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Grattons new multi-purpose hall
The Children of the Earth Prize, NutraQ and several other sponsors have built a canteen and multi-purpose hall at Gratton.
Zulufadder's school, Gratton, has extended the boarding school and at the same time providing a canteen and multi-use hall for the entire school.
We want all the children at the school (not just those staying at the boarding) to have a proper meal every day. A lot of students come to school without a packed lunch or only bringing a small snack like chips or biscuits.
The canteen project is a crowdfunding project and The Children of the Earth Prize that we won in 2017 started the snowball.
NutraQ, our main sponsor, is also involved in the project, as well as many other sponsors.
Thank you very much for the support of this great project!


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How many tenure-track or tenured faculty -- male/female?
How many graduate students-- male/female?
How many post doctoral associates - male/female?
Is there a family leave policy for graduate students? If so, describe.
A student (either the mother or the mother's partner) who expects the birth of a child or plans the adoption of a child should consult with her/his adviser and work supervisor (e.g., department chairperson, department manager, research principal investigator) and make appropriate arrangements for the anticipated absence from the assistantship assignment. The University's policy is to not interrupt an assistantship for a parental leave up to 5 weeks, during which time the student is excused from the duties associated with the assistantship.
Is there family health insurance for graduate students? If so, is it included in the stipend?
No. Subsidized Heath Insurance Plan is Student-Only
Please describe why someone applying to graduate school who is interested in a female-friendly department should choose your department.
Our Department sees itself as a big family and provides a friendly atmosphere for all student. We give individualized attention to all student and their specific needs. This personalized care goes beyond the teaching and research related topics. There is great camaraderie among our very diverse graduate student body.
Has the institution had a Climate for Women in Physics Site Visit or Gender Equity Conversation?

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About the Pets Country Manor, luxury cattery in liverpool
The Pets Country Manor has been voted as THE BEST cattery in the UK at the pet industry federation awards hosted by frank bruno! there are over 2000 licensed boarding establishments in the UK so to have been crowned as Britains number 1 is something we are delighted with. :)
The Pets Country Manor is a luxury cattery in Liverpool. We serve a niche market providing luxury high end accommodation for cats. Our premises comprises of 69 suites -61 of these rooms are for upto 2 cats and 8 of these rooms are for upto 4 cats. We have lots of customers from surrounding areas using our cattery such as warrington, widnes, southport, the wirral.
6 star hotel accomodation for cats
All holidays are all inclusive and each suite is a huge 40 sq ft complete and has a 22 sq ft climbing wall! with separate thermostatically heated bedrooms containing a dining area and en suite bathroom, attached to this is a large fully equipped games room which includes ceiling height activity scratching centers and toys.
Being a luxury hotel and luxury cattery in liverpool all our rooms come with a view. Rooms have either a sunset or sunrise view from their panoramic windows overlooking landscaped gardens and countryside.
The Cattery is fully heated, licensed, alarmed and secure, the pets country manor is in our back garden so theres always someone here. All pets are given lots of time and attention and are played with, groomed and cuddled to make sure they settle in and enjoy their holiday and go home happy and wanting to return.
Here at the Pets Country Manor we're a family run business, theres ourselves vicky and craig who own and run the business we are the people you will have contact with -its us in reception, on the phone, emails and were also the only two people who will be going into your cats chalet to look after them (no young people on work experience, staff, or volunteers) meaning you'll know exactly who will looking after your pet, plus your cat only has to get used to us meaning they tend to settle in alot more quickly. we also have my mum dot who helps out during busy times with washing litter trays/bowls/beds etc and super duane who does everything else such as cleans out cat chalets once furbabies have gone home, maintenance of the cattery and grounds etc.
Everything is provided when your cat stays with us, all holidays are all inclusive, and include things like beds, blankets, toys, food, litter etc especially lots of cuddles and TLC. however your more than welcome to bring your own cats bed, we also recommend bringing an item of your clothing with so your cat has something with your scent on, this can sometimes help cats settle in
Here at the Pets Country Manor, our rooms are all south facing meaning theres lots of chance for guests to catch up on some sunbathing time.
yes of course, as long as its during viewing hours -please see opening times page for further details. (viewings during winter months between november-february are weekdays at 10:45am by appointment only. Viewings between mid feb and the end of oct are weekdays between 11am-1pm and also between 5:00-6:00pm but by appointment only. please note that we dont do viewings on saturdays)
At the Pets Country Manor we have a little pet shop, we are trying our very best to make sure we are cheaper than asda /pets at home /amazon etc so feel free to call in and browse, we sell a wide variety of beds, scratching tree's, treats, whiskas/felix, rabbit food, hay, toys, water fountains etc. We also have a pet lovers gift shop selling exclusive items such as cat dubout vases, photo frames, wind chimes, tableware, jewellery etc which make great stocking fillers
We are a 6 star luxury hotel /luxury cattery in Liverpool. The Pets Country Manor is set in beautiful, peaceful and tranquil surroundings (no barking dogs) so cats are very relaxed
If you'd like to book in contact us to see if we have availability, then we'll just need a completed booking form and a £30 deposit, (although if the arrival date is within the next 7 days we'll need full payment instead of a £30 deposit) booking forms are available from this website under 'cattery booking forms' (for cat bookings) and full details are on the booking form. the best way to book in is to email us the form and do a bank transfer for the deposit, as soon as weve received them both we'll email you back to confirm the holiday.
Here is a virtual tour of the Pets Country Manor cattery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6jGmsUrmDk


