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Ethereum (ETH) Dead? ETH Breaks Record this Week
Mainstream media has recently been sparking the question, "is Ethereum (ETH) dead?" Most journalists running these stories were referring to Ether or ETH, the digital token that runs on the Ethereum network.
Ethereum (ETH) Dead?
The reason the questions were prompted most likely had to do with ETH hitting 2018 lows recently. Most of the market, however, was also dropping at the time.
Despite its downturn, Ethereum has held strong as the second-largest cryptocurrency by its total market cap. Ripple (XRP), the third-largest cryptocurrency, is around $10 billion behind ETH.
Ethereum has faced some serious competition in the blockchain community. Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency and blockchain. Next, came Ethereum, which built smart contracts on top of its blockchain, making it far more useful and functional than Bitcoin's original blockchain.
Since it was the first blockchain-based project to develop smart contracts, other projects learned from Ethereum's initial mistakes and have solved its scalability issue from the get-go. ETH developers are currently trying to solve its current scaling issue, as the network isn't equipped to handle large volumes of transactions.
Most of the initial coin offerings (ICOs) held in 2017 and 2018 were done so on the ETH blockchain. So, that brings up the question then, "is Ethereum dead?"
Absolutely not.
>> Ripple has Many Ongoing Lawsuits, but this One Just Got Settled
ETH Breaks 12-Month Record
Yesterday, daily trading volume for ETH hit a 12-month high. According to CoinMarketCap, the second-largest cryptocurrency witnessed $850,000 in 24-hour trade volume yesterday.
This is the highest daily level that has been reached since September 15th, according to Bitfinex data. Further, the current weekly volume of $2.9 million is the highest Ether has seen since mid-December.
While Ether developers may be scrambling to come up with scaling solutions, this clearly shows investors haven't given up on the project. At press time, ETH is currently trading in the green at $214.95 a coin, up 4.59%, in 24 hours.
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More than 80 percent of women eventually become mothers. Research consistently shows that motherhood escalates inequality between men and women. For many women, this escalating inequality, coupled with the need to forge a brighter future for their children, is radicalizing. This is especially true now that we have a misogynistic, racist, sexual predator for our president. As groups organize to fight back against Donald Trump, they must remember that mothers have a significant investment in securing a brighter, freer, more feminist future for their children. When people are fighting for their children, they fight harder.
Mothers want to participate in social justice movements. Because they're raising the next generation of activists, their contribution is invaluable. If your movement excludes mothers, you are excluding the majority of women. Mothers make up a larger segment of the population than almost any other group. So if you can't bring yourself to care about including mothers, it's time to examine your internalized misogyny.
I've written in more detail about the exclusion of mothers from social justice movements here. So if you think you're being radical or something by excluding moms, I strongly encourage you to read that piece before going any further.
What can social justice movements do to include mothers? Plenty.
Don't Make Protests the Gold Standard for Activism
Protests are just one component of effective activism. They feel good, though, and this emotional payoff convinces some activists that protests are the most meaningful form of activism. History suggests otherwise. Lawsuits (Obergefell v. Hodges, Brown v. Board of Education), boycotts, letter-writing campaigns, voting efforts, books, and articles have all changed the course of history.
Protests can be dangerous. Not all mothers have a guardian who can care for their children if something happens to them. Even if they do, they might not be able to line up child care. That doesn't mean they should be excluded from activism. The daily drudgery of research, letter-writing, and communication requires significantly more investment than a single protest, so let's stop pretending like public protests are the only, or most important, or most challenging way to effect change.
Make at Least Some Protests Safe
Mothers with children can be a powerful presence at protests. They belie the notion that feminism is a young people's movement, or that people with "real concerns" don't care about social justice. Children who attend protests learn about the democratic process, and are more likely to support social justice movements as adults.
So these movements should do everything they can to ensure that at least some protests--particularly large ones that are likely to get media coverage--are safe for families. I know it feels good and radical and aggressive to insist that protests be over the top, unrelenting, and unwilling to kowtow to authority. But good feelings don't effect change. Don't insist that every protest be a violent uprising, or you'll exclude most women. Many women already face plenty of violence in their lives. For them, a violent uprising doesn't sound like chic radicalism. It sounds terrifying.
Understand That Accessible Childcare is a Key Feminist Issue
White liberal feminists frequently discuss childcare in terms of affordability. That's a very real concern, but cheap childcare is not the solution. Real human beings provide childcare. It's hard, intellectual, demanding work. They deserve a fair wage.
Organizations that want to put their money where their feminist mouth is should consider providing well-paid childcare for members. If they can't do that, they need to welcome children.
Welcome Children
The notion that allowing children at an event makes the event unserious or creates a distraction is sexist. Why? Lots of things can cause a distraction: smartphones, laptops, people who talk too loudly, speakers who speak for more than their allotted time. Banning more pervasive distractions, such as cell phones, would certainly make events better. It also would be less of an inconvenience than banning children.
But even social justice warriors have swallowed the notion that children make an event unserious. When you ban children, you ban women. You also weight the event's agenda toward the interests of childless women and women who can afford childcare. The former group is a small subset of all women, and the latter is a privileged group that needs feminist activism less than those who can't afford childcare.
Welcoming children also means welcoming breastfeeding--without asking women to cover up, without staring, and without taking women less seriously for choosing to publicly feed their children. Think public breastfeeding is gross, or weird, or inappropriate? Here's why opposing public breastfeeding is misogynistic.
Know That Women Often Give More
Only a very small number of men are the primary or sole caregivers to young children. Even when there are two parents in a family, caretaking and childcare decisions fall primarily or exclusively to mom.
Taken in conjunction with the childcare crisis most parents face, this means that mother activists tend to sacrifice more than childless women or men. To represent protesters, an activist lawyer has to pay a baby-sitter. If she's doing the work pro bono, she's not just going unpaid; she's losing money. A male lawyer may have a wife at home caring for the kids--or worrying about childcare.
Activist organizations should consider providing a small childcare stipend to leaders who volunteer their time. That includes instructors, volunteer lawyers, and others who should not have to lose money because they made the brave, bold decision to help others.
Consider Scheduling Issues
This year, a "radical" organization scheduled a midnight protest. They were radical enough to spout a lot of rhetoric on their Facebook page, but not sufficiently radical to consider how their scheduling choices might affect attendees.
There's no research showing that any given protest time is more effective than any other. So consider scheduling protests early, before kids' bedtimes, so that moms can come. The same goes for other organizing events. We cater to the working day by scheduling most events outside of working hours. Shifting events slightly earlier is a much smaller concession, and one that encourages more mothers to attend.
Prioritize Mothers' Issues
The push toward intersectionality and inclusivity has encouraged activists to prioritize trans, disability, class, and other oft-neglected issues in their social justice agendas.
Mothers' issues remain on the sidelines, even though mothers make up almost half of the population. When a group contains no mothers, that group misses vital perspectives. Just as a group fails when it ends up all white, it fails when no one is available to offer insight into mothers' issues.
Activist groups need to actively work to recruit mothers, to include their issues, and to understand how the intersecting roles of female and mother (and, often, poor, black, disabled, etc.) act and are acted upon in an oppressive society.
Don't Make Assumptions About Mothers
I have to take 10 deep breaths every time someone asks me if I work. People make a range of assumptions about mothers, and this intrusive, sexist question is just scratching the surface.
Please don't assume that a woman's status as a mother tells you anything about her personality, her work life, or her views. Not all mothers are gentle or caring. Most work outside the home. And giving birth does not rob a woman of her intellect, her sexuality, or her radicalism.
Know That Civil Rights Activism Begins at Home
Jeff and I recently realized that, in his group of civil rights lawyer friends, there is almost no one who is a primary caregiver to small children. So when he started leaving events early and scheduling things around our daughter's needs, people thought it was strange. Most of our activist friends simply do not realize how significant the burden is when a speaker goes over the allotted time, sending Jeff home after Athena's bedtime.
Because he is male, most people seem to find his involvement in our daughter's life charming. If he were female, his involvement might be considered a sign of wavering commitment. In both scenarios, activists must realize something: much misogyny originates in the home. To combat it, it must be acceptable for both men and women to schedule their lives around their children--and, where possible, to bring their children to events.
Activists should not be an exception to the cultural norms they want to take root. They must lead the way.

