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Beretta FS92 Blued with wood grips- truely the ultimate air pistol. It's not an official title, but it perfectly describes the Beretta 92FS. Selected by a multi-national roster of defense and law enforcement organizations, tested and proven through a demanding quality control regimen before leaving the factory, and proven in the field in countless defensive confrontations, the 92FS is heavy duty, solid, accurate and fun to shoot.
The Beretta M92 air pistol is also precise, safe, and reliable. This air pistol features a lightweight, forged frame made from aircraft-quality aluminum alloy. All 92 series pistols feature unique safety refinements. On FS models, the manual safety also functions as a decocking lever. Airline approved foam lined hard case included. Now offered with wood handles for a nicer finish.
Beretta M92B, Wood Feature
- CO2 pistol
- Semiauto
- 8rd pellet repeater
- Double-action and single-action
- Fixed front sight
- Rear sight windage adjustable
- Manual safety
- Ambidextrous grip
- Includes foam-lined hard case
- ManufacturerBeretta
- Caliber0.177 cal
- Velocity395 fps
- ConditionNew
- Ammo TypePellets
- ActionSemiautomatic
- Barrel StyleRifled
- BlowbackNo
- Fire ModeRepeater
- Gun Weight2.75
- Loudness3-Medium
- MechanismCO2
- SafetyManual
- Front SightsBlade
- Rear SightsAdjustable for windage
- Trigger ActionDouble-action and single-action
- UsePlinking / Fun / Target Shooting
- Warranty1 Year Limited
Grips and weight of the pistol is good and comfortable for plinking.
Loading the CO2 is very easy and the puncture lever at the bottom of where the mag well would be works nicely.
On one CO2 cartridge I fired over 90 pellets and accuracy was not affected between 8 shot groups (one rotary mag).
I bought this simply for trigger control/ target practice so velocity of the pellets is of little concern.
Overall, couldn't be happier with the product and I sure wish these were around when I was a kid, incredible step up from the crosman walmart specials.
Some previous users mentioned about the rear sight falling off and the super glued it, you shouldn't do that.
There is a reason, it's an adjustable sight. It also happen to me and after reading the manual found a small wrench in the case and secured the sight.
The carry case it comes in is top notch too- very professional. The case even has a little spot to hold a tin of pellets.
I haven't spent a lot of time shooting it, but the little I have has been really fun. Great gun!
I'm not an excellent shot, but I'm pretty impressed with the accuracy of this gun. For a pistol at 10 yards, shooting cans requires almost no effort. And from the same distance I can land quite a few "bull's eyes" on a paper target. Out of 48 shots, I landed about 32 in the black, and I blame my misses on human error and not the gun. Also I tend to fire in double action more than single action. The latter definitely produces more accurate shots!
Now for the cons. Although I would consider this pistol to be one of the better made air guns out there, I was quite surprised to see my rear sight literally FALL OUT after laying the pistol on its side. It's like they weren't attached to the pistol at all. Maybe this was a manufacturing flay, maybe is got jostled to much on the ride here, but either way, I was disappointed in the shoddy sights. Luckily I had some quick drying super-glue around, and now those rear sights aren't going anywhere!
Noise is another factor. Of course this does not sound like a real gun, but irritable neighbors might wonder what the hell is going on when they hear this thing. This pistol sounds like a very loud nailgun, and is probably the loudest air gun I've ever owned. On a scale of 1-10 (ten being as loud as a real berreta) I would rate this a 5 while I would rate my Crossman 1077 a 3. It's a noisy gun, but for some folks that's even more of a reason to by this puppy!
Shooting... You can go through A LOT of pellets with this sucker, and I ended up spending about 6 CO2 cartridges at 48-50 rounds a pop. After about 50 shots, the pistol starts to loose its umph. As far as loading clips and CO2 is concerned, this pistol does it well! I really hate CO2 powered guns that take a lot of twisting and turning to load... like my 1077. When it comes to air repeaters I like speed, and this pistol has it!
So lets recap...
-Great look and feel
- quite accurate at 30 feet (10 yards)
- easy to load
- Has a loud punchy sound!
-Switch between double and single action. The latter can increase accuracy with a lighter pull.
-Check the rear site and see if it's on properly... I might have just had bad luck with mine but you never know...
- Trigger pull is a little heavy but realistic. Kids and weak adults may have a hard time in double action mode.
-EXPENSIVE... but then again, you get what you pay for
Overall, If it wasn't for the crappy rear sight on mine, this would've gotten 5/5. However 4/5 is not a bad score at all.
A few notes you should know:
Expect to get about 60 good shots off per CO2 Cartridge. The Bretta website says 50 . They are right on. I like to use the whole Cartridge up in one shooting session. I don't know if the charge would hold if you shoot 25, let it sit for an hour. and tried to shoot another 25. Still, at less then $1 per Cartridge, it's worth using a new one per session.
Also, this gun is actually a touch heavier than my real FS92 - This is OK since I feel if I can hold this beauty steady for 100 rounds, I'll be able to do the same with my real FS92.
Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase - no surprizes.


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Earl and Margaret Chesson Charitable Fund
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Jeanne and Kevin Howard
John and Darlene McNabb
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Sports Endeavors, Inc.
Bootstrap Advisors
Becky Hawkins and Jo Todd
Dan & Susie Hill
Tom S. Kenan III
Sumus Development Group
Andy and Ginny Widmark
Charles and Jean Wilson, Jr.
The Wynn Family Fund at TCF
David Banning and all at Continental Sports
Wade and Kay Gresham
Peter and Prue Meehan
L. Richardson and Marilyn Preyer Jr.
James E. and June Sansom
Dr. and Mrs. Will and Patsy Willimon
Araneda and Stroud Immigration Law Group, Baker Roofing, Gary and Nell Ban, The Banks Law Firm, William and Anne Bradford, The Brightleaf Group at Morgan Stanley, Jerry and Sandy Barker, Doug and Maria Cairns, Dennis and Leesa Campbell, Linda Cendales, Duda Paine, Richard J. and Margaret Dwane, Hellas Construction, Sid DuPont, Kim. B. Fox, Dr. and Mrs. Terry Kane, Betty Kenan, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, John and Marjorie Oxaal, Dr. and Mrs. Ted & Theky Pappas, Pinnacle Financial Partners, William and Mary Anne Pogue, Eric Pristell and Marla Frederick, Bill and Angela Richardson, Francis P. Rollins, Mary Ann Ruegg, Kristen Brown Smalley, The Tomick Family Fund, Triangle Cellular Repair, Marcy and Vance Tucker, Jeff and Leigh Vittert, Dr. Dan Vannelle, Sue Wasiolek, C.T Wilson Construction, YMCA Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer, Michael and Donna Zimmerman, Sr.
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Sherri Shepherd can finally put her divorce issues behind her, but she's also shelling out a few thousand dollars a month for her surrogate child. Shepherd and her ex-husband Lamar Sally came to a settlement agreement, and Shepherd will have to pay $4,100 a month in child support. When the child turns 13, the amount goes up to $4,600 a month.
With the new settlement, Shepherd is also able to pursue her claims that Sally defrauded her into marriage. If a court finds that is true, she will no longer have child support obligations.
But it gets a little messier. Apparently Sally and Shepherd have embryos in storage and she wants them destroyed, according to TMZ. If Sally chooses to keep them, Shepherd will not be required to pay child support for the child made with them.


