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Today is the final day of ICLW, and I have 1 week left of my relationship challenge. I will soon be entering the two week wait, and it will be the last one for a long while. Waiting, waiting, always waiting. I am almost free of the waiting but the next one will be the worst. My life is broken into segments and pieces right now, but will soon become whole again. Everything is coming to a head.
It's funny, Best Friend asked me how I was feeling about it all, and I said "scared". And as stupid as it is, I am scared if it doesn't work, but I am also scared if it does. How can I be scared for something I've been hoping for, for 18 months now? It seems a bit ridiculous, because of course I want it to work, but it is hard to think past that. What if it does work? Then it's "holy shit, I'm pregnant", and "oh my g-d we're having a baby". I can't even wrap my head around that, it seems like an impossibility.
When we first started trying, I was naively optimistic, but months went by I started really learning and investigating pregnancy and conception and had this bad feeling that something wasn't right (even though there weren't that many reasons to suspect it). I did discover that I had a short luteal phase, but with supplements I was able to correct it. Other than that, I didn't really have any good reasons.
At the one year mark I went to my GP and she didn't seem concerned, told me maybe I needed to gain some weight, but keep trying and come back if I wasn't pregnant in 6 months. Yeah, right. I'm going to purposely gain weight, and "just keep trying" for another 6 months when I've already been at this for 12 already. If I had taken her advice, I would just be going back to her now. Instead I've seen my RE twice (who normally has a 4 month wait), had 2 IUI's and am rounding on my third and final. I think I need to fire my GP.
So here we are, standing at the edge of our (self imposed) precipice. Will it work, or will we go back to our lives as DINKs, pre TTC (not that it's possible for us to ever get back to the place we were, but move forward without the weight of TTC on us)? Only time will tell, but either way I'm still a little scared to find out.
Relationship Challenge Day 14:
Get Enough Sleep
How much sleep do you get each night? Far too many of us are chronically sleep-deprived. Most adults need at least seven hours of sleep each night—if not eight or nine. (I do best with a solid 7-8 hours of sleep.) Some people say, "I've trained myself to get by on five hours," but in fact, when researchers study these folks, they're often quite impaired. Except for the rare true "short-sleepers," most people function much better when they get a full night's sleep.
Lack of sleep drags down mood, memory, focus, and immune function; it may even contribute to weight gain.
And lack of sleep affects our relationships. We've all heard the admonition, "Don't go to bed angry." True enough, but current research suggests that couples shouldn't try to work out problems or talk about difficult subjects at bedtime. Also, they should avoid having hard conversations when one of them hasn't slept well.
Having problems with your relationship can negatively affect your sleep; and lack of sleep can contribute to conflict in your relationship. With a good night's sleep, it's so much easier to keep a sense of humor, to have a sense of perspective, and to adopt a loving, good-natured attitude—with a partner, with children, or with co-workers and friends.
Resolve to "Get enough sleep." Being well-rested may not seem like something that will affect your relationships, but it does.
This may seem like a weird one, for a relationship challenge, but sleep can be a huge influence on mood and demeanor. I, for example, am nauseous and cranky if I get less than 4 – 5 hours of sleep. I have never really had trouble sleeping until recently, and I am a night owl by nature.
J, on the other hand, never sleeps well. He has had sleep studies done, used prescription sleep aids, as well as natural (melatonin) remedies. He can sleep if medicated, but he can't live his life like that. I don't know how he manages on the terrible sleep he gets, but somehow he seems to have adjusted. But it is not good for him. When I was going to acupuncture, the acupuncturist asked about him and I mentioned that he doesn't sleep well, and she seemed concerned, like that was a very important thing. Which I'm sure it is. But what can you do? A person can't live their life, always taking sleeping pills. But otherwise, how do you train yourself to sleep through the night?
Having never really had troubles sleeping (I can sleep just about anywhere), I didn't really comprehend the magnitude it can have on you. But recently, I've not been sleeping well (I'm thinking it is due to all the stress lately) and it is awful. I have been going to bed a bit earlier, and it almost seems to make it worse. I seem to wake up around 5am every morning, and have a hard time falling back asleep from there. I don't sleep soundly anymore, and I don't feel rested in the morning. I have crazy dreams too (clomid related?).
So, I can see how both people in a relationship getting enough sleep is a big deal. Hopefully two weeks from now, I will be sleeping more soundly. Or not. Maybe I'm just in training for my future as a parent?


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I am preparing for a trip to Arches National Park, Utah coming up in 2-weeks. I am attending a workshop with Jack Graham and Bill Fortney, both great photographers with vast experience as working professionals and a true gift for sharing their knowledge of all-things photography. I have been to Arches over the years on multiple road trips; however I am really looking forward to doing so with Jack and Bill.
I attended their workshop in Acadia National Park, Maine last October 2014. We spent 4 days shooting with a great group of folks along the coast. The level of work that those photographers were producing was amazing and it was cool to see the variations of work while we were all shooting in the same locations. Here are a couple of my photographs from that long cold, wet and rewarding weekend:

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As we get past a contentious election season in Scottsdale dominated by two key issues – Proposition 420 and the sales tax for transportation needs – it's vital to get on with the important business of the city.
Awaiting the City Council post election will be some important issues, many of which have been missing in the dialogue during the campaign.
Now is not the time for the council or city residents to become complacent and these critical issues, waiting until they reach a crisis point. Not if we want to keep Scottsdale special. And we're close to crisis point again on several of them.
In the year ahead the Scottsdale Coalition of Today and Tomorrow plans to concentrate on these critical issues, including: fiscal infrastructure, transportation and parking solutions, and thoughtful development of Old Town and other transformative projects throughout our city.
SCOTT will support these efforts in every way we can: providing information on important city issues via our website, Facebook page and newsletters. Sponsoring informal meetings with officials and stakeholders in the city to expand our knowledge base. Hosting educational forums and debates to increase understanding of key issues. And facilitating gatherings to allow people to interact and share ideas on how to improve the city.
Like anything in life, the grass is greenest where you water it. We can't let others do the work and then complain when things don't go in the direction we want. Success requires involvement and participation. Residents need to feel engaged and relevant. Most people don't get involved because they lack the knowledge needed to make informed suggestions.
SCOTT wants to help people get the tools they need to make a difference. SCOTT is a group of business and community leaders with a vision: to be a positive voice that moves Scottsdale forward to continue to excel as one great community.
We are dedicated to promoting, enhancing and improving Scottsdale's quality of life and economic vitality through community education and involvement in public policy issues.
Scottsdale is a great city today, but it didn't happen by default. We need to plan and organize thoughtfully and strategically to continue being great into the future.
As we develop ways to encourage community understanding, dialogue, consensus and support, we will include everyone who wants to be in the conversation.
We are making great efforts to engage younger residents and people who aren't normally involved in civic activities, helping to increase their involvement and add their voices and influence to city issues.
This is our city, and Scottsdale is special. Let's work together to keep it that way, for today and tomorrow.
Tammy Caputi
Yale Electric West
Vice chair
Scottsdale Coalition of Today and Tomorrow board


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Airport Comic
Listening to: Genki Rockets - Heavenly Star
(click to see larger version)
This is a small interaction that happened at the airport on my trip to Hawaii. I found it to be so peculiar that I had to quickly illustrate it in my notebook. Luckily I still had some pages left in my sketchbook.
Apparently this woman, who was roughly six feet tall, found our brief exchange of words to be hilarious. Her boyfriend/fiance looked like he was seven feet tall and also found it to be equally humorous. I imagine their physical relations to be analogous to that of trees--respect the mighty redwood!
Releated Link: Genki Rockets Album (Amazon.com)


