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Airbus is to offer a Swedish-built anti-condensation product as an optional line-fit for its single-aisle family, aimed at the long-range A321XLR.
The anti-condensation equipment, manufactured by CTT Systems, will be part of a broader optional moisture-control system.
It will be aimed at the newly-launched A321XLR, the longest-range variant of the A321neo twinjet.
The anti-condensation equipment is designed to maintain a dry crown area and remove trapped water from insulation blankets.
CTT says the moisture-control system will be certified for this model and delivered to Airbus in 2022, with first line-fit aircraft slots scheduled for 2023.
The selection confirms CTT as a first-tier supplier to Airbus, and will lift the humidity-control specialist after Boeing's decision to drop a moisture-control system as basic equipment on the 787 line.
CTT chief Torbjorn Johansson says the Airbus agreement is a "breakthrough" for the company's moisture-control technology in the single-aisle sector.


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In February 6, 2018, all the international colleagues in Shenzhen gathered together to hold the annual grand meeting of "a good reputation and a remittance." Weare gathered here today, waving 2017 with the joy of harvest and the glory of winning the victory, and meeting the new 2018 together.
Time flies, at this moment with us in this happy time, is still a group of lovely international companions. Full of opportunities and challenges in the 2017 andunder the leadership of the company, best buddies international temper endeavour, courage, in joint efforts under the work smoothly, and has made remarkable achievements, has also been widely recognized by the owners, management companies and wine industry, the spoils.
All kinds of programs not only bring laughter and laughter, but also make colleagues closer to each other's hearts. The company has prepared various awards and honorary certificates, cups and rich prize benefits to give feedback to the team's partners for the past year. With the extraction of first prize, two prize, three prize and so on, the climax of the annual meeting has been raised constantly, and the atmosphere of the scene is enthusiastic.
2017 we are complacent, trials and hardships, enterprising spirit; 2018, we ride the wind and waves, a new A fighting spirit soars aloft.. All the struggle and passion, the achievement and the dream, the sweat and the tears, in the new year, will open the new hope and carry the new dream.
In the past 2017, we have a lot of fun, memorable people and things, let us firm strides, with full of youthful spirit, into the hope of 2018; let us join handsto ride out the storm, write more brilliant new chapter. 2018, the new journey, and then start!

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I recently wrote about the pre-election polling for this year's Presidential election. Now it's time to comment on post-election posturing.
This is the second time in my life that the Electoral College winner was not the popular vote winner. It's no surprise that many, especially on the losing side, are calling for the elimination of the Electoral College. I'm not going to get into that debate. There are plenty of opinion pieces out there.
Instead I want to address the data implications. Nearly everyone seems to assume that without the Electoral College we would have had President Gore and would now have President-Elect Clinton. A thought provoking column by Aaron Blake points out that we can't make that assumption.
I strongly encourage you to read it but I'll summarize some major points here. Presidential campaign strategies are based on the existence of the Electoral College. Whether it's advertising, candidate appearances, or the "ground game", everything is done in order to win the College, not the popular vote.
Strategies would be very different if candidates were trying to win the popular vote. In particular, non-swing state would get a lot more attention. States like California (blue) or Texas (red) are ignored because 100% of their Electoral votes (55 & 34) consistently go to the same party (Democrat, Republican). These non-swing states tend to have lower voter turnout than swing states.
Under a popular vote campaign strategy, states like these would get a lot more attention. The Democrats would almost certainly still win California but not 100% of California. Would voter turnout increase? If so, how much? Instead of 60/40 vote in favor of Democrats, would it be 55/45? Would small changes in high population states be enough to swing the national popular vote? Keep in mind that while Republicans were trying to shift the California vote, Democrats would be doing the same thing in Texas.
I'm not saying that Trump (or Bush II) would have won the popular vote. I'm saying that we don't know. When the popular vote under an Electoral College system is won by just a couple percent, we simply have no idea what the outcome would be without an Electoral College.
This brings me back to my previous post. The 13 Keys model predicts only the popular vote but it was developed using historical popular vote outcomes under an Electoral College system. That makes we wonder whether or not elimination of the College would change the predictive power of those Keys.


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NEW Chelsea manager Frank Lampard's first game back at the club will be a pre season friendly against Bohemians in Dublin on July 10.
Chelsea yesterday confirmed that club legend Lampard has been appointed as the club's new Head Coach on a three-year contract.
The 41-year-old manager returns to Stamford Bridge having made his name there as a player with 648 appearances and 211 goals to his name.
Lampard guided Derby County to a Championship Playoff final last season in his first year as manager.
"When I started out in management one year ago I thought that was a challenge, because you have to start again," said Lampard.
"I don't want credit for my playing career. I think that will last five minutes and I understand that it should last five minutes because I should be judged on what I do here and what I do going forward.
"I worked really hard to put that right as a player and now I am in a position where I have to work really hard to be successful as a manager here.
"Everyone knows my love for this club and the history we have shared, however, my sole focus is on the job in hand and preparing for the season ahead."
The game at Dalymount Park is one two friendlies in Dublin this summer, with the Blues heading to Richmond Park to play St Patrick's Athletic on Saturday, July 13. They will also face Barcelona, Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Munchengladbach ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your child (6-12) to walk out with Europa League champions Chelsea at the Home of Irish Football with all proceeds going to @Bohemian_Youths: https://t.co/VP20Q3IHmJ pic.twitter.com/TnAdARK1WQ
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For a long time, people have been satisfied with what they can achieve with their yards with or without professional landscaping companies. With a good landscaping company handling all of the hard work, they can rest assured that their yards will be beautiful no matter what. That is why many are choosing to use a Fort Worth Landscaping company because they know they are in good hands from the very beginning. Many customers are happy to know that a professional landscaping company handles their yard because that makes it much easier for them to work on their yard. They are able to sit back and enjoy the work that has been done while the landscaping company does everything else for them.
The first thing that any landscaping company does is get your property inspected. In order to make a yard look its best, there are a lot of different things that need to be considered. By getting the property looked at by a professional landscaping company, you will be able to see what they will do to make your yard as beautiful as it can possibly be. For example, the contractor might want to include some type of flower bed or tree to add some color to your yard. He might also suggest some types of grasses or plants to help your yard blend in better with the rest of your landscape.
After the yard has been looked at and assessed, the contractor will then go out and buy the materials that he needs to put it all together. It is important for a professional landscaping company to purchase everything in a bulk quantity to save money. You should also see if they offer discounts on their products as well, so you save even more. You can usually find a good landscaping company that offers plenty of discounts and special deals when you start looking into getting the yard work done.
If you are looking for a way to get a good deal when you hire a professional landscaping company, you should talk to your friends, family members, neighbors, and co-workers. Ask them who they would recommend and then look to see what they think about the person or company that you are considering. Find out what kind of work they have done in the past and whether or not they have satisfied their clients. There is no sense in hiring a landscaping company if the people that were doing the work did not do a good job. This could lead to a lot of money being spent on unnecessary landscaping services.
The most important thing to keep in mind when it comes to getting the most out of any yard work is to get a good landscaping company. Many times, people try to tackle yards on their own, and this often leads to a disaster. It is best to hire a landscaping service because they have the experience to know what works and what does not work when it comes to yards. For example, certain flower beds may look great when you plant them, but a leper maintenance service will be able to tell if the soil is too acidic or whether to plant something else. This is much less difficult for them to do and will result in a better job than trying to do it yourself.
A good professional landscaping company must also have the right equipment. They will need to mow the lawns very often because this helps to keep the grass healthy and keeps it looking nice. Some people do not like to mow their lawns and prefer to leave them in their natural state, but a professional landscaping company must mow the lawn in order to provide the best yard possible. Sometimes, leaving the grass alone is not a good idea. The right mowing machine will make sure that all of the dead grass and other types of vegetation in the yard are taken care of so that it does not crowd the area and make it look unsightly.
One more thing that professional landscapers need to know about is how to plant things properly. There are some things that cannot be planted in certain areas of a yard. Things such as flowers and shrubs must be planted in their own section of the yard. These plants need room to grow and do well. They should be planted in a spot that will receive plenty of suns. Too much sunlight will dry out the soil and kill the plants.
You should also do your part to help your yard is as beautiful and healthy as possible. Check for roots and weeds before you plant anything else. Pruning your trees and flowers will also help them to thrive. This does not mean you cut down all of your trees. It just means that you make sure that they are cut back to proper lengths. This will help keep things looking good and prevent having to do a lot of later on.


