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Web Manager
Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America Req #521
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Carnegie Museum of Art creates experiences that connect people to art, ideas, and one another. We believe creativity is a defining human characteristic to which everyone should have access. CMOA collects, preserves, and presents artworks from around the world to inspire, sustain, and provoke discussion, and to engage and reflect multiple audiences.
Carnegie Museum of Art is arguably the first museum of contemporary art in the United States, collecting the "Old Masters of tomorrow" since the inception of the Carnegie International in 1896. Today, the museum is one of the most dynamic major art institutions in America. Our collection of more than 30,000 objects features a broad spectrum of visual arts, including painting and sculpture; prints and drawings; photographs; architectural casts, renderings, and models; decorative arts and design; and film, video, and digital imagery. Through our programming, exhibitions, and publications, we frequently explore the role of art and artists in confronting key social issues of our time, combining and juxtaposing local and global perspectives. With our unique history and resources, we strive to become a leader in defining the role of art museums for the 21st century.
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is interested in candidates who, through their experience and collaborations, will contribute to diversity and excellence of the Carnegie Museums community.
Carnegie Museum of Art's Web Manager is a highly skilled and strategic professional who possesses exceptional web development, leadership, and collaboration capabilities. As the organization innovates ambitious artistic and educational programs, deepens its commitment to the Pittsburgh community, broadens its reach to national and international audiences, and expands access to its remarkable collection of art, this position is integral to advancing the museum's mission.
Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Engagement, the Web Manager oversees the ongoing development, improvement, and administration of the museum's ever-evolving web properties in an effort to attract and engage audiences, increase institutional visibility, and enrich and enhance the online user experience. The Web Manager partners with colleagues across the organization, cross-functionally and cross-departmentally, to develop and project manage initiatives that require creative web-based solutions including in-gallery/on-site interactives, podcasts, virtual education and public programming, mobile apps, and more. The Web Manager assesses web performance and reports web analytics and insights to evaluate the effectiveness of the museum's web efforts.
The Web Manager is a supervisory position that oversees Carnegie Museum of Art's Web Developer and is a forward-thinking adopter of emerging technologies.
Education and Experience: A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent professional experience, is required, along with five years of professional web production management experience in a collaborative team environment. Experience in a visual or performing arts, cultural, educational, or similar setting is preferred, but not mandatory, as well as working within a marketing team/environment alongside editors, designers, and content experts and managers.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The Web Manager must have a strong background in the creation, planning, and executing of web initiatives and a thorough understanding of the changing technology landscape. Exceptional leadership, communication, problem-solving, organizational skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others is crucial. Ability to balance several projects simultaneously, manage and complete projects on scheduled deadlines, work alongside others of varying technology capabilities, and manage and mentor a direct report is critical. Agility within the context of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh hardware/software environment and a nuanced appreciation of the values of a mission-driven organization are essential. Experience in managing and/or contributing to a digital transformation effort, infrastructure-related project, or content migration is a plus.
Competence, knowledge, and experience in the following:
- Designing complex navigation on websites for easy user experience; familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of user-centered design
- Website content management systems; in-depth knowledge of WordPress required
- CSS/Sass, JavaScript, JQuery, PHP, React, node.js, Command Line, and other current web development technologies
- Coding responsively for all screen sizes
- Concepts and principles of accessibility, including WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)
- Adobe Creative Suite and at least one general purpose programming language (e.g., C/C++, perl, Java, etc.)
- Web analytics (including Google Analytics, SEMrush, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixels, etc.) and/or survey platforms (Qualtrics)
- Web evaluation tool (such as SiteImprove) for effective application of SEO principles
- Project management tools (Asana, if possible) and Outlook
Traditional office setting as well as work-from-home setting; extended contact with CRT/CPU; ability to work under pressure and pay attention to detail. To meet deadlines, evening and weekend hours will be required.
- Web management and development responsibilities include:
- Develop, Improve, and Administer Carnegie Museum of Art's Web Properties:
- Oversee ongoing development, improvement, and administration of the museum's multiple web properties.
- Liaise with other departments to support required updates and maintenance, as needed.
- Anticipate problems; troubleshoot; make and communicate midcourse corrections when needed.
- Communicate with CMP's IT department and other Web Managers to identify best practices, advocate for improvements, address problems/barriers, and leverage shared resources.
- Collaborate closely with the Director of Design & Publishing, who leads art direction for the museum's web properties and web-based initiatives, and the Digital Content Manager, who oversees content for the museum's web properties.
- Project Management:
- For web-based projects and initiatives, manage and communicate schedule/deliverables to internal constituents to achieve on-time delivery.
- Anticipate problems and collaborate with colleagues to develop and implement solutions.
- Liaise with Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh's IT department on planning, testing, and analysis, as needed before launching new features to ensure seamless implementation.
- Collaborate on Collections Website:
- Coordinate with Carnegie Museum of Art's Collections Database Administrator and Collections Management database vendor to ensure effective integration of the collections search.
- Work toward continued improvements in functionality and usability.
- Web Strategy and Performance Reporting:
- In close partnership with the Director of Marketing & Engagement, develop strategies to effectively measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the museum's web efforts.
- Conduct research and utilize web analytics to understand web users' preferences and usage patterns; use research to inform planning and decision-making.
- Continually report web performance and make improvements as required to respond to user needs and drive the museum's strategic goals.
- Specific Museum Web-Based Projects:
- Work with colleagues on the implementation of specific museum web-based projects including those related to specific exhibitions and programs, such as in-gallery/on site interactives and resources; podcasts; virtual education and public programming; mobile apps; and more.
- Supervision of Web Developer:
- Responsible for oversight and management of the Web Developer; direct, guide, and mentor Web Developer and help prioritize the Web Developer's day-to-day work streams to ensure the Web Developer's success.
- Contractors:
- Manage contractors, when authorized by the Director of Marketing & Engagement, and supervises day-to-day work.
The following PA Act 153 clearances, or proof of application of clearances, are required beginning employment and as a condition of continued employment:
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance
- Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check
- FBI Fingerprint Criminal Background Check
Obtaining the required clearances is completed as part of the new hire process.
The above job description reflects the essential functions and qualifications for the position identified, and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position. The job description does not constitute an employment contract and does not alter the at-will relationship between CMP and the employee.
The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") requires employers to consider and accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. An individual is qualified if he or she can perform the essential functions of a job with or without reasonable accommodation. An essential job function is any task that is a fundamental part of the job. When considering essentiality, one must focus upon whether the function is essential to this particular job and not to the department as a whole. Some additional guidance on essential functions follows below. Please note that the following guidelines are non-exhaustive. If you have any questions or need additional guidance, please contact Human Resources.
- Is the function required to be performed on a regular basis? If the function is rarely performed, it may not be essential.
- Is the function highly specialized? Is the incumbent hired for his/her expertise or ability to perform the function? The need for special expertise is an indication of an essential function.
- Does the position exist, at least in part, to perform the function? If so, the function is more likely to be essential.
- How much time is spent performing the function and how often? Note that even functions performed 10% of the time could be essential if they are required on a regular basis.
- Would elimination of the function fundamentally alter the job? If so, the function is more likely to be essential.
- What are the consequences of not requiring the incumbent to perform the function? If they are significant, the function is more likely to be essential.
- Are there a limited number of employees among whom the performance of the function could be distributed if the incumbent could not perform it? If so, it is more likely to be essential.
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The Service Excellence Initiative: A New Approach to Customer Service
The Service Excellence Initiative: A New Approach to Customer Service
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Caesar, Deborah
Rupp, Eric
Sweetman, Kimberly
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With the pressures of changing technologies and patron expectations the need to stay viable as a service provider is impacting even Academic libraries who have traditionally had a built in patron base. Aware of these changing times Bobst Library completed ClimateQual and found there was a need to improve service outcomes. Attempting to improve customer service twice before with training designed out-of-house and getting little results, Bobst Library's Access Services began to look for a new way to approach this issue.
Deciding that no one knew our staff or services better than we did the Service Excellence Working Group was formed of Access Services Supervisors tasked with designing and executing a Customer Service Initiative. What resulted was a series of activities informed by the service standards of other industries (namely the theories of hospitality outlined in Danny Meyer's Setting the Table). It was established that our goal would be to create a department that is energized, challenged, and positive about providing good service to patrons and interdepartmentally.
