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A Typical Day In A Pokot Girls Life
November 24, 2015
It takes between 2 and a half to 3 hours for Cecilia to get to her home village from the rescue center that she lived in for many years before her life was transformed by Valvisions Foundation. Cecilia and the other 7 girls that are on a scholarship program through the Helen Valverde scholarship Fund have to go home every once in a while to visit their parents, relatives and siblings.
The journey home from the rescue centre is tiresome and grueling due to the dry and humid conditions in Pokot, there is no public transport and even the common motor bikes that are used by most travelers have not reached Pokot yet. After the long and tedious journey home, Cecilia is welcomed by her mother and her younger siblings, her father watches from his hut as the greetings are going on, he cannot show excitement or affection towards his daughter, such actions are reserved for the mother and the younger children, so he watches from a distance and looks disinterested. Cecilia after exchanging pleasantries with her mother and siblings then goes to her father's hut, she humbly says hallo to him, and he responds barely looking in her direction, whatever emotions he feels are not revealed, that is the way culture dictates.
Cecilia has brought her mother some sugar, cooking oil, onions and tomatoes, rare commodities at home. She has also brought her siblings sweets and bread, and they jump with joy on seeing the gifts, she has cleverly saved part of her pocket money throughout the term to enable her buy this goodies. She rests for a while, and then she gets into the normal everyday routine of a Pokot girl.
Before dusk she helps her mother prepare dinner, 'Ugali' (maize flour mixed with hot water and cooked over a fire for about 15-20 mins making a loose paste, similar to mashed potatoes) and fermented milk is the staple food of the Pokot. They eat together, but the father eats from his hut. The meal is barely enough, but they have learnt to share what is provided. The dinner dishes are piled in one corner, the hut Cecilia shares with her sibling's acts as the kitchen, dining area and sitting room. After dinner it's time to sleep, there is no electricity and so they use a lantern, made from old tins filled with paraffin. Cecilia's bed comprises of a cow hide, and a 'leso' (small shawl). All the girls in the family huddle together on the floor and each places their cow hide on the uncemented floor, the space is not much but they have to find a way to fit. Luckily Pokot is usually hot even at night, so the flimsy covers they have will do just fine. The boys sleep outside the girls hut, or near the cow shed, the mother has not built them a hut yet, and it is her responsibility to build the huts. They sleep out in the open, sometimes they light a fire to keep away snakes and other unwanted creatures. The mother retreats to her hut and joins her husband.
In the morning the boys are up early and they prepare to milk the cows, they also collect the cows urine in containers, this is used for washing the dinner dishes, urine is used where there is no detergent for cleaning the dishes, it cleans the dishes very well, they don't rinse off the dishes after using the urine, water is a scarce commodity and must be preserved for drinking and cooking, so they use the dishes as they are, and no one falls sick as a result.
Breakfast is served, fermented milk, that's all. They then set off for their chores, the boys go off to herd the animals, the girls fetch water and bring in firewood, the mother prepares local brew for the man of the house so he can share with his friends, and he sits outside his hut watching what is going on around him. There is no lunch, but one can drink some more fermented milk to quench their hunger, as they wait for dinner. Cecilia must help her mother to look for reeds and wild grass, this will be used to build a hut for her brothers, the mother will get a few of her friends to help her with the hut, the man can only watch from a distance, he can't get involved with tasks meant for women.
Dinner preparations start at around 5 pm, the cows are brought home and milked, the milk is put in a gourd and a local herb added in to aid in the fermentation process, this should be ready in 2 days' time. Dinner comprises of fermented milk, and ugali, that's all they eat, they only substitute the ugali for boiled maize, hard boiled maize. They have to crush the maize to get the flour for the 'ugali', this is achieved by hitting and grinding the maize using a stone until they get flour out of it. They eat their dinner and everyone gets their hides and lays it on the floor, its bed time.
Cecilia has not bathed since she got home, she can only bath at the river, there is a specific spot for the girls and women, one for the boys and one for the old men. Cecilia can only go to the river accompanied by the other girls in the neighborhood; they are not allowed to go to the river alone. Finally she gets some girls who are going to fetch water and bath too, and she follows them, they all bath in the river and wash their clothes, they tie shawls around their bodies as they hang their clothes to dry and wait by the river bank as they chat away, she is the center of attention, telling the other girls about life in the big city and the various foods they eat. Once the clothes are dry they put them back on and fetch water to take home.
And this routine continues day in day out, they however attend traditional dances accompanied by an adult female, circumcision for the boys takes place in December and August for the girls, they have to be home early to cook before darkness sets it, and they fear being bitten by snakes at night, snakes are everywhere.
Cecilia's small sister has recently started her period, and so Cecilia has been teaching her how to use a pad, a foreign item to her. But Cecilia is getting frustrated, the girls in the village never wear panties, they don't have any, but Cecilia has brought her sister 3 panties, but the girl won't wear them, and won't wear the pad either, she will follow custom, sit in the hut until her period stops, periodically going to the river to bath, she can't cook food or serve anyone until the periods are over, so everyone knows when she is on her period, but she does not mind, it's the way of life. She should have got the cut last year, but the mother managed to convince the father to spare her, he is also scared of being jailed, so she was not cut.
Finally, it's time to go back to school, Cecilia goes to talk to her father , he asks her what class she is in, and when is she starting to work so she can bring him money? He tells the mother to caution her that she's growing old, all her age mates are married with children, so she needs to get a husband after school and get married, he reminds her that no Pokot man will marry her because she is not cut, and she cannot be cut now that she's old. Cecilia smiles and nodes in her dad's direction, no eye contact, and bides him goodbye. Her mother sees her off to the bus stop, 3 hours away, and she smiles as she walks away, she is lucky to have survived the cut, she is lucky to be going to school, a warm and safe place is waiting for her, good food and care that her sisters back home can only dream of.
She is different, she has something that her sisters will never have, an education, she is empowered, she is focused and she knows that her future is bright. She walks away with sadness, sad for her siblings that may never see the inside of a classroom, but happy too, happy that she can change all that if she works hard and gets into a university or college, gets a job and changes the fortunes of her siblings, especially the girls. Going home is something Cecilia looks forward to, with all its challenges and setbacks, it keeps her humble, and reminds her of where she has come from, and how fortunate she is to have escaped the culture that enslaves her mother and her siblings…. It keeps her grounded.