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Call for papers – Asia Trends #4 – "Local Analyses"
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We often forget our doctors are human beings with lives outside of the hospital. Take Dr. James Clark for example. The long-time Pullman Regional Hospital emergency medicine physician has been coaching for the Palouse Youth Hockey Association for the last 10 years and has earned a Level 4 coach status after many years of coaching training.
His oldest son started as a "Mite" and is now a "Midget," the age group comprised of 15 to 18-year old boys. There are two Midget teams on the Palouse, a varsity high school team which he helps coach and a tournament team. He serves as the head coach for the team that play at the tournament level.
Their season runs from the end of October through early March. Dr. Clark estimates he is at the ice rink for 2-4 hours a day Monday through Thursday. On the weekends, you can find him at tournaments throughout Washington state and western Canada.
Why does he do it?
"I get to be on the ice and play hockey," Dr. Clark said. "I enjoy being on the ice with my children and I love watching kids that I started coaching when they were 4 years old go from little kids who couldn't skate to excellent hockey players who are now playing high school hockey."
Dr. Clark, who grew up in the mid-west playing and watching hockey, said the hockey culture has grown on the Palouse over the last 10 years thanks to the effort of many people.
"It's important to bring real life experience to coaching and not just rely on teaching from a book," he said.
You may also like:
- 4 Ways to Take Care of a Minor Sports Injury
- Regional High School Athletic Training Program
- Urgency vs. Emergency: Do You Really Need to go to the ER?


text: UTMB Police Crime Awareness Training Workplace Violence Workplace ViolenceCrime Awareness About two million Americans are victims of workplace assaults each year. One thousand are killed40,000 are victims of aggravated assaults1.5 million are victims of simple assaults51,000 are raped and/or sexually assaultedHomicides account for 1 out of 6 fatal occupational injuriesFirearms were used to commit more than 80% of these workplace homicides A threat of violenceIncludes any behavior that by its very nature could be interpreted by a reasonable person as intent to cause physical harm to another individual An act of violenceIncludes any physical action, whether intentional, reckless, or accidental that harms or threatens the safety of another individual in the workplace Potentially violent and unacceptable behavior includes: Exaggerated tone of voice, screaming or yellingThrowing objectsName calling and use of derogatory statementsBerating individuals in front of others Cursing, cussing and foul language Aggressive movement, gestures and actions YOUR ROLERecognize, Respond and ReportRecognizeSensitivity to subtle and more apparent aggressive behavior is key to prevention and early intervention to a situation that could escalate into a threatening situation. This includes not making excuses or overlooking insults, verbal aggression, and other behaviors that exhibit anger and frustrationPeople do not go directly to anger; there is a progressionPay attention to what is said,Intervene early"Someone ought to ____________.""I could _____________________.""I'm gonna __________________!"Use of the personal pronoun is a good indication that the individual has made a plan to carry out the threat.RespondResponse can include reducing or eliminating a source of irritation and using techniques to de-escalate the situation. Recognizing and Responding to BehaviorAnxiety - initial phase of agitation, behaviors may include restlessness, pacing, inability to focus, frustration, dissatisfaction.Your Response-empathetic and active listening; no judgment, dismissing or mitigating the individual's feelings or perceptions. It is important to validate the person's feelings.Defensive -highly volatile state exhibiting verbal belligerence and hostility; challenging authority, unable to respond to rational content of words; responds instead to tone, personal space and body language. Verbal aggression may include ethnic slurs and disrespectful or belittling comments.Your Response - set clear, simple, reasonable and easy to enforce limits in an objective manner without being threatening; convey that the individual has a choice. It is important to not lose a professional hold of the situation. Tension Reduction - physical and emotion release; behaviors include apologetic, emotionally withdrawn, fear, confusion, frightened, Your Response - therapeutic rapport or communication is usually well received. Re-assure the individual that no one will harm them. Allow time for the individual to calm down before transporting. Explain what will happen next, allow the individual to make choices; form a verbal contract.Acting out - behaviors include total loss of control; verbal aggression may turn to physical aggression, physical assault may be directed toward others, self or environment Your Response - physical intervention should only be used as a last resort and never punitively. Non-injurious restraint techniques are therapeutic.ReportEmployees should report any behavior which is threatening or violent, for example: exaggerated tone of voice, screaming or yelling throwing objects name calling and use of derogatory statements berating individuals in the presence of others use of expletives and foul language aggressive movement, gestures, actions. Call UTMB Police at extension 2-1111.Describe location and events. Give your name.Give a complete subject description for responding officers. Notify immediate supervisor or department head Use the Patient Event Reporting System (Juvo) to report all acts or threats of violent behavior. How to Use the Patient Event Reporting System (Juvo) to report acts of violenceAn act of violence is an act of violence - It does not matter who "hit first"Report threats, acts and potential violent and unacceptable behavior: Click on the Patient Event Reporting System ( RL Datix ) link via the iUTMB Home Page. Populate all fields as you would for any other Patient Safety concern:Select the event facility.Select either a non-patient or a patient with a known encounter as the person harmed.Launch and complete the Behavioral Event form. Using the Patient Event Reporting System (RL Datix) will allow UTMB to track trends and better understand areas of vulnerability. InformationEmergency: Dial 911Emergency Phone LocationsNon-Emergencies: 409-772-2691Location: 404 8th St. Galveston TX 77555 Click here to provide feedback or comments on our quality of service Accreditation PublicComment Portal Social Media:UTMB Safe App


