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Trump: China will adhere to the rules
- Donald Trump is confident that US relations with China will improve under its new ambassador. Terry Branstad, are candidates for the post, knows the country and know how to reach goals, said the future president Thursday evening (local time) during a speech in Des Moines. Trump took Branstad, who was governor in the state of Iowa, Thursday briefly on stage.
Trump during the speech stressed once again that the relationship between the two countries is difficult because China to behave dishonestly. 'China is not a market economy. It is time that they abide by the rules and they will abide by the rules. '
During his campaign, Republican presidential candidate had the necessary criticism of Beijing. Last week, Trump made matters worse because he had a telephone conversation with the President of Taiwan. Located in Beijing particularly sensitive because the island state is considered part of the PRC.
'China is responsible for almost half of the trade deficit of the US,' said Trump in Des Moines. 'I know that China was competitive and did business with people who have nothing figured out. But we will benefit with mutual respect of each other and Terry will make. '
China has reacted positively to the news about the nomination for Branstad, called an 'old friend' of the Chinese people by the Chinese. The Chinese news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday that the appointment of the governor, who has led six trade missions to China, is a positive step towards a healthy and stable relationship with China.


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Making a financial gift to Union Rescue Mission is only one way you can support our work. We gratefully accept donations of food, toys, clothing, and other top quality products. Or you can donate your used vehicle – whether it's operational or not.
You can even sponsor a Food or Clothing Drive to gather items to give to URM. Encourage your friends, co-workers, or congregation to participate. Focus on collecting a few types of items such as new socks, new undergarments, diapers, or formula.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED! URM serves hundreds of children daily. To help our children get ready for the upcoming school year, visit our wishlist here.
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The reading responses (RR) is where it all goes down.... where it all falls down. This is where you will spend the bulk of your time and energy this semester. There is a rubric/point spread (see below) since each RR is worth two points. Your focus though is on making these RRs sing and do and mean what you want. This is where you truly PUT SOME STANK ON IT!
The Reading Responses/RR (2 points each)
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Ex-aide at Conestoga High School gets jail time for sex with student
A former teacher's aide and coach at Conestoga High School in Tredyffrin Township was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in jail Monday for a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student she tutored privately.
Christine Marie Towers, 26, of Phoenixville, pleaded guilty to institutional sexual assault and corruption of minors at the Chester County Justice Center in West Chester and left in handcuffs. She will be on probation for five years after her release from jail and must also register as a sex offender, according to an agreement reached by her lawyer and prosecutors.
Through tears, the boy, his mother, and his grandmother all told County Court Judge Patrick Carmody of the "devastation" Towers caused their family when she started a sexual relationship with the boy last year. The month-long liaison ended with her arrest in April. The boy, who said he has learning disabilities, told Carmody that he did not understand the direction the relationship was headed and was "mostly just confused."
"She made me think I was her everything and she would go crazy if I left her," the boy said. "I cooperated with the detectives because I saw it as a way out."
After police charged Towers and word of their relationship got out, the boy said, classmates mocked him in the hallways. He quit playing basketball, in part because opposing players jeered "teacher's pet" at him. Towers has ruined his senior year in high school, he said, and he is seeing a therapist.
Towers' lawyer, Vincent P. DiFabio, said his client accepted full responsibility. She told the judge that she had "gravely" learned her lesson. "I want to deeply apologize for my actions," she said, showing no emotion.
Carmody cited a double standard for male vs. female victims when he spoke to Towers.
"If you were a male and it was a 16-year-old female, people would be outraged and screaming for blood," Carmody said.
Calling the situation "sad on both ends," the judge told her, "You threw a lot away here and made a lot of wrong decisions that resulted in someone being traumatized."
Towers worked as a paraeducator and coach in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District from August 2014 until April 2016, according to prosecutors. She coached girls' soccer, basketball, softball, and track at the middle and high school levels.
An investigation into Towers started with a child-abuse report filed through the Chester County Department of Children, Youth and Families in April.
Towers began tutoring the student last year in math and other subjects, he told police. Their relationship turned sexual when Towers kissed him on March 17, 2016, he said.
Towers took the boy out to eat, to the mall, and on trips to Philadelphia, according to prosecutor Emily Provencher. Over the course of about a month, he and Towers had sex four times.
The student's mother said that "every day is a struggle in our home" and that her son was not the same boy he used to be. The single mother said she feels like a failure to her two sons.
"I sent them to a good school," she said, "thinking they were safe.'"