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In this day and age, keeping in touch with your audience has become more intuitive than ever. With so many different ways to communicate online, podcasts have become one of the main ways to connect with an audience. In order to start making podcasts, you could convert an existing blog article and make interesting episodes around it. Don't know where to start? Keep reading and take a look at these eight tips on repurposing blog content into a podcast.
The importance of repurposing blog content into a podcast
Until a few years ago, creating blog posts was the most popular way of providing quality information for clients. After their popularity skyrocketed, a new form of communication made its way to the stage.
In the world of online marketing, sales, and client communication, a podcast has become one of the most thought-provoking ways to share a story.
There are several ways to repurpose the blog content into good podcast episodes. You could choose to do it in an audio or video format.
Before you make a decision on this matter, you will need to do research. Find out what your audience is looking for and assess your existing content.
The main goal of a podcast is to interact with your audience in a creative way.
Where to start?
There are many reasons to start a podcast, but that doesn't mean that it can be made with just about any content. Before repurposing blog content into a podcast, you should evaluate the content you already have.
It might be difficult to turn some topics from written words into video or audio stories. The main purpose of recording podcasts is to provide interesting content for the audience and "make them want more and wait for more."
1. Organize and audit your existing content.
Having quality blog content is a great way to start making podcasts. Before repurposing blog content into a podcast, you should decide how to spread the topics into episodes. Some blog posts could be too short to be turned into a story. A 2000-word blog post could be turned into a few podcast episodes, but only if the topic is wide enough.
2. Decide on the podcast format
Podcasts come in two basic forms – audio stories or in the form of video. Choosing the right podcast format will depend on a few factors, but mainly on the topic you are speaking about.
For example, discussing a trending topic could be great in both formats. Still, an episode about a DIY project might be more interesting to consume as a video.
3. Choose the topics in advance
In order to know which topics your audience likes the most, you will have to do your research. Depending on the subject you are talking about, it will be important to know which topics you could (or could not) transform into multiple episodes.
Whether you choose to podcast in an audio or video format, picking the right topic will be the key to success. The next step will be to determine the ideal length of your episodes. Keep in mind that some topics might be too narrow to be discussed in more than 2 or 3 episodes.
4. Get your episodes ready
Since podcasts are made out of at least a few episodes, you should have your topics ready in advance.
Choosing the right timing for releasing the episodes is also of great importance. If the subject you are talking about is interesting, all you have to do is make two good decisions. The first decision is about the format of your podcast. Then the second decision is about the best timeline for sharing your content.
5. Plan the release timeline
There is no universal way of planning the release of your podcast episodes. The main goal in planning will depend on what your audience wants to see (or hear) in the long run. Branded podcasts could be posted weekly, monthly or they could be seasonal.
Before you decide which timeline will work the best for you, you should see how much blog content you have to work with. Choose the best way to spread your episodes throughout time and you will increase the positive feedback from your audience.
6. Communicate with your audience
Repurposing blog content into a podcast will be big news for your audience, so you will need to notify them of this.
If you have a business profile on social media platforms, you should announce your podcast episodes at least a few weeks earlier.
Email marketing could also be a great way of promoting a podcast, as well as sending new episodes to your audience.
7. Optimize your podcast content
Once you've repurposed your blog content into a podcast, you should optimize it for the best SEO performance. If you can't do it yourself, there are many digital media marketing companies out there that know their way around effective podcast SEO.
If you have your podcast content ready for recording, you should think about who is going to see it or listen to it.
Boosting SEO performance is the best way to improve your ratings online and make more people listen to your podcast.
8. Use the right tools
There are many online platforms that are perfect for streaming podcasts, especially if you know which tools to use.
Editing your audio or video episodes has become easier than ever, so make sure your content is appealing and professionally edited.
Before you make a plan for releasing your episodes, you should do your research and decide on what will work the best for you. As for the distribution of your podcast content, you can rely on platforms such as YouTube, BuzzSprout, Audioboom, and Captivate, or hire an app design company to help you build your own podcast app. The cost of developing a podcast app will depend on its features, choice of a development company, expertise, and post-launch practices. But whatever the cost would be, getting revenue from it will be everlasting.
Repurposing blog content into a podcast can be done in many different ways. All you have to do is find the right topic, record it, and share it with your audience.

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SQL Server Performance Forum – Threads Archive
Turn off caching for deployed reports
I know you can turn of the caching for the Report Desiger, but what about for the report server link / URL the end user hits? Our users have to hit "View Report" in order to do a fresh pull from the database. I know you can do this via the properties tab once the report is on the server (deployed), but can this be changed in a config file? Thanks!Hi, Do your caching means while the end users had pulled out the report once and make modification again and open it again, the report doesnt refresh by itself? The users need to click Refresh again in order to see the updated changes?
smy, Thanks for the reply! Here's the scenario:
1. Go into the web application and click report hyperlink
2. View report then close down report window
3. Make changes to data via web app and save to db
4. Open report again with hyperlink, changes are NOT seen unless you click "View Report"
If you're using URL strings, add this as a suffix: &rs:ClearSession=true
else, you can also set autorefresh interval under the report properties for the report to refresh itself…


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Patrick Hofer
Austrian trumpeter Patrick Hofer studied trumpet performance at the University of Music and Performance in Vienna with Prof. Prof. Carole Dawn Reinhart until 2011 and since then with Prof. Martin Mühlfellner. He is the winner of numerous prizes including three times the Prima la Musica, among others.
He has been principal trumpet with the Stadttheater Klagenfurt/Kärntner Sinfonieorchester, a member of the Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper and principal trumpet of the Bruckner Orchester Linz in the 2018/19 season.
Patrick Hofer has worked with several prominent orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, the Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, the Vienna Symphony, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, the Lower Austrian Tonkünstler, the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Hofmusikkapelle Wien, among others.
In addition, he has participated in the Vienna Philharmonic Summer Academy as part of the Salzburg Festival. He is active in several ensembles such as Philblech Wien, Wiener Virtuosen, Concertverein Wien, Ensemble Phace Wien, Consortium Musicum and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.


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Vacuum Dehydrator: When Do You Need the Driest Fluids Possible
Moisture is everywhere— including in oil and other product fluids waiting to be used in your machines and components. Oil and most other product fluids, such as brake fluid and air conditioning compressor oil, are hygroscopic, meaning that once you take the lid off its container, it will absorb enough water from the atmosphere that it's unusable. Fortunately, there are various methods to remove moisture from fluids ranging from a centrifuge to a filter. However, if you need the lowest moisture content possible, a vacuum dehydrator is often the preferred choice.
When to Use a Vacuum Dehydrator
Vacuum dehydration is best when you need to remove all three phases of water (free, emulsified, and dissolved), or when you require a moisture limit below what is achievable by gravity separation, centrifugal separation, or filtering.
For example, a moisture saturation value of PAG oil is less than 2,000 parts per million water at 20 degrees Celsius. If you expose a container of PAG oil to the atmosphere, it will absorb moisture until it reaches its saturation value at temperature. However, one manufacturer requires its oil to be 10 parts per million water or less. For this manufacturer, all product fluid is run through a vacuum dehydrator before it is used in their manufacturing process.
Examples of the negative effects of moisture in fluids
Brake system malfunction
Excess moisture in brake fluid lowers the boiling point affecting the braking ability of the vehicle. As the brake temperatures exceed the boiling point of the fluid, the fluid boils and prevents proper operation of the braking system.
Air conditioner system corrosion
Excess moisture in an air conditioner compressor oil can create acid and other byproducts corroding the system. Also, excess moisture can reduce the lubricity of the oil preventing proper lubrication of the compressor, ultimately, reducing the life of the system.
How Does a Vacuum Dehydrator Work?
A typical vacuum dehydrator holds the oil or other product fluid to be dehydrated in an enclosed tank. The vacuum dehydrator heats the tank above room temperature. Meanwhile, a vacuum pump attached to the tank lowers the pressure inside the tank to below the vapor pressure of water (about 18 to 20 Torr at room temperature). These actions cause the water in the oil or product fluid to boil and turn into water vapor. The vacuum pump then removes the water vapor. A nitrogen purge is also part of the process. As the oil or product fluid is dehydrated, dry nitrogen is run through the machine. The dry nitrogen helps transport the water out of the oil by adsorption.
During the process, the moisture level of the oil is continuously monitored. Once the moisture level is below the customer's specified level, the vacuum dehydrator maintains the oil until used by the customer's process.
Vacuum Dehydrators Place in the Manufacturing Plant
The fluid to be dehydrated is either piped to the dehydrator from a bulk supply or is fed from drums or totes.
Once dry, the oil is piped to a process machine to be added to the customer's product. Manufacturers can also opt to set up a vacuum dehydrator factory-wide with multiple processing lines.
However you choose to set up your vacuum dehydrator, you can do so with the confidence of knowing your fluid is within specifications for moisture content.


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21st Century Smoke Regular – Menthol 1.6% Kit Review by Reamce
This Happy Customer Bought Menthol Refills and a Regular 1.6% E-Cig Starter Kit:
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Oath, which is a subsidiary of Verizon, has recently announced that they are rolling out several new ad formats. These new formats are for augmented reality, native advertising, as well as social platforms. They have been working on developing these new options for quite some time now, and they are now available for use.
John DeVine, who is the CRO at Oath, said in a blog post, "It's a massive priority at Oath to simplify, strengthen and scale our creative ad portfolio globally across mobile, display, video, native and social. We will deliver a better ad experience that's mobile-best and consumer-first."
The AR mobile ad unit that they had developed was made by the Oath team, but is powered by Yahoo Gemini. It will allow consumers to access an ad through a content experience like Yahoo Mail. This option has already been beta tested successfully by large companies including Pottery Barn and the Home Depot.
Other major companies have helped to test the other ad formats as well, including HuffPost, YahooFinance, Yahoo Sports, and a variety of others, which all used the new native ad format.
In the final testing session, any marketer that is based in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, or Singapore can access the new formats to see how they work.