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CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - Two bridges in Calhoun County are now closed.
Calhoun County Sheriff Greg Pollan says the State of Mississippi closed two bridges Monday on County Road 306.
The State closed two bridges today on #County #Road 306. The first bridge is just west of #Calhoun City. The second on is past Shannon Hill. You will need to take County Road 308 around the closures. pic.twitter.com/4bq1lAQseV
— Sheriff Greg Pollan (@gregpollan) September 10, 2018
The first bridge is just west of Calhoun City.
The second bridge is past Shannon Hill.
The sheriff says drivers need to take County Road 308 around these closures.
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In order to survive and even thrive in our information age, Andy Crouch believes the church must become more like a family, and the family must become more like a church. His new book, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place [review], explains how wise, discerning handling of new-media technology will cultivate wisdom and courage. The home, he says, must limit technology in order to delight in God, neighbor, family, and nature. The church, he says, will not enjoy authentic community unless it disciples Christians in countercultural living when it comes to our TVs, video games, and smartphones.
Crouch joins me on this episode of The Gospel Coalition Podcast to discuss his new book, published by Baker with new insights and research from Barna. For more than 10 years, Crouch was an editor and producer at Christianity Today, where I got to know him. He served as executive editor from 2012 to 2016. He joined the John Templeton Foundation this year as senior strategist for communication. He is the author of several other books, including Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing [review], which won TGC's 2016 book award in the category of faith and work. I spoke with him about parental peer pressure, family singing, Amish living, and more.
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I have offer from Uber (Senior SWE ~TC 380K) and LinkedIn(Senior ~TC 310K) .
Oracle (Senior ~TC 290K)
Lyft T5 - ~370K
Unfortunately did not clear Facebook.
Currently SDE 2 at Amzn AWS Seattle at around 260K(top of the band). Might become around 270ish this April.
Total work ex around 8.5 years.
Just heard back from recruiter that they will move me to team match stage now cleared HC. Mostly T4.
Based on my current offers and comp, Will Google be open to offer around 300-320k for T4 Seattle ?
What could be the possoble range ?
Any help or pointers is appreciated
I have offer from Uber (Senior SWE ~TC 380K) and LinkedIn(Senior ~TC 310K) .
- The obligatory how many questions did you solve on leetcode post
- SquareTrade / Eng Vjqw70more130 questions? Damn. Good job
- Just 130? Amazing.
- Google will match or beat the highest offer (any with liquid rsu)
- Google FredyFoxGoogle will at least match the offer of public company. For Uber they will partially match the offer. Level wise looks like you will get a L4. You should definitely aim around 320k - 330k
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- Oracle IlovebreadOne of my friends with 2 years experience got $250k offer from G. He had multiple offers like you. I think they'd definitely match the TC. They have a limit on the base though.
- Lyft/google/fb pays the same in wa and cali
- They do ;) if amazon does not it does not apply to others
- Should be able to get 30k signing at least from lyft. Ask for it!
- Microsoft randomxxI see your LinkedIn split up and also your TC of 310k. May I know how you are calculating?
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Brain Tumour
Study reveals how brain tumors escape the effects of antiangiogenic drugs
The study reveals details of a way the dangerous brain tumors called glioblastomas resist the effects of antiangiogenic drugs designed to cut off their blood supply.
Man recites Hanuman Chalisa as doctors remove brain tumour
At private hospital in Jaipur, it was the patient himself who kept on reciting Hanuman Chalisa for three hours while doctors performed a surgery to remove tumour from his brain.
New spray gel could help fight cancer after surgery
Many people who are diagnosed with cancer will undergo some type of surgery to treat their disease, said researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US.
PGI reduces cost of test for brain tumour patients from Rs 7,000 to Rs 500
The department of nuclear medicine at the PGI has developed a nuclear test which has reduced its cost from Rs 7,000 per month to Rs 500 per month.
Madurai hospital doctors remove tumour from patient's brain under local anaesthesia
The tumour on the left side of the brain had been very close to the parts of the brain controlling speech, limbs and face area.
Brain tumours may occur in children with common genetic syndrome
According to the researchers, this disorder is characterised by birthmarks on the skin and benign nerve tumours that develop in or on the skin. Brain tumours are also known to occur in children and adults with NF1.
IISc researchers find gene mutation linked to deadliest brain tumour
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), on Monday said they have uncovered a previously unknown gene mutation that is linked to a highly aggressive form of a brain tumour called glioblastoma.
Using late son's preserved semen, couple gets twin grandkids through IVF, surrogacy
The parents of a 27-year-old man, who died of brain tumour two years ago, used their unmarried son's cryopreserved semen extracted long before his death to have grandchildren.
Virus to treat brain tumours identified
A virus injected directly into the bloodstream could be used to treat people with aggressive brain tumours, a study has found.
Healthcare mecca falls short, private hospitals fill gap
Increasingly, more and more people are choosing the second option. However, 2017 saw multiple instances of top private hospitals being accused of fleecing patients.
Lack of hospital beds means up to 2-year wait for surgery patients
The crisis of long waiting time for surgeries isn't limited to RML alone. Patients at Safdarjung, Lok Nayak and other public hospitals in Delhi face similar problems. Hospitals blame high burden and resource crunch for it.
'New radiation therapy doesn't lower IQ'
Tata Memorial Doctors' 11-Year-Long Study On Treating Brain Tumour Out In Journal
10-yr-old plays Candy Crush as docs remove brain tumour
A Class V student and a Bharatanatyam dancer, Nandini was brought to SIMS Hospital in Vadapalani with complaints of sudden onset of fits.
New novel 'dot' system may help treat cancer
The novel approach generates bright tumour signals by delivering 'quantum dots' to cancer cells without any toxic effects.
Brain tumor next to the brain stem treated with Radio Surgery
The machine used for the treatment is known as Versa HD, a sophisticated beam-shaping linear accelerator that aids precision and speed in the treatment of brain tumors.
Brain cancer can now be detected five years earlier in blood: Study
Interactions among proteins that relay information from one immune cell to another are weakened in the blood of brain cancer patients within five years before the cancer is diagnosed, said lead researcher Judith Schwartzbaum from the Ohio State University.
Mobile use for 10 years raises tumour risk
Mobile phones emit radio waves, a form of non-ionizing radiation, from their antennas.


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It's time to stop sleeping with your dreams if you are you eloquent, have the brains and guts to dare? Then the Supreme Dynamic Agency, the organisers of the maiden edition of "King & Queen /Faces of Cocktails and Dreams Hotel 2015" is inviting and giving you opportunity to join their King and Queen pageant competition for both sex genders.
With a theme "Beyond a charitable heart", winners will embark on a mission with urban and rural dream foundation to reach out to impoverished children, teenage girls and the aged.
The projects will be done on specific remarkable occasions such as Children's Day, Val's Day, Easter and Christmas Day.
Pick a form at Accra Mall Foto Store or from your campus SRC for 50GHC and be part of the grand auditions at the Cocktails And Dreams Hotel, located at Tse-Ado Trade Fair, La on Sunday November 29, 2015.
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Train to race, race to win.
Designed for performance and comfort, the De Soto Mobius Short Sleeve Tri Suit offers compressive support without excessive, uncomfortable tightness. Featuring a 16-inch front zipper for ventilation on the go, the Mobius uses Mobius Comfort Compression fabric for a supportive, breathable, and comfortable fit. Inside, a seamless, minimalist 1-piece integrated fleece pad, and is non-absorbent and offers 4-way stretch for total swim, bike, run comfort.
The De Soto Men's Mobius Short Sleeve Tri Suit is not recommended for repeated use in a chlorinated pool, and made in the USA.
Free Exchanges: This product qualifies for free exchanges within the first 60 days after order. We'll cover the shipping both ways for US customers if you need a different size and/or color of this product. Returned product must be in new condition with all labels and packaging. Free exchanges apply only for product in stock or available for backorder.
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Study Abroad (outbound) enrolment
Study Abroad involves studying at an overseas institution with which RMIT does not have a reciprocal (exchange) agreement.
As a Study Abroad student you are responsible for:
- submitting your Study Abroad application to Global Mobility within the deadline set by your overseas institution
- understanding the application process and liaising directly with your overseas institution
- seeking course approval from your RMIT school program coordinator
- ensuring you are correctly enrolled at RMIT for the semester you are studying overseas (see below)
- paying the applicable Study Abroad fees direct to the overseas institution (not to RMIT).
Before you go overseas
You must:
- complete the Study Abroad Application Form
- drop your RMIT classes for your period of approved study abroad
- enrol in the appropriate EXTL* courses prior to the semester census date.
*EXTL codes for outbound Study Abroad courses should be provided to you by Global Experiences.
You should remain enrolled in the provided EXTL courses until your overseas study is completed.
Under no circumstances should you remain enrolled in any non-EXTL classes while undertaking full-time study overseas.
When you get back
You must present your academic transcript from the host university to your school so that RMIT external study grades can be entered against your EXTL class enrolments.


