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What chewing gum used identical twins in their advertisements?
In the Harry Potter books, what are the first name of the Weasley Twins?
Fred and George
BONUS: Name another pair of twins from the Potter books
Padma and Pavarti Patil or Fabian and Gideon Prewett (unconfirmed if they were twins, but we think they were)
What sign of the Zodiac represents twins?
BONUS: The name of this sign inspired a Saturday Night Live parody of Destiny's Child called _________________
Gemini's Twin
What two legendary twins founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Two Shakespearean comedies feature twins. Name them
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and TWELFTH NIGHT
In mythology, twins Castor and Pollux had a pair of sisters who were also twins who married a pair of brothers. One married Menelaus, King of Sparta, and famously left him for another man. The other married Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, and eventually murdered him. Name these twin sisters.
Helen (of Troy) and Clytemnestra
What popular series of children's novels featured two sets of twins in one family, Bert and Nan and siblings Flossie and Freddie?
The Bobbsey Twins
They were born Esther Pauline Friedman and Pauline Esther Friedman, but we know these twins by what pen names? (HINT: Both had long running newspaper columns)
"Ann Landers" and "Dear Abby"
What were the powers of the Wonder Twins from The Superfriends?
One could turn into any animal and one could turn into any form of water
BONUS: What were their names
Jayna (animals) and Zan (water)
Who played twins in the original The Parent Trap?
Haley Mills
BONUS: Who played the twins in the 1998 remake?
Lindsay Lohan
What former NFL star and current broadcaster has an identical twin (who also played in the NFL), and will soon become the father of twins? (HINT: He's been in the news latelty because he's divorcing his 8-month pregnant wife to be with a much younger woman ... yeah, he's kind of a jerk)
Tiki Barber
Which of the following celebrities have a twin brother or sister?
Mario Andretti
Jose Canseco
Aaron Carter
Vin Diesel
Joseph Fiennes
Linda Hamilton
Ryan Howard
Scarlett Johansson
Ashton Kutcher
Alanis Morissette
Giovanni Ribisi
Isabella Rossellini
Kiefer Sutherland
Billy Dee Williams
They all do.
Which of these TV shows did NOT have a pair of twins as its central characters?
Beverly Hills 90210
The Patty Duke Show
Sister Sister
The Suite Life of Zach and Cody
The Patty Duke show featured "identical cousins" Patty and Cathy Lane
Match the names from Column A to their twins in Column B (sorry, you don't get last names in Column B, exept in one case, where the character's first name is unknown)
Column A
Luke Skywalker (Star Wars movies)
Austin Powers (Austin Powers movies)
Phoebe Buffay (Friends)
Patty Bouvier (The Simpsons)
Dot Flagstone (Hi and Lois comic strip)
Column B
Luke and Leia, Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, Phoebe and Ursula, Patty and Selma, Dot and Ditto
Within five years, how old are the oldest living twins in Britan?
Within two inches, how tall are the tallest living twins?
That was one game, here's the other one.
with a phrase including the word "baby" "babies" "twin" or "twins"
with a phrase including the word "baby" "babies" "twin" or "twins"
When baseball's Washington Senators moved to the Midwest, they became ____________
The Minnesota Twins
1964 hit by the Supremes ________________
"Baby Love"
Marty McFly was in the parking lot of the ______________________ when he traveled back in time to 1955 in Back to the Future
Twin Pines Mall (in 1955 he ran over one of the pines and when he returned to 1985 the mall had become the Lone Pine Mall)
In a popular early-90s TV series, Kyle MacLachlan was an FBI agent investigating the murder of Laura Palmer in _____________
Twin Peaks
In 1975, Boston Red rookie sensations Fred Lynn and Jim Rice were known as the ____________________
Gold Dust Twins
This song, a duet about a wintery night, has become a holiday standard _______________
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Haitian dictator "Papa Doc" Duvalier was succeeded by his son who was known as ________________
"Baby Doc" Duvalier
Due to high birth rates, the years between 1946 and 1960 are known as the _______________
Baby Boom
Married couples in TV sitcoms of the 50s and 60s usually slept in ______________
Twin Beds
Stephen Sondheim song from the 1971 Broadway hit FOLLIES _________________
"Broadway Baby"
A double play in baseball is also known as a ______________________
Twin Killing
His porridge was "just right" __________________
Baby Bear
Twins with an alleged psychic bond are said to be ____________________ named after a Mediterranean island and characters in a novel by Alexandre Dumas
Corsican Twins
If an actor is playing two roles in a soap opera and the second character has a goatee or eyepatch, he is probably the first character's _______________
Evil Twin
1987 Diane Keaton comedy __________________
Baby Boom
So, yeah, a tricky quiz. But, hey, people had to WORK for that Toblerone bar that we gave out as a prize.
So, how did you do?


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Do you believe in Cupid's Arrow? Perhaps a bit juvenile... How about Love at First Sight? No? Ok.... do you believe in Swolemates?? Of course you do! Find yours and get ready to THROWDOWN.
Will you be my Swolemate? is a mixed pairs throwdown at CrossFit 1864 taking place on Sunday 14 February (of course) from 9 am - noon. The day will consist of 3 partner WODs and one BIG. BAD. HEARTBREAKER of a final!
The Rules
- Teams must be Girl/Boy (if we have an uneven number of interested athletes, your coaches will make sure you have a team)
- We will have scalings for the WODs on the day, just as you would do for a class. You will be able to use different scalings from your partner (e.g. both athletes don't need to have pull-ups to be on a team together)
- You CANNOT partner with your Significant Other
How to Sign Up
- We will have a sheet on the whiteboard for you to sign up your team
- If you don't have a partner yet, put your name on the sign up sheet and Coach Cupid will set you up on your first Swolemate Date
- The Throwdown is free of charge to all CF1864 members
As always, friends, family and real life Significant Others are more than welcome to come down and cheer you on!
Any questions? Send them to firstname.lastname@example.com
A) Strength: Back Squat
A1) Every Minute On the Minute (EMOM) x 10
1 Back squat (Across @ 87% 1RM)
B) Strength / Conditioning Gymnastics
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Hogs: Allen brothers 1 & 2 at QB; Derby catches passes; more Thursday practice notes
FAYETTEVILLE - On a Thursday when only defensive players and coaches were media available, the bigger news came from the offense as the Razorbacks practiced in pads for their last workout leading into Saturday's scrimmage.
Saturday's 11:45 a.m. scrimmage at Reynolds Razorback Stadium will be free to the public.
Thursday's open-to-media practice was the first for media to see backup center Cordale Boyd and starting left offensive guard Mitch Smothers switching places, and 2013 backup quarterback AJ Derby practicing at tight end. Redshirt freshman Austin Allen operated as the undisputed second-team quarterback behind his incumbent starting brother, fourth-year junior Brandon Allen.
Jr QB Brandon Allen
Boyd worked Tuesday at left guard on a first-team line that included center Luke Charpentier, right guard Denver Kirkland and tackles Brey Cook and Dan Skipper. Smothers practiced at second-team center.
Derby, tight end sized at 6-5, 246, caught several passes at his new position practicing behind Hunter Henry and Jeremy Sprinkle, both standouts during last Saturday's scrimmage.
Hunter, the sophomore from Pulaski Academy, caught a 67-yard touchdown pass Saturday from Brandon Allen and caught another TD from Allen on Thursday. Hunter also made an impressive one-handed catch of an Allen pass Thursday.
The Allen brothers and true freshman quarterback Rafe Peavey hit some long passes Thursday, but redshirt freshman safety De'Andre Coley made a nice interception of an Austin Allen pass.
Junior receiver D'Arthur Cowan, held out of the previous spring practices to catch up on academics, practiced Thursday.
Second-year junior college transfer safety Tiquention Coleman, known as TQ among teammates and coaches, has practiced at linebacker in some special packages. Coleman practiced at linebacker all of Thursday. Coleman is listed 5-10, 207 but is a hard hitter and experienced pass defender as a defensive back.
"TQ is a safety by nature," defensive coordinator Robb Smith said, "but I think when you can match personnel and get an athlete like TQ in your underneath coverage it helps when teams play three or four wide receivers. We are looking to find guys' strengths and weaknesses and then put them in a situation where they can be successful."
Jr WR D'Arthur Cowan
Sophomore defensive end Deatrich Wise stood out in Saturday's scrimmage as the leading tackler with nine, but his overall grade was lacking, defensive line coach Rory Segrest said.
"Deatrich is like a lot of guys who he will flash every now and then, but he has got a lot long way to go in terms of overall technique and consistency," Segrest said. "So he is doing some good things, but at the same time we have got to go do it rep in and rep out. He showed some flashes and got himself in position to make some plays."
Wise had to leave Thursday practices early because of a lab for one of his classes. First-team end Brandon Lewis, though dressed out, was held out of Thursday's workout because he was "banged up but will be fine," Segrest said.
So Tevin Beanum, the redshirt freshman from Forrest City, logged first-team time Thursday opposite senior starting defensive end Trey Flowers. "Tevin had a really good scrimmage the other day," Segrest said. "He understands how to turn speed to power as far as his pass rush goes. A lot of those guys are making a little progress. They just have a long way to go."
Last Saturday's scrimmage ended, with former defensive coordinator Bielema's head coaching approval, on a huge fumble-causing hit by safety De'Andre Coley. Ffifth-year safety Alan Turner of Junction City laughed at the suggestion that former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino would have allowed a scrimmage to end with defensive dominance.
"Yeah, we are just trying to change things around and be a balanced team," Turner said. "I did like that with the scrimmage ending with a defensive play with Coley making a big hit and a fumble. I am glad it ended like that."
Dave Wannstedt, the former NFL head coach and assistant and former University of Pittsburgh head coach, attended Thursday's practice. Wannstedt and Robb Smith worked together for the Tampa Bay Bucs in the NFL.