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You car warranty has expired. Press 1 to extend your warranty. Normally I would just hang up, but these people have been calling every few hours over the last couple days. Well, today is your day buddy. I'll play.
Telemarketer: Hi what year is your vehicle?
ME (well your calling me asshole so shouldn't you know?) Its a 1978 Ford Pinto
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Women working in financial services are trailing behind men in the pay stakes.
A survey conducted by City-based headhunters and acquisition brokers
Seers, entitled Women in Insurance, reveals that women are paid 13 per cent
less than men on average.
However, women are climbing further up the corporate ladder than before
and, once in senior positions, they tend to hold their own in terms of
salary and benefits but many still quit, frustrated at glass ceilings
barring their progress.
Seers group director and former director of a Lloyd's brokerage, Rosemary
Doncaster, says: "Women become so frustrated by the glass ceilings that
they decide to leave the industry. This is especially prevalent in
30-somethings who finally tire of the testosterone-charged atmosphere."
Of the industry women questioned, only 7 per cent earned more than 50,000.
Pretty Technical Partner-ship partner Kim North says: "Historically
speaking, financial services has always been male-dominated but in
qualitative research women are better financial advisers because they are
less driven by sales targets.
"In terms of product development, women are much more ethically minded and
are on more of an even keel than men in the more touchy-feely areas of
healthcare and ethical investment. The future of our industry is definitely
Women in the industry lag behind men on pay
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the zodiac lovers necklace is made for you and your loved one in the stars. the signs are stamped horizontal, if you'd like vertical leave a note at checkout. the chain is 16 inches with a chain extension. 1-2 weeks to ship.
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I experienced my first zip line recently at The Brownstone Quarry Adventure park in Portland, CT. For those of you who don't know what a zip line is; it is an aerial cable suspended on an incline. To use a zip line, a person is strapped into a harness, which is then attached with a large clip called a carbine to a pulley on the cable. The person on the zip line then steps out or off a platform or starting point into mid air and moves rapidly down the incline while suspended on the pulley. Sounds like fun, right?
Along with many activities,the Brownstone Quarry has many different zip lines. The highest and longest line is 115 feet off a sheer cliff. It is the only line which is accessible by trail. All others are accessed by climbing rock faces, rope ladders, bridges, etc. each with varying degrees of difficulty. The first zip line I tried was certainly not the highest. That came later. But, climbing up the rope bridge to get to the launching tower, made me soon realized that the bravado of my youth was just that...part of my youth.
From an extremely young age, my brother and I fearlessly climbed a tall pine tree that grew just outside our kitchen. We would climb to the very top where the branches thinned and the tree swayed. The height was never an issue. In fact it was part of the fun. Looking back it always amazed me that my mother never cautioned us about falling. She just had faith that we could do it. Her bigger concern always seemed to be the enevitble pine pitch that got all over our clothes and was nearly impossible to wash out. But oh how we loved to climb and we did it often... with great abandon.
Well, it has been a lot of years since I climbed that tree. While I'm quite comfortable climbing an extension ladder to paint or work on the roof of our home, I found myself feeling drained and curiously shaky as I climbed closer to the staging area. Before I actually reached the platform,I asked the young man waiting with the harnesses, "Why don't you have any stairs to get to these things?" He smiled and patiently answered that they didn't want to make things too easy. They wanted to challenge people. As I stepped onto the staging area, he took one look at me and said, "First time?" I confirmed what, I'm sure, was painfully obvious.
He hooked up and adjusted my harness and reaffirmed how safe the equipment was. As I looked toward the edge of the platform where I would soon step off, the safety of the harness was not on my mind. This particular zip line started by stepping off a platform and sailing out over the cliff jumpers, the adjacent lifeguard stand and some other land forms before stretching out over the water. I was beginning to think that this was not such a good idea...and it had been mine!
I knew I had to move, but at that moment, my legs seemed disconnected from my brain. I also knew that the only other way out was back down the rope bridge. I glanced back and saw my family members laughing and chatting patiently together as they waited behind me for their turn to climb up.....
Quitting has never been my style so I turned toward the platform edge, took two steps and launched myself out into the air. As I left the platform, I heard the young man behind me say, "Just remember to breath." What wisdom!
There was a brief moment of complete helplessness without anything under my feet before the pulley accepted my weight and I felt supported by the harness. It was a moment of complete surrender..... like a leap of faith! The next moment, I was sailing freely through the air! I laughed, gave a quick "thumbs up" to my family and just enjoyed the sensations of zipping through the air suspended, yet fully supported. It was fantastic! The lesson: if I had not been willing to step off that platform, I would have missed everything!
Our faith journey can be like that. Sometimes God calls us to step out of our comfort zone. He brings us to the precipice of something new and we are sometimes reluctant to move out into unfamiliar territory, into uncharted areas where we no longer feel safe and grounded; but God does not ask us to do this alone. He is asking us to take a leap of faith....with Him. That's what a leap of faith is.....stepping out into the unknown without necessarily knowing where we are going or how we will get there, but with the sure belief that we are safe in God's hands.
The next time God calls you to step out into the unknown, do not hesitate. Take that leap of faith. You can be sure that God is not only waiting at the end of the line; He will be along for the ride! Oh, and remember...... just breathe.
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the substance of things hopped for. The evidence of things not seen.
Romans 8:24
For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
Jean Miller


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Beware of No Take Zones
By: Parimal M. Rohit
It is no secret lobster hunting in California is heavily regulated. Rules and laws are in place governing where you can hunt for lobster, what equipment is required or prohibited, how large your catch can be, and the paperwork required allowing you in or on the water.
One major element of lobster hunting is where you are allowed to actually hunt. All lobster hunters must be aware and well-versed of No Take Zones and Marine Conservation Areas (or Marine Reserves). Each area, reserve or zone either severely restricts or explicitly prohibits the marine life you can extract from protected waters.
Between Point Conception in southwestern Santa Barbara County and Tijuana near the California-Mexico border, there are 27 regulated areas on the mainland and 25 controlled zones attached to the Channel Islands, including nine Marine Conservation Areas and Reserves at Catalina Island.
"Be sure to verify that you are not lobster hunting in a marine preserve," said Jeff Barnicki, a diver who has caught lobster in Southern California. "Half of Palos Verdes and many spots in Catalina are no take zones."
Over at the Palos Verdes Peninsula, there are two protected areas: Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area and Abalone Cove State Marine Conservation Area.
These adjacent zones essentially cover most of the southeastern coastal area along the Palos Verdes Peninsula, reaching from the western edge of Point Vicente to the western tip of Portuguese Bend.
In this area and other reserves like it, the No Take Zone severely restricts what you are allowed to take from the waters protected in the state-mandated sections of water.
With the exception of certain types of fish, state law prohibits the taking of "all living marine resources" from a No Take Zone, Marine Reserve, or Conservation Area.
Examples of what types of fish are allowed to be captured include pelagic finfish (such as the Pacific bonito), white seabass, and swordfish.
Commercial fisheries have a separate set of regulations governing what fishermen can take from the protected waters.
According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, there are 19 Marine Reserves, 21 Marine Conservation Areas, 10 No Take Zones, and two special closures.
The No Take Zones are found in the 10 Marine Conservation Areas where, according to state law, recreational lobster hunters or other fishers are generally prohibited to take "living, geological, and cultural marine resources."
Also restrictive are the 19 Marine Reserves, where state law "prohibits damage or take of all marine resources (living, geologic, or cultural) including recreational and commercial take."
Though restrictions may vary, the two Special Closure areas designated by the Fish and Game Commission specifically prohibits access and restricts boating activities "in waters adjacent to sea bird rookeries or marine mammal haul-out sites."
Finally, the Department of Fish and Wildlife permits some combination of recreational and commercial take of marine resources at the 21 Marine Conservation Areas, though each division has its own specific regulations in place.
For a complete list of the 27 mainland and 25 island Marine Reserves or Conservation Areas can be found at the Department of Fish and Wildlife website. Each reserve, conservation area, No Take Zone, and special closure is individually listed. Click on the specific area or zone to find out the specific restrictions attached and the exact coordinates defining the boundaries of protected water.
General rules applying to all reserves, conservation areas, and zones are also found on the above-referenced webpage, including the regulations governing access, feeding of fish and wildlife, anchoring, drifting, water quality monitoring, public safety, tribal take, and shore fishing.


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TAMPA, Fla. – Visual Awareness Technologies and Consulting Inc. (VATC), a leader in providing global strategies, training and technology for secure operations around the world for the U.S. and its partners, announced today that it has opened a new division and office dedicated to applied research and technology in St. Petersburg, Fla. VATC's new tech incubator will serve as a hub of innovation to support the development of technology solutions to serve the interoperability and mission readiness needs of customers throughout military, intelligence and law enforcement communities.
"This new office opening is representative of VATC's present growth and vision," said VATC Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer Mike Vaughn. "As mission environments become more complex, technology must enable realistic training conditions in a rapidly changing environment. This new division will allow VATC to create innovative, top-of-the-line technology that keeps our clients the best prepared in the world."
VATC's new division will be led by Shands Pickett, Vice President of Applied Research and Technology and a subject-matter expert in intelligence services, mission-readiness and technology engineering. The team will include technology engineers and developers with experience in the Department of Defense and intelligence communities. Products being developed by the operation include a digital media replicator to simulate web content for exercises, a CDB Builder to compile multi-dimensional geospatial data, and a forthcoming planning and analysis system to track and visualize training task competition.
"Our new office opening represents a unique approach to developing software and technology for defense environments," said Pickett. "Other contractors answer government requirements by asking software engineers, who have likely never served or gained experience within these specialized communities, to develop code and create products that often don't achieve government's intended effects. At VATC, we're able to leverage our Special Operations experience working at the tactical and operational levels in active theaters around the world to develop technology solutions that start with the service member."
VATC's headquarters will remain in Tampa, Fla., where the company employs dozens of experts in training and exercise, intelligence services and human performance to support Special Operations, conventional and partner nations' forces.
At the 2016 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) on Nov. 28-Dec. 2 in Orlando, Fla., VATC will officially launch the first product of the new division, an innovative technology platform that will be the first of its kind to offer a full lifecycle of solutions for live, virtual, constructive and gaming (LVCG) forces training.
About Visual Awareness Technologies and Consulting Inc. (VATC)
VATC is a leader in providing global strategies, training and technology for secure operations around the world for the U.S. and its partners. From locations around the world, VATC works closely with customers in defense, intelligence and related domains to provide management consulting, joint training solutions, information technology and engineering support at program, operations and technical levels. For more information, visit us at www.vatcinc.com, Facebook and LinkedIn.


