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Put on your best party hat and bust out the party favors! This emoji is here to wish someone a very Happy Birthday. Send the Party Like an Emoji Birthday Card to encourage your friend or loved one to party it up—emoji style. Now that the card is handled, slice that cake and throw the confetti, it's getting wild in here!
Time to get rowdy! Turn up the noise—it's someone's birthday! Send the Bold Emoji Happy Birthday Card to wish someone you care about a wild time today. It's their day, why not get loud about it? This awesome card features three goofy emojis, one in a party hat, one throwing a peace sign, and another wearing a crown (the birthday emoji perhaps??).
What's more festive than a balloon bouquet for a birthday? How about a bouquet of emoji balloons?! Bright yellow balloons feature popular emoji expressions like heart eyes, kissy face, winking, and wow! Send someone fun the Emoji Balloons Funny Card. The card claims that you're so excited to wish them a Happy Birthday that it feels like you're floating on air!
Hmmm. This emoji thinks perhaps they heard it's someone's big day?! The Thoughtful Emoji Happy Birthday Card is a fun way to wish a coworker, pal, or loved one a fun day. Send the big blue-eyed smiley face wearing a silly smirk to put a huge grin on someone's face. Emojis are a fun way to express how you feel and what better time for a card than a birthday?
Today all your nephew's hard work is coming to fruition! He's put in the time and the effort and now he gets to wear the cap and gown and walk that stage. Congratulate the graduate with this Hard Work Pays Off Graduation Card. The big smiling emoji wearing glasses and a graduation cap is pretty much guaranteed to put a smile on that young man's face.
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How to Ensure You Brew Beer Safely at Home
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Written by Susan Rice
The electrical systems within an industrial facility are rarely thought of until the lights, HVAC systems, motors, communications, and/or the powered process systems stop working.
The they are immediately thought of but unfortunately by then it's too late.
The results of this electrical equipment failure can be:
- Production has been stopped and may be for quite some time due to availability of replacement equipment;
- An emergency condition may be caused from this situation including an: explosion, fire, injury or death;
- The cost of the repairs or replacement of the failed electrical equipment and/or impacted production equipment and system which cost much more in a reactive/emergency mode rather than a prescriptive/planned mode;
- The high cost of lost production downtime including labor, profits and loss of credibility to customers.
Electrical equipment and components have a life expectancy and will eventually fail like any other components in an industrial facility. Although occurring less often than mechanical failures due to less moving parts; it is essential to perform yearly assessments on electrical equipment as well.
Pearl Engineering's electrical team have been hired to do such electrical equipment and component assessment studies for the following reasons:
- A client is interested in purchasing an existing industrial facility;
- A client is upgrading their process;
- Following an annual electrical assessment one of the electrical systems is not code compliant.
In this article we will be addressing "Purchasing an existing industrial facility scenario." We will be providing case studies for the other two scenarios in future weeks.
The following is an example of an electrical assessment and load study that we had done at a former industrial facility that has since been shut down and sold by the client.
A Cost Estimate and Photos are not included for proprietary concerns.
The objective of this project was to perform an Initial Site Assessment for a client who was interested in purchasing an existing plant to provide observations, recommendations, and cost estimates for code compliance.
Electrical Assessment Summary
- The insulation on conductors that feed the Building from the East 1500 kVA Transformer are fraying and are in very poor condition.
- There is also an electrical enclosure in the same area on the Boiler Building that is missing a bottom cover and has exposed electrical components.
- The conduit that runs out from the building to feed the main gate is not supported in the center of the run and is laying on the ground.
- On the roof there appeared to be a three disconnects that had inadequate Working Space clearances per NEC.
- There are several unsupported and corroded conduits with some completely broken.
- There is one pull box used by main 480-volt feed conductors that is missing covers and very corroded.
- The Power Rooms' 1 through 4 electrical equipment looks to be in good condition.
- There are some overcrowding issues with some of the electrical equipment causing potential NEC Workspace issues.
- The Air Conditioners in Rooms 2 and 3 were not running and the one in room 4 was running but not cooling the room.
- In room 2 the lights did not work and there were MCC buckets doors left open. In room 2 there was one bucket that had been modified with a relay or contactor of some kind hanging out it.
- There were a few 480-volt panels in these rooms that are missing fasteners.
- There were a few examples where extension cords have been used as permanent wiring. There were also small electrical enclosures and conduits that had zip ties holding the covers closed.
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- Rewire the flexible cables in the storage room;
- Relocate the 112.5 kVA Transformer and Panel;
- Relocate 480V Panel to be NEC compliant;
- Relocate circuit breaker panel to be NEC compliant;
- Replace the conductors with cable tray and UV rated cable;
- Relocate disconnects on roof.
Load Study Report
This was a cursory load study was conducted based on available data provided by the plant.
- This site had two 34,500 Volt power feeds with the South consisting of two 1,500kVA oil filled transformers and the North consisting of one 1,000kVA oil filled transformer. These transformers reduced the voltage feed to the plant from 34,500 Volts to 480 Volts.
Transformer Power Calculations
- South Power Feed
- (2) x 1,500kVA Transformers
- 3,612.70 Amps available at 480 Volts.
- The South power feed had 3,612.70 Amps at 480VAC available.
- North Power Feed
- 1,000kVA Transformer
- 1204.23 Amp available at 480 Volts.
- The North power feed had 1,204.23 Amps at 480VAC available.
- Usage Data from the Facility's Utility Bill's
- South power feed using 584,888 kWH at a 76.34% Power Factor is 922.64 Amps.
- The available current form the South Power feed is 3,612.70 Amps. The load on that feed is 922 Amps which is which is 25.5% of the current available.
- North power feed using 193.437 kWH at a 77.80% Power Factor is 299.41 Amps.
- The available current form the North Power feed is 1,204.23 Amps. The load on that feed is 299 Amps which is 24.8% of the current available.
Both of the power feeds have space available for adding process equipment. It is recommended to perform a detailed load study once the final process equipment is determined and more information on the load capacity is made available. During the site visit for the feasibility study, it appeared that power distribution systems within the plant are in working order with more than half of the MCCs available for added equipment. If you require an electrical assessment at your facility, Pearl Engineering's Electrical team would be happy to assist you. For more information on Pearl Engineering's Electrical Assessment skills please visit our website at pearlengineering.com.


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By May Harvard Square will surely look terrific, having undergone major transformations to the anchor buildings in its center island and surrounded by many new or newly reopened restaurants and stores. When members of the Class of 2025 come to the Yard in the fall, the Harvard Square they come to know will be a bright and shiny version of the last one, and the one before that, and the one before that.
For frequenters, going back through the years, the Square has always been a place of firsts, of coming-of-age moments that stay in their memories. Maybe it was the first job in the crammed poster department at The Coop. Or having their ears or nose pierced in The Garage. Or buying that first beer at The Boathouse, The Wursthaus, or Daedalus — or even, in the way-back machine, the Oxford Ale House. Were you a bystander or perhaps a participant in a performance in The Pit? Did you crane your neck to glimpse Bill Clinton when his impromptu visit shut down the Square?
Did you dress like the rock star Prince to attend "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at midnight? Sit at the counter in the Tasty or eat the Tom Brady burger at Bartley's? Have you bought poetry at Grolier's? Watched the Sox at Charlie's? Did ever go to lunch with your officemates at Casablanca? Delight in a movie at the Harvard Square Theatre or the Brattle, or an acoustic show at Club Passim? Find a treasured book in the Square? Or bought vinyl at Newbury Comics?
Often these moments are still vivid, formed at a time of wonderment in this place chock-filled with discoveries. We stand back and watch as the Square has shed its skin yet again, awaiting the wanderlust of new visitors and first-years to its beckoning streets.


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The movement behind crypto is gaining momentum, and everyone wants to get on this train! This is especially true for Bollywood celebrities and other artists looking to offer something more to their fans. The usual route is to provide some sort of merchandise such as t-shirts and fashion accessories. Now, however, these influencers are looking at new-age routes like using Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)! How deep does this trend go? Which celebrities have taken this step? Let's find out below.