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General Information
Calculus: Early Transcendentals - Multivariable (Third edition) by Jon Rogawski and Colin Adams
Instructors and Lectures
Instructor | Vladimir Chernov | Martin Tassy | Bjoern Muetzel |
Section | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 |
Lecture | MWF 12:50-1:55 | MWF 2:10-3:15 | MWF 11:30-12:35 |
x-Hour | Tu 1:20-2:10 | Th 1:20-2:10 | Tu 12:15-1:05 |
Classroom | 007 Kemeny | 008 Kemeny | 008 Kemeny |
V. Chernov | M. Tassy | B. Muetzel | |
Office Hours | Mo 3:30-5, Tu 2:30-4, Fr 3:30-5 | Mo, We 3:15-4:45 | Su 2-3, Mo, Tu 2-3:30in 229 Kemeny |
Office | 304 Kemeny | 221 Kemeny | 318 Kemeny |
There will be two midterm exams and a cumulative final exam. The exams are scheduled as follows:
Midterm 1 | Monday, Jan 27, 4-6 pm | 100 Life Science Center |
Midterm 2 | Monday, Feb 17, 4-6 pm | 100 Life Science Center |
Final Exam | Thursday, Mar 12, 3-6 pm | 105, 107, 108 Dartmouth Hall |
Homework Policy
- Webwork problems will be assigned daily. They will be due each Wednesday at 10 am and typically cover the material up through the previous Friday.
- Written assignments will be assigned daily. They will be due each Wednesday at 4 pm, turned into homework boxes outside 008 Kemeny, and they will typically cover the material up through the previous Friday. So the first written assignment (available on the assignments page) covers the first three classes worth of material and is due on Wednesday of week 2. There will also be a Webwork assignment due that day; plan ahead.
- Late homework will be accepted only in case of serious, unpredictable events such as documented illness or family emergency. Unexcused late and missing papers count zero.
The course grade will be based upon the scores on the midterm exam, homework, and the final exam as follows:
Webwork | 10 % |
Written homework | 5 % |
Midterm 1 | 25 % |
Midterm 2 | 25 % |
Final Exam | 35 % |
If you have a conflict with one of the midterm exams because of a religious observance, scheduled extracurricular activity such as a game or performance [not practice], scheduled laboratory for another course, or similar commitment, please see your instructor as soon as possible. If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to submit all homework on time, and to arrange to get notes from a classmate.
The TAs for this course are Melanie Ferreri and Albert Chang. Tutorial assistance for this course and help with your homework will be available on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 pm in 007 Kemeny.
▲The Honor Principle
Academic integrity is at the core of our mission as mathematicians and educators, and we take it very seriously. We also believe in working and learning together.
Collaboration on homework is permitted and encouraged, but obviously it is a violation of the honor code for someone to provide the answers for you.
On written homework, you are encouraged to work together, and you may get help from others, but you must write up the answers yourself. If you are part of a group of students that produces an answer to a problem, you cannot then copy that group answer. You must write up the answer individually, in your own words.
On WeBWorK assignments, each person in the class has the potential to receive a homework assignment distinct from anyone else's, but all cut from the same mold. For example if the problem were to find the minimum of ax2 + bx + c, each student would receive their own values of a, b, and c. A good way to work together, to work with a tutor, or to ask for help, is to log in to one of the practice accounts (see the Assignments Page) and work on those problems. Then, once you understand how to do the problems, log in to your own account and do the problems yourself.
On exams, you may not give or receive help from anyone. Exams in this course are closed book, and no notes, calculators or other electronic devices are permitted.
Students with disabilities who may need disability-related academic adjustments and service for this course are encouraged to see me privately as early in the term as possible. Students requiring disability-related academic adjustments and services must consult the Student Accessibility Service office (Carson Hall, Suite 125, 646-9900). Once SAS has authorized services, students must show the originally signed SAS Services and Consent Form and/or a letter on a SAS letterhead to their professor. As a first step, if students have question about whether they qualify to receive academic adjustments and services, they should contact the SAS office. All inquiries and discussions will remain confidential.
▲Mental Health
The academic environment at Dartmouth is challenging, our terms are intensive, and classes are not the only demanding part of your life. There are a number of resources available to you on campus to support your wellness, including your Undergraduate Dean and the Student Wellness Center.
▲Student Religious Observances
Some students may wish to take part in religious observances that occur during this academic term. If you have a religious observance that conflicts with you participation in the course, please meet with me before the end of the second week of the term to discuss appropriate accommodations.


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Maltaward offers CCTV tower and standalone wireless camera systems as a security solution for vacant properties. Complementing our range of concrete barriers and void property security solutions, our CCTV systems help to deter intruders as well as preventing theft and vandalism. Our systems feature automatic detection of intrusion of travellers, squatters or attempted theft, with cameras deploying automated sirens and voice-warnings. The cameras are remotely monitored so that security can be dispatched to the site as soon as possible.
If you would like to learn more about the range of CCTV solutions we offer or would like to discuss a quote for a property, please contact us today.
Typically, after a commercial property has been vacated Maltaward reviews the perimeter security before delivering concrete barriers to secure gateways and weak points on the site. We can offer to install CCTV camera systems to monitor the site, as well as to secure openings with window screens and security doors. We can also secure access to any external staircases to reduce opportunities to access to the roof area.
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KY INBRE Funded Research
To continue to increase biomedical research capacity in Kentucky, KY INBRE offers competitive support programs to recruit new researchers to Kentucky institutions (Start-Up Awards), assist existing faculty to develop competitive research programs (Investigator Development Awards), to train the next generation of research faculty (Postdoctoral Awards), and assist successful researchers to maintain their independent NIH funding (Bridge Awards). Click image below to see our past funded award recipients. To learn more about our funding opportunities, visit our Funding page (see tab in nav at left)!


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Many Hong Kong schools are concerned with the growing number of enrolment of ethnic minority students. This article examines ethnic minority teachers' cross-cultural experience and their view of the diverse needs of ethnic minority students and how these needs were fulfilled. Qualitative data were collected from unstructured interviews, where the views of fifteen teachers of Pakistani, Indian, Canadian, Pilipino, from three primary and three secondary schools, were explored. This finding was illuminated by the interview study, showing that the diverse learning needs of ethnic minority students and their classroom behavior were culturally different from the majority of Hong Kong Chinese students. To manage the classroom diversity and promote cultural responsiveness, the teachers struggle for conceptualizing a new rationale for cultural responsiveness to diversity, developing a sense of inter-cultural sensitivity and promoting cultural responsiveness to diversity. This paper argues that like students, teachers simultaneously engage in a crossculture process through which they learn the culture of ethnic minority students, re-learn the culture of their own and re-think about the relevant rationale underlying cultural responsiveness. For ethnic minority group of school practitioners, there was a need to give them hope as a way to get them motivated to learn, face new challenges and explore the new opportunities. At last, the implication of the creation of a culturally responsive classroom will be given.
Original language | English |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Hue, M.-T. (2010, September). Creating culturally responsive classrooms: The professional knowledge landscape of ethnic minority teachers' cross-cultural experience in Hong Kong schools. Paper presented at the International Conference on Educational Research (ICER) 2010: Learning Communities for Sustainable Development, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.Keywords
- Ethnic minority
- Cross-cultural experience
- Cultural diversity
- Cultural responsiveness


