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February 8, 2021
Dear Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation:
We write to you as organizations that represent communities and constituents across Pennsylvania joined together to urge Congress to take immediate action and pass President Biden's American Rescue Plan. The coronavirus pandemic has brought unspeakable devastation to families across the United States. The country is nearing 450,000 lives lost to the virus as nearly 250,000 new cases are reported each day. Hospitals are overwhelmed, with roughly 130,000 patients seeking treatment for the virus and roughly 24,000 requiring intensive care. Vaccine distribution is in disarray. This plan will deliver much-needed relief to families, provide support for struggling state and local governments, jumpstart a nationwide vaccination program, and rebuild our communities.
The deteriorating health situation has been accompanied by a national economic disaster of historic proportions. The unfettered spread of the virus put millions of Americans, including more than 415,000 Pennsylvanians out of work, and an economic recovery has sputtered amid worsening caseloads and has deepened stark racial disparities, with communities of color suffering the worst of the ongoing emergency. President Biden's American Rescue Plan includes several key provisions that are carefully designed to tackle the immensity of this moment:
Robust Investment in Vaccines, Diagnostics, and Response
• Invests $20 billion in a national vaccination program in partnership with states, localities, and Tribes. Sets up community vaccination sites and deploys mobile vaccination units to remote or hard-to-reach areas.
• Provides $50 billion for the expansion of testing, including funds for rapid tests, expanded lab capacity, and to help schools and localities implement testing. • Funds 100,000 public health workers for vaccine outreach and contact tracing, and $30 billion in the Disaster Relief Fund to strengthen supplies of protective gear.
Supporting State and Local Communities
• Provides $440 billion in critical support for struggling communities, to support small businesses, educators, transit workers, and first responders, including $350 billion in emergency funding for state and local governments to ensure they can keep front line public workers on the job and paid, and distribute the vaccine, scale up testing, reopen schools, and maintain vital services.
Protecting American Workers and Families
• Increases direct payments to families by an additional $1,400 to help hard-hit households cover expenses and stimulate the economy. Extends and expands unemployment insurance by providing a $400 per week federal supplement. Raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour and provides emergency paid leave.
•Subsidizes COBRA through the end of September, invests $4 billion to help expand access to mental health services, and allocates $20 billion to help meet the health care needs of America's veterans.
• Extends eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, provides an additional $25 billion in assistance to support low-income renters. Allocates $5 billion to help states and localities secure housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Extends the 15 percent SNAP benefit increase, and invests $3 billion in WIC to help women, infants, and children access high-quality nutritious foods.
•Provides $130 billion to help schools safely reopen, and $35 billion to help institutions of higher education implement public health protocols and execute distance learning.
• Expands access to affordable child care by creating a $25 billion emergency stabilization fund for childcare providers, providing an additional $15 billion in funding through the Child Care Development Block Grant program and increasing tax credits to help cover the cost of child care.
A crisis of this magnitude requires a robust, comprehensive response that will both alleviate the short-term suffering of people across the United States and work towards long-term investments in America's health and economy. Please stand with Pennsylvania's families, frontline health care workers, and communities and pass the American Rescue Plan without delay.
- The 99% Pennsylvania campaign
- AccessMatters
- Allies for Children
- Americans for Democratic Action, Southeastern PA Chapter
- Asian Americans United
- Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute
- Bucks County Women's Advocacy Coalition
- Capital Region Stands Up – Cumberland County
- Caring For You Home Care
- Casa San Jose
- CLEAR for PA
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- Commonwealth Communications
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- Crawford County United
- First Up: Champions for Early Education
- Hershey Indivisible Team
- Hunger Free PA – PA Food Banks
- Indivisible Upper Darby
- Just Harvest
- Keystone Progress Education Fund
- National Council of Jewish Women – PA
- Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
- Pennsylvania Council of Churches
- Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN)
- Pennsylvania United
- Philly Neighborhood Networks
- Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
- Pittsburgh United
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- Protect Our Care Pennsylvania
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- Returning Citizens Voter Movement LLC
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Alexander' is the pseudonym used for a homosexual man who was born on October 17, 1899. In the edited version of his diaries, Jeb
and Dash, first published in 1993, Jeb's niece and editor of his diaries, Ina Russell, shares Jeb's window on
gay life in Washington, DC in the early half of the twentieth century, spanning the years 1918 – 1945. The published
version of his diaries was hailed by some in the gay community as a historic look at gay culture during a time from which
little such similar documentation exists.
According to Russell's Introduction to the edited diaries, in April 1962, Jeb wrote, "At last I wrote my letter
to Ina…about the diaries, asking her advice, and urged her please to answer soon." Ina continues, "On May
14, he [Jeb] received my reply. He wrote, "Ina's looked for letter at last came and it made me quite happy. It was
exactly what I had hoped for, the answer I had wanted to receive from her. She was not sure that I had it in mind to leave
her the diary, so she begged me to do so."[1]
Later in her Introduction, Ina includes the following entry from Jeb dated
14 April 1923, who lends his perspective on the sharing of his diaries:
It occurred to me today with something of a shock how
horrible it would be for this diary of mine to be pawed over and read unsympathetically after I am dead, by those incapable
of understanding, who would be filled with disgust and astonishment and think of me as a poor demented wretch, a neurotic
or a madman who was better off dead. And then the thought of the one thing even more dreadful and terrible than that—for
my diary never to be read by the one person who would or could understand.
For I do want my diary to be read—there
is no use in concealing the fact—by somebody who is like me, who would understand. [2]
Jeb was a collector of personal and published
diaries, and this may have contributed to his understanding that his diaries had meaning beyond himself. So even at the age
of 23, Jeb knew that he wanted to share his diaries, though it was not made clear to the reader what he had in mind for accomplishing
this, not even when he wrote to Ina concerning the matter years later in 1962. Russell herself seems not to be sure when she
writes that "Perhaps he left his diaries to me as an act of faith between lovers of literature."[3] For my
part, I had to wonder if perhaps Jeb had acted selfishly by imposing this task upon Ina, conveying his unspoken faith in her
that she would somehow see him and his diaries through to fruition, whatever form that might take. No matter the case, if
it was an act of faith that led Jeb to entrust his diaries to Ina, then it seems to me that it was an act of unselfish love
on Ina's part to accomplish what she did for Jeb, not to mention for the others like him 'who would understand.'
That said,
however, after first reading Jeb and Dash, shortly after it was published, I immediately became convinced that
while Ina had managed to tell 'a' story she had not told 'Jeb's' story. By failing to append his true
name to what amounts to his life-long body of work, she failed to make it his own. This point is particularly poignant because
it was Jeb's lifelong desire to be a published author, according to published diary entries and Ina's own account.
Unfortunately, Jeb's entries and Ina's Introduction reveals to us a man who instead succumbs to writer's block
or inertia. Ina seems to understand the weightiness of this when she writes: "If we lived in Kafka country, everyone
who aspired to lead a creative life and does not would be required to read the whole of Jeb's diaries, and then would
have to appear in a silent courtroom before a faceless judge who would ask: Do you understand? Do you know what will
happen if you do not use your talent? And none would escape by saying, But was it not enough that in my life I fell tragically
in love?"[4] The reference to 'tragically in love' referring to Jeb's one-time lover and long-time
friend, pseudonymously presented as C.C. Dasham (Dash) in the edited diaries.
Ina had the opportunity to give Jeb in
death the one thing he could not accomplish for himself in life – the chance to be a published book author. That's
not to say that I deny what must have been the absolute monumental task of editing the expansive diaries into a single account,
and the importance of what Ina shared through Jeb from a gay historical perspective. In this sense, she and Jeb did this together.
He supplied the raw material, and she shaped it and made it available to those 'who would understand.' What this observer
could not understand, however, is why Ina failed to make Jeb's story his own. By using a pseudonym to represent her uncle,
Ina denies Jeb his last chance to be a 'great author,' as Jeb once said of his own desires for himself
– well, at the very least, his own author.
Her actions seemed strange to me, considering that Ina
had opted to include in the book some photographs of Jeb and his family, and even one of Jeb and Dash together, prominently
displayed on the book cover. Part of her reluctance to spell 'Jeb' out, apparently, had to do with the practice of
'outing' (i.e., publicly revealing that someone was gay or lesbian against his or her will) that was in wide debate
at the time Ina published Jeb and Dash. And, in fact, Ina states in her Introduction, "I used pseudonyms
for most private individuals because some people from Jeb's diaries may still be living, and certainly most of them have
living relatives. It was not my desire to bring anyone out of the closet without his knowledge or permission."[5] The
question nagged: Why then did she choose to share the photographs in the book if she was concerned that certain disclosures
would embarrass or distress living persons or their immediate descendants? Certainly, members of Dash's extended family
would likely recognize his photograph adorning the book jacket, and the same could be said of Jeb's relatives. Even according
to her own pronouncement, she did not know whether Dash was still living at the time of publication. Yet, not knowing, she
still chose to publish the edited diaries with Dash's picture on the dust jacket, alongside Jeb. As it turned out, Dash
had been deceased for some years, but she did not know that at the time. The act of disclosing the photo of Jeb and Dash together
on the jacket cover, then, can be interpreted as having outed them to their extended family lineages. And, in the case of
Dash, since Ina did not know if he was living, potentially bringing him out of the closet without his permission, period.
But the fact
is, from the time of Jeb's death in 1965, it would take Ina until 1993 to edit and have published his diaries, some 28
years later. In that time, almost all the major players in Jeb's text who might have been outed had long since deceased.
And certainly Ina, with their real identities at hand, might have been able to deduce this through some background checking,
which she indeed later did with the help of a librarian who volunteered to do so, post-publication. [6] But as for Ina's
desire to apparently spare the 'living relatives' any embarrassment by having it publicly disclosed that they were
related to a gay person, I find that argument without merit. Jeb and the others did the hard part – they lived it. And
in a much less socially tolerable - and indeed sometimes hostile - time than homosexuals enjoy today. Now these souls are
gone, and it seems certain that their relatives would have survived the telling of their stories. As one lesbian archivist
put it, "while individual privacy and confidentiality may be of paramount concern while the individual lives, a full
disclosure of deceased individuals' history can do little harm and yet add so much to the lives of others."[7]
It has to be
said, though, that without Ina, Jeb's legacy would have never been realized at all. And in the end, one might suppose
that Ina is as much a product of her socialization as anyone, concerning attitudes and mores regarding sexuality, which seems
evident when she writes: "Soon after I completed this project [Jeb and Dash] I shopped for a gift in a men's
store, and while my purchase was being wrapped I wandered around, browsing, and found myself wondering, Which sweater
would I like best if I were a gay man?"[8] The answer to her question is most likely 'the same
sweater that any number of men might like.' Granted, it cannot be denied that the modern gay stereotype
has its basis of origin in some historical evidence. But with the continuing evolution of the gay movement, homosexual men,
other than those represented by 'that' stereotypical image, have emerged in full public view, perhaps helping to assuage
that image as the only accepted norm for all gay men. Perceptions can change over time, clearing a path for acceptance of
homosexuals by even disapproving family members, as society at large becomes less disapproving toward gay men and lesbians.
Despite whatever misgivings I may have had about Ina's handling of Jeb's diaries, the truth is that it is precisely
the way she chose to shroud their contents in such secrecy that has generated energy surrounding the diaries. It's easy, too
easy, to sit in judgment of Ina's loving gift to her uncle, and to those who might understand, by those who had no
familial connection to Jeb and who did not accomplish the unwieldy undertaking that she did.
I ponder that Jeb would be thrilled
to know that his diaries will eventually reside in the Library of Congress, that his edited diaries have been dramatized as
a screenplay, and that there are other people, just like myself who have been riveted by his story, seeking to learn something
about themselves through the lives of Jeb and Dash. In all actuality, Ina's telling of Jeb's story has generated a
whole second life for him and his diaries. And when all is said and done, I think Jeb made exactly the
right choice in entrusting his diaries to Ina. Thank you, Ina.
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We are less than twenty minutes before FA starts and there are rumors everywhere, like every year. Just some good, old fashioned, tampering. I'm just going to touch on a couple teams, players and potential trades in this, make sure you listen to Drunk Off PNR tomorrow for live reactions to deals made tonight.
Let's start with Miami. I'm not a Miami fan, this isn't a Miami site but as per usual they are connected to every single FA somehow. Weird that they never end up getting anyone (other than that Lebron guy a decade ago).
Lowry to Miami sounds like it is a done deal already. We don't have much information but the early assumption is it's going to include Herro. Basically, Miami is going to trade Toronto what Houston wanted for Harden. Listen if you can trade for one of the best scorers of our generation YOU SAY NO LOSE IN THE FIRST ROUND AND TRADE FOR A 30+ YEAR OLD PG!!!
From Lowry to Kawhi to Bobby Portis to Andre Drummond and Marcus Smart the Heat have been connected to a lot of guys who they will, obviously, never sign.
The Celtics have been connected to a few guys, not as many as some people would expect but this isn't Danny Ainge running the ship anymore. If you're not paying attention the moves the Celtics have made and/or are expected to make seem a bit lackluster. Of course you have people overreacting already calling for Brads head but the only big name the Celtics are connected to is Beal. All of these deals feel like they're setting up something bigger. Whether that is a trade deadline move or a next offseason move, I don't know. I think Brad is positioning himself to make a run at Beal, I don't think he gets moved anywhere without him asking and it's been a decade and he hasn't come close to asking.
The Celtics are most likely going to lose Fournier this offseason. Recent talks have been they aren't close in terms of numbers and the Celtics basically said "go get a deal and let us know what it is to see if we can beat it". Sounds like the Knicks are prepared to beat it. Report out in the last few hours saying the Knicks will offer Fournier something that is "too rich for their blood" referring to the Celtics. My guess it's 2+ years and 20M+ per year. I don't see the Celtics doing any "big" multi year deals this offseason.
Just to break it up there are a few guys who are technical available. Kawhi is going to turn down his player option but all signs point to him returning to the Clippers. Chris Paul is declining his 44M player option, I think the Suns expect to resign him, probably to something close to 3 for 100M. With Miami getting Lowry and the Lakers getting Westbrook I'm not sure where else he would go.
After what feels like two seasons of uncertainty it sounds like John Collins will return to Atlanta. He is a restricted FA allowing the Hawks to match anything but as of two days ago the though was he's get somewhere around 120M for Atlanta, a bit higher than the 80M they offered him before.
Last but not least, for this blog anyway, are the Sixers. Ben Simmons (and maybe Tobias) are being traded. When and where? Who knows. Every day it feels like we get a new report contradicting the previous report about this situation. Sixers are in no rush to trade him. Sixers will trade him on draft night. The team can't get ahold of him. He's been in constant communication.
The combination of Morey and Rich Paul leaking stories has been exhausting. My stance hasn't changed on this and that's because I'm right. He is a lower tier All Star level player who got paid like a big dog. There is no market for that. Teams want great players or good players on team friendly deals. They don't want good players who get paid like great players. Simmons is a legit starter on every NBA team. Ignoring contracts for a second if he's your fourth best player you have a real shot at winning. Unfortunately, your second or third best player being unwilling to score is a problem, when they make what he makes it is a bigger problem.
This team and this city have overrated his value that's why he has such a big contract. That's why Morey is looking for Top 10 players or a massive haul. I've said it before and I'll say it until I'm blue in the face. The best you will get for Simmons is McCollum and you will have to pay Portland to take him. That means including some type of combo of Shake, Maxey, Thybulle and picks. Somehow Morey got this reputation as being a top class GM, he's a lot like Simmons. Overrated with an inflated ego.
I think a lot of people have hyped up FA this year but I think it's going to be fairly tame. Big names are gonna get traded but I think a lot of the FA guys will do what is expected or return to their team. Next year is going to be the firework offseason I think.
Almost forgot. I have no clue what Derozan is going to do. It sounds like he has three teams he is interested in with no clear favorite yet. Also, I think Lonzo will sign with either Charlotte or Chicago and the Pelicans won't match.