Non-fungible tokens are, to put it simply, digital assets that are hosted on the blockchain because of which their digital trail and authenticity can be confirmed. A layman can think of it as pieces of art that exist virtually, but the origin and authenticity can be verified. Let us take a look at which Bollywood celebrities have adopted the NFTs:
Amitabh Bachhan
This top spot in this list just had to belong to the Big B, Mr. Amitabh Bachhan! One of the first actors to adopt NFTs – he has auctioned off certain collectibles, a vintage poster and also a recording of his voice reciting the poem 'Madhushala' written by his late father. One can argue that he is also one of the first people in India to pay a significant amount of GST on the sale of these NFTs. These NFTs were hosted on the NFT marketplace beyondlife.com.
Salman Khan
Being an actor with one of the largest fan followings in India, it only makes sense for him to launch his own NFT collections. This launch was such a big hit that it is reported that 1 million 'Bolly tokens' were sold within 3 hours of launch. The 'Bolly tokens' were issued in partnership with Bollycoin.
Sonu Nigam
This renowned singer decided to release his first English track, 'Hall of Fame', via the NFT market.
The beloved 'Thalaiva' has also decided to take the plunge and launch NFT collectibles based on his hit movie 'Shivaji the Boss' released back in 2007. He has partnered with an NFT marketplace named Diginoor.io, which is based in Singapore.
Kamal Haasan
The actor had announced his intention to release his own collection of NFTs back in November 2021. On 18th May 2022, the NFTs of his film 'Vikram' was launched at Cannes Film Festival. The NFTs were launched in partnership with Fantico and are also said to include a metaverse experience.
Manish Malhotra
This popular fashion designer had launched his fashion-themed NFTs on the WazirX NFT marketplace. The NFTs were also said to be sold out in record time after their launch.
Ritvix X Nucleya
The popular music artists Ritviz and Nucleya collaborated on an album called 'Baaraat' and have used the WazirX NFT marketplace to sell their NFTs based on the theme of their music album.
While the above examples only include Bollywood celebrities, the adoption of NFTs is popular even among cricketers – Sunil Gavaskar, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, and Dinesh Karthik, to name a few. The embracing of the NFTs by these big names has helped boost the authenticity of NFT as a digital product. It may pave the way for not just celebrities but even fans to have some sort of authentic memorabilia of their beloved role models.
Disclaimer: Cryptocurrency is not a legal tender and is currently unregulated. Kindly ensure that you undertake sufficient risk assessment when trading cryptocurrencies as they are often subject to high price volatility. The information provided in this section doesn't represent any investment advice or WazirX's official position. WazirX reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend or change this blog post at any time and for any reasons without prior notice.


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While everyone agrees that adult education has major social, economic and civic benefits, it remains a marginal concern for policy-makers. How, asks Sir Alan Tuckett, can we convince governments to make policies that live up to their commitments?
Adult learning and education makes a difference. It enhances people's dignity and strengthens civil society. It supports the development of skills for the world of today's work and the capacity to address the challenges of rapid technological, industrial, ecological demographic change. It fosters inter-generational learning, and enriches learners' engagement with arts, respect for diversity and difference. Studies show its positive health impact, its contribution to the resettlement of offenders, and the way it enriches later lives. Most importantly adult learning and education gives a voice to people too often silenced in the debates that shape our future. In the words of Rethinking Education, adult learning and education fosters the common good.
All this is endorsed by international conference after international conference. The International Labour Office calls for universal lifelong learning; the World Economic Forum argues that lifelong learning is of key importance in responding to the development of robotics, artificial intelligence and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) surveys of adult skills, administered by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), are modified to recognise the breadth of learning relevant to twenty-first century work. Governments sign up to major commitments to improve literacy, to secure the right to education for women as well as girls, and to no one being left behind.
Why, then, is ALE so marginal? First, to use an old English aphorism, 'warm words butter no parsnips'. Without money and political will, agreements stay on the page. Look at the commitments made in Dakar in 2000 – of the six goals agreed, the 2015 Global Monitoring Report made clear least progress by far was made on adult literacy. And the wider adult learning goal was not even measured. In the same way, the Global Partnership for Education is charged with co-ordinating finance for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, but its chair told the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) there was no money for literacy – if we wanted it, civil society would have to raise it itself.
These views don't develop accidentally. Most education funding focuses on schools and universities. When decision makers do look at adult learning and education they find it hard to see what difference investment can make in a context where outcomes are regularly measured. And measurement matters. It is harder to capture a growth in community confidence and resilience than it is to measure whether someone passed a test. With the growth of neo-liberal policies among development partners, as well as governments, there has been a marked shift away from broad capacity-building in favour of short project-based and measureable activity.
But that is no reason to give up. Look at the SDGs. Hardly any can be achieved without adults learning. It is a message ICAE makes in the UN High Level Policy Forum. It is also central to UNESCO's view. We need to make sure that it is one we make together at the next International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA) in Marrakech in 2022. The formal structures for preparing for CONFINTEA VII start this year with country reports, followed in 2021 with regional conferences. At the main event, ICAE will work to host a civil society event ahead of the formal conference. Meanwhile, working locally to identify priorities for the 2020s, working to influence government reports, getting places on national delegations, and engaging with ICAE in making a global case, in which learner voices take a prominent role, are key tasks.
But how do we make a global difference with our advocacy? Good evidence helps: numbers, qualitative studies, illustrated with powerful stories, involving people whose lives have been transformed through learning. Mobilizing learners for public events, organized with imagination and flair. Stickability – keeping at it over the long haul, making alliances with friendly media, developing the intelligent use of social media – all matter. Taking great pictures. Making partnerships with sympathetic organizations. Briefing politicians, drafting policy responses, and sharing what works with one another – what is needed is what the World Social Forum calls for, the belief that another world is possible, and that together we can make it. After all, governments already agree that adult learning and education matters. We just need to convince them to match grand agreements with practical policies and sustained funding on the ground.
Sir Alan Tuckett is Professor of Education at the University of Wolverhampton and a former President of the International Council of Adult Education (2011–2015). He was Director of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) between 1988 and 2011. He is a UIL Honorary Fellow.


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*We used magnetic tape to get the loose parts to stick the cans.
Here is a fun loose parts activity with endless opportunities. The kids can create whatever they want. Kids love to talk about their creations. This is a great opportunity to ask questions. What did you create? Can you tell me about it? How many pom poms did you use? Did you use any yellow? Which color did you use the most of? Which color did you use the least of? Questioning children about their creations is a great way to incorporate language development.
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Metal Cans
Googly eyes
Pom Poms
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Start collecting some metal cans. I like to create all different sizes.
Get some magnetic tape and start cutting pieces to stick on the pom poms, lids and goggly eyes.
Then put out the materials and let kids create!
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Hogg by Samuel Delany
The classic and controversial novel made available again; Acclaimed winner of the William Whitehead Memorial Award for a lifetime's contribution to gay and lesbian literature, bestselling and award-winning SF author Samuel R. Delany wrote Hogg three decades ago. Since then it has been one of America's most famous 'unpublishable' novels. The subject matter of Hogg is our culture of sexual violence and degeneration. Delany explores his disturbing protagonist Hogg on his own turf - rape, pederasty, sexual excess - exposing an area of violence and sexual abuse from the inside. As such, it is a brave but necessary book. A shocking and contemporary insight into a parallel world of sex and cravings that lies in wait in the shadows of our own world.


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Dream With GOD
40-Day Devotional
Day 8 – Transitions: Somethings Just Take Time:
Do you ever find yourself…. waiting… waiting… waiting… on the promises of God. Perhaps you feel as if you should be further along in life by now. Perhaps you feel as if you should be more advanced in your career by now… be married by now… or should be walking in your purpose by now… Beloveds, I am here to tell you, BE ENCOURAGED! God is still on schedule. Some things just take time!"
Anyone who has ever planted a seed knows that some things just take time….. Your dream is a seed, your purpose is a seed, your promise is a seed, your vision is a seed, your ministry is a seed, and your marriage is a seed. Everything concerning you is a seed."
Mark 4:26-29: "And He said, 'The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.'"
In Abba's plan, some promises that He has spoken, may take years, at times decades, and even generations to bring to pass. Destiny is not a drive thru – Some things just take time. Jesus explains to us in Mark 4:28 that Abba often accomplishes His will in phases: "…first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head, when the grain ripens, then the harvest comes."
Life is full of phases! There are some phases in life that we can't pray our way out of… We can't confess our way out of… all we can do is WAIT ON GOD. Yet, even waiting has a purpose. In the waiting process our weaknesses are exposed and dealt with. In the waiting process we are PREPARED to walk in our purpose."