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White French people will be a minority in France within the next 40 years. Beheadings, terrorism, and submission to Allah is already a normal way of life for vast swathes of France. The official tipping point will probably occur much earlier than 2050, since official government records cannot be trusted. French people refused to vote for Marine Le Pen in 2017, therefore they want to become an Islamic nation anyways.
Marine Le Pen is a female cuckold, trying to rebrand her party as a bastardized version of a normal nationalist movement. At least she would have been a step in the right direction. It is hilarious how French people will mock Americans for being "decadent", yet will happily bend over backwards to appease the illegal invaders.
Oh well, if Sharia law is what they want, then let them have it.
Hey French people: Still think that your Vichy government was in the wrong?


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(Team Manitoba Fred Usher Cup Winners being presented the cup by Archery Canada Board Member Aaron Bull from left to right – Robbie Comberbach, Austin Taylor & Brady Klassen)
August 9, 2018 – Truro, Nova Scotia
Team Manitoba Archers Austin Taylor, Brady Klassen and Robbie Comberbach made up the 2018 Fred Usher Cup team for Manitoba that finished 1st in the event earlier today at the 2018 Canadian Archery Championships. After a first round bye, the team went on to eliminate Alberta and Newfoundland before meeting Saskatchewan in the finals. Team Manitoba took top prize, the Fred Usher Cup for the third time in four years as they defeated Team Saskatchewan 220 – 179. Congratulations and thank you to all the Team Manitoba members and parents for supporting our archers as they brought home the cup again.


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Have you heard?
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Kymriah—a futuristic gene therapy meant to treat children and young adults with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia by actually reprogramming an individual patient's genes.
As eye-catching as that news, however, is the announcement that a single dose will cost $475,000. And that it comes with a money-back guarantee.
This article explains the cost and outlines concerns of patient advocacy group Patients for Affordable Drugs.


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Rockwall County is located in the North Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Rockwall and the largest city is Rockwall. The 2014 population estimate is 87,809 and the 2010 census population was 78,337. The land area is 127.04 square miles and there are 616.7 persons per square mile.
88.5% of the population is White, 6.1% is Black or African American, 16.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% is two or more races. 91.2% have a high school degree or higher, and 36.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $187,800, there are 26,820 households, an average of 2.99 persons per household. The per capita income is $34,617, the median household income is $86,119, and 5.9% of the persons in Rockwall County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 8,194. Retail sales (in $1000) were $946,288, and sales per capita were $12,797. The percentage of black-owned firms is 3.8%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 29.8%.
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Each day is birthed by the ascending Sun. Dawn is a unique and humbling moment. Anticipation of a new day glows around us on this ever spinning Earth. Breathing in our brief existence, as we imagine the endless eons of sunrises, helps us cherish our mortality. For us, each dawn is new, different, fleeting and ephemeral. We steal a glimpse of celestial grace with each passing moment, during the quiet peace of dawn.
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Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey
*Russian ambassador gunned down in gallery *No immediate claim of responsibility *Shooter was an off-duty police officer - reports *Attacker shouted 'don't forget Aleppo'
A gunman shouted slogans about Syria's civil war after he killed Russia's ambassador to Turkey in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibition in Ankara.
Ambassador Andrei Karlov, 62, was several minutes into a speech at the embassy-sponsored exhibition when a man fired at least eight shots, according to reports.
"Don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria," the gunman shouted in Turkish, referring to the Syrian city where Russian bombardments have helped drive rebels from areas they had occupied for years during the war.
He also shouted: "Allahu akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is great" and continued in Arabic: "We are the descendants of those who supported the Prophet Mohammad, for jihad."
The gunman approached Mr Karlov as he lay on the ground and shot him at least one more time at close range.
The attacker also smashed several of the framed photos hung for the exhibition. There was panic as people ran for cover.
Three other people were wounded in the attack, Turkey's NTV television said.
After shooting the ambassador, the gunman climbed to the second floor of the same building and a 15-minute shoot-out with police ensued before he was killed, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported.
The attack comes a day before a meeting of Russian, Turkish and Iranian foreign and defence ministers in Moscow to discuss Syria.
Russia and Iran have backed Syrian President Bashar Assad throughout the nearly six-year conflict, while Turkey has supported Mr Assad's opponents.
"It's a tragic day in the history of our country and Russian diplomacy," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in televised comments.
"Ambassador Karlov has made a lot of personal contributions to the development of ties with Turkey. He has done a lot to overcome a crisis in bilateral relations," she said.
"He was a man who put his heart and his soul into his job. It's a terrible loss for us and also the world."
Mr Karlov joined the diplomatic service in 1976. He served as Russia's ambassador to Pyongyang in 2001-2006, and later worked as the chief of the Foreign Ministry's consular department. He had served as the ambassador to Turkey since 2013.
US State Department spokesman John Kirby said US officials were aware of reports about the shooting.
"We condemn this act of violence, whatever its source," Mr Kirby said.
The United Nations also condemned the attack.
"There can be no justification for an attack on an ambassador ... and we very much hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
Melih Gokcek, the mayor for Ankara, told reporters outside the exhibition centre that the "heinous" attack aimed to disrupt newly-re-established relations between Turkey and Russia.
Relations between Russia and Turkey were badly strained by the downing of a Russian warplane at the Syrian border in November 2015, but Turkey's apology earlier this year helped overcome the rift.
The leaders of the two countries, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have held several meetings in recent months and spoken frequently over the phone.
Russia and Turkey have co-sponsored the evacuation of civilians and rebels from Aleppo and also discussed the prospect of organising a new round of peace talks in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana.
Turkey has struggled with multiple security threats in recent years, including Kurdish militants who claimed responsibility for a December 10 bombing in Istanbul that killed 44 people, many of them police.
The Islamic State group fighting in Syria and Iraq has also been blamed for attacks in Turkey, a Nato member and a partner in the US-led campaign against the group.
Additionally, Turkish security forces and courts remain preoccupied with purging state institutions of the supporters of an exiled Islamist cleric whom the government accuses of staging a failed coup attempt in July.
Turkey's interior minister later said that the gunman who assassinated the ambassador was a policeman.
Suleyman Soylu said that the gunman was working for the riot police squad in Ankara for the past two-and-a-half years.
He identified the attacker as Mevlut Mert Altintas, who was born in 1994.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking in televised remarks during a meeting with senior officials, said that the killing of Ambassador Andrei Karlov was a "provocation aimed at derailing Russia-Turkey ties and the peace process in Syria".
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a video message being shown on several Turkish TV channels, says that "this is a provocation to damage the normalisation process of Turkish-Russian relations".
"But both the Russian and Turkish administrations have the determination not to fall for this provocation," he added.
Both leaders said that Russian investigators will be part of the official probe into the assassination.
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Carmel Guerra is the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) based in Melbourne.
Folk/blues artist Josh White Jr is performing at Apollo Bay festival this weekend.
Nazeem Hussain and his co-conspirator along with Aamer Rahman were the 2008 recipients of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Newcomer Award for the production Fear of a Brown Planet. The two returns for this years Comedy Festival with Return of Fear of a Brown Planet, playing at the Melbourne Town Hall 25th March - 18th April.