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Sooty Mold On Crepe Myrtles
Anonymous added on October 24, 2011 | Answered
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Answered on October 25, 2011
Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/how-to-get-rid-of-sooty-mold.htm
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CVS Pharmacy
They say a man is what he eats; and although some men would possibly want their diets might include nothing greater than pizza, scorching wings, beer and chocolate chip cookie dough, it certainly wouldn't take long earlier than the midsection to turn out to be just a little doughy because of this. However, a large body of research suggests that regular consumption of filtered coffee doesn't enhance risk for coronary heart illness or stroke. This usually affects individuals who're immunocompromised equivalent to those that are affected by malnutrition, pregnant ladies, the aged, HIV and most cancers patients, people with continual illnesses, these on chemotherapy, and persons taking steroids and other immunosuppressive medicine.
For example, many people who find themselves enrolled in school work shifts, as do many dad and mom who are subsequently capable of spend time during the day watching their younger children. His e-book, "Salt Your Option to Health" will present you ways adding the correct of salt to your eating regimen may help adrenal problems, blood stress, cholesterol levels, fatigue, headaches, immune system perform and thyroid disorders.
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Vitamin E is an particularly vital nutrient for skincare, as it helps retain moisture, prevents skin dryness and will help defend the skin from UV rays. On this article, we shall discover their benefits that may be enjoyed, whether for pores and skin and sweetness, home treatment, or health. Moreover the dear health benefits of banana peels derived when eaten, there are also many more versatile advantages in day by day life, from outdoor to indoor makes use of.
A major programme of investment in health infrastructure might be guided by a recognition that that the very best health outcomes could be achieved by reorienting our health companies in direction of main and neighborhood care where people's health wants can for essentially the most half be met locally, with prime quality acute and emergency care offered in the acceptable acute hospital settings.


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Molecular Mixology – The Evolution Of Cocktails
2019 Cocktail Party Ideas?
With 2018 coming into it's last month, today's blog is about the future! Today we have decided to explain a little more about molecular mixology, what it is and how you should consider it into your party planning or event planning for 2019. But first a little history….
Molecular mixology is derived from molecular gastronomy, where in '92 an English cooking teacher Elizabeth Cawdry who was married to a physicist, proposed a workshop dedicated to teaching chefs the physical and chemical properties of food. These workshops were attended by leading molecular chefs such as Heston who later pushed their own experiments and scientific research in the kitchen into how to present dishes in innovative ways. The basic understanding of what happens to food as you cook it on a scientifc level allowed chefs to pair different foods on a molecular level to present quirky dishes that shouldn't work together but somehow do.
Molecular mixology is the art of mixing drinks at a molecular level similar to how chefs do except cocktails/liqours/juices/syrups are the key ingredient studied and altered to present generic cocktails in different forms.
Molecular Mixology Events
Mr Flavour have been utilising molecular mixology in events for the last couple of years. Using techniques such as spherification, jellification, foam infusions, nitro freezing, caviar creation, flavour changing, flavoured bubbles and smoke infusions. Cocktails that have been tackled for a modernisation by the team include bloody marys, espresso martinis, mojitos, brambles and mojitos. The challenge to bring these advanced techniques into an event environment consists of the time taken for molecular prep and waiting times in between molecular phases. Our method of bringing these unique cocktails to the events market is using our inhouse 'Flavour' kitchens to do all of our prep 1-3 days prior to events so that we can concentrate on the final touches and garnishes live at the event. We have showcased our molecular mixology events for pharmaceuticals/chemistry/biological companies parties Nationwide as well as charity events, private parties and weddings:-
Stand Out At Your Next Event
Passionate about your drinks? Or maybe you want to wow your guests with the latest concepts seen at the best fine dining restaurants in the world brought to your house? Speak to the team today about ways we can put an innovative spin on your favourite cocktails or serve some out of the box canapes at your next party! Below is an example of a client request previously, our client was a passionate bloody mary fan who wanted a dining experience with this timeless classic:-


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A meteor that exploded in the sky above Russia as it entered Earth's atmosphere, injuring more than 1,000 people, broke off an asteroid orbiting near the planet, researchers believe.
Astrophysicists have managed to trace the path of the fireball that streaked through the sky above Chelyabinsk in central Russia in February.
The 10,000-ton space rock, which is thought to have measured around 55ft across, was caught on film as it broke apart high in the atmosphere. About 1,000 people were injured by flying debris as the shock wave of the explosion swept across the city, leaving a trail of damage.
The explosion was estimated to have had a force greater than 30 Hiroshima nuclear bombs, according to Nasa scientists, and the shockwave was so powerful that it travelled twice around the world.
Now researchers have analyzed the path of the meteor and found it most likely to have broken off a 656ft wide asteroid called 2011 EO40. The asteroid regularly crosses the path of the Earth as it orbits the Sun and has been listed as potentially hazardous. The scientists believe the asteroid is breaking apart, perhaps because of the stress caused by the gravitational pull of the planets and the Sun, or because of an impact.
This caused a fragment to break off and hurtle towards the Earth, leading to the most dramatic meteor fireball, or superbolide, in modern times.
Professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and his brother Raul, both astronomers at Complutense University of Madrid who conducted the research, said: "The most probable parent body for the Chelyabinsk superbolide is 2011 EO40. The orbits of these objects are quite perturbed as they experience close encounters not only with the Earth-Moon system but also with Venus, Mars and Ceres."
The brothers say the only way to conclusively prove the origins of the Chelyabinsk meteor would be to fly a space mission to 2011 EO40 and return with samples for analysis.
Separate analysis of the meteor by German scientists, which is due to be published later this year in the Journal of Meteoritics and Planetary Science, has also revealed that the meteor was formed of chondrite breccias – a conglomerate of non-metallic stony material.


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Georgia and I met for a much needed art afternoon on Friday. We decided on Crime and Punishment at the Musée d'Orsay as it seemed to be the talk of the town. Like all the big exhibitions at major museums in Paris, there were some extraordinary single pieces that blew me away — the Géricault "etude" on the exhibition's publicity (below), Victor Hugo drawings and charcoals (above), a handful of rare Goyas and more. But also consistent with these major shows, it was difficult, if not impossible to get an overall sense of what the exhibition was about. Crime and Punishment, yes, but everything from David's "La Mort de Marat" through Goya to surrealism, Andy Warhol, illustrations of Bentham's panopticon, even an old guillotine? There was little to no cohesion to this fest of violence and its arraignment, primarily, but not solely, focussed on France in the wake of the Revolution. Needless to say, there was no mention of the "crime" and punishment of more recent times: the Algerian war and other colonial exploits were conveniently absent from this history — if indeed, that is what it was — as were the not so distant events in the banlieu.
By contrast, a small exhibition of early photography "Photography Not Art" Naturalism according to P.H. Emerson (1886-1895) was tucked away in the wings of the Museum's tourist filled halls. Seeking refuge from the crowds, we found peace and quiet in this little-publicized, extraordinarily rich exhibition of Emerson's photos.
Emerson was apparently a radical because he resisted the aestheticization techniques of photography. Labelled a naturalist, in his photographs we see rural life stripped bare of all glamour and illusion. And this makes these quite beautiful photographs eerily unsettling. There is no Romanticized landscape in images such as Poling the Marsh Hay (1886), but rather, we see the world "as it is." What makes a photograph such as this one disturbing is also the apparent disregard for the finesse of composition. And so the woman in the foreground seems to big, as though she is about to walk out of the photograph. Emerson presents ordinary people doing ordinary things – like catching eel, poling hay, looking for driftwood. These worlds always appear somehow timeless, cut off from anything beyond their frame, as though time has stood still, as though we would find the same people today in the same landscape if we journeyed to Northumberland waterlands. All this,at a time when photography and its involvement with technological progress, modernity and industrialization is supposedly thriving. If technology appears in Emerson's photographs, it comes in the form of a broken down water mill, overtaken by weeds, boggy marshes and its own ineffectivity. That said, we are always aware of the presence of the technology of the camera because Emerson does nothing to hide its presence. Many of the images are off center, the awkward placement of the human figures, the traces of a lack of focus around the edges, make us aware that we are looking at photography in contrast with a timeless, bucolic existence. This apparent invasion of the photograph is yet another thing that makes the world in the image appear strange and the photograph itself eerie and unsettling.