Surviving The Soil:
It takes a lot of faith for your seed to survive the soil. The soil can be a place of uncertainty. When the seed is buried deep within the soil it cannot see the intentions of the Sower. It appears like nothing is happening. It appears that we have been forgotten. It appears that we are left trapped in a process. When the seed is placed in the ground it certainly looks dead. In fact, scientists say that the rate of the metabolic process of a seed is so slow that it is difficult to determine if there is any life in a seed at all. Yet, God is working behind the scene.
That dream may look dead. That vision may look dead. Yet, deep beneath the soil, Abba is strengthening and nurturing YOU…. Getting you ready to walk in your PURPOSE.
John 12:24: "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." The Sower's main purpose for the seed is for it to bear much fruit. In (John 12:24,) Jesus not only alluded to His own death, burial, and resurrection – but He also shows us the path of "dying to self" that we must follow in order to live fruitful lives in the kingdom of God. As we die to ourselves, at times we must put our dreams on the altar, lay down our expectations, and surrender our promises back to God.
A Force Called Patience:
Luke 21:19: "In your patience possess ye your souls." Patience is one our most under used weapons of spiritual warfare. There is an advantage that Satan has and that is TIME. The apostle John calls him, "that old serpent." Satan has been around for a very long time. Revelations 12:9: "The great dragon was hurled down–that old serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him."
Patience is a force so strong that it will usher us right into our promises. The enemy knows this. He understands the importance of God's timing as it pertains to the purposes of God being fulfilled in our lives. That is why throughout history Satan has been tempting the children of God to move too quickly, go ahead of God's plan, and take matters into our own hands."
"He leads the whole world astray…"
The waiting process is usually when we become discouraged, pull up our seed, interrupt God's plan, and abandon God's purpose for our lives. Waiting is the process in my development where I have become discouraged. Waiting is the process where Abraham and Sarah became discouraged. Waiting is the process where most of us become discouraged. Yet, in Abba's grace we are not defined by our weak moments. His grace allows for missed opportunities that we did not know how to seize."
Your Seed Is On Schedule:
In the process of time, when Abraham & Sarah had come to the end of themselves, when they were through calling the shots; when all hope was gone; when brokenness became a place of breakthrough… when Abba was able to trust them with the precious things that belong to Him…. the word of God declares, "The Lord visited Sarah as He had said and the Lord DID for her as He had PROMISED." {Genesis 21:1}
"…the Lord DID for her as He had PROMISED."
"…the Lord DID for her as He had PROMISED."
"…the Lord DID for her as He had PROMISED."
So, what do you do while you are waiting on God?
"…The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. For the earth yields crops by itself:" {Mark 4:26-27} Our scripture text tells us that the farmer slept. His seed grew while he RESTED!
Get Some Rest…
Leave the weighty matters to Abba…
Let your seed do what it has been designed to do…
Just Rest…
When you have done all you can do…
When you have prayed all you can pray….
Just Rest…
Rest in the fact that you are deeply loved by God. His plans for your life shall come to pass!!! Your miracles shall manifest!!!. Your promises shall come forth!!! Don't pull up your seed. Don't give up on His promises!!!
Psalms 121:4: "He that watches over Israel neither's slumbers or sleeps."
While Abba is watching – We can be RESTING!
Habakkuk 2:3: For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, Wait For It, because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
Wait For it….
Wait For it…. Wait For it…
May The Lord Do for you, as He has PROMISED….
Scripture Meditations:
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Father, I trust Your plan for my life. Please forgive me for being fixated on my circumstances instead of fixing my eyes on You. Please quiet my impatient and anxious thoughts with Your love. Father. You love me. I trust Your love for me. I trust that You will prefect all that concerns me in Your time. Father, as I wait upon Your timing, I am strengthened in Your presence to receive all that You have ordained for me. In Yeshua's name – Amen!
PRAY – Let's build our spiritual endurance by praying at least an hour each day.
WORSHIP – Praise and worship invites God's presence. Let's focus on building a lifestyle of worship during this season of prayer.
REMAIN FOCUSED – We are accomplishing a great work in the realm of the Spirit! Let us cancel every assignment of distraction or discouragement that would hinder our progress during our season of prayer. FAST – Let's turn off distractions in our lives. Some may chose to fast a meal. Some may chose to fast entertainment. Father God will show you how to draw closer to him during our season of prayer.
BIBLE – God speaks to us through His word. Let's read our Bibles daily. There are many "read the bible in a year" plans on YouVersion to chose from.
REST – During this season of prayer, let us enter into God's rest. God commands us to rest. We must rest with intention.
COMMAND PEACE – You cannot enter into rest without having peace. During this time of prayer, command peace all around you. Command peace within yourself. Settle the issues of your heart in the presence of the Lord. Let us lay down our worries before God in honor and adoration. Be at peace. Let God arise and our enemies be scattered.
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If you have not repented of your sins and made Jesus your Lord and Savior, please do so NOW! If you do not have a personal love relationship with Jesus, please invite Jesus into your heart NOW! CLICK HERE!


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Spanish utility Endesa – majority-owned by Italy's Enel – has started marketing the possible sale of its Spanish gas network, a source familiar with the process told InfrastructureInvestor.com.
Teasers have been sent out to prospective bidders for the sale of Endesa's 4,000-kilometre gas distribution network – which serves over 397,000 customers across Spain – as well as its gas transportation business, spanning over 800 kilometres of pipelines throughout the country.
Endesa's gas business is said to have generated 2009 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of about €58.4 million, Reuters reports. Assuming Endesa could get between 10x to 13x EBIDTA, it could sell the assets for between €584 million and €760 million. But the source suggested the latter figure was towards the more optimistic end of the assets' enterprise value.
A consortium of French private equity firm AXA Private Equity and Italian fund F2i are sure to bid for the asset, according to the source. Carlyle Group, CVC Capital Partners, Macquarie, Magnum Capital and Valiance Capital are also likely to take an interest in the sale. They all reportedly expressed an interest in the sale of Gas Natural's Spanish gas distribution network, sold earlier this year for €800 million to a consortium comprising Morgan Stanley and Portuguese energy group Galp Energia.
The AXA/F2i team and Valiance had also expressed interest in purchasing E.On's Italian gas distribution network. A spokesman from E.On announced the cancelation of the sale yesterday, after the company failed to get an attractive price for its assets. E.On's Italian gas network spans over 9,000 kilometres serving 620,000 customers.


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Dogs can be curious creatures, which can lead them places you don't want them to be, such as certain rooms in your house or running across the street. Teaching your dog boundaries is an important step in keeping them inside or outside of specific spaces. Not sure how to teach your dog boundaries? Here's a look at boundary training and dog obedience in Daytona Beach.
Boundary training is the practice of training your dog to not cross certain boundaries, such as entryways to specific rooms, streets, and more. It can also include teaching your dog certain behaviors, such as how to act when you answer the door. Knowing boundaries helps keep your dog safe.
At Russell's K9 Academy, our boundary training addresses answering the door with manners, staying off the road, bolting out the door, freedom in the house with no playing, and boundary lines for off-limit rooms.
If you want to train your dog to stay within the boundary of your yard, start by showing your dog the visible boundary. This might include inserting flags along the property line, or using the curb or other visible marker. Next, with your dog on a short leash, walk your dog along the boundary without letting them cross it to help establish the boundary. Then, using a longer leash, allow your dog to walk up to the boundary. If they don't cross the boundary, reward them. If they do cross the boundary, call them back into the yard and reward them for their return.
Before introducing your dog to the outdoor boundary, it can be helpful to practice targeting or click training inside. Have your dog touch their nose to a flag and then return to you for a reward. You can also click a clicker after they touch their nose to the flag to reward them for not crossing the flag and for returning to you. After some practice, place flags along the outdoor boundary, about one flag every eight to 10 feet. Then, walk your dog along the boundary, and give them room to explore on their own. Remember to reward your dog when they return to you instead of crossing the boundary.
For indoor boundary training, you'll do something similar. If your dog is not allowed in a particular room, walk your dog on a short leash to that room and stop before crossing the boundary. Reward your dog for stopping at the boundary, then try again. Once your dog has practiced stopping at the boundary, take one step into the room. If your dog stays at the boundary, reward them. If your dog tries to cross the boundary, block them from entering the room. Repeat this step, and then try again but with taking more steps into the room while your dog waits at the boundary.