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The Department of Biological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (BPCN) is part of the Institute of Psychology in Jena.
The department includes the teaching of BSc courses in the fields of Biological Psychology and MSc courses in the broader field of Cognitive Neuroscience for psychology students. Biological psychology deals with the interaction of mental activities with the brain and the body. Because cognitive neuroscience is an inherently multi- and interdisciplinary field, the department also welcomes undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds, such as: B. Medicine and life sciences.
The main research topic of the BPCN is the investigation of the neuronal background of perceptual and cognitive functions. In particular, we study visual perception by combining modern electrophysiological and imaging techniques and stimulating the healthy brain through transcranial magnetic stimulation with subtle psychological tools for behavioral analysis.
We are particularly interested in how we recognize and identify an object/person? Where and how does perception interact with memory? How can predictive processing explain neural and perceptual phenomena?
1. Research Report A neural measure of the degree of face familiarity
ChenglinLi / A. MikeBurton / Géza Gergely Ambrus / Gyula Kovács
Recognizing a face as familiar is essential in our everyday life. However, 'familiarity' covers a wide range – from people we see every day to those we barely know. Although face recognition is studied extensively, little is known about how the degree of familiarity affects neural face processing, despite the critical social importance of this dimension. Here we report the results of a multivariate cross-classification EEG experiment, where we study the temporal representational dynamics of the degree of familiarity. Participants viewed highly variable face images of 20 identities. Importantly, we measured face familiarity using subjective familiarity ratings in addition to testing explicit knowledge and reaction times in a face matching task. A machine learning algorithm, trained to discriminate familiar and unfamiliar faces from a separate study, was used to predict the degree of face familiarity from the pattern of the EEG data. We found that...
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010945222001903Externer Link
2. Person identity-specific adaptation effects in the ventral occipito-temporal cortex
Identifying the faces of familiar persons requires the ability to assign several different images of a face to a common identity. Previous research showed that the occipito-temporal cortex, including the fusiform and the occipital face areas, is sensitive to personal identity. Still, the viewpoint, facial expression and image-independence of this information are currently under heavy debate. Here we adapted a rapid serial visual stimulation paradigm Johnston et al. (2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2016.10.002Externer Link) and presented highly variable ambient-face images of famous persons to measure functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) adaptation.
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3. Face to Face
Face to face The human brain remembers faces better after a personal meeting than by looking at photos or videos, according to findings by neuroscientists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. As their EEG data show, the familiarity of a face is anchored measurably stronger in the brain of the observer if the face...
https://www.lichtgedanken.uni-jena.de/en/issue-10-face-to-face en
4. CNN - Why face-to-face gatherings still matter
After more than a year of meeting on Zoom every month, the members of Amy Ettinger's book club recently tried something radical: They got together in real life...
by Matt Villano
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One of the arguments being used against solar installations on homes and businesses is that from an economic perspective, photovoltaics stink, even when partially subsidized by local utility companies, because the payback period is so long.
If economics were the only thing that really mattered, this argument might hold water, but it ignores what's actually going on in the world today and their interconnections. The global growth economy is a completely fabricated reductionistic fantasy--the only things that are growing are sprawl, destruction, and the printing presses that create the money. It's no longer a question of if it will collapse, but how soon and how spectacularly.
On the energy front, Peak Oil is here today. It will most likely be possible to stretch the plateau out for a bit longer, but this just makes the eventual descent even steeper. There goes our plastic throw-away economy--everything from iPods to the elastic in your underwear.
Catastrophic climate destabilization is also here today. When people finally arouse themselves from the stupor of the consensus trance, coal fired power generation will be a thing of the past. Even if a technological miracle were to occur so coal could be burned "cleanly" and not just be a bit less polluting, the only way to get the quantity of coal at the rate necessary to continue powering the doomsday economy of the Industrial Growth Society is through mountaintop removal, and that is simply not worth the environmental and human suffering it creates.
Nuclear is a chimera. Processing all the concrete necessary for a reactor is energy intensive and polluting, uranium mining is environmentally devastating and toxic to life, core safety and decomissioning are still problematic, and a safe method of handling the waste is still a pipe dream. 50,000 year (or even 500 year) deadzones so people can run their hair dryers? I don't think so.
This leaves solar, wind, and hydro, which all have drawbacks as well, but these drawbacks are mainly related to the fact that our beleaguered planet is vastly overpopulated and much of this population is either already addicted to overconsumption in order to make up for loss of natural fulfillment, or clamoring to get to this point.
But currently available renewables also represent our best hope of creating a sustainable future. They allow people and communities to regain control of their lives, their well-being, and their economic destiny. Being asked to consider an economic payback of 15 years on a solar installation is a total red-herring when basic survival over the next 5 years is what we should be considering. This means a whole lot of rebuilding and retrofitting, combined with redevelopment of city design on a more human scale instead of being totally automobile dependent.
Of course, the vast majority of people still go into full tilt denial mode when asked to consider the bigger picture.
Energy descent will be combined with increased energy efficiency and energy conservation, of that there can be little doubt. One very radical suggestion would be to tax at about a 90% rate the profits of the pollution economy and use that to invest in renewables, efficiency, and sustainable development within relocalized steady-state economies. This would take the onus off the individual and put it square in the realm of the polis--used in the original Greek meaning of the term.
In all the schemes I've evaluated, the only one that continues to make long-term sense, for both the human species and the planet, is one where people generate the majority of their energy needs at the home, business, and neighborhood levels, with a community or regional utility picking up the slack. This also requires a global population about 2/3rds smaller than it is today, with about half of this population involved in some aspect of biointensive organic food production using permaculture techniques. This social and economic system will stay within bioregional carrying capacity limits, as well as be administered by democratic confederations within these same bioregional boundaries.
Or, we'll continue to elect maniacs on the national stage who will continue to promise a better tomorrow just as soon as we exterminate an "other" who is keeping us from this better tomorrow. In the meantime, we'll continue to drive the SUV to MacDonalds on the way to the Mall to buy plastic closet organizers, where the biggest hill that land yacht is ever going to see are the speed-bumps in the parking lot.
As always, it comes down to choices. Which story do we decide to put our faith in? Which one not only feels right to you, but makes the most rational sense? Which one seems to be in alignment with the way natural systems have been self-organizing mutually beneficial attraction relationships that have supported life for billions of years?
Saturday, December 9, 2006
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Hi, David--
Do the Greens have a candidate for 2008? If so, who?
JaneAnne Jeffries - December 9, 2006 at 11:02 PM
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After swinging and missing on bigger names during the free agency frenzy, Gersson Rosas and the rest of the Minnesota Timberwolves front office went bargain hunting. The plan was to surround franchise pillar Karl-Anthony Towns with versatile, young, and cheap players that still had more potential to grow into.
He put it into his own words at a recent press conference introducing the newest signings.
"When we looked at this summer and how we wanted to put the team together, having individuals who come from winning programs, that have had success at different points of their career, whether that's college or in the pros, is important to us." he said. "These are young guys that are up and coming and have something to prove,"
One of the first signings was combo big Jordan Bell. The 24-year-old was limited to just 12.8 minutes per game in his two years with the dynasty that is the Golden State Warriors, despite showing genuine promise to be a plus player. At just $ 1.6 million in cap space for the season, Bell fits the Rosas mold to a tee.
With a glut of rotational bigs for head coach Ryan Saunders to wade through and pair next to Towns, Bell will have to fight for his minutes in the Twin Cities, too. He has an intriguing skill set, where he lacks a reliable jump shot but makes up for it with some unusually good playmaking and ball-handling abilities for a big man. However, whether he can unlock the door on his defensive potential might be what keeps him on the floor or on the bench in the upcoming season.
The Wolves have been perennially putrid on the defensive side of the floor, with the last iteration showing no signs of difference. They finished the season with the seventh-worst defensive rating in the league, a number which plummeted to 29th overall after the All-Star break.
Internal improvements from players like Towns and Andrew Wiggins are mandatory, and gaining a healthy Robert Covington, a more experienced Josh Okogie, and an exciting prospect like Jarrett Culver should also help gauze some wounds. Even then, getting the most out of Bell would go a long way to winning games and grinding down teams defensively.
At 6-foot-9, Bell is certainly no mountain in the paint, and while his 6-foot-11 wingspan is nothing to scoff at, it's not the type of measurements that will drop any jaws. What he does possess though is an awe-inspiring athletic profile. He holds a 38-inch vertical leap as well as a shuttle run speed that ranked fourth among all participants of the 2017 draft combine. What he does with those athletic gifts can sometimes yield mixed results, but when it goes right, it's a sight to behold.
For the most part, he fuses his herculean leap with an acute sense of timing to disrupt scorers from the help side. The play below is one that will replay in many different variations this year, as Bell leaves his direct opponent and skyrockets in to obliterate an easy Mike Scott layup.
Towns has built a shoddy reputation for struggling to stifle post scorers and contain pick-and-rolls, but Bell can help with some of that. If he can fly in from the weak side and turn away his fair share of shots, something Taj Gibson and Dario Saric didn't often do, then he will immediately add a new dimension to Minnesota's defense.
Unfortunately and predictably, he isn't the perfect defender, and he can still make silly errors in judgment that stem from an overflowing exuberance and lack of experience. Blend that inexperience with his thirst for shot-blocking and Bell is susceptible to biting hard on shot fakes and committing frivolous fouls.
The play below encapsulates Bell's overzealous nature perfectly. He is in a fairly good position to contest Jeff Teague's mid-range jumper, an inefficient shot that he isn't very good at anyway, but bounces off the ground to try and swat it and gets punished for it.
With a new and highly regarded coaching staff in place, namely defensive coordinator and lead assistant David Vanterpool, hopefully Bell can smooth some of his rough edges. Vanterpool has been lauded for his work with Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, and Jusef Nurkic in Portland.
All three entered the league plagued by reputations as defensive turnstiles but have done a complete 180 and become serviceable on that end. So much so that the three helped the Trail Blazers finished at a respectable 16th in defensive efficiency last season and a staunch sixth the season prior.
Bell's defensive tool belt is much sturdier than Lillard, McCollum, and Nurkic's was when Vanterpool got his hands on them, so it won't be surprising if he can wrench the same kind of growth out of the former Warrior.
Outside of his help-side defense, Vanterpool will be salivating at the thought of Bell's switchability and capacity to contain smaller guards and wings. Whether it is switching in pick-and-roll schemes or holding his own when he gets stuck on an isolation island, Bell's athleticism and fast feet help him hold his own.
Even post-ACL, Zach LaVine is one of the quickest and shiftiest movers in the league, capable of destroying bigs who dare push up on him. That didn't worry Bell on this pick-and-roll switch, though. He slides his feet, shadows the former Wolf, and denies the shot. To put a cherry on top of the defensive masterclass, he pulls down the rebound and erupts into the open court.
Ryan Saunders has preached a switch-heavy scheme since the moment he was promoted to interim coach last season, it's how the modern NBA works and it is pretty much compulsory for a high-end defense. In Bell, he has found a big man capable of performing switches consistently.
"With the way basketball is going in the NBA, with positionless basketball, it's a perfect fit for me," Bell said. "The versatility I bring in terms of switching screens, guarding one through five ... defensively I think that's something that's to my advantage,"
Like all big men, Bell can never cover up faster guards and wings all of the time. He has elite speed and lateral quickness for a big, which gives him a fighting chance in these battles, but his positioning can let him down at times. Again, improving on this will come with experience, confidence, and working on his technique.
When he does learn to use his skill package more consistently Bell could very well wreak havoc on offensive schemes. His capacity to make second efforts and rotate from one player to another with elite timing and speed is something you don't find in every big man.
Below, his multiple efforts shut down this baseline out of bounds play. First, he recognizes and cuts off Josh Okogie's cut after Alfonzo McKinnie loses the Wolves rookie, before quickly jetting back to Karl-Anthony Towns and get a hand in his face, forcing him to brick the jumper.
If Bell can harness that frantic defensive energy and learn to use it in a smart and reliable fashion, he could quarterback a defensive scheme.
In the event that he stands out in training camp, Bell could be in for a bump up from the 11.6 minutes he averaged last season. If Saunders, Vanterpool, and the rest of the training staff can get the most out of him defensively, he might even become an integral part of Minnesota's revamped scheme on that end.
If he can take that leap while on a minimum deal, Gersson Rosas will look like a mastermind. And if his flaws become more prominent in larger minutes, then there is no harm done by cutting down his playing time and trying someone else.
Defensive versatility and improvement will be key for the entire Minnesota Timberwolves squad this season, and Jordan Bell is no different.


