed up with a group of New England creatives to showcase the simple elegance of the modern bride.
With clean and crisp dress lines, a trailing veil and a bouquet that is show stopping, we hope this series helps to inspire a bride looking for simple, timeless elegance.
If you're in New England and shopping for contemporary options for your wedding attire, Lady Sycamore Bridal out of Rhode Island is a must-visit. This shop offers some of the best names in the bridal business, like these dresses from Lena Medoyeff and The OWN Studio. Our bride here is draped in French silk crepe- crisp and clean, simple and elegant. Lady Sycamore offers access to beautiful modern bridal attire, and with their artistic vision, can help craft the perfect look.
To compliment this style, the bouquet from Moonstone Flower Co. captured romantic elements using a combination of fresh and dried flowers. The soft hues of these florals were show stopping. Got a vision for a flower heaven? Moonstone Flower Co makes those dreams come true.
When it comes to hair and makeup, brides need someone they trust. We teamed up with our longtime friends at Studio 90 NH for the ultimate look. Calina and Elizabeth did my hair at my own wedding back in 2018 and since then, we've entrusted them for all of our client and personal hair and makeup needs.
We highly recommend any of the artists who helped work on this feature, who you can learn more about here:
Photographer: Magic Arrow Photography
Concept: Magic Arrow Photography and Hannah Feakes Photography
Dress Shop: Lady Sycamore Bridal
Florist: Moonstone Flower Co.
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Open Back Dress: Lena Medoyeff
Two Piece Dress: The OWN Studio
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With movies like Warrior and Machine Gun Preacher hogging all the attention around the Christian blogosphere right now, it would be easy to overlook some of the really low budget religious themed offerings popping up on the festival circuits right now. For instance, there's Kevin Smith's Red State which, truth be told, just sounds too stupid to even talk about. But there's also Todd Rohal's The Catechism Cataclysm, which creeps into limited release on October 19th and VOD one week later. I have to admit, the title sounds promising, but with a theme song entitled "GOD WILL F*** YOU UP", I've got my doubts.
Basically, The Catechism Cataclysm tells the tale of the world's most infantile priest who, after being forcefully sent on leave, tracks down the loser he used to idolize in high school and convinces him to go on a canoe trip. Buddy comedy mayhem ensues for awhile until two Japanese girls named Tom and Huck show up with their mute pal Jim and things start to go really, really weird.
Look, I like priest comedies as much as the next Catholic. Even some of the ones that are purposely antagonistic towards my religion, like Father Ted, can have some funny moments. So I don't want to dismiss this movie right away. But when you've got folks like Steven Rea from the Philadelphia Inquirer saying things like "It seems hopelessly without a point - unless the point has something to do with dropping a Bible into a dirty toilet." and Leslie Stonebraker of the New York Press musing that "rather than use this premise as a set up for bible satire, the film relies on diarrhea jokes and uninspired buddy-bonding to carry us through an ill-plotted tale of damnation and redemption" then, well… let's just say I'm not optimistic. Oh well, at least Bless Me Father is streaming on Netflix.


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Things are hotting up on Love Island - and there's more drama on the way as a new islander will enter the villa tonight.
Social media influencer Molly-Mae Hague will enter the villa tonight where she gets to go on a date with the boy of her choice - and viewers get to vote which boy it is.
Following the show on Wednesday night fans have took to social media to share their views on the new arrival, with many thinking she will ruffle a few feathers in the villa.
Many viewers also seem to think that Tommy's head with be turned when Molly enters the villa.
Who is Molly-Mae Hague?
Age: 19
From : Manchester
Job : Social media influencer
About Molly
Her friends come before any guy, and she's always ready to give advice and back up her mates!
That doesn't mean she won't go after what she wants in the villa: "Obviously, I'll go to the length I need to go to get the guy I want, but in the process, I wouldn't want to hurt anyone".
One of her hobbies is thinking... or at least she spends a lot of time doing it! "I'm an over thinker," she confessed.
She also admits she can be 'hot headed' and 'scatty', which could mean interesting times when she's dropped in to the villa...
Claim to fame
Molly-Mae's not into superficial guys. She's dated Premier League footballers in the past but claims they can be a "bang average Jack the lad" when you get to know them.