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Closed Bug 216430 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago
scrolling slow due to huge background image (regression)
(Core :: Web Painting, defect)
(Reporter: jruderman, Assigned: darin.moz)
(5 keywords)
(2 files)
409 bytes, text/html
3.25 KB, patch
jdunn: review+
tor: superreview+
asa: approval1.4.1+
chofmann: approval1.5+
|Details | Diff | Splinter Review
20 years ago
Scrolling using the scrollbar at http://www.dynamism.com/index.shtml is... fast in firebird 0.6.1 fast in firebird 0729 fast in firebird 0807 \ | regression happened in here slow in firebird 0809 / slow in firebird 0816 Test testcase shows that the problem is the huge background image. Originally reported by Kitsunebi at http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=156256#156256.
Comment 1•
20 years ago
Comment 2•
20 years ago
Just to confirm that this is not Firebird specific, scrolling is also slow with Mozilla 8/15-15 under XP.
Comment 3•
20 years ago
*** Bug 216720 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4•
20 years ago
This is a good example: http://www.design4online.com/blog/index.asp Mook mentioned a quick fix: Enter this in the address bar after going there, and press enter. Scrolling works fine again. here that putting the code below completely heals the problem. javascript:alert(document.body.background="");void(0);
Is this Windows only? Did Linux regress at the same time or not?
Comment 6•
20 years ago
Sorry for spam, but isn't this bug a duplicate of 124150?
Comment 7•
20 years ago
To cause this bug, image height must be >= 1582 or image width must be >= 1601. Any image with smaller dimensions does not cause this effect. I'd say the severity of this bug should be increased – it makes Mozilla almost unusable on Celeron 1100 MHz running win2k and on AMD XP 2000+ it's very noticeable. Also, not only is scrolling slow but also selecting text is very slow (lags) and hovering over links that have hover attribute set via CSS is also very slow.
Gert, is it the image *area* that matters, or is it just if the width > 1601 no matter what the area is?
Also, CCing tor since this is most likely a GFX/image issue
Comment 10•
20 years ago
This is due to the stopgap checkin for bug 205893, which turned off optimization of images on the win32 platform.
alright then, I'll assign it to you and you can figure out what to do with it :-)
Assignee: robert → tor
Comment 12•
20 years ago
Reassigning to jdunn, who did the temporary patch.
Assignee: tor → jdunn
20 years ago
OS: Windows XP → All
Comment 13•
20 years ago
This bug seems to dramatically affect the performance of sites like http://quadrone.org and even my own blog (http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/djst/). Gert, none of those sites use images with the dimensions you mentioned. The dimensions for http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/djst/images/back2.png is 700x1000, yet the performance is much worse now compared to e.g. Firebird 0.6. Blocking 1.5?
Flags: blocking1.5?
Comment 14•
20 years ago
Forget I said anything about image dimensions – came back from weekend, tried again and now the critical dimensions seem to have changed! Small images still don't cause slowdown but now image 1500x1500 will… I didn't try to pin down the exact values. 700x1000 pixel image still doesn't cause slowdown for me though. I tested it by making simple html page and then just changed background image pixel dimensions and kept reloading.
Comment 15•
20 years ago
darin, can you help on this one? not sure if jdunn is back in action...
Comment 16•
20 years ago
chofmann, sure i'll take a look once i get a win32 build env setup. btw, this doesn't seem to be performing badly under linux [firebird-trunk-2003-09-07].
Comment 17•
20 years ago
Gert, my blog uses "background-attachment: fixed". Maybe that's the reason for the huge slowdown? If so, is there another bug filed for that? Fwiw though, the performance in recent nightlies is much slower than in Firebird 0.6, so something has definitely happened since then.
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20 years ago
The good thing is that we now know at least one case where using GDI's is helpful. Some initial thoughts (and just thoughts...) -create GDI's for images larger than SOME_SPECIFIC_SIZE, otherwise use the current scheme -use GDI's for backgrounds (and maybe any image that we do compositing on (i.e. I wonder if alpha blended images also cause a slowdown). This way, nsImageWin doesn't have to be smart but the layout engine is the one that calls nsImageWin::Optimize I need to run some tests (with & without the fix for bug 205893) to see the problem for myself. Darin, thoughts? And yeah btw, the original patch causing the regression was only on windows. The original problem, is still an issue on Linux (since we never fixed it there.
Comment 19•
20 years ago
as a quick fix, i think we should just make "someone" (either nsImageWin or imagelib) enable GDI for large images. then we can go back and do something fancy.
Comment 20•
20 years ago
ok, this simplistic patch makes it so that we _will_ optimize images larger than 128k (that's 128Kb at 24 bpp). worst case, i think the number of GDI objects will remain reasonable. consider 32Mb of GDI objects in the memory cache... worse case is 256 HBITMAPS (256 * 128Kb = 32Mb). i think that should be reasonable. now, if someone has 1Gb+ of RAM, we might start getting into trouble. perhaps, we should also limit the browser's memory cache to some hard fixed limit, instead of letting it grow unbounded in size (albeit at a logarithmic rate) as the amount of system memory increases.
20 years ago
Attachment #131109 - Flags: superreview?(tor)
Attachment #131109 - Flags: review?(jdunn)
Comment 21•
20 years ago
-> me
Assignee: jdunn → darin
20 years ago
Severity: normal → major
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla1.5final
Comment 22•
20 years ago
Comment on attachment 131109 [details] [diff] [review] v1 patch I am going to ok this, but note I have no review authority.
Attachment #131109 - Flags: review?(jdunn) → review+
Comment 23•
20 years ago
simon and pav may have opinions on this...
Comment 24•
20 years ago
Comment on attachment 131109 [details] [diff] [review] v1 patch Well, this is certainly better than the previous patch that should never have gone in to the tree... The Win95/98 checks are important and something I had in my original windows image code.. perhaps they didn't get ported back when I reverted to the nsImageWin code. r=pavlov
Attachment #131109 - Flags: superreview?(tor) → superreview+
Comment 25•
20 years ago
Comment on attachment 131109 [details] [diff] [review] v1 patch requesting drivers approval for 1.5 final. i don't think we should ship 1.5 without this patch.
Attachment #131109 - Flags: approval1.5?
Comment 26•
20 years ago
Comment on attachment 131109 [details] [diff] [review] v1 patch a=chofmann for 1.5... lets spin off another bug for redesign work...
Attachment #131109 - Flags: approval1.5? → approval1.5+
20 years ago
Flags: blocking1.5? → blocking1.5+
Comment 27•
20 years ago
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Comment 28•
20 years ago
ok, see bug 218861 for redesign work.
Comment 29•
20 years ago
scrolling is definitely a lot faster in testcase. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030910 Firebird/0.6.1+
Comment 30•
20 years ago
I'm not sure what the status is of 1.4.1, but this is a serious regression in 1.4.1 from 1.4. I've seen it come up twice in the newsgroups/forums from people testing the RC build.
Flags: blocking1.4.1?
Flags: blocking1.4.1? → blocking1.4.1+
Attachment #131109 - Flags: approval1.4.1+
Keywords: fixed1.5
Comment 31•
20 years ago
*** Bug 191968 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Keywords: fixed1.4.1
Comment 32•
20 years ago
answer to comment 20 from Darin Fisher: the 1Gb+ of RAM case isn't a problem, because Win9X doesn't support that much RAM. I also want to say that I was using (self compiled) Mozilla builds with the previous patch for two months, and I cannot reproduce the problem reported in this bug - all the test cases work fine for me (on 98 SE) with my old build and with new 1.4.1rc Mozilla. This bug has probably to to with the model of the graphics card used (i have a Nvidia card).
Comment 33•
20 years ago
1GB of RAM is an issue on 9x, as it does support that much ram, but there is a bug in the VCACHE driver which causes it to take up address space equivalent to the whole physical memory. If left to its own devices, it takes up a whole GB of kernel address space, leaving none for the rest of the OS. If VCACHE is manually set to a sensible size in SYSTEM.INI, 9x can handle 1GB of RAM. See knowledge base article Q253912 for more details.
Comment 34•
20 years ago
Is this page effected by the same bug: http://www.simplygirly.net/ or is it a different bug? Feels very slow in 1.5
Comment 35•
20 years ago
Robert: no, that's bug 90198. This bug was fixed.