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As well as our business development programmes and one-to-one bespoke programmes that we offer organisations, Ingenuity also offers a number of open workshops on a range of subjects. In the coming months we have the following workshops and locations. Click on the workshop for more information and to book.
Essential Sales Skills: Thursday 05 November, Corrs Corner, Newtownabbey, 09:30am – 16:30pm


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Key Stage 2 Class Teacher
Mana Education are working with a primary school in Wellingborough to help them find some brilliant class Teachers to take care of their year 6, 5 and 3 classes from September onwards. The school are looking for ks2 teachers to work for the school on permanent contracts.
THE ROLE: Key Stage 2 Teacher
LOCATION: Wellingborough
START DATE: September 2017
The Primary School are hoping to find some primary Teachers with QTS and experience teaching key stage 2 classes. The school are also happy to take on NQT's!
The school has been praised by our own supply teachers in the past as one which is supportive and welcoming, with many of our teachers praising the senior management team in particular. The school is modern, boasting new facilities and resources.
If you are interested in this Primary Teacher role please send your CV to firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 01572 821985. Please feel free to let us know if you are applying for either the year 6, year 5 or year 3 teacher post.
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A blog whereby I motivate myself, and my readers, to punch me in the mouth.
There really are some good local bands... http://www.myspace.com/elsinoremusic
Brant and I are almost, but not quite, have a substantive discussion in the comments section of my "label thyself!" post.
me: {basically what I said in the paragraph above}First off, Chris linked me to these folks: http://theologyphilosophycentr
chris: Blach
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I would like to put out an album called, "Apple of Golgotha".
This post is not substantive. Just want to get that out in the open, right up front.
This is a great example of the thought process that often makes me worry about getting fired.
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Tonight as I'm doing some blog-reading on the laptop, Emma comes to me and says..
More perfect logic from The Markus Files...
Markus. On the recent letter from our sponsored child being to me, instead of everyone else...
Markus: If it's to everyone, why did he say just you?
Me: Because I'm the head of the household.
Markus: {puzzled} You're the head of the household..?
Me: Yeah.
Markus: I thought Mom was head of the household. She's here the most...
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Markus: Why are you the head of the household?
Me: Because I'm the husband and the father.
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Markus: I just.. I thought you had to have some kind of qualifications or something...
Me: Hey..! I've got qualifications... punk!
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- With parents or grandparents ages 55-75
Note: You could end up being a caregiver, so read on.
If you have not dedicated your career in the caregiving field, many people find being a caregiver to be extremely challenging. Please understand the caregiver I am referring to is the "informal caregiver" – someone who is not compensated for the work they do, but rather forced to frequently provide care for a loved one – alongside their regular full-time job.
Maybe you are currently a caregiver, or have been in the past? My family has personally experienced it several times, and it's likely that, at some point, your family will as well. Whether it is full-time or part-time, taking care of Mom, Dad, sibling, or spouse is something that many of us will do in our lives. So please don't assume "it won't or can't happen to me".
In fact, according to the 2017 research from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP:
- There are over 43 million caregivers in this country.
- The average age of these caregivers is 49.2 years.
- 48% of caregivers in America are 18-49 years of age.
- These caregivers work an average of over 24 hours a week
(although this loving support is rewarding, it is also unpaid)
As you can see, today's Gen-Xers and Millennials are serving as caregivers long before they ever thought this would – or could – happen. Also, most of these caregivers have another full-time job, family, children, and trying to squeeze caregiving into their already busy lives.
For many, caregiving results in a negative impact on their:
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In most cases, caregivers are starting off without any formal or professional training. In other words, they are largely being forced into caring for a loved one, and forced to "learn on the job". As you can see, this is not an easy task you have a spouse and/or family, and you are also working 40/50/60 hours a week.
LTC Needs and Costs are Skyrocketing!
Most of you know one of my top jobs is helping you avoid large losses. When you think of avoiding large losses, you probably think of your investment portfolios – which of course – is one of my top priorities.
However, I am seeing an increasing need for Long-Term Care (LTC), which is something that can create equal, if not greater, large financial losses.
Personally, I have experienced the devastating (and often irreparable) financial, physical, and emotional damages that usually accompany LTC. This experience spans several decades, and includes both my personal life as well as the lives of many of my clients.
Two FACTS that have been growing at an exponentially alarming pace over the past decade:
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- The costs associated with this type of care.
Truth be told, Long-Term Care (LTC) insurance is something many of my clients need, but very few actually own. That is exactly why I believe it is my duty and obligation to proactively address LTC insurance – of course wherever and whenever applicable. Put another way, discussing LTC insurance must be a standard and routine part of the work I do – for the best interest of the clients (and their families) I am privileged to serve.
The Definition of Long-Term Care
For starters, let's look at what LTC really is – and how it is defined.
In its simplest form, LTC is defined as the assistance needed when someone is unable to care for themselves due to chronic illness, physical injury, cognitive (mental) impairment, or frailty.
Healthcare professionals, health insurance providers, HMO's, and Medicare classify this type of care as custodial care, as opposed to acute or rehabilitative care.
NOTE: The purpose of LTC insurance is to provide assistance with the normal activities of daily living.
These normal activities of daily living include:
- Getting around inside and outside of the home.
- Bathing, dressing, toileting, personal hygiene, and eating.
- Assistance needed with the associated activities of daily living, such as using the telephone, preparing meals, paying bills, shopping, transportation, and housekeeping.
- Help with activities necessary to remain at home, participating in an adult day care program, residing in an assisted living center or receiving skilled care in a nursing facility.
Top 3 Benefits of LTC Insurance
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The worsening conditions caused the Hong Kong government to warn of a "very high" health risk, particularly for the elderly, children and those with existing respiratory conditions.
The level of PM2.5 pollution, the fine particulates that pose the greatest danger to health, exceeded 190 micrograms per cubic meter on Sunday in Hong Kong, and the high levels continued into Monday. The World Health Organization recommends daily exposure of no more than 25 micrograms of PM2.5 per cubic meter, and levels above 150 are considered "unhealthy."
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Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department blamed shifting weather patterns for the pollution, as sunny and dry conditions on Sunday essentially trapped haze over the region.
"Hong Kong is being affected by an airstream with higher background pollutant concentrations," a department spokesman said. "The light wind hinders effective dispersion of air pollutants. The sunshine enhances photochemical smog activities and the formation of ozone during the daytime, resulting in high pollution in the region."
Nearby Chinese provinces Guangdong and Hainan also had unhealthy levels of pollution.
By contrast, Beijing was starting to get a slight reprieve after an extended bout of filthy air, although pollution levels there and in other northern Chinese cities remained high.
On Friday, the Chinese minister for environmental protection, Chen Jining, told reporters in Beijing that air quality had generally improved but that it would take a while to wean the Chinese economy from relying on heavy industry and fossil fuels that cause the smog. He also said that the unusually static air across northern China recently had contributed to the buildup.
"Cleaning up atmospheric pollution can't be done in an instant," Mr. Chen said, according to his ministry's website. "Cleaning up atmospheric pollution is a war of offense, but it's also a war of endurance."
The pollution in Hong Kong includes emissions from China's industrial heartland in the Pearl River Delta, as well as coal burning in the winter and vehicle emissions from heavy traffic. Recent measures have helped reduce pollution levels over the last year, including minimizing the number of diesel-powered commercial vehicles and requiring ships docked in the city to rely on low-sulfur fuel while berthed there.