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Our Oaks Students are raising money to fund our summer mission trip to New Mexico. You can help out by donating items--and BUYING ITEMS! We'll also be smoking some brisket that day, and you can share in that goodness for a donation.
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Infographic: How to train employees to handle social media
Seventy-six percent of companies don't have a clearly-defined policy. This graphic outlines some pointers to get you started.
A lot of articles, conference speakers and social media specialists have probably told you to get your employees on social media. They've shared fantastic stories about employees who put out fires on Facebook and provide excellent customer service on Twitter.
Involving employees on social media sounds great, but how do you make sure they don't share their personal opinions about your company, or financials?
An infographic from Mindflash recommends separating employees into training groups based on their knowledge of social media and their ability to use it. The graphic recommends giving each group a different goal or way to use social media to help the company.
For example, employees who didn't grow up with social media but understand it should focus on learning the platforms the company wants to use and brainstorming ways to engage on them. Digital contrarians, or those who believe social media is a fad, should learn how social platforms work and how they can help a company.
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LED technology offers significant benefits in the established streetlight market. Up until a few years ago, this market relied upon mature sodium and metal halide lighting technologies. These lighting technologies are well understood and reliable, however, are now scrutinized from an economical as well as an environmental point of view. Many public services budgets are now under increased pressure, which has lead to a closer examination of not just the installation and maintenance costs of streetlights, but also the ongoing costs of operating them. Coupled with incentives for reduction in CO2 emissions, LED lighting has begun to demonstrate a lot of advantages that has prompted more widespread adoption.
The principle advantages of LED lighting are its long life, which can be as long as 100,000 hours or 20 years, and its inherent energy efficiency. They have been shown to use 15 percent of the energy and give off less heat than an incandescent bulb while generating more light per watt. LEDs do not contain toxic chemicals such as mercury, compared to high-pressure sodium lamps or mercury-vapor lamps. Because of their long lives, there are reduced maintenance costs and are an optimal solution for lighting in places where replacing light bulbs is expensive, inconvenient or otherwise difficult.
LED streetlights offer additional advantages that include enhanced night visibility from increased color rendering, color temperature and brightness uniformity. Plus, they can be turned on quickly because no warm up is needed, and they do not produce ultraviolet light, which is what attracts bugs. With an LED streetlight design, developers also have more flexibility in controlling light levels which opens up the opportunity to implement programmable controls, and direct light on specific areas from the directional light LEDs emit in one direction.
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Public services and utilities organizations calculate streetlight cost of ownership as the total of their installation, maintenance and ongoing electricity costs. LED technology has had previous false starts where light output, reliability or temperature effects have resulted in a disappointing outcome. With a reported 20% of global energy used for lighting, the energy cost and CO2 reduction advantages realized with LED technology has resulted in LED technology gaining more positive acceptance for streetlights.
Streetlight Reliability
A major hurdle to LED acceptance is reliability. This is where standards such as Energy Star come into consideration with strict requirements for light output and expected life expectancy. Compared to high-pressure sodium light that has an estimated life expectance of up to 30,000 hours of expected life, LED lighting supplies 60,000 hours of expected life -- double the lifespan. Because LED lighting technology today offers enhanced light output for a given input power (efficacy) and improved light delivery where it is needed with less light spill or pollution, an energy savings of up to 50 % has been calculated for LEDs compared to existing technologies.
Another reliability concern is that streetlight and industrial lighting luminaires often differ from domestic/consumer-based 'plug and play' lighting. Streetlight designs are typically configured with a control unit or power supply at the pole base, and the luminaire remote at the top. These streetlight luminaire sub-assemblies require careful commissioning on site as part of an overall fixture, which introduces potential problems. Electricians typically need to have direct contact with boards, subsystems and connectors during installation. Because of the variety of streetlight luminaire components involved, there are numerous areas where the luminaire can be potentially exposed to stress from the moment of installation.
The first potential problematic issue involves the possibility of miswiring while the LED module is being installed, and miswiring can be as simple as reversing polarity. The luminaire can also be exposed to electrostatic discharge (ESD) that can result from a craftsperson's handling of the sub-assemblies and while an exposed LED module is being handled before being mounted into the lens fixture. LED luminaire stress can also be the result of sealed enclosures where temperature extremes of -40 °C to 125 °C are not uncommon and can be further exacerbated due to environmental and self-heating conditions.
LED Shunt Protectors
Most LED streetlight designs feature solid-state lighting luminaries configured in series strings of twenty or more LEDs. In this configuration, an open LED can cause the entire LED string to go dark, which leads to lower reliability, reduced performance, potential maintenance calls or costly warranty returns.
Adding an LED Shunt Protector (LSP) device to an LED design allows the unaffected lights in the string to remain illuminated by shunting current around the inoperable LED. To allow the remaining LEDs to continue working in the presence of a single open-circuit LED, an electronic shunt current bypass such as an LSP device provides a means to isolate the open circuit and allow current to flow uninterrupted through the string of LEDs. During normal operation of the LED circuit, the LSP device is inactive and no current flows through the device. Only in the event of an open circuit does an LSP become active.
LSP devices are selected with a breakover voltage proportional to the number of intended LEDs in a substring -- high enough not to clip the forward voltage and lower than the voltage that exists across an open circuit LED when the breakover current is drawn. Whenever the voltage across the device exceeds the rated breakover voltage, the LSP device switches to its "on" state. In this state, the voltage across the LSP device falls to about 1 V and minimizes power dissipation, which is actually less than the dissipation of the LED, possibly even preventing further failures. Furthermore, the LSP has a low standby current when it is the off state to ensure minimal system power loss. The required current to operate an LSP device must be less than the current consumed by an operational LED. To ensure the LSP switches on reliably, the breakover current is specified below the minimum LED operating current and high enough to prevent false triggering.
Compared to low-power LED string designs that typically use zener diodes instead of LSP devices, high-power LEDs needed for streetlight designs require very large and expensive zeners. In addition, certain LEDs come equipped with an integral zener diode. However, these diodes are designed to provide only ESD protection for the LED die and are incapable of continuously handling the full operating current of the LED. Of particular note, integrated zener diodes are usually connected via the same wire bond as the LED die so that when the wire bond fails, the ESD diode typically is disconnected as well.
Optimal LED Streetlight Design
The circuit in Fig. 1 illustrates an optimal configuration for a streetlight luminaire. In this configuration, if the power is accidentally reversed during installation, the forward diode characteristic will protect the LED string from damage, while also protecting against fast transients at the power terminals.
An important fact that streetlight designers should also consider is that in highly stressed LED strings, LEDs can develop an open circuit state. This is often a result of cooling and heating that applies stresses inside an LED package. An added advantage of utilizing an LSP device in this design example is that it helps to maintain illumination in the remaining LEDs in the string if an LED goes into an open circuit state as a result of electrical or thermal damage.
Implementing Effective Current Control
Unlike a sodium lamp that typically requires a simple 50/60 Hz magnetic ballast and starter, a multi-LED streetlight uses a modern switching inverter to drive it, which introduces additional design challenges. To maximize operational life, LEDs must have effective current control and also maintain the expected light output. LED ballasts may also need to control light output for motion detection or dimming for periods when the space is unused. A popular design is to interconnect an entire street in zones to illuminate when pedestrian or vehicle activity is detected.
LED streetlight applications require the latest robust, small form factor and high-frequency switching inverters to perform power factor correction and precise current control that must operate reliably in the harsh environment of streetlight installations. Adding to the challenge are recent developments that interconnect streetlights, either by RF radio links or wired control lines for a system control approach. This new interconnection scheme with built-in intelligence results in more sensitive high-value circuits, which need to be protected from lightning and AC events and faults.
A solution for effective circuit protection in high-current LED streetlight applications are PowerTVS (PTVS) diodes that can deliver bidirectional protection up to 470 volts, and also meet IEC 61000-4-5 8/20 μs surge requirements. Today's advanced technology in the PTVS products offers lower clamping voltage under surge compared to competing varistor technology.
Fig. 2 shows how a typical streetlight LED power supply may be configured using a high Power TVS diode (PTVS) instead of a more common varistor to protect against transients in this electrically-exposed environment. Completing the power supply design, Bourns has a broad selection of inductors available in high current, flat wire, semi-shielded and fully shielded options to maximize performance.
In addition, tight current sensing control can be achieved with current shunts. These current sense resistor devices satisfy requirements for very high accuracy, broad operational temperature tolerance and high power density. These highly specialized resistors are capable of withstanding surges without a material change in the characteristics of the resistor. Furthermore, current shunts provide total resistance values less than those required by industry standards, which gives engineers enhanced design flexibility.
Reliability Challenges
As illustrated here, there is a variety of circuit protection devices that offer solutions to many of the reliability challenges faced by developers of streetlight or industrial LED lighting applications. Of key value is that open LED failure can be addressed with today's advanced LSP devices.
PTVS diodes are an important solution for enhanced reliability as well. These diodes deliver effective protection for applications in an electrically exposed environment of streetlights where varistors may not be able to offer the required performance as they can degrade during service life, and cost of replacement or repair in remote locations can be prohibitively high. Offering a wide voltage range, low clamping voltage under surge, standards compliance and consistent performance, PTVS diodes match a broad range of application requirements.
Overcoming the reliability concerns that have plagued more widespread LED technology adoption, OEMs can now supply LED streetlight solutions that deliver significant advantages. Ensuring reliability allows municipalities and public services agencies to realize the full longevity, energy savings, minimal maintenance and additional functionality benefits LED technology has promised.