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Bed & Breakfast | Bed & Breakfast for 4 people in the villa area of Södra Park in Vaggeryd. New apartment of 30 square meters, fully equipped kitchen, shower / toilet, television and free Wifi. Close to downtown and forests.
New apartment of 30 square with the ability to sleep 4 people, situated in the residential area Södra Park in Vaggeryd, Småland. The apartment is fully equipped with kitchen utensils, shower / WC, loft with bed, sofa bed for 2, television and free Wifi. It is walking distance to Vaggeryd center where there is food, shoe and clothing stores and pharmacies, bank, optician, railway station etc.. Also close to the forest, lake and track- and ski trails.


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Wedding dance lessons have long been a pre-nuptual tradition. Brides and grooms want to look confident and elegant when they come together for their first dance as husband and wife, a moment that will be immortalized in photographs, film, and of course their own memories.
But a new trend is on the rise, taking wedding dance lessons to a whole new level. Now, more and more couples are choosing to have a professionally choreographed dance just for them, and it's taking the world by storm.
Videos of choreographed wedding dances from all across the country--and even the world--have gone viral in recent months, and it's no wonder why. A choreographed wedding dance adds fun, surprise, and excitement to your reception, and it's a great way to get your whole family--even Grandma--out on the dance floor.
A wedding dance can be choreographed to suit the tastes of any couple, whether you want something bold and daring, or classic and refined. No matter which song you choose in honor of the day, we can turn your wedding dance into an incredible memory that your friends and family won't soon forget.
Quick Quick Slow Slow Ballroom Dance Studio instructors teach a variety of dance styles to students of all levels of experience, from beginners to professionals. We pride ourselves in tailoring our instruction to the needs of each individual student, so that you learn at the right pace for you.
Contact us to learn about what makes our studio special. We look forward to helping you prepare for the greatest dance of your life!


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Today is Giving Tuesday. We would love to get 50 new donors today. What better way to do it than dance? Join us for class tonight with the fabulous Vera Passos and register to become a new Viver Brasil donor. You won't regret it!
Please join us for another wise teaching of Orixá dance movement in Viver Brasil's Tuesday community Afro-Brazilian dance class with live drumming by co-artistic director, Luiz Badaro Simon Carroll, Drew Love and Hector Herrera. Vera's classes are exhilarating, joyful, ancestral and full of axé! All levels welcomed!
We are very excited that the Africa Channel will be filming our class as they explore African diasporic dance and culture in LA! Bring a friend or 2 (!) and let's make dance joy and move for peace and social justice. Now more than ever!
DAA, 731 S La Brea! 8-9:30pm $15 single class + drum donation!
Vera Passos will be teaching every Tuesday through December 30, 2017.


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In the latest mobile data shakeup, BT and EE won't be allowed to bid on the new 4g spectrum, according to a new report by Ofcom.
The telecommunications regulator will be applying an upper limit of 255 MHz on the amount of "immediately useable" spectrum to stop any one company from holding too large a portion. That's bad news for BT (who acquired EE earlier this year), but good news for smaller operators who want a share.
This comes after Ofcom's announcement that 190Mhz of spectrum in the 2.3Ghz and 3.4Ghz bands would be up for auction. That's an increase of almost a third of the total mobile spectrum currently available in the UK – but BT/EE won't be allowed to participate because they already have too much.
Currently BT/EE are in possession of 45%. This is followed by Vodafone with 28%, Three who have 15% and O2 with 12%. But the new addition will lower BT/EE's share to just 42%. Previously used by the Ministry of Defence, the added spectrum will soon be used by mobile companies to provide 4G.
Unsurprisingly, EE Chief Executive Marc Allera said his firm disagreed with the cap. In a statement to TechWeekEurope he said: "While we don't agree that competition measures should be introduced for this auction, we will now examine Ofcom's detailed proposal carefully and respond to the consultation."
This follows an announcement that EE comes out top for mobile network data performance in the UK.
Despite this, other operators are concerned that Ofcom haven't gone far enough with their latest cap. In a statement, Chief Executive Dave Dyson said: "Ofcom exists to promote competition and protect consumers but it has once again shown it is not willing to make the big decisions needed to deliver the best outcome for the UK."
He continued: "The mobile industry is failing customers and Ofcom has showed it has no interest in addressing that. A 30% cap on total spectrum ownership and a spectrum for smaller operators are the only measures that will preserve competition for the benefit of UK customers."
Despite the knock-back, BT still look set to go ahead with their London roll-out of 1Gbps FTTP broadband.
There is nothing to suggest that this cap would be extended to cover the spectrum set aside to cover 5G when it eventually launches. Operators have been told they have until 30th January 2017 to respond.


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Speaker: Sir James MacMillan, Composer
Venues: The Grosvenor Chapel for Ecumenical Sung Vespers with music from Sir James MacMillan, followed by supper and lecture at the Garden Room at the Grosvenor Chapel, 24 S Audley St, Mayfair, London W1K 2PA.
This week's topic: Music
This is our yearly Lent Course shared between St John's, St George's, Hanover Square and the Grosvenor Chapel.
For centuries, different art forms have been used as channels to capture faith. The beauty found in these artistic expressions goes beyond the religious motif, to something deeper within the artist and the beholder. In four weeks, we will explore different forms of art: Sculpture, Music, Dance and Visual Arts. We will share a conversation with artists on how they perceive and express faith, and us as spectators, how we perceive beauty and faith through art.


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Crime - Sacto 911
What happened to UC Davis student accused of pharmacy robberies in 1973?
Q: This goes back to 1973. What happened to the two men from Davis – I believe they were UC Davis students – who committed a string of Sacramento-area pharmacy robberies?
Nanci, Carmichael
A: Johnny William MacMillen, then 26 and a student and the University of California, Davis, pleaded guilty in February 1974 to armed robbery of three Sacramento-area pharmacies.
According to a story in The Sacramento Bee, he was sentenced to state prison, although it did not indicate the length of the sentence.
MacMillen was arrested in November 1973 as a result of a Secret Witness tip and was charged with the robbery of 14 pharmacies and the attempted robbery of others. He pleaded guilty to robbing the South Sacramento Pharmacy at 4720 Franklin Blvd. on Aug. 22, 1973, the Foothill Pharmacy at 5315 Auburn Blvd. five days later, and the American River Pharmacy at 4729 Engle Road on Sept. 5. He told probation officers that he robbed the pharmacies to obtain narcotics and money to buy drugs.
Detectives said the robber typically brandished a .38 caliber revolver, demanded "cash and narcotics", and handed the victim a brown paper bag to fill.
A second man was arrested and accused of being an accessory, possibly driving a car in some of the robberies, but no accounts were found in The Bee's archives indicating whether he entered a plea or was tried in the case.
Cathy Locke: 916-321-5287, @lockecathy