Comment 36•
20 years ago
Jesse: Thanks. Wasn't sure if it was something related to this or not.
5 years ago
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Exchange companies are demanding strong border control to stop Pakistani Rupee's declining value in the open currency market. They also blame the media for spreading the news about Rupee's devaluation, as some news channels reported that the US Dollar (USD) will go up to Rs. 135 soon.
After the recent increase in USD value in the open market, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) called meetings with the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) and other major players of the currency market. Forex Association of Pakistan's president Malik Bostan and ECAP's General Secretary Zafar Paracha attended the meeting with SBP's Executive Director, Syed Irfan Ali.
Syed Irfan Ali expressed his surprise over Rupee's devaluation. He said,
There is no shortage of US Dollars in the market and they are available in sufficient numbers.
In the meeting, it was discussed that due to multiple factors, US Dollar's value appreciated in the open market. In a week's time, one USD's price increased by Rs. 2.8 and reached Rs. 128 on Monday. The open market cooled slightly on Tuesday and the Dollar closed to Rs. 127.80, down by 20 paisas.
Malik Bostan drew the attention of SBP officials towards the cross-border trafficking of foreign currency. He said that during elections, security forces sealed Pakistan's borders with Iran and Afghanistan. This helped curb currency smuggling, especially USD. But in September, the border control loosened security, which enabled foreign currency smuggling again. Exchange companies' business is also declining because of this.
"During August, exchanges companies were handling $7 to $8 million daily. But in September, this figure came down to $3 to $4 million daily. If security agencies implement strict border control, this can help cool the market." Bostan suggested.
Malik Bostan also informed the meeting that there are rumors spreading in the market about Pakistan seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The media also aired news about a further devaluation of Rupee and this, in turn, is creating a dollarization panic among the people.
"Some media houses aired the news claiming that the government has decided to devalue Rupee, saying that the Dollar will reach Rs. 135 in a few days. This news created a panic among people and they started buying Dollars in bulk." Malik Bostan told.
He also informed SBP that banks are giving up to 90 percent of their loans to Dollar accounts. On the base of this news, foreign currency account holders are taking loans to purchase Dollar from the open market. SBP must ask banks to stop this practice as soon as possible.
Zafar Paracha suggested implementing strong border control, curb hundi, hawala, and cracking down against currency smugglers. Law enforcement agencies must be rewarded on taking actions against foreign currency smuggling.
Media Ko SBP / PEMRA Wale Ejazat He Nahi De Currency Ki Bus Current Rates Bataya Jaye Koi Lecture Na Ho
media walo ki job hi panic create karna.
Pakistan is the only country in the world where you don't need to show any ID to buy or sell any foreign currency….


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In a key decision of the Court of Appeal, an accountant was found to have dishonestly assisted breaches of trust and fiduciary duty in a very substantial fraud. This case clarifies the new (objective) test for dishonesty in accessory liability for breaches of trust or fiduciary duties. Accountants and other professionals involved in financial transactions should take note as this case is likely to make a finding of dishonesty in accessory liability easier to prove.
Group Seven Limited and others v Notable Services LLP and others [2019] EWCA Civ 614 (11 April 2019)
Following a €100 million fraud on a Swiss company (the Claimant), there was an attempt to launder the proceeds using the client account of a London multi-disciplinary partnership, whose members included an accountant (L). The money was held in the firm's client account for the benefit of a company owned and controlled by a fraudster (N). Acting on N's instructions, the firm paid away some €15 million across 40 payments. One of the payments was for £170,000 to a Panamanian company which was L's 'personal fee' for using the firm's client account to facilitate the making of the other payments.
In earlier proceedings, judgment for over €11 million was obtained against N and his company. N was later convicted of money laundering and sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment. Unable to recover all its losses, the Claimant then issued proceedings against other parties including L.
The claims against L were for (1) compensation for dishonest assistance for breaches of trust by N's company in relation to the €100 million in the firm's client account; and (2) for unconscionable receipt of trust monies.
At first instance, the judge held that, objectively, L knew of facts which would have shown an honest and reasonable man that N was not entitled to the €100m, but crucially L did not know or have "blind-eye knowledge" that the money in the client account was not beneficially owned by N's company. In the absence of such knowledge, L's conduct did not constitute dishonest assistance when making payments at the direction of N. That was notwithstanding the judge's findings that L's actions formed a central part of the breach of trust and L had obtained his £170,000 in return for deliberately and dishonestly breaking the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
The Claimant appealed.
Three weeks after the first instance decision came the Supreme Court's clarification of the law on "dishonesty" in Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd (2017). Ivey held that dishonesty must be determined by the objective standards of ordinary decent people and whether they would consider the defendant's conduct dishonest. There is no need to prove that "subjectively" a defendant knew that what he was doing would be regarded as dishonest by honest people (this subjective requirement laid down in R v Ghosh (1982) was discredited and overruled as incorrect).
In light of the Supreme Court's decision in Ivey, the Court of Appeal in Group Seven reviewed the law on dishonest assistance and unanimously overturned the judge's conclusion that L's assistance was not dishonest. The Court held the clear logic of the judge's unchallenged findings of fact, in particular that L knew facts which would have shown an honest and reasonable man that N was not entitled to the €100 million, as well as L's receipt of the bribe of £170,000, was that L must have been guilty of dishonest assistance. L's negotiation of the bribe and his concealment of it from his colleagues (and others), were self-evidently dishonest. Furthermore, since L's receipt of the bribe was itself dependent on his arranging for the €100 million to be placed into the firm's client account, it was, in the Court of Appeal's view, impossible to insulate L's dishonesty in assisting the making of payments out of the account from his equally dishonest conduct in facilitating the initial receipt of the €100 million into the account. If the judge had stood back and reviewed the position as a whole, the only conclusion to which he could reasonably have come, according to the Court of Appeal, is that L's conduct was objectively dishonest.
Significantly for future cases involving allegations of dishonest assistance, the Court of Appeal concluded the judge's finding about the absence of blind-eye knowledge by L as to the beneficial ownership of the €100 million in the hands of N's company could not stand. L had blind-eye knowledge since he clearly suspected (if he actually did not know) that the money was not N's and he consciously decided to refrain from taking any steps to confirm the true state of affairs for fear of what he may find.
The Court noted (obiter) a defendant's state of mind may include suspicions of beliefs which fall short of constituting blind-eye knowledge, and this may be relevant to the overall picture to which the objective standard of dishonesty is to be applied.
This is an important decision which is the first to apply the test for dishonesty in accessory liability, following the decision of the Supreme Court in Ivey. The present case clarifies the new test for dishonesty in accessory liability which now amounts to the following:
Going forward, we predict this case is likely to make a finding of dishonesty in accessory liability easier to prove. Accountants and other professionals involved in financial transactions must be alive to the possibility that where they suspect all is "not right", they face greater exposure to allegations of dishonest assistance.
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There may still be a few weeks left in 2018, but many shoppers have their sights on the new year. Whether it's the need for a warm-weather getaway or a resolution for adventure, more buyers are on the lookout for low rates and enticing offerings from hotels, travel agencies, resorts and more.
Though consumers are spending more money on experiences, traditional holiday shopping seasonality still drives many of these purchases. According to travel app Hopper, for example, airfare sale activity more than doubled immediately after Cyber Monday last year.
Similarly, millions of active buyers log on to eBay this time of year for suggestions on items and experiences that complement their interests. With more than a billion listings, including in categories such as Tickets & Experiences, buyers rely on the platform for help planning upcoming trips, concerts, sports games as well as to find the perfect travel item to accompany them on their next big trip in the new year. As holiday sales grow throughout the travel industry, brands can unite with eBay's experience-minded shoppers and inspire them for their next big adventure.
'Tis the Season to Get Packing
Experience-seeking consumers can discover a number of different events and activities within eBay's Tickets & Experiences category. Beginning with the Cyber 5, holiday shoppers increase their visits to the category, with purchases spiking closer to the new year. In fact, buyers around New Year's made twice the number of ticket purchases as they did throughout Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas combined.