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|This page is archive 1 of User talk:Dominic305/Archives. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on my current talk page.
Welcome to the Scratch Wiki!
We're glad to have you here! The Scratch Wiki is a giant wiki which anyone including you can contribute and edit. With 1,234 articles, 1,897 users, 72 active users, 223,947 edits and 3,032 files, the Scratch Wiki has been thriving since December 6, 2008.
Here's your first stop: the "Welcome" tutorial.
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Questions? Ask on the Community Portal!We hope you'll make great edits!
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|Welcome to the Scratch Wiki! I look forward to the useful edits you'll make and hope you'll have fun here. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page, where you can talk about the Wiki, get my help with templates, or even ask personal questions, and more! If you need quick help with wiki markup, take a look at Scratch Wiki:Cheatsheet. You might want to go to Category:Articles to Expand to find pages that need editing. I get my inspiration from Special:RecentChanges however, so looking at that helps too. See you around, Dominic305;
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Welcome to the Scratch Wiki!
Hi Dominic305 and welcome to the Scratch Wiki! I'm banana439monkey (or Banana for short) and, however inactive I am, I'm an experienced wikian. Outside of the wiki, I'm a maker who makes projects either out of curiosity or for the sake of the end user and with them in mind (after all, the end user is why I do what I do). The wiki's a welcoming place full of friendly and helpful Scratchers who are eager to see what edits you make! If you need help, you can always ask me, although given my activity, you'd be better off asking on the Community Portal or reading the help pages. Following the welcome tutorial is also a great way of finding your way round the wiki! Anyway, that concludes my grand speech and it's your time to do the unimaginable. Have fun and enjoy your stay!
honestly it's a shame i can't have a transparent background on images
banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,388)) 13:57, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi! Welcome to the scratch wiki. We are very happy you are here! :D If you have any questions feel free to ask me on my Talk Page! Any ways... Welcome to the wiki and I look forward to seeing you around! :D
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Welcome! :D
Welcome to the Scratch Wiki, Dominic305! We look forward to the awesome edits you'll make! First things first, you should try out the Welcome Tutorial to gain a little experience. If you have any questions, ask me on my talk page, my Scratch profile, or the wiki's community portal. Try using Special:Random for a fun surprise -- I get inspiration from it! Have fun on the Scratch Wiki, Dominic305!
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Welcome Dominic305!
Hello there Dominic305! Welcome to the Wiki!
If you have any suggestions for the Wiki, just ask on the Community Portal!
When I first joined, I used this sheet to help me get started.
You can also take a look at random pages to get started.
If you need any help:
Couple Tips if I may:
Be sure to check your watchlist often. You automatically watch a page when you edit it. If you check your watchlist, you will know if someone replied to you. Or you can check the Recent Changes.
Hope to See you SOON!
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♥ A Little Welcome ♥
Hey there! Welcome to the Wiki, Dominic305!
I hope you can make lots of helpful edits. Remember to check out the new page policies and especially the guidelines. The Wiki can be a little tricky in the beginning - I'm still making lots of mistakes. Mainly remember to include a summary of what you did with your edits and use a signature at the end of a reply/new topic on talk pages only. Don't worry; you'll get the hang of things eventually!
EIephant_Lover Talk Contributions Subpages 21:19, 24 February 2019 (UTC)
About compressing images
Hi, thanks for your efforts in compressing images! I would like to mention to you pre-emptively that my bot automatically compresses images uploaded recently. I don't know what pattern you've been following, but I'm just letting you know that my bot takes care of recent images. I also would like to give you a heads up that probably my bot is going to start compressing either random or largest images as well, which might render whatever pattern you're following obsolete. Go ahead for now, though - I will let you know if I change the compression pattern.
kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 11:18, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- You have a bot to do it? Thats cool! I'll still be compressing, however, because a lot of them aren't (fully) compressed. I don't really have a pattern, I just do whatever I find.
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Ypsilanti School Board begins evaluation of Superintendent Dedrick Martin
In a self-assessment, first-year Ypsilanti Public School District Superintendent Dedrick Martin provided the school board with an extensive list of the district's accomplishments and action taken under his watch, including the deficit elimination plan and programs geared toward boosting achievement and graduation rates.
The self-assessment, presented at the school board's Monday meeting, started off his evaluation process. Next, the board will provide their own evaluation of Martin at their Aug. 26 meeting.
The superintendent is scored on five performance goals:
• Planning, staffing and assessment, which includes systematic evaluation of staff and development of a districtwide strategic plan. • Instructional leadership. • Fiscal responsibility. • Communication and community engagement. • Operations and facilities management.
Martin provided an extensive list of the district's accomplishments and action taken under his watch. He arrived at YPS last September just as the district was preparing to submit a deficit elimination plan calling for $6.4 million in budget cuts.
The district hired Chief Financial Officer David Houle shortly after Martin, leaving the newly assembled administration team roughly a month to develop the deficit elimination plan. Martin said he was pleased the team was able to sift through 10 years of information and prepare a solid plan quickly.
The district made roughly $4 million in cuts, but an unforeseen spike in health care and retirement costs added $2 million to the remaining $2.4 million. Still, Martin is optimistic about the district's financial course.
"I think we made significant progress and trimmed about $4 million out of the budget, but we still kept our core instructional programming and athletics in place," he said.
Martin said he's confident the district can realize the additional savings through negotiations with the district's teacher's union, the Ypsilanti Education Association, and other unions. He praised the YPS unions and employees who already willingly took 3-percent pay cuts and started making greater contributions to their health care costs.
"We have a lot of people working hard and doing a good job, and we really want to reward them, not take from them," he said.
Martin pointed to new programs developed or in development, such as the New Tech High School, a credit recovery program and securing recently shuttered East Middle School for the International Baccalaureate program through the Washtenaw Intermediate School District.
"I'm excited that we are forging new opportunities I think those are great for the Ypsilanti community, the district and students," he said. Martin explained some of the programs were developed out of the need to boost high school students' achievement and graduation rate.
"We're saying that our graduation rate is not where it should be, but we were able to put something in place. We hope to see the fruits of that labor in the upcoming future," he said.
YPS has seen success in its K-8 buildings. Students there significantly raised test scores last year. Martin said he can't take credit for those scores, but he is excited about that change and improvements.
"That's a testament to all of our staff and administration," he said. "We're seeing more things going in the right direction, and hopefully we continue to see that."
Each board member will take the presentation and Martin's statements into consideration as they score him in the different areas. Their evaluations will be presented to one board member, and an aggregate score will then be presented to Martin. Martin said he did not yet know for sure if the presentation would be public.
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Why wouldn't the presentatin be public? He works for the district and makes decisions that affect our families. On another note, maybe as a sign of unity, Mr. Martin can cut some of those perks he receives for his position, while teachers take a pay cut.


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I hope this isn't a completely stupid question, but.... Is there a way to check the fertility of an egg without cracking it open? I would hate to waste a fertile egg. I read here that one successful mating can supply enough sperm for 30 days, correct? This is about my turkey, but about egg laying and hatching, so I hope it is in the right forum. My tom is having trouble getting the job done. He usually steps on her poor head or doesn't grasp the concept of staying there long enough. I don't know it just seems as though he hasn't actully DONE it yet. But now my hen is getting really broody. I don't want to crack open her eggs. If possible I would like to know any other way. I know that letting her sit would work too, but i admit to being a bit impatient.
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The Lebanese music icon Fairuz is widely considered as one of the leading vocalists and most renowned singers in the Arab world. Just like many others in Lebanon, Khaled and Rana are two of her adoring fans. In this episode, the two friends discuss different aspects of Fairuz's life and career, including her musical collaborations, … Continue reading Episode 81 – Fairuz
Episode 69 – Ziad Rahbani
Ziad Rahbani, the talented son of Lebanese musical icons Fairouz and Assi Rahbani, grew up to be a composer, playwright, pianist, and political commentator. He directed his first play Sahriyye when he was only 17 years old. In this episode, Rana and Khaled discuss his artistic contributions, as well their favorite songs, plays, and books … Continue reading Episode 69 – Ziad Rahbani
Episode 31 – Sabah
Sabah is one of Lebanon's most iconic singers and movie stars. She is famous for the beauty and power of her voice and her larger than life persona both onscreen and in real life. She grew up in Lebanon and launched her singing and acting career in Egypt but her music reached every corner of … Continue reading Episode 31 – Sabah
Episode 5 – Three popular music festivals
Lebanon hosts several major music festivals each year in different cities and parts of the country. Three of the most popular festivals are the Byblos International Festival, Baalbek International Festival, and Beiteddine Festival. Many of the most famous singers and bands in the world have performed at these festivals. Each festival takes place in impressive … Continue reading Episode 5 – Three popular music festivals


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Sometimes, we feel like complete failures: We're overwhelmed by stress at work and feel like a failure; we forget about our significant other's birthday and feel like a failure; we exhibit symptoms of depression, despite our best ability to stay happy, and feel like a failure. We could go on and on, but the general gist is that we're too hard on ourselves. It's normal to struggle mentally and emotionally, despite our best efforts. It's time to normalize not being okay and reaching out for help when we need it.
"A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying." –B.F. Skinner
If you are struggling and acknowledge that you could benefit from working with a professional, experienced third party with mental health expertise, consider working with a counselor or therapist at Thriveworks —either in-person or online! Online counseling is here to help those who are looking for a more convenient option. To schedule your online counseling appointment at Thriveworks in Greensboro, give us a call. Or, keep reading to learn more.
What Is Online Counseling? What Are My Options?
The definition of online counseling is pretty self-explanatory: instead of attending counseling in-office, you get to meet with your counselor via virtual means. This might mean talking to your counselor on the phone for 90 minutes every other week, meeting with them in a video session for 60 minutes every Monday, or emailing with them back and forth every now and then. As with in-person counseling, the specifics can vary from person to person. The major takeaway here, though, is that in online counseling you can attend your sessions right from home.
Here at Thriveworks in Greensboro, we offer two main forms of online counseling: telephone counseling and video counseling. Both involve setting a day and time to meet with your counselor, whether that's over the phone or on a video call. The major difference between the two is that in telephone counseling, that face-to-face factor is eliminated. Therefore, if that face-to-face time with your counselor is important, video counseling might be the right option for you. Regardless of which you choose, our online counselors will be happy to meet with you and to help you overcome the challenges that are prevalent in your life.
How Is Online Counseling Beneficial?
If you are between in-person and online counseling, unsure which option is right for you, know that this decision varies greatly from person to person. That said, you should make yourself aware of the online counseling benefits that you might not experience in in-person counseling. These include
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Obviously, many people find online counseling to be more convenient and comfortable than in-person counseling. Why? Because they get to attend from the convenience and comfort of home or wherever else they prefer! Additionally, online counseling often offers greater reliability, meaning that you don't have to worry about having to call in to reschedule or cancel your appointment due to unforeseeable events such as standstill traffic. Also, clients often have many scheduling options when it comes to online counseling.
Long story short, there are benefits that you might find in online counseling that you don't get to enjoy in in-person counseling. That said, both in-person and online counseling are valuable services and have proven to help people work through challenging probems. So, in our opinion, you can't go wrong with either.
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In summary, online counseling might be the solution that you've been looking for. Not only is online counseling a convenient approach to counseling, but it often comes with flexible scheduling options and greater reliability. For example, you don't have to worry about sitting hour-long traffic or debate rescheduling your appointment due to bad weather. You need only make sure you have access to a phone, computer, or another device, and reliable phone service or internet connection.
Do you feel ready to start working with a counselor? We couldn't be happier! If you decide to work with one of our online counselors, know that you will receive dedicated care from a provider with the right skills and experience to help you. Now, to schedule your first appointment at Thriveworks Counseling in Greensboro, simply call our office. Our scheduling specialists will be here, ready to get you all set up.