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Jazz giant Courtney Pine has been at the forefront of Britain's burgeoning scene for 30 years.
As a saxophonist, collaborator and all-round innovator, he has pushed UK jazz onwards and upwards, helping pave the way for its current moment in the sun.
In the eighties he was one of the first black British jazz artists to make a serious mark with his debut album Journey to the Urge Within.
He then went on to work with Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Carleen Anderson and Angie Stone, to name a few.
Now with an OBE and CBE for his services to music, Courtney continues to break new ground in the studio, on stage and over the airwaves as an award-winning radio presenter.
His latest LP, Black Notes From the Deep, features vocals from UK soul star Omar and will be released in October. He's currently touring the record now, with dates later this month and in July (see below for more).
We were lucky enough to catch him backstage at the recent Jazz FM Awards to get his take on the health of British jazz and hear how digital has transformed creativity and collaboration across the scene…
UK live dates:
18 – The Stables, Wavendon
11-12 – Ronnie Scotts, London
15 – Hull Jazz Festival
26 – Hall for Cornwall, Truro
29 – Ealing Jazz festival, London
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It's September, but the weather is still cooperating, so we're rolling with it!
Join us on the patio for a Sunday Funday at The Goat!
We will have yard games set up:
- Cornhole
- Giant Beer Pong
-Giant Jenga
A DJ will be on hand to crank out the tunes, and in true Sunday Funday fashion we will have our bloody mary and mimosa bar set up, as well as the full brunch menu.
Come out, enjoy the sunshine, and celebrate Sunday with The Goat.


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While in his mid-forties Friar Felix Fabri twice left his Dominican convent at Ulm to travel to the Holy Land. On the second trip his pilgrimage took him as far as Mount Sinai. Each time he traveled with a group that included other religious and members of Swabia's nobility, some of whom supplied him with travel funds. He later produced four texts recording and reflecting upon his travels: the Gereimtes Pilgerbüchlein, the Evagatorium, the Pilgerbuch, and the Sionpilger. Fabri is well known to those who study medieval travelers, especially because the Evagatorium makes curious and colorful reading. Kathryne Beebe's monograph does not invite readers to participate in Fabri's itinerary and tourist experience; readers are not encouraged to open their imaginations to what he sees and experiences, nor to the people he travels with and encounters along the way. For this experience virtual travelers and students of medieval wayfaring will want to turn to any of the editions and translations now available; English-language students will still find useful Hilda Prescott's learned retelling, Once to Sinai: The Further Pilgrimage of Friar Felix Fabri (London, 1947).
Professor Beebe has other aims, which include: recalling the circumstances of the production and transmission of each of Fabri's travel writings; understanding the reception and readership of the various textual forms; and gleaning what each of the texts tells us about late-medieval religious life in Germany, especially the religious life of the friars, nuns, and laity engaged in Observant reforms. This is scholarship of the very highest order. It is unfortunate that, like so many contemporary examples of academic writing, it can be recommended only to an extremely small group of readers. There is no reader-friendly storyline, no narrative arc, no denouement. Those with a keen interest in the transmission of medieval travel writings will find much in this book to engage them, as will those who study texts for what they reveal about audience, reception, and readership. As a contribution to studies of late medieval reform, the book will draw less attention.
The introduction and first chapter establish a broad range of contexts and engage the historiography. As a German-speaker from Zurich, Fabri may have had a heightened outsider's sensitivity to the politics and religious choices available to residents in Swabian Ulm where he resided in a Dominican convent. He keenly appreciated his Dominican responsibility to gain religious experience and to teach what he learned. The disappointments of his first pilgrimage drove him to gather up and read the travel guides written by others so that he might make best use, for others, of a second excursion. Ulm's dense network of religious houses and familial associations connected religious life to the political and economic life of the region's merchants and patricians. Fabri and his brothers at the Ulm convent also implicated themselves in the ongoing struggles between empire and papacy. Fabri participated in efforts to extend the reach of Observant reforms. After drawing out these various circles of his personal development, Professor Beebe posits Fabri's travels and travel texts within the various contexts of research on pilgrims and pilgrimage, including previous study of his work as well as the pilgrimage literature antecedents upon which he drew. The first chapter also reviews the key terminal locations of major pilgrimage routes, the genres of late medieval travel writing, and the audiences for travel literature. Readers unfamiliar with the many details here may find it difficult to appreciate their relevance.
In chapter two we learn more about Fabri's training and career in the Dominican Order, his participation in the cultures of writing and reading in Ulm, and his reading of travel texts in advance of his pilgrimages. Fabri joined the Dominican convent in Basle in 1453, at the age of fourteen or fifteen. He ascended the order's educational and promotional ladders, although the details of when and how are unclear. He was sent to Ulm to promote reform efforts there in 1465. He attended church councils and Dominican provincial chapter meetings. He served as spiritual adviser to reforming women's Dominican convents and he was well known, probably for serving various reformist and pastoral roles, at men's and women's convents of the Cistercian, Augustinian, and Carthusian orders in and around Ulm. He traveled with Franciscans and the leaders of local noble and merchant families. He was learned, well connected, and politically astute; the book sometimes generalizes these as Dominican attributes.
Chapter two moves next to describing Fabri's literary output. Several manuscripts and printed texts contain Fabri's sermons and sermon collections, his history of the Swabian region, and his miscellaneous writings. His literary honors were secure even before he wrote the pilgrimage accounts for which he is now best known. Of these, the Gereimtes Pilgerbüchlein is a short poem describing Fabri's first pilgrimage. He probably had it as his purpose to offer praise to Georg von Stein, a patron and co-traveler. It is available in only one extant manuscript. The Evagatorium, produced in Latin, describes both the 1480 and 1483-4 pilgrimages, and it includes much more. Fabri described the book's contents as confused and diverse and the composition as disorganized and difficult. It includes sermons, the history of his inherited homeland of Ulm, and a number of long disconnected discursions and asides. It is available in whole and in parts in several manuscripts and printed copies. Fabri wrote the Pilgerbuch before the Evagatorium, probably soon after returning from his 1483-4 journey. Written in Swabian and dedicated to the several noble patrons who funded his second journey, the circulation of the Pilgerbuch served broader reader interests than the more complicated Latin text. Finally, the Sionpilger appears to have been written specifically to offer nuns in his care a virtual travel experience. One can read the text as a day-by-day guide, not only to the Holy Land but to Rome, and also to Compostela, which Fabri never visited. It is key to Professor Beebe's argument that these various writings and rewritings, in prose and verse, long and short form, ordered and disordered in their parts, are testimony to the workings of a careful Dominican intellect. Fabri knew that he served multiple audiences and knew how to write for each.
Chapter three turns to the distinctiveness of each text, attempting to elicit how and why Fabri created each for its specific audience. What Beebe has suggested in previous pages she now doggedly pursues here: while Fabri transmitted all of his texts within a network of enthusiasts of Observant reform, each is directed at meeting the needs of a particular subset of his clientele. Fabri intended the Evagatorium to serve as profitable leisure reading for the clerical elite that included his own Dominican brothers, the students in his charge when he served as the Ulm convent's lector, and members of other religious orders. The text, in the Latin that appealed to clerical self-identity, employed the technical tricks of Fabri's own Dominican training such as attention-grabbing exempla, tangential side-stories and remarks, and changing frames of reference. Fabri drew upon and then moved away from the well-worn genres of the books used in Dominican schools to create something that was not only edifying and smart but also entertaining. The Pilgerbuch, written in the vernacular and dedicated to the patrons of Fabri's second pilgrimage, served a very different audience. Beebe describes it as a fireside and memory book and argues that it would have been read aloud in the households of nobles and merchants, Fabri's patrons first among them. Knowing that the text would be transformed into an auditory experience, Fabri could honor and praise his patrons within earshot of their families, friends, and attendants while also drawing these listening audiences into the pastoral project of elucidating the values of spiritual reform. The text records not only Fabri's personal travel experiences but also includes material about the travels he did not participate in, for example his patrons' return trip from the Holy Land to Ulm. Beebe argues that Fabri thus transformed travel writing, moving away from the template by which personal experience, whether real or invented, is recorded and explored, to a collection and intermingling of several travelers' experiences that in their variety offer more possibilities for engaging readers and listeners. Fabri's Sionpilger had the narrow purpose of addressing the spiritual needs of the nuns in his charge. Beebe asserts that the objective here was to permit virtual pilgrimage as a devotional exercise for those whose enclosure prevented them from traveling. She further suggests that Fabri may have had it as a goal of this work to provide a spiritual exercise that was less abstract and more colorfully written than other edifying travel texts written by mendicant authors, such as Bonaventure's Itinerarium mentis in Deum. To draw out the differences in style and purpose among these works, Beebe examines the way that Fabri rewrites several recurring passages. These include, for instance, his presentation of the moment that he and other seafaring pilgrims first gained sight of the Holy Land.
Chapter four considers what may have been the difference between Fabri's intended readers and the actual audiences for his works. To undertake this consideration Beebe returns to the manuscripts, which leave open questions including why Fabri's texts remained for so long in manuscript form rather than being printed, why so few manuscripts have been found in the houses to whose residents they were dedicated, why the Pilgerbuch did not, until the mid-sixteenth century, have as wide a distribution as the Evagatorium. The chapter, which will be especially useful to careful students of text transmission, illustrates the migration of texts from one context into another, as for example how the Pilgerbuch, originally devised to be read among clerics as a spiritual text, became one among a broad number of travel texts read by secular audiences for what information could be gleaned about travel, travel experience, distinctions of place and time, etc. Put broadly, with changes in the expression of religion came changes in how the texts were read.
Chapter five extends the reading of Fabri's texts as personal experience, Dominican experiment, spiritual exercise, and local history, moving into arenas that include their readings as German national texts. Its focus is particularly on the Sionpilger, especially the way it has presented itself to readers past and present as a pilgrim's tale and a contemplative exercise, practical guide and mental journey, real world entertainment and esoteric puzzle.
Preacher & Pilgrim is laced with comments, reflections, and assertions about Fabri as a reformer, about Dominican reform, the Observant reform movement active in many orders, among both men and women, religious and secular, and about late medieval reform aspirations particular to Swabia and the German lands. However, beyond adopting John Van Engen's recognition that reform drew multiple audiences to multiple options, Professor Beebe leaves us knowing little about what novelties she learned about what reform meant in fifteenth-century Germany. Recent writing on the internal politics of late medieval reform (James Mixson's Property's Proprietors is especially important as regards Observant reforms in Germany) requires that we abandon notions of reform as tidy and unifying and instead see it as contentious, multivariant, and conflicted. In this context, Beebe's rendering of reform remains a bit flat.
Pilgrim & Preacher is packed with ideas, suggestions, and demonstrations. I found these inviting, although ultimately frustrating in two ways. First, the author's creative writing often gets ahead of argument and evidence. References to "virtual pilgrimage" and "pilgrimage transformed," to the author's own "revolutionary methods," to "contextual reading of pilgrimage accounts as cultural documents," to unpeeling concentric circles of Fabri's experience with the result of "collapsing each identity upon itself," often added up to more words than meaning. Second, it would appear that the author, perhaps lacking confidence in the monographic potential of a careful reading of a few texts, tried to pack in and around the core analysis every conceivable bit of contextualizing material. The end result makes it too easy for readers to lose their focus on the important central arguments. I'll leave to readers whether these amount to serious flaws, and whether as flaws they belong only to the author or have become normative features of professional academic historical writing.