We began by clarifying workplace expectations and developing a shared understanding of what it is that we in Access Services are in the business of doing. We then took a many faceted approach to introduce some conversations about service: Staff observed service provision at local eating establishments as well as within Access Services, completed a self assessment related to service provision, and uncovered roadblocks to providing excellent service. All activities involved a written component and discussion at staff meetings to solidify the learning.
We have found that by having these activities it has created a space for dialog and improved communication. With all the departments of Access Services participating together it has bridged the distance between separate departments allowing for improved knowledge sharing and workflow. Most importantly it is giving us a new outlook on the role of customer service in libraries.
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Dior isn't the only luxury fashion house that's hopelessly devoted to LA. Next month, Louis Vuitton is invading a Hollywood warehouse for the first stop of its "Series 2" show, an "unconventional" exhibit that reinterprets the brand's spring/summer 2015 ready-to-wear collection.
Taking place at 1135 North Highland Avenue, the free exhibit will house seven different rooms focusing on the legendary label's past, present, and future. Visitors can experience everything from the Louis Vuitton's history as a trunk maker, a recreation of a fashion show backstage space, a 360-degree runway show projection room, a dreamy accessories gallery, and more showcasing the Nicolas Ghesquière-led brand. (Expect plenty of Insta-ready opportunities with the brand's iconic LV logo, too).
'Louis Vuitton—Series 2' runs Friday, February 6th through Sunday the 22nd and will be open daily from 10am to 6pm.
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The 'Digital Slovakia' component of the Recovery and Resilience Plan identified the need for investing in improving the digital skills of seniors and adults at risk. This strategic initiative is a direct response to the DESI Country Report 2020. In 2019, the share of the population (aged 16 to 74) with at least basic (54%) and higher than basic digital skills (27%) lagged behind the EU-27 average (58% and 33% respectively). This prompts the question of why the creators of the RRP focused on improving the digital skills of seniors, and how this objective is to be accomplished.
Digital seniors project
Implemented by the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation (MIRRI), the project was designed to retrain a substantial number of 172 800 seniors and disadvantaged persons aged 65 and above. As an incentive to encourage the use of electronic services after successful completion of the training, participants were promised free tablets and 40 GB data package vouchers. Free training materials were developed in cooperation with the University of Pavel Jozef Šafárik in Košice (UPJŠ). The training, consisting of seven modules, each spanning three 45-minute sessions per week, continued for 5 weeks. The UPJŠ conducted a preparatory study that suggested two alternative training methods:
- participants completed the first four training modules on computers in cooperation with universities of the third age, and the fifth module was conducted on tablets;
- in cooperation with the Pensioners' Union in Slovakia, participants were trained exclusively on tablets with Bluetooth keyboards connected to tablets.
- Within the pilot phase, 1 423 seniors and disabled persons were retrained at a total of 62 training locations across 52 districts out of a total of 79 districts in Slovakia.
Lessons learned
- The results of the satisfaction survey from the pilot phase of the project show that training is more beneficial and effective if carried out only on tablets.
- The 'Mathew effect' was confirmed showing that the most proactive and motivated people benefited more from the project. This underscores the need for additional outreach measures.
- In the early post-COVID period, improving digital skills was perceived as more urgent compared to a later phase when pandemic-related limitations subsided.
The MIRRI is convinced that digital seniors will be provided with better public services compared to the past, when elderly clients' interactions with authorities were hindered by physical barriers. Digitisation of public services not only improve the quality of services but also their effectiveness. In the context of a rapidly ageing population, this initiative can also contribute to the creation of a new productive workforce: vital digital seniors and redirected future staff who would otherwise be needed in civil servant positions.
Further progression
The revised RRP, approved by the Government on 26 April 2023, addresses shifting challenges: the fading impact of the pandemic and the escalating impact of the war in Ukraine. Consequently, the plan includes a chapter reflecting the REPowerEU Plan, and a revision of some investment plans. Notably, the intended count of retrained people has been reduced to 102 409 and the investment in digital seniors has been adjusted from the originally proposed EUR 65 074 777.27 to EUR 39 319 791.92.
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Students' Lived Experiences of NACE Competencies within Residential Life
Virtual Live Briefings Student Success Career and Workforce Development AVP or "Number Two" Graduate Mid-Level New Professional Senior Level VP for Student Affairs
November 16, 2022
Interested in learning about how students perceive various experiences within their collegiate experience in relation to the National Association of College and Employers (NACE) Competencies? At Southern Methodist University, the presenters conducted an IRB-approved research study, investigating how students experience the NACE competencies throughout their residential experience. The research team utilized the Project CEO national benchmark complimented by a constructivist, qualitative, phenomenological study design to examine how residents are experiencing the NACE competencies. Findings from a thematic analysis of 15 semi-structured interviews resulted in three emergent themes around which students connect their residential life experiences to the competencies: unique context, engagement with residence life, and utilization and growth. This research is important for scholars and student affairs professionals alike as it advances knowledge in both career readiness and our understanding of how the residential student experience contributes to transferable skills. Presenters will facilitate a dialogue around methodology, research findings, and implementation strategies at your institution.
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Concrete is week in tension and it is to be reinforced properly with suitable material. The purpose of providing reinforcement in R.C.C. is:
- To take up all the tensile stresses developed in the structure.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Quarterback Daunte Culpepper was cleared Tuesday of misdemeanor charges stemming from a boat-party sex scandal.
A judge ruled there wasn't probable cause to determine a crime was committed by Culpepper, one of four Minnesota Vikings accused of misdemeanor lewd conduct during the cruise last fall on a suburban lake. Culpepper has since been traded to the Miami Dolphins.
For more coverage, go to FOXSports.com.
Hennepin County Judge Kevin Burke denied a motion to dismiss charges against running back Moe Williams. His trial is scheduled for April 18.
The other two players charged, cornerback Fred Smoot and tackle Bryant McKinnie, weren't part of Tuesday's ruling. Their next hearings are Thursday.
Culpepper's attorney, Earl Gray, said, "I'm happy about it. I'm sure Culpepper is, and his family. It vindicates him from being involved in any sexual misconduct on the boat."
The quarterback didn't immediately respond to an e-mail.
Williams' attorney, Joe Friedberg, was disappointed with the judge's decision.
"I disagree with him, but that's what makes horse racing," Friedberg said.
Culpepper and Williams had denied any improper conduct in a hearing before Burke last month. Culpepper, who was accused of touching a dancer's buttocks, testified that he spent the cruise on Lake Minnetonka playing a dice game in the back of a boat and rejected offers from several women.
Williams, accused of touching a dancer's breast, testified that a woman danced near him but he never touched her.
In explaining his ruling, Burke wrote Culpepper's version of events would clear him if true, and since the prosecutor offered nothing to rebut it, he found no probable cause. The difference with Williams, the judge wrote, was that his story wouldn't necessarily exonerate him.
Both players also contended race played a factor in prosecutor Steve Tallen's decision to charge them. They pointed out that two white men, including the captain of one of the boats, weren't charged even though investigators found evidence the men both kissed a stripper's exposed nipple.
Burke said the claim was understandable, but the prosecutor had discretion on who was charged.
Tallen denied at last month's hearing that race was a factor, saying the case against the white men was shaky. He was in court Tuesday and didn't immediately return a phone message.
The boat-party scandal was the lowest point in a dismal season for the Vikings, who lost Culpepper to a serious knee injury soon afterward. After his relationship with the team and new head coach Brad Childress soured in the offseason, he was traded to Miami last month for a second-round pick.
All four players faced identical charges of indecent conduct, disorderly conduct and lewd or lascivious conduct. Conviction on a single misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.


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The long ventilated gap between industry & academia incessantly being on the rise, the industries are often left high & dry in terms of recruiting fresh talent. Barring hardly a handful of top-layer business schools, most of the 5,500 business schools in India are responsible for this drastic predicament. Concurring with this fact is a recent ASSOCHAM study, which divulges that the business schools in the subcontinent are busy engendering 'unemployable' sub-par graduates who earn less than Rs.10,000 a month if at all they find placements. Cutting it even deeper, the study further clarifies that only seven percent of MBA graduates in India are employable.