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Sharing a poem from Emily Dickinson, Woman of Letters: Poems and Centos From Lines in Emily Dickinson's Letters by Lewis Turco today. Thanks, Lew! A bit about the book:
Buried in Emily Dickinson's letters are many lines that are stunningly beautiful, as beautiful as any to be found in her poems. Lewis Turco has taken some of these lines and written poems from them, on them, and around them. This volume, then, is a collaboration between two writers, one a 19th-century woman whose work became known to most readers only in the 20th century, and the other a post-modernist man of letters--an award-winning poet, critic, and scholar.
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Glutathione, the Natural Antibiotic
Glutathione is a tripeptide of the amino acids L-cysteine, L-glutamic acid, and glycine. Glutathione is not an essential nutrient, since it can be synthesized in the human body. The mechanism of action appears to be hydrogen sulfides that are produced. Research conducted by Carlsson et al, has demonstrated the ability of glutathione to kill P. micros (Peptostreptococcus micros) a known pathogen. Glutathione reacts with the bacterium from hydrogen sulfide and is able to kill the P. micros pathogen.
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Mice were given an oral dose of glutathione 100mg/kg in this controlled study. Glutathione samples were measured at 30, 45 and 60 minutes in blood plasma and after 1 hour in liver, kidney, heart, lung, brain, small intestine and skin. One of the first results observed was that oral glutathione administration was consistent with a rapid flux of glutathione from the intestinal lumen to blood plasma.The results show that oral glutathione can increase glutathione concentrations in several tissues following glutathione depletion, such as can occur in toxicological and pathological condition in which glutathione homeostasis is compromised.
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Glutathione shows remarkable metabolic processes and regulatory versatility in the human body. Glutathione is one of the most important antioxidants, converting free radicals into harmless substances.The capabilities of glutathione include crucial roles in nutrient metabolism and the regulation of pathways essential for whole body homeostasis. The importance of keeping the viral load down cannot be understated. Glutathione deficiency is directly linked to oxidative stress, and moreover, may play a key role in aging and the pathogenesis of bacterial and viral attack on the human body.
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"Are you as good as I remember, Baby?" Looking back at Emma Bunton's greatest solo moments
Emma Bunton is the perfect pop group member – a voice like honey, stage presence for days, professionalism, adored by the public, and is the glue that holds the other members together, especially in difficult times. But was she as excellent as a solo star?
Spoiler alert: yes.
Doing Paris properly
Paris is art, food, culture, striped shirts, bicycles and baguettes. You'll go to go to the Louvre, you'll wander down the Seine pretending to be in the video for ABBA's Our Last Summer. Because that's what everybody does. Right?
Here are some of my favourite places, food and drink, and some of my best (and worse) memories from the city of lights – including that time I cried over a sandwich.
My dream Madonna Anti-Tour setlist.
Madonna is the greatest recording artist and the greatest touring artist of all time. I went through her albums to pick her most overlooked songs to create my dream 'anti-tour' set-list.
India: Things I loved, things I learned and things I wish I'd known before travelling.
There are lots of beautifully written blogs and books. I'm not sure that this is one of them – but these are my experiences, the things I wish I'd known before going, and a few things I will never forget.
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I was teaching NAB Post|Production World classes on Saturday morning of NAB 2018 when Avid's new CEO Jeff Rosica (which I plan to sit down with later this week!) took the stage to introduce a ton of new products and map out future upgrades to Avid Media Composer as well as many other Avid products. This keynote address was part of the Avid Connect event that takes place just a few days before the NAB show floor opens. All weekend I've talked to quite a few people who have been in and out of the Avid Connect event this year and they all say the atmosphere at this year's Connect event is much happier and much more optimistic than it has been in recent years. Is that due to the new products, the changing of management or the new media climate we all live in? I don't know but everyone I talked to seem quite excited for the future.
Wow! What a way to kickoff #AvidConnect 2018!
Fantastic speech by @Avid CEO @JeffJRosica and I loved this moment:
"We are your biggest fans."
I truly believe it!
But more importantly, I can SEE it in everything #Avid does to help us share our stories with the world.
🐼☺ pic.twitter.com/bF9xDdcQir
— Roy Golden (@roygolden) April 7, 2018
Since I'm an editor we'll take a quick look at Media Composer here but you can get an idea of the rebranding of all Avid products on their website. I'll rely on Twitter to help me out since the NAB is coming fast and furious this morning. Avid did release an MC update just yesterday taking it to 2018.4.0 with a few new features added. They also have 3 new product tiers that seems to be the way moving forward with all their products.
We're announcing a new line up of @MediaComposer products that provide a range of functionality for the aspiring artist to the most experienced editor.
🎞 https://t.co/7EB1GkCHeG#Avid #MediaComposer #videoediting #NABShow #NAB2018 #AvidConnect pic.twitter.com/V7St11r2Cy
— Avid Media Composer (@MediaComposer) April 7, 2018
With Media Composer there's now Media Composer | First, Media Composer, and Media Composer | Ultimate. While basic functionality is the same the biggest thing to know is that Ultimate adds PhraseFind, ScriptSync, Symphony and Newscutter into the package. This comparison page shows all three side-by-side and you can check the prices.
Media Composer 2018.4
Since I have a session this NAB called It's Time to Take Another Look at Avid Media Composer I thought it was important to update and Las Vegas hotel wifi held for a successful download!
It's a small update feature wise but I think the main objective of this release was to get the new pricing levels out into the world. Just for playing around with it for a bit these are the noteworthy features that I'm make the most use of.
The Avid Markers window has long been stagnant as now we get a simple but much needed update with the ability to move columns and hide columns, change font sizes and search. Your customization is saved with project settings.
I also like that we can now assign timeline view presets to a keyboard shortcut. That's a long time coming but it looks like Avid is finally serious about providing some of these features that we've all been asking for for years.
There's also a new option to preform a file-based insert edit which could be used to correct mistakes without re-exporting an entire file. If you've family with Cinedeck's cineXtools then you've heard of this. I think this is pretty big to put directly in the Avid Output menu. There's some limitations on file formats and how it works but it'll be a timesaver in many situations.
The future of Avid Media Composer
The biggest news out of Avid Connect is the roadmap for future updates to MC. While we've seen upcoming feature discussion before from the Avid Customer Association ACA vote things were much more specific this time. Since I wasn't there I'll let Twitter take over as I'm learning about a lot of them as I type this.
Some new features announced for #Avid #MediaComposer spot color correct, adding angles & updating groups, titles in res higher than HD, and my fav new feature is 'click and play' around the app while media playing a sequence. #ACA is working. #AvidConnect pic.twitter.com/fZcdaP5pj0
— Rob Burgos, CSI (@robburgoscsi) April 7, 2018
This tweet sums up the biggest new features in one. Updates to the color correction are important but I think a multicam rewrite is huge. Currently once a multicam group is created you're stuck and can't adjust it at all. This update will bring Avid inline with Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X with the ability to add angles, slip sync and do lots of other stuff to a multicam once it is created. And having a "live" timeline that doesn't stop playback will make Media Composer, finally, feel more modern.
There's a few more good tweets below. I can't wait to see this in action at the Avid booth. More to come about Avid later.
Oh my god! You can modify and add cams to already created groups now! Doing dailies will be so much nicer now! Happy dance! #AvidConnect pic.twitter.com/OgoD9hPwoY
— Monica Daniel (@Monica_Edits) April 7, 2018
Avid Media Composer now has a live timeline! No more playback stoppage! Yes! #AvidConnect pic.twitter.com/Pp1Bo0O8NQ
— Monica Daniel (@Monica_Edits) April 7, 2018
See left. Shape based color corrector #NABShow #AvidConnect #Avid pic.twitter.com/baQvSpR1CC
— Michael Kammes (@michaelkammes) April 7, 2018
#AvidConnect YES! new Avid I/O hardware for under a grand. sweet! – https://t.co/I5TF3oYQEc pic.twitter.com/J6ZFkagMUV
— Gary Bettan (@videoguys) April 7, 2018
Create bins and projects outside of MC to prep for edit with Editorial Management #NABShow #AvidConnect #Avid pic.twitter.com/Vbp3twVRgM
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MediaCentral | Editorial Mgmt = Search + @MediaComposer Shared Projects and Bins. It also gives web-based access to media playback on @Avid Nexis storage to boost collaboration among creative teams and much more. #AvidConnect pic.twitter.com/n546fdP4f4
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Am Islet
On the route to Quan Lan – Ngoc Vung islands; Am Rock or Kettle Islet is situated in Bai Tu Long Bay. An island jutting out of the seawaters, the teapot of the Jade Emperor, who accidentally dropped it into Hạ Long số, its handle was broken.
Su Tu Bien Islet
On the canoe route to Thiên Cung – Ðầu Gỗ Grottoes, one should visit Hòn Sư Tử Biển or Sea Lion Islet, which is 10 minutes away from the Bãi Cháy Tourist Wharf. Amidst the vast seawaters of Hạ Long, you recognize a high rock jutting from the sea, resembling a lion stretching.
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Location: It is 22km from south of Bai Chay Tourist Wharf.
Characteristics: This island consists of three small mountains with the height of 23m, seen from afar, resemble three peaches (Ba Trai Dao).
The island connects to a legend of about the romantic love between a youngest fairy, who was very pretty with a young and poor fisherman.
Because of feeling in love with him, she stole three peaches from Heaven for him, which if he ate, would give him eternal life, allowing them to live together forever. The King of the Heavens discovered the robbery and turned the peaches into three stone islands. Chastised, the young fairy had to return.
Today, Ba Trai Dao is a famous tourist attraction with three nice fairy beaches, romantic landscape.
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NEW YORK—Over a thousand kids from underprivileged schools in the city were treated to a Broadway performances on Tuesday at the Salvation Army Centennial Theatre on West 14th Street.
The show, called Taste of Broadway, was a reward for the children's good attendance and grades and an incentive to continue working hard at school.
"It's so wonderful," Callahan said, looking out at the kids in the audience.
Children from mostly Queens and Brooklyn attended the show, hosted by Nanci Callahan in collaboration with the West Side Cultural Center and the city's education department.
DeAngelis, the casting director, said that seeing young Broadway stars like Raymond Luke Jr., 13, from "Motown," shows students that with hard work and a good attitude, people can achieve their dreams.
"Before they got their breaks on Broadway, they were just going to school and being kids with a dream too," DeAngelis said about the performers. "What separates them is the opportunity."
The West Side Cultural Center and the State Department of Education, introduced the Attendance Incentive Dropout Program (AIDP), some 15 years ago. The program has since helped over 40,000 students to improve in school.
Programs like AIDP are especially important in neighborhoods where more than 50 percent of the city's children from poor families don't graduate high school.
Half an hour to the show's start, teachers from PS 154 in Harlem ushered in children from fourth and fifth grades. The students, who showed significant improvements in school, filled the front rows of the theatre.
Special education teacher T. Perez who supervised the children, said that his school introduced certain programs to motivate children. For example, a reward program that not only gives credit for those who do well academically, but also the students who try to do well in terms of attendance and behavior.
"Once they work on character traits and do their homework, and their schoolwork, they get what's called school stars," Perez said. Using the stars, kids can then purchase things at the school store, which includes items as diverse as erasers to video games.