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The group is divided into subgroups. Each subgroup chooses a song that must be performed … in the Grand Finale! You have thirty minutes to prepare an entertaining attrezzo adapted to the song, with the help of the professional singer Carla Habermeyer to prepare the song. And later… give the best of yourselves and enjoy the show!
- Working individually and at the same time, collaborating with the rest of the team to create a show together. To ensure that all the participants enjoy the process and share the best of each one with the rest.
Benefits of the activity
- In social and emotional terms, it allows you to create a feeling of community. Singing in harmony with the rest creates motivation.
- It helps to create unity. It improves listening, concentration and memory skills.
- It increases self-esteem and trust.
- It creates empathy and helps you appreciate others, even though they are different from you.
- Physically, it reduces stress and anxiety and strengthens the cardiovascular system.
- It helps to improve the motor system and coordination.
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"Hey, watch this, kids," I said as I lifted my feet off the pedals off my 2013 Subaru Legacy. "This car's so cool because it senses cars in front of it and stops itself."
I should mention that I was on the Interstate going about 60 miles per hour as traffic up ahead slowed to a crawl.
With my car careening toward the brake lights, I trusted the car would perform as it always has and apply the brakes before I even had to worry.
Except I started to worry.


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When analysing data at scale, accurate solutions become computationally cumbersome demanding substantial memory and processing power. In situations where time is critical, e.g. for controlling a process, detecting an anomaly or predicting failure from incoming sensor network data, an approximate answer to the right problem often suffices. To this end, this project will explore how we can analyse such data without resorting to storing an expanding dataset using sketching algorithms based on randomised linear algebra suitable. The intension will be to develop tools for real-time diagnostics using streaming data from avionic or automotive sensors.
Your responsibilities:
- explore ideas, methods and algorithms in statistical inference and randomised linear algebra
- implement algorithms in programming languages (Python, MATLAB)
- present results at international conferences and in scientific publications
- work in a team with other PhD students, postdocs, and staff
Your qualifications:
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in computational science or scientific computing or similar degree with a focus on applied mathematics and computing
- knowledge/experience in statistical signal processing is an advantage
- interest/experience in applied probability
- programming skills in Python or MATLAB
- fluent in spoken and written English
Start date: September 2019.
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Our group's research interests are in computational modelling of physical and engineering systems and inverse problems for imaging, process monitoring, and non-destructive testing. This area entails mathematical modelling, statistical inference and optimisation algorithms. For more info see http://www.homepages.ed.ac.uk/npolydor/
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World economic growth to stay slow for long time
Compared with the beginning of this century, when growth in the industriali sed countries was debt induced and as such unsustainable, world economic growth will stay slow for a lo ng time into the future.
During times of weak economic growth and slow inflation central banks will ke ep their policy rates low and continue their strong support for the markets using unconventional measures. Growth will resume slowly because of the efforts to reduce the incurred debts. The Euro Area and Japan went into a recession in the autumn of 2012. Thanks to the crisis-solving decisions reached in the Euro Area last autumn, the outlook is improving in this region providing the member countries continue to build trust and thus support growth. Japan's new government seeks to boost the economy that suffers from the continuing deflation.
Debt consolidation in the industrialised countries will dampen growth for years to come. In China, sluggish export demand is dampening growth opportunities even though domestic demand is being strengthened. Emerging markets are the growth engines of global demand. China's special status will strengthen in the short term even though its double-digit growth rates are a thing of the past. The rapid ageing of the Chinese population will slow down the new leadership's ambitious goal of raising the people's living standards significantly above developing country status during the next ten years.


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Lately, it seems Aimless Skylarking has been featuring only sad songs. Now it's time for something hopeful, something entirely buoyant. Because sometimes in the darkness, we all need a little hope. Something that keeps us holding on and fighting to keep all that is dear to us. After multiple spins of Chvrches latest LP, Every Open Eye, we've found that song, 'Clearest Blue'. Lyrics like this are hard to beat.
If ever I try to push away, you can just keep me, tell me
Tell me tell me, you'll meet me
Tell me tell me, you'll keep me
Tell me tell me, you'll meet me
Will you meet me more than halfway up?
And it really doesn't hurt that the song turns into a head-bobbing get up and dance banger around 2 minutes in. Check out the video below.