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Defendant Personal Injury Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Lipson Lloyd Jones Manchester
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Salary
- £30000 - £40000 per annum
- Posted
- 16 Jan 2019
- Closes
- 22 Jan 2019
- Job Function
- Lawyer
- Industry
- Secretarial / Administration, Legal
- Position Type
- Permanent
Our client is an international commercial law firm who is seeking a defendant PI Solicitor to work in the EL/PL team in the Newcastle office
Working within the injury team, your case load will comprise of PL and EL claims predominantly for public sector clients. Experience of dealing with EL and PL claims is essential. A knowledge of highways tripping claims is preferable. You will have a primarily fast track case load with some multi track cases.
* You will work for a mixture of household name insurer clients and self-Insured bodies which instruct us direct.
* You will handle a varied workload in accordance with client protocols and with an appropriate level of supervision. Act as a point of contact for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience.
* You will exercise full compliance with the firms protocols on billing and credit control and demonstrate a high level of financial management in respect of own files.
* You will aim to achieve a minimum budgeted annual target of 1440 chargeable hours per year.
* You will support marketing and business development activity within the team eg attending marketing events and client training.
* You will build an awareness of the firms other services. Build effective internal and external networks.
* You will maintain an awareness of the firm's strategies and plans.
* You will handle confidential information in line with the firms data security protocols
Key skills
* Solicitor/FILEx with previous experience in the practice area
* Excellent communication skills
* Excellent relationship and client handling skills. Able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues. Able to demonstrate a reasonable level of self-sufficiency, combined with an awareness of the boundaries of own competence/authority.
* Change oriented with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives.
* Team oriented and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
The team
The Claims Solutions team advises insurers and corporate clients in their defence of claims of all values, types and complexity. Our National team whose clients are a mix of leading names in the insurance industry as well as household name corporates deal with all aspects of defendant litigation, to include catastrophic injury, motor, casualty, disease, product and health and safety. Increasingly, the team is getting involved in pre-emptive advice on these issues as well as dispute resolution.
Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience required. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfill this kind of work.


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Music Historian Harvey Sachs on "Toscanini: Musician of Conscience"
Arturo Toscanini is widely recognized as the most famed conductor of the 20th-century and was once one of the most famous people in the world. But his legacy reaches far past his musical contributions.
Location: The Westport Woman's Club, 44 Imperial Avenue
In author and musical historian Harvey Sachs's acclaimed biography, Toscanini: Musician of Conscience, Toscanini is revealed as a man who was incapable of separating his spectacular career from the call of his conscience. In this talk, Sachs will show us not only the Toscanini that brought audiences to their feet, but also the man who opposed totalitarianism with a personal bravery that would make him a model for artists of conscience.
The evening will also include a brief Q&A with Sachs and a rare film footage of the Maestro in action with the NBC Symphony in 1943.
Note: This event was re-scheduled from from November 15.


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Spring is on its way, and so is a new book: The second edition of Peak, which is part of the project Hämatli & Patriae, will be published soon. You can find it exhibited in two different locations:
At Museion Bozen-Bolzano from the 21st March - 14th March.
At Villaggio Eni in Borca di Cadore Dolomiti Contemporanee from the 1st April - September.
Here some information to the exhibiton


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Our Team
Board of Directors
Justin and Whitney Henwood
Justin and Whitney Henwood
Co Founders
Justin and Whitney lived in Haiti in 2012 and have been continuously involved since that time. While in Haiti their family had the opportunity to meet and work with the people of St. Roch. It was through these efforts that the need for the current organization was discovered. Whitney and Justin, along with the local liaisons began the current feeding program to help provide for the physical needs of the people of St. Roch Haiti. Whitney is a Registered Nurse and worked in Haiti with the people on acute medical needs and medical education. Justin worked in Haiti as an engineer and together they are intensely aware of the situation in Haiti. They have seven children that they are raising and have been "Mom & Dad" to many others through the foster program in the US and Haiti. Their passion is keeping families together with the hope that through their efforts with the feeding clinic and school sponsorship program they can ease the burdens of Haitian parents who are faced with losing their children on a daily basis.
Jason Standifird
Jason Standifird
After graduating from Boston College with a degree in Finance and Accounting, Jason worked for, and held various management positions with, Pricewaterhouse Coopers in their Assurance and Business Advisory Services Division in Denver, Colorado. He left public accounting in 2003 to join American Medical Response (AMR) as their corporate controller, and over the next several years was given the role of SVP and Chief Accounting Officer of Envision Healthcare, the parent of AMR, where he was responsible for corporate accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax and other support functions. He transitioned to the role of Chief Financial Officer of EmCare, a subsidiary of Envision, in 2013. He is married to Michelle Standifird and lives in Parker, Colorado where they are raising their 4 children.
Jenny Allbright
Jenny Allbright
Jenny had the opportunity to go to Haiti in Nov. 2012. She immediately fell in love with the beautiful children and the country visiting. Haiti worked its way into her heart and settled in there to stay. Jenny has been married to her husband for 16 years and has four of her own children who she loves and adores and enjoys being home with them daily. As the secretary, Jenny is responsible for the day to day upkeep and communication that comes with running Believe In Haiti.
Gary Rolph
Gary Rolph
Finance Committee (Fundraising Specialist)
Upon leaving Brigham Young University (Business) Gary joined Rollins Leasing Corp. He held multiple positions with Rollins include VP Sales for North American operations. Gary spent 2 years at Rollins Environmental Services in a turnaround role as VP of Sales. In 2001 he joined Idealease, Inc. as Area VP, then became the Sr VP of National Sales for North America in 2012. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for Believe in Haiti he is the Vice Chair – Chair elect of the Board of Directors for the Arapahoe House. He is married to Deborah Rolph, they have 4 children and 11 Grandchildren. Gary and Deborah reside in Parker, CO.
Jensen Sutta
Jensen Sutta
Community Relations Committee (Social Media)
After obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of Richmond, a rollover van accident left Jensen Sutta with the valuable perspective of how short life can be. In response, he started all over…starting with Photography 101 through a Master's Degree in Photography from the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif. And he has been taking pictures ever since. In his first year of business, Jensen was fortunate enough to photograph Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paramount Pictures and the Polaroid Corporation among others and his career was off and running. Since then, wedding and event photography has taken him all over the world photographing the most recognized faces on the planet, including 27 U.S. states and 16 countries so far. Despite his success and the grandeur of the celebrity and high profile projects Jensen is regularly hired for, he truly has a heart for making change and shining a light on the nonprofits making a difference in our world and the people they are supporting. Following a recent trip to Haiti where he photographed the incredible work being done by a host of nonprofit organizations, Jensen said, "If I could make a living photographing nonprofit work like this I'd do it in a heartbeat. There are people in this world making a real difference and it makes me happy to share their story."
Kristen Richins
Kristen Richins
Community Relations Committee
Kristen is married and has two teenagers. Ashley, 18, is leaving for Dixie State in the fall and Ryan, 14, is starting at DCHS. She is self-employed. She assists her husband Dave with his real estate business and she creates social media marketing for her clients. She loves being behind the camera, writing, creating digital content and traveling. She has lived in Castle Rock for 19 years and absolutely loves it. They have no plans on moving. Kristen enjoys volunteering and has spent quite a bit of time helping at the Denver Rescue Mission.
Deborah Rolph
Deborah Rolph
Community Relations Committee (Local Events)
Debbie is married to Gary Rolph, has 4 children and 11 grandchildren. After being raised in Detroit, MI she has experienced all the regions of the country including Salt Lake, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia and currently calls Parker, CO home. Debbie has spent over 20 years working with Special Needs children from preschool through Jr.High. Her volunteer efforts in schools and orphanages expand across the globe and include areas like Russia and Peru. She has held leadership positions in children's, youth and women's organizations. In her spare time she enjoys reading, walking, baking, creating things, entertaining and watching movies with her husband.
Cary LaCouture, DDS
Cary LaCouture, DDS
Medical/Dental Team Leader
Cary F. LaCouture, DDS, graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry 1985. He practices in Parker & Franktown, Colorado. He has been involved in dental research, teaching & practice development.He is affiliated with Local & International Humanitarian Organizations with recent dental clinic set-up & service in Cambodia & Haiti. Presently, he serves on the Board of Directors for Arapahoe House, Believe in Haiti, & Seeing is Believing & supports and serves Plan International & Ayuda Humanitarian. Cary is a 37 year Professional I USPTA member. He served as Head coach of Ponderosa High School Men's Tennis for 18 years. Cary and Karen have 6 children & 4 grandchildren. He is a passionate outdoor photographer & bi-Lingual in French.
Karen LaCouture
Karen LaCouture
Medical/Dental Team Leader
Cary and Karen have 6 children and 4 beautiful grandchildren. They have lived in Franktown, Colorado for 27 years. Karen has her Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling from BYU. She has traveled in 33 countries, but more recently with a humanitarian dental service teams to Cambodia and Haiti. Karen has worked in various capacities in accounting/operations of Cary's two dental offices over the years. She has been involved in several interfaith dialogue groups at DU and traveled to Turkey with a group including those of Jewish, Muslim and other Christian faiths. She has held leadership positions in children's, youth and women's groups and taught early morning religious study classes to high school kids for 3 years. She loves to take opportunities to help those in need in whatever capacity she can and is delighted to be involved with the important work of Believe in Haiti.
Monica Allen
Monica Allen
Board Member
Monica has been involved with Believe in Haiti since her first Vision Trip in August 2017, where she fell in love with the country and the beautiful people of Haiti. A native Texan, Monica began nonprofit work as a young teenager and quickly developed a passion for charitable work. After completing her MA in Audiology from the University of Texas at Austin, Monica teamed up with a classmate to start and run a non-profit, Children's Hearing Aid Texas. After her family relocated to the Denver area, Monica changed careers and is currently an elementary special education teacher. Monica enjoys spending time with her husband and four children finding adventures outside and learning new things. In her spare time, she coaches children's Muay Thai and adult kickboxing, practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai, enjoys photography, music, her 2 dogs and anything involving the outdoors.
However You Can Help,
Helps More Than You Know
Believe in Haiti, a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization, is devoted to keeping Haitian families together through love, education, and service, while empowering individuals to rise above their current poverty level.
As a 501c3 non-profit foundation, your gifts to Believe in Haiti are tax deductible. If you have any questions about how to give or how to receive your donation acknowledgment letter in January for donations made the prior year, check out the 501c3 page under the About menu.
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Believe In Haiti
PO Box 935
Franktown, CO 80116