It also appears that she's friends with many of the islanders from last year's show including Rosie, Kendall and Zara.
You can meet this year's Love Island contestants here
Are you Loyal?
"I've never cheated and I never would cheat. When you see it first-hand you know that it's not something you want to have happen to you or do to someone else"
What's your idea of the perfect guy?
She's all about the good vibes. Her perfect man has got to keep her smiling. "Laughing is my favourite thing, I have to be constantly laughing." It helps if they look like Channing Tatum too though!
Instagram - life before Love Island
She loves the gym
She's also a beauty Queen
And she loves a selfie or two
She's definitely not camera shy
She loves a sunny holiday
She went to Coachella this year, and there's no sign of any ex-boyfriends on her Instagram
How to sign up for Love Island 2019 news
If you want to sign up to receive all the latest Love Island news as it happens, Whatsapp Love Island to 07852750453.
You will then be added to the Love island 2019 broadcast group where you'll receive the latest Love Island gossip and breaking news as and when it happens.
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Is there a book that gives children a chance to challenge their parents' authority? Dr. Deng Huiwen's new book, "Mom becomes a duck", when a child has the opportunity to challenge his parents, what happens in this family, what happens differently?
As a parent, do you allow your child to challenge his authority? Can your child be upset with your parents?
Psychiatrist Deng Huiwen children's painting book," "Mother into a duck", describes a little girl, feel that the mother is always very agitating, all day broken, so with his father hand in hand to turn her mother into a duck story. Dr. Deng said that through this book, she wants her children to have the opportunity to take charge of their own aggressive emotions, where parents can practice and assist, and how the whole family can adapt and take responsibility together when the mother's functionality is weakened.
Through this drawing book, we also see together Dr. Deng to write to each of the family's three emotional exercise lessons:
Lesson 1: "It turns out my parents aren't perfect" to let children practice accepting the frustrations of life
The little girl in the picture book, because she couldn't stand her mother's fishing, decided to show her aggression -- turning her mother into a duck!
For this behavior, Dr. Deng believes that the child's growing up is a very real emotional display.
"Psychologically, children's expectations of their mothers are huge, very versatile. Even if you take good care of him every day, and beautiful and kind, the child may still expect his life should not encounter any setbacks. It's an inner instinct. 」
So, if you're a father or mom with a child every day, your child can't be unhappy with you. But from a psychological point of view, the aggression of a child is the most difficult place to be assisted by adults, because it is always easy to be ignored: "When children scold their father or mother, we sometimes feel that they just don't understand." But in fact, in Jung psychology or psychoanalysis, you will see that there are some dark parts of human nature. 」
But as Dr. Deng continues to remind, as he grows up, a child must learn to deal with his disappointment and feel aggressive. The child must take on his disappointment with his parents: "But please note that disappointment does not mean that you are a bad parent." Instead, it is a must-have process, and children must break through this feeling and slowly get a proper balance from it to be able to become independent and grow up.
Dr. Deng therefore encouraged all parents to put aside their authority so that they could be slightly touched by their child's aggression, and to observe that the child has an aggressive face, "which is a very important key to his autonomy and the formation of strength." 」
Lesson 2: "The original mother will not be unscathed" jointly found the fragile mood in the home
In the drawing book, we also see the adjustment of the division of roles and the distribution of power at home.
That is, when the mother becomes a duck, can no longer manage the east and west, broken thoughts, originally managed by the mother of things to be changed by who to do? That's when you see, Dad's starting to change.
"Clearly there are a lot of things in the family, but my mother will first see, first do, and then do and be afraid of the family." It's not that the mother herself is very agitating, but that she generally takes on a lot of housework: "Try to see that mom still exists, but if her influence weakens, the role in the family and the distribution of power will be recalibrated." We also see some thoughts and growths in children from this adjustment. Would he observe that it was reasonable for him to target his mother with all these grievances? 」
In addition, we can also see that in the drawing book, neither a father nor a little girl can turn a mother into a duck by the power of alone, but when the father and daughter hand in hand, but the power is amazing: "In fact, what is the most lonely mother?" Is to find the father and the child when the hand, such as two people earth-shaking play, and then feel that the mother is a trouble to manage you, not flattering people. Dr. Deng mentioned that when there is such a situation in the family, the "excluded" side will feel particularly vulnerable and injured.