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Okay ladies & gents, let's discuss something I've never talked about on this blog: fingernails. Even if you're not into getting weekly manicures, chances are you try and take care of your nails. Our hands are often the first thing people notice about us, and fingernails can definitely make or break a first impression. I still remember the first time my grandma saw me in black nail polish; you'd have thought I was holding a rattlesnake by her reaction. No Mamaw, I'm not goth, I just like dark matte polish. Sue me. And please don't bring it up at bridge club to your friends; it's really not a big deal.
I've tried many different approaches when it comes to this subject, and I can honestly say I don't love any of them. Keeping up with nails, like anything, takes a lot of time and effort. For years, I painted my own nails weekly. Sometimes twice a week if they chipped quickly and I had somewhere important to go. Back in October, I decided to bite the bullet and "get my nails did". I've confessed my addiction to Keeping up with the Kardashians on this blog before, so it should come as no surprise that I've long been obsessed with Khloe's "stiletto nails". I needed them in my life, so I went to the closest salon and proudly showed the nail tech a picture of Khloe's hand. "Your finger too short for that" was her initial reaction. But with a little coaxing, I got my first set of stiletto nails.
Okay actually, they were more almond shaped. But I loved them! Not only did I like the way they looked, but it was amazing not having to worry about polish chipping (my acrylics had powder, not polish). About three weeks in, I needed a fill. The initial cost was around $50, and the fill was $45. I found this to be a little steep, especially considering my nail polish budget had been about $4 a month (thanks to those Sinful Colors at Target!). But I decided it was worth the money to skip the hassle, so three weeks later, I got a new set put on.
I've had a couple fills since, and I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I'll keep my claws. Bear calls them "sharps"; Zach calls them witch nails. Nothing like the men of the house to keep you grounded. I love the way they tap tap tap against the keyboard, though I do find it a bit more difficult to type. Other than that, they don't bother me at all and I get quite a few compliments (take that, Zach & Bear). I realize that acrylics are not good for nails, and I hate the way my nails feel after the acrylic comes off. But beauty is pain, and they always grow back. Enough rambling, let's get to these tips! (pun totally intended)
1. You will have to relearn simple everyday tasks. Remember when you could put on your own necklace and clasp it shut? Or put contact lenses in without tearing them? Or open that much needed can of Diet Coke? Yeah, those days are over. Just kidding! Luckily it will take a little time, usually not more than a couple days, and you'll figure out how to use your new claws to your advantage. The same is true when you get your acrylics removed; what once felt so normal will now be foreign and you'll need to learn to type, text, and button your pants all over again.
2. You will need regular fills. This can be both time-consuming and expensive, but it's definitely necessary if you want to keep your nail game strong. You probably noticed in the pictures above that I tend to slack when it comes to fills. Instead of the recommended every two weeks, I try to stretch it to at least four. This just makes more sense for my budget and schedule, and I don't see it as much of a hassle since I was painting my nails several times a week at home before.
3. Getting a new set hurts. I like to think I have a decent pain tolerance; I mean, I've birthed a child and passed four kidney stones. It's not like I did those things with grace, I was a hot mess, but still...they happened. Fills are not bad, I can handle fills. But chances are, at some point, your nail tech will jab an acrylic nail under your currently glued-on acrylic nail and pry that bad boy off. I didn't know my nails could be sore, but they always are the day after getting a new set.
4. You will suddenly be giving everyone you know a head massage. You can see this as a pro or con, depending on your affinity for scratching at another human. Pets tend to love the claws, also. In a sense you've become one of them.
5. You will probably become addicted. Despite all the negativity listed above, I'm a big fan of acrylic nails. I just love the way they look, and the "tap tap tap" when I type makes me feel like a sexy secretary (livin' the dream). It's easy to make a habit of keeping acrylics, because once you have them the thought of your weak little flimsy real nails just seems, well, boring. Once you take the plunge into the world of fake nails, it's hard to turn back.
It's pouring down rain in Houston and Bear's at Mother's Day Out, which means coffee and The Bachelor for this momma. Oh and a fun luncheon that I should probably start getting ready for. Hope your week is off to a great start!
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HR HOOKLIFT DRIVERS | Based out of Rocklea | Immediate starts!!
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- Amazing pay rate $$34 plus OT
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Our client is looking for HR Hooklift experienced drivers based out of Rocklea. The roles available are skip bin trucks, . You will be responsible for the pickups and deliveries all around Brisbane
Our clients Customers are the core to their business and they want to find the right drivers to represent them to the public. You need to be able to prioritise your day and complete your daily runs within a timely safe manner having a positive attitude. Your industry experience operating in a similar role will be highly regarded please make sure you add it to your list of skills when you apply.
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The club is located near entry A. Turn left into a small car park (before the CERN entry barrier). The kayak club is immediately on the right.
There is a large hangar to store our kayaks and a small chalet to store the paddles, buoyancy jackets and other small equipment.
We have a large selection of kayaks (and a few canoes) adapted to different aspects of the sport, such as flat water paddling, or white water. Members have the opportunity to develop their skills, trying out different boats, from complete beginner level to advanced paddling in elite performance boats.
Some examples of the canoes and kayaks available to members is as follows....
2 open canadian canoes
2 closed cockpit canoes for white water and slalom
1 double canoe (C2) for slalom
1 inflatable kayak for initiation in white water paddling
3 white water river running kayaks
4 slalom kayaks
9 white water descent kayaks (also good for intermediate paddlers on flat water)
>10 general purpose kayaks, suitale for complete beginners
2 single place sea kayaks
1 double marathon sea kayak
4 flat water racing kayaks (K1)
2 surfskis
2 stand-up-paddle (SUP) boards
1 Dragon boat (stored at Lake Divonne)
The club has 1 large and 1 small trailer for boat transport, and a minibus, sponsored by Ford. We have 2 additional boat storage sites by the water, at Lake Divonne and by the Rhone at Aire la Ville.