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Wedding traditions are traditions for a reason: they've been around a long time. But where did they originate? Our Wedding Traditions Explained series attempts to find out. We have no real evidence to back up these claims, but they were gathered from various online sources. Take them for what they're worth, and if you've heard differing explanations, please share.
Toasting comes from an ancient French custom of placing bread in the bottom of the glass. The person giving the toast would drain the drink to get the "toast." According to legend, when a bride and groom drink their wedding toast, whoever finishes first will rule the family.


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Introduction: Ocurrence of illness of diabetes mellitus type II are still increasing all around the world.
Excercises: 1. To evaluate age and gender influence for glucoses concentration2. To evaluate glucoses concentration changes in different conditions 3. To evaluate glucoses tolerance on both genders.
Methods: Totally 199 of twin pairs which was aged in 12-87 years range were used in our analysis. Glucose tolerance test was performed in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Endocrinology Clinics.
Research was approved by bioethics comitee and director of Twins center. Data was analysed using SPSS 13.0 statistics program.
Results: Totally 250 females and 148 males participated in research. The sample was divided in two groups: I – age less than 40 years, and II- group members aged over 40 years. Glucose tolerance test number 1 in comparison with Glucose tolerance test number 2 didn't statistically differed between both age groups: p=0,068.
Conclusions: According to our results age don't have influence for glucoses concentration.


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You now have a unique chance to participate in a yoga adventure on one of Denmark's beautiful island pearls.
In the middle of Småland archipelago, there is a small paradise, an utopia - Vejroe! Vejroe Resort is a relaxed island luxury that is not found anywhere else.
You will be accommodated in cozy and comfortable double rooms in either Blæsenborg or Karlekammeret. The Retreat offers 8 hours of yoga in beautiful, unpretentious and authentic surroundings. During the stay, full board meals with good rural and organic gastronomy are prepared with soul and love for nature.
We transport you to Vejroe in our own boat from Kragenæs Harbor on Friday April 13th at 3pm and return to Kragenæs on sunday the 15th at 3pm.
- Transport by boat from Kragenæs Harbor
- 2 nights in Blæsenborg or Karlekammeret
- 2 x breakfast
- 2 x lunch
- 2 x 3 course menu with the theme from field to fork. The menu will be vegetarian with a choice of meat
- 8 hours yoga v / Ulla Steen, Studio Flow
Price for Blæsenborg
Kr. 3,995, - Pr. Pers. In Shared Double Room.
Single room supplement DKK 1,700, -
Price for Karlekammeret
Kr. 3,795, - Pr. Pers. In Shared Double Room.
Single room supplement DKK 750, -


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How to Create a Business Card in Photoshop
| At work today, Business Card - business cards are very widely used and popular, every time you talk to partners, customers or friends, this is what you need. On Business Card contains much information about the name, address, title, telephone number, website, email ... of individuals or organizations or enterprises. But the layout and arrange the list of the information on a business card to match is not easy. In the following article, we will present some basic steps to design Business Cards with Photoshop applications.
First, you open Photoshop and create a file. Business Card size standard is 3.5 x 2 inches, but because they need a little space to the outside edge so we will add 0.3 inches, while to the CMYK color mode, resolution of 300 px / inch for high quality.
Width = 3.8 inches
Height = 2.3 inches
Resolution = 300
CMYK Color Mode = Color, 6 bits
To align so that the exact size, the menu choose View> New Guide ... and initialize the value of 0.15 in Vertical. Repeat this operation for Horizontal. Next, do the same and change the value of 3.65 inch and 2.15 inch in the next 2 times. Specifically as follows:
View> New Guide
0:15 Horizontal inch
0:15 Vertical inch
Horizontal 3.65 inches
Vertical 15.02 inches
Similarly, we need to keep their distance is 0:15 inch minimum distance of the outer margin with text and graphics content within. Specifically as follows:
0.3 inch Horizontal
Vertical 0.3 inch
Horizontal 3.5 inch
Vertical 2 inches
And here are the results of these tests:
The front
The back
Wish you success!