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Become a Continuum Certified IT Expert, December 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016 and Automatically Enter Contest for Chance to Win Ticket to Navigate 2016 – September 28-30, 2016 – Boston
BOSTON – Dec. 9, 2015 – Continuum University, the self-paced, interactive online learning center at Continuum®, the industry's only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated managed IT services solutions, has added a certification program for Continuity247™, the company's fully managed backup and disaster recovery (BDR) platform, which proactively monitors, troubleshoots and remediates problems to ensure backups continuously run for its clients. Continuum's no-cost IT certification program is designed to help its MSP partners and their technicians to get up to speed quickly on Continuum's products.
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To earn the Backup Specialist certification, technicians are required to 1) watch the video modules, 2) complete the guided reviews and 3) pass the Continuum Backup Specialist exam with a minimum score of 80 percent. Continuum's IT certification program includes four specialist certificates – Continuum Administration Specialist, Continuum RMM Specialist, Continuum Help Desk Activation Specialist and now Continuum Backup Specialist. All four certifications are required to become a Continuum Certified IT Expert.
Every technician who completes the required certifications and becomes a Continuum Certified IT Expert from December 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016 are automatically entered for a chance to win one of three tickets to Navigate 2016, taking place on Wednesday, September 28 – Friday, September 30, 2016 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. Anyone who earns a new certification or who has earned a certification in the past and recertifies during this time is eligible. Continuum recommends certification on a yearly basis.
Continuum U has certified over 1,000 IT technicians, all having completed the required courses and passing the certification exam showing efficiency in Continuum's managed IT services. Continuum partners can log into Continuum U to start or to continue training at: https://continuumu.net/. For more information, visit: http://www.continuum.net/grow-your-msp-business/continuum-u.
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The Associated Press reports:
President Donald Trump is telling the nation's governors that he would have run into the deadly Florida high school shooting "even if I didn't have a weapon."
The president is again finding fault with officers who didn't stop the Florida gunman who carried out the massacre earlier this month. Trump says the deputies "weren't exactly Medal of Honor winners." He tells 39 of the nation's governors, "I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon."
Trump is vowing to turn the nation's "grief into action" following the mass school shooting that killed 17 people. Trump says that while "our nation is heartbroken," the U.S. needs "to have action" on measures related to school safety and gun violence.