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Discount Fence Jupiter FL – Palm Beach County
As well as serving to help area consumers and business with questions we are at the same time a full service fence & gate project contractor.
We're the leaders in Palm Beach County home, driveway & pool fencing, gates, gate operators & access control. We've grown to be the leader in the Palm Beach County fence & gate industry by taking tremendous pride in our craft and delivering projects that are not merely strong and secure but in addition add elegance to your property at highly affordable pricing.
We Deliver Great Work – We Back up Our Work – Client Satisfaction is Our Predominant Objective
At Deco Aluminum we go above & beyond to insure your total satisfaction. Our ideology is that impressive craftsmanship and service is our most effective marketing.
We have many years of experience in the construction business and we use that construction knowledge and expertise to provide the most exceptional fencing & gates in the Palm Beach County marketplace.
We are building our company by means of exceptional craftsmanship and word of mouth referrals. A large portion of our jobs comes through referrals because we invest in providing the very highest quality of installation materials & craftsmanship. We go beyond the norm to assure your total satisfaction.
Our philosophy is that outstanding work and service is our finest advertising. We want you to be so happy with your Deco Aluminum project that you voluntarily pass our name along to friends and family who may need our services.
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We hope to "impress" you with the high quality of our work and our attention to detail. We provide "white-glove" level installation and clean-up on all projects. This "white-glove" standard of service points to that we attend to all the small details others leave out and we offer this level of craftsmanship to you at market leading pricing.
At Deco Aluminum You Will Find:
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- Better Business Bureau A+ level rated business.
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You might have heard the stories of those who enlisted the services of an unprofessional outfit to handle a professionals job. Problems, substandard craftsmanship or contractors vanishing before finalization of the work is coming to be increasingly common. Illegal contractors can leave you left open for damage to neighbor's property, uninsured workers medical claims & even unpaid supplier materials costs.
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- Cedar Grape Stake Fence
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- Automatic Gates
- Driveway Gates
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In 2015 we ran away to Cornwall, that's me, Janice, and Mr Wellydog, sometimes known as Steve. We decided if we wanted to fulfill our lifelong dream of living in this glorious county, we needed to do it, before we got too old to enjoy it. After a major downsize, we moved to beautiful Cornwall. We moved my little craft business Wellydog, from 'up country', and after a successful few years in Hayle, we have very recently moved to a new shop, in the Beautiful Harbour village of Polperro.
Why Wellydog?
We are old enough to have seen the introduction of home computers and the first personal emails. For those of you who remember, then picking an email address was difficult, as most names had already been taken. The suggestion at the time was to put your name with a number after it....janiceashworth1287 just didn't appeal as I find numbers difficult. I tried loads of different versions of my name and was getting quite cross that I couldn't find anything suitable, Mr Wellydog got fed up of me keep asking what to do and he yelled out, "Just put the blooming dog's name in", so I did. Our dog at the time was called Wellington Boots, Welly for short , so Wellydog was born. Years later when I established my business and moved into a local craft centre, the idea of thinking of a name and getting a new email address seemed too stressful, so I just continued as Wellydog, and the rest as they say is history.
I love making things and painting and the move to Cornwall continued an interest we had in finding beach treasure. We roam the beaches of Cornwall daily with our manic collie, Fin. Picking up rubbish and recycling what we can has become a big part of our business. We especially like seaglass and turning it into beautiful jewellery and pictures. Mr Wellydog jokes we have found 101 things to do with seaglass. My paintings also surround us in our intimate harbourside shop. I like to paint waves and coastal harbours to bring a blue and sea washed feel to our walls. And I also paint on feathers we find on the beach. Mr Wellydog's photographs are displayed on cards and in frames, some leather work he has beautifully handcrafted, can also be bought at reasonable prices.
We are assisted at busy events by our lovely daughter Gemma, our Wellydog apprentice. Our dog Fin helps us on the beach by giving us the incentive to get out and about, he's also every good at sniffing out smelly fish, and balls and digging holes.
You can contact us on 07702090684
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China aims to double trade with Central and Eastern European countries in five years, the central government website reported Tuesday, citing Premier Li Keqiang {李克強}. Li announced the target during the China-Central and Eastern Europe leaders' meeting in Romania. Li also said 2014 will be the year for promoting trade between the regions. Li said trade between China and Central and Eastern Europe makes up just one-tenth of the volume between China and Europe, suggesting enormous potential for growth, the report said.
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50 X 60: A New England Food Vision
The Greenway is a crowded ribbon of parkland, packed with people and exhibits during the Boston Local Food Festival. It's warm and cloudless and the festival is buzzing with activity. We move through the crowd, shedding layers and taking in the booths with grass-fed dairy products, sustainable lumber, and sweet apple cider. Music chimes from a far-off stage. Whiffs of coffee and garlic from a cooking demo mix with the tangy salt air coming off the harbor.
If you didn't know it was happening, it would have been easy to miss the public launch (appropriately made at the festival supporting local foods) of 50 x 60: A New England Food Vision—a report issued by Food Solutions New England, a regional collaborative network coordinated by the University of New Hampshire and organized around the effort to "transform the New England food system into a resilient driver of healthy food, sustainable farming and fishing, and thriving communities."
The Vision's central idea is that by 2060, New England could produce 50% of its own food—if the right series of choices were made to enable that shift in both production and consumption.
A New England Food Vision had its start in 2009 after a group of food systems experts visited Tuscany to learn about that region's food and farming culture. They returned wanting to "capture the open landscape and the food culture of Tuscany," where farming is diverse and food and cooking are based on local and seasonal availability, says lead author Brian Donahue, professor of history at Brandeis University. A small group decided to work up some data to figure out whether it would be possible for New England to increase agricultural production in a meaningful way. Several years and many collaborations later, 50 x 60 was produced.
The report's authors emphasize that enabling this level of regional self-reliance would depend on choice: "the choices of thousands of property owners about how to manage their land, millions of consumers about how to eat, and all New Englanders, collectively, about the policies that support an equitable and resilient food system."
Interest in buying local food and supporting local farms has been swelling for a decade. But despite the growth of farmers markets and the popularity of Community Supported Agriculture programs in the region, New England only produces 12% of the food it consumes. And our farmers still can't always pay the bills with farming alone.
Most of the food we do eat is part of a global food system that's had poor effects on both public health and social and environmental sustainability.
Access to food, local or otherwise, isn't equitable. Food insecurity is on the rise in New England; 10-15% of the region's population does not have enough food to eat on a regular basis.
Struggling farmers, diet-related disease, a degraded environment, growing hunger—it's a food-related crisis, say the 50x60 authors, which a robust regional food system could fix, as long as there are plenty of participants—producers and consumers, states, cities and towns, urban and rural residents.
It's windy. A hand-lettered farm sign is banging against its post when I pull up to Land's Sake Farm in Weston to meet 50 x 60's lead author Donahue. He was a co-founder of Land's Sake in 1980 and helped shape its mission to educate and engage area residents in the role of agriculture in civic life.
Donahue waves to various workers as we walk the fields and bends down to admire the growth on a row of hairy vetch. His long beard and thatch of graying curls make him look like he could have been farming here in the post-Civil War era, a time when farms in Weston were likely ramping up intense production of products like milk, poultry, produce, and fruit to meet the growing demands of the Boston market.
It's that kind of history lesson we could look to, says Donahue, to inform the changes we'd need to make on the production end of the food system in order to meet the 50 x 60 goal. In Donahue and his colleagues' vision, the amount of farmland available for production would triple, from under 2 million acres to around 6 million. Some forested land would be cleared to meet this goal—mostly young forest that grew up over abandoned pastures and fields after World War II.
This kind of change, as the report points out, depends as much on public policy as it does on institutional and personal choices. Farm subsidies would need to be redirected to support sustainable production, rather than support overproduction of commodity crops. And property owners—cities and towns, or private residents—would need to participate in conservation efforts to protect farmland from development pressure.
Even behavior change needs policy support, argues Joanne Burke, a co-author of the report and the Thomas W. Haas Professor in Sustainable Food Systems at the University of New Hampshire's (UNH) Sustainability Institute.
50 x 60 is built on the idea that healthy food for all is a basic right. Alongside universal food access is the vision that New Englanders' diets will be plant-based and diverse, with fruits and vegetables at the center, and that consumption of meat and refined grains will be much lower than they are right now.
It's a profound change, says Burke, and needs to be supported through multiple strategies. Media and marketing play a role (although reform is needed in terms of the types of foods that are most heavily marketed); Farm-to-School programs bring healthier food to schools and engage children in the topics of health and nutrition—"kids, in turn, can teach their parents," says Burke.
Most important, she says, is securing a living wage for all people. "The living wage seems outside the [food systems] framework, but it's not," says Burke. People with stable incomes have better access to food that supports health, and a living wage could help narrow that disparity.
And besides being a fundamental right, universal access to healthy, locally produced food supports the 50 x 60 vision of tripling agricultural production. "This market as a niche provider [of food] can still grow," says Donahue, but to continue, "eventually we'll need to increase demand."
As agricultural output grows along with the market for those goods, farming (and fishing) will become more viable enterprises, say the report's authors. Supported by expanded regional demand, agriculture and fisheries that are socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable will also provide a decent living for farmers and fishers, the report posits.
Fisheries pose a slightly more complicated picture than farming. It's hard to count fish accurately, and even harder to project what the ocean may yield 45 years from now. Researcher and 50 x 60 co-author Amanda Beal worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to come up with a current average rate of production and consumption of local wild-caught seafood. "Currently, New England waters produce approximately 2.5 ounces per week of seafood for each person in the region," Beal writes in the report.
The report's projected seafood consumption in 2060 suggests four ounces of locally caught seafood per person per week. Integrating locally caught seafood into the 50 x 60 vision focuses on enhancing sustainability efforts on land and at sea, like prioritizing healthy watersheds. "We need to think about how we're expanding agriculture without having a negative impact on water quality," says Beal. Protecting spawning grounds and nursery areas for fish is also a priority.
Also critical, says Beal, is consumer education. Encouraging people to try a broader range of seafood species and teaching them cleaning and cooking techniques will help to expand the market for a more diverse range of sustainable seafood.
A New England Food Vision is a big-thinking blueprint to reform our current food system into a regenerative and inclusive one. Imagining the possibilities for expanded food access, improved public and environmental health, and sustainable economic development in our region is inspiring. That was the intent, says Burke. "It's not prescriptive," she says. "It's aspirational. The Vision allows us to see what's possible."
For comprehensive change like this to happen, say the 50 x 60 authors, a major cultural shift must happen, too. Not only would people need to change their diets and make different choices about land use, we'll all need to see our own stake in improving the food system and see ourselves as more than consumers, says Donahue. "We don't want to concede these kinds of changes to the market," he says. He and his co-authors and collaborators want people to engage as citizens in the food system—whether pushing for policy change or growing food in a community garden.
And if enough citizens participate in working toward a just, equitable, and sustainable regional food system, the report's authors have hope that their roadmap will help lead us there. Change is necessary, they say. "What we're doing right now isn't working," says UNH's Joanne Burke. "It's not moral or ethical and it doesn't make economic sense."