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ALL WHITE Outfits. Could This Be The New All Black?
All White Outfits? Would you trade all-black outfits for ALL-WHITE? [starts to panic, run from left to right in a chaos of steps. terrified.] Okay. Chill the fuck out. The good news is, you don't have to. I mean who says we can't wear all-black on Mondays, since we can't stop complaining about how hard knock life is in the beginning of the week, and then by Friday we'll end up draped in luxurious, crispy, cream, luscious, white.
Sun's out. Sky's bluer, that goes better with white, everything's in bloom, that too goes better with white.
Oh, my beautiful pretty little sartorial lovers… truth is if you wish to punish me all you have to do is take me out of my all-black outfits. Might as well hand me the gun and put me out my misery. BUT… you see, for sometime now, I kinda fancy the all white outfits, and if you remember well they had quite a moment in winter, when I was OK with them. Now I feel I could love them in spring and summer.
All-white is incredibly fresh, and refined, and elegant, and luxurious. Exactly what I love about a look. Polished but sort of sporty and relaxed in a very glam luxe way.
It's light and fresh and it makes a lot of sense that this monochromatic style is huge in the hot season.
It is pretentious, I'll give you that, and you have to watch where you sit, what you eat, what you drink. (it'll be the first time in history you'll hear me say 'just water please'), BUT it probably is one of the most versatile looks and a key to nailing a style on whatever situation or occasion. (sans a wedding. doh.)
HOW to wear all-white?
Pick a white dress, put it on, wear heels for a sexy, or posh, or glam, or smart approach, and any flats for a more casual style and that's it.
Pick a white skirt, or pants, a white tee, or blouse, pair them together and that's it.
You can wear white wherever you wish and however you wish. A white dress can look very summer'ish casual paired with espadrilles, but also very sexy with sandals. Hello bodycon white dresses.
White jeans are massive still and they look fab with a white tee, a button down, or a cropped top.
You can wear all-white and have fun with coloured accessories, to break the monochromatic style a bit. Brown looks fab against white, prints look amazing, gold, blue, green. Anything really, depend so what you're going for.
I will seriously consider doing the all-white everything in the near future. It just looks too clean and polished and minimal but luxurious to sit this one out.
So I need white material. My fave picks below.
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And the all white outfits inspo… will be rolling and scrolling below.
So, what do YOU think?