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At night, right before bed time is when you do a ton of things to pamper your skin, hoping to keep it healthy and glowing. But all your efforts are going to be futile if you don't follow this simple beauty tip—Sleep!
In order to ensure that your skin repairs and regenerates itself, it is essential to give it enough rest by sleeping for at least 8-hours every day.
Get a good night's sleep
To begin with, it is important to get the recommended amount of sleep each night. Without enough sleep your skin tends to age faster and the skin recovery process is slowed down.
Wash your face before bed
Washing your face before bed is a lot more important than it is do so in the morning. Sleeping with a dirty face makes way for pore-clogging irritants to sink in and do damage overnight leading to unhealthy skin. Use a gentle cleanser such as the Dove Deep Pure Oil Control Facial Cleanser
Use an overnight moisturiser
Washing your face and sleeping in an air conditioned room can dehydrate your skin. This is why it is important to have a thick moisturiser on your bedside table at all times. The Ponds Light Moisturiser Non-Oily Fresh Feel will deeply nourishes the skin without any greasy feel.
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If you tend to sleep on your stomach or side, chances are that you will develop wrinkles and fine lines. Train yourself to sleep on your back to avoid this issue and ensure that your skin looks plump and youthful.


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The early introduction that visitors have of your house are the designs that are on your passage. Many individuals go through a considerable amount of cash to enhance their homes, however regularly disregard to put some close to home contacts to the zone. So as to make your visitors feel …Read More »
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There are a wide assortment of kitchen islands from which a mortgage holder can pick. This is the reason only one out of every odd kitchen island will be enriched and utilized in a similar way. A few islands might be better for basically putting away things underneath while others …Read More »
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RELEASED: 21st December 2018
Broken Curfew
It's been a few months since we saw Alex. In this week's brand-new male corporal punishment movie from Straight Lads Spanked, he's got a new dreadlock hairstyle, making him look a little like a cheeky 'Sideshow Bob', but sadly, there is no new improved attitude to go with it.
Dad catches the lad trying to sneak out of the house to see his girlfriend, when he knows very well that he is only halfway through a four-week grounding after he was caught red-handed nicking cash from Mum's purse. To make matters worse, Alex can only stand there giggling nervously as Dad tells him off. Well, the old man tried to be nice, agreeing not to spank him and grounding him instead, but if the lad isn't going to stick by the rules, it looks like a good spanking is called for after all!
Over Dad's knee he duly goes, to get the seat of his tight jeans warmed by Dad's firm right hand. Alex protests he's too old to be spanked, but he is informed in no uncertain terms that while he is living under Dad's roof, he'll abide by Dad's rules or lump it!
"Stop! It hurts!" says Alex, but Dad isn't for stopping. "I'm not going to stop until your bottom is bright red!" he answers.
As the lecture continues, Alex learns that not only is he getting the spanking that he should have got two weeks ago, but the four-week curfew is starting again from tonight!
By the time Alex is told to pull down his trousers, you can tell that he is regretting trying to sneak out. The spanking continues on the seat of his pants, and the whining continues too, but Dad is unmoved. He's got no intention of stopping until he has taught Alex a lesson he won't forget in a hurry!
Eventually Dad pulls down Alex's pants to give the lad the hard spanking he deserves on his bare bottom. Not until Dad is satisfied with the colour of his son's bottom - and Alex has counted out 20 final smacks - is the lad at last allowed to stand up again and pull up his pants.
It's clear as Alex stands rubbing his sore rear end that the spanking has managed what the grounding couldn't, and wiped the snigger off his face.... as does the threat that if there is any more misbehaviour in the next four weeks, it's Dad's belt that he'll be feeling across his bare bottom!
Hmmmm. Call me an old cynic, but the fact that this week's episode is subtitled 'Part 1' makes me wonder whether Sideshow Bob will be back sooner rather than later!
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Motivation: The sooner you start your children for SAT preparation, they will through redundancy improve their scores. It is no secret, other communities are starting their kids as early as 6th grade.
When: Starting February 13, 2021 (each Saturday from 1:00pm- 3:00pm).
Cost: $280 for 16 sessions. The tools are the same, yet Kaplan and others are charging $2500 or more.
Registration Website: https://www.eei-cfl.org
Eligible Grades: 8 through 12
Why: This was started by Muslim community out of Orlando, but due to pandemic has moved virtual.
We need to support and help grow this, so it can impact the larger Ummah.
Please sign up your student to take advantage of the EEI SAT program. The signup link can be found at https://www.eei-cfl.org/ under the EEI ONLINE SIGNUP section. The entire process is secure and seamless and should not take more than 5 minutes to complete. The course is heavily subsidized for a low fee of $280 for 16 sessions. The course will be taught by active state of Florida certified teachers.
Online portal access for your student will be provided before the start of the online class. MySAT course PDF book will be available for download from the online student portal before the start of the online class.
Please use the [email protected] for any questions and a quicker response. This program is open to eligible students across the US.
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McClanahan should take the money and run
Here are some words of advice for Shane McClanahan: do not stay in school. Leave now and never look back.
The Bulls' former — actually, possibly still current ace — has yet to sign with the Tampa Bay Rays after being selected with the 31st overall pick in this month's MLB Draft. Not much has come out from either side since, as McClanahan is the only unsigned Rays draft pick from the first 10 rounds.
McClanahan and the Rays have until July 6 to come to an agreement. After that, the Rays would lose the lefty's major league rights and McClanahan likely would return to USF for his redshirt junior season. USF officials told The Oracle on Monday that no decisions have been made.
What's with the hold up?
It's about money.
Tampa Bay has a little more than $2.4 million remaining in its signing bonus pool that it could give McClanahan. If the historically-thrifty Rays were to award McClanahan more than that amount, they would face a fine and potentially worse punishments depending on how far over its allotment the team went.
McClanahan is not likely to receive more than that amount. He'd be lucky if the Rays even offer him that much as a signing bonus, considering his pick was valued at $2.2 million. It's time to accept that — or something similar — and sign.
Entering the 2018 season, McClanahan was projected to be a top-10 pick in the draft, but he struggled with command during the season, finishing with a 5-6 record and a 3.42 ERA. He eventually fell to the first-round compensatory picks.
The No. 10 pick in this year's draft, Travis Swaggerty, signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for $4.4 million. Theoretically, McClanahan's value dropped by at least $2 million during USF's season.
But $2.2 million is still a lot of money and there are no guarantees that a similar offer will find its way to McClanahan in 2019.
The potential downside of not signing now is not worth the risks associated with one more year of college ball. McClanahan already has a history of injury, missing the entire 2016 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Even without injury, the chances McClanahan does better next year are not guaranteed. There were 1,214 draft picks in 2018. Only 30 players were drafted higher than McClanahan. Of all people, McClanahan should know how unpredictable the MLB Draft can be.
In 2015, McClanahan was projected to be drafted in the first 10 to 15 rounds, according to a spotlight on McClanahan published before this year's draft by The News-Press, which is based out of Fort Myers. McClanahan was eventually drafted by the New York Mets in the 26th round. McClanahan's decision was easy then – sign with USF, improve his game and hope to do better next time around.
There's always room for further improvement. Rather than spending another year at USF, McClanahan should take the money that comes with signing to an MLB club.
The Rays aren't realistically expecting McClanahan to be major league ready until toward the end of the 2020 season — and that's in the most expedited of timelines. There's plenty of time to work on mechanics in the minor leagues before he sees the bright lights of the majors.
McClanahan's decision should be easy. In fact, it should have already happened by now. McClanahan should accept what the Rays are offering, sign on the dotted line and begin his career as a professional baseball player as soon as possible.