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What Are Unique Golf Gifts For Dad?Vandornet November 6, 2018 0 COMMENTS
Unique gifts come in different sizes and shapes. It can be personalized golf gifts for dad, a humorous gift or something that can help your dad with his swing. What's special with unique gifts is that they can be custom-made and personalized. This can include personalized golf tees, towels, golf caps and club head covers. You can also give a golf club designed pens, golf ball alarm clock, golf mugs and other novelty items that would remind him of his favorite sport. There are also golf gift items that are made to make your dad smile or laugh. You can get him funny golf slippers or joke golf balls. Your dad will surely appreciate these gifts no matter how small or big they are.
You can also give him movies and books about golf. These golf gifts for dad are not only informative, they can also be entertaining. It doesn't necessarily have to be about the technical aspects of golf. You can get either comedy movies about golf or a book that provides a list of the best golfers or best places to play. Unique golf gifts for dad can also include a tour to scenic golf courses. Search books or magazines for the best golf courses and you can take your dad for a game. You can also give him the golf analyzing software that can help him analyze his game and know where to improve on. Whether your dad is an amateur or a golf enthusiast, there is always a gift that is perfect for him.
Golf gifts for dad that can help him keep his things safe and organized are also cool unique ideas. You can get your dad a golf gear trunk organizer so he can stash all his stuff at his trunk without spilling out. These have compartments for his shoes, golf balls and golf tees. Some have multi-leveled zipper cases so he can put more stuff. A standing golf gear organizer is also a good gift idea so his golf things will not scatter around the house and he can keep all his things in a single place. These items are not expensive so both of you will be happy to give and receive.
Other best unique golf gifts for dad includes items that can help him practice his swing. Give him gears that he can use to practice at home. Putting cups are a good example of this. He can practice his swings anywhere, even at home by using these putting cups. You can also get a chipping net to help him practice his short shots. You can also add a birdie ball to your gift list for dad. This will serve as his training ball for his golf swings. A high tech pair of golf gloves will surely surprise your dad. These gloves will help improve your dad's swing by keeping his hands in the right position and grip for the swing. These are good golf gifts for dad that are both unique and useful for golf lovers.


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Please come along and support the Advanced Diploma students of 2012 at the NMIT Jewellery Auction Night on Wednesday the 9th of May at The Royal Melbourne Hotel 629 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000.
Handmade pieces of jewellery have been generously donated by students and estab lished Melbourne jewellers in a bid to raise funds for the NMIT Graduate Exhibition.
The Silent Auction commences at 5.30pm and the Live Auction will be starting at 7.00pm. So crack open your piggy banks and get your bidding arm ready for what is set to be a great night!!
Please note that the event is cash only ATM facilities available within the venue. We hope to see you there!


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by john
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what would cause the pressure sensor on a yamaha 115 hp to keep popping...has done it twice and when it occurs it shuts down motor and will not restart until i take sensor out and reset it then motor starts and runs fine,,,usally does it after long idle period . part number on sensor is 68v-82380-00 thanks for any help you can give
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text: Check out the moving tale of courage and pain on the part of this impressive Saudi woman. It makes it all the more disturbing to hear the U.S. President heap praise–and money– on Saudi Arabia, a country dominated by primitive male rule. By contrast, today, as we celebrate Father's Day in the United States, we are grateful for the increasing freedom for men to be in touch with their multi-dimensional selves.


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Providence Health & Services Clinical Social Worker - Crisis Stabilization Unit - Per Diem Nights - LMFT OR LCSW in San Pedro, California
Providence is calling a Per Diem, N ight Shift Social Worker to Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro in San Pedro, CA. Night Shifts are scheduled from 11 PM to 7:30 AM.
In this position you will:
Provides direct and indirect services to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and their families to include: Premature infants, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, young, middle, and older adults at LCM-SPH. LCMH/LCMH Pavilion
Provides clinical social work consultation to LCMSA- Acute and Post Acute settings per requirements and as requested.
Required qualifications for this position include:
Completion of an accredited Master's Program in Social Work. LCSW or LMFT desired. MFT or MSW minimum requirement.
2-5 years experience in healthcare related setting with patient population in area of service
Advanced communication skills to communicate effectively with patients, hospital staff,physicians and the community.
Must be able to fluently speak, read, write and understand English.
Flexibility and strong self motivation / organizational skills to prioritize work and make decisions with minimal supervision.
Preferred qualifications for this position include:
2 years of recent acute hospital experience strongly preferred
Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Knowledgeable of case management, group leadership skills, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management, family therapy theory and practice, and community resources with discharge planning experience.
About the hospital you will serve.
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro is a 259-bed nonprofit hospital that has served the Harbor and greater South Bay communities since 1925. Our Medical Center offers a comprehensive array of medical and surgical services each distinguished by innovation, quality and excellence in its respective area. We received the CHART "Certificate of Excellence" for receiving superior or above average results across the majority of outcomes and process measures publicly reported by CHART. We ranked in the top 21 among more than 240 hospitals throughout the state compared by California Healthcare Foundation, and were the first location in the South Bay to carry the Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers. As a member of Providence Health & Services, we are continually driven by the caring tradition of our heritage – the foundation of our Mission and core values – to embrace respect, compassion, justice, excellence and stewardship. Providence Health & Services today celebrates unprecedented growth, recognition for top quality health care, a vibrant employee culture where new ideas are encouraged and a drive to help the underprivileged - all with an eye toward the future.
We offer a full comprehensive range of benefits - see our website for details
Our Mission
As expressions of God's healing love, witnessed through the ministry of Jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
About Us
Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit Catholic network of hospitals, care centers, health plans, physicians, clinics, home health care and services guided by a Mission of caring the Sisters of Providence began over 160 years ago. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
Schedule: On Call
Shift: Night
Job Category: Social Work
Location: California-San Pedro
Req ID: 226058