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Trellis would not exist without our church partners. Not only do many of them support our organization financially, but they also provide volunteers, support and prayer to all of our endeavors in and through Costa Mesa. Together we are changing our city and being the hands and feet of Jesus in our city.
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As the saying goes: You can take the girl out of Maryland....We just don't get decent sized blue crabs, certainly not worth the effort of picking them by hand for dinner. In order to adapt to my situation but not giving up the summer tradition of eating steamed crabs I steam Dungeness ones instead. They certainly are easier to pick. Budget 1 crab per person. If you want to be authentic about your meal serve it with white corn, specifically Silver Queen, a tomato or cucumber salad or if you're at the family reunion - macaroni salad and deviled eggs. Beer is THE drink, an ale and again, if you're going for authenticity, it should be a Natty Boh (PBR can substitute) or a Rolling Rock. —Summer of Eggplant
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Hello, everyone! Welcome to my updated Patriots 53 man roster projection. Now, be warned, as there will be some controversial picks in here. Keep in mind, though, with roster cuts from other teams coming this weekend, there will also be some outside additions coming. If you want to go back and look at just how wrong my initial picks were, take a look here!
So, without further delay....let's get started!
Quarterbacks (3)
Cam Newton - Starter
Jarrett Stidham - Backup
Brian Hoyer - Third String
Breakdown: There isn't really anything to break down here. Cam Newton is the clear starter at Quarterback this time, as Stidham just couldn't keep up with him while battling his hip injury. With Brian Hoyer's strong play in camp and knowledge of the offense, he should remain on the roster and serve as insurance for both Cam and Stidham in the event of injury.
Running Backs (4)
Damien Harris - Starter
James White - Third Down/Passing RB
Rex Burkhead - Backup
Sony Michel - Backup
Breakdown: This position group was tricky, largely due to two specific factors: first, J.J. Taylor has had a great camp and even drawn Dion Lewis comparisons. Secondly, Damien Harris has taken on a big role in practice and looks ready to break out as a lead back in 2020. This could put Sony Michel in danger of not making the team. I think he stays for now, but I also wouldn't be shocked if he's cut. J.J. Taylor is a real threat; Lamar Miller hasn't shown enough.
Wide Receivers (5)
Julian Edelman - Starter
N'Keal Harry - Starter
Gunner Olszewski - Third Receiver
Devin Ross - Backup
Mohamed Sanu - Backup
Breakdown: Since the time of my last projection, a lot has happened. Gunner Olszewski had a breakout camp and now looks like a roster lock. Jeff Thomas hasn't been able to stay on the practice field, so it looks like he's out (but also a strong practice squad candidate). Devin Ross has come out of nowhere and looked great in the slot. Barring injuries, this your group. Oh, and Jakobi Meyers had a very subpar camp. Last year, he stood out big time; this year, you couldn't even tell he's out there. While he could still make it, to me, Ross has won the spot.
Offensive Line (9)
David Andrews - Starting C
Yodny Cajuste - Backup
Isaiah Wynn - Starting LT
Joe Thuney - Starting LG
Hjalte Froholdt - Backup
Michael Onwenu - Backup
Shaq Mason - Starting RG
Jermaine Eluemunor - Starting RT
Korey Cunningham - Swing Tackle
Breakdown: With Marcus Cannon opting out of the 2020 season, Jermaine Eluemunor seems to be running away with the starting RT spot. Yodny Cajuste, once thought of as a candidate to start, has been set back yet again by injuries and might be in danger of perhaps not even making the team. Meanwhile, Hjalte Froholdt seems to have taken on Ted Karras' previous role with the team and should be safe. Rookie Justin Herron has also looked the part in camp and might be the one to replace Cajuste if he's cut; he could also be part of a numbers game himself, though, as there are only so many spots to go around. Cajuste sticks for now.
Tight Ends/Fullbacks (3)
Devin Asiasi - Starter
Dalton Keene - Backup/H-Back
Ryan Izzo - Blocking TE
Breakdown: I bunched these position groups together, as there seem to be a few variables at play here. First, let's start with Asiasi, who flashed in camp and looks like a very promising blocker as well. He's likely your starter Week 1. Keene, on the other hand, hasn't seemed to click as much in practice, but with Dan Vitale opting out, he could wind up playing some sort of H-Back/Tight End hybrid role for the team -- think Kyle Juszczyk or something along those lines. Ryan Izzo and Jake Burt are also battling to make the team, but Izzo seems to have the upper hand as of right now. Jakob Johnson also has a shot at making the team as a more traditional FB. Several factors are at play, but ultimately I believe the young guys will win out.
Defensive Line (8)
Lawrence Guy - Starter
John Simon - Starter
Xavier Williams - Backup
Adam Butler - Starter
Chase Winovich - Starter
Deatrich Wise - Backup
Byron Cowart - Backup
Derek Rivers - Backup
Breakdown: To me, this is the weakest position group on the Patriots defense. However, there is definitely a lot of versatility. Beau Allen has been a disappointment up to this point, as the team has seen very little of him on the practice field; he might make the roster by default, though, due to how thin the team is at DT right now. Deatrich Wise has been disruptive at camp at his new reduced weight, which could bode well for him and the defense, as he's been inconsistent despite great promise thus far in his career. Rivers, Williams and Cowart have all had good camps and helped themselves lock up spots. Run D on this team is still very leaky, so I expect some type of move in the coming days after roster cuts and waivers.
Linebackers (6)
Josh Uche - Starter
Brandon Copeland - Backup
Ja'Whaun Bentley - Starter
Anfernee Jennings - Starter
De'Jon Harris - Backup
Cassh Maluia - Backup
Breakdown: With Dont'a Hightower gone as part of the COVID-19 opt outs, Rookie Josh Uche seems to be getting the keys to the LB corps. He's had a very strong camp and looks poised to take on a leadership role. Bentley will also get his shot alongside Uche and I'm very much intrigued to see how they both handle their increased roles. Anfernee Jennings figures to get a lot of playing time as a rookie as well, but he could be someone who plays more on 1st and 2nd down or in sub packages. Cassh Maluia has had a strong camp as a rookie, making plays all over the field -- he looks like he could play a key role on special teams. Copeland has had a very solid camp and will provide depth and experience behind Bentley and Uche.
Defensive Backs (9)
Adrian Phillips - Starting Safety/Special Teams
Kyle Dugger - Backup/Special Teams
Devin McCourty - Starting Safety
Stephon Gilmore - Starting Corner
Jason McCourty - Backup Corner
J.C. Jackson - Starting Corner
Jonathan Jones - Slot/Third Corner
Joejuan Williams - Backup Corner/Safety
Myles Bryant - Backup/Special Teams
Breakdown: This is the deepest and most talented group of defensive backs in the NFL, so deep that the team's high 2nd round pick from the 2019 Draft could struggle to find playing time, barring injury. D'Angelo Ross could be a candidate to make the roster due to Kyle Dugger being banged up a bit, but if not, he's a legitimate practice squad candidate. Myles Bryant becomes the latest undrafted CB gem for Bill Belichick, joining Jonathan Jones, J.C. Jackson and old friend Malcolm Butler. He's made plays all camp long and matched up well with anyone put in front of him. The kid just has too much talent to not make the roster.
Special Teams (6)
Joe Cardona - Long Snapper
Matthew Slater - Gunner
Nick Folk - Kicker
Jake Bailey - Punter
Justin Bethel - Gunner
Michael Jackson - Gunner
Breakdown: Brandon King is on PUP, but if he's able to return to action soon, then Michael Jackson better hope that he's done enough to make a good impression. Now, while Jeff Thomas hasn't been healthy, that doesn't mean he can't make the team as a returner and make an impact in that fashion (J.J. Taylor could also do this). No more returning punts for Mo Sanu, please! Gunner might be too valuable at this point to run him out there, either, so a guy like Thomas or Taylor would make more sense. As for the kicker competition? Rohrwasser just hasn't been good at all. I think he'll be stashed on IR so that Nick Folk can have the job.
Practice Squad (16)
Jake Burt - TE
Dustin Woodard OL
Isaiah Zuber - WR
Justin Herron - OL
D'Angelo Ross - DB
Courtney Wallace - DL
Rashod Berry - TE
Cody Davis - DB
Jeff Thomas - WR
J.J. Taylor - RB
Michael Barnett - DT
Bill Murray - DT
Nick Coe - DE
Will Hastings - WR
Andre Baccellia - WR
Ben Braden - OL
There you have it, people! What do you think of this breakdown now that we've seen Training Camp play out? Where do you see any particular the hits or misses? Also, what are your expectations for the Patriots for the upcoming season if they were to trot out this group? Sound off in the comments and make sure to air all grievances with @FTFBrian on Twitter!
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Abstract Title of program: ICMLEED - MATRIX INVERSION Catalogue number: ACMK Program obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University of Belast, N. Ireland (see application form in this issue). Computer: IBM 360/67; Installation: Institute of Applied Mathematics Grenoble, France. Operating system: OS 360/67 Programming language used: FORTRAN IV High speed storage required: 43250 words. No. of bits in a word: 32 Overlay structure: None No. of magnetic tapes required: None Other peripherals used... Title of program: ICMLEED-MATRIX INVERSION Catalogue Id: ACMK_v1_0 Nature of problem The program calculates the intensities of electrons diffracted by crystal surfaces as a function of all incidence parameters. Versions of this program held in the CPC repository in Mendeley Data ACMK_v1_0; ICMLEED-MATRIX INVERSION; 10.1016/0010-4655(74)90056-3 This program has been imported from the CPC Program Library held at Queen's University Belfast (1969-2019)