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CONTACT: Lisa Stojanovich, Unity Foundation of La Porte County (219) 879-0327
MCAS Teacher Innovation Fund Awards Grants to Teachers
The Michigan City Area Schools Teacher Innovation Fund has funded 10 applications out of 22 submitted this year to support innovative classroom projects.
The fund was established with Unity Foundation of La Porte County in 2011 by former Michigan City Mayor Chuck Oberlie and MCAS Superintendent Barbara Eason-Watkins, EdD. It provides grants of up to $350 to teachers and professionals at Michigan City High School and the La Porte County Career and Technical Education-A.K. Smith Center. In addition, Horizon Bank generously contributed to help grow the fund and Michigan City Area Chamber of Commerce supports one grant each year in memory of A.K. Smith graduate and long-time Horizon Bank employee Joe Mellen.
A total of $2,821.00 was awarded to 10 applications this year benefiting 32 Teachers, reaching 5,392 students with innovative projects during the 2017-18 school year.
They include:
Michigan City High School
Susan Cleveland, Iconic Imprint
Deanna Ehrhardt, Painting Forward
Julie Geyer, Data Analysis of Species at Fedder's Alley
Catherine Lindgren, Virtual Reality AP Human Geography*
David Harris, Scratch Work
Amy Wojasinski-Labis, A Little Bit Of This And That
Daena Sisk, We Needs Some Books, Bro!
Brian Meyers, Virtual Fieldtrips with Google Cardboard
Stephanie Dege, Bright Minds, Bright Futures
Jennifer Gracyalny, Vida y Muerte en la Mara Salvatrucha
*Joe Mellen Award Recipient
To support the growing number of teacher grant requests, tax-deductible contributions are welcomed to the Teacher Innovation Fund or Unity Foundation Literacy Fund. Online contributions may be made at www.uflc.net, or checks mailed to Unity Foundation, PO Box 527, Michigan City, IN 46361, with Teacher Innovation in the memo line.
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Bingham McHale Case Study Sheds Light on Major Job Creation Opportunity in East Central Indiana
Bingham McHale LLP is pleased to announce the release of its case study on the recent EB-5 Regional Center established in partnership with Energize-ECI in East Central Indiana. The case study provides an overview of the EB-5 Regional Center concept and Bingham McHale's role in the complex application process necessary to secure the federal designation.
"The Bingham McHale LLP team worked closely with the leaders of Energize-ECI and their partners to evaluate the EB-5 Regional Center project, and to develop and implement the process that would secure this designation from the federal government," said Andy Gruber, partner at Bingham McHale LLP. "The EB-5 Regional Center has the potential to bring thousands of jobs to East Central Indiana over the next five years. This case study could be a powerful example for other regions affected by the loss of traditional manufacturing jobs."
East Central Indiana was hit hard during the economic downturn, which included the loss of hundreds of jobs at BorgWarner and other manufacturing facilities. Gruber recognized that the area was a good fit for an EB-5 Regional Center, and approached the Energize-ECI economic development group about the opportunity. Together, they worked with other partners and consultants to complete the more than 1,100-page application needed to achieve EB-5 Regional Center status from the federal government.
Bingham McHale LLP is a multidisciplinary business law firm serving regional, national and international clients, with offices in Indianapolis, Jasper and Vincennes, Ind. Bingham McHale LLP was ranked first-tier in Indianapolis in 18 categories by The Best Law Firms 2011.


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Conveniently located in Thoddoo Islands Maldives , Thoddoo Beach View is a great base from which to explore this vibrant city. The hotel is not far from the city center: just 64 KM away, and it normally takes about 60 minutes to reach from the airport. Also within easy reach are Manta point and Kuramathi Thila.
Thoddoo Beach View also offers many facilities to enrich your stay in Thoddoo Island Maldives. A selection of top-class facilities such as restaurant, room service, laundry service/dry cleaning, shops, babysitting can be enjoyed at the hotel.
The hotel features 4 beautifully appointed guest rooms, each including internet access – wireless (complimentary), air conditioning, shower, fan. The hotel offers an excellent variety of recreational facilities, including water sports(non-motorized), snorkeling, fishing trip and many more. Whatever your purpose of visit, Thoddoo Beach View is an excellent choice for your stay in Maldives Islands.