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Readers were quicker than me when they saw bobcats. I only was able to take a picture of an empty trail in the hills above Hemet after the massive Simpson Park Stud bobcat I recently saw trotted into the the brush.
Readers sent me pictures of bobcats they were able to capture with their smart phones and cameras.
Gisela Gosch quickly grabbed her iPhone and captured a gorgeous image of a bobcat outside her hill-top Hemet home in 2009. Riverside Cameron Spear spotted a bobcat a month ago while riding a bike on the Santa Ana River Trail that passes through his city. He was able to take several pictures. "The cat was right alongside the fence, watching me as I rode by," he wrote. "When I would stop, it would start to get moving; if I was riding, it would stop and watch me. "
The bobcat I saw in Hemet's hilly Simpson Park was so big that I thought it had to be a mountain lion.
After speaking with biologists Jeff Slepski and Anne Poopatanapong, I realized what I initially thought was a mountain lion actually was a very big bobcat. It was about as large as big boxer. I did not see the mountain lion's telltale long tail and did see black at its rear. Bobcats have tails tipped with black.
Slepski has seen bobcats that size in Simpson Park. Poopatanapong has heard multiple reports this year from people who have seen very big bobcats in the San Jacinto Mountains.
Tim Norman of Valle Vista, east of Hemet, keeps a camera ready on bike rides. He recently was able to photograph a bobcat crossing Lake Street in Valle Vista, below Simpson Park. It was a very big bobcat on the San Jacinto Valley floor right by the foothills where the Simpson Park Stud roams. Maybe they are friends.
"This guy looked bigger in person," he wrote.
Susie Good photographed a bobcat that regularly visits her pool to sip water. She lives by the foothills near the Echo Hills Golf Course in Hemet. She sees the bobcat a few times a week and thinks it probably comes to her pool daily to drink. Perhaps she should try to make the poolside-drinking sessions a little more festive for the bobcat by playing Jimmy Buffett and reggae music.
Guy Schembri saw a bobcat about the size of the Simpson Park Stud.
"I came across a large bobcat about 65 lbs on the back road from Temecula," Schembri wrote. "It was trying to cross the road but ran back up into the brush as I came around the corner.
"I pulled over and waited for awhile. Within 15 minutes he was crossing behind my truck. He passed through the brush up onto the other side. When I got out to watch him, he just look back at me boldly and marked his bush. This was three weeks ago up Palm about two mile past the summit into Temecula. ( short stubby tail: bobcat )."
I learned a few things. Tthere are massive bobcats in the hills of Riverside County. Bobcats visit neighborhoods.
I had wondered how all the wild animals in the hills find water.
There are a few year-around springs in the foothills of Hemet. They must become quite crowded with thirsty animals. It would be a great place for the Simpson Park Stud to find a rabbit snack. Animals obviously also visit neighborhoods near the foothills.
Maybe the Idyll-Beast from Idyllwild will attend one of the wild-creature pool parties. I wonder if he would get along with the Simpson Park Stud.
Contact Bob Pratte at 951-763-3452, firstname.lastname@example.com or 3400 Wentworth Drive, Hemet CA 92545. Find Bob's blog at blog.pe.com/bob-pratte, and follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PE.BobPratte and Twitter: @bpratte


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As with most modern electronic music genres, the emphasis in the Techno genre is in the low frequencies. In addition to bass, Techno is famous for its vast and ground shaking kick drums with lots of low-end frequencies. Producers are usually dedicating lots of their attention to create these solid kick drum sounds. In most cases, one kick drum sample is just not enough to achieve the desired sound, so further layering is required. In the next tutorial, I will show you how to create a Techno kick drum by using some layers. Furthermore, we will go thru some additional processing with the effects which are required.
Mid-Range Kick Drum
I like to start by choosing a mid-range kick drum sound that will be the body of our final kick drum. The sound you can hear as an example is adequate for this since it possesses a well-balanced body in the low-mid frequency range as well as some frequency content that is spanning up to high frequencies. Generally, it could be labeled as the kick drum that was used frequently in the Electro Pop music of the 1980`s.
~Mid range kick drum – unprocessed
Low Range Kick Drum
The base of every good sounding kick drum starts with careful tuning of the sub frequencies. Moreover, one of the best and easiest approaches would be to generate the desired sound by adjustment and processing of the simple sine wave. The tool for this task, which interface is straightforward and easy, is KICK 2 by Sonic Academy. After creating a new midi track in SoundBridge, we will start by selecting a preset from the upper menu which is essentially a traditional sounding 808 kick drum, or a tuned sine wave. Hearing it together with the mid-range kick drum we can see that those two sounds are fighting for dominance in the frequency spectrum. They sound quite hollow together.
~Mid and Low range kick drum – unprocessed
To fix that, I'll open the amp section of the KICK 2 plugin which contains classic envelope parameters. Then, I will reduce the attack as well as shorten the release. Processed like this we can hear that our two layers already sounds better.
~Low range kick drum with altered Amp envelope
After this, I will switch to the pitch section of the KICK 2. Here we can see similar curves as in the Amp section. Now I will further tune the sub part of the low-end kick drum to glue it better with the other layer.
Mid-High Range Kick Drum
The next step would be to add our 3rd and final layer to the kick drum sound. Alongside low-end base, KICK 2 can add three more layers are called "Clicks." I will browse thru the presets and find a suitable one. In the first click layer, we can see global pitch, length, start position, and low and high pass parameters. After tweaking the settings of the mentioned layer, our kick drum now sounds like this.
~Layered kick drum without additional effects
Final Processing
Compressor and distortion units found within KICK 2 plugin are highly useful tools which you can use to shape up the Techno kick drum further. Finally, by processing the kick drum with some additional EQ-ing, here is the result.
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Cross Country - Class 4 Sectional 3 10/28/17 at Ha Ha Tonka
Raw images from the Class 4 Sectional 3 Cross Country meet at the Collins farm at Ha Ha Tonka State Park, run on Saturday 10/28/17. In a bit of a departure for me I'm posting a gallery of unedited and unculled images. Yep, you're getting EVERYTHING. Hope you've got lots of time to browse, there's LOTS of images. All images copyright (c) D.L.Jones Photography. Please Like or Share but do not copy any images. Prints may be purchased from this gallery.Read More


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What an incredible night! I've experienced a lot of exciting moments in my short hockey career, but what I witnessed last night by far surpasses all of that. This idea came to light on Thursday morning. Our expectation and goal was to raise $500 to send to Fort McMurray. We purchased 1000 tickets. By 8:15, we were making a dash to purchase another 600. I always knew this was a great league with a great group of people…last night changed my mind…this is a phenomenal league with a phenomenal group of people.
There are so many to thank, Dar Gosling and Paul Babic, we grabbed you at the last minute to man the table while we all played. Michael Durrant, I saw your camera clicking non stop. Ted Lindsay, Pat Doherty-Baranowski, Jeff Topping and Jim Sleno thank you for taking turns selling tickets, Greg Rollins who started the ball rolling with the Facebook challenge and Iain Russell's Mother who is visiting from England drew the winning number and last but by far not least, the players who opened their wallets and gave so generously. Many many thanks!!! The winner can contact me for your winnings. Ticket #9568400 you won $1035


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English Grammar for Students of Chinese offers a bridge between English and Chinese grammar. For English speakers learning Chinese, it explains the relevant terms for the successful understanding of Chinese grammar. explains the concepts of English grammar, in easy to understand language, and the Chinese equivalent. For Chinese teachers, it stresses the hurdles encountered by English speakers learning Chinese. Examples are in English and Chinese (pinyin and characters).