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StreetFest 2015 – See the Winners of the Live Art Contest
Winners have been chosen for the best art piece created at StreetFest 2015.
Congratulations to all the incredible artists who participated in the StreetFest 2015 Live Art Contest.
During the Street Festival this year we had a variety of live artists, muralists, and even body artists taking place at the Arts Festival Plaza in downtown El Paso.
Congratulations to both Robert Garcia who created the Rob Zombie piece and Victor Soto's Weezer sweater piece, both artists perfectly capturing the essence of the StreetFest 2015 weekend.
The contest included 12 artists who were given the criteria of making their art piece:
- StreetFest themed
- Visually appealing
- Unique
- Draw a crowd.
The StreetFest Committee was torn between these 2 pieces because, as you can see, they are both beautiful art pieces with completely different styles.
The combination of the pieces does reflect the entirety of StreetFest weekend and these two artists will share the title of Best Live Art piece created during StreetFest 2015.
Those interested in purchasing either art piece can do so by contacting Emily Beardmore at email@example.com


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Ken Forkish is a busy man, and he wouldn't have it any other way. Since the opening of Ken's Artisan Bakery 13 years ago, Forkish has tackled a pizzeria, wrote a James Beard Award-winning cookbook, and now with his newest venture, Trifecta Tavern, he's serving up Maryland-style seafood in an elegant tavern atmosphere. The reviews for the new spot have been mixed, but according to Forkish, "What really matters isn't what you read in the paper, what really matters is how many people come in, and their experience."
If he had the time, Forkish would be the type of guy you'd want to hang out with for a few hours at a bar, talking about dough and char over a couple dozen oysters. Eater caught up with Forkish at Trifecta to talk about Ken's Artisan Pizza, long wait times, his newest venture, and his favorite regular: Bill Cosby.
First off, it's Pizza Week at Eater, so let's talk about pie…
I opened Ken's Artisan Pizza in 2006 — that's been a really good ride. It's a wood-fire oven pizzeria. I love the style of pizza we do, not everybody else does. I think it made the Oregonian's, like, fifth-bad pizza in the city a couple years ago, and I was like, 'Fuck, you kidding me?' That really hurt. [Laughs] It's been a very rewarding place. I love our pizza; I love the place; I love my people there. I like some charring. There is a degree of char that looks great, and it doesn't taste burnt. We're not trying to please everybody; if you do that, you're McDonald's. You do the pie that you believe in, and you hope they like it. You find your audience after a while.
What's your favorite kind of pizza?
My favorites depend on my mood. We do a pizza with mozzarella di bufala. We call it the Napoli, and it's bufala that's flown in fresh from Italy every week. When it's at its best, the cheese — no two are the same — it has this perfect amount of tang. Fuck yeah, that's good. We do one that we call the New Yorker. It's from a recipe in my book. And I like that one a lot, it's a little bit of a cheesier pie, more like what I grew up with: a little saucier, a little cheesier. You want everything to be in balance on a pizza. I don't want — the crust, the sauce, the cheese, the toppings — any one element over laying any of the other elements.
Of all your establishments, which runs the longest wait?
On our busiest nights, it's maybe still longer at the pizzeria, because we just don't have as many seats. 55 seats, plus 10 at the bar. Although, we turn them like four times a night, on our busiest nights.
When's the absolute busiest time at the pizzeria?
At five o'clock on Saturday. When we open the door, we've got a line of people outside that usually fills the restaurant, so by 6:30p.m. we've already done 75 covers. That's how we do four turns on our busiest nights. What always frustrates me about the pizzeria is that a lot of people say, "You know, we never go, because we don't want to wait." But that's Friday and Saturday night. Try Sunday, Monday, Tuesday night: Go on our slower nights if you don't want to wait. If you want to wait, come on Saturday at six.
How do you handle having to tell people they have a long wait ahead of them?
I've done it enough that I just want to give them an accurate read. That's really hard to do. You can go based on how many people are waiting, how many tables you've got, what your average turn rate is and give them your best guess. And I'm not the one giving the guess anymore. I used to; I don't want to be that guy.
How's it going at your newest spot, Trifecta?
Once my book was published and I recuperated from the work, I could have just enjoyed the ride, but I just can't live that way. So I'd had in mind to do a tavern for a very long time. Our real star here is Rich Meyer — he's our chef. Rich was chef de cuisine at Higgins for 17 years. Rich and I have a common heritage; I'm older than he is, but Rich grew up on Long Island, and then in Maryland. I'm a Marylander by birth until I was 21. Rich's first food job was cooking in Ocean City, Maryland. We didn't know each other back then, but I love the fact that we have this common heritage. And there's a lot of East Coast, mostly Maryland seafood themes here at Trifecta. Whether it's oysters, or more oysters, or shrimp and grits, or my uncle Max's chicken liver toasts, or the ham and oyster rolls, or the double pimento cheese burger. This is like my ideal childhood menu, 40 years later.
You've been open for quite some time at the bakery and the pizzeria — how about regulars?
You want lots of them. Thousands of them would be great. [Laughs] We have lots at the bakery and the pizzeria, lots. The community that we've built up at both my bakery and at the pizzeria — because I spend a lot of time at my businesses — it's something that affects you at the heart, as well as this good sense of being like, "Portland is different because I've done these things." So, it's tremendously satisfying.
And any celebrities?
Bill Cosby is one of our biggest fans at my bakery. He orders our Oregon croissant several times a year; he says it's the best pastry he's ever had in the U.S. Somebody picks up the phone, and he says, "Hi, this is Bill Cosby." And they go, "Yeah, right, who is this really?" And he goes, "No, it's the Cos!" I freakin' love that. Usually it's his personal manager, but sometimes he calls himself, and we get a real thrill out of that. He's been one of my heroes since I was a little kid. The pizzeria, not so much. Celebrities typically don't want to wait for a table or be in such tight confines. I think Trifecta is ideally suited for celebs, because of the booths — your seating is more private, and we can handle the reservations here.
Throughout your long industry career, I'm sure you've dealt with some jerks... any good stories?
We try and forget those as soon as possible. [Laughs]
What's the most important Gatekeepers tool?
The first thing the customer wants the instant they walk in the door: they want recognition; they want contact; they want a smile. And then, as soon as the conversation starts, they want to know that you're on their side. You know, that's the most important thing. Because if you come in and you've got a reservation, and then you see that there's a lot of people waiting, it's in those circumstances that there could be that little bit of apprehension and tension, until you know for sure that your table is ready. This is something I tell my people when we're interviewing and training, no matter what, they just want to know that you're on their side.
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Activities Coloring Pages Word Puzzles Word Treasures Return to the Story
Read by Trish Rowland
Aerial was the first to hatch. She was always first at everything. Ernie tried to keep up with her but he always came in second. He worried he might never be as good as his sister.
The day he feared the most had come at last.
Today Aerial stood at the edge of their nest. She opened her wings into the wind. Soon she was flying high above Winter Wind Mountain.
How beautiful she looked as she soared through the sky.
Their father, a strong sea eagle, looked down at Ernie. He asked, "Why are you still sitting in the nest?" He didn't wait for Ernie to reply. He called to Aerial, "Good flying. Fly with me to the Sugar Sea and we will go fishing together."
Ernie watched them fly from the high cliff. He was afraid to look down to the dark blue sea waters below. The sea eagles built their nests so high that even wolves and bears could not reach them. He felt safe in their large nest made of branches, grass, and seaweed.
A few days went by and Aerial became an even better flyer. Soon she was bringing fish back to the nest. Their mother and father were so proud of her.
Her father said, "Aerial, you are such a fast learner. You may be the best flyer of all the young eagles."
Then he looked down at Ernie. He asked, "What about you? When are you going to fly? Why can't you be more like your sister?"
Ernie loved his sister. They had always been best friends.
The next day Aerial said, "I'm going fishing. Flying is easy. Just don't look down. You have to learn to catch your own food."
She teased, "Come on Ernie! Why don't you go fishing with me? Are you a sea eagle or a chicken?"
Ernie sat in the nest and hung his head as she flew away. His mother said, "You don't need to worry. Let me tell you a few things you don't know about your family. You come from a long line of great sea eagles."
Ernie sat by his mother and asked, "Were they all good flyers?"
She said, "Yes, they were great flyers. Ernie, know this to be true. You were born to fly. Don't be afraid. Face your fear and have faith in yourself. Just open your wings and take a leap. The wind will do the rest."
Now Ernie was feeling much better. He asked, "What else can you tell me?"
His mother said, "Sea eagles are proud and strong birds. Some people want our black and white feathers for good health. Some think our night calls warn of danger. Others believe eagles are 'King of the Birds' and can slay snakes and dragons."
Ernie knew the part about snakes was true. His father sometimes brought home snakes to eat. He wasn't so sure about the dragons.
His mother said, "Practice makes perfect. The more you fly, the better you will get. I have faith in you. I know you can fly! And when you fly, circle high above our nest and call to me."
Ernie knew his mother was very wise. He sat by the edge of the nest and looked straight ahead. He thought, "Don't look down!
Now Ernie was ready. He said out loud, "I can fly. I can fly. I can fly!" He felt the strong wind on his face. Ernie opened his wings wide and leaned forward. He felt the wind under his wings lift him up from the nest.
With one leap, Ernie was gliding through the air. He flapped his wings. Soon he was flying so high he felt like he could reach out and touch the sun. He flew low over the Secret Spring Meadow and high above the Sugar Sea. He looked down and saw boats enter the bay to the village of Red Haven. Breakers Island was beautiful!
Ernie was so happy he could fly. His mother was filled with pride as she heard him honk as he flew over their nest. Then he was on his way to find Aerial. It was time to go fishing with his sister.
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Happy New Year!
The folks at Arcis Geophysical are pleased to announce that Murray Leier, Field Operations Manager, George Crook, Technical Services Manager, and Ray Shields, Mechanical Services Manager have recently joined the company. Murray, George and Ray can be reached by dialing (403) 212-0010.
Arcis Processing also welcomes Lucy Jacek , Senior Geophysical Technician, Richard Lowden, Processor, Dominique Grant, Geophysical Technician, Frank Yu, Processor. They can be contacted at (403) 781-1700.
Hampson-Russell Software welcomes Janusz Peron to their Houston staff as Senior Research Geophysicist. Janusz is helping to develop time-lapse software for Hampson-Russell's Pro4D consortium and he also provides consulting services and client support. You can reach him at (713) 780-8334 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Garry Kelman has joined the Board of Directors at Arcis Corporation and will be taking an active role in the company. Garry can be reached at (403) 781-5853 ext. 760, or email him at email@example.com.
Earth Signal Processing Ltd. is pleased to announce recent additions to their staff. Jim Hodgson, formerly of Landmark Graphics, has joined Earth Signal as a senior processing geophysicist. Jim brings with him 19 years of experience in the geophysical industry. James Buchanan, formerly on contract with AEC East/West, has been hired as a processor as well. Regan Kennedy from the University of Saskatchewan, Kim Tran from the University of Calgary, and Colleen Whelehan from the University of Alberta have all joined ESP as processors and are recent graduates in the field of geophysics.
ESP has also hired two new technicians, Lin Ke and Elaine Gong, and one new administrative assistant, Teresa Klein-Ellis. They can all be contacted by phone at 264-8722, or by email using their first name followed by @earthsignal.com.
Statcom welcomes Tanya Kairzhanova and Tessie Yoingco to their data processing staff. Tanya brings with her over 15 years of experience in the geophysical industry. Her areas of expertise include processing, seismic interpretation, mapping and reservoir calculations, and survey design for 2-D and 3-D data. Tessie has worked in Calgary since 1993 as a Geophysical Technician and is continuing her studies at S.A.I.T. Tanya or Tessie can be contacted at (403) 265-4111 or email email@example.com.
Veritas is pleased to announce that Sam Gray joined their staff as Senior Research Scientist helping to develop and apply advanced seismic imaging a!id velocity analysis techniques. Sam has spent most of his career working for Amoco, first at their research lab in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and later at Amoco Canada in Calgary. He helped develop some of the 2-D and 3-D seismic imaging processes now popular in the industry. You can reach Sam at (403) 2056478, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
That's all the news I have for this month. Keep those faxes coming to (403) 265-6651, or call me at (403) 266-3225 or email email@example.com.