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How can we demand healthy role models when we are slamming their healthy bodies?
Now-a-days, it is difficult to come across somebody who doesn't have at least one form of social media, whether it's Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram.
More often than not, people's worth seems to be defined by the amount of likes their pictures get on Instagram, how many friends they have on Facebook and how much fun they seem to be having on Snapchat.
The world of social media particularly targets celebrities, whose lives are under scrutiny every time they appear in the spotlight. People have comments to make on how they look and what they are doing and usually have no problem with sharing these comments to the general public, no matter how positive or negative they maybe.
Despite being incredibly fierce, talented and constantly producing chart-topping bangers, Rihanna has been the latest victim of online trolling and scrutiny due to her faultless appearance.
It began when writer Chris Spags outrageously made a public comment asking whether Rihanna being 'fat' was 'going to become a hot new trend'. However thankfully and rightfully, he was quickly dismissed from his blogging position and hopefully learnt his lesson to never mess with bad gal Ri Ri again.
More recently a picture of, the equally stunning pair, Rihanna and Cara Delevinge has been circulating on social media. It shows them both looking super sparkly, sassy and sophisticated on the red carpet for a pre-premier screening of their new film "Valarian and the City of a Thousands Planet" in Paris.
However, it seems people have been more concerned about Rihanna's weight with some even daring to ask 'what has she been eating?'
I can't help but feel baffled and quite personally offended that Rihanna's weight is even being questioned .Even though it is completely irrelevant, she looks no bigger than a size 8-10 and appears incredibly confident and content. Her skin is glowing and she looks happy and comfortable in her own skin. And so she should, so should we all for that matter.
In this crazy social media bubble, it is easy to forget that celebrities are real humans too. They might not have very relatable life styles, but they have real hearts, real feelings and real emotions.
It can be argued that privacy is equal to how much you make public, therefore it is a given right that members of the public are okay to comment as they please about Rihanna and her lifestyle as she is a public figure. People are always so quick to judge, form opinions and make accusations on other people's lifestyles without thinking about how these judgements may affect them. Even contemporary magazines still scrutinise celebrities appearance's in 'hot or not' columns. Just because celebrities choose to put themselves in the spot light, doesn't mean everyone has a free pass to tear them apart.
As a society, the majority of us are sick of seeing unrealistic expectations in glossy magazines and brands using smaller than average models to represent their 'plus-sized' label and causing false expectations for males and females about realistic body standards.
We are quick to slam the celebrity 'fad' diets, plastic surgery and promotion of excessive exercise yet equally as fast to slam those who are looking happy and healthy. Celebrities can be referred to as idols in terms of their 'body goals' or success but we must remember that it comes in self-love too.
Whilst those derogatory comments may not even reach or bother the incredibly self-assured Rihanna, they echo in the minds of those who are lacking in confidence and self-love themselves. Those who remain uncomfortable in their own skin and who are now questioning the way they look in comparison to the apparently 'fat' Rihanna. Perfection is subjective to each and every one of us and it's so important to remember this when publicly making comments about other people.
Just because Rihanna appears to be confident and happy, doesn't give anyone the right to strip her, or anyone else down.
Just a little reminder to be kind to everyone, no matter who they are, and what you see on social media shouldn't define who you are. An important memo to always keep in mind: if you wouldn't say it to someone's face, don't tweet it.
Words by Abbie Smyth


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Eyelid Surgery / Blepharoplasty
Eyelid Surgery / Blepharoplasty
The eyes have commonly been referred to as "the windows to the soul". They convey one's deepest feelings and emotions.
The eyes are considered the most expressive features on the face. However, the eyes are often one of the first facial features to show signs of aging and therefore may be transmitting the wrong signal to the world.
Rejuvenation of the upper face has many forms. Blepharoplasty treats aging eyelids. Browlift treats low or sagging eyebrows. The eyebrows should arch above the corner of the eye. If this is not the case, you may require a browlift instead of or in addition to eyelid surgery. BotoxTM is also very useful for aging brows that show furrows, lines and can even treat drooping brows.
What are we treating? Blepharoplasty treats a "tired look;" reducing excess eyelid skin and bags. Browlift treats an "angry or sad appearance."
Why the intervention?
Blepharoplasty (or of eyelids surgery) is an intervention that eliminates the excesses of skin or fat in the eyelids that give to the glance and, therefore the person, a tired or sad aspect.
The first consultation
In Sensual Body Dream during the first consultation the surgeon analyzes the conditions of the patient which is the best way to correct the defect.
The surgeon will recommend the best solution with respect to the intervention to be made and the best form to perform it. He will also answer all the questions that you have and tell the reasonable expectations that you can have regarding the final result.
The anesthesia usually is local, under totally relaxed and insensible sedation, in which the patient is wide-awake during the intervention, but without any pain.
The local anesthesia with sedation is used of increasing form since it is less harmful, anywhere in the world safer and much more provides a comfortable recovery for the patient than general anesthesia.
Duration of the operation
Half an hour for 2 / One hour for the 4
How long is the patient hospitalized?
The blepharoplasty can be done as an outpatient procedure requiring no hospitalization.
The recovery is very fast and the postoperative one as a whole is tolerated easily, since the annoyances caused by the intervention are not important.
Most of patients can make its normal tasks after two or three days. Even so, the surgeon will recommend not making activities that require physical effort during the first week after the operation. Also, is not advisable to have sun exposure in the first postoperative month. The stitches are retired around the fourth or fifth day after the procedure.
What about the scars?
The scar in the lower eyelid is placed the line of the eyelashes, practically imperceptible, if it is acceded by conjunctival approach does not left any scar. In the superior eyelid the incision is hidden in the fold when opening the eye.
Any side effects?
This intervention does not present/display almost any probability of side effects, since the eye is not affected. Therefore, the vision is altered not even in the following days to the intervention. In the postoperative period hematoma and bruising can appear as long as a dryness sensation that disappears in a few days.
The results of the operation are immediately evident, as much the excess of skin as of fat they are eliminated completely, that is to say, no longer returns to the tired and sad look previous to the operation.