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Norma Sterle Feckner
Norma (Sterle) (Lewis) Feckner of Jefferson City, Mo., died Friday, September 2 at the Villa Marie Care Facility, she had been dealing with an ongoing illness since June.
Norma was born in Pine Bluffs, Wyo., to Joe and Rose (Klobuchar) Sterle on November 7, 1932, the seventh of eight children.
She attended a rural country school through the 8th grade. She attended Champion Academy and Kimball County High School before moving to California. She graduated from Excelsior Union High School in Norwalk, Cali. She attended Long Beach City College, Barnes Business School and Aims Community College....
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Citi's Support for Microinsurance Sector Showcased in Three Industry Events
In celebration of National Microinsurance Month, the Microinsurance MBA Association of the Philippines (RIMANSI), hosted its annual forum and formally launched its partnership with Citi Foundation and Citi Philippines. RIMANSI is a microinsurance resource center and an association of 17 Microinsurance Mutual Benefit Associations (Mi-MBAs) in the Philippines, with a combined membership of 4.28 million, insuring about 17 million lives nationwide. For the last decade, RIMANSI has been in the forefront of providing business development support services to rural development finance organizations to promote universal risk protection for the vulnerable sectors of the society. Mi-MBAs are community-based ...
Citi Foundation invests in RIMANSI to build microinsurers' capacities
In partnership with Citi Foundation, RIMANSI recently launched Building Microinsurers' Capacities for Greater Financial Inclusion. This project consists of capacity building interventions to help Mi-MBAs achieve and sustain membership growth. There are three components of the said project:(1) Professional Training Program will develop new courses in good governance, best business risk management practices and claims administration; (2) Product Development will focus mainly on the creation of new products or enhancement of existing products, and; (3) Investment Management Support will be about the creation of an investment mix model for the Mi-MBAs that ...
Citi Foundation grant to fund Mi-MBAs product development
Representatives from MBA beneficiaries signed a Memorandum of Agreement on the project, Building Microinsurers' Capacities for Greater Financial Inclusion. The MOA signing was the featured event at the Governance and AMLA Workshop at the New Horizon Hotel, Mandaluyong City on October 21, 2016. Through the said MOA, a grant from Citi Foundation will support new product development endeavors of ARDCI MBA, CARE MBA, K-MBA, and SEDP MBA. The product development proposals submitted by the said MBAs focused on the expansion of current reach and ...


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Steak Marinade
Ginger Porter
My husband won't eat a steak unless I have marinaded it with this marinade I came up with. I am a cook who doesn't measure. My kids requested that I start measuring their favorite recipes so that they can recreate the same tastes from mom's cooking, when I leave this mortal world...=) I managed to write it down for them. It will take even a very cheap cut of steak and make it mouth watering. Just leave in the marinade longer.
1/4 csteak seasoning (montreal works best.)
1 colive oil
2-3 Tbspbalsamic vinegar
1 Tbsplight soy sauce
1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
1-2 Tbspfinely chopped garlic
2-3 Tbspmae ploy sweet chili sauce (optional)
How to Make Steak Marinade
- Mix all of the ingredients together with a whisk. I mix until the sauce is thickened or emulsified.
- Place steaks in a ziploc baggie or casserole dish. Pour marinade over the steaks. If you are using a good rib eye or new york strip, a couple of hours is sufficient. If you are using a leaner, less expensive cut, marinade over night for a tender juicy steak.
- While the steaks are marinading, flip them a few times or massage them if they are in a baggie.
- When you are ready to cook, pull the steaks out of the marinade and place on a hot grill. Rub them around in the marinade before cooking. Don't scrape off the marinade. That's it! Great for a roast also.
About Steak Marinade
Course/Dish: Marinades
Hashtags: #steak #marinades