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In tandem with the changing face of Israeli Arab politics in Israel might be the reconfiguration of religion and state in Israel. Composed of online newspaper clippings, this will be a running post to which I will add over time. Of interest is the possibility of a shift away from the Political Judaism and the rightwing-conservative religious semi-autonomy that has built itself up in Israel since the 1970s towards something that might be called a Civil Judaism that integrates and envelops religion into society, as opposed to vice-versa. Nothing is set. Everything is in a state of emergence. On the horizon are reforms in education, the rabbinate, kashrut licensing, conversion, civil society agendas like civil marriage and gay marriage, governmental oversight of institutional bodies, public health and welfare. At stake is the Zionist project as a "secular" phenomenon and the "Jewish character" of the State of Israel. The Haredi parties and press are referring to the new government and its evil decrees (gezeriot) as the destruction of Judaism and the institutions that they have built up over the decades.
What reforms are on the horizon, here (English)
For Haredi rhetoric, here (Hebrew) and here (English)
Here in Hebrew.
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, an important ultra-Orthodox rabbi in Israel weighs in here against evil decrees by a government that wants to make people less religious:
"Now it is known that there is a new government, that they have the intention, and they say it openly, that they want [to issue] decrees to stop people being religious… [decrees] against the laws of the Torah, not in accordance with the laws of the Torah," said Edelstein. "This is the plan so what do you do? What is the advice? It depends on merits! When there are merits there are no disturbances, when there are merits, the person who comes to purify themselves gets assistance," continued the rabbi. Edelstein went on to say that ultra-Orthodox community needs to earn merit by assiduously observing the religious commandments and thereby earn divine grace to avert the decrees planned by the government."