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At a recent Facebook live event by the leading Kannada Daily Newspaper Vijaya Karnataka, Ratheesha Rathnakara, Director and Co-Founder of Harivu Creations spoke about the opportunities in the field of Kannada Localization. He described the journey and highlighted areas where Kannada Localization can make progress. Here is the translation of his entire speech.
A mammoth content waiting to be translated | Opportunities are abundant for Language Experts
Language is a vehicle of thoughts and ideas. But to convey the ideas from one corner of the globe to other, difference in language poses a hurdle. That's where translation comes for the rescue. We all agree that, translation is not required within a language group or a geography, where people speak various dialects of the same language. However, to effectively communicate with a large group of people speaking a different language, translating your content into their language is absolutely essential. Usually, many businesses and administrations are in need of such interaction between different language groups and geographies.
The translation arena has a rich history. Centuries ago, when the merchants from China, Persia and Arab regions came to India for trade, they required translators. Because, trade in the olden days was largely dependent on verbal medium. Similarly, the emperors who conquered various provinces, required translators for administrative purposes. As time went by, translation of literary works also became a necessity, as literature was the gateway for the world's knowledge.
Opportunities aplenty:
With the advent of globalization, a question started haunting the global industries: How can the individuals or companies located in the United States make sure that their product or content reaches a person in a remote village of Karnataka? Translation addressed this vital challenge! From then on, translation services have seen a sharp growth and have carved a whole niche of opportunities and thus, translation jobs are on the rise. MNCs like Facebook and Amazon have successfully reached Indians including the Kannada speaking populace through translation. Educational and entertainment content providers from various fields including but not limited to National Geography and Discovery Group, are also treading the translation route.
Translation acts as a bridge between languages, cultures and boundaries. Hence, many agencies have started providing translation services.
For translating the text, all we require is proficiency in both the source and target languages. However, video translation requires technical knowledge too. Video translation requires a team of voice-over artists, sound engineer, editor and quality control analyst to accomplish a given task. This presents a lot of job opportunities. Hence, jobs that require you to translate content from Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam into Kannada are increasing. You may enrol into an online class to learn a new language and hone your skills to become a successful translator.
Karnataka: The land of possibilities
Over the past 2 – 3 years, Bengaluru has seen tremendous growth in the entertainment industry. Dubbing work is increasing phenomenally. Of late, about 20 – 25 new studios have been set up in Bengaluru. In a single studio, 100 – 120 people work every month.
Additionally, Karnataka is among top 5 states in India in terms of GDP. Hence, the service sector is expanding. Kannada market is huge and the demand for localization is growing. Translator jobs are no longer part-time. Just like the jobs in other industries, they too have evolved into full time jobs.
3 lakh crores market share in translation sector!
In 2020, a whopping 3 Lakh Crores market share is up for grabs in translation sector. Research estimates that 96% of the internet community can be reached using 60 languages, and Kannada is one among them. Karnataka is a major market for the global business community. Therefore, the key industry players are dependent on translation services to reach the user base and are therefore keen on providing services in Kannada. On the other end, over the past 10 years, Kannadigas too have poured in a lot of effort for preserving their identity and self-esteem and are more aware of their fundamental rights now than ever before. The customer-centric demand for getting services in Kannada is gaining strength. This is the reason why Amazon, Flipkart and Facebook have started providing services in Kannada and people are happily using them. There is a need for the development of infrastructure to support translation services. Lot of work is yet to be done to complement translation and localization. We need more of training institutes related to dubbing, voice-over and creative writing. Universities and colleges have to start learning courses in these subjects. The Government needs to allocate funds to support inventions in the area of translation. All these measures will help strengthen the translation sector.
Billions of translated words!
If the translation work is less, freelancers can take care of it. However, big translation projects involving lakhs of words require skilled agencies. There are opportunities to set up companies related to translation. Our "Harivu Creations Private Limited" is an excellent example for this. Today, there is an inflow of e-Commerce content of nearly 30-40 lakh words which needs to be translated. Lakhs of words are being translated in healthcare sector too.
Machine translation vs Human translation
Currently, translation tools for Indic languages are still in a bad shape. They still need a lot of tinkering and polish. Google, Amazon and Microsoft are putting herculean efforts in this direction. Additionally, there is a dearth of 'Text to Speech' and 'Speech to Text' tools in Kannada and the accuracy of the existing ones needs a lot of mending. We need people who are well versed in Kannada to help in these areas.
There is a certain set of logic for effective translation. First, we need to check if the content is related to science, literature, arts or entertainment like cinema. Then, we need to get a clear understanding of the context. Only then, great translation can happen. Machine translations cannot produce this kind of quality. Despite this, there is an unwarranted fear in the market that, because of machine translations, the demand for human translations will fade away. But machine translations will only enhance human translations. They cannot replace the human effort. That is why, healthcare and legal content is never subjected to machine translation as it is a matter of life and death.
Tips for a translator
Translators should possess excellent writing and grammatical skills. Reading a lot of books helps to improve one's vocabulary.
What are the available opportunities?
- There are a ton of translation related jobs and business opportunities.
- Translators can earn handsome salaries. Translation opportunities include positions like writer, video translator, dubbing artist, sound engineer, director and much more.
- People proficient in both Kannada and English have a lot of opportunities. Knowledge of various dialects is an icing on the cake.
- There is demand for logo designs as well.
- There is a lack of good fonts in Kannada and the demand for developing the same is higher than ever before.
- Multimedia and video creators have ample opportunities.
- Technological support related to Kannada translation has to improve. As more and more new technology emerges, there will be demand for people who can manage them.