"And at the same time, the kids are going to be under some pressure here. Because he may slowly realize that he has inadvertently hurt his beloved family. 」
Dr. Deng reminded that adults can also grow in this regard? Let the whole family can organize an environment of mutual respect and love.
Lesson 3: "I hurt my family" You have the opportunity to repair, but also to bear the loss
And the third lesson in the book, when the child vented his aggression, he must also see the consequences.
After the little girl turned her mother into a duck, she found that her mother couldn't read the story to her and missed a playmate when she played the game. "That's when we'll start to miss the things you destroyed. This is the result of our own aggression as we grow up in psychology. 」
At the same time, we began to learn how to regulate our aggression, "We are going to start to bear some dissatisfaction." Don't fight back when you're unhappy or disappointed. 」
Dr. Deng went on to warn, but to give a child a sense of security, he also had a chance to know that when he attacked something, I had the possibility of patching up. It's like a story in which a child has a chance when he wants to turn his mother back.
But he also needs to know that when my mother is turned back, she's not the same mother. Because when my mother feels tired, when she doesn't want to do things and doesn't want to answer your questions, she automatically turns into a duck. And the child will feel the loss: "This light sense of loss, perhaps we are growing up to bear." 」
"Mom becomes a duck" with destruction, loss to repair, three stages of communication practice the importance of love and tolerance, although it seems to be in dialogue with children, but it is actually to the whole family emotional practice drawing book. Because in a family, emotions can infect each other; children don't know how to deal with their anger, and parents don't help their children's attacks. But as long as we are willing to begin to understand, we will practice becoming better family in the process.


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Poulton, Colin and Dorward, Andrew (2003) The Role of Market-based Economic Development in Strengthening Food Security. Forum for Food Security in Southern Africa.
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Northern Ireland under-21 international Alfie McCalmont chalked up his first goal of the season at the weekend as Morecambe fell to a 4-3 defeat to League One promotion hopefuls Wycombe Wanderers.
The 21-year-old midfielder, who is on a season-long loan with the Lancashire club from Leeds United, opened the scoring for the Shrimps after just four minutes, but the home side eventually claimed all three points with a winning goal deep into injury time.
McCalmont, who was in Ian Baraclough's senior Northern Ireland squad last month, will this week link up with John Schofield's under-21 panel for the EURO qualifiers away to Russia and Spain.
Meanwhile, Blackpool striker Shayne Lavery scored for the third successive game on Saturday, though his achievement was overshadowed after he had to be replaced midway through the first half of the Tangerines 2-1 success over Blackburn Rovers due to a hamstring injury.
Hearts striker Liam Boyce took his tally for the season to 10 when he converted from the spot as the Edinburgh side temporarily went top of the Scottish Premiership with a 2-0 victory over Motherwell at Tynecastle.
Ten minutes after the break the home side were awarded another penalty however this time Boyce saw his effort parried by the goalkeeper.
Striker Will Grigg made it two goals inside five days as he helped Rotherham United to a 2-0 away win at Cheltenham Town, a result which moves them into fourth spot in League One.
In the Premier League, Stuart Dallas was substituted 12 minutes from the end of their single goal victory against Watford because of injury while Jamal Lewis was once again an unused substitute for Newcastle United.
Elsewhere, George Saville, Daniel Ballard, Ciaron Brown, Jordan Thompson and Paddy McNair all got a full 90 minutes for their clubs ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, though Ali McCann's first league start for Preston North end was cut short after he sustained an ankle injury.
In League One, Sunderland, who had Carl Winchester, Corry Evans and Tom Flanagan all in their starting XI, suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat in torrential rain to Portsmouth.
Striker Conor Washington was an unused substitute as Charlton Athletic won 2-1 at Fleetwood Town while Bailey Peacock-Farrell was in the Sheffield Wednesday team which conceded an injury-time goal that consigned them to a 2-1 home defeat by Oxford United.
Northern Ireland international Laura Rafferty scored her first goal of the season as Southampton Women maintained their 100% record with a 9-0 victory, their seventh in a row, over Keynsham Town in the FA National League.