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Does improving food market access improve rural household nutritional outcome in developing countries?
Diversification of farms is often advocated for bringing diet diversity to rural households and improving nutrition, but how does it compare to market access? This blog traverses an extensive review of literature on the subject that was recently published. The review sought to determine the association between market access and dietary diversity in developing countries. Verdict: the answer lies in context and detail.
A significant number of undernourished people live in rural Asia and Africa, many of whom are in smallholder farm households that largely depend on agriculture for livelihood. Typically, farmers consume a considerable share of what they produce, mostly cereals that lack essential micronutrients; hence, increasing on-farm diversity with different types of crops, vegetable and livestock species is seen as a promising way to improve household nutrition. However, farm diversity is declining on small farms across the world due to increased market oriented production systems and is resulting in increased dependence on local markets for diverse food. Therefore, local markets have become important in supplying diverse food to rural households.
In a recently published article in the Global Food Security Journal, this blogpost's author with ICRISAT colleagues Dr S Nedumaran, Senior Scientist-Economics and Dr R Padmaja, Senior Scientist-Gender Research, investigated evidence for relative importance of local market access over farm production diversity for a household's dietary diversity. The researchers screened 786 empirical research publications and identified 28 studies featuring related research in 14 developing countries (5 from Asia and 11 from Africa).
A consistent positive association between access to markets and dietary diversity was noticed in the studies reviewed. A few of them reported that market access had a more significant positive effect on dietary diversity than farm diversity. However, these findings cannot be generalized as they are context-specific.
Additionally, the study, "The interplay between food market access and farm household dietary diversity in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of literature", demonstrates complexities associated with conceptualizing market access and difficulties in measuring it. The researchers believe information about multiple market access indicators in a specific context may thus better help conceptualize and measure market access.
The authors also identified eight research/knowledge gaps for future research. A few of them along with a few policy recommendations are mentioned below.
- Future research should focus on analyzing specific country or regional contexts, particularly in a diverse country like India, which is diverse in many aspects like agro-ecologies, socio-economics, culture, etc.
- None of the studies addressed how safe and hygienic foods are sourced from markets compared to their farms' produced food.
- The use of market food price as an indicator might provide valuable insight into the roles of markets in dietary diversity. Market price as an indicator was not considered in any of the studies.
- More studies analyzing household dietary diversity's seasonal differences must consider both own-farm production and markets as food sources.
- Either on-farm diversity or market access alone may not achieve the goal of improved nutrition in rural areas. That said, a policy emphasis on markets is warranted given the role they can play in complementing own production and the importance of food and nutrition security as a development goal. Food determines nutritional outcomes and therefore, nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions that enable market access and promote farm diversity are needed to ensure nutrition sufficiency.
ICRISAT's work in the TIGR2ESS project's flagship-1 "Sustainable and Transformative Agrarian and Rural Trajectories (START)" is well placed to understand the relative importance of market access and farm production diversity on rural households' nutritional outcome in semi-arid areas of Telangana, India. Empirical research is in progress to address a few of the knowledge gaps mentioned above. Through this work, it is hoped that the knowledge gaps identified can be filled by contributing to literature and providing evidence-based policy support to governments and development agencies in order to help design appropriate policies and programs to improve nutritional outcomes.
Dr Ravi Nandi
Associate Scientist-Socioeconomics/Agricultural Economics,


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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, August, 25, 2016.
Israeli troops uproot olive trees in the West Bank, meanwhile navy ships attack fishing boats in Gaza and kidnap one fisherman. These stories, and more, coming up, stay tuned.
Israeli forces, on Thursday morning, cut down dozens of olive trees in the village of Huwwara, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Local sources reported, that the soldiers destroyed olive trees planted on both sides of the main street, under the pretext of "use as a cover" for Palestinians who throw stones at settlers' vehicles passing on the street.
Olive trees, regularly uprooted or cut down by Israeli soldiers and illegal settlers, are greatly valued by Palestinians and considered as a source of livelihood for many of them.
Moreover, Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight and on Thursday at dawn, several districts in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched many homes, and kidnapped at least twelve Palestinians.
Invasions and kidnappings were reported in Jerusalem city, Ramallah district, in addition to Hebron and Bethlehem cities and nearby towns.
In Gaza, Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Thursday at dawn, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in the northern part of the coastal region, and kidnapped one fisherman.
The Palestinian Fishers Syndicate said one fisher, identified as Abdul-Aziz Sa'dallah, was kidnapped from his boat in Beit Lahia Sea, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The fisher was in his boat less than one nautical mile from the shore; his boats was partially damaged by the navy fire.
According local news sources the navy also attempted to kidnap another fisher, who was on the same boat, but armed resistance fighters opened fire at the navy ships, forcing them away from the shore, and preventing them from confiscating the boat.
And that's all for today from the IMEMC News; this was the Thursday, August, 25, 2016, news round-up from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. From more news and updates, please visit our website at www.imemc.org Today's report has been brought to you by George Rishmawi and me Ghassan Bannoura.