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Day 47-basketball game 1
After yesterday games I am determined to be in a good mood. I feel great right now and I don't want to let anyone mess it up. I am listening to my I-Pod and I am enjoying my music. If anyone tries to mess up my day I will kick their ass.
it's not the first time I feel the love that I wanted to be felt with my baby, she loves me everyday of my life and i am sincere to love her in return. by the way, tonight I have plans to go out with my friends after the volleyball game and we're going to have fun for night swimming, I'm sure tonight swimming it's a blast for fun. I am not a hot mess today and it'll stay that way.
Anyhow, Baby…. whatever I do, I will always stay on your side as long as there is life left in my body. I will proudly hold your hand in mine. I will forever be your lover, as a husband to be, for a lifetime. Your man, your partner. Forever and ever and a day. Baby, I love you, always have always will. Remember that as you go through the day, and think of me that I will remain forever yours.....it's me...
I love you always.
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SACRAMENTO — California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris today praised Gov. Jerry Brown for including in his proposed 2013-14 budget additional funding for community colleges and for his leadership of an initiative to help more students achieve their academic and career goals through improved online education.
"Governor Brown's leadership in passing Proposition 30 means California community colleges can begin to make room for some of the hundreds of thousands of students who have been shut out of our system due to recent funding cuts," Harris said. "This budget represents a good start toward financial recovery for our system. The governor and voters deserve credit for beginning this overdue reinvestment."
The governor's budget would provide $197 million more to the college system in 2013-14 and directs the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to determine the best way to allocate the money to districts. The funding increase would allow colleges statewide to add back thousands of classes to serve some of the nearly 500,000 students turned away over the past four years during the state's financial crisis and at the same time continue the system's work to improve student success. <More.>
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EDAT 610: Designing Adapted Environments
Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog
General Information
Credit hours: 3
Required Prerequisite: EDAT 510B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Semesters taught: Fall, Summer, Spring
Current Sections
- Fall 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 78807, Instructor: Cindy George
Prior Sections (partial list)
- Fall 2018, Section: DL2, CRN 82916, Instructor: Cindy George, Fall 2018 Section DL2 Syllabus
- Fall 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 81191, Instructor: Cindy George, Fall 2017 Section DL1 Syllabus
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We've had a run of cold weather in St. Louis for a couple of weeks now, so ice floes are a common sight on the Mississippi River. I took advantage of the cold weather (how often do I get to say that!) to take some photos along the downtown St. Louis riverfront and of the frozen Chain of Rocks, when the air temperature was a balmy 7° (above zero, at least). A few of the photos, taken on January 6, 2018, are posted below.
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Join smARTStudio at the Akron Children's Museum for Celebrate Spring Suncatchers #getsmART
Let's explore color and shape by creating colorful window sun catchers. Celebrate Spring Suncatchers is an open-ended opportunity to enjoy the process of creating and learning through play. Fun for all ages!
WHEN : Wednesday, April 19 • 11 am
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HOW : Preregistration is recommended. 10$ instructional fee includes all supplies, take home materials to extend learning, and discounted admission to the Akron Children's Museum.