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Okay, so there are a ton of videos of the "Worst Cover Band Ever" on YouTube. This is one of the worst I've seen, I don't understand how you could be a singer and have no clue that your singing was so terrible. This bands friends must hate them to let them get onstage sounding this horrible. Anyway, enjoy this one if you can. At least it's funny!
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Dark circles form due to the various reasons such as damage caused by the sun, any allergies, sleeplessness and even pregnancy. There are plenty of natural ways to cure these dark circles. Usage of Vitamin K for dark circles is considered to be the best of all treatments. They improve blood circulation in the area around eyes and also reduce the cause of inflammation.
How to Use Vitamin K For Dark Circles:
Here are some of the best methods and treatments to cure dark circles with the usage of Vitamin K,
1. Capsules of Vitamin K for Dark Circles:
The supplements having vitamin K capsules have excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Before going for the treatment of undertaking these Vitamin K capsules for dark circles, you should always consult with your physician. They are available in both capsule and tablet form. And the dosage can be taken according to the physician's prescription. Vitamin K for dark circles under the eyes, as supplements help us with blood coagulation and also for proper blood circulation. Hence, it effectively works for the dark circles under your eyes.
2. Gel-Based Vitamin K for Dark Circles:
Vitamin K in any form, work so well to fight against the dark circles under your eyes. There are also plenty of gel-based creams available in the market, which has the main constituent as vitamin K. You can make use one of these. The directions of the usage of these Gels will be given in the product description, which can vary from one product to another, according to the contents added in it. As a Universal rule, this Vitamin K Gel for dark circles or even creams should be applied before going to bed and should be left overnight on the skin for best results.
See More: Vitamins For Dark Circles Under Eyes
3. Vitamin K Content Cream for Dark Circles:
The cosmetic platform has developed hundreds of creams and serums that contain vitamin K, for treating the dark circles. The antioxidants present in these creams, help to repair the damaged skin and also improve the poor circulation of blood around the eyes. The cream-based products are mostly selected by the individuals of dry skin type. After cleaning your face, you can apply one of the best vitamin K cream for dark circles with your fingertips around the eyes. And you can give some gentle stroking massage for about 10 to15 minutes. This process is ideal before going to bed.
4. Oil Containing Vitamin K for Dark Circles:
This is also another way to choose, for treating the dark circles that are formed under the eyes. Instead of going for a gel or Vitamin K cream for dark circles under eyes, the individuals having extra dry skin type with sensitiveness would widely select this procedure of Vitamin K oil for dark circles. With no harmful chemicals, these organic oils can be used anytime during the day. Just take a few drops of vitamin K oil on your fingertips and put some gentle strokes around the area covering the eyes. Perform the massage for about 15 minutes. Then leave the oil to penetrate into the skin for another 10 minutes, after which you can wash it off with warm water.
See More: Vitamin E For Dark Circles
5. Homemade Vitamin K Packs for Dark Circles:
Now you can also make your own homemade packs of treating your dark circles. Make use of vitamin K capsules as a basic ingredient in all the packs. Pierce the capsules and take out the gel. Preserve this Vitamin K for under-eye circles gel to make very easy homemade packs with various ingredients. You will have to choose ingredients that are easily available but has a high content of vitamin K. Some of them are carrot, cucumber, almond oil etc.
For a carrot pack, you can mix the vitamin K gel with the carrot pulp. Put this like a pack around your eyes. Leave until it dries and then wash off.
For a cucumber pack, you can put this gel into the cucumber juice. Make this liquid massage on to your dark circles. Perform this circular action for about 15 minutes. Leave it overnight and watch off the next morning.
As such you can mix the vitamin K gel in all the homemade packs, according to the ingredients that very well suits you or else you can make use of available Gels and creams even. All works best for dark circles.
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In this post we break down what are IT managed services versus hourly IT services. As IT consultants and Managed Services Providers, we get this question often. Let's break it down.
Hourly or "Break & Fix IT support" equates to little or no IT planning, prevention, security, management and just band aid solutions when things fail. This model of IT services puts business owners and IT providers at odds, and leaves the best interest of both wanting. IT Managed Services aligns them.
When it comes to IT management, the best interest of any company like yours is to fix underlying issues, close security gaps, reduce risk and prevent problems. The best interest of any good IT provider is to uphold best practices which prevent cyber threats, attacks and problems. IT Managed Services allows companies of any size to adopt an IT department for comprehensive and continuous IT management and support including improving IT security and threat monitoring, ransomware prevention, applying data security policies, using Identity & Mobility solutions to control access to company accounts, and providing IT support to staff. In this way, both parties work towards common interests and best practices. Both parties avoid the scramble of emergency services. Both parties are doing more than bare minimums, and putting forth their best work.
Sometimes, business owners who are first exploring IT Managed Services will be enticed to pre-purchase a block of time for the year, perhaps at a discount, instead of moving to a true IT management solution. Blocks of time are no different from break and fix support. The two companies are still not aligned – it's still a race against the clock.
True Managed IT Services remove the clock, and allow the IT provider and business to work at a deeper level. This allows for better problem resolution, best practices to be setup and maintained, full IT systems documentation and management, fast response times, work flow improvements for the business – and more.
You can focus on company initiatives while your managed IT services provider gets busy applying efficient automations to your small business – and managing your technology.
Learn more about these differences below – or get in touch to schedule your discovery call.
The Managed Services Model
Ok, so what is managed IT services?
Managed IT Services refers to an effective model of IT management where a network is first optimized and then proactively maintained by highly trained outside IT providers. It is ideal for small business without IT staff in house, enabling them to use a Managed IT service provider for all IT management needs, including increasing security and threat monitoring, controlling access to company accounts, and providing IT support to staff.
Managed Services are different from the old "break & fix" model where help is only called in after a problem has already occurred on an hourly basis, and the business is looking to pay the least amount of service hours, so the IT provider needs to bandaid fix things and move on.
Break & fix IT support puts the business and IT provider at odds, and leaves the best interest of both unattended to.
The best interest of the company is to fix underlying issues and close security gaps to prevent problems. The best interest of the IT provider is to uphold best practices which prevent emergency problems. This way, both companies are avoiding the scramble of emergency services and putting forth their best work.
Sometimes, business owners will look to pre-purchase a block of time for the year, usually at a discount, instead of moving to a full IT management solution. Blocks of time are no different from break and fix support. The two companies are still not aligned – it's still a race against the clock.
Managed IT services remove the clock, and allow the IT provider and business to work at a deeper level. This allows for better problem resolution, best practices to be setup and maintained, full IT systems documentation and management, fast response times, work flow improvements for the business- and more.
The Break & Fix IT Model
An old method of IT management is known as the "break & fix IT" model where help is only called in after a problem has already occurred.
The problems with "break and fix" are many. You're left open to more security vulnerabilities. It's reactive – by the time you're experiencing a problem, you have also already lost time, data or both. You're more vulnerable to major crashes which are more expensive to fix, and can leave your business non-functioning for days.
Managed Services eliminate those problems.
Break & fix models were popular when most of the working world got by just fine with pen & paper, cyber threats were minimal and ransomware did not exist yet.
Today, you rely on technology to compete and succeed, and a single network or security breach can devastate your business.
The old reactive IT method is outdated and insecure. Managed Services are considered to be the only wise alternative to in-house IT support staff.
In fact, IT Security experts recommend that all companies today, regardless of size, must have a CIO – Chief Information Officer. But when it comes to small teams, a CIO on payroll is not in the budget. Nevertheless, cyber threats keep rising and the ever changing technology landscape is increasingly difficult to navigate.
This is why Managed IT Services make sense for small business.
Do you need Managed Services?
Small teams with inadequate IT Support are frequently frustrated and delayed by computer problems, and are more vulnerable to IT security threats. Managed IT Services for small business address both these problems.
If the following sound familiar or ring true for you, it may be time to explore Managed IT Services.
- Team is frustrated with computer problems.
- Tired of waiting 2 or 3 days for computer help.
- Recent computer virus.
- IT network setup by a friend or someone who is not available to provide support or network management.
- Uncertainty about server management, network security or user and data management.
- Unsure how to check if backup is running or if data can be restored.
- Would like more access to tech support but do not have budget for an IT employee.
Common Cyber Security Threats To Small Business
Small Business IT Security threats are real and rising.
The most common successful threats result from malware, phishing and vulnerable software being exploited – like Adobe.
The most expensive successful threats are employee fraud, network breaches and cyber espionage.
Nearly all threat types have doubled or more since 2013. We are in a period of acceleration in threats. IT Updates and support services are needed.
Data backup statistics tell us that the average cost of a small business data loss event is $3400 + the IT service invoice.
Kaspersky reports that the average cost of recovering from an IT security breach for a small business is $38,000. By comparison, common IT Security upgrades to significantly improve protection for a small business with up to 25 employees come in at only approximately $6,000.
New network breach reporting rules in Canada make it even more important to invest in protecting your client and company data.
Painful IT Problems You Can Avoid
A Data Loss Event
The server backup fails to run for several weeks. No one on your team notices. Then, a hard drive fails. During the repair, your IT Provider has to be the bearer of bad news – you've lost weeks of work, invoices, orders and client communications. It will be difficult or impossible to recover the data. This is preventable with backup testing via managed services.
A Ransomware Infection
The server antivirus expired four months ago. No one noticed. A virus comes through and all your files are encrypted. A ransom is demanded to unlock them. No one can work. Removing a ransomware virus can be a full day of work or more – a very expensive IT repair. Preventing a virus is much less costly, stressful. Reduce your risk with managed services.
A Spambot Infection
You're using a modem from your ISP or a big box store, not a commercial grade solution. It allows a spam bot on to your network which begins using your Exchange email server to send spam. Your ISP cuts off your internet, leaving your team unable to work. And your work domain is blacklisted, which means your emails are now going straight to everyone's spam folders. Your communications just took a big hit. This mess can take days to clean up. Prevent it with better tech support.
Internal Data Theft
A disgruntled employee plans to leave and launch a competing business. They are biding their time, forwarding themselves important documents, valuable contact information, and protected data. You have no idea because you are lacking the security tools to protect you from this common internal data theft.
Losing Business To Competitors
Businesses with as few as 1-2 employees are being asked to prove their cyber security posture in order to maintain existing contracts or win new clients. Information Security Screenings are becoming common in the market place. From the basics to NIST compliance and beyond, lucrative business deals are being awarded to security conscious companies. Your Managed Service Provider can help you achieve and maintain IT compliance solutions and win more business.
Are you ready to delegate your IT management?
Managed IT Services cost less than a data loss, network breach or hiring an in house IT employee. For the small or medium sized enterprise, a managed services provider will add value by providing you with superior IT security, support and management than most SMB's could implement on their own, or by hiring or assigning a single employee to manage technology for the business.
Technology management is complex and requires time, skill, attention and daily practice to stay on top of the ever changing IT landscape.
Any independent professional or business owner should seek out hourly IT support to properly set up their business.
Once a second employee is to be hired, the business should again hire an IT consultant to advise on best practices for sharing data with an employee or across multiple devices (and restricted or revoking sharing upon employee exit).
Once a company begins to grow to in size and activity, Managed IT Services should be considered to protect company data and provide support to the team so they can work without interruption. It used to be that Managed Services were reserved for large corporations with in house IT departments who would save costs by outsourcing some or all of their IT operations. However, as technology has evolved and been adopted in to every aspect of our personal and work lives, companies of every size are using Managed IT Services to protect against cyber security threats and maintain IT and cloud systems, accounts, security settings and best practices.
TUCU is a Managed IT Service Provider in Toronto ON. We support SMB and non profit teams of 2-100 employees. Schedule your free consultation to learn more about how we can help you.
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Review by Frank Plowright
There is surely no quibbling with the estimation of Robert Crumb being one of the greatest ever comic artists. While many of his strips work through his neuroses and internal conflicts, from the mid-1960s onward these have been produced with such a creative intensity and technical skill that his cultural legacy and influence exceeds almost any other comic artist. This being the case, you can't really go wrong with a thirty year retrospective, a greatest hits if you will, with Crumb providing introductions to fifteen chapters taking a broad chronological sweep through his work to the mid-1990s. A clever conceit on the part of editor Pete Poplaski ensures the chronology is autobiographical rather than when work was produced, so later Crumb strips appear early in the pagination, such as 'Dumb', his 1994 reflection on his childhood.
While most highly regarded for his groundbreaking comics, much of Crumb's early work was commercial, and this is represented along with cubist paintings, and numerous self portraits, illustrations, doodles and roughed out strips from his religiously maintained sketchbooks. Some of these show a very different side to Crumb, such as meticulously envisaged street views, urban sketching decades before social media popularised the idea. He was also ahead of the game with reportage strips commenting on life in early 1960s Bulgaria. There is a transitional stage to Crumb's art, following his LSD experiences when his flights of fancy emerged and he began to develop new characters, moving on from the salacious knockabout of Fritz the Cat to more quizzical extrapolations of the 1960s and 1970s. The more reflective 1980s and 1990s strips are even more beautifully crafted.
A slight drawback affects what's otherwise a treasure trove. Many featured strips were originally in black and white, which was also the case for all sketchbook material. A decision has been taken to colour most non-sketchbook strips, presumably because the luxury oversized format demands more colour. It could equally be supposed that had Crumb been able to afford to produce his strips in colour at the time, he would have done so. Poplaski's colour is very sympathetic, and true to the colour Crumb used the covers of his comics. However, a sense of colour is one of the few artistic techniques not to number among Crumb's strengths, and while being faithful to Crumb's primitive colouring, Poplaski isn't doing the art overall any favours.
While avoiding Crumb's most controversial material, this is a warts and all sampler. Crumb is presented as he is, misanthropy intact with no apologies, and that's going to offend some people. The worst of Crumb's racist caricatures are omitted, but the unpleasant fantasy of the final strip's view of women (including a rape scene) is unnacceptable. So, at what point do we damn art due to its creator? From Caravaggio on down through the centuries a long list of respected greats in many fields led less than honourable lives, their indulgences, crimes and views far worse than Crumb, yet not as intimately entwined with their art. It's something Crumb addresses in one of his introductions recalling a visit to Chester Gould. Would Dick Tracy have been anywhere near as compelling if not fuelled by Gould's reactionary indignation? The same applies to Crumb, but his dark side is far more explicit, and excused by too many people because the art is so good.
Live with that, and 250 oversized pages of unfettered Crumb is a visual and narrative goldmine, and used copies online are absolute bargains.