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Hey ladies!! Let`s check out today`s look 🙂
Starting with HOLLYWEIRD, we have a cute lil dress that comes in a few different styles, each style comes in multiple colors via hud. Also from HOLLYWEIRD, pearl & cross choker & bracelets, these come white but can be edited as you see I made red for the outfit. Locations for both of these items will be listed below.
DATUM just released a new piercing, The moon is currently at this round of SUICIDE DOLLZ.
Next we have DIRTY STORIES with probably one of my favorite pairs of boots so far this year, My BadGirl Boots come with add-on parts, rose & locket, and also color changing huds, I was able to change one leg at a time and different colors, which made for a unique look. BadGirl boots are a mainstore release. Another new necklace, "Moon" comes with metal color changer as well. (Moon Necklace is also at SUICIDE DOLLZ).
One more item from DIRTY STORIES from THE WINTER TREND EVENT, my new headpiece, "Night Fairy", comes in 3 metal colors.
More from THE WINTER TREND EVENT, new hair from ENVOGUE, fur stole from SINFUL SKY, handbag from TABOU, nail appliers from DARK PASSIONS, & makeup from SHAKEUP.. Details on each of those will be listed below.
Seriously ladies, go check out WINTER TREND, there is sooooo many awesome items, and I`m doing my best to show you a few everyday, but there won`t be enough time to show you all that I want to, so do yourself a favor & go look around, I promise you won`t regret it ♥
All other items will be listed in credits – HAPPY SHOPPING!
mesh body – Maitreya Lara
mesh head – CATWA – Annie Human
mesh appliers/skin/ Catwa Appliers – L`ETRE – Sugar Skin/ Sandy Tone
hair – ENVOGUE – Sonya – THE WINTER TREND 2015
eyes – SUICIDAL UNBORN – tender eyes
makeup – SHAKEUP – tessa eyeshadows for Catwa Heads – THE WINTER TREND 2015
Pippa Lips for Catwa Heads – SHAKEUP – THE WINTER TREND 2015
beautymarks/moles – AIDHONA (Sad November / past)
dress – HOLLYWEIRD – jezebel dress/skelly – KINKY MONTHLY EVENT
boots – DIRTY STORIES – badgirl boots
handbag – TABOU – my fashion bag – THE WINTER TREND 2015
fur neckpiece with chains – SINFULSKY – THE WINTER TREND 2015
facial piercing – DATUM – The moon/silver – SUICIDE DOLLZ
headpiece – DIRTY STORIES – night fairy black w/silver – THE WINTER TREND 2015
rings (left) 1- CHOP ZUEY – appache
rings (left) 2- HOLLYWEIRD – Savage Rings RARE 1
rings (right) – CHOP ZUEY – Onyx
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Here's the thing, I have to take a lot of pictures of my hair all the time, I just have to – and I like to- but photographing curly hair can be a struggle. This is real people, and only women with curly hair will understand that we look amazing in person and a terrible, hot mess on camera.
I look at myself in the mirror and I love what I see, time for selfies. But no, the camera doesn't agree and doesn't get along with my mirror. As many of you may notice, I was on vacation on the beautiful and totally new Nickelodeon Hotel in Punta Cana with my family. Seriously guys, this hotel is just gorgeous and perfect if you are traveling with kids but at the same time you want to have some me time.
Any way, I decided that I want to take some pictures, I even posted stories on snapchat. I looked beautiful and my hair was "perfect". But out of 150 pictures, these pictures right here are the most decent one (but by the way, I don't really like the way my hair looked in any of them).
The problem with this photo shoot and I can tell you right now, was the wind and the humidity. Plus, my photographer wasn't the best one, he didn't quite understand how curly hair worked.
I promise I will get an interview with one of the best photographers in LA that works with women of color all the time. Hopefully she can bring some wisdom on how to take good pictures of ourselves that reflect what we see in the mirror.
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Tonight's show is a continuation of last week's show, where our guest, Stephen Kohler shared experiences he had after returning to the United States, from military deployment, with us.
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I think the soldier has PTSD - he is hallucinating.ReplyDelete
We see IktomiJoe suffering bouts of PMT each day...Pre-menstrual-Tension is his constant affliction - the ass-bitch he is.Delete
AnonymousTuesday, March 27, 2018 at 8:08:00 PM PDT
I think Bigfoot fits in the imagination of some wishful people.
... And you've not slept since then. Your comments on consecutive comment sections prove it. I could probably go back even further again, and show how little sleep you're getting, worrying about me and "mythical creatures".
It's pathological, you crack head klutz.
^ Idiot believes there is simply a single poster who antagonises him and causes the great mental stress he clearly exhibits.
Sheeeeeeeshhhhh - what a paranoid obsessive tomiJoechild is.
You have no audience that believe you anymore, klutz.Delete
^ Outshone again by his Nemesis,The Stuey.Delete
Commas, capitals... what a mess.Delete
No Recess for you today Stuart. You'll be practicing your spelling and grammar. I'll not have you reverting to old sloppy habits. Oh, and the principle will be checking your lunch for booze in a bit so we will rule that out as well. Now go back to your seat and sit on your hands. You should enjoy that.
Miss. Green
WRONG yet again Mr Simpleton...Nemesis is capitalised in this instance simply due to it referring to the goddess of the same name...and was meant to be so.
Get some eddycashun,boy.
The grammar of the specific post ikkyJoechild refers to is perfect in its construction - he doesn`t have the knowledge to realise when he has been outshone - "The Stuey is your Nemesis"...idiot.
Sorry dopey!
There is no reference to a "goddess" of the same name (unless that's a Freudian slip that you're a woman?), you are merely attempting to blow your own horn;
A word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things ( common noun ), or to name a particular one of these ( proper noun ).
"injury, consistently his nemesis, struck him down during the match"
... Plus you needed a space after the comma.
You klutz.
You'll be telling me you're a "well travelled man" next,,,,,,,,,,,,,eh Stuey?Delete
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Stuey meant to refer to himself as a goddess.
Funny as heck.
Miss. Green
Well, if a credentialed person agrees with him, whatever he says is true.
Bigfoot role play involves collecting as many credential people to okay your fantasy monster so that you can claim your fantasy monster as real without ever producing your fantasy monster.
^ Stuey having a nightmare.Delete
^Iktomi/Joe F1tzgerald sockpuppet. Go back to sleep, Josephine.Delete
What time is it in the UK Stuey?Delete
I don't think Stuey has taken to Harvey Pratt's forensic sketches too well...
Anyone else picking that up?
It's funny... Stuey demanded the credentials of anonymous peer reviewers the other day (after claiming for 8 years to understand the process), so he could ad hominem. Because he is too stupid to actually challenge the evidence for Bigfoot, it's far easier for him to try and attach the characters of proponents. But suddenly credentials aren't important... It's a hallmark of his Three C's that he can contradict himself as many times as possible.
Oh... And fantasy monsters don't leave evidence that's being peer reviewed. And if these "fantasy monsters" are human, then nobody need "produce" one, just reliably document them;
^ paranoid to the point of obsession with his nemesis,Stuey.
AnonymousWednesday, March 28, 2018 at 9:29:00 PM PDT
^Iktomi/Joe F1tzgerald sockpuppet. Go back to sleep, Josephine.
"Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others."
Psychological projection - Wikipedia
And please don't refer to yourself as a "nemesis", you're a whippin' boy.
Oh and there;
... I prove that YOU, Stuey, use "F1tzgerald".
^ Succumbs yet again - Stuey is his nemesis and has shown that time and again he has the ikkyJoechild on the run - the Stuey has the measure of this silly vindictive paranoid obsessive as is shown every single day with the Stuey references and obsession to attempt to counter each of Stuey`s posts...and of course,The Stuey drives him to distraction ... in short,the Nemesis of the ikkyJoechild.
What a sad sad state of affairs the ikkyJoechild is reduced to.
Go and seek professional help...you need it.
I took your sockpuppeting away, I took your religion away... and now that's all that's left is to run what's left of you into the ground. All the while using you for the archetype idiot concerning Bigfoot, of course.Delete
Drawing, dance, and plaster but never a body. The nutty fantasy world of a bigfoot role player.Delete
No expedition = no body.
Doesn't matter how many times you publish your incoherent, illogical conspiracy theory... You're still too stupid to explain away the evidence.
Evidence... The bane of Stuey.
No one has found it worthwhile to invest in the greatest anthropological expedition ever, if bigfoot is real, because no one with money believes they'll get a return on their investment.
Stooges like ikdummÿ bigfoot role play online to debate a fantasy monster man into existence without ever actually considering a body within the realm of possibilities. Notice that it all centers on folklore, drawings, fake prints.... but never, ever, a body.
Doesn't matter Stuey... Scientists being ignorant of the evidence, being too restricted to publicly invest interest due to ridicule, or even if the majority of anthropologists don't believe in it...
No expedition = no body.
... There is nothing that I say that brings Bigfoot into existence, it is however the evidence I reference that does that. It doesn't matter how many times you harp on about your "role-players", who don't appear to have a single bit of coherency in their alleged methods... who have impossibly low numbers to achieve all the activity and evidence around the US, who are in cahoots with PhD's, who nobody reports seeing, and who dodge loaded weapons all year round... it doesn't even begin to start explaining away peer reviewed science.
Circular reasoning doesn't cut it... Conjecture doesn't cut it... Contradictions or conspiracies neither (I do believe there's 4 C's now). Stop whining like a little girl and explain away the evidence. You'd have a far better chance of convincing someone if you tackled that head on as opposed to leaning on conspiracies.
7;12 ^ Kerchiiiing !
Hooray,we`ve hit the jackpot again...another mental breakdown of mumbo jumbo.
hahah hahah hahahahahaha
Stuey... You're running around claiming people are having breakdowns but you've not been to sleep for 24 hours (probably far longer), and you've still got a whole lot of evidence to explain away.Delete
"... so he could ad hominem. Because he is too stupid to actually challenge the evidence for Bigfoot,..."
How ironic is that?
If you didn't already notice... there's nothing he's spewed out at the subject matter, that I haven't bulldozerd. I'm ok to insult the pervert then.Delete
You berate someone about ad homs while you are calling them stupid, i.e. you are guilty of the very thing you are complaining about, all in the same sentence.
You haven't "bulldozerd" anything.
He definitely "bulldozerd" his own attempt to spell that word! Ha ha ha!Delete
I know you're trying to encourage your creepy little fan, but there's not one thing either of you "chums" have ever brought to the table other than special pleading and circular logic. It doesn't take long before I'm warranted in hurling some crud back.Delete
You stick to hunting for typos, it's... It's not like either of you can use capital letters properly.Delete
Inferiority Complex
An unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority in one sphere, sometimes marked by aggressive behaviour in compensation.
^ Knows all about his condition.Delete
iktomi is mentally ill. He has this bizarre need for there to be 10000 hairy 1000 lb. 10 foot tall angry men perpetually hiding in US woods and has been posting here for 8 years defending his fantasy man's existence. Sick.Delete
I have no need... I have logic based on peer reviewed evidence to be convinced that 10,000 hairy 1000 lb. 10 foot tall angry men are perpetually hiding in US woods.
As a counter claim to that, you apparently have 100 "role-players" who don't appear to have a single bit of coherency in their alleged methods... who have impossibly low numbers to achieve all the activity and evidence around the US, who are in cahoots with PhD's, who nobody reports seeing, and who dodge loaded weapons all year round.
One of us has the scientific method... the other has circular logic, conjecture, contradictions and conspiracy theories (the 4 C's).
You are role playing as if 10000 10 foot tall 1000 lb hairy men hiding in USA forests were real. Everyone understands that you want it to seem legit, like you're a scientist. You're still bigfoot role playing.Delete
Grow a pair.
Debunk it.
"You stick to hunting for typos, it's... It's not like either of you can use capital letters properly."
Why don't you cite a source that says usernames need to be capitalized? It's not my name, after all. It's an username.
I bet you cannot find a single source that supports this notion.
I can find plenty of sources saying it does not matter to start an username with a capital letter. Bet you can't find one that says it must.
For example, from the Guardian newspaper's style guide:
"We spell it however the user does, including at the start of a sentence."
Plenty of similar ones out there after searching for all of 10 minutes.
Don't get touchy Don, your blunder, not mine.Delete
It's not my blunder, it's yours. And you have been clinging to it for far too long.
Put up or shut up. Find one source that says the first letter of an username must be capitalized.
Come on now, we're waiting.
Nothing about usernames in these references:
10 Rules of Capitalization
Capitalization Rules
Don... it's such a blunder on my part, that you were sensitive enough to start spelling your name "dMaKeR" in defiance.
So, I guess you can't find anything, can you?
Keep harping on about it. Doesn't make you look like an idiot at all.
You're the one that got sensitive about it Baby-D! Guess that makes us both idiots.Delete
Is dressmaker still stomping his feet about usernames? That's funny as hell.Delete
I did not get sensitive. I got tired of hearing you yap like a little dog about it.
You're the only idiot involved.
I'm not referring to you being sensitive now D, I'm talking about your reaction as a while since it was pointed out. If you're going to be the grammar police, make sure you're water tight.Delete
I am water tight. It hasn't been a while. You accused me of not knowing how to use capitals properly today.
Funny, given that you're flat out wrong and have the poorest language skills of anyone here.
You clearly don't know how to use capitals properly, because you had a tantrum after it was pointed out... inadvertently showing how much you realised it to be the case.
: p
Uhm, no. I point out to you that you were wrong from the first moment you stupidly brought it up.
Just admit you are wrong, Joe. It won't kill you.
Don't worry about it, nobody's perfect D!Delete
Don Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 6:44:00 AM PST
And he has them man-boobs......egghhhh
Spot what's missing!
I think Baby D could use a nap at this point. If you can't debunk Bigfoot, I guess you can always argue your identity into existence.Delete