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Challenging Our Own Bias
Last week, a reader sent a post from a Dallas-area mom and author who had a shift in perspective about her daughter wearing bikinis. You should go read it. Seriously, I'll wait.
Got it? Good.
Let's recap. This woman held a vehement position based on a desire to ensure her children (perhaps her daughter in particular) project modesty, a position she defended so aggressively she may have lost friends in the process. Then, after a pair of subtle but significant epiphanies, her view seemingly did enough of a 180 to make Owen Wilson say "wow". To be fair, an Wilson Wow a low bar.
Her insight evolved further into recognizing her own patterns of body shame.
The idea that you cover your body more when you're ashamed of it but show more when you're not is a very unhealthy way of thinking.
So why do I bring this up? After all, I've made my opinions pretty clear in this area over the past couple years:
- "Modesty" as defined by Scripture has almost nothing to do with clothes;
- even when applied to how we dress, biblical modesty is about suitability, not skin;
- I don't want my children to grow up with body image issues;
- and, of course, Christians can wear bikinis.
Is this a self-congratulatory moment for me? Do I feel vindicated, seeing some random mom come to some (though certainly not all) of the same conclusions as me? Well, sure. I am human, after all.
But I wanted to highlight this because of the parallels to my own experience.
As anyone who has read ten words of my writing on this site would know, I'm pretty liberal about sexuality, our bodies, and related arenas. Well, liberal by evangelical standards. There are plenty of non-Christians who could call me an uptight stick in the mud, but I'm sure many evangelicals would throw out a "heretic" label. But I haven't always been this way.
Going Back
Let's rewind to ten years ago. Justin Timberlake was bringing SexyBack, 300 six-packs (1800 packs?) made it big in the box office, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold 8.3 million copies in one day (2.75% of Americans had that book on day one; just think about that for a second).
I recently wrote about how my early adulthood couldn't really make sense out of my utter failure and my harsh recognition of sin. Ten years ago, I couldn't reconcile the black-and-white world of my beliefs with all the shades of gray I saw in the world and in my life, so I just stopped trying.
We're biased to think that our new ideas are results of the new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), and any threat to those ideas are seen as threats to the reality of our new creation.
I'd tell Clara things like, "Someday, we'll have a daughter. And someday, I'll die. And then she can date."
I planned to buy a gun just so I could be cleaning it when her boy friends come over. Boy_friends, not boyfriends. Because there wouldn't be any of those.
And when she goes to school, she'll wear muumuus. Going out with her friends? She'll wear muumuus. Swimming? You guessed it: muumuus.
This was what I thought it meant to be a good dad. Fierce. Overbearing. Zealously jealous of my little girl, regardless of the fact that's she's 23. In the south, that's the culture, particularly in Christian circles.
I believed women should show as little skin as possible, with as little shape as possible in what was covered. I struggled with objectifying women, and I knew that was sinful. And they weren't helping, with their breasts and legs and butts. They were complicit in my lust issues, and they needed to stop. This was their responsibility.
My Own Transition
So what changed?
A great deal has changed since then, not the least of which is that I'm now conscious of so much more. Conscious of my responsibility to govern my own sins. Conscious of the misogyny built into cultural evangelicalism. Conscious of the struggles women face in a world that expects them to be sexual objects that aren't just sexual objects.
Most of all, though, I've become more conscious of Scripture.
In particular, I've become conscious that my conservative roots are rooted more in conservatism than in biblical truth.
I spent a couple years digging deeply into what the Bible actually had to say (and what it didn't say) about topics typically tied to sexuality.
I'd always believed the Bible drew very rigid lines:
- Vaginal sex is okay in marriage, but any other sex act is questionable or condemned outright.
- I became conscious that the marriage bed isn't defiled by anything but sex with someone else.
- Women should never show their bodies, and men should ensure their women (wives, daughters, etc.) follow that rule. [Note the implied ownership of their.]
- I became conscious of the vanity of such modesty and of lust on a much bigger scale. Oh, and I don't own my wife. Let's not forget that.
- Being naked is sin.
- I became conscious that it's not. In fact, the Bible seems to celebrate nakedness at times.
- And we should never, ever openly talk about sexual subjects, make euphemisms, or the like.
- I became conscious that the Bible is full of erotic language, from the sexual wisdom of Proverbs to the erotica in Song of Songs. And let's not forget that peculiar reference to an aged Moses' virility (Deuteronomy 34:7).
In my youth, it took great, stubborn pride for me to resist pop culture's attempts to subvert my "biblical" ideas. As I matured, it took me letting go of all that great, stubborn pride for me to recognize those ideas weren't biblical at all.
The humility I experienced was crushing at first, but it soon became exhilarating. I found that so many of my burdens weren't my burdens at all. I've found it's a lot of fun to throw away burdensom religious ideologies because they don't align with Jesus.
It was this experience that led me to launch this website, actually. I wanted to share my experience, my findings, and my freedom as I encountered it.
Challenging Our Own Bias
So, I want to applaud this mom. Her journey is not my own, of course. She'd likely think I've gone off my rocker. I didn't just stop with revisiting letting daughters wear bikinis, after all.
But I feel like I can relate to the repentance she's experienced as she challenging her own perspectives. She placed her own biases on the altar and recognized the need to change.
When we seek to serve our Lord in one direction, it's very difficult to accept that service to the Lord might require us to turn 180 degrees. We're used to repenting from our past, before-Christ sins. Repenting from our present, in-Christ ideologies is much harder. We're biased to think that our new ideas are results of the new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), and any threat to those ideas are seen as threats to the reality of our new creation.
I believe that this mom's experience is the sort of transformation that can occur when we don't stubbornly cling to the paradigm we gain when we become Christians. After all, Paul wasn't writing to the unbelievers in Romans 12:2. The renewing of our minds isn't a one-time deal.
This sort of humble mind-renewal can keep us from following in the footsteps of the Pharisees.
And for our kids sakes, I pray we can at least do that.
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Please join IslandWood and Washington Women's Foundation for an evening with Sue Monk Kidd. Ms. Kidd is the award-winning and international bestselling author of the novel The Secret Life of Bees, which inspired the award-winning movie of the same name, and is currently being developed for an Off-Broadway production with Atlantic Theater Company next spring. She has also written several other novels and spiritual memoirs.


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"I'm spreading a message on behalf or the Interstellar Piracy Association — never pick up hitchhikers!" — Starbuck
"Counterstrike, Part 5"
Its stolen fleet delivered to the Cylons by the Okaati, the last Battlestar, Galacia, joins a desperate attempt to rescue the last remnants of humanity!
After some delay, the long-awaited conclusion to Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike, our miniseries celebrating the 40th anniversary of the TV show came out right at the beginning of summer 2019. The wait wound up being longer than intended due to circumstances beyond our control; as it works out, the miniseries ended up lasting slightly longer than the TV series itself in its original run. But good things come to those who wait — and our conclusion to this arc is a good one indeed.
When we left our heroes, the spacefaring Okaati had kidnapped Galactica's fleet, taking it to a rendezvous with the Cylons on Gehenna Prime. Galactica itself had been taken, too, by the Okaati's mortal enemies, the Comitat. But talking to the Comitat proves fruitful for Adama and Apollo — even as Starbuck and Grust work on a mission to capture the Okaati ship that's captured the Rising Star!
In the end, it was a bit of a challenging story to tell, given the number of players and ships in the story; creators spanning the globe with varying levels of access to episodes of the original series also made for scripts a bit longer than they would have been. But the end result was one I'm happy to have been associated with, and we were pleased to have the collected edition win the 2020 Dragon Award for Best Graphic Novel. My thanks go to Dynamite and Nick Barrucci for the opportunity, as well as to editor Matt Idelson and all our artists and creators behind the scenes!
"They're Cylons. There's always a double-cross!" — Starbuck
Normally I'm a stickler for not showing planets too near one another — the orbital dynamics just don't work — but on our first page can assume the purple planet is both huge and far in the background. Besides, our bigger challenge was making sure the right ships in Galactica's fleet had Okaati tugboat ships affixed to them. Occupational hazard of a lot of different kinds of ships in a story!
Balloon placement is sometimes tricky when the characters appear in an order different from the script, as seen in panel 1 of Page 2, but that's where good editing comes in handy. Editor Matt Idelson did a great job with placements in this series.
Our second scene-shift in as many pages — bringing us up to speed with three different groups of characters at different places in the same setting. Note that each of the first two pages ends with a line of dialogue from the next location, so we know where everyone is before the action gets underway.
Note how the coloring effect makes it clear that Grust is outside a window in space— and note that his face, too, is behind a transparent faceplate that picks up a little reflected light.
It's the members of the Council of the Twelve who are first off the ramp — showing their usual good sense, walking straight into danger!
We didn't have enough room to show Parrin's ship detaching from Rising Star, so we covered it in dialogue.
By page 8, we're at the climax of this would-be TV episode (well, maybe it's a TV movie instead) — so a lot of things are popping. Note that we have to use the different shaped dialogue balloons to help communicate who's talking, when.
Another Jolly pirate joke, which connects back to the final arc of the Marvel series, years ago. Arrr!
We get some armored-warrior-on-Cylon violence. They never got around to having the Colonists design Cylon-like armor for themselves in the TV show, so we pick up the challenge. A pretty noisy fight!
On our splash page, Comitat and Colonial alike pound on the Cylons. We wound up making a last-minute fix, here; the Galactica's tail-section looked too much like the 2003 version, so rather than redraw it we just covered it with the caption. Secrets of the Comics Masters!
By page 14, we're getting multiple scene shifts within pages — a sign of how frantic the action has gotten.
And finally, the teeth-shaking kabooms. Always a question whether you want to put sound effects over a scene or not; since there's no sound in space but there is in the TV show, we have an excuse either way.
At last, the story ends where we saw it begin, back in #0, with the Kiernu homeworld. Always good to tie things together! We get everyone saying their good-byes, leading to a shot of the most of the cast (not counting the Viper pilots, who are still off chasing Cylons). And the final, iconic shot of the fleet on its way…