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Heat Changes
Overheating will generate negative effects that worsen the longer you stay over the red line.
Guts reduces the chance of shutdown/ammo explosions.
"ShutdownPercentages": [0.083, 0.278, 0.583, 0.833], (chance of shutdown)
"AmmoExplosionPercentages": [0, 0.083, 0.278, 0.583], (chance of your ammo going boom)
"HeatToHitModifiers": [1, 2, 3, 4], (less accurate with weapons/melee)
"OverheatedMovePenalty": [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4] (unit moves slower)
a 1 on the chances implies a 100% chance
The above means that your first turn of overheat is free in terms of your ammo not exploding. The same applies to your enemies if you're into putting them to "sleep" (shutdown) with inferno ammo and other various heat generators.
Going back under the redline resets the chances and the whole process restarts.
RogueTech has been updated to use tabletop-like double heatsink rules for Internal Engine heatsinks. If you use said Heat sink kit (D) the 10 minimum heatsinks (i.e. 8 in the engine, 2 in your random slots) need to all be double, or you don't get the full benefit and use more tonnage.
You can also use a heat sink kit (D) to upgrade the heat sinks in the engine itself. Expensive, but highly beneficial to your hot dogs if you can find one.
Heat banks and exchangers do not stack by type, but they do stack by quality.
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DrinkWire is Liquor.com's showcase for the best articles, recipes and reviews from the web's top writers and bloggers. In this post, Boxes and Booze offers a cocktail dedicated to Houston.
I'm from Houston, and we are all incredibly excited for the home team Astros as they fight for the World Series Championship. Houston is the most diverse city in America and the most uniquely international and welcoming city in Texas. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey the city's resilience, goodwill and spirit have shined. I couldn't resist making a toast to the city and my hometown as I root with everyone else here for our team. Go Astros! Go Houston!
Houston Strong
- 2 oz tequila blanco
- 1 oz fresh lime
- 3/4 oz homemade blue curaçao
- 2 oz Aperol
- 2 oz filtered water
- 1 oz fresh lemon
- 1/2 oz pineapple gum syrup
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If you still don't believe that cats and dogs can be best friends, this video is made for you, because you will be completely surprised by this. In this video, you will see this cute loving cat massaging the dog or telling him that she wants to kiss him, she acts like she is massaging the dog or tapping on his chest, and after a few moments, the dog finally puts his head down for her, then the cat gives him a shower of licks and kisses, it's very sweet and kind, and it's totally romantic. I wish every cat and dog have the same strong bond. This video will amaze you. They really love each other, and they are the cutest, aren't they?
Simply this video is proving that the well-known quote "they are fighting like cats and dogs" is absolutely wrong. Thousands of videos proved to us that any dog and cat can be best buddies. We don't know any basics of the bond that is between them, any dog or cat could normally live in one place, but whatever it is, this bond is perfect in every single way. There is no enmity between dog and cat. So if you want a dog and cat to have a strong friendship like those adorable two, here is how you could introduce your kitty to your dog for the first time, you have to give a walk to your dog before introducing the dog and cat to each other, and then tie the dog before meeting the cat. You have to allow sniffing; they have to know the smell of each other, and don't ever leave them alone. and you will find that a special friendship had been created in few days.
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I can finally start releasing some of the artworks that I did last year for this incredible Board Game called Mythic Battles Pantheon. A lot of great artists were involved in this huge project like Stefan Kopinski or Stéphane Gantiez along with many others. So it was an honor for me to be among them too.
So... Here you have the cover for the Hephaestus Expansion with a couple of two previous concept arts and the Kickstarter promo. Also I'm adding 4 of the characters I designed for this expansion: Talos, the lava golems, the Colchis bull and the Caucasian Eagle.
The kickstarter will be on until the end of November!
Here you have the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/mythic-battles-pantheon?ref=nav_search
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Cactus Youth/
We have cacti planted around the house. My friend and I dug and broke them out of her yard when she left in the rainy winter. We dragged them, muddy and spiny, to my place and propped them up with rocks and sticks. Now, having faced months of neglect, they are growing. Slender little paddles covered densely in long sharp spikes show me that they have found their place in the soft red sand.
The big paddles — they're leaves really — on the cactus are thick and smooth. The needles on the mature leaves are small and widely spaced. You can pick them easily and peel the skin off and cook them. If you get one little hair-like spine in you, though, it can stay there for weeks bothering you. The defensive spines of the mature cactus paddles are almost impossible to see.
We all need defensive spines, don't we? Our young people, especially, still small and tender, newly sprouted and inexperienced, might benefit from some protection. Some of the young ones intuit this. They might protect themselves with a certain appearance. Whether slim and brown, pale and gothic or covered in overdeveloped muscles, nerdy glasses or gold jewellery, young people need to find a way to identify themselves, to the extent they know themselves. In mainstream society, we have nebulous rites of passage for our young people — getting a driver's license, travelling with friends, drinking alcohol 'til you're sick. They push against and push towards. Usually, they push against their parents and push towards the peers they see as powerful. If their major influence is commercial, their sense of forming identity is exploited and manipulated. Teenagers and young adults are a great market for useless cosmetics and sickeningly sweet alcoholic or 'energy' drinks.
Like many urban youth I was a bit spiky myself. Travelling in Asia, which was more affordable than traveling at home, helped me grow a shell as tough as a durian. Some people might say I smelled like one, too, for a while. I'd like to think I was as sweet inside.
There are places where youth don't need their spikes. In many Indigenous cultures children are treasured and indulged beyond the imagining of those of us from industrialised economies. In Bali, babies barely touch the ground until they are a year old. In the communities near where I live in the Central Australian desert, children have great freedom. Much of their growing up happens roaming with older siblings and friends. But the transition to adulthood can be brutal. The Balinese youth have their canine teeth filed flat. Teeth filing and even knocking teeth out was part of the transition to adulthood in many Australian Aboriginal cultures, too.
The cacti around our house are prickly pear plants. Older Australians have seen documentary footage of the prickly pear cacti covering Australia's arid interior — all in black and white like an infinite carpet of horror in a graphic novel. The prickly pear plant was introduced here misguidedly, exploding into nightmarish, unburnable forests. In the 1920's, over 24 million hectares of Australia was covered in prickly pear cacti.
The problem was eventually solved by the introduction of a moth, the appropriately named Cactoblastis. It was introduced from Argentina in 1926 and had cleared most of the land by 1933. There is a monument and a museum to the Cactoblastis in Queensland, perhaps the world's only honourable commemoration of an insect.
The little, drab-brown moth is still around and the cacti are no longer a threat. They grow slowly but surely here and I love them for their brilliant neon flowers, designed to attract bees from as far away as 20 miles away. Online research tells me you can eat them. I'm not sure I have the patience or the thick gloves needed to peel them. As long as they keep drunken revellers from falling into our yard and knocking out their teeth, I am happy.
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Allison Wiese is enchanted by a sign she saw while driving around the outskirts of Downtown. No, it's not one of the famous ones, nothing that says "Elvis Slept Here" (although she loves those as well). This one bears the remnants of a shuttered Chinese restaurant, the name of a quinceañera shop and a cryptic "cocktails."
Wiese—sculptor, poet, installation artist, performer and University of San Diego professor—is in Vegas for a month to appreciate these unique quirks. As the Neon Museum's second-annual national artist-in-residence, she'll live and work Downtown, exploring, drawing and researching. "I visited the Neon Museum two years ago," Wiese says. "One of the things that really excited me about it was the accretion, the moving of things from all over and the collapsing of time."
True to her interests, Wiese will immerse herself in the Neon Museum's collection, while also discovering the city. By the end of the month, she will have produced a piece of art in response to her observations. What it will be, she doesn't yet know.
"A lot of my work is responsive to location or sight," Wiese says. "My work is often interested in historical and cultural context, seeing those things out in the world. … I'm hoping to spend a lot of time in the collection while thinking about it and mulling over it."
Wiese's art runs the gamut, from "architectural interventions" to a performance piece in which she hired sign spinners to display a Chinatown quote. She's developing a "parasitic bell tower that can attach to institutions." She is intrigued by the fact that bells announce major life events, such as weddings and funerals, yet the sound of the bells themselves are free of meaning. "I'm really interested in signage, both as a tactic in my own work but also out in the world," Wiese says. "Signs are both an agreement and negotiation in meaning."
Allison Wiese Artist's talk June 15, 6 p.m.; studio open house June 30, 6 p.m.; free. 300 Las Vegas Boulevard N., Ne10 Building, 702-387-6366.