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I've been keeping a blog for almost a year now on another site, but decided it was time to move over to Blogger. I wish I had a family background of quilters, but I'm the first in my family as far as I know. My first experience with quilting was in a Community Education course about 15 years ago, and I have been hooked ever since. I started out doing everything by machine, but I have come to enjoy handwork as well, including hand piecing and hand applique. My current project is a Grandmother's Flower Garden table runner that I'm making using the English Paper Piecing technique. I'm using 1930's reproduction fabrics for the flowers. Here's a look at a few of the flowers I've made so far:
It's been really fun to fussy cut the fabrics for the hexagons and see how they turn out. Here are a few of my favorites:
This is the fabric that started the fussycut frenzy. It wasn't until after I cut out and basted 6 rabbits, that I realized they were facing two different directions. I solved that problem by sewing them in pairs facing each other, and I think I like it even better that way.
These little maids were supposed to represent Mary and her little lamb, but only Mary and her shepherd's crook would fit on the hexagon.
There's nothing like a circus dog performing tricks in a funny hat to bring a smile to your face.
These sweet little hearts just begged to be fussy cut.
I'm still learning my way around blogger, but hope to feel right at home here soon. If anyone from the myquiltblog community finds their way here, please be sure to say "hello".
Saturday, June 6, 2009
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I've only done this kind of patchwork quilting. I made a lovely little pin cushion from two of these hexagons for my first project about thirty years ago and I still have it. Sadly I gave up after a few years before I really got into quilting. Other stuff came along and took over.ReplyDelete
I suppose you can carry these about with you on trips, holidays etc. I'm hoping I can get back into it again soon so I'm looking on with admiration at your lovely hexagons and getting lots of inspration from you. Many thanks.
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This article describes how to create a word count example using Eclipse.
- Requirement
- Eclipse Juno 32bit
- JDK 6.xx
- Latest Hadoop version (At the time of this writing, 1.0.4 is the lastest stable version)
- Linux Ubuntu 12.04 (although we can use Window, Linux seems to be better)
- Setup paths
Before using Hadoop MapReduce, one must set up some environment variables:
- HADOOP_HOME (optional for this tutorial)
If you don't know how to set up these variables, just googling a little bit 🙂
3. Import Hadoop Library
The next step is to import Hadoop Library. Note that for simplicity, we won't use Maven here. After downloading hadoop, go to the HADOOP_HOME, copy these following files into our lib folder:
- All jar files in HADOOP_HOME (for me, it means it means all jar file in hadoop-1.0.4)
- All jar files in lib folder (for me, it's all jar file in hadoop-1.0.4/lib).
After that, don't forget to add them to your classpath for later use. When all finished, you should end up with something like this:
4. The Word count example
We're going to create a simple word count example. Given a text file, one should be able to count all occurrences of each word in it. In general, the program consists of three classes:
- WordCountMapper.java the mapper.
- WordCountReducer.java the reducer.
- WordCount.java the driver. Some configurations (input type, output type, job…) are done here.
The WordCountMapper.java contains the map() function: it just takes the input file line-by-line (in the value variable). For each line, it emits the key value (word, 1). Where word is a specific word found in that line. For example, given this line:
"This is a line"
Then the map() function will output four key-value pairs: {this, 1}, {is, 1}, {a, 1}, {line, 1}
Here is the source code of WordCountMapper.java:
package fr.telecomParistech.mapreduce.wordcount; import java.io.IOException; import org.apache.hadoop.io.IntWritable; import org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable; import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text; import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Mapper; public class WordCountMapper extends Mapper<LongWritable, Text, Text, IntWritable>{ private static final IntWritable one = new IntWritable(1); private Text word = new Text(); @Override protected void map(LongWritable key, Text value, Context context) throws IOException, InterruptedException { String line = value.toString(); String[] words = line.split(""); for (String w : words) { word.set(w); context.write(word, one); } } }
The reduce() function in WordCountReducer is even simpler. All we have to do is to loop over values of the same key and sum it up. The source code is straightforward and self-explained:
package fr.telecomParistech.mapreduce.wordcount; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.Iterator; import org.apache.hadoop.io.IntWritable; import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text; import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Reducer; public class WordCountReducer extends Reducer<Text, IntWritable, Text, IntWritable>{ @Override protected void reduce(Text key, Iterable<IntWritable> values, Context context) throws IOException, InterruptedException { int sum = 0; Iterator<IntWritable> itr = values.iterator(); while (itr.hasNext()) { sum += itr.next().get(); } context.write(key, new IntWritable(sum)); } }
WordCount.java is responsible for the configuration, setup…. MapReduce job. It contains several configuration information of the system:
package fr.telecomParistech.mapreduce.wordcount; import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path; import org.apache.hadoop.io.IntWritable; import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text; import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job; import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.input.FileInputFormat; import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.output.FileOutputFormat; public class WordCount { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String input = "test.txt"; String output = "out"; // Create a new job Job job = new Job(); // Set job name to locate it in the distributed environment job.setJarByClass(WordCount.class); job.setJobName("Word Count"); // Set input and output Path, note that we use the default input format // which is TextInputFormat (each record is a line of input) FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, new Path(input)); FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path(output)); // Set Mapper and Reducer class job.setMapperClass(WordCountMapper.class); job.setReducerClass(WordCountReducer.class); // Set Output key and value job.setOutputKeyClass(Text.class); job.setOutputValueClass(IntWritable.class); System.exit(job.waitForCompletion(true) ? 0 : 1); } }
Note that here, we don't explicitly set input type for the mapper function but use the default one. Infact, the default input type of Hadoop framework is TextInputFormat in which each record is a line of input. The key, a LongWritable, is the offset within the file of the beginning of the line. The value, a Text, is the content of the line. So, our input file, whose content is the following text:
this is line 1 this is line 2 ...... this is line n
is divided into these records. Note that the keys are NOT line numbers.
0 , this is line 1 offset_of_line_2, this is line 2 ...... offset_of_line_n, this is line n
Now, put a paragraph into "text.txt", and run the program, you should have the result in "out" folder…