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Mr. trump, the man pictured with this post was not a loser. He loved his country and his family, and he served to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. He was a part of my family, and we miss him very much.
If there is anyone reading this who doesn't believe that Mr. trump did in fact say all the nasty and disparaging things about the men and women who serve this country, I have a nice antique bell here in Philadelphia with a slight crack on the side to sell you.
Of course he said it. And we know he said these things because he said them publicly about John McCain. Can you imagine a man who is afraid of peaceful protesters outside of the White House calling men and women who put their lives on the line for this country, "losers and suckers"? We can add liar as well as coward to describe him because he had the audacity to say that he didn't call John McCain a loser.
Below is an excerpt from the Jeffrey Goldberg story.
"When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that "the helicopter couldn't fly" and that the Secret Service wouldn't drive him there. Neither claim was true.
Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump said, "Why should I go to that cemetery? It's filled with losers." In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as "suckers" for getting killed……There was no precedent in American politics for the expression of this sort of contempt, but the performatively patriotic Trump did no damage to his candidacy by attacking McCain in this manner. Nor did he set his campaign back by attacking the parents of Humayun Khan, an Army captain who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
Trump remained fixated on McCain, one of the few prominent Republicans to continue criticizing him after he won the nomination. When McCain died, in August 2018, Trump told his senior staff, according to three sources with direct knowledge of this event, "We're not going to support that loser's funeral," and he became furious, according to witnesses, when he saw flags lowered to half-staff. "What the fuck are we doing that for? Guy was a fucking loser," the president told aides. Trump was not invited to McCain's funeral. (These sources, and others quoted in this article, spoke on condition of anonymity. The White House did not return earlier calls for comment, but Alyssa Farah, a White House spokesperson, emailed me this statement shortly after this story was posted: "This report is false. President Trump holds the military in the highest regard."
Sure he does.
Now, even Fox News is backing up Goldberg's story.
The suckers aren't our brave men and women who put their lives on the line for our country, the suckers are the folks who line up behind this con man.
Hey, I will even throw in a cheese steak with that antique bell for you.


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A new trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous has been released. The series will involve a group of teenage campers attempting to survive a dinosaur onslaught on the opposite side of Isla Nublar.
Netflix has also announced that the release date for the new series is set for September 18th, 2020. You can view the new Camp Cretaceous trailer for yourself here.
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Indian author of the English-language self-help book, Celebrate Your Life. He also founded the British Lingua language schools and worked as the editor of the Lingua Bulletin.
He earned a Ph.D from Patna University.
His honors include the Kriti Purush Award and the National Education Excellence Award.
He grew up with family in Sijaul, Bihar, India.
He and Jhumpa Lahirir are both authors of Indian descent.


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Change Ringing from St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
Review | "These recordings were made in the 1970s, and are of course analogue to the core. The booklet notes describe the sound engineer's heroic battle to find a location free of traffic noise, and the bulky equipment was eventually carried up the tower and set up in the chamber above the bells. With the sheer volume of sound from the bells I can't imagine extraneous noise being such a problem, but I do know St. Mary's well, and it does sit more or less on an island surrounded by busy roads. All I can say is it was well worth the effort. The booklet introduces the techniques and complications of change ringing concisely, gives dates for each of the bells, has a strange, haunting photo of the ringing team on the back cover and relishes in those words like 'Hunting', 'Dodging' and 'Tittums' which add such antique colour to this, for most people, almost secret world. This kind of recording is always going to be a big sentimental hit for an ex-pat like me, but apparently even bell-ringers themselves say that 'this recording represents the finest committed to disc.' Knowing how much training and disciplined practice it takes to make a 12-bell team sound even and as one, I can only listen in awe as they run faultlessly through all of those complex methods. As previously mentioned the recordings are excellent, with some tape hiss audible but only at the opening and finish of tracks. With only a very few almost negligible moments of tape damage my only real criticism is the rather swift and inelegant fade-out at the end of each track. It would have been nicer if the tracks were longer as well, but the timings are of course designed to fit onto the limitations of the LP." [Dominy Clements, Music Web International] read full review here Musicweb-International |