These top-selling experiences vary greatly. In 2017, the five most popular ticket sales from September through the end of the year included an SEC college football game, a high-profile pop star concert, museum tickets in Washington, D.C. and amusement park passes on both sides of the country. Whether shoppers are NFL fans or entertainment enthusiasts, they rely on eBay for its unmatched selection of merchandise and the ability to maintain an interconnected retail and entertainment experience. Especially in the lead up to their next excursion, shoppers consult the platform for must-have items to bring along. Fans can find new bathing suits, the perfect outfit to cheer or a favorite team, snow gear to hit the slopes and more across the marketplace.
Shopping Among the Community
As many as three quarters of Tickets & Experiences sellers do not have their own branded online storefront – the category is mostly C2C activity: active buyers selling to other eBay users. With eBay's audience and cross-shopping data, advertisers can learn more about shoppers who don't engage with a branded experience and include them in activation strategies.
Audience data finds that many of these shoppers overlap with specific audience segments like Evergreen Big Spenders. In fact, over a third of eBay's travel-inclined buyers are almost 1,000% more likely than the average buyer to have made multiple purchases over $250 on the platform. With this insight, advertisers may find even more receptive shoppers among segments whose buyers also spend big.
Experience-seeking consumers are also highly likely to shop across other categories, which expands contextual targeting opportunities. Clothing, Shoes & Accessories is a popular category among experience-minded buyers, given that 50% of them are twice as likely than the average eBay buyer to shop in the category. Additionally, over a third of these shoppers are also 75% likely to cross-shop in Health & Beauty.
As a hub to share and celebrate consumer passions, eBay attracts shoppers who expect a curated and comprehensive buying experience. While millions of buyers are scanning the platform for gifts this season, they're also keeping tabs on purchases that will set good intentions for the year ahead. Advertisers who understand how eBay's communities seek experiences online are one step closer to forming relationships with travel-savvy consumers that will take off into 2019.
To learn more about eBay's well-traveled passengers, check out our Audience Buying Guide and contact our ad sales team today.


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Bears sign LB Dylan Cole to one-year deal
The Chicago Bears signed linebacker Dylan Cole to a one-year contract on Thursday.
Financial terms were not disclosed by the team.
Cole, 28, recorded a career-high 64 tackles to go along with one sack in 15 games (eight starts) last season with the Tennessee Titans.
He has 147 tackles, two interceptions and two sacks in 61 games (nine starts) for the Houston Texans (2017-20) and Titans (2021-22).
He initially signed with the Texans as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri State.
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The Bahraini crown prince ordered the removal of the military from Pearl Square, a landmark in the country's capital city that has become the heart of its populist protests, after security forces opened fire yesterday on marchers making their way toward the square. Thousands of demonstrators then regained control after overcoming police who were left in place to block access to it but eventually withdrew. The military withdrawal came after the country's main Shiite opposition group rejected a call to negotiate with Bahrain's Sunni monarch until authorities pulled the military off the streets. Pearl Square has quickly refilled with demonstraters waving Bahraini flags, praying, and honking horns. The Bahrain royal family has made an appeal for dialogue to end the unrest.
Protesters in Bahrain retake Pearl Roundabout [CNN]
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In 1988 there were the famous fires in Yellowstone National Park a dramatic but ecologically beneficial event for the area, but there are side effects of this event that will alter events forever.
There was so much smoke in the Yellowstone that most of the White Pelicans that summer on Yellowstone Lake and the Yellowstone River went elsewhere where the breathing was a little easier and a lot of them discovered the fishing on the South Fork of the Snake River and don't want to return to Yellowstone. It seems that they are big fans of the slot limit of keepable fish and the catch and release ethics of the South Fork fishermen.
Pelicans eat a horrendous amount of fish. One of the world's largest birds, it weighs 10-16 pounds, adults consume about to 4 pounds of food each day, about a quarter of their body weight in fish every day. In the spring when there aren't any fishermen on the river, you can see them floating down the banks of the river about where a fly-fisherman would place a fly as that is the likeliest place to slurp up a tasty cutthroat trout.
Cutthroat trout are the only endemic trout to the river. Decades ago brown trout and rainbow trout were introduced, and they coexisted in a steady ratio for decades about 80% cutthroat, 10% brown trout, 10% rainbows, however during the 90's things began to change. The rainbow trout started becoming more predominant and it is alarming the biologists.
Game and Fish's biologists believe the rainbow trout have become more prolific and want to kill them where they spawn. They already kill the rainbows during the fall fish count survey when they elector-shock the river and the fish float to the top for counting, or for killing.
I believe the biologists have overlooked the pelican factor as that is the only environmental dynamic that has changed for decades. Any fly-fisherman that has been at it for a while can tell you that if you want to catch rainbow trout fish with nymph patterns on the bottom of the river if you want to catch cutthroat trout use surface patterns and fish on top.
Pelicans prefer fishing for surface fish as they can't get to the fish that feed on the bottom of the river, consequently their diet consists mostly of cutthroat trout.
The rainbow trout is a great sport fish, and the fly-fishermen of the South Fork River historically have enjoyed the tremendous fight they get from their occasional rainbow. The fishermen also don't want to lose the stupid cutthroat that are easier to catch. Cutthroats are also more likely than any other trout to take a dry fly and dry fly fishing is more fun than fishing on the bottom.
The Pelicans feeding on our cutthroat trout today don't even know were Yellowstone Lake is and will never return there, therefor will alter the dynamics of their new home forever as did the rabbits of Australia.
A common sense solution to achieve our 80%, 10%, 10% ratio of trout we once had would be to eliminate hungry white pelicans from their adopted environment instead of destroying our rainbow trout, and release all cutthroat trout until the ratio of the last 50 years has been attained.
Open season on pelicans would benefit our river.
Roast them like a goose, or smoke them like a turkey, or nuke them like an enemy!
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"The Harvard psychologist Dan Wegner was interested in these effects, which he referred to as ironic processes."
Wegner, D. M. (1997). When the antidote is the poison: Ironic mental control processes. Psychological Science, 8(3), 148-150.
"Wegner created a version of Dostoevsky's polar bear challenge as an experiment with college students."
Wegner, D. M., Schneider, D. J., Carter, S. R., & White, T. L. (1987). Paradoxical effects of thought suppression. Journal of personality and social psychology, 53(1), 5.
"A topic that's usually verboten for golfers to speak of… The Yips."
"College students told not to think about a particular person before bed end up dreaming about that person more often."
Wegner, D. M., Wenzlaff, R. M., & Kozak, M. (2004). Dream rebound: The return of suppressed thoughts in dreams. Psychological Science, 15(4), 232-236.
"And soccer players told not to shoot a penalty kick to a specific location tend to look at that exact forbidden spot, which is a problem since players tend to aim where they look."
Bakker, F. C., Oudejans, R. R., Binsch, O., & Kamp, J. (2006). Penalty shooting and gaze behavior: Unwanted effects of the wish not to miss.
"Dan Wegner— who devised the white bear experiment — also studied these ironic effects on the golf course."
Wegner, D. M., Ansfield, M., & Pilloff, D. (1998). The putt and the pendulum: Ironic effects of the mental control of action. Psychological Science, 9(3), 196-199.
"It's April 11, 1961 and Adolf Eichmann has just entered his bullet-proof dock at a special tribunal in Jerusalem."
"He joined a project that invited survivors to give videotaped testimony of what they had endured at the hands of the Nazis."
"Immediately after telling these awful stories, survivors felt… better."
Pennebaker, J. W., Barger, S. D., & Tiebout, J. (1989). Disclosure of traumas and health among Holocaust survivors. Psychosomatic medicine.
"Those who wrote about traumas ended up going to the doctor at about half the rate as people in the control conditions."
Pennebaker, J. W. (1997). Opening up: The healing power of expressing emotions. Guilford Press.
"Since his initial research back in the 1980s, many scientists have seen the same effects of setting traumatic memories down on paper."
• Pennebaker, J. W. (1997). Opening up: The healing power of expressing emotions. Guilford Press.
• Pennebaker, J. W., & Smyth, J. M. (2016). Opening up by writing it down: How expressive writing improves health and eases emotional pain. Guilford Publications.
"The Stanford neuroscientist James Gross showed his poor test subjects graphic medical footage of a patient's arm being amputated."
Gross, J. J. (1998). Antecedent-and response-focused emotion regulation: divergent consequences for experience, expression, and physiology. Journal of personality and social psychology, 74(1), 224.
"In one study, subjects were asked to stick their arms in very, very cold water for as long as they could take, and then rate the experience on a scale from 0 no pain at all to 10 maximum agony."