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text: Philippe Blanchard Paradigm and practice of CLEAR Class A slow and gentle start for the body after it has been at rest overnight. Sensorial and introspective in its' approach to thoroughly awakening body, mind and creativity. Focus and time will be dedicated to discovering and moving through a connection to our skeletal structure, and in turn, to our different bodily systems. As participants, you will be guided continuously throughout your exploration. Bio French-born Philippe Blanchard has created both independent and commissioned performances at the forefront of Swedish contemporary dance and the European dance companies for nearly twenty years. After creating works such as "Airbag", "Noodles", "Quiproquo", "One's company, two's a crowd" or "How about you?", which toured in more then 14 countries, Philippe decided to relocated himself in U.K where he has created two works since 2013 " This is that" and " There are no such thing such as silly things". His works can be categorised as provocative, intense and political. Collaborating with skilled performers and untrained performers depending on the nature of the project, there is a constant debate in his practice on a non performance attitude. Philippe is often invited to University for lectures, classes and workshops in Sweden, U.K, France.


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It's been over two years since Meridian, Mississippi's own, Big K.R.I.T. released his major label debut album, Live From The Underground, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy. Last year he dropped the well-received mixtape, King Remembered In Time and he's been hitting the road with the likes of Macklemore and Talib Kweli. The fourth installment of his See Me On Top series just hit the internet last week and his new album, Cadillactica is slated for release this November. Although he's currently gearing up for his Pay Attention tour with Two-9, Young Krizzle to the time to talk with us about life in Meridian, musical influences and artistic growth, among other things.
You are a very soulful artist. It comes out in your music. Who were some of your early influences and who introduced you to that kind of music?
I would say that my father was the first person to play Geto Boys and NWA around me. He had tapes and I remember he was really into electronics. He had a lot of old cassette players and things of that nature and he was the first to really introduce me to that. I didn't find out about Outkast until I was riding around with one of my first cousins. I would attribute my grandmother to putting me onto the blues and soul music. Like James Brown, B.B. King and people of that nature. So growing up, I had a wide range of things I could pick from. When I got to an age where I could start buying my own CDs and turn the radio onto what I wanted to hear, that's when I started discovering Willie Hutch, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, UGK, Three 6 Mafia and Eightball & MJG. That was the beginning of me listening to music in a way where not only was I entertained by it and influenced as a person, but I wanted to know how it was created in that manner.
That's kind of how I was. When I was 15 or so, I started listening to the oldies station on AM radio and hearing songs that had been sampled for the rap I was listening to on the FM stations. I've been hooked ever since.
It's so many jewels and things you just pick up on a random radio station. A lot of obscure samples came from only having one vinyl record pressed up, maybe one single. The songs that never really, really blew up…sometimes have some of the most amazing melodies and backgrounds and riffs.
I have family in West Alabama, right on the border and anytime I'm there, we go the Bonita Lakes Mall in Meridian. I'm familiar with the area and years ago when someone told me that a cat from Meridian was spitting rhymes, I had to check it out.
Most people have to ride through Meridian to get to Jackson or Biloxi, so they probably have rode through Meridian and didn't even know it.
What was life like in Meridian coming up?
It was very humbling. I had the opportunity to be raised by a lot of elders. It was the "It takes a village to raise a child" mentality. Both of my parents were very active in my life, even though they weren't together. They always wanted me to follow my dreams. My grandmother was very passionate about me following my dreams and doing what I wanted to do. Ultimately, she was scared about me venturing into the music industry just because of stories she had heard growing up, but she played a big part in how I am as an individual and a man. She was born in 1923 and she instilled a lot of morals in me that carried over into how I am now. Not only as a musician, but as a human being. I think people can hear that in my music and in the music I actually like to sample. Meridian is one of those places that reminds you how the small and simple things in life can be enough. To me, the days go by slower than in some major cities and I had the opportunity to kinda enjoy my childhood in a certain way. There was a lot of time to sit back and reflect on what you wanted and how you planned on getting it and I'm blessed to have been in a situation to actually have that kind of upbringing.
The video for "I Got This" was shot entirely in Meridian?
That was definitely Meridian. For me it was important to show people that my city was a city and that it wasn't horseback and dirt roads. I know people hear that I'm from Mississippi and they have some sort of idea of what kind of city it is and that's not even really the case. I just wanted to show that I'm from a city and we're thriving.
I know one of your biggest musical influences was Bobby Womack. Did you ever have the chance to meet him before he passed?
Man I didn't, brother. And I was so sad about it. It was mind blowing. With me wanting to work with him so bad and being so influenced and sampling his music and actually doing my research on what he had been through and what he had been able to accomplish musically, to not be able to work with him was disappointing.
And he was still very active.
Yeah! So it's one of those things where all I can do is if I do sample him, I have to do his music justice and pay homage. When people ask me about the music I sampled and what did I listen to growing up, it's important that they know he had a large part in what kind of music I make and the amount of passion I put in my music. He was a true soul man at the end of the day.
Looking back at "REM," you had a line in that song that says you feel as if you failed your fans with Live From The Underground. As more time has passed, do you feel the same way and what do you think you could've done better?
To me, it was one of things where I dealt with so much. I went from doing mixtapes and having that freedom of just throwing music out…but when you're signed and working on a major label album, it's a little bit more organized. It's a lot that goes into it when you're sampling. It's a lot that goes into it when you're creating a song. You have to deal with the business aspects as well. I wasn't 100% prepared to do what I normally do with a project and deal with the business end. I think it bled over into my music. It bled over into how I felt about having to work under those circumstances. Dealing with sample clearances was one of those things that I never had to deal with before and it was mind blowing. I would hear a song that I would want to sample and then second-guess myself. I'd shoot down an idea or possible record before I've even created it. I had to get over that. Also, most of the time I'm competing with myself. People would say "Alright, your last project was 4evaNaDay" and a lot of people loved that and felt that it was better than Live From The Underground.
There was a freedom with 4evaNaDay that I didn't have with Live From The Underground — which was the sampling, which was the unexpectedness. No one expected 4evaNaDay. I dealt with a lot of that. Looking back on it now, I'm proud of Live From The Underground because I stuck to my roots as much as possible. It's one of those things when people go back now and listen to it, they'll be like "Damn, that shit was super jammin'." I think it was on top of me dropping a mixtape like 4evaNaDay — all original, themed out and a crazy cover, a month before I dropped my album. Also, I had been promoting my album Live From The Underground since 2011. We had the "Country Shit" video with Luda and Bun B in March. Then "Money On The Floor" came out in September of 2011 and my album didn't come out until June of 2012. So there was a large gap and anticipation and I'm just blessed that the fans still believe in me enough to go out, purchase, represent and ultimately pay attention. I think I learned a valuable lesson in timing and getting things done early business wise. That way, I can solely focus on the music and I can get all the ideas that I want ironed out and let that be that and then roll it out properly. I think that's what we're doing right now with Cadillactica. I think it'll work. We've got the amazing single with Rico Love, "Pay Attention" and I'm just excited for people to hear this full body of music — and I only used three samples.
Oh wow.
The thing is, you're not going to know what is a sample and what's not. That was even more exciting, because I was able to create the kind of music where you would still think it was a sample.
The last time I saw you perform live was in 2011 during the Return of 4Eva tour. Is there anything you've learned about touring between now and then?
Oh yeah. Resting, but not going to sleep an hour before your show. Not eating a heavy meal before your show. Not indulging in too much alcohol before your show. Crowd participation and engaging with the people more. Just having fun. I used to be really critical of my stage presence at these shows. I was giving my all, but it was still supposed to be fun at the end of the day. I think the Return of 4Eva tour was the first time where I started to understand that people could have fun. I could have a message and rap my ass off at the same time. From there, the Live From The Underground tour was the beginning of me really having fun, enjoying myself and enjoying hip-hop. At this point, now it's just about performing the new content, bringing the people out that have always supported me and then bringing new people out while enjoying this thing called hip-hop. I'm spreading the message of following your dreams, putting God first and getting money.
Even back then it seemed like you had good stage presence.
Oh yeah. I've learned from some of the best. David Banner was a great, great performer for me to watch and just be like "Oh shit." So when it comes to me being on stage, it don't even matter. We're jumping off the stage. We're crowd surfing. We're throwing water. We're having fun. I gotta look at it like it's my last performance, because if this is it, I wanna be remembered for having the kind of performance that's hard to forget.
You mentioned being on various tours. I know you've been on tour with Macklemore and others as the supporting act and also on your own tours where you're the headliner. I would think being the headliner is the bigger thrill but do prefer performing in the more intimate smaller venues or larger arenas?