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What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, October 27, 2016:
Smart Talk takes a Road Trip Thursday to talk politics before next month's election.
The show is being broadcast live from the Cornerstone Coffeehouse, 2133 Market Street in Camp Hill.
Appearing on the program are Sarah Niebler and David O'Connell - both assistant professors of political science at Dickinson College and former Pennsylvania State Senator Franklin Kury. Sen. Kury is an author and is probably best known for championing the amendment to Pennsylvania's Constitution that guarantees clean air and water in the state.
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MySQL Utilities
At some point MySQL servers may generate a significant number of binary log files that may consume considerable hard drive space and may be a good reason a user might want to delete them. In a replication scenario, it is necessary to know which binary log files can be deleted without breaking replication (you can safely archive or delete those that are not in use), since replication relies on the existence of the binary log files.
Users need to check each slave to determine the latest master binary log file and position (for anonymous replication). This information is then used to determine which of the binary logs on the master may be removed. That is, which files have been read by all of the slaves. If GTIDs are enabled, we would need to know the list of GTIDs read on the slave in order to determine which binary log files are not in use.
The goal is to purge all unnecessary binary log files on the MySQL server in a replication topology.
Another important goal is to automate the operation. Executing this task manually can be tedious and error prone, since it requires getting data from and verifying each slave. The more slaves, the more complicated this becomes.
Fortunately, the mysqlbinlogpurge utility can help us to perform this task in an easy and safe manner by determining all the unnecessary files automatically on each slave and purging them on the master.
Let's assume that a master server is currently running on port 13001 and a few slaves are connected.
Run the mysqlbinlogpurge utility
specifying the master connection string using the
--master option
and either the
--slaves to
indicate each slave connection string, or the
to query the master for all registered slaves and use the
user name and password specified to connect and determine
the binary log files that can be purged.
mysqlbinlogpurge --master=root:root@localhost:13001 \
--discover-slaves-login=rpl:rpl# Discovering slaves for master at localhost:13001 # Discovering slave at localhost:13002 # Found slave: localhost:13002 # Discovering slave at localhost:13003 # Found slave: localhost:13003 # Discovering slave at localhost:13004 # Found slave: localhost:13004 # Latest binlog file replicated by all slaves: mysql-bin.000005 # Purging binary logs prior to 'mysql-bin.000006'
The previous example illustrates how to purge the binary log files from a master in a replication scenario.
We used the --master option for the master server but for the slaves, we provided the option --discover-slaves-login and the utility used the specified information to determinate the available binary log files on the server and for each slave verified the latest binary log file that has been loaded, finally purges the latest binary log that is not required for any of the slaves. if want
In example, all binary log files that the utility determinate
that were not required by any of the slaves were purged, but
the option
can be used to specify the first binary log file to keep (not
to purge) from the not required binary log files. The binary
log files that remain on the master are from the indicated
file to the current active binary log file.
As we can see in the example, the
mysqlbinlogmove utility displays latest
binary log file replicated by all slaves, and if you want the
utility to display the current binary log file being read by
the I/O thread, we can use the
The user requires the SUPER and REPLICATION SLAVE privileges to purge the binary log files.
--dry-run option
can be used to display only the latest binary log file matched
by all the slaves without actually purge the binary log files.
Use it along with -vv to display even more information such as
the status of the SQL and I/O threads of each slave.


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Susan Johnson, RK&J Design founder and principal designer, holds over 20 years of professional experience in both residential and commercial design. During this time, she has brought delight to countless clients, making their design dreams a reality by creating beautiful, functional spaces.
Susan is proficient in AutoCAD and offers construction drawing services as well as design services. She is NCIDQ certified and licensed in the state of Florida.


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Located in Costa Calma in the Fuerteventura Region, this semi-detached holiday home features a terrace and a garden with a sun terrace. The property features views of the sea and there is a dining area and a kitchen.
3C Fuerteventura is located in Costa Calma, Fuerteventura.
Costa Calma has become a very popular tourist resort on Fuerteventura. and is located in the south of the island in the municipality of Pajara, on the outskirts of the National Park area of Jandia. Costa Calma is mostly geared up towards German speaking visitors, although there are quite a few English speaking organisations in the area. There are many hotels, villas, apartments, bars and restaurants along with the very long white sandy beach of Playa Barca, very popular with beach lovers and wind surfers resulting from strong off shore winds during the summer.


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Lockheed Martin LMT, +0.75% is reporting fourth-quarter adjusted earnings from continuing operations before items of $380 million, or 85 cents a share, 4 cents ahead of the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Sales rose 6 percent in the latest three months to $7.8 billion from $7.3 billion in the same period a year earlier. Including items and the impact of discontinued operations, Lockheed lost $347 million, or 77 cents a share, in the period, narrower than its year-ago equivalent loss $1.5 billion, or $3.49 per share. Looking ahead, the Bethesda, Md., defense and aerospace firm sees earnings per share from continuing operations of $2.15 to $2.20 per share in 2003. Lockheed anticipates sales growth for the year of 8 to 12 percent from its 2002 total of $26.6 billion. The stock closed Thursday at $52.28, up 2.5 percent.
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מכירה מטבע זהב מסדרת Call of the Wild | קוגר נוהם שנת 2015 משקל אונקיה
The fierce growl of the cougar shatters the peace in this new coin from the Royal Canadian Mint. The reverse of the second coin in the three-coin "Call of the Wild" annual series features a design by Canadian Artist Pierre Leduc of the profile of a growling cougar with waves in the background representing its growl. The central feature of the image is the intricately detailed profile of the head of a cougar, its muzzle with highly detailed whiskers, ears and thick fur with its mouth open in full growl.
The obverse features the Susanna Blunt effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the words "Elizabeth II 200 Dollars Canada".
The coin is unique, not only for its design but also its release. It features the same security mint mark as the 2015 gold and silver 1 oz Maples, and comes encapsulated in a credit-card style Certicard with the chief assayer's signature, the weight and date of issuance. The purity of this coin is 99999 pure, the highest purity of any recognized gold coin. This coin is part of an annual series, look for more to come.
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I will admit that some individuals annoy me. A little, a lot, or somewhere in between. At times, this negative disturbance takes me by surprise, which is unsettling.
I have come to realize that there is a quick, painless, and highly effective way to turn this around. It is taking a step back and looking at the other person with compassion, empathy, and appreciation. While not always easy to do, the rewards are great. When you create space to listen to (and hopefully help) the individual, you will expand your own capacity as a human being in the process..
When we build positive bridges of understanding with others, everyone benefits.
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This week we return to the canvas, but don't let anyone tell you that this means that Sydney's art and culture scene is dying down before the end of the year. As these three shows demonstrate, there's a wealth of new and exciting works at your fingertips and so this week we're looking at painting in all its contemporary forms.
Endurance: The Archer's Bow – Joshua Yeldham
Opening on November 28 at Arthouse Gallery in Rushcutters Bay this exhibition of renowned painter Joshua Yeldham's works will bring together both the natural and the supernatural, the mundane and the spiritual. On until January 20, the works on show will encapsulate the delicate yet rugged style of Yeldham, while also incorporating recent travels and experiences in India, Japan and the south-western United States. This year has been a successful one for Yeldham, as his meditations on the landscapes of Pittwater and the Ku-Ring-Gai region were recognised when he was selected as a finalist for the Wynne Prize.
Perched atop the Lord Gladstone Hotel in Chippendale is Goodspace Gallery which this week hosts a group exhibition of works by Honours students at UNSW Art and Design. The show contains a cacophony of forms and practices, and ranges from topics such as the body and identity, to the nature of connections between the self and our urban and natural environments.
Surface Tension – Michael Bennett
Australian born but Berlin based artist Michael Bennett returns to Sydney to exhibit a collection of all new works which dwell on the frisson between the moment of creative conception and the longevity inherent in artistic works. Together with the paintings displayed, this exhibition includes companion installations which extend the point of departure off the gallery walls and into the space.