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Inclosed you will receive three original letters from the Marquis LaFayette and one from Genl. Muhlenburg to Gen. Gregory, these will serve to supply the place of other vouchers to shew that the Troops Commanded by Genl. Gregory were under Continental orders, & if so, that the Continent is liable to defray the expence. If
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Project DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a substance use prevention education program designed to equip elementary school children with skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment with tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. This program is a cooperative effort by the Goffstown Police Department and the Goffstown School District, which uses uniformed law enforcement officers to teach a formal curriculum to students in a classroom setting.
Project DARE gives special attention to sixth graders to prepare students for entry into junior high and high school, where they are most likely to encounter pressures to use drugs.
DARE lessons focus on four major areas:
- Providing accurate information about tobacco, alcohol, and drugs.
- Teaching students decision-making skills
- Showing students how to resist peer pressure
- Giving students ideas for alternatives to drug use
This innovative program has several noteworthy features:
DARE targets elementary school children.
Junior high and high school drug education programs have come too late to prevent drug use among youth in the past. Therefore, substantial numbers of young people have reported initiating the use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana by junior high school.
DARE offers a highly structured, intensive curriculum developed by health education specialists.
A basic precept of the DARE program is that elementary school children lack sufficient social skills to resist peer pressure and say no to drugs. DARE instructors do not use the scare tactics of traditional approaches that focus on the dangers of drug use. Instead, the instructors work with children to raise their self-esteem, teach them how to make decisions on their own and help them identify positive alternatives to tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. The curriculum addresses learning objectives in keeping with those of state departments of education and conforms with health education standards.
DARE uses uniformed law enforcement officers to conduct the class.
Uniformed officers as DARE instructors not only serve as role models for children at an impressionable age but also have high credibility on the subject of drug use. Moreover, by relating to students in a role other than that of law enforcement, officers develop a rapport that promotes positive attitudes toward the police and greater respect for the law.
DARE represents a long-term solution to a problem that has developed over many years.
Many people believe that, over time, a change in public attitudes will reduce the demand for drugs. DARE seeks to promote that change. Equally important, DARE instructors help children develop mature decision-making capabilities that they can apply to a variety of situations as they grow up.


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Since 2017, the IPO guide in Affärsvärlden has monitored all Swedish stock exchange listings. Each year, prizes are awarded to the best stock exchange listings, advisors and share lists in the two categories Share Price Development and Quality.
In 2020, 47 companies were listed in Sweden. Among the 14 companies in the Billion SEK class, the IPO guide's reviewers found on average 1.6 flags. For listings where Pareto served as an advisor, only 0.5 flags were found on average – class-leading in comparison to other advisors.
The IPO guide's jury also found that companies in the Billion SEK class that listed with Pareto as an advisor achieved excellent share price development. These companies saw share price development that was 15 percent better than the OMXS30 index on a median value basis. The calculation includes a ceiling / floor on the doubling or halving of the share price. The jury believes that the good quality deserves an honorable mention.
"It is with great pleasure that Pareto receives these awards. It is proof that our hard work has paid off and that we have consolidated our strong position in the Swedish IPO market. We will continue our work and see many listings coming in the future, but will always prioritize quality over quantity" says Fredrik Ljung, Head of Equity Capital Markets Investment Banking at Pareto Securities AB.
Read more about our historical listings and issues.
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Onshore Training Partners
Seafood Training Academy
Established in 2007 and managed by Seafish since 2013, the Seafood Training Academy is a community of training providers helping to support the UK fish and shellfish industry with their training needs. This includes seafood training networks, training organisations, providers and individual trainers.
For more information visit the Seafood Training Academy website
Seafood Training Networks
Seafish currently supports Seafood Training Networks covering Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. These networks bring together organisations involved in fish and shellfish training to collaborate and support the provision of a joined up service to seafood employers within each region.
Find out more about the Seafood Training Networks from the links below to the Seafood Training Academy website:
Approved Training Providers and Other Training Centres
Seafish training courses are delivered by approved training providers and there are a range of other courses available from training centres and organisations that provide specialist training services to the seafood industry.
For more information, including contact details, visit our Onshore Approved Training Providers webpage.
Further info
Find out more about Onshore Training Courses
Trainers or organisation interested in joining training networks should contact:
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USA: War resister Justin Colby imprisoned
Justin Colby - a member of the US military who developed a conscientious objection during a deployment in Iraq - has been sentenced to 15 months in prison (reduced to 9 months as a result of a plea agreement).
You can send an email asking for Justin to be released immediately here.
Background information
Justin was humiliated and punished by a commanding officer when he asked to apply for conscientious objector status. He went AWOL because he refused to be deployed a second time to Iraq, and fled to Canada in 2006.
He is extremely critical of the US army's operations in Iraq - particularly the activities of medical teams, who he describes as using patients for 'practice'. More information can be found through Courage to Resist, here. Simultaneously, Justin's family situation meant that he wanted to leave the army and stay in the USA. These factors combined led to Justin's decision to go to Canada.
Ignoring international standards
The right to refuse to perform military service for reasons of conscience is part of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as recognised in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the United States of America is a state party.
This includes those who have joined the armed forces voluntarily, since the freedom to change one's religion or belief is recognised in Article 18 (1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This was also specified in the Human Rights Committee General Comment 22, paragraph 5.
What you can do
War Resisters' International calls for protest letters to the US authorities - you can do that via the email form here - /node/21540 - please also write to Joseph Anderson, Commander of Fort Carson where Justin is imprisoned. His contact details are:
Commander, Fort Carson:
Major General Joseph Anderson
Public Affairs Office
1626 Ellis Street
Ste. 200, Bldg.118
Fort Carson, CO 80913, USA
Fax: 1 719 526 1021
War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of Justin Colby.
Hannah Brock
War Resisters' International