It doesn't matter. It could be five people there, it could be five thousand people there. Again, I'm going to put on my show like it's the last show and it's fully packed in that thang because I remember back when there was NOBODY that cared to see me perform or there were no shows at all. I try to keep that in mind. I always love to go on tour as the headliner and see the people that are always going to jam your music, but there's an excitement of going to perform in front of people who don't because you gain new fans. I've toured with J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, like you said, Macklemore and Currensy and you always gain new fans. You'll be out and about and people come up to you after the fact and are like "I wasn't much of a fan of your music and this was my first time seeing you perform, but I'm glad I did and I know now." That helps and keeps me motivated too.
Tell me about "Pay Attention". How did that come about?
I had the opportunity to go down to Miami and work with Jim Jonsin and his team of producers, Zac and Finatik. Also, at the same time I wanted to be able to get in with Rico Wade and work because Jim Jonsin and Rico have this musical relationship where it's cohesive and they work in a way that's organic and it was a blessing to be able to go down there and get in the studio with both of them and create a song of that nature. For me, it was about getting out of my comfort zone. This album is a lot about that too. I was used to producing my own records and singing my own hooks and it was out of necessity at first in my career because I couldn't afford to pay for beats and I didn't have anybody to sing on the hooks. At this point of my career, I want to create and write in a manner where I can always take it to the next level. It was dope to get in with Rico because he has a gift for writing hooks that are relatable for everybody. It doesn't matter where you're from and it doesn't matter who you are, you can relate to these hooks. When he sent that to me, I was like "I got it" as far as the verses and it was just dope to be able to add a little bit of my edge and my southern twang to it. I can still be myself, but make a record as big as "Pay Attention" and showcase my growth as I'm getting older. I want to put that in my music. I'm not K.R.I.T. from 2010.
It has that "grown and sexy" vibe to it.
Ain't nothing wrong with that.
Is that going to be the vibe for Cadillactica as a whole?
I wouldn't say that. Cadillactica is a free-floating album in a way where I felt like I was able to talk about whatever I wanted because I created a planet to do so. Cadillactica is a planet that I created, which in reality is my conscious mind. It's where all my creative thoughts come from. It's where all my ideas come from. All of my pain. All my passions. All of my struggles. All of my pain. It all comes from Cadillactica. Everything is a little obscure and a little different because in your mind, it IS like that. Your mind is abstract, your ideas are abstract and I wanted to make my music seem a little abstract. I wanted the skits to be a little abstract. I wanted some of the instrumentation and singing to be abstract. I wanted the content and the topics to be abstract. I think I was able to accomplish that on this planet called Cadillactica.
A theme I've always noticed with your projects is the sequencing. It always starts with the crunk trunk-rattlers and as things move forward, you get into the deeper content. So with this new project, are things going to be all over the place in an abstract way?
I think every song still has purpose on this project. I think it still flows in a way and I like to think of it as flowing in a way that's like growing up. When you're a young adolescent, things intrigue you. You're energetic. You're ready. You're like "I wanna see this, I wanna do that, I wanna be a part of this." Then when you start slowing down, other things start to become more important. Time becomes more relevant and you're like "Man, am I doing what I'm supposed to be doing? Am I a part of what I'm supposed to be a part of? Is this all going to be enough? There's not enough time in the day." Then when you get older and reflect on it all, that's when you're like "I think I did enough. I hope God's proud of me. I want to leave something behind." Normally, I think of my sequencing that way. It's like the buildup, then the climax and then you just kinda let go and then you fade out. I think of life in that manner and I like to think of music in the same way.
The album's coming 11.11, you're about to hit the road and your name is being mentioned more frequently as one of the top artists in the industry today. I remember hearing a song of yours in a Crown Royal commercial a little while back, do you feel like things are finally coming together for you or is there still that chip on your shoulder?
I think that this is my journey. Some people's success comes faster, some people's success takes time. It takes years. It takes development. I think of it like this: I'm still building my foundation. There's still bricks being laid but once it's right, this building won't ever come down. My timing is different and it all makes sense, just being from where I'm from. It's a different place. It's a different environment. The population is different. I have to make people want to go to where I'm from. It's almost like sometimes I'm fighting more than just comment boxes and stuff like that, but history itself because I want to shine some positive light on my state. I don't want to tell somebody "I'm from Mississippi" and they always have negative thoughts about it. I want to showcase it differently. That follows the suit amongst a [person like] David Banner, who was able to not only be a positive role model in hip-hop…but in life. It's important that people understand that just because I'm country, that does not mean that I'm not intelligent. I'm intelligent. I still believe in saying something that matters. There's a lot of people where I'm from that feel the same, but you'd have to go there to know it. I think I'm gonna pull my weight and do whatever I can to make people open their minds and visit and come check it out and look at all this history and learn about where I'm from as well as these other places.
It might be a bit too early to ask, but what's the agenda after the tour and the rollout of Cadillactica? Or Are you just focused squarely on the album at this point?
The album is the focus point right now, but obviously [there's the] branding of the artist. Branding Big Sant. I'm excited about what he's going to do. His voice is crazy. The music he writes is amazing. For him, it's the same thing with building his foundation. I think that's going to be the next thing for me as well. Helping him with his platform. Branding Multi Alumni as much as possible. Getting into scoring movies. Producing for other artists — not just rap artists, but also soul singers and jazz musicians. Ultimately, writing and composing music in different formats.
Are you and Big Sant ever going to do an entire album together?
I'm sure that' ll happen. I can't tell you when or how, but it's going to happen.
Last question, is there going to be a "My Sub 3?"
Wooo! You gotta find out for yourself. That's all I'm going to say. I can't speak on it too much. You just have to find out for yourself.
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Axiom 2 and 3: If equals are added or subtracted to equals, the wholes are equal
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Euclid, magnitudes are objects that can be compared, added, and subtracted, provided they are of the "same kind." Addition or elimination of equal parameters to equal quantities results in equal things, for which the relation of equality and the operation of subtraction make sense. In Euclid's mathematics this relation and this operation apply not only to straight segments and numbers but also to geometrical objects.
- To demonstrate if equals are added to equals, the wholes are equal
- To demonstrate if equals are subtracted to equals, the wholes are equal
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15 minutes
Prerequisites/Instructions, prior preparations, if any
Prior knowledge of points and lines
Materials/ Resources needed
- Digital : Computer, geogebra application, projector.
- Non digital : Worksheet and pencil
- Geogebra files : "Axiom-2 and 3.ggb"
Download this geogebra file from this link.
Process (How to do the activity)
- The file demonstrates the Euclid's second and third axiom.
- The measures of all the lines corresponds to the distance between 0 of x-axis to point F.
- If the distance of point F from 0 is increased or decreased the lengths of all the lines also varies accordingly this can be done by using the slider Equals1.
- With the change in position of slider Equals2 an equal length of 3 is added to all lines.
- It can be observed that the length of all the lines correspondingly increases.
- What do you notice about the lines.
- Again changing the position of slider Equals2 to 0 the measure of 3 units is eliminated.
- Now what do you notice about the lines.
- Record the segment lengths in the worksheet
Position of Equals2 0 - Point F Length BC Length GH Length EF Length IJ Length of the line + position of Equals 2 . .
Evaluation at the end of the activity
- Can you conclude if equal measures are added to equal lines the resulting lines are equal.


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Overseas political commentator Liang Jing wrote following essay, thanks to Dr. David Kelly for the translation:
On March 28 the 14th Dalai Lama appealed personally to Chinese people everywhere, especially to those in the PRC, hoping that they understand his sincere wishes for Tibetan autonomy and cultural rights only, without seeking independence for Tibet. This was to my knowledge the first time the Dalai Lama has gone over the heads of the Chinese government and leaders to engage the Han people's understanding directly; its significance is far-reaching. No one, of course, imagines that this appeal will have a positive impact on Hu Jintao and the Chinese leadership as a whole. On the contrary, I believe that it can only further shame them into anger. If Hu Jintao has recently relaxed at all on the issue of dialogue with the Dalai Lama, it would not be due to this appeal, but more likely the result of pressure exerted by Western communities, in particular the United States. The only language understood by China's mediocre rulers is that of power and interest.
The Dalai Lama's appeal showed that he knows this, but more importantly, sees further that another huge and terrible force supports the truculence of China's leaders, and that is Han ignorance. As long as the majority of the Han people cannot cast off their ignorance, Chinese leaders hardly dare face the Tibet issue rationally.