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Jesus said
"I am the light of the world"
"Two Necessary Ingredients"
Each of our lives are made of many ingredients. Some ingredients are necessary—others are voluntary and are acquired along the way. All of us need food and most of us need shelter to exist. Without these, there would be no life but these are not, or should not, be what gives meaning to life.
Are you still reading! Are you wondering what in the world does this have to do with Nursing Home Ministry?
W-E-L-L, I believe that although it takes two ingredients (food and shelter) to sustain life, it takes two other ingredients to give meaning to life and these two ingredients manifest themselves more clearly as we grow older. Here are the two ingredients:
- A hope beyond this life
- A purpose in life here.
I believe that anyone, anywhere, anytime and any age, who has these two ingredients (together with basic food and shelter) can live a meaningful and fulfilled life whenever and whatever else. Period.
The longer we live, the more important Purpose and Hope become. This is very evident in a Nursing Home.
Those of us ministering in Nursing Homes need to make known to our friends that the Gospel is the answer to these two ingredients.
Faith in Christ offers forgiveness of sins and eternal life. (The hope beyond.)
This same faith calls for us to take up our cross and follow Him. (Purpose here.)
Serving Jesus doesn't take physical strength, earthly treasures or earthly beauty. It just takes a love for our Savior and a heart to serve Him- even in a Nursing Home.
One way of serving is in prayers. Would you ask your Christian friends (resident) in Nursing Homes to pray for the Sonshine Society? That we might be an instrument that God can use. We believe that prayers of His children, even in a care center, are heard and answered by our Heavenly Father.
Herm Haakenson
"Bits of Sonshine"
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War at Sea
Allied Nations
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- France
- Greece
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Soviet Union
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Allies stat table
Axis Nations
Neutral Nations/Installations
- War At Sea
- Task Force
- Flank Speed
- New Starter
- Condition Zebra
- Set V (Fleet Command)
- Surface action
- First Strike (Forumini Expansion Deck A)
- Infamy (Forumini Expansion Deck B)
- Battle Line (Forumini Expansion Deck C)
- All Hands on Deck (Forumini D)
- Action Stations (Forumini E)
- Dead Reckoning (Forumini F)
Unit Card:
Set - Rarity - Number
Condition Zebra - Common - 6/40
The Vought Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber. It was the first monoplane dive-bomber of its type for the U.S Navy. The Vindicator also saw service with the French navy. These French Vindicator variants were known as the V-156-F. The French Vindicators were first used on the aircraft carrier Bearn, from there carrier tactics and trainings were applied. However, age and time caught up with the French carrier, and therefore Bearn was reassigned to aircraft ferrying duties. The Vindicators were put ashore and became land-based in France. When Germany invaded France, these Vindicators sustained heavy losses while attacking bridges and German ground targets in Northern France. By the time of France's surrender, there were very few Vindicators left in French hands, and the type was phased out of service.
Performance wise, the Vindicator was not as good as the venerable SBD Dauntless. American pilots referred to the planes as "vibrators" or "wind indicators". In addition, the SB2U did not have (reliable) dive-flaps, but featured a reverse pitch propeller to slow the aircraft during a dive. Vindicator pilots had to extend their landing gear to further slow the aircraft down.
There are only three excuses for fielding this unit on your board. 1) You are playing a scenario in which the Vindicator is appropriate, 2) you play with national restrictions on fleets (very very common), 3) you don't own any other allied dive-bombers (seriously, invest $10 and go to ebay and pick up a few SBDs or a couple Barracudas).
Now, if you've read my other reviews, you're probably about to give me some of my own medicine. I preach the economic and deliberate use of points to maximize fleet effectiveness… and you're probably wondering why I don't think a 7 point attack craft is just about the greatest thing. Well, here's why: THEY DIE and all they do is hand over points to the other side. This isn't like 3 Zara's rushing an Alaska or 2 Kongo's man-handling a Washington, or a swarm of Kamikazes. This is giving away points with nothing to show for it.
So if you are having fun with your all French fleet, enjoy the painful experience of unescorted armor 4 attack craft being chewed by Destroyer anti-air (and I have, thank you much), but otherwise, go get that Dauntless and thank me later.
On the positive side it is reasonably priced and has Press the Attack. With it's low armor it tends to get aborted, a lot. And with such a low VA it dies a terrible death. I rarely use this one myself. Will do ok in Med scenarios but otherwise do not recommend it.
About all I can say for the Vindicator is to only send it after the weakest of targets (DDs, DEs, and MTBs) and Press like mad. What's the worst that will come of it; the plane dying? :D
Tincancaptain: (after Condition Zebra)
Decent little dive bomber that is cheap but frail. At least it has Press the Attack, which is more than can be said for the Stuka. Export Version seems useless as both the US and UK have better options when it comes to dive bombers. 8/10
Herky80: (after conditon Zebra)
In 1939 US and UK have no better options. Of course US has no options, but if playing a 1939 game and you field the Victorious with Expert Bomber, this unit could help. At 7 points, it costs the same as the Stuka, but with one less Bomb die and vital armor. But Press the Attack makes up for that and based on Bearn or Victorious and you have that one die back. It is therefore on par with the Stuka and should be fine against early German AA ratings. 8/10
Plastic Figure Notes:
Not the greatest aircraft sculpt, and is surprisingly fragile for a rubbery WOTC aircraft mini. Still, looks nice painted up, especially if you paint some up for use with the USN.


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Published on July 4, 2014
Updated on February 13, 2018
(photo: Tim Hamilton)
You're headed out to the fireworks tonight. While blasting patriotic tunes on the patio, you jam a perfectly grilled cheeseburger into your mouth, so pumped that you can barely chew. More than a couple of alcoholic beverages later, you eat a gigantic piece of gooey, good old-fashioned chocolate cake. By the time you get to the fireworks, your food-induced coma has knocked the energy, life and holiday cheer out of your red, white and blue adorned limbs.
I know you don't want to hear me say, "Make your Fourth of July a healthy one," but listen up: In 2014, it is projected that more than 580,000 people will die from cancer in America. Research shows that up to 60% of these cancer cases and more than 50% of these cancer deaths are preventable.
More than one-third of U.S. adults and children are considered obese. In the past 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents. We are not moving in the right direction. Poor health is not part of the "American Dream." Let's celebrate America by keeping Americans around.
4 tips to stay healthy today and still have fun:
It's 100% possible to live life to the fullest in a healthy way. Fourth of July isn't about food after all – it's about expressing pride for our country. Each year, doctors, authors, singers, programmers, food critics, gymnasts, lawyers, architects, graphic designers, parents, children, friends, etc. (everyone!) come together and not only celebrate our country, but all of the amazing things that our freedom has allowed us to do.
Happy Fourth of July from Prevent Cancer. Reduce your risk for cancer today and make it possible for your friends and fellow Americans to keep on creating, exploring and discovering. There is nothing more patriotic than prevention.