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1.08 % of the Mediterranean is now set aside in Marine Protected Areas.
This what guests learned at an Ocean+ Evening Event held on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and devoted to how regional MPA networks contribute to implementing the CBD Aichi targets, based on the Mediterranean experience
we learned that Organized by MedPAN, the network of Marine Protected Area Managers in the Mediterranean, the event brought to light MPAs' achievements of the past several years in the Mediterranean.
After a warm welcome from Jihyun Lee, director of the Marine Programme at the CBD, several speakers were invited to discuss with Purificacio Canals, MedPAN chairwoman, the current situation of the MPA system in the Mediterranean, the effectiveness of MPA management as well as the challenges that lie ahead to meet the Aichi target of protecting at least 10 % of the Mediterranean by 2020.
Despite the reality of a challenging political situation and a still insufficient protection in the Mediterranean, the region has shown a strong dynamism in terms of MPAs. The percentage of protection jumps to 5.26% when we include the Pelagos sanctuary, an 88 500 km2 area dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals, and the four Restricted Fisheries Areas in the high sea created by the General Fisheries Commission in the Mediterranean. A strong cooperation exists in the region and organizations such as UNEP's RAC/SPA, WWF, IUCN, Conservatoire du Littoral or other national Marine Protected Areas agencies have joined forces to develop the system of MPAs in the Mediterranean and improve its management. Fifty-five MPAs are in planning, many being located in the South and East of the Mediterranean, where protection has so far been scarce. They will hopefully soon complete the 677 sites that are in existence.
Celebrations went on with drinks, live salsa music, and a book signing by the photographers who recently published "Méditerranées", a coffee-table book gathering a stunning collection of photographs from around the Mediterranean.
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"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." William Shakespeare Last week as I lay close to death, or maybe it just felt that way. I only had that stupid cold/flu that everyone I know had and I might add, they all had a Read More
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Brewery Ommegang Winter Is Here
Reviewed by Brady White on January 4, 2018 in Winter Guide
The Details
- Brewery: Brewery Ommegang
- Origin: Cooperstown, NY, US
- Rated On: January 4, 2018
- Best Before: August 2019
- Ideal Temperature: cool to cellar temperature
- Style: Double White Ale
- Rating: GOOD !
The Review
This 750ml, caged and corked bottle pours a hazy, pale golden yellow colour, with a teeming tower of puffy, loosely foamy, and mildly bubbly off-white head, which leaves some decent layered Swiss cheese lace around the glass as it gently evaporates.
It smells of bready and grainy caramel malt, sugary coriander spice, weak Belgian yeasty notes, muddled peppercorn notes, wet banana chips, domestic citrus flesh, some earthy mustiness, and plain leafy, weedy, and floral noble hop bitters. The taste is gritty and grainy caramel malt, a bit of simple syrup, more sweetened coriander and clove spiciness, a gentle Low Countries yeasty thing, banana pudding, fading generic peppery essences, and more understated earthy, musty, and floral hoppiness. The carbonation is quite active in its palate-probing frothiness, the body a solid medium weight, and mostly smooth, with nothing really getting all handsy, as such, here. It finishes off-dry, the spice and citrus characters giving the lingering malt a run for its money.
Overall – well, not a bad attempt at 'imperializing' a witbier, I gotta say. It maintains the flavour, while not betraying the amped-up booze factor. Very worthy of checking out, even if, like yours truly, you don't really give a flying flip about the show that 'inspired' it, but still have to deal with winter.


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Date: July 26
Category: Godly Character
Proverbs 3:27-28
"Withhold not good from those to whom it is due [its rightful owners], when it is in the power of your hand to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come again; and tomorrow I will give it – when you have it with you."
These verses teach us about compassion. They teach about doing good for others and being generous. Generosity is so important for happiness. Actually, selfishness is the root of all unhappiness. Some people are so unhappy in life and they don't understand why. They may even have lots of money but are still unhappy. It's usually because they're selfish. Selfishness is the primary cause of unhappiness. It says here in verse 27a, "Withhold not good from those to whom it is due…" In other words, don't withhold good from those who need it – those who are struggling to survive and need our help, especially if it is in the power of our hands to help.
We all have needs, but there are those who have greater needs than us. In North America, most people are very well off. Compared to other parts of the world, they're actually quite rich. There is an abundance of everything here in North America. Of course, there are some people in North America who struggle financially as well, and we are to help those people. But there are many people in the world today who are struggling financially and need our help as well.
Poverty is one of the greatest problems in our world today. Today there are 2.8 billion people who have to survive on $2.00 a day. There are another 1.2 billion people who have to survive on only $1.00 a day. Out of a hundred children, every 8th child will not live beyond their fifth birthday because of lack of food, medicine, or good living conditions. So one of our greatest needs is to eradicate poverty in the world. And most of us here in North America have the ability to help someone in need. If we have the power to do that, then we should.
For example, on the Balkans where we do missions work, there are many refugees and displaced people. The majority of the population is struggling to survive. In Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia, and Kosovo, the average income in today's dollars is about $320 a month. Yet the average expense is similar to what it is here in North America, which is about $3000 a month. So what happens? Many people struggle just to survive. Unfortunately, a lot of them don't survive. Many die of starvation or they freeze to death in the winter because they don't have sufficient shelter. Some people commit suicide. Other people even commit crimes because they're so desperate. It's all because they are in such hopeless situations. Africa is another example where poverty is taking over. Even in some Asian countries, the people are enduring similar hardships. There are people all over the world who need our help.
So in this verse, God says that we should "Withhold not good from those to whom it is due," especially when it is in our power to help them. That's why giving God our 10% tithe is so important. That's why giving an offering, which is over and above that 10%, is so important. That money is used to extend the Kingdom of God and bring hope to the hopeless.
Then we read in verse 28, "Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come again; and tomorrow I will give it – when you have it with you." If you have the ability to help the poor right at that very moment, then do it. Don't hold back and don't delay. Don't put it off for a later time because God wants us to help the needy now. It doesn't mean you should be foolish and give everything you have away and then find yourself struggling financially as well. You have to make sure you have enough for yourself. But once you ensure that, you have to ensure that you help those who need it.
We can all do something to help others. We cannot help every single person in need, but we can do something to help someone. Just because we can't solve the problem of world poverty, it doesn't mean we shouldn't try. Even though we can't help everybody, we should still try to help as many people as we can. According to this Scripture, we should not withhold our help from people if we have the power in our hands to help them. So today, let's examine our lives. Let's acknowledge that here in North America God has blessed us tremendously. Now let's turn around and bless someone else, someone who's in need. If it's in our power to help, we should all help!
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BT and ChildLine have decided to celebrate a British icon: the phone box! There are about 85 redesigned phone boxes around London these days!
Today I decided to go after some of them and this was not only a good exercise since I walked all around London but also a nice way to discover new spots which will require further explorations 🙂
My loooong walk started from Tower Hill Tube Station and near the Tower of London I found my first phone box..
I took some other pictures around there, will save them for another post 😉 Anyway, I crossed Tower Bridge and went down along the Thames on the other side… There I found other two boxes, but I think I missed a third one…
From there I walked toward London Bridge and then went into London Borough Market, where I found this colourful phone box
After that it was the turn of this Love, Life phone box, located in front of the Tate Modern Museum..
From there I had to do a diversione, because the bank of the river was closed for works around Blackfriars.. so had to take other streets, got a bit lost but at the end I found the way to South Bank and Embankment… no phone boxes there but lot of life as usual! I love that part of the city…
At Embankment Victoria I found another box, blue this time..
Then headed towards Trafalgar Square where I found the reproduction of the Big Ben, a Monster and a phone box with a plant inside!!
I kept walking and between Leicester Square and Covent Garden I found a wild phone box… A giraffe broke the roof of the phone box to eat some leaves…. (this is one of my favourites so far)
In Covent Garden there were quite a lot of them…. I like the one with butterflies…
From Covent Garden I went back to Leicester Square and then to Piccadilly where I spotted these two, even though I think they're not the only two in that location…
My last destination for today's walk was Soho where I found other 4 phone boxes… but there again, I think there should be more around that area!
It was a nice walk, maybe a bit long to do all in one day but I had fun! It would be nice to find all of them but is time & energy consuming so I don't know if am gonna make it!! What is your favourite one?
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YOBE – A local governor of Nigeria's northeast state of Yobe has approved millions of N63.5 million [around $177,000] to feed the less-privileged during the holy month of Ramadan.
The development was made public in a statement released by the governor's director general of press affairs, Abdullahi Bego, PM News reported.
"N15 million will be used for the payment of allowances for Muslim preachers who will guide the Muslim faithful through the Holy Month.
"The governor has also approved 1, 260 bags of rice and 630 Jerrycans of cooking oil to be used in the 42 designated feeding centers during Ramadan," he said.
According to the spokesman, N48.5 million will be used for the purchase of rams and cooking condiments for the 42 feeding centers.
He added that the funding approved by Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam would be used to provide Ramadan iftar meals to the less privileged in 42 centers across the 17 local government areas of the state.
Last Friday, the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) said the crescent for this year's Islamic lunar month of fasting, Ramadan, will be visible on Wednesday, May 16.
"NASRDA has successfully calculated and predicted that the first appearance of the first astronomical Lunar crescent for Ramadan will be sighted on Wednesday 16th May," the statement from the agency said.
Ramadan is the holiest month in Islamic calendar.
In Ramadan, adult Muslims, save the sick and those traveling, abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex between dawn and sunset.
Muslims dedicate their time during the holy month to become closer to Allah through prayer, self-restraint, and good deeds.