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Congratulations to the Black Hawk College Livestock Judging Team for winning both the freshman and sophomore divisions at the World Beef Expo Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds!
In the sophomore division, BHC teams took 1st, 2nd and 3rd. In the freshman division, BHC teams took 1st, 2nd and 4th.
The sophomore 1st place and 2nd place teams outscored all teams in the competition, including the Top 3 four-year schools – Texas A&M University, Purdue University and the University of Illinois.
Individually, BHC students took all of the Top 10 sophomore spots:
- 1st – Tyler Gifford of Eagle Point, OR
- 2nd – Dillon Sheiss of Larwill, IN
- 3rd – Keaton Woods of Tipton, IN
- 4th – Jennifer Hoelscher of Eden, NY
- 5th – Jordan Stephens of Ewing, KY
- 6th – Emma Sailor of Delmar, IA
- 7th – Emma Dunn of Tipton, IN
- 8th – Robby Burchett of Jonesville, VA
- 9th – Kelly Spicer of Woodbine, MD
- 10th – Mikala Grady of Grandview, TX
Individually, BHC students took nine of the Top 10 freshmen spots:
- 1st – McKenzie Layton of Pocasset, OK
- 2nd – Chevy Vaske of Glencoe, KY
- 3rd – Karson Patton of Frankfort, IN
- 5th – Logan Mehling of Powell, WY
- 6th – Brianna Stockwell of Dowagiac, MI
- 7th – Grace Angotti of Freedom, WI
- 8th – Coby Frey of Upper Sandusky, OH
- 9th – Cody Wick of Gratiot, WI
- 10th – Katie Elmhirst of Indian River, Ontario
View complete team and individual results.
The team is coached by Dr. Blake Bloomberg and Tim Hubbard.


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Bluetooth Ready To Go - Nutmeg Brown Bakelite 1950 RCA Victor Model 9-X-561 Vacuum Tube Radio Boom Box!
BLUETOOTH MP3: This particular radio has been modified to play Bluetooth MP3. Plays MP3 with cable or wirelessly from any MP3 playing device over 30 ft. New integrated Bluetooth circuitry available only through Retro Radio Farm is completely internal inside the radio! No external plugs, cables, or receiver device! Switch from MP3 to AM radio with rocker switch installed on back panel. Pairs within seconds. No batteries to recharge! Sounds great! Absolutely no noise from Bluetooth circuitry!
DESCRIPTION: This RCA design looks like what it's intended to do. Make sound! Vintage 1950 tabletop vacuum tube AM radio manufactured by RCA in excellent working and physical condition.
CABINET CONDITION: No cracks, chips, or major scratches. Not repainted. No over spray no touch up. None needed. Front circular gold plastic speaker grill inner trim rings have cracks.
SOUND QUALITY: This radio picks up AM stations real clearly and loudly around the dial without need of external antenna attachment. This is one of the best sounding vacuum tube radios from the 40s and 50s for one simple reason. It has a 10" speaker! Like horsepower in engines, there's no replacement for displacement.
DIAL LIGHT: Dual dial lights work and light brightly.
KNOBS: The knobs of this vintage tube radio are original and securely attached.
INTERNAL ELECTRONICS: The capacitors been replaced with modern equivalents so this radio has another 50+ years or more of playing time! The tubes are working fine. All out-of-spec resistors have been replaced with modern correct value and voltage equivalents. There is no loud or pervasive hum. There is no loud or pervasive static between stations unless you operate near modern megahertz devices. The set has been aligned according to factory specifications.
CLOCK: No clock
POWER CORD: Brand new replacement power cord and safety polarized plug has no cracks, or splits.
BACKING BOARD: Original backing board is intact in excellent condition.
LABELS: Bottom factory labels is in excellent condition and legible. Some parts missing.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 12" x 6" x 8" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 9 lbs.
COLOR: brown and gold
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Product: antique radio, vintage radio, retro radio, vacuum tube radio, AM radio, art deco, mid-century product.
Category: radio
Cabinet construction: Bakelite
Period: 1950s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier