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Bodysuits have been around since i can remember. There are so many cons on wearing bodysuits but there is this one disadvantage that all girls who wear bodysuits are consciously aware of and it is called, ' using the loo when wearing a bodysuit'. I think using the loo when you wearing a bodysuit is a huge turn off for most women, especially in winter when you have to take off ALL your clothes just to pee. The Long sleeve bodysuit is perfect for winter thou, but it is still a bodysuit, none the less.
Wen one has bigger ass and smaller waist ratio than the average woman, wearing a bodysuit that fits the upper body as well as the buttocks can be daunting. A body suit, to look nice, has to be a proper fit, EVERYWHERE. The issue with wearing a bodysuit that fits the top part is that it will probably be tight around the behind, causing it to create a wedge. Wedges can be painful, but this is what we do, us ladies, to look our best.
So, now we are forced to wearing full-bum coverage bodysuits that turn into g-strings. lol. But a g-string turned bodysuit is not that bad. It makes the pantylines disappear.
Long Sleeve Bodysuits with or without the bottom buttons
There are two types of bodysuits. The ones that look like swimwear and you wear them from the bottom and the ones with bottoms that look like tops of-which you wear these from the top and button down. Bodysuits that have no buttons down there and look like swimwear, are the hardest to wear. Because taking them off is a mission. You LITERALLY get naked to pee and as i said earlier, if its a cold winter, it really gets rough. The other issue with button less bodysuits is going to pee in public bathrooms. It's the worst.
But i have discovered that regardless of whether i'm wearing the bodysuit that has buttons or the button-less bodysuit, i take off all my clothes when going to the loo. I find it hard to 'RE- BUTTON' Bodysuits once unbuttoned because of the work it takes to 'pull both pieces together' and make the bodysuit fit my PHAT ASS again. so i just get naked and do what has to be done.
When and where to wear long sleeve bodysuits
- I personally wear long sleeve bodysuits anytime in winter.
- I also enjoy wearing bodysuits if i'm wearing low rise pants. I say this because low rise pants have a way of getting 'lower' during the day and wearing a shirt or top that has been tucked in makes things difficult because it usually becomes un-tucked. So wearing a bodysuit just keeps everything in place and no one gets to see the crack between your bum if or when the pants have decided to remove themselves from your PHAT ASS.
- In a nutshell' if you have a big butt, wearing a bodysuit will protect your bum from exposure. Long Sleeve Bodysuits save lives and reputations.
- Its also very advisable to wear a long sleeve bodysuit when you don't want to wear jackets or coats and be covered up the whole day.
- Lace bodysuits with buttons are the perfect lingerie to wear under a very tight dress. It keeps everything tight and shapely. Might i also add that if you want to wear shape-wear, look for the bodysuit type. The bodysuit shape-wear minimizes lines created by shape-wear that is in the design of short pants. Thank me later.
- I wear bodysuits with shorts, it minimizes the skin that people see. If i want to be sultry but not too much, ill show leg and leave the cleavage
- I love wearing bodysuits with pencil skirts to work and church. If you love tight tops and love accentuating your body, bodysuits are the future.
- I like wearing nude, black and pink bodysuits for three very different occasions. Pink is for when i'm feeling whimsical, nude is worn when i'm feeling corporate or presidential and black is worn when i feel like looking classic.
There are OBVIOUSLY other colours in-between my bodysuit spectrum. but the these three colours are my fave.
The familiar story of the lady climbing off a taxi without a bodysuit
Before i had a car, i walked. And, after i had walked for very long time, i started taking taxis. Taxis are the cheapest and more convenient if they go through your exact route.
Now, when a person has to get off a taxi, one has to ask the driver to stop. 'short left' , and once the taxi has stopped, the passenger shuffles his or her way towards the left side of the taxi to get to the door. I'm sure those of you that have once sat at the backseat of a taxi have seen your fair share of butt cracks, g-strings, panties, onder brook and simple Buttocks.
if you are a pro at riding taxis, you are probably aware of the taxi dress code. Which is wear long shirts or long t-shirts before climbing a taxi, if you don't want people to see your bum when you get off.
If you are an amateur in riding taxis and this is your first time, you risk sharing your butt crack with all of us, which we really do not want to see.
Bodysuits have saved tons of women from the embarrassment of getting off a taxis with your ass in the air. When this one lady got off the taxi, we saw her pink g-string, the beads around her waist and her dry butt skin.
Where to shop for the perfect long sleeve bodysuits for your individual needs
For Mr Price Bodysuits SHOP HERE. For Cotton On Bodysuits browse HERE. Summer bodysuits shop HERE but my faves are this Drop Arm ONE and THIS BRIGHT RED ONE which would looks awesome with blue jeans and for Summer lingerie Bodysuits Shop at Bras and Things and at Lasenza HERE.
Bodysuit Photo shoot credits
These images where taken sometime in winter. Taken by the one and only Bongiwe Mzondeki. How i love this woman!!! I just really wanted to take pictures and see how my body looks in a bodysuit and i didn't want to take the pictures indoors. That would have been boring!! So i put on a bathrobe and Bongi took the lens and just like that the nude bodysuit pictures were born.
I didn't know where to put them and under which story but today i found the inspiration. we all need friends who don't judge our stretch marks or make fun of our cellulite. and hold out tits when they start sagging. lol


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Top 5 Road Bike Rides Near Mammoth Lakes
Aug 10, 2023
The best routes for pedaling on pavement in the Eastern Sierra
Winding mountain roads with little traffic provide ample routes for pedaling around the Eastern Sierra on a road bike. If the altitude doesn't take your breath away, the scenery most definitely will.
1. Reds Meadow Ride
The winding and steep road that descends to Reds Meadow is a thrill for downhill riders, and the climb back out will truly test you aerobic capacity. From the Village take Minaret Road/Highway203 past Mammoth Mountain's Main Lodge and continue to the Minaret Vista. This is the highest point on the ride. Descending to Red's Meadow you'll see great views of the Minarets and the Ritter Range as the road drops steeply into the valley. Be sure to use caution and control your speed. The road has not been resurfaced in years and the cliff is steep. Although passenger vehicles are not allowed without a camping permit, shuttle buses take up much of the one lane road.
At Agnew Meadows the road makes a sharp left and continues to descend, rolling through the forest, past Starkweather Lake, Devils Postpile National Monument, and Sotcher Lake before the road ends at Reds Meadow Resort. Refill your water bottles, and pick up a snack or lunch before the long and strenuous climb out of the valley.
Distance: 28 miles round-trip (starting/finishing at the Village)
Lowest Elevation: 7,737 feet
Highest Elevation: 9,265 feet
Difficulty: Yep, it's a tough one. The Minaret Vista is the top of the ride, but remember you have to climb there twice for nearly 3,000 feet of total elevation.
For more info, visit MammothTrails.org
2. Mammoth Lakes Basin Path Loop
The Lakes Basin Path promises relatively gentle climbing on fresh pavement with views to kill the pain. Though this route climbs 1,000 feet, the path winds in and out of aspen groves, past numerous lakes, and offers stunning vistas of Mammoth Mountain, Mammoth Crest, and Long Valley.
The path will take you all the way to Horseshoe Lake before it ends. To make it a loop, return on the path, turn right at Pokonobe Lodge, and loop around Lake Mary. For additional mileage and climbing, pedal up-and-back to Lake George, and to the Coldwater Trailhead. Be sure to control your speed when heading down the LBP, stay on the right side, and enjoy the view as you descend back to town.
Distance: 14 miles round-trip (starting/finishing at the Village)
Lowest Elevation: 8,050 feet
Highest Elevation: 9,022 feet
Difficulty: Relatively easy if you road bike a lot; moderately difficult if you are new on a bike and visiting from sea level.
3. June Lake Loop
The June Lake Loop is one of the more scenic roads to ride in the Eastern Sierra with moderate elevation gain. There are plenty of hills that add up to nearly 900-feet of climbing, but the terrain is rolling and enjoyable.
Start at the June Lake Beach and turn right on North Shore Drive then left on the June Lake Loop. At the junction with Highway 395 turn left heading north. In seven miles, turn left to get back on to Highway 158 at the north end of the June Lake Loop. Enjoy the views of Grant Lake, and Silver Lake as the loop winds through the mountains and aspen groves. In another 12 miles, turn left on North Shore Drive just before Gull Lake; the route continues to climb over the highest point before descending back to June Lake Beach.
To make this a full-day ride, start and finish in Mammoth. Take the Scenic Loop to Highway 395 north, continue past the June Lake Junction to the north end of the loop and follow the directions above. Return to Mammoth via Highway 395 and the Scenic Loop for a 58-mile round-trip ride.
Distance: 22-mile loop
Lowest Elevation: 6,800 feet
Highest Elevation: 7,800 feet
Difficulty: Moderate.
4. Mammoth Scenic Loop
The Scenic Loop is a classic area route and is often used as a way to get to-and-from Mammoth Lakes on longer rides and loops. It is also a great out-and-back introduction to Mammoth road biking all by itself.
Starting at the Village at Mammoth, head up Minaret Road and turn right on the Mammoth Scenic Loop. The route continues to climb for a short while before it begins the descent. The road winds through a Jeffery Pine forest and eventually intersects with Highway 395. For a quiet and gentle climb back, return the same way. For the loop option, turn right on Highway 395 for a few miles and return to Mammoth Lakes via Highway 203 (warning: this climb is a grind).
Distance: 18 miles round-trip
Lowest Elevation: 7,600 feet
Highest Elevation: 8,350 feet
Difficulty: Short and sweet. For more info, visit MammothTrails.org
5. Mammoth Gran Fondo
The ultimate test of a road biker's fitness in the High Sierra is the annual Mammoth Gran Fondo. It is an organized and supported fun ride and race that provides big views, long climbs, and fast descents. The event takes place in early September each year and also offers shorter course options.
If you are visiting the High Sierra in mid-summer or want to test your endurance another time of year, study the route and head out solo on 100-mile route. (Be sure to carry lots of water, as there are no services along the way!)
More Information: http://www.fallcentury.org
Distance: 102 miles
Lowest Elevation: 6,500 feet
Highest Elevation: 8,124 feet
Difficulty: That depends on how good of shape you are in.
Mammoth Road Biking Resources and Supplies:
Footloose Sports, 3043 Main St, (760) 934-2400