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How do I know which church is the 'right church' for me?
Because church is composed of imperfect people, there is no perfect church that possesses all the ideals we all want and look for.
There is, however, a church that's perfect for you, and in this article we'll talk about how to know what that church is.
Finding the right church
Finding the right church need not be difficult, but it must not be done hastily either.
Many people are not discerning in choosing a church to come and commit to, and thus they end up receiving the wrong teachings, committing themselves to causes that aren't really important, and cause their own growth in the Lord to slow down or totally stop.
Yes, these things do happen to those who go to the wrong church.
The right church, however, will bring good things to the life of any Christian.
Those who choose the right church receive sound Biblical and Godly instruction, find themselves faced with opportunities to exercise their gifts for the right purposes, and allow themselves to receive "nutrients" necessary as they grow in Christ.
Excited to find the right church for you? If you are, here are a few things you should consider when looking for a church.
What to look for in a church
"And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers." (Acts 2:42)
1) Sound teaching
The very first thing that you should look for in a church would be sound teaching.
There are many good-looking, thickly populated churches today but many of them lack sound Biblical teaching. Their teachings revolve on prosperity, their style is worldly, and their aim is to get more people to come and attend, instead of preaching the Gospel of Christ.
Check the church's website and see their statement of faith, or the page that says "what we believe." Otherwise, go to the church and ask for such documents. Knowing what the church believes in and teaches will help you determine if it has sound teaching.
2) Authentic and warm fellowship
Are the people in that church warm and sincere in how they accommodate you and your family? If the teachings are Biblically sound and the people are loving and Christ-like, chances are you've found a good church to go to.
Authentic fellowship is a key element to a good church. Believers ought to love one another and serve one another, and pray for each other. This is what God's people should be doing to each other.
3) Prayer
The church you choose should be one that has a fiery prayer life. Church leaders should be prayerful, and the gatherings characterized with a significant amount of prayer times. God should be central to that church's activities, not the activities themselves.
4) Continuous remembrance of Jesus Christ
The church you choose should always remind itself of what the Lord Jesus Christ has done. Think about it: Christianity is about Him, and when He's taken out of the picture it's not Christianity anymore.
5) The Holy Spirit is the one leading
Many churches might have the first four played out well, but they miss this last factor that's so important, churches will die without Him: the Holy Spirit.
Some churches stifle and grieve the Holy Spirit. Some try to silence and stop Him from doing His thing, while others spread mystical teachings about Him. Both are wrong.
The Holy Spirit should be the one leading the church.
Final thoughts
Some factors really aren't as important as these four.
Worship styles may differ, but as long as the church worships the Father in Spirit and in truth, and Christ is glorified, then it should be OK. Full band or choir, worship is for God, not us.
Clothing styles may vary, but as long as they don't take the place of God and do not cause people to stumble, then it's OK. No nudity and improper attire, please.
Location might be a big factor, but it shouldn't be. If there are no good churches around your area, don't settle for less than what you need. Look for one somewhere else.


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Review by Lucy Chipperfield
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Written by the award-winning play-writer Gillian Pilowman, 'The Allotment' revolves around the intertwined lives of four extremely eccentric female gardeners; Marcie (played by June Fitzgerald), Norah (played by Elaine Laight), Lorna (played by Tracy Ferriello) and Bell (played by Sarah Harrison).
Initial opinions of 'The Allotment' would have essentially deemed it to be a celebration and glorification of four free-spirited women. No doubt, their quirky characteristics and eccentric personalities added an extra dimension to the plain allotment setting. However, what was also impressive about Pilowman's production was her ability to weave serious and sensitive issues into the narrative along with humour, compassion and charm.
It is not until Daisy, the allotment inspector, (played by Emma Feeney) arrives and begins to scrutinise the lives of these eccentric gardeners, are we able to slowly unravel the secrets of each woman's past and understand the truth behind their assistance on the allotment. Gradually we begin to realise that these women have much more complex similarities than just their idiosyncratic personalities.
Pilowman's production of 'The Allotment' was an incredibly well structured and carefully considered play. From what initially appeared to be a rather light-hearted narrative, transformed into a solemn account of five women's struggle to face reality and accept their criminal pasts.


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What does the competition analysis bring? Companies are often firmly convinced that they know their competitors – that is, the competition – very well and can also assess them. In most cases, these assumptions are only based on personal impressions, assumptions and superficial information. This means that these data and facts may not correspond to the actual circumstances. Such a "misjudgment" often leads to the fact that the competition secretly and unnoticed bypasses your own company. On the other hand, you should know the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors well. The competition analysis is used for this.
How to proceed with a competition analysis?
When founding or taking over a company, competitive analysis protects against unpleasant surprises. It is part of market and competition research and belongs in every business plan . Even with an existing company, it is important to look at regular intervals to see what the competition is "doing". So you don't miss any market developments and innovations from competitors.
It is important to know the competition and to collect important data and facts about them, because this is the only way to make strategic decisions and develop a unique selling proposition. That means a clear differentiation from your own competitors, you differ from them.
Gather information for competitive analysis
According to Wholevehicles, competitive analysis is about gathering comprehensive information about the competition. The following questions must then be answered.
- What actual or potential competitors are there?
- What is their market position?
- Who is the market leader?
- How is the quality of the competing products?
- Which sales channels does the competition use?
- How are the prices set up?
- Does the competition offer discounts?
- How are the delivery and payment conditions?
- How can the service and the image of the competitors be classified?
- Which target groups do the competitors cover?
- What advertising does the competition use?
Once these questions have been clarified, the competitors are classified in three steps.
Step 1: The direct competitor must be identified
First of all, it is important to find out which companies offer the same products in their own environment, from a small radius of 5 km to an ever larger radius (up to 100 km). The Internet offers a lot of information but also articles in local newspapers or yellow pages. You will also find what you are looking for in the guilds or the craft roll.
Step 2: Identify the indirect competitors
Nowadays it is simply no longer enough just to analyze the direct competitors, because companies keep coming up with new business ideas and products and services with which they compete.
Step 3: prioritize the competitors
If all companies are listed that represent competition and the information is collected, it should be determined which of them are the most important. Here you can proceed spatially or how well the competitor asserts itself in the market. A matrix should be created in Excel where the information can be compared and prioritized. Because every company also has its weaknesses! The important criteria include, for example, quality, price, service, market positioning, marketing and sales channels.
Step 4: Compare the strengths and carry out a strengths and weaknesses analysis
When analyzing the competition, you should always start from the benefits that the customer will experience. The following points could serve as key questions:
- Is the competitor easy to find? Which of the sales channels does he use?
- Can the employees be grouped? Do employees follow an unwritten industry law (convention)?
- What about the prices of the competition in the market? How can the price differences be explained?
- What marketing strategy is the competition pursuing? Which marketing channels are used?
- What about the company's workload? Are the competition operating profitably?
- What other service could customers be offered? Which do they want?
Important! Don't forget your own company!
A competitive analysis can be carried out inexpensively with simple means, externally as well as internally. It helps to better assess one's own weaknesses and strengths and at the same time to make the appropriate strategic decisions and / or to rethink one's own marketing and sales strategy at the same time . You should never forget to check your own company with the tools of the competition analysis, because otherwise no comparison can be made.


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Erin Dertner, Evening Calm, oil on canvas, serene evening view of the iconic Mendocino Bay and village, 40 inches by 60 inches, framed size 45 inches by 65 inches.
Long-time Mendocino plein air artist, Erin is proficient in oils with a palette knife, oils with brushes, watercolors, and acrylics.
Painting, studying and teaching the subject of light is Erin's driving force. The cool shadows of the early morning and those that fall long and warm in the evening enliven her creative soul as nothing else. Subject matter is secondary to the sunlight itself, though her locations speak volumes about God's wondrous world of color, drama and mystery.


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Press Release
New Orleans Man Indicted For Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JARON MCCREE, age 27, a resident of Orleans Parish, was charged on April 29, 2022 in a one-count indictment by a federal grand jury for possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon, announced U. S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
If convicted, MCCREE faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten (10) years, a fine of up to $250,000.00, up to three (3) years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee
U. S. Attorney Evans reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice's violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Orleans Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorney Mike Trummel.
Updated May 3, 2022
Project Safe Neighborhoods