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SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica's legislative assembly on Monday approved a package of tax hikes and fiscal measures that President Carlos Alvarado hopes will reduce the Central American country's mounting debt burden and stave off the risk of credit rating downgrades.
The series of fiscal changes, which includes higher income tax on salaries, a new capital gains tax and a shakeup in sales tax, aims to raise an additional $660 million in revenue, or about 1.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
In the past 10 years, public debt in Costa Rica has doubled and now stands close to 54 percent of GDP.
"This tax reform is coming late for the country, but the situation is unsustainable with the growth in debt," Finance Minister Rocio Aguilar told Reuters.
A key plank of the tax reform is to convert the sales tax of 13 percent to a value added tax (VAT) at the same rate, which will increase the range of taxed products and services.
The reform, which has sparked protests from some government workers, also creates new income tax brackets of up to 25 percent for top earners and a capital gains tax of 15 percent.
The bill also imposes limits on public spending and cuts benefits for public sector workers.
Worries about the country's ballooning debt have hammered its bonds and sent its colon currency CRC= plunging to a record low last month. Moody's and Fitch have warned they could cut Costa Rica's debt rating.
At the end of November, Costa Rica's highest court backed the tax reform after it was challenged by some lawmakers.
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Find Domino's Pizza Places Near 63631
Ring, ring! Your taste buds called and they're craving Domino's. From hot pizzas to kitchen-crafted salads, sandwiches, and pasta, your local Domino's pizza shop near 63631 has it all. Find your local Domino's near 63631 and place an order for food and pizza delivery or takeout today!
Pizza Near 63631: Any Night Is Pizza Night
Making the best pizza is about more than mixing up the right combo of flour, salt, water, and yeast, then layering on some marinara and a helping of mozzarella. Delivering the highest quality pizza begins with perfecting the entire pizza-making process, from incorporating rich-tasting toppings to getting the pizza on your table while it's still hot. That's the way things are Domino's pizza shop near 63631. They hand-knead dough with care to get that perfectly crispy-chewy crunch you crave. A bounty of sauce and a full helping your favorite veggies and meats come next. Get creative with a pizza concoction designed by you or stick with a traditional Domino's recipe. Domino's pizza store near 63631 is a place for hunger-curbing free expression, a place where you'll find plenty of made-to-order options and mouth-watering pizza to go around! Domino's Caledonia pizza deals help you keep cash in your pocket, and thoughtful delivery drivers make sure your meal hits your doorstep when and how you expect it.
Ready to call for pizza delivery near 63631 but not sure what exactly you're craving? Take a look at some of Domino's long-time favorite menu choices, like the ExtravaganZZa Pizza. It's made with meat, meat, and more meat, including Italian sausage, pepperoni, beef, and ham. Carnivores also lean toward the MeatZZa, a Domino's specialty pizza that has ham, pepperoni, and Italian sausage that's blanketed in 100% real mozzarella. It's downright meat-tastic. But you'll also find vegetarian pizza for pizza lovers who prefer bell peppers to pepperoni. (Domino's adores veggies and meat the same!) The Pacific Veggie Pizza, for example, overflows with roasted red peppers, fresh baby spinach, onions, black olives, tomatoes, and mushrooms.
And if you'd rather put your own spin on a Domino's pizza, you can do that, too. There are a gazillion different ways to make a Domino's pizza and the Domino's Pizza Builder gives you ultimate control over every bite. Start customizing your oven-baked pizza order by selecting your favorite crust: thin and crunchy or pillowy and Brooklyn Style, hand-tossed with zesty garlic seasoning. Then, choose a cheese (Feta, anyone?) and a robust tomato sauce, hearty marinara sauce, BBQ sauce, Alfredo sauce, or garlic parmesan white sauce! Layer on your meats — even Philly steak, bacon, or premium chicken — and don't forget to balance your protein with some veggies like jalapeno peppers, spinach, and black olives. Complete your meal with a rich-tasting dipping sauce and get your plate ready for tasty pizza for delivery or takeout near 63631. Domino's pizzas are made when you place your order!
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Domino's pizza is a crowd-pleaser at so many of life's important events, like neighborhood game nights, sports gatherings, sleepovers, and birthday shindigs, but so are many other foods. And sometimes your tastebuds want something other than pizza, and that's okay. That's why we also have salads, hot sandwiches, chicken wings, baked pasta, and sweet-tooth satisfying desserts for carryout or delivery near 63631. Enjoy tender bites of lightly breaded specialty chicken covered in BBQ sauce, or order finger-lickin' chicken wings that you can flavor and dip your way. Enjoy a mouthful of comforting baked pasta, like Chicken Carbonara, Chicken Alfredo, and Pasta Primavera. Balance things out with a tasty salad and Cinnamon Bread Twists. Every meal is an opportunity to treat yourself. Whatever the size of your order, you can count on Domino's near 63631 to make it just the way you ordered and deliver it right to your door.
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Domino's has changed a lot since our founding in 1960, but our dedication cooking up the yummiest pizza possible never has. Neither has our pursuit of new technology that makes it super simple for you to have food delivered when and where you want. First, there's the Domino's TrackerⓇ. It lets you follow your pizza from the moment it's being made to when it goes out with one of your local store's delivery drivers. There's also Domino's Hotspots®, so you can finally have Domino's pizza, pasta, sandwiches, wings, desserts, and more dropped off practically anywhere in Caledonia — park, pool, or beach — we come to you! But you can also have your tastebuds fav Domino's picks delivered to your car with Domino's Carside Delivery™. It's carryout, delivered. Put in your normal carryout order and start driving our direction. When you get here, a friendly team member will bring out your order and place it in your car. Backseat or trunk — you pick. It's totally smart and totally contact-free.
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Handling a Hurricane; Part 2 – Preparing for and Surviving an Approaching Hurricane
Part 1 of this article described some of the characteristics of hurricanes and the damage they can cause. In the days before high tech weather forecasting, well organized emergency services, and mandatory evacuation, major hurricanes resulted in hundreds, if not thousands of deaths.
Most deaths, much property damage, and significant financial loss are all preventable with sensible forward planning and early action. Let's have a look at how you can protect yourself, your family, and your property if a hurricane crosses the coast in your area
To find out more about hurricanes visit http://www.home-weather-stations-guide.com/hurricanes.html
Advance Preparation for the Hurricane Season
The North American hurricane season starts on June 1st, reaches a peak in August and September, and fades out over the next two months. This doesn't mean that major hurricanes won't occur before or after the peak – July 2005 set new records for early hurricanes.
Unlike a tornado, a hurricane can be monitored and tracked for some time before its final landfall or decay. If you are a resident or visitor in a target area, you will normally have considerable advance warning of a hurricane's approach, and time to safeguard your home or prepare for evacuation.
But the best time to start preparing is before the threat is visible. You can do this by
- Insuring your house and property to the maximum extent possible. An up to date inventory of your possessions is a smart move.
- Storing important documents and valuable possessions in a secure place away from your home.
- Checking with your local emergency co-ordinators on the risk of storm surges and flooding, and assessing your risks of damage from strong winds.
- Preparing for evacuation if you live in a high risk coastal area. Familiarize yourself with evacuation routes, and put together an emergency kit which you can grab at short notice if you need to leave.
- Owning a battery operated Weather Radio. This will provide you with warnings about the storm's location and time and location of landfall, and will also advise when the crisis has passed.
- Considering strengthening your roof against lifting by severe winds – options include roof strapping or extra clips.
- You may also consider reinforcing an internal room as a safe room, a practice recommended for tornado prone areas. A bathroom on the lower level of your house may be ideal, and would provide last resort protection for you and your family against destructive winds.
- Preparing an emergency kit in case you lose power and water during the hurricane. This should contain basic food supplies, water, torches and battery operated radios, a portable bottled gas stove, and anything else that will make life a little more bearable.
Obviously most of the components of your kit will be somewhere around the house, but imagine how much easier it will be if everything you need is in the one place when the lights go out.
When A Hurricane Is Approaching
- Listen out for hurricane watches, warnings and special bulletins on Weather Radio, normal radio and TV. A Hurricane Watch (which also covers slightly less severe tropical storms which can develop into hurricanes) means hurricane conditions are possible in the next 36 hours. Check for updates on radio, TV, internet.
A Hurricane Warning means a hurricane is expected within 24 hours.