Under-19 international Ross McCausland scored his fourth and skipper Kyle McClelland his first of the campaign as Rangers 'B' recorded a 6-1 win at Berwick Rangers.
Finally, under-21 central defender Daniel Finlayson made his debut for Kelty Hearts on Saturday after joining them on a season-long loan from Premiership outfit St Mirren.


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MOL denies corruption rumors, stock falls far regardless
A report from local media had MOL representatives scrambling to do damage control yesterday, but share prices fell significantly despite all efforts.
The troubles for MOL began with a story in the morning edition of local business daily Napi Gazdaság, which alleged that the Norway-based Oil Fund was considering selling its 1.6% stake in MOL due to rampant corruption in the Hungarian company. According to the 'paper, MOL is in violation of certain ethical guidelines for the Oil Fund as prescribed by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance; reviews there of investments in Royal Dutch Shell and Eni are currently ongoing.
A few hours after the report broke, MOL spokesman Domokos Szollár was quoted in a Reuters story as stating that the report "is mere speculation [and] lacks any foundation."
Nevertheless, MOL's stock value decreased steadily throughout the day thanks at least in part to the rumor. MOL stocks ultimately lost 4.39% to HUF 14,600 on an exchange-high turnover of HUF 8.58 billion by the end of yesterday's trading on the Budapest Stock Exchange; this was enough of a drop to drag down the entire BUX index some 1.57% for the day.
The aforementioned Reuters report quoted an unnamed Budapest broker as saying, "…who knows whether [the Norway rumor] is true or not? In any case, the market in MOL has been nervous for weeks because of INA," the Croatia-based oil-and-gas company about which MOL is currently in negotiations with the Croatian government.
MOL chairman/CEO Zsolt Hernádi is still wanted for questioning related to a 2009 bribery case involving MOL, INA ownership and former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader; the Napi Gazdaság speculation contends that charges against Hernádi are enough to envince an Oil Fund regulation that disallows partnerships with firms suspected of corruption.
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New Zealand fishermen caught what appears to be the world's largest giant squid:
Local news said the Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni was about 10m (33ft) long, and was the first adult colossal squid landed intact.
One expert said calamari rings made from it would be like tractor tyres.
Link - via Boing Boing
Anyway, that being said, it is a pretty darn huge example.
What was caught in New Zealand was a Colossal Squid and these are not related to the more mythical/enigmatic Giant Squid.
There are two separate Wiki articles for each.


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I have an integration dashboard I've written that currently works with On-Prem SharePoint.
Basically, you give it the address of a SharePoint server, and it passes in your NTLM credentials obtained through forms auth, and can access lists and libraries for you.
Can I do the same thing with O365? I can see how the App model works with CSOM, but this cannot be an App for a few reasons.
I assume there is an object model used by Windows Apps for SharePoint integration, but I can't seem to find it at the moment.


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Georges Duhamel was born in the thirteenth arrondissement of Paris on 30 June 1884. He was the third child of a family which struggled to survive on the income of his unstable father. The strains and tensions of these early years are reflected in his famous autobiographical novel,"Le Notaire du Havre" (1933), the first book of his Pasquier saga.
In spite of this childhood disrupted by numerous crises, which on far too many occasions caused the Duhamel family to relocate abruptly, Georges nonetheless passed his baccalaureate in 1902. His first choice of career was to become a doctor, although he had a great love of literature and the arts and continued to pursue these interests also.
Between 1906 and 1909 he founded an artistic community l'Abbaye de Créteil with Charles Vildrac (who would become his brother in law). The group brought together poets, writers, musicians and painters. From 1912, he became an editor of the literary review Mercure de France. In 1935, he took over the direction of the review and its publishing house. In 1937, he was elected to the French Académie Nationale de Médecine. In 1938, because of Duhamel's anti-war stance, he was replaced by Jacques Bernard, but Duhamel returned to directing the Mercure de France publishers in 1945 (he was majority stock-holder of the company).