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"Everything is reversed and backwards. The tiny religious medals of my grandmother—it's a female Jesus and a slyly smiling Virgin Mary. The construction of all these backward things, these reversals, is by Alice. A very powerful being who can effect reversals in reality. 'Reversal Alice.' Clear image of a tall, Mediterranean-looking long brown hair, olive skinned, slim-waisted girl with Byzantine features but modern dress. She had an upside-down heart hanging from a necklace."
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HIV - Preventive Vaccine
All of our preventive vaccination trials in humans have been conducted by the HVTN, a network that is funded and supported by the NIH. The HVTN is the largest worldwide clinical trials network focused on the development and testing of HIV/AIDS vaccines. Our Phase 1 trials have tested safety, dosing regimens and immunogenicity. The results of a two group Phase 1 trial (designated HVTN 045) testing the safety of DNA inoculations is published in AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 22:678 (2006). A four group trial (HVTN 065) testing different DNA priming and MVA boosting regimens is published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases 203:610 (2011). A three group trial (HVTN 094) testing the effect of co-expressing GM-CSF in the DNA prime is published in PLoS ONE 12(7): e0179597. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179597). An ongoing fourth Phase 1 trial (HVTN 114) is testing the effects of late boosts with MVA, gp120 protein or MVA+gp120 protein on our Phase 2a trial.
Phase 1 Human Clinical Trials. In our first Phase 1 clinical trial, HVTN 045, our DNA vaccine was tested without MVA boosting to document the safety of the DNA. Our second Phase 1 clinical trial, HVTN 065, was designed to test the combined use of DNA and MVA and consisted of a dose escalation as well as regimen studies. The low dose consisted of 0.3 mg of DNA and 1x107 tissue culture infectious doses (TCID50) of MVA. Once safety was demonstrated for the low dose in 10 participants, the full dose (3 mg of DNA and 1x108 TCID50 of MVA) was administered to 30 participants in a regimen that used two DNA primes and two MVA boosts, all spaced at two-month intervals (DDMM). A single dose of DNA at time 0 followed by MVA at weeks 8 and 24, a DMM regimen, and three doses of MVA administered at weeks 0, 8 and 24, an MMM regimen, were also tested in 30 participants each. Participants were followed for 12 months to assess vaccine safety and to measure vaccine-induced immune responses.
Data from the HVTN 065 trial again documented the safety of the vaccine products but also showed that the DDMM and MMM regimens induced different patterns of immune responses. The full dose DDMM regimen induced higher CD4+ (77%) and CD8+ (42%) T cell response rates than the MMM regimen (43% CD4+ and 17% CD8+ response rates). In contrast, the highest response rates and highest titers of antibodies to the HIV Env protein were induced in the group that received only the MVA using the MMM regimen. Antibody response rates were documented to be higher for the MMM group using three different assays designed to measure total binding antibody levels for an immune dominant portion of the Env protein (27% for DDMM and 75% for MMM), binding of antibodies to the gp120 subunit of the envelope glycoprotein (81% for DDMM and 86% for MMM) and neutralizing antibodies (7% for DDMM and 30% for MMM). The 1/10th dose DDMM regimen induced overall similar T-cell responses but reduced antibody responses while the response rates were intermediate in the DMM group.
The HVTN also sponsored and conducted a Phase 1 clinical trial in humans (HVTN 094) of an adjuvanted form of our vaccine, which co-expressed GM-CSF in the DNA priming vaccine. This trial also tested the value of adding a 3rd MVA boost at 4 months after the 2nd MVA boost (DDMM_¬M regimen). The results of HVTN 094 did not show a significant benefit from adding the GM-CSF adjuvant to the vaccine; but, did show the 3rd-spaced MVA boost enhancing Ab responses. Therefore, the 3rd-spaced MVA boost, but not the GM-CSF adjuvant, is being advanced in clinical trials.
The HVTN 114 trial was initiated by the HVTN in January 2017 to test the 5 year durability of immune responses elicited by GOVX-B11 and the effect of additional administrations of antigens ("late boosts") on the Ab responses elicited in the Phase 2a trial, HVTN 205 (see below). Three late boosts are being tested: (1) AIDSVAX B/E, a bivalent gp120 protein that was left over from the partially successful RV144 trial in Thailand, (2) AIDSVAX B/E +MVA62B, and (3) MVA62B. While HVTN 114 is ongoing, newer gp120 proteins are being cGMP manufactured and safety tested with the goal of advancing GOVX-B11 in the presence and absence of protein boosts.
Phase 2 Human Clinical Trials. Based on the safety and immunogenicity results in the HVTN 045 and HVTN 065 trials, the full dose DNA/MVA and MVA-only regimens were selected for testing by the HVTN in a Phase 2a trial (designated HVTN 205) which was completed in 2012 and is published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases 210:99-110 (2014). HVTN 205 was designed to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the GeoVax vaccines in healthy, HIV-uninfected adults. In HVTN 205, 299 participants were randomly assigned to three study arms: 149 participants received two injections of the DNA vaccine followed by two injections of the MVA vaccine (DDMM arm), 75 participants received three MVA injections and one placebo injection (MMPM arm), and 75 participants received four injections of placebo. After the final vaccination, antibody responses against the HIV Envelope protein (Env), the target for protective antibody, were detected in 93.2% of the DDMM arm. At six months after final vaccination (the latest time point tested), gp140 IgG antibody response titers in the DDMM and MMM arms had declined by less than 3-fold indicating good durability of the antibody response. Additionally, the antibody responses after vaccination had high affinity binding, a characteristic which has been associated with prevention of HIV infection in preclinical models. HVTN 205 also showed low response rates for serum IgA, a desirable characteristic because serum IgA competed with serum IgG for reducing the risk of infection in the partially protective RV144 AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand. Response rates for serum IgG3, an isotype associated with activating innate methods of protection such as complement (C')-mediated lysis and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity were excellent (91%). Based on the results of HVTN 205 and HVTN 094 as well as preclinical challenge studies testing the protective efficacy of simian prototypes of the GOVX-B11 vaccine, the DDMM_M regimen is undergoing further advancement. More information on HVTN 205 and the comparison of the immune responses elicited in the trial compared to those elicited in RV144 can be found in the White Paper, GOVX-B11, a Clade B HIV Vaccine.


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The British Parliament has officially dissolved - 25 working days before upcoming general elections on June 8. Negotiations for the UK to leave the European Union are scheduled to begin after the poll.
British Prime Minister Theresa May is to visit Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to gain formal approval for Parliament's dissolution.
Although lawmakers left Westminster last week, their seats were officially left vacant at one minute past midnight on May 3.
Formal negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union are expected to start after a new parliament is elected in the June vote.
Prime Minister May called the elections last month in a bid to strengthen her political position in the lead-up to Brexit talks.
Later on Wednesday, the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is due to unveil recommendations for the upcoming negotiations with Britain. Barnier has previously indicated that he needs to wrap up talks by October 2018 to get any Brexit deal approved by the EU Parliament in time for Britain's scheduled departure from the bloc on March 29, 2019.
British voters backed Brexit in a closely fought referendum in June last year.
Britain must first settle issues of "people, money and Ireland" before talks on a post-Brexit trade deal can start. That's what the EU's Donald Tusk told leaders of the remaining 27 states ahead of a summit in Brussels. (29.04.2017)
Leaders from 27 European Union states have unanimously agreed on guidelines for negotiations on the UK's divorce from the bloc. The leaders have also urged unity going into two years of talks with Britain. (29.04.2017)
As British Prime Minister Theresa May secures a clear mandate from MPs to hold an early election, many are asking why she is holding one at all. Samira Shackle reports from London. (19.04.2017)