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Lee heaps praise on 'Bloody Crayons' cast
By: Crispina Martinez-Belen
Filmmaker Topel Lee attributes the ease of crafting "Bloody Crayons" to its cast that includes Janella Salvador, Elmo Magalona, Sofia Andres, Diego Loyzaga, Jane Oineza, Maris Racal, Yves Flores, Empoy Marquez and Ronnie Alonte.
At a press conference, he said it is more challenging to mount than usual as "this is my first suspense film without using entities."
"It is my first opportunity to practice that," he explained. "Buti na lang magagaling ang cast ko. Sobrang laking tulong ng mga batang ito."
Having nine characters in the movie also boosted Topel's creative juices, making sure each one has distinct nuance.
"We have to specify what kind of characters they have para hindi nagkakapareho. We used different devices for each of the characters."
He added that in lieu of using supernatural characters in the movie, he used a lot of camera cranes to make his shots and the scenes look more dynamic. He is thankful Star Cinema provided him the tools he needed.
"I used a lot of equipment na imposibleng magamit sa mga indie shoots," he said.
Hyped as the "ultimate barkada movie," "Bloody Crayons" is based on the Wattpad story and Precious Pages' best-selling novel by Jason Argonza.
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Excitement continues on 'MVR'
Viewers have fallen in love with Pagaspas (Miguel Tanfelix) and Lawiswis (Bianca Umali) characters on the top-rating primetime series "Mulawin Vs. Ravena."
They, in fact, now refer to the characters endearingly as Gas and Wis.
Meanwhile, the most hated character in the series is Siklab (Dion Ignacio) because of his fierce intention to have Wis as his wife. But, of course, Wis loves only Gas and vice versa.
Will Gas be able to protect Wis from Siklab's intentions? This and Almiro's (Derrick Monasterio) discovery that he is a Mulawin are just some of the more exciting developments on the show.
"Mulawin Vs. Ravena" airs weeknights after "24 Oras" on GMA Telebabad.
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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, July 13, go to Zeny Iglesias, Rey Cristobal, Dr. Vinson Pineda, Ben, Benedict and Barbara Ann Yalung, Lalaine Vitug, Claire Macaraeg, Rose de Villa, Maya Savellano, Msg. Marlo Peralta, Gregory Jed Salterio, Jody Manuel, Ma. Teresa Casanova Tan, Laurie Tan, Marie Elaine Fernandez, RK Villacorta, and Vicky Morales… July 14: Manny Pangilinan, Roselle Monteverde, Rudy Bediones, Romy Suzara, Nerissa Cabral, Dr. Merly Tan, Mizbee Salvador, Mila Marquez, Ricky Calderon, Edel dela Cruz, and former Caloocan Vice Mayor Nancy Quimpo…
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Organizing events can be tough, the larger the event is the more moving parts there are to the project. The likelihood of something or the other getting messed up keeps increasing. This is especially so when it comes to a public display of a certain industry or type of goods. It is meant to provide visitors a one on one interaction with a collection of people they wouldn't otherwise necessarily be able to meet in one place. For an example if it's one for weddings then it allows couples to be able to multiple people who offer the same service under one roof and make it easier for them to understand how the process works and hire the person they feel is best suited for the job all in one day. The question of whether youwould be able to achieve this goal depends solely on how well you organize the event.
The first thing that you must do is to identify the aim of your event. That is to say is it one based on art, fashion or an industry? Depending on what your aim is you need to customize the approach you are going to take to create more awareness about the event amongst people. For an example say it's art, you need to build a brand, generate a following, make more works, aim to convey a message through your art etc. If you don't out in a decent amount of work you shall not be able to hold a good event. If you want things to go perfectly youshould consider hiring a professional to make all the props and all. Décor is very important to these kind of events. Simply google exhibition contractor Bangkok to come up with some few names you can look into to hire.
When it comes to picking your venue youshould keep in mind what the aim is of the event. Sometimes even though it may be a bit expensive going for a grander venue might add to the whole event and draw in more people. As such select your venue very carefully. Marketing is the next most important thing. You need to keep a side a good portion go your budget for this purpose. Keep in mind that whenyou do your marketing to do it in a fashion that you cover the broadest possible spectrum of potential visitors. The more people that are convinced that there is something for them at the event, the more people that will visit.
Inviting a few important figures in the trade or industry to give a speech or discussion is also a great idea to draw in people. You should also make sure that visitors have access to good food and refreshments. The better they are the longer people will stick around. All in all,it's not easy to run a bug event, the key is to plan as much as possible ahead and always be organized.