- Put up storm shutters and secure firmly. Don't bother with taping windows – it won't help and it's no fun to remove when the threat has passed
- Secure all outdoor and garden furniture – store in an enclosed area.
- Evacuate if advised, or if you are threatened by flooding or storm surges, if you live in a mobile home or high rise, or if you feel unsafe. Leave as soon as you can. Turn off power, gas and water if advised.
- If you are staying, assume power and water may be cut. Fill your bathtub and other containers with water, turn your refrigerator to its coldest setting and keep the door closed, and turn off propane gas.
During a Hurricane
- Stay inside. The main dangers are flying debris and downed power lines. Listen to Weather Radio, and don't go outside until the hurricane has passed. If the eye passes over you, a deceptive period of calm will be followed by the return of strong winds and heavy rain.
- Secure all doors and windows, close off windows with curtains or blinds, and close all internal doors.
- At the peak of the hurricane, go to a safe room on lower floor – lie or crouch under a sturdy table or other piece of strong furniture.
With a little good fortune, these fairly simple precautions should get you through the hurricane safely. You will have done well, and will emerge healthy and fit enough to tackle the inevitable clean up. Good luck.
But always remember that hurricanes are short lived and are only likely to be a threat for a small part of the year. Think of them as an occasional tax to be paid for the benefits of an otherwise pleasant climate.


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Feathered Friends Swallow
Feathered Friends bags are not cheap, and they have to be customed-ordered. Mine took two months to arrive. It was worth it. I bought mine with a number of accessories, including extra down, a removable draft collar, and a Dryloft shell. What it all adds up to is a very useful bag across a wide temperature range that stays dry (even in Oregon!), packs to the size of a bread loaf in a compression sack, and weighs well under 3lbs. I've had it two years now and am still quite satisfied, especially when packing up my alpine pack and seeing how little room it takes up compared to my climbing partners' bags. My only other comment is that FF temp ratings are not all that conservative, so if you sleep cold (like me) consider ordering with a bit of overfill.
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Fill: 700+ fill down
Temperature Rating: 10 to 20 F
Weight: 2lbs 12oz
Price Paid: $376
I bought this bag about a year ago directly from Feathered Friends. It was somewhat custom; I wanted the outside shell constructed with their Nano Sphere fabric in black. Because dark colors absorb heat and the outside of a sleeping bag can get pretty dirty even with the best of care.
The construction of this sleeping bag is the best workmanship I've ever seen.
I had read many good reviews about Feathered Friends bags and I also wanted to buy American. At the time I had never heard of another American company called Western Mountaineering, who also makes quality sleeping bags.
I got the Swallow bag for shoulder season backpacking, where the temps tend to hover around 32° and sometime down to 20°. But this bag doesn't come even close. The FF temp rating for this bag is a fantasy.
The 16.5 oz of down for this bag is insufficient, so the lofting is poor, especially given the 60-inch shoulder girth. The bag is rated to have 5 inches of loft but when you factor in the effect of humidity in the environment you lose more loft.
When I tried to talk with FF about overfill they gave me a hard time and said I should get a warmer bag. But I'm not a cold sleeper. So if you are considering a FF sleeping bag, definitely get at least 3oz of down overfill.
Price Paid: $369
This is a top notch bag. Three season, 20F, high quality 700+ down, and it's amazingly light at just under 2 lbs. It's loftier than standard 550fill bags that weigh about 12 oz more. The draft collar is the plumpest that I've seen, it lofts up nicely, has continuous fill baffles, etc.
I was fortunate to get this bag on sale for $180, it normally sells for 245. I have read reports on the net of people using FF bags since the early eighties, and they are placed by many as one of the best bag makers there are along with Western Mountaineering and sometimes Marmot.
FF does all their construction in Seattle, so you can customize everything - extra fill, 800+ fill, etc...and use tuck stiching to sew the bag which only they do, to my knowledge.
Design: Mummy
Fill: 700+ fill down
Temperature Rating: 20F
Weight: 1lb 15 oz!
Price Paid: $180 (sale)
I got the Swallow for my kid 18 months ago on E-Bay in new condition. Once again, I am very impressed by the quality of Feathered Friends products.
This bag is well made with durable EPIC fabric and precise stitching. My kid has used it for numerous winter trips in the Cascades and been comfortable on nights when I was happy to have a 0 degree bag. It easily meets the 20 degree rating. It weighs in right around 2 lbs, which is pretty good for a full-feature bag with durable construction.
Design: Mummy
Fill: 800 fill
Temperature Rating: 20F
Price Paid: used
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Language scholars inhabit interesting positions in the Reed microcosm. Each language house — Arabic, Russian, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese — is home to at least one scholar: somebody with at least their undergraduate degree who speaks the language fluently and is interested in teaching. Language scholars are responsible for helping the language departments in formal ways, but students are encouraged to reach out to them informally. Anyone can stop by their office hours or one of the language houses to practice speaking in another language, to learn about other countries, or just to make a new friend. I chatted with a few of them to find out more about some of the newest members of the Reed community.
Fanny, one of the French scholars, is the youngest of this year's scholars. But her name will be the biggest, on billboards or in reviews, as the next best director of our time. After spending her entire life in Paris, she is here studying American theater and more specifically, plays about trauma, especially relating to 9/11. She becomes animated if you ask her about it, and she marvels at playwrights who can captivate an audience and convey profound emotion with a bare minimum of movement on stage. Stop by French House during one of its crêpe or movie nights to find out more!
A perfectly framed sunset over the Atlantic sea… That's the one thing Mathilde misses most about her seaside house in Brittany, France. It's her first time in the Pacific Northwest, and she's excited to explore it for some new good views. Let her know if you have any recommendations! Mathilde wanted to have this opportunity before going on to get her master's degree because she found her time as a teaching assistant in England deeply rewarding, and she aims to teach in the future. So far, she likes that Reedies are curious, passionate, and pay attention to each other. Mathilde is hoping to meet more students at the big Roaring Twenties party that French House will be throwing soon. Mark your calendars!
Robert is from Barcelona but has recently taught Spanish in Poland and Italy, although he notes how vastly the prevailing pedagogies differ from place to place. Centralized campus life and the abundance of flora and fauna at Reed are new aspects of school for Robert. He says he can sense a collective energy that is both real and imagined, and he's excited to be part of the Reed community. He brings this enthusiasm into the classroom with Battleship, Jenga, and creative prompts to increase students' confidence at speaking in a relaxed way. Outside the classroom, he likes music and travel.
Follow your curiosity about Germany all the way to Michael's doorstep. After writing a thesis on youth culture and elite academies, his expertise now extends across different pockets of German society. Unlike the others, it's Michael's first time in America. He's impressed by people's attention to pronouns but disappointed by the pretzels. He likes the mixture of architectural styles on campus, but his favorite spot on campus is in the canyon. Most of all, Michael is looking forward to the good food and friendships Portland has to offer.
Fast forward a few years, and you might be able to visit Elena's contemporary art space in Moscow. With a degree in journalism and a master's in curatorial studies, Elena has already put together an exhibition in St. Petersburg about art in Soviet concentration camps. She is interested in fostering intergenerational community dialogue about historical traumas. Elena sees a gap of conversation in Russia around past atrocities, a gap which she thinks art has the potential to help fill. After living in Siberia for 10 years and travelling all over the world, Elena next hopes to make it to the Middle East because she has never been before. She usually travels alone on buses or hitchhikes with friends. Maybe you can reach out to her and plan her next adventure!
The Language Scholar program here at Reed has been going on since 1985 and has grown since. The newest members of the Language House community, the Arabic House, joined in 2009, and Arabian Night, the campus wide event sponsored by the Arabic House, will take place this Saturday from 6:00–8:00 p.m. And stay tuned for churros from the Spanish House on Friday, November 2.


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Christie Shinn is a North Shore artist with a passion for Hawaii, surf, art and design. Christie documents daily life in Hawaii through her bright, graphic style. Steering clear of the familiar postcard imagery, Christie instead uses her art to capture smaller moments that are telling of a larger experience. Combined with her keen eye for detail and zest for color, Christie's signature style gives each piece its own compelling story. Christie is continually expanding her hand-painted world at the intersection of modern Hawaii and surf culture, and hopes to contribute to a new era of modern Hawaiiana and surf art that respects the history of the genres while re-imagining the landscape for a new audience.