The ill-informed responses to western media reports of some overseas Chinese youth are most thought-provoking in this connection. They immediately relay these false reports back to China as ironclad proof of Western ill will, and gain a strong response among domestic internet users. Chinese residing overseas should not be surprised that Western media, faced with fierce commercial competition, often report things inaccurately. However, they have not hesitated to politicize such false reports, and what they actually expose is their own prejudice. Why don't they use this to demand that the Chinese government adopt a more open policy toward the media at home and abroad? Was it not the Chinese authorities' comprehensive blockade of the media that created an opportunity for these false reports?
Nationalism poisons the intelligence of mankind, using the traditional weaknesses of various civilizations to enlarge the common weaknesses of humanity. The concept of an authoritarian grand unity that has dominated Chinese civilization for more than 2,000 years has left a deep imprint in the culture of the Han. Two pathologies thus formed among them—cultural arrogance, and the mentality of power and interest. These two are the root causes of the disease of ignorant thinking among many Han Chinese.
Of course, the culture of arrogance, and the pathology of playing up to the powerful are not unique to the Chinese. Western cultural arrogance in particular, bloated thanks to its technical, military and overall economic strength, has brought great harm to humanity.
China was one of the most serious victims of Western cultural arrogance. Were it not for the ferocity of Marxism-Leninism would China's modernization have killed so many people? But a major reason for China becoming a serious victim of Western cultural arrogance, was the Han predilection for power and interest. When stubborn cultural arrogance incurred comprehensive humiliation, China's Han people not only rushed to cut off the queues he Manchust had forced them to wear, they set about indiscriminately purging their own cultural traditions. It was not good enough to "smash the Confucian shop" — without understanding what the October Revolution was all about, they concluded that they had to "follow the Russian path." Compared to the Han people's destruction of tradition and fratricidal rush to catch up with trends, the Dalai Lama may look like an out of touch, stubborn fool. To safeguard the autonomy of a mere few million Tibetans rights and protect their obviously backward culture, he has dared to set itself against the more than one billion Han Chinese.
Everyone, however, from Jiang Zemin on his visit to the US to the "indignant youth" on the Internet today, is puzzled by the same question: how can a monk in exile not only gain Western political support, but, even more inconceivably, be pursued by Western celebrities, gaining wide appreciation and support from Western cultural and religious elites? With the strength of but one man, the Dalai Lama has outdone thousands of Chinese diplomats overseas, and has overwhelmed the favor the Communist Party has spent millions on currying with Tibetans domestically. Could it be he really does have superhuman intelligence?
The wisdom of the Dalai Lama, so difficult for Chinese to understand, benefits from his Buddhist beliefs, from the ancient sagely wisdom concentrated in Buddhist culture. This is not only gives him the self-confidence for dialogue with Western culture as an equal; through meeting him, many of the Western cultural elite become convinced of the stupidity of Western cultural arrogance, and recognize that every culture, as every life, has unique value, regardless of how powerful it is. The Dalai Lama's great wisdom not only to enables him to win dignity for the Tibetan culture, but also makes him the embodiment of equal cultural rights, which is a universal value.
Lao Zi said, "By not contending, none in the empire will be able to contend with you." The Dalai Lama's wisdom shows us the true meaning of this great idea: someone who upholds the principles of mutual respect can be invincible, and because he is in fact maintaining common human dignity. The reason the Dalai Lama does not contend for sovereignty over Tibet yet insists on Tibetan autonomy, is because he is convinced that without national autonomy the cultural rights of Tibetans cannot be preserved, or their dignity maintained, and without dignity for the Tibetans there cannot be any for the Han either.
The ignorance of many Han lies in the fact that devotion to power and interest has rendered them incapable of understanding this reasoning: that when the Han deprived Tibetans of their autonomy, they deprive themselves of their own rights to democratic self-government, and thereby to give up their dignity in the face of all humanity.
Read also translated responses from Chinese cyberspace to the Dalai Lama's appeal, from Global Voices.


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After a hot long weekend, it's now time to get your jackets out folks, as the weather for the next few days will be mild and blustery.
Dubai residents woke up to a windy and cloudy city this morning, with patchy rain in parts (perfect weather for surfers).
Cloud cover is expected to increase across the UAE throughout the rest of the day, and rain has already hit Al Ain, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. The lowest recorded temperature so far today was 9.7 degrees Celsius at 6.15am on Jebal Jais, Ras Al Khaimah.
A marine warning is in place for the Arabian Gulf, with 10 foot high waves expected in parts.
The temperature in Dubai will fluctuate between 18 degrees Celsius and 22 degrees.
The UAE meteorological service reported that "the amount of clouds will increase in some areas" today, "especially in the northern areas and islands". They say this will lead to "a drop in temperatures". They also warned of "very rough" conditions in the sea, and "blowing sand/dust and reduced horizontal visibility in some parts".
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USA Today article on high speed rail
High-speed rail service derailed
After his first ride Wednesday, however, he reluctantly reports that the train rode a lot like the rickety old diesel trains he's ridden for years on the 102-mile route.
"Don't get me wrong. I welcome the new service. But I couldn't see a major difference. It's not quite there yet," says Spicher, 52, a Dauphin, Pa., resident.
When it comes to high-speed rail, "are we there yet?" is a question worth asking. Other than the new service here and the Acela train line between Washington, D.C., New York and Boston, high-speed passenger rail service isn't scheduled to arrive anywhere else in the country for a very long time.
Amtrak introduced the new high-speed rail line this week, amid little fanfare. The Keystone Service will increase maximum speeds between Harrisburg and Philadelphia from 90 mph to 110 mph and cut 15 to 30 minutes off a two-hour trip. The service costs as little as $20 each way.
The train will connect to the heavily traveled high-speed line between Washington, New York and Boston. The Acela train, introduced in December 2000, reaches speeds as high as 150 mph in parts of New England and 135 mph elsewhere on the route.
The Philadelphia-to-Harrisburg route became a high-speed route for practical reasons. It's the only rail line other than the Acela that is wired for electric trains, which reach high speeds more efficiently than diesel engines.
Kiran Mudambi, 20, of Mountain View, Calif., took the train Thursday to interview for the medical student program at Pennsylvania State University. By flying into Philadelphia, instead of Harrisburg, and taking the train to his final destination, he saved $250.
"Quite a bit for a college student," he says.
'Balanced transportation'
Amtrak, which receives about $1.3 billion a year in federal money, spent $145 million upgrading the track and rail switches. The federal government paid $58 million of the cost, Pennsylvania borrowed $14.5 million for its share, and Amtrak paid the rest.
Pennsylvania also pays $6.8 million a year to subsidize the cost of operating the Keystone route, in service since 1834.
"It's part of Gov. (Ed) Rendell's vision of a balanced transportation system," says Rich Kirkpatrick, press secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. "Pennsylvania has stepped up to the plate to make this high-speed service viable."
High-speed rail got attention in the 1990s when the federal government started designating high-speed rail corridors around the country. Today, there are 11 designated high-speed rail corridors through 28 states.
Actual development of high-speed routes has slowed to a crawl or gone completely dormant. For example, Florida voters approved a high-speed rail project in 2000, then repealed it in 2004.
In other key proposals:
•The California High-Speed Rail Authority, established in 1996, wants to bring European-style high-speed trains — with speeds exceeding 200 mph — from San Diego to Sacramento. In 2004 and 2006, the state decided against asking voters for funding. A proposal to borrow $10 billion could be on the 2008 ballot.
•The Southeast corridor, created in 1992, is supposed to bring high-speed passenger rail to Atlanta, Jacksonville, Raleigh, N.C., Washington and other cities.
"The problem is there's no federal money, other than some planning dollars," North Carolina transportation planner David Foster says. It will cost $5.5 million per mile — or $2.5 billion — just to upgrade the 450-mile Charlotte-to-Washington line, he says.
• The Midwest corridor, centered in Chicago, has been getting more trains, but none that travel at high speeds. Last Monday, Amtrak doubled the number of trains running downstate out of Chicago, using $24 million in state money to add service. But the trains don't go faster than 79 mph.
"All we do is talk, talk, talk," says Rick Harnish, executive director of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association, a private group.
Harnish says Illinois could start high-speed rail service quickly by purchasing available rail-switching technology. "It would cost peanuts — so cheap it's embarrassing," he says.
Matt Vanover of the Illinois Department of Transportation says the state is waiting for a report on a train-control system under development. He also says details need to be worked out with Amtrak, Union Pacific, the federal government and Chicago.