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Work based learning and the intellectual capital of universities and employers
Garnett, Jonathan (2001) Work based learning and the intellectual capital of universities and employers. Learning organization, 8 (2) . pp. 78-81. ISSN 0969-6474 [Article] (doi:10.1108/09696470110388026)
This paper draws upon the extensive operating experience of work based learning programmes by the National Centre for Work Based Learning Partnerships (NCWBLP) at Middlesex University to identify the potential for work based learning to contribute to the intellectual capital not only of employer partners but also to the university. The paper argues that work based learning has the potential to provide the university with a unique opportunity to develop a new kind of knowledge based partnership. The characteristics of such partnerships are discussed with reference to the description of intellectual capital advanced by Stewart and the typology of work based learning put forward by Portwood.
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MANILA — The controversies involving abuse and corrupt practices that have marred the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) in the past will be addressed in a Senate bill that seeks to reintroduce the defunct program in universities and colleges.
Under Senate Bill No. 1322, Senate Pres. Aquilino Pimentel III seeks to institute a Citizen Service Training Course (CSTC), establishing a Citizen Service Corps (CSC) and creating a Citizen Service Mobilization Commission (CSMC).
The proposed measure is designed "to establish a comprehensive framework for the training and mobilization of the youth in order to instill a sense of patriotism and develop their love for country."
The CSTC mandates a Basic Citizen Training Course for all tertiary-level students enrolled in baccalaureate degree courses or technical vocational courses in all public and private colleges, universities and similar learning institutions.
Pimentel assured that his measure will include the institution of safeguards to prevent abuse and corrupt practices.
The CSMC will audit the utilization of fees collected for the CSTC and investigate cases of corruption, graft, hazing, sexual harassment, and other abuses in the program.
His measure would also retain external and territorial defense training as a foundational component, akin to envisioned goal on the creation of the ROTC under Republic Act 7077, as amended.
Moreover, the course would be expanded to include trainings in internal security, law and order and disaster risk reduction and management similar to the NSTP under RA 9163.
He filed the measure to support the plan of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to reintroduce ROTC noting it has become indispensable for the government to mobilize the youth in the service of the country due to growing calamities and security threats that have confronted the people. Azer Parrocha/PNA-northboundasia.com


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Finally, Love me, Fear me is here for us to enjoy!
Graduate film by Veronica Solomon from the Film University Babelsberg, depicts the lengths we will go to in order to be seen, accepted, loved.
A beautiful set of dance sequences display the dancers state of mind and emotion and we can feel how she changes as the audience looses interest. The dancer changes feel, color and even form, goes from soft to hard, in order to achieve the spotlight again. For how long is she willing to do it?
Skilled clay puppetry, no movement is wasted in this award winning short. Enjoy!
"What would you be willing to do for them to love you?
LOVE ME, FEAR ME is a reflection on the roles we play and the shapes we take, about the stages we chose, the audience we try to impress and the price of acceptance."


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Local butcher Michael Fleming shares his barbecue know-how.
What's the best type of burger to cook on the barbecue?
The main thing to look for is the fat content; if your mince is too lean, it's impossible to produce flavoursome, juicy burgers. Look for meat with a fat content of about 15%. Rib eye steaks, for example, make fantastic burgers; just ask your butcher to grind some for you. In terms of the actual burger mix, I find it's best to keep things simple and add just some softened onions and a good pinch of black pepper.
Is there any type of meat that you would recommend pre-cooking before you put it on the barbecue?
This can be a very good idea when barbecuing chicken legs, thighs or drumsticks. If you par-boil or steam them, then finish cooking them on the barbecue, you'll still get that great just-off-the-grill flavour without running the risk of food poisoning.
What cuts of meat are under-used by Irish barbecue lovers, in your opinion?
In Ireland, we tend to focus on quick-cooking barbecue options, forgetting about the slow-cooking methods favoured by barbecue experts in the American Deep South. Brisket, pork shoulder and a butterflied leg of lamb can all be made truly special by cooking them "slow and low" on the barbecue, and I'm beginning to notice some of our customers becoming more interested in this approach.
Are there any cuts of meat that you would not recommend for barbecuing?
Whole roasts, in general, are not ideal unless they've been specially prepared, as they need to be much flatter than their natural shape. A whole chicken, for example, will need to be spatchcocked for even cooking, while — as I mentioned — a leg of lamb should be butterflied.
What meats would your dream barbecue include?
It's a tough choice, but I would go for some rib eye steaks on the bone (sometimes known as "cowboy steaks"), a beautiful butterflied leg of Irish lamb and some nice prawn skewers, with a few different salads on the side.
What selection would you recommend when barbecuing for a crowd?
Keep it simple. Choose just a few items, but focus on buying good-quality meat. Burgers are easy to cook and almost everyone enjoys them; marinated chicken fillets are another great crowd pleaser. You can get plenty of different types of sausages these days, so an easy way to add variety is to pick up a few different flavours, such as apple and leek or honey and mustard.
Is marinating essential for tender meat?
It's definitely not essential, as it doesn't really make much difference in terms of tenderness. However, it can be helpful in adding flavour to things like skewered prawns, or leaner cuts of meat such as chicken fillets.
Is it tricky to cook fish on the barbecue?
This is something that I think many Irish people find daunting. It certainly can be tricky, but there's a foolproof solution: wrap the fish fillets individually in double-layered tin foil parcels along with some slices of lemon or lime, some fresh herbs, a knob of butter, some salt and black pepper and a splash of white wine. Seal the parcels and place on the barbecue for 10-15 minutes. This cooking method actually steams the fish inside the parcels, and the end result is flavoursome and moist.
Is it worth buying a meat thermometer?
Yes, definitely. A thermometer is a handy utensil to have in the kitchen at all times of the year, but is particularly invaluable when it comes to barbecuing, as meat can look charred and ready to eat when it's actually still undercooked in the centre. While this doesn't matter so much with beef or lamb, it's possible to get very ill from undercooked poultry or pork, so it's always better to play it safe.