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Looking for the move this weekend?
From concerts to free museums,
#BlackBookLA has got you covered.
Mixing it Up Business Pitch Mixer
Thurs. Jan. 25 | 6PM | FREE
The Parlor Hollywood | 7250 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Come mix and mingle at the Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals Mixing it Up Mixer at the Parlor Hollywood. Bring your best elevator pitch, business card and be ready to pitch it to people you meet!
To RSVP, click here.
DVSN Concert
Thurs. Jan. 25 | 9PM (Doors open at 8PM) | $30+
Novo DTLA | 800 W Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015
Our R&B fave, DVSN, is shutting down The Novo next Thursday!
Come turn up with us and get the weekend started right.
For tickets, click here.
Young Black Professional L.A
Winter 2018 Networking Event
Fri. Jan 26 | 6PM | FREE
The Marke Nightclub & Lounge | 3311 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA 90007
Last year, Young Black Professional LA brought over 20,000 black professionals and entrepreneurs to network. Come mix and mingle with the best and brightest of the city.
For more info, click here.
Mackin' N Hangin'
Sat. Jan 27 | 2PM | FREE w/ RSVP
Comfort LA | 1110 E 7th St. Los Angeles, CA 90021 USA
We're back with Mackin' N Hangin' Part 2! Issa Hood Birthday Celebration edition. Come out to the best day party that the West Coast has to offer. Enjoy food from Comfort LA, Soez Sangria, Live Art and a dope DJ set. A party thrown by LA natives for the true LA experience.
To RSVP, click here.
Ladies Who Hustle Brunch
Sun. Jan 28 | 12:30PM
W Los Angeles - West Beverly Hills | 930 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90024
Ladies! Join fellow hustlas for brunch, speakers, and shopping. From the business of fashion, my design process, how to manage personal life, being a single mom, owning a business, finances and more, there's much to discuss!
For tickets, click here.
Pilates at the Art Walk
Sun. Jan 28 | 11AM | Donation based
Leimert Park Art Walk | 3333 43rd Pl. Los Angeles, CA 90008
Come thru for a monthly pilates class at the Art walk in Leimert Park. There will be vendors, music, and more. All participants must be 16+. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. All proceeds will go to iRoQ Pilates Project.
For more info, click here.
Free Museum Day
Sunday, Jan. 28
Calling all art + culture lovers! Dozens of museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science—will open their doors and invite visitors to attend their museums free of charge.
For more info, click here.
Dave East
Tues. Jan 30 | 9PM | $22.50
El Rey | 5515 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
Dave East is rolling thru the Novo. Assemble the squad
and enjoy a Tuesday night turn up.
For tickets, click here.
USC F.R.O. Film Fest
Thurs. Feb 1 | 6:30PM | FREE
USC Fisher Museum of Art | 823 W Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089
F.R.O. Fest recognizes up and coming Black writers, producers, and directors at USC. This inaugural festival will feature a total of 5 films including 4 student films (5-7 minutes each) and a feature short documentary about the history and experience of Black students and the CBCSA.
For more info, click here.
SAVE THE DATE: CSUN Black Panther Private Screening & Fundraiser
February 16th | 8:00 PM | $16
Howard Hughes Cinemark 18 XD | 6081 Center Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90045
Come out and join Omega Psi Phi and CSUN's Black Grad Committee 2018 for the premiere of BLACK PANTHER! This event is guaranteed to sell out due to the excitement of the release of this film, so don't wait to purchase these tickets!
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The Sun is within the sign of Aquarius month. Those who were born between Gregorian calendar month twenty and Feb eighteenth have a Sun Sign of Aquarius.
If you are Associate in Nursing Aquarius Sun
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Testing Sony Eyepet Augmented Reality
Into testing Eyepet, a game for the PlayStation 3 that is based on Augmented Reality. It basically uses the PlayStation Eye camera to allow you to interact with a virtual pet and objects in the real world. The process is very straight-forward. You have this black plastic placard shown on the picture above with a white square and a paw-print on it that you carefully place on your floor next to your TV set. The PS3 Eye recognizes it (as well as the environment): your surroundings then appear on your TV. You can start fooling around with an egg that soon becomes a gremlin-like pet. The game mechanic is progressive and based on interacting with the virtual animal either by touching (I mean, moving around in front of your TV that see on the screen what you're touching) OR by using virtual objects by holding the card (which has a symbol that is recognized by the system and make the digital item appear on the screen). See for example the following case:
Here I am, trying to activate a heater to warm-up an egg. The point is to push the lever below the pink arrow.
Pushed, now I can warm the egg.
The gesture-based interaction works pretty well, especially when using virtual items. However, what is definitely tough here is that you have to act in front of your TV in a mirror-way: moving an object on the right (on the screen) requires that you move your hand on the left. This reversed-then-flipped mirror image of your room is a bit disorientating for me; i guess it may be difficult for kids as well. In the preliminary gameplays you need to make your pet jump several on a trampoline, so you really need to be accurate when you move it around so that the pet doesn't fell down on your floor. That being said, I found intriguing to have this sort of setting where you make gestures in the physical world and you access some sort of mirror-world on the TV. I do think however that game designers could play more on that trick.
There is also an impressive feature that enables you to draw things on a sketchbook... which are then translated into virtual items in the game. You draw a picture, hold it up in front of the camera and the system will try to copy it (it only works with good lighting conditions).
Why do I blog this? My interest in this sort of things is connected to by my research about interaction design and my interrogations about the role of uselessness in robots/networked objects.
Of course it's a bit frustrating (game mechanics are quite basic, loading times are long) but there are really some interesting interaction ideas in there. I am personally not sure about the virtual pet thing (why does those thing ALWAYS have to look like boring gremlins?) but this is an interesting step in the evolution of virtual/digital interlinkages.


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It's the simplest thing to find car shipping companies around Macon if you have an Internet connection as well as a little patience. Auto shipping companies from Macon, GA strongly promote on the net because this is one of the most important marketplaces. With a click of the mouse you should have a list of all of the companies that run in Macon and their prices. But also be aware, a less expensive deal doesn't mean you will get the best deal. You will find a good number of budget car transport firms around Macon, GA, but no one seems to vouch for them.
The toughest part will come next. Perform a background check of the chosen company. There are usually lots and lots of people from Macon, GA that have written reviews online which are a great source of information. Of course, a few may very well be very subjective, but search for reviews that talk about the same things you have an interest in. Additionally, make sure the business you've selected has been doing business for a while. The industry is in a poor state right now and some firms that gain a bad track record pop-up with new names just about every several years.
Booking the assistance of a Georgia vehicle transport company is actually the last thing before the trip begins. Phone or send an email, however , be sure to ask for a confirmation email or fax. The car has to undergo some changes next. The first thing would be to wash the vehicle so it is much easier to spot any damages, then get all of your personal items out. Additionally, a wise idea may be to empty your fuel tank because this decreases the cost of the transportation.
Don't forget to asks the carrier driver to inspect the vehicle at the pick-up. All the notes need to go on a vehicle condition report that would be a double signed copy. Don't dispose of it until the transportation is done. You never know precisely what may take place during the transportation, therefore examine your car once the Macon, GA car transport firm arrives with it. Do not ignore anything at all because this is your only possibility to claim deterioration. If that's the situation, request the carrier to note in the condition report, sign it and give you a copy.
No matter the size of your car, there is absolutely an automobile transport firm to help you transport it from Macon, GA. All you have to do is investigate the market, compare the charge and don't pay upfront.


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Mushroom and tarragon pate
- 1 pod garlic
- 15 g butter
- 1 small red onion, Quartered
- 400 g Portabella mushrooms
- 3 sprigs Tarragon, Leaves only
- 150 g cream cheese
- 1 pinch salt
10minPreparation 10minBaking/Cooking
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The 2018 Nissan NV Passenger van is highly configurable, with 12 seats that can be rearranged for ideal people and cargo hauling.
The 2018 Nissan NV Passenger is a full-size commercial van with seating for up to 12 passengers. Choosing the NV Passenger puts a wealth of configuration options at your fingertips. This 12-passenger van comes in three trim levels, each with increasing amounts of comfort and convenience: S, SV, and SL.
The base S starts you off with all the basics, including timesaving power windows and door locks. The front and rear air conditioning vents cool everybody down on a hot day.
In the mid-grade SV, you'll look a little more stylish on the road, thanks to its chrome exterior accents. Throughout the cabin, your clients can use multiple 12-volt power outlets to charge their devices on the go. The SV's overhead lighting in passenger rows means clients can keep reading after sunset.
With the top-trim SL, the V8 engine comes standard. That makes this the right model for anyone with serious towing and hauling on the agenda. The SL also puts you in leather upholstery, so you can impress clients and keep them coming back for more. The dual-zone automatic climate control lets driver and front passenger set their own individual temperatures. The SL is also the right choice for family buyers, because it introduces a wealth of road-trip-friendly technology, including navigation and the NissanConnect mobile apps suite.
Add exterior graphics to let customers know that you've arrived. When you visit a Business Certified Dealer, you can browse four different graphics packages, making it easy to add your company's custom graphics and contact information to your NV's exterior. And, with Nissan's Commercial Incentive Program, you can even get a $350 upfit allowance to add the customizations you crave.
Like other big, capable vehicles, the 2018 Nissan NV Passenger sends power to the rear wheels. Its rear-wheel-drive powertrain helps you transport heavy loads of passengers and their cargo with ease. You can choose between two NV powertrains. The base 4.0-liter V6 engine delivers adequate towing and hauling capabilities with 261 horsepower and 281 pound-feet of torque. It uses a five-speed automatic transmission to power the rear wheels. If you want maximum capabilities, however, you should spring for the 5.6-liter V8, which upgrades your ride with 375 horses and 387 pound-feet of torque. This engine uses a seven-speed automatic transmission, which makes for a smooth, modern ride. The extra gears optimize fuel economy when you're travelling at high speeds.
When you specify the NV's V8 engine, this commercial passenger van can tow up to 8,700 pounds. That's plenty of capability. If your company needs to tow a trailer full of machinery or excess cargo, you're all set. If you're a family buyer, the NV Passenger is a great way to get your boat to the beach.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Register.com RCOM, -4.76% said late Monday that Chief Executive Officer Peter Forman will not renew his two-year contract when it expires in June. Forman will remain on the board of directors and has agreed to stay on as chief executive until a successor is ready to assume office, the New York-based Internet services company said.
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What a day! We spent our Saturday out at Fanshawe Lake participating in the Dragon Boat Festival. Our team came together, gave it our best and couldn't have asked for a better result. In a tight finish, we took home silver in our division!
Thanks to Rowbust for putting together such a great day. We'll see you again at next year's festival!