Will the public get on board?
High-speed rail service in the USA is going nowhere because it doesn't make economic sense, says William Garrison, co-author of the book Tomorrow's Transportation and a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.
"What passenger rail lacks isn't money. It's riders," he says. "These high-speed rail proposals are big boondoggles. We're reluctant to subsidize high-speed rail for good reason: There's not a market for it."
John Spychalski, a transportation expert and professor at Penn State, says the problem is lack of political will. "People didn't bat an eyelash when we decided to build the interstate system in 1956."
He says high-speed passenger rail has technical, as well as financial problems. Railroad tracks in the USA are almost all privately owned by freight companies that run slower, heavier trains. "They aren't too keen on operating a 125-mph passenger train when they're running heavy freight trains at 30 to 70 mph," Spychalski says.


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GOeureka and Blockchain-Based Service Providers Reshape the Internet
Echoing most technological advances, the internet was created to solve a problem. The world needed a better, easier way to communicate that was more democratic and equitative. This led to a veritable explosion of internet-based services and commerce which culminated in the dot-com crash. As a result, the "wild-west' mentality that prized freedom of communication and ideas above all else was replaced with a more profit-oriented vision.
As service providers found that consolidation worked better as a business model, companies like Amazon, Kayak, and other centralized businesses took off. However, this quick boom in convenience and online efficiency had an unintended side effect—market stagnation. As the centralized model becomes more entrenched, new stakeholders are constantly added to the supply chain that extract value, profits, and efficiency at every step.
Blockchain technology—the backbone of most cryptocurrencies—offers a potent alternative for the model. Built on the concepts of disintermediation and decentralization, it enables business models that emphasize P2P communication and the elimination of middlemen. Companies have already started using the new infrastructure, with service providers like GOeureka--a blockchain-based hotel booking platform--leading the way. The company has shown that it's possible to offer a service that reduces intermediation and democratizes the platform, without also raising costs or removing utility. With an already strong record and immense potential for the future, blockchain is confirmed as the next innovation stepping stone.
The Great Unequalizer
The internet's lofty initial goals notwithstanding, a drive for convenience and streamlined experiences has made centralization the dominant business model. Major companies control substantial portions of service chains, imposing inefficiencies that a more open market would not otherwise permit. Amazon, for instance, controlled nearly 44% of all US eCommerce sales, accounting for 4% of the entire retail sales market in the country during 2017 according to a study conducted by One Click Retail.
Consumers, who largely prize speed and convenience over other concerns, tend to ignore the less detrimental effects centralization has fomented. The centralized model encourages newer businesses to simply adopt the status quo, allowing the fast establishment of services and a quick turnaround to profits, but it is less sustainable long-term. Current paradigms encourage decidedly anti-competitive behaviors that a captive audience and market can't avoid (such as Facebook's data collection policies, for instance). The problem is similar across industries as well.
In the travel and bookings sector, online travel agencies—aggregator sites like Kayak, Travelocity, and Hipmunk—control almost 70% of all online hotel bookings. On the surface, this is not a problem; users need a fast solution to plan their travels, and these websites offer a service to meet that demand. The issue is that these services are so convenient thanks to several intermediaries, most of which extract value from the process rather than add it. The resulting situation impacts hotel and airlines' profit margins significantly, but can't be abandoned without also abandoning an enormous audience. Hotels can attempt to compete on their own, but it's unlikely they'll be able to sustain themselves without a strong enough infrastructure and significantly larger marketing budgets.
However, GOeureka is looking to disrupt this unsustainable model. The company is focusing on hotels, a high-value and high-potential industry, and seeks to remove the middlemen contributing to its widespread inefficiencies. Per CEO Manraj Rai, the goal is to "Provide an affordable and efficient platform for hotels and consumers to directly engage and transact with each other, removing the inequitable commissions to OTAs that ultimately decrease hotels' margins and increase consumer prices." This new dynamic will see hotels gain access to previously-locked demand, without being held hostage by the centralized entities who offer nothing more than the illusion of choice. Even the music industry can benefit from such a deal, with platforms like JAAK looking to offer a path that skirts the restrictive and expensive process of securing creative rights to original content and art.
Blockchain Punctures the Bubble
This is not to say the current model is completely useless. Aggregators offer small businesses an opportunity for exposure and access to a larger marketplace. Nevertheless, there is a price to be paid in the form of commissions, forced pricing models, data usage terms and other costly concessions. In the end, this results in operational inefficiencies that can't be remedied. Removing this model is at the core of the change blockchain promises to bring.
Per research firm Frost & Sullivan, the available addressable market for blockchain is expected to hit $3.21 billion in the next three years. For the bookings and travel industry, as well as others, it represents an untapped new frontier. The benefits speak for themselves: the ability to shake off intermediaries and establish direct B2C communication; lower fees and costs; and a model that removes inefficiencies.
In the real world, blockchain has already demonstrated its potential in several industries. The advertising industry, long known as a highly gated market, is seeing its walls slowly surmounted by companies like BitClave. The platform's search engine allows consumers to decide who gets access to their usage data and empowers them to monetize it, while giving marketers access to more precise, voluntary information. For the cloud storage industry, which is still largely controlled by a few major companies, newer entrants like Sia and Storj are upending the idea that services must be costly due to their inherent hardware needs. Sia's token-based system lets users both contribute to and take advantage of the available cloud storage ecosystem, creating a closed value loop. The Sia network borrows users' empty PC memory and pays them for connecting it to the blockchain, and letting others store their fractionalized digital assets in a more secure manner. With the SIA coins that they earn, storage contributors can use the network themselves or exchange them for fiat money via exchanges, thus closing the value loop.
Bringing Blockchain to Bear
The technology is still in its infancy despite bitcoin's near decade of existence, and it is likely to be the next phase of technological revolution. From the democratizing goals of the internet which has fallen somewhat short, to blockchain's decentralizing potential, the decentralized ledger will change the way online business is conducted. Even so, it requires buy-in, and which in turn obliges undeniable proof that it is a better option for all participants over the status quo. With a user base that grows with each day, blockchain is already cementing itself as the gateway for a bright future of innovation.


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Bling nails are the latest trend in nail design, and many women want to create this look for themselves. While it may initially seem intimidating, creating perfect bling bling nails is relatively easy! In this article, we will share step-by-step instructions on how to make this look. We'll also provide tips on working with glitter and diamonds and show you how to attach sparkling elements to your nails. So get ready to learn everything you need to create beautiful bling bling nails!
Featured materials: gel and acrylic powder, glitter, diamonds
Bling nails have been all the rage this year, and there's no doubt they are here to stay. If you want to create this look for yourself, you've come to the right place. In this article, we will share step-by-step instructions on how to make perfect bling bling nails.
You will need the following materials: gel or acrylic powder, glitter, and diamonds. We recommend using gel or acrylic powder as your base, providing a more sturdy foundation for your bling nails. Once you have your materials gathered, follow these simple steps:
- Step One: Apply a thin layer of gel or acrylic powder to your nails.
- Step Two: Next, apply a layer of glitter. We recommend using a thin brush to apply the glitter, as this will help avoid clumping.
- Step Three: Once you have applied the glitter, it's time to add the diamonds! You can either use individual diamonds or rhinestones. If you are using unique diamonds, we recommend using tweezers to place them on your nails. For rhinestones, we recommend using a dotting tool to apply them.
- Step Four: Finally, seal your nails with a gel or acrylic powder top coat. And that's it! You've now created perfect bling bling nails!
If you're looking for something extra, try adding some rhinestones or diamonds to your design. You can use a dotting tool or tweezers to place them on your nails. When you're finished, seal your design with a top coat of gel or acrylic powder.
Diamonds, foil, and glitter for bling bling effect
If you want to take your bling nails to the next level, try using diamonds, foil, or glitter. Diamonds and foil can be applied with a dotting tool or tweezers, and glitter can be applied with a thin brush. When you're finished, seal your design with a top coat of gel or acrylic powder.
Now that you know how to create perfect bling bling nails, why not try it out yourself? Use gel or acrylic powder as your base, apply glitter with a thin brush, and use a dotting tool or tweezers to apply diamonds and rhinestones. And don't forget to top it off with a coat of gel or acrylic powder! As an alternative to simple yet trendy nail designs, you may try nails with butterflies, cherry nails, or daisy nail designs.