When the First World War was declared, Duhamel signed up and worked as an army surgeon for four years, often in dangerous situations. This painful experience provided the subject matter for two narratives which brought him immediate success, Vie des martyrs and Civilization (which won him the Prix Goncourt in 1918). Once he returned to civilian life, Duhamel dedicated himself to literature and defending human civilisation. In 1919, he found two spots in the Val-d'Oise where he would henceforth spend his summers (Sausseron Valley and Valmondois).
In 1935, Duhamel was elected to the 30th chair at the Académie française. Between 1930 and 1940 he traveled to many conferences in France and abroad, speaking brilliantly of French language and culture as well as promoting the idea of a civilisation built on the human heart rather than technological progress.
During the Second World War, Duhamel's work was banned by the Germans. He showed courage in his opposition to the occupation and the Petainist faction of the Académie française, later receiving public praise from Général de Gaulle.
After the war, Duhamel was named president of the Alliance française and returned to public speaking on French culture. He built up numerous schools of the Alliance. Duhamel's health deteriorated from 1960 and he reduced his activities. He died in Valmondois on April 13, 1966.
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Shearman & Sterling advised the underwriters of Valvoline Inc.'s initial public offering of 34.5 million shares of common stock (including 4.5 million shares purchased by the underwriters pursuant to their fully exercised over-allotment option) at a public offering price of $22.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to Valvoline of $759 million. The shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "VVV" on September 23, 2016.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley acted as joint book-running managers for the offering and representatives of the underwriters. Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan also acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Scotiabank acted as senior co-manager for the offering and BTIG, Mizuho Securities, PNC Capital Markets LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey acted as co-managers for the offering.
Established in 1866, Valvoline is a leading worldwide producer and distributor of premium-branded automotive, commercial and industrial lubricants and automotive chemicals. Valvoline currently ranks second as a quick-lube chain by number of stores and third in the US as a passenger car motor oil brand in the DIY market by volume. Valvoline operates and franchises approximately 1,050 Valvoline Instant Oil Change centers across the country, and its key customers include retail auto-parts stores, car dealerships, auto-repair shops, quick-lube centers, distributors and commercial and industrial fleets. Having previously operated as a business unit of Ashland Inc, a global leader in specialty chemicals, Valvoline's initial public offering was part of the announced reorganization of Ashland.
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Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2021 (TAAF2021) has bestowed Lifetime Achievement Awards to eight individuals, including Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, "Mobile Suit Gundam" creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, and "Chibimaruko-chan" author Momoko Sakura (posthumously).
Other awardees were "Dragon Ball Z" scriptwriter Takao Koyama, "Gauche the Cellist" key animator Shunji Saida, "AKIRA" editor Takeshi Seyama, "Heidi, Girl of the Alps" theme singer Kayo Ishu, and "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" voice actor Michio Hazama.
The Anime Achievement Award recognizes people who have contributed significantly to the development of the industry and culture of animation. The award is given not only to praise many years of achievements in technology, artistic expression, and human resource development — but also to those who have contributed widely to the improvement of the status of the animation industry, including educational activities and international exchange.


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Name: Sushma Verma
Age: 15
Achievement: This 15-year-old is the youngest postgraduate in India. Sushma did her M.Sc. in Microbiology.
Her classmates were 9 to 10 years elder to her, and she ranked first in her first, second and fourth semesters.
Sushma was added to the Limca Book of World Records for being the youngest matriculate in June 2007 at the age of 7 years 3 months 28 days.


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Recommendations point to the need to expand public-private partnerships and global information sharing, increase the effectiveness of enforcement frameworks, and incorporate emerging technology into the fight against illicit flows.
October 16, 2019, Washington D.C. – Today, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and Deloitte released a new white paper calling for a combination of regulatory reform, cultural change, and the deployment of new technologies to better counter the threats posed by illicit flows through the international financial system.
Despite tens of billions of dollars being invested in anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) efforts worldwide, stemming the tide of economic crime remains incredibly challenging; the amount of money laundered globally each year is estimated to be 2% to 5% of global GDP, or between 715 billion and 1.87 trillion Euros.
"It is clear to all involved that the current AML/CFT framework is broken. The measure of effectiveness must include compliance and success, and a one percent interdiction rate doesn't look like success to me," said IIF President and CEO Timothy D. Adams. "Moving forward with the intelligence-led approach outlined in this paper - driven by meaningful reforms, public/private sector cooperation and the use of technology - is essential to improving outcomes. I urge policymakers to consider these recommendations quickly, as the impacts of financial crime are felt beyond just the financial sector – it poses grave threats to society as a whole."