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The London Rents Map shows the average rents for private accommodation for each postcode area in London. Unlike existing search portals which show asking prices posted by estate agents and individuals, it is based on actual market rents.
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Dartford in south east London was the cheapest place to rent in the capital, according to the website, with a two-bedroom home costing an average of just £160 per week. For a two-bedroom home, the most expensive postcode in terms of average rent was South Kensington, in west London, at £625 a week.
"We know that people looking to rent sometimes don't know where to go for the right information, so this new website is about supporting the market by making that information available," said Mr Johnson.
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The use of artificial neural networks could, as opposed to classical algorithm programming, solve a number of simulation problems without coding extensive conditionals.
Aside from constructing hardware modules, my work around Nerkabtu involves a lot of programming on a day-to-day basis. Developing this flight simulator cockpit goes well beyond achieving a good representation of a real cockpit, and has a significant software-development side: I have been working for a time now on a navigation system that would enable me to toy with hyperspace theory as described by Riemann, Kaluza and Klein using the ideas of people like Alcubierre and Krasnikov. In other words, I want to be able to simulate interstellar travel with FTL characteristics. No magic carpet. Indeed, this is something still speculative but from speculation useful things could emerge. I don't pretend to see this problem using the eyes of an astrophysicist but as a systems analyst and aviator. In other words, assuming that it would be possible to get exotic energy in the amounts needed according to present-day theories, how would one actually pilot such a spaceship.
As of today, this navigation system is partially ready: I can produce the data required by the simulator in order to start a (theoretical) hyperspace jump to any deep space object, including all catalogued galaxies, globulars and nebulae. This means that all the basics are now in place and from this on I plan to develop the modules required to make similar calculations in order to define jumps to star systems and its components, such as planets and moons.
However, one of the things that I saw is that such a navigation system should provide some safety measures to prevent undesired effects like the production of temporal paradoxes. Moreover: it is likely that as time passes and more is known about hyperspace jumps, more safety barriers should be put in place. Plus, as a pilot I would like to have a system presented with a metaphor similar to an auto pilot of the kind found in modern aircraft, with specific, pre-programmed modes accessible by the touch of a button (such as NAV, HDG and so on) in addition to a "command-prompt", fully configurable mode. It could be the case that you want to jump out of hyperspace at standard positions such as a GEO orbit, a Lagrangian point, etc. and that would depend on certain relations obtained from - of course -, nifty formulae, but also from the known characteristics of the intended target. In other words, a stationary orbit around a star would not have the same radius and other properties as the same kind of orbit around Earth.
At this point it is relatively easy to see two things: first, that jumps would depend on significant amounts of data, and second, that the way in which that data is interpreted would eventually change over time, as more is known about the issue, like it happened as the first men flew and didn't know about certain flight conditions such as those conductive to stalls. As more became known, pilots learned that certain things had to be done in certain ways, which were sometimes differed from what they were accustomed to do. Done in a traditional way, such a navigation system would have to be recoded and upgraded every time that such factors acquire a different significance, and that would lead to the need of rewriting conditional sentences that are pretty extensive. Thus, the use of artificial neural networks, with a certain ability to learn, generalise and hopefully, evolve and reconfigure themselves, would make in principle, more sense.
I have been evaluating many different ANN libraries for a couple of months now, but almost all suffer from two limitations that are significant for my project: they don't offer data persistence or they store data in flat files and not in a true database. This means that I should either modify one of those libraries or produce my own in order to get data persistence and database storage. In this way I found Ondra Zizka's SQL ANN implementation, which offers persistence and database storage, unlike most C++ libraries. After trying this implementation, however, I found one or two bugs that would need correction, plus a number of limitations mostly related to the fact that SQL is a database access language, and not so good as C++ at dealing with strings and numbers. Thus, confronted with the need of adapting Zizka's SQL scripts, I decided to take his basic idea but create my own C++ library dealing with ANNs, but able to store everything in SQL files instead of flat ones. I am currently designing the database files required, which will not be quite different from Zizka's. I expect that the functions, objects, etc. would not be too different either, but implemented in C++.
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You want to find your voice. And your busy.
So busy, you don't even want to believe it's possible.
And maybe you even have this fantasy, where one day you'll wake up with more time than 'to-do.'
Is it just me? Because I admit it, I cling to that fantasy.
I picture myself in fuzzy socks, sitting outside on my wood deck with a view of snow-capped mountains. My journal and a giant mug of coffee in front of me...silence abounds. Time stretches to the horizon...
The fantasy is more comfortable than admitting the reality:
I've got to make some serious choices to make about how I spend my time.
Here it is, this little fact, irritating us, reminding us of its presence:
We have to choose. We can't do it all. And we owe it to ourselves to make our time count.
Above all, we owe it to ourselves to commit to creativity.
Want to infuse your life with creativity, inspiration and meaning AND find your voice? Find a way to reach both goals at once.
Creativity and inspiration for your writing--for you.
That's why we read, isn't it? We choose inspiration, meaning, creativity and beauty over...social media, the perfectly clean home, sometimes sleep even!
And we immerse ourselves in English at the same time. We win in so many ways. (Some even argue that reading fiction is good for your bottom line.)
As you know, I think writing is a great way to take what you've read and make it yours.
And I think a little creative writing and story-telling should be on your menu.
Today I'd like to tell you...
- why creativity is a need.
- why creativity is the most effective way to learn.
- how YOU can start infusing your writing practice with creativity (don't worry, it's simpler than you think).
Why YOU need creativity and inspiration.
Do you ever think that being creative, writing stories or finding time for artistic inspiration is just something fun and fluffy--not a priority?
Before you answer that...
- did(do) your parents ever tell you to do your 'real work' before your creative work...or play?
- do you find yourself putting off creative pursuits for when you have more time?
- do you spend more time on 'work' than 'play?'
As you read this, you may find yourself feeling a little resistant to the idea of making creativity in your learning a priority. How could it be otherwise?
Here's the thing: there's a lot of social pressure pushing us away from creative pursuits. We sometimes weren't brought up with creativity and innovation as a value. But...
Creativity is a need.
I mean, yes, first you need food, and shelter and love...but inspiration and creativity and meaning aren't really that far behind.
And I wonder...Is a life that's devoid of these things really sustainable in the long-term?
Living without a creative outlet is a little like being in crisis-mode. Surviving.
Maybe we can do better?
Look, it would not be an exaggeration to say that I think creativity, inspiration, personal connection is your human right. Whether it makes you a better learner, business person or writer.
But here's something that might surprise you:
Infusing your writing practice with creativity is the most effective way to find a voice that is unique, yours.
Creativity in the Pressure Cooker: my experience in the Silicon Valley
I could point you to research on creativity, play and personal connection and how they are the essence of learning a language (or anything else!).
But I'd rather tell you a story.
I started my teaching career in the Silicon Valley about 15 years ago...
We (the teachers) were already struggling to help overly stressed students (in high school!) to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
A team from Stanford University even came to our high school to train train us.
Local business and academic leaders were already waking up to the fact that creativity and innovation was not just a human need. Here's a quote from an article in the Harvard Business Review that captures the mood at the workshop,
A substantial body of work on creativity has been available to any businessperson inclined to step back from the fray of daily management and engage in its questions. And that's suddenly very fortunate, because what used to be an intellectual interest for some thoughtful executives has now become an urgent concern for many. The shift to a more innovation-driven economy has been abrupt.
Suddenly we needed to be preparing students to innovate. And we were failing.
Instead we were churning out overly-stressed, over-worked students who still couldn't meet the new demands they would face at University...and beyond.
All this despite extreme efforts and sacrifices on the part of the students and teachers. Or maybe because of those very efforts.
(Let's step back and think about that from a human perspective again, not just a business perspective...)
Anyway, the team from Stanford suggested a new approach--that included creativity, personal relevance...and even play.
But putting it in place? Well, that was more difficult. You see...
- We teachers liked the idea, but hadn't really learned that way ourselves!
- Parents and even students were suspicious of non-conventional (innovative!) teaching techniques.
Imagine it: your family moves across the world to attend high school in California so you can go to a top university...
And your teachers tell you to be creative...to play even.
Creativity--an efficient and essential learning tool
Why should you be creative in your learning? Aside from the fact that you are--first and foremost-a human being?
Being creative in your learning means
- innovating, thinking on your feet.
- making something that can't be copied and pasted.
- knowing something that can't simply be memorized.
- using your knowledge to solve problems later in a way only you can imagine.
- avoiding the burnout that comes with repetition and over-work.
It means your "answer" your work will be different, unique, yours.
And most importantly, it means English will be yours to use creatively, to apply to real life situations as they arrive.
Creative Writing for you?
Yes, you. And why not?
Feeling like you're in your own sort of pressure-cooker?
Want to find your voice? Want to feel like yourself when you write? Want your writing to rise to the occasion?
Learn a way that sparks your creativity, that allows you to live a little. That lets you be a human being...
And when you start to feel guilty for indulging in this luxury, remind yourself:
Creativity is not an escape or a vacation. It's the true source of learning...and innovation.
Creativity is yours.
Creative writing to try today:
- Want to learn vocabulary? I mean actually expand the vocabulary you use in your writing? Instead of memorizing a list or using an app for repetition, take the words you want to learn and write them into a story, or sketch a scene or a character.
- Want to connect to a story you read? Take a quote or passage, write about what you liked about it...and then try writing a story of your own.
- Want to make fewer errors in your writing? Write a piece of micro-fiction, then proofread it, re-write it, get feedback on it from your peers...
- Want to learn to think on your feet? Write something creative every week. Practice writing freely, for a specific amount of time.
- Want to start feeling confident when you write? Write something creative and then share it with others...with me, with a small group...with the Vagabond English Book Club on Facebook.
Need a little inspiration delivered to your inbox?
I want to invite you to the Short Story Series. (It's free).
It's something new I'm working on with you in mind--to help you read, write and find your voice. In a truly human and truly innovative way.
You'll get a short story plus writing inspiration every 2-3 days.
It's self-paced so you can take your time.
You can write as long as much or as little as you like.
You can share your writing with me, a small group or in our Book Club on Facebook.
Plus, you can help me innovate too by giving me your feedback. That way I can make the short story series even better next time.
Because, above all, I want everything you do to be worthy of your time.
Sound like fun?