How to attach diamonds to artificial nails to make sure the design lasts
If you're using artificial nails, there are a few things you need to keep in mind when attaching diamonds. First, ensure the nails are clean and dry before applying any adhesive. Second, use clear nail glue or a rhinestone selector to apply the diamonds. And third, wait for the glue to dry completely before wearing your bling nails out and about!
Featured colors and design ideas
There are endless possibilities when it comes to bling nails. You can keep it simple with just a few diamonds or go all out with an intricate design. You can also mix and match different colors of glitter and rhinestones to create a unique look. And don't forget to top it off with a coat of gel or acrylic powder!
Here are some of our favorite bling nail designs:
- A single accent nail with glitter and diamonds
- An ombre effect using different colors of glitter
- A negative space design with rhinestones placed around the cuticle
- An allover glitter design
Remember to have fun and get creative, no matter what design you choose!
Meet our Expert
Elaine Andrews is a professional nail technician with 12+ years of experience. She works both with gel and acrylic nails and creates artistic nail designs for her customers. She has been training nail technicians for over 6 years and is an author of her own patented nail courses. Feel free to use the comment field below to ask Elaine something you wanted to know about nails and manicures!


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- Pharmax Finest Pure Fish Oil With Plant Sterols provides 1.6 g of EPA and DHA and 325 mg of plant sterols per serving to help support cardiovascular health.
- Combination of EPA, DHA, and plant sterols.
- Helps maintain and support optimal cardiovascular health.
- Supports healthy serum triglyceride levels already in the normal range.
- Provides 930 mg of EPA and 685 mg of DHA per day.
- Provides 325 mg of plant sterol esters per teaspoon serving.
- Has a delicious natural orange flavor.
- Recent research indicates that cardiovascular health may be better supported by diets high in monounsaturated fatty acids, plant sterols, and fish oils than by those high in fish oils alone.
- EPA, DHA, and plant sterols support healthy fatty acid metabolism.
- In randomized, placebo-controlled trials, daily supplementation with 1.3-1.4 g of EPA and DHA, in combination with 2-2.5 g of plant sterols, for three to four weeks supported healthy serum triglyceride levels.
Serving Size 1 Teaspoon (5 ml)
Amount per serving .....%DV
Calories ... 35
Calories from Fat ... 35
Total Fat ... 4 g .....6%*
Saturated Fat ... 0.5 g .....4%*
Cholesterol ... 55 mg .....18%*
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) ... 850 mg .....†
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ... 625 mg .....†
Total omega-3 ... 1700 mg .....†
(EPA, DHA & total omega-3 provided as sardine & anchovy oils)
Plant sterol esters ... 650 mg..... †
(provided as Pinus sp. / Brassica napus)
* % Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
† % Daily Value not established
Other Ingredients:
Orange oil, natural mixed tocopherols.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to treat, mitigate, diagnose or cure any disease.


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Devon Toews had a busy week: First marriage, now a trade.
The New York Islanders traded their speedy, puck-moving defenseman to the Colorado Avalanche for second-round picks in the 2021 and 2022 NHL Drafts, a clear sign of the difficulty they face in fitting under a flat salary cap with some aging contracts and some big RFA deals yet to consummate.
There's no avoiding this conclusion: Dealing Toews does not improve the Islanders, who made the conference final this summer and harbor hopes of getting even further in the near future. They have older and less effective players they surely would've preferred to move.
But making some kind of painful move was also inevitable, as it's been that under pandemic and flat cap conditions there are few teams willing to take on other teams' aging mistakes without major sweeteners, if at all. The Islanders did not possess many sweeteners; indeed, it's speculated that at least one of the newly acquired picks may be needed to move a big contract to create more cap room:
With the Islanders trading Devon Toews for two 2nd round picks, hearing they're close to another move. Expecting it to involve Johnny Boychuk.
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) October 12, 2020
One minor solace is at least the Islanders did get decent picks back, which — if they're able to retain at least one of them — fills a futures hole. They've recently traded top picks, including their 2021 second-rounder in the Andy Greene trade, as well as their 2020 first- and second-round picks in the J-G Pageau acquisition.
But given the overall landscape and the challenge they face, it hurts to have them dealing from an a scarce resource — prime-age talent — rather than the glut of veterans whose effectiveness has been dented by age and injury.
In his initial post-trade remarks, GM Lou Larmoriello did not sound like a hostage, exactly, but he did sound like a guy whose fellows GMs knew he was in a fix partly of his own making:
Lamoriello on trading Toews: "This is how everything came out.. There has to be a demand or it takes two to make any transaction. Devon was an individual who was involved. That's the best way to put it. Not that he was a player targeted. That would be a disrespect to him." #Isles
— Joe Pantorno (@JoePantorno) October 12, 2020
Interestingly, Lamoriello laid some (most?) of the blame on the uncertainty of arbitration which...I mean that's an opinion:
Lamoriello said he had a "difficult conversation" with Devon Toews informing him of the trade. LL said Toews filing for arbitration and the unknown of how high an award could go spurred the move. "We did give up a good player," one the #Isles were not looking to move.
— Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) October 12, 2020
Except the case didn't have to reach arbitration (and they rarely do), despite the filing. And if he or Pulock received a high award, the Isles would have a second buyout window (except with the same, painful, nearly buyout-proof contracts). And more.
But Toews is 26, will turn 27 in February, and followed a "late bloom" NCAA and nursed-along AHL development curve. He hasn't banked a lot in NHL earning terms thus far, so he should by all means maximize his earning position with his next couple of contracts.
Alas, goodbye sweet prince. Toews will join an exciting, already very offensive-minded team and blueline in Colorado.
Devon Toews, traded to COL, is an exceptional two-way defencemen who has put up absolutely elite results at both ends of the ice in top four minutes. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/GSvHk7uM2q
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) October 12, 2020
The Islanders can at least look to the development of Noah Dobson to help fill the void and one day exceed the contributions of Toews, who had become a 20-minutes-plus top-four blueliner, power play contributor and neutral zone wizard. It appears they are now more likely to bring back Greene, whose age should concern everyone despite an effective playoffs that pushed Johnny Boychuk to the outside.
#Isles Lamoriello on Andy Greene: "There's a strong chance Andy will be back in some role."
— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) October 12, 2020
Toews is an RFA who still needs a new contract, and had filed for arbitration. That part is now the Avalanche's issue to address.
The Islanders still may need to create additional cap room to fit in their own remaining top-tier RFAs in Mathew Barzal and Ryan Pulock, though they have some time, and now more non-cap assets, with which to accomplish that.


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SPARKS — The Nevada Department of Agriculture today issued a request for information (RFI) to enter into a cooperative agreement for the management of the Virginia Range feral and estray horse population.
The Department is requesting information from qualified organizations to develop a horse management plan for the Virginia Range estray and feral horse population. The Department has legal authority over the Virginia Range horses but has no designated funding or staff to manage the horses. The Department is therefore seeking to enter a cooperative agreement with an organization to manage and sustain the Virginia Range horses at healthy levels and to preserve public safety.
"Changes in law from the 2013 session of the Nevada Legislature allow the department to enter into an agreement with a private non-profit organization for the management of the Virigina Range feral and estray horses," said Department Director Jim Barbee. "This is an opportunity for a private group to provide solutions for the healthy management of the Virginia Range horses."
The main components of the RFI are maintaining healthy horse populations and protecting public safety in accordance with state statutes and administrative codes.
The RFI may be found on the Department's website: agri.nv.gov.
The history of the Virginia Range horse population is characterized controversy. Numerous issues have impacted horse management, including: population growth, encroachment into urban areas and subsequent public safety and traffic issues, scrutiny, private and federal property concerns, and even legal action.
Despite common misconceptions that these animals are wild horses, the federal Bureau of Land Management declared the Virginia Range "wild horse free area" through a land use planning process in 1986. The herd in the Virginia Range is designated as estray/feral livestock.
Since the animals are not on BLM herd management areas, all horses, which have migrated or have been "let go" onto the Virginia Range, fall under existing Nevada state laws pertaining to estray/feral livestock. These include NRS 569.0075, 569.008 and 569.0085.
Although the horses do not fall under protection of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the State of Nevada have taken precautions to ensure the estray/feral horses have been cared for in accordance with Nevada state law.