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This past Sunday, Pastor Alvin Louie concluded his seven part series on the life of Joseph: Joseph lived an amazing life, all based upon a dream (Genesis 37:5-11). He was the millennial man, for he could do it all, because God did it all through his life for God was with him! (Genesis 39:2-3). Joseph had a purpose for living: to tell the dream, to believe the dream, to live the dream and to fulfill the dream during his lifetime (Genesis 40-49). Genesis 50 concludes the life of Jacob as well as the life of Joseph.
Three things happened in Genesis 50:
1) The death of the patriarch Jacob. Joseph loved his father and had his father embalmed and buried him in the land of Canaan.
2) The comforting words of Joseph (Genesis 50:15-21): Joseph's brothers fear reprisal and revenge after their father's passing. But Joseph only had words of comfort for them. Joseph understood that he was in the place that God wanted him to be and he was in God's purpose that God had for him there.
3) The death of Joseph: Joseph lived long and lived well. He lived with purpose, and his life had meaning.
Joseph had a mission in life and that was stated in the Big Dream (Genesis 37:5-11), that one day he would rule over his family for the purpose of saving the family, preserving a nation, and bringing the Messiah to redeem the world, which is the Big Picture. (Genesis 12:1-3)
The seven legacies of Joseph: 1) Joseph was a man who was fearless and bold to declare the dream that came from God; 2) Joseph was a man of purity and integrity because "God was with him"; 3) Joseph was a man of patience and persistence always believing God would fulfill the dream; 4) Joseph was a man gifted with dreams and interpretation of dreams and Pharaoh rewarded him well; 5) Joseph was a man who sought healing and reconciliation to his own family; 6) Joseph was a man who believed the dream, lived the dream and fulfilled the dream during his lifetime; 7) Joseph was a man who cared and comforted his own family.


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By Jim Gauger
Special to the CS&T
LANSDALE – Learning about science is one of the most popular pursuits among students at Lansdale Catholic High School in Montgomery County.
Science holds a special place at the school. It's probably due to the FIRST Robotics Competition that is in its 14th year.
Since 1997, Lansdale Catholic has entered the FIRST Robotics Competition, which challenges teams of students and their mentors to solve an engineering design problem by building a robot in a six-week time frame.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a non-profit organization founded by Dean Kamen, the inventor of the gyroscope-based electric scooter, the Segway Human Transporter. {{more}}
The "Cyber-Crusaders" of Lansdale Catholic are in their fifth week of building a robot for the FIRST regional competitions scheduled for March 11-13 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, and April 7-9 at the Liacouras Center at Temple University in Philadelphia. The team won regional championships in 2002 (Drexel University, Philadelphia), 2006 (Buckeye in Cleveland, Ohio) and 2007 (Pacific Northwest, Portland, Ore.). In 2004, the "Cyber Crusaders" received the Chairman's Award at the Pittsburgh, Pa., regional.
The person most responsible for this success is Sharon Williams, the science chair and head robotics adviser at Lansdale Catholic. Williams, a biology teacher, has taught at Lansdale Catholic for 33 years, and in the Archdiocese for 36.
In a school of 820 students, between 35 and 60 volunteer each year for the robotics competition. The students are helped by a loyal group of parents.
"Robotics has applications in medicine, industry, space, even in the home," Williams explained. "The competition began as a way to improve science in America and working with business."
The students are busy at school building the robot from 6 to 9 p.m. every night, and also on Saturday. "They're from all different backgrounds," said James Casey, president of Lansdale Catholic.
"I've seen baseball players and members of the stage crew. They're very dedicated students. I've seen kids grow from this. It's so positive to see a shy, quiet freshman blossom. The kids get involved with different niches; they get a chance to mingle with mentors."
Casey, who has been at Lansdale Catholic for 21 years (the first 18 as development director), says the school was the first in the Archdiocese to enter the competition in 1997.
"We have girls and boys – all intellectual levels," Williams said. "We have kids who are very much into science, and we have artsy students. Some don't feel they can build a robot, then find out they can do it."
Williams said leaders emerge and that the students are put into different groups with different responsibilities, e.g., driving the robot, fixing the robot.
According to the rules, the robot's maximum height is 60 inches and maximum weight is 120 pounds. The team is also building a mini-robot that is included in the competition.
This year's challenge is called "Logo Motion." The students were given a kit of parts made up of motors, batteries, a control system, a PC and a mix of automation components, but no instructions.
The challenge: Working with professional engineering mentors, the team has six weeks to build a robot that can maneuver a field flanked by poles and earn points by hanging as many triangle, circle and square logo pieces on each pole as possible. Bonus points will be awarded for each robot that can hang and assemble logo pieces to form the FIRST logo as well as deploy a "mini-bot" to climb vertical poles positioned within the middle of the field. Competitions measure the effectiveness of each team's robot and the students' ability to collaborate effectively.
Lansdale Catholic was one of 500 high school teams sponsored this year by JCPenney, receiving a gift of $1,000. Other funds are raised from a Super Bowl hoagie sale and a sponsorship from Comcast.
Among the parents who help with the project are Frank Larkin (14 years), Maureen Weiss (nine years) and John Cross (four years). They are parents of students who participated in the robotics project and have graduated.
Williams also mentioned Tom Rogers, a father of two sons involved this year – Jim, a senior, in his fourth year of competition, and John, a freshman.
"Since the beginning we made it that the kids are actively involved," Williams said. "The adults teach but the kids take ownership of it. … That's why I got involved. This is a non-sports event; it's another outlet for the students."
Despite past successes, Williams is cautious about this year's competition. "We don't know (how we will do) until we see the competition," she said. "The mini-bot competition is very interesting. We did well in that competition in Oregon. Usually, we do very well."
Jim Gauger is a freelance writer and a member of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish in Glenside.
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Aurora thinks about how she is going to tell Monica that the situation has changed and that she is pregnant for Rodrigo and therefore can't give up Rodrigo any more, but what she doesn't know is, Rodrigo and Monica are now married.
Monica gets worse.
Xochitl takes Wenceslao straw doll to go see him to makes sure that Wenceslao is fine and she reveals to him the truth about her mum's black magic against him to cause more pain but now that her mum is dead, she is sure the spell is broken but he warns her she never wants to see her again.
Luca and Corina laugh at Maximina.
Xochitl picks up her mother's corpse at the police station after doing some signing.
Camilo bumps into a music manager who looks for Ines because he saw her video clip on internet and wants to manage her and Camilo pretends to be Ines's agent.
Severo finds out that Aurora is his daughter because the DNA test prove that there is 98% blood match with his and Aurora's.
Corina and Luca make Camilo invest his money in Luca's company because the trick really had effect on him as he believed their words.
Severo has to be operated again because his situation continues to be worse. Severo recalls all the bad things he did to Aurora and he becomes really remorseful for treating his own daughter as such. She then demands that they call Aurora for him so he can speak with her
Brigida intentionally goes to the hospital to give her support and asks Aurora that she leave the town and go with her to the city, but Aurora already made a decision to stay back in El-Salado.
Severo confesses to Aurora all of the wrongs he did to her with Macrina and Dionisio and asks her to forgive him because he now realizes she wasn't responsible for killing Carmen but Macrina's doing.
Felipe goes to examine Monica. Monica threatens Felipe that if he never convinces Rodrigo to continuously stay with her since she could die any moment, she will tell his wife. Another favour is that Felipe stays in the ranch to control Rodrigo to stay by her side always if not knowing Aurora is close by will get all of his attention off her to look for her.
Armando arrives to speak with Severo and bumping into Aurora, she gets to know through their snappy conversation that, he is Severo's employee and seriously, Aurora goes speechless.
Severo asks Armando to leave his every property under Aurora's name because she's his daughter and Armando becomes shocked and asks how he got to know that and he reveals to him about the DNA Test output and his affair with Carmen before their breakup. Armando thinks the table has turn around since the one he ended up hating very much turns out to be his offspring.
Corina manipulates Maximina to also invest her money in Luca's company and she accepts.
Aurora prays to God to help her to be able to forgive Severo and all of the things he did against her.
Felipe remains in the hacienda in case Monica feels sick again.
Aurora goes to forgive Severo and she kisses him and he had wanted to tell something to Aurora thus he being his father and also the wicked person Monica is but he couldn't because they take him to the surgery room to operate on him.
Aurora is puzzled for what she heard from Severo by comparing her to her daughter and also mentioning something about Monica but he wasn't able to do so and father Basilio hopes that the surgery turns out successful so Severo can tell her everything he wants her to know.
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