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Charlotte home prices aren't going down anytime soon. Here's why.
Want to sell your home fast? Advice from Charlotte real estate experts
If you're buying a house in Charlotte, don't look for prices to fall any time soon.
The Charlotte Regional Realtor Association said median home sale prices shot up almost 12 percent in December compared to 2016, as the supply on the market stayed tight and demand remained high.
The median price for a home sold in December was $235,000, compared to $210,000 in December 2016. The average sale price, another measure, rose 8.4 percent, to $281,567.
In an indication of how little inventory there is for sale, the number of houses on the market in the Charlotte region plunged by more than 19 percent, ensuring that prices will stay high for the foreseeable future. The market is tightest on the lower end, and the supply of starter homes is especially low.
"Looking ahead, buyers will continue to face the same headwinds of limited inventory for homes priced below $300,000, as well as price increases, faster days on market and the possibility of rising mortgage rates," said Jason Gentry, Charlotte Regional Realtor Association president, in a statement.
The number of days a house spent on the market fell be a week compared to December 2016, illustrating how quickly buyers are snapping up available properties.
Here are five key numbers for Charlotte's housing market in December:
47Average number of days on the market in Dec. 2017, down from 54 the prior year
2Number of months supply on the market, less than half of what's generally considered a balanced market
3,407House sold in Dec. 2017, down 8.4 percent from the prior year
$272,900Average sales price for all of 2017, up 5.8 percent from 2016
47,353Number of house sold in the Charlotte region in 2017, up 5.9 percent from the prior year
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Dr. Suma Datta, Executive Director, Honors and Undergraduate Research
Dr. Datta grew up in Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with Honors degrees in Chemistry and in Cell and Molecular Biology. She participated in undergraduate research all four of her undergraduate years, culminating in a senior honors thesis. While at Michigan Dr. Datta also took on leadership positions with a student organization and organized fund-raising activities for charity.
Dr. Datta was awarded an NSF Graduate Fellowship to support her graduate work at the University of California-San Diego in the Department of Biology. Her doctoral thesis focused on understanding how the genes that control the identities of cells are regulated at the molecular level and led to the publication of 5 articles and 3 reviews. Upon receipt of her doctorate, Dr. Datta was awarded a Life Sciences Research Fellowship and moved to Yale University to do postdoctoral research on brain development. During her time at UCSD and Yale, she became a science tutor for high school students and later a mentor and then coordinator of the Academic Mentorship Program in the Sciences.
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There is a chance that we will stop at the Phoenix Bakery for dessert if we do not select some of the dim sum as dessert items. This Bakery is known for its Strawberry Shortcake, but they have plenty of other items as well.
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100 favs!
Woah, since when did I hit 100? You guys deserve a pic (eventually, hah) Any suggestions of what?
I didn't want to wait until today to post this. Production this week has been piss poor. A lot of it has to do with the pages being important or boring, so I've been trying to make sure I don't rush through them and make them crappy.
In any case, I can't say things will speed back up either. My sister somehow screwed her foot up pretty bad, she's literally home for 2 weeks----which is a nightmare for me and my concentraition.
I've also been distracted with...not exactly a new problem, but an issue I've wanted to address this summer. I don't exactly want to elaborate, but it's been something that just needs to get dealt with. It won't be resolved right away, it'll take time. At earliest maybe a month to get taken care of, but that's extremely optimistic. We'll see how things go. Wednesday's a big day in regards to it, so wish me luck.
Re Vervain: Heh heh, I do hope we see more of her too~
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I'm kind of surprised this only has 100 :C
This deserves more, but then... shoujo ai isn't very popular.
I really don't know why though. :C It's so cute.
As usual good work, dollface.
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Gone ; ; Never mind, never mind.
I and your 104,000 fans wish you luck. (Me especially 'cause I'm the prettiest.)