In the white paper, "The Global Framework for Fighting Financial Crime," IIF and Deloitte say greater emphasis must be placed on improving the legal and regulatory framework and risk management toolkit to enhance effectiveness. Central to this reframing is the expansion of public-private partnerships (PPP) and expanding cross-border data exchange. The IIF and Deloitte encourage stakeholders to work together on greater regulatory clarity and consistent standards, pooling resources, and removing barriers to information sharing.
Additionally, IIF and Deloitte predict significant improvement in outcomes from investing in and deploying more technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning as weapons against financial crime.
"It is important that the right environment is created to encourage investment in technologies that allow the volumes of data created by modern banking to be analyzed and interpreted. Big data must become a weapon against crime, not an enabler of it," said Michael Shepard, Deloitte's Global Financial Crime Practice leader and a Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory principal in Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP. "Technology in combination with the other recommendations discussed in this paper, such as public-private partnerships, improving information sharing, and reforming suspicious activity reporting will be critical to combat the continuously evolving tools of criminals and help stem the flow of illicit finance."
The recommendations outlined in the white paper are the result of a collaboration between the IIF and Deloitte in which the organizations conducted research and interviews with private sector financial institutions and public sector authorities responsible for AML/CFT, and wider financial crime policy and enforcement across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. The concepts in the paper build upon the good work currently underway through the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), other public sector bodies and the private sector in tackling this important issue. The full set of recommendations made in the report include: 1) Systemic architectural improvements for financial crime risk management; 2) Advancing public/private sector cooperation; 3) Improving cross-border and domestic information sharing; 4) Improving the use and quality of data; 5) Reforming Suspicious Activity Reporting regimes; 6) Mitigating the inconsistent or incoherent implementation of financial crime compliance standards/guidance and providing regulatory clarity; and 7) Increasing and improving the use of technology to combat illicit finance.
The complete white paper is available here: https://www.iif.com/Publications/ID/3606/The-Global-Framework-for-Fighting-Financial-Crime-Enhancing-Effectiveness-Improving-Outcomes
About the IIF
The Institute of International Finance is the global association of the financial industry, with close to 450 members from more than 70 countries. Its mission is to support the financial industry in the prudent management of risks; to develop sound industry practices; and to advocate for regulatory, financial and economic policies that are in the broad interests of its members and foster global financial stability and sustainable economic growth. IIF members include commercial and investment banks, asset managers, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, central banks and development banks.
About Deloitte
In this press release references to "Deloitte" are references to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL") a UK private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of DTTL and its member firms.
Deloitte LLP is a subsidiary of Deloitte NSE LLP, which is a member firm of DTTL, and is among the UK's leading professional services firms.
The information contained in this press release is correct at the time of going to press.
For more information, please visit www.deloitte.co.uk.


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CONFESSION: I have only seen two episodes of The Chi, loved them, but I have not finished the entire first season yet.
It's official! I will be checking Showtime more in 2019. Season two of The Chi, the premiere of the Desus and Mero late night talk show in February, and the premiere of Black Monday starring Don Cheadle and Regina Hall.
Set in 1986, exactly one year before the stock market had its worst crash ever, brokers and brokerage firms had heaven on earth with angels delivering cocaine on platinum platters. Don Cheadle plays Maurice Monroe, the embodiment of work hard, play hard at any cost. He rides around in a Lamborghini limousine. Think about how ridiculous that sounds.
In the premiere episode, Monroe tries to give himself the best gift for his 39th birthday, majority share of the popular jeans brand, Georgina. His obstacles include his team doubting the possibility of the task, breaking a deal with the twin brothers (played expertly by Ken Marino), and a new guy on the trading floor that's may bring it all together played by Andrew Rannells. The season starts January 20th, but Showtime has released the premiere episode in full. Enjoy.