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Proedrou, Elisavet (2016). Three-dimensional simulations of the ozone layer and atmospheric dynamics of earth-like habitable planets. (Thesis). Universität Bern, Bern
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This thesis investigates how the atmospheric circulation and ozone distribution of a planet with the size, the mass, the continental distribution and topography, the oceans, and the atmospheric composition and circulation of the present day Earth (Earth-like planet) is altered by local and global radiative forcing changes using three-dimensional simulations. These simulations are generated using the coupled 3D chemistry-climate model CESM1(WACCM), which incorporates the entire atmosphere up to an altitude of 140 km, as well as parametrizations for the full atmospheric chemistry, photochemistry, cloud microphysics and small-scale gravity wave flux. These features allow for a realistic simulation of the composition and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere. The investigation is composed of three studies. In the first study, the effects in the lower tropospheric dynamics generated by a local radiative forcing change on the present day Earth are investigated. The forcing change is implemented by changing the local soil colour and therefore the local albedo. In order to isolate the generated perturbation from the background waves, a small-scale perturbation analysis is performed for the first 5 days of the simulation. The soil colour change generates an upwards propagating convective perturbation, which induces a radially propagating circular wave at an altitude of 2 km. This wave has a mean wave velocity of (v) = 200 ± 50 m/s, a mean horizontal wavelength (λ) = 3000 ± 500 km and a mean wave period (p) = 4 ± 1 h. In addition to this wave, a secondary wave is also generated over the tropical Amazon convection zone when the primary wave collides with it. The secondary wave has a mean wave velocity (v) = 220± 40 m/s, a mean horizontal wavelength (λ) = 2600 ± 600 km and a mean wave period (p) = 3 ± 1 h. The second study expands the scope of the first study by investigating how a global radiative forcing change affects the atmospheric circulation and ozone distribution of an Earth-like planet orbiting a Sun-like star. In this study, the forcing change is implemented by tidally locking the planet. The simulations reveal that, when the full photochemistry and atmospheric dynamics are included, the planet's middle atmosphere adjusts to the new conditions within a relatively short time (roughly 80 days from the start of the simulation) and its atmospheric circulation and ozone distribution are altered. The Brewer-Dobson circulation is replaced by a day side upwelling and a night side downwelling. The total ozone content of the tidally locked planet is reduced by 19.3% compared to the Earth due to radiation and transport changes. Specifically, the total ozone content mean is reduced by 23.21% on the day side and by 15.52% on the night side. The middle stratospheric ozone accumulates on the day side of the planet resulting in a day-night variation of 40%. In comparison, the Earth's daynight variation is only 2%. The lower stratospheric ozone is mainly influenced by the altered circulation and is characterised by enhanced night side zone and depleted day side regions. The planet's mesospheric ozone is similar to the Earth's mesospheric ozone distribution, with decreased ozone on the day side and enhanced ozone on the night side. For a distant observer, the planet's total ozone content will vary up to 23% during its revolution around its parent star. Finally, the third study is an extension of the second study. It investigates, in more detail, the 3D atmospheric circulation of a tidally locked planet. An intercomparison with the fast rotating Earth is performed and the effects of the sea surface temperature (SST) on the middle atmosphere of the tidally locked planet are simulated and analysed. For this study, two extreme SSTs are used: a present day Earth SST and a tidally locked aquaplanet SST. The simulation shows that the SST has a limited influence on the middle atmosphere. The warmer present day Earth SST generated, on average, a lower tropospheric heating of 3.7 K, an upper tropospheric cooling of 4 K, a lower stratospheric heating of 3.8 K, a lower mesospheric cooling of 1.13 K and an upper mesospheric heating of 4.3 K. The lower stratospheric heating is possibly generated by the increased infrared radiation flux from the warmer present day Earth SST surface, as the lower stratospheric ozone will absorb the increased infrared radiation at 9.6 μm. The SST change has no significant influence on the primary ozone layer, while the warmer SST leads to a strong increase of the secondary ozone layer. The tropospheric and stratospheric results are in agreement with past studies of the influence of SST variability on the Earth's troposphere and stratosphere. The lower mesospheric cooling is consistent with increased mesospheric wave-breaking due to the warmer present day Earth SST. Both simulations are characterised by an upwelling on the day side and downwelling on the night side, while the stratospheric and mesospheric circulation is only weakly influenced by the underlying SST. Generally, the reduced Coriolis force of the tidally locked planet leads to enhanced meridional mixing and consequently to a relatively isothermal temperature distribution of the middle atmosphere. The occurrence of large-scale vortices and variable jet streams depends, to some extent, on the SST distribution.
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A family on the brink of splitting up become the owners of a cutting-edge robot being sought by a corporation, homicide investigators and terrorists.
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Family level versus corporate level. So many possible scripts could come out of the first two series.
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Still my favorite Netflix show by far, loved the cast and characters, especially Arisa.
I thought it was original and the actors were outstanding, lots of room for unique storylines.
Please continue making more, cant wait for season 3.
Really well done series. The close captions of translations could have been better (and also English dubbing) but that is a minor comp!aint. Looking forward to more seasons.
Please Please Please renew Better than Us. It is fantastic


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A repository of photographs of leadlight in homes in the Inner Western Suburbs of Sydney.
Greenbank Street
Main Period: Victorian - Federation - Interwar
Leadlight apparent at No's 1, 3, 14, 16 & 18.
Residential subdivision in Greenbank Street commenced in 1882 with seven lots on the southern side auctioned in 1882. The plan of the 1909 Marrickville Station Estate indicates that a few houses had been erected in the intervening years. As a result, the street is a mixture of Victorian and early Federation houses with a few Interwar Californian Bungalows.
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No 1 is a Federation house with (c.1905) with leadlight in the front door panels and in the fanlight above the front door. If this is original, it is wonderful. If it is a reproduction it is also wonderful.
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A Casper man pleaded not guilty to two counts of second degree sexual abuse of a minor during his arraignment in Natrona County District Court on Wednesday.
Michael Earnest Andrews, who was 39 at the time of his arrest, entered his plea before District Court Judge Daniel Forgey.
Investigators with the Casper Police Department reported the alleged female victim claimed Andrews touched her inappropriately three times from January 2008 through December 2009,
When interviewed, Andrews acknowledged he knew what had happened. In one instance, he said he was under a great deal of stress from having to serve nights in jail on an unrelated matter at the time, and he was having issues with his ex-wife and other child.
If convicted, he could face up to 20 years imprisonment on each charge.
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Tourism Council of Zambia (TCZ) has said the recent increase in the minimum wage for workers and the anticipated trimming of the workforce by some companies, will result in the reduction of Zambia's tax base.
TCZ chairperson Felix Mulenga said in Lusaka that because of the reduction it would contribute to higher taxes as only few people would be contributing to the national treasury.
Mr Mulenga was speaking in the wake of reports that more than 6,000 people especially in the hospitality industry, would lose jobs because of the minimum wage issue.
"There is no argument about it, the more people in employment, the bigger tax base and the lower tax rates, in a small economy like ours we need more people in employment and after the jobs are lost how then and when will the Government meet its target of creating one thousand jobs?," he asked.
Mr Mulenga said in as much as the increase was a good thing, most operators especially in the hospitality industry, would opt to cut down on their work force.
He said small and big operators would trim the work force as a way of cushioning the increased minimum wage.
"Most operators will cut on their work force following the increase in the minimum wage and about 6,000 jobs are expected to be lost in Zambia, this will range from small to big operators as this will be the only way they would adjust the salaries," he said.
Mr Mulenga, however, said the Government should find other means and ways of getting tax from the informal sector.
The Government had no means of collecting tax from Zambia's informal sector which had the potential to contribute meaningfully to the national treasury.
"All in all, there is need for the Government to find ways in which it can collect tax from the informal sectors, you may know that as at now it has no capacity to do so," he said.
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INDIANAPOLIS –It is the same spirit Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson was attracted to in January that he believes will carry Head Coach Chuck Pagano for a battle off the field that was unforeseen to anyone.
This fight for Pagano comes away from the gridiron, but Grigson has no doubt that the man he helped choose for the Colts' head coaching position earlier this year will be able to defeat a horrific opponent – Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML).
"That same fighting spirit that Chuck has and he's instilled in this team, in this organization, is the same spirit that he's going to carry through this fight, and put him back on that field that he loves and what he was born to do – that's to coach football and to bring passion and love of the game to those players, and leadership and ultimately wins," Grigson said.
The Colts' general manager spent time with Pagano and his wife over the weekend and sees the same attitude Pagano established in the Colts organization beginning to take charge in his fight with leukemia.
"Chuck has helped lay a foundation of family, trust, loyalty and respect. In a short time we feel that foundation is strong enough to shoulder these trying times," Grigson said.
"In just talking with his wife, Tina, last night, we feel confident in that foundation that Chuck has laid with these players, and they know how much that he cares about him. That's real. You can't fake that stuff."
It was an unexpected return from a bye week for Colts players. They were informed of the devastating news early Monday morning.
The coaching staff was informed as well, with Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians adding the tag of "interim head coach" to his duties during Pagano's absence.
Grigson said the decision to name Arians interim coach was made quickly, largely due to the fact of the veteran leadership he provides.
"(Arians) has a great synergy with the staff and with Chuck. He's going to be able to bridge that gap between Chuck and himself and this team because they have a brotherhood on that staff like I've never seen," Grigson said. "Chuck's our brother, and we are all here for him. Bruce is the man to lead us forward while our leader is down. Until (Pagano) comes back, Bruce Arians will carry that torch and lead that charge."
With the staff being informed on Monday morning, Grigson said he is not sure how exactly the rest of the coaching duties will work out between now and Sunday's game against Green Bay.
Even with that uncertainty, Grigson is not worried about how that will unfold. He knows Pagano's staff shares a tight bond and a strong work ethic.
"There is such a closeness to that staff, everyone is going to pick up the ball and run with it. They are all going to come together," Grigson said. "I saw it already this morning with them. Whoever needs to shoulder more is going to shoulder more. Whoever is going to take on a new role is going to take on a new role."
No matter how the roles break down on the staff, each member will be striving for the same goal of giving the same type of effort that would follow as if Pagano were with them each step of the way.
Pagano might not be on the field with the Colts on Sunday, but his personality has been and will continue to be ingrained with this team.
"As we talked to the players this morning, the best medicine for him is for the team to continue to fight four quarters and to show him what he said is still in existence, and it will be," Grigson said.
"We have a fighter in the midst of this fight that we have great confidence in. I just ask that everyone keeps him and his family in (their) thoughts and prayers, because they (the Pagano family) are just starting this journey. This building is a family, and I knew that from day one. That is what's going to keep everyone strong and ultimately help Chuck through this, along with that team out there."