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pierre hardy for gap wooden/suede platforms
Sunday, March 22, 2009
new shoes!
10 comments:
- Ringo, have a banana! said...
Noooooo, o god I didn't think it was possible but now I want those gap platforms EVEN more! Except I think I want them in burgundy? Can't decide. Doesn't matter. Sob! Oh and I was in Shoe Market today touching the Rachel Comey platforms with the crocheted fronts. They are so perfect. I wept a silent tear and went on my way.
- March 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- Caitlin said...
Siri - I was in oak today ALSO feeling up the rachel comey platforms! How the hell is every pair of her shoes so fucking awesome?? and 300+ $$?? :( i vote you get the gap sandals. I feel very strongly that you will like them as much as I do!
- March 22, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- camille said...
bahhhh i want those pierre hardy platforms so badly. plus, since i'm planning on lightening up my wardrobe for spring, they'd be perfect. i feel my willpower fading...
- March 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
- Caitlin said...
camille - get them. get them. get them!
- March 22, 2009 at 5:15 PM
- Austere said...
Ah, so jealous! I've been really wanting those min market shoes. It's testing my resolve. haha
- March 23, 2009 at 12:26 AM
- Cruz said...
I love both of these, but especially the ankle boots! I may try to ram my big ol feet into a pair of those lol
- March 23, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- misha said...
you will love those minimarket boots. you have the cutest look going,
i am going to add you as well :)
- March 23, 2009 at 11:39 PM
- Noemi Sunshine Ferst said...
Love the Pierre Hardys for Gap.
- March 25, 2009 at 2:54 AM
- Miranda said...
the gap wooden sandals are beyond cute!
- May 31, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- Virginia Janet said...
Awesome finds.!! Those Gap sandals are my most favorite. I love the color and design.
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With summer in full swing, "Green" activities have been abounding. We are so thankful to the confirmation students, mentors and congregation members who on June 9 gleaned over 65 lbs of strawberries with our local Mission partner, New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger, to benefit food banks in the area! Check out a few pics below. Also, on July 15 guest speakers from GreenFaith and Isles joined us for our first "coffee/ green tea talk," where we learned more about the Jersey Renews Coalition and enjoyed some delicious treats and homemade green iced tea.
Now that fall is right around the corner, the Green Team is planning our goals and projects for the upcoming year. A major theme this year will be the 4R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – and Rejoice! (with credit to Rebekah Simon-Peter). Also stay tuned for service opportunities to grow in our fellowship with NJ Farmers Against Hunger, and community groups such as Save the Environment in Moorestown (STEM). Of course, we will be continuing our ongoing programs such as Meatless Monday, Adult Forum, Sunday school, sustainability plan, and maybe even expanding the Pollinator Garden.
Finally, be on the lookout for our fall membership drive—we're always looking for new members to join us! For the latest Green Team happenings, be sure to visit our website and Facebook page. You can also email me for information or to sign up. Our next meeting will be Monday, August 6 at 7 PM.
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Across the western world, populism is ascendant. On the right, figures like Donald Trump, Marine LePen, and Geert Wilders have attained prominence, and in some cases high office, with attacks on a purported conspiracy of internationalist "elites" and racial, religious, and ethnic minorities. On the left, Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn, and others have re-popularized a paradigm where a similar elite—the "billionaire class" and its enablers in the media, policy, and political worlds—is locked in a struggle for economic and political power with the broader public. Thus far, only Trump has carried his populist vision to full electoral victory, a narrow triumph in which he was rejected by a plurality of voters. Nevertheless, populism's influence is now felt in the political mainstream, where it is the subject of debate over how, if at all, it should be opposed. The clearest answer to the populist question is this: populism is fundamentally at odds with, and corrosive to, liberal democracy and should therefore be vigorously opposed in all its forms. Philosophical liberalism, the ideology upon which liberal democracy is built, is universalist and values the rights of the individual. Furthermore, it posits that people are generally self-interested, and that those with a clear understanding of their self-interest will act cooperatively since most interactions have the potential to be positive-sum. Populism holds none of these precepts; indeed, it is directly in opposition to all of them.
Populism must be clearly defined before the threat it poses to liberal democracy can be understood. Contrary to the many inaccurate applications of the term that now abound, "populism" is not "economic progressivism," "anti-establishmentism," "popular ideas" (in the sense of ideas backed by a majority of a given population), or any number of specific issue stances. Instead, the clearest and most accurate explanation of populism comes from political scientist and scholar of populist movements Cas Mudde:
"An ideology that considers society to be ultimately separated into two homogeneous and antagonistic groups ― 'the pure people' and 'the corrupt elite' ― and argues that politics should be an expression of the volonté générale or general will of the people."
Per Mudde, the populist political framework features two actors, the People and the Elite, locked in a never-ending and zero-sum conflict. To the populist, the purpose of politics is the triumph of the People's will. There is no place for mutual benefit, for any victory of the Elite is definitionally a defeat for the People. Where the liberal democrat believes a political system is for all its constituents, the populist believes it is only for the People (however that group is defined). Where the liberal democrat centers the protection of the rights of that smallest minority, the individual, the populist sees any limitation of the volonté générale as illegitimate. Where the liberal democrat values the possibility of individual and societal benefit from cooperation between constituencies with seemingly divergent interests, the populist finds no need for cooperation within the homogenous People and no possibility of it between the People and the Elite, each of which can only benefit at the other's expense.
If we accept the premise that those who adhere to a political ideology seek to advance it in the realm of politics as actually practiced, the threat populism poses to liberal democracy is not merely theoretical. Liberalism's universalism and concern for individual rights are reflected in liberal democracy's fundamental features—the rule of law, institutions, checks and balances, minority protections—all of which are properly understood as instruments to safeguard each person's rights against any who would infringe upon them. Such a rights-based institutional framework has no place in populism, where the will of that homogenous constituency, the People, trumps all else. Indeed, if the volonté générale is to triumph it is necessary that liberal democracy's institutions, which inevitably restrict the populist will in order to protect dissenting groups and individuals, be weakened and destroyed. Any limitation of the volonté générale is, after all, an abrogation of the very purpose of populist politics. In brief, populism is a threat to liberal democracy because the former is ideologically committed to total victory of the populist will at any cost while the latter is ideologically committed to the notion that some costs—namely the violation of individual rights—are unacceptably high.