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However, if the court rules in Centeno that the Harris decision does not apply to the union in Washington state, the earlier union security contract clause and forced unionization of individual home care workers will be enforced. And the extent to which union membership has declined in right-to-work states because of the right-to-work law is questionable when considering the long-term national decline over the same time periods. Nationally, the rate of union membership has steadily declined since 1983, dropping from 20.1% in 1983 to 11.3% in 2013, a decrease of 43.8% over the three-decade period. Unions represent the interests of workers and can help push for better pay and benefits.
- According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , the United States has the most low-paying jobs out of all the OECD's member countries.
- An unofficial strike is a work stoppage by union members that is not endorsed by the union and that does not follow the legal requirements for striking.
- In the ten years 2005 through 2014, the National Labor Relations Board recorded 18,577 labor union representation elections; in 11,086 of these elections , the majority of workers voted for union representation.
- Thus, while unions do exist in "right-to-work" states, they are typically weaker.
- The creation of employee representation plans and support for the new academic field of industrial relations made Rockefeller a leading figure among the moderate conservatives within the corporate community, which meant that ultraconservative business leaders openly criticizing him for his efforts.
Increasingly, private sector workers reject labor's newly politicized role and resist the notion they should be forced to support that new role. As private sector union membership continues to decline, public support for labor unions appears to be fading. The emergence of right-to-work legislation in several states is evidence that policymakers and voters are rethinking the role of labor unions in today's modern workplace.
Example Of A Labor Union
Even as the city was running a serious budget deficit, the union refused to consider requiring teachers to pay a single dollar toward vancouver wa auto detailing their health care plan. Of course, the ideal outcome for everyone would be to keep the benefits of unions while minimizing their drawbacks. Changing the way unions work could remove, or at least mitigate, some of their most serious problems. What's less clear is whether having more people in unions is good or bad for society as a whole.
Pros Of Labor Unions Around The World
To provide him and the many business leaders in the NRA with advice, the NRA director set up an Industrial Advisory Board. He drew its members from a unique governmental advisory agency formed in the early spring of 1933 by Roosevelt's Southern-born Secretary of Commerce, Daniel Roper, a former lobbyist for corporations with extensive contacts throughout the corporate world. The new advisory committee, originally called the Business Advisory and Planning Council of the Department of Commerce, soon shortened its name to the Business Advisory Council .
How A Labor Union Works
They had expressed their dissatisfaction in early May by replacing a corporate moderate as the president of the Chamber of Commerce with an ultraconservative, who made fiery speeches about the perfidy of the New Dealers. From that point forward most corporate leaders were in all-out revolt against New Deal policies, with the important exception of the Social Security Act. He claimed the act was being "imposed on us by demagogues," a claim that was strongly contested at the same banquet by a centrist labor economist from Harvard . The first memorandum, dated July 10, provided a two-page overview of the powers of the new labor board and the backgrounds of its three appointees. It noted that the president's executive order "gave it more authority than was contemplated" in the resolution passed by Congress, then went on to characterize the three board members for its clients. However, the leaders of at least some AFL unions were no longer willing to accept this bargain because of changes in their own circumstances.
Unions Are Still Working
Arguing against the idea that high union wages necessarily make manufacturing uncompetitive in a globalized economy was labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan. Studies focusing more narrowly on the U.S. labor movement corroborate the comparative findings about the importance of structural factors, but tend to emphasize the effects of changing labor markets due to globalization to a greater extent. Bronfenbrenner notes that changes in the economy, such as increased global competition, capital flight, and the transitions from a manufacturing to a service economy and to a greater reliance on transitory and contingent workers, accounts for only a third of the decline in union density. More recently, as unions have become increasingly concerned with the impacts of market integration on their well-being, scholars have begun to assess whether popular concerns about a global "race to the bottom" are reflected in cross-country comparisons of union strength. These scholars use foreign direct investment and the size of a country's international trade as a percentage of its GDP to assess a country's relative degree of market integration. These researchers typically find that globalization does affect union density, but is dependent on other factors, such as unions' access to the workplace and the centralization of bargaining.
But only one in six Americans live in a household with a union member, and a majority of nonunion workers in the U.S. (58%) say they are "not interested at all" in joining a union. This pushback wasn't just from workers, however; it also came from politicians. A 2009New York Timesarticle describes how Senate Democrats removed a provision from a recent bill that would make it easier for labor unions to organize.