For past two years, the only horses that have been trapped and transferred to the Warm Springs Correctional Center are those considered to be public safety concerns. Public safety concerns include livestock that are in residential areas and horses in close proximity to roadways. Currently, no general fund money is allocated for the management of feral or estray livestock, other than the reimbursement from the sale of the livestock.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture recently entered into a signed a placement cooperative agreement with Return to Freedom, Inc. (RTF), a non-profit organization located in Lompoc, Calif. RTF is a sponsor of the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign. RTF may purchase all horses collected by the Department for public safety purposes for $100 per horse on an as-is basis.
Any horses tendered to but not accepted by RTF within two business days after being notified shall be subject to disposition by the Department in any manner permitted by law. RTF works with third-parties who adopt or purchase the estray horses ensuring that the horses will not be released back on the Virginia Range, a violation of Nevada law. RTF provides the Department with an annual report of all horses resold or placed during the previous 12 months.
The cooperative agreement with RTF applies to Washoe, Storey and Lyon Counties and the consolidated municipality of Carson City.
The Virginia Range covers the geographical area of I-80 south to Fernley Alt 95, south to the junction of HWY 50 west, to U.S. 395 north to the east side of the McCarren loop north to the McCarran and I-80 intersection.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) promotes sustainable agriculture and natural resources, which work to protect food, fiber, human health and safety and environment through effective service, regulatory action and agricultural literacy. The NDA was established in 1915 by Chapter 561 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. It includes the regulatory divisions of Administration, Animal Industry, Measurement Standards and Plant Industry. For more information about the NDA, visit agri.nv.gov.
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I often wonder how present circumstances came about. After all, men and women were created different, each with a separate role, but equal in importance. Yet, nowadays, men take the lead and have the say about the future of society—war, bombs, and mass genocide. Would things be any different with women at the helm? Let's look at one society from the past.
With 10 ruins, El Paraiso is one of the biggest archaeological sites in central Peru and has been under excavation since 1981. The settlement once supported a farming and fishing community numbering hundreds of people.
In June, archaeologists unearthed a royal tomb from about 1,200 years ago. The discovery north of Lima and close to the modern-day Ayacucho in the Andes, sheds new light on the Wari empire, which ruled in the Andes before the rise of the better-known Inca civilization.
The news this morning reveals a new find of two mummies, an adult and a child, more than 1,000 years old. The child is believed to have been an offering to the gods and may have been buried alive after the adult's death. The mummies are squatting and are fully dressed wrapped in rope. It is the third intact find among more than 70 tombs uncovered in the Huaca Pucllana tomb.
We can only speculate on the circumstances of these deaths. It seems that little has changed in the way of people's cruelty over the centuries. But it's the interaction between men and woman that holds my interest. Women seemed to play an important role back then.
Iceland, Finland and Norway top the list of 136 nations, based on political participation, economic equality and rights like education and health. Featured in the top twenty countries, Ireland is sixth, New Zealand seventh, and the UK eighteenth with Canada 20. No mention of the USA in this list.
The Middle East and North Africa were the only regions not to improve in the past year, with Yemen at the bottom.
It seems we've got a long way to go before a balance is struck between men and women nowadays.


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Nearly 3,000 summer graduates are also invited to participate in a future in-person ceremony
TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2020) – The University of South Florida will recognize thousands of summer graduates through virtual commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Aug. 8. Nearly 3,000 degrees will be conferred in the university's second-ever virtual ceremonies, caused by restrictions on large gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The summer 2020 class features 11 undergraduate students who hold a perfect 4.0 GPA, 110 student veterans and graduates from 48 states and more than 70 nations. There are five 19-year-old graduates, including one earning a master's degree, and the oldest graduate is a 71 year old earning a doctoral degree in sociology.
USF President Steven Currall will preside over all ceremonies, which will also include remarks from USF Provost Ralph Wilcox, USF student body president Claire Mitchell and college deans. Deans or appropriate delegates will read the names of each graduate by college. In addition, the Outstanding Graduate Award winner and undergraduates who earned a 4.0 GPA will receive special recognition. The ceremonies will be available for viewing beginning at 9 a.m. on Aug. 8 through the USF commencement website.
Like spring 2020 graduates, USF's summer graduates have been invited to participate in a future, traditional in-person commencement ceremony that will resume when COVID-19 conditions allow for large gatherings.
About the University of South Florida
The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12 public universities. USF has earned widespread national recognition for its success graduating under-represented minority and limited-income students at rates equal to or higher than white and higher income students. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.


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By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor.
HART — A 24-year-old Montague man who had been on the lam for three days since a stabbing Sunday has been apprehended, police reported this afternoon.
Jacob C. Kozlowski was captured and arrested by Oceana County Sheriff's Office deputies yesterday. Kozlowski was staying in a camper on a piece of private property in southern Oceana County near South 100th Avenue, police said. He was charged with felonious assault/assault with a dangerous weapon.
He was arraigned today in 78th District Court and is lodged in jail on a $10,000/10 percent bond.
The OCSO was dispatched to the Hackley-Lakeshore Emergency Room in Shelby Sunday at 10:55 p.m. to investigate a stabbing victim who was being treated there. A 41-year-old Hesperia man suffered a 1-inch long wound to his neck just below his ear where a 3-4 inch long knife had stabbed him.
The man told police he had gotten into an argument with his fiancé's ex-boyfriend, allegedly Kozlowski, over possession of a cell phone. Deputies tried repeatedly to make contact with Kozlowski, but were unable to track him down.
The victim is expected to fully recover, police said.


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Chip Ganassi won't run No. 42 Xfinity Series car in 2019
Team owner Chip Ganassi announced Friday that his organization will not run the No. 42 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2019.
The team had signed Ross Chastain to drive the car for the upcoming season following a part-time stint in which the Florida wheelman won a race and finished second in a three-race deal in 2018.
"Due to a lack of sponsorship funding we will cease operation of the No. 42 Xfinity team in 2019," Ganassi said in a team statement. "This was a difficult decision for me to make and it comes with much anguish as this is a championship caliber team (having won six races and finished second in the owners championship) and more importantly because it affects a number of good people's livelihoods. Running a car without proper funding is difficult to do."
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Always be on the lookout for anything that can make for an unpleasant user experience. Stick to your guidelines. Don't copy and paste from other games, because you might lose the opportunity to create the visual identity and feel of your game. When designing UI for your game, be aware...
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Quick overview of Designing UI
Research Art and design Form and function Before starting any kind of work, plan in broad strokes to establish the pillars of the game's UI and its creative direction, tone, and themes. Visual Identity Typography and Shapes Icons and Color The core components of the UI are typography, shapes, and...
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Research, Reference and Data
Before you begin, do your homework
Gathering of data, and research Consider this your homework. You want to understand your game, creative direction, art direction, and target market. You want to collaborate with all disciplines and to achieve clear communication with your art, code, and design teams. You also want to ensure that everyone is on...
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Art vs Design
Does it look or feel good?
Art Direction: "Does it feel good?" Art Direction is the use of art and design to create an emotional connection with the player. Art Direction comprises the overall concept and guidelines that the design must follow to ensure the game elicits an emotional response from the player. Art Direction adds...
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Design Process
Design is not Linear
Although a good design might look simple and easy to use, the design process itself was probably far from linear. In fact, Design Process is usually messy and involves multiple iterations and refinements, and some ideas get tossed out completely. To simplify the Design Process, begin by looking at the...
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UI vs UX
A brief comparison between UI & UX
UI: User Interface UI can be thought of as a tool for creating a product's layout. UI consists of the following: The navigation and components that allow the user to interact with the system The messages and information communicated to the user Because UI is the most tactile, visceral, and...
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Design for the Senses
Touch Sound Sight
To create an immersive experience, the successful games design for more than one sense. The more senses you want to design for, and the more immersive experience you want to create, the more planning you have to do. Because using the senses of taste and smell in games is not...
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Close-up of fall colours in Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon.
This images was taken along the walking trail in Opimihaw Creek valley. Patchy forest stands of balsam poplar, green ash, Manitoba maple, trembling aspen and birch offer a variety of colour when the season is right. The understory is also rich in diferse species, with choke cherry, rose, snowberry, and saskatoon berry leaves adding to the autumn palette.
Back to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park photo gallery.


text: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that world powers would not succeed in isolating Iran over its nuclear program and dismissed the veto rights of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Without directly referring to Iran's nuclear program, Ahmadinejad said warnings by some Western powers that Iran would be isolated were "ridiculous." " They need us more than we need them. It is psychological warfare and isolating Iran is impossible" – Ahmadinejad said in a live televised interview.