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Back in February this year, there were rumors that suggested that Apple could be making the dock connector of their next generation iPhone (talking about iPhone 5) smaller than the current one (iPhone 4S). According to two different anonymous sources who spoke with Reuters, iPhone 5 is expected to be announced in September or October and the device will feature a 19-pin connector.
Apple's current mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad, have 30 pin port. But the upcoming iPhone 5 will have 19 pin dock connector. Report says that, Apple plans to release an adapter for iPhone 5 that will allow users to connect accessories using the old 30 pin dock connector to the device's new 19 pin connector. At present, the headphone jack in iPhone is situated at the top. But in iPhone 5, it'll be located at the bottom.
Earlier, we have heard that iPhone 5 will have thinner screen compared to current ones. iPhone 5 is also expected to have a quad-core processor. Some are also speculating that the new iPhone has already gone into production.
In the stream of iPhone 5 rumors, is it another rumor? Well, every doubt will be cleared as soon as Apple officially talks about this. Stay tuned.
Source : Reuters
Thanks To : Valuewalk
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What is the role of corporate society when dealing with the deeply troubling social ill that is sexual and gender-based violence? How can we seek to deconstruct the social archetype of men's mental health not being important? What type of environments can be created to make men feel safe to talk about their underlying anxieties? Tumelo Mokwe, Director of the People Function at Absa Botswana, details the intent behind The Men's Imbizo.Read more
When we talk about sexual and gender-based violence, there's always a lot mentioned about women... as victims, what they can do to protect themselves, etc. But what about the men? What are they doing to help fight this social pandemic? Gareth Cliff speaks to a few men who are doing extraordinary work in the SGBV battle - Jackson Katz, Mark Ramsing, Charley Pietersen, Tumelo Mokowe and Jacques Rousseau. Brought to you by Absa.Read more
The days of being a corporate company, rather than a corporate citizen are long over. It's time to realise, if you do good, business will be good. Gender-based violence is our second pandemic and Absa have drawn a line in the sand to say, "No more!" Join us for our #StopToStart Webinars, as we tackle the issues around this scourge in our society. #StopToStart is proudly brought to you in collaboration with Absa.Read more


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How App Performance Impacts Customer Loyalty
The global consumer has thousands of options for every purchase they make, and ever-changing mediums on which they can engage with brands. With that in mind, one consistent trend shows that their buying habits are direct reflections of experiences they've had interacting with an e-commerce channel. This trend has been validated through a recent survey conducted by Atomik Research, further proving that retailers hoping to come out on top need to offer top speed, convenient experiences and personalized offers.
These findings explain in plain language how critical website and mobile app performance is for the success of a retailer. A mobile app or website is only useful to a consumer if it performs when they need it. In fact, this survey found that poor performance results in not only losing customers, but it impacts their overall perception of a retailer:
Seventy-three percent of smartphone and tablet owners agree or strongly agree that an app or website's performance is key to how they think about a retailer. Performance is key to brand image. The consequence of a poorly performing app is not only that a customer will stop using the app, but they'll also likely think twice before visiting the store — therefore losing their customer altogether.
The problem retailers face is that ensuring application performance is becoming increasingly challenging. The complex architecture of a modern application means that performance issues can arise from a number of areas, including the smartphone or tablet used, the application code, infrastructure, or the back-end database. In other words, a unified monitoring solution that correlates and analyzes performance from an end-to-end perspective is a critical component of a responsive design strategy. Without this capability, retailers run the risk of app performance problems immediately harming customer experience and, ultimately, damaging the brand in the long term.
So performance is key to a great app, but what's key to a great shopping experience is convenience. Today, digital and tech innovation have made us all time poor. While apps provide retailers the ability to engage with their customers at any time, brands have to understand that an app has to make the buyer journey more convenient. Successful software strategy requires identifying friction points in the buyer journey, and then making sure that the app alleviates these problems. Doing this ensures that retailers develop apps that seamlessly "plug in" to their customer's life cycle and provide convenience.
Just having an app and advertising it in-store or via email isn't enough. For a consumer to download it, retailers need to make use of GPS sensors and past buying data in order to provide highly contextual and personal offers. An app, even though it may be used by millions of customers, has to make each customer feel special — like the app has been designed just for them. This was highlighted in the survey:Both the top areas reflect the need for convenience, but this isn't just about convenience in the app itself. What's vital here is the need to seamlessly merge the experience of different channels, the virtual (app) and physical (store) channels in particular. For example, an app should be aware when a consumer is near a store and provide offers or product details to entice them into the store. When in-store, apps should be used to allow fast purchase and provide shopping assistants with details of past purchases in order to tailor the experience for the customer.
With the excitement around technology innovation at the moment, it can be easy to lose sight of what's important — the customer. Fundamentally, whether your customer chooses to shop in-store, online or via their wearable, they're engaging in a service between them and you. A service should be bidirectional, and while technology will enhance the service provided, it's only a method of delivery. The retailers that will succeed in the digital age are those that grasp the fact that no matter the app or technology, it's still the personal relationship and trust formed with customers that are key to brand loyalty and success.
There are many ways in which technology can be used to help humanize a service delivered via an app. To highlight the survey asked:
Seventy-five percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that even if an app had an issue, a prompt personal apology would help in retaining their loyalty. This is known as a win-back tactic. In order to do this, you need an analytics solution which can correlate the customers affected with the key business transaction they were trying to execute and the potential value of their purchase.
In summary, the retailers that will find success in today's digital world are those realizing that while apps allow them to compete, just delivering an app will not enable them to win. It has to be understood that performance is the foundation of app experience, which means it must be protected and optimized via an appropriate unified monitoring strategy. Secondly, for a great omnichannel shopping experience, retailers must focus on delivering apps and features that seamlessly plug in to the customer journey, making interactions enjoyable and ultimately more convenient.
John Rakowski is director of product marketing for application performance management (APM) and analytics at AppDynamics, an APM and IT operations analytics company.