Critics of this argument will likely claim it is a response to a charge no one of consequence has made (or, less kindly, that I have created a populist strawman). Surely, they'd argue, no committed populist practicing politics within a liberal democratic system would take things so far as to argue for the destruction of the system itself. Follow any ideology to its logical conclusion and find the same threat to liberal democratic norms. It is absurd to suggest that populism poses a unique danger. First, this rejoinder ignores prominent populists who have indeed called explicitly for the destruction of liberal democratic norms. More importantly, it reveals an ignorance of the fact that populism is dangerous to liberal democracy because it is an illiberal interloper in systems built for liberal ideologies. Neither modern liberal conservatism nor liberal progressivism will ever pose an existential threat to liberal democracy because even when carried to their logical extremes they exist comfortably within liberal norms. Even in its most extreme form, liberal conservatism will not threaten individual rights such as minority protections, for if it does it passes into the realm of illiberalism. Likewise, liberal progressivism will not threaten individual rights such as the right to property, for if it does it betrays itself and becomes something else entirely. Populism does not pose a unique danger to liberal democracy; it poses the same danger as all illiberal ideologies. At this moment, however, it is the only strain of illiberalism to enter the mainstream conversation with a veneer of respectability and thus the current greatest threat.
Others will argue that a philosophical attack on populism misses the mark on the grounds that questions of philosophy and ideology are not on the minds of many politicians, let alone voters. Politicians and voters¸ these naysayers claim, live in the world of tax policy, wages, and healthcare, or perhaps the realm of partisan identity. These critiques are correct in that many factors come before political philosophy for most politicians and voters, but they miss an important reality: philosophy and ideology trickle down into how we talk about politics. As I have previously written, the notion that interactions have the potential to be positive-sum is a fundamental tenet of liberalism and all political ideologies that proceed from it. The liberal believes that people are generally self-interested, but also that a proper understanding of self-interest leads them to behave cooperatively; as a result, everyone involved in the cooperative interaction benefits. This notion—mutual benefit through enlightened self-interest—informs all liberal ideologies. Though liberals of different stripes may vary on the details—for instance, the liberal conservative argues that a society of low taxes and minimal fiscal transfers ultimately benefits all, while the liberal progressive holds that progressive taxation and a robust safety net are ultimately beneficial up and down the income scale—they are united by the conviction that their favored policies benefit all segments of society to some degree.
This positive-sum vision is reflected in the way liberals talk about policy and politics. Whether Jack Kemp on the liberal right or Barack Obama on the liberal left, liberal politicians talk about mutual benefit and universal progress. A country where entrepreneurship flourishes, free of burdensome regulation and excessive taxation, is good for the poor as well as the rich. A society that invests generously in education, training, and healthcare is good for the rich as well as the poor. Philosophical liberalism is present in this kind of politics whether or not it is invoked by name. To be sure, it is sometimes not the case that the policies favored by right-liberals or left-liberals benefit everyone, despite the sincerity of liberal politicians. But liberal politics is fundamentally a good politics. Enlightened self-interest, when heeded, warns citizens not to destroy their institutions, majorities not to abuse minorities, the wealthy not to exploit the non-wealthy, the poor not to eat the rich out of spite. Too often, enlightened self-interest is disregarded, but it has been followed frequently enough for liberalism to produce peace, health, and wealth never seen before in human history.
Populism speaks a darker language, and the ideology need not be explicitly invoked to be recognized. Right-populists and left-populists alike pitch their politics and policies solely in terms of the benefit to their constituency—that is, their "People." The interests of the industrious producers, the virtuous working class, the deserving white native-born must be served at the expense of the lazy "takers," the rapacious rich, the unworthy minorities and invasive immigrants. Any kind of zero-sum politics is inherently sectarian. With no hope of mutual benefit there is no possibility of cooperative action, only brutal competition. After all, if your tribe will not seize whatever influence it can, the others surely will. It is no wonder that populist politics ultimately leads people to view the institutions of liberal democracy as obstacles to be overcome in pursuit of whatever power is deemed necessary to protect the in-group and subjugate the out-group. If there is only so much money and power to go around, thinks the populist, it only makes sense to conserve it by disenfranchising the minorities, demonizing the wealthy, deporting the immigrants, or expelling the intellectuals. Liberal democracy offers these groups some measure of protection, affords them some measure of precious political power. It must, the populist concludes, be subverted so the right kind of people can get their due. Thus is a liberal democracy's politics poisoned. Soon the symptoms emerge: calls for political opponents to be jailed, for confiscation of money and property, for night raids and prison camps, for casting preemptive suspicion on allegedly "dangerous" minorities in the name of order.
Those who assert that identity comes before philosophy for voters are correct about something very important—that voters' political choices often are driven by partisan identity—but that statement has an equally-important corollary: identity is the conduit through which philosophy and ideology enter the realm of politics as actually practiced. If a party under the influence of populism begins to speak of politics as zero-sum and of institutions as illegitimate, voters who identify with that party will likely adopt a similar worldview. It is well-established that voters, driven by partisan identity, usually adapt in response to their parties. Questions of philosophy, then, are not removed from politics but are inextricably linked as long as philosophy shapes parties' views and partisan identity shapes voters'.
In the final analysis, populism poses both philosophical and practical threats to liberal democracy. The answer to the populist question, therefore, is not merely an argument but an obligation: every person who values liberal democracy, who believes in the rights of all individuals, who seeks a politics for all rather than for some, must oppose populism in all its forms and wherever it appears. In the face of the greatest danger liberalism has faced in decades, we are called upon to act—whether through voting, marching, writing, or engaging others in everyday life—to ensure that political actors, whether parties or individuals, reject populism. This means defining populism as ideologically unacceptable, but also demonstrating that its adoption is politically disadvantageous. Only when populism is once again relegated to moral and political disrepute will liberal democracy and all its successes be safe for another historical moment.