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First approved drug for coronavirus
Ten post jest także dostępny w języku: polski
According to Gilead Sciences, the coronavirus drug costs nearly $400. Remdesivir reduces recovery time from COVID-19 by four days.
Effectiveness of remdesivir in the treatment of COVID-19
Remdesivir was developed by the American company Gilead Sciences as an antiviral drug to treat Ebola. However, used for this purpose, it did not show the expected efficacy. Studies conducted in Europe and the USA show that it shortens the recovery of patients with COVID-19 by 31%. Furthermore, it slightly reduces the risk of death as a result.
According to the NIAID study in hospitalised patients with COVID-19, remdesivir shortens recovery time by four days on average. When calculating this, the amount that a hospital in the United States can save is $12,000.
How much does a coronavirus drug cost?
The price of the drug is $390 a vial. The whole treatment of one patient's remdesivir is based on a five-day treatment with six vials of the drug. Therefore, the total cost of treatment with coronavirus drug is $2,340. Interestingly, for patients with commercial insurance in the United States, the cost of the drug will increase by over 33% to $520 per vial. At the same time, remdesivir is not available in European countries, as all currently available stock will go to the USA.
The drug was approved by the European Medicines Agency as the first treatment for COVID-19 in May. As of 1 July 2020, we have 34,775 confirmed positive cases in Poland, of which 1,477 people died.


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Born on 20 July 1973, in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Peter Forsberg is one of the great talents of today's NHL.
At the age of five, he started participating in hockey games with his older brother. According to those who watched him play, he was also a great footballer.
Peter's career
At the age of 18, Peter was selected sixth overall by the Philadelphia Flyers.
The following year, he was sold for 15 million dollars and went to the Quebeck Nordiques, today known as the Avalanche.
That year, Peter won a gold medal for Sweden at the World Championships. Two years later, he won another gold medal at the Olympic Games in Lillehammer '94.
Some amazing achievements
In 1996, he had his best season. A true explosion of talent, finishing with 116 points in 82 games. However, Peter continued to impress over the years.
- 1996 – 1997 ⇾ 86 points
- 1997 – 1998 ⇾ 91 points
- 1998 – 1999 ⇾ 97 points
- 1999 – 2000 ⇾ 51 points (playing only 49 games).
In 2001-2002 he decided to take a sabbatical year and didn't play the regular season, only to return and score 27 points in the play-offs.
Since Forsberg has been in Colorado, the Avalanche have always finished first in their Division. Not bad, Peter.
How Peter sees himself
These figures speak for themselves…but now let's talk about him and not his numbers.
When an ESPN reporter once asked him if he could have been a champion on a football field as well, he smiled and replied: "Impossible. I was too slow and lazy".
Slow and lazy? Well… that's not what it looks like on a hockey pitch.
Peter's style
Peter Forsberg adapts to the North American game style better than any European player and better than almost any North American player. However, don't be fooled by his good-guy appearance. He is a tough, determined player who challenges his opponents at all times. This attitude is accentuated in the games that count. Games where nerves and psychology count as much as technique, if not more. A perfect mix of talent, strategy and determination. Not to mention the fact that Forsberg is at ease in every game situation.
Vision of the game
Peter Forsberg is certainly a play-maker with an incredible vision of the game. In fact, the statistics of his assists show it. Still, he also has great power and precision in shooting. Forsberg is a smooth skater with explosive speed and can accelerate while carrying the puck.
In a nutshell, Peter has the uncanny ability to do the right thing at the right time: the kind of player who can solve games.


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Zanzibar is a fairly quick ferry ride from our house in Dar, but, as it is not truly Tanzania, but maintains a semi autonomous polticial identity, it's nothing at all like the mainland. Stone town, with is trembling old stone buildings and cobblestone streets is so romantic. When you eat there you always get a tray of spices in these little jars made of cow bone. The spice farms in Zanzibar stretch the length of the island.
Material: Cow bone
Origin: Zanzibar


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Rooster Teeth
Rooster Teeth x Don Pendleton Trucker Hat
Our black trucker hat showcases the bright pops of color in Don Pendleton's Rooster Teeth design.
Don Pendleton is an American artist, Grammy Award winning designer and illustrator out of Dayton, OH. A graduate of Marshall University with a BFA in Fine Arts, Pendleton began designing skateboard graphics professionally for Alien Workshop in 1998. Since those early beginnings, he has participated in exhibits and shows all over the world, including a solo museum exhibit at the Huntington Museum of Art ('Fine Lines') in 2014. He has also been the subject of a documentary ("Little Giants") that was produced in 2007. His work has been featured online and in print from various art, skateboard and culture magazines (including the cover of Juxtapoz) and he continues to work commercially with design, illustration, and fine arts.
Instagram: @Pendledon
Facebook: Facebook.com/pendledon
Website: www.elephont.com
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Scrubmaster B175R
The Scrubmaster B175R provides efficient cleaning, even on inclines
Great performance under all conditions: Available in three different working widths and equipped with either cylindrical or disc brushes, the Scrubmaster B175 R masters every cleaning task while providing a high area performance – even when working uphill.
The scrubber-drier has sufficient power to perform all cleaning tasks effectively, also on inclines.
Activating the slow mode reduces the working speed to 3.5 km/h to ensure controlled and efficient cleaning. The 90° steering lock provides a minimum turning circle in confined areas.
These are just a few of many examples that show what makes the Scrubmaster B175R the perfect choice when it comes to cleaning large areas such as airports, industrial facilities, shopping centres and logistics areas.
Powerful machine equipped with clever features
The driver's workplace, designed to satisfy modern ergonomic criteria, offers particularly high levels of comfort: the seat can be adjusted to provide a perfect view onto the working area and the machine can be entered and exited from both sides. Using the machine is also particularly easy and comfortable: thanks to smart features such as the large 4-inch colour display providing the driver with all relevant information at a glance or the clearly structured operating panel with pictograms and one-touch elements such as the 1-button start/stop operating system and the slow-mode button. Filling, cleaning and maintaining the machine is just as easy: thanks to a comprehensive range of clever additional features such as the quick-fill solution tank, the tilt-up squeegee with a patented self-cleaning system and the automated no-tools-needed brush change system.
Key Features :
- Compact dimensions
- Available in 3 different working widths
- 90° steering lock provides a minimum turning circle in confined areas
- Automatic discharge and pick up of brushes to enable quick and comfortable changing
- Large 4.3 inch colour display informs user of battery status and filling of the solution and recovery tank
- Cleans on inclines up to 15%
Technical Data | Scrubmaster B175R |
Width without /width squeegee (cm) | 112/ 129 |
Working width (cm) | 108 |
Working speed, up to (km /h) | 7 |
Power consumption vacuum motor (1-/2 turbines) | 1,280 |
Theoretical area performance (m2 / h) | 7,560 |
Nominal Voltage (V) | 36 |
Battery Size (Ah) | 280 - 320 |
Brush RPM | 210 |
Number and type of brushes | 2 x Disk |
Power consumption brush motor (W) | 2 x 930 |
Solution/ recovery tank (l) | 175/175 |
Active squeegee width (cm) | 126 |
Total weight, ready for use (kg) | 1,015 |