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Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1911. The earlier nonprofits Carnegie founded, such as the Carnegie Institution of Washington, the Carnegie Hero Fund, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, had narrow, limited aims. But Carnegie, who still had half his fortune when he crated the corporation, left no restrictions on what the Carnegie Corporation should be used for. As a result, the nonprofit gradually deviated from Andrew Carnegie's beliefs. Before Carnegie's death in 1919, the Carnegie Corporation eliminated a program created by Carnegie that subsidized the construction of libraries. However, until World War II the Carnegie Corporation largely funded other Carnegie charities.
Under the presidencies of John W. Gardner (1955-1965) and Alan W. Pifer (1965-1982), the Carnegie Corporation dramatically expanded. Its most significant achievement was the Carnegie Commission on Educational Television (1965), which inspired the creation of the Corporation for Public Television. A second commission, the Carnegie Commission on the Future of Public Broadcasting (1979; also known as "Carnegie II") was far less effective.
Vartan Gregorian has been the president of the Carnegie Corporation since 1997. Under his leadership, the Carnegie Corporation has awarded substantial grants to such liberal groups as the Alliance for Justice, the now-defunct Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF). It has also funded numerous prizes, including the Carnegie Medals for Philanthropy, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, and the Andrew Carnegie Fellows, a program similar to the MacArthur Foundation's fellowship programs but limited to college professors.
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) retired from business in 1901, when he and his partners sold Carnegie Steel to U.S. Steel. He created many organizations with limited aims, including the Carnegie Institution of Washington, which conducts scientific research, the Carnegie Hero Fund[1], which gives medals to people who save others' lives, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which funds educational research.
By 1906, notes Carnegie biographer Joseph Frazier Wall, "Carnegie was sick of the game" of philanthropy, and by 1910 "he was desperately sick of it." "The final task dispensation of wealth preparing for the final exit," Carnegie wrote to a friend, is "a heavy task…all sad.. You have no idea the strain I have been under."[2]
When the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was created in 1910, Carnegie still had half of his fortune. Under the advice of Elihu Root, Secretary of State in the Theodore Roosevelt administration, Carnegie used $125 million to create the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1911. He imposed only one restriction on the corporation: It would provide pensions for Presidents of the United States and their widows.[3]
Three years later, Carnegie tried to change his mind. He tried to take $10 million from the Carnegie Corporation budget for a new organization to serve Great Britain. When Root advised that the endowment could not be reversed, Carnegie used money he had saved for his retirement to start the British organization. [4]
Carnegie's wishes were violated a second time during his lifetime when the Carnegie Corporation board voted to slow down and ultimately eliminate the program that funded libraries. Of the 1.419 libraries funded with Carnegie's money, only six were approved after 1917, two years before Carnegie's death, with the last opening in American Fork, Utah in 1919. Historian Theodore Jones notes that there is no evidence what Carnegie's reaction was when the Carnegie Corporation board voted to terminate the library program.[5]
Carnegie Corporation in the 20th Century
Until World War II, the Carnegie Corporation remained relatively small. Under the presidency of Henry S. Pritchett, the foundation largely funded other Carnegie charities. Pritchett's successor, Frederick S. Keppel, discarded old programs but created few new ones. As a result, the Carnegie Corporation remained small until after World War II.[6]
After World War II, and the presidencies of John W. Gardner (1955-1965) and Alan Pifer (1965-1982), the foundation dramatically expanded. Under Pifer's presidency, according to foundation observer Waldemar Nielsen, Carnegie became "the quintessential liberal, activist entrepreneurial foundation, more of a combat force than a traditional charity."[7]
Carnegie's most significant achievement of the 1960s was funding the Carnegie Commission on Educational Television in 1965. The Commission issued a report, Public Television: A Program for Action, which said "we contemplate assistance to Public Television on a far larger scale than at present."[8] All of the commission's recommendations, including changing the name of educational television to "public television," creating one quasi-governmental organization to run the stations and oversee content (the Public Broadcasting Service) and a second one (the Corporation for Public Broadcasting) to fund the stations. The only proposal Congress rejected from the commission was a two-percent excise tax on the sale of television sets to pay for shows on public television.
In 1977, the Carnegie Corporation created a second commission to explore ways to fund public broadcasting. Unlike the first Carnegie Commission, the report of the Carnegie Commission on the Future of Public Broadcasting, or "Carnegie II," issued in 1979, published recommendations that were not implemented, including doubling the size of the public broadcasting budget and paying for it in part by taxing commercial stations' broadcast licenses.[9]
In 1985, the Carnegie Corporation met with representatives of other nonprofits Carnegie created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Andrew Carnegie's birth. At the event Carnegie Corporation president David Hamburg told the Chronicle of Higher Education that Andrew Carnegie, were he alive, would appreciate "a continuing commitment to three themes that shaped his philanthropy: peace, education, and social justice."[10]
The Vartan Gregorian Years
Vartan Gregorian became the Carnegie Corporation's president in 1997, a position he continues to hold today. Prior to becoming Carnegie Corporation president, he was president of Brown University and also served as an adviser to Walter Annenberg in his Annenberg Challenge, a $500 million series of grants to public schools that many consider a major philanthropic mistake.[11]
The Carnegie Corporation under Gregorian has funded numerous liberal groups. Among others, it has funded the Alliance for Justice, the now-defunct Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), and the Mexican American Legal and Defense Fund (MALDEF).[12]
The Carnegie Corporation has also funded a wide variety of prizes in recent years. These include:
The Carnegie Medals for Philanthropy, launched in 2001, awarded to eminent philanthropists. The most recent winners include H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest and Marguerite Lenfest of the Lenfest Foundation, Julian Robertson of the Robertson Foundation, and Jeff Skoll of the Skoll Foundation.[13]
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, co-sponsored with the American Library Association. The winners in 2017 were Colson Whitehead for The Underground Railroad for best novel and Matthew Desmond for Evicted for best non-fiction book.[14]
The Andrew Carnegie Fellows, launched in 2015, which give 35 professors two-year, $200,000 grants. These grants are similar to the MacArthur Fellowships, but are limited to professors.[15]
The Academic Leadership Award, launched in 2015. In 2017 this prize was given to seven university presidents, including Georgia State University president Mark P. Becker, Georgetown University president John J. DeGioia, and Case Western Reserve University president Barbara J. Snyder. Schools whose presidents received these prizes got $500,000 grants.[16]
In 2011, the Carnegie Corporation marked its centennial. President Vartan Gregorian gave an interview with Carnegie Corporation vice president Susan King in which he said his role was to be "a guardian of a tradition: a guardian of an important mission…We just have to keep Andrew Carnegie's notion of spreading the gospel of wealth, and that's what we are doing."[17]
Indiana University philanthropy professor Leslie Lenkowsky noted in Philanthropy that "in important ways, the Corporation's work has departed from its founder's vision. Although it remains riveted on curing social and political inequalities, it has come to regard them less as the unfortunate by-product of an otherwise successful and worthy economic system and more as symptoms of fundamental flaws that require substantial changes to the system itself."[18]
The Economist noted that both IBM and the Carnegie Corporation had both been created in 1911. The magazine had concluded that IBM had done more good since 1961 because it continued to grow, while the Carnegie Corporation stagnated. IBM had sales of $200 billion and employed 427,000 people, while Carnegie barely made the list of America's 20 largest foundations.
One reason why Carnegie was far smaller than IBM, The Economist noted, "may be that 100 years is too old for a philanthropic foundation. The absence of an existential threat have made it too comfortable…It is not clear what, if anything, keeps the people in charge of the Carnegie Corporation awake at night. The passage of time saps a foundation of the unique energy of its founder."
"No wonder," the magazine concluded, "many of today's philanthropists aim, as Carnegie did, to give away all of their money by the time they die, or at least put a time limit on the lifespan of their foundation after their death."[19]


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Lahore, Pakistan: July 8th, 2019: Amer Adnan Associates (AAA), an award-winning architectural design and construction firm, is pleased to announce the expansion of operations to Islamabad.
Lahore, Pakistan: July 8th, 2019: The team at Amer Adnan Associates successfully incorporated modernism into the design of six residential projects within Lahore.
Lahore, Pakistan: April 29th, 2019: This year has proven to be one of the highlights in Amer Adnan Associates' history as we keep transforming our ideas into bold and brilliant pieces of architecture.
Lahore, Pakistan: March 7, 2019 – 2018 has been a dynamic year of translating each and every clients' vision into habitable and meaningful spaces.
Lahore, Pakistan: January 17, 2018 – Amer Adnan Associates (AAA), an award-winning architectural design and construction firm, has launched its newly revamped website.
Rug & Kilim Gallery, a premium carpet retailer, hired AmerAdnan Associates (AAA) to design and construct its first showroom in soon-to-be-opened Packages Mall, Lahore.


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Washington Post Examines Lack of Attention to Patients' Rights Issue in Congress
The Washington Post today looks at how the issue of patients' rights has "faded from view -- both at the White House and in Congress." The push for patients' rights legislation peaked in mid-2001, when the House and Senate passed different bills, but the bills were never reconciled. According to the Post, attention to the issue has shifted in part because of the "difficulty of compromises in Washington's intensely partisan environment" and the "limited attention span of policymakers and advocacy groups as fresh issues emerge." Anthony Downs, a senior scholar at the Brookings Institution, said that attention to domestic issues usually diminishes after a short period of time, whether or not the issue has been resolved. In addition, the health care industry, states and the courts have produced changes in the absence of legislation. Since the late 1990s, many managed care plans have stopped requiring prior approvals for medical tests, hospital admissions and medical specialist visits. "It's not so much that HMOs are responding to political pressure. It's based on their direction from customers -- employers and ... consumers," Paul Ginsburg, president of the Center for Studying Health System Change, said. The push for legislation also has been weakened by recent Supreme Court rulings that have allowed patients to sue HMOs over coverage decisions in state courts; that let states create independent review systems to handle complaints against managed care plans; and that allow states to require managed care plans to work with any doctor who is willing to participate. "As a priority, this issue just fell off people's radar," Robert Blendon, a professor at Harvard University, said. Despite the loss of political momentum, Rep. Charles Norwood (R-Ga.), the "father of the patients' rights movement in Congress," says that he is waiting for the proper time to press the issue again, which might be next year if Congress does not pass a Medicare drug benefit or medical malpractice limits and Republicans are "looking for a concrete health care accomplishment to carry into their campaigns," according to the Post (Goldstein, Washington Post, 9/12).This is part of the California Healthline Daily Edition, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.