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Meditation Made Simple delivers exactly what the title says; it simplifies meditation. Moreover, it is a diverse practice with hundreds of schools, philosophies, and techniques. But it doesn't have to be complicated.
You don't need to study for years or practice for hours a day. You can start getting the benefits of meditation right now — in just minutes. The weekly format in this book keeps techniques basic with philosophy and science on a "need-to-know" basis.
About the Author of Meditation Made Simple
Dr. Paula Watkins is a clinical psychologist, meditation expert, and also holds a Ph.D. in Public Health and Community Medicine. She is the creator of Calm, Conscious & Connected, the first online meditation course pairing traditional practices with modern science. She is also the columnist for MindBodyGreen. Furthermore, she has been featured in Women's Health, Women's Fitness, and Marie Claire.
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Buckeye Planner
Empathize Phase
Scheduling classes is often tedious and stressful for students. We interviewed each other on our experiences involving scheduling classes. Below we visualized our ideas on possible project ideas until we decided on a simple solution… Buckeye Planner.
Students are stressed when it comes to class scheduling.
Future Goal: Make it less stressful for the student.
We decided that one of the stressors every student faces is the uncertainty and complexity of the current scheduling process.
Define Phase
In the phase we thought of a better ways to improve on the experience of scheduling classes. We compared each of our thoughts and came up with some requires.
Framing the problem
Frame: Explore the scheduling experience. Making the process simple, but provide the most possible information for the user.
People: Students, advisers, professors, and prospective students.
Goal: Provide a centralized hub for all course scheduling information and to encapsulate the entire scheduling experience.
Situation: Currently students need several sources of information and a substantial amount of time to schedule/plan their academic futures.
Setting and Context: University and branch campuses, students currently need an updated scheduling program.
Ideate Phase
Created a wireframe on how the Buckeye Planner should flow.
Created a low fidelity prototype of what Buckeye Planner could look like.
11 out 12 people we asked said they prefer our system to the current scheduling system.
If this product is adopted by the university it would be deployed to a small section of students approximately 500 and tested for one semester. If feedback is positive then it would be deployed to the entire student body and other branches of OSU.


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As a chicken keeper, there is this tendency to acquire different breeds of chickens with their unique temperament and various egg colors. It is always a sight to behold when I see a tray or basket with different egg colors, and I believe many chicken keepers share my thought.
However, as we all seek to acquire different chicken breeds with our favorite egg color, we should bear in mind that the color of the egg solely depends on the chicken's genetic and not on the feed or other related factors.
Notwithstanding, besides the chickens' breed that lay brown and white eggs, they are several chickens that are known to lay blue, pink, chocolate, green eggs, etc.
Although, the color of the egg a hen will lay can be predicted to some extent by some features like the chicken's ear lobes and breed. But the actual factors, besides genetic, that lead to various egg colors is the combination of different color pigments released as the egg passes through the reproductive tract
Purple eggs
Having said that, this color combination has limitations on the types of egg color it can produce.
According to Avian Anatomy, Egg color is the product of three pigments: biliverdin Produces blue tones, protoporphyrin is responsible for red/yellow/brown shades and zinc-biliverdin chelate produces a green color.
The final color of the shell is determined by the relative proportions in which these pigments are secreted by the uterine epithelium.
Recall that the myth about black chicken eggs has been debunked in my previous post, so no chicken breed actually lays black eggs.
However, as part of the adventure and aesthetic value for different egg colors among chicken keepers, there will be always a quest to acquire
or breed any chicken that will give them their unique egg color. So, what egg color are we inquest for in this article?
So, recently have seen several posts, statues on different groups and forums online asking; which chicken breed lays purple eggs?
Let see what other people have to say.
This one is from backyardchicken forum. Posted by Red Barn Farm
A facebook friend asked this question and I want to present it to everyone here. I'm very curious myself to hear the answer.
Here is the original comment:
i have alot to learn and i get that put in my face nearly every day. stumped . a gentleman asked me what kind of chicken lays purple eggs. he said he seen the eggs but didn't know what breed laid them one of those thoughts that repeatedly come to mind randomly. mostly for me since that is my favorite color. so if any of my fb friends knows please share so i can go on to next vit (very important thought) thanks.
Here are some responses from some members:
This is from holyhart Songster;
"A Chilean Tinamou is a chicken-like bird that lays a dark (and very shiny) purple egg. They are not actually a chicken though, but some people do keep them as part of their backyard flock.
A Marans egg with the bloom still on it can appear purple as well, when wet it will look brown again, then purple when dried."
An egg can appear to have a purple color when it has bloom ( this color is temporary)
Red Barn Farm, replied:
Thanks for the fast replies! Some one just pointed out in the Facebook page an English Croad Langshan lays a purplish egg!! I just searched them and they are beautiful chickens but as also pointed out almost impossible to find in the USA. Anyone have them? I want about 6 of these chickens, LOL!!
Time out, replied:
Someone saw my pic of a Marans egg and said it was red (he also asked if it was a dragon egg - no he's not even a kid!), so I guess perception changes the colour too.
Question: What kind of chicken lays a purple egg?
Kerry Walacavage Answered:
" Marans lay a very dark brown egg that is usually termed 'burgundy' or 'maroon or burgundy count as purple, then that chicken lays 'purple' eggs.
Also, the protective coating on an egg can alter the perceived color, and sometimes makes brown eggs look very purple"
Efthimia Zalachori Answered:
The chickens that lay eggs and the color of them are:
These are the standard egg colors so if you saw a purple one it was either colored or probably a darker shade of blue eggs or may be a lighter shade of really dark brown eggs.
Or maybe it wasn't a chicken's egg and it was a Tinamou's (wild African bird whih lays a variety of colourful and pretty glossy eggs that can be green, blue, purple, brown depending on the angle that you are looking at them ) or a Starling's or another wild bird's eggs\
End of answer
From my research and the one above, I hate to disappoint you, but no chicken breed actually lays purple egg. If any egg look purple, the bloom of the egg is responsible for the purple look.
As earlier explained, the bloom is a protective layer on the egg shell that helps prevent bacteria from entering the egg. Plus, it also helps the egg to stay fresh. So, any egg that has a purple color is definitely a make up. Purple egg does not exist, at least for now.
Please, if you have any contrarily experience, I will be glad if you can share it with us. Thanks
1. Horst E. Konig, Rudiger Korbel, and Han-Georg Liebich.2019. Avian Anatomy (Textbook and Colour Atlas)
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FFIEC 016 Reporting Form - current version (last update December 2017) (PDF)
FFIEC 016 Instructions - current version (last update December 2017) (PDF)
Final Federal Register Notice for Proposed FFIEC 016 - published February 23, 2018. The comment period expires March 26, 2018. The first annual filing deadline for the FFIEC 016 report form would be July 31, 2018, using information as of December 31, 2017.
Initial Federal Register Notice for Proposed FFIEC 016 - published October 6, 2017. The comment period expires December 5, 2017.
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Description: The annual FFIEC 016 collects quantitative projections of balance sheet assets and liabilities, income, losses, and capital across three scenarios (baseline, adverse, and severely adverse) and qualitative information on methodologies used to develop these internal projections. The FFIEC 016 comprises two primary schedules: (1) Results Schedule, which includes the quantitative results of the stress tests under the baseline, adverse, and severely adverse scenarios for each quarter of the planning horizon - that is, aggregate losses, pre-provision net revenue, provision for loan and lease losses, net income, and pro forma capital ratios (including regulatory and any other capital ratios specified); and (2) Scenario Variables Schedule, which must be completed by a banking organization that chooses to use additional economic and financial variables beyond the scenarios provided by the agencies to develop its internal projections.
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A New Windows 10 Mobile Build -
Microsoft announced a new Windows 10 Mobile build today. Windows Insider fast ring users can download it now, provided that their phones are running Windows Phone 8.1. Due to a migration bug, users running the previous fast ring build (10080) will need to reset their phones to 8.1 using the Windows Phone Recovery Tool before moving to the fresh code.
The new build addresses a few Windows Insider concerns from the last public preview that was released just over a month ago. Build 10136 focuses heavily on subtle design improvements and refining core features like Cortana and the Photos app.
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text: The fresh side of a warm year. This elegant Rosso di Montalcino with a bright ruby red color exhibits an intensely fragrant bouquet, characterized by notes of black cherries, pomegranate and blackcurrant, intertwined by aromatic sensations of Mediterranean scrub and sweet spices. On the palate in reveals its impressive structure with textured and soothing tannins, accompanied by the typical Biondi-Santi freshness. The finish is characterized by persistent, sweet fruity notes.