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On 03/12/2017 at 07:04, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Hello plugincafe!
I'm trying to create UI for my plugin that will look like Spline object UI.
As you can see in this screenshot, some settings of spline object are 'locked'. I copied the code from one of the spline objects from description folder but as you can see, my settings look completely different.
This is how my code looks like
INCLUDE ospline ; generates this ui but no settings are locked.
I wonder how this can be done in my python object plugin.
Download plugin: http://www.dropbox.com/s/rigs3rbmxeyuzps/Test Plugin 0.1.rar?dl=0


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Debut series will include BAKUMAN。, BLEACH, NARUTO, NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN, ONE PIECE, and TORIKO.
Jeez, this is happening a few days after the Fullmetal movie ending and the start of Ghibli film festival, it's a great time to love anime and manga in LA.
It looks like a fun event and who doesn't want to take a picture with Naruto?
So try the magazine out on some iPads and hang with other Otakus.
Gift bags will be given away while supplies last so maybe get there early, not just find parking in West Hollywood.
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Despite accelerated initiatives and hasty adoption of digital solutions due to the situational challenges posed by the pandemic, deals stalled because customer needs suddenly changed, sales channels were disrupted, and forecast data became unreliable because no one knew what to expect. Salesforce applications are not untouched by this situation, as budgets tighten, end buyers now expect fast and flexible purchase options, including how and when to pay. As Salesforce has become a ubiquitous MXDP (Multi-Experience Development Platform) that many internal teams rely on, frequent testing is conducted to ensure that seamless workflow becomes a necessity.
In this blog, we will explain the importance of SFDC testing when Revenue related functionalities are implemented. Further, we will establish how OpKey with its predictive impact analysis and zero code test automation for Salesforce provides a robust testing solution to ensure that there is no missed opportunity or any leakage of revenue.
Salesforce Revenue Cloud, a new package introduced that brings together CPQ and billing, Partner Relationship Management, and B2B commerce capabilities to give businesses a single view of customer transactions and revenue.
How Revenue Cloud Meets the Changing Demands of B2B Buyers:
- Provide a seamless experience with different sales channels
Revenue Cloud combines sales channels to provide a seamless experience. The channels with which your customer interacts could include directly with your sales team, through partners, or digital storefronts. This feature will allow rep to have a complete understanding of the customer's existing product history and online interactions at their fingertips for a smooth transaction.
- Improve visibility of payment balances and consumption limits
Revenue Cloud gives sales reps a clear perception of customer purchases for more strategic interactions. With this feature the sales rep can see the outstanding payment balances and that a customer is approaching their usage limit.
- Enhance Revenue efficiency with Salesforce test automation
Automatically validating sales orders and consolidating invoices avoids problems such as under-invoicing for services or incorrect tracking of changes to a contract, which can lead to lost revenue in the sales cycle.
- It's Not Just Testing but Business Assurance for Salesforce Revenue Cloud
Salesforce applications are highly customizable and can be configured and extended to suit almost any requirement. Customization changes, adjusting to different versions, identifying complex Salesforce web components, adapting to Salesforce software updates are some of the factors that make manual testing a daunting task, and these challenges can only be addressed through an adequate test automation tool.
Technical Challenges for Salesforce test Automation:
- Navigating through frames is difficult that can load content independently in the current HTML document.
- Working with Dynamic elements having no fixed attributes.
- Handling dynamic database-driven tables which are controlled by different tabs.
- Shadow DOM and dynamic pop-ups are not easy to test as it requires coding.
- Complex interface like the Cloud console makes automation tough.
Therefore, AI-Driven codeless automation for Salesforce testing is the requirement of time to continue the business' revenue cycles in this pandemic.
Key Features of an Automation tool for Implementing Revenue related Functionalities in SFDC Testing
- The automation tool should support low/no code for test scripting which enables teams to create and change without having any coding experience.
- The SFDC testing tool we choose should support Change Impact Analysis that enables the team to assess the most risk functionalities and impacted test suites.
- High test coverage which can test SFDC at UI and API level across interfaces.
- Synthetic test data that's SFDC specific makes tests more real world with better chances of finding defects.
- End to end integrations support for mobile, web, API, UI, mainframe, ERPS, and third-party applications.
OpKey Surge- A Predictive Autonomous Testing Platform that Accelerates Business Assurance on Salesforce Revenue Cloud
OpKey is an AI-Powered continuous testing platform for rapid Salesforce Testing, provides 60% faster test creation for SFDC analytics with smaller release cycles. Test data is compatible with the latest versions with its reusable, self-healed tests reducing a significant amount of effort. OpKey - predictive autonomous testing platform, significantly accelerates Salesforce testing by 3X-5X. Some of the best offerings of OpKey are:
- Real-time and effortless creation of robust and reusable test cases with Salesforce Test Builder. Supports 70% faster test creation compared to Selenium.
- Model-Based Testing approach to generate 200+ test scripts. Over 50+ Pre-Built Salesforce Model increases the test release cycles.
- Test creation effort is reduced from Months to Hours. Test data is compatible with the latest versions with its reusable, self-healed tests reducing a significant amount of effort.
- End to end testing challenges to integrate with all the industry-standard CI\CD and ALM tools. Gives day zero readiness for continuous Salesforce testing.
- Identify the Test cases to be run covering the change risks and ensuring 100% test coverage. Cuts down the SFDC test automation maintenance cost and effort to 80%.
The adoption of Salesforce Revenue Cloud within a company should bring business value and a higher return on investment, thereby meeting the changing demands of B2B buyers. This can be done effectively by introducing test automation into Salesforce and enabling evaluators to focus on rewarding tasks instead of the daunting and error-prone manual test. Since Salesforce testing and automation requires additional agility due to compressed setup and deployment cycles. OpKey provides ready-to-use test automation assets without technical complexities or overhead. Empower business users to gain complete visibility into the quality of Salesforce implementation.


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You know that mysterious round looking paddle attachment that comes with your Kitchen Aid Mixer? The one where when you first opened the box you thought to yourself "what on earth is this attachment for!?" That one! (I can't be the only one who had no idea what it was for!?) Well, among other uses for it, apparently you can use it to make pizza dough!
The Craftsy course that I've been looking forward to trying the most is actually free. It's the Perfect Pizza at Home mini course and it recommends you use this paddle attachment for the mixer. I'm always up for trying to make new things, and this free video course teaches you how to make 4 different types of pizza doughs from scratch. I'm totally psyched to try it!
Craftsy.com is so cool! This video course is completely free! And they have lots of other free courses you can check out too! (I've also had my eye on this Modern Buttercream course. I love buttercream icing but I have no idea how to make it! I just wish there were more hours in the day! *sigh*)
I watched the video for the first type of pizza dough, and it looks totally doable! It doesn't look like anything crazy so far, just throwing ingredients together and mixing them with the mixer and then following the recommended sitting times. Although, it has to sit overnight, so apparently you can't make pizza dough at the last minute.
I was all set to try it this week, but my kitchen is having a few, well, ummm… issues… so it's not in a condition that I can be trying to cook new things quite yet, but as soon as I get the kitchen situation sorted out, I'll share the photos of how my pizza making went! Now that I've watched the video I'm really excited to try it! If any one else tries the Perfect Pizza at Home course, please let me know how it goes!