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The location
It is important that the lamps in your solar lighting (lamps and photovoltaic panels) are ideally located. Avoid areas of shadows, even partial, at any time of day. It is the direct solar radiation that offers the possibility of recharging your lamps in an optimal way.
Some lamps have an integrated solar panel. They must also be placed in sunny and open areas (no shade areas, no foliage, roof projections, etc.). Also, do not mount your solar lamps on a north side of the building.
To equip your garden with quality equipment, remember to check the following points when you make your purchase: your outdoor solar light must be equipped with a long life battery, guaranteeing to run at least 8 hours after a day of charging. An important feature not to find yourself in complete darkness in the middle of the night. Also, choose a lamp of good power in order to benefit from a quality lighting (at least 12w).
Opt for material with LEDs, resistant to water and thus to bad weather and provided with changeable batteries (if possible 2 or more interchangeable batteries). Depending on your wishes, choose lighting options that offer continuous or intermittent light intensity. The right options: lights with a presence detector (which lights up when you pass in front) and those with a UV filter to extend its life and avoid its degradation under the effects of sunlight.
A solar lamp for the garden uses solar energy. It is, therefore, an ecological lighting mode that is easy to install and does not require any specific connection. However, to enjoy it as long as possible, it is essential to know how to choose it well.
Check battery life and power
Before buying an outdoor solar lamp, check that its battery offers a good autonomy, i.e. an autonomy of 2 h minimum in winter and 10 h minimum in summer. Also, check that it has a power of at least 12 watts to ensure sufficient lighting. Choose a quality solar lamp with a good life, unlike a cheap lamp that will stop working after two or three years.
Be attentive to weather resistance
Make sure that a solar garden lamp offers good weather resistance. For that, one of the best choices is the stainless steel solar lamp: this stainless steel will not rust and will be resistant in case of wind or hail.
Choose a presence detector
To avoid the solar lamp being constantly lit at night and to avoid generating light pollution, choose a model equipped with a presence detector. In this way, the lamp only lights up in the presence of a person.
Solar lamp for the garden: combining design and robustness
To ensure that a solar lamp fits perfectly into your garden, don't hesitate to choose a lamp with a design that matches your furniture, plants and garden style while being robust.
How to install solar garden lighting?
Install your lamps according to your needs: to highlight the paths of your garden for example, or to illuminate you when you walk or drive by. The solar terminals are very simple to install: simply push them a few centimeters into the ground. Street lamps may require a little more installation time: they usually need to be saddled on the floor. If necessary, you can also apply them to the wall or on your terrace. The solar lamps adapt to all your desires! Just avoid places that are too shady, so that they can enjoy the sun, their essential source of energy.
How to maintain your solar garden lighting?
Garden lamps are simple to maintain: it is generally enough to clean the solar panel each season, in order to optimize their brightness and their lifespan. The batteries of solar garden lamps also need to be changed from time to time: usually every year on average.
When does solar garden lighting work?
Beware of the seasons
It is obvious that solar lighting works better in summer when the hours of sunshine are more numerous. But there are solutions so that your garden is also lit in winter! Some lamps are equipped with both a rechargeable lithium solar battery and an alkaline battery that takes over. These lamps are therefore hybrid.
Lamps with presence detector
In winter, you can opt for solar lights with a motion detector. They are therefore only used occasionally, which preserves their battery capacity in the event of low sunlight.
Whichever type of solar lamp you choose, solar lighting will enhance your garden at nightfall.
Should solar garden lighting be recycled?
Garden lamps may contain pollutants. Generally, it is necessary to return them to the manufacturer so that they can be recycled. They should not be thrown in your garbage can. Do not hesitate to ask your distributor for advice.
Best outdoor solar lights
Landscape solar lighting: URPOWER 2-in-1 Waterproof 4 LED Solar Spotlight
URPOWER 3rd Generation solar outdoor spotlights, rechargeable and adjustable solar wall lights / In-Ground Lights, easy to install with no tools. Waterproof and Durable, withstand all kinds of weather all around the year.
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100 Super Bright LED bulbs on a 33ft high-quality copper wire, with steady 360-degree viewing angle they illuminate in every direction. Ideal for decorating your gardens, patio, gate, yard, wedding, party etc.
- 100 Brilliant LED lights - 100 Super Bright LED bulbs on 33ft high quality copper wire, with steady 360 degree viewing angle they illuminate in every direction. Ideal for decorating your gardens,...
- High Quality & Flexible Copper Wire - Made with thin and flexible copper wire, coiled with bobbin winder to avoid a mess, the solar powered string lights (low voltage, no transformer included) is...
Solar post lights: 65″ Street Vintage Outdoor Garden LEDs Bulb Solar Lamp Post
- 1 single light kits
- Battery: Pre-installed Rechargeable AA, 3.2V/800 mAh Ni-Cd
Figurine lights: Solarmart Solar Powered Lights with 8 Lily Flower
Beautiful artificial flower garden stake lights(Include purple and white lily lights). The flowers petal is exquisitely designed to imitate real lily flower, The material of the flowered are fabric. If you want to make your garden colorful, these unique solar lights will bring you the solar garden light decoration solution.
- LILY FLOWER SOLAR LIGHT. 2 Pack beautiful artificial flower garden stake lights(Include purple and white lily lights). The flowers petal is exquisitely designed to imitate real lily flower, The...
- COLOR CHANGING LIGHT. Lily shaped stake light with 7 color-changing. Perfect as path lights and in-ground lights Suitable for the Garden, Trees, Flowers, Flowerbed, Fence, Walkway, this solar garden...
Solar wall lights: BAXIA TECHNOLOGY Solar Lights Outdoor
There are 28 powerful LEDs and the motion angle is 120º which can provide excellent illumination and turn the dark space into a brightly lighted space. With a lampshade covering the led, well designed to longer its performance life.
- [PIR Motion Lights and No Dim Mode]- Designed with No dim mode to increase product life span. When motion is detected within 3-5m, the motion sensor lights will turn on automatically in darkness or at...
- [28 LED Ultra-Bright Solar Powered Lights]-There are 28 powerful LEDs and the motion angle is 120 degrees which can provide excellent illumination and turn the dark space into a bright lighted space....
Porch and patio solar lights: Solar Powered Security Light, Wireless Waterproof Motion Sensor Solar Light
Days growing shorter, but you will never have to fumble for keys when you get home if you have this 2 pack solar lights. With 15 LEDs on both side, 30 LEDs can provide plenty of light no matter the time, compared to eight you'd find in most competitors, and picks up motion from 15 feet away. For 30 LED lights in the market, this pack is the most cost-effective one.
- [EXCLUSIVE 30 LED DESIGN] -- Days growing shorter, but you will never have to fumble for keys when you get home if you have this 2 pack solar lights. With 15 LEDs on both side, 30 LEDs can provide...
- [ALWAYS MAKE YOUR HOME FEEL SAFER] -- The light feature motion sensors with 120-degree sensing angle and a longer sensing range of 10-26 feet, always ensures you'll never be left in the dark....
Solar step lights: Solar Lights for steps decks pathway yard stairs fences
Mounted vertically or flatly on stairs, paths, walls, and fence posts. Perfect for areas where electrical supply is unavailable or dark spaces.
- WARRANTY: 100% Satisfaction guarantee and friendly customer service within a 24-hour support. Any questions with these solar lights - Contact us- and you will get 60-days free return & 365-day free...
- EASY to USE: 1 set = 6 solar lights; Install the lights outdoors where they can receive direct sunlight, then keep the switch at "AUTO" position, they will automatically turn on at dusk every day.
Solar torches: TomCare Solar Lights Upgraded, Waterproof Flickering Flames
A safe alternative to the real "flames" — LEDs in the light cast a safe, soft, mood-enhancing glow. Please note the actual height of the item is 43 inches.
- GORGEOUS DANCING FLAMES DESIGN: A safe alternative to the real "flames" - LEDs in the light cast a safe, soft, mood-enhancing glow. Please note the actual height of the item is 43 inches.
- NEVER NEEDS BATTERIES, COMPLETELY RUNS ON SOLAR POWER: It collects solar energy all day, then turns on automatically at dusk. The light runs on solar power, so you can place it anywhere!
Decorative solar lights: Suaoki Solar Projector Lights Red/Green Star Lights Laser Light
- SOLAR POWERED LASER LIGHT: class IIIA laser, 2.0mW power output; built-in professional lasers, flashing bright red and green stars separately or alternately; supports twinkling mode, static mode
- FAST CHARGE, EASY SETUP: IP65 waterproof solar laser lights can be mounted anywhere you like with the included indoor base and outdoor plug; solar charging time 6-8 hours; USB charging time 3.5-4.0...
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Undergraduate Courses
BA Humanities DN530
BA Arts DN520
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Why UCD Arts & Humanities?
If you want to understand, explain and interpret the world around you, and if you are interested in evaluating evidence, in weighing up arguments and in being creative, our Arts & Humanities degrees are designed for you. Our degrees develop a deep understanding of people, societies and cultures, past and present. We challenge students to consider new perspectives and new ways of approaching problems and ideas. Our graduates are equipped with critical, transferable skills for a wide range of career options and are recognised for their achievements in the arts, business, media, education and technology.
The College of Arts and Humanities offers the widest range of Arts and Humanities programmes available in Ireland. It is a vibrant and dynamic environment and community, where creative, critical and analytical thinking are developed. Our world-class teachers and researchers attract students from more than 120 countries around the world.
BA Arts (Two Subjects) (Three Years)
BA Humanities (Four Years)
BA Modern Languages (Four Years)
DN530 – BA Humanities
The four-year BA Humanities' innovative, interdisciplinary, multisubject programmes provide coherence and depth to student learning within a carefully structured framework. We offer both intensive training in particular disciplines and unique skill sets that are developed through bringing together subjects that speak to and relate closely to each other. Choose from our 11 BA Humanities programmes:
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DN541 – BA Modern Languages
This four-year degree is designed for students who wish to study at least two languages, choosing from French, German, Italian and Spanish. During your studies you will develop a sophisticated degree of intercultural competence, enabling you to communicate fluently in a broad range of social and professional contexts. Critically aware and open to alternative ways of thinking, successful graduates are equipped to live and work effectively in multi-cultural and multi-lingual environments.
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Working with interior design specialists, The Room Interiors, to create a welcoming and enticing living environment within its new two bedroom semi-detached show home, visitors can see first-hand the versatility and potential on offer with the purchase of a new Westleigh home.
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