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New Youtube series brings life to Jane Austen's "Emma"
October 24, 2013
Fans of "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries" rejoice as the creative team behind the modern adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice return with "Emma Approved," creating a modern webseries from the novelist's popular novel "Emma." The new series took off a few weeks ago, on Oct. 7, and since then has proved worth the wait for fans of the previous series as well as emerging aficionadas.
In 2012 "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries" captured hearts of teens across America as Bernie Su and Hank Green created a modern spin-off tale through real-time transmedia storytelling of an iconic classic. This series consisted of nine and a half hours of content divided into 160 videos on five different YouTube channels and 35 social media profiles. With more than 40 million views, a Streamy Award for comedy writing, and thousands of fans, this webseries would be hard to top, but did they just do just that?
Based on Jane Austen's "Emma," this webseries takes a spin on the lovable tale of a wealthy 20–year-old who decides to use her influence to become a matchmaker, by incorporating aspects of modern society and technology to create a fresh version of the story. This workplace comedy focuses on Emma Woodhouse (Joanna Sotomura) and Alex Knightley (Brent Bailey), Emma's business partner, as they work for her lifestyle brand "Emma Approved," which they promote through social media channels.
In the pilot episode, "I am Emma Woodhouse," fans were introduced to the protagonists, Emma and Alex, along with other characters, such as Annie Taylor (Alexis Boozer) and Ryan Weston (Gabriel Voss). This episode plays out in such a way that even fans who have not previously read the novel are able to understand where the series is going.
This new series, airing Mondays and Thursdays at 12 p.m. EST on the Pemberly Digital YouTube channel, reached over 120,000 views in just its first two episodes, competing for previous records held by "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries." Whether the viewers are supporters of the old series or an audience simply curious about this team's work, these first few episodes do not disappoint.
The cast, especially Joanna Sotomura, does an incredible job in portraying their characters in an original way while also keeping some aspects close to the novel itself. Emma comes off as intelligent but also opinionated and arrogant, creating a wonderful, new spin on Austen's character. The show also keeps some aspects faithful to the novel in that Emma can be initially difficult to like, although she can seem charming in her best, most obstinate, moments.
Likewise, the introduction of Alex into the first episode was a perfect decision for this series and was appreciated by many fans. It would have been uncomplicated to build up to the introduction of Alex's entrance in a similar tactic found in "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries" when Darcy Day is introduced, but it would not have fit the story as wholly.
Due to the fact that there are only five episodes available at this time, each of which are approximately five minutes long, it is difficult to pass judgment so soon into the production. This story certainly shows promise through its cunning writing style and incredible chemistry between cast members, but the future of the webseries is still unclear.
Overall, this series was incredibly interesting to watch and definitely has potential for success in the future. This team, even after the remarkable success of "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries," does not seem to be letting down anytime soon. I can't wait for the rest of the series and the possibility of a new series once this one comes to a close.


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Preaching – Easter 2B
Sunday liturgy prep videos, archived homilies, and ecumenical videos related to the readings
Sunday liturgy prep videos, archived homilies, and ecumenical videos related to the readings
Dr. Will Willimon preaches a sermon from John 20:19-31, the story of "Doubting Thomas," but focuses on how Jesus came through locked doors for his disciples in those first few days after his resurrection, and how he still does!VISIT WEBSITE
Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, tells the story of Doubting Thomas from John 20:19-31, and makes the observation that, if you're not in the room, you could miss something really important.VISIT WEBSITE
Thomas has a bad rap. His name has become synonymous with those who doubt. In reality this man had the heart of a lion. When Jesus learns of his friend's sickness he travels to Judea – where he's wanted dead. The disciples warn him not to go; except for Thomas. He says, "Let us go back so that we may die with him!" Yet he is most known for his suspicion of the resurrection. Of all the disciples Thomas might be most relatable when he said, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." What happens next? Jesus appears and says, "Touch my hands, place your hand in my side." Thomas doesn't do what Jesus says because he's already convinced. How so? Thomas is shocked that Jesus knows what he needs without asking. How did Jesus know? He's been listening the whole time. Thomas immediately exclaims,"My Lord and My God!" This is clear belief in the resurrection. Thomas is a Jew and the Jews were fiercely monotheistic. There's no other alternative for Thomas now. He has seen the resurrected Jesus for himself!


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What You Need to Know:
- Phantom 8 has some fresh new info regarding their upcoming Action, Stealth and Survival Horror title PAST CURE, which is slated to drop February 23rd. A new in-depth behind the scenes video has been released and we have it right here for you to check out!
- PAST CURE puts you in the role of Ian, a former elite soldier, whose story begins at his brother's safehouse where he's hidden himself away from the world and his nightmares. After years of experimentation, coupled with years of torture in prison, Ian is now telekinetic and can also manipulate time. With the help of his Brother, Ian sets out on a path of revenge and discovery, not knowing what lies around the next corner.
- PAST CURE will be available soon for pre-order and purchase on Steam, Green Man Gaming, Fanatical and other leading digital distribution platforms. PAST CURE will release worldwide for $29.99/£29.99/€29.99.
Source: Official Press Release
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Past Cure Behind the Scenes at Phantom 8
The more I see this game the more interested I become. They've really come a long way from their first preview of the game.
I'm looking forward to trying it out and seeing if it lives up to the hype!
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Updated the logo to a slightly less crappy one using the in-game rendering engine I built for the GUI. You can read more about it at gavanw.com
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Your new logo looks fabulous. Can I as the person who made this logo to research papers on line in a week? his stable hands show his mental power and I need that to solve my problem.
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Apple promotors want investors to believe that Apple is a Services company. That is not reality. "Services" accounted for only 20% of revenue in AAPL's most recent fiscal year (see our table below).
If Apple were to "bundle" certain hardware products into a version of its Apple One subscription (see our header photo), the company would not transform into a "Services" company overnight. Apple would gain more revenue visibility under such a scenario, but those bundled hardware products would not magically capture Services margins. Cloud-based Services – whether they be Enterprise Software offerings, Data & Analytics offerings or various forms of Entertainment content – benefit from the "build in once, sell it many times" principle. Hardware products don't enjoy this benefit. Thus, whether it be the iPhone, the Mac, the iPad or Wearables, Apple's hardware products will perpetually remain in the 30% Gross Margin range or below, never to capture the 60-70%-plus Gross Margins that Services offerings enjoy.


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Pep: Not about UCL second leg but 'most important' Premier League title
Pep Guardiola had trouble sleeping thanks to Paris Saint-Germain stars Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, the Man City boss claimed in his prematch press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg.
Ninety minutes didn't change that for the Catalan genius, even after Man City won 2-1 in Paris against a PSG side that finished with 10 men.
"One more goal always can happen with the quality they have," Guardiola said when asked how he felt about City's lead. "We'll take a good result. We need 90 minutes."
[ MORE: Three things from PSG - Man City ]
PSG was very good in the first half and took a 1-0 lead through Marquinhos, but City put the game on its ear in the second half with a combination of visiting vigor and PSG caution.
"It was a consequence of the way we played," Guardiola said. "We were more aggressive without the ball. We were less aggressive in the first half."
All that said, Guardiola isn't daydreaming about the second leg.
In fact, the City boss claimed the focus is on sealing the Premier League, and not simply in a "one game at a time" context.
"Unfortunately we don't have much time to breathe, Guardiola said. "We need one game to win the title. This is the most important one. The Champions League is the most prestigious, the nicest one, but the Premier League is the most important."
A win at 7:30am ET Saturday versus Crystal Palace would give City 80 points, not enough to seal the PL title unless Manchester United loses at home to Liverpool on Sunday.
"Scoring two goals away from home is so important."— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 28, 2021
"We changed the way we pressed. We were more aggressive."
Pep Guardiola praises Man City's response after a difficult first half against PSG...
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Growing up in New Hampshire, I thought the Sonoran Desert consisted of a lot of sand and cactus. After doing the Sonoran Desert Explorers website, I actually learned that the Sonoran Desert has a lot of plants, animals, bugs, birds, vegetation, and more! I was amazed and I am sure K-3rd students will really enjoy this site.
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